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Cities of Dublin and Pleasanton | Disaster Debris Management Plan | 2022 <br />136 <br /> <br />trees less than six (6) inches in diameter, measured four and a half (4.5) feet from the base of the <br />tree, will be flush cut, loaded, and removed in accordance with Section 3.2 of this RFP. The City <br />will not compensate the Proposer for cutting leaning trees less than six (6) inches in diameter on <br />a unit rate basis. The collection of all eligible hazardous leaning trees and eligible hazardous <br />hanging limbs must be performed on the same day as the cut work. If there is insufficient room <br />for safe placement along the City ROW, then the Proposer must load the resulting debris as <br />eligible hazardous leaning trees or eligible hazardous hanging limbs as they are removed. <br />a. Eligible hazardous leaning trees will be identified by the City or its authorized <br />representative for removal. Removal and transportation of hazardous leaning trees six (6) <br />inches or greater in diameter on the City ROW or private property will be performed as <br />identified by the City or authorized representative. All disaster-specific eligibility guidelines <br />regarding size and diameter of hazardous leaning trees will be communicated to the <br />Proposer in writing by the City or authorized representative. For hazardous leaning trees <br />to be removed and eligible for reimbursement, the tree must satisfy a minimum of one (1) <br />of the following requirements: <br /> The tree has a broken canopy. <br /> The tree has a split trunk. <br /> The tree has fallen or been uprooted within a public use area. <br /> The tree is leaning at an angle greater than thirty (30) degrees. <br />b. Eligible hazardous hanging limbs will be identified by the City or its authorized <br />representative for removal. Removal and placement of eligible hazardous hanging limbs <br />two (2) inches or greater in diameter at the point of the break and on the City ROW or <br />private property will be performed as identified by the City’s authorized representative. All <br />disaster-specific eligibility guidelines regarding size and diameter of limbs will be <br />communicated to the Proposer in writing by the City’s authorized representative. For <br />hazardous hanging limbs to be removed and eligible for payment, the limb must satisfy all <br />of the following requirements: <br /> The limb is two (2) inches or greater in diameter at the point of the break. <br /> The limb is still hanging in a tree and threatening a public use area. <br /> The limb is located on improved public property. <br />Removal of Hazardous Stumps <br />a. Under this contract, work shall consist of all labor, equipment, fuel, traffic control costs, toll <br />costs, and other associated costs necessary to remove all hazardous uprooted stumps <br />two (2) feet or greater in diameter, measured 2 feet from the base of the tree, in the City <br />ROW. Any voids not backfilled immediately following hazardous stump removal must have <br />measures taken in order to protect public health and safety. Further, debris generated <br />from the removal of eligible hazardous uprooted stumps in the City ROW will be placed in <br />the safest possible location on the ROW and subsequently removed in accordance with <br />Section 3.2 of this RFP. Stumps measured two (2) feet from the base of the tree and less <br />than two (2) feet in diameter will be considered normal vegetative debris and will be <br />removed in accordance with Section 3.2 of this RFP. City will not compensate Proposer <br />for removing hazardous stumps less than two (2) feet in diameter on a unit rate basis and <br />instead will be considered normal vegetative debris. The diameter of stumps less than two <br />(2) feet will be converted into a cubic yardage volume based on the published FEMA <br />Stump Conversion Table and will be removed under the terms and conditions of Section