AG-0489-S-10-0495_INHT-sectionj.pdf

SPECIFICATION LISTING

IDITAROD NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL – BERRY MEADOWS TO ROSEHIP

CHUGACH NATIONAL FOREST

SPECIFICATION NUMBER SPECIFICATION TITLE

EM-7720-103 (September 1996) “STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF TRAILS” is incorporated by reference. The requirements contained in these Standard Specifications are hereby made part of this solicitation and any resulting contract.

Note: This document is out of print from the Government Printing Office. It can be obtained electronically from: http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/helena/contracting/96_Trail_Specs_English.pdf

THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS APPLY TO THIS CONTRACT [included in full text here following]:

260 ..................................................... Geocell Abutment Stabilization 726 ..................................................... Geocell 901 ..................................................... Abbreviations, Acronyms and Terms (February 2006) 905 ..................................................... Control of Materials (August 2006) 906 ..................................................... Measurement and Payment (February 2006) 908 ..................................................... Staking, Flagging, and Cleanup (February 2007) 913 ..................................................... Turnpike (February 2005) 921......................................................Culverts 931 ..................................................... Log Stringer Bridge (January 2007) 956 ..................................................... Water Pollution Prevention (February 2006) 962 ..................................................... Material for Timber Structures (February 2007) http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/helena/contracting/96_Trail_Specs_English.pdf�

Section 260 - Geocell Abutment Stabilization

Description

260.01 Work. Construct geocell abutment stabilization at each abutment using Presto Geoweb Cellular Confinement System, Webtec TerraCell, or approved equal in accordance with the plans and manufacturers recommendations.

Materials

260.02 Requirements. Ensure that material conforms to specifications in the following subsections:

Coarse Granular Backfill 703.03 Geocell 726 Geotextile, Type IV (A,B,C.D,E, or F) 714.01

Construction

260.03 General. Perform the work specified in Section 206. Use ditches, grading or similar methods to prevent surface runoff that may occur during inclement weather from ponding in the foundation excavation.

260.04 Geotextile Installation. Place the geotextile according to Section 221 or AS SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS. Ensure that the surface upon which the geotextile is to be placed is uniform and is reasonably smooth and free of obstructions, depressions, and debris that could damage the geotextile .

Have the surface approved by the CO prior to placing geotextile.

Lay the geotextile without tension, stress, wrinkles or creases. Sew or overlap adjacent strips a minimum of 12” at joints. Insert securing pins through both strips of overlapped geotextile at minimum intervals of 3 feet, but no closer than 2 inches to each edge, to prevent the geotextile from being displaced.

Have the installed geotextile approved by the CO prior to setting the geocells.

260.05 Geocell Installation. Place the geocell sections directly on the prepared subgrade. Expand the geocell sections into position at the grades and lines AS SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS. Hold the expanded geocell sections with suitable “stretcher frames”, steel stakes driven inside selected outer cell walls, or other similar methods as allowed by the geocell manufacturer prior to filling. Ensure that the individual cells have been expanded to the minimum dimensions required by the manufacturer. If necessary field cut sections as per the manufacturer’s recommendations to the lines SHOWN ON THE

PLANS.

Connect geocell panels in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations.

260.06 Infill Placement. Furnish the CO with the manufacturer’s specific recommendations for backfilling prior to placement of the geocells.

Place coarse granular backfill meeting subsection 703.03 into the expanded cells with equipment appropriate for the site conditions such as a backhoe or a front-end loader. Do not drop infill material more than 3 feet to avoid damage or displacement of the cell walls.

Overfill the geocell cells and level to a minimum of 2 inches above the top of the cell walls. A front-end loader may be used to place the infill provided that it only traffics above geocell sections that have been filled and covered with the minimum 2 inches of additional material. Compact the infill material with a vibratory plate compacter. Operate compaction equipment over the full width of the geocell until visible deformation of the infill ceases. Make at least three complete passes. Grade the surface to be ½ inch above the top of the cells . Ensure that the cell walls are not exposed after fine grading is completed.

Use the geocell manufacturer’s specific recommendations for backfilling if they are more stringent than stated above.

Measurement

260.07 Method. Use the method of measurement that is DESIGNATED IN THE SCHEDULE OF

ITEMS.

Payment will be based on the contract unit price of geocell material placed and accepted. This will be exclusive of wastage and material placed outside the neat lines SHOWN ON THE PLANS.

Payment

260.08 Basis. The accepted quantities will be paid for at the contract unit price for the PAY ITEM

DESIGNATED IN THE SCHEDULE OF ITEMS.

The cost for furnishing and placing the Coarse Granular Backfill required for geocell infill is incidental to this pay item and no separate payment will be made.

The cost for furnishing and placing geotextile for the geocell installation is incidental to this pay item and no separate payment will be made.

Payment will be made under:

Pay Item Pay Unit

260 (01) Geocell abutment stabilization, __inch depth Square Yard

Section 726 - Geocell

Furnish geocell panels consisting of sheet strips fabricated from high-density polyethylene (H.D.P.E.).

which are connected in series at off-set, full-depth ultrasonic seams, aligned perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the strips. When expanded, the interconnected strips form the walls of a flexible, three-dimensional cellular confinement structure into which the specified infill materials can be placed.

Ensure that the polyethylene material used to fabricate the geocell sections is treated to resist ultraviolet degradation and that it conforms to the following:

(a) Density ………………………… 0.935-0.965 g/cm3 per ASTM D1505

(b) Environmental Stress

Crack Resistance (ESCR) ……… 2000 hour per ASTM D1693

Use strips with a sheet thickness, of 1.27 mm -5% +10% (50 mil -5% +10%) tested per ASTM D5199.

Thickness shall be determined in the flat, before any surface texturing or other surface disruption.

