This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Shelburne, Ontario. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Reference Number 0000279743 Question Acceptance Deadline 2024/10/11 04:30:00 PM EDT The current number of trees to be planted is 17 with specific locations provided in Schedule A. Unless noted, all dead trees and stumps have been removed from planting area. Replacement trees must have a minimum caliper of 50 mm and measure to 1.2 m in height from the finished grade. Recommended Species: Red Maple American Basswood Skyline Honeylocust Little Leaf Linden. Red Oak Pin Oak White Oak Shademaster Honeylocust Tree Maintenance and Warranty All excavations are to be done in a manner to minimize the disturbance to grassed areas wherever possible. If damage occurs, it will be the responsibility of the contractor to repair it in a timely manner. Dumping of excavated soil or plant material can be arranged through the Operations Department. Supplied trees will carry a one-year warranty period. The contractor must arrange water and fertilizing on the day of planting. Water arrangements can be made through the Operations Department. Homeowners will be responsible for the care and maintenance after the tree has been installed. The contractor must provide a door knocker with care guides to households listing the type of tree planted. Care guides must be provided to the Town for preapproval before issuance to households. Once planted, trees are to be staked with 2 wooded stakes, staked outside the root ball and supported with arbour ties. Trees are to be mulched in a 40 cm ring beyond the root ball and mulch should not contact the trunk of the new tree. The contractor shall cut and remove all twine, rope, or burlap from top half of root base, prior to installation. The contractor will return to remove stakes and arbour ties once trees are established the following year. Planting mixes (peat moss/bone meal/topsoil) must be added to amend the soil around the tree. If the area of planting has poorly drained soil, the base of the tree should be planted 50 mm above the finished grade. Otherwise, the base of the tree must be flush with grade. Extra Work At the discretion of the Town, the contractor may be required to do extra work not specified. If this does occur, all unit prices in the quotation shall apply where applicable but a written quotation in writing will be considered and will be valued on actual costs of labour and materials. - Installation Required - Insurance Required Comprehensive General Liability Insurance with a minimum limit of liability of $5,000,000.00 inclusive of any one occurrence. Comprehensive General Liability Insurance shall cover all operations and liability assumed under the Contract with the Town. The Comprehensive General Liability Insurance shall include premises and operations liability, Proponent's contingency liability with respect to the operations of Sub-contractors completed operations liability and automobile liability (owned, non- owned or hired units). Official bid documents must be obtained from www.merx.com and bid submissions must be done through the Merx platform.