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City awards $66,802 tree-inventory and assessment contract funded by DNR grant
Summary
Alpena awarded a contract not to exceed $66,802.12 to Davie Resource Group to perform a GPS tree inventory, management plan, staff training and tree-planting site identification under a $160,000 Michigan DNR urban and community forestry grant; the grant requires no local match.
The Alpena City Council on Sept. 2 approved awarding the 2025 Tree Inventory and Assessment Project, including alternates, to Davie Resource Group of Novi, Mich., for a total not to exceed $66,802.12. City Engineer Steven Schultz told council the project is funded by a Michigan Department of Natural Resources urban and community forestry grant of $160,000 that requires no city match.
Schultz said the contract work includes a GPS inventory of street trees (approximately 6,300 trees estimated in the city’s submission), mapping, development of an urban forest management plan, staff training on tree planting, and identification of sites for approximately 100 proposed new trees. Davie’s bid included alternates for inventorying park trees (about 700–750 trees) and for assistance locating future planting sites. Staff recommended a contingency of up to $10,000 to cover any additional inventory needs; the recommended total remains under the grant amount and under the city’s estimated budget.
Schultz told council that Davie’s proposed per-tree inventory price is $6.67 and that the proposed total stays below the grant estimate included in the DNR award. Council voted to award the contract as recommended.
Why it matters: the inventory and management plan will create a digital, GPS-based record of the city’s urban forest, help prioritize planting and removal, provide data for future grant applications and aid post-storm and disease-response planning. The grant will also fund staff training and a planned tree planting program.
