NIGP 98887: Tree Trimming and Pruning Services, Utility Lines (Energized)

NIGP 98887 Tree Trimming and Pruning Services, Utility Lines (Energized), an Item code, encompasses large limb and trunk removal, hazardous tree takedown, and right-of-way vegetation management performed beneath energized utility infrastructure across state and local jurisdictions. Recent state and local opportunities show that governments purchase tree removal on single-family residential properties through community redevelopment agencies, comprehensive vegetation management across utility rights-of-way, tree trimming at municipal facilities and parks, and arborist consulting with health assessment and inventory services—all performed to ANSI A300 and ISA Certified Arborist standards where applicable. Issuing bodies include Florida county community redevelopment agencies (Escambia County CRA), county transportation and utilities departments (Orange County Transportation Authority, Pasco County Utilities), municipal public works and parks divisions, county school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools, Citrus County Schools), and cooperative electric utilities (Central Florida Electric Cooperative, Glades Electric Cooperative). Geographic concentration appears heaviest in Florida, where Escambia County CRA has posted over a dozen hazardous tree removal quotes for individual residential addresses since May 2026, alongside competitive solicitations from Orange County, Collier County, Sarasota County, and the City of Pembroke Pines. Activity extends into Georgia (City of Atlanta, City of Covington, DeKalb County), Massachusetts (Berkshire Regional Group Purchasing Program), California (County of San Mateo), Oregon (Clackamas County, City of Seaside), and additional states represented in the recent-opportunities block.

Representative recent opportunities include Orange County Transportation Authority IFB 250406 for tree maintenance and pruning services at OCTA facilities and OC Streetcar properties throughout Orange County, California, with prevailing wage and DBE participation requirements, bids due July 20, 2026, at $200,000 estimated value over two years; Escambia County CRA Invitation to Quote for hazardous tree removal at multiple Pensacola addresses (10 Commander Drive, 3715 W. Brainerd Street, 204 Hancock Lane, 8425 Lawton Street), all quotes due July 17, 2026, requiring lump-sum pricing, Workers' Compensation and General Liability insurance at $1 million per occurrence, and mandatory pre-solicitation meetings; City of Orlando RFP26-0203 for arborist consulting, tree removal, and pruning services assessing private trees within city limits with ISA TRAQ certification required and 60 percent evaluation weight on contractor certification and experience, proposals due May 21, 2026 (note: this opportunity was posted in June 2026 with a May 21 deadline, indicating an earlier posting); and Berkshire Regional Group Purchasing Program FY27-19 Tree Services for removal, trimming, debris removal, and stump grinding across Northern, Central, and Southern Berkshire County Massachusetts, approximately 916 removal hours and 418 trimming hours estimated, bids due April 2, 2026, at $1.23 million estimated annual value with prevailing wage compliance required. Insurance requirements across solicitations are consistently substantial—$1 million to $3 million general liability and auto liability per occurrence, workers' compensation at statutory or specified levels, and ISA Certified Arborist staffing mandatory on most multi-site or specialized contracts. Pricing structures vary between lump-sum quotes for single-site removal, hourly crew rates with three-person minimums, unit pricing by tree diameter, and time-and-materials contracts for ongoing right-of-way maintenance. Activity in this code is robust and ongoing; the recent-opportunities block includes postings as recent as July 2026 and spans more than four months of continuous procurement across multiple sectors, suggesting sustained demand for qualified arboriculture services in utility, municipal, school district, and CRA contexts.