Citywide Tree Maintenance & Arboricultural Services
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- CWB013279
- State
- Connecticut
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdictions
- NIGP codes
- 02004 Brush And Tree Chippers
- 02090 Tree And Root Cutters And Stump Grinders, Tractor Mounted
- 91873 Landscaping Consulting
- 96888 Tree And Shrub Removal Services
- 98802 Arborist Services
- 98852 Landscaping (Including Design, Fertilizing, Planting, Etc., But Not Grounds Maintenance Or Tree Trimming Services)
- 98887 Tree Trimming And Pruning Services, Utility Lines (Energized)
- 98888 Tree Trimming And Pruning Services
- UNSPSC codes
- 70131600 Land and soil preparation
- 70111704 Horticultural counseling services
- 70111502 Pruning services or ornamental plant or bush
- 27112715 Power chippers
- 70111600 Flowering plants
- 70111711 Sprigging services
- 70111603 Floriculture services
- 70111500 Plants and ornamental trees
- 70111601 Planting services
- 70131605 Soil chemical treatment services
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- 70131604 Seed bed preparation services
- 70131602 Lime spreading services
- 72102902 Landscaping services
- 72102905 Exterior grounds maintenance
- 72154002 Artificial turf installation service
- 70111507 Removal services or ornamental plant or bush or tree
- 21101527 Stump cutting machine
- 70111506 Arborist services
- 70130000 Land and soil preparation and management and protection
- 70111501 Planting services or ornamental plant or bush or tree
- 70111602 Nursery services
- 70111703 Garden planting or maintenance services
- 70111709 Seeding services
- 70131601 Fertilizer application services
- 10171617 Tree wound treatment or dressing
- 70111503 Tree trimming services
- 70111504 Bracing services
- 70111505 Tree surgery services
- Point of contact
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- Caroline Sanchez caroline.sanchez@bridgeportct.gov (203) 573-7687
Opportunity details come from procurement.opengov.com. Updated .
About this opportunity
The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases is soliciting bids for Citywide Tree Maintenance & Arboricultural Services on an on-call basis, with electronic submissions due September 15, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. through the OpenGov e-Procurement Portal. Questions must be submitted in writing through the portal by 5:00 p.m. on September 1, 2026.
Bidders must hold a Connecticut Arborist License and ensure all employees are properly certified and qualified. Work must comply with American National Standard for Tree Care Operations (ANSI Z133.1 and ANSI A300). Out-of-state bidders must provide a Certificate of Authority to Do Business in Connecticut within five days of a Notice of Intent to Award.
The scope encompasses pruning, trimming, tree removal, stump removal, root grinding, arboricultural consultation, and emergency tree services citywide, directed by the City Tree Warden. Response time commitments are mandatory: routine requests within three days, urgent requests within 24 hours, and emergency requests within two hours. The contractor is responsible for all required permits, work site safety, and payment for police services when required.
Compensation is based on hourly rates submitted in the proposal, with a not-to-exceed cap of $100,000 per year. The initial contract term runs one year from the effective date, with two optional annual renewals at the same rates through June 30, 2029. The City reserves the right to solicit competitive quotes from all qualified bidders for each task order and award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, and may utilize vendors not on the qualified bidder list at its discretion. The City may terminate for convenience with seven days' notice or for cause with three days' notice.
Insurance requirements are mandatory: Workers' Compensation compliant with Connecticut law (Employer's Liability $100,000 per accident / $500,000 policy limit for disease); Commercial General Liability $1,000,000 per occurrence / $2,000,000 annual aggregate; Automobile Liability $1,000,000 per accident; and Umbrella/Excess Liability $5,000,000 per occurrence and aggregate. All carriers must hold an A-VII AM Best rating or better and be licensed in Connecticut. The City must be named as an Additional Insured on all liability coverage except Workers' Compensation.
Opportunity text
The City of Bridgeport seeks bids for Citywide Tree Maintenance & Arboricultural Services.
Electronic submissions will be received by the City of Bridgeport, Department of Public Purchases, 2nd floor, 999 Broad Street, Bridgeport, CT 06604 until 2:00 pm on Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at which time and then at said office will be publicly opened.
Electronic submissions will be received through City's e-Procurement Portal, OpenGov, https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/bridgeportct),
Bidders shall create a FREE account with OpenGov Procurement by signing up at https://procurement.opengov.com/signup. Once you have completed account registration, browse back to this page, click on "Submit Response", and follow the instructions to submit the electronic bid.
Any questions regarding this bid must be presented in writing and may be posted directly on the OpenGov Procurement https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/bridgeportct website question sections. The cut-off date for questions is 5:00 pm on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. All answers will be published in the form of addenda. All bidders shall check https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/bridgeportct regularly to see if any addendums are issued.
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