11-25-27 Bid Specifications - Geese Control Services.pdf
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- BC-BID-25-27
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- Bergen County, New Jersey
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This is a Geese Control Services Bid Scope and Specifications document from the County of Bergen, Department of Parks and Recreation - Golf Division, seeking to establish geese control services utilizing trained dogs. The contract covers daily services from March 15, 2026, through December 15, 2027, with an additional 9-month renewal option from March 15, 2028, through December 15, 2028. Services will be provided seven days a week, at least once per day, from dawn to dusk, with the ability to increase frequency as needed. The vendor must use environmentally friendly harassment techniques with trained dogs and handlers, capable of performing both on land and in water, with the flexibility to use radio-controlled boats and kayaks if necessary.
The bid specifies that services are to be provided on a monthly rate per site, excluding egg addling, which will be charged separately. The vendor must be able to respond to call-backs within two hours and provide documentation about their humane techniques. The contract covers seven specific parks and golf courses in Bergen County, New Jersey. Handlers must sign in for each service visit, and failure to comply with contract terms could result in termination. The County reserves the right to add or delete locations, and the vendor must provide updated quotes accordingly. Egg addling will be managed through U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service registration, with the vendor required to addle all eggs found on the properties.
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Geese Control Services Bid Scope and Specifications
INTENT: The County of Bergen, Department of Parks and Recreation - Golf Division - seeks to establish Geese Control Services utilizing trained dogs.
Daily service shall be provided from date of March 15, 2026 through December 15, 2026 and March 15, 2027 thru December 15, 2027 for the initial contract period and one (1) 9-month renewal option commencing on March 15, 2028 through December 15, 2028.
Daily services shall be provided a minimum once per day and as many times as needed during the day. Services shall be performed seven (7) days per week, rain or shine, dawn till dusk at variable hours during the day. Services shall be all-inclusive monthly rate per site with the exception of Egg Addling. Services shall not be performed on major holidays.
Call-back work shall be performed within two (2) hours on an as-needed basis when notified by park managers or authorized designees in order to control geese populations.
Vendor shall provide the Parks Department with handlers’ cell phone numbers so that area supervisors can contact handlers directly for call backs. Failure to respond to call backs shall be considered non-compliance with the terms of the contract and shall be ground for termination of the contract. Call back work shall be included in the all-inclusive monthly rate per site.
Dogs must be able to perform their techniques both on land and in the water. Dogs must enter the water if commanded to do so by handler. Vendor shall determine the number of dogs to be used, a minimum of one dog per park, based on the size of the area and number of geese to be controlled.
Vendor must be able to provide documentation to educate and inform both the public and/ or press about the environmentally safe harassment and humane techniques being used.
Radio-controlled boats and handler-occupied kayaks may be used if deemed necessary by vendor. The Parks Department shall be notified prior to the use of these devices. There shall be no additional charge for these services.
Vendor must have experience with environmentally friendly harassment techniques for control of Canadian Geese with properly trained dog handlers and dogs, and have necessary support staff and equipment to provide required service. Contractor must complete the attached Method of Operation Detail Sheet listing employees, vehicles, equipment, dogs, and an operating plan that explains the contractor’s ability to provide specified services to the Parks Department while maintaining other existing contracts.
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Bergen County Parks Department will be responsible for registering with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for resident Canada goose nest egg registration.
Vendor will be required to addle all eggs found on property. Vendor must give Bergen County Parks Department permission to name vendor as the agent employee. Egg addling charges will be charged at an additional rate per nest to the base monthly contract for daily services/call backs.
Vendor shall submit documentation certifying use of sheep trial dogs.
Failure to comply with any of the above terms could result in termination of the contract.
Handlers must sign in/notify designated site supervisor for all service calls at the time that service is provided. At the beginning of the contract period, handlers must meet with each site supervisor to learn agree upon notification process (email vs hardcopy signin process. If a handler fails to sign/notify for each visit, the Park’s Department shall not pay for that day of service, and will pro-rate the monthly payment accordingly. If a handler falsifies services on a daily visit or provides false information regarding said services, then that fraudulent action shall be grounds for immediate termination of the contract.
Invoices shall be tendered monthly and sent to the designated supervisor for each site.
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• The County of Bergen reserves the right to delete and add locations as needed. Vendor shall provide an updated bid table quote for any added locations upon request.
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• Parks and Golf Course sites including:
• Darlington County Park
600 Darlington Ave.
Mahwah, NJ 07430
• Darlington Golf Course 277 Campgaw Rd Mahwah, NJ 07430
• Orchard Hills Golf Course 404 Paramus Rd Paramus, NJ 07652
• Overpeck Golf Course 273 East Cedar Lane Teaneck, NJ 07666
• Rockleigh Golf Course 15 Paris Ave.
Rockleigh, NJ 07647
• Soldier Hill Golf Course 99 Palisade Ave Emerson, NJ 07630
• Valley Brook Golf Course 15 Rivervale Rd.
River Vale , NJ 07675
Vendor Acknowledgment and Agreement to Bid Specifications
Vendor Name __________________________________
Vendor Authorized Signature: _____________________________
Date:______________
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