Ensure that cell seam strength is uniform over the full depth of the cell. Test short-term peel strength per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Technical Report GL-86-19, Appendix A. Provide a minimum seam peel strength of 2000 N (450 lb) for the 203 mm (8.0 in) depth cell.

Test seam hang-strength for a period of 30 days minimum at room temperature. Room temperature is defined in ASTM E41. Use test samples made by welding two 102 mm (4 in) wide polyethylene strips together. Ensure that a test sample consisting of two carbon black stabilized strips supports a 72.5 kg (160

lb) load for the test period and that a test sample consisting of carbon black stabilized strip and a HALS stabilized strip supports a 63.5 kg (140 lb) load for the test period.

Furnish the CO with a certificate signed by a legally authorized official from the company that manufactured the geocell. Ensure that the certificate attests that the geocell meets the chemical, physical, material and manufacturing requirements stated in the specification. When requested by the CO, furnish a sample of the geocell from each lot for verification testing.

During shipment and storage, wrap the geocell in heavy-duty protective covering. Protect the geocell from mud, soil, dust, debris and sunlight prior to installation.

Section 901 – Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Terms

901.01 Terms, Organizations, and Standards

(b) Abbreviations and Acronyms. Add the following:

CP control point C.Y. cubic yard FT foot LB pound L.F. linear foot MI miles RP reference point SS slope stake S.Y. square yard “ inches ‘ foot

(c) SI slope notation (vertical:horizontal). Delete this entire subsection and substitute the following:

(c) Slope notation. Express all slopes as the ratio of a number of units horizontal to one unit vertical.

Section 905 – Control of Materials

905.02 Material Sources Add the following to the end of this subsection:

(c) Native Materials. Sources of native materials such as cushion material, mineral soil, suitable material, and logs are available on the project. If native materials are unavailable at construction site(s), materials shall be imported from within the construction limits or other approved areas for a horizontal distance of up to 300’.

Section 906 – Measurement and Payment

906.02 Determination of Quantities. Add the following to the second paragraph:

Do not include overlap when measuring quantity for payment of geotextiles.

906.03 Units of Measurement. Delete the first two sentences of this subsection and substitute the following:

Payments will be made by units defined and determined according to Standard English measure and by the following:

(a) Cubic Yard. A measurement computed by one of the following methods:

906.03 Units of Measurement. Add the following text to the end of this subsection:

Standard Specifications for Construction and Maintenance of Trails (EM-7720-103) are based on modern metric units of measurement. The dimensions and units of measure SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS and used to develop SPECIAL PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS for this contract, utilize U.S. Standard English units of measure. All measurements, material requirements, and other International System of Units referenced in the EM-7720-103 shall be converted to U.S. Standard English units of measure. SI (Metric) to English Conversion Factors is included in the EM-7720-103 to assist with any required conversions.

Work required by the contract will be paid based on the PAY UNIT (U.S. Standard English measure) as

DESIGNATED IN THE SCHEDULE OF ITEMS.

Under each Specification Section with PAY ITEMS of work DESIGNATED IN THE SCHEDULE OF ITEMS for measurement and payment under this contract, the last subsection “Payment - Basis” shall have the following format:

PAY ITEM – Numbering system and work description to remain the same unless modified by Special Project Specification.

PAY UNIT – These units DESIGNATED IN THE SCHEDULE OF ITEMS have been changed from metric to corresponding unit of U.S. Standard English measure.

Section 908 – Staking, Flagging, and Cleanup

Delete this section and substitute the following:

908.01 Work. The work consists of establishing any control points needed in addition to existing staking, reestablishing and staking centerline, and removing and disposing of all construction stakes, tags, flagging, and plastic ribbon from the project area.

Furnish all labor, equipment, materials, transportation and other incidentals necessary to complete the work in accordance with these specifications and acceptable engineering practice.

Materials

908.02 Stakes. Provide wooden stakes that have approximate dimensions of 1.5” x 0.5” x 24”. Other dimensions and materials may be used if approved in writing by the CO. Ensure stakes are of sufficient length to provide a solid set in the ground and space for marking above ground when applicable. Paint the top 2” of all stakes or mark with orange plastic flagging.

908.03 Supporting Services and Documents. The Government will set initial construction stakes, or flagging and control points, and furnish the contractor drawings, control point tables, and where applicable survey data as needed for the contractor to stake the centerline. Return all survey data to the

CO.

908.04 Location Survey Line. A location line for this project has been established on the ground.

Furnish and maintain all additional stakes, flagging, templates, batter boards, and other materials and supplies necessary for marking and maintaining points and lines established. Do not perform work in the absence of control points.

Construction

Set centerline stakes at a maximum interval of 100’. Use survey methods that will insure precision of 1/100. Control points, existing stakes, flagging, and survey data shall be used to reestablish the design location line. These stakes and flagging constitute the field control.

Remove all construction stakes, tags, flagging, and plastic ribbon from the project area within 10 days after final inspection of all other work on the project. Dispose of all stakes, tags, flagging, and plastic ribbon off Government administered land unless otherwise designated.

908.05 Marking Stakes. Mark all stakes with a stake pencil that leaves an imprint, or with waterproof ink, in a format approved by the CO. Display the centerline station on the stake facing back toward the project beginning, or trail centerline if stakes are offset.

Section 908 – Staking, Flagging, and Cleanup (continued)

908.06 Approval & Maintenance. Do not begin construction work within a trail segment until the stakes and marks established are approved in writing by the CO. The CO shall begin audits on completed centerline staking segments within three business days following formal request from the Contractor. The minimum segment for approval shall be 1 mile or the length of the project, whichever is less.

Approval of centerline staking shall not relieve the Contractor of responsibility for maintaining the survey work until construction has been completed and accepted, and for correcting errors made by the contractor.

