TOWN OF BLOOMFIELD

BLOOMFIELD, CONNECTICUT

Bid #1162: Urban Forestry Services

Right-of-Way Tree Inventory

Town Roads

Bloomfield Connecticut 06002

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE Page 1

TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 2

INVITATION TO BID Page 3-4

TERMS AND CONDITIONS Page 5-11

BID FORM Page 13

REFERENCES Page 14

SCOPE OF SERVICES – ENGAGEMENT & BACKGROUND INFORMATION Page 15-19

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INVITATION TO BID

Right-of-Way Tree Inventory

Town Roads

BLOOMFIELD, CONNECTICUT

PUBLIC BID NO. 1162

The Town of Bloomfield is seeking proposals from qualified firms to provide urban forestry services for a right-of-way tree inventory of municipally owned roads in the Town of Bloomfield. Deliverable item(s) shall be (2) two hard copies of the tree inventory, one (1) electronic copy on a thumb drive, along with an .CSV electronic file of the inventory suitable for importation of the data into a yet to be determined tree inventory software.

The Town of Bloomfield maintains 110 miles of town roads and completed 28 miles of right-of-way tree inventory in fiscal year 2023 in Public Works District 2 (see attached map). The 2023 inventory project resulted in the identification of approximately 94 trees per road mile. The project goal is to complete the right-of-way tree inventory in District 2, perform a tree inventory in Districts 1 and 3 and complete as many miles of right-of-way tree inventory in Districts 4 & 5 as remaining funding will allow. The Town of Bloomfield has received a

Community & Urban Forestry Grant from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to perform additional tree inventory along town roads.

Bidders wishing to submit a bid proposal must submit a sealed bid to the Purchasing Manager, Town of

Bloomfield, Town Hall, 2nd Floor, 800 Bloomfield Avenue, Bloomfield, CT 06002, by 1:00 PM (EST) on Thursday, December 11, 2025, at which time all bids received will be publicly opened and recorded. The invitation to bid and any addenda can be found on the Town website, https://www.BloomfieldCT.gov/ as well as the State of CT

Department of Administrative Services website, https://portal.CT.gov/DAS/CTSource/portal-page.

The bid envelope is to be clearly marked on the outside with “ITB 1162 – Tree Inventory” and the respondent company name. One Original (clearly identified as such) along with two paper copies, plus one (1) electronic copy on a thumb drive shall be submitted. Bids will not be accepted after the stated bid opening date and time.

Faxed and/or e-mailed bids are not acceptable.

Bid Security in the amount of 5 percent (5%) of the Bid must accompany each bid, in accordance with the Bid Instructions and Information. The successful bidder will be required to furnish Performance and Labor and Materials Payment bonds, each in amount equal to 100 percent (100%) of the contract price.

https://www.bloomfieldct.gov/ https://portal.ct.gov/DAS/CTSource/portal-page

Questions regarding this invitation to bid may be directed to the Purchasing Manager, Joseph Muraca, at

JMuraca@BloomfieldCT.org no later than Monday, November 24, 2025, at 4:00 pm EST. Responses to questions will be posted via addendum by Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at 5:00 pm EST. Questions submitted after this time will not be accepted. Bidders are requested to limit their communications regarding this Invitation to

Bid to the Purchasing Manager.

The successful bidder (the “Selected Contractor”) shall comply with CONN. GEN. STAT. §§ 4a60, 4a-60a, 4a-60g, and 46a-68b through 46a-68f, inclusive, as amended.

The Town reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposal submissions, to waive any technicality in a proposal or portion thereof submitted, to cancel this RFP for any reason, and to accept any proposal deemed to be in the best interest of the Town of Bloomfield.

The Town of Bloomfield is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. MBEs, WBEs, and SBEs are encouraged to apply.

mailto:JMuraca@BloomfieldCT.org

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Bidders wishing to submit a bid proposal must submit a sealed bid to the Purchasing Manager, Town of

Bloomfield, 2nd Floor, 800 Bloomfield Avenue, Bloomfield CT, as directed in the invitation to bid, at which time all bids received will be publicly opened and recorded. One original, along with two paper copies, and one (1) electronic copy on a thumb drive shall be submitted. The bid envelope is to be clearly marked on the outside with “ITB 1162 – Tree Inventory” and the respondent company name. Faxed, emailed, or late bids will not be accepted.

