SPECIFICATIONS_Franklin WRP Tree Planting Site 2 AG5A12S110001.pdf

Franklin County WRP Tree Planting

Franklin County, Ill.

INDEX OF CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS

8 Mobilization

612 Tree Planting

INDEX OF MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS

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USDA-NRCS Franklin County WRP Tree Planting Illinois 8-1 Franklin County, Ill.

November 2010

Construction Specification 8—Mobilization and Demobilization

1. Scope The work consists of the mobilization and demobilization of the contractor's forces and equipment necessary for performing the work required under the contract. It does not include mobilization and demobilization for specific items of work for which payment is provided elsewhere in the contract. Mobilization will not be considered as work in fulfilling the contract requirements for commencement of work.

2. Equipment and material Mobilization shall include all activities and associated costs for transportation of contractor's personnel, equipment, and operating supplies to the site; establishment of offices, buildings, and other necessary general facilities for the contractor's operations at the site; premiums paid for performance and payment bonds including coinsurance and reinsurance agreements as applicable; and other items specified in section 4 of this specification.

Demobilization shall include all activities and costs for transportation of personnel, equipment, and supplies not required or included in the contract from the site; including the disassembly, removal, and site cleanup of offices, buildings, and other facilities assembled on the site specifically for this contract.

This work includes mobilization and demobilization required by the contract at the time of award. If additional mobilization and demobilization activities and costs are required during the performance of the contract as a result of changed, deleted, or added items of work for which the contractor is entitled to an adjustment in contract price, compensation for such costs will be included in the price adjustment for the item or items of work changed or added.

3. Payment Payment will be made as the work proceeds, after presentation of paid invoices or documentation of direct costs by the contractor showing specific mobilization and demobilization costs and supporting evidence of the charges of suppliers, subcontractors, and others. When the total of such payments is less than the lump sum contract price, the balance remaining will be included in the final contract payment. Payment of the lump sum contract price for mobilization and demobilization will constitute full compensation for completion of the work.

Payment will not be made under this item for the purchase costs of materials having a residual value, the purchase costs of materials to be incorporated in the project, or the purchase costs of operating supplies.

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4. Items of work and construction details Items of work to be performed in conformance with this specification and the construction details thereof are:

A. Bid Item 1, Mobilization and Demobilization, Site 2

(1) This item shall consist of the mobilization and demobilization of the contractor's forces and equipment as well as all permitting, bonding and insurance requirements necessary to perform the work required under this contract.

(2) Access to the site shall be as shown on the drawings. Access to the tracts for planting shall be via the designated access roads or public roads only. Any damage to road surfaces, unusually large rutting of access roads, or damage to fences or gates done by the contractor shall be repaired before final inspection.

(3) During all operations, it will be the contractor’s responsibility to keep all public roads open.

(4) All earthmoving equipment utilized for the work shall meet the requirements of

OSHA, Paragraph 1926.602. In addition, roll-over protection and safety belts shall be installed, maintained, and utilized regardless of the equipment age or struck capacity.

This includes earthmoving equipment as mentioned in Part 1926, Subpart 0, Sections

1926.602 and Subpart W, Sections 1000, 1001, and 1002, to include skid-steer and self-propelled compactor equipment.

(5) Prior to commencement of construction, the contractor is responsible for notifying the

COTR, David Webber, USDA-NRCS at 618-453-5640 a minimum of 72 hours before operations on-site begin. A post-award conference shall also be required before commencement of work on-site.

(6) The contractor shall perform the work in such a manner as to control erosion and minimize the production of sediments and other pollutants to the water and air during construction operations, including nearby wetlands, ditches and rivers.

(7) The contractor should take all precautions necessary to protect existing utilities, including proper notification of the Illinois one-call system.

(8) Payment for Bid Item 2 - Mobilization and Demobilization shall be lump sum. As specified in Section 3, payment shall constitute full compensation for all labor, equipment, materials, tools and other items necessary to complete the work.

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CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION

612 TREE PLANTING

1. SCOPE

This work shall consist of site preparation, furnishing, transporting, temporary storage and planting tree seedlings of the species, method and quality specified and at the locations shown on the drawings provided in this solicitation.

2. MATERIALS

Unless otherwise specified, all plant materials used shall be true to name, size and quality in conformity with the following standards:

AMERICAN STANDARD FOR NURSERY STOCK. Copyright 1973 (current edition 2004). ANSI Z60.1 - 2004 (Published by the American Association of Nurserymen, Inc., 230 Southern Building, Washington, DC 20005)

a. Verification of Sources of Supply.

The contractor shall verify, prior to bidding, all sources of supply to insure that all of the items on the plant materials list, of size, species, variety, and quality noted and specified, can be supplied.

b. General Requirements.

A minimum of 2% of the plants of each type representative of the planting group in a Tract will be properly identified by species name and size on legible weatherproof labels securely attached to the plants.

All plants shall be nursery grown from a seed source collected within a 300 mile radius of the job site and from an appropriate bottomland or upland source, as the case shall be, for the given species selected.

