RESOLUTION NO. 2024-_____
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA (1) ACCEPTING BIDS, (2) AWARDING A
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT BETWEEN
THE CITY AND AZTEC LANDSCAPING, INC. FOR
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES IN BID
GROUPS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, AND 13 IN THE AMOUNT OF $9,238,578.96; AND AUTHORIZING THE
MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT , AND (3)
AWARDING A LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE
CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY AND CIELO AZUL,
INC. FOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES IN
BID GROUP 9 IN THE AMOUNT OF $258,861.50 AND
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE
CONTRACT
WHEREAS, the City administers and maintains 36 Open Space Districts, Maintenance Community Facilities Districts, and their associated zones (collectively the “Districts”) and levies an annual assessment on property owners within each district to provide funding for maintenance of common area spaces; and
WHEREAS, the City contracts with landscape firms to provide landscape maintenance services for the Districts; and
WHEREAS, the current landscape maintenance agreements will lapse on June 30, 2024; and
WHEREAS, on March 1, 2024 , City staff issued a Request for Bids for landscape maintenance services for common area spaces within the Districts; and
WHEREAS, in the Request for Bids, the Districts were placed into 13 Bid Groups; and
WHEREAS, a pre -bid meeting was held on March 11, 2024 to review and clarify bid requirements and to emphasize that the bids would be evaluated, and contracts awarded by Bid Group to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for each Bid Group; and
WHEREAS, City staff received responsive bids from four (4) landscape maintenance companies on March 27, 2024 as shown in the tables below:
Bid Group #
Aztec
Landscaping, Inc.
Brightview
Landscape
Services, Inc. Cielo Azul, Inc.
Naturescape
Services, Inc.
1 $ 1,080,319.13 $ 1,153,347.28 No Bid No Bid 2 $ 319,267.45 $ 320,120.97 $ 328,531.00 No Bid 3 $ 589,136.57 $ 608,316.75 No Bid No Bid Bid Group #
Aztec
Landscaping, Inc.
Brightview
Landscape
Services, Inc. Cielo Azul, Inc.
Naturescape
Services, Inc.
4 $ 764,866.28 $ 827,595.84 No Bid No Bid 5 $ 912,398.41 $ 966,815.44 No Bid No Bid 6 $ 1,528,642.27 $ 1,647,955.24 No Bid No Bid 7 $ 477,749.48 $ 513,008.56 No Bid No Bid 8 $ 667,278.80 $ 704,396.64 No Bid No Bid 9 $ 247,098.42 $ 241,946.76 $ 238,861.50 $ 239,769.45 10 $ 570,546.80 $ 599,927.72 No Bid No Bid 11 $ 847,546.60 $ 887,636.70 No Bid No Bid 12 $ 883,700.07 $ 978,169.06 No Bid No Bid 13 $ 397,127.10 $ 439,634.52 No Bid No Bid Bid Totals $ 9,285,677.38 $ 9,888,871.48 $ 567,392.50 $ 239,769.45
Landscape
Maintenance
Contract
Totals $ 9,038,578.96 $ - $ 238,861.50 $ - Cost of
Irrigation
Repair Parts $ 200,000.00 $ 20,000.00 Contract
Totals $ 9,238,578.96 $ 258,861.50
Total All Contracts and Irrigation Repair Parts $ 9,497,440.46
WHEREAS, after review of the bids, staff determined Aztec Landscaping, Inc. to be the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for Bid Groups 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, and 13; and staff determined that Cielo Azul, Inc. was the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for Bid Group 9;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby accept the bids and award a landscape maintenance contract to Aztec Landscaping, Inc. for Bid Groups 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, and 13 in the amount of $9,238,578.96 and authorizes the Mayor to execute the contract; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby accept the bids and award a landscape maintenance contract to Cielo Azul, Inc. for Bid Group 9 in the amount of $258,861.50 and authorizes the Mayor to execute the contract.
Presented by Approved as to form by
_________________________ __________________________ Matthew Little, PE Marco Verdugo
Acting Deputy City Manager/ City Attorney
Director of Public Works