Unspecified Tree Pruning Arborist

The City of Charlotte, North Carolina, is now accepting Proposals for Unspecified Tree Pruning Arborist Services - FY2023. The requirements for submitting a Proposal are stated in the attached Request for Proposals (the "RFP"). Please review them carefully. Please have a copy of the RFP available for reviewing during the PreProposal Conference. All interested Companies should return a completed Request For Proposals Acknowledgement Form (see Section 6, Form 1) by the date stated in the schedule in Section 2.1 of this RFP. Ms. Hamilton can be reached at (704) 432-5568 or (704) 318-3495. If you are going to hand deliver to the Government Center, please call the solicitation contact listed above before doing so. An electronic version emailed to Tammy Hamilton at the email address below OR one (1) electronic copy of the Proposal on a flash drive in a searchable format such as MS Word or Adobe Acrobat and one (1) original Proposal signed in blue ink by a company official authorized to make a legal and binding offer, must be submitted in a sealed box or opaque envelope plainly marked with the Proposal number and service description. RFP questions must be directed to Tammy Hamilton, Procurement Agent, Department of General Services, City Procurement, per the enclosed instructions in Section 2.3. The City is an equal opportunity purchaser. If awarded a contract, you will be required to provide an insurance certificate that meets or exceeds the requirements set forth in Section 7, Sample Contract. It is the Company's responsibility to check website or the City's Contract Opportunities Site for any addenda or changes to this Project. Search for bid # 2022-594 to find if any documents or changes have been posted. The City of Charlotte (City) plans to contract with one or more firm(s) to be staged at Landscape Management Office to provide unspecified tree pruning arborist services (Services) daily at various unspecified geographical locations within Charlotte. The City is seeking a firm whose combination of experience and expertise will provide timely and cost-effective services to the City. All work covered in this RFP shall be in accordance with and all materials shall conform to the requirements of the current edition of the City of Charlotte-Landscape Management Division's Landscape Construction Standards (included by reference). Information related to this solicitation, including any addenda, will be posted to the City's Website. Tap to join from a mobile device (attendees only) +1-650-479-3207,,23176249853## Call-in toll number (US/Canada) Join by phone 1-650-479-3207 Call-in toll number (US/Canada) Global call-in numbers Join from the meeting link. Proposals must be in the format specified in Section 4 of this RFP. An electronic version shall be emailed to Tammy Hamilton at Tammy.Hamilton@charlottenc.gov, OR one (1) electronic copy on a flash drive in a searchable format such as MS Word or Adobe Acrobat, and one (1) original Proposal signed in blue ink by a company official authorized to make a legal and binding offer shall be submitted to the email address or physical address. When received, all Proposals and supporting materials, as well as correspondence relating to this RFP, shall become the property of the City. Do not arrive at City Procurement on the Proposal due date for the purposes of reviewing your competitors' Proposals. The Proposals will not be read aloud or made available to inspect or copy until any trade secret issues have been resolved. All Proposals will be time-stamped upon receipt and held in a secure place until opening. This tree pruning contract will consist of working with the City of Charlotte Landscape Management Division eight (8) hours daily (6:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., with a 30-minute lunch period), Monday - Friday. The equipment and personnel assigned to this Contract will be staged at the Landscape Management office located at 701 Tuckaseegee Rd, Charlotte, NC, 28208. All equipment shall be able to be mobilized with personnel assigned to this project. The Contractor(s) may be required to perform request tree maintenance work as needed after-hours (post 3:00 pm). The work consists of providing tree pruning services for various unspecified geographical locations. The Contractor(s) selected will assume full responsibility for pruning trees as identified and assigned by the City of Charlotte. Services include tree pruning, debris/wood removal, and the site clean-up associated with these arboricultural activities. Landscape Management will issue Work Orders to the Contractor(s) with the locations of the assigned work on a daily basis. No debris will be left on site overnight or over the weekend. If the assigned tree pruning work at a specific location cannot be completed in a single day, the site must be made safe and the work shall commence the following work day.

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