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• CONSENT G10 <br />1/12/05 <br />ITEM: 2005 tree trimming proposal from S & S Tree and Horticultural <br />Specialist, Inc. <br />SUBMITTED BY: Greg Hoag, Director of Public Works <br />REVIEWED BY: Heather Worthington, City Administrator <br />EXPLANATION: <br />Summary: The tree trimming budget for 2005 is $14,000. The area scheduled to be done is the <br />Northhome neighborhood, bounded by Larpenteur, Snelling, Hoyt and Hamline Avenues. <br />Request for proposals were sent to four contractors, three of whom responded. The "Not To <br />Exceed" proposal prices are as follows: <br />S & S Tree and Horticultural Specialists, Inc. $10,000 <br />405 Hardman Ave. <br />South St. Paul, MN 55075 <br />(Option #2) <br />Precision Landscape and Tree $12,500 <br />50 South Owasso Blvd. E. <br />Little Canada, MN 55117 <br />S & S Tree and Horticultural Specialists, Inc. $16,600 <br />405 Hardman Ave. <br />South St. Paul, MN 55075 <br />(Option # 1) <br />Rainbow Tree Care $19,500 <br />2239 Edgewood Ave. S. <br />St. Louis Park, MN 55426 <br />The lowest proposal is a new approach to trimming trees. S & S is offering their Climbing <br />School Students to do the work. This will include 9 - 12 people climbing the trees to do the <br />trimming. Support staff for this crew will be: 2 -3 supervisors, a bucket truck, and a chip truck. <br />Staff has checked references on the quality of work this crew does. These "students" are people <br />who have experience in working on the ground or with other tree companies, but who are <br />learning climbing and trimming techniques. They are closely supervised. We have checked with <br />the Cities of Edina and White Bear Lake as well as Ramsey County Parks and Recreation. All of <br />these entities strongly recommended this option, and had good experiences working with the S & <br />S Climbing School last year. <br />• <br />69 <br />