Specs.pdf

Road Brushing ARRA Project No. CIM-0900-2R-434-0909-05

Superior National Forest St. Louis County, Minnesota

ITEM DESCRIPTION PAY EST. UNIT TOTAL

NO. UNIT QTY. PRICE PRICE

15101 Mobilization Lump Sum 1 $

15219 Establish clearing limits Mile IDA $

20103 Clearing and Brushing, disposal of brush, tops and limbs Mile IDA $ (method a or e) disposal of logs (deck merchantable timber)

B-2 - NOTE: Payment for bond premiums in accordance with Clause 52.232-5, Payments under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts, shall not be in addition to the contract price. Include bond payments under 151.01 Mobilization.

Road Brushing - Superior NF elM -0900- 2R-434-0909-05

1. Past Performance. Provide a list of completed past projects with similar scope, (include a brief description of the project, project location and who the work was performed for). List projects with US Forest Service, other governmental agencies and private clients (if applicable). Include reference names and phone numbers.

2. Management Approach. Provide a list of key personnel including sub-contractors directly involved with the project and a description of equipment used in the project (make, model, year, etc). Describe your methods and work plan to complete the project including a preliminary timeline (at a minimum: starting point, starting date, proposed ending date and weekly schedule).

3. Quality Control and Safety Plan. Provide a description of your quality control procedures, traffic control plan, staking method and inspection procedures.

Explain how you plan to meet the project safety and construction specifications.

Each evaluation criteria factor is given equal (113) consideration in evaluation of technical proposals.

Award will be made to that concern, (1) whose proposal is technically acceptable and (2) whose technical/cost relationship is the most advantageous to the Government. While cost is secondary to technical capability, it will be a factor in the award decision. The critical factor in making any cost/technical trade-off is not the spread between the technical ratings, but rather what is the significance of that difference. The significance of the spread in rankings will be determined on the basis of what that difference might mean in terms of performance and what it would cost the Government to take advantage of it. Award may not necessarily be made to that concern submitting the lowest quote.

Also, award may not necessarily be made for technical capabilities that would appear to exceed those needed for the successful performance of the work. The Government reserves the right to make cost/technical trade-offs that are in the best interest and to the advantage of the Government.

Superior National Forest - Road Brushing St. Louis County, Minnesota

ARRA Project # CIM-0900-2R-434-0909-05

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Road Brushing ARRA Project No. CIM-0900-2R-434-0909-05

Superior National Forest St. Louis County, Minnesota

Table of Contents I

Preface 3

101 - Terms, Format, and Definitions 3

101.01 Meaning of Terms 3

101.03 Abbreviations 3

101.04 Definitions 4

102 - Bid, Award, and Execution of Contract 7

102 Bid, Award, and Execution of Contract.. 7

103 - Scope of Work 7

Deletions 7

Deletions 7

104.06 Use of Roads by Contractor 7

105 - Control of Material 8

105.02 Material Sources 8

105 .02( a) Government-provided sources 8

105.05 Use of Material Found in the Work 8

106 - Acceptance of Work 8

106.07 Delete 8

107 - Legal Relations and Responsibility to the Public 9

107.05 Responsibility for Damage Claims 9

107.06 Contractor's Responsibility for Work. 9

107.09 Legal Relationship of the Parties 9

107.10 Environmental Protection 9

108 - Prosecution and Progress 10

108 Delete 10

109 - Measurement and Payment 11

109 Deletions 11

109.02 Measurement Terms and DefInitions 11

152 - Construction Survey and Staking 12

152.02 General. 12

155 - Schedules for Construction Contracts 13

155 Delete 13

156 - Public TraffIc 14

201 - Clearing and Grubbing 16

201.01 Description 16

201.02 Material: 16

201.06 DisposaL 17

203 - Removal of Structures and Obstructions 18

203.01 Description 18

203.05 Disposing of Material. 18

635 - Temporary TraffIc Control 19

635.03 GeneraL 19

718 - Trame Signing and Marking Material... 19

718.05 Aluminum Panels 19

The Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture has adopted FP-03 "Standard Specifications for Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects" for construction of National Forest System Roads. The referenced standard specifications are fully applicable to this project unless modified herein by these Supplemental Specifications.

101.01 Meaning of Terms

Delete all references to the TAR (Transportation Acquisition Regulations) in the specifications.

101.03 Abbreviations.

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AFPA

MSHA

NIST

NESC

WCLIB

American Forest and Paper Association Mine Safety and Health Administration National Institute of Standards and Technology National Electrical Safety Code West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau

Add the following to fb) SI symbols:IMilepost

Part Per Million

101.04 Definitions.

Delete the following defInitions and substitute the following:

Bid Schedule-- The Schedule of Items.

Bridge--No defInition.

Contractor-- The individual or legal entity contracting with the Government for performance of prescribed work. In a timber sale contract, the contractor is the "purchaser".

Culvert --No defInition.

