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ATTACHMENT 2 – PERFORMANCE STATEMENT OF WORK

BPA HURRICANE SUPPORT

1.1 General Description of Work

This project is for relief from Hurricane Florence impacts on the transportation and recreation infrastructure of primarily the Croatan Ranger District on the National Forests in North Carolina. The contractor will provide any and all labor, equipment, supplies, services, permits and license necessary to perform storm repair work on National Forest System roads to include, but not limited to:

· blading aggregate surfaced roads;

· cleaning and reshaping ditches;

· cleaning culverts and tail ditches;

· spot surfacing replacement crushed aggregate;

· road reconditioning;

· clearing and removal of vegetation and down trees from travelway;

· cleaning and repairing bridges and low water crossing structures;

· parking lot reconstruction;

· campground reconstruction;

· gate replacement/installation;

· utilities; and

· rental of appropriate equipment, which will be specified in this agreement equipment rental activities to be covered under a fixed-price performance based service contract.

· Mastication

· Mowing

· Trail maintenance

· Equipment rental This work will be performed on various Forest Service systems primarily throughout the Croatan Ranger District. Individual tasks to be performed will be assigned by individual task orders against the contract.

The Contractor shall provide any and all equipment, labor, materials, tools, supervision, equipment including safety and other incidentals necessary to perform all work for the specified repair activities located within the boundaries of primarily the Croatan Ranger District of the National Forest’s in North Carolina in accordance with the specification, exhibits and clauses contained or referenced herein.

1.2 Location and Description of Work

This project includes repair and maintenance activities for primarily the Croatan Ranger District as shown in Exhibit B, which are under jurisdiction of National Forests in North Carolina. Roads to receive road operations are shown on the Vicinity Maps and Repair Activities Schedule, Exhibit B.

District Maps showing road locations may be viewed/obtained at the following offices:

Croatan Ranger District Forest 141 E. Fisher Ave New Bern, NC 28560

1.3 Schedule of Work

Task orders may be placed throughout the contract period. A Repair Schedule will be delivered to the contractor after award. The Repair Schedule, which will be called Exhibit ‘B’, will specify the road number, required repair activity, general sequence and frequency of performance and other pertinent information or special instructions necessary for planning and executing the work. Adjustments to these schedules may be made in accordance with PART II-SECTION I.25. Any such adjustments require prior written documentation from the Contracting Officer.

1.4 Equipment Requirements and Transportation

All equipment proposed to be used for performance of the work shall be of the size, type, number and in such condition to properly pursue the requirements of this contract. Grading equipment must be capable of cutting, crowning and shaping operations necessary to meet the requirements of Activity Codes applicable in the technical (performance standards) requirements and Typical Section Drawings. All equipment shall conform to the requirements of Section 240 – Supplemental Specifications.

The Contractor's proposed equipment shall be made available for inspection prior to award of the contract. If at any time during the course of this contract the equipment is deemed unsatisfactory, the Contracting Officer may order removal and may require a satisfactory replacement, at Contractor's expense. Replacement equipment, if ordered, is to be onsite and working within 48 hours.

Any movement or transportation of equipment to or from work areas required to pursue the work on designated roads, to repair or replace equipment, or for the Contractor's convenience shall be at the Contractor's expense.

1.5 Public Safety and Traffic Control

During the execution of this contract, the Contractor shall conform to the rules and regulations as set forth by OSHA Safety and Health Standards, 29 CFR Part 1926 – Safety and Health Regulations for Construction or the US Army Corps of Engineers “Safety and Health Requirements Manual”, Sept 15 2008 (free online) whichever is more stringent.

The Contractor shall exercise caution and care while pursuing the work to prevent unnecessary conflict with, or potential hazards to, road users or others within the work area. The Contractor is to pursue all work on site in accordance with all Federal, State and Local laws governing the transportation and work being performed.

