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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP PR20-034 and award a contract to Los Cerritos Wetlands Stewardship, Inc., of Long Beach, CA, for the maintenance and management of environmentally sensitive areas along the tidelands areas, in a total annual amount not to exceed $699,660, for a period of two years, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments. (Districts 2,3)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with Los Cerritos Wetlands Stewardship, Inc., to provide a full spectrum of services necessary for the maintenance and management of a variety of environmentally sensitive areas and environmental tasks, including interpretive education, coordination of volunteer groups, and bird surveying/ counting for various tidelands areas.
The Request for Proposals (RFP) was advertised in the Long Beach Press-Telegram on March 10, 2021, and 1,389 potential proposers specializing in landscape maintenance were notified of the RFP opportunity. Of those proposers, 46 downloaded the RFP via the City’s electronic bid system. The RFP document was made available from the Purchasing Division, located on the sixth floor of City Hall, and the Division’s website at www.longbeach.gov/purchasing
. An RFP announcement was also included in the Purchasing Division’s weekly update of Open Bid Opportunities, which is sent to 35 local, minority-owned, and women-owned business groups. Three proposals were received on May 5, 2021. Of those three proposers, one was a certified Small Business Enterprise (SBE) and two were Long Beach businesses (Local). The selection committee determined that Los Cerritos Wetlands Stewardship, Inc., of Long Beach, CA (Local), was the most qualified firm to provide the services.
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