Tree removal

NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Finger Lakes Region is requesting bids for tree felling and cleanup of trees located at Taughannock Falls State Park. Trees to be taken down will be marked. All marked trees must be taken down and cut up in a safe manner. Some trees can be ground cut, but others will need a bucket truck or lift to remove safely. Felling: Safely fell the trees along the powerlines, roadways and neighboring property. The trees will need to be cut so they lay flat on the ground, and all tension is removed with a maximum log length of 10’ long. Stumps will need to be cut down with 6” above grade. Clean up: Removal of all brush and wood from felled trees. There is no on-site dumping. If chipping is done it must be hauled away. If the cleanup portion is not awarded, any trees or brush that falls on roadway, drainage ditch, powerline right-of-way, or neighboring property must be cleaned up and hauled away at contractor’s expense. Access to some trees is on neighboring property. Any disturbance to their property is on the contractor to repair and leave as they found it. Contractor will need to be provide Commercial General Liability Certificate to: “Inn At Taughannock” (see attached permission letter) in addition to the State of New York, Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. We have the trees to be taken down and cleaned up split up into blocks/sections. Felling of trees: Block 1, 2 & 3 and Cleanup of trees: Block 1, 2 & 3. We will prioritize what gets awarded. Method of award is based on the lowest Grand Total Cost. NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation reserves the right to make award in whole or part, at its sole discretion. MANDATORY SITE VISIT – December 2, 2025, at 11:00AM – Bidders who fail to attend the Mandatory Site Visit and sign the attendance sheet will have their bid returned. If a vendor is unable to attend, you will not be eligible to submit a bid. No exceptions will be made. Bidders to arrive 15 minutes prior to sign in at: Taughannock Falls State Park Office, 1741 Taughannock Blvd, Trumansburg NY 14886 The Site Visit is for information only. Bidders must rely on the RFQ, responses to questions and its attachments for instructions and requirements for preparing and submitting a successful Bid. Any responses given at the site visit are not binding; only the responses in the official response at the conclusion of the Question & Answer (Q&A) periods will be binding. All other inquiries shall be submitted in writing to only the designated contacts. If you asked a question at the site visit, please submit that question officially before the Q&A deadline to ensure you have the official response. Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: Finger Lake Forest Management & Timber Harvesting, LLC Limbwalker Tree Care