The Contractor will post warning signs on each end of the section of road being worked. Signs are to be of the size, quantity, and colors as required in the current edition of the "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices", (MUTCD). A copy of MUTCD is located at the District Rangers Office and may be made available to the Contractor for in office reference on request. These signs shall be moved as needed to properly delineate and identify the section of the road being repaired. At no time shall these signs be more than two miles from operating equipment and shall be in place only when road equipment or persons are performing operations. All slow moving equipment is to have a reflectorized "slow moving" vehicle emblem properly attached.

All work is to be scheduled so that at the end of a working day, the road is passable for the type of traffic normally using the road. If for any reason traffic hazards (segments of unfinished work which may present a hazard to road users, such as rolls of surface material, berms on the shoulder, etc.) are left in or adjacent to the road after normal working hours, the work is to be properly signed as hazardous and visibly illuminated at night.

Smoking will not be permitted in any building or structure. Fire precautions to prevent wildfire may be included in each BPA Call or initiated when weather and site conditions pose a significant opportunity for ignition of wildfire.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

The following government officials will participate in assessing the quality of the contractor’s performance. Their roles and responsibilities are described as follows:

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

2.1 Activities

All work of this contract shall be performed in accordance with the requirements of the Activities Schedule and the Repair Activities as specified per BPA Call.

2.2 Equipment Specifications and Minimum Requirements

All equipment furnished shall be in satisfactory operating condition and capable of producing at the manufactures rated horsepower. It is considered necessary for equipment to be of the following minimum standards in order to perform the work:

· A motorgrader(s) shall be diesel powered, tandem drive, 90 to 155 horse power (hp), with a twelve foot hydraulic shift mold board and scarifier, and weighing a minimum of 30,000 lbs;

· Mid-sized to large excavator with hydraulic thumb

· Mini-excavator Class less than 12,000 lbs Equipment must be equipped with a Forest Service approved spark arrester capable of preventing expulsion of sparks from the engine and a five pound extinguisher of an approved type that will extinguish oil or gasoline fires.

2.3 Gate Installation Requirements

All gates and associated signs for each gate will be provided and locations to install gates will be well marked. Contractor will install each gate in a designated location and the activities will include; digging of the gate post holes, placing/positioning of the gate posts (using concrete mix and leveling), hanging the gate on the posts (leveling), and attach all provided reflective safety signs to gate.

2.4 Clearing Vegetation and Trees Requirements

Clearing activities shall consist of reclaiming transportation infrastructure by excavator with hydraulic thumb, dozer and pushing or removing woody vegetation from transportation infrastructure in order that normal travel and traffic can resume. Clearing activities could include sawing down trees.

All debris or slash (i.e., windfall trees or branches) larger than three inches in diameter within the clearing limits shall be removed. Slash may be pushed outside of the clearing limits. No slash shall be placed in roads, openings, streams or ditches. All woody material larger than one inch in diameter or two feet in length and any sharp object shall be removed from the travelways (e.g., roads, trails, and openings).

2.5 Aggregate Materials

Aggregate surfacing shall be crushed stone with gradations being obtained by crushing, screening and mixing as necessary. Aggregate shall meet the requirements of NCDOT ABC or NCDOT ABC (M) and shall meet all requirements for gradation, hardness and durability. Certifications for Compliance is required from aggregate suppliers.

(NCDOT – Grading ABC)

(NCDOT – Grading ABC(M))

2.6 Erosion and Sedimentation Control

If the work of the contract creates potential for soil erosion or silt migration, the contractor will be responsible to for providing silt fence, straw bales or other suitable containment and will also be required to seed and mulch bare ground areas. Such work includes, but is not limited to culvert cleaning, excess dirt generation from ditch transitions cleaning, and disposal of silt trap material. This work does not include the newly graded ditch line.

