This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in East Hartford, Connecticut. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

East Hartford Public Schools (EHPS) seeks to enter into a multi-year indefinite quantity contract with qualified and licensed arborists to provide as-needed Tree Pruning and Removal services. Services will be provided throughout the EHPS portfolio consisting of 18 buildings and over 200 acres of property. Work will be performed on high-profile properties; therefore, contractors must be able to perform their services in a neat, clean, and professional manner. High quality and attention to detail are required. Questions related to this RFP must be submitted via e-mail to ford.dc@easthartford.org no later than 12:00 PM on May 17, 2024. Any addendums, if necessary, will be published on the East Hartford Public Schools website by May 23, 2024. 1. Proposals must be signed by an authorized representative of the respondent with the authority to bind the respondent to the terms of the proposals and with the acknowledgment that the proposal is made with full knowledge of and agreement with the general specifications, conditions and requirements of this Request for Proposals. 2. Submit Proposal package in a sealed envelope marked with the respondent's name and address in the upper left-hand corner. Proposal number, name, opening date and opening time must be marked in the lower left-hand corner. 3. Proposals received later than date and time specified will not be considered. Amendments to, or withdrawals of, Proposals received later than the date and time set for Proposal opening will not be considered. 4. After the opening of the Proposal, no Proposal can be withdrawn for a period of ninety (90) days. 5. The right is reserved to purchase either by option or the total of options indicated, split awards and act as it seems in the best interest of the East Hartford Public Schools. 6. It is the respondent's responsibility to check the East Hartford Public School website AND the State DAS website for changes to the Request for Proposals prior to the Proposal opening. The respondent will be held to the Proposal as submitted, the terms and conditions in the Request for Proposal Package, inclusive of all addenda. 7. East Hartford Public Schools does not illegally discriminate on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, race, religion, national origin, color, creed, ancestry, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), marital status, familial status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. 8. East Hartford Public Schools reserves the right to waive any formalities in Proposals received; to reject any and all Proposals, to waive technical defects and to make such award, including accepting a Proposal, although not necessarily the lowest cost Proposal, as it deems to be in the best interest of the East Hartford Public Schools.