1047 Tree Watering and Maintenance

Concepts

• tree pruning
• chelmsford
• tree maintenance
• tree
• essex county councils tree planting project
• 1584 urban standard trees
• each tree
• 1584 trees
• the trees
• water

Location

Description

Essex County Council's tree planting project, the Essex Forest Initiative (EFI) is looking to procure a contractor to water 1584 urban standard trees across the county as part of the delivery of climate and environmental benefits for people and wildlife. Essex County Council is seeking a contractor with the capacity to water and maintain 1584 trees across the county. The requirement is for the watering of 50 litres of water to be applied to each tree (227 in irrigation bags, 30 direct application to the ground, 1327 using irrigation wells), each week through May - September (total of 20 visits per tree). The requirement for the maintenance is to carry out necessary formative pruning, replace any damaged stakes/ties, top up mulch where required and report any damage to the trees.

CPV Codes

• 77341000 - Tree pruning
• 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.