2.7 Specifications Applicable to Individual Calls

The following specifications may be included in individual task/call orders:

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

3.1 BLADING AGGREGATE SURFACED ROADS

3.1.1 – Each road designated to be bladed shall receive a sufficient number of motor grader passes to accomplish the following tasks/subtasks:

3.1.2 – Blading operations are to be done over the entire riding surface in order to remove, all ruts, potholes, corrugations and berms by cutting out or scarifying to the bottom of such defect. All suitable dislodged material and aggregate shall be smoothly redistributed over the entire riding surface to produce the proper cross slope or crown as specified 2% to 4%,(1/4” to 1/2” per foot), so that water cannot collect or pond on the road surface This shall include roadbed shaping to prevent water from running down the length of the road. Road structural terms are illustrated on Typical Section drawings in Exhibits D & E.

3.2.3 – Aggregate surfacing which has been worked onto road shoulders by traffic repair activities are to be reclaimed and smoothly redistributed over the entire riding surface. Riding surface widths are to be perpetuated as existing. Dips and swales designated to control surface drainage are to be maintained or repaired. No undercutting of road surface nor material berms will be allowed on either side of the road. Assure proper road crowns and surface drainage after all operations.

3.1.4 – Usual amounts of grass, leaf litter or pine straw is to be smoothly spread within the riding surface after sufficient movement to sift out surface aggregate. Where grass, leaf litter or pine straw is excessive, as determined by the COR, this material will be evenly spread along the road shoulder and left to decay. Care shall be taken to insure this material does not interfere with surface drainage nor present a safety hazard. Any such reusable material is to be reclaimed in subsequent bladings and smoothly spread within the riding surface.

3.1.5 – Blading operations are to be conducted as required to remove loose surface material and accumulated debris from bridge decks and low water structures. Care is to be exercised to not damage any part of the bridge or low water structure. All material shall be smoothly redistributed over the riding surface at the bridge and or low water structure approaches.

3.1.6 – Loose rocks protruding three inches or more above the graded surface and loose rocks greater than 3 inches in diameter on the graded surface shall be removed from the roadbed by the end of each work day. It is permissible to waste these rocks off the riding surface but away from ditch lines.

3.1.7 – Suitable material shall be placed over any solidly embedded rock so that no rock is protruding more than 3 inches above the graded roadbed surface. This requirement does not apply if suitable material is no located within 100 feet of the embedded rock.

3.1.8 – At the conclusion of grading and shaping operations the roadbed shall be smoothed and dressed to produce a uniform grade and cross section and a surface free of hollows, depressions, and projections above the adjacent roadbed surface. No berm or ridge greater than 1” of any material shall be left along either shoulder of the roadbed unless directed by the Contraction Officer or designated representative.

Drainage Dips

3.1.9 – All existing drainage dips, swales and other obvious drainage structures within the roadbed, shall be maintained to control surface drainage. All existing drainage dips shall be bladed and shaped to maintain the alignment, dimensions, depth and profile as illustrated on Typical Section drawings in Exhibit E.

Berm Removal

3.1.10 – Berm removal shall consist of the removal of berms along the road shoulders which prohibit proper surface drainage. Material shall be removed to produce a proper cross slope or crown of 2% - 4%, (1/4” to 1/2”) per foot. Material shall be spread along foreslopes to assure proper road surface drainage. Following this work the traveled way shall be bladed in accordance with Activity 811: Blading Aggregate Surfaced Roads

3.1.11 – Fallen trees in roadway shall be removed from the travelway by the contractor before blading. All down tree, logs, stumps etc., in ditches or on roadbed being bladed shall be removed as part of the repair operations.

Method of Measurement Measurement shall be made to the nearest tenth of a mile using an odometer calibrated over a measured mile. Measurement will be made along the road center line.

Basis of Payment Payment shall be made for all work of this activity, inspected and accepted, in accordance with the following pay item and the bid unit price.

Method of Measurement Road ditches shall be measured to the nearest tenth (0.1) of a mile as measured by vehicle odometer calibrated over a measured mile. Measurement shall be made for each side of the road.

Basis of Payment Payment shall be made for all work of this activity, inspected and accepted, in accordance with the following pay item and the bid unit price.

