Specifications include, but are not limited to: provide the following services for a five‐year term for assembly, disassembly, maintenance, repair, bonded storage, and transportation for the City’s one hundred foot aluminum Christmas tree (Christmas Tree) as well as the nine North Pole Village Structures (Village). The awarded Bidder (hereinafter in this Scope of Work referred to as Contractor) shall provide all labor, materials, facilities, equipment, supplies, transportation, and travel for the work. Contractor will be required to be on site beginning approximately in October 2017 during the initial assembly of the Christmas tree by the manufacturer’s rep, specific dates to be determined at a later time, to observe the assembly of the 100’ Christmas Tree, to obtain instructions, video tape the assembly, and gain first‐hand knowledge on the assembly and disassembly of the structure. Contractor shall provide the following: a. An indoor air conditioned, bonded warehouse for storage of the Christmas Tree components: 1) Frame, 2) Branches, 3) Star, and 4) All hardware and miscellaneous materials. b. An indoor air conditioned, bonded storage for the Village Structures. c. Transport of the Christmas Tree and Village Structures to and from the bonded storage facility and the City designated assembly site. Transport for set up will be completed during the second week of October and transport back to storage after disassembly will be completed during the third week of January, unless otherwise directed by the City. d. Trailers at the designated assembly site and supervise personnel to load and off‐load the Christmas Tree branches and boxes into and from the trailers. e. All required maintenance and repairs for the Christmas Tree and the Village Structures prior to assembly, during assembly, while the Christmas tree is erected during seasonal activities, and after disassembly at the conclusion of each Christmas holiday season. f. Assembly of the Christmas Tree frame, wiring harness, and branches. g. Fluffing of Christmas Tree branches and installation of holiday LED lights on the branches. h. Installation of Village Structures inside the Christmas Tree. i. Dis‐assembly/dismantling of Village Structures. j. Disassembly/dismantling of 100’ Christmas tree frame, wiring harness and branches. k. Packing up of all Christmas Tree and Village Structure components after each holiday season. l. Rental of a 100 ton crane service, picker, and forklift for the assembly and disassembly of the Christmas Tree and Village Structures. Etc.
