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DIM <br />CONSENT <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET <br />PURCHASING DIVISION <br />DATE: April 3, 2023 <br />TO: Board of County Commissioners <br />THROUGH: Michael C. Zito, Interim County Administrator <br />Kristin Daniels, Budget Director <br />FROM: Jennifer Hyde, Purchasing Manager <br />SUBJECT: Award of Bid 2023032 for Earman Island Phase IV Revegetation <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The Parks and Recreation Division requested the solicitation of bids for the revegetation of <br />approximately 13 acres of Earman Island. Work will include installation of transitional <br />grassland/shrub, and a portion of the coastal hammock, in areas that had been dominated by <br />Brazilian pepper, Australian pine, and other exotic species, which have been recently removed. <br />Earman Island is one of the three large islands within the Lost Tree Island Conservation Area <br />(LTICA), for which the County has initiated a habitat enhancement plan. The awarded contractor <br />will have approximately six months to procure the plants to be installed. <br />BID RESULTS: <br />Advertising Date: <br />Bid Opening Date: <br />Broadcast to: <br />Bid Documents Obtained by: <br />Replies: <br />February 24, 2023 <br />March 24, 2023 <br />435 Subscribers <br />18 Vendors <br />3 Vendors <br />Firm <br />Location <br />Total Bid Price <br />Sandhill Environmental Services, LLC <br />Arcadia, FL <br />$258,353.18* <br />Earth Balance Corporation <br />St. Cloud, FL <br />$298,835.00 <br />HGS, LLC dba RES Environmental Operating Company <br />Orlando, FL <br />$375,042.71 <br />*Denotes multiplication errors in submitted bid corrected <br />ANALYSIS: <br />The Parks and Recreation Division has reviewed the bids and made recommendation of award <br />to Sandhill Environmental Services, LLC, as the lowest, responsive, and responsible bidder. <br />Sandhill has recently completed the Duck Head Island Phase 1 Revegetation project, which is <br />also located in the LTICA. <br />M <br />