Attachment_4_Specifications.pdf

NATIONAL FORESTS IN MISSISSIPPI

STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR

LANDLINE BOUNDARY MAINTENANCE

September 15, 2015

EXHIBITS INCLUDED:

3906 Example of conflict report 3914 Bearing trees 3915 Example corner cards (4 pages) 3916 Blazes, hacks and marking, boundary line (2 pages) 3917 Signs 3918 Sign placement

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Description Page Number

Cover 1

Table of Contents 2

SECTION 1 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

Division 1000, Definitions 3

Division 1100, Scope of Contract 3

Division 1200, Project Description and Location 3

Division 1300, Inspection and Acceptance 3

Division 1400, Measurement and Payment 3

Division 1500, Materials 4

Division 1600, Government Furnished Materials 5

SECTION 2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Division 1700, Maintenance of boundary lines and corners 5

SECTION 3 EXHIBITS

Exhibits 8-17

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SECTION 1

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS – BOUNDARY MAINTENANCE

DIVISION 1000 - DEFINITIONS

Wherever in these specifications the following terms are used, the intent and meaning shall be interpreted as follows:

Boundary Line Maintenance: Refurbishing previously marked boundary lines and corners to Forest Service Standards.

D.B.H.: Tree diameter measured at breast height (4-5 feet).

Encroachment: Physical evidence reflecting that the adjacent landowner is occupying Forest Service system land.

DIVISION 1100 - SCOPE OF CONTRACT

The intent of this contract is to obtain the boundary line maintenance services listed in the Schedule of Items in accordance with these Specifications and Exhibits. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials (except Government-furnished materials), transportation, equipment, tools, operating supplies, and incidentals to complete the work as specified.

DIVISION 1200 - PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION

See the Schedule of Items for each project description and specific requirements.

DIVISION 1300 - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Inspection:

The Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) or the designated Inspector may make periodic inspections of any phase of the work as it progresses. The Contractor shall, without charge, make available for inspection, originals or copies of such items as field notes, working plats and drawings, research material, computation sheets, computer printouts, correspondence to and from adjoining landowners, and any other item deemed necessary to ensure contract compliance and verify accomplishments.

The Contractor shall request an inspection upon completion of the fieldwork as outlined in the contract. This request must be submitted one week before an invoice can be submitted.

Acceptance:

Acceptance of the work will be made only after the Government has inspected and accepted the work and rece ived a l l submittals from the Contractor and determined them to fulfill all specifications, terms and conditions of this contract.

DIVISION 1400 - MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

Payment for contract work will be made only for items listed in the Schedule of Items. All other work will be considered incidental to and included in the payment of the items listed in the Schedule of Items.

Measurement:

Measurement will be made for each item or unit of work as shown in the Schedule of Items, completed as described in these specifications and Supplemental hereto.

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Payment:

Payment at the contract unit price will constitute full compensation for all materials, labor, and incidentals required to complete the units or items of work.

DIVISION 1500 - MATERIALS

Materials, if and when required, shall be furnished by the contractor or the Government as shown, and shall conform to the following:

I. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED MATERIALS

1. Paint: Red enamel boundary marking (Nelson Boundary Line Paint)

2. Field notebooks. Hardbound with "Rite in the Rain" weatherproof pages.

3. Sign Posts to be placed at road or trail crossings shall be one of the following:

A.) Square wood posts 4" x 4" treated w/CCA type 2 or 3 to a minimum 0.40 lbs. per cu.

ft. retention.

B.) Round wood posts with a minimum of 3" diameter treated w/CCA type 2 or 3 to a minimum

0.40 lbs. per cu. ft. retention.

(Commercial cedar or redwood may be substituted in lieu of treatment)

4. 3/16" diameter aluminum rivets to attach signs to aluminum post.

5. “Mag-Nail” and washers for bearing trees.

II. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED MATERIALS

1. Metal posts: Aluminum channel groove style.

2. Nail, common aluminum 2-1/2 inches long

3. Blank Corner Cards, FS 7l00-52 and/or Electronic Corner Card.

4. Field maps, plats and copies of existing corner cards

5. Signs:

A. Property Boundary - 54-2.

B. Bearing Tree - 54-3.

C. Land Survey Monument - 54-9.

D. Location Poster - 54-6.

E. Property Boundary - Center of Creek or Road

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DIVISION 1600 - GOVERNMENT FURNISHED MATERIALS

Government-furnished property will be stored at the work centers of the Ranger District on which the project is located and will be made available to the contractor, as needed, after effective date of the Notice to Proceed. Materials will be available for pick up Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The contractor shall call the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) 24 hours in advance at telephone number

(334) 315-4894. The Contractor shall be liable for all loss or damage of such delivered Government-furnished property until completion and acceptance of the work required under this contract.

All unused or excess Government-furnished property shall be returned prior to final payment.

SECTION 2

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS – BOUNDARY MAINTENANCE

DIVISION 1700 - MAINTENANCE OF BOUNDARY LINES AND CORNERS

The contractor shall remark the boundary lines, corners and accessories as shown in the Schedule of Items in accordance with the following specifications. Original markings and any evidence found which indicates a previous survey or perpetuation of a previous survey shall not be destroyed.

NOTIFICATION OF ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS

The contractor shall notify all adjoining land owners of intent to perform Boundary Line Maintenance as applicable before beginning the fieldwork. All landowner contacts are to be documented and furnished to the COR.

LOCATION:

Location of work shall be as shown on 1"=24000' scale map. Contractor shall find on the ground location of work without assistance and verify its location by field evidence. The Government will furnish available corner cards.

