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Home My WebLink AboutRESPONSE - RFP - 7375 HOLIDAY LIGHTINGA C O M M E R C I A L P R O P E R T Y L A N D S C A P E P R O P O S A L City of Fort Collins Holiday Decor Proposal for 2012 Submitted bv: Eric Shaub Providing professional landscape care to enhance the health and beauty of your commercial property, since 1947. ESTABLISHED 1947 TM Creating Beautiful Outdoor Spaces Year -Round C A 100%guarantee that all work will be done correctly and to your complete and total satisfactiori. 1941.2012 .CGREDR�O V1 BBB. C �+lArsflt "ii ACCREDITED CONFIDENCE' BUSINESS e 1. LAW N. TFEESLAN DSCAVE CAFE www.myswingle.com Qualifications • Swingle is the industry leader in the commercial/municipal holiday lighting industry, with over 15 years of experience and expertise. • Swingle has completed numerous displays of similar size and scope for many local communities along the Front Range. • Swingle is a local contractor. Our Fort Collins office is located 3.5 miles from the Downtown District. • Swingle will dedicate experienced personnel to this project. We have a team of three employees who have worked on the Downtown District lighting display since 2007. • Swingle has three ISA certified arborists on staff as well as five ISA certified tree work specialists. Having met these requirements, Swingle is a licensed contractor for the City of Fort Collins Forestry Department. • Swingle will provide all necessary equipment, including three aerial lifts that provide over 55-feet of working height in order to aid in installation, timely repairs and take -down of all decor. • Swingle has a proven track record of completing this project to specifications and on time for 5 consecutive years. Product Specifications 36 inch Space SPT1 C9 Stringer with weep holes at base of socket on either side. 50 count stringer with male and female plug at each end. Stringer is rated at 6 amps, maximum in each tree for real amperage is 2 amps, which is well within the limits of the stringer wire. LED C9 Bulbs have five diodes and a faceted shell on the C9 that is a high impact acrylic shell with added UV protection package to prevent shell yellowing that is exclusive only to Christmas Decor franchises. Our vendor has 70% of the market and the rest of the product produced is either polystyrene or polycarbonite which will discolor faster than our product. Plus the high impact acrylic gives the appearance of the bulb being brighter. Mini LED lights are 50ct, 6" Spaced 5mm wide angle lens lights, 22 gauge single construction wire, green in color, and is currently the top rated product in marketplace. Scope of Work Each option includes installation, takedown, storage, weekly inspections and repairs when needed. Repairs will be completed at a time and materials rate of parts plus $76.00 per man hour for ground repairs and $100 per man hour for bucket truck repairs. LAW N. 'iREE 8 LANDSCAPE CARE Option 1: Tree Locations: • College Ave. from Olive to Laporte Ave. o Canopy all trees with 36-inch spaced C9 LED lights; trunk -wrap trees on median only. No trunk wrap on trees along pedestrian walkway. • Oak Street Plaza Park o Canopy wrap trees in park with 36-inch spaced C9 LED lights; trunk -wrap trees with LED minis • Old Town Square Proper o Canopy wrap trees in square with 36-inch spaced C9 lights; trunk -wrap trees with LED minis. • Walnut St. from Linden to Pine o Canopy and trunk -wrap trees along pedestrian walkway with 36-inch spaced C9 LED lights. Cost: Year 1: $98706 Year 2: $98706 Year3: $68706 Year 4: $78685 Year 5: $78685 50% Product Replacement Cost 50% Product Replacement Cost No Product Replacement Cost 20% Product Replacement Cost 20% Product Replacement Cost Repairs needed due to theft, vandalism, neglect, extraordinary weather conditions, animals or acts of nature are not warranted and will be billed accordingly at time and materials rate of parts plus $76/per man hour for ground repairs and $100/per man hour for bucket truck repairs. All tree counts are approximate. Y:.. _ .