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Clute council directs staff to negotiate lower mowing prices after bids exceed budget
Summary
Council recognized low bids for mowing across city zones but directed staff to negotiate with low bidders to reduce service levels or prices so the program fits the FY budget; staff recommended basing talks on 20–24 treatments instead of the 36-service bid model.
The council adopted Resolution 10-2025 recognizing low bidders on the city’s mowing and landscaping RFP and directing staff to negotiate with those bidders to produce individual contracts that fit the city’s budget.
Staff said bids were submitted on the assumption of 36 treatments per year and that, at that service level, the aggregate cost exceeded the city’s budgeted total (staff cited a total budget figure of…
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