1. All labor, material, transportation, and any incidental charges must be included in the pricing.

2. The Town of Bloomfield is exempt from the payment of taxes imposed by the federal government and/or the State of Connecticut; such taxes shall not be included in the bid prices.

3. Exceptions to specifications must be clearly stated on a separate piece of paper.

4. Permits:

The Selected Contractor must obtain and bear the cost of all necessary permits, licenses, and fees.

5. Contractor Insurance Requirements:

The Selected Contractor shall be required to furnish proof of the following insurance coverage within ten (10) days of receipt of the Notice of Selection. Insurance shall be issued by an insurance company licensed to conduct business in the State of Connecticut with a Best’s Key Rating of A-, VIII or better. Any and all exceptions must be approved by the Town Manager. Insurance coverage shall remain in full force for the duration of the Contract term including any and all extensions or renewal thereof. Each insurance certificate shall contain a (30) day notice of cancellation. All renewal certificates shall be furnished at least thirty (30) days prior to policy expiration. Any and all deductibles are the sole responsibility of the

Selected Contractor to pay and/or indemnify.

Minimum Limits

Commercial General

Liability, including

Contractual Liability

Each Occurrence $1,000,000.00

General Aggregate $2,000,000.00

Products/Completed Op.

Agg.

$2,000,000.00

Auto Liability, including non-owned and hired vehicles

Combined Single Limit –

Each Accident

$1,000,000.00

Workers Compensation and Employer’s Liability

Workers Compensation Statutory Limits (CGS)

Each Accident $100,000.00

Disease – Each Employee $100,000.00

Disease Policy Limit $500,000.00

Professional Liability Issued on a claim made basis for the term of the

Contract and for two (2) years following the completion of the

Contract

$2,000,000.00 Single

Limit

The Town of Bloomfield, Bloomfield Board of Education, and State of Connecticut are included as

Additional Insureds, ATIMA under the Commercial General Liability and Employer’s Liability Insurance

Policies. THE UNDERLINED WORDING MUST BE SHOWN IN THE SPACE PROVIDED FOR “COMMENTS” ON

THE ACORD INSURANCE CERTIFICATE. (Additional Insured requirement is expressly waived for Workers’

Compensation and Professional Liability coverages.)

Each insurance coverage named above shall provide not less than 30-day notice of cancellation to the

Town. All policies shall be on the occurrence form except where noted otherwise. Any and all exceptions shall be reviewed by the Purchasing and Risk Managers.

Cancellation or other termination of insurance policies required by this Agreement without immediate replacement thereof may be considered a default in the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The

Contractor agrees that such default may be cured by procurement of insurance on behalf of Contractor, at the Contractor’s expense, at Town’s option.

6. Hold Harmless Agreement

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Respondent, its agents and assigns shall indemnify and hold harmless the Town of Bloomfield and their respective consultants, agents, employees, elected officials, and officers, ("the Town") from any and all claims made against the Town, including but not limited to, damages, awards, costs, losses and expenses, direct, indirect or consequential (including but not limited to reasonable fees and charges of engineers, attorneys and other professionals and court and arbitration costs), to the extent any such claim directly and proximately results from the wrongful, willful or negligent performance of services by the Respondent during the Respondent’s performance of the Agreement or any other agreements of the Respondent entered into by reason thereof. The

Town agrees to give the Respondent prompt notice of any such claim and absent a conflict of interest, an opportunity to control the defense thereof.

As to any and all claims against the Town or any of its consultants, agents or employees by any employee of Respondent, by any person or organization directly or indirectly employed by Respondent to perform or furnish any of the work, or by anyone for whose acts Respondent may be liable, the indemnification obligation under this Section 6 shall not be limited in any way by any limitation on the amount of type of damages, compensation or benefits payable by or for Respondent under worker’s or workman’s compensation acts, disability benefit acts or other employee benefit acts.

As a municipal agency of the State of Connecticut, the Town will NOT defend, indemnify, or hold harmless the Successful Respondent.

7. Anti-Collusion Statement

Respondents and their employees, officers, advisers, agents or sub-contractors must not engage in any collusive bidding or other anti-competitive conduct, or any other similar conduct, in relation to:

• the preparation or submission of bids/proposals;

• the clarification of bids/proposals; and

• the conduct and content of negotiations, including final contract negotiations, with respect to this

ITB or procurement process, or any other procurement process being conducted by the Town in respect of any of its requirements.

