RFP for Parkwide Tree Maintenance Service

The Hudson River Park Trust (“Trust”) is seeking proposals from qualified contractors to provide Parkwide Tree Maintenance Services as more particularly described in the Scope of Services attached hereto at Exhibit A . Hudson River Park (the “Park” or “HRP”) is a 4-mile-long waterfront park, located between the northern boundary of Battery Park City and West 59th Street. The Park also includes Chelsea Waterside Park located at the terminus of West 23rd Street bounded by New York State Route 9A, 24th Street and 11th Avenue, and Fourteenth Street Park located between 14th and 15th Streets adjacent to Route 9A. The construction of the Park began in 1999 and most recently opened two new areas at Gansevoort and Pier 97 in 2024. The Park includes a continuous waterside esplanade, public piers, a marine sanctuary, basketball, and tennis courts, boating facilities, concessions, synthetic athletic fields, gardens, lawns and more. The Trust intends to enter a contract with the selected respondent(s) for three years starting in January of 2025.

The Trust is a New York State public benefit corporation created by New York State statute in 1998 and is also a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

In response to this RFP, Respondents must complete the Fee Schedule attached hereto in Exhibit B and complete the required Respondent Information and other New York State Certification forms provided in Exhibit C and Exhibit D . The M/WBE participation goal for this procurement is 30 percent.

The Trust does not guarantee that it will make any selections through this solicitation. The Trust may reject all proposals and elect to re-solicit proposals if in its sole opinion it shall deem it in the best interest of the Trust. All respondents shall also review the Form of Contract that accompanies this RFP.