Right-of-Way--A general term denoting (1) the privilege to pass over land in some particular line (including easement, lease, permit, or license to occupy, use, or traverse public or private lands), or (2) Real property necessary for the project, including roadway, buffer areas, access, and drainage areas.

Add the following:

Adjustment in Contract Price--"Equitable adjustment," as used in the Federal Acquisition Regulations, or "construction cost adjustment," as used in the Timber Sale Contract, as applicable.

Change--"Change" means "change order" as used in the Federal Acquisition Regulations, or "design change" as used in the Timber Sale Contract.

Design Quantity--"Design quantity" is a Forest Service method of measurement from the FS-96 Forest Service Specifications for the Construction of Roads and Bridges. Under these FP specifIcations this term is replaced by the term "Contract Quantities".

Forest Service--The United States of America, acting through the Forest Service, U.S.

Department of Agriculture.

Neat Line--A line defIning the proposed or specifIed limits of an excavation or structure.

Pioneer Road--Temporary construction access built along the route of the project.

Purchaser-- The individual, partnership, joint venture, or corporation contracting with the Government under the terms of a Timber Sale Contract and acting independently or through agents, employees, or subcontractors.

Protected Streamcourse--A drainage shown on the plans or timber sale area map that requires designated mitigation measures.

Road Order--An order affecting and controlling traffic on roads under Forest Service jurisdiction. Road Orders are issued by a designated Forest Officer under the authorities of36 CFR, part 260.

Schedule of Items--A schedule in the contract that contains a listing and description of construction items, quantities, units of measure, unit price, and amount.

Utilization Standards--The minimum size and percent soundness of trees described in the specifications to determine merchantable timber.

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X and Y denote clearing outside of the final design cross section.

104.06 Use of Roads by Contractor

The Contractor is authorized to use roads under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service for all activities necessary to complete this contract, subject to the limitations and authorizations designated in the Road Order(s) or described in the contract, when such use will not damage the roads or national forest resources, and when traffic can be accommodated safely.

105.02(a) Government-provided sources.

Add the following:

Comply with the requirements of 30 CFR 56, subparts Band H. Use all suitable material for aggregate regardless of size unless otherwise designated. When required, re-establish vegetation in disturbed areas according to section 625.

105.05 Use of Material Found in the Work.

Delete 105.05 (a) and (b) and the last sentence of the second paragraph and substitute the following:

Materials produced or processed from Government lands in excess of the quantities required for performance of this contract are the property of the Government. The Government is not obligated to make reimbursement for the cost of producing these materials.

106.07 Delete

Delete subsection 106.07.

107.05 Responsibility for Damage Claims.

Delete the entire subsection.

107.06 Contractor's Responsibility for Work.

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107.09 Legal Relationship of the Parties.

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Design and locate equipment repair shops, stationary refueling sites, or other facilities to minimize the potential and impacts of hazardous material spills on Government land.

Before beginning any work, submit a Hazardous Spill Plan. List actions to be taken in the event of a spill. Incorporate preventive measures to be taken, such as the location of mobile refueling facilities, storage and handling of hazardous materials, and similar information. Immediately notify the CO of all hazardous material spills. Provide a written narrative report form no later than 24 hours after the initial report and include the following:

• Description of the item spilled (including identity, quantity, manifest number, and other identifying information).

• Whether amount spilled is EPA or state reportable, and if so whether it was reported, and to whom.

• Exact time and location of spill including a description of the area involved.

• Containment procedures.

• Summary of any communications the Contractor had with news media, Federal, state and local regulatory agencies and officials, or Forest Service officials.

• Description of clean-up procedures employed or to be employed at the site including final disposition and disposal location of spill residue.

When available provide copies of all spill related clean up and closure documentation and correspondence from regulatory agencies.

The Contractor is solely responsible for all spills or leaks that occur during the performance of this contract. Clean up spills or leaks to the satisfaction of the CO and in a manner that complies with Federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

Delete the following entire subsections:

109.06 Pricing of Adjustments.

(b) Contract quantity.

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Contract quantities will be adjusted only when there are errors in the original design of 15% or more.

Change the following:

"(b) Cubic yard" to "(c) Cubic yard".

Add the following definition:

(p) Thousand Board Feet (Mbf). 1,000 board feet based on nominal widths, thickness, and extreme usable length of each piece of lumber or timber actually incorporated in the job. For glued laminated timber, 1,000 board feet based on actual width, thickness, and length of each piece actually incorporated in the job.

Use required stake dimensions and materials. Pre-paint the top 2 inches of all stakes and lath, or mark them with plastic flagging. Use designated colors for paint or flagging.

Do not use aerosol spray paints.

152.02 General.

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The centerline of the existing traveled way is considered the reference line for minimum clearing widths for this project. In fill slope areas, the clearing limits shall be established at 16 ft. from centerline or 3 ft. of additional clearing width from the toe of the fill slope (whichever is greater).

In cut slope (or ditch) areas, the clearing limits shall be established at 16 ft. from centerline or 3

ft. of additional clearing width from the top of the back slope (whichever is greater).

