FBO_HerbSOW18.pdf

HERBICIDE (Weed Control) SPECIFICATIONS

Herbicide License must accompany Contract Bid

1. Approved herbicide – Roundup (glyphostate) by Monsanto or equal in the following characteristics:

a. Safe to use where people and wildlife will be using the area.

b. No soil residual activity with no washing or leaching from vegetation.

c. Rapid absorption by foliage and moves throughout plant into roots.

d. A broad spectrum herbicide for control of many annual and perennial grasses and weeds plus many trees and woody brush species. Some plants that should be killed are grasses, annual weeds, perennial weeds, honeysuckle, blackberries, etc.

e. Safe for use near trout stream and potable water source stream.

f. Microbiological decomposition with half life of 60 days or less.

2. Spray only on days that there is no drift due to wind so that desirable plants are not injured or killed.

3. Do not spray when rain is forecasted or likely. Payment will be withheld for line item areas not killed.

Contracting Officer will have 7 days to determine effectiveness of spraying before payment will be submitted.

4. When spraying below Dam all herbicide must be back packed or brought in from the top of the Dam.

No chemicals will be transported across river by hose or other form. (Approximately 1070’ from top of

Dam across the field below).

5. Spray entire foliage, where possible, or vegetation to be controlled.

6. Use proper and acceptable equipment. Most cases a back sprayer will be required except road, road shoulders and parking areas.

7. Using mixing application methods, application rates, application timing and safety precautions listed in label and/or in technical paper on herbicide used.

8. All areas listed will be given a good spraying during first spray in May. Then each mouth through

September, a follow up spray will be performed to kill any weeds that might have sprouted after the previous spraying. Scheduling for monthly sprayings will be coordinated with Contracting Officer.

9. Copies of company’s license for herbicide spraying and applicator’s training and experience are required in Facility Manager’s Office at the project.

10. The proper manpower will be needed to accomplish the job without assistance.

A ‐ HERBICIDE (Weed Control) AREAS

Quantity Unit Unit Price Total

1. Parking Areas & Roads‐ Spray to kill all vegetation in the gravel areas

1. Both parking areas and road shoulders in Morris Hill Picnic areas

2. Downstream Overlook‐Parking areas and road, and around Porta‐Johns.

3. Maintenance Area – Weather

Station and gravel parking.

4. Sewage Treatment Plant – Gravel road and trails.

5. Road to Emergency Trailer and

Parking Area.

Spray # 1‐5 in May, June, July, August, and September 5 MO. ‐‐‐‐ ‐‐‐‐‐

2. Fence lines – Spray to kill all vegetation within approximately 6 inches of fence.

1. Maintenance Area – Approximately 1,000 feet of fence. Spray May, and July.

MO.

2. Sewage Treatment Plant ‐ Approximately 700 feet of fence. Spray May, and July.

3. Stilling Basin both sides ‐ Approximately 70 Feet of fence. Spray May, June, and August.

4. Adits – Two on the south side of the dam and one on the north side of the dam.

Approximately 10 feet each for a total of 30 feet. Spray in May, July, and September.

3. Dam and surrounding Areas‐ Quanity Unit Unit Price Total

1. Road across top of Dam (State Route 605) ‐ Spray to kill all vegetation along road shoulders and under guardrail. Spray in May, July, and September.

2. Boathouse Access road – Spray to kill all vegetation on and along road and on sholders. Spray in May, July, and September

3. Dam – Spray to kill all on the rock face on both upstream and down – stream sides of the dam. The bench on the upstream will be an area most likely to have vegetation.

Spray in May, June, July, August, and September.

4. Beside Stilling Basin Walls and around Portajohns – Spray to kill all vegetation between the rock cliff and the Stilling Basin Wall on both sides of the Walls. Spray in May, June, July, August, and September.

5. Flats below dam – The area between dam and river. Spray to kill all vegetation between Abutment. Spray in May, June, July, August, and September.

6. Survey movement point upstream left Abutment (3) downstream. Right Abutment

(2) spray to kill 10’ area around points. Some Of this will be woody brush, locust, ect.

Spray in Spray in May, July, and September.

7. Instrumentation – approximately 15 Standpipes located upstream of the dam On Right Abutment. Spray to kill 2’ area Around pipe. Spray in May, July, and September

8. Abutments – Along the side of the Dam that adjoins the natural mountain Spray to kill all woody brush. Right Abutment looking downstream spray from edge on Dam to the tall tree line. Left Abutment spray from edge of dam 15’on to the abutment. Spray in May, June, July, August, and September.

9. Upstream embankment – spray to kill all 5 MO. ‐‐‐‐ ‐‐‐‐ woody brush from dam to tree line on left side looking upstream.

4. Emergency Spillway and Clay Blanket Quanity Unit Unit Price Total

1. Spillway slopes – Spray to kill all woody brush 2 MO. ‐‐‐‐ ‐‐‐‐ greater than 2 Inches in diameter along spillway, after cutting brush, below elevation 1685’(marked by red post).

Estimated total spray area size is approximately 2,628 ft. long and 226 ft. wide.

2. Clay Blanket – Spray to kill all woody brush on 2 MO. ‐‐‐‐ ‐‐‐‐ the clay blanket and on rip‐rap adjacent to the clay blanket. Brush hog field on the clay blanket between woodline and Rip‐rap. Estimated total area size is approximately 1,132 ft. long and 197 ft. wide.