2021 Tree Maintenance Request for Bids

The City of White Salmon is seeking sealed bids for conducting tree maintenance and removal work per the attached schedule -- see document under "Supporting Document." All work will be overseen by International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) certified arborist possessing a minimum of three years full-time experience working in the tree care profession. The certified arborist can be employed by the contractor or can be a subcontractor of the contractor. All tree trimmings and removal are to be disposed of by the contractor.

All work shall be performed between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

This project is subject to Washington State prevailing wages http://www.lni.wa.gov/TradesLicensing/PrevWage/. Bids shall be submitted on the attached form. This project is a lump sum bid plus taxes of 7.5% except where option lines are provided. A sample “Public Works Contract” is attached. Retainage of 10% will be held until all final paperwork is filed.

Contractors must be on the City’s Small Works Roster prior to bid date (no later than November 16, 2021). A Small Works Roster Application is available on the city’s website: https://www.white-salmon.net/publicworks/page/small-works-roster.

Bids shall be submitted by 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 17, 2021 via email to janb@ci.white-salmon.wa.us with subject line noted “2021 Tree Maintenance and Removal.”

The City of White Salmon reserves the right to waive minor irregularities in the bids.

The City of White Salmon reserves the right to reject all bids.

For questions regarding the work, please contact Jan Brending at janb@ci.white-salmon.wa.us.