Specifications include, but are not limited to: This contract is part of a comprehensive Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program for the buildings and other areas as specified herein. The goal of IPM is to deliver effective pest control while at the same time reducing the volume and toxicity of pesticides used and human and environmental exposure to pesticides. IPM is a process for achieving long term, environmentally sound pest control through the use of a wide variety of technological and management practices. Control techniques in an IPM program include a combination of pest monitoring, good sanitation practices, education, appropriate solid waste management, building maintenance, alternative physical, mechanical, and biological pest control, and the use of pesticides when warranted according to a predetermined hierarchy of pest management choices, formulations, and application techniques, which will minimize the exposure and potential risk to people and the environment. The contractor shall furnish all supervision, labor, materials and equipment necessary to accomplish the surveillance, trapping, and pesticide application components of the IPM program. The Contractor shall also provide detailed, site- specific recommendations for structural and procedural modifications necessary to achieve pest prevention. Contractor hereby warrants that all services shall be performed in a timely and first-class workmanlike manner. Contractor shall keep the property free and clear at all times of excess materials, debris and equipment.
