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RESOLUTION NO. 64-01
A RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONTRACT TO BURDITT
ASSOCIATES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWENTY-FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($25,000.00) TO CONDUCT A CITY-WIDE
STREET TREE INVENTORY.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby Awards a contract to Burditt
Associates in an amount not to exceed Twenty -Five Thousand Dollars
($25,000.00) to conduct a city-wide street tree inventory.
Section 2. That the City Council authorizes the Mayor to sign such a contract with
Burditt Associates.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 15th day of May, 2001.
By:
eather Woodruff, City Clerk
APPROVED:
,a1%By: /O/'
DAN COODY, Mayo
• EXHIBIT A
CONSULTANT AGREEMENT
This Agreement is made and entered into the /7 day of 2001, by and between Burditt
Associates of Montgomery County, Texas (hereinafter calledth `CONSULTANT"), and CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE (hereinafter called "CLIENT").
The initial addresses of the parties, which one party may change by giving written notice to the other
party, are as follows:
CONSULTANT CLIENT
Burditt Associates
P. O. Box 1424
Conroe, TX 77305
City of Fayetteville
113 W. Mountain
Fayetteville, AR 72701
That whereas CLIENT has requested services of the CONSULTANT as an independent contractor and
not as an employee in relation to:
CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE
STREET TREE INVENTORY
(SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT A - SCOPE OF WORK)
(herein called the "Project")
NOW. THEREFORE, CLIENT and the CONSULTANT, in consideration of the mutual covenants set
forth, agree as follows:
Upon receipt of the executed copy of this Agreement, the CONSULTANT will perform services to provide
CLIENT with the data, information, services or opinion proposed by CONSULTANT in Proposal dated
February 26, 2001, excepting issues relating to available planting spaces that shall be determined
according to terms set forth in the attached Statement of Work CONSULTANT will proceed with the
work as expeditiously as practical, and provide CLIENT with Urban Forestry Consulting Services
CONSULTANT shall collaborate with CLIENT s agents or representatives in connection with Scope of
Work and CONSULTANT shall be bound by the provisions set forth herein.
CLIENT will place at CONSULTANT s disposal all available information generated by CLIENT,
CLIENT's agents or representatives as may be pertinent to the Project including previous reports,
documents, and any relevant data as will be necessary for CONSULTANT to provide the services covered
by this Agreement.
Component One: Urban Forest Inventory
Street Tree Inventory -
• Inventory of individual trees $ 1.95 per tree
• Inventory of individual planting spaces $ 1.90 per space
Park Tree Inventory -
• Inventory of individual trees $ 1.95 per tree
• Inventory of individual planting spaces $ 1.90 per space
City of Fayetteville
Street Tree Inventory
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These per unit fees are inclusive of labor described herein.
Burditt Associates's unit price is guaranteed for the attached scope of services with a contract
and scope of services providing for a minimum of 4,300 units (trees and/or planting spaces). The data
collection area and units of data may; however, be increased in scope at the Client's discretion with no
increase in per unit prices. The per unit price for the inventory contained herein is a fixed price and shall
remain firm throughout the term of this Agreement.
Component Two: CityTrce Inventory Software
CityTree Software $ 3,000.00
Training (16 hours) $ 1,975.00
Microsoft Access 2000 $ .00
Total $ 4,975.00
Training costs include labor, materials, lodging, and travel expenses.
Component Three: Comprehensive Urban Forest Management Plan
Management Plan $ 7,900.00
Terms Defined:
Planting Space(s) The definition of planting spaces will be determined in a meeting to be held
within 15 business days of the execution of an agreement between CONSULTANT and CLIENT.
An addendum will provide consultant with guidelines for determining what planting spaces, if
any, to collect data from and be attached to this agreement as an addendum to the Statement of
Work
A "Tree" means any tree with the potential to reach a height of 20' or more. If a tree such as
Photinia, Ligustrum, etc., is trimmed as a hedge, it will not be collected as a tree. If it is pruned
into a tree form or seems to be allowed to grow unattended it will be collected as a tree
Invoices will be submitted monthly and will reflect the actual number of data units collected during that
period or the percentage of completion. Payment of CONSULTANT invoices by the CLIENT will be
made within 30 days from date of invoice. CLIENT may review invoice expeditiously within 30 days, but
may not withhold payment unreasonably. Fees will be due and payable in Conroe, Texas, upon receipt of
invoice. Nonpayment to CLIENT by any funding entity or agency will not relieve CLIENT of its financial
obligation to CONSULTANT under this Agreement.
