_North_Borrow_Created_Wetland.pdf

This is a GIS map file created by Sarasota County, Florida depicting the North Borrow Created Wetland at one of the county's solid waste properties. The map, generated on December 4, 2025, displays aerial imagery at 3-inch resolution and includes infrastructure features such as fence lines and gates relevant to the Management of Nuisance & Exotic Plants solicitation (IFB #262822FB). The map serves as a reference document for bidders preparing proposals to manage invasive plant species across four solid waste facilities: the Central County Solid Waste Disposal Complex in Nokomis, Bee Ridge Landfill in Sarasota, Venice Landfill in Venice, and Clark Road Property in Sarasota. The solicitation requires contractors to provide quarterly scheduled services in February, May, August, and November, as well as as-needed herbicide applications to control nuisance and exotic plants across fence lines, structures, ditches, stormwater ponds, borrow pits, and wetlands. The contract term is anticipated to be three years, with electronic bid submission required through OpenGov Procurement by March 12, 2026, and award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder based on cost evaluation.

Qualified contractors must demonstrate verifiable experience within the past seven years in both commercial and aquatic herbicide application services with minimum two references, and all applicators must hold valid Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services licenses in Categories 6 and 21, with Category 5A required for aquatic applications. Herbicide applications must achieve a minimum 95 percent kill rate with treated vegetation not exceeding twelve inches in height, and work must avoid "Do Not Spray" zones around groundwater monitoring infrastructure. Quarterly services are priced as a lump sum covering all labor, equipment, materials, and chemicals, while as-needed services are billed hourly for on-site time with disposal fees reimbursable as pass-through costs. Contractors must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including Workers' Compensation, Commercial General Liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence), Business Automobile Liability ($1,000,000), and Pollution Liability ($1,000,000 per claim). No local or American business preferences apply due to grant funding requirements, and no specific budget or award value is disclosed in the solicitation materials.