263-21 - Farm Revegetation and O&M Services

Thornton owns 110 farms located in Weld and Larimer Counties, near Ault, Colorado.  It is Thornton’s desire to convert these farms from irrigated farming practices to dry land pasture/grass.  The typical farm conversion project may range in size from approximately forty (40) acres to three hundred twenty (320) acres.  One farm or several farms may comprise a single project. Contractor shall perform farm revegetation and O&M services for Thornton on an on-call, as-needed basis. The types of projects may include, but are not limited to, disking, cover crop planting, grass seeding, grading and earthwork, grass and weed mowing, weed spraying, building inspection, building O&M, electrical, water line installation, recycling services, and fencing.

Work under this Agreement will be issued and performed under Task Assignments.  The Agreement shall terminate on December 31, 2027, unless sooner terminated by Thornton’s issuance of a Termination Notice.  Rate adjustments may be re-negotiated on an annual basis upon request.  Rate adjustments are limited to no greater than the increase in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Consumer Price Index as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.