1. Statement of Work.pdf

Statement of Work (SOW)

ACKERMAN LAKE, AUTRAIN LAKE CAMPGROUND PICNIC, AND BRUNO’S RUN

(MOCCASIN LAKE) HANDPUMP

WELL ABANDONMENTS - 2024

HIAWATHA NATIONAL FOREST

MUNISING RANGER STATION

ALGER & SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTIES, MICHIGAN

STATEMENT OF WORK, PROJECT LOCATION AND PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

1. DESCRIPTION OF WORK

The project consists of the COMPLETE well abandonment of existing drinking water wells located at three (1) locations in the Hiawatha National Forest as described in further detail below. All work shall be performed by a Michigan Licensed Well Driller. It is required that the Contractor provide a complete, turn-key, finished product of the highest quality of workmanship. All materials shall be new and from the same manufacturer, unless indicated otherwise. All removed materials shall become the property of the Contractor and shall be properly disposed of off of Government property unless otherwise indicated. Contractor shall pay wages for

County in which work is performed on site meeting or exceeding wage rate determinations as required by this contract. Contractor is required to obtain all necessary permits and include those costs in the bid price.

Contractor shall contact Miss Dig 811 at (811) or (1-800-482-7171) prior to any excavating to verify the location or absence of any buried utilities.

If the Contractor desires to provide different materials, equipment or processes than specified, the Contractor must submit 5 WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO THE BID DUE DATE all necessary documentation, with a side-by-side comparison of the material, equipment and/or processes specified and Contractor proposed, demonstrating the Contractor proposal is equal or superior. Failure to do so will void the Contractor’s proposed substitution and the Contractor will be required to provide the specified materials, equipment and/or processes.

2. PROJECT LOCATION

Directions to each of the drinking water well locations are further described below. It is highly recommended bidders visit the sites to inspect the project work. Bidders may contact Forest Service Engineer Cameron

Edwards 906-241-8909 for questions.

3. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

Work to occur on weekdays, Monday – Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM. No work shall occur outside of this time frame, or on weekends or Federal Holidays, unless written permission is obtained from the Contracting

Officer’s Representative (COR). Once work commences, the Contractor shall diligently perform all awarded work in a sequential order without delays between water well abandonment locations, unless written permission is obtained from the COR.

SPECIFICATIONS, MATERIALS, SEQUENCING AND PLAN OF WORK:

This plan of work includes all the major work elements in the general order of accomplishment. Minor additional incidental work may be necessary to complete this project. It shall be the responsibility of the

Contractor to identify all work elements and bid the project accordingly. If any missing elements or deviations are discovered, please bring to the attention of the Contracting Officer (CO) prior to submitting the bid package. Bids will be considered all-inclusive for the work described and no extra payment will be awarded unless substantial differing site conditions are discovered.

THE COR MUST BE PRESENT FOR ALL WORK PERFORMED FOR THIS CONTRACT!!!

For each water well abandonment location, the Contractor shall provide to the COR the following:

1. State of Michigan Water Well Abandonment Report and shall appropriately submit to EGLE.

2. Abandoned well GPS location to a horizontal accuracy of 12 feet.

3. Digital pictures of the abandoned well site, BEFORE and AFTER, clearly identifying the name of the well site.

For all water well locations, the Contractor’s work shall comply with the following including submission of required paperwork to the appropriate entities:

1. AWWA A100-20 Water Wells (or most current version)

2. State of Michigan Water Well Construction and Pump Installation Code, Part 127-Act 368 of the

Public Acts of 1978, as amended and rules, most current revision.

3. State of Michigan Abandoned Water Well Plugging Manual, most current revision.

4. EPA regulations related to well abandonment and disposal of demolition debris.

Ackerman Lake Handpump Abandonment

This well is a handpump and has a concrete slab. There is good vehicle access to the well. Contractor shall remove the entire handpump assembly and drop pipe and return to the COR the 11HDS handpump and pump cylinder/plunger/foot valve. Contractor shall dispose of the drop pipe and the pump rods. The Contractor shall remove the 5’+/- x 5’+/- concrete slab in its entirety and dispose of properly off of Government property. After slab removal, Contractor shall cut off the well casing 4 feet below finished grade elevation and fill remaining well casing with bentonite or neat cement as per State of Michigan requirements. Contractor shall dispose of the cut off section of well casing properly off of Government property. The Contractor shall provide ½ yard of clean topsoil and grade the area where the slab was removed to neatly blend in with the existing ground condition. FS will provide seed and sow.

