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Heritage Pines board approves $19,200 Premier Lakes contract for pond algae treatment
Summary
The board approved a $19,200 contract with Premier Lakes for pond algae control, citing a $3,200 annual savings versus the prior vendor; SOLitude services will end Nov. 30 and Premier Lakes will begin Dec. 1, 2024.
The Heritage Pines Community Development District Board on Oct. 15 approved a $19,200 contract with Premier Lakes, Inc. for pond algae treatment. District Manager Chuck Adams presented the proposal and said it represents an overall savings of $3,200 per year compared with the existing SOLitude contract.
Adams described the product used by the prior vendor and the anticipated schedule change: "a copper-based product is used to target algae. The odor is a product of the degasification of the algae, which lasts a couple of days," he said. Adams told the board he would initiate SOLitude's 30-day termination clause to end their services on Nov. 30, 2024, and that Premier Lakes would commence service on Dec. 1, 2024.
The motion to approve Premier Lakes' proposal was made by Supervisor Michael Walsh and seconded by Supervisor Carol Vaughan; the board approved the contract unanimously. The district manager reviewed the scope of services for the new vendor and said the Premier Lakes report will include more pond-specific details than the prior vendor's reports.
The board did not specify any performance benchmarks or penalty clauses in the recorded motion. Supervisor Walsh separately asked whether SOLitude could be held partially responsible for prior performance issues; Mr. Adams said he would contact SOLitude and thought holding them 50% responsible was reasonable.
