Chemical_Application_Revised.pdf

SPECIFICATION for 490

SITE PREPARATION: Chemical Application for 2016 Wetland Reserve Program Easements Lamar and Van Zandt Counties, Texas

SCOPE

This specification shall cover the supply of all labor, materials, and equipment required for performing the chemical application on various sites consisting of a total of 93.8 acres as shown below.

HERBICIDE REQUIREMENTS

All tracts should be sprayed with a chemical or chemical combination which will work on the vegetation listed below. It is required that the bidders visit the sites to determine the best chemical combination for each site. The chemical or chemicals used for this project must carry a guarantee by the manufacturer that the chemical mix will kill the target species listed below.

The following is a list of the Wetland Reserve Program Easements to be treated.

Barry Malone – Lamar County - #66-7442-11-01-016F0 – Locust saplings, grass, broadleaf weeds (34 acres) L.R. Preston – Lamar County – #66-7442-11-00YT2 - Johnson grass, broadleaf weeds (49.6 acres) Larry Mitchell – Van Zandt County - #66-7442-13-01D56 – grass, broadleaf weeds (10.2 acres)

APPLICATION

Chemical application shall be performed on a per tract basis and a GPS system capable of downloading the shapefiles of the individual units shall be used to increase the effectiveness of the application.

Care shall be taken not to damage existing vegetation on adjacent areas by chemical drift, scoring, barking or other injury during chemical application. “No-work” areas will be flagged per statement of work.

Work should commence no more than five (5) days after receiving a notice to proceed.

Additionally all chemical applications must be completed by November 15, 2016. If killing frost occurs prior to this date, the contracting officer representative (COR) must be notified prior to applying herbicide.

The successful bidder will submit the combination of chemicals, the rate of application, and cost per acre of the chemical application.

MEASUREMENT

The treated acres will be measured by the designated NRCS inspector. This measurement will be the basis for certification by NRCS.

Acre (AC.): Chemical Application shall be measured on an acre basis. This measurement shall be based on the acres certified by the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

A one- time payment will be made for mobilization required to complete chemical application at the three (3) easement sites on this contract award.

PAYMENT

Chemical Application shall be paid for at the unit price basis quoted on the Quotation form provided and measured as specified herein. The unit price quoted for Chemical Application shall be payment in full for the supply of all materials, equipment, labor and any other incidental items necessary to perform those operations described by this specification.