3b. Appendix B-TreeMeasurement-PSW STWD BPA.pdf

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REGION 5 CA - MULTIPLE NATIONAL FORESTS

APPENDIX B - TREE MEASUREMENT

STEWARDSHIP CONTRACT - TIMBER REMOVAL SPECIFICATIONS

BT1.0 CONTRACT AREA

BT1.1 Contract Area Map BT1.2 Claims

BT2.0 TIMBER SPECIFICATIONS

BT2.1 Included Timber BT2.11 Standard Timber BT2.12 Substandard Timber BT2.13 Damaged Timber BT2.131 Damaged by Contractor BT2.13.2Negligent or Willful Damage BT2.134 Minor Damage by Natural Causes BT2.14 Unintentionally Cut Timber BT2.15 Construction Timber BT2.16 Other Material BT2.2 Utilization and Removal of Included Timber BT2.3 Timber Designations BT2.31 Clearcutting Units BT2 32 Construction Clearing BT2.3.21 Road Clearings BT2.322 Other Authorized Clearings BT2.33 Overstory Removal Units BT2.34 Understory Removal Units BT2.35 Individual Trees BT2.37 Designation Changes BT2.4 Quantity Estimate

BT3.0 RATES OF PAYMENT

BT3.1 Current Contract Rates BT3.4 Other Payment Rates BT3.41 Material and Quantities Not in Division AT BT3.42 Timber Cut Through Mistake BT3.43 Undesignated Timber Damaged Without Negligence BT3.44 Undesignated Timber Unnecessarily Damaged or Negligently or Willfully Cut BT3.45 Liquidated Damages

BT4.0 PAYMENTS

BT4.1 Amount Payable for Timber BT4.2 Integrated Resource Account BT4.215 Deposits When Payment Guaranteed

BT6.0 OPERATIONS

BT6.33 Safety BT6.4 Conduct of Logging BT6.41 Felling and Bucking BT6.411 Felling in Clearings BT6.412 Stump Heights BT6.414 Limbing BT6.42 Skidding and Yarding BT6.421 Rigging BT6.422 Landings and Skid Trails BT6.423 Skidding on Roads BT6.424 Arches and Dozer Blades BT6.63 Temporary Roads BT6.64 Landings BT6.65 Skid Trails and Fire Lines BT6.66 Current Operating Areas BT6.67 Erosion Control Structure Maintenance BT6.7 Slash Disposal BT6.8 Measuring **BT6.842 Product Identification

BT8.0 OTHER CONDITIONS

BT8.1 Title and Liability BT8.11 Title Passage BT8.12 Liability for Loss BT8.5 Sale of Other Materials

CT2.35# Designation of Timber, Cutting Unit Boundaries, and Subdivision/Payment Unit Boundaries (6/2012) CT5.12# Use of Roads by Contractor (9/2004) CT5.35# Road and Water Supply Use (5/2008) CT6.314 Release of Payment Unit (2/2005) CT6.331 Log Trucking. (2/2005) CT6.37 Substitute Methods. (2/2005) CT6.41# Felling, Bucking, and Limbing (8/07) CT6.42# Ground Based Skidding (12/06) CT6.6# Erosion Prevention and Control.

(5/2008) CT6.7# Slash Treatment (12/06) CT6.83 Accountability (2/2005) CT7.2# Specified Fire Precautions. (06/2012) CT7.22# Emergency Precautions. (06/2012) CT8.66# Use of Timber (Option 1) (9/04)

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Division AT

Location and Area:

This Contract Area of 1,000 acres is more or less located in N/A (To be defined in Call Orders)

Volume Estimate and Utilization Standards

Species Group Product Estimated Quantity

Unit of Measure

Minimum Specifications Merchantable Tree Piece Required to be Removed

Diameter Breast High

(d.b.h.)

(inches)

Number of

Minimum Pieces per Tree

Length

(feet)

Diameter Inside Bark at

Small End

Net Merch Factor

1/ *

Combined Softwood**

Combined Softwood**

Sawtimber

Non-saw

10,000

2,000

Tons

Tons

10.0

3.0

6.0

6.0

NA

NA

Timber Subject to Agreement

Total Quantity

1/ Enter Merchantability Factor (Merch. Factor) or Net Scale in % of Gross Scale, whichever is appropriate.

*Merch Factor or Net Scale will be adjusted to UOM and R5 standards per individual calls/orders.

**Species and products will be specific for individual calls/orders.

Timber Designations, acres are approximate:

Number Acres Clearcutting Units (B2.31) Overstory Removal Units (B2.33) Understory Removal Units (B2.34) Individual Trees (B2.35) 300 Designation by Description or Prescription (C2.351- C2.355)

High Stumps

Species Product Maximum Stump Height

All Sawtimber Non-saw

1/3 stump diameter to a maximum 12 inches

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Roads

Name and Date of Governing Road Specifications: Not Applicable

Project Design Class

Approx.

Length

(mi./km.)

Sheet Numbers and

Approval Date

Performance Responsibility

Survey Design Const.

Staking1/ Road No. Name

1/ Indicate timing, i.e., before clearing (BC) or after clearing (AC).

Specification sheets with itemized construction codes also attached

Schedule of Payment Units

Payment Unit

Number

Approx.

