Tree Removal Services for ALB Eradication, Ohio

Notice ID: 12639520R0002

Contract Award Number: 12639520D0019

Description: Tree removal and associated landscape restoration services. The goal of the Ohio ALB Program is to eradicate ALB from all known infested areas and to prevent the spread of the insect to uninfested areas through the survey and removal of infested and high risk host trees. Work performed on public and private properties will require that the Contractor meet with the property owner or other approved point of contact to discuss the removal operations prior to starting the work. The current quarantine zone may expand as new infested trees are detected. The Contractor shall provide all personnel, labor, equipment and supplies required to remove ALB host trees and restore the Removal Site to conditions comparable or better than conditions prior to any tree Removal Operations. Removal and restoration activities may include, but are not limited to, total removal of trees of any size and character in any location, removal and deregulation of all brush and woody debris resultant from the removal of targeted trees, stump grinding (or herbicide treatment), and extensive landscape restoration including, but not limited to, topsoil replacement, seed sowing, and occasional tree replacement when needed to replace damaged trees.