8. Subcontracting

The Selected Contractor may utilize the services of specialty subcontractors on those portions of the work which, under normal contracting practices are performed by specialty subcontractors, or comply with the State of Connecticut Municipal Set Aside Program. The Selected Contractor shall not award any portion of the work to a subcontractor without prior written approval of the Town. The acceptance of any and all subcontractors shall reside with the Town, and the Town's decision shall be final. The

Selected Contractor shall be fully responsible to the Town for the performance, finished products, acts, and omissions of their subcontractors and persons directly or indirectly employed thereby. The Selected

Contractor shall cause appropriate provisions to be included in all subcontracts relative to this project to bind subcontractors to the provisions of the Contract and these Bid Documents as applicable to work performed by the subcontractor on this project; and appropriate provisions to give the Town the same powers and authority over any subcontractor as it has over the Selected Contractor under the provisions of said documents.

8. Firm Price Period

Bidders agree that their prices will remain firm for one hundred and eighty (180) days from the bid opening date.

9. Project Location

The work for this contract will be performed along 110 miles of public roads owned and maintained by the Town of Bloomfield. No work shall be performed on state roads or private roads within the Town as part of this work.

10. Intent

The Intent of these specifications is to retain a contractor that will furnish all labor, supervision, tools, materials (unless otherwise noted) and equipment necessary to perform and prepare a right-of-way tree inventory under all bid items detailed within this contract.

11. Work Schedule

The Selected Contractor shall call the Public Works Department at (860) 243-1487 prior to the start of any work associated with this Invitation to Bid (“ITB”) and the related Contract. The Selected Contractor shall begin work within fourteen (14) calendar days after contract signing and receiving an assignment. By joint agreement, a later date may be set for beginning work, if such delay is caused beyond the control of the Selected Contractor or the Town.

If the Selected Contractor does not commence work within the two-week period and continue work in a timely manner, the Contract may be terminated by the Town. Once the Selected Contractor starts work, the Selected Contractor must stay on task until complete unless otherwise directed by the Town. If the Contract is terminated, the Town reserves the right to assign the work to another contractor, and any additional cost, if any, will be assessed to the original Selected Contractor.

No work will be performed at night, on Sundays, nor legal holidays except in case of emergency and only to the extent necessary to make the work safe. The normal workday shall be considered as any eight (8) hour period falling between 7:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Special clearance will be required for work outside these times.

All tree inventory field work shall be conducted with trees in full foliage.

All work under the Contract is to be completed and submitted to the Town by September 30, 2026, unless extended by the Town.

12. Delay in Time of Completion, No Claim for Damages

The Town may reasonably delay the beginning of the work, or any part thereof, if the Town deems it necessary because of weather conditions. The Selected Contractor shall have no claim for damages on account of said reasonable delay, but if a time clause is carried in the Contract, so much additional time shall be allowed as the Town computes such delay has influenced the completion by the Selected Contractor. The Town shall certify such additional time in writing.

In case the Selected Contractor shall suffer damage from loss of time, where the same is caused by or under the direction of the Town, the condition of the weather, or by any circumstances so unusual that they could not be foreseen previous to or avoided during the construction of the work (all of which shall be determined by the Town who shall certify the same in writing); the time during which work was so suspended shall be excluded and the time of completion extended by a corresponding number of days.

Neither an extension of time for any reason beyond the date fixed for the completion of the work, nor the acceptance of any part of the work comprised in these specifications subsequent to the said date, shall be deemed to be a waiver by the said Selected Contractor of the right to abrogate the Contract for abandonment or delay in the manner herein provided.

13. Evaluation of Prices Submitted

Bids will be compared on the basis of the estimated quantities, times, unit or lump sum prices stated in the

Proposal. In the event of a discrepancy between prices written in words and figures; the prices written in words shall govern. It is the intent of the Town of Bloomfield to make an award to the lowest responsible qualified bidder (reference C.G.S. 4a-59). In the event of a discrepancy between (1) the Total Amount of the bids as recorded on the bid form by the bidder and (2) the Total Amount of lump sum line items and/or unit prices as recorded on the bid form by the bidder extended by designated quantities and tabulated by the Purchasing Agent, the latter shall prevail.