No additional services, other than those specified in Exhibit A - Scope of Work, have been requested by
CLIENT and none shall be provided by CONSULTANT under this Agreement unless mutually agreed
upon in writing by both parties.
CONSULTANT will have, in full force and effect, the following insurance coverage during the entire
project:
Worker's Compensation
General Liability
Professional Errors and Omissions
$1,000,000.00 per occurrence
$1,000,000.00 per occurrence
$ 100.000.00 per occurrence
CONSULTANT will provide certificates of insurance coverage to CLIENT prior to commencement of
project.
City of Fayetteville
Stnxi Tree Inventory
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CLIENT and CONSULTANT agree that the date of this Agreement will also be the agreed upon Start
Date for CONSULTANT to begin performance.
CONSULTANT will collect data and deliver completed deliverables covered by this agreement on or
before August 31, 2001. In the event that CLIENT does not provide CONSULTANT the information or
materials necessary to initiate or complete the work by the stated deadline, CLIENT will be notified in
writing, detailing all information or materials required. In the event that a delay in completion of services
results, due to no fault of CONSULTANT, CLIENT agrees to provide additional time to complete the
services, commensurate with the type of delay.
If CONSULTANT is unable to complete the services by the completion date due to Acts of God, such as
natural disaster, additional time commensurate with the extent of delay will be afforded CONSULTANT
by CLIENT.
If CONSULTANT requests an extension of time for any other reason to complete its performance, the
CLIENT may, in its sole discretion, extend the time.
Any extension must be in writing but does not require amendment of this Agreement. CONSULTANT is
not entitled to damages for delay(s) regardless of the cause of the delay(s).
CONSULTANT agrees to indemnify and shall defend and hold harmless CLIENT, Client's agents or
representatives from and against any and all liability, claims, damages, losses and expenses, including but
not limited to all expenses of litigation, court costs, and attorney's fees, for injury or death of any person,
or for damage to any property, or violation of any law, regulation or ordinance, arising out of or in
connection with the work done under this Agreement.
In the event legal action is necessary to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing
party shall be entitled to a reasonable sum for attorney's fees and court costs.
CONSULTANT shall not assign this Agreement at law or otherwise without prior written consent of
CLIENT.
This Agreement represents the entire agreement between CONSULTANT and CLIENT and may be
amended only by written instrument signed by both parties. This agreement shall be governed by the laws
of the State of Arkansas.
CLIENT CONSULTANT
CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE
City of Fayetteville
Street Tree Inventory
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BURDITT ASSOCIATES
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By: Charles B. Burditt Date
Owner
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EXHIBIT 'A'
SCOPE OF WORK
DUTIES OF CONSULTANT:
Burditt Associates will provide all labor, tools, equipment, supplies, products, personnel,
and necessary supervision to provide the following:
• Component One: Computerized Street Tree Inventory
• Component Two: Computerized Tree Management System
• Component Three: Urban Forestry Management Plan
The project will conducted under the direction of the City of Fayetteville's Public Lands
Maintenance Department. Reporting and coordination of the project will be conducted through
this department unless otherwise directed.
The following services are to be supplied by Burditt Associates per the Proposal for
Services dated February 2001 in response to "City of Fayetteville, Arkansas - Request for
Proposals - City Wide Tree Inventory". Issues relating to planting spaces will be addressed by
Statement of Work Addendum (See duties of Client).
COMPONENT ONE: COMPUTERIZED STREET TREE INVENTORY
Field Data Collection - All street trees growing on specified City of Fayetteville street
ROW and within the following three (3) Parks:
• Walker Park (Portion) - 30 Acres
• Gulley Park - 27 Acres
• Wilson Park - 21 Acres
• Data to be Collected - Following is the data and a description of each item:
1. Street Address - Address of tree location including street name and number
2. Tree Identification - Species of each individual tree by genus, species and common
name
3. Size - Size of tree by diameter measured
4. Condition of Tree - Rating according to the five condition factors developed by the
International Society of Arboriculture including:
• Trunk
• Scaffold Branches
• Smaller Branches and Twigs
• Foliage
• Roots
City of Fayetteville Page I E,inibit A
Street Tree Inventory Scope of Work
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EXIIIBIT 'A'
SCOPE OF WORK
5. Defects - Identify the defects of each tree including:
• Physical Defects
• Insect Related Defects
• Disease Related Defects
6. Maintenance Requirements - A priority list of work assignments using the
following criteria:
• Priority One Tree Removal- Trees designated for removal have defects that
cannot be cost effectively or practically treated. The majority of trees in this
category have a large percentage of dead crown and re potential safety hazards
Large dead and dying trees that are high liability risks are included in this
Category. These trees are the first ones that should be removed.
