ITB Supply of Various Trees and Related Items for Harris County

Harris County is requesting bids for a one-year term contract for the supply of various trees and related items on an as-needed basis to locations throughout Harris County, with bids due September 28, 2026 and a contract start date of approximately December 1, 2026.

Vendors must submit Texas Form 1295 (Certificate of Interested Parties) prior to bid submission or face disqualification. Tree species identified in the bid table must be available in caliper sizes ranging from one to three inches and container sizes ranging from five to forty-five gallons as applicable. All trees must be healthy, vigorous, and structurally sound, conforming to ANSI Z60.1 standards for nursery stock. Unless otherwise specified, trees shall be native or well-adapted to Southeast Texas and grown in Texas or Louisiana. Vendors must provide all-inclusive pricing that incorporates costs for labor, material, equipment, pickup, transportation, disposal, and any other incurred charges; no separate line-item rates are accepted. Vendors are responsible for all toll and parking fees incurred during contract performance.

Harris County reserves the right to award the contract to more than one vendor, designating Primary and Secondary vendors to be utilized based on time constraints and availability. The contract includes four optional one-year renewal periods, renewable one year at a time, subject to the same terms, conditions, and pricing as the original year and contingent upon approval by Harris County Commissioners Court. Harris County reserves the right to rebid at any time at its discretion and is not automatically bound to renew.

Pricing is an important evaluation criterion, but bids will be evaluated on other requirements as well. No compensation will be received for bid items unless actually used under the direction of the field engineer. Harris County reserves the right to request usage reports up to two times during the contract period at no additional cost, with reports due within five working days of written request. Questions must be submitted in writing to Hugh Taylor at hugh.taylor@pur.hctx.net through Bonfire.