Tree Maintenance Services

The County of Orange, through OC Community Resources, is soliciting proposals for comprehensive Tree Maintenance Services across multiple county facilities including OC Parks, OC Public Libraries, and OC Animal Care. The procurement seeks a qualified vendor to manage an estimated annual volume of 8,000 to 12,000 tree prunings, 1,000 to 3,000 pest treatments, 200 to 400 tree removals, and 300 to 600 tree plantings. Respondents must demonstrate a minimum of five years' experience managing GIS tree inventories and possess specific professional credentials, including California State Contractors License Board licenses (C27, C61, D49), International Society of Arboriculture certifications, and California Department of Pesticide Regulation credentials. The proposal evaluation will be conducted in three phases: written proposal scoring (600 points maximum), presentation/interview scoring (340 points maximum), and price proposal scoring (60 points maximum). All proposals must be submitted electronically through the County's eProcurement Portal by February 3, 2026, at 2:00 PM, with all questions and requests for interpretations due by January 21, 2026, at 2:00 PM.

The County offers preference policies for Orange County Local Small Business (OCLSB) and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) certified firms, with an additional 5 percent applied to the cost score for certified entities, or 8 percent for businesses certified as both OCLSB and DVBE. Contractors must provide proof of DIR registration, valid D-U-N-S and UEI numbers, and a minimum of three references from comparable public sector clients within the past five years. The initial contract term is three years, effective September 1, 2026, with two optional one-year renewal periods subject to mutual agreement and Board of Supervisors approval. Compensation will be structured as a usage contract with fixed unit pricing across multiple service categories, with no price increases during the initial term. Contractors must maintain workers' compensation and general liability insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, and comply with the County's comprehensive Safety and Loss Prevention Policy.