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Agenda 10-07-2003
Item V J
STAFF REPORT
TO: The Honorable Mayor and Board of City Commissioners
FROM: Bob Zaitooni, Deputy Public Works Director/City Engineer
Johnny Farmer, Recreation Director
DATE: October 7, 2003
RE: Change orders 7 & 8—Groundtek of Central Florida, Contract# B03-01
ISSUE:
Should the Honorable Mayor and Board of City Commissioners approve change orders 7 and 8 to
the Groundtek contract for mowing services?
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
The Parks & Recreation Department and the Public Works Department currently utilize a private
contract for mowing services. The proposed Change Orders 7 & 8 represent the additional work
requested by the City and negotiated for addition to the current contract.
Change Order# 7
The proposed FY 03/04 Parks & Recreation budget contains the necessary funds to provide
landscape services for Freedom Park. Attached is a proposal from Groundtek to provide mowing
and ornamental bed weeding for the park. The estimated annual cost will be $5,460.00. The Parks
& Recreation Department will continue to maintain the athletic fields. Copy of cost estimate from
Groundtek is attached.
Change Order#8
The proposed FY 03/04 Public Works Department, Streets Maintenance Section (Contractual
Services), contains sufficient funds for the addition of the following locations to the current contract:
1. Maguire Road, Moore Road to City Limits, both sides and the median- $5,940.00 annually.
2. Thornebrooke Road, Maguire Road to the gate, north side- $3,060.00 annually.
3. Hobson Road, from Clarcona-Ocoee Road to Trout Lake Road, both sides- $1,710.00
annually.
The following stormwater ponds are requested for approval from the Stormwater Operating Section
Contingency funds:
1. Retention Pond #55, located on Hackney-Prairie Road- $2,916.00 annually.
2. Maguire Road overpass pond (behind Ambulance Facility)- $1980.00 annually.
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff respectfully requests the Honorable Mayor and Board of City Commissioners approve change
orders 7 and 8 to the Groundtek contract.
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