261-25 Authorizing Award of Contract for Tree Plainting to Cerbos - 2026.pdf

261-25 December 9, 2025 RESOLUTION WHEREAS, in October 2025, the Township of West Orange (the “Township”) issued a set of bid specifications (the “Specifications”) for a proposed contract for the purchase and planting of 200 trees and purchase and installation of root barriers and deer fencing; and WHEREAS, the Specifications provided a list of tree species to be purchased and planted pursuant to the proposed contract, including six (6) native species of trees; and WHEREAS, the Specifications required bidders to submit bids based which reflected the size of the trees to be purchased; and WHEREAS, on November 14, 2025 the Township received five (5) bids in response to the Specifications, including the lowest bid submitted in the amount of $79,000.00 and $10.00 per tree to install deer fencing and $50.00 per tree to install root barriers from: Cerbo’s Parsippany Green Houses, Inc 440 Littleton Road Parsippany, NJ 07054 (“Cerbos”); and WHEREAS, the Shade Tree Expert is satisfied with the past work of Cerbos; and WHEREAS, the Shade Tree Expert wishes to award said contract in the amount of $79,000.00 with an additional $12,000.00 if needed, to install deer fencing and root barriers; and NOW, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, by the Township Council of the Township of West Orange that the Township is hereby authorized to award the Contract for the purchase of trees, root barriers and deer fencing to Cerbo’s pursuant to the bid submitted in response to the Specifications; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Certified Checks and/or Bid Bonds submitted by all bidders, except Cerbo’s, be released and returned to all other bidders; and be it further

RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution shall be available in the Clerk’s office in accordance with applicable law. Karen J. Carnevale, R.M.C., Municipal Clerk Joe Krakoviak, Council President Adopted: December 9, 2025 I hereby certify funds are available from: ACCOUNT NO. 01-2010-00-7202-200 NOT TO EXCEED $91,000.00 John Ditinyak, Chief Financial Officer