Supply all labor, equipment, materials, and incidentals necessary to apply an herbicide root control product within sanitary sewer lines in order to kill the root growth present and to control re-growth without damaging the vegetation producing the roots.
The Contractor shall provide shop drawings, product data, and other pertinent information as follows:
1. Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
2. Product Specimen Label.
3. Registration with US EPA.
4. Registration with Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development.
Bidders must be licensed with the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (hereafter, MDARD) prior to the bid date. All bidders must have a minimum level of pesticide application experience with the product submitted, (see Part 6) and employ a MDARD certified pesticide applicator on every job site at all times. The contractor must submit certificates for three current employees with valid certificates of completion of a course in a confined space rescue training in accordance with the Federal Regulation CFR 29 1910.146 that pertains to manhole entry. Certificates must apply to field personnel the contractor intends to have work on the project specified herein. Contractors must provide the necessary references and documentation with the bid (see reference page attachment).
1. Applicator license/certification with the MDARD. Experience records to demonstrate a minimum of 500,000 feet of sewer applications as a Certified Pesticide Applicator. See Part 6.04
2. Experience records to demonstrate a minimum of three projects completed and each project exceeding 25,000 linear feet of direct experience in applying chemical sewer root control of the type specified. See Part 6.03
3. Project experience to indicate the staffing and equipment capable of performing work consistent with the needs of this contract on an immediate basis.