Measurement

908.07 Method. Determine the quantity of centerline staking by measuring the slope distance along the trail centerline.

Payment

908.08 Basis. Make payment, for all units inspected and accepted, at the unit price SHOWN IN THE

SCHEDULE OF ITEMS.

Make payment under:

PAY ITEM PAYUNIT

908(01) Centerline Staking ……………………………………………... L.F.

Section 913 – Turnpike

913.07 Drainage. Delete the text of this subsection and replace with the following:

Construct side ditches at all locations requiring turnpike unless otherwise SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS and/or DESIGNATED ON THE GROUND. Construct cross-drainage and culverts at locations SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS and/or DESIGNATED ON THE GROUND. Provide leadoff ditches from side ditches on the lower side of trail at points DESIGNATED ON THE GROUND or

SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS.

Section 921 – Culverts

921.05 Pipe Culverts. Add the following to the end of this subsection:

(c) Open Box Culvert. Foundation for open box culvert shall be approved in writing by the CO. Place rock embankment on a prepared surface to form a well graded mass. Place or rearrange individual rocks by mechanical or manual methods to obtain a compact uniform embankment with a reasonably smooth surface.

Payment

921.11 Basis. Add the following PAY ITEM and PAY UNIT:

Make payment under:

PAY ITEM PAY UNIT

921(07) Open Box Culvert ………...……………….………………… Each

Section 931 – Log Stringer Bridge

Materials

931(02) Requirements. Delete the text of this subsection and replace with the following:

The location of trees for native timber materials will be DESIGNATED ON THE GROUND. Native materials are located within 300’ of the bridge site(s). Use materials meeting the requirements of section 962.

Construction

931.03 General. Add the following to the end of this subsection:

One machine crossing is permitted at each bridge site in accordance with conditions outlined in the Best Management Practices and approved by the CO. Thereafter, do not operate machinery within the ordinary high water limits as DESIGNATED ON THE GROUND. When available utilize existing bridge structures to transport equipment and materials.

931.05 Mud Sills. Delete the last sentence of this subsection.

931.09 Handrails. Delete the first sentence of this subsection and replace with the following:

Construct rails with logs AS SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS and use lengths greater than or equal to 8’.

Install handrail on both sides of the bridge superstructure.

Section 956 – Water Pollution Prevention (Added Section)

956.01 Work. The work consists of construction controls to protect the environment, facilities, machinery, workers, and the public from damage or injury.

Furnish all labor, equipment, materials, transportation and other incidentals necessary to complete the work in accordance with these specifications and Best Management Practices (BMP’s).

Rules and Regulations

956.02 Methods. All construction methods and procedures shall be in compliance with the State of Alaska, Department of Labor, Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Construction Standards and the State of Alaska, Division of Labor Standards. The contractor shall become familiar with current OSHA rules and observe these regulations at all times during the term of this contract.

956.03 Camping and Sanitary Facilities. Permits are required to camp on National Forest Lands.

Permits may be obtained from the Glacier Ranger District Office. The contractor shall provide sanitary facilities at or near camp sites in accordance with all State of Alaska and Local Sanitation Codes.

Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)

956.04 Provisions. Address provisions outlined in 40 CFR 122.26, EPA’s General Permit Construction Activities 64 FR 68722 and EPA 832-R-92-005 and include at a minimum the following:

(1) Identify potential sources of pollution which may reasonably be expected to affect the quality of storm water discharge from the site(s).

(2) Select applicable BMP’s from EPA 832-R-92-005.

(3) Describe and ensure implementation of BMP’s which will be used to reduce the pollutants in storm water discharge at the construction site(s).

(4) Ensure compliance with the terms of EPA’s 64 FR 68722 for storm water discharge.

(5) Provide a completed signed original of the Notice of Intent and Notice of Termination (except for effective date), to comply with EPA’s General Permit for Construction Activities 64 FR 68722.

Section 956 – Water Pollution Prevention (continued)

Cleanup and Disposal

956.05 Requirements. Remove all temporary facilities and construction controls upon completion of the work unless otherwise required or approved by the CO. Leave work area clean and free of all debris associated with this section of work.

Measurement

956.06 Method. There will be no separate measurement for this item.

Payment

956.07 Basis. Payment will be considered incidental to other pay items in this contract.

Section 962 – Material for Timber Structures

962.01 Timber. Add the following paragraph to the end of this subsection:

TIMBER, LUMBER AND BOARDS

A. Alaska Yellow Cedar, tight knot, selected for appearance, resawn to standard nominal dimensions except where special shapes are specified or indicated. Sizes as indicated on drawings.

B. Moisture content of no more than19%, for lumber under 2” thick and 25% maximum for lumber over 2” thick.

C. Sawn bulkheads, deck spacers, sawn timber decking, and curbs shall be Alaska Yellow Cedar grade No. 2 or better.

962.04 Preservative. Delete the first sentence of the first paragraph and substitute the following:

Use wood preservative treatment methods meeting the requirements of AASHTO M 133 and the last paragraph to this subsection as SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS.

Delete the last sentence of the third paragraph and substitute the following:

Field treat, with Copper Napthanate or approved equal, any area hewn, notched, cut, or drilled after initial preservative treatment.

962.04 Preservative. Add the following paragraph to the end of this subsection:

Mud sills, stringers other than native log, and sawn timber retainers may be Alaska Yellow Cedar or Western Hem-Fir grades No. 2 or better. Western Hem-Fir shall be pressure treated with Copper Napthanate having a minimum retention rate of 0.06 pcf (pounds per cubic foot) or approved equal.

