Title
Tree Banding for Cankerworms
Action
Action:
Approve contracts with the following companies for tree banding services for a term of three years in amounts not to exceed:
* Arborguard Inc., Area 1 ($105,000),
* The Davey Tree Expert Company, Area 2 ($97,461),
* Mr. Clean Detail Lawn and Landscaping, Area 3 ($115,200),
* Midwood Tree Banding, LLC, Area 4 ($130,410),
* Midwood Tree Banding, LLC, Area 5 ($109,890), and
* Carolina Tree Banding, Area 6 ($63,000).
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Mike Davis, Engineering and Property Management
Quin Hall, Engineering and Property Management
Tim Porter, Engineering and Property Management
Explanation
* These contracts will provide tree banding and removal of old bands to trap cankerworms (approximately 5,600 trees in six areas).
* Tree banding is an effective method to reduce cankerworm infestations in the spring, thus preserving the health of trees which reduces the potential for tree failure.
* Bands are placed around the tree trunks in the fall to trap emerging moths before they reach the canopy.
* On July 9, 2018, the City issued a Request for Proposals (RFP); 13 proposals were received.
* These six firms best meet the City's needs in terms of qualifications, experience, cost, and responsiveness to RFP requirements.
* Tree banding brochures are distributed each year with information about how to band a tree, the effect tree banding has on cankerworms, and how citizens can help control cankerworms.
* City staff also meets with civic groups and clubs as a part of the outreach effort, which begins in July.
* Cankerworm tree banding supports focus areas and initiatives outlined in City Council's Urban Forest Master Plan, adopted September 25, 2017.
* Estimated contract expenditures for all contracts are $620,961 over the three year term.
Arborguard Inc., Area #1 (Council District 1)
* Myers Park/Freedom Park area (Queens Road West, Henley Place, Beverly Drive)
* This contract includes tree banding services and the r...
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