Public tree contract bid: Clark County, Washington, on-call tree services, November 2025
Clark County, Washington opened bids on November 18, 2025 for on-call tree services priced by crew hour. The sheet carries three bid columns. Every price on it is shown below.
Checked against the sources at the bottom of this page on October 9, 2026. Rules, fees and pay change: the source has the last word.
This page shows one public bid tabulation as the county published it. These are government contract prices on one sheet, not market quotes and not advice. The bidders are shown as Bidder A and Bidder B in the order the sheet lists them. The sheet itself names the firms and is linked below. The wider picture is on the public tree contract bids page.
The contract
| Fact | What the sheet or proposal says |
|---|---|
| Agency | Clark County, Washington |
| Bid number | Invitation to Bid 2803 |
| Work | On-call tree services |
| Bids opened | Tuesday, November 18, 2025 |
| Award date printed on the sheet | Tuesday, December 2, 2025 |
| Columns on the sheet | Three bid columns. The first is labelled apparent low bidder and carries prices on every line. The second names a firm and prints US$0.00 on every line, with Non - Responsive in the first total cell. The third names no firm and prints US$0.00 on every line |
| Schedules | A tree pruning crew hours, B tree removal crew hours and stump grinding, C hourly rates for additional services |
| Tax | Washington State sales tax (code 0666) at 8.5 percent below each schedule sub-total |
What the sheet shows about the lines
This sheet prices crew hours, where the older Clark County sheet on the parent page prices each tree. Schedules A and B each have a 24 hour response line and a one hour emergency response line for a three-person crew that includes a certified arborist. The sheet states that the hour begins when the crew steps on site and that no travel time is included, and that the rate includes disposal of debris. The county's approximate yearly quantities are 1,200 hours and 200 hours for pruning, and 600 hours and 200 hours for removal, with 50 inches of stump grinding. Schedule C lists twelve hourly rates for additional services, from foreman and trimmer time to aerial devices, a chipper, a chipper dump truck and herbicide treatment for noxious trees.
The printed schedule totals are US$546,840.00 for A, US$334,722.50 for B and US$104,897.80 for C. They add to the total bid of schedules A, B and C that the sheet prints, US$986,460.30. The sales tax line is 8.5 percent of each sub-total.
The whole sheet as printed
Each total is the unit price times the approximate yearly quantity. Bidder A is the column the sheet labels apparent low bidder. Bidder B, the second column, prints US$0.00 in every unit price and total cell, with Non - Responsive in the first total cell of schedule A. The third column names no firm and prints US$0.00 in every cell, so only Bidder A is tabled here.
Schedule A, tree pruning crew hours
| Line and item (approximate quantity per year) | Bidder A |
|---|---|
| A1. Rate for a three-person crew including a certified arborist, all equipment and supplies, 24 hour response, debris disposal included, hour starts when the crew steps on site (1,200 hours) | US$360.00 per hour total US$432,000.00 |
| A2. Same crew, emergency response within 1 hour (200 hours) | US$360.00 per hour total US$72,000.00 |
| Sub-total, schedule A | US$504,000.00 |
| Washington State sales tax (code 0666), 8.5 percent | US$42,840.00 |
| Total bid, schedule A | US$546,840.00 |
Schedule B, tree removal crew hours and stump grinding
| Line and item (approximate quantity per year) | Bidder A |
|---|---|
| B1. Rate for a three-person crew including a certified arborist, all equipment and supplies, 24 hour response, debris disposal included (600 hours) | US$385.00 per hour total US$231,000.00 |
| B2. Same crew, emergency response within 1 hour (200 hours) | US$385.00 per hour total US$77,000.00 |
| B3. Stump grinding per diameter inch of stump (50 inches) | US$10.00 per inch total US$500.00 |
| Sub-total, schedule B | US$308,500.00 |
| Washington State sales tax (code 0666), 8.5 percent | US$26,222.50 |
| Total bid, schedule B | US$334,722.50 |
Schedule C, hourly rates for additional services
| Line and item (approximate quantity per year) | Bidder A |
|---|---|
| C1. Tree trimmer foreman (160 hours) | US$110.00 per hour total US$17,600.00 |
| C2. Tree trimmer (160 hours) | US$110.00 per hour total US$17,600.00 |
| C3. Tree trimmer ground person (80 hours) | US$100.00 per hour total US$8,000.00 |
| C4. Aerial devices and equipment, 60/70 feet (80 hours) | US$100.00 per hour total US$8,000.00 |
| C5. Aerial devices and equipment, 39 feet (80 hours) | US$100.00 per hour total US$8,000.00 |
| C6. Chipper (160 hours) | US$100.00 per hour total US$16,000.00 |
| C7. Chipper dump truck (160 hours) | US$100.00 per hour total US$16,000.00 |
| C8. Stump grinding (24 hours) | US$100.00 per hour total US$2,400.00 |
| C9. Arborist (8 hours) | US$110.00 per hour total US$880.00 |
| C10. Tree installation or replacement (8 hours) | US$100.00 per hour total US$800.00 |
| C11. Stump treatment (8 hours) | US$75.00 per hour total US$600.00 |
| C12. Herbicide treatment for noxious trees (8 hours) | US$100.00 per hour total US$800.00 |
| Sub-total, schedule C | US$96,680.00 |
| Washington State sales tax (code 0666), 8.5 percent | US$8,217.80 |
| Total bid, schedule C | US$104,897.80 |
| Total bid of schedules A, B and C | US$986,460.30 |
Where to read the sheet
The county's tab sheet for invitation to bid 2803 is the source for every figure on this page. The county's bids page says results appear as tab sheet attachments on each listing, with an Awarded to field. The Washington Department of Revenue sales and use tax page says rates and location codes are found with its rate lookup tool. Sibling sheets are listed on the parent page.