71-19 Resolution - Township Owned Parcels.pdf

71-19 February 19, 2019 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, on January 10, 2019 pursuant to the requirements of the Local Public Contracts Law the Township of West Orange advertised for bids for the service contract entitled “2019 The Maintenance of Various Township Owned Parcels, Including Turf Maintenance, Litter and Debris Collection, Weed Control and Fall Leaf Collection and Disposal” prepared by the Engineering Division of the Township of West Orange dated January 2019; and WHEREAS, on February 8, 2019 the Township received ONE bid for this service contract; and WHEREAS, the Township Engineer reviewed the bid submission which included a Base Bid and Base Bids for two additional one-year periods and 54 Alternates for three one-year periods commencing April 1 and concluding November 30 in 2019, 2020 and 2021; and WHEREAS, upon review of the proposal of D’Onofrio & Son, Inc., Landscaping and based on the funds available for this service in the 2019 Operating Budget for the Township of West Orange the Township Engineer recommends awarding the following Bid Items to D’Onofrio and Son, Inc., Landscaping, 47 Van Ness Terrace, Maplewood, New Jersey 07040: 1. Base Bid – 1 Turf Maintenance Litter and Debris Collection, Weed Control Leaf Collection – All Parcels $ 96,500.00 2. Alternate 1B - 1 Maintenance of Shrubs & Beds for Trees, Shrubs and Flowers – All Parcels $ 9,700.00 3. Alternate 1C - 1 Chemical and Fertilizer Application All Parcels $ 34,950.00 4. Alternate 7 -1 Mulch Maintenance (Allowance) $ 4,750.00 TOTAL $145,900.00

5. Alternate 6-1, Hourly Rates for specified services for parcels not itemized in the Bid Documents: Initial Property Cleanup $75/hr. Weekly Maintenance $75/hr. Biweekly Maintenance $75/hr. Fall Cleanup $90/hr. for the period April 1, 2019 to November 30, 2019 and WHEREAS, D’Onofrio & Son, Inc., Landscaping bid the same amount for the same alternates for the periods April 1, 2020 to November 30, 2020 and April 1, 2021 to November 30, 2021; and WHEREAS, D’Onofrio & Sons, Inc., Landscaping strictly complied with all bid submission requirements and is thus the lowest responsive bidder for the services described in the Base Bid and Alternates selected; and WHEREAS, sufficient funds exist for this contract; and WHEREAS, the Township Council concurs in the foregoing. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Township Council of the Township of West Orange that a service contract entitled “2019 The Maintenance of Various Township Owned Parcels, Including Turf Maintenance, Litter and Debris Collection, Weed Control and Fall Leaf Collection and Disposal” be awarded to D’Onofrio & Son Inc., Landscaping, 47 Van Ness Terrace, Maplewood, New Jersey 07040 in the amount of $145,900 for the Base Bid-1, Alternate 1B-1, Alternate 1C-1 and Alternate 7 - 1 with an allowance of $4,700.00 for the period April 1, 2019 to November 30, 2019. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the unit prices bid in Alternate 6-1 for specific services for parcels not itemized in the Bid Documents be awarded to D’Onofrio and Son, Inc., Landscaping for Initial Property Cleanup $75.00 per hour, Weekly Maintenance $75.00 per hour, Biweekly Maintenance $75.00 per hour and Fall Cleanup $90.00 per hour for the period April 1, 2019 to November 30, 2019. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Township Council of the Township of West Orange that the option to extend this contract for two additional one-year periods April 1, 2020 to November 30, 2020

and April 1, 2021 to November 30, 2021, for the Base Bid and Alternates described above in the amount of $145,900 for each year and the unit prices in Alternates 6-2 and 6-3 be awarded to D’Onofrio & Son, Inc., Landscaping. Karen Carnevale, Municipal Clerk Jerry Guarino, Council President Adopted: February 19, 2019 I hereby certify funds are available from: BUILDING AND GROUNDS ACCOUNT NO.: 01-2010-00-7101-116 John Gross, Chief Financial Officer