• Priority Two Tree Removal: Trees that should be removed but do not pose a
liability as great as the first priority.
• Priority Three Tree Removal: Trees that should be removed, but that pose
minimal liability to persons or property, e.g. transplant failure or amenity
removal
• Priority One Prune: Trees recommended for pruning to remove hazardous
deadwood and dead or diseased limbs greater than 4 inches in diameter.
• Priority Two Prune: There trees have dead, dying, diseased or weakened
branches between two (2) and four (4) inches in diameter and are potential
safety hazards
• Large Tree Routine Prune: These trees require horticultural pruning to correct
structural problems or growth pattems which would eventually obstruct traffic
or interfere with utility wires or buildings. Trees in this category are large
enough to require bucket tree access or manual climbing.
• Small Tree Routine Prune: These trees require routing horticultural pruning to
correct structural problems or growth patterns which would eventually obstruct
traffic or interfere with utility wires or buildings. There trees are small species,
mature threes that can be evaluated and pruned from the ground.
• Train Prune: Young large trees that are still small must be pruned to correct or
eliminate weak, interfering, or objectionable branches in order to minimize
future maintenance requirements. These trees, up to 20 feet in height, can be
worked with a pole runner by a person standing on the ground.
• Stump Removal: Stump that should be removed.
City of Fayetteville Page 2 Exhibit A
Street Tree Inventory Scope of Work
EXHIBIT 'A'
SCOPE OF WORK
• Planting Space: Indicates a vacant planting site.
7. Site Description - Three site description criteria will include:
• Land Use: The dominant use of the property adjacent to the right-of-way:
Apartment Municipal
Boulevard Park
Business Residence
• Church School
Hospital Vacant Lot
Island Industrial
• Growing Space: The area between the curb and the edge of the right-of-way.
• Growing Space is I' to 4' wide
• Growing Space is 5' to 9' wide
• Growing Space is >9' wide
• Sidewalk is integral with curb
• No sidewalk
• Growing Space is paved
• Plant is behind a sidewalk yet within right of way.
• Overhead Utilities: Describing the absence of presence of utility lines:
• Electric
• Communication
• No Utilities
8. ** GIS Latitude and Longitude - Latitude and longitude from provided City of
Fayetteville GIS base maps and/or GPS unit as necessary. Areas where
comprehensive and adequate GIS base maps are available, the maps will be used to
collect the GIS points. In parks and areas where the GIS bas maps are nonexistent
or inadequate to accurately locate the tree, a GPS backpack unit to collect the tree
data to submeter accuracy.
City of Fayetteville Page 3 Exhibit A
Street Tree Inventory Scope of Work
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EXHIBIT `A'
SCOPE OF WORK
Additional criteria or items to be provided but not specifically requested:
1. Tree Number - Tree numbering at each address i.e. Ti, T2, etc
2. Technical Memorandums - Provide technical memorandums to Fayetteville, Public
Lands Department Director or Designee.
3. Hazard Tree Notification - Timely written notification of obvious eminent hazard
trees to City Forestry Department during the inventory process.
4. Detailed and Sequential Files - Provide Detailed and Sequential Files of the
Project.
COMPONENT TWO: COMPUTERIZED TREE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
The City of Fayetteville will be provided with Burditt Associates' proprietary Tree
Database Management Software `CityTree'. This software was developed to be used in the
efficient management of City and Municipal trees. `CityTree' allows the user to seamlessly go
between ArcView and Access to view and maintain tree inventory data. `CityTree' will perform
the following:
Enable users to view and search the tree information.
• Browse data using Access database functionality
• Browse the data in a GIS environment using ArcView functionality
Generate and manage Work Orders.
