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A Resolution of the City Commission accepting the recommendation of the Chief Procurement Officer to award the Citywide Landscaping Maintenance Services to Brightview Landscape Services, Inc., the highest ranked responsive and responsible proposer, pursuant to Section 2-763 of the Procurement Code entitled “Contract Award” and Request for Proposal (RFP) 2022-008.
Lobbyist: Leslie E. Pantin
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The purpose of this RFP is to award a qualified and experienced professional firm (“Proposer”) to provide Citywide Landscaping Maintenance Services.
On May 5, 2022, the Procurement Division of Finance formally advertised, issued and distributed RFP 2022-008 Citywide Landscaping Maintenance. Thirty-eight (38) prospective proposers downloaded the RFP package from Public Purchase, the City’s web-based e-Procurement service.
On June 9, 2022, six (6) prospective companies submitted proposals in response to the RFP: Aero Groundtek LLC., Brightview Landscape Services, Inc., Sebastian (KP) Enterprises, Inc., SFM Landscape Services, LLC., Superior Landscaping & Lawn Services, Inc., and Tenusa, Inc.
The responses were reviewed by the Procurement Division in order to determine responsiveness to the requirements of the RFP. During the review, it was determined that two (2) proposers, Aero Groundtek, LLC., and Tenusa, Inc. would be deemed non-responsive and receive no further consideration for award.
On June 22, 2022, the Evaluation Committee convened to evaluate the four (4) responsive and responsible proposals and ranked the firms in the following order of preference: Brightview Landscape Services, Inc., (top-ranked ), Superior Landscaping & Lawn Services, Inc., (second ranked) and SFM Landscape Services, LLC (third ranked) and Sebastian (KP) Enterprises, Inc.
The Evaluation Committee further recommended that should negotiations fail with Brightview Landscape Services, Inc., that negotiations may commence with the second ranked firm up to the third ranked firm, ...
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