05/27/2014 Resolutions 2014-132 RESOLUTION 2014-132
WHEREAS,the City of Grand Island,Nebraska,in March 2011 received a$55,000
grant from the Greener Nebraska Towns Grant Program through the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum
Division consisting of$25,000 for a Water Wise project and $30,000 for Tree Planting; and
WHEREAS,the City Of Grand Island was notified in March of 2014 that additional
grant funds would be added to the Water Wise portion of the grant making a total of$48,000 for the
Water Wise project portion; and
WHEREAS, the City, in January of 2013 approved resolution 2013-18 authorizing
Kinghorn Gardens, a landscape and design firm from Omaha, NE as contractor for the design
services for the bioinfiltration project at the Grand Island Public Library; and
WHEREAS, Vlcek Gardens submitted a contract for landscape and bioinflitration
garden construction in the amount of$42,885.19 for the Grand Island Public Library Bioinfiltration
Garden: and
WHEREAS, the proposed agreement has been reviewed and approved by the City
Attorney's office.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND,NEBRASKA,that the City of Grand Island,Nebraska is hereby
authorized to award a contract to Vlcek Gardens in the amount of$42,885.19 for construction
services and the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute such documents on behalf of the
City of Grand Island.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Grand Island,Nebraska, May 27, 2014.
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Attest:
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RaNae Edwards, City Clerk
Approved as to Form a "Ai
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