• CityTree easily produces work orders that can be printed or saved to file and can be
sorted by;
• Management Zone
• Council District
• Dates
• Automatically update the maintenance history data upon completion of the work order
• Work orders can be developed from either the database or by the selection of trees on a
map and then submitted to the database for Work Order generation.
Create reports to improve management decisions, crew assignments, or budgeting:
• Monthly — Report to monitor tree maintenance work done monthly and to
date.
• Report monthly Removals, Trims, Plantings, etc.
• Display information analytically and graphically regarding the urban forest
cover
City of Fayetteville Page 4
Street Tree Inventory
Exhibit A
Scope of Work
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EXHIBIT `A'
SCOPE OF WORK
• Create and print maps of the City streets that display tree locations
Generate a map for the maintenance crew to locate the tree.
• CityTree automatically produces a map upon generation of a work order.
Tree data can be edited and maintained on a desktop system.
• Maintain any tree record in the database based on updated information
• Generate (print) a work order and corresponding map based upon a user request
• Automatically update a work order record following completion of field work
• Track minimal employee information regarding who the maintenance was performed
by
• Insert new records for public and/or private trees into the system
Sort and report tree data by:
• Address
• Council District
• Management Section
• Date
• Tree diameter class
• Tree species - both common and botanical names
• Other user defined criteria
CityTree Software can also assist in:
• Tracking inventory data.
• Fieldwork scheduling
• Providing a valuation of the City's street trees
• Linking data attributes to the geographical information
• Providing for easy modification and expansion of the database capabilities as needed
(Access and ArcView functionality)
Operating System(s):
• Windows 98
• Windows 2000
• Windows NT
City of Fayetteville Page 5
Street Tree Inventory
Exhibit A
Scope of Work
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EXHIBIT 'A'
SCOPE OF WORK
Technical Support
CityTree will be warranted for any maintenance concems for a period of one (1) year
from date of installation. Burditt Associates will provide prompt technical support to all parties,
ensuring minimal downtime for any unforeseen problems. Support will include one year of
telephone assistance, revisions and updates to the documentation as they pertain to system
operations or debugging as requested. Client requested program revisions or updates not integral
to functionality or requested under the RFP could incur additional expense. `CityTree' also
includes a users manual and on line contextual help.
Upgradability
Burditt Associates and our business partners can assist with any necessity to upgrade
the system for portability, expansion, and general enhancements.
COMPONENT THREE: URBAN FORESTRY MANAGEMENT PLAN
Following inventory of city wide tree resources, Burditt Associates will then develop a
comprehensive Urban Forest Management Plan. The plan will target and address the needs as
determined in the inventory phase as well as based upon interviews with City personnel
responsible for tree management and maintenance. It shall also offer recommendations for future
tree operations over the next 5 to 10 years. The plan will provide for:
• Hazard Management - Risk management is necessary to ensure the safety of the
residents of Fayetteville and also to reduce liability of the City and associated
organizations. Treatment to mitigate and/or reduce hazard conditions should be a major
part of the management criteria for urban forest management. Reducing the risk
associated with hazardous trees will include the development of a policy that will protect
the City and it's residents, employees, contractors and visitors from potential tragedy or
damages. Tree removal operations to reduce hazard conditions will concentrate on trees
the are Priority One and Two and then move on to hazard prune operations.
• Pruning Scheduling - Pruning operations in the Fayetteville must be cost effective and
practical. While pruning every tree in the city would not be a practical approach at this
time, a more realistic goal would implement a pruning cycle for all large trees that are
growing in close proximity to areas frequented by people with an emphasis placed on
those trees designated as Priority One and Two pruning. A schedule could be developed
that would adequately address the health of the Urban Forest and the safety of the city
residents and visitors. As extensive tree planting occurs, a regulated cycle should be
implemented to provide for pruning at regular intervals.
• Insect, Disease Treatment and Fertilization - Tree maintenance issues will be
necessary when dealing with insects, diseases, pests and nutrient deficiencies. General
urban forest protection issues must be anticipated and addressed within the document.
City of Fayetteville Page 6 E,thibit A
Street Tree Inventory Scope of Work
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EXHIBIT 'A'
SCOPE OF WORK
• Resource Allocation and Budgetary Requirements - With the limited resources of
money, manpower and equipment that the City of Fayetteville and many other cities are
facing, creative approaches are necessary to implement and utilize a comprehensive
Urban Forest Management Plan. The approach necessary must be practical and
implementable according to the commitment of the residents of Fayetteville.
