DNR Illinois Beach Panne and Adjacent Natural Community Enhancement

The State of Illinois, through its Office of Resource Conservation (RESCONSERV422), awarded an Open Market Small Purchase contract to Native Restoration Services, Inc. for invasive species control services at Illinois Beach State Park in Lake County, Illinois. The contract, designated B51248, carries a total value of $44,983.93 and encompasses up to 857 billable hours of work performed at an hourly rate of $52.49. The contract period extends from the April 6, 2026 award date through December 31, 2027, with final invoicing due by January 15, 2028.

The scope of work comprises chemical and mechanical control of invasive species populations through methods including foliar applications, basal bark treatments, girdling, and stump treatments using approved herbicides such as glyphosate, imazapyr, aminopyralir, triclopyr, and 2,4-D ester. Target species include cattails, phragmites, reed canary grass, bird's foot trefoil, crown vetch, spotted knapweed, cemetery spurge, soapwort, and woody species, with work budgeted at approximately 10 percent for herbaceous species, 25 percent for phragmites/cattail/reed canary grass, 5 percent for sweet clover, and 25 percent for brush control. The contractor must maintain current Illinois Department of Agriculture Commercial Herbicide Applicators Licensing, carry $1,000,000 per occurrence general and auto liability insurance, and achieve a 95 percent kill rate on all target species with follow-up treatments provided at no additional cost if performance standards are not met. The contract is funded in part through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Great Lakes Coastal Program and is subject to comprehensive federal compliance requirements including 2 CFR Part 200, Davis-Bacon Act provisions, and federal Equal Employment Opportunity standards.