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<br />ITB 24-06-02 CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING SERVICES 49 <br /> <br />CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH <br />18070 Collins Ave. | Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160 <br />305.792.1707 | sibfl.net | Purchasing@sibfl.net <br />manufacturer’s recommended rates and applicable Federal, State, County and <br />Municipal regulations. <br /> <br />Contractor must only utilize herbicides registered by the EPA and the Florida <br />Department of Agriculture and Consumer Service’s Bureau of Pesticides, and as <br />approved by the city. The use and application of any pesticides must comply with <br />Chapter 487 of the Florida Statutes and Chapter 5E-2 of the Florida Administrative <br />Code. <br /> <br />The Contractor is required to obtain prior written approval as to the type, location <br />and method of applications from the City’s Project Manager(s) prior to the use of <br />any herbicides. Any proposed changes in approved herbicide usage must be <br />submitted for the City’s Project Manager’s approval at least five (5) working days <br />in advance of the anticipated usage. The Contractor shall exercise extreme care <br />so as not to overspray and affect areas not intended for treatment. Areas <br />adversely affected by such overspray shall be the responsibility of the Contractor <br />and all damaged material shall be replaced, within one (1) week of the damage <br />being noticed, at the Contractor’s expense. <br /> <br />Contractor must maintain records of all herbicide usage on a Contractor provided <br />form. This form must be filled out as weed control operations are performed, <br />and all entries must be available for inspection upon request from the City’s <br />Project Manager(s). <br /> <br />NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LANGUAGE IN THIS CONTRACT, ALL CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS SHALL <br />REQUIRE WRITTEN APPROVAL BY THE CITY PRIOR TO APPLICATION. CONTRACTOR SHALL SUBMIT <br />YEARLY, QUARTERLY, AND MONTHLY CALENDARS FOR APPROVAL PURPOSES RELATING TO <br />CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS AND LOCATIONS. <br /> <br />3.8 MANGROVE CONSERVATION AREA MAINTENANCE <br /> <br />Contractor is responsible for the maintenance of the mangrove conservation areas. The Contractor <br />shall remove all litter, debris and selectively remove and/or treat invasive non-native plant species <br />by such methods as manual removal, mechanical removal and/or selective herbicide application. <br />All dead and decaying plants shall be removed from the conservation areas. Remove, haul, and <br />dispose of all litter, debris and invasive non-native plant material to an approved location. Disposal <br />shall be done in a Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) approved manner that <br />will not encourage re-infestation by the invasive species and comply with all applicable state and <br />local codes. <br /> <br />The Contractor shall be selective in herbicide application procedures to control invasive plant <br />species and assure survivability of mangroves and native species. Invasive species are defined as <br />plants included on the FDEP’s List of Prohibited Aquatic Plants, the Exotic Pest Plant Council’s List <br />of Florida’s Most Invasive Species (latest edition). Herbicide application will be performed by a <br />Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) licensed commercial applicator <br />certified in Aquatic Pest Control application and Right of Way. All herbicide applications must be <br />supervised by a certified herbicide applicator. Any herbicide solution shall comply with all applicable <br />regulations in accordance with FDEP and Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and <br />Economic Resources (DRER) and the manufacturer’s label at all times. Obtain agency authorization