Arborist Government Bids & RFPs

Bids will be received electronically until 2:00 p. m. , September 10, 2026.

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at 9:00 am on August 14, 2026, at the General Government Building, 200 Derbigny Street, Suite ****, Gretna, LA **** to attend the prebid conference and inspection does not relieve the successful bidder from the necessity of furnishing materials or performing any work that may be required to complete the work in accordance with the specification with no additional cost to the owner.

Bids must be submitted on or before 11:00 AM EST on Monday, August 3, 2026. Any bids submitted after 11:00 am edst on monday, august 3, 2026, shall be rejected.

Payment will be based on the actual number of days required during the contract period for daily rates. Payment will be based on the actual number of days required during the contract period.

The city reserves the right to choose the product that best meets its needs, considering quality, workmanship, and the vendor's proven ability to provide service and support. The city of brockton reserves the absolute right to choose that product which best meets its needs and the degree of quality, workmanship, and the vendors proven ability to provide service and support after a sale, bear on that determination.

Successful bidders of corporations located outside Massachusetts must be registered with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a foreign corporation prior to bid award. All successful bidders of corporations, which are located outside the confines of the commonwealth of massachusetts, should be registered with the commonwealth of massachusetts as a foreign corporation prior to the awarding of the bid.

Failure to complete all bid items in the bid and cost breakdown form will result in bid rejection. All bid items in bid and cost breakdown form must be completed or bid shall be rejected.

Proposals are due by 11:00 AM PST on August 18, 2026. Late proposals will not be accepted. Proposals due: 11:00am august 4, 2026

The city will remit payment within 30 calendar days of being billed. Invoices can be submitted biweekly or monthly. The city will remit payment within 30 calendar days of being billed.

Proposals will be evaluated based on organizational capacity and experience (30%), method of approach (40%), communications and reporting (20%), and reasonableness of cost (10%). Proposals shall be consistently evaluated based upon the following criteria: Criteria Weight 1. Organizational capacity experience. . . 40 Proposed type of equipment. . . 20 Proven ability to report. . . 10

Minimum qualifications include being qualified to conduct business in the city, not being debarred, having at least five years of experience in urban forest maintenance, sufficient equipment and staff, and the ability to respond to emergencies within 2 hours. The following are the minimum qualifications for proposers: 1. Qualification to conduct business in the city. . .

Failure to meet the 2-hour response time for emergency work will result in a $500 penalty. Failure to meet the 2hour response time will result in a 500 penalty.

A mandatory pre-proposal meeting will be held virtually on June 23, 2026, at 9:00 AM PST. Mandatory preproposal meeting: 9:00am pst june 23

Protests must be submitted within five business days of the electronic notification of intent to award. A proposer desiring to submit a protest for a proposal must do so within five 5 business days of the electronic notification of intent to award.

Proposals may be rejected if they appear unrealistic in technical commitments, lack technical competence, or indicate a failure to comprehend the contract's complexity and risk. Failure to disclose prior contract failures or litigation can also lead to disqualification. Proposals which appear unrealistic in the terms of technical commitments, lack of technical competence, or are indicative of failure to comprehend the complexity and risk of this contract, may be rejected.

Proposals are due by October 26, 2024, @2 pm.

Proposals are requested from qualified organizations.