Belleville Civicplus #CITYWIDE TREE INVENTORY, URBAN FORESTRY MANAGEMENT PLAN, AND TREE PLANTING IMPLEMENTATION

Belleville, IL Urban Forestry Inventory, Management Plan, and Tree Planting

The City of Belleville, Illinois Department of Public Works is seeking qualified firms for a comprehensive urban forestry initiative: - Government Buyer - City of Belleville, Department of Public Works - Scope of Work - Conduct a GIS-compatible inventory of approximately 26,000 public trees and potential planting sites on city-owned streets, rights-of-way, parks, and public properties - Develop an Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP) based on the inventory, with both short-term (1-5 years) and long-term (5+ years) strategies - Emphasis on disadvantaged census tracts and community engagement - Plan must include operational, budget, and climate resilience strategies - Deliverables must be ESRI GIS-compatible and in non-proprietary formats - Acquire and plant approximately 200 native, 2"-2.5" caliper trees (including white oak, swamp white oak, Shumard oak, willow oak, post oak, chinkapin oak, black gum, tulip tree, American hornbeam, American sycamore, pecan, shagbark hickory, bitternut hickory, and bald cypress) - Trees must be sourced from licensed nurseries within 100 miles and meet ANSI Z60.1 standards - Planting to occur within specified seasonal windows, with a one-year warranty on all trees - Notable Requirements - Contractors must have ISA Certified Arborists on staff and experience with similar projects - Compliance with Tree Equity Grants (TEG) program, prevailing wage laws, Project Labor Agreement, and all relevant ANSI, ISA, OSHA, and Illinois standards - Detailed data collection, GPS-based reporting, milestone tracking, and post-completion training/outreach required - All work must be completed before the grant deadline - Estimated Contract Value - Lump sum not to exceed $140,000 for the UFMP; total project value likely higher when including inventory and planting - No specific OEMs or proprietary products are named; focus is on professional services and native tree species

Description

The City of Belleville, Illinois, is seeking proposals from qualified firms with experience in urban forestry, tree inventory data collection, and urban forest management plan development. The project involves completing a comprehensive citywide tree inventory of approximately 26,000 public trees on streets, right-of-ways, parks, and public properties. Additionally, the selected contractor will develop an Urban Forest Management Plan based on the inventory and purchase and plant approximately 200 native trees in disadvantaged census tracts within Belleville. The work must comply with Tree Equity Grants program requirements and prevailing wage laws.

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