About this opportunity
AI summaryThe New York State Canal Corporation seeks qualified applicants to provide vegetation clearing, removal, and herbicide application services at the Butternut and Limestone Aqueducts in East Syracuse and Manlius, New York. The selected contractor must furnish all labor, equipment, and materials to clear vegetation within a 15-foot corridor of the aqueducts, apply approved herbicides to control regrowth, dispose of debris, and restore disturbed areas with topsoil, seed, and mulch. Eligible contractors must staff the project with qualified personnel, hold US organization status, and provide proof of an herbicide agency registration and applicator license within their bids. Proposals must include separate lump-sum cost estimates incorporating prevailing wage rates and an estimated construction duration for each location. Work must conclude within 90 days of work permit issuance or by May 1, 2027, whichever comes first.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- The New York State Canal Corporation
Scope of work
- Remove brush, shrubs, vines, invasive vegetation, saplings, and trees within a continuous 15-foot corridor of the structures
- Cut and remove vegetation growing from cracks, joints, stone masonry, and concrete surfaces down to water level
- Cut trees flush with the ground where stump removal could disturb structures
- Apply approved herbicide to cut stumps, cleared brush areas, and probable regrowth areas
- Remove and dispose of all limbs, trunks, logs, brush, and vegetative debris at a licensed facility
- Repair rutting or disturbed areas and restore them with topsoil, seed, and mulch
- Implement erosion control methods to prevent sediment and debris from entering waterways
- Coordinate with New York State Parks and Trails for trail safety and necessary closures
Minimum qualifications
- Personnel with appropriate experience, qualifications and training
- Contractor herbicide agency registration
- Applicator license
Documents to include with your response
- Cost estimate submitted as a lump sum for each location separately with prevailing wage rates
- Estimated duration of construction activity for each location
- Contractor herbicide agency registration
- Applicator license
- Site-specific Job Hazard Analysis
- Fall protection plan
- Work plan including access to site and structure
- Herbicide spraying plan
- Herbicide submittals for NYSCC review and approval
- NYSCC work permit
Key dates
- Contract completion deadline
- 90 days from issuance of NYSCC work permit, or May 1, 2027, whichever is earliest
Contract details
- Term
- 90 days from issuance of NYSCC work permit, or May 1, 2027, whichever is earliest
- Place of performance
- Butternut Aqueduct (Butternut Drive, East Syracuse, NY) and Limestone Aqueduct (Manlius, NY)