Description
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is seeking bids for roadside pesticide and herbicide spraying services within PennDOT's Engineering District 4-0, including Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Susquehanna, and Wayne counties. The contract will be for a period of one year with the possibility of four renewals. The services provided must be consistent with standard operating procedures and applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations for the protection of public health and the environment.
Some key points about this opportunity include:
• The contractor must have been actively in the business of commercial pesticide application for the past two consecutive years.
• The contractor must provide documented proof of having the capability to satisfactorily handle all aspects of the services covered under the scope of this contract.
• The contractor must submit a list of vehicles and equipment with their bid.
• The contractor must provide a copy of their commercial pesticide application business license issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
• The contractor must have at least one person who holds a valid certified commercial pesticide applicator's license issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
• All pesticide applications must be performed in accordance with PennDOT Publication 23, Maintenance Manual, Chapter 13, Section 13.4.
• The contractor must follow the recommendations of the most current Penn State University College of Agriculture Annual Report for Herbicide Use.
• The herbicides must be applied in a manner consistent with the use directions on the label and in compliance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act as amended (FIFRA) and the Pennsylvania Pesticide Act of 1973 as amended.