The Chicago Park District awarded a contract to Christy Webber & Company for landscape maintenance services in Grant Park. The contract has an initial term of two years, with options to extend for up to three additional one-year periods. The contract includes services such as standard landscape maintenance operations, specialized landscape maintenance operations, miscellaneous landscape services, and professional services. The contractor is required to provide an adequate number of staff with qualified personnel and necessary management and technical expertise to assure performance of the services. The contract also includes provisions for compensation, payment, and termination.
• The contract has a total value of $1,466,708 for the initial two-year term.
• The contractor is required to provide services such as leaf composting, mulching, fertilization, and pruning.
• The contract includes provisions for the contractor to provide training services to Park District staff and interns.
• The contract requires the contractor to comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including those related to employment and labor.
• The contract includes a provision for the Park District to terminate the contract in whole or part, without cause, upon written notice to the contractor.