Tree Cutting and Removal

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    "description": "Inverclyde Council is inviting tenders to remove existing fallen trees and take down trees that are\nat risk of falling at Castle Road, Newark Castle Park and Kelburn Park.\nThe successful contractor must be an approved ARB (Aboricultural Association) contractor.",
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        "description": "Inverclyde Council is inviting tenders to remove existing fallen trees and take down trees that are\nat risk of falling at Castle Road, Newark Castle Park and Kelburn Park.\nThe successful contractor must be an approved ARB (Aboricultural Association) contractor. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.",
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          "description": "4C Bidders will be required to provide 3 examples and demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver a tree felling and removal service in the past 3 years. Examples must demonstrate you have experience of delivering a contract of a similar size and nature that can be transferable in to the context of this contract opportunity.\nBIDDERS TO NOTE THE EXAMPLES WILL BE SCORED ON A PASS/FAIL BASIS.\n4C Tenders must confirm they are a certified member of ARB (Aboricultural Association) and provide evidence of this. Tenderers who do not provide signed certificates will fail this requirement and be deemed non-compliant and their tender not considered further.\n4C SUBCONTRACTING\nBidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.",
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