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SCOPE OF WORK

Construction Project

BASIN AND RANGE NATIONAL MONUMENT

Mt Irish Recreation Site Construction Sierra Brewer Nevada State Office

SCOPE OF WORK

Construction Project for the Mt Irish Recreation Site Bureau of Land Management Hiko, NV December 2022

SCOPE:

The project calls for the construction of the Mt Irish Recreation Site. The recreation site includes campsites, day use picnic area, kiosk, and vault toilet installation.

Mt. Irish is located west of S.R. 318 in the Pahranagat Valley, approximately 110 miles north of Las Vegas. The site is approximately eight miles west of Hiko, Nevada. The legal description is Mount Diablo Meridian (21), Township 4 South, Range 59 East, Section 9. The Mt.

Irish recreational site is located about 8 miles west from Highway 318 via Mt. Irish access road.

DESCRIPTION of WORK:

Project includes constructing four campsites, a day use picnic area, a kiosk, and a vault toilet. The campsites include gravel surface and installing government provided picnic table and fire ring. The day use picnic area includes concrete surface and government provided picnic table. The vault toilet installation includes vault toilet and gravel area. Contractor is responsible for all labor and material to meet project description in the plans and specifications.

Base bid consumes entire project presented.

Government Furnished Items:

Government furnished items are listed below. All materials, equipment, tools, labor, transportation, and supervision to perform the specified work will be furnished by the contractor. The listed items are located at the Caliente Field Office 1400 Front St #1, Caliente, NV 89008, approx. 1 hour and 54 miles from the project site.

· 5 ADA picnic tables

· 4 ADA fire rings

PERIOD of PERFORMANCE:

Equipment:

All equipment/vehicles used on this project site must be pressure washed off-site prior to arrival at the site.

Vegetation:

There are a couple existing trees that are identified on the plans to be protected from damage.

Inspection and Acceptance:

Regular construction inspections will be performed by a qualified Government inspector to ensure compliance with approved design drawings, specifications, and this statement of work. The contractor will assume liability for all work not performed per the approved design drawings and specifications. The contractor will remove, replace, or repair any work that is not in conformance with the approved drawings, specifications, and this statement of work at no additional cost to the Government.

Submittals:

Coordinate transmittal of different types of submittals for related parts of the work so processing will not be delayed because of need to review time. Allow 14 days for processing each submittal (COR will shorten time when workload allows for faster review). Electronic submittals are preferred. Following submittal list is required for the project, it is to assist the Contractor and may not be all inclusive:

· Construction Schedule

· Contractor Quality Control Plan

· Test and Inspection Reports

· As-built Drawings

· Cast in place Concrete and Materials

· Vault Toilet Building and Installation Materials

· Gravel Resurfacing Material

· Fire Pit Installation Material

· Kiosk Installation Material

Estimated Start and Completion Dates:

The performance period of this Contract shall be 120 calendar days following the date of the Government issues project Notice to Proceed.

Construction shall occur between 6:00 am to 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal observed Holidays.

ADDITIONAL TERMS and CONDITIONS:

Camping:

There is camping allowed on site. Camp is to be contained to areas being disturbed by the project only. There is no camping allowed to the west side of the site.

Cultural Considerations:

The Mt. Irish site is within the Mount Irish Area of Critical Environmental Concern, which is designated for its cultural resource values. Mt. Irish is a unique collection of cultural resources that have drawn visitors to the area for many years.

Construction shall not occur during the migratory bird nesting period, from April 15 to July 15. If construction is necessary during that period, a survey of the construction area would be completed by a wildlife biologist prior to construction to identify active nests so that they can be avoided.

Any cultural or paleontological resource (historic or prehistoric site or object) or Native American human remains, funerary item, sacred object, or objects of cultural patrimony discovered by the contractor or any of the contractor's agents, during the course its activities on Federal land shall be immediately reported to the BLM Basin and Range National Monument Manager by telephone, and followed by subsequent written confirmation. The contractor shall suspend all operations 100 meters from the discovery’s outer boundary and appropriately protect the discovery until an evaluation has been made by the BLM.

· If Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony are encountered during an undertaking involving BLM managed lands, all parties will comply with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and its implementing regulations at 43 CFR 10(B).

· For cultural resources other than Native American human remains, funerary item, sacred object, or objects of cultural patrimony, an on-site evaluation by a BLM Archaeologist will determine the discovery’s significance and whether mitigation measures are necessary to allow activities to proceed.

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