Attachment_1_-_Statement_of_Work.pdf

MN WRP and Brush Management Project Supporting Documentation:

• Total Brush Management Quantity is 6,500 acres

• Length of contract 5 years ending September 30th, 2024

• Maximum number of Acres/Yr=1300

• Brush removal will not occur if snow depth on site exceeds 12”

• COR, Caroline Clarin, Wetland Restoration Engineer

Attachments:

1. Statement of Work

2. 314 Implementation Requirements

3. 314 Practice Standard

4. 314 Buckthorn Fact Sheet

5. Wage Determination

Statement of Work Brush Management

Minnesota WRP Easements

Government Furnished Documents

Project area boundary and access map

GIS shape file of easement boundary, work area boundary, and sensitive areas boundary

For each Easement #, a MN‐Implementation Requirements Document (314_MN_IR_XXXXX) in fillable PDF electronic file (attachment)

a) with Landowner, Location, Easement #, Contract Number and County filled out on page 1.

b) Unit, Acres, Target Species on page 2

Technical Direction

Technical direction for projects will be provided by an NRCS representative. Each task order award will indicate a specific designated NRCS representative and contact information. The contractor and NRCS representatives will meet in November of 2019 and develop a strategy to address all the parcels identified in the project area within the 5‐year time frame of the contract.

The objective of tree & brush removal is to remove all woody vegetation from the defined areas within the easement as specified in the plan for each easement. Tree & brush removal is to be completed with the following parameters:

1) Mechanical Treatment

a) Trees greater than 12 inches Diameter Breast Height (DBH) may be ground, cut with a stump height less than 15 inches from natural ground and removed from the site or girdled and basal truck treated with an appropriate herbicide (for example trycloper or as recommended by manufacturer/distributer).

i) Trees 2 to 12 inches DBH will be cut or ground with a stumpage height of less than 2 inches and will be:

ii) removed from the easement

iii) or ground/chipped with fragment sizes < 6" in length and width and spread to a depth of 6" or less

iv) or burned on‐site with the ash pile being removed or disposed of as shown in the plans.

v) stumps may be treated as described in the plans with a chemical treatment to prevent re‐ sprouts

Trees 2” DBH or smaller are mowed or cut with stumpage height less than 6”

No mechanical brush control will occur in snow with a depth greater than 12”

2) Foliar Chemical Treatment for Sprout growth on cut and ground brush/trees

a) Vegetation/Regrowth Control shall consist of chemically treating tree sprouts in August/September of the first summer season after cutting/grinding

b) Chemical techniques; Foliar herbicide appropriate for site will be applied according to manufacturer's label.

c) Vegetation/regrowth control shall be considered successfully completed when the regrowth sprouts are killed and will succumb to fire from a prescribed burn.

The contractor is responsible for re‐seeding any surface vegetation destroyed during the brush control process.

Task 1: Preparation for Tree & Brush Removal, Stump TreatmenT and/or Re‐growth Control

The contractor will complete pages 2 and 3 of the 314_MN_Implementation Requirements document and a map identifying the work unit(s) and the treatment(s) planned for each unit for each easement identified in the task order and submit it to the designated NRCS representative in electronic copy format for review and acceptance prior to work authorization. Targeted outcomes will be identified and will include residual stubble height, disposal methods for debris, chemicals & timing to be used for re‐growth control. Tree removal shall be prepared for the designated areas at assigned locations according to NRCS Standards and

Specifications Brush Management Code‐314 (Attachment).

Task 1 shall be submitted to the designated NRCS representative for review and approval before Task 2 is initiated.

Task 1 shall be completed within 30 days of receipt of a signed task order award.

Task 2: Application of Tree & Brush Removal

The application of tree & brush removal shall be performed in accordance with the implementation requirements developed in Task 1.

The contractor is responsible for informing the designated NRCS Representative of the schedule of activity on the easement with at least 2 weeks’ notice. The contractor is responsible for protecting sensitive areas and areas outside the work areas from disturbance. Sensitive areas and work areas will be will be identified on the map of the parcel.

Task 2 shall be completed within one year of receipt of a signed task order award.

Upon the completion of the initial treatment, the effectiveness of the treatment will be assessed and reported to NRCS.

The contractor will assess the effects or removal activities immediately after conducting the work and send an electronic report to NRCS.

Task 2 shall be completed within 18 months of receipt of a signed task order award.

