96-26 Resolution Extending Contract- Landscaping Maintenance Services.pdf

96-26 March 10, 2026 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, on April 1, 2025, pursuant to the requirements of the Local Public Contracts Law, the Township of West Orange advertised for bids for the service contract entitled “2025 The Maintenance of Various Township Owned Parcels, Including Turf Maintenance, Litter and Debris Collection, Weed Control and Fall Leaf Collection and Disposal Re-Bid”; and WHEREAS, on April 23, 2025, the Township received four bids for this service contract; and WHEREAS, D’Onofrio & Sons, Inc., Landscaping complied with all bid submission requirements and was the lowest responsive bidder for the services described in the Base Bid and Alternates Bids; and WHEREAS, on May 20, 2025, the Township Council of the Township of West Orange passed Resolution No. 143-25 awarding the above service contract to D’Onofrio & Sons, Inc., Landscaping with the option to extend the contract for two additional one-year periods of April 1, 2026, to November 30, 2026, and April 1, 2027, to November 30, 2027; and WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.2 a contract term of up to five years is permissible; and WHEREAS, the Township is desirous of extending the contract for the period of April 1, 2026, through November 30, 2026; now therefore BE IT RESOLVED by the Township Council of the Township of West Orange that the contract entitled "2025 The Maintenance of Various Township Owned Parcels, Including Turf Maintenance, Litter and Debris Collection, Weed Control and Fall Leaf Collection and Disposal Re-Bid" awarded to D'Onofrio and Son, Inc., Landscaping of 47 Van Ness Terrace, Maplewood, New Jersey 07040 by Resolution No. 143-25 is extended for the period beginning April 1, 2026 and ending November 30, 2026, for the same services in an amount not to exceed $154,805.00; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Township Council of the Township of West Orange that the service contract entitled “2025 The Maintenance of Various Township Owned Parcels, Including Turf Maintenance, Litter and Debris Collection, Weed Control and Fall Leaf Collection and Disposal Re-Bid” be awarded to D’Onofrio & Son Inc., Landscaping, 47 Van Ness Terrace, Maplewood, New Jersey 07040 in the amount of $112,000.00 for the Base Bid-2, $12,305.00 for Alternate 1B-2, and $20,500 Alternate 1D-2 for the period of April 1, 2026 to November 30, 2026; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the unit prices bid in Alternate 6-2 for specific services for parcels not itemized in the Bid Documents be awarded in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00 to D’Onofrio and Son, Inc., Landscaping for Initial Property Cleanup $150.00 per hour, Weekly Maintenance $110.00 per hour, Biweekly Maintenance $110.00 per hour and Fall Cleanup $150.00 per hour; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Township Council of the Township of West Orange that the option to extend this contract for one additional one-year period of April 1, 2027, to November 30, 2027, is awarded to D’Onofrio and Son, Inc., Landscaping. Karen J. Carnevale, R.M.C., Municipal Clerk Susan Scarpa, Council President Adopted: March 10, 2026 I certify funds are available from Account No(s): Buildings and Grounds Account N o . :01-2010-00-7101-116 Amount Not to Exceed - $154,800.00 John Ditinyak, Chief Financial Officer