Description
The St. Johns River Water Management District is seeking qualified contractors to provide aerial herbicide applications via unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to manage and control nuisance aquatic vegetation in support of flood protection, navigation, recreation, and water quality improvement. The selected contractor(s) will support the District with aerial herbicide applications on District-owned conservation areas and restoration areas. The contractor will be responsible for furnishing all labor and equipment necessary to complete the work, including UAVs, and will be required to comply with all federal, state, and local regulations governing the application, transportation, storage, use, and disposal of herbicides.
Key aspects of the job include:
• Aerial herbicide applications to manage and control nuisance aquatic vegetation
• Management of nuisance upland vegetation for protection of plant and animal communities
• Control of nuisance vegetation impacting riparian areas, road/trail surfaces, fence lines, and District data collection sites
• Use of UAVs for herbicide application
• Compliance with federal, state, and local regulations governing herbicide use
• Provision of all necessary labor and equipment to complete the work