3.3 CLEANING CULVERTS AND TAIL DITCHES

Cleaning of Culverts

3.3.1 - All culverts shall be inspected and cleaned as necessary of dirt, silt, muck, rock, logs, brush, debris and vegetative matter to maintain or restore a smooth flow of water.

3.3.2 – Culvert inlets shall be cleaned to the invert of the pipe so that 100% of the pipe’s end area is open for a distance equal to one (1) culvert diameter outside the inlet. Constructed drop inlets shall be cleaned to their original dimensions and depth of basin. Handwork required to properly clean drainage structure inlets is considered part of this activity.

3.3.3 - These culverts shall be cleaned for a distance equal to two (2) culvert diameters into each end of the pipe.

3.3.4 - Drainage basins for these culverts shall be cleared of brush and other woody debris for a three (3) foot radius at the inlet and outlet.

3.3.5 - Culverts that are more than 1/2 silted in throughout its length shall be brought to the attention of the COR and shall be exempt from normal cleaning operations. Throughout this operation, care shall be taken to prevent damage to culvert pipes, end sections and all other appurtenances.

3.3.6 - All material, including brush, extracted in this operation shall be disposed of at the site outside the roadway and away from natural or man-made drainages.

Tail Ditches

3.3.7 - Tail ditches at culverts shall be cleaned as needed to maintain the same grade(+ 2%) and width as the pipe and to provide unobstructed drainage away from the roadway to their original length or to daylight. If silt traps service the tail ditches then they are to be cleaned to their original dimensions and depth. Material excavated from these ditches is not to be reclaimed onto the roadway. Unsuitable material may be spread on the fill slopes in a manner that will not affect watercourses or the roadway.

Method of Measurement Drainage structure cleaning and reshaping will be measured to the nearest tenth of a mile, using an odometer calibrated over a measured mile. Measurement will be made along the road center line.

Basis of Payment Payment will be made for all work of this activity, inspected and accepted, in accordance with the following pay item and unit price.

3.4 SPOT SURFACING REPLACEMENT, AGGREGATE ROADS

3.4.1 - This activity consists of replacement of aggregate surfaces lost due to surface failure, traffic wear or erosion. The work includes preparation of the existing roadbed, furnishing, loading, hauling and spreading aggregate material and finished blading, as described in specifications. The task order will delineate the location of the necessary work and establish quantities of work required.

3.4.2 - Surface replacement for road segments shall be performed by cutting out, all damaged areas of the surface, and working aggregate material smoothly over the entire riding surface width. Avoid disturbing base or subgrade material during the placement of aggregate material. All roads to receive aggregate surfacing shall have the new aggregate deposited in the section being worked, mixed when required, and shaped to achieve proper grade, thickness and template as directed by the COR.

3.4.3 - Aggregate surface material shall not be allowed to remain on shoulders or in ditch lines as a result of Contractor’s operations. Aggregate surface material shall be compacted by operating the hauling and spreading equipment over the full width of each layer of aggregate. The entire area being worked shall be finish bladed in accordance with Activity Code 811: Blading Aggregate Surface Roads.

3.4.4 - Contractor is to provide and place crushed aggregate for surface repairs. The Contractor will deliver the crushed aggregate to the location of spot repair and provide weigh tickets for each delivery in accordance with Method of Measurements. The areas to receive aggregate shall be flagged with plastic ribbon or otherwise identified by Forest Service personnel prior to placement.

3.4.5 – Surfacing replacement is complete when the designated quantity of the ordered material has been placed, spread, smoothed and compacted. Aggregate shall be spread to the depth and dimensions specified and/or directed by COR. The finished surface shall be free of hollows, depressions, and projections above the adjacent roadbed surface.

