TO: LINDA REICH, CITY MANAGER
FROM: HYE JIN LEE, PE, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
SUBJECT
title
Professional Services Agreement - Merchants Landscape Services, Inc., for Landscape Maintenance Services for City Parkways.
end
RECOMMENDATION
Award a five-year Professional Services Agreement to Merchants Landscape Services, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, for a not-to-exceed annual amount of $110,000 for Landscape Maintenance Services for the City's Parkways and authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents on behalf of the City.
body
FISCAL IMPACT
Sufficient funds are budgeted in the FY 2025-26 Budget.
CITY OF CHINO MISSION / VISION / VALUES / STRATEGIC ISSUES
The recommendation detailed above further the City's values and strategic issues that serve as key pillars on which identified priorities, goals, and action plans are built, by fostering:
* Positive City Image
* Responsible Long-Range Planning
Revenue: Click or tap here to enter text.
Expenditure: 3607230-43580
Transfer In: Click or tap here to enter text.
Transfer Out: Click or tap here to enter text.
BACKGROUND
??The City is currently responsible for the maintenance of forty (40) parkways throughout the City's arterial streets. As part of the Public Works Department routine maintenance services, the City contracts with a professional landscape maintenance provider to perform scheduled upkeep of its forty (40) parkways. These services include routine maintenance such as pruning, shaping, skirting of trees, shrubs, and ground cover plants; weed control, rodent/pest control, turf, irrigation, hardscape maintenance, and any other maintenance required to maintain the landscape areas. This proactive approach ensures that public spaces remain clean, attractive, and safe for residents and visitors.
?Maintaining a healthy and well-managed landscape is essential to supporting several City goals: public safety, positive City image, and operational efficiency. With the parkways totaling 236,566 sq...
Click here for full text