CITY OF OAKLAND – BID SUMMARY
Project Name: As-Needed Emergency Tree Services Re-Bid
Bid Opening Date: March 7, 2025
Specification/Solicitation No.: RFQ 337531
Requesting Department: Public Works, Bureau of Environment, Parks & Tree Division Bid Closing Date: March 27, 2025
Basis of Award: Lowest responsive and responsible bid
Engineer’s Estimate: $1,000,000
Project Manager: Isaac Harvey, Acting Tree Supervisor II Compliance Officer: Sophany Hang
Comments: Local and Small Local Business Enterprise Program (L/SLBE) requirement is 0% L/SLBE per availability analysis dated February 5, 2025
Bids Received:
Bidder
L/SLBE Total Bid % Over /
Under
Engineer’s
Estimate
Additional Requirements
Tree Care
Industry
Association
Certified
Arborist
Certified
Flagger
1 Anvil Builders,
Inc.
No $2,722,880 179% Yes Yes Yes
2 Julian Tree Care,
Inc.
No $379,250 62.08% Sub Yes Sub
3 The Davey Tree
Expert Company
No $2,266,920 126.69% Yes Yes Yes
4 Arboricultural
Specialties, Inc.,
dba The
Professional Tree
Company
No $984,630 -1.54% Yes Yes Yes
5 Urban Tree
Management, LLC
dba Evergreen
Tree Care
No $875,260 12.47% Yes Yes Yes
6 West Coast
Arborists, Inc.
No $1,040,920 4.09% Yes Yes Yes
Award Recommendation:
Staff recommends executing two awards for $1,000,000 each to the two lowest responsive and responsible bidders:
1) Arboricultural Specialties, Inc., dba The Professional Tree Company 2) West Coast Arborists, Inc.
Contract length: Three-year period with an option to extend an additional two, one-year periods.