• Location description: At the Bay de Noc Trail North Trailhead parking lot off of M-94 in Alger County.

• Well Infra ID#: 98303

• State ID#: 2010302

• County Location: Alger

• GPS approximate location: N 46.333296, W 86.798000

• Well casing size: 5” steel

• Well Depth: 62 feet

• Static water: 40 feet

• Well drilling date: May 2, 1980

Location map of Ackerman Lake well location on M-94 by Ackerman Lake.

Overview of the Ackerman Lake handpump and concrete slab to be removed as of December 2023.

Ackerman

Lake well location

Ackerman Lake well log.

AuTrain Lake Campground Picnic Handpump Abandonment

This well is a handpump and has a concrete slab. There is good vehicle access to the well. Contractor shall remove the entire handpump assembly and drop pipe and return to the COR the 11HDS handpump and pump cylinder/plunger/foot valve. Contractor shall dispose of the drop pipe and the pump rods. The Contractor shall remove the 5’+/- x 5’+/- concrete slab in its entirety and dispose of properly off of Government property. After slab removal, Contractor shall cut off the well casing 4 feet below finished grade elevation and fill remaining well casing with bentonite or neat cement as per State of Michigan requirements. Contractor shall dispose of the cut off section of well casing properly off of Government property. The Contractor shall provide ½ yard of clean topsoil and grade the area where the slab was removed to neatly blend in with the existing ground condition. FS will provide seed and sow.

• Location description: At the AuTrain Lake Campground picnic and beach area on County Highway 596, AuTrain, MI 49806. From AuTrain, MI take AuTrain Forest Lake Road south to Buck Bay Road (Forest

Road 2276). Go east on Buck Bay Road to County HWY 596 & go north to the picnic area by the boat ramp area.

• Well Infra ID#: 98304

• State ID#: 2000602

• County Location: Alger

• GPS approximate location: N 46.395716, W 86.838293

• Well casing size: 5” steel

• Well Depth: 41 feet

• Static water: 10 feet

• Well drilling date: 7-17-1965

Location map of AuTrain Lake Campground Picnic area well location.

Autrain Lake

Campground

Picnic area well location

Overview of the AuTrain Lake Campground Picnic area handpump and concrete slab to be removed as of December

2023.

Autrain Lake Campground Picnic well log.

Bruno’s Run (Moccasin Lake) Handpump Abandonment

This well is a handpump and has a concrete slab with wood curb border. There is good vehicle access to the well.

Contractor shall remove the entire handpump assembly and drop pipe and return to the COR the 11HDS handpump and pump cylinder/plunger/foot valve. Contractor shall dispose of the drop pipe and the pump rods. The Contractor shall remove all wood curbing and the 5.25’+/- x 8’+/ concrete slab in its entirety and dispose of properly off of

Government property. After slab removal, Contractor shall cut off the well casing 4 feet below finished grade elevation and fill remaining well casing with bentonite or neat cement as per State of Michigan requirements.

Contractor shall dispose of the cut off section of well casing properly off of Government property. The Contractor shall provide ½ yard of clean topsoil and grade the area where the slab was removed to neatly blend in with the existing ground condition. FS will provide seed and sow.

• Location description: Located at Bruno’s run hiking trailhead at Moccasin Lake off of NF-13 (AKA Connors

Road) South of Munising, MI 49862.

• Well Infra ID#: 98312

• State ID#: 2004402

• County Location: Schoolcraft

• GPS approximate location: N 46.236985, W 86.616062

• Well casing size: 5” steel

• Well Depth: 35 feet

• Static water: 15 feet below grade

• Well drilling date: July 1941

Location map of Bruno’s Run well location at Moccasin Lake.

Bruno’s Run at

Moccasin Lake well location

Overview of the Bruno’s Run (Moccasin Lake) handpump, wood curb and concrete slab to be removed as of

December 2023.

Bruno’s Run (Moccasin Lake) well log.

Bruno’s Run (Moccasin Lake) well log.

END OF SECTION C - SPECIFICATIONS