Acres

To be Paid for at Flat Rates Total

Flat Rate Payment

Total Required

Deposits For Slash

Disposal $

Species Products Quantity Unit of

Measure

NA - To be determined in Call Orders

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APPLICABLE REGIONAL CLAUSES MAY BE ADDED

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

TIMBER REMOVAL SPECIFICATIONS

CLAUSES FOR TREE MEASUREMENT TIMBER REMOVAL CONTRACTS

(Applicable to Contracts to be Measured Before Felling)

This Division is organized into Parts, Sections, Subsections, and Items. These are numbered in accordance with the following scheme: Part BTl.0, Section BTl.1, Subsection BTl.11, and Item BTl.111. References to a Part include all Sections, Subsections, and Items within that Part; references to a Section include all Subsections and Items within that Section; and references to a Subsection include all Items within that Subsection. Cross references within this contract cite the reference number of the applicable Division, Part, Section, Subsection, and Item. Descriptive headings used are not to be considered in determining the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder. The Standard Clauses in this Division are subject to Specific Conditions of the contract stated in Division AT. Wherever appropriate, Specific Conditions established in Division AT are herein cited by reference number. References to Standard Clauses also apply to Special CT Clauses with the same numbers. These clauses are applicable only to the timber removal portion of the <<forest name>> NFs BPA Stewardship Contract except where otherwise specifically referenced. “Timber” when used in this appendix includes timber and other products.

BT1.0—CONTRACT AREA

BT1.1 Contract Area Map. The boundaries of “Contract Area” and any Payment Unit thereof, are as shown on the attached “Contract Area Map” that is made a part hereof, and were, before contract solicitation, designated on the ground by Forest Service to meet the anticipated needs of the parties. The location of Contract Area and its approximate acreage are stated in Division AT. Payment Units may be revised and additional ones may be established only by written agreement. Upon Contractor’s request, Forest Service shall subdivide Payment Units to reduce them to a size that can be logged within 60 days at Contractor’s normal rate of logging.

Where applicable, the following are also identified on Contract Area Map:

(a) Identified claims limiting Contractor’s rights under BT1.2.

(b) Payment Units where timber is to be Measured or Marked after date of contract solicitation and approximate location of sample Marked timber under BT2.36 and BT2.4.

(c) Boundaries of Clearcutting Units, Overstory Removal Units, and Understory Removal Units under BT2.3.

(d) Diameter limits for Overstory Removal Units and Understory Removal Units under BT2.33 and BT2.34.

(e) Areas where leave trees are Marked to be left un-cut under BT2.35.

(f) Specified Roads

(g) Sources of base course, surface rock, and rock riprap listed in the Schedule of Items.

(h) Roads where log hauling or use is prohibited or restricted.

(i) Roads and trails to be kept open.

(j) Improvements to be protected.

(k) Locations of known wildlife or plant habitat and cave resources to be protected.

(l) Locations of areas known to be infested with specific invasive species of concern.

(m) Maximum stump heights when more than one height is listed by areas in Division AT under BT6.412.

(n) Skidding or yarding methods specified under BT6.42.

(o) Streamcourses to be protected.

(p) Locations of meadows requiring protection.

(q) Locations of wetlands requiring protection.

(r) Locations of temporary roads to be kept open; and

(s) Other features.

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BT1.2 Claims. Valid claims are excluded from Contract Area, except those on which timber cutting is authorized in writing by the claimant and except mining claims on which cutting is authorized by the Act of July 23, 1955 (30 USC 614). Claims that limit Contractor’s rights to operate under this contract and that Forest Service has been able to identify are shown on Contract Area Map. Contractor is not obligated to operate contrary to existing claim limitations. Forest Service shall designate boundaries of claims on the ground to the extent necessary to identify Included Timber.

BT2.0—TIMBER SPECIFICATIONS

BT2.1 Included Timber. “Included Timber” consists of:

BT2.11 Standard Timber. Live and dead trees and portions thereof that meet Utilization Standards under BT2.2 and are designated for cutting under BT2.3.

BT2.12 Substandard Timber. Live and dead trees that:

(a) Do not meet Utilization Standards and

(b) Are located in Clearcutting Units or construction clearings or are otherwise designated for cutting.

BT2.13 Damaged Timber.

BT2.131 Damaged by Contractor. Undesignated live trees meeting Utilization Standards:

(a) Within 200 feet slope distance from centerline of roads constructed hereunder that are damaged by Contractor’s construction to the extent that considerable deterioration or mortality is imminent and are designated by Forest Service for felling before the nearest road segment is Substantially Completed or

(b) That are damaged by Contractor in logging or stewardship project operations and are subsequently Marked before Contractor has completed work in the immediate area.

By agreement, such trees may be left without charge if their removal would cause undue damage or be grossly uneconomic.

BT2.132 Negligent or Willful Damage. Undesignated timber meeting Utilization Standards and unnecessarily damaged or negligently or willfully cut by Contractor, if included by Contracting Officer.

BT2.134 Minor Damage by Natural Causes. Undesignated trees within Contract Area and meeting Utilization Standards, in amounts that become insect infested, windthrown, suffer serious damage, or die, as designated by agreement.

BT2.14 Unintentionally Cut Timber. Trees within or immediately adjacent to Contract Area or to road construction or other authorized clearing outside Contract Area, not designated for cutting under BT2.3 but that are cut through mistake by Contractor, when included by Contracting Officer.

BT2.15 Construction Timber. Trees to be used for construction under this contract.

BT2.16 Other Material. Species or products not listed in the contract, upon written approval of Forest Service.

