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Authorize three contracts for vegetation management for wildland fire fuel mitigation for all City departments with William Edward Maas d/b/a Maas Verde Landscape Restoration LLC, Summitt Forests, Inc., and Heritage Tree Care LLC d/b/a Heritage Tree Care, for an initial term of three years, with two 1-year extension options, for a total contract amount not to exceed $5,600,000 divided among the contractors or staff may choose any contractor that has the available services. Funding: $500,000 is available in the Operating Budgets of various City departments.
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Lead Department
Financial Services Department.
Client Department(s)
All City Departments.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $500,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Operating Budget of various City departments.
Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
Purchasing Language:
The Financial Services Department issued an Invitation for Bids IFB 2200 BYS1041 for these services. The solicitation was issued on December 30, 2024, and closed on January 30, 2025. Of the six offers received, the recommended contractors submitted the lowest responsive offers. A complete solicitation package, including a tabulation of the bids received, is available for viewing on the City's website. This information can currently be found at https://financeonline.austintexas.gov/afo/account_services/solicitation/solicitation_details.cfm?sid=141811.
MBE/WBE:
This solicitation was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). For the services required for this solicitation, there were no subcontracting opportunities; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established.
For More Information:
Direct questions regarding this Recommendation for Council Action to the Financial Services Department - Central Procurement at: FSDCentralPr...
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