REVISED_STATEMENT_OF_WORK_-_08.22.19.pdf

08.22.19

REVISED 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.

B. A. Base bid is the first 10 miles of the South fence labeled Year 1.

C. B. Option A is the next 10 miles, remaining South Fence of 0.7 miles and 9.3 miles of West

Fence labeled Year 2

2.0 Install 10 miles of New fence in the same or straighter 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 barbed wire.

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

E. Braces: Steel pipe braces. Main (vertical) pipes will be at least 3 inch id with caps and supporting pipe will be at least 2 inch id. installed at changes alignment direction, and at ¼ mile points. Posts shall have wire cut and wrapped at these points.

F. T-post clips.

G. 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 wire must be secured to steel pipe and stretched so no wire sag is visible in fence.

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

J. 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.

K. Top barbed wire 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.

L. All wire gates on 4 wire fence must be removed and replaced with 16-ft, 5 wire gates using 12 ½ gauge barbed wire with fence stays every 4 feet. There are 6 gates on each of the south and west fence lines.