Rosemead

City Council

August 12, 2025 Order of Business 6 #A

Agenda Item A

A.\nAward of Citywide Tree Maintenance Services Contract The City’s agreement with\nWest Coast Arborists (WCA) for citywide tree maintenance services expired on\nSeptember 10, 2024. WCA has continued providing services under an interim\ncontract through June 30, 2025. Following City Council direction, staff re-issued a\nrevised Request for Proposals (RFP) on April 24, 2025, with a submittal deadline\ndate of May 23, 2025. Eight proposals were received and evaluated based on the\nRFP components relating to qualifications, approach, references, staffing, pricing,\ncompleteness, and proposed community benefits. Staff requests that the City\nCouncil: 1) review the staff report and the submitted proposals, and 2) select a\ncontractor based on the RFP components and authorize the City Manager to\nexecute an Agreement for a three-year term with two optional one-year term\nextensions subject to performance and funding availability.\nRecommendation: That the City Council review and consider the submitted proposals,\nselect the contractor, and authorize the City Manager to execute a three (3) year\ncontract in the amount of $265,000 per fiscal year through June 30, 2028, with the\noption for up to two one-year extensions.\nStaff Report, Attachments A & B\nAttachment C - Great Scott Tree Service Proposal\nAttachment C - Golden West Arbor Services, Inc. Proposal\nAttachment C - Greenfield Landscaping & Maintenance Proposal\nAttachment C - Mariposa Tree Management Proposal\nAttachment C - North Star Landcare Proposal\nAttachment C - Tiger Tree Service, Inc. Proposal\nAttachment C - United Pacific Service, Inc. Proposal\nAttachment C - West Coast Arborists, Inc. Proposal