14. Estimate of Work

The Town’s estimate of work and material by which the bids will be compared, are as shown in the Proposal and are solely for the purpose of comparing proposals received and are approximate only and are not guaranteed. The parts of the work have been divided into items in order to allow the bidder to bid for the different portions of the work in accordance with their estimate of their cost; so that in event of an increase or decrease of the quantities of any item of work, the actual quantity executed may be paid for at the price bid for that particular item of work.

15. Contractor Qualifications

Bidders, if requested, must be able to present satisfactory evidence that they are capable and fully prepared with necessary capital, personnel, materials, and equipment to do the work to be contracted for under this Proposal. All data collection shall be completed by arborist(s) certified by the State of Connecticut. Copies of each arborist’s credentials are required at the time of proposal. It is preferred, but not required, that personnel collecting data in the field are Tree Risk Assessment Qualified (TRAQ).

16. Certificate of Good Standing

Any corporation whose Proposal is being considered for acceptance by the Town may be required, if requested, to provide a "Certificate of Good Standing" from the Secretary of the State's Office for Connecticut.

17. Acceptance/Rejection of Bids

The Town of Bloomfield may reject bids which are incomplete, conditional, obscure, contain additions not called for, erasures not properly initialed, or which contain alterations or irregularities of any kind. The Town may rightfully waive informalities. The Purchasing Manager reserves the right to reject any or all bids; or the bids for any one or more commodities; or contractual services included in any or all bids; and/or to waive any informality in bids; and unless otherwise specified, to buy any part or the whole from one or more bidders when it is to the Town's best interest to do so. The Town also reserves the right to reject any or all bids, or to accept any bid whether the lowest or not, should the Town deem it for their best interest to do so.

Determination of the best interests of the Town shall include consideration of active or pending civil litigation between the Town and any contractor (or its subcontractor or supplier) submitting a bid to the Town.

18. Prevailing Wage Rates

Due to the value of this contract, it is not anticipated that the Contractor shall be subject to prevailing wage rates.

19. Adjustment of Work Quantities

Bidders shall be advised that the Town of Bloomfield reserves the right to modify quantities, associated work and contract value to match available funding for this project. Therefore, the Selected Contractor is required to perform work on each work item at the Selected Contractor’s bid price. Failure to perform the referenced work will constitute a breach of contract and result in termination of the Contract.

BIDDERS ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ESTIMATED UNIT QUANTITIES CONTAINED IN THIS PROPOSAL

ARE PROVIDED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF EVALUATING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF BIDS AND MAY

VARY.

THE ACTUAL QUANTITIES OF WORK ORDERED UNDER THIS CONTRACT FOR ANY PARTICULAR ITEM MAY

VARY FROM THE REPRESENTATIVE/LISTED QUANTITIES AND THE SELECTED CONTRACTOR SHALL HAVE

NO CLAIM FOR DAMAGES BASED UPON SUCH VARIANCE.

The Town reserves the right to perform work or to hire contractors outside this contract to perform similar work.

20. Defective Work

The inspection of work shall not relieve the Selected Contractor of any of their obligations to fulfill the

Contract as herein specified, and any defective work shall be made good, and any unsuitable materials shall be rejected, notwithstanding that such work and materials have been previously overlooked by the Town and accepted or estimated for payment. This shall cover any material furnished or improper installation by the Selected Contractor, their agents or employees and shall be made good and replaced at the Selected

Contractor’s own expense.

21. Contractor Responsible for Entire Work until Accepted

The Selected Contractor shall have charge of and be responsible for the entire work until its final completion and acceptance, and any imperfect or unfaithful work or defective materials that may be discovered at any time before the final completion and acceptance of the work or work injured or destroyed by the elements or the public, shall be corrected immediately on the requirement of the Town.

The presence of an inspector shall not relieve the Selected Contractor of responsibility for failure due to poor materials or workmanship and for work obviously constructed in error.

22. Guarantees

The Selected Contractor shall guarantee all their work to be free from defects due to workmanship or material used for a period of one (1) year from the final completion of all work on the Contract. Should the

Selected Contractor, during the guarantee period, upon notification from the Town in writing within five

(5) days, fail to begin to making necessary repairs to the satisfaction of the Town, action by be taken by the

Town to have the repairs made, either by using the Town’s own forces and equipment or between the Town and a contactor selected by the Town. The cost shall be taken from monies due the Contractor. Any cost exceeding that held shall be paid by the Contractor, or the Town may call upon the bond surety to pay said extra cost.

