Barrow County School System


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Board Meeting
03/06/2018 06:00 PM

Board of Education
Professional Development Center
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ITEM : F.5. Grounds Manager at Risk - Greg WebbAttachment Icon

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Recommendation
The Superintendent recommended ACS Landscape as the Grounds Manager at Risk for the Barrow County School System.  This will be a 1 year contract with an annual renewal option for up to 4 additional years.

Summary
A five-member review committee comprised of representatives of the owner met to discuss, deliberate, and evaluate each proposal at which point a consensus was reached on the Grounds Management firm with the most responsive and responsible proposal believed to be in the best interest of Barrow County Schools for this project.

Supporting Documents

GM AT RISK.pdf

Financial Impact
The costs below represent a cumulative number for the Not To Exceed Proposal from the GM at Risk firms.

ABM             $754,875

Russell         $832,053

ACS             $536,714

Landcare      $638,768

4 Seasons    $561,973

Ruppert       $646,363

Rationale
After a mandatory pre-proposal meeting in which nine firms attended, six firms submitted proposals for our consideration.  The Grounds Manager will join the Owner to complete the project through collaboration to maintain the schedule, quality, and cost limitation of all grounds management activities for Barrow County Schools.
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