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BLACK HILLS NATIONAL FOREST

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Forest Service

Rocky Mountain Region

Lawrence County, South Dakota

Lawrence County Road Maintenance

Northern Hills Ranger District

I approve the Engineering aspect of these drawings and certify that funding is available.

Assistant Forest Engineer North .

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These drawings comply with land & resource management plans.

District Ranger .

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Sheet Numbers Description

1 Title sheet

2 Index to Sheets

3 Forest Location Map

4 Road List

5-6 Project Location Maps

7 Typical Section for Blading

8-11 Work Descriptions for Lawrence County Road Maintenance

12-13 End Product Description

14-15 Forest Service Quality Assurance / Inspection Plan

16 Example of a Daily Maintenance Report

INDEX TO SHEETS

Lawrence County Road Maintenance Index to Sheets Page 2 of 16

104 Rattlesnake 0.20 Agg NFSR105 to State Line 0.20 0.20 105 Wagon Canyon 4.15 Agg NFSR 134 to State Line 4.15 4.15 106 Rifle Pit 0.50 Agg US Highway 85 to NFSR 175 0.50 0.50 134 Tinton Rd 25.35 Agg FS Bdy to US Highway 85 25.35 25.35 50.70 136 Kelly Spur 4.30 Agg Forest Highway 26 to NFSR 151 4.30 4.30 140 Boxelder Forks 1.70 Agg MP 0.65 to Centennail Trail Head 1.70 1.70 145 *Erskine Gulch 1.25 Agg Nemo County Road to Pvt Section 36 1.25 1.25 151 Old Ridge Rd 4.15 Agg MP 0.9 to Nemo Co Rd 4.15 4.15 152 Estes Creek 2.60 Agg NFSR 153 to Private Land 2.60 2.60 153 South Boxelder 1.20 Agg NFSR 198 to NFSR 152 1.20 1.20 176 *Crook Mountain 2.30 Agg Crook City to Sec 10 2.30 2.30 193 Girlscout 3.55 Agg US Highway 385 to Girlscout Camp 3.55 3.55 198 Benchmark 2.70 Agg US Highway 385 to Section 14 2.70 2.70 201 ***Bogus Jim 1.90 Agg CTY-208 to Pennington County Line 1.90 1.90 206 Besant Park 7.15 Agg Forest Highway 17 to NFSR 231.5 7.15 7.15 209 Long Draw 8.20 Agg CTY-196 to NFSR 231.5 8.20 8.20 214 Higgins Gulch 10.90 Agg MP 1.1 - NFSR 134 10.90 10.90

222.1 Savoy-Tinton 9.30 Agg NFSR 134 (south end) to NFSR 134 9.30 9.30

222.3 Roughlock Falls Rd 4.80 Agg NFSR 134 to Roughlock Falls 4.80 4.80 9.60 224 Dalton Lake Rd 4.60 Agg FH 26 to NFSR 226 4.60 4.60 9.20

231.4 South Rapid 5.70 Agg Cty line to District Boundary 5.70 5.70

231.5 South Rapid 10.25 Agg District Boundary to US Hwy 85 10.25 10.25

231.6A South Rapid Alternate 0.90 Agg NFSR 231.5 to US Highway 85 0.90 0.90

259.1 Nahant 3.80 Agg NFSR 231 to Forest Highway 17 3.80 3.80

616.1 **Experimental 5.10 Agg/ Nat CTY-237 to US Hwy 385 5.10 5.10

SPRING FALL TOTAL

TOTALS 126.6 34.8 161.3

Spring Mtce: April 15 - July 15 Fall Mtce: September 15 - October 15

South Dakota Road Maintenance List

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Work Description for Lawrence County Road Maintenance

1. General Requirements

The contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, materials, and incidentals necessary to maintain approximately 140± miles of selected native and aggregate surface roads on the Northern hills Ranger District in the Black Hills of South Dakota. This contract will consist of one (1) base year of 2016 and two (2) option years of 2017 and 2018.

Maintenance includes: surface blading (blading will be to an appropriate depth to remove washboards), ditch and lead-off ditch cleaning, minor slide and slump repair, cattleguard cleaning (including grate removal and replacement to access and remove trapped sediment within the cattleguard), and providing signing during maintenance operations for public safety in compliance with the latest version of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). There are no Government furnished supplies or materials.

2. Working Conditions

The blading of roads shall be done when optimum moisture is present for blading. When conditions are too dry, discontinue work and resume when adequate moisture is received.

