DEPARTMENT: Parks
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Execute Contract With Natural Resource Preservation, LLC For Lebanon Hills Regional Park Vegetation Management
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize execution of contract with Natural Resource Preservation, LLC for vegetation management at Lebanon Hills Regional Park (LHRP) from October 2025 to September 2026, with the option to extend the contract twice for one additional calendar year.
SUMMARY
Background:
Dakota County's Natural Resource Management System Plan (NRMSP) was adopted by Resolution No. 17-274 (May 9, 2017). The NRMSP identifies the need to maintain restored areas perpetually to protect the initial investment made to restore the area and to "ensure that the plant community and wildlife continue on a trajectory toward greater ecological health." Dakota County hires contractors to maintain restored areas in parks via tasks such as removal of invasive species and prescribed burns to meet NRMSP goals. Staff has recognized increased efficiency and quality of work when one contractor has a vegetation management contract in consecutive years. To capitalize on that trend, the initial contract term will end on September 30th, 2026, with the option to extend the contract through September 30th, 2027, and a second extension through September 30th, 2028. Hourly or per-acre rates will increase by three percent for each contract extension.
Contract Information:
A request for proposals was prepared and released on August 1, 2025, for vegetation management at LHRP (see Attachment: Map) from October 2025 through September 2026. The five proposals received on August 15, 2025, are as follows:
Bidder Total Base Quote Amount
RES Great Lakes, LLC Non-Responsive
Landbridge Ecological, Inc. $275,962.76
Natural Resource Preservation, LLC $282,060.00
Minnesota Native Landscapes, Inc. $489,110.95
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