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IPNF SPECIAL PROJECT SPECIFICATION

BIG HOLE ROAD REPAIR

Section 101 - Abbreviations

101.02 Delete in its entirety and substitute the following:

Pay Items & Pay Units And

AC

Acre

AL.

Aluminum

ASP

Asphalt

AVAIL

Available

BARR

Barrier

BKN

Broken

BST

Bituminous Surface Treatment

CATTLEGD

Cattle guard

CLEAR (CLG)

Clearing

CLEAR/GRUB

Clearing & Grubbing

CMP

Corrugated Metal Pipe

COMP

Compaction

CONC

Concrete

CONST

Construction (Construct)

CTD

Coated (Coating)

CUSH

Cushion

CY (CU YD)

Cubic Yard

CY MI (CYM)

Cubic Yard Mile

DIA

Diameter

DL

Double Lane

DWGS

Drawings

EA

Each

EMB

Embankment

EXC

Excavation F&I Furnish & Install

FDN

Foundation

FT

Foot (Feet)

FUNC

Function

GAL

Gallon

GR.

Grade

GRUB

Grubbing

HDPE

High Density Polyethylene

HOR

Horizontal

HR

Hour

HT

Height I Install

IN

Inches

INCL

Including (Includes)

IND

Individual

JCT

Junction L Logs

LBS

Pounds

LDG

Loading

LF (LIN FT

Linear (lineal) Foot

LS

Lump Sum

LT

Left

MAT'L

Material M Metal

MAX

Maximum

MBF

One Thousand Feet Board Measure

MGALS

One Thousand Gallons

MHD

Method

MI

Mile

MIN

Minimum

MISC

Miscellaneous

MP

Mile Post

MSF

One Thousand Square Feet

OTBC

Open Top Box Culvert P M Placement Method

PVC

Polyvinyl chloride

RD

Road

RECOND

Reconditioning

RECONST

Reconstruction (Reconstruct)

REFL

Reflectorized

RT

Right

STMP (STP)

Stump(s)

SB

Self Balance

SEC

Section

SF

Square Foot (Feet)

SL

Single Lane

SLD

Solid

ST

Slash Treatment

STA

Station (100 Feet)

STA YD

Station Yard

STL

Steel

STR (STRUC)

Structural

SY (SQ YD)

Square Yard

SZ

Size T&L Tops & Limbs

TBR

Timber

TH

Thickness

TM

Ton Mile

TO

Turnout

TOL

Turnout Left

TOR

Turnout right

TRS

Trees

UOT

Utilization of timber

VERT

Vertical W Width W/ With W/O Without

X-SEC

Cross Section

YD

Yard

F04 - SPS 101 – 1 (8/10/09)

SPECIAL PROJECT SPECIFICATION

Section 102 - Definitions

Add the following:

"Noxious Weeds or Weeds. Any exotic plant species established or that may be introduced in the State which may render land unfit for agriculture, forestry, livestock, wildlife, or other beneficial uses and which is designated by the State's Department of Agriculture, or by the County's weed management district, or by other appropriate agencies having jurisdiction, or as listed on the current "All States Noxious Weed List".

Shop Drawings. Incidental design sheets and/or drawings, which the Contractor is required to submit to the Contracting Officer (C.O.). Shop drawings shall conform to the contract requirements, but they are not part of the contract drawings. They may be drawings, diagrams, schedules, performance charts, brochures, and similar data prepared by the Contractor, subcontractor, manufacturer, suppliers, or distributors that illustrate how specific portions of the work are to be fabricated or installed.

Weed Management District. A weed management district is any area of land identified for one of the following: a project or job site, a County, two or more Counties, or a National Forest.

SPS 102 - 1 (8/10/09)

SPECIAL PROJECT SPECIFICATION

BIG HOLE ROAD REPAIR

Section 103 – Intent of Contract

Replace the second sentence with the following:

"Unless otherwise provided, the contractor shall furnish all labor, material, equipment, tools, transportation, and supplies, and shall perform all work as indicated in the drawings and specifications, and in accordance with the provisions of the contract.”

SPS 103 - 1 (8/10/09)

SPECIAL PROJECT SPECIFICATION

BIG HOLE ROAD REPAIR

Section 104 – Maintenance for Traffic 104.01 Roads to be Delete the first two paragraphs and replace with the following:

Constructed " All Roads shall be closed during project work in accordance with the sign plan.

