The City of Worcester is seeking a qualified contractor to provide comprehensive tree‑stump grinding services across public right‑of‑way, sidewalks, parks, and cemetery locations. The work requires grinding stumps to a minimum depth of 10 inches below grade, using the excavated wood waste to back‑fill the hole, and complying with extensive reporting, safety, and MWBE/prevailing‑wage requirements. The contract is a sealed‑bid, one‑year agreement with two optional renewal years and includes bonding, insurance, and certification obligations.
• Primary scope: grind city‑owned tree stumps of varying diameters, document each job, and identify any sidewalk repairs needed.
• Mandatory compliance: ISA certification, commercial general liability & automobile insurance, performance and payment bonds, prevailing‑wage rates, and MWBE workforce utilization goals.
• Reporting obligations: weekly certified payroll, monthly workforce tables, and a detailed stump‑location spreadsheet for each invoiced job.