ATTACHMENT_3_-_FY17_Seeding_Linear_Strips_(Closed_Roads).doc

AG-4670-S-16-0209

ATTACHMENT 3

WILDLIFE SEEDING LINEAR STRIPS (CLOSED ROADS)

Long Cane Ranger District Wildlife Seeding Linear Strips (Closed Roads) – 40 miles Project Description

Plow, fertilize and seed with wheat and clover 40 miles (80 acres) of closed roads on the Long Cane Ranger District to improve wildlife habitat. Work must be begin on September 15, 2017 and be completed on or before November 1, 2017.

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 and Edgefield counties in South Carolina.

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.

Government Provided Equipment:

Great Plains 606NT no till seed drill.

Contractor shall be responsible for all operating expenses and repairs related to government provided equipment with the exception of expected wear during use.

Technical Specifications

Equipment requirements, Inspection and Replacement

1. Equipment Requirements: Equipment furnished shall be a wheel tractor with a minimum engine horsepower of 55, a spin spreader > or = to 400 lb. capacity and a bush hog > or = to 6 ft. 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 or bush hog, it may be less than 55 horsepower.

Wildlife Seeding

1. Seedbed preparation: Seedbed preparation shall be accomplished by mowing existing vegetation to a maximum height of three inches and removal of downed trees or limbs from the road bed.

2. Fertilizer Application: Apply 17-17-17 w/lime granular fertilizer at a rate of 300 lbs. per acre.

3. Apply seed as follows: Planting will be accomplished using the no till method. Wheat will be planted at the rate of 2 bu. per acre; crimson clover will be planted at the rate of 8 lbs. per acre. Wheat is to be covered to a maximum depth of 2 inches; crimson clover is to be covered to a maximum depth of 1 inch. The Great Plains no till drill identified in “government provided equipment” will be used to accomplish the desired rate of seed and planting dept.