BID_ITEMS_2026.xlsx

This is a bid items pricing schedule for Tree Pruning and Removal Services contracted by the City of Palo Alto, California. The City of Palo Alto's Department of Public Works Urban Forestry Section is seeking contractor services to maintain approximately 38,000 publicly maintained trees located along street corridors and throughout parks, open spaces, and facilities within the city. The scope of work includes program pruning, palm pruning, demand pruning, hourly maintenance services, tree removal, and stump grinding across six service categories. The contract is structured as a five-year agreement with quantities established on a seven-year pruning cycle basis, though actual work quantities may be adjusted up or down to match available contract funding. The bid items specify quantities for each service type across tree size classifications measured in diameter at breast height (D.B.H.), ranging from trees under 4 inches to trees 31 inches and larger, with quantities spanning 20 to 1,800 units depending on the service and size class across the five contract years.

Bidders are required to submit unit prices for each service category and size classification, with extended prices calculated by multiplying unit prices by specified quantities for each of the five contract years. The pricing schedule includes hourly rates for basic services outside unit and demand pruning, such as three-person crews with bucket trucks during regular and emergency hours, 90-foot bucket services, crane services, and additional root grinding work. The bid total represents the sum of five-year totals across all six service categories. Payment and performance bonds will be required for the final contract amount. The estimated work quantities in the bid items sheet represent typical maintenance across a seven-year cycle, with the understanding that final contract quantities may be adjusted based on available funding once a lowest bidder is determined.