Tree Trimming and Removal Services

City of Aurora, IL - Street Maintenance has issued request for proposal, solicitation 26-087.

The City of Aurora is seeking qualified tree contractors to provide tree removal, tree trimming, stump grinding, total landscape restoration, and tree trimming for 7,833 tree of various tree diameter breast sizes (DBH). The City of Aurora was awarded a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry Program. The funding is designed to provide direct federal support to the city for urban tree-planting and management.

The City of Aurora is committed to preserving, maintaining, and enhancing its urban forest to improve public safety, environmental sustainability, and the overall quality of life for its residents. As part of these ongoing efforts, the City has been awarded a $1 million grant through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program. This grant provides federal funding to support urban forestry initiatives, including the management, maintenance, and improvement of the City's public tree canopy. To implement the objectives of the grant, the City is seeking qualified contractors to perform professional tree maintenance and removal services throughout the City. The resulting contract will support the City's efforts to improve tree health, mitigate hazardous tree conditions, and maintain a safe and sustainable urban forest in accordance with grant requirements and industry best practices.

Responses are due September 30, 2026 at 11:00 AM CDT.

Questions must be submitted by September 21, 2026 at 11:00 AM CDT.

Commodity categories: Tree Trimming and Pruning Equipment (Portable, Power Operated - Not Saws); C.I.P., Landscaping; Landscaping Consulting; Tree and Shrub Removal Services; Landscaping (Including Design, Fertilizing, Planting, etc., But Not Grounds Maintenance or Tree Trimming Services); Tree Trimming and Pruning Services, Utility Lines (Energized); Tree Trimming and Pruning Services.

Contact: Adrian Perez, Assistant Superintendent (pereza@aurora.il.us, (630) 256-3680).

4 documents are attached to the notice: Trees for Trimming; UGA_24-DG-11094200-181; City of Aurora Prior Tree Trimming RFP 18-56 Bid Tabulation; Trees for Removal.

The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/aurorail/projects/294956. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.