Attachment_1_-_Appendix_A.pdf

APPENDIX A – WORK ACTIVITY ITEMS

*NOTE: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS ARE DESCRIBED IN APPENDIX B –

TIMBER REMOVAL SPECIFICATIONS AND APPENDIX C - ROAD MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS.

SCOPE OF WORK

Objective:

Implement the Butterfly Twain Fuels Reduction and Landscape Restoration Project by cutting and removing designated sawtimber, and cutting, skidding, and decking all included non-sawtimber coniferous trees from Butterfly East IRSC Reoffer contract area. Treatment requirements include felling, skidding and decking biomass.

This work will include, but not limited to, all labor, management, supervision, tools, materials, equipment, incidental engineering and transportation necessary to perform the stated purpose of this statement of work.

Potential equipment that will be required to accomplish all work requirements include but are not limited to: rubber tired skidder with grapple and “bull line”; grader; log loader;

feller-buncher (optional); skid steer (optional), chainsaws, and directional felling equipment.

MANDATORY ITEM 1 – Cut, Skid And Deck BIOMASS: Material shall be piled into landing piles meeting specifications in provision-G.7# Slash Treatment. Where material quantity is such that specifications cannot be met at the landing, excess material may be grapple piled in treatment units.

Cutting Units Acres

63 100.2 68 87.5 78 16.6 81 40.9 86 106.8 88 20.3 89 41.2

91 68.3 92 118.2 93 99.3 95 100.0 96 121.7 97 20.7 98 72.9 102 33.0 115 43.6 Total 1,091.2

MANDATORY ITEM 2 – ROAD MAINTENANCE:

See Road Maintenance Plan in Appendix C; K-F.3.1# - Road Maintenance Requirements/Dust Abatement Pan/Road Maintenance T-Specifications

Work Item Specifications:

Work Item 1. a. - Machine Cut Non-Sawtimber (Biomass) Trees

Within the listed Cutting Units as shown on Contract Area Map, all standing designated live biomass size coniferous trees, contractually referred to as Combined Softwood, which meet the following criteria, are designated for cutting.

Species preference for cutting are lodge pole pine, white fir, Douglas-fir, incense cedar, ponderosa/Jeffrey pine, sugar pine/western white pine and black oak less than 6” DBH as necessary for operations.

• Biomass trees are those Combined Softwood species which meet Utilization Standards for Grn Bio Cv in AT.2 under Subject to Agreement and are designated for cutting, pursuant to: K-C.3.5.1# Designation by Spacing in Appendix B. Maximum stump height is 6 inches from uphill side of tree, unless prevented by obstacles or by agreement. (see AT.2 of Appendix B).

• The required spacing is an average of 30 +/-5 feet. The tree is within 20 feet of a live biomass size conifer that has a larger stump diameter than it, or within 15 feet of a live hardwood 6” DBH and greater, and the larger tree is not designated for cutting.

• Distances are measured horizontal, outside bark stump height to outside bark stump height. Stump diameter is measured outside bark at stump height in a horizontal plane and is the average of a measurement across the short axis through the true center of the stump and a second measurement at right angles to the short axis.

• All Hardwood trees shall be left as leave trees.

• Trees marked with ORANGE boundary paint, shall be retained.

Work Item 1. b. - Machine Skid Non-Sawtimber (Biomass) Trees

• Contractor and Forest Service shall agree to skid trail location under G.4.2.2. Skid trails shall be no greater than 12 feet wide with a 100 foot spacing.

Work Item 1. c. - Deck Non-Sawtimber (Biomass) Trees

• Contractor shall deck biomass at approved landings. Decks shall be no taller than 15 feet, and no longer than 15 feet. Landings may have more than one deck.

A.1 GOVERNMENT QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN

INSPECTION (GENERAL):

Government inspections are for the purpose of satisfying the Government that the services are acceptable and do not relieve the Contractor of the responsibility for maintaining quality control. The Contractor shall conduct inspections on all units in accordance with the Contractor’s Quality Control Plan included in the Contractor’s technical proposal which is made part of this contract.

INSPECTION (SPECIFIC):

Mandatory Item 1 – Cut, Skid And Deck Biomass

Measurable Performance Standards Amount of material left un-hauled that meets the hauling specifications in Appendix A, Work Activities.

Mandatory Item 2 – Road Maintenance

Measurable Performance Standards Adhere to Road Maintenance Plan in Appendix C; K-F.3.1# - Road Maintenance Requirements/Dust

Abatement Pan/Road Maintenance T-Specifications, K-F.3.2# - Road Maintenance Deposit Schedule, Part III – Item(s) 32-Use of Roads by Contractor, 33-Road Maintenance, 34-Road and Water Supply Use, and 35-Use by Others.