4-Attachment B Scope of Work.pdf

Lower Bear River Tamarisk Removal Project

WRI 7568

Introduction: A private landowner in Brigham City, UT, in collaboration with the State of Utah’s Watershed Restoration Initiative and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is seeking qualified and experienced contractors with the ability and equipment necessary to excavate and pile Tamarisk trees. The contractor must own or be able to obtain the equipment necessary to complete the work as specified below.

The Lower Bear River Tamarisk Removal Project (approximately 30 acres) requires removal of Tamarisk trees using mechanized equipment capable of completely removing the Tamarisk from the earth and piling it in the uplands. This contract requires the Contractor to carry insurance as specified below as well as furnish all labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, operating supplies, and incidentals to remove and pile Tamarisk trees.

The project area is identified on the attached Project Map.

Important Dates:

Contract Performance Period must be completed within: September 1, – October 2, 2025, January 20, 2026 – April 15, 2026.

NO work may take place from October 2, 202 – January 19, 2026.

Performance period extensions may be extended with landowner permission.

SITE SPECIFICS:

Location and Description: Work under this Contract is located in Box Elder County, Utah. The project area is located along the lower Bear River approximately 5 miles West of the town of Brigham City. The property is privately owned. The work location is shown on the attached Project and/or Reference Maps. The boundary will not be flagged and must be located by GPS.

Acreage: Approximately 30 acres as identified on the attached site map. Additional acreage could be added depending on bid price.

Access to the site: The property is accessed by a combination of paved highways and dirt roads. Once at the project site, the roads are dirt. All roads will be clearly identified on provided shapefiles and maps. There is one gate leading to the project area just off Forest Street. Contractor will be given a combination to access gate.

Gate must remain closed and locked at all times during the project. It will be the contractor’s responsibility to get the equipment to the work site.

SPECIFIC TASKS:

Work Limits: Only areas shown on the Project Map will be treated. A GIS/GPS shapefile will be provided prior to work beginning.

The Contractor shall immediately begin work upon entering project area. Removing and piling shall be performed in an organized systematic manner as determined in the pre-work conference.

Work areas shall be identified on maps and/or verbally discussed with Contractor. Specifications are as follows.

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Attachment B Scope of Work

Specifications for Treatments:

1. Completely remove all standing live and/or dead Tamarisk plants within the project area; all parts of the tree are to be completely removed from the Earth and piled in designated places in the uplands.

2. Plant species other than those identified for treatment are to be avoided and damage minimized to the extent possible when removing the target species.

3. Soil and ground disturbance in the project area will be minimized, the ground will need to be contoured and berms knocked down where machinery has caused ruts greater than 6” or piling of soil greater than 12”.

4. Work site will be smoothed out, to project manager and landowners’ satisfaction, by equipment after all trees have been removed from the site.

5. Work will be shut down if rain or snow creates conditions that cause excessive soil rutting.

6. Contractor will keep track of the amount of the number of acres treated each day via GPS on their equipment. Contractor will keep records and provide records to project manager.

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED PROPERTY, SERVICES & INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, operating supplies and incidentals to perform all work as set forth in the specifications. This contract for services may not be subcontracted.

Equipment & Service Requirements: Contractor will need to provide enough equipment and/or personnel to complete the work in the specified performance window. Equipment shall be furnished by the Contractor on a fully-operational basis, with a competent, fully qualified personnel and shall meet the following specifications (see ‘Specifications for Treatments’):

1. Be capable of wholly removing live and/or dead Tamarisk trees and piling them in designated places in the uplands.

2. The Contractor will must be licensed and insured in the State of Utah

3. The Contractor will need to provide fully-qualified personnel to conduct the chemical treatment.

4. Equipment shall be free of fluid leaks and be in good operating condition.

5. Equipment shall be washed before entering the project treatment area, and all soil and plant parts shall be removed to prevent the spread of noxious weeds in and out of the project area.

6. All necessary and required safety procedures will be followed to insure protection of life and property.

INDEMNIFICATION

Each party shall be responsible and assume liability for its own wrongful or negligent acts or omissions, including those of its officers, agents, or employees, to the full extent required and/or allowed by law and without waiving sovereign immunity, shall hold the other party harmless from any such liability.

EQUIPMENT AND WORKMANSHIP:

All equipment and/or materials incorporated into the work covered by this contract shall be of the most suitable grade for the purpose intended, unless otherwise specifically provided in this contract. All work under this contract shall be performed in a skillful and workmanlike manner.

Surface Disturbance: Public or private access roads damaged by the Contractor shall be restored at the Contractors expense to the same condition they were in at the commencement of work.

Native Habitat Disturbance: Disturbance to native habitat will be kept to a reasonable limit at the discretion of the project manager. Contractor must be able to distinguish Tamarisk from native species. Only Tamarisks are to be removed.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS:

1. Project sites shall be cleaned up, and all refuse removed by the Contractor at the conclusion of treatment.

2. The Contractor shall be responsible for disposal of all materials in a manner consistent with State, Federal, and local laws and for all expenses incurred with disposal.

3. Public or private access roads damaged by the Contractor shall be restored at the Contractor’s expense to the same condition they were in at the commencement of work.

4. Improvements such as exclosures, pipelines, gates, fences, cattle guards, culverts, etc. damaged by the Contractor shall also be restored at the Contractor’s expense to the same condition they were in at the commencement of work.

5. Staging areas for Contractor vehicles and equipment shall be designated at the pre-work conference. No staging shall be allowed within 100 meters of the stream.