Method of Measurement Aggregate will be measured by either tons or cubic yards as indicated in the bid schedule. Measurement will be made to the nearest one tenth (0.1) of a pay unit for all materials provided, placed, inspected and accepted in place at the job site/spot repair location. Where material is measured by weight, the Contractor shall supply weight tickets from state approved scales showing aggregate type, source gross, tare and net weight. All materials supplied by volume shall be measured at the time of delivery by the COR. Material receipts shall be furnished by the Contractor for each truck load delivered and accepted.

Basis of Payment Payment shall be made for all work of this activity, inspected and accepted, in accordance with the following items and the unit price.

4. Disking Requirements:

- Disking shall consist of disking or cutting into the soil up to 6” below the surface of the ground. Disking would include the cutting or chopping of vegetation (e.g., grasses and woody plant growth) three inches diameter or less with the disking equipment within the openings, along the system roads, or on various forest locations.

All debris or slash (i.e., windfall trees or branches) larger than three inches in diameter within the disking limits shall be removed. Slash may be scattered outside of the disking limits. No slash shall be placed in roads, openings, streams or ditches. All woody material larger than one inch in diameter or two feet in length and any sharp object shall be removed from the travel ways (e.g., roads, and openings).

5. Mowing Requirements:

- Mowing shall consist of cutting grass and woody plant growth three inches diameter or less, four inches above the ground either within the openings, along the system roads, or on and along the LWS. Maximum mowing height shall be four inches above the ground or standing water.

All debris or slash (i.e., windfall trees or branches) larger than three inches in diameter within the mowing limits shall be removed. Slash may be scattered outside of the mowing limits. No slash shall be placed in roads, LWS, openings, streams or ditches. All woody material larger than one inch in diameter or two feet in length and any sharp object shall be removed from the travel ways (e.g., roads, LWS and openings).

6. Mastication Requirements:

- Mastication shall consist of cutting, chopping and mulching all vegetation 6” or less in diameter down to ground surface level. This activity would occurring along roads, on LWS, openings and within some forested stands for habitat improvement by reducing the abundance of woody stems within these areas. All mastication activities would occur above the surface of the ground, but due to land contours (e.g., unevenness) an occasional bounce may occur, which would result in the scratch of the surface.

All debris or slash (i.e., windfall trees or branches) larger than three inches in diameter within the mastication limits shall be removed. Slash may be scattered outside of the working limits. No slash shall be placed in roads, openings, streams or ditches. All woody material larger than one inch in diameter or two feet in length and any sharp object shall be removed from the travel ways (e.g., roads and openings).

7. Herbicide Treatment Requirements:

- Herbicide treatments shall consist of spraying the targeted undesired vegetative species (i.e., NNIS or unwanted native invasive (sweetgum)), following current Forest Service specifications and requirements for treatment of vegetative species1, within the openings, along FS system roads, on and along the LWS and within some forested stands for habitat improvement. All herbicide activities would occur above the surface of the ground.

8. Clearing Requirements:

- Clearing activities shall consist of reclaiming openings by dozer and pushing or removing woody vegetation from the openings in order that normal planting practices could resume. Clearing activities could include pushing root-balls out of the area so the ground would be prepared for later disking and planting.

9. Day-lighting Requirements:

- Day-lighting activities shall consist of reclaiming designated areas by dozer, articulating side-arm boom mower, and chainsaw by pushing and removing woody vegetation from the areas in order that normal planting practices could resume. Day-lighting activities could include pushing root-balls out of the area so the ground would be prepared for later disking and planting.

All debris or slash (i.e., windfall trees or branches) larger than three inches in diameter within the area limits shall be removed. Slash may be pushed outside of the area limits. No slash shall be placed in roads, openings, streams or ditches. All woody material larger than one inch in diameter or two feet in length and any sharp object shall be removed from the travel ways (e.g., roads and openings).

10. Fertilizing/Liming Requirements:

- Fertilizing/Liming shall consist of broadcasting or spreading fertilizers or lime into the surface of the ground.

