CHANGES_AND_CLARIFICATIONS_TO_THE_SPECIFICATION.docx

CHANGES AND CLARIFICATIONS TO THE SPECIFICATIONS

1. Under General Technical Specifications section (f), add wording in red:

0. Keep decks/blades at least 12” above ground where specified during operations to avoid killing snakes or turtles.

1. Under Specific Technical Specifications, Item 1 section (b) and Optional Item 1 section (b), add wording in red:

0. Areas are to be mowed to a height of approximately 12 inches, no less, unless otherwise authorized by the COR.

1. Under Specific Technical Specifications, Item 2 section (b) and Optional Item 2 section (b), add wording in red:

0. Areas are to be mechanically brushed to a height of approximately 12 inches, no less, unless otherwise authorized by the COR.

1. Under Specific Technical Specifications, Item 3 section (c) and Optional Item 3 section (c), add wording in red:

0. Specified brush piling locations for each job area will be marked by the COR with flagging or pin flags unless otherwise specified by the COR.

1. Under Specific Technical Specifications, Optional Item 9 section (a), insert the sentence in red after the following paragraph:

0. The Contractor will use motorized vehicles/mechanical equipment (e.g., bobcats, skid steers, bulldozers) to tip (e.g., push over) trees in a manner that root system breaks and the crown of the tree falls to the ground and is not suspended from shrubs, trees, or snags. All trees to be tipped will be individually marked by the COR. All trees to be tipped will be between 8 inches DBH and 14 inches DBH.

A minimum of 60 trees will be individually marked for tree tipping and grouped within a site.