M E M O R A N D U M
To: Honorable Mayor and Town Council
From: Rafael G. Casals, ICMA-CM, CFM, Town Manager
Date: March 18, 2020
Re: Approving a First Amendment to the Agreement with VisualScape, Inc. - RFP No. 19-04: Landscape Maintenance Services (Right-of-Ways)
REQUEST
title
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CUTLER BAY, FLORIDA, APPROVING A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES (RIGHT-OF-WAYS) AGREEMENT WITH VISUALSCAPE, INC. FOR ADDITIONAL SCOPE OF SERVICES WITHIN TOWN DESIGNATED RIGHT-OF-WAYS FOR AN ANNUAL AMOUNT OF $5,700.00; PROVIDING FOR AUTHORIZATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
body
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
On July 17, 2019, the Town Council adopted Resolution No. 19-54, approving a Landscape Maintenance Services (Right-of-Ways) Agreement with VisualScape, Inc. (the "Contractor"), for services outlined in Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 19-04. The Contractor has been providing the Town-wide mowing, landscape, and litter patrol services in a manner that meets or exceeds our expectations since the inception of the contract.
On January 15, 2020, the Town Council adopted Resolution No. 20-02, approving a covenant for maintenance of certain improvements along S.W. 211 Street from S.W. 112 Avenue (Allapattah Road) to S.W. 108 Court with Miami-Dade County (Attachment "A"). Per the covenant, the Town will be responsible for the installation, operation and maintenance of landscaping inside the concrete curb separators and vegetation in sidewalk joints along S.W. 211 Street from S.W. 112 Avenue (Allapattah Road) to S.W. 108 Court, within the public road rights-of-ways (Attachment "B"). The Town will maintain the bike lanes free and clear of debris and other deleterious material.
The Public Works staff has identified that these additional landscape maintenance service needs are not included in the original Scope-of-Services, as outlined in RFP No. 19-04. In order to continue the high level of ser...
Click here for full text