For all work, the Contractor shall provide all labor (qualified personnel), material, supplies, and equipment to perform the required services, including but not limited to vegetation reduction, mulching, mowing, bush-hogging, litter/trash removal, trail maintenance, fence line clearing and treating, tree removal and trimming, and minor fence repair and gate maintenance following all minimum specifications and requirements stated herein. Contractor will identify areas that contain wetlands within specified work areas. In some, but not all instances, Contractor may need to identify and flag mangroves and other protected vegetative species that are not to be disturbed and stake the limits of the specified work area to include performing gopher tortoise surveys and providing a wildlife monitor during the duration of a projects. Minimum qualifications for contractors providing vegetation clearing in Collier County Preserve Areas is as follows: • Ability to achieve optimal results with a minimal amount of ground disturbance by properly utilizing low ground pressure equipment (avoid aggressive turns, use equipment only where specified, etc.). • Experience working in preserve areas where listed species occur. • Knowledge of natural areas. • Experience reading aerial maps of a site. • Knowledge of Florida plant species. • Knowledge of Florida wetland and upland ecosystems. • Knowledge of proper identification and protection of gopher tortoise burrows and Florida listed species. • Experience de-contaminating invasive, exotic spores, seeds, grasses from machinery. • Experience keeping a proper distance from Ecotones. • Understanding of machine ground pressures, root systems of trees, drip lines; and preserve nuisance vegetation removal.
