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RESOLUTION NO. __-__
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A CONTRACT WITH FORSTER & KROEGER LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE, INC. FOR A THREE (3) YEAR PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1, 2025, TO DECEMBER 31, 2027, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $360,000 OVER A THREE (3) YEAR TERM, WITH TWO OPTIONAL ONE-YEAR EXTENSIONS FOR A TOTAL ADDITIONAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $240,000
WHEREAS, the City of Richmond owns and maintains various opens space parcels, roadways, and parks within Point Molate; and
WHEREAS, the City aims to be good stewards of these parcels by reducing wildfire fuel loads, limiting unwanted and invasive vegetation, and promoting the flourishing of desirable native and locally appropriate plants; and
WHEREAS, the City has had a contract with Forster & Kroeger Landscape Maintenance, Inc., a California Corporation base d in San Rafael, CA, as service provider for vegetation management services at Point Molate which expires on December 31, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the City of Richmond Public Works Department – Parks and Landscaping Division issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for vegetation management services at Point Molate via the City of Richmond’s public bidding system, BidsOnLine, on October 30, 2024; and
WHEREAS, four bidders submitted proposals by the advertised deadline of November 14, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the proposals were evaluated by a panel comprised of City staff members from the Parks and Landscaping Division and upon consideration of the following selection criteria: applicable experience, qualifications, organization, and cost; the panel recommended the proposal from Forster & Kroeger Landscape Maintenance, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, the contract with Forster & Kroeger Landscape Maintenance, Inc. would be for an amount not to exceed $ 360,000 for a three -year term ( January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027) with two optional one-year extensions for an amount not to exceed $ 240,000 for the full term of the extension.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Richmond that a contract with Forster & Kroeger Landscape Maintenance, Inc . is appr oved for vegetation management services at Point Molate for a period of three years from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027, with a total expenditure not to exceed $360,000. The contract includes two optional one- year extensions, at the City's discretion, with an additional amount not to exceed $240,000 for the full term of the extension.
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I certify that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Richmond at a regular meeting thereof held January 7, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
CLERK OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND
(SEAL)
Approved:
Mayor
Approved as to form:
City Attorney
State of California }
County of Contra Costa : ss.
City of Richmond }
I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Resolution No. XX-XX, finally passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Richmond at a regular meeting held on January 7, 2025.
Pamela Christian, Clerk of the City of Richmond
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CLERK’S
CERTIFICATE
I, Pamela Christian, City Clerk of the City of Richmond, do hereby certify as follows:
The foregoing resolution is a full, true and correct copy of Resolution No. XX-XX duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City duly and regularly held at the regular meeting place thereof on the [X day of Month Year] , of which meeting all the members of said City Council had due notice and at which a majority thereof were present; and that at said meeting said resolution was adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
An agenda of said meeting was posted before said meeting at City Hall, 450 Civic Center Plaza in the City of Richmond, California, a location freely accessible to members of the public, and a brief description of said resolution appeared on said agenda.
I have carefully compared the foregoing with the original on file and of record in my office, and the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of the original resolution adopted at said meeting.
Said resolution h as not b een amended, mod ified or rescinded s ince the d ate of its adoption and the same is now in full force and effect.
Dated: , 2024.
City Clerk of the City of Richmond
[SEAL]