STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance and Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: October 23, 2019
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Elizabeth Reich
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Authorize a three-year service price agreement for grounds maintenance services of Texas Department of Transportation properties within the corporate boundaries of the city of Dallas for the Department of Public Works - Good Earth Corporation, lowest responsible bidder of three - Estimated amount of $17,971,062 - Financing: General Fund
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BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a service price agreement is to establish firm pricing for services, for a specific term, which are ordered on an as needed basis according to annual budgetary appropriations. The estimated amount is intended as guidance rather than a cap on spending under the agreement, so that actual need combined with the amount budgeted will determine the amount spent under this agreement.
This service price agreement will provide for ground maintenance services for Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) rights-of-way within the corporate boundaries of the city of Dallas. This includes TxDOT properties such as highway medians, parkways, side medians, triangles, islands, interchange islands, shoulders, landscaped areas, and other TxDOT rights-of-way. The TxDOT landscaped areas provides improvements such as plant materials and irrigation along TxDOT rights-of-way to establish a higher level of visual appeal along the corridors within Dallas city limits increasing aesthetic appeal citywide.
This service price agreement will include all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to provide complete and continuous maintenance of all trees, shrubs, ground coverings, and landscaped areas. Services provided by the awarded vendor throughout the term of the project include, but are not limited to; m...
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