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INDIAN RIVER BOULEVARD PHASE IV - TREE RELOCATION - The Board reviewed memo from Capital Projects Manager Terry Thompson dated April 7, 1993: TO: James E. Chandler, County Administrator THROUGH: James W. Davis, P.E Public Works Directorr FROM: Terry B. Thompson, P.E.C>6_1' Capital Projects Manager SUBJECT: Indian River Boulevard Phase IV Tree Relocation DATE: April 7, 1993 DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS The construction contract for Indian River Boulevard Phase IV stipulates that the County will remove 44 oaks and 99 cabbage palms prior to May 3, 1993. The Environmental Learning Center is scheduled to remove and relocate 20 large oaks during the last two weeks of April. The County intends to remove and relocate 24 small oaks and 36 cabbage palms to Round Island Park. The Sheriff's Department was planning to remove and relocate 63 cabbage palms to their site on 41st Avenue. Due to the large amounts of rainfall in March, the hammock where these trees are located is extremely wet. The County spade that was scheduled to be used to remove these trees can not drive through the hammock. The Environmental Learning Center is planning to use an all terrain crane, so they shouldn't have any problem removing the 20 large oaks they have selected. Proposals for removing the trees and loading them on trucks for relocation have been solicited as follows: Oaks Sabal Palms Flying "J" Tree Service $57/tree $57/tree Atlantic Landscape Services, Inc. $150/tree $60/tree Rood Landscaping Co. Inc. .$90/tree $90/tree ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS The Alternatives are as follows: Alternative No. 1 Contract with the low bidder, Flying "J" Tree Service to remove 24 oaks and 99 cabbage palms for a not to exceed total of $7,011. Alternative No. 2 Prepare a Change Order for Dickerson Florida, Inc. to clear these trees as part of the clearing and grubbing operation, and purchase twenty-four oaks trees at a cost of $275 each for a total of $6,600 for Round Island Park. - RECOMMENDATIONS AND FUNDING Staff recommends Alternative No; 1. Funding is from Account 309- @15-541-066.51 - Indian River Boulevard Phase IV. • ON MOTION by Commissioner Macht, SECONDED by Commissioner Eggert, the Board unanimously approved that Flying "J" Tree Service move 24 oak trees and 99 cabbage palm trees for a not -to -exceed total of $7,011.00, as recommended by staff. 43 APR 3 ��3 BOOK 89 u'.3.