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HomeMy WebLinkAbout25G - LANDSCAPE SVCSREQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: FEBRUARY 4, 2008 TITLE: AGREEMENT AMENDMENT FOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES AT VARIOUS CITY FACILITIES CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ^ As Recommended ^ As Amended ^ Ordinance on 1S' Reading ^ Ordinance on 2"d Reading ^ Implementing Resolution ^ Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the attached agreement amendment with Vista Del Verde Landscape, Inc. dba Bevill Landscape Management for the provision of landscape maintenance services at various public facilities in the amount of $227,830 for a one-year term, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. DISCUSSION The Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency is responsible for landscape maintenance at various public areas throughout the City. These areas include bike trails, parks, the Santa Ana Police Athletic Activities League building, the Newhope Library, and the Regional Transportation Center. On January 4, 2006, the City Council approved a two-year agreement with Vista Del Verde, with provision for three one-year extensions. A subsequent agreement amendment adding Saddleback View Park, McFadden Triangle, and the Flower Street Bike Trail Extension, was entered into on March 15, 2007. The two-year base agreement expires February 28, 2008. The Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency is satisfied with the quality of services being provided by Vista Del Verde and is requesting approval of the first one-year extension of this agreement. The current contract includes a base amount of $148,896. This amendment includes a six-percent ($8,934) increase requested by the vendor to cover increased operating costs, and a $70,000 contingency, for a total contract amount not to exceed $227,830. Of this $70,000 contingency, $30,000 will be earmarked for Civic Center special projects. 25G-1 Agreement Amendment for Landscape Maintenance of Various Public Facilities February 4, 2008 Page 2 FISCAL IMPACT Funds for the first five months of the agreement are available in the fiscal year 2007-2008 Park Services, Library, Civic Center Maintenance, and Community Development Agency contractual accounts (account nos. 11-250- 6291, 11-214-6291, 74-242-6291, and 67-615-6261). Funds for the duration of the agreement will be included in the proposed budget in subsequent fiscal years. APPROVED AS TO FUNDS & ACCOUNTS: Gerardo Mouet Executive Dir ctor Parks, Rec. and Comm. Svcs. Agency 7 ;` Rob Ri hard Executive Director Library i Francisco Gutierrez Executive Director Finance and Mgmt. Services Agency S eve rding Deput City Manager for Development Services 25G-2 SECOND AMENDMENT TO LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT is entered into on February 4, 2008, by and between Vista Del Verde Landscape dba Bevill Landscape Management ("Contractor") and the City of Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation of the State of California ("City"). RECITALS: A. The parties entered into Agreement #A-2006-020, dated February 6, 2006, (hereinafter "said Agreement") by which Contractor has provided landscape maintenance for certain City parks. B. In accordance with the terms and conditions of said Agreement, the parties amended the Scope of Services to include services for additional park sites. C. The parties now wish to amend said Agreement to extend the term for an additional one-year period and increase compensation to pay for services during the extended term. WHEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants contained in said Agreement, and subject to all the terms and conditions of said Agreement, except those amended in this Second Amendment to Agreement, the parties agree as follows: 1. Section 2.a., COMPENSATION, shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: "a. City agrees to pay, and Contractor agrees to accept as total payment for its services, the rates and charges identified in Exhibit B-l, of said Agreement, as amended. Said contract rate for each park shall be increased by six percent (6%) for a total of $157,830 for listed landscape maintenance services during the term from March 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009. The total sum to be expended under this Agreement shall not exceed $227,830.00, which includes a $70,000 contingency, during the term of this Agreement." Section 3, TERM, shall be extended for an additional one-year period, through February 28, 2009. 4. Except as hereinabove amended, all terms and conditions of said Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. 25G-3 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Second Amendment to Agreement on the date and year first written above. CITY OF SANTA ANA ATTEST: PATRICIA E. HEALY Clerk of the Council DAVID N. REAM City Manager APPROVED AS TO FORM: VISTA DEL VERDE LANDSCAPE JOSEPH W. FLETCHER City Attorney By: Laura Sheedy Assistant City Attorney (NAME) (Title) 25G-4