• Park and Cemetery Management - All parks and cemeteries will be inspected and
assessed for overall health, canopy cover, species diversity, and management needs. A
section of the management plan will address any needs and recommendations for
increased tree canopy cover and health.
• Canopy Revitalization - Older, more established areas may require revitalization of the
canopy cover and/or assessment of the same according to usage and purpose of the tree
cover.
• Preservation Planning - To preserve the existing trees within the city and enhance value,
a preservation plan for site development (both new and redevelopment) and protection of
the urban forest environment is essential. Preservation planning will be addressed within
the Urban Forest Management Plan.
• Community Awareness and Education Program/PIan - The key to any successful
resource management program will be a well prepared community awareness plan.
Municipal forestry departments, public works departments, parks and recreation
departments and community associations all have a public image. This image may be
real or imagined, but it exists in the eyes of the general public. Only through an effort to
educate the public can many of the necessary management practices be implemented and
adequate budgets be set aside with community support.
• Tree Planting / Aforestation / Reforestation Initiatives - An assessment should be
made of the needs for establishing or reestablishing tree cover throughout Fayetteville.
Areas that have no tree cover should be assessed for aforestation (areas previously
unforested) efforts. Many of the new areas in the city currently do not have adequate
tree cover and will require reforestation efforts utilizing proper species diversity and
maintenance procedures favorable to survival. The existing tree cover should be assessed
for overall health and longevity or need for reforestation. Goals of canopy cover and
ability to maintain these areas must be taken into account during the process.
• Urban/Rural or Wildland Interface - The sprawling nature of today's urban areas
creates many challenges such as fire suppression, emergency services, and fragmentation
of wildlife habitat, ,lust to name a few. Methods to address these considerations should
be included in any Urban Forest Management Plan.
City of Fayetteville Page 7 Etitibit A
Street Tree Inventory Scope of Work
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EXHIBIT 'A'
SCOPE OF WORK
• Additional Recommendations for Improved Management - Other recommendations
for improvements to the Urban Forest of Fayetteville could include an Urban Ecosystem
Analysis to determine the value and benefits of the existing tree cover. Specific
assistance in planning future expansion of City services and infrastructure should be
included.
To be a working document, the plan should encompass the Parks Department's goals,
objectives, strategies, administration, budget and overall work program. The plan should
describe the day-to-day, short range, and long-range direction of the department
METHODOLOGY
Burditt Associates will collect the requested data, utilizing the following hardware,
software, and methods:
• Rugged, field-tested pen -based computers operating in a Windows environment.
• Data collection software utilized for field data collection.
• Where the City's GIS base maps are comprehensive and adequate to accurately locate
the ROW trees, the GIS based street level maps, supplied by the City will be layered on
the pen based computer. The collector will tap on the screen to accurately locate the tree
using the City's own GIS data.
• Where GIS based street maps are not available, adequate or comprehensive or within
parks, GIS data will be collected with GPS backpack equipment with sub -meter
accuracy.
• Data will be collected on a tree by tree basis in the field by trained urban forestry,
horticultural, or arboricultural professionals.
• Following data collection, the information will then be downloaded into a City of
Fayetteville desktop computer running Burditt Associates' proprietary database
management software and ArcView GIS software.
• The data will then be verified for utilization.
Trees will be assessed for hazards by ocular methods. While this is quite effective at
identifying obvious needs for hazard removals, many fractures, hollows, etc., may not be
identifiable due to the time and budgetary restraints and the methods described above. Burditt
Associates makes no warranty for hazard accuracy as applied to Acts of God, the negligence of
others, or hazards not obvious from a visual inspection at the time of data collection.
City of Fayetteville Page 8 Exhibit A
Street Tree Inventory Scope of Work
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EXHIBIT 'A'
SCOPE OF WORK
DUTIES OF CLIENT:
CLIENT will pay CONSULTANT on the basis of monthly invoices showing the services
performed during the preceeding month. CLIENT will pay CONSULTANT within 30 days of
receipt of an approved invoice and in accordance with the terms of the Consultant Agreement.
CLIENT, client's agents or representatives will supply GIS based street level maps.