BRUSHING AND CLEARING:

Boundary lines shall be brushed to a distance of 4 feet, unless it is defined by such features as roads, hedges, fences or streams. Clearing of brush and blazing shall not be performed on private property without prior permission of the landowner. Under no circumstance shall fruit, shade or ornamental trees, shrubs or hedges in residential or developed areas be blazed, marked or severed.

Boundary lines shall be brushed, limbed and cleared of debris in such a manner as to enable the boundary to be recognized. The amount of brushing required will vary and be determined by the COR prior to beginning work. The purpose of the brushing is to allow the blazing and signing to be inter-visible.

Clearing shall include trees, branches, brush less than 2 inches in diameter, and allow line of sight between property boundary signs.

All debris from brushing will be scattered on the Government side of the line.

The brushing standards may be adjusted as deemed appropriate by the COR.

BLAZES AND HACKS:

All existing blazes shall be scraped of loose bark and material, cleaned and repainted. No existing blazes shall be re-blazed or re-cut into the cambium.

New blazes shall be made into a cambium layer of tree not less than 4 feet above ground, and will be oval

5Attachment 4 AG-447U-S-16-0002 in shape, 2 to 4 inches wide and 6 to 8 inches long (depending on size of tree). Trees that previously were not marked but have subsequently grown within two feet of the boundary line and are 3 inches in diameter shall be appropriately blazed and painted.

Hacks – A single horizontal cut 4” above and below the blaze, penetrating the wood, but not notched.

Trees on Government side of line shall be quarter blazed 4 to 5 feet above the ground. No trees beyond 2 feet of the lines shall be blazed. All blazes are to be painted with red paint on the Government side of the line.

Trees on private land shall be face blazed 4 to 5 feet above the ground. No tree beyond 2 feet of the lines shall be blazed. Blazing and painting on private land are to be in accordance with prior arrangements with property owners.

Sign 54-2, Property Boundary, shall be placed on the line on treated posts, metal posts, or line trees. The entire post shall be painted red and placed firmly and plumed.

PAINTING:

All blazes and posts will be painted in accordance with Exhibits 3916 and 3918. Where the property boundary lies along the centerline of a stream or improved road the trees along the Forest Service side shall be smoothed and painted as if having quarter blazes, but no blazes will be used. Paint placed by the Contractor in an improper location shall be removed and blackened at the Contractor's expense.

SIGNING:

Signs shall be placed on post at each corner and also at ridges, streams, roads, trails where line trees or old post are found. Replace sign and/or post as needed. Where the property line crosses a road the sign shall be placed on a wood post or a line tree. Where signs are attached to trees aluminum nails shall be used and left protruding at least one inch. Signs will be placed in accordance with Exhibits 3916 and 3918. Old signs, which are in good condition, shall be re-nailed with aluminum nails left protruding 1". All damaged, faded or otherwise unreadable signs shall be replaced by the contractor. Any missing signs shall be replaced.

CORNERS:

Under no circumstances shall corners or accessories be disturbed. Brush and debris within a radius of 4 feet of the corner shall be cleared away. Missing stones around corners shall be replaced and painted.

Post and/or signs shall be replaced as needed. Bearing trees shall be repainted and 54-3 sign placed on tree if needed (tract and corner number etched on sign). Original bearing tree signs, which are in good condition, shall be re-nailed with aluminum nails left protruding 1".

Each Forest Service Property corner shall be witnessed by at least 3 healthy bearing trees 6” DBH or over, 2 of which should be located on Government lands. If trees are not available, bearing objects (i.e.

prominent boulders, other natural features, or identified pipes) may be used. The record witness called for are to be identified and their location relative to the corner monument checked. An aluminum nail will be set on the side of the tree from the point of measurement on all bearing trees measured. This same nail will be left in the tree for future measurements. New references shall be established as needed. All new bearing trees shall be blazed at ground level to the face of the wood of the tree. A PK nail and washer will be set in the butt blaze of new bearing trees.

All measurements shall be made to the center lower base of the tree. Bearing trees shall have a minimum 6 inch red band painted approximately 6 feet above the ground. A 54-3 bearing tree sign shall be nailed, below the red band, on each Forest Service bearing tree with the bearing and distance to the corner noted.

Where conditions permit, all new accessories shall be on Government land and separated by not less than 30° in horizontal angle in measure from the corner. Unless otherwise directed, only the true corner (not reference monuments) shall be witnessed.

One original 7100-52 shall be completed for each corner maintained by the contractor which required an

6Attachment 4 AG-447U-S-16-0002 updated measurement and/or making new accessories to the monument. All information placed on the card shall agree with information in the field books and bearing tree tags. These 7100-52 cards shall be electronically filed, typed or completed neatly in ink and signed by the contractor and become property of the Forest Service.

RECORDS:

A record of work shall be kept ongoing as work progresses noting condition of lines, corners, and accessories. Documentation shall also be made of lost corners, lost accessories, and/or lost lines. Notation shall be made to indicate trespasses, encroachments or anything that would indicate a disagreement with the maintained line. Notation shall also be made of any discussion with adjoiners, which affects government ownership, including name, address and phone number.

A map produced in Google Earth Pro or similar shall be provided to depict all trespasses, encroachments or anything that would indicate a disagreement with the maintained line.

MEASUREMENT FOR PAYMENT:

The unit of measurement is designated in the Schedule of Items. The method of measurement will be one or more of the following:

1. The final quantity will be the total of the distance along the maintained boundary lines between corners to the nearest 1/100-mile.

2. The final quantity will be one job completed and accepted.

3. No separate measurement or payment will be made for corners and accessories maintained in accordance with these specifications.

SECTION 3

EXHIBITS – BOUNDARY MAINTENANCE

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ACQUISITION SURVEYS

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RETRACEMENT SURVEYS

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