BT2.2 Utilization and Removal of Included Timber. “Utilization Standards” for trees and minimum pieces are stated in Division AT. To meet minimum tree specifications, trees must equal or exceed tree diameters listed in Division A and contain at least one minimum piece. Except for timber required or authorized to be left, Contractor shall fell and buck such trees and shall remove from Contract Area all pieces that:

(a) Meet minimum piece standards in Division AT or

(b) Do not meet such standards but would have qualified as part of minimum pieces if bucking lengths were varied to include such material.

BT2.3 Timber Designations. Timber designated for cutting shall be confined to Contract Area, except as otherwise provided in BT2.131, BT2.14, BT2.15, and BT2.32. Contract Area Map indicates Payment Units, if any, where Marking under BT2.35 is to be done after contract advertisement, except for construction clearing under BT2.23, designation changes under BT2.37, and damaged timber. The boundaries of Clearcutting Units, Overstory Removal Units, and Understory Removal Units were plainly Marked on ground before contract advertisement and are shown on Contract Area

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Map. Boundary trees shall not be cut. Such units where Measuring is to be completed after date of contract advertisement are also shown. The number of units and approximate acreage of timber designations are stated in Division AT.

BT2.31 Clearcutting Units. All trees that meet Utilization Standards within “Clearcutting Units” are designated for cutting.

BT2.32 Construction Clearing. All timber is designated for cutting that is within the clearing limits of roads constructed hereunder or is in other authorized clearings. All dead or unstable live trees are designated for cutting that are sufficiently tall to reach Contractor’s landings, work areas, or the roadbed of Specified and Temporary Roads when Marked in advance of work in the immediate area. Pieces meeting Utilization Standards from such dead or unstable live trees shall be removed unless there is agreement that to do so could damage the road.

BT2.321 Specified Road Clearings. Timber within the clearing limits of Specified Roads is within separate Payment Units, as shown on Contract Area Map, and the quantities are in Division AT. These Payment Units are subject to revision, as specified in BT2.37. The quantities of dead or unstable trees designated outside the clearing limits are not included in Division AT.

BT2.322 Other Authorized Clearings. Timber within authorized clearings for Temporary Roads, landings, or other construction clearings is designated for cutting. Quantities of such timber are not included in Division AT.

BT2.33 Overstory Removal Units. All trees within “Overstory Removal Units” are designated for cutting when they meet Utilization Standards and equal or exceed the diameter limits shown on Contract Area Map.

BT2.34 Understory Removal Units. All trees within “Understory Removal Units” are designated for cutting when they meet Utilization Standards and are smaller than the diameter limits shown on Contract Area Map.

BT2.35 Individual Trees. All trees to be cut, other than in the units described in BT2.31, BT2.32, BT2.33, and BT2.34, are Marked or designated by description. Trees are “Marked” when individually designated by Forest Service with paint marks above and below stump height. Contract Area Map indicates areas plainly identified on the ground where leave trees are Marked to be left uncut.

BT2.37 Designation Changes. Within Contract Area, minor adjustments may be made in boundaries of cutting units or in the timber individually Marked for cutting when acceptable to Contractor and Forest Service.

BT2.4 Quantity Estimate. The estimated quantities of timber by species designated for cutting under BT2.3 and expected to be cut under Utilization Standards are listed in Division AT. Estimated quantity in Division AT does not include the following:

(a) Damaged timber under BT2.13.

(b) Unintentionally cut timber under BT2.14.

(c) Construction timber under BT2.15 cut outside of Payment Units and removed from construction use for utilization by Contractor.

(d) Timber within clearing limits of Temporary Roads or other authorized clearings and that is not designated under BT2.31, BT2.33, BT2.34, or BT2.35; or

(e) Dead or unstable live trees that are sufficiently tall to reach Contractor’s landings, work areas, or the roadbed of Specified Roads under BT2.32.

Estimated quantities for such timber not included in Division AT shall be determined as stated herein.

If Contract Area Map shows Payment Units where Marking or Measuring is to be completed after date of con-tract advertisement, the objective of Forest Service shall be to designate for cutting in such Payment Units sufficient timber so that Contract Area shall yield the approximate estimated quantities by species or species groups stated in Division AT.

However, the estimated quantities stated in Division AT are not to be construed as guarantees or limitations of the timber quantities to be designated for cutting under the terms of this contract.

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BT3.0—RATES OF PAYMENT

BT3.1 Current Contract Rates. Included Timber that is Released for Cutting shall be paid for at Current Contract Rates determined under this Section. “Current Contract Rates” shall be Flat Rates. Flat Rates shall be those listed in Division AT or B2 of the Schedule of Items. In the event contract time is adjusted, Current Contract Rates shall be continued in the same manner as immediately prior to the adjustment period.

BT3.4 Other Payment Rates.

BT3.41 Material and Quantities Not in Division AT. Incidental amounts of products or portions of trees of species that do not meet Utilization Standards may be removed without charge. Such material may be purposely removed in more than incidental amounts without charge upon written approval of Contracting Officer, and subject to agreement on deposits if needed for road maintenance and use. Other species or products not listed may be cut and removed upon written approval of Contracting Officer and subject to agreement on rates of payment. Timber for which the quantity is not included in the estimate, shall be paid for at Current Contract Rates and Required Deposits.

BT3.42 Timber Cut Through Mistake. Undesignated timber meeting Utilization Standards, cut by Contractor through mistake and included by Contracting Officer under BT2.14, shall be removed and paid for at Current Contract Rates and Required Deposits, unless such material is not listed in Division AT. In such event, Contracting Officer, in accord with standard Forest Service methods, shall establish rates to be paid.