CLIENT will invite interested parties to attend a meeting to develop consensus on issues relating
to the collection of planting space data. The meeting shall be conducted at a mutually agreeable
time for CONSULTANT within 15 business days from the date of execution of the agreement.
An addendum to the Scope of Work addressing the planting space issue shall be agreed upon
within 5 business days of said meeting.
City of Fayetteville Page 9
Street Tree Inventory
Exhibit A
Scope of Work
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CONSULTANT AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT.A
This Agreement is made and entered into the iS day of /POI— 2001, by and between Burditt
Associates of Montgomery County, Texas (hereinafter called the !!CONSULTANT"), and CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE (hereinafter called "CLIENT").
The initial addresses of the parties, which one party may change by giving written notice to the other
party, are as follows:
CONSULTANT
Burditt Associates
P. O. Box 1424
Conroe. TX 77305
CLIENT
City of Fayetteville
113 W. Mountain
Fayetteville, AR 72701
That whereas CLIENT has requested services of the CONSULTANT as an independent contractor and
not as an employee in relation to:
CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE
STREET TREE INVENTORY
(SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT A - SCOPE OF WORK)
(herein called the "Project")
NOW, THEREFORE, CLIENT and the CONSULTANT, in consideration of the mutual covenants set
forth. agree as follows:
Upon receipt of the executed copy of this Agreement, the CONSULTANT will perform services to provide
CLIENT with the data, information, services or opinion proposed by CONSULTANT in Proposal dated
February 26, 2001. excepting issues relating to available planting spaces that shall be determined
according to terms set forth in the attached Statement of Work. CONSULTANT will proceed with the
work as expeditiously as practical, and provide CLIENT with Urban Forestry Consulting Services.
CONSULTANT shall collaborate with CLIENT'S agents or representatives in connection with Scope of
Work and CONSULTANT shall be bound by the provisions set forth herein.
CLIENT will place at CONSULTANT's disposal all available information generated by CLIENT,
CLIENT's agents or representatives as may be pertinent to the Project including previous reports,
documents. and any relevant data as will be necessary for CONSULTANT to provide the services covered
by this Agreement.
Component One: Urban Forest Inventory
Street Tree Inventory -
• Inventory of individual trees $ 1.95 per tree
• Inventory of individual planting spaces $ 1.90 per space
Park Tree Inventory -
• Inventory of individual trees $ 1.95 per tree
• Inventory of individual planting spaces $ 1.90 per space
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These per unit foes are inclusive of labor described herein.
Burditt Associates's unit price is guaranteed for the attached scope of services with a contract
and scope of services providing for a minimum of 4,300 units (trees and/or planting spaces). The data
collection area and units of data may; however, be increased in scope at the Client's discretion with no
increase in per unit prices. The per unit price for the inventory contained herein is a fixed price and shall
remain firm throughout the term of this Agreement.
Component Two: CityTree Inventory Software
CityTree Software $ 3,000.00
Training (16 hours) $ 1,975.00
Microsoft Access 2000 $ .00
Total $ 4,975.00
Training costs include labor, materials, lodging, and travel expenses.
Component Three: Comprehensive Urban Forest Management Plan
Management Plan $ 7,900.00
Terms Defined:
Planting Space(s) The definition of planting spaces will be determined in a meeting to be held
within 15 business days of the execution of an agreement between CONSULTANT and CLIENT.
An addendum will provide consultant with guidelines for determining what planting spaces, if
any, to collect data from and be attached to this agreement as an addendum to the Statement of
Work.
A "Tree" mcans any tree with the potential to reach a height of 20' or more. If a tree such as
Photinia, Ligustrum, etc., is trimmed as a hedge, it will not be collected as a tree. If it is pruned
into a tree form or seems to be allowed to grow unattended, it will be collected as a tree
Invoices will be submitted monthly and will reflect the actual number of data units collected during that
period or the percentage of completion. Payment of CONSULTANT invoices by the CLIENT will be
made within 30 days from date of invoice. CLIENT may review invoice expeditiously within 30 days, but
may not withhold payment unreasonably. Fees will be due and payable in Conroe, Texas, upon receipt of
invoice. Nonpayment to CLIENT by any funding entity or agency will not relieve CLIENT of its financial
obligation to CONSULTANT under this Agreement.
