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INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
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TREE CM USA
TO: VILLAGE MANAGER MICHAEL E. JANONIS
FROM: FORESTRY /GROUNDS SUPERINTENDENT
DATE: JANUARY 17, 2011
SUBJECT: BID RESULTS - PARKWAY TREE STUMP REMOVALS - $55,000.00
BACKGROUND
Sealed bids for parkway tree stump removals were opened on January 17, 2011. This contract rec
tree stumps to a 10" - 12" depth, removing the grindings, and restoring the area with topsoil and
also included a provision which will allow us to extend the contract for a second year at the same bid prices, if
both the contractor and Village agree.
BID RESULTS
Fifteen invitational bids were mailed and a notice was published in a local newspaper. Five bids were received.
Bid results are as follows:
Company
Powell Tree Care, Inc.
Winkler's Tree & Landscaping, Inc.
Steve Piper & Sons, Inc.
R.W. Hendricksen Co.
Kramer Tree Specialists
Price Per Diameter Inch
0 -24"
$6.97
$7.41
$8.75
$11.84
$15.00
Price Per Diameter Inch
25
$7.07
$7.41
$9.00
$11.84
$19.00
DISCUSSION
At this time we do not know how many stumps will need removal, however we typically have to remove
approximately 400 -500 stumps per year. In the bid specifications we estimated that 7000 diameter inches of
stumps would need removal, with 3000 inches in the 0 -24" size class range and 4000 inches in the 25" and larger
size class. The specifications were written to allow us to assign stumps throughout the year, up to the amount
budgeted.
The low bidder, Powell Tree Care, Inc., has worked satisfactorily for us in the past on our Parkway Removal
Contracts (2007, 2008 and 2009) and our Ash Tree and Stump Removal Contract in 2008 . They also performed
commendably in our response to the August 23, 2007 windstorm.
BID RECOMMENDATION
There is $55,000.00 allocated for contractual stump removal in the 2011 budget (Page 254, Account
#001.80.82.83.0.000.576.007). I recommend award of a two -year contract to the lowest qualified bidder, Powell
Tree Care, Inc. Year one will be in an amount not to exceed $55,000.00. If year one is successful, and a contract
extension is agreed to by the Village and the contractor, year two will be in whatever amount is appropriated in
the 2012 budget.
Sandy Clark
I concur: �,"
Glen R. Andler
Director of Public Works
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