BT3.44 Undesignated Timber Damaged Without Negligence. Undesignated timber meeting Utilization Standards, damaged without negligence by Contractor and designated by Forest Service under BT2.131, shall be cut, removed, and paid for at Current Contract Rates and Required Deposits.

BT3.45 Undesignated Timber Unnecessarily Damaged or Negligently or Willfully Cut. Undesignated timber meeting Utilization Standards and unnecessarily damaged or negligently or willfully cut by Contractor, if included by Forest Service under BT2.132, shall be cut, removed, and paid for at Current Contract Rates and Required Deposits that are in addition to liquidated damages under BT3.46. If such timber is of a species or size not listed in Division AT or is of a quality different from designated timber, Contracting Officer shall establish payment rates in accord with standard Forest Service methods.

BT3.46 Liquidated Damages. Unnecessary damage to or negligent or willful cutting of undesignated timber, as described in BT3.45, on portions of Contract Area cut over under this contract is likely to cause substantial silvicultural or other damage to the National Forest. It will be difficult, if not impossible, to determine the amount of such damage.

Therefore, Contractor shall pay as fixed, agreed, and liquidated damages an amount equivalent to the amount payable at Current Contract Rates. If designated by Contracting Officer, Contractor shall remove such dam-aged or cut timber and pay for it at Current Contract Rates.

BT4.0—PAYMENTS

BT4.1 Amount Payable for Timber. Except as provided in BT3.1, Current Contract Rates and Required Deposits in effect when a Payment Unit is Released for Cutting shall be applied to the timber quantities to determine the amount Contractor shall pay. A “Payment Unit” is a portion of Contract Area established for payment purposes.

BT4.2 Integrated Resource Account. “Integrated Resource Account” is an account maintained by Forest Service of all Contractor’s deposits, credits, payment guarantees, and the charges for:

(a) Timber at Current Contract Rates.

(b) Slash disposal and road maintenance at Required Deposit rates.

(c) Stewardship Credits established; and

(e) Other charges provided in this contract.

Cash deposits and Stewardship Credits earned shall be recorded currently in such account.

Charges for timber cut shall be made when Forest Service prepares and furnishes to Contractor periodic statements of volume and value of such timber cut and Scaled. Charges against Stewardship Credits shall be limited to timber value more than Required Deposits. Required Deposits and Other Charges shall be paid in cash.

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Contractor shall make cash deposits to meet Contractor’s obligations within 15 days of billing by the Forest Service.

Deposits shall be made to Forest Service, USDA, by mail or delivery to the address shown on the bill for collection.

BT4.215 Deposits When Payment Guaranteed. To the extent payment guarantee is provided under Clause entitled, “PRODUCT PAYMENT GUARANTEE” requirements for advance cash deposits shall be waived for the value of Product on contract area that is cut, but not removed, and for the value of Products removed from contract area, up to limit of remaining stewardship credits to be earned and exchanged for value of included product except for Required Deposits and Associated Charges. Associated charges shall be waived for not more than one monthly billing period.

BT6.0—OPERATIONS

BT6.33 Safety. Contractor’s Operations shall facilitate Forest Service’s safe and practical inspection of Contractor’s Operations and conduct of other official duties on Contract Area. Contractor has all responsibility for compliance with safety requirements for Contractor's employees.

In the event that Contracting Officer identifies a conflict between the requirements of this contract or agreed upon methods of proceeding hereunder and State or Federal safety requirements, the contract shall be modified and Contractor may request an adjustment in Current Contract Rates to compensate for the changed conditions.

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, when Contractor’s Operations are in progress adjacent to or on Forest Service controlled roads and trails open to public travel, Contractor shall furnish, install, and maintain all temporary traffic controls that provide the user with adequate warning of hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions associated with Contractor’s Operations. Contractor and Forest Ser-vice shall agree to a specific Traffic Control Plan for each individual project prior to commencing operations. Devices shall be appropriate to current conditions and shall be covered or removed when not needed. Except as otherwise agreed, flagmen and devices shall be as specified in the “Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways” (MUTCD) and as shown on Plans, Contract Area Map, Traffic Control Plan, or in specifications attached hereto.

BT6.4 Conduct of Logging. Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, Contractor shall fell trees designated for cutting and shall remove the portions that meet Utilization Standards, as provided in BT2.2, prior to acceptance of Payment Unit for completion of logging. Forest Service may make exceptions for occasional trees inadvertently not cut or trees or pieces not removed for good reason, including possible damage to forest resources or gross economic impracticability at the time of removal of other timber. Logging shall be conducted in accordance with the following, unless other clauses set forth requirements to meet special or unusual logging conditions:

BT6.41 Felling and Bucking. Felling shall be done to minimize breakage of Included Timber and damage to residual timber. Unless agreed otherwise, felling shall be done by saws or shears. Bucking shall be done to permit removal of all minimum pieces set forth in Division AT. Contractor may buck out cull material when necessary to produce pieces meeting Utilization Standards. Such bucked out material shall contain a minimum amount of sound wood, not in excess of the net Measure in percentage of gross Measure, or based on the merchantability factor, whichever is stated in Division AT. If necessary to assess extent of defect, Contractor shall make sample saw cuts or wedges.

BT6.411 Felling in Clearings. Insofar as ground conditions, tree lean, and shape of clearings permit, trees shall be felled so that their tops do not extend outside Clearcutting Units, construction clearings, and areas of regeneration cutting.