23. Workers, Supervision and Maintenance

The Selected Contractor shall employ only competent, faithful, skilled, and proficient tradespeople to do the work required of them, and whenever the Town shall inform the Selected Contractor that any employee or agent on the work is in their opinion incompetent or unfaithful, he/she shall be discharged from the work and shall not again employ him/her for work under this Contract. Helpers and apprentices may be used, but only under direct supervision of the job foreman.

24. Project Budget

The anticipated budget for this project is approximately $60,000. $30,000 of funding being provided by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's Urban and Community Forestry

(UCF) Program Grant supplemented with $30,000 of municipal funds.

25. Taxpayer’s Identification Number

Each Respondent, whether an individual, proprietor, partnership or a non-profit corporation or organization must obtain, complete and include, with the bid/proposal submitted, an Internal Revenue Service Form W-9, "Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification".

26. Additional Information and Revisions to Bids/Proposals

Information may be provided to prospective Respondents for the purpose of clarification to assure full understanding of, and responsiveness to the Invitation to Bid requirements. Prospective Respondents shall be afforded fair and equal treatment with respect to access to additional information and revision of bids/proposals.

17. Non-discrimination

The Respondent agrees and warrants that in the performance of the Agreement pursuant to this solicitation they will not discriminate or permit discrimination against any person or group of persons on the grounds of sex, race, color, religion, age, marital status, ancestry, national origin, past history of mental disorder, mental retardation or physical disability or other basis in any manner prohibited by the laws of the United States, the State of Connecticut or the Town of Bloomfield.

18. Confidentiality

During the term of the Agreement, the Successful Respondent may not release any information related to the services or performance of services under the Agreement, nor publish any report or documents relating to the Town, the account or performance of services under the agreement without prior written consent of the Town; and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Town, its offices, agents, and employees from all liability which may be incurred by reason of dissemination, publication and distribution, or circulation, in any manner whatsoever, of any information, data, documents, or material pertaining to the Town, the account or the Agreement by the Successful Respondent or its agents or employees.

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ITEM

NO.

DESCRIPTION OF COMMODITIES AND/OR SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE EXT PRICE

1.

ITEM

NO.

A2.

PERFORM RIGHT-OF-WAY TREE INVENTORY INCORPORATING

ITEMS AS DEFINED IN TABLE 1 BASE BID, PER TREE

DESCRIPTION OF COMMODITIES AND/OR SERVICES

ALTERNATE BID ITEMS TABLE 2

PERFORM RIGHT-OF-WAY TREE INVENTORY INCORPORATING

ADDITIONAL ITEMS AS DEFINED IN TABLE 2 ALTERNATE BID,

PER TREE

Ea.

Ea.

BID TOTAL (Base bid & Alternates)

In compliance with all of the conditions hereof, the Bidder, whose name appears hereon, offers and agrees to furnish and deliver to the destination all of the commodities and/or services as defined on pg. 13 against which prices are quoted.

Name of Firm

Date

Signature

Title

Telephone

Fax

TOWN OF BLOOMFIELD BID 1162

Right-Of-Way Tree Inventory, Town Roads

BID FORM

ITB 1162 ATTACHMENT A

REFERENCES

Bidders shall submit the names and contact information for three towns, cities or commercial establishments for whom similar service has been satisfactorily performed within the past five (5) years.

Reference # 1

Name of Municipality/Establishment

Nature of Work

Dates performed

Name of contact

Phone number of contact

E-mail of contact

Reference # 2

Name of Municipality/Establishment

Nature of Work

Dates performed

Name of contact

Reference # 3

Name of Municipality/Establishment

Nature of Work

Dates performed

Name of contact

INVITATION TO BID (ITB) 1162

For Urban Forestry Services

Right of Way Tree Inventory

SCOPE OF SERVICES - Engagement Description and Background Information

The Town of Bloomfield is seeking proposals from qualified firms to provide urban forestry services for a right-of-way tree inventory of municipally owned roads in the Town of Bloomfield. Deliverable item(s) shall be (2) two hard copies of the tree inventory and an .CSV electronic file of the inventory suitable for importation of the data into a yet to be determined tree inventory software.

The Town of Bloomfield maintains 110 miles of town roads and completed 28 miles of right-of-way tree inventory in fiscal year 2023 in Public Works District 2 (see attached map). The project goal is to complete the right-of-way tree inventory in District 2 and complete as many miles of right-of-way tree inventory as funding will allow. The Town of Bloomfield has received a Community & Urban Forestry Grant from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to perform additional tree inventory along town roads.