3. Working Time Limits

Blading shall begin in the spring after the roads have thawed and dried to an appropriate moisture level. The Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) shall notify the contractor when it is suitable to begin work. The contractor shall begin work within five

(5) business days after the COR has given notification unless conditions become unsuitable. All work will be performed in a timely manner when appropriate moisture is present for satisfactory performance. The contractor shall notify the COR if the contractor believes adequate moisture is not present.

4. Work Requirements

See End Product Description. Contractor shall maintain existing crown and superelevations. In all other areas, the contractor shall work towards building a crown during routine blading by pulling material from the shoulders towards the center of the road. Contractor shall maintain crown once it has been established.

a) Spring Blading

Spring blading shall be completed between April 15th and July 15th, when adequate moisture is present. The road shall be maintained to keep drainage functional and keep the road prism to an acceptable level to allow a prudent driver to safely negotiate the road in a passenger car. The roads requiring spring maintenance are shown on the project location maps and listed in the road list.

b) Fall Blading

Fall blading shall be completed between September 15th and October 15th, when adequate moisture is present. The road shall be maintained to keep drainage functional and keep the road prism to an acceptable level to allow a prudent driver to safely negotiate the road in a passenger car. The roads requiring fall maintenance are shown on the project location maps and listed in the road list. Fall maintenance does not require ditch cleaning.

c) Cattleguard Cleaning

Four cattleguards will require cleaning, and will be designated by the COR prior to each contract year. Traffic delays while cleaning cattleguards shall not exceed twenty

(20) minutes. The contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) two working days in advance of cattleguard cleaning.

Excavated material shall be removed and disposed of in the general vicinity of the cattleguard, at a location approved by the COR. Roadbed materials disturbed by the contractor’s operations shall be replaced, shaped, and compacted to conform to the adjacent roadbed.

5. Inspection

See Quality Assurance & Inspection Plan. Inspections will be done after the requested segment of work is completed. The contractor shall notify the COR when an inspection is needed. A request for inspection shall be at least one (1) working day prior to the requested inspection.

6. Contractor’s Work Schedule

The contractor shall notify the COR when he begins the requested work and present a plan of operations detailing the planned work schedule.

7. Quality Assurance Plan, Traffic Control Plan, and Maintenance Reports

The contractor shall provide a Quality Assurance Plan and a Traffic Control Plan prior to beginning work. In addition, the contractor shall keep a daily maintenance report that indicates the work completed each day, including the road number and miles maintained, and documentation of compliance with the equipment cleaning requirement. Upon a request for payment these reports shall be submitted and received by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and shall become the property of the government. No payments shall be made prior to receipt of these records.

8. Existing Facilities

All existing facilities, including but not limited to, signs, cattleguards, culverts, and drainage structures, damaged by the contractor shall be replaced or repaired by the contractor at no cost to the government. The contractor shall notify the COR of any damage, and the CO/COR will determine if the damage can be satisfactorily repaired or must be replaced.

9. Pollution and Erosion Control

The contractor’s operation shall be conducted so as to prevent siltation of streams, lakes and reservoirs. Pollutant such as fuel, lubricants, and any other harmful hazardous materials shall not be discharged onto National Forest Service lands. Any accidental spills/leaks shall be brought to the attention of the CO/COR immediately. Mechanized equipment shall not be operated in live streams without written approval by the Contracting Officer.

10. Washing Equipment

To help prevent the spread of weeds, the contractor is required to wash his equipment off forest, prior to bringing it onto the forest, and each time it is returned to the forest after being removed. The equipment shall be washed with a pressure washer that is capable of producing enough water force to thoroughly remove all organic and mineral debris, including excess grease, from the machine. The washing will be documented in the contractors’ daily maintenance report. It is not necessary to wash equipment again when passing through signed weed areas.

11. Signing and Public Safety

The contractor shall provide all necessary barricades and warning signs. The contractor shall operate all equipment with driving/operating lights and warning flashers or strobe lights on at all times to increase visibility. All necessary precautions shall be taken for the protection of the work and safety of the public. All signs and devices remain the property and responsibility of the contractor. All signs shall conform to the latest version of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).

Warning signs shall be positioned such that they are readily visible and legible and define the work area to the traveling public. Signs shall be located no more than one mile in advance of any work segment. Signs shall be posted only when machinery is in operation.

12. Equipment Specifications

All equipment shall be in good working condition and suitable for the work required.

