The City, through its Parks and Recreation Department, manages an estimate of 200,000 urban trees. 80,000 of these trees are considered streets trees. The City’s main priority in tree management is public safety. The City is committed to providing clearance for vehicles and pedestrians and maintaining or improving the overall health and structure of trees on City property. Thus, the Bureau of Parks and Urban Forestry seeks to establish a new contract in support of the City’s Urban and Community Forestry Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Grant for services on an as and when required basis. This contract will provide cyclical tree pruning and hazard tree removal services exclusively in Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (“CEJST”) identified disadvantaged communities in Norfolk. The purpose is to enhance the resiliency, equity, and longevity of Norfolk’s urban forest as part of the federally funded IRA Tree Grant initiative.
