South Carolina Forestry Commission State Forests

HERBICIDE APPLICATION

Forest ______

Description of application site:______

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Requested chemical/method and application rate:______

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Date(s) to be applied:______

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Bid Specifications

  1. Bids will be accepted on a cost per acre basis according to the specifications and information contained within this prospectus.
  1. Successful bidder will provide a written guarantee that 95% of the labeled woody species will be controlled by ______, or 12 months following treatment. Failure to meet this criterion may require the contractor to return and treat the area at no additional charge*. Re-treatment is to be performed up to (24) months after this initial application.

*Follow-up treatment may require a different chemical application if seedlings have already been planted.

  1. If application rate is not provided, contractor must use the minimum chemical application rate required to meet the desired condition as described in this prospectus.

Specifications of Chemical Application

  1. Contractor must be in compliance with all Best Management Practices (BMP) rules and regulations for chemical applications on forested land (South Carolina’s Best Management Practices for Forestry, 1995, pp. 46-47).
  2. Contractor will provide all chemicals, labor and serviceable equipment necessary to comply with the conditions and specifications set forth herein.
  3. Contractor will notify all adjacent landowners or nearby neighbors concerning applications and chemicals used, as needed.
  4. Appropriate multilingual signs or oral warnings will be utilized as needed, as well as control of public road access during and immediately following applications.
  5. Drift will be kept out of adjacent forest areas, with specific attention to streamside or other buffer strips. Aerial application should be parallel to buffer zones to minimize drift.
  6. Use of positive shut-off and minimal-drift spray valves.
  7. Use of methods to ensure protection of threatened and endangered species, if present.
  8. The Contractor will be required to provide spray records to the State Forest Director to include herbicide and surfactant lot numbers, number of containers, water source, mixing place and time, weather conditions during and after application and any information that may be required by law.
  9. Contractor shall limit application to periods when winds are five miles per hour or less (5MPH) for liquid applications and eight miles per hour or less (8MPH) for granular applications, and application will not be done when foliage is wet or predicted rainfall is greater than 60% chance.
  10. Contractor shall be duly licensed and comply with any applicable federal, state or municipal laws, codes and regulations in connection with the use of pesticides as they would relate to their application on State Forest land.
  11. Contractor must be able to provide proof of COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY insurance for the amount of ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000) and WORKER’S COMPENSATION, in compliance with the Workman's Compensation Act of the State of South Carolina. Liability coverage will also be carried for chemical drift, spillage or misapplication. And shall furnish the State Forest Director with evidence of its compliance
  12. The Contractor will hold harmless and indemnify the State Forest from the claims of others arising out of the Contractor's performance.
  13. Herbicides shall not be applied nor equipment cleaned outside of areas designated by the State Forest Director. Contractor shall follow label directions and OSHA safety regulations. Contractor shall comply with EPA Worker Protection Standards and Migrant and Seasonal Workers Protection Act if applicable.
  14. The Contractor shall be responsible for all costs of damages, cleanup and decontamination should a herbicide spill occur. If a spill occurs, every effort will be made to keep the spill from contaminating water and other off-site areas. The spill shall be cleaned up as quickly as possible and appropriate federal, state and local officials will be notified.
  15. Transportation of herbicides used on State Forest lands shall be in accordance with label instructions and generally approved proce dures for safe transportation of herbicides.
  16. Personnel handling herbicides shall wear protective clothing and/or equipment as recommended by the herbicide manufacturer.
  17. Herbicides used on State Forest lands will not be stored or left overnight except with prior approval by the State Forest Director. Herbicides that will be left overnight will be stored only in a secured facility.
  18. All empty herbicide containers shall be triple rinsed on site. Disposal of the containers shall be the sole responsibility of the Contractor according to Federal, State and municipal codes, laws and regulations. No empty containers will be left at the work site.
  19. The Contractor shall notify the State Forest Director or representative no less than 24 hours prior to the application of herbicides.
  20. Maps, drawings or photographs will be provided by the State Forest that will clearly identify the acreage upon which the herbicides are to be applied.
  21. The contract awarded to the lowest bidder may not be assigned in whole or in part except by express permission of the State Forest Director.
  22. Each potential bidder is invited to inspect the area to be treated prior to the bid date and time.

26.  The Contractor agrees to comply with “The South Carolina Illegal Immigration Reform Act, 2008”.

(An overview is available at http://www.procurementlaw.sc.gov/immigration/MMO-legal-immigration.phtm) By signing your offer, you certify that you will comply with the applicable requirements of Title 8, Chapter 14 of the South Carolina Code of Laws and agree to provide to the State upon request any documentation required to establish either: (a) that Title 8, Chapter 14 is inapplicable to you and your subcontractors or sub-subcontractors; or (b) that you and your subcontractors or sub-subcontractors are in compliance with Title 8, Chapter 14. Pursuant to Section 8-14-60, "A person who knowingly makes or files any false, fictitious, or fraudulent document, statement, or report pursuant to this chapter is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined within the discretion of the court or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both." You agree to include in any contracts with your subcontractors language requiring your subcontractors to (a) comply with the applicable requirements of Title 8, Chapter 14, and (b) include in their contracts with the sub-subcontractors language requiring the sub-subcontractors to comply with the applicable requirements of Title 8, Chapter 14. [07-7B097-1]

27.  All artifacts are the property of the SCFC. Collection of artifacts is strictly prohibited by South Carolina Code of Laws, Title 50, Chapter 123, Sections 203 and 204.

28.  Special requirements pursuant to each state forest individual situation i.e. T&E, local licenses, etc

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