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SPORTS PARKS – RFP 2448
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE
SERVICES AGREEMENT
City Council
October 20, 2026
Parks, Recreation and Community Services
Department
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3 SPORTS PARK CONTRACT
Contract will include 7 Days a Week Service of the Following:
• General Maintenance
• Hazardous Reporting
• Turf Maintenance
• Irrigation
• Fertilization
• Chemical Application
• Weed Control
• Shrub/Tree Maintenance
• Rodent/Pest/Insect Control
• Plant Material Replacement
• Graffiti Abatement
• Litter and Debris
• Opening, Cleaning and Restocking Bathrooms
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That the City Council:
1. Terminate the executed Landscape Maintenance Services Agreement with Merchants Landscape Services, Inc. effective October 31, 2026, pursuant to the termination clause in the agreement, as the vendor is unable to fulfill the pricing and terms originally proposed under RFP No. 2448 due to business conditions from proposed pricing;
2. Award a Landscape Maintenance Services Agreement from RFP No. 2448 to BrightView Landscape Services, Inc. for the remaining contract term of November 1, 2026, to June 30, 2028, in the amount of $2,816,680;
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3. Approve an additional $170,000 for vandalism and graffiti removal costs for a total contract amount of $2,986,680;
4. Authorize a 5% change order authority on the base contract, in the amount of $140,834, for the initial contract term; and
5. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the termination with Merchants Landscape Services, Inc. and the Agreement with BrightView Landscape Services, Inc.,
including making minor and non-substantive changes
including the extension up to one additional two-year term, subject to the availability of budgeted funds.
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