Comprehensive Plan Consulting Services

The City of Dover, New Hampshire, is seeking comprehensive plan consulting services to address the systematic removal and replacement of local ash trees. The agency needs to mitigate the loss of these trees by implementing a phased removal strategy and planting a diverse selection of new tree species across various locations. This initiative aims to establish a resilient urban canopy and ensure effective long-term management of the municipal forestry infrastructure. The scope of work requires a collaborative effort among an arborist, a landscape architect, and city staff to draft the comprehensive tree replacement plan. The arborist must assess local environmental conditions, recommend resilient species, outline best management practices, and establish a planting and replacement timeline. The landscape architect must collaborate with the City, the Conservation Commission, and the Forestry Management work group to design sites and plan long-term management specifically for the downtown area. Eligible bidders must be onshore organizations based in the United States. The selected contractor will perform all work offsite. Bidders must submit their proposals digitally via email or through the designated online portal, though the agency has not disclosed a specific budget and is openly seeking cost proposals. The agency will evaluate proposals based on the bidders' ability to deliver the integrated assessments and the phased replacement plan. All clarifying questions regarding this procurement must be submitted to the agency no later than June 8, 2026.