QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN
PROJECT NO. OM-25-078/WE22052
DEADLINES FOR QUESTIONS: FEBRUARY 25, 2026
QUESTION: Can the City share the budget for this project?
ANSWER: The consultant shall submit a proposal that includes all required
deliverables, as well as any additional value-added deliverables based on their
experience. The City has allocated funding for this project through Council discretionary
funds.
QUESTION: What is the anticipated budget for the project?
ANSWER: The consultant shall submit a proposal that includes all required
deliverables, as well as any additional value-added deliverables based on their
experience. The City has allocated funding for this project through Council discretionary
funds.
QUESTION: For Task 4.4 - Could the City clarify whether the consultant is expected to
serve as the primary lead for managing the CEQA process and preparing the
environmental document through certification, or if the City will take lead for specific
procedural steps?
ANSWER: The consultant will serve as the primary lead for managing the CEQA
process and preparing the environmental documentation through certification.
QUESTION: For Task 4.4 - Could the City clarify whether the technical studies
supporting the CEQA document are expected to rely primarily on existing City datasets
and prior analyses (e.g., current tree inventory, GIS layers, and planning documents), or
whether the consultant should scope for new plan-level analyses, such as urban forest
canopy cover assessment or planting opportunity analysis, to establish the
environmental baseline and evaluate program-level impacts?
ANSWER: The consultant shall use existing City datasheets, prior analyses and new
plan level-analyses to support the CEQA and environmental documents. The consultant
shall submit a proposal that includes all required deliverables, as well as any additional
value-added deliverables based on their experience.
QUESTION: Please confirm whether there is an estimated total number of trees
anticipated for this project, or if proposers should reference the total documented in the
2011 survey.
ANSWER: The City estimates the total number of trees to be approximately 100,974.
The City is currently in the process of updating the tree inventory and the final count will
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN
PROJECT NO. OM-25-078/WE22052
DEADLINES FOR QUESTIONS: FEBRUARY 25, 2026
be confirmed upon completion. The proposed amount shall not be adjusted based on
any variation in the final tree count.
QUESTION: Under 4.2D - Under Section 4.2D, please clarify the expected scope of
content and level of detail required. Additionally, what maintenance interval is
anticipated, and approximately how many project pages are expected?
ANSWER: The consultant shall submit a proposal that includes all required
deliverables, as well as any additional value-added deliverables based on their
experience. Please refer to section 4.0 Scope of work.
QUESTION: Under 4.3C - What are the content requirements and final presentation
format for the ‘Tree Planting and Maintenance Guidance Manual?
ANSWER: The consultant shall submit a proposal that includes all required
deliverables, as well as any additional value-added deliverables based on their
experience. Please refer to section 4.5 Final Documentation Production.