Furnishing, Delivery And Planting Of Native Trees At County Properties

The Mercer County Park Commission is requesting bids for the furnishing, delivery and planting of native trees at County properties in Hopewell Township, County of Mercer for the Mercer County Park Commission. The successful Contractor shall furnish, deliver and plant up to the following number of 2 3 cal. trees: Mercer Meadows: 31 Trees Rosedale Park: 55 Trees Howell Farm: 50 Trees Equestrian Center: 30 Trees Fiddlers Creek Preserve: 88 Trees The awarded final number of trees will be based on pricing provided by the bidder and remaining funds of the awarded grant at the time bids are received. Planting sites shall be pre-determined locations within respective park properties. Prior to the scheduled planting, the contractor shall be responsible for furnishing and installing wooden stakes at the predetermined planting sites with direction from the Park Commission representative. The proposed tree locations will be staked by the Contractor ahead of the planting and labeled on-site by the Park Commission to denote the tree species to be planted at each location. The awarded Contractor shall be responsible to provide and install tree watering bags and deer protection for the trees planted, as specified on the bid proposal form. Each tree must receive a minimum of twenty (20) gallons of watering the week of planting. No single tree species from the provided list shall comprise more than 20% of the total trees planted. A minimum of ten (10) tree species from the provided list must be provided for planting with the following additional requirements: Howell Farm tree species to be planted will be limited to sugar maple (Acer saccharum) Trees planted at Rosedale Park and the Equestrian Center will require a total of up to 22 subcanopy species trees (flowering dogwood [Cornus florida] and/or redbud [Cersis canadensis])