Quality_Control_Plan_-_Fence_Construction.pdf

May 2010

Quality Control Plan

FENCE CONSTRUCTION

Milam County, Texas

1. Scope The work consists of constructing 7,126 feet of boundary fence around marked United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) easement in Milam County. Fence will be constructed according to NRCS design and specifications.

2. Protection of existing vegetation

Trees and other vegetation designated to remain undisturbed shall be protected from damage throughout the duration of the contract period. Any damages resulting from the contractor’s operations or neglect shall be repaired by the contractor.

Any erosion resulting from vehicular parking, and excessive foot and vehicular traffic during the contract period will be repaired to the pre-existing condition at the expense of the contractor. Vegetation damaged by any of these or similar actions shall be replaced with viable vegetation of the same species, similar condition, and like size unless otherwise approved by the contracting officer.

Any limbs or branches 0.5 inches or larger in diameter that are broken, severed, or otherwise seriously damaged during the contract period shall be cut off at the base of the damaged limb or branch flush with adjacent limb or tree trunk. Roots exposed during the contract period shall be covered with moist earth or backfilled as soon as possible to prevent the roots from drying out.

3. Marking The limits of the area(s) where land clearing will take place will be marked by stakes, flags, tree markings, or other suitable materials.

4. Clearing

All trees not marked for preservation and all snags, logs, brush, stumps, shrubs, rubbish and similar materials shall be cleared from within the limits of the designated areas. Unless otherwise specified, all stumps, roots and root clusters that have a diameter of 1 inch or larger shall be removed to ground level. Where clearing is needed, the area cleared will be 10 feet minimum and 20 feet maximum total width.

USDA-NRCS Conservation Easement Boundary markers must not be cleared and must remain in their location.

5. Removal and Disposal

This item shall consist of clearing the planned materials on site necessary to complete the work as needed for the installation of a proposed conservation practice or materials

May 2010 designated on plan map or staked in the field.

The cleared material can be chipped or removed from the site. The contractor is responsible for complying with all federal, state and local rules and regulations and the payment of any and all fees that may result from disposal at locations away from the project site.

A. REMOVAL/HAULING

a. Material removed from the site shall be transported to an approved landfill in an environmentally acceptable manner.

b. Any material removed from the site for disposal to an approved landfill will require documentation from the disposal facility.

B. MULCHING

a. Mulching of materials to a particle size of no larger than an average chip size of 3” X 6” and a depth of no greater than 6 inches at locations pre-designated by inspector.

For the duration of the contract, regular inspections of the constructed fence will be performed and documented. Repairs will be performed, including tree and limb removal. This also includes the prevention of vegetative growth or woody vegetation in the fence.

Remove and properly discard all broken/unused fencing materials and hardware. All materials must be disposed of properly before work is complete.

There will be no onsite burning or burying of materials.

6. Certification NRCS will inspect the cleared area and constructed fence to ensure it meets our standards and specifications.