• Removal of trees and related tree pruning activities along the public ways and the public properties of the Town of Sandisfield. • Aerial lift (or Crane) operator shall be responsible for the performance of any work higher than five (5) feet above street level. • A ground/cleanup crew consisting of Sandisfield municipal employees will be present to assist the contracted equipment and operator(s) with the cleanup of logs. • All work will be performed in compliance with ANSI. Z.-133.1-2006 and ANSI A300 standards, and any published amendments or updates thereto. • Estimate of funding for tree removal/tree pruning for the Highway Department and Tree Warden for Fiscal Year 2026: $41,500. Actual funding for each fiscal year is contingent upon a Town Meeting vote for budget approval. Additional funding in the event of an emergency or storm cleanup may be added at any time. • All trees shall be cut off as close to ground level as possible and no greater than one inch (1”) above existing ground elevation unless otherwise approved by the DPW Superintendent. • All trunks, limbs and branches five inches (5”) or greater in diameter shall be cut into lengths of four feet (4’) or smaller and stacked at the site as directed by the DPW Superintendent. • All trunks, limbs and branches that fit in a chipper shall be ground into wood chips and all wood chips shall be transported to and stacked at the Sandisfield Center Cemetery located at Est. C1758 on Route 57 or an approved location as directed by the DPW Superintendent. • All trunks and limbs twenty-five inches (25”) or greater in diameter shall be cut into lengths of six feet (6’) or smaller and shall loaded into Sandisfield Highway Department trucks at the site as directed by the DPW Superintendent. • Work shall include cutting limbs on the same side of the road and somewhat near to power lines. Note the Experience requirements set forth in the IFB. The work does NOT include targeting cutting limbs on power lines (e.g., doing Eversource or National Grid’s job). Work within 10 feet of an electrical conductor will be avoided.
