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ITEM 11.
Natural Resources - Consent


AGENDA ITEM REPORT

DATE:	February 20, 2018
DEPARTMENT:	Natural Resources
REQUESTER:	Roland Ottolini
TITLE:	Extend Annual Contract for Nuisance Vegetation and Debris Removal from Creeks/Waterways

MOTION REQUESTED

Approve extensions of the annual contracts with the following nine firms under Request for Qualifications No. RFQ140024, Nuisance Vegetation and Debris Removal from Creeks and Waterways in Lee County, for an additional four-month period, through July 17, 2018, for use on an as needed basis for nuisance vegetation and debris removal from creeks and waterways, as approved in the department's annual adopted budget: EarthBalance Corporation, Ecosystem Technologies, Inc., Environmental Restoration Consultants, Inc., Mettauer Environmental, Inc., Sandhill Environmental Services, LLC, Thrasher Site Development, Inc., TSI Disaster Recovery, LLC, Walker Exotic Tree Eradication & Mitigation, LLC, and Woods and Wetlands, Inc.
Authorize the Director of Procurement Management or designee to approve the extension Change Orders on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners.

II.

ITEM SUMMARY

Approves extensions of the annual contracts with nine firms under Request for Qualifications No. RFQ140024, Nuisance Vegetation and Debris Removal from Creeks and Waterways in Lee County, for an additional four-month period, through July 17, 2018, for use on an as needed basis for nuisance vegetation and debris removal from creeks and waterways as approved in the department's annual adopted budget. Total expenditures for these services during the 2016 - 2017 Fiscal Year were approximately $331,939.10.

III.

BACKGROUND AND IMPLICATIONS OF ACTION

	A)	Board Action and Other History
		On March 18, 2014, the Board of County Commissioners awarded Request for Qualifications No. RFQ140024, Nuisance Vegetation and Debris Removal from Creeks and Waterways in Lee County. The original term of the contract was for three years with two additional one-year renewal options. Board approval will allow for a four-month extension, through July 17, 2018, so that services will continue uninterrupted until a new contract is solicited. Expenditures for these services during the 2016 - 2017 Fiscal Year total approximately $331,939.10.

	B)	Policy Issues

	C)	BoCC Goals

	D)	Analysis

	E)	Options

IV.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

A)	Current year dollar amount of item:	See comments below.
B)	Is this item approved in the current budget?	Yes
C)	Is this a revenue or expense item?	Expense
D)	Is this Discretionary or Mandatory?	Discretionary
E)	Will this item impact future budgets? If yes, please include reasons in III(D) above.	Yes
F)	Fund: Program: Project: Account Strings:
G)	Fund Type?	Unincorporated MSTU
H)	Comments: Expenditures will be as needed and within the department's annual approved, adopted budget.

V.	RECOMMENDATION
	Approve

VI.	TIMING/IMPLEMENTATION

VII.	FOLLOW UP

ATTACHMENTS:
Description	Upload Date	Type
Proposed Change Order - EarthBalance	1/30/2018	Change Order
Proposed Change Order - Environmental Restoration	1/30/2018	Change Order
Proposed Change Order - ETI	1/30/2018	Change Order
Proposed Change Order - Mettauer	1/30/2018	Change Order
Proposed Change Order - Sandhill	2/2/2018	Change Order
Proposed Change Order - Thrasher	2/2/2018	Change Order
Proposed Change Order - TSI	1/30/2018	Change Order
Proposed Change Order - Walker	1/30/2018	Change Order
Proposed Change Order - Woods	1/30/2018	Change Order

REVIEWERS:
Department	Reviewer	Action	Date
Natural Resources	Turner, Nicole	Approved	2/2/2018 - 10:38 AM
Natural Resources	Ottolini, Roland	Approved	2/5/2018 - 4:34 PM
Budget Services	Answerer	Approved	2/5/2018 - 4:36 PM
Budget Services	Winton, Peter	Approved	2/9/2018 - 2:38 PM
County Attorney	Lira, Louis C.	Approved	2/9/2018 - 3:17 PM
County Manager	Harner, David	Approved	2/12/2018 - 9:36 AM