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oFcq, CITY OF COLTON`MCOIIPDq 004 4TEO 1887 �lIFOft INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: RICHARD ACEVEDO, Finance Director DATE: March 3, 1993 FILE NUMBER: FROM: Mary J. Scribner, Buyers �Ivl SUBJECT: Warranty on 15 Gallon Parkway Trees I spoke with Ron Brav of Ron Brav's Nursery this morning at 8:30 a.m., regarding his warranty on the trees he sells. He indicated that his nursery does not have a specific time frame on their warranty. Their warranty is a guarantee to sell a live, healthy, disease free tree. They stand behind their trees and if a tree dies due to some fault of theirs, they will replace it. I spoke to the Park Supervisor on this matter and he said that all of the trees we purchase are inspected before they are planted to make sure they are disease free and healthy. They do not accept any trees they do not approve of. Once the tree is planted in the parkway, it becomes the homeowners responsibility to water and care for the tree. The Park Division does not try to return a tree to the nursery once it has been planted. I contacted Frank Pendleton of Green Earth Nursery, the supplier we have used in the past, to get the details of their warranty. I was told that they have no warranty on trees, as they have no control over how the trees will be taken care of once they have been planted. I specifically asked if the City purchased a tree from them and it died after it was planted, would they replace it. The answer was no. The bid specification did not include any warranty requirements other than providing a healthy tree based upon the City's inspection.