Pest Control
Right Now Pest Control is the vendor for pest control services at Houston Community College.
This scope of service covers the requirements to provide pest control services to the entire Houston Community College. Pest control services will be provided twice a month at each building, and termite treatment services will be provided on an “as needed” basis. They can be reached by calling Dannie Liggins at 281.875.4200, by fax at 281.875.4217, or via email at dannieligg@aol.com. You can also visit their website at www.rightnowpest.net/.
Scope of Work
Pest control services shall include, but is not limited to, all work necessary to:
A. Keep the college facilities, referenced herein environmentally pest-free inclusive of roaches, ants, silverfish, spiders and fire ants through treatment. (Does not include wood-destroying insects, herbicides, lawn and ornamental insect control).
B. Maintain a rodent and pest-free environment for the college facilities through scheduled preventive maintenance. Pest treatment shall include the building interior and exterior perimeter areas (doors, esplanade and 3 to 6 feet from the building facility). All routine service is to include insect and rodent control and shall be conducted twice a month per facility (second and fourth week of the month).
C. Implement integrated pest control management for pest monitoring via the inspection for wood- destroying insects and herbicides. The contractor must be able to control wood-boring termite infestations in all buildings.
D. Perform termite treatment on an “as needed” basis for any HCC location determined to be infested with termites, derived by inspection services, Item C above or as requested by HCC representative (s).
General Requirements
A. The contractor shall use only chemicals that comply with any and all state and federal regulations existing or hereafter enacted during the term of this contract.
B. The contractor shall dispose of all generated waste including rodents and large insects.
Contact Person
A. The campus manager and/or the building maintenance supervisor are the contact personnel at the particular college who will authorize services (both scheduled and emergency).
B. The contractor shall appoint a representative who will be the single point of contact for all college services.
Invoicing and Reporting
A. The contractor shall furnish a monthly report, by college, to the director of building operations. The report shall be in both electronic and paper format and shall indicate all treatments provided and any unusual circumstances noticed by the contractor.
B. Invoices shall be submitted to Houston Community College, Accounts Payable Department, P.O. Box 667460, Houston, TX 77266-7460. Each invoice shall be itemized to reflect at least the following:
1. Name of college/location where services were performed
2. Name of building/address where services were performed
3. Total cost for service(s) performed during the billing period
4. Applicable purchase order(s) numbers
C. A monthly report by college shall be provided to the campus manager at each college with a copy to the director of building operations.
D. The contractor shall submit 7 copies of the applicable material safety data sheets (MSDS) to the HCC Environmental Safety Department.
Quality Assurance
A. The minimum level of service which must be maintained, is as set forth herein. If the minimum level of service is not maintained by the contractor, HCC may withhold payment, assess damages and/or make deduction from any unpaid or outstanding invoice(s).
B. The acceptable quality level is established as not more than 11 valid complaints per week. When 11 complaints are received in a week, this shall be considered as 90 percent. After 11 complaints, all complaints will be considered as assessable for damages and the contractor shall be assessed for all complaints received. For example, if the building operations director verifies 18 complains related to the contractor’s pest control services in a week, the contractor would be liable for damages amounting to 18 percent of the costs chargeable for that week. There will be a 30 calendar-day grace period from the start date of the contract that penalties will not be assessed to the vendor for complaints in excess of the allotted amount listed above.
C. All complaints should be mailed to the director of building operations via jackquline.swindle@hccs.edu
