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seven days per week, or as defined by the City. <br />The city's contract with Brightview Landscaping, Inc. for Right -of -Ways and Facilities expires <br />September 31, 2023, with no options to renew. Prior to expiration, Brightview approached the city <br />and proposed locking in their contract rates at a 5% increase for an additional year. As a result of this <br />proposal, the Purchasing Division conducted a Market Trend Analysis of landscaping bid submittals <br />and noted that bidders increase their bids anywhere between 5% - 122% after an agency goes out for <br />bid, which is usually every five (5) years, subject to vendor performance. <br />The City of Sunny Isles Beach intends to directly engage with the city's existing Right -of -Way anc <br />facilities Contractor, Brightview Landscaping Service, Inc. through a bid waiver, until September 2024, <br />for a total NTE amount of $523,850.44 for monthly recurring "basic services" and $376,149.56 for <br />Supplemental "On Demand" services, for a total NTE contract amount of $900,000.Pursuant to <br />Chapter, Section 62-12. - Waiver of competitive bidding procedures. The City Commission may <br />authorize the waiver of competitive bidding procedures upon the recommendation of the City <br />Manager that it is in the City's best interest to do so. <br />Furthermore, the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI), for Miami -Fort Lauderdale -West Palm Beach as c <br />June 2023 reflects that area prices are up 6.9% over the past 12 months. Therefore, to pursue cost <br />avoidance opportunities, the City Manager has determined that utilizing competitive bidding for RO\A <br />landscape services is not advantageous this year. Additionally, the Parks maintenance contract with <br />Visualscape has two (2) additional one-year renewals left, if the city elects to renew, the Parks <br />contract expires October 2024. The city intends on going out for bid in 2024 for Parks and R -O -V1 <br />services combined, opposed to separate ITBs. <br />Please see attached Market Analysis. <br />ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: <br />Why Action is Necessary: <br />Pursuant to Chapter 62, Section 62-13 Exception to Bid Requirements, (C) Bids and Contracts fron <br />Other entities, and Section 62-7, the City Manager is authorized to procure all supplies, materials, <br />equipment, and services from other governmental units, when the best interests of the City would be <br />Item Number: 10.1 <br />