City-Wide Tree Pruning

Contact information 

Max Diamond Ford

617-635-7275

max.ford-diamond@boston.gov

The City of Boston, acting by the Parks Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Awarding Authority, hereby invites sealed bids for the project listed above.

Bids shall be on a form supplied by the Parks and Recreation Department, shall be clearly identified as a bid and signed by the bidder. Bids shall clearly be labeled with the project name. All bids for this project are subject to all applicable provisions of law and in accordance with the terms and provisions of the contract documents entitled: City Wide Tree Pruning.

SCOPE OF WORK includes: Furnishing all labor, materials and equipment necessary for Tree Pruning City-Wide. The Intent of this contract is to prune trees to provide safety, protection of property, clearance of roadways, walks, buildings and luminaries, and to improve the overall structure of the tree. This is a three year term contract. 

Estimated cost of contract is $1,890,000.

Bids shall be submitted before 2:00 P.M., Boston time, Thursday, August 06, 2020, at which time the bids will be opened read aloud through a virtual meeting. Due to the current public health crisis and restrictions around gatherings, interested parties will not be able to access the building for the bid opening but will be able to view the event live through a link provided on the City of Boston Parks Department website: https://www.boston.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation. Bids shall be filed with the Awarding Authority, 1010 Massachusetts Ave 3rd Floor Boston Ma, 02118, accompanied by the bid deposit previous to the time named for opening of bid. The Awarding Authority reserves the right to waive any informality, or to reject any and all bids, if it be in the Public Interest to do so.

SPECIFICATIONS AND PLANS will be available on or about Monday, July 20, 2020, after 9:00 A.M., Boston time, at 1010 Massachusetts Ave, 3rd floor Boston Ma 02118. Please note, no mailings or emails will be sent and a $100.00 certified bank check or money order is not required for pick-up of the plans and specifications. 

BIDDERS are hereby notified that bid deposits must be 5 percent of his/her bid, and shall be in the form of a bid bond, or certified check, treasurer’s check, or cashier’s check, bid bond of a surety company qualified to do business under the laws of the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Commissioner made payable to the City of Boston.

ATTENTION TO ALL BIDDERS   The work force requirement (employee man-hour ratios per trade) for this contract are as follows: Minority, 40 percent; Boston Resident, 51 percent; and Female, 12 percent. 

The successful bidder will be required to provide by insurance for the payment of compensation and the furnishing of other benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Law, General Laws (Ter.Ed.), chapter 152, to all persons to be employed under the contract, and sufficient proof of compliance with the foregoing stipulation will be required before commencing performance of this contract.  

A performance bond and also a labor and materials or payment bond, each of a surety company qualified to do business under the laws of the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Commissioner and in the sum of 100 percent of the contract price, as well as certain public liability and property damage insurance, will be required of the successful general contractor.

There will be no informational pre-bid conference for this project. Questions can be sent to Max Diamond Ford, @ 617-635-7275 or max.ford-diamond@boston.gov.

Ryan Woods, Commissioner