Prior to the Contractor shutting down any operations, the Contractor shall take such precautions as may be necessary to prevent damage to the project, such as approaches, crossings or intersections; and shall make provisions for normal drainage and minimization of erosion.

CONSTRUCTION SIGNING

The contractor shall provide, erect, and maintain all necessary barricades, suitable and sufficient signs, and other traffic control devices in accordance with the latest edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The contractor shall take necessary precautions for the protection of the work and safety of the public. Access roads closed to traffic for safety and to protect the work shall be protected by effective barricades and signs."

PAYMENT

104.03

Add the following:

Basis

"Payment for construction signing and traffic control under this section shall be considered subsidiary to Pay Item 601 Mobilization, and no separate payment will be made."

SPS 104 - 1 (8/10/09)

IPNF SPECIAL PROJECT SPECIFICATION

BIG HOLE ROAD REPAIR

Section 106 - Measurement & Payment 106.03 Units of Under "(a) Cubic Yard," add the following:

Measurement "(4) Material, Compacted in Place. The measurement computed using measurements of material in the compacted state on the project. Statistically random measurements of length, depth, and width for computation of quantities shall be made when Actual Quantities are shown in the SCHEDULE OF ITEMS."

106.04 Methods of Add the following:

Measurement "The Variation of Quantity Clause does not apply to items paid for on a Designed Quantity (D.Q.) or Lump Sum Quantity (L.S.Q.) basis."

SPS 106 - 1 (8/10/09)

SPECIAL PROJECT SPECIFICATION

BIG HOLE ROAD REPAIR

Section 203 – Excavation & Embankment

PAYMENT

203.19

Basis

"Pay Item

Pay Unit

203(10)H Borrow Excavation, Placement. . . . . . . . . . D.Q.”

Method 2, includes haul

SPS 203 - 1 (8/10/09)

SPECIAL PROJECT SPECIFICATION

BIG HOLE ROAD REPAIR

Section 204 - Soil Erosion & Water Pollution Control

DESCRIPTION

204.01

Delete the entire subsection and substitute the following:

Work

“This work consists of special temporary and/or permanent construction measures as SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS and/or listed in this specification to control soil erosion and water pollution. Such measures may include but are not limited to; filter windrows, slash blankets, brush barriers, drainage devices, earth berms, earthen water bars, sediment basins, silt fences, aggregate base/surfacing, rock ditches, riprap, seeding, mulching, and/or straw bales.”

MATERIALS

204.02

Requirements

“Other materials shall be allowed with written approval from the Contracting Officer.”

CONSTRUCTION

204.03

Performance "Install a sediment basin on the downstream side of each stream channel crossing where water occurs AS SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS.”

PAYMENT

204.05

Delete the entire subsection and substitute with the following:

“Erosion control work under this specification and not shown in the SCHEDULE OF ITEMS shall be incidental to Pay Items listed in the SCHEDULE OF ITEMS and no separate payment shall be made.”

SPS 204 - 1 (8/10/09)

SPECIAL PROJECT SPECIFICATION

BIG HOLE ROAD REPAIR

Section 205A - Haul

MEASUREMENT

205A.02 Delete the last sentence of this subsection.

Methods

PAYMENT

205A.03 Delete the entire subsection and replace with the following:

Basis

"When no pay item for 205A is specified, the payment for haul shall be included as a subsidiary item to Sections 203 and 619. No separate payment shall be made under Item 205A.”

SPS 205A - 1 (8/10/09)

SPECIAL PROJECT SPECIFICATION

BIG HOLE ROAD REPAIR

Section 206A – Excavation for Culverts & Minor Structures

CONSTRUCTION

206A.03

Add the following:

Work “Channel sites 1503-01 and 1503-0.3 have been restored to a natural state and minimal excavation is required to achieve natural stream gradient.”

SPS 206A - 1 (8/10/09)

SPECIAL PROJECT SPECIFICATION

Section 299 – Composite Road Construction

DESCRIPTION

299.01

Replace the second sentence with the following:

Work “Clearing and grubbing consists of removing slash and debris from side slopes of the restored channel sites. Work also includes removal of two earth barriers on Road 1503.”

CONSTRUCTION

299.03

Add the following:

Clearing & Disposal “Dispose of slash by Method C, scattering.”

299.07

Add the following:

Erosion Control “Seeding shall conform to the requirements listed under Section 625 Seeding & Mulching.”

