Attachment006a-RRS-Items8-10-SOW.pdf

2019 Road Maintenance BPA Solicitation #: 1204T019Q0023

Rogue River-Siskiyou NF: ITEMS 8 – 10

Attachment 1

ROGUE RIVER-SISKIYOU DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

SECTION 1—GENERAL

1.1 Scope of BPA

The intent of the BPA is for the awarded Contractor(s) to provide for yearly road maintenance of forest roads of the Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest from the date of award through 06/30/2024 as follows:

Item 8: (RRS-East1) High Cascades Ranger District Item 9: (RRS-East2) Siskiyou Mountains and Wild Rivers Ranger Districts Item 10: (RRS West) Gold Beach and Powers Ranger Districts

This work includes furnishing labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, operating supplies, and all incidentals necessary to provide maintenance in accordance with drawings and specifications of the BPA. Contractor may be required to perform work items simultaneously on multiple districts. In addition, the contractor may be required to respond to emergency storm events which may consist of removing trees, debris, slides and slough from drainage structures and/or traveled way to provide access to the forest.

The scope of work is not limited to the payment items identified herein. Other payment items within the overall scope of road maintenance may be added by contract modification if an agreeable price and performance time can be established. In the event requirements for work develop that are not pre-priced, the Government will provide a complete description of the specifications and payment items and request a unit price. If mutual agreement is reached on the pricing of additional payment items, they may be added to the BPA at any time. If mutual agreement is not reached on proposed additional payment items, the Government reserves the right to contract for such work with others.

1.2 Location and Description

The location of the worksites, access to the areas, methods of work, size of each sub item, and other information pertinent to this BPA are contained in the Vicinity Maps and Forest MVUM maps, which shall be considered as part of the technical specifications.

Vicinity Maps are attached to this BPA and MVUM maps are available at the Forest web page:

https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/rogue-siskiyou/maps-pubs Specific Project Location Maps may be issued with each BPA Call as necessary.

Roads shown on the District MVUM maps for each district may only be a portion of all the roads on the forest; specific roads requiring work will be listed on each BPA Call.

The Typical Drawings included with the specifications are representative of work required.

1.3 Accessibility

1.3.1 Work areas may be reached by Forest roads that are accessible by a standard two-wheel drive pickup equipped with snow tires and chains, if needed, during normal operating seasons, unless otherwise indicated on Project Maps. Vehicles shall not operate off system roads without prior written approval of the Contracting Officer.

1.3.2 Inaccessibility due to snow, fallen trees, slides or washouts on roads may or may not be corrected at the option of the Government. If road access is blocked, the Government may:

(1) provide an alternate access route; (2) delete the inaccessible sub item(s) or; (3) substitute similar sub item(s).

1.3.3 Roads shown on unit maps indicate access to units and are not to suggest the roads are open within units or for any further travel.

1.3.4 Use of motorized equipment other than hand held equipment such as power saws and brush cutters will not be permitted off designated roads in the project area without approval of the Contracting Officer or as hereinafter provided.

1.3.5 No vehicle shall by-pass any officially blocked road (barriers, locked gates, posted signs, rock/log/dirt, etc.) without approval of the Contracting Officer.

SECTION 2--DEFINITIONS

Wherever in these specifications, or in other BPA documents, the following terms, or pronouns in place of them, are used, the intent and meaning shall be interpreted as follows:

1. Agreed or Approved - Official agreement or approval by use of a written document issued by the Government. Agreements also require signature of Contractor's Representative and are dated.

2. Base Course – The layer or layers of specified or selected material of designed thickness placed on a subbase or a subgrade to support a surface course. (See Illustration of Road Maintenance Terms.)

3. Berm – A curb or dike that controls roadway runoff water, or delineates traffic direction.

4. Channel - A natural waterway leading into or away from a culvert or bridge.

5. Contract Amendment - A bilateral written supplemental agreement between the Government and the Contractor, documenting a modification outside the scope of the contract and establishing an equitable adjustment therefore.

6. Contractor - The individual, partnership, joint venture, or corporation undertaking the execution of the work under the terms of the contract.

5. Culvert - Any structure that provides a passageway, drain, or waterway under a road or embankment.

6. Cross ditch – A shallow ditch placed across the roadbed to remove water from the roadbed surface that can be driven across by full-size pickups or other high clearance vehicles; usually placed diagonal to the centerline.

