A04_Statement_of_Work.pdf

Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania NMP (FRSP) Statement of Work

Remove Hazardous – High Risk Trees – FY24

1. BACKGROUND

The proposed work will include hazard tree removal of trees identified by park staff on roadsides and grounds parkwide.

Through tree assessments performed by National Park Service staff, the park has identified high risk trees in the park. The work identified will need to be completed through tree felling, tree dismantling, and /or rigging operations, chipping and hauling dependent upon the individual jobsite specific requirements.

2. PURPOSE

The purpose of this contract is to provide technical services for the removal and disposal of high risk or dead trees along roadsides, trails, buildings, and common areas without damage to the resource including but not limited to trees, earthworks, and markers.

3. SCOPE OF WORK

The contractor shall provide all services including labor, equipment, and tools required to remove identified high risk trees, trim the roadsides and protect the resource while accessing the work sites and adjacent to trees being removed in the park. The work shall include the access of sensitive sites where site protection may be needed to prevent damage to the resource, the removal of trees through tree felling operations if it is determined that there is adequate room for falling (after considering the resource and any below ground resources), tree dismantling and or rigging operations for trees without adequate room for felling, debris staging and removal from site, traffic control on road sides where work will be performed, and the control of jobsites where pedestrian traffic may be a factor.

4. REQUIREMENTS

4.1 Access / Exit Battlefields and associated job sites

4.1.1 The contractor shall communicate with the

Contracting Officer Representative (COR) or park contact to be directed to the best access to the job sites.

4.1.2

4.1.3

The contractor shall access the job sites without causing damage to anything within or surrounding the jobsites or the access to them following the guidance of the COR or park contact.

The Contractor shall not cut any trees during the months of June and July unless directed by the COR due to protected species of wildlife. Work

4.1.4 and project can be stopped and/or delayed due to bats or other protected species – as directed by

COR.

The Contractor shall provide GIS coordinates, DBH, and tree species of each tree removed to COR at the completion of the project.

4.2 Equipment set up

4.2.1

4.2.2

Prior to entering the park, the contactor shall clean with water, all vehicles, equipment, and tools to reduce the chance invasive non-native plants, spotted lantern fly, or other harmful organisms from entering the park. The contactor shall provide self-inspection confirmation prior to beginning the project. (Refer to FRSP Hazardous Tree Abatement Plan for more information)

Once the job site has been accessed the contractor will only travel with their equipment in areas approved by the COR or park contact.

4.2.3

Once the individual trees have been accessed the equipment shall be set up in a way as to not cause damage to the resource including but not limited to trees, graves, roads, earthworks and markers.

4.3 Tree removal process

4.3.1 Trees shall be removed in accordance with OSHA

1910 General Industry Standards and ANSI Z

133.1 Safety Standards for Arboricultural

Operations and shall not cause damage to any part of the resource including but not limited to trees, earthworks and markers.

4.4 Debris cleanup and removal

4.4.1 Any debris of a size that can be chipped shall be

chipped and removed from the job site by the end of the performance period or as directed by the

COR.

4.4.2 Any debris too large to chip shall be removed from

the site by the end of the performance period or as directed by the COR.

5. DELIVERABLES

Base Bid: 1

5.1

• Spotsylvania Battlefield- Remove 25 trees 12”-24” DBH

• Spotsylvania Battlefield- Remove 5 trees 24”-36” DBH

• Wadsworth Monument- Remove 1 tree 22”DBH

• Chewning Farm Parking Area- Remove 1 tree approx. 32” DBH

• Furnace Road- Remove 1 tree approx. 34”DBH

• Lee Property- Remove Pine in front yard 28” DBH

• North and South Lee Drive Remove 15 trees at 24”-36” DBH

• Fredericksburg Visitor Center Prune Large Oak for weight/wind reduction

• Chatham exit road-Remove 1 tree 35” DBH

• Chatham exit road-Remove 3 trees approx. 20”, 16”, and 12”

DBH

• Ranger Lane- Remove 2 pines-18”, and 24” DBH

• Prune 4 Large Oaks at Chancellorsville Visitor Center (Class 2 Prune)

Option 1

Remove 25 additional trees on roadsides 12”-24” DBH Chancellorsville Battlefield

Option 2

Remove 25 additional trees on roadsides 12”-24” DBH Parkwide

Option 3

Remove 5 additional trees on roadsides 24”-35” DBH Parkwide

*All options are in addition to base bid

Total number of trees to be removed-110

5.2 All stumps shall be cut to 4” or lower above grade.

5.3 The contractor shall remove all logs, brush, chips and wood created debris from the tree removals from the job sites by the end of the performance period or sooner – as directed by the COR.

6. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Maintenance Division:

207 Freedom Court, Fredericksburg VA 22408 Area of Work/Job Site:

All Park Battlefields, Chancellorsville Visitor Center, National Cemetery

7. PERFORMANCE PERIOD

7.1 90 days 04/29/2024 to 07/28/2024

8. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

8.1 The contractor understands that all work shall be under the direction and general supervision of an Arborist(s) certified by the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA), or equivalent state certification, who, possess verifiable experience and technical competence in tree physiology, identification, diagnosis of disorders, and current tree care and safety practices in accordance with accepted industry standards. The Arborist shall be the primary contact with the Government's technical representative and shall be responsible for controlling the quality of work and inspecting all completed work to ensure that contract performance requirements are met.

8.2 The contractor understands that all tree workers shall, through related training and on the job experience, be familiar with the technical aspects and hazards of tree removal operations and equipment used in such operations. All tree workers shall abide by any code of ethics or professional conduct established by the Tree Care Industry Association and the International Society of Arboriculture.

8.3 The contractor understands that all equipment must meet all federal OSHA, state and local safety requirements and must be properly licensed. This includes equipment such as bucket trucks, aerial lifts, cranes, chipper trucks, wood trucks etc. which may be needed to correctly perform tree removal in accordance with the specifications stated herein.

8.4 The contractor understands that NO vehicles including but not limited to (Bucket trucks, Aerial lifts, Cranes, Bobcats, Log loaders, Chipper trucks, etc.…) shall be driven on any lawn areas without the use of protection mats (Example... Alturna mat), without the permission of the COR or park contact.

8.5 The contractor understands that some of the required work is in archeologically sensitive areas.

8.6 The contractor shall use site protection to protect resources if there is a chance that the tree being removed may damage such resources.

8.7 The contractor understands that any trees located on or around Earthworks may not be fallen if there exists the possibility of disturbing the Earthworks.

8.8 The contractor understands that if trees to be removed are located on or around Earthworks and these trees need to be dismantled, they shall be rigged if there exists the possibility of disturbing the Earthworks.

8.9 The contractor understands that some job sites shall have restricted access for equipment.