BT6.412 Stump Heights. Stumps shall not exceed, on the side adjacent to the highest ground, the maximum heights set forth in Division AT except that occasional stumps of greater heights are acceptable when Contractor determines that they are necessary for safe and efficient conduct of logging. Unless otherwise agreed, Contractor shall re-cut high stumps so they will not exceed heights specified in Division AT and shall dispose of severed portions in the same manner as other logging debris. The stump heights shown in Division AT were selected with the objective of maximum reasonable utilization of the timber, unless Contract Area Map shows special areas where stump heights are lower for aesthetic, land treatment, or silvicultural reasons.

BT6.414 Limbing. When Forest Service determines it is necessary to minimize damage to the residual stand during skidding, Contractor shall cut exposed limbs from products prior to skidding. Contractor may leave un-cut those limbs that cannot be cut with reasonable safety.

BT6.42 Skidding and Yarding. Methods of skidding or yarding specified for particular areas, if any, are indicated on Contract Area Map. Outside Clearcutting Units and construction clearings, insofar as ground conditions permit, products

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shall not be skidded against reserve trees or groups of reproduction and tractors shall be equipped with a winch to facilitate skidding.

BT6.421 Rigging. Insofar as practicable, needed rigging shall be slung on stumps or trees designated for cutting.

BT6.422 Landings and Skid Trails. Location of all landings, tractor roads, and skid trails shall be agreed upon prior to their construction. The cleared or excavated size of landings shall not exceed that needed for efficient skidding and loading operations.

BT6.433 Skidding on Roads. Products may be skidded on permanent roads authorized for hauling only by prior written agreement.

BT6.424 Arches and Dozer Blades. Skidding tractors equipped with pull-type arches or dozer blades wider than tractor width or C-frame width, whichever is greater, shall not be used in residual timber outside Clearcutting Units and other authorized clearings, except on constructed tractor roads or landings, unless there is written agreement that residual timber will not be damaged materially by such use.

BT6.63 Temporary Roads. As necessary to attain stabilization of roadbed and fill slopes of Temporary Roads, Contractor shall employ such measures as out-sloping, drainage dips, and water-spreading ditches.

After a Temporary Road has served Contractor’s purpose, Contractor shall give notice to Forest Service and shall remove bridges and culverts, eliminate ditches, out-slope roadbed, remove ruts and berms, effectively block the road to normal vehicular traffic where feasible under existing terrain conditions, and build cross ditches and water bars, as staked or otherwise marked on the ground by Forest Service. When bridges and culverts are removed, associated fills shall also be removed to the extent necessary to permit normal maximum flow of water.

BT6.64 Landings. After landings have served Contractor’s purpose, Contractor shall ditch and slope them to permit water to drain or spread. Unless agreed otherwise, cut and fill banks around landings shall be sloped to remove overhangs and otherwise minimize erosion.

BT6.65 Skid Trails and Fire Lines. Contractor shall construct cross ditches and water-spreading ditches on tractor roads and skid trails, where staked or otherwise marked on the ground by Forest Service. Forest Service shall designate cross ditching on Contractor-built fire lines prior to or during construction. By agreement, Contractor may use other comparable erosion control measures, such as backblading skid trails, in lieu of cross ditching.

BT6.66 Current Operating Areas. Where logging, road construction, or other stewardship project work is in progress but not completed, unless agreed otherwise, Contractor shall, before operations cease annually, remove all temporary log culverts and construct temporary cross drains, drainage ditches, dips, berms, culverts, or other facilities needed to control erosion.

Such protection shall be provided, prior to end of October 15, for all disturbed, unprotected ground that is not to be disturbed further prior to end of operations each year, including roads and associated fills, tractor roads, skid trails, and fire lines. When weather permits operations during October 16 – July 15, inclusive Contractor shall keep such work on any additional disturbed areas as up to date as practicable.

BT6.67 Erosion Control Structure Maintenance. During the period of this contract, Contractor shall provide maintenance of soil erosion control structures con-structed by Contractor until they become stabilized, but not for more than 1 year after their construction. Contractor shall not be responsible for repair of such structures damaged by other National Forest users whose activities are not a part of Contractor’s Operations.

BT6.7 Slash Disposal. Contractor’s timing of product removal and preparatory work shall not unnecessarily delay slash disposal. Specific slash disposal measures to be employed by Contractor are stated elsewhere herein and are in addition to Required Deposits for slash disposal.

BT6.8 Measuring. “Measuring” is the estimation of timber quantities using certain dimensions and applicable volume tables or formulae to determine the contents of trees or stands in a standard manner. Sampling may be on an individual tree or area basis. Examples of standard procedures are tree measurement, sample tree measurement, and area estimate. The quantity of timber designated or to be designated for cutting has been or shall be Measured, as specified in this contract

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BT6.842 Product Identification. For contracts west of the 100th meridian, before removal from Contract Area, unless Contracting Officer determines that circumstances warrant a written waiver or adjustment, Contractor shall:

(a) Hammer brand all products that are eight (8) feet or more in length and one-third (1/3) or more sound, on each end that is seven (7) inches or more in diameter.

(b) West of the 100th meridian, paint with a spot of highway-yellow paint all domestic processing products that are eight (8) feet or more in length and one-third (1/3) or more sound, on each end that is seven (7) inches or more in diameter. Each paint spot must be not less than three (3) square inches in size.

