Title/Name/Summary
Tree Trimming for Road Improvement Program - Bid Award
History
The 2021 Neighborhood Road Improvement Program (“Program”) includes the maintenance and reconstruction of various roadways/streets throughout the village. Part of that maintenance is tree trimming in a neighborhood-wide fashion for each project area within the Program, to address low-hanging branches along the roadway and sidewalks. The trimming is also timely in that it provides relief from damage frequently caused by tall construction equipment such as a backhoe excavator boom/bucket, semi-truck dump beds and the massive pavement milling machine conveyor. The trimming also alleviates daily conflicts with delivery trucks, garbage collection service and seasonal village snow plowing activities.
The Village, through the Public Works Director, is a member of the Suburban Public Works Directors Association (“SPWDA”). In 2021, the SPDWA, via the Village of Homewood, took the lead on establishing a joint bid for participating communities to solicit various street right-of-way maintenance operations, which included parkway tree trimming services. The bid was opened on April 1, 2021, and the bid award recommendation, pending Homewood approval, contains two (2) contractors; Homer Tree Care, Inc. of Lockport, Illinois for tree and stump removal, and Winkler’s Tree Service, Inc. of LaGrange Park, Illinois for tree trimming and emergency removal. Staff is requesting to use Winkler’s Tree Service, Inc. to provide tree trimming services within the neighborhoods included in the 2021 Program. Winkler’s Tree Service Inc. has previously performed this service for Orland Park in 2019 and 2020 with excellent results. The contract could potentially be used by the Natural Resources and Facilities Division for occasional tree trimming projects as well based on tree management or maintenance needs.
Financial Impact
Staff annually utilizes funding within the Program account for this work. Funding is available in 054-0000-471250 project code CP-1015, and 010-1700-443500 for the work.
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to approve tree trimming services from Winkler’s Tree Service, Inc. of LaGrange Park, Illinois in an amount not to exceed $120,000.00.