Tree Inventory

The Town of Bloomfield, Connecticut, issued Invitation to Bid (ITB) 1162 for urban forestry services to conduct a right-of-way tree inventory of municipally owned roads throughout the town. The procurement seeks qualified firms to inventory trees with a diameter breast height (DBH) of 2.5 inches or greater across the town's 110 miles of roads, with deliverables including two hard copies of the tree inventory, one electronic copy on a thumb drive, and data in CSV format suitable for import into tree inventory software. The project builds on 28 miles of inventory completed in Fiscal Year 2023 in Public Works District 2 and aims to complete District 2 inventory while surveying as many miles as possible in Districts 1, 3, 4, and 5 with available funding. Sealed bids must be submitted to the Purchasing Manager at Town Hall, 2nd Floor, 800 Bloomfield Avenue, Bloomfield, CT 06002, by 1:00 PM EST on Thursday, December 11, 2025, with all bids to be publicly opened and recorded immediately thereafter. All work must be completed and submitted by September 30, 2026, with fieldwork conducted only when trees are in full foliage during normal business hours (7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday), and the selected contractor must commence work within fourteen calendar days of contract signing. Questions regarding the invitation must be directed to Purchasing Manager Joseph Muraca at JMuraca@BloomfieldCT.gov no later than Monday, November 24, 2025, at 4:00 PM EST, with responses posted by addendum by Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at 5:00 PM EST. Bidders must submit per-tree pricing for a base bid covering trees with a DBH of 2.5 inches or more (estimated 5,000 trees) and an alternate bid for expanded data collection, with bid evaluation based on demonstrated ability to satisfy scope, competitive rates, relevant experience, references, and professional qualifications and certification.

The Town of Bloomfield is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that encourages applications from Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs), Women Business Enterprises (WBEs), and Small Business Enterprises (SBEs). The selected contractor must be a Connecticut-certified arborist, with Tree Risk Assessment Qualified (TRAQ) personnel preferred, and must provide copies of credentials at proposal submission along with three professional references from municipalities or commercial establishments for similar work performed within the past five years. Bid security equal to 5 percent of the bid amount must accompany each proposal, and the successful bidder must furnish Performance and Labor and Materials Payment bonds each equal to 100 percent of the contract price. The anticipated project budget is approximately $60,000, with $30,000 provided by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's Urban and Community Forestry Program Grant and $30,000 in municipal funds. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible qualified bidder, and the Town reserves the right to modify quantities and associated work to match available funding, with the selected contractor required to perform all work at their bid price regardless of quantity variations.