HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Approving Contract Renewal for Right-of-Way Tree Trimming & Removal RESOLUTION NO. 20-208
RESOLUTION APPROVING CONTRACT RENEWAL FOR
RIGHT-OF-WAY TREE TRIMMING& REMOVAL
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS,the Parks and Recreation Department requires various tree trimming,removal,
and stump grinding to be completed annually by a contractor in the City's rights-of-way; and,
WHEREAS,on May 28,2019,Council awarded a contract to Pitts Lawn&Tree Service for
the Right-of-Way Tree Trimming&Removal Program for the period of July 1,2019 through June
30, 2020, which included four optional renewal periods; and,
WHEREAS,the period from July 1,2020,through June 30,2021, is the first of four option
renewal periods, and Pitts Lawn & Tree Service indicated a 3% price increase for each renewal
period; and,
WHEREAS, the FY 2020/21 budget includes $100,000 for this work.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the contract renewal with Pitts Tree&Lawn Service of Huxley,Iowa,for the Right-of-Way Tree
Trimming & Removal Program for FY 2020/21 in an amount not to exceed $85,000 is hereby
approved.
ADOPTED THIS 28`h day of April, 2020.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Martin
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Martin
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 28' day of April, 2020.