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Authorize four contracts for vegetation management for wildfire mitigation at natural areas managed by the Parks and Recreation Department with Mike Vaughn Pasture & Range Mgt LLC; Summit Forest, Inc.; TerraSol LLC d/b/a TerraSol; and William Edward Maas d/b/a Maas Verde Landscape Restoration LLC, each for an initial term of two years with up to three one-year extension options, for total contract amounts not to exceed $7,500,000, divided equally among the contractors or the department may choose any contractor that has the available product. Funding: $200,000 is available in the Parks and Recreation Department's Operating Budget. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
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Lead Department
Financial Services Department.
Client Department(s)
Parks and Recreation Department.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $200,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Operating Budget of the Parks and Recreation Department.
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 solicitation IFB 8600 PAT1065REBID for these services. The solicitation was issued on July 22, 2024, and closed on August 27, 2024. Of the ten 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=141091.
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,...
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