Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Bid Contract(s) Purpose: To provide Tree Planting and Maintenance Entity Name(s)/Address(s): 1. Kevin Downes Tree Service Co., Inc., 65 Royal Avenue, Hawthorne, New Jersey 07506 2. A&M Landscape and Construction, LLC, 199 Littleton Avenue, Newark, New Jersey, 07107 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $3,600,000.00 Funding Source: 2024 Budget/Department of Administration, Office of Sustainability/NW051-G24-A24H0-71280-B2024, NW051-G25- A25M0-71280-B2025, 026-46840-B2025, and any other forthcoming tree planting and maintenance funding source. Contract Period: To be established for twenty-four (24) consecutive months Contract Basis: ( X ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: This bid contract will provide Tree Planting and Maintenance services for the Department of Administration, Office of Sustainability Advertisement: November 20, 2024 Number of Bids Downloaded: Twenty-three (23) Number of Bids Received: Two (2)