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Item No. 8F Meeting Date: March 26, 2007 Type of Business: CA WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business City Administrator Review _______ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Greg Lee, Director of Public Works Item Title/Subject: Resolution 7055 Approving Contracts Associated with the 2007 Tree Removal and Tree Trimming Programs Background: Annually, quotes are received for forestry-related work; this work includes tree removal and tree trimming and is done as part of the Joint Powers Agreement the City of Mounds View has with the City of New Brighton. These services are also included in the 2007 Budget. For tree removal, in order to receive the most favorable quotes as possible, quotes are based on two operational scenarios: one whereby vehicle and equipment access is available to the site where the trees to be removed are located; the other for cases where access with vehicles is not possible. Discussion: Tree Removal Quotes – No Access Tree removal quotes were received for the 2007 season. For quotes associated with no vehicle access, the quotes were further broken down into two categories: tree trunk diameters less than 28.5 inches and diameters greater than 28.5 inches. There were four companies that submitted tree removal quotes for trees with no vehicle access. The results are as follows: Company Cost/Inch; < 28.5” Cost/ Inch; >28.5” Minnesota Tree Surgeons $29.50 $54.50 Upper Cut Tree Service $35.00 $45.00 4 Seasons Tree Care $34.00 $60.00 S & S Tree Specialists $44.00 $105.00 The low quotes were submitted by Minnesota Tree Surgeons for the trees up to 28.5 inches in diameter, and Upper Cut Tree for larger trees with a diameter greater than 28.5 inches. Both of these companies have held municipal contracts