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ADDENDUM # 1
DATE: Friday, April 20, 2018
TO: ALL BIDDERS
FROM: Purchasing Agent
BID NO.: ROW & Facilities BID 18-03-03 & Parks & Recreational Facilities BID 18-03-02
SUBJECT: Addendum No. 1
BID SUBMITTAL DEADLINE: Tuesday April 24, 2018 at 2:30 PM
Please attach this addendum to the documents in your possession and include the Acknowledgement
of Addenda form with your response incorporated in the Invitation to Bid.
Questions & Answers:
1. May we have the bid tabulations from the last time the project was up for bid?
Yes, attached.
2. Who is currently providing the service and how much are they currently billing
per cut? Lukes-Sawgrass Landscaping, Inc. Please refer to attached Reso for
additional information.
3. Is there a budget for this contract? Please feel free to review the CAdopted
Budget. Landscaping is one of many maintenance services included in the
Cand is not a line item of its own. Landscaping services is itemized
within separate departments. The link to the budget can be accessed here:
https://www.sibfl.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/FINAL-17-18-
BUDGET_Edited2-compressed.pdf
4. Is the City satisfied with the current vendor? This RFP is issued in accordance with
our policy to ensure competitive bids with landscape contractors every 5 years.
Revisions: (Note: Deletions will be indicated by strikethrough, additions will be indicated with
bold font):
A. In all places where Cygon is referenced please remove and replace with Imidacloprid or
Safari.
Section:3.8.7 SPECIALTY PALM/TREE CARE (Right-of-Ways) and 3.7.7 SPECIALTY PALM/TREE
CARE (Parks and Recreation) / Disease Control:
B. Should symptoms of Ganoderma develop on any palm, diseased palms shall be immediately
removed and discarded in a landfill. If Ganoderma is detected in the form of visible conks, to
mitigate the risk of disease translocation, immediately drench the entire conk with undiluted
Chlorine bleach and then carefully separate them from the trunk, contain them in a ziplock bag
and discard them at a landfill. Remove the host palm from the site as soon as possible.
Contractor shall regularly inspect all palms for the presence of conks. Should any evidence or
suspicion of the presence of Ganoderma become evident, Contractor shall immediately notify
the City.