Contracting Officer shall assign brands and, if Contract Area is within a State that maintains a log brand register, brands shall be registered with the State. Contractor shall use assigned brand exclusively on logs from this contract until Contracting Officer releases brand. Contractor will furnish and apply highway-yellow paint of a lasting quality (oil-base or equivalent).

All hammer brands and/or highway-yellow paint must remain on logs until they are domestically processed. Contractor shall replace identifying marks if they are lost, re-moved, or become unreadable. Contractor may remanufacture products into different log lengths. Except for logs remanufactured as part of the mill in-feed process immediately before processing, remanufactured products must be rebranded with the assigned contract brand and repainted with highway-yellow paint, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Contracting Officer. For such remanufactured products, Contracting Officer may approve use of a brand to be used exclusively as a catch brand, in lieu of the assigned contract brand.

BT8.0—OTHER CONDITIONS

BT8.1 Title and Liability.

BT8.11 Title Passage. All right, title, and interest in and to any Included Timber shall remain in Forest Service until it has been Measured, removed from Contract Area or other authorized cutting area, and paid for, at which time title shall vest in Contractor. Timber cut under the terms of clause Product Payment Guarantee, shall be considered to have been paid for.

Title to any Included Timber that has been Measured and paid for, but not removed from Contract Area or other authorized cutting area by Contractor on or prior to contract termination, shall remain in Forest Service.

BT8.12 Liability for Loss. If Included Timber is destroyed or damaged by an unexpected event that significantly changes the nature of Included Timber, such as fire, wind, flood, insects, disease, or similar cause, the party holding title shall bear the timber value loss resulting from such destruction or damage; except that such losses caused by insect or disease after felling of timber shall be borne by Contractor, unless Contractor is prevented from removing such timber for reasons by the Forest Service. Deterioration or loss of value of salvage timber is not an unexpected event.

In the event Included Timber to which Forest Service holds title is destroyed, Contractor will not be obligated to remove and pay for such timber. In the event Included Timber to which Forest Service holds title is damaged, Contracting Officer shall make an appraisal to determine for each species the difference between the appraised unit value of Included Timber immediately prior to the value loss and the appraised unit value of timber after the loss. Current Contract Rates in effect at the time of the value loss shall be adjusted by differences to become the redetermined rates.

There shall be no obligation for Forest Service to supply, or for Contractor to accept and pay for, other timber in lieu of that destroyed or damaged. This Subsection shall not be construed to relieve either party of liability for negligence.

BT8.5 Sale of Other Materials. Forest Service reserves the right to sell from Contract Area during the period of this contract any materials or products not subject to its terms, but shall not permit removal, possession, or use thereof that will materially interfere with Contractor’s Operations. Contractor shall not be obligated to do any work made necessary by the action of others.

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CT2.35# Designation of Timber, Cutting Unit Boundaries, and Subdivision/Payment Unit Boundaries (6/2012)

Trees are designated for cutting under BT2.35 only if designated as shown in the Timber Designation table below. The boundaries of Subdivisions/Payment Units and Cutting Units are designated as shown in the Boundary Designation table below. Trees used for boundary designation are not to be cut.

SPECIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO CT2.35# - DESIGNATION OF TIMBER, CUTTING UNIT BOUNDARIES, AND SUBDIVISION/PAYMENT UNIT BOUNDARIES

Timber Designation Table

Cutting Unit/ Subdivision/Area/ Payment Unit

Tree Paint Color

Designation or Specification

All Green Hazard Tree. Notwithstanding BT2.32 all dead and unstable live trees which are leaning towards a road or are otherwise hazardous to a road, and are sufficiently tall to reach Contractor's landings or the roadbed of National Forest System roads within Contract Area, shall be felled by Contractor when Marked in the specified paint color above and below stump height by Forest Service in advance of felling any other timber in the vicinity. Pieces meeting Utilization Standards from such dead and unstable live trees shall be removed unless Contractor is notified in writing that removal would cause unacceptable damage to areas requiring special protection such as residual timber, roads, administrative sites, streamside management zones, and areas identified on Contract Area Map or on the ground.

All Blue Individual Tree Mark. Individual trees are designated for cutting only if Marked above and below stump height with the specified paint color.

N/A N/A Leave Tree Mark. All live N/A are designated for cutting unless Marked as leave trees. Leave trees are Marked above and below stump height with the specified paint color. Contract Area Map indicates areas plainly identified on the ground where leave trees are Marked to be left uncut.

All Orange or white

Wildlife Trees. Notwithstanding the designation for cutting under BT2.31, BT2.33, BT2.34,or BT2.35, trees which are identified by standard Forest Service metal wildlife tree sign or painted with the specified paint color on the uphill and downhill side, shall be left uncut.

In event such trees are destroyed in Contractor's Operations, Forest Service may designate alternate trees to be saved.

All Black Marked Out Trees. When it is necessary to delete previously marked trees, an unique tree marking paint color will be Marked over or adjacent to the original mark, but will not obscure the original marking.

Trees Marked with the original marking paint color and the unique tree marking paint color are not Included Timber.

NA Designation by Spacing CT2.351#

NA Designation by Species and Diameter, CT2.352#

NA Designation by Damage Class, CT2.353#

NA Designation by Row Spacing, CT2.354#

NA Designation by Prescription, CT2.355#

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Subdivision/Payment Unit and Cutting Unit Boundary Designation Table

Subdivision Boundary Paint Color

Boundary Designation

All Orange Boundaries are designated with orange paint and blue flagging along boundary lines. Major corners or intersections are marked with two (2) horizontal stripes, with vertical stripes indicating direction of boundary, and yellow and black placards.

