Public Township Council Meeting — Packet

112-12 May 29, 2012 RESOLUTION WHEREAS, on April 26, 2012 pursuant to the requirements of the Local Public Contracts Law the Township of West Orange advertised for bids for the service contract entitled “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 April 2012; and WHEREAS, on May 22, 2012 the Township received three bids for this service contract; and WHEREAS, the Township Engineer reviewed the bid submissions and he determined D’Onofrio & Son, Inc. Landscaping, 47 Van Ness Terrace, Maplewood, New Jersey 07040 was the lowest responsive bidder as their bid included all the required documents and for each bid item which included a Base Bid and 16 Alternates, D’Onofrio & Son, Inc., Landscaping had the lowest cost; and WHEREAS, upon review of the proposal of D’Onofrio & Son, Inc., Landscaping and based on the funds available for this service in the 2012 Operating Budget for the Township of West Orange the Township Engineer recommends awarding the following Bid Items to D’Onofrio and Son, Inc., Landscaping: 1. Base Bid – Turf Maintenance Litter and Debris Collection, Weed Control Leaf Collection – All Parcels $ 68,950.00 2. Alternate 1B - Maintenance of Shrubs & Beds for Trees, Shrubs and Flowers – All Parcels $ 6,500.00 3. Alternate 1C – Chemical and Fertilizer Application All Parcels $ 32,000.00 4. Alternate 5 – Weed Control Special Improvement District $ 17,550.00 TOTAL $125,000.00 ;and WHEREAS, sufficient funds exists for this contract; and WHEREAS, the Township Council concurs in the

;and WHEREAS, sufficient funds exists 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 “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 $125,000 for the Base Bid, Alternate 1B, Alternate 1C and Alternate 5.