Tree Removal, Stump Grinding and Arboricultural Services

Question Submission Deadline:July 11, 2022, 8:00am Question Response Deadline:July 14, 2022, 5:00pm The Town of New Milford is soliciting competitive bids from qualified firms for tree removal, stump grinding and arboricultural services. The Town reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids in part or in whole. Bid prices shall remain in effect for sixty (60) days from the date bids are due and opened. The bidder is advised that the Town of New Milford is requesting lump-sum tree removal rates for various size tree categories', hourly rates, day rates (based on an 8 hour day), hourly emergency response rates for emergency tree removal services, stump grinding unit cost and arboricultural services (pruning, trimming and shaping) as outlined below in these specifications. The price quoted for any/all category must include costs for all specified equipment, traffic control, labor, mobilization, overhead, insurance, bonds and profit to perform the work as outlined and in accordance with the requirements set forth in these contract documents. Please note that the tree work contractor(s) will be responsible for the disposal of all tree material. Disposal of all material shall be at a location approved by local health, wetlands, zoning, and CT DEEP, as applicable. The winning bidder(s) will not have exclusive right to all tree work for the Town of New Milford ("Town"). The Town reserves the right to bid lump sum tree removal. Liquidated damages shall be $700.00 per calendar day. Requests for an extension of time, with adequate substantiation, must be presented within (24) twenty-four hours of the event that is the basis of the request or from the first effect of such an event on the removal. The Contractor will be responsible for providing all the documentation necessary to support the reasonableness of the additional time requested. Such requests will be considered by the Town and granted to the extent that the Town deems to be fair and reasonable. A pre-bid meeting is not scheduled for this project. All bonds required herein shall be obtained from a surety or insurance company that is duly licensed and/or authorized in the State of Connecticut to issue bonds for the limits and coverage required. The surety is further subject to approval by the Finance Director and the Town Attorney of the Town of New Milford. A. Performance and Payment Bond: Having satisfied all conditions of award as set forth elsewhere in these Documents, the successful Bidder shall, within 10 days of award, furnish a Performance Bond in a penal sum of $15,000.00 and a Labor and Material Payment Bond in a penal sum of $15,000.00, as security for the faithful performance of the Contract, and for the payment of all persons, firms or corporations to whom the Contractor may become legally indebted for labor, materials, tools, equipment, or services of any nature including utility and transportation services, employed or used by him in performing the work. Such bonds shall be in the form described above, or other acceptable form to the Owner and shall bear the same date as or a date subsequent to that of the Award. The current power of attorney for the person who signs for any surety company shall be attached to such bonds. These bonds shall be signed by a Guaranty or Surety Company listed in the latest issue of the U.S. Treasury Circular 570 and the penal sum shall be within the maximum specified for such Company in said Circular 570. All bonds must be personally indemnified. These bonds shall remain in effect throughout the entire contract period, but not less than one year from the date of issuance. B. Bid Security/Bond: The Bidder shall furnish a bid deposit in the amount of $5,000.00 to insure that their pricing is held for the required sixty (60) days or until the bid is awarded. Bid deposits will be returned upon award of the bid.

Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Operation and Maintenance of Exterior Improvements, Irrigation, Planting Irrigation, Planting, Planting Preparation, Soil Preparation, Landscape Grading.
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