25-003_Tree_Inventory_&_Management_Plan_REQ_TO_BID_approval.pdf

This document is a Request to Bid (RTB) from the City of Jackson Engineering Department for the 25-003 Tree Inventory and Management Plan RFQP, located in Jackson, Michigan. The project involves creating a comprehensive tree inventory and management plan specifically for trees, stumps, and potential planting sites within public rights-of-ways in the city, covering approximately 155 centerline miles of local roadways and 8 centerline miles maintained by the Michigan Department of Transportation. The project is funded through a USDA Forest Service Urban & Community Forestry Inflation Reduction Act Grant, with an estimated budget of $150,000 and will be drawn from Major Street Funds.

The Request to Bid was issued on October 23, 2024, by Jeffrey D. Crow, P.E., Assistant City Engineer, and is addressed to Jonathan Greene, City Manager. The document requires the successful firm to comply with specific grant requirements and project narrative details. The tree inventory will exclude trees in parks, City-owned parcels, and private lands, focusing exclusively on public rights-of-ways, including border roads of Brown Street and South Street. The document provides a standard approval/denial section for the City Manager and includes an instruction for the City Manager's Office to send a copy of the request to Purchasing and the original to the requesting department.