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<br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> Date: 12/10/2012 <br /> Item No.: 7.j <br />Department Approval City Manager Approval <br /> <br />Item Description: Request Council Approval To Rescind Award Bid For Landscaping Contract <br />For Failure To Furnish Performance Bond And Award Contract To Next <br />Lowest Bidder. <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />B ACKGROUND 1 <br />On August 13, 2012 the City Council approved awarding contracts for bid package #2 for 2 <br />construction of a new fire station. As part of th e contracts which were awarded was a contract for 3 <br />landscaping services for Noble Nurs ery in the amount of $85,855.00. 4 <br /> 5 <br />Noble Nursery is unable to provide the neces sary performance bond and thus has withdrawn 6 <br />their bid. The Fire Department is requesting c ouncil approval to award contract to the next 7 <br />lowest bidder. 8 <br />F INANCIAL I MPACTS 9 <br />There is a difference of $370.00 between the origin al low bidder (Noble Nursery) and the next 10 <br />lowest bid. 11 <br />S TAFF R ECOMMENDATION 12 <br />Staff recommends Council rescind the landscapi ng contract to Noble Nursery and award the 13 <br />contract to the next lowest bidder, Gardeneer Inc., in the amount of $86,225. 14 <br />R EQUESTED C OUNCIL A CTION 15 <br />Motion to rescind the landscaping contract to No ble Nursery and award the contract to the next 16 <br />lowest bidder, Gardeneer Inc ., in the amount of $86,225. 17 <br /> 18 <br />Prepared by: Timothy O’Neill, Fire Chief 19