Specifications include, but are not limited to: Trees that are located on private property, including within any adjacent terraces, are the responsibility of the property owner. As diseased, infested, infected, damaged, or otherwise unsafe trees are reported, it is the City’s current policy to give the property owner the opportunity to remove the dead or dying tree at their own expense within a reasonable time frame. If the property owner fails to remove the tree, the City will utilize a contractor to perform the work at the property owner’s expense, per City Ordinance 22-140.1. Tree and/or Shrubbery Trimming: Tree trimming work will consist of trimming limbs or branches or trees and/or shrubbery on public and private properties at various locations throughout the City, as directed by City staff. Work locations may include, but are not limited to, terrace strips between the curb and lot line, and private properties where limbs and/or branches extend into the public rightof-way. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to ensure that sufficient trimming is performed to ensure compliance with City Ordinance Chapter 34 Article VII. All pruning cuts and methods shall be in accordance with ANSI A300 Part 1. All debris must be cleared from the property, sidewalk, terrace, curb line, or roadway. The Contractor will be responsible for the repair of any ruts or other damage that might be caused during the execution of this contract. If the Contractor believes that damage to public and/or private property may occur as a result of tree trimming and removal work due to the use of equipment, proximity of structures, ground instability, or other unsafe conditions, Contractor must express concerns to City staff PRIOR to beginning work. 2. Tree Removal: Tree removal work will consist of removing dead, diseased, infected, infested, damaged, and unsafe trees on public and private properties at various locations throughout the City, as directed by City staff. Work locations may include, but are not limited to, terrace strips between the curb and lot line, and private properties where dead or dying trees pose a threat to the welfare and safety of the general public. Trees tagged for removal will be designated by a single fluorescent painted “Ø” on the trunk at waist height facing the street. Stumps will not be required to be ground, unless requested by City administration on the bid request, but the Contractor is expected to remove the tree as close to the ground as possible. All debris must be cleared from the property, sidewalk, terrace, curb line, or roadway. The Contractor will be responsible for the repair of any ruts or other damage to property that might be caused during the execution of this contract. If the Contractor believes that damage to public and/or private property may occur as a result of the tree trimming and removal work due to use of equipment, proximity of structures, ground instability, or other unsafe conditions, Contractor must express concerns to City staff PRIOR to beginning work. 3. Disposal of Trees: The Contractor may dispose of tree stumps, trunks, branches, and brush removed from the trees in the City’s demolition site, located off Black Bridge Road just east of Highway 51 in Janesville, WI. The Contractor is responsible for paying all applicable fees, taxes and surcharges. Any charges associated with the disposal of tree debris must be included in the bid price submitted by the Contractor. The transport of tree debris and firewood from trees infested with a pest must be disposed of according to any Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) mandated quarantines and laws.
