Professional Tree Services

Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted

Solicitation number
Trees Service
State
Pennsylvania
Responses due

Opportunity facts

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About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI ·

The City of Scranton Office of Business Administration is seeking professional tree services through a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for various municipal properties and rights-of-way. The procurement opportunity requires qualified individuals or firms to provide comprehensive tree management services, including tree trimming, pruning, removal, stump grinding, emergency services, debris cleanup, and tree planting. Respondents must have a certified tree climber, an arborist, and certification to work around live electrical wires. Key qualifications include demonstrating professional experience, equipment and personnel capabilities, safety measures, and comprehensive project approach. Evaluation criteria will focus on proposal completeness, responsiveness, professional qualifications, proposed work plan, and project fees. The RFQ must be submitted through the City's e-Procurement Portal by 10:00 am on Thursday, August 14, 2025, with all communications and technical questions to be submitted via the portal's Q&A function no later than 12:00 am on Monday, August 11, 2025. Prospective respondents are required to register on the e-Procurement Portal and follow the project to receive automatic addenda notifications and be eligible to submit a response.

The procurement does not explicitly outline specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises. Vendors must be registered with the Office of Attorney General's Business Consumer Protection unit under the Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act and maintain liability insurance of at least $500,000 for bodily injury and $100,000 for property damage, along with worker's compensation insurance. The selected vendor will be required to adhere to the City of Scranton's Tree Ordinance and Shade Tree Commission Ordinance, with work assignments coordinated by the Department of Public Works Director and City Forester. While specific contract value or budget range is not detailed in the provided documentation, the comprehensive scope of services suggests a substantial municipal contract for ongoing tree management. The contract will involve working across various city-owned properties and rights-of-way, with the vendor responsible for tree plantings in accordance with city ordinances and potential seasonal or emergency service requirements.

Opportunity text

The City of Scranton Office of Business Administration is seeking separate sealed Qualification Statements, hereinafter referred to as a "Response," from qualified individuals or firms, hereinafter referred to as a "Respondents," to provide Professional Tree Services. Responses will be received online by the City of Scranton Controller via the City's e-Procurement Portal until 10:00 am on Thursday, August 14, 2025, at which time such bids will be opened in City Council Chambers on the 2nd Floor of City Hall. A video of the bid opening will be available for public viewing at www.youtube.com/user/electriccitytv570 subsequent to the live opening.

CITY OF SCRANTON

Professional Tree Services

Responses shall be made upon the specifications included in the official Request for Qualifications (RFQ) which may be obtained by visiting the City of Scranton's e-Procurement Portal, https://secure.procurenow.com/portal/scrantonpa. If you intend to submit a Response, you shall register on the City's e-Procurement Portal. Once registered, companies may view and click "Follow" to be a prospective Respondent for this solicitation and will appear on the follower's list. Companies that fail to follow this project will not receive automatic addenda notifications, nor will they be able to draft a response in the City's e-Procurement Portal, and therefore will be unable to participate or be considered for this RFQ.

All Response documents and supplementary documents must be uploaded and submitted using the City's e-Procurement Portal prior to 10:00 am on Thursday, August 14, 2025, as instructed in this solicitation. Once file(s) have been uploaded and the submission status shows as "Submitted," the submission is complete. At that point, the Respondent's representative who is registered with the City will receive an email confirmation from the City's e-Procurement Portal.

All Responses must be accompanied by a certificate of insurance, a signed affirmative action, non-segregated facilities, non-collusion affidavits, and disclosure by current contractor.

All communications regarding technical, scope, and/or project related questions and requests for clarifications, changes, exceptions, and deviations to the terms and conditions set forth in this RFQ shall be submitted via "Q & A" through the City's e-Procurement Portal, before the deadline of 12:00 am on Monday, August 11, 2025 and according to these specifications herein.

If a Respondent encounters any technical difficulties utilizing the City's e-Procurement Portal, a representative may contact OpenGov, the Software Administrator, using the real-time chat function on the website (located in lower right-hand corner of the screen), or via email at support@procurenow.com. It is still the Respondent's responsibility to ensure that their response is submitted before the deadline.

Files

File Type Posted
Professional_Tree_Services.pdf PDF
Tree_Ordinance_of_the_City_of_Scranton.pdf PDF
Shade_Tree_Commission_Ordinance.pdf PDF

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