22-35 Questionnaire Response West Coast Arborists, Inc. — Fresno City Council, January 13, 2022

Finance Department
Purchasing Unit - (559) 621-1332 - FAX (559) 457-1297 - www.fresno.gov Michael Lima 2600 Fresno St, Rm 2156 Director
Fresno CA 93721
[email protected]
Please return to Sandra Gamez at [email protected] or by fax to: 559-457-1265; work phone number 559-621-1169.

RF
P PROPOSAL QUESTIONS FOR:

BID CITY OF FRESNO ANNUAL TREE TRIMMING
RFP NO. 9623
Name of Proposer:

D
ATE: _____________________
CO NTACT NAME:

C ONTACT TITLE:

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HONE: _________________ FAX: _____________________
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1. H
ow many crews do you anticipate providing for the one-year contract and how soon can the crews be mobilized? Define the roles or positions that make up each crew.

2. P
lease attach org chart as requested in the bid package.

3. P
lease provide references of work that you’ve done in City or municipal neighborhoods? West Coast Arborists, Inc.
11/1/2021
Victor Gonzalez
Vice President, Vice President
714-991-1900 714-956-3745
[email protected]
Please see attached sheets for complete answers to Questions No.'s 1-14.

4. Wi
ll you have a Certified International Society of Arboriculture Arborist on this project? Please attach a copy of certificate.

5. W
hat online Urban Forest Management software access will you be providing?

6. O
n pg 79, item F, it requires Contract to notify resident’s 48 hours in advance. Please provide a sample of the notice that you will use.

7. Is your company familiar with DAS 140 Form and how have you met the requirements? (A: DAS 140 is the Division of Apprentice Standards Contract with Public Agencies)

8. Are
you familiar with DAS 142 and how have you met the requirements? (A: DAS 142 is the Request for Apprentices. Ration of Journeymen is 5Hr/1Hr.)

9. H
ow many people have you hired local to the Fresno area? Do you have an office in Fresno? What is the address?

10. Ha
ve you familiarized yourself in person to what Fresno’s urban forest looks like?

11. H
ow did you make a preliminary assessment for meeting the forestry needs?

12. H
ow long do you estimate it will take to prune one Geobase?

13. I
tem #2 requires tree pruning to City and ANSI 300 Standards. Does your bid figure include prevailing wage, equipment, overhead, and traffic control?

14. Ite
m #21 for skinning Fan Palm Trunks. Does your bid figure include equipment, prevailing wage and disposal?

City of Fresno
Department of Public Works
* Steve Hunt
Area Manager
(559) 351-6060
[email protected]
Tree Removal Crews
LEGEND
* Certified Arborist

* Jason Pinegar
Vice President– Regional Manager
(408) 210-6415
[email protected]
Fausto Guzman
Area Supervisor
(559) 351-9220
[email protected]
* Stephan Davis
Supervisor—Safety Trainer
(714) 365-3716
[email protected]
* Kelley Gilleran
Plant Health Care Arborist
(916) 417-1979
[email protected]
Stump Crew
Tree Pruning Crews
Tree Pruning Crews
Service Request Crew
West Coast Arborists, Inc.

TREE MAINTENANCE NOTICE
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The City has awarded the pruning of parkway
trees to West Coast Arborists, Inc., a private
contractor. WCA will be pruning trees in front of
your property within the next couple of days.

Between the hours of 7:00 am and 5:00 pm
there will be No Parking signs posted due to the
danger of falling limbs. Please do not park on
the street until after the trees have been pruned
and the area cleaned. Additionally, due to the
hazard of falling limbs, we ask that you clear
your front yard of cars, furniture and other val-
uables during the pruning operation. The tree
operations are being performed by skilled
pruning crews certified by the International So-
ciety of Arboriculture, under City supervision,
and is part of the City’s continuing program to
provide the best possible service to its residents.

Your cooperation in this effort is very much ap-
preciated. If you have any questions, please
contact your local WCA office.

Thank You,
West Coast Arborists, Inc.

Your cooperation in this effort is very much ap-
preciated. If you have any questions, please
contact your local WCA office.

Thank You,
West Coast Arborists, Inc.

WHO WE ARE
West Coast Arborist’s (WCA) vision is to deliver the best Urban Forestry Management Program to our customers.

We achieve our vision by making total quality our way of doing business, by relentless pursuit of full customer
satisfaction in every respect, by empowering our trained people, by leading the industry in state-of-the-art urban tree care services, and by performing superior & safe
operations 7 day a week, 24 hour a day. We hold our-
selves to the highest standards of ethical conduct and envi- ronmental responsibility, communicating openly with our customers and the communities in which we work.

CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
2200 E. Via Burton, Anaheim, CA 92806
800.521.3714 /uni00B7/uni0020/[email protected]

BAY AREA
760 San Pablo Avenue, Pinole, CA 94564
510.921.3924 /uni00B7 [email protected]

FRESNO
5424 N. Barcus Street, Fresno, CA 93722
559.275.2086 /uni00B7 [email protected]

INDIO
43712 Jackson Street, Indio, CA 92201
760.984.5240 /uni00B7 [email protected]

RIVERSIDE
21718 Walnut Avenue, Grand Terrace, CA 92313
909.783.6544 /uni00B7/uni0020/[email protected]

SACRAMENTO
355 Commerce Circle, Sacramento, CA 95815
916.830.7907 /uni00B7/uni0020/[email protected]

SAN DIEGO
8163 Commercial Street, La Mesa, CA 91942
858.566.4204 /uni00B7/uni0020/[email protected]

SAN JOSE
390 Martin Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95050
408.855.8660 /uni00B7/uni0020/[email protected]

STOCKTON
3625 E. Stevenson Avenue, Stockton, CA 95205
209.547.0297 /uni00B7/uni0020/[email protected]

VENTURA
11405 Nardo Street, Ventura, CA 93004
805.671.5092 /uni00B7/uni0020/[email protected]

ARIZONA
6528 W. Myrtle Avenue, Glendale, AZ 85301
623.226.4236 /uni00B7/uni0020/[email protected]