3-AK26-5 Attachment B - Scope of Work.pdf

Attachment B - Scope of Work Pilot Pond Exclosure Project Salt Lake Field Office

Box Elder County, Utah

1.0 Background

The Salt Lake Field Office (SLFO) is requesting exclosure fence construction services at Pilot Springs/Pilot Pond within the Curlew Junction Grazing Allotment located on Bureau of Land Management lands within Box Elder County, Utah (Refer to Maps).

A. Contractor Provided Equipment and Materials

Exclosure fence materials that must be provided by the contractor are as follows:

• All necessary equipment and materials to construct a new steel pipe and sucker rod exclosure. Steel Pipe Exclosure Fences (e.g., steel drill pipe (corners), steel drill pipe (top rail) and steel sucker rod (bottom three rails), 16’ Powder River Gate (or equivalent) (16’ X 52” - vehicle access) and 4’ Powder River Gate (or equivalent) (4’ X 52” pedestrian)

B. Project/Site Conditions:

• Access to the Work: Pilot Pond has one main access road to stage vehicles and equipment at the site (see map 2). The topography is flat to rolling hills and vegetation is sporadic and thin around the immediate pond area. It is not anticipated that there will be difficulty accessing the site and staging necessary equipment.

C. Environmental Considerations

a. Construction Site Cleanup

The contractor shall be required to clean up the project site, and all refuse shall be removed and disposed of by the contractor at their expense in a legal manner.

b. Surface Disturbance

• The contractor shall clear brush within three feet on either side of the fence line or six feet on one side of the fence line. It is not expected that blading with heavy equipment is necessary. Provide minimum disturbance to existing vegetation. Dispose of debris by scattering on the job site.

• Soil conditions are as follows: 0 to 5 inches = silt loam, 5 to 13 inches = silty clay loam, 13 to 60 inches = silt loam, and soils are well drained. Rocky soils are not anticipated as part of the soil profiles in and around the project site area.

c. Vehicles, ATVs, UTVs and Other Fence Building Equipment

All vehicle, ATV, UTV and other fence building equipment including undercarriages, shall be washed with a high-pressure system prior to entering federal lands. All soil and plant parts shall be removed to prevent the spread of noxious weeds in and out of the project area.

2.0 Scope

The contractor shall be required to demonstrate documentation from other projects that they have completed this type of work in the past.

a. The contractor must have constructed fence and steel pipe fences in rugged terrain with limited access.

b. The contractor shall provide all the labor, equipment, supplies, and materials to complete all fence (construction) work identified.

3.0 Objectives

The exclosure fence will be built to fencing standards that are identified in this document.

4.0 Tasks and Work Details

4.1 Tasks

As discussed, the contractor shall provide all the labor, equipment, supplies, fence materials (e.g., steel drill pipe and steel sucker rod for rails) to complete all the exclosure fence (construction) work identified (Refer to Pilot Pond Exclosure Map and Fence Specification Drawings (e.g., spacing) as follows:

A. Totally construct an Exclosure with Steel Pipe (Fenceline Posts), Steel Pipe (Top Rail) and Steel Sucker Rod (Bottom Three Rails) – 1,007 feet (61 rods) (Refer to Pilot Pond Exclosure Maps)

Totally construct an exclosure fence with steel drill pipe posts, steel drill pipe for the top rail and steel sucker rods for the bottom three rails of the exclosure fence. The contractor shall screw (couple) and weld sucker rods together, so the rail is continuous with no breaks or separation between top rail pipe and sucker rods. The exclosure will have a 16’ Powder River (or equivalent) metal gate (vehicle access), and a 4’ Powder River (or equivalent) metal gate (pedestrian access). The contractor shall be required to work with the Project Inspector to determine the location of the gates.

The contractor will be allowed to clear brush within three feet on either side of the fence line or six feet on one side of the fence line. Provide minimum disturbance to existing vegetation.

Dispose of debris by scattering on the job site.

