Professional Lake Management:
5-Year Improvement Program
The Round Lake Improvement Board (RLIB) has contracted Progressive Companies to provide professional consulting services and guide the Board through a 5-year Lake Improvement Program. While the Board manages the funds and approves the plans, Progressive Companies executes the hands-on oversight and management. Through this approach, the RLIB ensures your assessment dollars are strictly managed while professionals care for our lake.
Their scope of services includes:
1
Contracting & Bidding
Preparing bid documents and/or contract extensions for nuisance aquatic plant control, including mechanical harvesters and chemical applications.
2
Permitting Support
Providing support data and documentation required for EGLE (Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy) permits.
3
GPS Lake Surveys
Conducting four GPS-guided surveys during the growing season to pinpoint where plant control is needed.
4
Precision Mapping
Generating geo-referenced prescriptive treatment and havesting maps to direct the work of plant control contractors.
5
Quality Assurance
Surveying the lake post-treatment to evaluate contractor performance and ensure job completion
6
Cost & Environmental Oversight
Coordinating plant control activities so work proceeds in an environmentally sound, cost-effective manner.
7
Board Consultation
Conferring regularly with authorized Lake Board representatives on weed growth and contract performance.
8
Payment Guidance
Reporting findings back to the Board to verify work and guide approved contractor payments.
9
Annual Record Keeping
Maintaining complete records of treatment dates, herbicides applied, acres treated, and species targeted, summarized in an annual report.