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City of Centerville <br />Request for Proposals for Tree Injection Services <br />Issue Date: April 13, 2022 <br />Proposal Due Date: y1z rA,z at 4 PM <br />PROPOSAL REQUEST <br />Overview <br />The City of Centerville is requesting proposals from qualified contractors to perform injections to protect <br />trees on Residents' privately owned ash trees from emerald ash borer. <br />Goals <br />• Provide a bulk rate discount to residents who are interested in protecting their trees. <br />• Map private ash trees that received injections to aid in City EAB planning/data <br />gathering. <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 private trees (tables are provided on pgs. 5-6) <br />3. Example outreach materials <br />4. 2 references from municipalities that operate similar EAB programs <br />Proposals shall be submitted via email to: Paul Palzer, Public Work Director at <br />naalzerPcentervillemn.com. <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 />Evaluation Criteria <br />City staff will evaluate proposals based upon the following criteria. <br />1. Proposed fee schedule (use the included tables) <br />2. Qualifications of Contractor, including experience operating similar programs for municipalities <br />