7. Ditch – A relatively long narrow excavation placed to collect or disperse water.

8. Drainage dip – A drainage structure that was previously constructed within the roadbed surface to form a uniform depression that allows routine passage of vehicles while diverting water from the traveled way.

9. Drainage ditch – A ditch located parallel to and abutting the roadbed.

10. Drainage structure – A term identifying manufactured devices placed to control water movements.

11. Drawings – Illustrations showing detailed maintenance required.

12. Equipment – All machinery, operating supplies and tools necessary for the proper performance and acceptable completion of the work.

13. Excess Material – Material from the roadway in excess to that needed for maintenance of roadway.

14. Foreslope – The slope of the ditch section nearest to the traveled way.

15. Grade – The vertical alignment of the top surface of the road.

16. High Clearance Vehicles – Vehicles such as, pickups, 4x4s, and log trucks.

17. Highway Vehicles – Vehicles such as, passenger cars, High and low high clearance vehicles.

18. Hydrologic Function – Physical properties of the occurrence and movement of water on the earth’s surface and in particular that part which crosses transportation systems.

19. Inspector - The Government's authorized representative designated in writing, assigned to make detailed inspections of BPA performance, but not to sign orders to the Contractor.

20. Lead-off ditch – A ditch used to remove water from roadside drainage ditches, the roadway, cattleguards, or drainage structures such as culverts and drainage dips.

21. Low Clearance Vehicles – Vehicles such as passenger cars, non 4x4 pickups, vans and other highway vehicles.

22. Materials – Any substances specified for use in the performance of the work.

23. Measurement – Method of determining and expressing the quantities of work.

24. Nominal Dimensions or Weights – The numerical values shown on the drawings or in the specifications as measurements for the work.

25. Order - A written order by the Government directing fulfillment of work requirements under the terms of the BPA.

26. Original Contract Quantities - Those estimated quantities shown in the Schedule of Items as awarded.

27. Patching – Minor repairs.

28. Paved Surface or Pavement - Denotes asphalt, concrete, or other stabilized materials excluding natural aggregates. Dust palliative treatments are not considered as pavement.

29. Reasonably Close Conformity - Means compliance with customary maintenance tolerances where working tolerances are not specified.

30. Right-of-Way - A general term denoting land, property, or interest therein acquired for or devoted to a road.

31. Roadbed – The portion of a road between the intersection of the subgrade and side slopes, excluding that portion of the ditch below the subgrade.

32. Road Listing – A preliminary listing of road locations and any established work priorities.

33. Schedule of Items - Schedule containing a listing and description of maintenance items, quantities, units of measure, methods of measurement, unit price, and amount.

34. Shoulder – The portion of the roadway continuous to the traveled way for accommodation of stopped vehicles, emergency use, and lateral support of travel way structure.

35. Slough or Slide – Material deposited on the roadway that may need to be repositioned or removed.

36. Slump – A localized portion of the roadbed that has slipped, or otherwise become lower than the adjacent roadbed, and constitutes a hazard to traffic.

37. Supplemental Specifications - Specifications that detail conditions and requirements peculiar to the individual project.

38. Standard Specifications - Specifications for all divisions of work.

39. Subgrade – Top surface of roadbed upon which subbase, base course, or surface course was constructed.

40. Traveled Way – The portion of the roadway for the movement of vehicles. For purpose of this contract, traveled way includes turnouts and curve widening.

41. Turnouts - A short auxiliary lane on a one-lane road provided for passage of meeting vehicles.

42. Unit of Measure - The unit and fractions of units shown in the Schedule of Items.

43. Unsuitable Material - Material removed during maintenance which must be disposed of in designated locations. Includes material with substantial amounts of vegetation or other objectionable material.

44. Waterbar - A deeper type of cross ditch which is not intended for passage of low clearance passenger vehicles.

45. Work Schedule - The Contractor's current schedule for work progression.

Quantity Measurement Terms

1. U.S. Customary Units of measure are used in conjunction with these specifications.

2. The methods of measurement and computation will be those necessary to accurately determine the quantities of materials furnished and work performed.

3. All items, which are measured by the feet, will be measured parallel to its longitudinal centerline, unless otherwise shown on the drawings.

