Forest maintenance Amersfoort
The Municipality of Amersfoort is seeking a service provider for the maintenance of various forest and nature areas. The activities include thinning and pruning, field work, and the maintenance of verges, paths, and water pits, in accordance with FSC requirements, laws and regulations including the Wet natuurbescherming and the wood chain plan. Inspections of main paths, water holes, emergency routes, and Vitens work routes are part of the assignment. Additionally, the contractor must manage volunteers and provide first-line communication regarding existing themes and activities. The assignment requires broad knowledge of forest management, safety standards, and customer contact, as well as flexible deployment during emergencies such as storms and forest fires.
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01What is being requested
The Municipality of Amersfoort is seeking a service provider for the maintenance of various forest and nature areas. The activities include thinning and pruning, field work, and the maintenance of verges, paths, and water pits, in accordance with FSC requirements, laws and regulations including the Wet natuurbescherming and the wood chain plan. Inspections of main paths, water holes, emergency routes, and Vitens work routes are part of the assignment. Additionally, the contractor must manage volunteers and provide first-line communication regarding existing themes and activities. The assignment requires broad knowledge of forest management, safety standards, and customer contact, as well as flexible deployment during emergencies such as storms and forest fires.
The assignment consists of forest maintenance, including thinning activities based on management plans (including supplementary management documents) for the various forest and nature areas, according to the current FSC requirements, laws and regulations (including the Wet natuurbescherming) and the wood chain plan. The assignment also entails the execution of pruning work, field work, etc., following externally conducted inspections of forest trees. Inspections of the main paths, water holes/erosion pits, emergency routes, and Vitens work routes are part of the assignment. The maintenance of
02Outcome
Groenklus
03Exclusion grounds
- No specific exclusion grounds were extracted. In a European tender, the mandatory and discretionary grounds of art. 2.86/2.87 of the Dutch Procurement Act almost always apply — check the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD).
04Value in context
The contracting authority did not publish an estimated value — common for a large share of contracts. The EU threshold for diensten is € 221.000, for reference.
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08Frequently asked questions
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09Estimated value versus the market
€ 260K
€ 600K
€ 1,8 mln
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