Consideration and possible action to approve an award of a Blanket Agreement with The F.A. Bartlett Tree Expert Company to provide tree trimming, landscaping, debris removal and other related services through Choice Partners contract #15/023JN in an amount not to exceed $80,000.00, and to ratify $59,204.00 of previous expenditures for similar purchases from the F.A. Bartlett Tree Expert Company pursuant to the Choice Partners contract #15/023JN -- Kimberly Garrett, Parks and Recreation Director

Approval of this blanket purchase order agreement with The F.A. Bartlett Tree Expert Company, a division of Harris County Department of Education through the Choice Partners cooperative program will allow the City of Georgetown to take advantage of lower prices for continuous tree trimming, landscaping, debris removal & other related services.

The F.A. Bartlett Tree Company is the current supplier of these services. These services are to be ordered by PARKS on a requirements needs basis through the Choice Partners Contract #15/023JN, for a contract term of 04/21/2015 through 04/20/2020.

This action requests approval for a not-to-exceed amount of $80,000 for seven (7) months of services in FY 2019-2020 to The F.A. Bartlett Tree Expert Company and also includes approval of $59,204 previous expenditures for FY 2018-2019 for similar purchases from this firm which were required and provided in accordance with their cooperative contract with Choice Partners.

The estimated total for this blanket agreement is $80,000.