HomeMy WebLinkAboutCORRESPONDENCE - BID - 5903 WEED CUTTING AND RUBBISH REMOVALAdministrative Services
Purchasing Division
City of Fort Collins
March 20, 2007
L & L Landscape, Inc.
Attn: L. Robert Dewald
PO Box 62
Windsor, CO 80550
Re: Renewal, 5903 Weed Cutting & Rubbish Removal
Dear Mr. Dewald:
MAR 2 8 2007
RECEIVED
The City of Fort Collins wishes to extend the agreement term for the above captioned proposal per
the existing terms and conditions with the following 2007 price increases and the addition of Section
19 outlined below:
2007 Rates
Per Hour
Labor
$30.00
Walker Mower 48" deck
$42.00
John Deere Tractor w/6' rotary mower
$62.00
1 Ton truck- 8 cubic yards
$46.00
2005 John Deere 325 skid steer 1 yard bucket
$70.00
Section 19
Prohibition Against Employing Illegal Aliens. This paragraph shall apply to all Contractors whose
performance of work under this Agreement does not involve the delivery of a specific end product
other than reports that are merely incidental to the performance of said work. Pursuant to Section 8-
17.5-101, C.R.S., et. seq., Contractor represents and agrees that:
A. As of the date of this Agreement:
1. Contractor does not knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien; and
2. Contractor has participated or attempted to participate in the basic pilot employment
verification program created in Public Law 2U8, 104th Congress, as amended, and
expanded in Public Law 156, 108th Congress, as amended, administered by the
United States Department of Homeland Security (the "Basic Pilot Program") in order to
verify that Contractor does not employ any illegal aliens.
B. Contractor shall not knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien to perform works
under this Agreement or enter into a contract with a subcontractor that fails to certify to
Contractor that the subcontractor shall not knowingly employ or contract with an illegal
alien to perform work under this Agreement.
C. Contractor shall continue to apply to participate in the Basic Pilot Program and shall in
writing verify same every three (3) calendar months thereafter, until Contractor is
accepted or the public contract for services has been completed, whichever is earlier. The
requirements of this section shall not be required or effective if the Basic Pilot Program is
discontinued.
D. Contractor is prohibited from using Basic Pilot Program procedures to undertake pre-
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employment screening of job applicants while this Agreement is being performed.
E. If Contractor obtains actual knowledge that a subcontractor performing work under this
Agreement knowingly employs or contracts with an illegal alien, Contractor shall:
Notify such subcontractor and the City within three days that Contractor has actual
knowledge that the subcontractor is employing or contracting with an illegal alien; and
2. Terminate the subcontract with the subcontractor if within three days of receiving the
notice required pursuant to this section the subcontractor does not cease employing
or contracting with the illegal alien; except that Contractor shall not terminate the
contract with the subcontractor if during such three days the subcontractor provides
information to establish that the subcontractor has not knowingly employed or
contracted with an illegal alien.
Contractor shall comply with any reasonable request by the Colorado Department of
Labor and Employment (the "Department') made in the course of an investigation that the
Department undertakes or is undertaking pursuant to the authority established in
Subsection 8-17.5-102 (5), C.R.S.
G. If Contractor violates any provision of this Agreement pertaining to the duties imposed by
Subsection 8-17.5-102, C.R.S. the City may terminate this Agreement. If this Agreement
is so terminated, Contractor shall be liable for actual and consequential damages to the
City arising out of Contractor's violation of Subsection 8-17.5-102, C.R.S.
H. The City will notify the Office of the Secretary of State if Contractor violates this provision
of this Agreement and the City terminates the Agreement for such breach.
The term will be extended for one (1) additional year, May 1, 2007 through April 30, 2008.
If the renewal is acceptable to your firm, please sign this letter in the space provided and return it to
the City of Fort Collins, Purchasing Division, P. O. Box 580, Fort Collins, CO 85022, within the next
fifteen days.
If this extension is not agreeable with yourfirm, we ask that you send us a written notice stating that
you do not wish to renew the contract and state the reason for non -renewal.
Please contact John D. Stephen CPPO, CPPB, Senior Buyer, at (970) 221-6777 if you have
questions.
Sincerely,
am s B. O'Neill II, CPPO, FNIGP
ctor of Purchasing a d i Management
at re ate
(Please indicate your desire to renew 5903 by signing this letter and returning it to Purchasing
Division within the next fifteen days.)
JBO:cj
Mar 12 07 08:29a Rob Dewald (970) 686-1289 p.2
LRD, INC.
dba L&L Landscape, Inc.
P.O. Box 62; Windsor, CO 80550
(970) 581-1956
March 9, 2007
City of Fort Collins Purchasing
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580
Attn: John Stephen
L & L Landscape, Inc. is requesting a price increase for the following services:
Current 2007 Price
Labor 28.00 30.00/hour
Walker Mower 48" deck 41.00 42.00/hour
John Deere Tractor w/6' rotary mower 61.00 62.00/hour
1 Ton truck — 8 cubic yards 46.00 46.00/hour
2005 John Deere 325 skid steer 1 yard bucket 70.00/hour
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Rob Dewald at (970) 581-1956.
Best regards,
L&L LANDSCAPE, INC.
L. Robert Dewald
President