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9K <br />CONSENT <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET <br />PURCHASING DIVISION <br />DATE: December 10, 2024 <br />TO: Board of County Commissioners <br />THROUGH: John A. Titkanich, Jr., County Administrator <br />Kristin Daniels, Director, Office of Management & Budget <br />Jennifer Hyde, Purchasing Manager <br />FROM: Shelby Ball, Purchasing Specialist <br />SUBJECT: Award of Annual Bid 2025014 for Natural Areas & Exotic Vegetation <br />Management/Mowing <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The Parks, Recreation and Conservation Department requested the solicitation of annual bids for <br />heavy equipment with operators to provide mowing, selective clearing, fence line clearing and <br />mulching of exotics in natural areas on an as needed basis. The current bid was awarded to John <br />Brown & Sons, Inc. on February 1, 2022, with the Current term expiring on January 31, 2025. The <br />term of the new annual bid is February 1, 2025, through January 31, 2026, with the option for two <br />additional one-year renewals. <br />BID RESULTS: <br />Advertising Date: <br />Bid Opening Date: <br />Broadcast to: <br />Bid Documents Obtained by: <br />Replies: <br />November 8, 2024 <br />December 6, 2024 <br />695 Subscribers <br />39 Vendors <br />4 Vendors <br />Firm <br />Location <br />Average Hourly Rate <br />John Brown & Sons, Inc. <br />Weare, NH <br />$156.94 <br />Coco Tree Service Corp <br />Miami, FL <br />$186.67 <br />Salgado Tree Trimming LLC <br />West Palm Beach, FL <br />$328.33 <br />Sandhill Environmental Services, LLC <br />Arcadia, FL <br />$424.22 <br />ANAI VCIC- <br />The low bid represents a 4.7% average increase in the hourly rates compared to the previous bid. <br />The Department has reviewed the bids and recommended award to John Brown & Sons, LLC, as <br />137 <br />