Attachment_II_-_Statement_of_Work.pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK

FOR BARBED WIRE FENCE ON STEEL POSTS

AT FORT KEOGH LIVESTOCK & RANGE RESEARCH LABORATORY

The Fort Keogh Livestock & Range Research Laboratory near Miles City, MT is in need of ten miles of old fence removal and new fence installation. As shown as Year 1 on the attached file “Fort Keogh Fence Map 20190513.jpg”.

1.0 Remove 10 miles of existing fence wire and posts must be removed and stacked in designated locations.

A. Existing fence is 4 strand barbed wire on wood posts.

2.0 Install 10 miles of New fence in the same alignment as the existing fence.

A. All fence materials, tools and labor must be supplied by contractor.

B. Materials must be new, American made.

C. Wire: 12 ½ gauge barb wire.

D. Line Posts: heavy duty 5 ½ foot t-posts at 1.33 lb. per foot.

E. Braces: 6” X 8' TREATED SET POSTS WITH A TREATED BRACE RAIL installed at changes alignment direction, and at ¼ mile points.

F. T-post clips and fence staples.

G. 12 ½ gauge woven wire 47 inches tall, 9 gauge wire for bracing corner posts, and fence stays for gates.

H. Post must be spaced at a maximum of 16.5 feet (Rod) centers and all wire secured to t-post with fence clips, all wired must be secured to wood post with fence staples and stretched so no wire sag is visible in fence.

I. T-post must be installed 1 foot in the ground, wood posts installed 3 feet in the ground.

J. One wood treated post must be installed every ¼ mile minimum and wire cut and wrapped at that point.

K. Any damaged or rotten wood corner posts must be replaced consisting of a standard 3 post pattern H brace design wires must be cut and wrapped on all corners and gate posts.

L. Top barbwire must be not less than 46 inches from the ground, bottom wire not more than

1 foot above ground, the two middle wires must be evenly spaced between top and bottom wire.

M. All wire gates on 4 wire fence must be removed and replaced with 5 wire gates using 12 ½ gauge barbwire with fence stays every 4 feet.