Title
Mid-Size Mowers Lease and Blade Preventative Maintenance Contract - Amendment (Ordinance S-51028)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute an amendment to Contract 152164 with Simpson Norton Corporation to provide mid-size lawnmowers and associated maintenance services for the Parks and Recreation Department and increase expenditure authority for the contract. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The additional expenditures will not exceed $120,000.
Report
Summary
The Parks and Recreation Department (Parks) currently utilizes a fleet of gang mowers, as well as leases mid-sized mowers in order to increase efficiency and reduce costs by ensuring less equipment downtime and lower repair costs. This contract provides a lease of five mid-sized mowers with a lease that expires in 2025. The additional expenditures will cover the lease for an additional five mowers that were leased through a Citywide COOP that has expired. The contract includes a service plan to cover maintenance and repairs. Parks will evaluate the usefulness of continued mid-size mower use for lease and/or purchase and complete a future solicitation to enter into a new contract.
Contract Term
The contract with Simpson Norton Corporation expires May 31, 2025.
Financial Impact
Upon approval of $120,000 in additional funds, the revised aggregate value of the contract will not exceed $701,000. Funds are available in the Parks and Recreation Department's Operating budget.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The City Council previously approved this request:
- Mid-Size Mowers Lease and Blade/Preventative Maintenance - Contract 152164 (Ordinance S-46635) on May 20, 2020.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager John Chan and the Parks and Recreation Department.