��tit jyiW< • 1 I.i I LAWN, TREE & LANDSCAPE CARE www.myswingle.com Option 2: Option 1 above plus items listed below. Tree Locations: • College Avenue from Magnolia to Olive Ave. o Canopy all trees with 36-inch spaced C9 LED lights. Complete trunk -wrap on median trees only. No trunk -wrap on trees along pedestrian walkway; 38 trees total (This differs from the specifications due to tree size. Three large Elms and power limitations access to some trees). Total $12,779 • Mountain Ave. West from College to Mason o Canopy all trees with 36-inch spaced C9 LED lights on nine trees. There are power limitations to some trees along the sidewalk. 9 trees. Total $2440 • Mountain Ave. East from College to Walnut o Canopy all trees along pedestrian walkway on North side of Mountain with 36-inch spaced C9 LED lights. Trunk -wrap only the trees in median; 33 trees total. Total $11239 • Mountain Ave. East from Walnut to Riverside o Canopy all trees along pedestrian walkway on North side of Mountain Ave. with 36-inch spaced C9 LED lights. Trunk -wrap only trees in median; 28 trees Total $9960 • NE corner of Mountain and Riverside o Canopy trees in park with 36-inch spaced C9 lights. Trunk -wrap trees with LED minis; 3 trees total. Total $1151 • Oak St. West of Plaza to Mason o Canopy trees in park with 36-inch spaced C9 LED lights. Trunk -wrap trees with LED minis. 9 trees Total $3290 • Pine St. from Walnut to Jefferson o Canopy trees in park with 36-inch spaced C9 LED lights. Trunk -wrap trees with LED minis; 13 trees total. Total $3492 • Triangle at Walnut and Pine o Canopy trees in park with 36-inch spaced C9 LED lights. Trunk -wrap trees with LED minis. 4 trees Total $859 • Linden St. to Jefferson St. to Old Town Square o Canopy all trees along pedestrian walkways with 36-inch spaced C9 LED lights; 12 trees Total $4551 I LAWN, THEE 8 LANOSCAVE CARE Cost: Year 1: $145,307 Year2: $121,620 Year 3: $91,620 Year 4: $100,568 Year 5: $100,568 50% Product Replacement Cost 50% Product Replacement Cost No Product Replacement Cost 20% Product Replacement Cost 20% Product Replacement Cost Repairs needed due to theft, vandalism, neglect, extraordinary weather conditions, animals or acts of nature are not warranted and will be billed accordingly at time and materials rate of parts plus $76/per man hour for ground repairs and $100/per man hour for bucket truck repairs. All tree counts are approximate. Option 3: This is a 5-year lease of product with all materials, labor, install, maintenance, takedown and storage being the sole responsibility of the contract. All current product will be replaced by the end of year 2. This will allow the display to maintain a near new appearance from year to year and allow for flexibility in design if desired. Option 1 annual total: $76,000 1 Option 2 annual total: $105,000 Repairs needed due to theft, vandalism, neglect, extraordinary weather conditions, animals or acts of nature are not warranted and will be billed accordingly at time and materials rate of parts plus $76/per man hour for ground repairs and $100/per man hour for bucket truck repairs. All tree counts are approximate. Eric Shaub Landscape Care Consultant Swingle Lawn, Tree and Landscape care Cell: (970) 556-2981 eshaub@myswingle.com r/fir , , 11 LAWN. TREE 8 LAN DSCAVE CAftE www.myswin • 3 References: Town of Parker Municipal lighting of O'Brien Park and Main St. 350 Trees and Municipal Buildings Contact: Town of Parker Public Works Mr. Erik Stadsvold 12010 N. Motsenbocker Rd. Parker, CO 80134-7506 (303)805-3221 Town of Superior Municipal lighting of trees along Rock Creek Pkwy and surrounding municipal buildings 100 Trees, Light Poles, Municipal Buildings Contact: Town of Superior Mr. Alan McBeath 127 E. Coal Creek Dr. Superior, CO 80027-9625 (720) 641-1920 Denver West Industrial Park Large tree lighting along 1-70 150 Trees Contact., Denver West Mr. Nathan Farmer 1546 Cole Blvd. Golden, CO 80401-3406 (303)332-6286