4. A station when used as a definition of term or measurement will be one hundred feet, or a precise location along a survey line.

5. Miles will, in the absence of known distances from existing plans or surveys, be determined by the Government using a calibrated survey odometer or equal substitute operated on the traveled way at or parallel to road centerline.

6. The term "ton" means 2000 pounds. Trucks used to haul material measured by truck weight shall be weighed empty at least once daily, and each truck shall bear a plainly legible identification mark. Weigh tickets furnished by the Contractor from certified scales will be used to determine weight measurements.

7. Materials measured by the cubic yard in the hauling vehicle shall be measured therein at the point of delivery. Vehicles may be of any size or type, provided that the box is of such shape that the actual volume may be readily and accurately determined.

8. Measurement by the acre will use the length and width treated. Measurement of width will approximate significant slope breaks, but will not include minor deviations along the slopes. The measured slope distance for the length will multiply width treated and converted to a standard 10,000 square yard or acreage value of the surface area treated.

9. Measure square yard with horizontal longitudinal and traverse measurements.

10. The term "lump sum" when used in the Schedule of Items means the complete unit as required by or described in the contract.

11. Measurement will be made of each item or unit of work, as shown in the Schedule of Items, completed and accepted in accordance with the contract provisions, specifications, and drawings.

SECTION 3--GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, MATERIALS, SERVICES

Specifications governing road maintenance work include Pacific Northwest (Region 6) Standard Specifications (2005 Performance Based Service Contract (PBSC)), and may include Rogue River- Siskiyou National Forest Standard Specifications for Maintenance of Roads and Special Project Specifications which refine, revise, and add to the Standard Specifications. The 2005 PBSC specifications are included in their entirety, but may reference the Standard Specifications for Constructions of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects FP-03 or FP-14. The Special Project Specifications and Standard Specifications must be read as a whole to gain a full understanding of the work required. In case of discrepancies, however, between these specifications, the Special Project Specifications will take precedence over the Standard Specifications.

Standard Specifications are numbered with three digits and may have an alpha character added.

Special Project Specifications are numbered with the corresponding Standard Specification number followed by -1, -2 or other numbering suffix.

SECTION 4--CONTRACTOR FURNISHED CRITICAL ITEMS/SERVICES

Equipment as required to complete the work according to the attached specifications.

Furnishing Of Material

Unless otherwise stated in the Supplemental Specifications, the Contractor shall furnish all material required for performance of the contract. All material shall comply with the specifications. The Contractor shall verify the kind and amount of work that may be necessary in furnishing the material.

The Contractor shall furnish and deliver the material to the site of the work in such a manner that their quality and fitness for the work is preserved.

Measurement and payment for BPA work will be made only for “work ordered under” those pay items included in the Schedule of Items. Measurement and payment for work or materials required to complete the project “in accordance with” the drawings and specifications and which are not included as pay items in the Schedule of Items will be considered as incidental to and included in the payment for other pay items shown and separate measurement and payment will not be made.

The Contractor shall be responsible for furnishing warning devices and complying with the safety standards and traffic management procedures as specified in this BPA.

SECTION 5--PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT TASKS AND CRITICAL SUBTASKS

All work will be performed in accordance with the attached specifications.

Manage all work areas in accordance with other clauses and specifications in this BPA including documents incorporated by reference.

Water sources for Contractor use will be noted on individual BPA calls as needed.

640 Road Opening and Closure Devices Mobilization and equipment move-in included in Section 640.

811 Blading & Compaction --

• Grade sags and/or drainage dips shall be maintained in accordance with Section 811 and incidental to Payment Item 811.

813 Spot Surfacing --

• For all Districts location for placement of spot surfacing and source designations will be identified on BPA Calls.

832 Load, Haul, and Place Materials Material will be placed at sites designated by the Contracting Officer.

834 Roadway Drainage System Maintenance When ordered by the Contracting Officer, excess material generated from ditch and culvert cleaning shall be removed and disposed of in accordance with Section 832. There shall be no side-casting or end dumping. Roads with POC concerns shall be worked in dry weather.

872 Sign Installation and Maintenance --

• Minor vegetation clearing to ensure visibility of the sign or marker is considered incidental to the sign work itself, and shall be treated in accordance with Section 842.