Operators shall be competent and have field experience in the work required. Equipment shall have safety signing and appurtenances required by OSHA, such as Rollover Protection (ROPS), fire suppression devices (including a shovel), lights, and slow moving vehicle signs. Equipment may be inspected by the Contracting Officers Representative at any time.

13. Fire Prevention and Control

a) Tools and Equipment

The Contractor shall furnish and maintain in a serviceable condition one shovel, size 0 or larger, for each employee working in the project area. The shovels may be stored in the employee’s private vehicle or on the contractor’s vehicles, but must be readily available to each employee while in the project area.

For each yarder, loader, grader, jammer, chipper, crawler tractor, skidder, hauling truck, portable welder, or comparable type equipment, the Contractor shall furnish one shovel, size 0 or larger, attached to each unit and one two and one-half pound or larger dry chemical or four pound or larger carbon dioxide type fire extinguisher attached to each unit.

For each power saw, soil auger, portable pump, or like powered equipment, the Contractor shall furnish one shovel, size 0 or larger, and one dry chemical fire extinguisher, 8 ounce or larger, immediately available to the operator of the equipment. The fire extinguisher shall be with the operator of the equipment; the shovel may be with the fuel can used to refuel the equipment.

Refueling of the equipment shall be done in an area cleared and void of flammable materials. Power saws shall be moved from the spot of refueling before starting.

14. Measurement and Payment

a) Measurement

Spring and Fall maintenance will be measured to the nearest one-tenth (0.1) mile of road bladed and accepted by the Contracting Officer (CO) per mileage schedule.

Cattleguards will be measured as an actual quantity completed and accepted by the Contracting Officer (CO).

b) Payment

The accepted quantities will be paid for at the contract unit price shown in the Schedule of Items.

End‐Product Description

Road Grading

After the completed finished blading, the roadway (See Quality Assurance and Inspection Plan):

Shall have been bladed ditch to ditch to a smooth, uniform surface suitable for driving with a passenger car.

Shall be free of all surface irregularities that impede water runoff from the road surface, including but not limited to ruts, potholes, washboards.

Shall be free of berms, secondary ditches, shoulder ridges, ruts or any other surface irregularity that interferes with proper road section drainage to the ditch.

Shall have loose gravel, shoulder ridge material, recovered edge berm material and other suitable material recovered from shaping operations broken up, spread, and smoothly incorporated into the roadway.

Shall have uniform crown of 3% in straight sections where crown has been established prior to contract. Contractor shall work towards creating crown in other sections.

Shall have existing superelevation on curve sections, including smooth transitions to straight section crown.

Shall have no surfacing or road material sidecast or wasted over the bank or into the ditch.

Shall have ruts/potholes cut out to the bottom of the defect or bottom of subgrade, and smoothly refilled to a uniform surface.

Shall have all ditches and lead-off ditches free of obstructions and functioning properly with no obstructions to impede the flow of water.

Shall have shoulders and turnouts bladed and smoothed to maintain the original cross-section and profile of the road.

Shall have approaches to side roads open to traffic bladed for a minimum of 100’ to a smooth transition.

Shall have no backslopes undercut.

Contractor shall make as many passes as necessary to accomplish the work to the acceptable quality level specified.

End‐Product Description

Cattleguard Cleaning

After the completed cleaning, the cattleguard (See Quality Assurance and Inspection Plan):

Shall be safe and efficient for livestock and vehicle traffic.

Shall be cleaned of dirt and debris to a depth of two (2) feet below the top of the grilles or to the bottom of the foundation, whichever is less.

Shall drain freely through cattleguard structure and away from grille.

Shall have leadoff ditch if water is not able to drain away from cattleguard effectively.

Shall have excavated materials removed and disposed of at a location approved by the

Contracting Officer (CO) and designated by the COR.

Shall have an adjacent roadbed that is uniform and smooth.

Forest Service Quality Assurance / Inspection Plan

Statement of Work Reference Performance Standards Required Services

Surveillance Method and Performance

Threshold

Road Blading Surface defects such as pothole and ruts are removed from road surface by blading to below bottom of defect. Roadway is free of all surface irregularities that interfere with drainage. Maintain uniform 3% (+‐0.5%) crown or superelevation section with smooth transition between each where previously established. Work towards establishing crown and superelevation on other sections.

Blade and shape road surface and prism. Visual Inspection. Incidental variances allowed. Rework of segments required to remove all variances if incidental variances observed on greater than 1% of road segment.

