Description
The City of Cincinnati is seeking an expert tree care contractor to provide preventive tree pruning maintenance on individual street trees or other publicly owned trees designated by the Cincinnati Park Board: Division of Natural Resources (CPB-DNR). The contractor will be required to provide all labor, supervision, equipment, services, and expertise to perform preventative tree pruning maintenance. Key aspects of the job include pruning large trees, young trees, and shrubs, as well as removing foreign objects and minimizing the spread of disease. The contractor will be required to comply with ANSI and OSHA standards, and to have a competent person in charge of work who is an International Society of Arboriculture Certified Arborist.
Some key points to consider:
• The contractor will be required to provide at least one three-person crew per day in each neighborhood awarded.
• The contractor will be required to start work within five calendar days from receipt of written notice to begin from the CPB-DNR.
• The contractor will be required to complete all work within 150 working days of the execution of the contract, exclusive of inclement weather and storm damage cleanup.
• The contractor will be required to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local ordinances, regulations, licenses, and permits necessary to perform work under this contract.