About this opportunity
AI summaryThe buyer seeks an onshore USA organization to provide conservation officer services for a government authority located in Middlesex, New Jersey. The selected vendor must interpret, apply, and enforce Township Ordinance provisions, assess fees, establish tree protection criteria, and establish developer responsibilities across all construction phases. Additional duties include participating in Township meetings, site plan reviews, walk-throughs, and pre-construction meetings. The contractor will deliver specifications or supervision for township tree plantings, provide arboricultural expertise, and prepare reports, appraisals, and tree evaluations for legal actions. The vendor must also identify and implement supplemental non-taxpayer funding sources and attend monthly Shade Tree Advisory Committee meetings if established. Work performance is offsite at the vendor's office premises, and the buyer is currently looking for proposals.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- Township of Old Bridge
- Solicitation No.
- 2027-05PS
Scope of work
- Apply, interpret, and enforce provisions of Township Ordinance and assess fees
- Participate in Township meetings, Planning and Zoning site plan review, site walk through, and pre-construction meetings
- Establish tree protection criteria for each site prior to development approval and monitor site progress
- Establish responsibilities of developer before, during, and after construction
- Provide expertise for arboricultural services and contracts to the private sector
- Provide specifications and/or supervision for all township tree plantings
- Provide reports, appraisals, and tree evaluations for any litigation or legal action
- Identify, design, and implement supplemental funding sources without the use of taxpayer money
Minimum qualifications
- Must be a Certified Tree Expert and/or Licensed Landscape Architect in the state of New Jersey
- Must have graduated from an accredited four-year college/university with a major in relevant field
- Have two years' experience in preparation of woodland management plans
Documents to include with your response
- Executive Summary (Exhibit B-1)
- Staffing Plan (Exhibit B-2)
- Experience description (Exhibit B-3)
- Locations and Contact Information (Exhibit B-4)
- References (Exhibit B-5)
- Identification of Conflicts of Interest (Exhibit B-6)
- Minimum Qualifications Documentation (Exhibit B-7)
- Business Registration Certificate (Exhibit B-8)
- Non-Collusion Affidavit (Exhibit C-1)
- Fee Proposal (Exhibit A-7)
Key dates
- Proposals due
- Thursday, December 3, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. prevailing time
- Contract start
- January 1, 2027
How to submit
- Method
- Sealed hard copy and digital media
- Instructions
- Submit one original, one copy, and a CD/Flash drive in a sealed envelope to Township of Old Bridge Clerks Office, west wing of Township Administration Building, One Old Bridge Plaza, Old Bridge, NJ 08857.
Contract details
- Term
- January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2027
- Place of performance
- Township of Old Bridge, New Jersey
- Insurance and bonding
- Commercial General Liability on an occurrence basis of not less than $1,000,000 naming Township as additional insured; Workers' Compensation in accordance with NJ laws; Employers Liability Insurance; bonding required.