Ruahine Extension PCA Possum Control Maintenance Contract

Under the services of this contract all landowners/Occupiers within the Ruahine Extension PCA who farm adjacent to the Ruahine Forest Park will pay $1.00 per hectare as their annual possum maintenance costs and the principal (HBRC) will pick up all other costs associated with this project The contractor will invoice each landowner/occupier directly for their possum maintenance cost of $1.00 per hectare.

This project boundaries the Ruahine Forest Park on its Western Boundary and Ruahine PCA on its Southern Boundary the Makaroro PCA on its Northern Boundary and the Pleasant Valley and Ongaonga PCA�s on its Eastern Boundary. The contractor will service all 400 bait stations within this project twice per annum. The second service will be carried out a minimum of 6 weeks after the first service round.

Under the services of this contract all landowners/Occupiers within the Ruahine Extension PCA who farm adjacent to the Ruahine Forest Park will pay $1.00 per hectare as their annual possum maintenance costs and the principal (HBRC) will pick up all other costs associated with this project.

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 a site visit 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.