Bidder Opportunities

CANCELLED: Request for Proposals (RFP)

CONTRACTUAL SERVICES FOR TREE CARE PROVIDERS TO MAINTAIN THE TREES PLANTED BY THE CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST URBAN TREES GRANT PROGRAM

On June 24th, the Chesapeake Bay Trust issued a Request for Proposals to engage one or more contractors to provide maintenance to a subset of the trees planted two years ago as part of the Urban Trees Grant Program created by the 2021 Tree Solutions Now Act.  Unfortunately, the Fiscal Year 2025 Urban Trees Grant Program budget was reduced by $2.5 million on July 17, 2024, as part of state-wide budget cuts in light of the state’s fiscal condition. (See Moore proposes nearly $150 million in budget cuts – Maryland Matters.)  As a result, we regret that we must cancel the RFP for “Contractual Services for Tree Care Providers to Maintain the Trees Planted by the Chesapeake Bay Trust Urban Trees Grant Program.”  We understand that some interested parties may have already started preparing proposals, and we understand how much time goes into proposal preparation.  We regret that this state-wide set of reductions has affected this program.

Request for Qualifications for Tree-Planting Service Providers

The purpose of this Request for Proposals (“RFQ”) is to develop a list of qualified tree service providers that can support various technical aspects of a tree planting project in underserved urban areas with, e.g., (site identification, tree species selection, procurement, obtaining services, and managing contractors). Ultimately, the goal is to provide groups applying to the Chesapeake Bay Trust Urban Trees Grant Program with resources and support in a number of areas as related to their tree planting efforts.

Deadline for proposals is ROLLING.

This opportunity is currently OPEN.

To view the full Request for Qualifications (RFQ), click here.

Proposals may be submitted to Lianna Gomori-Ruben at lgomori-ruben@cbtrust.org.