To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute a blanket purchase order with Heritage Landscape Supply Group, Inc., to supply chemical herbicides.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to execute, on behalf of the Public Works Director, a blanket purchase order with Heritage Landscape Supply Group, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $700,000, for chemical herbicides, for the period of November 5, 2024, through November 4, 2027, Countywide.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% Local Road and Flood Control District Funds.
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa County Public Works Maintenance Division maintains over 660 miles of roads, 79 miles of creeks and channels, and 29 detention basins and dams throughout Contra Costa County. Part of the County’s integrated pest management (IPM) program involves use of chemical herbicides at various County facilities to control vegetation growth, reduce fire hazards, and eliminate noxious and invasive weeds. A California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) licensed Pest Control Adviser (PCA) provides the County with recommendations for safe usage of appropriate herbicides. The County requires a vendor from which to purchase the herbicides.
On May 17, 2024, the County issued an Invitation for Bids (IFB) (Solicitation #2405-794) for chemical herbicides. Heritage Landscape Supply Group, Inc. was selected to provide the commodity; the blanket purchase order will have a three-year term, with the option of one-year extension.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to approve the blanket purchase order may prevent the Public Works Department from purchasing chemical herbicides to control vegetation growth, fire hazards, and weeds.