Specifications include, but are not limited to: Application Services A. Applications will start on or as close to August 1, 2018 for ideal treatment time. B. A representative from the DNR must be present during any application. The DNR representative will give the order to start, stop or alter application. C. A list of the 2018 Kudzu treatment sites and their Site Assessments is provided with these specifications. At this time the treatment will cover the 59 sites listed with a total of 68.22 acres. D. Application will consist of one treatment per site. E. With certain sites, there will be a need to treat with more than one of the approved chemicals listed below. This will depend on the assessment of each site and will be approved by the DNR representative. F. The contractor will maintain treatment records for a minimum of two years from the date of application. The record must include a minimum of application date, site name, number of acres treated, herbicide trade name and formulation, active ingredient, EPA registration number, name of manufacturer, rate of application, total amount of chemical used, , company name, name of applicator, methods of application, weather conditions and difficulties encountered. A copy of contractor application records for all sites will be provided to the DNR once all treatments have been conducted. G. The contractor must have CHEM TREC and all emergency phone numbers on site before any applications are performed. H. The contractor must provide a written standard operating procedure/ emergency spill plan for handling all pesticide spills of any size. This SOP will be provided to the DNR, Division of Entomology prior to any pesticide applications. I. The contractor and applicators will follow all guidelines in the DNR Work & Safety Plan J. The contractor may need to conduct erosion work or significant amounts of brush removal at specific sites.