Special Requirements For Water Drafting Equipment Water drafting equipment may be used only at water sources designated on the Vicinity Map, BPA call, or provided by the Contracting Officer. Such equipment shall include a screen around the intake (foot valve) with openings no larger than 3/32 - inch. An air gap or positive antisiphon device shall be provided between the water source and the vehicle being loaded if the vehicle has been used for other than water haul, if the source is a domestic potable water supply, or the water is used for tank mixing with any other materials. Materials must be readily available and appropriate measures taken to prevent petroleum products from entering the water source.

861 Maintenance of Cattle Guards, Traffic Gates and Barriers, Guardrails and Retaining Walls

Maintain cattle guards at locations as directed by the Contracting Officer.

Material will be placed at sites designated by the Contracting Officer.

Noxious Weed Mitigation Requirements.

Forest Service will flag and/or stake all known locations of noxious weeds prior to work commencing.

Infested sites to be avoided will be marked with florescent orange flagging and labeled “NOXIOUS WEEDS” with black lettering. Forest Service will provide the contractor with a map indicating where the known infestations are located. Contractor will avoid performing road maintenance in the flagged and/or staked areas unless otherwise directed by the COR. If directed to work in an infested area and perform maintenance such as road grading, brushing and ditch maintenance contractor will be required to prevent spreading the infestation into uninfested areas. Contractor will be required to immediately clean vehicles and equipment after working in an invested area.

Special Equipment Cleaning Requirements Port Orford-Cedar Root Disease and SOD

See attached Sudden Oak Death (SOD) Quarantine Area map.

Port Orford-cedar Root Disease and SOD Control - Contractor vehicles and equipment shall be washed by high-pressure washer to remove all loose or dried soil, or mud from surface and underside of vehicles before entering contract area to prevent the spread of Port Orford-cedar root disease.

Washing shall also be done any time Contractor equipment, or vehicles that have been operated outside the road travel way, are moved from an infected area, or if removed from the contract area and returned. The CO will inspect equipment prior to its transportation to the Forest. Work shall progress from uninfected sites to infected sites, as shown on the road listings or directed by the CO.

If water is drafted from sources possibly infested with phytophthora lateralis spores (Port Orford - cedar root disease), then Clorox (TM) must be added:

Rate: 1 Liter of Ultra Clorox Bleach in 1000 Liters of water (52.5 ppm sodium hypochlorite).

Treatment Site: Treatment of water to occur only in truck tanks, tankers, trailers, fold-a-tank, water buckets, or other similar water carrying equipment. No treatment to occur in natural or man-made sources, such as streams, lakes, ponds, rivers, sumps or reservoirs. Treated water must be used in forested areas: Water should be used for fire fighting purposes, dust abatement, equipment cleaning and road work.

Restrictions: No direct application of treated water to streams or other bodies of water. Do not apply treated water in such a manner that allows run-off into bodies of waters such as creeks, streams, ponds, water-containing ditches, etc. Do not use as an irrigation source for plants. Do not use for drinking water.

It is a violation of Federal and State law to use this product inconsistent with it's labeling. Follow all directions, restrictions and precautions on the product label. The below label must be in possession of the user at the time of application.

Provide the Ultra Clorox Bleach Use Report to the CO within 15 days after each use period and at the close of the contract.

Restrict operations in affected areas to dry season. Waivers, at the discreation of the CO, may be issued in the event of extended dry weather.

Contractor shall clean all heavy equipment and vehicles prior to traveling or working in an Unifested area from an Infested area. Equipment and vehicles shall be cleaned and inspected at sites agreed to by the Forest Service. As much as practicable, work in uninfested areas first, then move to infested areas last.

Dispose of fill and debris from potentially infested sites in an approved area.

Roads in infected areas will be identified in the BPA calls.

Attachment 2

USDA FOREST SERVICE

PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION

FIRE PROTECTION AND SUPPRESSION

1. Fire Period and Closed Season

Specific fire prevention measures are listed below and shall be effective for the period April 1 to October 31 of each year. The Forest Service may change the dates of said period by advance written notice if justified by unusual weather or other conditions. Required tools and equipment shall be kept currently in serviceable condition and immediately available for initial attack on fires.