No additional services. other than those specified in Exhibit A - Scope of Work, have been requested by
CLIENT and none shall be provided by CONSULTANT under this Agreement unless mutually agreed
upon in writing by both parties.
CONSULTANT will have, in full force and effect, the following insurance coverage during the entire
project:
Worker's Compensation
General Liability
Professional Errors and Omissions
$1,000,000.00 per occurrence
$1,000,000.00 per occurrence
$ 100.000.00 per occurrence
CONSULTANT will provide certificates of insurance coverage to CLIENT prior to commencement of
project.
City of Fayetteville
Street Tree Inventory
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CLIENT and CONSULTANT agree that the date of this Agreement will also be the agreed upon Start
Date for CONSULTANT to begin performance.
CONSULTANT will collect data and deliver completed deliverables covered by this agreement on or
before August 31, 2001. In the event that CLIENT does not provide CONSULTANT the information or
materials necessary to initiate or complete the work by the stated deadline, CLIENT will be notified in
writing, detailing all information or materials required. In the event that a delay in completion of services
results. due to no fault of CONSULTANT, CLIENT agrees to provide additional time to complete the
services, commensurate with the type of delay.
If CONSULTANT is unable to complete the services by the completion date due to Acts of God, such as
natural disaster. additional time commensurate with the extent of delay will be afforded CONSULTANT
by CLIENT.
If CONSULTANT requests an extension of time for any other reason to complete its performance, the
CLIENT may, in its sole discretion, extend the time.
Any extension must be in writing but does not require amendment of this Agreement. CONSULTANT is
not entitled to damages for delay(s) regardless of the cause of the delay(s).
CONSULTANT agrees to indemnify and shall defend and hold harmless CLIENT, Client's agents or
representatives from and against any and all liability, claims, damages, losses and expenses, including but
not limited to all expenses of litigation, court costs, and attorney's fees, for injury or death of any person,
or for damage to any property, or violation of any law, regulation or ordinance, arising out of or in
connection with the work done under this Agreement.
In the event legal action is necessary to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing
party shall be entitled to a reasonable sum for attorney's fees and court costs.
CONSULTANT shall not assign this Agreement at law or otherwise without prior written consent of
CLIENT.
This Agreement represents the entire agreement between CONSULTANT and CLIENT and may be
amended only by written instrument signed by both parties. This agreement shall be governed by the laws
of the State of Arkansas.
CLIENT
CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE
By:
City of Fayetteville
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CONSULTANT
BURDITT ASSOCIATES
Charles 1. Burditt
Owner
Professional Services Agreement
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EXHIBIT 'A'
SCOPE OF WORK
DUTIES OF CONSULTANT:
Burditt Associates will provide all labor, tools, equipment, supplies, products, personnel,
and necessary supervision to provide the following:
• Component One: Computerized Street Tree Inventory
• Component Two: Computerized Tree Management System
• Component Three: Urban Forestry Management Plan
The project will conducted under the direction of the City of Fayetteville's Public Lands
Maintenance Department. Reporting and coordination of the project will be conducted through
this department unless otherwise directed.
The following services are to be supplied by Burditt Associates per the Proposal for
Services dated February 2001 in response to "City of Fayetteville, Arkansas - Request for
Proposals - City Wide Tree Inventory". Issues relating to planting spaces will be addressed by
Statement of Work Addendum (See duties of Client).
COMPONENT ONE: COMPUTERIZED STREET TREE INVENTORY
Field Data Collection - All street trees growing on specified City of Fayetteville street
ROW and within the following three (3) Parks:
• Walker Park (Portion) - 30 Acres
• Gulley Park - 27 Acres
• Wilson Park - 21 Acres
• Data to be Collected - Following is the data and a description of each item:
1. Street Address - Address of tree location including street name and number
2. Tree Identification - Species of each individual tree by genus, species and common
name
3. Size - Size of tree by diameter measured
4. Condition of Tree - Rating according to the five condition factors developed by the
International Society of Arboriculture including:
• Trunk
• Scaffold Branches
• Smaller Branches and Twigs
• Foliage
• Roots
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Street Tree Inventory Scope of Work
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5. Defects - Identify the defects of each tree including:
• Physical Defects
• Insect Related Defects
• Disease Related Defects
6. Maintenance Requirements - A priority list of work assignments using the
following criteria:
• Priority One Tree Removal. Trees designated for removal have defects that
cannot be cost effectively or practically treated. The majority of trees in this
category have a large percentage of dead crown and re potential safety hazards
Large dead and dying trees that are high liability risks are included in this
Category. These trees are the first ones that should be removed.
