DOCJT Bi-Annual Tree Trimming FY24

This state and local contracting opportunity is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) issued by the Commonwealth of Kentucky's Department of Criminal Justice Training (DOCJT) for bi-annual tree trimming services for fiscal year 2024. The RFQ requires vendors to provide twice-yearly trimming of low-hanging branches at various DOCJT facilities, including the Funderburk Building, Stone Building, Boonesboro Firing Range, McKinney Skills Driving Track, Sayre Building, McKinney Skills Range Building, and Thompson Hall dormitory. Vendors must conduct a site visit on either March 28 or March 30, 2023, and submit their proposals by April 4, 2023. The contract period is from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024. The RFQ specifies that the total cost of services shall not exceed $20,000 per fiscal year.

The RFQ outlines preferences for Kentucky resident bidders, qualified bidders, and the Department of Corrections Division of Prison Industries. Vendors must comply with various state laws and regulations, including provisions related to non-discrimination, boycotts, and lobbying prohibitions. Additionally, bidders must submit a Required Affidavit for Bidders, Offerors, and Contractors, attesting that they have not knowingly violated the Commonwealth's campaign finance laws and that the award of the contract will not violate any provision of the campaign finance laws.