Fire Trucks, Tree Trimming, EC Row at Windsor City Council Tonight
Monday February 6th, 2012, 1:15pm
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This evening at Windsor City Council, Councillors will be asked to approve several project tenders.
Council will be asked to approve the expense of $1,068,000 for the purchase of two new fire pumper/rescue trucks. These two new trucks will replace two older trucks in the fleet that were purchased in 1995. The fire department replaces all vehicles in their fleet on a 15 year rotation.
Council will be asked to approve a tender for tree trimming. Forest Glade Tree Experts came in with the lowest bid at $112,485.00 for a one year tender of trimming of 1,500 trees.
Council will receive three tenders to approve grass cutting in the city. Siefker Inc. will be awarded a three year contract worth $600,000 for grass cutting on the E.C Row Expressway. Bellaire Landscape Inc. will be awarded a three year contract to cut vacant lots in the city once per year. The contract is worth $42,570.00. Bellaire will also be awarded a contract for three years worth $52,790.40 for the cutting of roadside ditches one time per year.