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City staff to seek three-year landscaping contract; north fountain repairs underway
Summary
City landscape manager Kevin Maddox told the Winter Springs Beautification Committee staff will ask the city commission to negotiate a three-year landscaping contract and updated the committee on fountain repairs and lighting.
City of Winter Springs landscape and arbor manager Kevin Maddox updated the Beautification Committee on the landscaping contract, fountain repairs and lighting work.
Maddox said the city will present a request to the city commission to negotiate a three-year landscaping contract with the recommended contractor (the contractor identified in the bid process). He said the proposed three-year arrangement would keep unit prices the same as the current contract and that the existing contract remains in effect while the commission considers the request.
On fountains, Maddox said the South Fountain renovation is complete and that South Fountain expenses were covered by insurance. For the North Fountain, staff identified a flooded vault and damaged pumps; a purchase order has been issued and Maddox estimated total work on the vault and related plumbing at about $24,000. He said replacement pumps were ordered and tracked for delivery and that the contractor estimated being in and out with the installation in about three days once parts arrive; staff's timeline estimate was roughly two weeks to return the North Fountain to operation, contingent on part deliveries.
Maddox described landscaping restoration priorities and cost estimates. He said limited budget and recent construction work require prioritizing the main entrance areas first. Estimates he reported for redoing the front landscaping area ranged from about $35,000 to $45,000. He noted some landscape repairs were not covered by insurance and would be considered in assessment discussions.
On lighting, Maddox and committee members said peripheral lighting refurbishment has been slow; staff reported contact with Duke Energy to follow up on pole and globe repairs and that some individual fixtures remain unrepaired. Maddox said staff will continue to coordinate with Duke Energy and contractors and would provide updates.
The committee discussed priorities for where restoration funds should go and offered to provide input to staff as the assessment and contract work move forward. The committee did not take a formal vote to award a landscaping contract; staff said it will return with final costs and seek commission authority to complete the contract negotiation and award.