2. Fire Plan

Before starting any operations on the project, the Contractor, Permittee, Licensee, or Purchaser, hereinafter referred to as the "Contractor," shall prepare a fire plan in cooperation with the Contracting Officer providing for the prevention and control of fires in the project area.

The Contractor shall certify compliance with fire protection and suppression requirements before beginning operations during the fire period and closed season, and shall update such certification when operations change.

3. Substitute Measures

The Contracting Officer may by written notice authorize substitute measures or equipment or may waive specific requirements during periods of low fire danger.

4. Emergency Measures

The Forest Service may require emergency measures, including the necessary shutting down of equipment or portions of operations in the project area during periods of fire emergency created by hazardous climatic conditions.

5. Fire Control

The Contractor shall, independently and in cooperation with the Forest Service, take all reasonable action to prevent and suppress fires in the project area. Independent initial action shall be prompt and shall include the use of all personnel and equipment available in the project area.

For the purpose of fighting forest fires on or in the vicinity of the project which are not caused by the Contractor's operations, the Contractor shall place employees and equipment temporarily at the disposal of the Forest Service. Any individual hired by the Forest Service will be employed in accordance with the Interagency Pay Plan for Emergency Firefighters. The Forest Service will compensate the Contractor for equipment rented at fire fighting equipment rates common in the area, or at prior agreed to rates.

6. Compliance with State Forest Laws

Listing of specific fire precautionary measures herein is not intended to relieve the Contractor in any way from compliance with the State Fire Laws covering fire prevention and suppression equipment, applicable to operations under this BPA, permit or license.

7. Fire Precautions

Specific fire precautionary measures are as follows:

a) Smoking and Open Fires

(1) Smoking and fires shall be permitted only at the option of the Contractor. The Contractor shall not allow open fires on the project area without advance permission in writing from Forest Service.

(2) Unless restricted by State Law or Federal Regulation, smoking shall be permitted only in such portions of the project area that are free of flammable material. Smokers shall sit down to smoke in such a position that any burning material will fall within a cleared area, and shall extinguish and press out in mineral soil all burning material before leaving the cleared area.

b) Fire Extinguishers and Equipment on Trucks, Tractors, etc.

(1) All power-driven equipment operated by the Contractor on National Forest land, except portable fire pumps, shall be equipped with one fire extinguisher having a UL rating of at least 5 BC, and one "D" handled or long handled round point shovel, size "0" or larger. In addition, each motor patrol, truck and passenger-carrying vehicle shall be equipped with a double-bit axe or Pulaski, 3-1/2 pounds or larger.

(2) Equipment shall be kept in a serviceable condition and shall be readily available.

c) Power Saws

(1) Each gasoline power saw operator shall be equipped with a pressurized chemical fire extinguisher of not less than 8-ounce capacity by weight, and one long-handled round point shovel, size "0" or larger. The extinguisher shall be kept in possession of the saw operator at all times. The shovel shall be accessible to the operator within 1 minute.

d) Extinguishers

(1) One refill for each type or one extra extinguisher sufficient to replace each size extinguisher required on equipment shall be safely stored in the fire tool box or other agreed upon place on the project area that is protected and readily available.

e) Spark Arresters and Mufflers

Each internal combustion engine shall be equipped with a spark arrester meeting either (1) USDA Forest Service Standard 5100-1a, or (2) appropriate Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) recommended practice J335(b) and J350(a) as now or hereafter amended unless it is:

(1) Equipped with a turbine-driven exhaust supercharger such as the turbocharger. There shall be no exhaust bypass.

(2) A passenger-carrying vehicle or light truck, or medium truck up to 40,000 GVW, used on roads and equipped with a factory-designed muffler complete with baffles and an exhaust system in good working condition.

(3) A heavy duty truck, such as a dump or log truck, or other vehicle used for commercial hauling, used only on roads and equipped with a factory designed muffler and with a vertical stack exhaust system extending above the cab.

Exhaust equipment described in this subsection, including spark arresters and mufflers, shall be properly installed and constantly maintained in serviceable condition.

f) Emergency Fire Precautions

The Contractor shall restrict operations in accordance with the Industrial Fire Precaution Levels listed below. The Forest Service may change the Industrial Fire Precaution Levels to other values upon revision of the National Fire Danger Rating System and may change the specific Industrial Fire Precaution Levels when such changes are necessary for the protection of the National Forest. When sent to the Contractor, the revised Industrial Fire Precaution Levels will supersede the attached levels.