(d) Clearing and grubbing limits.

Delete sentence and add the following:

Establish clearing limits on each side of the existing road by measuring the required horizontal distances shown as described in 152.02. Mark the clearing limits with lath. Make markings inter-visible, and no more than 200 feet apart.

Protect the lath during clearing operations and don't remove them until work has been approved by the COR.

Replace Table 152-1 with the following:

Clearing limits shall be established with a horizontal staking tolerance of ±O.5 ft.

156.01 This work consists of controlling and protecting public traffic adjacent to and within the project.

156.03 General. Unless otherwise provided for in Table 156-1, keep existing roads open to all traffic during road improvement work, and maintain them in a condition that will adequately accommodate traffic. Delays may not exceed 5 minutes at anyone time followed by an open period of no less than 10 minutes.

Perform no work that interferes or conflicts with traffic or existing access to the roadway surface until a traffic control plan has been approved. Post construction signs and traffic control devices in conformance with MUTeD. All required signs will be in place and approved prior to beginning work on project.

If the Contractor agrees in writing to allow public traffic to use a new road being constructed prior to completion, it will be considered an existing road for traffic control purposes.

156.04 Temporary Traffic Control. Install and maintain temporary traffic control devices adjacent to and within the project as required by the approved traffic control plan and the MUTCD. Install and maintain traffic control devices as follows:

(a) Furnish and install traffic control devices before the start of construction operations.

(b) All detours outside of clearing limits will be approved in writing by the Contracting

Officer as part of the traffic control plan.

(c) Install only those traffic control devices needed for each stage or phase.

(d) Relocate temporary traffic control devices as necessary.

(e) Remove devices that no longer apply to the existing conditions.

(f) Immediately replace any device that is lost, stolen, destroyed, or inoperative.

(g) Keep temporary traffic control devices clean.

(h) Remove all temporary traffic control devices upon contract completion or when approved.

(i) When required, use flaggers certified by the American Traffic Safety Services

Association, the National Safety Council, the International Municipal Signal Association, a state agency, or other acceptable organization. Perform the work described under MUTCD Part 6. Use type III, VII, VIII, or IX retroreflective sheeting on flagger paddles. Do not use flags. Flaggers must wear high visibility safety apparel as required by MUTCD 6E.02.

156.06 Do not measure Public Traffic for payment. Compensation is made as an indirect payment.

This work consists of clearing and brushing within clearing limits and other designated areas.

Grubbing is not required under this contract.

201.04 Clearing and Roadside Brushing.

Within the clearing limits, clear trees, brush, downed timber and other vegetation as follows:

The contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, operating supplies, and incidentals necessary to perform machine roadside brushing on roads specified herein, in compliance with the terms, specifications, conditions, and provisions. Brushing equipment shall be either wheeled or track and shall meet general commercial industry standards. Hand work shall be required when cutting and limbing individual trees and disposing of brush and slash.

The equipment used to perform this work shall meet safety standards and shall be in good mechanical condition.

Cut stumps to within 6 inches of the ground. Trim tree branches and shrubs that extend over the road surface and shoulders to give a clear height of 14 feet above the roadbed unless otherwise indicated. Trim tree limbs as near flush with the trunk as practicable.

Remove brush from log decking locations. Deck logs so that logs are piled parallel to one another; can be removed by standard log loading equipment; will not damage standing trees; will not interfere with drainage, and will not roll. Keep logs in log decks free of brush and soil.

201.06 Disposal.

Delete the first sentence of this subsection and substitute the following:

All merchantable timber within the clearing limits on either private or Government land remains the property of the landowner. Deck in accordance with 201.04 on each owner's property adjacent to the road in approved locations.

Utilization standards for merchantable timber are listed below. Fall and buck merchantable material into lengths not to exceed 8.0 feet. Pieces (logs) meet utilization standards when such pieces would have met Utilization Standards if bucking lengths were varied to include such material.

Red and White Pine Saw-timber 9.0 7.6 40

Softwood Saw-timber 9.0 7.6 40

Hardwood Saw-timber 11.0 9.6 40 P. Birch /70 Aspen

Softwood Pulpwood 5.0 4.0 70 Sound & Straight

Hardwood Pulpwood 6.0 4.0 70 Sound & Straight

203.01 Description.

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This work consists of disposing of slash, tops and limbs, brush and woody debris.

203.05 Disposing of Material.

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(e) Chipping or Grinding. Use an approved chipping machine to grind slash and woody debris.

Deposit chips or ground woody material on embankment slopes or outside the roadway to a loose depth less than 6 inches. Chips or ground woody material will not be permitted within the traveled roadway.

635.03 General.

Install temporary traffic control signs to temporary posts or approved temporary sign mounts.

718.05 Aluminum Panels

Delete the third paragraph and replace with the following:

Clean, degrease and properly prepare the panels according to methods recommended by the sheeting manufacturer. Conversion coatings will conform to ASTM B-921 or ASTM B-449.