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C -- TREE MAINTENANCE SOL 564-3-99 DUE 012299 POC Donna Lenz, Contract Specialist (501) 444-5035 Provide Architect-Engineer Services to perform a comprehensive inventory of all trees at the Springfield National Cemetery, Springfield, Missouri and furnish a written report covering the condition and recommended maintenance. A/E must be a State registered or certified arborist (or member of the National Arborist Association and/or Internatinal Society of Arboriculture). Work includes providing a tree location drawing (with copy in AUTOCAD), tagging each tree with a permanent tag, providing a tree maintenance cost estimate, writing pruning specifications from Natinal Arborist Standards and preparing contractor qualifications for a Scope of Work to perform tree maintenance. The A/E will be required to assist the VA during the tree maintenance contract and provide a final inspection report. Evaluation criteria will be as follows: (1) Specialized experience of the firm with the type of work required; (2) Past record of performance on similar contracts; (3) Geographic location and facilities of the working office; and (4) Specific experience and qualifications of personnel proposed for assignment to the project. Area of consideration is restricted to firms within a 250-mile radius of Springfield, Missouri. Firms desiring consideration should submit an SF 254 and SF 255 on or before January 22, 1999. Award subject to availability of funds. This is not a Request for Proposal. See Note(s): 24. Posted 12/08/98 (W-SN278177). (0342)

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