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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: _ 2-0. _
Resolution No. 22-R-0001 - Contract Award — 2022 Parkway
Tree Planting Program COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE: January 6, 2022
COUNCIL AGENDA DATE: January 17, 2022
STAFF REVIEW: Mehul T. Patel, P.E., CFM., Director of Public Works SIGNATURE MAA —_———
APPROVED BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Michael L. Guttman SIGNATURE.
ITEM SUMMARY:
This project consists of providing and planting 133 parkway trees in various locations within the corporate limits of
the City of West Chicago.
On November 23 2021, the City advertised the 2022 Parkway Tree Planting Program in the Daily Herald. There
were a total of four plan holders and sealed bids were opened on Tuesday, December 14, 2021. Bids were
received from two contractors with Acres Group, of Plainfield, Illinois, submitting the lowest responsible bid of
$38,845.00.
Bidder name
Bid Amount
Rank
Acres Groups, Plainfield, IL
$38,845.00
1
Langton Group, Woodstock, IL
$49,235.84
2
Estimate
$40,432.00
N/A
Acres Group completed the City’s parkway tree planting program in 2018 and 2020, and its performance was
satisfactory each year. Staff contacted performance references (City of Wheaton and the Village of Skokie) and all
provided positive feedback and indicated they would use Acres Group again. All indicated good quality trees and
excellent work from Acres Group.
Staff recommends that a contract be awarded to Acres Group, of Plainfield, Illinois, for services related to the 2022
Parkway Tree Planting Program, for an amount not to exceed $38,845.00. Services related to the above
referenced program will be funded from the Capital Projects Fund (08-34-53-4854) in which $40,500 has been
budgeted for FY2022.
ACTIONS PROPOSED:
Approve Resolution No. 22-R-0001 authorizing the Mayor to execute a contract with Acres Group of Plainfield,
Illinois, as lowest responsible bidder, to provide services related to the 2022 Parkway Tree Planting Program for an
amount not to exceed $38,845.00.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
The Infrastructure Committee voted 5-0 for approval.