IFB #1190922 - Tree Planting Services

The Montgomery County Government is seeking a contractor to provide tree planting services. The contractor will be required to prepare, store, and plant trees in the quantities directed by the Contract Administrator/Designee along County maintained rights-of-ways, at County maintained facilities, and private properties within Montgomery County. The contractor must perform all work necessary for completion of the planting projects as indicated or directed, provide all required maintenance of traffic, and any related items as directed by the Contract Administrator or Designee. • The contractor must procure, stage, plant, and remove street trees for the County’s annual planting program. • The work requires procurement, receipt, inspection, and heeling-in of approximately 2,000 1.5–2” caliper trees per planting season. • The contractor must plant approximately 1,700 street trees per planting season on a County-approved schedule. • The contractor must remove dead plantings at the direction of the County. • The contractor must have a facility with a secure staging area of at least one acre for the storage and handling of plant material. • The contractor must perform work on a pay-for-completed-work basis, and the County does not provide advance payments. • The contractor must provide qualified personnel, including at least one Maryland DNR Licensed Tree Expert (or approved equivalent), to oversee the work.