INDUSTRIAL FIRE PRECAUTIONS SCHEDULE

LEVEL INDUSTRIAL FIRE PRECAUTION (IFPL)

I. Closed season - Fire precaution requirements are in effect. A fire watch/security is required at this and all higher levels unless otherwise waived.

II. Partial hootowl - The following may operate only between the hours of 8 p.m. and 1 p.m., local time:

a. power saws, except at loading sites;

b. cable yarding;

c. blasting;

d. welding or cutting of metal.

III. Partial shutdown - The following shall be prohibited except as indicated:

a. Cable yarding - except that gravity operated logging systems employing nonmotorized carriages may be operated between the hours of 8 p.m. and 1 p.m., local time, when all block and moving lines, except the line between the carriage and the chokers, are suspended 10 feet above the ground;

b. Power saws - except power saws may be used at loading sites and on tractor/skidder operations between the hours of 8 p.m. and 1 p.m., local time.

c. In addition, the following are permitted between the hours of 8 p.m. and 1 p.m., local time:

1. tractor/skidder operations;

2. mechanized loading and hauling of any product or material;

3. blasting;

4. welding or cutting of metal;

5. any other spark-emitting operation not specifically mentioned.

IV. General shutdown - All operations are prohibited.

The following definitions shall apply to these Industrial Fire Precaution Levels:

a. Cable yarding systems: A yarding system employing cables and winches in a fixed position.

b. Closed season (Fire Precautionary Period): That season of the year when a fire hazard exists as declared by the responsible agency official.

c. Contracting Officer: The person executing the contract, permit or license on behalf of the Government and includes that person's designated representative, acting within the limits of their authority or the duly appointed successor to the individuals.

d. Loading sites/woods site/project area: A place where any product or material (including but not limited to logs, firewood, slash, soil, rock, poles, posts, etc.) is placed in or upon a truck or other vehicle.

e. Low hazard area: Means any area where the responsible agency representative (WDNR, ORF, BIA, BLM) determines the combination of elements reduces the probability of fire starting and/or spreading.

f. Tractor/skidder operations: include a harvesting operation, or portion of a harvesting operation, where tractors, skidders, or other harvesting equipment capable of constructing fireline, are actively yarding forest products and can quickly reach and effectively attack a fire start.

g. Waivers, written in advance, may be used for any and all activities. Activities for which waivers may be issued include, but are not limited to:

1. mechanized loading and hauling;

2. road maintenance such as sprinkling, graveling, grading and paving;

3. cable yarding using gravity systems or suspended lines and blocks, or other yarding systems where extra prevention measures will significantly reduce the risk of fire;

4. power saws at loading sites or in felling and bucking where extra prevention measures will significantly reduce the risk of fire;

5. maintenance of equipment (other than metal cutting and welding) or improvements such as structures, fences and powerlines.

Such waiver, or substitute precautions will prescribe measures to be taken by the Contractor to reduce the risk of ignition, and/or the spread of fire. The Contracting Officer shall consider site specific weather factors, fuel conditions, and specific operations that result in less risk of fire ignition and/or spread than contemplated when precaution level was predicted. Consideration shall also be given to measures that reduce the precaution levels above. The Contractor shall assure that all conditions of such waivers or substitute precautions are met.

The Contractor shall obtain the predicted Industrial Fire Precaution Level daily, prior to the start of work, from the appropriate Ranger District headquarters. If predictions made after 6:00 p.m., local time, are significantly different than the original prediction, the Forest Service will inform the Contractor when changes in restrictions or industrial precautions are made.

NOTE: The IFPL system does not apply on lands protected by ODF east of the summit of the Cascades.

Where hauling involves transit through more than one shutdown/regulated use area, the precaution level at the woods loading site shall govern the level of haul restriction, unless otherwise prohibited by other than industrial precaution level system.