4.2 Fence Material Specifications

As discussed, the contractor shall be required to provide fence materials for the project. The fence materials will comply with the following specifications:

A. Material Specifications for Total Exclosure Reconstruction with Steel Pipe

(Fenceline Posts), Steel Pipe (Top Rail), Steel Sucker Rod (Bottom Three Rails) and

Gates (Powder River or equivalent))

a. Steel Drill Pipe (Corners)

• Brace Poles – 8’ in length

• Brace Posts – 9’ in length

• 2 7/8” outside diameter

• ¼” wall thickness

• Schedule 80

b. Steel Drill Pipe (Fence Line Posts)

• Fenceline Posts – 9’ in length

• 2 7/8” outside diameter

c. Steel Drill Pipe (Top Rail of Exclosure)

• Top Rail Poles – 20 - 30’ in length

• 2 7/8” outside diameter

d. Steel Sucker Rods (three bottom rails of exclosure)

• Sucker Rod – 25’ - 30’ in length

• ¾” diameter

e. Powder River (or equivalent) 6-Rail Gates

• 16’ X 52” (Vehicle Access) o Color – Green, Brown or Gray

• 4’ X 52” (Pedestrian Access) o Color – Green, Brown or Gray

4.3 Work Details

A. Construction of a new exclosure fence with Steel Pipe (Fenceline Posts), Steel Pipe (Top Rail) and Steel Sucker Rod (Bottom Three Rails)

a. General: Construct fence as shown on the drawings or as flagged in the field. Steel posts shall be driven to depths shown on the drawings.

b. Steel Pipe (2 7/8” outside diameter, ¼” wall thickness and Schedule 80) and Steel Sucker Rod (¾" X 25’). Steel drill pipe (9 feet in length) shall be driven or dug into the ground a minimum of 4-5 feet and spaced 10’ apart. Steel pipe and sucker rods (rails) will be welded to the steel drill pipe that is driven or dug into the ground. Refer to drawings for the rail spacing between the steel pipe and steel sucker rod (Fence 42” in height (12”, 8”, 6”, 16”). The contractor must account for the diameter of the steel pipe and the steel sucker rod to ensure that spacing is as close as possible to the 42” height and identified spacing between the rails. The bottom fence rail will be 16" from the ground. This spacing may be variable due to topography; however, the contractor must ensure that the bottom rail is as close to 16" from the ground as possible to provide for wildlife friendly fence spacing requirements. In addition, the top rail will be 42" from the ground and run as parallel to the ground as possible to avoid the appearance of a wavy fence.

c. Contractor shall be required to use a cutting torch on the steel pipe posts (2 7/8” outside diameter, ¼” wall thickness and Schedule 80) so that the top steel pipe rail (2 7/8” outside diameter, ¼” wall thickness and Schedule 80) can be laid in a saddle at the top of the steel pipe posts and welded to secure the steel pipe rail to the top of the post. The contractor must connect each joint of steel drill pipe and weld the pipe together so that the top rail is continuous and there are no breaks or separation between the top rail steel pipe. The contractor must also screw (couple) and weld sucker rods together, so the rails are continuous with no breaks or separation between rods.

d. Top steel pipe rail will be 42” from ground level.

e. Powder River or equivalent) Gates (16’ – 6 rail (Vehicle) and 4’ – 6 rail (Pedestrian):

The steel pipe posts that will be utilized to attach the gates will be placed 5 1/2’ into the ground in a 3’ diameter hole. The hole for the gate post will have a minimum of 220 lbs. of concrete or Quikrete placed into the hole to secure the gate post (Refer to Steel Pipe Gate Drawing).

f. Work Data Sheets: These sheets designate the fence type, steel post and steel rail spacing, number of steel posts and steel rails, and the number of gates.

g. Access to fence is good and vehicles, UTV and ATV can access the entire fence perimeter.

h. Site Preparation: Clear brush within three feet on either side of the fence line or six feet on one side of the fence line. Provide minimum disturbance to existing vegetation.