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VICINITY MAP - BERRY

MEADOWS TO ROSEHIP

SHEET A.2

Station/ Milepost

Description of Work Rosehip to Berry Meadows 10+00 – 90+78

Pay Item Estimated Quantity

10+00 Begin project. Approximate north abutment of Rosehip

Creek bridge. Begin Centerline Staking for 8,078’ ahead. Begin Clearing and Grubbing & Excavation for 8,078’ ahead. See typical control point and tables on sheet H.1-2 of drawings. See typical details on sheets C.1-3 of drawings.

908(01) 911(02) 912(01)

8,078 L.F.

8,078 L.F.

8,078 L.F.

10+45 Climbing turn left.

13+39 Construct Grade Dip. See details on sheet E.1 of drawings.

912(06) 1 Each

13+40 Construct Ditch on left for 48’ ahead. See sheet C.3 of

912(09) 48 L.F.

16+48 Construct Grade Dip. 912(06) 1 Each

16+93 Construct Shallow Stream Ford and Gully Crossing

Structure. See sheet E.2 of drawings.

912(07) 1 Each

17+58 Construct Shallow Stream Ford and Gully Crossing

Structure.

17+98 Construct Grade Dip. 912(06) 1 Each

18+54 Install Turnpike, Log Retainer, Type 1 for 10’ ahead.

See detail on sheet F.2 of drawings.

913(01) 913(03)

10 L.F.

5 S.Y.

18+57 Install Open Box Culvert. See detail on sheet E.3 of

921(07) 1 Each

19+12 Install Turnpike, Log Retainer, Type 1 for 13’ ahead 913(01)

913(03) 13 L.F.

6 S.Y.

20+89 Construct Shallow Stream Ford and Gully Crossing

21+61 Construct Grade Dip. 912(06) 1 Each

22+03 Rock on uphill side of trail.

22+21 Construct Shallow Stream Ford and Gully Crossing

WORK SUMMARY

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREST SERVICE

IDITAROD NATIONAL

HISTORIC TRAIL

SHEET D.1

Description of Work Berry Meadows to Rosehip 10+00 – 90+78

22+76 Construct Shallow Stream Ford and Gully Crossing

23+25 Construct Shallow Stream Ford and Gully Crossing

23+52 Construct Shallow Stream Ford and Gully Crossing

24+12 Install Turnpike, Log Retainer, Type 1 for 19’ ahead. 913(01)

19 L.F.

9 S.Y.

24+21 Install Open Box Culvert. 921(07) 1 Each

24+31 Construct Ditch on left for 96’ ahead. 912(09) 96 L.F.

25+37 Construct Grade Dip. 912(06) 1 Each

25+47 Construct Ditch on left for 10’ ahead. 912(09) 10 L.F.

25+67 Construct Grade Dip. 912(06) 1 Each

25+81 Install Turnpike, Log Retainer, Type 1 for 10’ ahead. 913(01)

25+86 Install Open Box Culvert. 921(07) 1 Each

26+98 Construct Shallow Stream Ford and Gully Crossing

27+33 Construct Shallow Stream Ford and Gully Crossing

27+87 Construct Shallow Stream Ford and Gully Crossing

28+14 Construct Shallow Stream Ford and Gully Crossing

28+73 3’ minimum cut at centerline for 6’ ahead (large mound), daylight to right.

28+81 Construct Shallow Stream Ford and Gully Crossing

SHEET D.2

Description of Work Berry Meadows to Rosehip 10+00 – 90+78

29+91 Construct Grade Dip. 912(06) 1 Each

30+08 Construct Shallow Stream Ford and Gully Crossing

31+00 Install Turnpike, Log Retainer, Type 1 for 10’ ahead. 913(01)

32+84 Construct Grade Dip. 912(06) 1 Each

34+54 Construct Grade Dip. 912(06) 1 Each

34+64 Construct Ditch on left for 11’ ahead. 912(09) 11 L.F.

34+85 Construct Shallow Stream Ford and Gully Crossing

34+86 2’ minimum cut at centerline for 12’, daylight to right.

34+98 Construct Grade Dip. 912(06) 1 Each

37+92 Construct Switchback, Type II left. See sheet F.1 of

914(01) 1 Each

39+08 Construct Grade Dip. 912(06) 1 Each

40+09 Construct Log Retaining Wall on left for 20’ ahead. See sheet F.4 of drawings.

934(01) 9 S.Y.

40+35 Construct Switchback, Type II right. 914(01) 1 Each

44+64 Construct Grade Dip. 912(06) 1 Each

44+65 Construct Ditch on left for 57’ ahead. 912(09) 57 L.F.

45+23 Construct Grade Dip. 912(06) 1 Each

45+24 Construct Ditch on left for 54’ ahead. 912(09) 54 L.F.

46+30 Rock outcrop 30’ above trail.

47+81 Construct Grade Dip. 912(06) 1 Each

47+82 Construct Ditch on left for 133’ ahead. 912(09) 133 L.F.

SHEET D.3

Description of Work Berry Meadows to Rosehip 10+00 – 90+78

49+25 Construct Grade Dip. 912(06) 1 Each

50+54 Construct Log Retaining Wall on right for 20’ ahead. 934(01) 9 S.Y.

50+80 Construct Switchback, Type II left. 914(01) 1 Each

51+50 Construct Grade Dip. 912(06) 1 Each

51+51 Construct Ditch on right for 82’ ahead. 912(09) 82 L.F.

53+22 Construct Log Retaining Wall on left for 20’ ahead. 934(01) 9 S.Y.

53+48 Construct Switchback, Type II right. 914(01) 1 Each

54+48 Construct Grade Dip. 912(06) 1 Each

54+49 Construct Ditch on left for 72’ ahead. 912(09) 72 L.F.

