SMC Parks: SBM Hazard Tree Mitigations

San Mateo County Department of Parks is issuing an informal Request for Proposals (RFP) for hazard tree mitigation services at San Bruno Mountain County Park in Brisbane, California. The procurement involves the mitigation of twenty-nine (29) hazard trees, specifically twenty-eight (28) removals and one (1) pruning operation, along with woody debris management and chemical stump treatment to prevent resprouts. Contractors must be licensed and insured with Comprehensive General Liability and Motor Vehicle Liability coverage of $1,000,000 each, must employ at least one International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) certified arborist, and must have a worker with an active Qualified Applicator License (QAL) in Category B or Landscape Maintenance. All workers must be compensated at prevailing wage rates with certified payroll documentation subject to County request. Pricing is submitted on a line-item basis for each hazard tree removal grouping and chemical stump treatments. Proposals must be electronically submitted via the OpenGov Procurement portal by 11:59 p.m. on April 27, 2026, with an anticipated contract award date of April 28, 2026. A non-mandatory pre-proposal meeting is scheduled for April 22, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. at the project site. The contract term is two (2) months, and evaluation will be conducted by a selection committee with potential interviews of highest-scoring proposers before final selection based on best overall value.

San Mateo County has adopted a Procurement Preference for Local Businesses Ordinance (County Ordinance Code Chapter 2.89) that offers preference to local businesses, non-profits, and certified small and micro businesses headquartered in San Mateo County; eligible proposers must submit self-attestation forms to qualify for this preference. Proposers must provide a currently dated W-9 form (unless they have worked with SMC Parks within the past two years), submit proof of required insurance, confirm compliance with prevailing wage requirements, verify ISA and QAL credentials, and confirm they are not excluded or debarred from the System for Award Management (SAM). No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the procurement documents. No specific budget cap or award value range is identified in the RFP, with award contingent upon the County determining that the responsive, responsible proposer offers the best overall value. This opportunity represents a direct contract with San Mateo County Parks for specialized arboricultural services essential to maintaining public safety at a high-traffic county park serving approximately 3 million visitors annually.