All debris or slash (i.e., windfall trees or branches) larger than three inches in diameter within the fertilizing limits shall be removed. Slash may be scattered outside of the fertilizing limits. No slash shall be placed in roads, openings, streams or ditches. All woody material larger than one inch in diameter or two feet in length and any sharp object shall be removed from the travel ways (e.g., roads and openings).

11. Planting Requirements:

- Planting shall consist of disking (breaking the ground), seeding (broadcasting) and covering seed (second disking) or by using a grain drill. All planting activities would be accomplished within 8” of the surface of the ground. Planting would be accomplished on openings and LWS.

All debris or slash (i.e., windfall trees or branches) larger than three inches in diameter within the planting limits shall be removed. Slash may be scattered outside of the planting limits. No slash shall be placed in roads, openings, streams or ditches. All woody material larger than one inch in diameter or two feet in length and any sharp object shall be removed from the travel ways (e.g., roads and openings).

12. Wildland Disking Requirements:

- Wildland Disking shall consist of disking, cutting or chopping into the soil up to 6” below the surface of the ground and through roots, sticks, rocks and other wildland debris. This type of disking would take place in wildland or woodland settings. This type disking would require the use of a heavier disk (e.g., a wildland disk) than would be used in more typical disking and cultivating practices. Disking would result in 8’ wide lanes across pre-selected stands (i.e., wildland, woodland and/or open stands) to increase edge habitat and improve the landscape’s overall habitat. All heavy disking treatments would be conducted on flatter, gently rolling or slopes less than 5%. The machine used to pull this heavy disk would be a heavier tractor or bull dozer with a heavier frame and more horse-power necessary to handle and pull this type of disk through these types of areas. A tired tractor may need to be equipped with the heavier layered wildland tires to protect against punctures from stobs, stumps and other sharp edges.

13. Other type of non-living facility work may consist of:

1) Roofing Replacement

a) Demolish existing roofing and/or other substrates.

b) Investigate and Repair Roof Leaks

c) Construct new roofing systems.

2) Siding Replacement

a) Demolish or cover existing siding systems.

b) Dispose of any hazardous material substances in State approved sites.

c) Construct new siding systems and trim with a minimum 15year warranty.

3) On-site utility systems

a) Upgrade, repair, modify or remove from service existing wastewater treatment, water treatment, power, gas lines or fuel systems.

4) Parking, road, sidewalk, and drainage structures.

a) Upgrade, repair or replace existing pavement systems, substrates or drainage systems

b) Restripe and mark paving - Include signs as needed.

d) Regrade and reshape roadways

e) Gravel resurfacing of existing road ways

f) Clearing and brushing of existing roadways

g) Ditch cleaning and reshaping

h) Chip sealing and other surface treatments of existing roads

i) Culvert replacement

j) New roadway installation/construction.

5) Condition Surveys, Inspections and investigations

a) Bridge Safety Inspections

b) Dam safety Inspections

c) Water & waste water Condition surveys

d) Sanitary Surveys

e) Road Condition Surveys

f) Geotechnical Investigations

g) Site Surveys

6) Construct and install Pre-Engineered and modular building systems

a) Metal buildings

7) Landscape Improvements

a) Plant vegetation.

b) Develop and shape sites for drainage and water retention.

c) Construct features, curbing, walls, paving, signage, exterior lighting and associated systems.

8) Dismantling, Demolition and/or Removal of Improvements

a) Evaluate/Test building/location for hazardous materials prior to demolition/removal

b) Remove and dispose of all hazardous materials in Federal and State approved sites.

9) Control of herbaceous/woody invasive species

a) Control by mechanical or herbicide application

10) Environmental Remediation and Abatement Activities

a) Mold remediation

b) Asbestos removal and cleanup

c) Lead paint removal and cleanup

d) Wild animal abatement and cleanup activities

11) Demolish infrastructure in safe and an OSHA regulated manner.

a) Recycle building materials as per EPA waste management regulations.

b) Remove all sub-surface structures and stabilize site & soils as per Task Order.

c) Disconnect all utilities