Title
Landscaping Plant Material Services - AVN RFQu 17-016 (Ordinance S-44146)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into separate contracts with Dream With Colors, Inc., Mountain States Wholesale Nursery, and Poco Verde Pools And Landscape, Inc., as part of a Qualified Vendors List to provide landscaping plant materials for the Aviation Department. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to these items. The Aviation Department is requesting total aggregate spending authority of $50,000.
Report
Summary
The contracts will provide plant material for over 250 acres of xeriscape landscape complimenting the roadways of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix Deer Valley Airport, and Phoenix Goodyear Airport (Airports). The Airports are home to over 200 species of trees, shrubs, cacti, succulents, ground cover, and accent plants. Many of these plants have a short life span due to a number of factors, including insects, disease, heat, drought, and damage. The contracts will allow the landscape maintenance staff to replant, refurbish, rejuvenate, and revive the landscape that is unique to the Airports. Approximately 35 percent of all plant material used to enhance the desert beauty of the Airports is grown in the City's own propagation facility at the Sky Garden.
Procurement Information
Solicitation AVN RFQu 17-016 was conducted in accordance with Administration Regulation 3.10. Three offers were received on Oct. 24, 2017. The offers were evaluated based on the number of years in business, with a minimum of one year, and references. The following companies were the responsive and responsible offerors:
Dream With Colors, Inc.
Mountain States Wholesale Nursery
Poco Verde Pools And Landscape, Inc.
Contract Term
The term of each contract will be two years that will begin on or about Jan. 1, 2018. The contracts may contain three one-year options to extend the term, which may be exercised by the City Manager or his designee.
Financial Impact
The Aviation Department is requesting total aggregate spending authority of $50,000. Funds are available in the Aviation Department's budget.
Location
Phoenix Sky Harbor Internation Airport, 3400 E. Sky Harbor Blvd.; Phoenix Deer Valley Airport, 702 W. Deer Valley Road.; and Phoenix Goodyear Airport, 1658 S. Litchfield Road., Goodyear, Arizona.
Council Districts: 1, 8, Out of City.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Deanna Jonovich and the Aviation Department.