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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: __/.
INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE a
ITEM TITLE:
Resolution No. 25-R-0012 — Contract Award — The Fields
on Caton Farms, Inc. — 2025 Spring Parkway Tree Planting
Program in an Amount Not to Exceed $57,580.00
COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE: February 6, 2025
COUNCIL AGENDA DATE: February 17,2025 |
STAFF REVIEW: Mehul T. Patel, P.E., CFM., Director of Public Works SIGNATURE
APPROVED BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Michael L. Guttman SIGNATURE
ITEM SUMMARY:
This project consists of providing and planting 187 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 7, 2025, as well as on an online bidding platform
QuestCDN. The sealed bids were opened on January 28, 2025. Of the six plan holders only four submitted a bid.
The results are below.
Bidder name Bid Amount Rank
The Fields on Caton Farms, Inc., $57,580.00 1
Crest Hill, IL - J
4.St. Aubin Nursery & Landscaping, $60,000.00 2
Inc., Kirkland, IL
Yellowstone Landscape, Roselle, IL $63,717.00 3
Langton Group, Woodstock, IL $71,654.00 4
Estimate $60,000.00 N/A
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 The Fields on Caton Farms, Inc. for services related to the 2025
Spring Parkway Tree Planting Program, for an amount not to exceed $57,580.00. Services related to the above-
mentioned program will be funded from the Capital Projects Fund (08- 34-53-4854) i in which $60,000.00 has been
budgeted for FY2025. ‘
ACTIONS PROPOSED:
Approve Resolution No. 25-R-0012 authorizing the Mayor to execute a contract with The Fields on Caton Farms,
Inc. of Crest Hill , IL, for the 2025 Spring Parkway Tree Planting Program for an amount not to exceed $57,580.00
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
The Infrastructure Committee voted 7-0 for approval.