8-Additional Specifications.pdf

7/25/2023 Harris County Flood Control District

Specifications 1/2 Native Seed

NATIVE SEED SUPPLY

SPECIFICATIONS

PART 1 – GENERAL

1.1 SUMMARY

A. Section includes requirements for the supply of various species of native seed and related items to the Harris County Flood Control District.

1.2 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

A. When there is not a separate item listed for work in this Section, no separate measurement and payment is made. Include cost for work under this Section in the related unit price work.

B. All seed, seed bags, and seed bag tags will be examined by the HCFCD representative prior to acceptance.

C. Measurement and payment is as noted on the Unit Price Schedule.

1.3 REFERENCE

A. Agricultural Code; Title 5, Production, Processing and Sale of Horticultural Products; Subtitle A, Seed and Fertilizer; Chapter 61, Inspection, Labeling and Sale of Agricultural and Vegetable Seed (1981)

PART 2 – PRODUCTS

2.1 NATIVE SEED

A. The seed types provided for this bid shall be native grass and forbs that will be produced from genetic stock originating from within the South Texas region.

1. Out of region ecotype seed may be considered with prior HCFCD approval if plant germplasms cannot be sourced.

2. Grower shall make reasonable efforts to obtain and produce all the varieties listed in Part 3.

B. Seed types may be added or subtracted at HCFCD discretion.

C. Provide seed that has been certified by a state or commercial seed lab no more than six (6) months prior to delivery.

1. Certification report shall be submitted to HCFCD by email prior to delivery.

D. Provide seed that has been cleaned and undergone all preapplication processes necessary for proper planting, increased germination, and plant performance, such as hulling, thrashing, and debearding, as well as HCFCD requests for biological seed treatment, cold stratification, acid or physical scarification, etc.

7/25/2023 Harris County Flood Control District

Specifications 2/2 Native Seed

E. Seed must be tested in accordance with state and federal law. Each bag must have a seed tag securely attached to the exterior. Seed bags without tags will be rejected. Each seed tag will clearly list date of testing, germination %, hard seed %, inert material %, noxious weed % by species, other weed % by species, viability, and % pure live seed. HCFCD will not accept any seed with noxious, exotic, or highly invasive weed seed as determined by HCFCD.

1. List, on the seed tag, native seed individually by common name, genus, species, and variety.

F. Ensure that seed is stored in a cooled (~50° F, <50% humidity) environment after testing to allow for delivery of healthy seed. Seed that is moldy, wet, starting to germinate or otherwise damaged, will not be accepted by HCFCD.

G. Provide seed in clean, unopened and undamaged bag with no other objectionable material such as sticks, stems, and un-thrashed seed heads which could hinder proper seed distribution.

PART 3 – SEEDS

Seed will be purchased by weight of Pure Live Seed (PLS). HCFCD will require that quotes be provided for all of the species shown below. This list is subject to change at HCFCD discretion:

Native Species Mix Coastal Plains Little Bluestem Montgomery Knotroot Bristlegrass

Cibolo Little Barley Harrison Florida Paspalum

Oso Hall’s Panicum Nacogdoches Eastern Gamagrass

Crockett Germplasm Herbaceous Mimosa Pineland Gold Swamp Sunflower

Cajun Sunrise Ashy Sunflower Guadalupe White Tridens

Lometa Indiangrass Blackwell Switchgrass

Lavaca Canada Wildrye Sabine Illinois Bundleflower

Fuego Indian Blanket Gulf Coast Silver Bluestem

Caterina Blend Bristlegrass Duval Lovegrass

Pilgrim Rosette Grass Marisopa Zizotes Milkweed

A. Deliver seed to:

Michael Talbott Distributing Center 10770 Vine Crest Dr.

Houston, TX 77086

3.2 NATIVE SEED MIX

1. HCFCD will provide percentage of each species to include in the mix prior to ordering.

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