PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Lough, William B. TI - Contracting for Urban Tree Maintenance AID - 10.48044/jauf.1991.004 DP - 1991 Jan 01 TA - Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) PG - 16--17 VI - 17 IP - 1 4099 - http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/17/1/16.short 4100 - http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/17/1/16.full AB - New York City has significantly increased the contracting out of municipal forestry work in the 80’s. Unit Price contracts were initially used but the Time and Material format has been implemented as being more efficient, less costly and allowing a greater degree of management flexibility.