Princeton would hand its citywide mowing and landscaping to BrightView Services, Inc. under a contract the City Council considers Monday, Nov. 9, at an estimated annual cost of $519,976.44.
The city drew 14 responses to its invitation for bid, No. 26-100020, which closed Sept. 21. BrightView submitted the lowest bid, and Parks and Recreation Director Chase Bryant's memo to the council calls the company the "most advantageous" respondent.
Who pays
The annual estimate is split across several budgets, according to the memo:
- Parks and Recreation: $491,175.87
- Princeton Economic Development Corporation: $23,727.57
- Princeton Community Development Corporation: $4,824.00
- Development Services: $249.00
The Development Services share covers abatement mowing, when city crews or contractors cut overgrown private lots whose owners have not complied with city code. That cost is billed back to the property owner, the memo says.
The economic development corporation looks after 41.16 acres of green space at Bois d'Arc Professional Park, and the community development corporation maintains the landscaping at the Steve and Judy Deffibaugh Community Center. Both corporations would be able to use the contract's terms.
