The Lake County Forest Preserves is collaborating with multiple landowners in an effort to eradicate buckthorn from a large landscape area surrounding Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve which includes several discrete projects/project areas.  Each project/project area is described under Attachment B, Section 2 (Title, Goals, Scope of Clearing Operations, Equipment Restrictions and Access).  Any exceptions to the standard clearing specifications outlined in Sections 3, 4 and 5 and Attachment D shall be noted in Section 2.  In general, the Work of these projects includes all labor, equipment, and materials to selectively remove invasive woody trees and shrubs and thin select native species.  Owner-approved cutting methods shall be described in Section 2 and Section 3.  Extreme care shall be taken when conducting work within the Work Sites to lessen damage to private property, including structures and desirable vegetation.  Work shall include cutting, disposal of cut material via brush pile burning, or chipping/removal from site, selective wick herbicide application to cut stumps and follow-up foliar wick application to resprouts and small stems. 

The Owner intends to award each project individually, to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder.  Bidders are invited to submit bids for one or multiple projects.