Nature Garden Maintenance

The Nature Gardens Maintenance Contract is a two-year contract awarded to Christy Webber & Company to maintain nature gardens in various parks throughout the city of Chicago. The contract includes spring clean-up, ongoing maintenance, and fall clean-up, and the vendor is responsible for providing all equipment, labor, and materials necessary to perform the services. The contract also includes provisions for plant installation, hardscape repair, and related services. The total contract value is approximately $99,995. • The contract includes maintenance of seven nature gardens, including Bessemer Park, Horner Park, Lincoln Park, Ogden Park, Portage Park, Prospect Gardens Park, and Rutherford Sayre Park. • The vendor is required to use environmentally-friendly landscaping practices, including watering only as necessary, leaving standing vegetation and seed heads over the winter, and applying no pesticides, insecticides, or fertilizers. • The contract includes provisions for plant installation, hardscape repair, and related services, with a total aggregate amount not to exceed $30,000. • The vendor is required to submit a weekly log to the CPD project manager, including dates of and observations noted during weekly monitoring visits, details of work performed, and a schedule for addressing any outstanding issues.