All other boundary trees are marked at eye level with three (3) horizontal orange stripes facing into the interior of the Subdivision and a single vertical stripe on each side directionally facing the next boundary tree.

CT5.12# – USE OF ROADS BY CONTRACTOR. (9/04) Contractor’s use of existing roads identified on Contract Area Map by the following codes is prohibited or subject to restrictive limitations, unless agreed otherwise:

Code Use Limitations X Hauling prohibited R Hauling restricted U Unsuitable for hauling prior to completion of agreed reconstruction P Use prohibited A Public use restriction W Regulation waiver

Roads coded A will be signed by Forest Service to inform the public of use restrictions. Contractor’s use of roads coded R, A, or W shall be in accordance with the following restrictions:

Restricted Road List

Road Number Road Name

Termini Map Legend

Description of Restrictions From To

NFSR 10 0.0 mi 4.0 mi R

No hauling will be allowed on weekends: from Friday at 5:00 PM until Monday 6:00 AM.

No hauling will be allowed on Federal holidays starting at 5:00 PM the day before the holiday to 6:00 AM the day after the holiday.

CT5.35# – ROAD AND WATER SUPPLY USE. (5/2008) National Forest water supply locations, access, method of filling trucks, period of water availability and procedures designed to maintain water quality at each location shall be agreed in advance of use. Such use shall at no time reduce water supplies to the level that further use may be detrimental to aquatic resources or other established use. Waterholes and other improvements relating to said water supplies shall be put into condition, prior to expected seasonal periods of precipitation or runoff, to avoid resource damage.

Damage to resources at such locations caused by Contractor's Operations, other than fire suppression activities, shall be repaired by Contractor in a timely and agreed manner to the extent practicable to restore and prevent further resource damage.

Unless otherwise agreed, Contractor’s use of roads and other water supply requirements shall conform to the following table.

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SPECIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO CT5.35# - REQUIREMENTS OF ROAD AND WATER SUPPLY USE

Load Limitations Contractor shall notify Forest Service in writing of the planned size and load distribution for equipment which exceeds the State of California Vehicle Code legal size and weight, and the National Forest System roads to be used. Such notice may be part of plan of operation under BT6.311. Within 15 days after receipt of the written notice Forest Service shall notify Contractor in writing of any regulations or restrictions that may be needed to protect National Forest Transportation Facilities.

A written permit shall be required for moving any vehicle which is in excess of the established legal size and weight which is not listed in the above plan, except as may be authorized in prior written agreements.

Existing Non- National Forest System Roads

Roads not shown on Contract Area Map may be used as Temporary Roads if there is agreement before use is started.

Snow Removal If Contractor removes snow from roads, such work shall be done with Forest Service approval and in a manner that will protect roads and adjacent resources.

Snow berms shall be removed or placed to avoid accumulation of melt water on the road and prevent water concentration on erosive slopes or soils.

Snow must not be removed to the road surface. A minimum 4 inch snow depth must be left to protect the roadway. If the road surface is damaged, Contractor shall replace lost surface material and repair structures damaged in blading operations prior to hauling, unless climatic conditions prevent necessary work from being accomplished or as otherwise agreed in writing.

Single lane roads shall be plowed full width including turnouts. In event double lane roads are not plowed to full width, warning signs shall be required and plowing shall be no less than single lane (12 feet) with intervisible turnouts.

Water Supply Deposits

If Contractor utilizes the water site located NA, for any listed activity, Contractor shall make deposit with Forest Service for that activity at the time and in the amount shown in the Water Supply Deposit Schedule table below.

WATER SUPPLY DEPOSIT SCHEDULE

Activity Unit of

Unit Cost Total Cost Time of

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Surface Replacement Deposits

Contractor shall make Required Deposits for deferred surface replacement (16 U.S.C.

537) for use of existing surfaced roads. If applicable, such deposits shall be based upon the volume and distance hauled on the roads and at the applicable rates listed in the table below titled Surface Replacement Deposit Schedule. If Contractor uses surfaced roads under jurisdiction of Forest Service other than those listed, Forest Service may establish applicable rates for such surfaced roads.

SURFACE REPLACEMENT DEPOSIT SCHEDULE

Road No. From To Miles Rate

Contract Area Average Rate: $__N/A___/MBF, CCF or Ton

CT6.314 - RELEASE OF PAYMENT UNITS. (2/2005) Except for Specified Road Payment Units, Forest Service shall not Release for Cutting more Payment Units than can be logged within 60 calendar days at Contractor's normal rate of logging. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, upon completion of all contract requirements in a Payment Unit, additional Payment Units may be Released for Cutting.

CT6.331 - LOG TRUCKING. (2/2005) To promote safe operations on National Forest roads and on Specified Roads, loads shall be safely secured before trucks move from the landing or loading location.

CT6.37 - SUBSTITUTE METHODS. (2/2005) Notwithstanding other provisions herein, for minor changes such as changes in logging systems for areas smaller than 5 acres, Contractor and Forest Service may agree in writing that use of substitute methods or equipment will achieve Forest Service objectives under this contract and may be used in lieu of those specified for Contractor's Operations.

CT6.41# - FELLING, BUCKING AND LIMBING (8/2007)

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, Contractor’s felling, bucking, and limbing operations shall be conducted as specified in the table below.

