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Attachment B – Scope of Work Page 1 of 7 ATTACHMENT B SCOPE OF WORK PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The City of San Leandro is requesting a bid for the trimming of what is categorized as High Maintenance Trees. Specific species include Chinese Elm, American Elm, Fruitless Mulberry, and Carob trees. Crape Myrtle, Oak and Redbud trees are also included in this scope. Trees species, quantity, location, and work requested is identified in Tables 1 and 2. SCOPE OF WORK: Furnish all labor, tools, equipment, materials, transportation, and perform all operations necessary and incidental for the proper execution and completion of all tree trimming in accordance with the specifications. A D-49 Tree Service Contractor’s License is required for this work. No bid will be accepted from a contractor who has not been licensed in accordance with Chapter 9, Division 3 of the California Business and Professions Code. CLEANUP: All branches, brush, leaves and debris are to be removed from the site and properly disposed of by the Contractor each day as part of the bid price. The intent is that all areas are to be left in as clean as condition or better than before the Contractor’s operations. Cleanup is to be done continuously as each tree is finished. No brush is to be left at any of the tree sites. CORRECTION OF HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS: If, in the determination of the Street Supervisor, any work done or omitted by the Contractor or any act of vandalism or theft has created a condition hazardous to the public, the Street Supervisor will notify the Contractor’s office by telephone. The Contractor shall commence correction of such condition by placement of barricades or otherwise directed by the city within one (1) hour of receipt of such notice at his office and shall complete correction thereof on the same calendar day, regardless of the size of the working force required or the number of hours of work required. If the contractor cannot be reached by telephone or fails to respond to the hazardous condition within the specified one (1) hour limit, the city shall have the authority to cause said hazardous condition to be corrected and deduct the cost thereof from any amounts due or to become due the Contractor. Such costs shall include any minimum or base costs for labor, materials or equipment as required by contracts, agreements, or supplier but in no case shall such cost be less than $250 per hazardous condition per location. STANDARDS: All tree trimming is to be done in accordance with the International Society of Arboriculture, Western Chapter Pruning Standards (1988), the National Arborist Association Pruning Standards for Shade Trees (revised 1988), and in compliance with ANSI Z133.1 (1988 Safety Standards). Specifically, the quality of work shall be consistent with the National Arborist Association definition of Fine Pruning (Class 1) and including thinning, removal of dead wood and tipping back. Contractor is required to have a thorough knowledge of these standards and is to have copies of these standards on all sites where work is being performed. Contractor will not be paid for any trees not trimmed consistent with these specifications. If at any time, contractor shows an inability to trim consistent with these specifications, the Street Supervisor, or said representative, will have the authority to order Contractor to cease all trimming and to have the Purchase Order cancelled. WEEKLY MEETINGS: Contractor shall be required to meet weekly with the Street Supervisor or his representative to confirm the work completed, discuss any issues that may have occurred, and to review the contractor’s proposed work schedule.