1.1 The scope of work under this contract shall consist of furnishing labor and material (see City of Quincy Yearly Operational Plan for proposed herbicides), herbicide treatments for vegetation management, at the request of the Commissioner of Public Works or his designee to perform work set forth in the attached Quotation sheet in connection with PESTICIDE APPLICATION services throughout the City of Quincy. 1.2 Work includes mobilization, applying pesticide application, and scheduling of police details by Contractor if needed to complete application. 1.3 Work covered herein is non-exclusive. 1.4 All pesticide applications will be done with care, safety, and professionalism. The turf, trees, shrubs and perennials are living species and will not withstand improper handling 1.5 The Contractor shall have at least 5 years of pesticide application experience. Proof of previous projects/qualification, specifically required to have municipal right-of-way application experience in accordance with MDAR 333 CMR 11.00 with staff that have their Category 40 applicator license. 1.6 Warning Devices: The contractor shall mark off, post and restrict the work area access as necessary from the public by providing, erecting and maintaining all barricade-warning signs, guards or other protection. Shall remove them upon completion of work. 1.7 The Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, pesticide treatments for vegetation management, tools, transportation and other facilities and services necessary for the proper execution and completion of the work, Such, equipment shall include all roadside safety equipment including safety vests, signs, cones, and other traffic control devices. 1.8 Police details, when required, will be scheduled through the Quincy Police Department by the Contractor. Direct billing/invoicing for police details shall be paid by the City of Quincy. All costs associated with failure to cancel a police detail due to the Contractor’s need to reschedule the work shall be the responsibility of the Contractor. 1.9 The Contractor shall provide a qualified Foreman who has a minimum of three years full time experience in pesticide treatments. Operators employed by the Contractor shall hold a valid Massachusetts License where required by State law
