Attachment 1 - Specifications - SOW supp.pdf

Statement of Work:

Brown Mountain OHV Trails: 3, 5, 7, and 9

Location: All trails are located in the Brown Mountain OHV Area on the Grandfather Ranger District, north of Nebo, NC.

Work to be performed: Maintenance is to be performed on 10.8 miles of existing All-Terrain Vehicle and Motorcycle trails to bring them up to current USDA Forest Service trail standards on Brown Mountain Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Trails 3, 5, 7, and 9. Work will include, but may not be limited to, restoration of the trail tread, restoring/installing grade dips and other drainage features, installing/extending lead-off ditches, filling/armoring entrenched areas, armoring stream crossings, brushing vegetation, installation of crib walls, and felling hazard trees.

Bid Optional Item: BMOHV Trail #3: Restoration / stabilization of 1,436 linear feet of existing OHV trail from Station 64+40 to Station 78+76, as indicated in the trail-log.

Scope of Work and Specifications:

Assessment logs identifying maintenance needs are attached for each trail. Trail maps are also included in this package. Design parameters are specified by trail designed use and class.

Maintenance work must conform to these parameters and standard specifications unless otherwise specified in the trail assessment logs. Refer to Standard Specifications for Construction and Maintenance of Trails (EM-7720-103), Standard Drawings for Construction and Maintenance of Trails” (EM-7720-104) , and attached drawings and specifications.

• Brown Mountain Trail 3 - is a 2.2-mile Class 3 OHV trail, designed and managed for motorcycle use. Work begins at the intersection of Trail 3 and Trail 1, and continues south then west until the intersection with Trail 1B. Maintenance needs identified in the attached trail log include brushing, logging-out, and hazard tree removal; cleaning, restoring, and installing grade dips; de-berming, out-sloping, and restoring trail tread;

filling incised tread and/or installing rock armoring with geogrid; armoring water crossing approaches; and obliteration of user-created trails. A portion of this trail in included as a bid optional item, as indicated above and in the trail log.

• Brown Mountain Trail 5 - is a 1.5-mile Class 3 trail, designed and managed for motorcycle use. Work begins at the intersection with Trail 4 and continues east then north until the intersection with Trail 6. Maintenance needs include brushing, logging-out, and hazard tree removal; cleaning, restoring, and installing grade dips; de-berming, out-sloping, and restoring trail tread; filling incised tread and/or installing rock armoring with geogrid; armoring water crossing approaches; and obliteration of user-created trails

• Brown Mountain Trail 7 - is a 2.1-mile Class 3 trail, designed and managed for motorcycle use. Work begins at the intersection with Trail 8 and ends at the intersection with Trail 6. Maintenance needs include brushing, logging-out, and hazard tree removal;

cleaning, restoring, and installing grade dips; de-berming, out-sloping, and restoring trail tread; filling incised tread and/or installing rock armoring with geogrid; armoring water crossing approaches; and obliteration of user-created trails

• Brown Mountain Trail 9 - is a 5.0-mile Class 3 trail, designed for ATV use and managed motorcycle and ATV use. Work begins at its northern intersection with Trail 1, and continues south until the Brown Mountain OHV parking area. Maintenance needs identified in the attached trail log include brushing, logging-out, and hazard tree removal;

cleaning, restoring, and installing grade dips; de-berming, out-sloping, and restoring trail tread; filling incised tread and/or installing rock armoring with geogrid; armoring water crossing approaches; installing crib walls; and obliteration of user-created trails

In addition to trail specific needs identified in the trail logs, work to be performed includes:

• Restoration or maintenance of trail tread, grade dips, and other drainage features per attached drawings and specifications.

• Establishing an average of 100 grade dips per mile to ensure proper drainage of the entire length of identified trails. Existing dips can be utilized if they produce adequate positive drainage off of the trail.

• Clearing vegetation overhead and on each side of trail. Required clearing height and width vary by designed use and trail class as specified in attached trail design parameters. Standing dead or hazardous trees within this clearing area shall be felled;

also those over 16 inches in diameter within 10 ft. of the edge of the trail shall also be felled.

• Restricting ground disturbing work activities to the current trail-way. Rock and soil can be moved and utilized within this corridor, but not outside.

• Apply Winter Rye seed and straw mulch to cut/fill areas on new trail construction, i.e. re-routes

• Verifying required materials prior to bidding. All imported material is at contractor’s cost and should be included in bid. Material brought in must be approved by the COR or inspector prior to installation.

• Armoring ATV & motorcycle trail tread and stream crossings: Location of areas to be armored are identified in trail logs. Armoring will consist of placing railroad ballast or rip-rap stone to a depth adequate for stabilization, in some cases stone will be placed over compacted fill. On wet soils, or where specified in trail logs, a layer of geo-grid shall be placed underneath stone. Stone armor installation and materials shall be coordinated with and approved by COR or Inspectors.

All trail maintenance required under this contract must be done in accordance with agency standards found in this publications: “Standard Specifications for Construction and Maintenance of Trails” (EM-7720-103) and “Standard Drawings for Construction and Maintenance of Trails” (EM-7720-104). These Specifications and Drawings are available in hardcopy booklet form from the Government printing office. They are also available via internet at the Government Printing Office. Visit at http://www.fs.fed.us/.ftproot/pub/acad/dev/trails/trails.htm for more information.

The Contractor shall have a copy of the Standard Specifications and Drawings on the job site.

http://www.fs.fed.us/.ftproot/pub/acad/dev/trails/trails.htm�

Contractors shall:

• Review the project site on the ground prior to submitting a bid.

• Lay out and flag dip locations and structures except for those already laid out by the

Forest Service. The Forest Service inspector or COR shall approve lay out prior ground disturbing work on the trail.

• Post temporary trail closure signs when maintenance includes felling trees or poses a safety risk to users.

• Post signs indicating that ongoing work is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Signs will be provided by the USDA Forest Service.

• If notified, stop work on all or certain sections of the trails due to weather conditions, evidence of archeological sites or sensitive species.

All trail maintenance required under this contract must be done in accordance with agency standards found in this publications: “Standard Specifications for Construction and Maintenance of Trails” (EM-7720-103) and “Standard Drawings for Construction ...