Resolution awarding a General Services Contract to ELC Industries, LLC, 1340 Shangri-La Drive, Daytona Beach, FL 32119, the Lowest Responsive Bidder, for as-needed planter maintenance to 196 total planters located at Beach Street and the Main Street District. Scope of work shall include, but is not limited to, watering, removing all trash, cigarette butts and foreign materials and disposing offsite, pruning plants as appropriate/directed to promote healthy growth and to remove dead leaves and plants to ensure a clean appearance three (3) times a week on evenly spaced days; waiving informalities in the bid by ELC Industries, LLC, as minor irregularities, consisting of ELC Industries, LLC’s erroneous use of its corporate principal’s name, Nathaniel Taylor, in the first sentence of the Bid Proposal Form. The Bid Proposal Form otherwise indicates that the bid was being submitted as ELC Industries, LLC.  Authorizing the City Manager to exercise the option to renew the contract for two (2) terms of one (1) year each in the amount of $77,616 annually - funded between the General Fund and CRA Fund. Funding will be shared between a general fund (132 planters) and a CRA fund (64 planters). For the remainder of Fiscal Year 2017/2018, the General Fund will be $2,310 and the CRA fund will be $10,560, for services based on the submitted Fee Schedule for a three (3) year term of $232,848 or $77,616 annually.  

Recommendation:  Deputy Public Works Director recommends adoption of the Resolution.