STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance and Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: February 24, 2021
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Elizabeth Reich
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a three-year service price agreement for the purchase of sod and installation for citywide use - Blue Sky Sod Farm, LLC in the estimated amount of $1,369,859.00 and Sports Field Holdings, LLC dba Sports Field Solutions in the estimated amount of $342,471.00, lowest responsible bidders of two - Total estimated amount of $1,712,330.00 - Financing: General Fund ($1,523,973.70) and Dallas Water Utilities Fund ($188,356.30)
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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 the purchase of sod and installation for citywide use. Sod is used to maintain the desired level of quality grounds, fairways, and fields to establish or replace areas where maintenance and repairs have been performed on the City's parks, athletic fields, and golf courses. The Park & Recreation Department maintains the grounds at six 18-hole golf courses and over 268 adult and youth athletic fields. This service price agreement will aid in the Park & Recreation Department's facility-specific condition monitoring, predictive, and preventative maintenance programs. This agreement also allows for the purchase of various types of sod to stabilize and help protect slopes in and around the Trinity River levee system to prevent erosion. Other departments utilize sod to maintain ...
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