12444523Q0034-0001 Attachment 1 Revised SOW.docx

A – WORK DESCRIPTION & SPECIFICATIONS

THREE LAKES PICNIC AREA & CAMPGROUND, SOLDIER LAKE CAMPGROUND, AND MORAN WORK STATION

WELL ABANDONMENTS - 2023

HIAWATHA NATIONAL FOREST

SAULT STE. MARIE &

ST. IGNACE RANGER STATIONS

CHIPPEWA & MACKINAC 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 four (4) 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 prevailing Davis Bacon wages for counties in which work is performed on site. 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 is further described below. It is highly recommended bidders visit the sites to inspect the project work. Bidders may contact Forest Service Engineer Todd Kenyon at 906-298-8127 for questions or to obtain entry to the Moran Work Station well location (located behind a locked gate).

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.

CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS, MATERIALS, SEQUENCING AND PLAN OF WORK:

This plan of work includes all of 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.

Three Lakes Picnic Area Water Well#3 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 handpump and pump cylinder/plunger/foot valve. Contractor shall dispose of the drop pipe and the pump rods. The Contractor shall remove the 6’+/- x 6’+/ 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 grade the area where the slab was removed to neatly blend in with the existing ground condition. No additional topsoil or seed shall be placed by the Contractor. FS will provide seed and sow.

· Location description: At the Three Lakes Campground Picnic area on South Strongs Road (FR 3555) just north of the West Arbutus Truck Trail (FR 3356). Well is just off the parking lot.

· Well Infra ID#: 98417

· State ID#: 2024717

· County Location: Chippewa

· GPS approximate location: N 46.31727778, W 84.98225000

· Well casing size: 5” steel

· Well Depth: 45 feet

· Static water: 7 feet

· Well drilling date: October 1962 Three Lakes Picnic Area well location

Location map of Three Lakes Picnic Area Well#3.

Overview of the Three Lakes Picnic Area handpump (Well#3) and concrete slab. Information board to remain untouched.

Three Lakes Picnic Campground Water Well#2 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 handpump and pump cylinder/plunger/foot valve. Contractor shall dispose of the drop pipe and the pump rods. The Contractor shall remove the 6’+/- x 6’+/ 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 grade the area where the slab was removed to neatly blend in with the existing ground condition. No additional topsoil or seed shall be placed by the Contractor. FS will provide seed and sow.

· Location description: At the Three Lakes Campground on South Strongs Road (FR 3555) just north of the West Arbutus Truck Trail (FR 3356). Well#2 is on the second loop of the campground near site 8 and is on the edge of the woods.

· Well Infra ID#: 98411

· State ID#: 2024717

· County Location: Chippewa

· GPS approximate location: N 46-19-08.4, W 84-58-40

· Well casing size: 5” steel

· Well Depth: 36 feet

· Static water: 12 feet

· Well drilling date: October 1962

Overview of the Three Lakes Campground handpump (Well#2) and concrete slab.

Vicinity Map Three Lakes Campground Well#2 Abandonment.

Soldier Lake Campground Water Well#4 Abandonment

This solar well has a wellhead enclosed in a metal box and has a concrete slab. There is good vehicle access to the well. Contractor shall remove the entire solar wellhead assembly and drop pipe and return to the COR the solar panel and control box. Contractor shall dispose of the drop pipe and the pump rods. The Contractor shall remove the 6’+/- x 6’+/ 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 grade the area where the slab was removed to neatly blend in with the existing ground condition. No additional topsoil or seed shall be placed by the Contractor. FS will provide seed and sow.

· Location description: Soldier Lake Campground is located on the South side of M-28 about 22 miles West of I-75. Well#4 is at the far paring lot and picnic area.

· Well Infra ID#: 98415

· State ID#: 2013117

· County Location: Chippewa

· GPS approximate location: N 46-19-08.4, W 84-58-40

· Well casing size: 5” steel

· Well Depth: 42 feet

· Static water: 9 feet

· Well drilling date: October 1980

Soldier Lake Campground Well#4 Solar panel and wellhead overview.

Soldier Lake Campground Well#4 and metal box.

Soldier Lake Campground Well#4.

Soldier Lake Campground Well#4 solar control box mounted on pole.

Closeup view of solar controls Soldier Lake Campground Well#4.

Map of Soldier Lake Campground.

Moran Work Station Water Well Abandonment

This is a submersible well located in the Moran Work Station equipment yard behind a locked gate and in a fenced in area. There is no concrete slab top remove. There is good vehicle access to the wellhead. Contractor shall remove the submersible pump and drop pipe and shall dispose of all removed materials (nothing salvaged by the Government). Contractor shall cut off the well casing 4 feet below finished grade elevation or to the pitless adapter, which ever is deeper 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 plug the end of the disconnected water line where it is removed at the pitless adapter with non-shrink grout a length of 6” into the pipe. The Contractor shall cut the electrical wires to the well at the wellhead to the extents of the excavation hole, wire nut and use electrical tape to encase the wire nuts. The Contractor shall grade the area where the well slab was removed to neatly blend in with the existing ground condition. No topsoil or seed shall be placed.

· Location description: Well is located at the Moran Work Station behind a locked gate and fenced in area. Address is W 1970 Adolphus Road, Moran, MI 49760

· Well Infra ID#: 98511

· State ID#: 49000003998

· Permit number: 49-021

· County Location: Mackinac

· GPS approximate location: N 45.994601, W 84.83502

· Well casing size: 5” steel

· Well Depth: 400 feet

· Static water: 76.5 feet below grade

· Well drilling date: 12-8-2004

Moran Work Station well location

Location map of Moran Work Station well.

Overview of the Moran Work Station well.

END OF SECTION C - SPECIFICATIONS

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