Public tree contract bid: North Carolina Division 6, Cumberland and Harnett counties, March 2026
The North Carolina Department of Transportation opened bids on March 4, 2026 for tree removal, stump grinding and overhang clearing in Cumberland and Harnett counties. 4 bidders priced 17 lines. Every price on the sheet 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 agency published it. These are government contract prices on one sheet, not market quotes and not advice. The bidders are shown as Bidder A to Bidder D 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 | North Carolina Department of Transportation, Highway Division 6, Fayetteville |
| Contract ID | D6D2.SBE.017 |
| Work | Tree removal, stump grinding and overhang clearing |
| Counties | Cumberland and Harnett |
| Bids opened | March 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM, as the proposal's cover sheet states |
| Date printed on the tabulation | March 4, 2026 |
| Award date | Not published on the tabulation |
| Bidders on the sheet | 4 |
| Lines priced | 17 |
| Contract type | State funded ID/IQ non-exclusive contract, annual renewable, 3 years, as the proposal's cover states |
| Dates of work | Available April 1, 2026, completion March 31, 2027, as the proposal states |
| Yearly limit | US$1,000,000 per year, as the proposal states. It also says a renewal may increase the price by three percent for each one-year extension |
| Who could bid | Small business enterprise firms with income of US$1,500,000 or less for the previous calendar year. The proposal says a North Carolina general contractor's licence is not required and bid bonds and payment and performance bonds are not required |
| Work orders | Assigned by the lowest work order cost, using each awarded contractor's unit prices |
| Emergency mobilization | Arrive on site within 24 hours of notification, paid at the contract unit price per each |
What the proposal says the lines mean
The proposal says no minimum quantity of services is guaranteed. It describes the bucket truck with chainsaw crew as at least two workers and the truck with chipper and chipper crew as at least three, with a chipper capable of up to a 10 inch diameter tree and a truck that hauls and dumps at least 8 CY. The department takes responsibility for traffic control and waste disposal when those hourly crews are used. Tree removal is paid by the diameter measured at 4 feet 6 inches above the adjacent ground, in six sizes from up to 10 inches to over 50 inches, and trees are cut flush with the ground unless the Engineer directs otherwise. Stump grinding is paid per stump, sized the same way, to a minimum depth of six inches below ground. Overhang clearing means cutting overhanging limbs to 18 feet above the roadway and 8 feet from the outside edge of the travel lane, paid by the shoulder linear foot.
Prices as printed
Each bidder wrote one unit price per line. The estimated quantity is the department's own figure. The proposal says quantities are approximate and are the basis for comparing bids. Unit price times estimated quantity matches the printed line total in every cell of the sheet, and the printed line totals add up to each bidder's printed total bid, so the line totals are left out of the tables.
Unit prices, Bidder A and Bidder B
| Line, item and estimated quantity | Bidder A | Bidder B |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Emergency mobilization (day, estimated quantity 3) | US$0.01 | US$1.00 |
| 2. Bucket truck with chainsaw crew (hour, estimated quantity 160) | US$74.00 | US$100.00 |
| 3. Truck with chipper and chipper crew (hour, estimated quantity 80) | US$94.00 | US$100.00 |
| 4. Tree removal, 0 to 10 inches (each, estimated quantity 5) | US$91.00 | US$100.00 |
