# Douglas County Ionwave #CI-2026-0131

Christmas tree grinding, collection-site services, and mulch delivery for the City of Omaha

**Posted:** October 22, 2026
**Respond By:** November 05, 2026
**Identifier:** CI-2026-0131
**NAICS:** 562998, 562920

The City of Omaha is seeking a contractor to process collected Christmas trees into mulch and deliver it to the City’s compost facility.
- **Government buyer:** City of Omaha, Public Works Department, through Douglas County Purchasing.
- **Scope:** Monitor five collection sites—Kelley Softball Complex, Orchard Park, F Street Football Field, Ta Ha Zouka Park, and Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium—and manage incoming trees, trash, and debris.
- **Processing and delivery:** Remove bags, stands, lights, rope, and other contaminants; grind or chip trees, including flocked trees, to a nominal size of no more than 2 inches; and deliver the mulch to the City’s Oma-Gro compost facility. No fixed tree quantity is guaranteed.
- **Important site requirements:** Grinding is prohibited at the zoo. Trees placed in the zoo’s animal-enrichment pile must remain undisturbed. The contractor must remove all mulch from the sites when processing is complete.
- **Bid options:** Provide one lump-sum quote for the base service and select a trash-disposal plan, a method for reporting processed quantities, and the mulch destination. The specified destination is Oma-Gro.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No product OEMs or commercial brands are specified. The source lists these prospective bidders: #Mow & Snow LLC; 123 Asbestos, INC; A&K Sessouma LLC; A6 Scientific Corp.; AB Group Inc; ABC Abatement Company; Abe's Trash Service, Inc.; Accumovers LLC; Advantage A/C Heat & Refrigeration; AJ MOBILE WASH; AlmsTravel LLC; AM Moving Company LLC; Amazon Business; and Amazon.com Services LLC dba Amazon Business. The source indicates the full invited-supplier roster has 225 entries.
- **Performance window:** Seasonal work spans the late-year tree collection period into the following January. Monitoring and processing are required during the collection period, with any remaining mulch removed after processing is complete; the collection period may be extended for adverse weather.
- **Line item:** One lump-sum Christmas tree grinding/chipping and collection-site service; no part number or guaranteed tree quantity is specified.

### Description

The City of Omaha is seeking a lump-sum quote for labor, materials, equipment, and related work to monitor five Christmas tree collection sites and grind or chip collected trees into mulch for the City’s compost operation. The contractor must provide site access and debris and trash management, remove bags, stands, and other contaminants before processing, and grind trees to a size not exceeding 2 inches. Mulch must be delivered to the City’s Oma-Gro facility, and the contractor must complete processing and removal by the specified January 2027 deadline. The specifications include required site schedules, service options for trash disposal, insurance requirements, and bidder-submitted forms.

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