SPS 299 - 1 (8/10/09)

Section 601 - Mobilization

DESCRIPTION

601.01 Add the following to this section:

Work

"Preparatory work shall include cleaning of all equipment before entering National Forest System Lands. The contractor is required to clean all construction equipment prior to entering National Forest System Lands. This cleaning shall remove all dirt, plant parts, and material that may carry noxious weed seeds into the area. Only construction equipment inspected by the Contracting Officer will be allowed to operate within National Forest System Lands. All subsequent move-ins of equipment shall be treated the same as the initial move-in. Truck beds and dump boxes hauling to the project site must also be cleaned prior to entering the work area.

Prior to initial move-in, the Contractor shall make all construction equipment available for inspection by the Contracting Officer at an agreed upon location. The Contractor shall provide the Contracting Officer at least 24 hours advance notification when equipment is ready for inspection.”

SPS 601 - 1 (8/10/09)

SPECIAL PROJECT SPECIFICATION

BIG HOLE ROAD REPAIR

Section 603 – Metal Pipe

CONSTRUCTION

603.03

Excavation “Install culverts at the locations and elevations staked by the Contracting Officer.”

603.08 At the end of the second paragraph, after “Method A or B,” add

Backfilling

"or C"

After Method B, add:

"Method C - Compaction shall be obtained by a minimum of two passes with a mechanical tamper, approved the Contracting Officer, for each 6-inch layer (loose thickness) of backfill."

PAYMENT

603.11 Add the following:

Basis

"Furnishing and placing bedding is incidental in cost to Pay Items listed under 603 as SHOWN IN THE SCHEDULE OF ITEMS and no separate payment shall be made.”

SPS 603 - 1 (8/10/09)

Section 619 – Riprap

DESCRIPTION

619.01

Delete this entire subsection and replace with the following:

Work

“This work shall consist of placing erosion-resistant and protective materials at the inlets and outlets of culverts.”

MATERIALS

619.02

Delete the 3rd paragraph, 2nd table and replace with following:

Hand-Placed

Machine-Placed, Neither the breadth nor thickness of any piece of riprap shall

& Dumped Riprap be less than one-third its length. Stone shall be free from overburden, spoil, shale, and organic material; shall meet the gradation requirements for the class specified or other size class determined by the

Contracting Officer. Use riprap at locations designated by the Contracting Officer.

RIPRAP

CLASS

STONE

WEIGHT

IN LBS

INCHES

BETWEEN

EQUIVALENT

CUBIC SIZE

MM

REMARKS

<---weight Size------------------------------------------------------>

<10

<10 1.Size developed from weight using specific gravity of 2.71 and unit weight of 169 #/cubic ft. and then rounded to nearest inch.

<10 <10 2.To determine weight of non cubic rocks - use the following formula:

X=WxDxLx .0978 #/Cubic Inch

SPS 619 - 1 (8/10/09)

RIPRAP

CLASS

STONE

WEIGHT

IN LBS

INCHES

BETWEEN

EQUIVALENT

CUBIC SIZE

MM

REMARKS

<---weight Size------------------------------------------------------>

<10

<10

X = Stone Weight (lbs) W = Width D = Depth L = Length Example:

27"x21"x18"x.0978=998lbs

<10 <10 This would place the stone at 998 lbs in the maximum size for Class VIII, 30% between 800# and 1600#.

PAYMENT

619.10

619(20)H Machine-Placed Riprap, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D.Q.”

Class III – VI, includes haul

SPS 619 - 2 (8/10/09)

SPECIAL PROJECT SPECIFICATION

BIG HOLE ROAD REPAIR

Section 625 – Seeding & Mulching

DESCRIPTION

625.01

Delete the entire subsection and substitute the following:

“This work shall consist of preparing seedbed and furnishing and placing required seed.”

MATERIALS

625.02 Add the following:

Requirements

“The kinds of seed to be furnished and the amounts to applied in terms of pure live seed (P.L.S.) shall be as follows for all disturbed areas.

Acceptable substitutes:

Blue wildrye "Arlington" or "Elkton" (Elymus glaucus) @ 3 P.L.S. LBS./AC. for slender wheatgrass

Streambank wheatgrass "Sodar" @ 3 P.L.S. LBS./AC. for slender wheatgrass

* Streambank wheatgrass "Sodar" @ 1 P.L.S. LBS./AC. for Alsike clover if treating weeds w/herbicides or if use of Alsike clover would conflict with other resource values (e.g. grizzly bear habitat).