All plants shall have normal, well-developed branches and vigorous root systems characteristic of the species. They shall be sound, healthy, vigorous, free from defects, disfiguring knots, abrasions of the bark, sun scaled injuries, plant diseases, insect eggs, borers, and all other forms of infections. They shall be carefully dug such that the major portion of the root system, including the fibrous roots, remains intact. The soil shall be carefully removed from the roots, avoiding unnecessary loss or breakage of fibrous roots.

Any roots that are broken or which must be cut shall be cleanly cut. The roots of all plants shall be protected at all times to prevent injury or drying caused by heat, sun, wind, and freezing temperatures.

All plants shall be dormant when collected.

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Plants which have been held in storage shall be rejected if they show signs of growth during storage.

c. Inspection of Plant Material.

The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative of the source of plant materials at least one (1) week prior to delivery. The COTR will have the option, at their discretion, to inspect the plants for acceptance at the place of growth.

Inspection at the place of growth will not impede the right to reject plants at the planting site.

The Contractor shall notify the COTR when the plant materials arrive upon the job site.

Plant materials shall be inspected and a determination shall be documented as to their condition relative to their suitability for planting prior to the commencement of work.

Final acceptance of all plant materials shall be given only after the materials are planted and after all requirements are met.

Unacceptable plant material shall be immediately removed at contractor’s expense from the jobsite.

d. Delivery and Storage.

All plants shall be packed in such a manner as to insure adequate protection against climatic, seasonal or other injuries during transit. Special care shall be taken for prompt delivery and careful handling in loading and unloading. Plants should be kept moist during transportation, storage, and during the planting operation. Seedlings should be planted within five (5) days of arriving at the site. If the tree seedlings are not planted within five (5) days after they have arrived from the designated nursery, the Contractor shall place them in cold storage at 35 to 45 degrees Fahrenheit. The Contractor shall be responsible for protecting the seedlings from injury or theft during the contract period.

No plant shall be pruned prior to delivery. Root stock may be pruned at the planting site, to a length no less than 8 inches, to accommodate the proper placement and position of roots in the planting trench.

Each shipment of plants to the site shall be accompanied by a delivery slip indicating source of supply, exact quantities, sizes, and species delivered. A copy of all delivery slips shall be delivered to the COTR.

e. Measurement for Size

All planting stock shall be bare root seedlings, nursery grown for a minimum of one year.

The minimum height of seedling stock shall be 18 inches, measured from the root collar to the tip of the branches. The minimum seedling diameter shall be 7/32 inch, measured at 1 inch above the root collar. The minimum length of roots shall be 8 inches, measured from the root collar to the tip of the roots. All seedlings shall have at least 5 primary roots 1/10 inch diameter or larger. Roots longer than 8 inches may be pruned to 8 inches

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3. SITE PREPARATION

Site preparation will be required to be performed on the entire acreage of the tree planting area prior to tree planting. The only approved method of site preparation shall be rotary mowing.

The existing vegetation shall be mowed to a height no greater than 8 inches above the ground.

Disking or strip mowing is not authorized.

4. CONSTRUCTION

a. Planting Procedures

(1) Seedlings shall be planted upright with no more than a 20% lean. Soil shall be packed firmly around seedling roots to eliminate air pockets. Furrows shall be sufficiently pressed to insure that seedlings will not be windthrown or scoured out during flood flows. The Contractor shall ensure that planting furrows are deep and wide enough to fully extend roots.

Tree seedlings shall be planted so that the root collar is placed 1/2 inch deeper than the depth at which it was grown in the nursery. Trees shall be planted with conventional forestry planting equipment such as the dibble bar, planting spade, or mechanical tree setter.

(2) Seedlings shall be planted on the geographic contour. The Contractor shall plant the species type and number identified in the planting groups contained in this specification, at the locations identified for the appropriate planting group on the maps provided in this solicitation. To attain a random species mix within the planting group, the Contractor shall ensure that at least two species are planted per row and that no two rows of the same species are planted adjacent to one another.

b. Inspection Requirements

Inspection of seedling quality by the government or its agents will be performed under this contract prior to or at the beginning of the planting of the seedlings. The government or its agents shall be given at least 48 hours notice of the anticipated arrival of seedlings and planting crew to each site to facilitate the completion of this inspection requirement.

Inspection by the government of the tree planting adherence to contract specifications will be performed under this contract by measuring sampling plots. A sampling plot is defined as a 1/20 acre sample taken for every 10 acres of planted area. An area will be considered adequately planted when a minimum of 80% of the trees in each sample plot meets contract-planting specifications. In the event, a sample plot fails to meet the contract requirements, the Contractor will be required to re-work the 10 acre area prior to re-inspection. The re-inspection sample plot will not be the original sample plot.

5. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

Method 1 The acreage figure for each tract or planting group is an estimate that was made on an aerial photograph.

Payment will be made to the nearest 0.1 acre shown in the bid schedule. The estimated acreage will not

Franklin County WRP Tree Planting 612-4 November 2010 be re-measured or adjusted further. Contractor is responsible for providing and planting the number of trees necessary to achieving the specified spacing. Such payment will constitute full compensation for furnishing, transporting, planting trees complete and in place. For items of work for which specific unit prices are established in the contract, each area treated as specified will be measured to the nearest 0.1 acre. Payment for treatment will be made at the contract unit price for the designated treatment which will constitute full compensation for completion of the work.

