Pest Control Bait Station Maintenance in Hawke's Bay Forests

The Waipawa forest is within the Rangitoto PCA and the Waipukurau Forest sits within the Mangatarata PCA. The contractor will service all 58 bait stations within these projects twice per annum. The Hawke�s Bay Regional Council will supply the contractor with the GPS�d coordinates of all bait station locations for this project.

The Contractor will supply all materials, double strength brodifacoum, 213 ferafeed paste and feratox. All bait stations will be serviced with Double strength Brodifacoum, 213 ferafeed paste and 4 to 6 feratox pills per bait station. HBRC requires that all bait stations be maintained in a safe and useable standard, replacing bait stations and loosening brackets where required.

During each service round any bait stations, requiring replacing will be replaced. The principal will supply all replacement bait stations and brackets for this project. The council will carry out site visits with the contractor to ensure that all work undertaken meets the required standard. The contractor will be responsible for obtaining a MOH consent for this project.

A copy of the MOH application and consent will be supplied to the principal prior to starting this project. All track logs, bait stations and signage will be forward to the principal electronically in map source format (gdb and GPX) format at the completion of this project.

The contractor shall submit a maintenance report at the completion of this project, this report will outline any ongoing recommendations for this project. All landowner enquiries and concerns are to be dealt with as and when received by the contractor. The contractor will set up a complaint register which will be forwarded to HBRC at the completion of this project.