Furnish, Delive, And Install Trees At Cape May County Park & Zoo
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- 2026Spec25
- State
- New Jersey
- Responses due
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About this opportunity
The Board of County Commissioners of Cape May County, New Jersey is requesting sealed bids to furnish, deliver, and install 37 trees at Cape May County Park & Zoo, with bids due September 2, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. prevailing time and a mandatory pre-bid site visit on August 25, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the zoo's Main Office.
The scope includes soil testing, site inspection, area preparation with removal of unacceptable materials and debris, protection of existing vegetation, tree stock inspection, planting, watering, maintenance, and restoration through the warranty period. Trees specified include American basswood (2), river birch multi-stem (6), willow oak (2), American sycamore (2), tulip poplar (6), thornless honey-locust in two caliper sizes (9 total), and Green Giant arborvitae (10). All plantings must comply with ANSI Z60.1 nursery stock standards and ANSI A300 tree care standards.
The contractor must hold minimum five years' experience in tree installation and current professional certification: Certified Landscape Technician (CLT) via the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP), Certified Nursery Landscape Professional (CNLP) via the New Jersey Nursery & Landscape Association (NJNLA), or Licensed Tree Expert (LTE) from the State of New Jersey Board of Tree Experts. The contractor shall maintain comprehensive general liability insurance ($1 million per occurrence / $2 million aggregate), worker's compensation at New Jersey statutory limits, and automotive liability ($1 million), with the County named as additional insured.
The contract commences on or about September 8, 2026 for an initial one-year term with one optional one-year renewal at the County's discretion upon 90 days' written notice. All bid prices are firm, fixed, and F.O.B. destination; the award goes to the single lowest responsible bidder on a lump sum basis. The contractor provides a 24-month warranty including quarterly inspections and maintenance, with replacements at the contractor's expense for plantings exhibiting greater than 25 percent dead or unhealthy condition. No bid security or performance bond is required. Contractors must comply with New Jersey prevailing wage requirements and maintain current business registration and appropriate licenses prior to award. Written questions are due August 26, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. to Allison Hansen.
Opportunity text
SCOPE OF WORK 1. The Contractors work shall consist of: a. Commissioning and completing pre-installation, and during the warranty period, soil testing of on-site soils within all tree planting areas by a qualified soil-testing laboratory to assess the soil types, textures, porosity, fertility, organic matter content, and provide recommendations for soil treatments and amendments to be incorporated to produce satisfactory planting soils suitable for healthy, viable tree growth, including at a minimum, appropriate nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium fertilization, and for micronutrients. b. Inspection of the areas to receive tree plantings to verify actual grade elevations, obtain service and utility locations via mark-out(s), locate irrigation sources, note construction area conditions, and establish compliance with the requirements and circumstances affecting installation and performance of the work. c. Preparation of areas for tree planting, including evaluation of the physical soils for evidence of unacceptable materials (e.g., concrete/masonry fragments, building debris, petroleum chemicals, contaminant chemical compounds, extraneous debris harmful to plant growth) and poor soil constituents (stones, rocks, roots, sod, clay nodules, gravelly or course sandy inclusions that exceed 10% of soil volume or 2 inches in any dimension). d. Protection of existing on-site vegetation and project planting areas from damage, compaction, disturbance, ponding, erosion, and contamination. e. Inspection of specified tree plantings to ensure high-quality tree stock for optimal project outcomes. f. Furnishing labor, specified trees and accessory materials, equipment, incidentals, planting/care, watering, and replacements/repairs as applicable. g. Maintenance-care of plantings until acceptance by the Director/Designated Representative, as specified herein. h. Clean-up and restoration of any disturbed areas to the condition prior to the Contractor's operations. 2. If the specifications conflict with the project designer planting plans, the plans shall prevail.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| cape may Opportunity__Bid_2026 Spec 25_ParkZooTreeInstall_2026-08-21_150904.pdf |
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