Amendment to Solicitation 1.pdf

Amendments to Solicitation

Dan Anerino 12/8/09

Wayne National Forest, Fireline Construction and Maintenance

Athens Ranger District- Zone 1

Project Number: WFM-0900-9-HFR-683-0914-03

Requisition Number: 302598

Ironton Ranger District- Zone 2

Project Number: WFM-0900-9-HFR-683-0914-04

Requisition Number: 302613

Pg. 3 of 31 under Project Limitations

“No standing trees greater than or equal to 6 inches dbh will be felled during the Indiana bat non-hibernation period from April 15 th to September 15 th unless approved by the

COR. “

� Please replace with:

“No standing trees greater than or equal to 6 inches dbh will be felled unless approved and indentified by the COR. “

Pg. 6 of 31 under Fireline Type Specifications:

“Hand line: Fireline will require a vegetation cut width of 6 ft and a 4 ft wide exposure of mineral soil. Hand line vegetation will have a minimum cut height of 8 ft. All materials removed by the clearing operations shall be scattered, not piled, adjacent to fireline on Forest Service Land as approved by the COR.”

� Please add the following statement after the last sentence:

(No tractors, mechanized equipment, or horses can be used on hand line. Hand held equipment such as chainsaws and brush-saws are acceptable.)

Pg. 10 and Pg. 15 under Line Item 1 Mobilization:

“Contractor shall mobilize from business location or other job site to the closest or directed start location on the trails system.”

� Please replace with:

“Contractor shall mobilize from business location or other job site to the closest or directed start location on the prescribed burn unit.”