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Alpharetta approves $789K for park landscaping and on-call construction services

Alpharetta recently signed a contract to handle time-consuming maintenance for areas with more ornamental landscape plants that includes watering and planting of the approximately 75 planters located throughout the downtown area. (Courtesy City of Alpharetta)

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Alpharetta recently signed a contract to handle time-consuming maintenance for areas with more ornamental landscape plants that includes watering and planting of the approximately 75 planters located throughout the downtown area. (Courtesy City of Alpharetta)
By Karen Huppertz for the AJC
April 8, 2022

The Alpharetta City Council recently approved a series of annual contracts for landscape maintenance and on-call construction services for city parks.

A Level I service contract to handle areas with more ornamental landscape plants goes to Crabapple Turf Management for $171,624. This includes watering and planting of the approximately 75 planters located throughout downtown.

A Level II service contract was approved with Tri Scapes for $499,901 to cover general park areas, sport/ball fields, and play areas.

A planter maintenance contract goes to Crabapple Turf Management for $39,861, and a one-time contract for Main Street median repairs goes to Tri Scapes for $77,179.

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