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3. Referencesfrommunicipalitieswithsimilarprograms <br />4. Marketingmaterialexamplesprovided <br />Deadline:Proposalsmustbesubmittednolaterthan__________________at4:00PM. <br />RequestforProposals <br />Background <br />TheCityof/ĻƓƷĻƩǝźƌƌĻ͸ƭgoalistoofferapreferredvendortoourresidentstoprovideeducation <br />andreducedratesforinsecticideinjectionsfortreatmentofthosetreesthatwillremainviable <br />tocontinuegrowth. <br />Withincreasinglevelsofinfestationapparentthroughoutourcommunity,ithasbecomecritical <br />thattheCityassistresidentswiththisissueinfashionpossibletostreamlinetheprocessfor <br />residentsseekinginjectionstoprotecttheirprivatelyownedashtreesandofferingthem <br />educationregardingpossibleinfestationandramifications. <br />TheCitycurrentlyhasnoprograminplaceforprovidingtreatmentsfortreesonprivate <br />property. <br />PROPOSERINFORMATION <br />CompanyDetails <br />Aproposermustbeaproperlyinsured,respected,financiallyviablecompanythathasbeenin <br />businessforatleastfive(5)years,withatleastthree(3)yearsofexperienceperformingplant <br />healthcareorinjectiontreatmentsforlocalunitsofgovernmentorotherpublicagencies.There <br />mustbeatleastoneISAcertifiedarboristavailabletosupervisetheprogramandtheapplication <br />crew(s).Allmembersoftheapplicationcrewmustbelicensedcommercialpesticideapplicators. <br />Eachproposermustprovidealistofthree(3)municipalorpublicagencyreferences. <br />Treeinspections <br />Treeinspectionsshallbeperformedpriortorecommendingtreatmenttoresidents.These <br />inspectionsmustbeperformedbyapersonwhoisatminimum,aCertifiedMNTreeInspector <br />oranISACertifiedArborist.Individualsrecommendingtreatmentmustbequalifiedtoidentify <br />emeraldashborerinthefieldandhaveexperienceevaluatingtreecondition,particularlyasit <br />relatestodeterminingwhichtreesaresuitablecandidatesforinjectionandwhicharenot. <br />TreatmentoftreesexhibitingthefollowingconditionsmustbenotedandreportedtotheCity <br />uponinspection,treatmentornonetreatment: <br /> Morethan30%canopydecline <br /> Signsofseveredecayintrunkormajorbranches <br /> Majorcracksintrunkormajorlimbs <br /> <br />