Specialty Weed Control for City Parks - South Area

The City of Sacramento, Department of Youth, Parks, & Community Enrichment is soliciting bids to: provide specialty weed control in south area of city parks.The Contractor will provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, and incidentals to provide pesticide applications for 79 City owned parks, as identified in the bid.Important DefinitionsThe following defines terms used in the context of this bid and resulting contract:a.City - the City of Sacramento and its employeesb.Other Areas – To include as applicable: Pathways, ballfields, bullpens, decomposed granite transitions, dog parks, shrub beds, cracks and expansion joints in concrete areas and fence lines.c.Tree Wells - The vegetation-free boundary between the base of a tree and the surrounding turf.d.Turfed Areas – The areas containing ornamental grasses within a City Park or its athletic fields.Description of ServicesTwo (2) annual applications of non-selective preemergent herbicide with a label indication not to exceed “Caution” and four (4) annual applications of non-selective post emergent herbicide with a label indication not to exceed “Caution;” all within the tree wells and other areas as defined and at the following calendar intervals:Preemergent: (1) in Spring/ (1) in FallPost-emergent: (1) in March/ (1) in June/ (1) in September/ (1) in January