Dispose of debris by scattering on the job site.

i. Contractor shall be required to provide fire extinguishers, water tank, shovels and any required city, County or State permitting at the project site to extinguish fires that maybe started by welding activities or vehicles.

5.0 Fence Construction Schedule and Delivery and Project Meetings

A. Fence Construction Schedule and Delivery

The contractor shall provide a detailed plan for the requested services (exclosure fence construction) to the Project Inspector at the pre-work conference. This will include a detailed construction schedule that identifies milestones for completion. There will be a pond maintenance/dredging operation that will need to occur prior to the exclosure fence construction.

The Contractor must work with the Project Inspector to develop a project schedule of when the exclosure will be started and completed to ensure that the pond maintenance/dredging operation is completed prior to construction.

B. Project Meetings

Pre-Work Conference:

1. A pre-work conference will be held prior to the start of work. The Contractor(s) will be notified in advance of meeting time, date, and place. The purpose will be to review required work, project drawings and specifications, construction schedules, payroll and payments, and administrative provisions of the Contract.

2. The Contractor, subcontractors, and the persons responsible for coordination of the work shall be present at the meeting.

3. The Contractor shall be prepared to summarize and explain procedures planned for the project.

4. The contractor must work with the Project Inspector to determine a construction schedule.

Progress Meetings:

1. Meetings shall be held at the project site.

2. Meetings may be requested by either the Project Inspector or the Contractor.

Final Inspection:

1. Meeting shall be held at the project site.

2. The Contractor shall notify the Project Inspector at least 3 (three) working days before the completion date so that the final inspection can be scheduled.

3. The Contractor shall be present during this inspection.

6.0 Government Furnished Property

The government will not furnish any property or fencing materials to the contractor.

7.0 Place of Performance

The Salt Lake Field Office (SLFO) is requesting exclosure fence construction services within the Curlew Junction Allotment located on Bureau of Land Management lands within Box Elder County, Utah (Refer to Attached Maps).

8.0 Period of Performance

It is expected that this project will be completed in the Summer of 2025 dependent on the presence of livestock, completion of pond maintenance/dredging activities and contractor capabilities to construct this amount of fence. The Contractor must work with the Project Inspector to develop a project schedule identifying when the exclosure will be started and completed. This project schedule will also provide assurances that all work can be completed during the Summer of 2025.

9.0 Materials

The following identifies the materials that shall be furnished by the contractor. As discussed, no fence materials will be provided by the Government.

A. Pilot Pond Exclosure

Construction of Exclosure with Steel Pipe (Fenceline Posts), Steel Pipe (Top Rail) and Steel Sucker Rod (Bottom Three Rails) (Refer to Attached Rich County Maps)

Materials Description Estimated Quantity

Unit

Steel Pipe (Fenceline Posts) - 9' (length) * 2 7/8” (outside diameter) 110 Each

Steel Pipe (Top Rail) – 25’ (length) * 2 7/8 (outside diameter) 45 Each

Steel Sucker Rod – Three Bottom Rails) – 25’ (length) X ¾” 135 Each

Gate (Powder River or equivalent) – 16’ (6 rail gate) (Color – Green, Brown or Gray)

1 Each

Gate (Powder River or equivalent) – (4’ (6 rail gate) (Color – Green, Brown or Gray)

1 Each

10.0 Payment Items

A. Payment items for the work of this Contract for which contract lump sum payments will be made are described below.

B. All costs for items of work, which are not specifically mentioned to be included in a particular lump sum or unit price payment item, shall be included in the listed lump sum item most closely associated with the work involved.

C. The lump sum price and payment made for each item listed shall constitute full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, and equipment, and performing any associated Contractor quality control, environmental protection, meeting safety requirements, tests and reports, and for performing all work required for which separate payment is not otherwise provided.

D. Bid Items - Installation includes all mobilization, demobilization, equipment, and all labor required to clear brush and construct the exclosure fence. Materials include all materials described in the statement of work for the exclosure fence.