CCR2025.017-Award of Bid (Landscaping)COMMON COUNCIL - CITY OF MUSKEGO
RESOLUTION #017-2025
AWARD OF BID FOR 2025-2026
PARKS, BOULEVARDS, TERRACES AND FACILITY LANDSCAPING SERVICES
WHEREAS, Public Works and Development Director, Scott Kroeger, sent out an RFP to
eight Contractors for the Parks, Boulevards, Terraces and Facility Landscaping
Services two-year Contract; that even though there was interest by several companies,
only one Contractor submitted a bid as noted below:
Contractor
No
Bid
2025 Bid
2026 Bid
TOTAL
ASI Achtenha en
X
Sebert Landscaping
$181,500.00
$146,000.00
$327,500.00
Goodland
X
Blaze Landscaping
X
Legacy Landscaping
X
Terra Firma Landscaping
X
Muskego Lawn Care
X
Timberwolf Lawn Maintenance
X
; and
WHEREAS, the bid as received was $37,500.00 less than the previous two-year
Contract ($365,000.00) which was due to a revision of the overall scope of services and
the City of Muskego Department of Public Works taking over more grass cutting duties
in the parks; and
WHEREAS, through negotiations with Sebert Landscaping and in an effort to achieve
more cost saving measures; the final bid for the Contract was reduced to the following:
Contractor
Qualification
Statement
2025 Bid
2026 Bid
TOTAL
Sebert Landscaping
X
$180,500.00
$145,000.00
$325,500.00
; and
WHEREAS, the final bid received is $39,500.00 less than the previous two-year
Contract; that Sebert Landscaping is qualified to do this work and has performed these
landscaping duties for the City of Muskego in our previous Contract term; and
WHEREAS, on February 24, 2025, the day before the Common Council meeting to
approve this bid, members of the Common Council received an email alleging and
miscommunicating that certain landscaping companies were not allowed to bid on the
project; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to discussion and taking into consideration this email
correspondence, Council decided to deny the Sebert Landscaping bid and directed
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Public Works and Development Director, Scott Kroeger, to put out an RFP to the public
for the parks, boulevards, terraces and facility landscaping services two-year Contract
anticipating that landscapers who alleged that they were not allowed to bid would
actually now bid on the project in question; that this is a service Contract not subject to
the construction bidding laws of the State of Wisconsin; and
WHEREAS, Public Works and Development Director, Scott Kroeger, did officially and
fairly put out an RFP for the project following the meeting of February 25, 2025; that the
bids were submitted as noted below:
Contractor
Qualification
Statement
2025 Bid
2026 Bid
TOTAL
Red Tail
Yes
$182,150.00
$173,650.00
$355,800.00
Sebert Landscaping
Yes
$175,500.00
$140,000.00
$315,500.00
Snow Patrol
Yes
$175,000.00
$175,000.00
$350,000.00
; and
WHEREAS, the bid received is $49,500.00 less than the previous two-year Contract
($365,000.00) which was due to a revision of the overall scope of services and the City
of Muskego Department of Public Works taking over more grass cutting duties in the
parks; and
WHEREAS, Sebert Landscaping is qualified to do this work and has performed these
landscaping duties for the City of Muskego in our previous Contract term; and
WHEREAS, based on the above, the Director of Public Works and Development
recommends Sebert Landscaping for this landscaping service Contract for the 2025-
2026 seasons; and
WHEREAS, the Finance Committee has reviewed the findings of the Director of Public
Works and Development along with the bid of Sebert Landscaping and concurs with the
recommendation; that the Finance Committee further finds that the overall process of
obtaining bids for this project was fair and transparent.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council of the City of
Muskego, upon the recommendation of the Finance Committee, does hereby accept the
finalized total bid submitted by Sebert Landscaping in the amount of $315,500.00 for the
2025-2026 Parks, Boulevards, Terraces and Facility Landscaping Services Contract.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to sign the
Contract in the name of the City and the City Attorney is authorized to make substantive
changes to the Contract as may be necessary in order to preserve the general intent
thereof.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor is authorized to sign such substantive
changes made by the City Attorney; that DPW is authorized to enter into a Contract for
landscape services with Sebert Landscaping upon the certification of this resolution by
the City Clerk.
DATED THIS 25th DAY OF MARCH 2O25.
SPONSORED BY:
FINANCE COMMITTEE
This is to certify that this is a true and accurate copy of Resolution #017-2025 which
was adopted by the Common Council of the City of Muskego.
City Clerk
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