01_57_40_-_Pesticides_0008.pdf

Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project Amendment 008 San Juan Lateral – Reach 1 Pipeline Improvements Solicitation No.

Revised Pesticides

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SECTION 01 57 40

PESTICIDES

PART 1 GENERAL

1.01 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

A. Cost:

1. Include in prices offered in the Price Schedule for other items of work.

2. Contractor is responsible for damages resulting from use of pesticides under these specifications in accordance with the clause at FAR 52.236-7, Permits and Responsibilities.

1.02 DEFINITIONS

A. Pesticides: Includes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, rodenticides, piscicides, avicides, surface disinfectants, animal repellants, and insect repellants.

1.03 REFERENCE STANDARDS

• Reclamation requires that the Contractor be

• Chemicals intended for use in the Project area must be reviewed and approved by Reclamation prior to application and must be legal and appropriate to the site-specific conditions where they are to be applied. A safety hazard analysis and the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for chemicals used must be submitted to the COR for each chemical with the chemical list at least 15 days prior to application of any chemical.

o Ideally a list of all herbicides that are intended for use and the approximate areas where they intend to be used should be provided as soon as possible after award.

Other notes:

• Moving forward, all NGWSP specs for herbicide usage should reference the BLM Approved Herbicide list.

• WCAO didn't think we needed to list specific herbicides in the specs; that could be determined by the applicator. The same applies to the concentration of herbicide applied, as this may vary by weed density, type, etc.

A. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

1. 40 CFR Subchapter E Pesticide Programs

2. 40 CFR 156.10 Labeling Requirements for Pesticides and

Devices, Labeling Requirements

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1.04 SUBMITTALS

A. Submit in accordance with Section 01 33 00 – Submittals.

B. RSN 01 57 90-1, Qualifications

1. Certifications

2. Resubmit within 10 days of personnel change.

C. RSN 01 57 40-2, Pesticide Use Plan:

1. Not required for insect repellant to be applied directly to clothing, or for small quantities of aerosol insecticide, such as fly and spider sprays, to be applied within or directly to offices or shop buildings.

2. For each pesticide:

a. Provide an SDS.

b. Complete label as defined by 40 CFR 156.10, containing the following:

1) Name, brand, or trademark product sold under.

2) Name and address of the producer or registrant.

3) Net contents.

4) Producing establishment’s number.

5) Ingredient statement.

6) Warning or precautionary statements.

7) Directions for use.

8) Use classification.

1.05 QUALIFICATIONS

A. Certified to apply appropriate weed and vegetation control measures in the project area.

Possess, at a minimum, a commercial applicator’s license for the State of New Mexico to dispense herbicides in industrial-right-of-ways, rangeland settings, and in wetland areas for weed control work involving herbicide application.

1.06 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING

A. Comply with labeling and Safety Data Sheet (SDS) requirements when dealing with pesticides.

B. Keep records of pesticide types and amounts purchased, delivered, stored, mixed, and actually used, and disposal means of excess. Make records available for review by COR upon request.

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PART 2 PRODUCTS

2.01 PESTICIDES

A. Allowed pesticides:

1. Appropriate for site-specific conditions where applied

2. Refer to pesticides in Section 51 70 00 – BLM

3. Not prohibited by State, Navajo Nation, or local agencies.

PART 3 EXECUTION

3.01 APPLICATION

A. Apply pesticides only as allowed by labeling.

B. In accordance with and only after approval of Pesticide Use Plan.

END OF SECTION

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