| 5. Tree removal, 11 to 20 inches (each, estimated quantity 10) | US$390.00 | US$500.00 |
| 6. Tree removal, 21 to 30 inches (each, estimated quantity 10) | US$595.00 | US$600.00 |
| 7. Tree removal, 31 to 40 inches (each, estimated quantity 5) | US$698.00 | US$700.00 |
| 8. Tree removal, 41 to 50 inches (each, estimated quantity 1) | US$1,150.00 | US$1,200.00 |
| 9. Tree removal, over 50 inches (each, estimated quantity 1) | US$1,750.00 | US$1,800.00 |
| 10. Stump grinding, 0 to 10 inches (each, estimated quantity 5) | US$0.01 | US$50.00 |
| 11. Stump grinding, 11 to 20 inches (each, estimated quantity 10) | US$0.01 | US$50.00 |
| 12. Stump grinding, 21 to 30 inches (each, estimated quantity 10) | US$0.01 | US$50.00 |
| 13. Stump grinding, 31 to 40 inches (each, estimated quantity 5) | US$0.01 | US$50.00 |
| 14. Stump grinding, 41 to 50 inches (each, estimated quantity 1) | US$0.01 | US$50.00 |
| 15. Stump grinding, over 50 inches (each, estimated quantity 1) | US$0.01 | US$50.00 |
| 16. Overhang clearing (linear foot, estimated quantity 500) | US$2.00 | US$2.75 |
| 17. Traffic control (day, estimated quantity 20) | US$800.00 | US$1,000.00 |
Unit prices, Bidder C and Bidder D
| Line, item and estimated quantity | Bidder C | Bidder D |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Emergency mobilization (day, estimated quantity 3) | US$500.00 | US$1.00 |
| 2. Bucket truck with chainsaw crew (hour, estimated quantity 160) | US$200.00 | US$300.00 |
| 3. Truck with chipper and chipper crew (hour, estimated quantity 80) | US$150.00 | US$250.00 |
| 4. Tree removal, 0 to 10 inches (each, estimated quantity 5) | US$150.00 | US$200.00 |
| 5. Tree removal, 11 to 20 inches (each, estimated quantity 10) | US$300.00 | US$400.00 |
| 6. Tree removal, 21 to 30 inches (each, estimated quantity 10) | US$600.00 | US$700.00 |
| 7. Tree removal, 31 to 40 inches (each, estimated quantity 5) | US$800.00 | US$1,350.00 |
| 8. Tree removal, 41 to 50 inches (each, estimated quantity 1) | US$2,000.00 | US$1,850.00 |
| 9. Tree removal, over 50 inches (each, estimated quantity 1) | US$3,000.00 | US$2,500.00 |
| 10. Stump grinding, 0 to 10 inches (each, estimated quantity 5) | US$100.00 | US$100.00 |
| 11. Stump grinding, 11 to 20 inches (each, estimated quantity 10) | US$100.00 | US$100.00 |
| 12. Stump grinding, 21 to 30 inches (each, estimated quantity 10) | US$100.00 | US$100.00 |
| 13. Stump grinding, 31 to 40 inches (each, estimated quantity 5) | US$100.00 | US$100.00 |
| 14. Stump grinding, 41 to 50 inches (each, estimated quantity 1) | US$100.00 | US$100.00 |
| 15. Stump grinding, over 50 inches (each, estimated quantity 1) | US$100.00 | US$100.00 |
| 16. Overhang clearing (linear foot, estimated quantity 500) | US$3.00 | US$5.00 |
| 17. Traffic control (day, estimated quantity 20) | US$990.00 | US$1,000.00 |
Total bid as printed
| Bidder | Total bid |
|---|---|
| Bidder A | US$53,055.35 |
| Bidder B | US$64,978.00 |
| Bidder C | US$88,750.00 |
| Bidder D | US$116,803.00 |
Entries printed at US$1.00 or less appear on this sheet for Bidder A on lines 1, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 (US$0.01); Bidder B on line 1 (US$1.00); Bidder D on line 1 (US$1.00). They are shown as printed, with no change.
Where to read the sheet
The agency's bid tabulation and its proposal are the sources for every figure on this page. Small business enterprise rules are on the NCDOT small business enterprise page. Sibling sheets are listed on the parent page.
Sources
- North Carolina Department of Transportation, Division 6 bid tabulation D6D2.SBE.017, March 2026, read October 9, 2026
- North Carolina Department of Transportation, Division 6 proposal D6D2.SBE.017, March 2026, read October 9, 2026
- North Carolina Department of Transportation, small business enterprise certification page, read October 9, 2026