. Description The City of Three Rivers desires to contract for the removal of up to 40 trees more or less which are located in street rights-of-way, parks or the cemetery. It also desires to contract for the removal of a similar number of stumps more or less and the restoration of the resultant holes left by stump grinding and chip removal. A list of trees will not be provided as part of this bid opening. Bids shall be based on the average size ROW trees. The tree removal contractor shall remove the trees using all due care to protect both pedestrian and vehicular traffic as well as the sidewalks and residences if they exist at the felling site. Contractor is not permitted to drop the trees onto City property, but shall remove them in chunks and lower them to the ground. Tree Disposal Grind the brush on-site If the property owner wants to keep the firewood (limb and trunk wood), contractor shall stack the wood on the property, and not within the right-of-way. If the property owner does not want the firewood (limb and trunk wood), contractor shall bring the wood to the DPS cutting area located at the intersection of S Lincoln Ave and Wolf Rd. Traffic Control Contractor shall be responsible for providing all traffic control devices necessary to divert vehicular traffic from the removals in progress and also diverting pedestrian traffic from the removal site. If it shall be necessary to close off traffic in one or both directions, the following people shall all be contacted a minimum of 1 hour in advance of the closure: DPS (269) 273-1845 Central Dispatch (269) 467-4195 Removal of cemetery or park trees may require climbing as opposed to bucket truck removal. In some cases, it shall also require lowering the wood to the ground due to close proximity to very breakable and irreplaceable monuments or other objects. If selected as the low bidder contractor shall provide the City with a copy of a liability insurance policy which names the City of Three Rivers as second insured. Insurance coverage shall be at least the minimum required by the City of Three Rivers. Stump Grinding The stump grinding contractor shall grind out each stump to a minimum depth of 6” below the average elevation of the surrounding ground, and also tracing the roots which protrude above ground. The contractor shall remove all grindings from each site and may dump those grindings at a site designated within the City. The contractor shall place topsoil in each hole which shall be provided by the City, rake it smooth and level with adjacent ground beyond the raised ground near the tree, and apply sunny lawn grass seed which contractor shall provide at the recommended rate. The contractor shall apply a straw mulch to each site