55+75 Construct Grade Dip. 912(06) 1 Each

55+76 Construct Ditch on left for 101’ ahead. 912(09) 101 L.F.

56+78 Construct Grade Dip. 912(06) 1 Each

56+79 Construct Ditch on left for 52’ ahead. 912(09) 52 L.F.

58+32 Construct Grade Dip. 912(06) 1 Each

58+70 Rock outcrop 20’ above trail.

59+81 Install Turnpike, Log Retainer, Type 1 for 31’ ahead. 913(01)

31 L.F.

14 S.Y.

60+63 Construct Grade Dip. 912(06) 1 Each

64+37 Construct Shallow Stream Ford and Gully Crossing

65+09 Construct Grade Dip. 912(06) 1 Each

65+70 Construct Shallow Stream Ford and Gully Crossing

67+59 Construct Grade Dip. 912(06) 1 Each

SHEET D.4

Description of Work Berry Meadows to Rosehip 10+00 – 90+78

68+21 Construct Double Plank Walkway for 24’ ahead. See detail on sheet F.3 of drawings.

937(01) 24 L.F.

68+45 Construct Ditch on left for 17’ ahead. 912(09) 17 L.F.

68+62 Construct Double Plank Walkway for 20’ ahead. 937(01) 20 L.F.

68+89 Construct Shallow Stream Ford and Gully Crossing

69+27 Install Turnpike, Log Retainer, Type 1 for 13’ ahead.

Suitable material available within 300’.

913(01) 913(03)

13 L.F.

6 S.Y.

69+32 Install Open Box Culvert. 921(07) 1 Each

69+34 Boulder on trail.

69+86 Construct Shallow Stream Ford and Gully Crossing

70+14 Construct Grade Dip. 912(06) 1 Each

71+29 Rock outcrop 25’ above trail.

72+12 Construct Grade Dip. 912(06) 1 Each

72+13 Construct Ditch on left for 66’ ahead. 912(09) 66 L.F.

74+71 Construct Switchback, Type II left. 914(01) 1 Each

76+31 Construct Grade Dip. 912(06) 1 Each

76+32 Construct Ditch on right for 21’ ahead. 912(09) 21 L.F.

78+10 Construct Switchback, Type II right. 914(01) 1 Each

79+41 Construct Grade Dip. 912(06) 1 Each

80+86 Cross EW game trail.

82+56 Construct 8’ span Log Stringer Bridge, Type 5 Foot

Wide Alaska Yellow Cedar Log. See sheets F.5-11 of

931(03) 8 L.F.

83+87 Construct Switchback, Type II right. 914(01) 1 Each

SHEET D.5

Description of Work Berry Meadows to Rosehip 10+00 – 90+78

85+73 Install Turnpike, Log Retainer, Type 1 for 10’ ahead.

Suitable material available within 300’.

913(01) 913(03)

85+87 Construct Shallow Stream Ford and Gully Crossing

86+32 Construct Ditch on left for 12’ ahead. 912(09) 12 L.F.

86+45 Construct Grade Dip. 912(06) 1 Each

86+46 Construct Ditch on left for 17’ ahead. 912(09) 17 L.F.

87+04 Construct Grade Dip. 912(06) 1 Each

88+17 Construct Switchback, Type II left.

Construct Ditch on right for 54’ ahead.

914(01) 912(09)

1 Each 54 L.F.

88+71 Construct Switchback, Type II right.

Construct Ditch on left for 27’ ahead.

914(01) 912(09)

1 Each 27 L.F.

90+04 Construct Grade Dip. 912(06) 1 Each

90+78 Connect to existing trail. End Centerline Staking. End

Clearing and Grubbing & Excavation. End project.

SHEET D.6

Sheet H.2

3141 31+41

4155 41+55

7173 71+73

8080 80+80

29.5 16" Spruce 258 24.5 8" Hemlock

359 31.1 18" Hemlock 50 20.4

Control Point Table - Berry Meadows to Rosehip

Azimuth Slope Distance - FT

227 18.7 23" Spruce

Control Point # Centerline Station Diameter/Tree Species

2001 20+01

5981 59+81 7" Hemlock

24" Spruce

5300 53+00 17" Hemlock 5" Hemlock

11" Hemlock 123 21.7 53 31.7 17" Hemlock

181 20.3 278 24.0

16" Hemlock276 30.5

99 55.4

158 25.8

192 28.7

12" Hemlock 254 21.8 6" Hemlock

12" Hemlock

Vendors who responded to a solicitation to AK Yellow Cedar – bulk order of lumber Apr 2010

Mount Vernon Building Ctr Ed Gegen 815 Roosevelt Avenue Mount Vernon WA 98273-2488 360-424-9073 Fax 360-424-5048 Email: ed@mvbc-online.com

J & S Services Inc 800 McGrath Fairbanks AK 99712 907-457-3850 Fax 907-457-7895 Cell 907-590-1974 Email: jssrvs@mosquitonet.com

Northwest Laminated Products, Inc Howard LaBrie P O Box 39217 Lakewood WA 98496 253-606-5098 Fax 253-251-7801 Email: howard.labrie@nwlamproducts.com

Bear Creek Lumber Joe Hammer 495 East County Road P.O. Box 669 Winthrop, WA 98862 866-457-3008 Fax 509-997-2040 joeh@bearcreeklumber.com customerservice@bearcreeklumber.com www.bearcreeklumber.com

Mark Sterns, Alaska Wood Moulding 1115 Whitney Rd Anchorage AK 99501 Phone 907-563-9724 Fax 907-563-9725 mailto:jssrvs@mosquitonet.com� mailto:howard.labrie@nwlamproducts.com� http://www.bearcreeklumber.com/�

Updated listing on 9 Apr 2010

Haroldson Group International LLC Patricia Walsh-Haroldson 15110 SW Boones Ferry Road, Suite 100F Lake Oswego OR 97035 503-534-1903 Fax 503-534-1908 www.haroldsongroup.com

Treeline Construction Derrick Jabaay 6921 Brayton Drive Ste 103 Anchorage AK 99507 907-333-7132 Fax 907-333-7135 info@alaskatreeline.com

Icy Straits Lumber Susan Tyler P O Box 370 Hoonah AK 99829 907-945-3243 Fax 907-945-3333 Email: wes_milling@yahoo.com

Alaskan Whole Woods d/b/a Tongass Forest Enterprises P O Box 1178 Ward Cove AK 99928 907-617-4542 info@akforestenterprises.com

Yacht Craft Company, Inc Sally Varner 211 Myrtle Avenue Wilmington NC 28403 910-452-0032 yachtcraft@mac.com

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Design Parameters

Design Parameters are technical guidelines for the survey, design, construction, maintenance, and assessment of National Forest System trails, based on their Designed Use and Trail Class and consistent with their management intent1. Local deviations from any Design Parameter may be established based on trail-specific conditions, topography, or other factors, provided that the deviations are consistent with the general intent of the applicable Trail Class.

Designed Use

HIKER/PEDESTRIAN Trail Class 1 Trail Class 2 Trail Class 3 2 Trail Class 4 2 Trail Class 5 2

Design Tread Width

Wilderness (Single Lane)

0” – 12” 6” – 18” 12” – 24”

Exception: may be 36” – 48” at steep side slopes

18” – 24”

Exception: may be 36” – 48” at steep side slopes

Not applicable

Non-Wilderness (Single Lane)

0” – 12” 6” – 18” 18” – 36”

24” – 60”

36” – 72”

Non-Wilderness (Double Lane)

36” 36” 36” – 60” 48” – 72” 72” – 120”

Structures (Minimum Width)

18” 18” 18” 36” 36”

Design Surface3

Type Native, ungraded

May be continuously rough

Native, limited grading

May be continuously rough

Native with some onsite borrow or imported material where needed for stabilization, occasional grading

Intermittently rough

Native with improved sections of borrow or imported material, routine grading

Minor roughness

Likely imported material, routine grading

Uniform, firm, and stable

Protrusions ≤ 24”

Likely common and continuous

≤ 6”

May be common and continuous

≤ 3”

May be common, not continuous

≤ 3 ”

Uncommon, not continuous

No protrusions

Obstacles (Maximum Height)

24”

14”

10”

8”

No obstacles

Design Grade 3

Target Grade 5% – 25%

5% – 18% 3% – 12% 2% – 10% 2% – 5%

Short Pitch Maximum

40% 35% 25% 15% 5%

FSTAG: 5% – 12%2

Maximum Pitch Density 20% – 40% of trail

20% – 30% of trail

10% – 20% of trail

5% – 20% of trail

0% – 5% of trail

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Designed Use

HIKER/PEDESTRIAN Trail Class 1 Trail Class 2 Trail Class 3 2 Trail Class 4 2 Trail Class 5 2

Design Cross Slope

Target Cross Slope Natural side slope

5% – 20% 5% – 10% 3% – 7% 2% – 3% (or crowned)

Maximum Cross Slope Natural side slope

25% 15% 10% 3%

Clearing

Height 6’

6’ – 7’ 7’ – 8’ 8’ – 10’ 8’ – 10’

Width ≥ 24”

Some vegetation may encroach into clearing area

24” – 48”

Some light vegetation may encroach into clearing area

36” – 60”

48” – 72”

60” – 72”

Shoulder Clearance 3” – 6”

6” – 12” 12” – 18” 12” – 18” 12” – 24”

Turn

Radius No minimum 2’ – 3’ 3’ – 6’ 4’ – 8’ 6’ – 8’

1 For definitions of Design Parameter attributes (e.g., Design Tread Width and Short Pitch Maximum) see FSH 2309.18, section 05.

2 Trail Classes 3, 4, and 5, in particular, have the potential to provide accessible passage. If assessing or designing trails for accessibility, refer to the Forest Service

Trail Accessibility Guidelines (FSTAG) for more specific technical provisions and tolerances (FSM 2350).

3 The determination of trail-specific design grades, design surface, and other Design Parameters should be based upon soils, hydrological conditions, use levels, erosion potential, and other factors contributing to surface stability and overall sustainability of the trail.

May 22, 2006

Forest Service Trail

Accessibility Guidelines

FSTAG

Contents Executive Summary Preamble:

Background and Development: Why these guidelines and why now?

A Section by Section Analysis that explains in detail each portion of the FSTAG.

FSTAG -Technical Provisions:

Contains the scoping requirements, technical specifications and all definitions.

Appendices:

A. Overview of FSTAG Implementation Process:.

A flowchart on how to apply the FSTAG one step at a time.

(Best if printed in color.)

B. FS and ITDS Trail Management Classes

C. FS and ITDS Trail Planning and Management Fundamentals

D. Forest Service Recreation Site Development Scale Definitions

E. Citations from Forest Service Outdoor Recreation Accessibility Guidelines

(FSORAG)

F. Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standards Citations Referenced in FSTAG Technical Provisions

USDA Forest Service Trail Accessibility Guidelines

Executive Summary

The Forest Service Trail Accessibility Guidelines (FSTAG) provide guidance for maximizing accessibility of trails in the National Forest System, while recognizing and protecting the unique characteristics of their natural setting. The FSTAG applies only to trails in the National Forest System that (1) are new or altered; (2) have a designed use of hiker/pedestrian under the Interagency Trail Data Standards (ITDS) and Forest Service Trail Planning and Management Fundamentals; and (3) connect directly to a currently accessible trail or a trailhead. Appropriate application of the FSTAG will ensure that the full range of trail opportunities continues to be provided, from primitive long-distance trails to highly developed trails and popular scenic overlooks. All Forest Service and ITDS trail classes will remain unchanged.

