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River Ridge moves to terminate Laz’s Lawn, engages GulfScapes at higher cost
Summary
Citing poor performance, management recommended terminating Laz’s Lawn Service and contracting GulfScapes at $58,500; the board approved the change and authorized using withheld payments and unassigned funds to offset the $13,000 budget shortfall.
District management recommended terminating the Landscape Service Agreement with Laz’s Lawn Service, Inc. for poor performance and engaging GulfScapes Landscape Maintenance Services. GulfScapes submitted a proposal for $58,500, which is $13,000 higher than the $45,000 amount budgeted for landscape maintenance. GreenScapes was not an option because the firm declined to execute the CDD’s contract.
The Board approved terminating the Laz’s Lawn agreement effective immediately and engaged GulfScapes, authorizing management to use payments withheld from Laz’s Lawn and unassigned funds to offset the additional cost for plant replacement and the higher proposal amount.
Why it matters: landscape service affects neighborhood appearance, contract performance, and the FY budget. The higher contract price will be addressed through internal fund adjustments rather than immediate budget reallocation.
Next steps: Management will finalize the GulfScapes contract and transition services; board will monitor costs and use withheld funds from the prior contractor to offset initial plant-replacement costs.
