ANNUAL PRUNING PROGRAM. At the direction of the City, the tree pruning will be done per pre-designed districts along street segments, grids or prune routes on a set cycle to include all trees large and small. Pruning will include structural pruning, crown raising, and crown cleaning in accordance with the standards set forth by the International Society of Arboriculture Pruning Standards (Best Management Practices), the ANSI A300 Standards and City Policies and Ordinances. Contractor shall be required to furnish all supervision, labor, equipment and materials necessary to accomplish the work in accordance with the Contract. The contractor is responsible for working with the City to establish a tree maintenance / pruning program (i.e. 5- year tree maintenance program.) The tree maintenance program should be delivered digitally to the City within the first year of the contract.
ANNUAL PRUNING PROGRAM. At the direction of the City, the tree pruning will be done per pre-designed districts along street segments, grids or prune routes on a set cycle to include all trees large and small. Pruning will include structural pruning, crown raising, and crown cleaning in accordance with the standards set forth by the International Society of Arboriculture Pruning (ISAP). Standards (Best Management Practices) and the ANSI A300 Standards. Contractor shall be required to furnish all supervision, labor, equipment and materials necessary to accomplish the work in accordance with the Contract. The intent of this Contract is to have all trees pruned a minimum of one time by the end of the five (5) year Contract period. Special projects that are difficult to access will require the need for specialty equipment (i.e., 95-foot tower). Service request pruning or pruning to reduce and/or pruning to restore will fall under Service Crew.
ANNUAL PRUNING PROGRAM. The Contractor shall assist the City with developing a recommended annual pruning program including personnel and vehicles that would be required to complete the project. Prior to beginning the work, the Contractor shall review with the QOL Operations Manager various methods, tools, and work scheduling to be used on the project. Depending on the City’s current and future pruning needs the recommended pruning schedule may require multiple crews to perform concurrently within the same time constraints. Prior to beginning the work, the Contractor shall review with the Operations Manager various methods, tools, and work scheduling to be used for the project. Pruning will include structural pruning, crown rising, and crown cleaning in accordance with the standards set forth by the International Society of Arboriculture Pruning Standards (Best Management Practices) and the ANSI A300 Standards. Special projects that are difficult to access require the need for specialty equipment (i.e., 95-foot tower), service request pruning, or pruning to reduce and/or pruning to restore would fall under Crew Rental.
