Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)
Purpose: To provide Tree Planting and Maintenance
Entity Name(s)/Address(s):
1. Kevin Downes Tree Service Co., Inc., 65 Royal Avenue, Hawthorne, New Jersey 07506
2. A&M Landscape and Construction, LLC, 199 Littleton Avenue, Newark, New Jersey, 07107
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $3,600,000.00
Funding Source: 2024 Budget/Department of Administration, Office of Sustainability/NW051-G24-A24H0-71280-B2024
Contract Period: To be established for twenty-four (24) consecutive months
Contract Basis: ( X ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
This bid contract will provide Tree Planting and Maintenance services for the Department of Administration, Office of Sustainability
Advertisement: November 20, 2024
Number of Bids Downloaded: Twenty-three (23)
Number of Bids Received: Two (2)
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WHEREAS, November 20, 2024, the City of Newark through its Purchasing Agent, QPA, advertised to solicit bids for contractor(s) to provide Tree Planting and Maintenance Services to the Department of Administration, Office of Sustainability, as per the bid proposal attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Central Purchasing published the bid package on the City of Newark's electronic procurement portal to provide broader access and download capability to potential bidders; and
WHEREAS, on December 5, 2024, the Division of Central Purchasing received two (2) bids in response to this advertisement; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Administration, Office of Sustainability recommended that a dual award be made to 1. Downe's Tree Service Co., Inc., 65 Royal Avenue, Hawthorne, New Jersey 07506 and 2...
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