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GROVE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR 80 -ACRE SITE OF FUTURE WASTEWATER <br />TREATMENT PLANT <br />The Board reviewed the following memo dated 3/20/85: <br />TO: Michael Wright <br />DATE: March 20, 1985 FILE: <br />County Administrator <br />SUBJECT: GroveMaintenance <br />80 <br />FROM. �. s . p ommy" Thomas REFERENCES: <br />Intergovernmental Relations Director <br />At your request, I met -'with Riverfront Groves, Inc. and <br />rida-Atlantic Grove Service, Inc. and asked them to <br />us a detailed estimate of cost to maintain the 80 acres <br />chased for the new sewer plant. This was to include <br />Flo- <br />give <br />pur- <br />the <br />entire 80 acres for the balance of this year and a projected <br />use of the other 40 acres .as a grove for another 4 or 5 years.. <br />I also asked them to recommend which 40 acres would be best <br />to keep for the 4 or 5 years. <br />Attached are the two proposals made by the above companies, <br />and based on a cost analysis, it appears that Riverfront <br />Groves, Inc. would maintain the 80 acres for approximately <br />$300.00 per acre for the balance of this citrus year. Flo- <br />rida -Atlantic Grove Service, Inc. turned in a proposal of <br />$525.00 per acre; therefore, I would recommend that the Board <br />of County Commissioners accept the proposal of Riverfront <br />Groves, Inc. Both companies have indicated to me that it <br />is imperative to commence the necessary spring fertilizing <br />and irrigating immediately to protect the production for <br />this year. . <br />Riverfront Groves, Inc. recommends that the East h of the <br />property should be removed from production first. Mr. Dean <br />Leuthje, Engineer for the project, has indicated that they <br />would prefer to start with this h also. <br />Please note that in Riverfront Groves, Inc. proposal, para- <br />graph 4 refers to the' fact that irrigation costs have been <br />omitted; however, they have added in their final figure for <br />the year a contingency of $2,159.40. I am also advised that <br />the diesel pump equipment can be maintained by our Fleet <br />Management Department. <br />Administrator Wright reported that a third proposal was <br />received this week from Indian River Citrus Management, Inc. All <br />three proposals are a little different, but the lowest <br />maintenance costs were submitted by Riverfront Groves, Inc. <br />19 <br />MAR 2 7 1985 <br />BOOK 60 HI -6-C.3,12 <br />