Title
Amend Mariposa Landscape Maintenance Services Contract to Increase Funding for Additional Landscape and Maintenance Services (Ordinance S-45404)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a contract change order to Contract 145164 with Mariposa Landscape Arizona, Inc. to increase the contract amount by $461,690 through June 30, 2022 for the purpose of Americans with Disabilities Act related landscape remediation, tree replacement and maintenance services. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse funds in an amount not to exceed $461,690 over the remaining life of the contract. The new aggregate contract amount will be $2,342,336 through June 30, 2022.
Report
Summary
On May 31, 2017, the City Council approved a five-year contract award to Mariposa Landscape Arizona, Inc. for Transit Landscape Maintenance Services for the period of July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2022, for a contract amount of $1,880,646. The contract scope is for landscape management and maintenance of 20 transit facilities throughout the City, which consist of seven transit centers, eight park-and-rides, three large operating facilities, the light rail corridor and the Public Transit office building. Landscape maintenance of these facilities accommodates the needs of passengers, transit operations, and adjacent property owners.
The Public Transit Department has recently identified additional needs related to landscaping remediation for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and replacement of trees. This change order will allow necessary remediation for ADA compliance and replacement of trees as needed within the transit-maintained landscape service areas and the related ongoing landscape maintenance.
Contract Term
The contract term remains as a five-year award from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2022.
Financial Impact
The total amount of this change order will not exceed $461,690, and the new aggregate contract amount will be $2,342,336, through June 30, 2022. Funds are available in the Public Transit Department FY 2019-20 proposed operating budget.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Public Transit Department.