The FSTAG integrates the Forest Service policy of universal design (Forest Service Manual 2330.5) to ensure the integration of all people, to the greatest extent possible, without separate or segregated access for people with disabilities. Under the Forest Service’s universal design policy, with few exceptions, all new or altered facilities and associated constructed features at recreation sites must comply with the technical provisions of the FSTAG, rather than only a certain percentage of those facilities.

The FSTAG is based on draft guidelines for outdoor developed areas created by a regulatory negotiation committee (Reg Neg Committee) established by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board).

Like the Reg Neg Committee’s draft guidelines, the FSTAG establishes one level of accessibility. The uniqueness of each trail is preserved through the use of conditions for departure and exceptions from the guidelines, when application of a technical provision would cause a change in a trail’s setting or the purpose or function for which a trail was designed.

The FSTAG probably will not apply to most portions of existing primitive, long-distance trails. However, the FSTAG may apply to some segments of those trails, such as where they pass through a more developed area. The FSTAG contains exceptions that will prevent accessibility from being pointlessly applied in a piecemeal fashion along a trail when access between trail segments is not possible. The FSTAG also contains requirements to provide accessibility to special features where possible.

The Access Board is preparing to publish the Reg Neg Committee’s draft guidelines for public notice and comment. The Access Board’s guidelines will apply to federal agencies subject to the Architectural Barriers Act. When the Access Board finalizes its accessibility guidelines for outdoor developed areas, the Forest Service will revise the FSTAG to as needed to incorporate the Access Board’s standards, where those provisions are a higher standard, as supplemented by the Forest Service. The supplementation will ensure the agency’s application of equivalent or higher guidelines and universal design, as well as consistent use of agency terminology and processes.

Preamble The preamble provides background on the FSTAG, beginning with the Forest Service’s development of universal design guidelines for outdoor recreation areas.

The preamble also addresses applicability of the FSTAG, including a discussion of alteration versus maintenance, and provides a detailed explanation of the FSTAG’s key provisions.

The FSTAG contains 11 technical provisions that apply to trails or trail segments in the National Forest System that (1) are new or altered (an alteration is a change in the original purpose, intent, or design of a trail); (2) have a designed use of hiker/pedestrian under the ITDS and Forest Service Trail Planning and Management Fundamentals; and (3) connect directly to an accessible trail or to a trailhead. For purposes of the FSTAG, a trailhead is a site designed and developed by the agency, a trail association, a trail maintaining club, trail partners, or other cooperators to provide staging for trail use. For purposes of the FSTAG the following do not constitute a trailhead: (1) junctions between trails where there is no other access and (2) intersections where a trail crosses a road or users have developed an access point, but no improvements have been provided by the Forest Service, a trail association, a trail maintaining club, trail partners, or other cooperators beyond minimal signage for public safety.

The FSTAG contains a definitions section and enumerates four conditions for departure and exceptions that provide for deviation from the technical provisions.

Appendix A includes an overview of the FSTAG implementation process, which provides a graphic summary of the key FSTAG steps and process sequencing.

Appendix B contains the ITDS trail classes. Appendix C contains the ITDS summary of trail designed use and managed use and the Forest Service Trail Planning and Management Fundamentals. Appendix D contains the technical provisions from the Forest Service Outdoor Recreation Accessibility Guidelines that are referenced in the FSTAG. Appendix E contains the provisions from the Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standards that are referenced in the

FSTAG.

Background

The Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (ABA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) require newly constructed or altered facilities to be accessible, with few exceptions. The applicable standard for new construction and

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alteration of Forest Service facilities under these laws is the Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standards (ABAAS).

While Chapter 10 of the ABAAS addresses some recreation facilities, including boating and fishing facilities, swimming pools, play areas, sports arenas, miniature golf courses, and amusement parks, the ABAAS does not address camping and picnicking areas and elements, outdoor recreation access routes, beach access routes, and pedestrian hiking trails.

Since the late 1980s, the USDA Forest Service (Forest Service) has been committed to the development of accessibility guidelines that protect the unique characteristics of the natural setting. In 1993, the Forest Service developed and implemented the Universal Access to Outdoor Recreation: A Design Guide (Design Guide), which contains accessibility guidelines for the outdoor recreation environment.

The applicability of the provisions in the Design Guide was based on the Forest Service’s recreation opportunity spectrum (ROS). Under this approach, the degree of modification for accessibility in a given area reflects that area’s level of development, resulting in a spectrum of opportunities for all people with the diversity of challenge and risk that is inherent in the outdoor recreation environment. The Design Guide also incorporated the universal design policy of developing programs and facilities to serve all people, to the greatest extent possible. The goal of universal design is to ensure integration of all people, without separate or segregated access for people with disabilities. Under the Forest Service’s universal design policy, new or altered facilities and associated constructed features in recreation areas are required to be accessible, rather than only a certain percentage of those facilities, with few exceptions.

The Forest Service presented the Design Guide to the Access Board, the federal agency responsible for accessibility guidelines and for enforcement of the ABA.

The Access Board established a Recreation Access Advisory Committee (RAAC) in July 1993 to develop additional recreation-oriented provisions for the federal accessibility guidelines. The RAAC issued a report in July 1994 that addressed the various types of recreation facilities and identified the features of each type that were not addressed by the current federal accessibility guidelines. The RAAC made recommendations for developing accessibility guidelines for those facilities.

The Access Board published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking in September 1994 requesting public comment on the RAAC’s recommendations.

The public comments expressed support for many of the recommendations.