8. Fire Tools

The Contractor shall furnish serviceable fire fighting tools in a readily accessible fire tool box or compartment of sound construction with a hinged lid and hasp so arranged that the box can be secured or sealed. The box shall be red and marked "Fire Tools" in letters one inch high. It shall contain a minimum of:

a) 2 axes or Pulaskis with a 32-inch handle;

b) 3 adze eye hoes. One Pulaski may be substituted for 1 adze eye hoe;

c) 3 long-handled, round point shovels, size "0" or larger.

9. Fire Security

When the Industrial Fire Precautions Level is "I" or higher, unless a waiver is granted, the Contractor shall designate a person who shall perform fire security services listed below on the project area and vicinity.

The designated person shall be capable of operating the Contractor's communications and fire fighting equipment specified in the BPA, excluding helicopters, and of directing the activities of the Contractor's personnel on forest fires. In lieu of having the designated person perform the required supervisory duties, the Contractor may provide another person meeting the qualifications stated above to direct the activities of Contractor's personnel and equipment during all fire fighting activities.

Services described shall be for at least 1 hour from the time the Contractor's operations are shut down. For the purposes of this provision, personnel servicing equipment, and their vehicles, who are not engaged in cutting or welding metal are excluded.

Fire security services shall consist of moving throughout the operation area or areas constantly looking, reporting, and taking suppression action on any fires detected. Where possible, the designated person shall observe inaccessible portions of helicopter operating areas from vantage points within or adjacent to project area.

10. Blasting

Whenever the Industrial Fire Precaution Level is "II" or greater, a fire security person equipped with a long-handled, round point, No. "0" or larger, shovel, and a five-gallon backpack pump can filled with water will stay at location of blast for 1 hour after blasting is done. Blasting may be suspended by Forest Service in writing, in an area of high rate of spread and resistance to control.

Fuses shall not be used for blasting. Explosive cords shall not be used without written permission of Forest Service, which may specify conditions under which such explosives may be used and precautions to be taken.

R6-FS-6300-52 (5/97)

USDA Forest Service - Pacific Northwest Region Fire Protection and Suppression

Additional Fire Precautionary Measure 1 - Tank Truck

11. The Contractor shall provide a tank truck or trailer, containing not less than 300 gallons of water, during yarding, loading, land clearing, right-of-way clearing and mechanical treatment of slash. A tank truck or trailer will not be required if powersaw falling and bucking is the only operation. Such tank truck or trailer shall be maintained in a serviceable condition and located within 10 minutes, round trip, from each project area during fire period and closed season.

The tank truck or trailer shall be equipped with a pump capable of discharging 20 gallons of water per minute, using a 1/4 inch nozzle tip, through a 50 foot length of rubber line hose. In addition, 500 feet of serviceable fabric jacket rubber lined hose of not less than 1 inch outside diameter, fitted with a nozzle capable of discharging a straight stream of 1/4 inch diameter and a spray pattern shall be immediately available for use. The tank, pump and at least 250 feet of hose and nozzle shall be connected and ready for use at all times.

If a trailer is used, it shall be equipped with a hitch to facilitate prompt movement. A serviceable tow vehicle shall be immediately available for attachment to the trailer and must meet the time requirements stated above. Such truck or trailer shall be equipped to operate for a minimum of 8 hours. Tank truck or trailer shall be available from the start of work to the end of the Fire Watch / Fire Security service.

R6-FS-6300-53 (5/89)

USDA Forest Service - Pacific Northwest Region Fire Protection and Suppression

Additional Fire Precautionary Measure 2 - Communications

12. The contractor shall provide adequate two-way communication facilities to report a fire to Forest Service within 15 minutes of detection. FCC Regulations prohibit commercial use of Citizen Band (CB) radios. (CB's are not considered adequate two-way communications).

Such communications shall be operable during periods of operation of power-driven equipment, including the time fire security is required.

R6-FS-6300-54 (5/89)

SECTION 6--GOVERNMENT STANDARDS/STATE STANDARDS/TECHNICAL EXHIBITS

001 Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Road Maintenance Specification List and

Acceptable Quality Levels RRS-East RRS-West

002 Vicinity Maps RRS-East RRS-West

003 RRS-West Quarantine Maps (Item 10)

004 Special Equipment Cleaning Requirements Port Orford Cedar (Items 9 and 10)

SECTION 7--QUALITY/PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY

All work shall be in compliance with the attached Acceptable Quality Levels included with each section of the road maintenance specifications.