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS:

1. Use of Hazardous Materials and/or petroleum products requires that all appropriate State and Federal

Regulations be complied with including, but not limited to, Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) on hand and use of necessary Personal Protective Clothing (PPE). Refueling of equipment, lubricating of blades or other maintenance type activities using such materials shall not occur within 100 meters of the river.

2. On-site disposal of hazardous materials or waste including hydrocarbons is not authorized. On-site disposal will subject the Contractor to at least the cost of reclamation and the appropriate disposal of contaminated soils. Any incidental spills contaminating the river/creeks would be reported immediately to the project managers.

3. Incidental leaks from fittings, gaskets or ruptured hoses will not subject the contractor to remedial requirements. They will be considered to be normal and unavoidable losses. Continual leaks will be noted on inspection reports and correction through maintenance required.

4. Maintenance of and repairs to vehicles and/or equipment associated with the Contractor will not be conducted on-site. Emergency repair operations of Contractor equipment that require draining of engines or hydraulic systems may be conducted on-site only if there are no other options. If emergency repairs are required, fluids will be captured, containerized, and removed from private lands for proper disposal in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations. All emergency repair operations will be conducted at a minimum of 100 meters from the riparian area. Inadvertent spills of petroleum based or other toxic materials shall be cleaned up and removed immediately.

ACCESS:

Public access is not permitted on the property. Gates on the property must remain locked and closed at all times.

Access for the property owners must remain open at all times. Staging areas for Contract related vehicles will be identified. The Contractor shall maintain roadways free of vehicles, tools, and debris. Access to the project area is granted only for the performance of this contract; no other uses of private property are allowed.

SECURITY OF EQUIPMENT AND PROPERTY:

The Contractor may leave equipment at the work site; however, the Contractor shall be solely responsible for protection of equipment and is solely responsible if the equipment is lost, stolen or damaged.

CREW SUPERVISION:

1. Person designated by the Contractor as a supervisor must remain with and effectively direct the crew (1) making periodic inspections of the crew’s work, (2) advising them as to improper work methods, (3) providing instructions for correcting any improper work methods encountered.

2. Emergency transportation will be provided by the Contractor at all times. Crew members shall not be allowed to work alone.

WORK CAMPS:

Work camps are allowed within this project. Additional lodging is available in Brigham City.

WORK HOURS:

Work hours under this contract shall be limited to the time between one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset each day. Work hours may not extend into darkness. Work may be done on Saturday, Sunday, and legal national holidays as mutually agreed between the Contractor and the project manager.

WORK SCHEDULE:

The work schedule shall be submitted at the pre-work conference.

DELAYS:

The contractor is expected to complete all contract performance in a timely manner, regardless of the contractor’s other work load. A delay or failure to perform may be considered excusable when the delay or failure arises from causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Contractor. Examples of these causes are (1) acts of God or of the public enemy, (2) acts of the State in either its sovereign or contractual capacity, (3) fires, (4) floods, (5) epidemics, (6) quarantine restrictions, (7) strikes, (8) freight embargoes, and

(9) unusually severe weather. In each instance, the failure to perform must be beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Contractor.

Once the contractor is on site working, the contractor shall work diligently and complete all work within the project performance time in the Contract Time clause below.

Upon request of the Contractor, the program manager shall ascertain the facts and extent of the failure. If the program manager determines that any failure to perform results from one or more of the causes above, the delivery schedule may be revised.

PROJECT MEETINGS:

Pre-work Conference - required

1. Location: Meeting shall be held at the project site, or as determined by the project manager.

2. Notification: A pre-work conference will be held prior to the start of work. The Contractor will be notified in advance of the 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. Staging area and tree pile areas will be designated at the pre-work conference meeting as well.

3. Attendance: The Contractor, and the persons responsible for coordination of the work shall be present at the meeting.

4. Presentation: The Contractor shall be prepared to summarize and explain procedures planned for each project and present the work schedule requested in the specifications.

Progress Meetings:

1. Location: Meetings shall be held at the project site, or as determined by the project manager.

2. Notification: Meetings may be called by either the project manager or the Contractor. Request shall state who should attend.

NOTICE TO PROCEED:

Unless notified by the project manager that notice-to-proceed will be delayed, receipt of the signed contract or notification by email shall constitute Notice to Proceed. The project manager may issue a separate delayed notice-to-proceed for any reason including adverse soil, vegetative, climatologic or other environmental conditions.

CONTRACT PERFORMANCE:

The contract performance time is from September 1 – October 2, 2025, January 20 – April 15, 2026. No work may take place from October 2, 2025 – January , 2026. The exact start and end dates can be negotiated, but must be approved by the landowner. Once mobilized, the Contractor shall continue performance of the work under the contract without delay or interruption except by causes beyond his control identified in the Delays clause.

It is the contractor’s sole responsibility to complete contract performance regardless of contractor’s current work load. At the discretion of the contractor, additional equipment/manpower and/or any other necessary action taken by the contractor to ensure timely completion shall be at no additional expense beyond the original contract price.

CONTRACT TIME:

Contract Performance Period must be completed within: September 1, – October 2, 2025, January 20, 2026 – April 15, 2026.

NO work may take place from October 2, 2025 – January 19, 2026.

Performance period extensions may be extended with landowner permission.

INSPECTION:

Surveillance Plan: Project manager and partners will inspect completed acres on an on-going basis and provide recommendations to improve work quality while work is in progress. The Contractor is responsible for providing quality control to assure that work complies with the contract specifications.

Final Inspection:

1. Location: Meeting shall be held at the project sites, or as determined by the project manager.

2. Notification: The Contractor shall notify the project manager at least three (3) working days before the completing date so that the Project manager and partners can schedule the final inspection.

3. Deficiencies: The Contractor shall correct deficiencies and project areas will be re-inspected by the project manager.