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City of Lino Lakes <br />Request for Proposals for Tree Injection Services <br />Issue Date: January 11, 2021 <br />Proposal Due Date: January 26, 2021 at 4 PM <br />Proposal Request <br />Overview <br />The City of Lino Lakes is requesting proposals from qualified contractors to perform injections to protect <br />trees on City property and residents' privately owned ash trees from emerald ash borer. <br />Goals <br />• Provide injections to protect ash trees on public property, including in parks and <br />boulevard trees in the right-of-way. <br />• Provide a bulk rate discount to residents who are interested in protecting their trees. <br />• Map both public and private ash trees that received injections to aid in City EAB <br />response planning. <br />• Educate residents about the benefits of treating ash trees to protect against emerald <br />ash borer. <br />Instructions <br />Proposals must include: <br />1. Company details and qualifications of all staff overseeing work <br />2. Fee schedules for public and private trees (tables are provided on pgs. 5-6) <br />3. Example outreach materials <br />4. 2 references from municipalities that operate similar EAB response programs <br />Proposals shall be submitted via email to Andy Nelson, Environmental Coordinator at <br />ANelson3@linolakes.us. <br />The City reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, or parts thereof. The City reserves the right to <br />negotiate specific work elements with a Proposer into a contract of lesser or greater expense than <br />described in this RFP or Proposer's proposal. This is a Request for Proposals, not a competitive bid <br />process. The City by this RFP does not promise to accept the lowest cost proposal. Rather, the <br />proposals will be reviewed by the evaluation criteria listed below. <br />