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<br /> ~ <br /> . CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br /> MEHEANDtJM <br /> DATE: 1lpril 24, 1992 <br /> TO: Mayor and city ColmCil <br /> FRCH: Jom T. Buckley, Parks Director <br /> SUBJEX::T : Results of 1992 Diseased Tree Removal Bids <br /> Advertisement for bids for diseased tree removal were placed in the New <br /> Brighton Bulletin on March 25 and April 1. Bid specifications were also <br /> mailed to contractors previously bidding in 1990 and 1991 as well as <br /> those expressing interest. <br /> TWo sealed bids were received from Arp's Tree Service, Anoka, MN, and <br /> Ceres Tree Service, st. Paul, MN. See Exhibit A. <br /> Bids were tal::ulated by applying each bid quote to the number of trees <br /> removed in 1991. See Exhibit B. <br /> . Ceres Tree Service was $10.00 lower than Arp' s Tree Service when <br /> tal::ulating the cost of tree removal only. However, Ceres Tree Service <br /> is 1/3 higher than Arp's when considering the cost of removing stumps. <br /> Thirty-three (33) sturrps (for a total of 646 diameter inches) were <br /> removed from public or private properties in 1991. <br /> No brush piles were removed in 1990 or 1991. <br /> RID:lMMENDATION: <br /> staff recommends Arp's Tree Service, Anaka, MN, be awarded the Diseased <br /> Tree and st:unp Removal Contract for 1992 based on the following <br /> infonnation: <br /> . Arp's Tree Service would be the low bid when tabulating the <br /> cost of tree and stump removal. <br /> . Arp's Tree Service did satisfactory work in 1991. <br /> AcrION REJ:)UIRED: <br /> If Council concurs with the staff recommendation, they should pass a <br /> motion awarding the tree and stump removal contract to Arp' s Tree <br /> Service based on their bid and past satisfactory work. <br /> JTB/ts <br /> . Attachments <br /> M92-140 <br />