Road Blading Road blading does not segregate material on the surface. Road surface recompacts without rutting, berming or displacement.

Suspend operations and notify COR when soil moisture conditions are not favorable for obtaining a satisfactory result. COR may elect to accept work outside of optimum moisture conditions and in such instance will authorize Contractor to proceed in writing.

Moisture content is suitable for acceptable road blading.

Visual Inspection. Variances allowed only upon written authorization from COR.

Road Blading Side roads open to traffic are bladed to ensure smooth transitions a minimum of 100 feet from the intersection. Turnouts are bladed to smooth transition with road section and contoured to drain water to ditch.

Intersections and turnouts bladed. Visual Inspection. Incidental variances allowed. Rework of segments required to remove all variances if incidental variances observed on greater than 1% of road segment.

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Reference Performance Standards Required Services

Surveillance Method and Performance

Threshold

Road Blading Road segments being bladed are no longer than 2 miles in length. Berms created during blading operations are removed from the roadway prior to the end of each day.

Working area lengths and overnight conditions.

Visual Inspection. No variances allowed.

Road Blading Cattleguards are kept clean of rock and dirt generated from blading operations.

Bladed materials not deposited in cattleguards.

Visual Inspection. Incidental variances allowed. Remove deposited materials from cattleguards if exceeds indicental level.

Road Blading Culverts and other appurtenances are not damaged during operations.

Repair any damage to structures. Visual Inspections. No variances allowed.

Road Blading Equipment washed before mobilization to site.

Equipment washed weed‐free. Visual Inspections. No variances allowed.

Road Blading Large fluid leaks are repaired before bringing equipment onto the Forest. No significant fluid spills/leaks while on Forest.

Equipment leaks/fluid spills. Visual Inspection. Any significant leak/spill while on Forest shall be brought to the attention of the COR and cleaned up as directed.

Road Blading Water drains from road surface to ditch.

Shoulders do not impede water from leaving road surface. Ditches are free‐draining.

Maintain road drainage function thru surface blading.

Visual Inspection and check with a level.

Incidental variance allowed. Rework required to remove all variances if incidental variances observed on greater than 1% of road segment.

Road Blading and

Cattleguard Cleaning

Warning signs and traffice control devices are in place and conform to the contractor's traffic control plan.

Traffic Control Devices. Visual Inspection. No variances allowed.

Cattleguard Cleaning Water drains through ditch and cattleguard freely and without obstructions.

Clean ditch and remove obstructions in cattleguard. Dispose of excavated material in a location approved by the

Contracting Officer (CO) and designated by the COR.

Visual Inspection. No variances allowed.

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Reference Performance Standards Required Services

Surveillance Method and Performance

Threshold

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Forest Service

Daily Maintenance Report

Black Hills National Forest Rocky Mountain Region

Lawrence County Road Maintenance

Date

Road No. Item No. Unit of Work Accomplished

Remarks

Contractor’s Signature: Title: Date:

Received by: Title: Date:

Work inspected by: Title: Date:

All work is: Acceptable Not acceptable

Schedule of Items

DESCRIPTION MEAS. UNIT QUANTITY

UNIT

PRICE

TOTAL

Spring Blading '16 Single lane A.Q. Mile 91.80 -$ Spring Blading '16 two lane A.Q. Mile 34.80

Fall Blading '16 two lane A.Q. Mile 34.80

Cattleguard Cleaning A.Q. EA 4

Total Cost -$

DESCRIPTION MEAS. UNIT QUANTITY

UNIT

PRICE

TOTAL

Spring Blading '17 Single lane A.Q. Mile 91.80 -$ Spring Blading '17 two lane A.Q. Mile 34.80

Fall Blading '17 two lane A.Q. Mile 34.80

Cattleguard Cleaning A.Q. EA 4

Total Cost -$

DESCRIPTION MEAS. UNIT QUANTITY

UNIT

PRICE

TOTAL

Spring Blading '18 Single lane A.Q. Mile 91.80 -$ Spring Blading '18 two lane A.Q. Mile 34.80

Fall Blading '18 two lane A.Q. Mile 34.80

Cattleguard Cleaning A.Q. EA 4 -$

Total Cost -$

BASE YEAR 2016

OPTION YEAR 2017

OPTION YEAR 2018

-$ TOTAL FOR 3 YEARS

Lawrence County Road Maintenance Schedule of Items