Pounds of seed per acre to be furnished shall be obtained by dividing the pounds of pure live seed per acre required by the product of the percent purity times the germination rate:

P.L.S. LBS/acre = pounds commercial seed per acre purity x germination

SPS 625 - 1 (8/10/09)

Example:

5 P.L.S. LBS./AC._____ = 6.54 pounds of commercial seed per acre

0.9 x 0.85

(where purity = 90% and germination = 85%)

CONSTRUCTION

625.03

Add:

Seeding

“Time of application shall be as specified below:

Seasons

During the Months marked with an 'X' below:

Should climatic conditions permit, application may be performed outside the months marked above upon written approval by the Contracting Officer.”

625.04

Replace the first sentence with the following:

Soil Preparation

“Seed all disturbed areas.”

625.05

Application of

Methods for Seed, Apply seed by (b) Dry Method.

Fertilizer, &

Limestone

625.06

Delete in it’s entirety:

Application of

Mulch

625.08

Delete in it’s entirety.

Installation of

Netting & Erosion

Control Blankets

PAYMENT

625.11 Add the following:

Basis

"Furnishing and placing required seed for Road 1503 is incidental in cost to Pay Item 299 as SHOWN IN THE SCHEDULE OF ITEMS and no separate payment shall be made.”

SPS 625 - 2 (8/10/09)

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BIG HOLE ROAD REPAIR

Section 637 - Equipment Rental

DESCRIPTION

637.01

"Equipment Rental work under this project shall be utilized for additional project work not included in the SCHEDULE OF ITEMS."

EQUIPMENT

637.03

Replace paragraph (g) with the following:

Items of

Equipment “Large Dump Truck.

(1) Meets all safety standards set by the State of Idaho and U.S. Forest Service and is licensed to haul designated materials within the State of Idaho.

(2) 10 to 12 C.Y. rated capacity. A minimum of 10 C.Y. with sideboards at water level.

(3) End dump with removable tailgate.

(4) Single unit tandem drive axle.

(5) Hydraulic hoist.

(6) No fluid leaks.

(7) Backup warning device.

(8) Equipped with CB for driver safety.

(9) Spare tire on truck with a minimum of 50% original tread.

1990 model or new preferred.

(10) Or similar type of equipment as accepted by the Contracting Officer.”

SPS 637 - 1 (8/10/09)

Add the following to paragraph (j):

Hydraulic Excavator

(1) 150 SAE Net horsepower (H.P.).

(2) Tracked, crawler type.

(3) No fluid leaks, machine will work near stream.

(4) Bucket must be equipped with hydraulic "thumb", claw style with teeth capable of grasping material.

(5) Hook or Eye on backside of bucket to allow attachment of chain or cable. Bucket capacity minimum 1.75 C.Y.

(6) Hydraulically Operated.

(7) Equipped with a frame mounted hook/eye to accommodate attachment of a cable, chain or choker.

(8) Minimum digging depth of 25 feet.

(9) 1995 model or newer.

(10) Or similar type of equipment accepted by the Contracting Officer.

PAYMENT

637.08

637(12) Hydraulic Excavator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HR.”

SPS 637 - 2 (8/10/09)

Section 713 - Roadside Improvement Materials 713.04 Replace the first paragraph with the following paragraph:

Seed

“The kinds of grass, legumes and cover-crop seed furnished shall be those stipulated in the SPECIAL PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS. All seed shall meet the requirements of Federal Specification-JJJ-S-181 which shall be amended as follows:

All seed purchased shall be certified to be free of noxious weed seeds from weeds listed on the current "All States Noxious Weeds List".

Replace the second paragraph with the following paragraph:

“Seed shall be furnished separately or in mixture in standard containers with (1) seed name; (2) lot number; (3) net weight; (4) percentages of purity and of germination (in case of legumes, percentage of germination to include hard seed); and (5) percentage of maximum weed seed content clearly marked for each kind of seed. The contractor shall furnish the Engineer duplicate signed copies of a statement certifying that each lot of seed has been tested by a certified seed analyst. This statement shall include (1) name and address of laboratory, (2) date of test, (3) lot number for each kind of seed, and (4) results of tests as to name, percentages of purity and of germination, and percentage of weed content for each kind of seed furnished, and, in case of a mixture, the proportions of each kind of seed. Laboratory testing for noxious weeds shall be conducted prior to seed mixing. Only after a finding and documentation in writing of no weeds on the current "All States Noxious Weeds List" will the seed be accepted and used. Legume seed shall be inoculated with approved cultures in accordance with the instructions of the manufacturer. Seed analysis labels attached to the bags shall be provided to the C.O.”

R01-85 SPS 713 - 1 (4/96)