Paradise awards landscaping contract

By Mark Squibb

The Town of Paradise has awarded a new two-year landscape maintenance contract to the lowest of three bidders.
Staff issued a limited request for quotes and received three bids, ranging from $28,000 to $41,000, and recommended council award the contract to lowest bidder, O’Neil’s Gardening Ltd.
Staff budgeted $30,000 for landscape maintenance in Budget 2026.
The contract includes spring, summer, and fall maintenance, as well as flowers for planter boxes at the town hall, Double Ice Complex, War Memorial, and St. Thomas Line Community Centre.
The contract will be for two years, with an option to extend the contract on the same terms and conditions for an additional two years. The extension must be agreed upon by both the Town and O’Neil’s.
Councillor Sheldon Antle noted that subdivisions such as Elizabeth Park, Karwood Drive, and Trail’s End Drive have defined entry and exit points, and he wondered whether there were any plans for landscaping services in those areas, and similar places.
Councillor Erin Furlong said there are no such plans at this time.
The Town’s last landscaping contract expired on May 11.