Specifications include, but are not limited to: A. A project plan must be developed, presented and approved by the government before work can begin – herbicide, timing etc. B. Herbicide labels must be adhered to at all times. C. Spot spraying of 100 % of myrtle spurge located within project polygons is required so that each plant is at a minimum 70% covered in herbicide. The contractor does not need to treat areas greater than 50% slopes. These areas may be treated with a drone or if they are not treated they must be subtracted from the project acreage and payment will not be given for those acres. D. The contractor must minimize non-target impacts and soil disturbances. E. The contractor must use a combination mixture of 6 oz/gallon of Roundup-Pro (Glyphosate), 0.1 oz/gallon of Telar (Chlosulfuron), 0.3 oz/gallon of LI 700 (Phosphatidylcholine, methylacetic acid and alkul polyoxyethylene ether), 0.5 oz/gallon Alligare 90 (Alkylpolyoxethylene, humectants), and purple or blue dye must be added so that the government can see what has been sprayed. The amount of herbicide sprayed per acre will vary greatly depending on the density of plants per acre. It is the contractor's responsibility to estimate the amount needed based on their own inspection of myrtle spurge densities throughout the project. F. GPS data, shapefile, or google earth KMZ. file polygon needs to be provided showing where myrtle spurge was found and sprayed. This does not need to be on the spray wand itself, but can just be tracked manually with GPS unit or Avenza map, etc. This information needs to be provided to the government before a payment will be issued. F. The government will monitor the success of the herbicide application to kill the myrtle psurge. If a less than 75% kill rate is observed, the contractor must re-treat those areas. A reasonable amount of time will be given to let the herbicide take effect before determining the success rate. G. The contractor must have at least two technicians with herbicide applicator licenses working at all times to complete this project on time. The contractor may have other non-licensed personnel assisting in transporting herbicide, identifying where plants are located, etc. but those mixing and applying the herbicide must have a herbicide applicator license and the contactor must provide proof of that personnel before the contract will be awarded.