• Priority Two Tree Removal: Trees that should be removed but do not pose a
liability as great as the first priority.
• Priority Three Tree Removal: Trees that should be removed, but that pose
minimal liability to persons or property, e.g. transplant failure or amenity
removal
• Priority One Prune: Trees recommended for pruning to remove hazardous
deadwood and dead or diseased limbs greater than 4 inches in diameter.
• Priority Two Prune: There trees have dead, dying, diseased or weakened
branches between two (2) and four (4) inches in diameter and are potential
safety hazards.
• Large Tree Routine Prune: These trees require horticultural pruning to correct
structural problems or growth pattems which would eventually obstruct traffic
or interfere with utility wires or buildings. Trees in this category are large
enough to require bucket tree access or manual climbing.
• Small Tree Routine Prune: These trees require routing horticultural pruning to
correct structural problems or growth patterns which would eventually obstruct
traffic or interfere with utility wires or buildings. There trees are small species,
mature threes that can be evaluated and pruned from the ground.
• Train Prune: Young large trees that are still small must be pruned to correct or
eliminate weak, interfering, or objectionable branches in order to minimize
future maintenance requirements. These trees, up to 20 feet in height, can be
worked with a pole runner by a person standing on the ground.
• Stump Removal: Stump that should be removed.
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Street Tree Inventory Scope of Work
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• Planting Space: Indicates a vacant planting site.
7. Site Description - Three site description criteria will include:
• Land Use: The dominant use of the property adjacent to the right-of-way:
Apartment Municipal
Boulevard Park
Business Residence
Church School
Hospital Vacant Lot
Island Industrial
• Growing Space: The area between the curb and the edge of the right-of-way.
• Growing Space is 1' to 4' wide
• Growing Space is 5' to 9' wide
• Growing Space is >9' wide
• Sidewalk is integral with curb
• No sidewalk
• Growing Space is paved
• Plant is behind a sidewalk yet within right of way.
• Overhead Utilities: Describing the absence of presence of utility lines:
• Electric
• Communication
• No Utilities
8. ** GIS Latitude and Longitude - Latitude and longitude from provided City of
Fayetteville GIS base maps and/or GPS unit as necessary. .Areas where
comprehensive and adequate GIS base maps are available, the maps will be used to
collect the GIS points. In parks and areas where the GIS bas maps are nonexistent
or inadequate to accurately locate the tree, a GPS backpack unit to collect the tree
data to submeter accuracy.
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Street Tree Inventory Scope of Work
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Additional criteria or items to be provided but not specifically requested:
1. Tree Number - Tree numbering at each address i.e. Tl, T2, etc.
2. Technical Memorandums - Provide technical memorandums to Fayetteville, Public
Lands Department Director or Designee.
3. Hazard Tree Notification - Timely written notification of obvious eminent hazard
trees to City Forestry Department during the inventory process.
4. Detailed and Sequential Files - Provide Detailed and Sequential Files of the
Project.
COMPONENT TWO: COMPUTERIZED TREE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
The City of Fayetteville will be provided with Burditt Associates' proprietary Tree
Database Management Software `CityTree'. This software was developed to be used in the
efficient management of City and Municipal trees. `CityTree' allows the user to seamlessly go
between ArcView and Access to view and maintain tree inventory data. `CityTree' will perform
the following:
Enable users to view and search the tree information.
• Browse data using Access database functionality
• Browse the data in a GIS environment using ArcView functionality
Generate and manage Work Orders.
• CityTree easily produces work orders that can be printed or saved to file and can be
sorted by;
• Management Zone
• Council District
• Dates
• Automatically update the maintenance history data upon completion of the work order
• Work orders can be developed from either the database or by the selection of trees on a
map and then submitted to the database for Work Order generation.
Create reports to improve management decisions, crew assignments, or budgeting:
• Monthly — Report to monitor tree maintenance work done monthly and to
date.
• Report monthly Removals, Trims, Plantings, etc.
• Display information analytically and graphically regarding the urban forest
cover
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Strew Tree Invartory
Exhibit A
Scope of Work