Contractor's Responsibility

c) Safety. The contractor shall be cognizant of and comply with all applicable local, State & Federal laws and regulations.

d) Liability. The contractor shall assume all liability for any damages resulting directly or indirectly from work performed in this contract.

e) Completion of 314_MN_IR_XXXXX.pdg for each easement. The Implementation

Requirements for each easement will be reviewed by NRCS staff to ensure compliance with contract requirements prior to the commencement of work.

f) Obtaining all required permits and authorizations.

g) All landowners will be contacted 2 weeks prior to equipment being moved to the site and work being performed on the easement.

The Contractor shall be responsible for the safety, professional quality and technical accuracy of all work performed and documentation submitted. The Contractor shall, without additional compensation, correct or revise any errors or deficiencies in submittals including drawings, maps, etc.

Deliverables

The Contractor will notify NRCS upon commencement and completion of work. Contractor will submit one hard copy and one electronic copy of a report that includes: the completed 314_MN_IR_XXXXX.pdf including but not limited to the timing of the work, equipment used, areas where work was completed, application method, product and rate applied of herbicide to the designated NRCS representative. The contractor shall 1 photo per 50 acres of the completed work. All pictures and maps will be submitted in a hard copy and electronic format. The deliverables will be presented in the following formats:

1. Photos photos, etc.: Microsoft Word document

2. Maps and 314_MN_IR_XXXXX ‐ PDF document.

Inspection and Acceptance of Deliverables

The designated NRCS representative will accept or reject the deliverables in writing. If deliverables are rejected, specific reason(s) for rejection will be provided by the designated NRCS representative. The

Contactor shall have seven working days to correct and resubmit all rejected deliverables.

St. Louis MN137Itasca

MN061

Beltrami

MN007

Cass

MN021

Lake

MN075

Polk

MN119

Aitkin

MN001

Koochiching

MN071

Otter Tail

MN111

Cook

MN031

Roseau

MN135

Marshall

MN089

Pine

MN115

Becker

MN005

Stearns

MN145

Kittson

MN069

Clay

MN027

Todd MN153 Morrison

MN097

Renville

MN129

Carlton

MN017

Hubbard

MN057

Norman

MN107

Fillmore

MN045

Swift

MN151

Wilkin

MN167

Martin

MN091

Nobles

MN105

Lyon

MN083

Murray

MN101

Pope

MN121

Wright

MN171

Mower

MN099

Redwood

MN127

Douglas

MN041

Jackson

MN063

Meeker

MN093

Brown

MN015

Goodhue

MN049

Winona

MN169

Faribault

MN043

Dakota

MN037

Grant

MN051

Freeborn

MN047

Olmsted

MN109

Lincoln

MN081

Blue Earth

MN013

Rice

MN131

Stevens

MN149

Houston

MN055

Rock

MN133

McLeod

MN085

Dodge

MN039

Steele

MN147

Benton

MN009

Pennington

MN113

Cottonwood

MN033

Red Lake

MN125

Crow Wing

MN035

Lake of the Woods

MN077

Clearwater

MN029

Kandiyohi

MN067

Sibley

MN143

Mille Lacs MN095Traverse

MN155

Wadena

MN159

Nicollet

MN103

Hennepin

MN053

Isanti

MN059

Anoka

MN003

Kanabec

MN065

Chippewa

MN023

Wabasha

MN157

Lac Qui Parle

MN073

Big Stone

MN011

Waseca

MN161

Chisago

MN025

Mahnomen

MN087

Le Sueur

MN079

Carver

MN019

Scott

MN139

Yellow Medicine

MN173

Pipestone

MN117

Sherburne

MN141

Watonwan

MN165

Washington

MN163

Area of work for Brush Managment (314) Statement of Work

.0 50 10025 Miles

1 inch = 50 miles 1:3,168,000Easement Locations Project boundary

NAIP 2017

Counties Becker Big Stone Blue Earth Brown Carver Chippewa Clay Cottonwood Douglas Faribault Freeborn Grant Hennepin Houston Jackson Kandiyohi Kittson Lake of the Woods Le Sueur Lyon Mahnomen Marshall McLeod Meeker Mower Nicollet Norman Otter Tail Polk Pope Redwood Renville Rice Roseau Scott Sherburne Sibley Stearns Steele Stevens Swift Traverse Waseca Wilkin Wright Yellow Medicine