All work associated with this project shall be performed by an arborist certified in the State of Connecticut and all work shall be completed and submitted by September 30, 2026.

Scope of Work

1. Attend a project kick-off meeting with Town staff to review background information, project understanding and approach, potential issues, and site conditions.

2. Conduct a field survey of trees within the public right of way on town-owned roads to identify all trees with a diameter breast height (DBH) of 2-1/2” or more. Data collected shall be as identified in Table #1 and Table #2 (alternates) if exercised. Location of the town roadway right of way shall be as depicted on the Town of Bloomfield’s GIS.

3. Submit a draft of the tree inventory for review and based on Town Staff review, revise the draft inventory as necessary.

4. Prepare final tree inventory and submit to the Town. Two (2) hard copies, one (1) electronic copy on a thumb drive, along with all data in a .csv file required.

5. All work shall be performed by a CT Licensed Arborist. It is preferred, but not required, that personnel collecting data in the field are Tree Risk Assessment Qualified (TRAQ).

6. Tree Data collection fields required.

TABLE 1 – BASE BID ITEMS, TREE INVENTORY COLLECTION DATA

FIELD NAME DESCRIPTION FIELD FORMAT; EXAMPLE

LATITUDE

Each data point should be located using

GIS and/or GPS equipment Decimal degrees; 46.5238

LONGITUDE

Each data point should be located using GIS and/or GPS equipment Decimal degrees; -122.5236

COMMON

NAME

fully spelled out name of common name of tree species Text; Norway Spruce

SCIENTIFIC

NAME

fully spelled out name of scientific tree species Text; Picea Abies

DBH

Diameter at breast height. Tree trunk diameter at 4.5' above grade to the nearest one inch. For multi-stemmed trees, record up to the 4 largest stems. Numeric; 12

CONDITION

Tree condition recorded in one of the four categories adapted from the rating system established by the Internation Society of Arboriculture: Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor, Critical, Dead Text; Good

TABLE 2 – ALTERNATE BID ITEMS, TREE INVENTORY COLLECTION DATA

FIELD NAME DESCRIPTION FIELD FORMAT; EXAMPLE

PROPERTY

ADDRESS Property Address Number; 12

STREET NAME Name of street tree located on Text; Broad St.

NUMBER OF

STEMS

Number of stems up to 4 on multi-stemmed trees Number; 3

TREE

COMMENTS

General Comments if applicable or additional information regarding disease, insects, mechanical damage, etc. can be added here Text; broken limb

BY

Inspector’s Company if consultant, or first initial & last name if Town Employee Text; Superior Tree, m. ritson

INSPECTION

DATE Date of last tree inspection Number; MM/DD/YYYY

Proposal

Prepare a written proposal, including per tree cost. Include any assumptions, or exclusions, to complete the scope of work as presented. Propose revisions to the scope of work as deemed fit based on the consultant’s professional experience with similar projects to both clarify the scope of work and ensure it adequately covers the needed scope.

Evaluation Criteria

• Demonstrated ability to satisfy the requested scope of services.

• Competitive Rate

• Relevant and proven experience.

• References.

• Professional qualifications and certification.

A short list of finalists will be developed, and Respondents may be interviewed by the Selection Committee after the proposals are received. If interviews are held, they will be approximately 45 minutes long. The key personnel to be assigned to this project must be present at this interview.

Selection as the preferred proposal does not provide any contractual rights to that Respondent. Any such rights shall accrue only if and when the Town and the Successful Respondent execute a binding contract. The Town reserves the right to negotiate with the Successful Respondent in any manner necessary to best serve the interests of the Town. If the Town fails to reach an agreement with the Successful Respondent, the Town may commence negotiations with an alternative Respondent or reject all bids and reinstitute the ITB process.

Town of Bloomfield

ITB 1162: Urban Forestry Services – Right-of-Way Tree Inventory – Town Roads

The undersigned has read, understands, and agrees to comply with the requirements contained in the Invitation to Bid.

The undersigned submits this proposal in good faith and without collusion with any other person, individual or firm.

Name and Address of Firm:

Name, Title and Contact Information (phone, fax, AND email) of Authorized Representative:

NAME:

TITLE:

PHONE:

FAX:______________

E-MAIL:

Signature of Authorized Representative:

(Attach additional sheets as necessary)