Toledo Area Metropolitan Park District Planet bids #2026 - 06

Metroparks Toledo Multi-Year Reforestation Project – Glass City Metropark Tree Planting and Installation

Metroparks Toledo is seeking bids for a multi-year reforestation project at Glass City Metropark in Lucas County, Ohio. - Government Buyer: - Metropolitan Park District of the Toledo Area (Metroparks Toledo), Planning and Construction Department - Scope of Work: - Furnish and install approximately 200 field-dug, balled & burlapped (B&B) trees across 4.7 acres, with phased planting from Fall 2026 through Fall 2028 - Tree species include: - Sugar Maple (Acer Saccharum) - Red Maple (Acer Rubrum) - American Sycamore (Platanus Occidentalis) - Swamp White Oak (Quercus Bicolor) - Scarlet Oak (Quercus Coccinea) - Bur Oak (Quercus Macrocarpa) - Pin Oak (Quercus Palustris) - Red Oak (Quercus Rubra) - Northern Catalpa (Catalpa Speciosa) - Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron Tulipifera) - American Elm (Ulmus Americana) - Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus Dioicus) - Honey Locust (Gleditsia Triacanthos) - All trees are 1 to 1.5" caliper, mostly wild-type - Includes installation of watering bags and tree staking/guying systems - Unique Requirements: - Contractor must be licensed and registered to work in the City of Toledo and pre-qualified with Metroparks Toledo - Electronic bid submission via PlanetBids portal - 10% bid guaranty and 100% performance/payment bond required - All work must be completed by the specified completion date for each phase - No specific OEMs or vendors are named; opportunity is open to qualified tree-planting contractors - Delivery and installation at Glass City Metropark, Lucas County, Ohio

Description

This solicitation is for the Fall 2026 Reforestation Project by Metroparks Toledo, involving the reforestation of approximately 4.7 acres of parkland across four sites within Glass City Metropark, Lucas County, Ohio. The project requires furnishing and installing 200 ball and burlap trees of various species, along with watering bags and tree staking/guying systems as per specifications. Bidders must be licensed and registered to work in the City of Toledo and pre-qualified with Metroparks Toledo. Bids are to be submitted electronically via the PlanetBids portal by April 16, 2026, with all work to be completed by December 1, 2026.

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