SPECIFICATIONS AND TREATMENTS PURSUANT TO CT6.41# - FELLING, BUCKING AND LIMBING

Treatment Method Felling, Bucking and Limbing Specifications

Limbing N/A

No Lop

“No Lop”

N/A

Whole Tree Yarding

“Whole”

Notwithstanding the requirements above, within units or subdivisions designated “Whole” on Contract Area Map, trees smaller than 20 inches DBH shall be skidded/yarded to agreed landing locations prior to limbing, bucking, and lopping. Trees larger than or equal to 20 inches DBH shall be bucked into two or more pieces with the butt portion being no longer than 41 feet prior to skidding/yarding. The butt log shall be limbed prior to skidding/yarding.

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Directional Felling Within areas designated DF on Contract Area Map, Included Timber shall be directionally felled away from control areas (CA), Riparian Conservation Areas, meadows, springs, survey monuments, improvements and private property with the use of specialized equipment. Such directional felling shall not be required when in the faller’s judgment it is unsafe to do so and shall be left standing.

Treatment of Stumps Within areas shown on Contract Area Map, Contractor shall treat stumps of all live CONIFER trees equal to or greater than 14 inches stump diameter, (measured inside bark) unless otherwise agreed in writing. Treatment shall be with a borate compound registered by EPA in the State of California for prevention of annosus root disease.

Treatment shall consist of removal of sawdust and other loose debris from the cut surface of the stump and application of a thin layer of the borate compound uniformly over the entire cut surface, including exposed wood surfaces on the stump sides, at the rate specified on the product label. Any surface irregularities on the stump preventing application of a uniform layer of borate compound shall be cut level prior to treatment. Unless waived in writing, Contractor shall also apply an approved colorant mixed with the borax to insure complete coverage. Treatment should be done as soon as possible but shall be completed no later than 4 hours after felling, otherwise stumps shall be re-cut and treated.

Contractor shall not apply borate compound during heavy rain fall or when such precipiation rate is predicted within 24 hours of application to cause borate compound to be flushed off the stump and become ineffective, in that case treatment shall be reapplied. Application shall be completed within 24 hours of the precipitation having ceased. Borate compound also shall not be applied to stumps located within 100 feet of live streamcourses and meadows/wetlands shown on Contract Area Map and/or 15 feet of sensitive plant location boundaries as flagged on the ground.

Contractor shall provide the borate compound and colorant and apply it in compliance with the State of California laws and regulations pertaining to pesticides and pest control operations. Borate compound storage shall be located such that any spillage will not contaminate water. All spills shall be promptly cleaned up and spilled material disposed of according to the product label. All spills occuring in water or over 3 pounds shall be reported to Forest Service within 24 hours.

Contractor shall submit at the end of each month a “Monthly Summary of Pesticide Use Reports” to the appropriate County Agricultural Commissioner with a copy to the District Ranger.

Maximum Log Length N/A

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Minimum Stump Height

Unit/Subdivision Minimum Stump Height (inches)

Purpose or Reason

All 3 Timber Accountability

CT6.42# - GROUND BASED SKIDDING (12/2006)

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the method of skidding Included Timber shall be as shown on the Contract Area Map, by areas, with symbols defined in the following table:

Map Symbol Requirements

TRAC Skid road pattern shall be agreed in advance of felling and main skid roads shall be flagged on the ground in advance of felling. Contractor shall stage-log by felling and skidding Included Timber in two or more separate operations when necessary to prevent undue damage to the resources or residual stand. Needed tractor trails shall be constructed in advance of skidding.

Utilize existing skid trails where feasible. Do not clear wide corridors for skidding near viewpoints such as roads, trails, and recreation sites. Utilize turns when approaching such viewpoints.

Products shall be end-lined as needed to protect resources or residual timber from unnecessary damage. The number of chokers shall be limited as necessary to avoid unnecessary damage to resources or residual timber. By agreement, tractors may be used to separate products to prevent stain.

SUSP Products shall be skidded with leading end clear of ground.

SPACE Skid roads will average 80-120 feet from center to center, except where converging.

MAX Tractors used for skidding outside of Clearcutting Units, regeneration units or other authorized clearings, shall be of the type (rubber-tired or track-laying) shown on the Contract

Area Map and shall not exceed the overall width designated on Contract Area Map.

ENDL Endlining shall not be required for distances in excess of 50 feet uphill, and 100 feet downhill.

MH Contractor shall cut Included Timber and move it to designated skid trails using equipment with a boom having an operating radius of at least 15 feet for bunching trees, capable of severing, lowering and placing trees up to 20 inches diameter at stump height on the ground prior to skidding. Such equipment must be capable of operating on slopes up to 35 %.

Notwithstanding above, hand felling using chainsaws may be required in or adjacent to sensitive areas to protect resources from unnecessary damage.

Trees which exceed capability of specified equipment may be felled, bucked and skidded in a manner consistent with the requirements of BT6.41 - Felling and Bucking, CT6.41# - Felling, Bucking, and Limbing Requirements and the above “TRAC”, “SUSP”, and “ENDL” requirements.

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CT6.6# - EROSION PREVENTION AND CONTROL. (5/2008) Erosion prevention and control work, including Streamcourse protection, described in Section 27 and 39 of the solicitation, shall be completed within 15 calendar days after skidding operations related to each landing are substantially completed or after Forest Service designation on the ground of work where such designation is required hereunder.