Hazardous Tree Felling, Winter 2026/2027

Summary

The tender covers the felling of hazardous trees along streets and at public facilities, green spaces, playgrounds, schools and kindergartens in Essen, together with associated work specified in the tender documents, including stump removal, work-site safety measures and nature-protection checks. Work must start immediately after contract award and be completed by 26 February 2027. The contract is divided into three lots, and a bid must cover at least one complete lot. To be awarded multiple lots, a bidder must prove that each can be carried out simultaneously by a separate, adequately equipped and staffed crew. Price is the sole award criterion. Bidders must submit an offer letter, a priced bid, a subcontractor declaration and a self-declaration demonstrating professional competence, capacity and reliability, or a reference to prequalification. At least one employee with documented further training in species protection must be present at every work site. For work using rope-access climbing techniques, SKT-A and SKT-B certificates for the relevant employees must be provided if requested by the contracting authority. The company’s responsible contact person must speak German at level C1 or higher. Bids must be in German, priced in euros to no more than two decimal places, and submitted in GAEB P84, X84 or Excel format. The submission deadline is 22 October 2026 at 10:00.