60-22 Award Maintenance of Various Township Owned Parcals 2022 DOnofrio.pdf

March 9, 2022 Mayor and Township Council Municipal Building 66 Main Street West Orange, New Jersey 07052 RE: AWARD OF SERVICE CONTRACT THE MAINTENANCE OF VARIOUS TOWNSHIP OWNED PARCELS- 2022 Mayor Parisi, Council President McCartney, and Council Members: On February 3, 2022 the Township advertised for bids, as required by the Local Public Contracts Law, for the service contract entitled “2022 The Maintenance of Various Township Owned Parcels, Including Turf Maintenance, Litter and Debris Collection, Weed Control and Fall Leaf Collection and Disposal”. This advertisement was pursuant to the appropriation in the operating budget of the Department of Public Works for grounds maintenance by a private contractor. A total of two contractors purchased bid documents, but only one bid was received on March 3, 2022. In preparing the specifications and bid documents, we divided the work associated with grounds maintenance into seven major tasks as follows with Task A divided into four sub tasks: A. 1. Turf maintenance including cutting, edging and trimming. 2. Litter and debris collection (including disposal) in turf areas, plant beds, play equipment areas, driveway, parking areas, pathway and sidewalks, tree beds and tree wells. 3. Weed control including chemical applications in plant beds, tree beds and wells, driveways, parking areas, pathways and sidewalks, public sidewalks and curb lines and play equipment. 4. Leaf collection and disposal. B. Maintenance of shrubs and beds for trees, shrubs and flowers including fertilizing, pruning, shearing and mulching. C. Chemical and fertilizer applications during three seasons. D. Final fall cleanup in December of all leaves and debris. TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE 25 LAKESIDE AVENUE, WEST ORANGE, N.J. 07052 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS ROBERT D. PARISI Tel: (973) 325-4160 Mayor Fax: (973) 669-9588 LEONARD R. LEPORE Director, Municipal Engineer Email: Engineering@westorange.org