LANDSCAPE WEST MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC. (9)

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SECTION X PEST CONTROL A. General Specifications Integrated Pest Management (IPM) principles govern the oversight and management of pest pressures. For this reason, biopesticides have been chosen as a primary control method whenever horticultural management criteria deem the anticipated result to be satisfactory. Combined with a sound IPM program, pest control through prevention, cultural practices, exclusion, natural enemies, and host resistance offers the safest, most effective means of producing high-level plant material. The City is concerned with the safety of wildlife and, therefore, the Contractor shall be expressly prohibited from using anything that may result in direct or secondary poisoning and harming of organisms. Contractor shall employ a certified pesticide applicator to implement the IPM specifications. 1. IPM, under this agreement, will apply to planters, tree rings, hardscapes, parking lots, sidewalks, sports courts, etc. Agricultural pest control services for casual, sports, and priority turf shall be performed under a separate agreement by a state licensed/certified agricultural pest control QAL licensed company. 2. The contractor shall manage economic thresholds of plant pests including insects, diseases, weeds, and vertebrate damage, as defined in this section. 3. The contractor shall obtain any necessary permits to comply with City, County, State or Federal regulations or laws to perform such control. 4. By submitting a proposal, the Contractor assumes responsibility and liability for the use, storage, containment, and cleanup of all pest control management materials. 5. Any failure on Contractor's part to abide by City, County, State, and Federal laws or regulations, and the Specifications contained in this section, may result in a default of this Contract. 6. Fines levied against the City as a result of the Contractor's failure to abide by regulations shall be Contractor's responsibility to pay. 7. Contractor shall use all materials in strict accordance with the most current Federal EPA and Cal-DPR regulations, applicable sections of the California Food and Agricultural Code, Title 3, and regulations within the Healthy Schools Act (HSA). 8. The contractor shall maintain the appropriate licenses, and categories within the Licenses, including Pest Control Business License (PCB) and Qualified Applicator License (QAL- categories ABCF). 9. The contractor shall use specified pesticides only. B. Procedure This section shall serve as the primary guideline for pest control operations. Weeds represent the majority of work within this Contract. All applications shall be completed in a safe manner utilizing safety procedures outlined in Appendix A, Terms and Conditions. 1. The contractor shall submit a comprehensive treatment schedule to maintain all working intervals (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly). a. This schedule will be entered as work orders into the City database and closed out after the application has been deemed satisfactory. Completed work orders RFP 23-151 Landscape Maintenance Services Page 50 of 135