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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: _/. J.
Resolution No. 23-R-0013 — Contract Award — Yellowstone
Landscape — 2023 Parkway Tree Planting Program in an
amount not to exceed $44,720.00
STAFF REVIEW: Mehul T. Patel, P.E., CFM., Director of Public Works sionature_ MLAS
APPROVED BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Michael L. Guttman SIGNATURE
COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE: February 2, 2023
COUNCIL AGENDA DATE: February 20, 2023
ITEM SUMMARY:
This project consists of providing and planting 130 parkway trees in various locations within the corporate limits of
the City of West Chicago.
A Notice to Bidders was advertised in the Daily Herald on January 3, 2023 as well as on an online bidding platform
QuestCDN. The sealed bids were opened on January 24, 2023. Of the two plan holders only one submitted a bid.
The results are below.
Bidder name Bid Amount Rank
Yellowstone Landscape, Plainfield, $44,720.00 1
IL
Estimate $42,500.00 N/A
Yellowstone Landscape (formerly Acres Group) completed the City’s Parkway Tree Planting Program in 2018,
2020 and 2022, and its performance was satisfactory each year. Staff contacted performance references and all
provided positive feedback and indicated they would use the company again. All indicated good quality trees and
excellent work.
Staff recommends that a contract be awarded to Yellowstone Landscape, of Plainfield, Illinois, for services related
to the 2023 Parkway Tree Planting Program, for an amount not to exceed $44,720.00 Services related to the
above referenced program will be funded from the Capital Projects Fund (08-34-53-4854) in which $42,500 has
been budgeted for FY2023. Capital Projects Fund account 08-34-53-4871 will supplement the additional $2,220.
ACTIONS PROPOSED:
Approve Resolution No. 23-R-0013 authorizing the Mayor to execute a contract with Yellowstone Landscape of
Plainfield, Illinois, for the 2023 Parkway Tree Planting Program for an amount not to exceed $44,720.00.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
The Infrastructure Committee voted 7-0 for approval.