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Staff recommends award for city mowing contract; board questioned unusually low winning bid
Summary
Staff recommended awarding the city’s mowing contract to Rotolo Consultants LLC at $116,379.17 for 15 sites; an alderman asked why the low bid was about 35% below the next bid and staff said references checked positive and purchasing recommended award.
Staff recommended an award to Rotolo Consultants LLC (Slidell, Louisiana) for mowing and landscaping services at 15 city sites at a total value of $116,379.17. The item was presented during the Feb. 25 work session as a procurement award recommendation for facilities/landscaping services.
One board member noted the second‑lowest bid was roughly 35% higher than the recommended award and asked whether that disparity suggested omitted scope or quality problems. Purchasing staff said Rotolo was a new bidder for the city but provided strong references and that purchasing staff had checked those references and found the service quality satisfactory. The board did not take a formal vote at the work session; staff will process the procurement award per the purchasing policy.
