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DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION

Scope of Contract. The work consists of road maintenance on the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest, with headquarters office located in Helena, Montana. Work includes furnishing all labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, operating supplies, and incidentals necessary to perform road maintenance on roads specified to this contract. All work and equipment shall be in compliance with the terms, specifications, and provisions of this contract. All equipment shall be in good operating condition and shall be operated by competent, experienced operators.

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

(a)-Existing Facilities. All existing facilities such as signs, cattle guards, and drainage structures damaged by the Contractor shall be replaced or repaired by the Contractor at no additional cost to the Government.

(b)-Pollution and Erosion Control. During all operations under this contract, the Contractor shall exercise reasonable measure to prevent or minimize soil erosion and pollution of water and other resources. All refuse, including camps, parking areas, and equipment maintenance areas, shall be stored, collected, and disposed of in a sanitary and nuisance-free manner. Refuse shall be disposed of in State-approved landfills as approved by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

During all work, the Contractor shall make every reasonable effort to direct surface runoff water to stabilized waterways and to keep the drainage systems functioning effectively to minimize soil erosion and water pollution.

PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS-PERFORMANCE BASED CONTRACT (END PRODUCT

DESCRIPTION)

1. Road maintenance consists of reshaping and finish-blading the roadbed, including shoulders, turnouts and approaches, to restore the original cross section and grade (Sheet 2 of Plans). Work includes restoring drainage provisions of the road and road appurtenances such as ditches, rolling drain dips, culvert basins, and inverts of culverts and other structures.

Work also includes removing ruts, potholes, washes, sloughs and other irregularities that prevent normal runoff from the road surface.

2. After maintenance the roadway:

-will have been bladed shoulder to shoulder -will be free of berms on both sides of the road -will be free of potholes -will be free of any washboard surface -will be crowned 5-8% on ditched roads -will be out-sloped 3-5% on non-ditched roads -surfacing or road fines will not have been wasted -culvert inverts will have been cleaned

-ditches will have been pulled to remove slough, rocks and debris; Excess materials will have been moved across the road and deposited away from streams and off the roadway. Excess material is not to be “heeled” into the cut slope unless specifically approved by the Contracting Officer on a case-by-case basis.

-adjoining lead-in/lead-out ditches will have been cleaned and functioning

-finished surface will be free of rock greater than 3 inches (native surface) and 2 inches (aggregate surface) in any dimension -will have been dried or moisture added as required for mixing and compaction

CONTRACTOR QUALITY CONTROL PLAN-ROAD MAINTENANCE. The contractor shall provide a Quality Control Plan as required by the technical proposal outlined in Section M. As a minimum, the Quality Control Plan must outline how quality of work will be monitored, supervision of crew and work, and personnel that will be performing the quality control. In addition, the Quality Control Plan must ensure:

-Monitoring quality is timely, consistent, and accurate -Problems are resolved quickly and effectively

The contractor shall document Quality Control inspections as required by this contract and provide that documentation, by road, in a format and at times satisfactory to the Contracting Officer.

ADDITIONAL INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS

(a) Inspection Procedures

(1) The Government will normally inspect completed sections of road within 5 workdays following Contractor's notification of completion of the maintenance work.

(2) Unacceptable work shall be re-accomplished at the Contractor's expense.

PERFORMANCE PERIOD

The Government (COR) will issue a Verbal Notice to Proceed as soon as weather and ground conditions are favorable for work. The count of contract time will start on the date specified at the Prework Meeting.

The Contractor shall be required to complete the work on or before the contract completion date. The time stated for completion includes final cleanup of the premises.

NOTE: No work shall be allowed on weekends or holidays unless approved by the Contracting Officer.

METHOD OF MEASUREMENT

(a) Schedule of Items for Road Maintenance (Aggregate and Native Surface). Road maintenance will be measured to the nearest tenth of miles along the road centerline of the entire roadway cross-section regardless of the number of passes required for a given length, and shall include only those sections of the roads which are included in the schedule and in accordance with the specifications in this contract. Measurement will be by the odometer of a Forest Service vehicle designated by the Contracting Officer. Parking areas, turnouts, and approach road connections are considered as adjuncts to the main roads and shall not be measured separately.

BASIS OF PAYMENT

Payment shall be made for completed and accepted work at the contract unit price for the applicable item, which price and payment shall constitute full compensation for all labor, equipment, tools, and incidentals necessary to complete the item.

(a) Before any camp, quarry, borrow pit, storage, detour, or bypass site, other than shown on the drawings, is opened or operated on USDA lands or lands administered by the USDA, the Contractor shall obtain written permission from the Contracting Officer. A camp is interpreted to include a campsite or trailer parking area of any employee working on the project for the Contractor.

(b) Unless excepted elsewhere in the contract, the Contractor shall (i) provide and maintain sanitation facilities for the workforce at the site and (ii) dispose of solid waste in accordance with applicable Federal, State and local regulations.

PREWORK CONFERENCE

Prior to commencement of work, the Contracting Officer will arrange a meeting with the Contractor to discuss the contract terms and work performance requirements. Also, at this meeting such things as work progress schedule and fire prevention measures will be established.

WORK SEQUENCE

The work on each road must be completed before moving on to the next road, unless otherwise approved in writing by the Contracting Officer.

NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL

This project lies within a weed management district, which is any area of land identified for the purpose of weed management or control. Such an identified land area may be, but is not limited to, one of the following: (1) a project or jobsite, (2) one or more counties, or (3) a National Forest.

Noxious weeds are defined as any exotic plant species established or that may be introduced in the State which may render land unfit for agriculture, forestry, livestock, wildlife, or other beneficial uses and which are designated by the State Department of Agriculture, or by the County Weed Management District, or by other appropriate agencies having jurisdiction.

To help stop the spread of weed seeds, this work will require the Contractor to wash his equipment and support vehicles prior to entering the weed management district. The equipment and support vehicles shall be washed with a pressure washer that can produce enough water force to thoroughly remove all organic and mineral debris from the machine. Before moving the equipment to the job site, it shall be inspected and approved by the Contracting Officer or designated representative.

FIRE CONTROL

The Contractor, whether directed by the Forest Service, shall immediately extinguish, without expense to the Government, all fires on or in the vicinity of the project which are caused by Contractor's employees, whether set directly or indirectly as a result of Contractor operations. The Contractor may be held liable for all damages and costs of additional labor, subsistence, equipment, supplies, and transportation resulting from fires set or caused by the Contractor's employees or resulting from contract operations.

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS