This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Traverse City, Michigan. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

INTENT & SCOPE OF WORK The contractor shall provide all material, labor, tools, equipment and all necessary equipment and supplies for the installation, maintenance, removal and storing of holiday lights for the roughly 460 trees located in the public right-of-way throughout Downtown Traverse City. Bidders take account of the different sizes of downtown trees and should also adjust the number of trees if no electrical power source is available near the selected trees and/or dead trees without limbs. Bidders should include a set number of service calls regarding outages and/or damaged and fallen light strings. In addition, the contractor shall install and maintain a year-round wrap of lights on the trunk and primary stem of 16 trees within the mid-block crosswalks of the 100, 200 and 300, blocks of Front Street. Eight of these trees will include a wrap of lights (of either red or blue) on the trunk and all major stems for from the installation in November until the second week of January. The Traverse City Downtown Development Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, waive irregularities and to accept the bids either on an entire or individual basis that is in the best interest of the DDA. The DDA accepts no responsibility for any expense incurred by the Bidder in the preparation and presentation of a bid. Such expenses shall be borne exclusively by the Bidder. Only the successful Bidder will be notified. If you have any questions, please contact Harry Burkholder, DDA COO at 231-922-2050 before the bid is submitted. The Traverse City Downtown Development Authority will receive sealed bids in the office of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), 303 E. State Street , Traverse City, Michigan 49684 o The completion of the lighting install shall be no later than the 3rd Monday in November of each year, with all trees ready to be illuminated on that date. o Lights must be removed no later than the 2nd Monday in March of each year.