ATch 1 wildlife seeding specs.doc

ATTACHMENT 1

Long Cane Ranger District

Wildlife planting: wildlife openings, dove fields and closed roads Project Description

Plow, fertilize and seed 475 acres of wildlife openings, dove fields and closed roads on the Long Cane Ranger District to improve wildlife habitat. Time frame and acres to be Planted are as follows:

Item 1:

Wildlife openings (150 acres total) – spring and summer (75 acres) planted in brown top millet, WGF sorghum, kobe/Korean lespedeza or chufa. Wildlife openings – fall (75 acres) – either wheat or oats.

Item 2:

Dove Fields – (225 acres total) – Spring and summer – 40 acres of clear field sunflower, 25 acres of roundup ready corn, 90 acres of brown top millet(50% in May and 50% in June) , 20 acres of dove proso and 20 acres of WGF sorghum. Dove fields – Fall – 30 acres of wheat.

Item 3:

Closed roads / linear wildlife strips – 50 miles (100 acres) fall – wheat and red clover.

Scope of work

This project is located on National Forest land within the boundaries of the Sumter National Forest, Long Cane Ranger District, Abbeville, Greenwood, McCormick Edgefield and Saluda counties in South Carolina. The successful bidder will be provided detailed maps of the work site.

Contractor shall furnish all equipment with operator, materials, supplies (seed and fertilizer), supervision, transportation, repair and maintenance to perform all work specified herein. The contractor shall be responsible for all cost associated with this project until it is completed.

Technical Specifications

Equipment requirements, Inspection and Replacement

1. Equipment Requirements: Equipment furnished shall be a wheel tractor with a minimum engine horsepower of 55, chisel plow, disk harrow with a minimum of 16 disk and a spin spreader with a minimum capacity of 400 lbs, drag harrow to cover seed, and suitable row type planter for corn, sorghum and sunflower (can use drill type seeder if desired row spacing can be achieved. All equipment furnished shall be in satisfactory operating condition and capable of producing at the manufactures rated horsepower. If a second wheel tractor is used with the spin spreader only, it may be less than 55 horsepower.

Wildlife Seeding

1. Seedbed preparation: Seedbed preparation shall be accomplished by plowing with a chisel plow, disking or a combination of both to a minimum depth of 5 inches.

2. Fertilizer Application: Applying 15-15-15 granular fertilizer at a rate of 300 lbs per acre. Disk area to a minimum depth of 5 inches to mix soil and fertilizer.

3. Apply spring/summer seed as follows: Areas planted in brown top millet will be planted at the rate of 20 lbs per acre. Areas planted in WGF sorghum will be planted at the rate of 10 lbs per acre and rows will be spaced three feet apart. Areas planted in dove proso will be planted at the rate of 20 lbs per acre. Areas planted in clear field sunflower will be planted at the rate of 15 lbs per acre and rows will be spaced three feet apart. Areas planted in roundup ready corn will be planted at the rate of 15 lbs per acre and will be spaced three feet apart. Areas planted in chufa will be planted at the rate of 50 lbs per acre. Areas planted in Kobe/Korean lespedeza will be planted at the rate of 10 lbs per acre. All seed are to be covered to a maximum depth of 1 inch. A seed drill is an acceptable method of planting.

4. Apply fall seed as follows: Areas planted in wheat or oats will be planted at the rate of 1 and 1/2 bushels per acre. Red clover will be planted at the rate of 10 lbs per acre on areas (closed roads) that call for planting clover. All seed are to be covered to a maximum dept of 2 inches. A seed drill is an acceptable method of planting.