1804 - Tree Removal Services

Agency:	City of Milford
State:	Connecticut
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	561730 - Landscaping Services
Posted Date:	Oct 24, 2023
Due Date:	Nov 7, 2023
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Legal Notice

CITY OF MILFORD

Office of the Purchasing Agent

70 West River Street - Milford, CT 06460

Tel 203-783-3225

INVITATION TO BID

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for

Tree Removal Services

will be received in the Purchasing Agent's Office until

3:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 7, 2023

when they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Specifications are available in the Purchasing Office

or may be downloaded at www.ci.milford.ct.us .

Click on “Services”, select “Departments”, then “Purchasing Department”

then “Current Bids”.

The Purchasing Agent reserves the right to reject any or all bids

and to accept any proposal deemed to be in the City's best interests.

Fred Bialka

Purchasing Agent

INSTRUCTIONS

If you download bid packages from the City website at www.ci.milford.ct.us it is your responsibility to insure that

you have current information. Click on the “Changes in Bids” icon for any applicable addenda prior to submitting a

bid.

The City is not responsible for data or transmission errors.

Fill in the Bid Form and the Drug Free Workplace Certificate by typewriter or pen - pencil entries will not be

accepted.

If tie bids are received which are equal as to price, quality, and service, a bid received from a business which

submits a drug free workplace certification with the bid form will be given preference in accordance with Milford's

Code of Ordinances, Article V, Division 2., Sec. 2-90.

Sign and seal your bid in an envelope TREE REMOVAL SERVICES

and mail or hand deliver to:

City of Milford Purchasing Agent

70 West River Street - Milford, CT 06460-3317

Submit one (1) Original Bid and one (1) Copy.

The bid must be in the Purchasing Department no later than the time and date indicated on the Invitation to

Bid. FAXed and E-mailed bids are not acceptable and will not be considered.

Your name and address must appear in the upper left-hand corner and the name of the bid must appear in the lower

left-hand corner of the envelope.

We will not accept or consider bids, withdrawals, or amendments received after the date and time specified.

We are exempt from State sales tax under Connecticut General Statutes Chapter 219, Section 12-412, sub-section A

and from Federal excise tax - do not include these taxes in your proposal.

If you believe that a possible conflict of interest may occur should we accept your proposal and award you a contract

or a purchase order, then you must disclose this belief in a statement attached to the back of the Bid Form.

Please direct questions by e-mail only to Fred Bialka at fbialka@milfordct.gov .

SPECIFICATIONS

The City of Milford seeks pricing for the removal of trees of Diameter Breast Height (DBH) listed below, on an "as

needed" basis, for the period from November 13, 2023 through November 12, 2024. Prices quoted herein must be

held firm during this time period.

Work will include cutting specific trees as directed by the Milford Public Works Department, removal of all wood,

cut flush to stump.

Bid ID No

Description

DBH 6 – 12

DBH 13 – 20

DBH 21 – 28

DBH 29 – 36 or greater

End of Specifications

CITY OF MILFORD, CT

BID FORM

The undersigned bidder understands the bid invitation, instructions, specifications, and other requirements, accepts

them as being sufficient for the purpose intended, and agrees to provide the City of Milford with the following in

accordance therewith:

Tree Removal Services

Bid

Item

ID No Price per Tree including wood removal.

DBH 6 – 12

DBH 13 – 20

DBH 21 – 28

DBH 29 – 36 or greater.

_____________________

Bid results will be posted on the City’s website. Go to www.ci.milford.ct.us, click on City Departments, then

Purchasing Dept., then on Open Bid Results.

*NOTE: Please submit a copy of your current W-9 Form. (Not a condition of the Bid)

The undersigned bidder certifies that his bid is made independently and without collusion, agreement,

understanding, or planned course of action with any other bidder and that the contents of his bid shall not be

disclosed to anyone other than his employees, agents, or sureties prior to the official bid opening.

Sign here

_______________________________________ Date __________________

Print Name

_______________________________________ Tel __________________

Company Name _______________________________________ FAX __________________

Address

_______________________________________ E-mail _________________________

_______________________________________

DRUG FREE WORKPLACE CERTIFICATE

(You are NOT required to sign this form. Sign it only if it is applicable to your company.)

I hereby certify that this company:

Has a published statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing,

possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the workplace and that this statement specifies the

actions which will be taken against employees for violations of such prohibition.

Has a written policy informing employees about the dangers of drug abuse in the workplace, the firm's

policy of maintaining a drug free workplace, any available counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance

programs, and the penalties which may be imposed upon employees for drug use violations.

Each employee engaged in providing the commodities or contractual services which are being bid was

given a copy of the statements specified in paragraphs 1 and 2, above.

In the statement specified in paragraph 1, the employees have been notified that, as a condition of working

on the commodities or contractual services which are under bid, the employee will abide by the terms of the

statement and will notify the employer of any conviction of, or plea of "guilty", or of "nolo contendere" to any

violation of any controlled substance law of the United States or of any state, for a violation occurring in the

workplace no later than five (5) days after such conviction or plea.

This firm will impose a sanction on or require the satisfactory participation in a drug abuse assistance

program or a rehabilitation program, if such are available in the employee’s community, by any employee who is so

convicted.

This firm will make a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug free workplace.

As the person authorized to sign this statement, I certify that this firm fully complies with the above requirements.

Signature

Print name

Company

___________________________________

Date ____________

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