A04_314646B_(SOW)_Final.pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)

Katahdin Woods and Waters (KAWW) National Monument Brush and Ditch 7 Miles of Southern Roads, Penobscot County, Maine

PMIS KAWW 314646B – Swift Brook and Wassataquoik Stream Roads – T3R7 and T3R8

1.0 Background

The project is located in the National Park Service unit, Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument (KAWW), located in northern Penobscot County Maine. Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument includes more than 80,000 acres and several hundred miles of aggregate-surface logging roads customary to the Maine northern woods. This contract will brush and ditch 7 miles of roads, opening the road corridor, and correcting drainage within KAWW to facilitate access to the park by preventing further erosion due to overgrown non-working drainages.

The Swift Brook Road and Wassataquiok Stream Road provide access to the Wassataquoik, and East Branch Penobscot Rivers as well as other outdoor recreation activities. These two roads provide year-round access for the public and park staff in the Southern Tract of KAWW.

2.0 Scope

This contract requires the contractor to provide all tools, labor, equipment, supervision, transportation and materials necessary to repair the road corridor, and ditches. Work is to be done in accordance with all existing Federal, State, and local codes.

3.0 Objectives

The objective of this contract is to fully restore to full working order the ditches and road corridor along 7 miles of visitor access and vehicle use roads. See Attachment 1 for the location of the roads, parking areas and turn arounds. All work will be in Penobscot County, T3R7 and T3R8 W.E.L.S., in the Unorganized Territory of Maine.

4.0 Tasks

Tasks include:

Brush and ditch 7 miles of existing road corridor and ditches, including the brushing and removal of accumulated soil and rock to correct drainage.

Rehabilitate Approximately 7 miles of existing road corridor and ditches (see Attached Map)

1. Description of Road and Work Required:

The Swift Brook Road connects visitors to the Katahdin Loop Road, and the Wassataquoik Stream Road connects to International Appalachian Trail (IAT) and Wassataquoil River trail systems. The roads are generally grown in and have places where the vegetation will brush side of vehicle. The ditches are grown in and are not working correctly, brush needs to be cut down to ground level and excessive sediment removed to allow water to flow. The roads shall have the brush removed to the catch point of the road ditches. Ditches shall then be graded with native material to allow proper flow of water. Culverts entry and exit points to be cleaned and cleared to allow proper flow of water.

2. Vegetation – The project includes roads that have vegetation growing in the road and in most of the road ditches. Clear the vegetation to the catch line of the road ditches. Place all excess, unsuitable, small, trimmed material beyond the downslope edge of the road. Larger brush and bushes should be removed and brought to disposal pits that will be designated within 5 miles of any part of the road. Uniformly spread unsuitable material to a depth not exceeding 4 inches and do not obstruct drainage.

3. Clean ditches, and culverts, including inlets and outlets; and shape and around the traveled way and shoulders, including parking areas, pull-offs, turnouts, and approach road intersections. Culverts shall be cleaned without introducing water or silt into running watercourses. There are 15 culverts cross drains. Four crushed or damaged cross drain culverts will be replaced under this contract.

Cross drains are 18 " diameter and 20 ' in length. There will be no culvert replacement in regular watercourses. Contractor shall purchase the four culverts, metal or plastic is acceptable. Contractor shall provide 100 yards of gravel to use as needed for culvert replacement.

4. Grade the ditches to the typical sections along the road except in cut areas. Ensure that the area grades in cut sections - cutting a full ditch into the cut is not required unless it already exists. There.

Utilize as much soil as possible in the berms if soil is needed. The heavy vegetation shall be separated as indicated in item 2 (above). Clean culverts to drain. Remove excess materials from the roadbed, culverts, and ditches. Conserve and use suitable excess material from the drainage area on the road to repair the slope edge. Place all excess and unsuitable aggregate material beyond the downslope edge of the road. Uniformly spread unsuitable material to a depth not exceeding 4 inches and do not obstruct drainage. Ditches shall not drain into watercourses but will drain to a runout so that no ditch water will run into watercourses (provide run out drainage). Major ditching should be done with an excavator or similar piece of equipment.

5. Slide Maintenance - This work consists of the removal and disposal of slide material from the road and the restoration of all sections of road and ditch that have been damaged by rock/mud slide.

Conserve and use suitable material from the slide on the road to repair the slope edge of ditch.

Spread this material at a maximum depth of 3 inches for a distance not exceeding 100 feet in each direction from the site. Place all excess and unsuitable material beyond the downslope edge of the road. Uniformly spread unsuitable material to a depth not exceeding 4 inches and do not obstruct drainage. Large bushes and vegetation are to be taken to a designated disposal site within 5 miles of any part of the road. Re-grade sections of the road that have been damaged during project to a width and finish that conform to adjacent undamaged sections.

5.0 Delivery

• The Contractor shall provide all tools, labor, equipment, supervision, transportation and materials necessary to repair the roads and culverts.

• All work to take place will be within Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument (KAWW), located in Penobscot County of Northern Maine.

• The Contractor shall submit a safety plan to the Contracting Officer prior to performing any work under this contract.

• The Contractor shall submit a work schedule and sequence of events to the Contracting Officer prior to performing any work under this contract. There will be a pre-construction meeting held prior to the start of work on-site

• Culvert cleaning method to ensure that silting of watercourses will not occur.

• The contractor will submit a safety plan for work while still allowing the public full access. Road delays will typically be less than 15 minutes.

• A final inspection must be held with the Government upon completion of the work.

6.0 Government-Furnished Property

The Government will not be furnishing nor providing any property to the contractor for this contract. A storage and disposal site for larger unsuitable woody material will be made available within 5 miles of any part of the road.

7.0 Security

Contractor shall be responsible for securing the work site, materials, equipment and tools during the duration of the contract. A temporary staging area is available at the site of the gravel material storage.

The Government will take no responsibility for lost, stolen or damaged property as a result of the use of this area, which is not secure.

8.0 Place of Performance

The contract work shall be performed on the deeded access on the north entrance road for Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument (KAWW), as well as within the monument. Location is in the southern portion of Penobscot Country in T3R7 and T3R8 W.E.L.S. of the Unorganized Territory of Maine.

9.0 Period of Performance

The period performance for this contract shall be 30 days after receipt of order (ARO). Submittals identified in Section 5.0 shall be provided to the Government within 14 days of award of this contract for review and approval. It is anticipated that the Government will require a minimum of 5 business days to review the submission.

Once the submittals are approved by the NPS, the contractor shall commence work, completing it within the period of performance specified above.

Brush and Ditch Image 1

NPS

1/4/2023 0 1 20.5 mi

0 2 41 km

1:106,049

4.7 Miles

2.3 Miles

Brush and Ditch Image 2

NPS

1/4/2023 0 2.5 51.25 mi

0 4 82 km

1:212,098

4.7 Miles

2.3 Miles