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Item No. 8B Type of Business: CA WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Greg Lee, Director of Public Works Item Title/Subject: Resolution No. 5989 Approving the Contract Award for the 2003 Tree Removal Program Meeting Date: April 14, 2003 Background: Annually, bids are received for tree removal as needed throughout the City. This is done as part of the Joint Powers Agreement the City of Mounds View has with the City of New Brighton. Discussion: On March 14, 2003 bids were received for the 2003 season. The bidding process is set up to differentiate between 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. A total of four bids were received. A summary of the quotes is as follows: Company Bid (with access) Bid (without access) Precision Tree Service $11.00 / diameter inch $35.00 / diameter inch Miller Tree Service $15.00 / diameter inch $15.68 / diameter inch All Tree Service $13.00 / diameter inch $26.00 / diameter inch The low bidder for trees with access was Precision Tree Service with a bid of $11.00 / diameter inch. The low bidder for trees without access was Miller Tree Service with a bid of $15.68 / diameter inch. Both companies have performed work for the City in past years. Precision Tree Service was the low bidder for sites with access in 2002 with a bid of $10.50 / diameter inch. Miller Tree Service was the low bidder for sites without access in 2002 with a bid of $15.50 / diameter inch. The total amount of tree removal work contracted annually by the City of Mounds View is typically in the range of $11,000 to $16,000. The 2003 budget has $16,480 allocated for tree removal (account 100-4380-3520).