REQUEST FOR FORMAL WRITTEN PROPOSALS FOR PURCHASE OF BOULEVARD TREES

Location:	Minnesota
Posted:	Nov 19, 2025
Due:	Jan 16, 2026
Agency:	St. Peter city
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	F - Natural Resources and Conservation Services
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The City of Saint Peter, Department of Public Works, is requesting formal written proposals to furnish and deliver approximately 300 trees; the final quantity is to be determined by the City based on funds available. Proposals should match, as closely as possible, the listed specifications below, regarding genus, species, quantities, and size. However, substitutions and variations will be given consideration at the sole discretion of the City for acceptance (No Maples/Lindens/Locust). The City reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, to waive defects in the proposal, and to accept the proposal that is in the best interest of the City.

Ideal tree size will be between #15 or #20 container (1.25” – 2” Caliper)
Deliver to 1312 West Broadway Avenue, Saint Peter, MN 56082 (call ahead to be unloaded 507-934-0670)
All applicable taxes, fees, delivery charges or other charges shall be included in the unit price per Department of Natural Resources Grant guidelines. If, for whatever reason, this request is not possible, then the applicable taxes, fees, delivery charges, or other charges shall be listed as a lump sum as an addendum to the tree costs, giving the ability to reasonably determine an overall grand total cost.
Either print and fill out this form completely – OR – provide a signed and dated formal written proposal on your company letterhead.
It is strongly preferred that all trees be covered with a 1-year warranty.
All trees are to be invoiced and delivered between April 20, and May 4, 2026 (No Friday Deliveries).

Species	Cultivars	Qty	Notes	Acceptable Substitutes	Unit Price	Total
Ohio Buckeye Aesculus glabra	Early Glow “JN select”	10	Z3 35x35, sparse seeds	Preferably seedless or other nice features
Horsechestnut Aesculus hippocastanum	Baumann Double “Baumanii”	15	Seedless, flower, 50x40, z4	Preferably seedless
Yellow birch Betula alleghaniensis		10	60 oval, bark, bbb resistance, z3,	BBB Resistance/tolerance species
Paper Birch Betula papyrifera	Renaissance Oasis “Oenci”	5	50x30, bbb tolerance, paper, Z2	BBB Resistant/tolerant species
American Hornbeam (ironwood) Carpinus caroliniana	-Wisconsin Red	10	30x30, native, orange/red fall, z3, native	Other red/orange cultivars
Purple Catalpa Catalpa x erubescens	“purpurea”	5	45x40, purple leaf, white flower, z5	Regular Catalpa
Hackberry Celtis Occidentalis	Chicagoland	12	50x40, z2, better form	Straight Hackberry
Katsura tree Cercidiphyllum japonicum		10	45x40, orange/yellow fall, z4
Eastern Redbud Cercis canadensis		10	25x30, pink flowers
Yellowwood Cladrastis kentukea	Perkins Pink	15	40x40, pink flowers, z4	Straight Yellowwoods
Turkish Filbert (hazelnut) Corylus colurna		12	50x30, z4, great for streets
Cockspur Hawthorn (thornless only) Crataegus crusgalli	Crusader	5	25x20, z3, white flower, red persisting fruit	Other Thornless Cultivars
American Beech Fagus grandifolia		10	70x60 Native, z4
Green (European) Beech Fagus sylvatica	-Tri-Color	10	30x20, z4, amazing leaf color	Other colored or purple cultivars
Ginkgo (seedless only) Ginkgo biloba	-Autumn Gold, -Presidential Gold “the president”	10 10	45x35, z3, yellow fall 50x40,z4 better center leader	Seedless cultivars only
Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua	-Cherokee (Ward)	10	45x30 some say 70x50, nearly fruitless, red fall, z5,	Moraine, or (near)seedless
Tulip Tree Liriodendron tulipifera		10	70x40, z5
Amur Maackia Maackia amurensis	MaacNificent ‘JFS-Schichtel1)	15	30x20, z3	Or others
Magnolia Magnolia acuminata Magnolia virginiana	-Cucumber tree -Moonglow ‘jim wilson’	10 5	60x60, z3, yellow flower, pollution issues (low traffic) 30x20 flower, z4b	Large varieties (30x20 or larger) that are cold tolerant
Black Tupelo Nyssa sylvatica	-Red Rage ‘Haymanred’ -Wildfire	10 5	35x20, z5, seedless, red fall 40x25, z5, red fall	Other red fall colors
Londonplane Tree (seedless only) Platanus x acerfolia	-Exclamation	15	z4, 60x45	Other seedless cultivars
Quaking Aspen Populus tremuloides	Dancing Flame ‘KMN01’	15	30x15, z2, orange fall	Or straight species
Jordan Street Oak Quercus alba x macrocarpa	‘atwood’	10	80x30, z4, Cross between white and bur oak	Bur or white oaks
Swamp White Oak Quercus bicolor	American Dream ‘JFS-KW12’	10	50x40, z4	Or straight species
Northern Pin Oak Quercus ellipsoidalis		10	60x40, red fall, z4 native	Or other red oaks
Mountain Ash Sorbus x hybrida	-Oak-leaf	10	30x20, z3, rusty fall, fruit	Or showy mountain ash
Hybrid Elm American Elm Ulmus Americana	-Princeton -St. Croix -Valley Forge -New Horizon *	8 8 8 8	Z3	Or other hybrid elms
Totals: 33 different varieties		326		OtherAcceptable Subs: - Kentucky Coffeetree: seedless only -Crabapples: Disease tolerant and fruitless preferred (ex. spring snow) -Pagoda Dogwood -Northern Pecan: Northern James -Amur Cherry No Maples/Lindens/Locusts

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Proposals will be received until 10:00 A.M. on Friday, January 16 ^th , 2026, and should be sent to the City of Saint Peter, Department of Public Works, Attn: Andrew Bach, 405 West Saint Julien Street, Saint Peter, MN 56082 or by e-mail to andrewb@saintpetermn.gov . Questions should be addressed to the Maintenance Superintendent Andrew Bach at 507-934-0670. AA/EOE