TO: CRA Board of Commissioners
FROM: Christine Tibbs, Assistant Director
THROUGH: Renée A. Jadusingh, Executive Director
DATE: November 16, 2023
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FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES AGREEMENT
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Recommended Action:
1. Approve the First Amendment to the Landscape Maintenance Services Agreement; and
2. Authorize the CRA Board Chair to execute the First Amendment and any related documents, in a form acceptable to the CRA Legal Advisor.
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Background:
At the July 25, 2023, CRA Board meeting, the CRA Board awarded the Landscape Maintenance Services Agreement to Sod Unlimited, Inc.
Under the Agreement, the full scope of landscape maintenance services for CRA-owned and managed vacant and non-vacant properties, includes but is not limited to, mowing, trimming, edging, blowing, raking and/or sweeping, weed eradication, mulching, shrub pruning, tree, palm, and palmetto pruning, and pre- and post - work debris removal.
The Agreement provides that the CRA may add additional properties to the Agreement to be serviced by Sod Unlimited, Inc. via a written amendment.
At this time, two (2) additional CRA-owned properties need to be added to receive Landscape Maintenance Services:
1. 105 SW 5th Avenue
2. 106 NW 10th Avenue
At the time of issuing the Invitation to Bid for Landscape Maintenance Services (ITB), 105 SW 5th Avenue was not initially included as it was contemplated to be used as a staging site for a nearby CRA development project; and the CRA closed on the purchase of 106 NW 10th Avenue after the issuance of the ITB. The current total annual Agreement amount is $92,640.
A quote was received from Sod Unlimited, Inc. to add the two (2) additional properties in the amount of $35 per visit for each property, with each property being visited one (1) time per month. The total annual amount for both properties is $840.
With the addition of the two (2) properties, total annual Agreement amount will be increased to $93...
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