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Bid No. 2005-019YC Sewer line Chemical Root Control Page 1

Bid No. 2005-019YC Sewer line Chemical Root Control
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VISION

People Families Neighborhoods

MISSION

To serve, protect and govern in
concert with local municipalities

VALUES


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PURCHASING DEPARTMENT
REQUEST FOR INVITATION TO BID NO. 2005019YC

SEWER LINE CHEMICAL ROOT CONTROL
FOR
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

BID DUE TIME AND DATE: 11:00 A.M. NOVEMBER 1, 2004
PROCEDURAL CONTACT: MALCOLM TYSON at (404)-730-5811
E-MAIL:
malcolm.tyson@co.fulton.ga.us






LOCATION: FULTON COUNTY PURCHASING DEPARTMENT

130 PEACHTREE STREET, S.W., SUITE 1168

BID/CONFERENCE ROOM

ATLANTA, GA 30303







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NOTE TO VENDOR REGARDING NO-BID RESPONSE

Please respond to the attached bid, even if your companys response is a no-bid.

We are very interested in ensuring that our bids are non-restrictive and that no bidder is
eliminated arbitrarily. It is the Countys intent to abolish any and all barriers to its procurement
process which prevent interested and qualified bidders from participating.

Completion of this form is optional, but should you respond with a no-bid, please use this
sheet to let us know why. (It is not necessary to send back the entire package if making a no-
bid response).

Examples are:

(1) Our company cannot meet these specifications because you require:

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(2) Our company can not competitively bid on this product or service because:
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Other:




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Your response will be given careful consideration and included in the bid file with other vendor
comments. If it appears from the feedback received that the specifications are restrictive, your
input will help the County make the necessary changes so that a greater number of interested
bidders can be included in the future. Your input is needed; it will make a difference!






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1.

GENERAL

Fulton County (hereinafter referred to as County) is seeking a Contractor to provide chemical
root control services for the purpose of killing and halting the root growth present in sewer
collection lines and to inhibit re-growth, without permanently damaging the vegetation
producing the roots. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials and equipment for the
treatment of root damage to various line segments in the sanitary sewer system.

The submission of the Bid shall be considered as prima-facie evidence that the Bidder (a.k.a., the
Contractor) has familiarized himself with and understands all the conditions under which the
contract is to be awarded, performed, and administered.


2.

CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES

The Contractors attention is drawn to the following terms, conditions and responsibilities:

A.

Bidders must be licensed with the Georgia Department of Agriculture prior to the bid date.
All Bidders must have a minimum level of pesticide application experience, (See section 10),
and employ a State Certified pesticide applicator on the job site at all times.
B.

Prior to working on private property, the Contractor shall obtain permission from the
homeowner.
C.

Contractor shall provide Pollution Liability Insurance; in addition to all other insurance
specified herein (see section 9).
D.

The Contractor shall provide a money-back guarantee on all work specified herein as set
forth below (see section 3).
E.

The Contractor is responsible for all property damage and for all clean up and restoration
associated with any chemical spill. (See section 7).
F.

The Contractor shall use a reduced-pressure-zone backflow prevention device whenever
accessing fresh water for mixing chemical.
G.

The Contractor shall return every 6 months throughout the life of the guarantee, in order to
evaluate the success of the project, and to arrange any free guarantee (herein defined in
Section 3) work that may arise.


3.

GUARANTEE

For each sewer section (manhole-to-manhole) that is treated under the Contract, the Contractor
shall guarantee the work described herein. At the option of the County, the Contractor shall, at
his own expense, re-treat a sewer section, or refund 100% of the payment received to treat
that section, in the event that: (1) live roots are found in the section within six months after the

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application; or, (2) the section plugs up and floods due to tree root obstructions within a period of
two years, beginning on the date of treatment, and ending two years after the date of treatment.
Re-treatments, performed at no charge in honor of the guarantee, do not extend the expiration
date of the guarantee.

The guarantee applies to sewer stoppages caused by live tree roots. This guarantee does not
apply to any stoppage caused by any other circumstance. The decision of the County as to the
cause of a stoppage is binding.


4.

COMPOSITION OF THE CHEMICAL ROOT CONTROL MATERIAL

The chemical root control agent shall have as the active ingredient Diquat Dibromide
(hereinafter called Diquat) or an equivalent product approved by the County.

As part of the
approval of any alternative root control agent by the County, the Contractor shall have in his
possession, and make available to the County on request, a recent study from an accredited
research facility documenting the effects of the proposed product on wastewater treatment plant
facilities. At a minimum, this study shall address the toxicity of the product on wastewater
treatment plant biota, including nitrifiers and denitrifiers, the toxicity of the product on treatment
plant effluent, and the environmental fate of the product.

The chemical root control agent shall be registered with the EPA and the Georgia Department of
Agriculture, prior to the bid opening, and shall be labeled for use in sewers to control tree roots.
The chemical root control agent shall contain an active ingredient for controlling sewer roots and
deterring their re-growth. There shall also be a surfactant system to deliver the active ingredient
(herbicide) to the target root tissue.

A. The active ingredient:

1)

Shall be a Category E compound ; the most favorable rating attainable on the U.S.
EPAs chronic exposure toxicological rating scale.
2)

Shall not be considered a carcinogen, teratogen, mutagen, or oncogene, based on
laboratory testing.
3)

Shall carry a signal word assigned by the U.S. EPA of either Warning or
Caution, on the product label. Pesticides carrying the signal word Danger shall
not be accepted.
4)

Shall be non-volatile in order to minimize