El Mirage approves three‑year landscape maintenance contract with two vendors

The El Mirage City Council on Sept. 3 approved Contract EM25‑LSM02, a three‑year landscape maintenance agreement that splits city sites among two vendors and sets maximum annual budgets for facilities, rights of way and parks.

City staff presented the contract as a shift from a single‑vendor model used since 2021 to a multi‑vendor approach that staff said will increase competition and provide backup capacity for emergency work. Staff recommended awarding rights‑of‑way work to Arizona Superior Landscaping and parks and facilities work to Premier Landscape Management. The council voted to approve the contract after a motion by Councilwoman Dorsey and a second from Councilwoman Winston; the motion passed with one recorded nay.

City staff said the contract covers maintenance for parks, rights of way, city facilities and utility sites and adds services not in the prior contract, including increased tree…