On Call Planting and Maintenance Of New City Trees

The City of Hartford Public Works Department is soliciting proposals from qualified companies and organizations to provide on-call services for procuring, planting, and post-planting maintenance of new City trees in the public ROW and on City properties and parks. The scope of work includes evaluating locations, promoting species diversity, consulting with businesses and property owners, scheduling plantings, providing and installing trees, mulching, and watering. The contractor must furnish all labor, materials, equipment, and supervision required to deliver and install trees throughout the City of Hartford. • Evaluate locations • Promote species diversity • Consult with businesses and/or property owners • Schedule the plantings and update property owners as necessary • Provide, deliver, and plant requested trees • Provide and install mulching for trees • Provide and install tree-watering bags for each tree (where appropriate) • Water trees immediately following planting • Each tree must be installed to promote growth and longevity • Provide documentation of plantings