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7) Letter i°~ ittal <br />~'~`!~s <br />~~ <br />RESOURCE CROUP <br />A PirisioM oJ7Ae lMa9Tree F~Drrl G'mnDpnp <br />March 24, 2010 <br />Mr. Luis Cruz <br />City of Casselberry <br />95 Triplett Lake Drive <br />Casselberry, Florida 32707 <br />Dear Mr. Cruz: <br />The Davey Tree Expert Company has been providing outstanding tree care since <br />1873, and since 1992, Davey has offered urban and utility forestry management and natural <br />resource consulting services, including tree inventories, throughout North America. Davey <br />has qualified and experienced staff, a proven record of success working with cities to meet <br />project specifications and deadlines, and a commitment to produce high-quality projects. <br />Davey has successfully completed over 300 tree inventory projects nationwide. In Florida, <br />Davey has a strong record of successful projects and has completed over 15 tree inventory <br />projects similar in scope to Casselberry's project in the past 3 years. <br />Davey has a team of dedicated, experienced, full-time, ISA Certified Arbor•ists who <br />collect data for tree inventory projects. Davey uses highly experienced and qualified staff to <br />collect data, because we understand that data collected will be used by the City to make <br />decisions about tree care, project budgets, and staffing for years to come. <br />Davey understands the scope of the project to be tree inventory data collection of <br />between 4,800 and 5,200 trees in parks and public properties, and possibly along rights-of- <br />way within the City of Casselberry. Tree inventory data will be delivered in ExcelT"` <br />spreadsheet format, and as shapefiles. A map or map booklet of inventory data may be <br />created. The project will be completed by September, 2010. <br />Davey will collect the following data fields: Location, Species, Tree Size and Type, <br />Overall Condition, Site Location, Tree ID Number, ANSI Maintenance Needs, Rislc Rating, <br />Sidewalk Damage, Wire Conflict, Additional Notes, and Date of Survey. <br />Davey will meet the City's qualifications and has proven experience in urban forestry <br />projects including; <br />Completing 50 tree inventories within the past 3 years. <br />Being a qualified professional tree company since 1892, with urban forestry and <br />natural resource consulting experience (including tree inventories) since 1992. <br />Uploading data into tree management software that has been successfully used by 14 <br />cities in Florida, and 136 nationwide. <br />Davey <br />