Ad2_10201910_QC.pdf

STATE OF CALIFORNIA – CALIFORNIA NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor

DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES

715 P STREET, 7th FLOOR P.O. BOX 942836

SACRAMENTO, CA 94236-0001

INVITATION FOR BID

ADDENDUM #2

ANSWERS TO TECHNICAL QUESTIONS

SOLICITATION # 10201910

NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS

September 4, 2024

To All Prospective Bidders:

Below for your review is Invitation for Bid No. 10201910, Addendum 2, which includes changes to the original solicitation issued August 5, 2024.

Changes have been made to:

Invitation for Bid, EXHIBIT A, Scope of Work, Pages 35 through 37 is being replaced with:

EXHIBIT A, REVISED SCOPE OF WORK. Changes have been highlighted.

*End of Addendum*

EXHIBIT A

REVISED SCOPE OF WORK

1. The Contractor agrees to provide to Department of Water Resources (DWR), The Contractor will furnish all labor, livestock, materials, fencing, transportation, hydration, additional food sources, supervision, and management as described herein.

2. The services shall be performed at:

Various locations within Delta Field Division See Scope of Work, Exhibit A, Attachment 1 - Maps

3. The Contract Managers during the term of this agreement will be:

Department of Water Resources (Contractor Name) Name: Name:

Phone: Phone:

Fax: Fax:

Email: Email:

The Contract Managers may be changed by written notice to the other party.

4. Livestock will be defined as a mix of Goats and/or Sheep.

5. The Contract Manager and the Contractor will determine the correct ratio of Goats and Sheep at each grazing location.

6. The Contract Manager will notify the Contractor to determine the date, time, and locations of the areas to be grazed. The Contractor will follow the treatment standards as specified below and instructed by the Contract Manager/site supervisor. All work must be consistent with the overall goals of levee or area inspection and fuel reduction in compliance with environmental laws and regulations.

THE CONTRACTORS RESPONSIBILITES:

7. Complete fuel reduction by grazing livestock on Delta Field Division Property.

a. Examples of fuels for the purposes of this document are listed below:

i. Himalayan blackberry (Rubus armeniacus)

ii. Mustard (Brassica and Hirschfeldia spp.)

iii. Coyote brush (Baccharis pilularis)

iv. Stinkwort (Ditrichia graveolens)

v. Poison hemlock (Conium maculatum)

vi. Yellow star thistle (Centaurea solstitialis)

vii. Purple thistle (Centaurea calcitrapa)

viii. Saplings

ix. Bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare)

x. Nettles

xi. Wild grasses/oat, barley, wheat

8. The Contractor will ensure all animals are contained within a pulsing electrified fence or equivalent line constructed and fully maintained by the Contractor. The Contractor’s name and contact

IFB# 10201910

information will be posted on all four (4) sides of the enclosure should the Contractor need to be contacted at any given time.

9. The Contractor will remove any vegetation directly touching and within two (2) feet of the electrified fence line to ensure no fire starts because of their fence line or structure.

10. Provision of all tools, equipment, transportation, animals, and Herd Controller will be considered included in the unit price bid per acre and no additional compensation will be allowed for such items.

11. The Contractor will adhere to grazing standards of 85% of vegetation up to five (5) feet high will be grazed unless directed to do less by the Contract Manager or their designee to ensure that overgrazing does not occur. Enough vegetation will remain to prevent soil erosion.

12. The Contractor must care for the livestock in accordance with best animal management and husbandry practices

13. All animals will remain safeguarded from entering any waterways, exclusion areas, and sensitive habitat owned and operated by the DWR; the Contractor will gain an encroachment permit from the DWR for all areas they will be tending as listed out in this contract.

14. The Contractor will always have on site a means of fire suppression. At a minimum, a round point 46” shovel, a 10 pound dry chemical fire extinguisher, a personal floatation device (when working near water) and an approved plan/method to call 911 and Delta Field Division’s Area Control Center (209) 833-2180 should a fire break out.

15. The Contractor will be trained in DWR’s OP-2 awareness training at Delta Field Division a minimum of two weeks before the start of the project. This class takes approximately three

(3) hours to complete.

16. When Contractor is on site, high-visibility vest and appropriate leather boots shall be worn.

17. The Contractor will monitor the work sites/grazing livestock daily at a minimum to ensure:

a. Animal head count

b. General health and well-being of animals

c. Food/water on site

d. Condition of fencing/containment unit

e. Condition of forage (herbaceous forage not to be reduced below 4-6 inches in height)

18. Should the Contractor opt to stay on site with the livestock, they will be fully responsible for their living quarters and they must be fully self-contained (bathroom facility and water.)

Living quarters will be placed within previously established roadways, staging areas and parking areas that are outside of sensitive habitats. These areas will be included in DWR encroachment permit application(s). The Contractor shall:

a. Be limited to a small self-contained pull-behind trailer (less than 3500 lbs.)

b. Remove all garbage from the site when work is complete

c. Ensure no human waste/septic tank is emptied on site

d. Ensure that all fuels will be kept in secondary containments

19. The Contractor will be responsible for transportation of animals to and from each location.

The Contractor will be responsible for the transportation, trailer, and incidentals of the Herd Controller.

20. The Contractor will maintain a daily log to include: sites visited, the amount of time spent, and personnel working. This documentation will be turned in monthly with a computer-generated invoice. If staying on site; a daily log of duties performed, and time spent performing those duties will suffice. The Contractor will also provide a weekly email update by close of business Friday for the preceding week to the Contract Manager.

21. If livestock are grazing on public property, there must be on-site supervision provided by the Contractor.

22. Should predator protection be provided for the livestock herd via canines (dogs), the Contractor will provide the department with veterinarian records for each animal with current vaccine records (including rabies vaccine).

23. Should a contracted animal escape its enclosure (livestock/dog) it is the full responsibility of the Contractor to retrieve the animal in a timely manner. Should an animal become entrapped in a DWR structure (i.e. aqueduct, siphon, trash rack, forebay) a DWR employee will retrieve the animal for the Contractor in the safest manner possible.

24. DWR will not be liable if an escaped animal is fatally injured or later succumbs to any injury it sustains once removed or rescued by DWR personnel.

25. Any livestock that die during the course of grazing will be removed at the Contractor’s discretion.

26. Upon award of the contract, the Contractor must submit their Injury Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) and Multi-Employer Worksite Program to Delta Field Division’s Safety Engineer for review and approval.

27. The Contractor must provide a Health Certificate issued by a licensed veterinarian to verify livestock are free from parasites and diseases (rabies) every year and before each Grazing session.

28. If the Contractor encounters any hazardous plants that would endanger their staff or livestock the Contractor can remove the hazardous plant with the Contract Manager’s supervision.

29. All livestock must have an identifiable tag to distinguish that the livestock is the property of the Contractor.

30. The Contractor must have their livestock quarantined for three days outside DWR’s property to prevent the introduction of non-native invasive plants.

31. The Contractor must consult with the Contract Manager to ensure protection of rare, endangered plants and species of special concerns from damage.