The payment for planting trees and shrubs shall be paid for at the contract unit price as shown in the bid schedule. Such payment shall constitute full compensation for all labor, tools, equipment, materials, and other necessary and incidental to completion of work.

Method 2 For items of work for which specific lump sum prices are established in the contract, the quantity of work will not be measured for payment. Payment for this item will be made at the contract lump sum price for the item and will constitute full compensation for completion of the work.

Method 3 For items of work for which lump sum prices are established in the contract, payment will be made as the work proceeds, after presentation of invoices by the Contractor showing related costs. If the total of such payments is less than the lump sum contract price for this item, the unpaid balance will be included in the final contract payment. Payment of the lump sum contract price will constitute full compensation for completion of the work.

All Methods The following provisions apply to all methods of measurement and payment. Compensation for any item of work described in the contract but listed in the bid schedule will be included in the payment for the item of work to which it is made subsidiary. Such items and the items to which they are made subsidiary are identified in Section 6. Payment will be made by electronic transfer.

6. ITEMS OF WORK AND CONSTRUCTION DETAILS

Items of work to be performed in conformance with this specification and construction details are:

Bid Item 2 – Planting Trees and Shrubs, Site #2 401.6 acres

(1) This item shall consist of site preparation, furnishing, storing, transporting, and planting bare root tree seedlings in the areas shown on the attached drawings.

(2) Site preparation is required at this site as per Section 3.

(3) Staging and storage of materials shall be in the areas designated on the drawings as “Staging

Area” only.

(4) The species and number of seedlings per acre to be planted in each area shall be as shown in the following Plant Materials List. All seedlings shall be bare root.

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PLANT MATERIALS LIST

Site #2 - Upland Planting Group “A” – 145.0 acres

Species Quercus alba, White Oak Quercus falcata var. falcata, Southern Red Oak Quercus rubra, Northern Red Oak Quercus macrocarpa, Bur Oak Liriodendron tulipifera, Tulip Poplar Carya glabra, Pignut Hickory Juglans nigra, Black Walnut Carya illinoensis, Pecan Prunus serotina, Black Cherry

Plant at least 6 of the 9 species listed above in equal numbers to total 63,075 seedlings.

Site #2 - Upland Planting Group “B” – 106.8 acres

Quercus palustris, Pin Oak Quercus macrocarpa, Bur Oak Quercus stellata, Post Oak Carya ovata, Shagbark Hickory Diospyros virginiana, Persimmon Quercus bicolor, Swamp White Oak Carya cordiformis, Bitternut Hickory Carya illinoensis, Pecan Prunus serotina, Black Cherry

Plant at least 6 of the 9 species listed above in equal numbers to total 46,458 seedlings.

Site #2 - Bottomland Planting Group “A” – 49.0 acres

Taxodium distichum, Bald Cypress Quercus lyrata, Overcup Oak Quercus palustris, Pin Oak Carya aquatica, Water Hickory Quercus phellos, Willow Oak Celtis laevigata, Sugarberry

Plant at least 4 of the 6 species listed above in equal numbers to total 21,315 seedlings.

Site #2 - Bottomland Planting Group “B” – 100.8 acres

Quercus lyrata, Overcup Oak Quercus palustris, Pin Oak

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Carya laciniosa, Kingnut Hickory Quercus bicolor, Swamp White Oak Quercus michauxii, Swamp Chestnut Oak Quercus shumardii, Shumard Oak Diospyros virginiana, Persimmon Quercus falcata var. pagodifolia, Cherrybark Oak Quercus phellos, Willow Oak

Plant at least 6 of the 9 species listed above in equal numbers to total 43,848 seedlings.

(5) Tree seedlings in all areas shall be planted at a rate of 435 seedlings per acre. Seedlings shall be planted on a 10 foot by 10 foot grid spacing.

(6) The following will be furnished to the Contracting Officers Technical Representative (COTR) or the Government Inspector by the Contractor:

a. Copies of invoices of each shipment of seedlings.

b. Certification that all seedlings conform to the standards of the

AMERICAN STANDARD FOR NURSERY STOCK. Copyright 1973 (current edition 2004). ANSI Z60.1 - 2004 (Published by the American Association of Nurserymen, Inc., 230 Southern Building, Washington, DC 20005)

c. Certification that the equipment to be used is of the proper type, sizes, capacity, and condition to do the work.

d. An inspection certificate for each shipment of seedlings cross-referenced with the invoice for each shipment.

e. Documentation of seed source for seedlings.

(7) Areas shown on the maps or marked in the field as food plots, open water areas, power lines or existing woodland shall not be planted.

(8) Caution should be taken to preserve steel posts placed by survey benchmarks as shown on the drawings. Replacement of benchmark marker posts shall be at the contractor’s expense.

(9) Measurement and Payment shall be by Method 1 of Section 5 above.