Utah Division of Wildlife Resources AS21-208

Book Cliffs Herbicide Application

The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources awarded a contract to Dewey Brothers Vegetation Management, LLC for herbicide application services over approximately 3,385 acres in Uintah County, Utah, near Monument Ridge in the Book Cliffs area. The contract involves habitat improvement and hazardous fuels maintenance by spraying noxious weeds, including Bull thistle, black henbane, Canada thistle, and Houndstounge, using BLM-approved herbicides with active ingredients such as Tryclopyr, Picloram, and 2,4-D. The contractor is responsible for providing labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, operating supplies, and herbicides, and must meet state pesticide certification requirements. The work is to be completed before June 15, 2021, with no extensions allowed. The contract includes GPS boundary identification, adherence to COVID-19 guidelines, and the use of approved herbicides. The awarded bid was approximately $197,988.65, with the start date estimated around early May and the end date by mid-June.

Description

Contract for herbicide application over approximately 3,385 acres in Uintah County, near Monument Ridge, Book Cliffs, Utah, managed by the Division of Wildlife Resources. The contract involves habitat improvement and hazardous fuels maintenance by spraying noxious weeds. The awarded contractor is Dewey Brothers Vegetation Management, LLC for the lowest responsive and responsible bid. The contract requires the contractor to provide labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, operating supplies, and incidentals to apply herbicide on the specified acreage. The contract period is from award date until June 15, 2021.

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