However, the public comments also revealed a lack of consensus among interested parties on some major issues regarding outdoor developed areas.

Consequently, the Access Board decided to develop proposed accessibility guidelines for outdoor developed areas through a regulatory negotiation process.

The Forest Service was one of the 24 members of the Regulatory Negotiation Committee on Outdoor Recreation Developed Areas (Reg Neg Committee).

The Reg Neg Committee’s scope of work included outdoor recreation access routes, beach access routes, camping and picnicking areas and elements, and pedestrian hiking trails. The Reg Neg Committee determined that the applicability of its guidelines would not be based on the ROS. Rather, the Reg Neg Committee’s guidelines would apply regardless of the setting, unless one or more conditions for departure existed and an exception applied for a specific technical provision. Further, the Reg Neg Committee’s guidelines would not integrate a universal design policy.

In 1999, the Reg Neg Committee issued draft accessibility guidelines for outdoor recreation facilities and trails. While awaiting completion of the rulemaking process for these guidelines, the Forest Service began developing internal guidelines for both trails and outdoor recreation facilities that would apply only in the National Forest System and that would comply with the public notice and comment process for Forest Service directives pursuant to 36 CFR Part 216. The agency took this step to provide a consistent and reliable method for designing accessible outdoor recreation facilities and trails pending promulgation of the Access Board’s guidelines. The Forest Service’s guidelines are based on the Reg Neg Committee’s draft guidelines. The Forest Service’s guidelines are in two parts: the Forest Service Outdoor Recreation Accessibility Guidelines (FSORAG) and the Forest Service Trail Accessibility Guidelines (FSTAG).

In 2006, the Access Board plans to publish for public notice and comment the Reg Neg Committee’s draft guidelines for outdoor developed areas managed by federal agencies. The Forest Service and the other federal land management agencies will work with the Access Board as it develops final accessibility guidelines for outdoor developed areas. The final FSTAG and FSORAG will incorporate the Access Board’s standards, as supplemented by the Forest Service. The supplementation will ensure the agency’s application of equivalent or higher guidelines and universal design, as well as consistent use of agency terminology and processes.

The FSTAG integrates the universal design policy contained in the Design Guide.

For example, the FSTAG requires that signs be posted at the trailhead of new or altered trails and trail segments, as well as at the trailhead of trails that have been evaluated for accessibility, to provide information to all users concerning grade, width, and other characteristics that affect accessibility.

To deal specifically and in depth with trail-related issues, the Forest Service developed the FSTAG as a separate document from the FSORAG. The FSORAG addresses accessibility for campgrounds, picnic areas, outdoor recreation access routes, beach access routes, benches, trash, recycling, and essential containers, viewing areas at overlooks, telescopes and periscopes, mobility device storage, pit toilets in general forest areas, warming huts, and outdoor rinsing showers, and other constructed features associated with outdoor recreation areas. Both the FSTAG and the FSORAG are available at www.fs.fed.us/recreation/programs/accessibility.

The FSTAG integrates Forest Service trail terminology and policy. The Forest Service Trail Planning and Management Fundamentals, which mirror the ITDS, are available at the Forest Service Recreation Integrated Business Management http://www.fs.fed.us/recreation/programs/accessibility� website at www.fs.fed.us/r3/measures/TR.htm.

The FSTAG also references trail classes. A trail manager determines the applicable trail class by referring to the Forest Service and ITDS Trail Class Matrix that is included in Appendix B of the FSTAG and is posted on the agency’s trails website at http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/measures/Inventory/trails%20files/Trail_Class_Matrix_1_31 2005.doc.

On February 17, 2005, the Forest Service published in the Federal Register for public notice and request for comments on the proposed directive to Forest Service Manual (FSM) 2350 that would require compliance with the FSTAG. On May 22, 2006, the Forest Service published, in the Federal Register (Volume 71, Number 98), notice of the final directive that requires compliance with the FSTAG, effective on that date. In the notice for the final directive, the agency also responded to the comments made on the proposed directive and noted the changes to the FSTAG made in response to comments.

The Forest Service will work closely with its many partners in implementing the FSTAG and FSORAG. The agency understands that some aspects of implementation may prove challenging, particularly with regard to expense, design expertise, and labor. The Forest Service is committed to assisting its partners in implementing the FSTAG and FSORAG.

Development of the FSTAG

The FSTAG was developed jointly by Forest Service trail and accessibility specialists to integrate with the Forest Service’s trail program and the ITDS. The FSTAG was drafted by a committee of USDA employees consisting of Jaime Schmidt, the National Trail Information Manager; Ruth Doyle, Santa Fe National Forest Landscape Architect and Assistant Recreation Staff Officer, the Forest Service representative on the Reg Neg Committee, and the primary Forest Service author of the Design Guide; Peter Irvine, Trails Coordinator; Janet Zeller, the National Accessibility Program Manager; Jim Miller, the National Trails Program Manager; James Schwartz, National Trails Coordinator; Ellen Hornstein, Attorney Advisor, Office of the General Counsel, Natural Resources Division, and Gail van der Bie, Deputy Director of the Recreation and Heritage Resources Staff. The FSTAG was reviewed by the Forest Service Trails Development Team and the Regional Recreation Access Coordinators, as well as other agency employees and trail partners.

Purpose of the FSTAG

The purpose of the FSTAG is to provide guidance for maximizing accessibility, while protecting the unique characteristics of the natural setting. Specifically, the

FSTAG:

• Protects forest resources and the environment.

• Preserves the recreation experience.

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• Provides for equality of recreation opportunities.

• Maximizes accessibility.

• Is reasonable.

• Addresses public safety.

• Provides guidance.

• Is enforceable and measurable.

• Is based on independent use by persons with disabilities.

• Complies with the ABA, Section 504,…