Georgia Procurement Registry #PE-66418-NONST-2026-000000024

Citywide Tree Canopy Assessment and GIS Geodatabase for the City of Pooler

The City of Pooler is seeking an urban forestry consultant to assess tree canopy across the city and deliver GIS-ready inventory data. - Buyer: City of Pooler, Georgia; local government in Chatham County. No sub-agency or department is identified. - Scope: Perform a citywide tree canopy assessment using LiDAR collected by drone or aircraft. Gather canopy coverage percentages, ground-cover information, and other data describing the urban forest’s status, condition, or inventory. - Deliverables: Provide assessment and inventory results suitable for GIS mapping, reporting, and data export. - Standards and oversight: Work must be supervised by an ISA-certified arborist and follow applicable regulations, ANSI A300 Tree Care Standards, ANSI Z133 Arboriculture Safety Standards, and International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Best Management Practices. - Qualifications: The consultant must hold current, verifiable certification from the ISA or Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA), demonstrate relevant municipal tree-assessment experience, and be registered and licensed to do business in Georgia. The proposal must include at least three relevant client references and demonstrate the ability to obtain or maintain $1 million in commercial liability insurance naming the City as an additional insured. - Named vendors/OEMs: No consulting firms, product manufacturers, or OEMs are named. ISA and TCIA are referenced as certification organizations, not as vendors.

Description

The City of Pooler is seeking proposals from qualified consultants for a city-wide tree canopy coverage assessment and creation of a geodatabase. The work includes assessing existing canopy coverage using LiDAR via drone or aircraft, collecting canopy and other urban-forest data, and providing inventory results suitable for GIS mapping, reporting, and export. Services must comply with applicable Georgia and local regulations and referenced ANSI and ISA standards, and the assessment must be supervised by an ISA-certified arborist. The planned contract term is 12 months, with one six-month renewal option.

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