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

The Invitation to Bid (ITB) seeks competitive bids from qualified Firms to provide clearance pruning of approximately 20,000 trees within the public right-of-way and/or private property trees and shrubs that overhang onto public right-of-way on selected streets . Completion of the pruning must be completed by June 30, 2024. ACHD shall be entitled to "Liquidated Damages" of $250.00 for each calendar day of delay in the completion of the work. Question Response Deadline: December 7, 2023, 4:30pm All questions or clarifications concerning this Invitation To Bid or the content and requirements of the Bid and Contract Documents must be submitted and received in writing by 4:30 pm on Wednesday, December 6, 2023. Proposals must be accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check, or a bid bond issued by a surety authorized to issue such bonds in the State of Idaho, in an amount of five percent (5%) of the total amount of the cost proposal submitted. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish the necessary additional bond(s) for the faithful performance of the contract and supply the necessary insurance documents as prescribed in the Contract Documents. ACHD reserves the right to reject all bids or reject any bid not conforming to the intent and purpose of the Contract Documents whenever such action appears to be in the best interest of ACHD. Award of a contract pursuant to this procurement may be delayed, without penalty, for up to sixty (60) calendar days after the date of bid. ACHD reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive informalities, and to contract in the best interest of ACHD. The Contractor will provide all labor, equipment, and materials to prune all, or a selected portion of the trees within the area shown on the maps included in this contract document. Ada County Highway District reserves the right to add additional locations if required. A list with addresses, tree and trim type will be issued after award. If a tree in this area has been pruned prior to the Contractors arrival, it will not require pruning; therefore, it will be considered complete and will not be eligible for payment. All equipment, tools, wood, trimmings, brush, wood chips or any other form of debris shall be removed by the Contractor at the end of each working day, except where otherwise noted in this contract, and the area swept clean of all materials related to the work operation. The Contractor shall dispose of all wood, chips, and debris at a location of their choice outside the work site area. All elm wood shall be taken to an approved disposal site. The disposal site will be approved by ACHD Road Vegetation Crew Chief, Josh Franz. The Contractor shall provide an "Average Unit Price" for each tree/shrub to be pruned. Award will be based on the result of the "Average Unit Price" times the estimated quantity. The cost of all work and requirements specified in these contract documents will be included in, and paid for by, the "Average Unit Price" per tree/shrub times the actual quantity pruned. The ACHD representative will be solely responsible for determining additions or deletions from the list of trees/shrubs to be pruned under this Contract.