Tree Bid Package 2026-05 Remove Hazardous Trees from Specified Locations

The City of Jacksonville, Florida is soliciting bids for hazardous tree removal services at eighteen specified locations under ITQ 18121-26, with bids due August 12, 2026. This is a Jacksonville Small and Emerging Business (JSEB) set-aside requiring all bidders to be JSEB-certified prior to bid opening, and the certified JSEB prime contractor must perform at least forty percent of total work with its own workforce.

The scope encompasses tree and shrub removal (NAICS 968.88) from specified locations throughout Jacksonville, with primary services at 609 St Johns Bluff Road. All unit prices must include freight, delivery, and handling charges to the delivery location. Bidders must demonstrate applicable local business licenses, specific licensure in tree removal, demonstrated experience on similar projects, and years of expertise in the area.

Award will be made to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder by item or for the total of all items, subject to fund availability. Pricing is the sole evaluation criterion, with responses ranked numerically. Bidders may revise submissions until bid closing. The contract is structured as a one-time purchase order with an undefined award date.

Comprehensive insurance is mandatory: workers' compensation, commercial general liability with a $2 million general aggregate, automobile liability with a $1 million combined single limit, and performance bonds equal to 100 percent of contract value. All insurance policies must name the City of Jacksonville as an additional insured with waivers of subrogation.

Responses must be submitted electronically through the City's 1Cloud e-procurement system. Bid opened August 5, 2026 at 3:58 p.m. ET. This solicitation is restricted to pre-qualified bidders identified through ITB-16520-25 (Pre-Qualification for Hazardous Tree Removal). The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to cancel contracts for non-performance.