SUPP SPECS BID ITEM 1 AND 2.pdf

NORTH ZONE WUI AND THINNING

SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS

2010 ARRA MECHANICAL CONTRACT

BID ITEM 1 AND 2

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

The purpose of this contract is to secure services to conduct timber stand improvement and fuel reduction related work on the Northern Hills Ranger District, Black Hills National Forest.

Location and Description All units are located on the Northern Hills Ranger District, Black Hills National Forest, Lawrence County, South Dakota, Period of Operation There are operational restrictions for units in Doghouse 29 and 74, Mineral 3, 4, 30, 31 and 33, Pit 18, Geranium 32 and Toad 52 due to snowmobile trail closures. Within these units, operations are limited to April 1st through December 15th of each year.

Period of Performance All work under this contract shall be completed no later than September 30, 2011.

Detailed Unit Information Name of Unit

Approximate Acres

Boundary Color/ Direction (H or V)

Average Spacing

Range of Spacing

Number of Plots

Bid Item #1

Toad 52 161 Orange stripes - V 14 x 14 10 to 18 32

Doghouse 9 16 Orange stripes - V 14 x 14 10 to 18 3

Doghouse 19 63 Orange stripes - V 14 x 14 10 to 18 13

Doghouse 24 43 Orange stripes - V 14 x 14 10 to 18 9

Doghouse 29 98 Orange stripes - V 14 x 14 10 to 18 20

Doghouse 34 34 Orange stripes - V 14 x 14 10 to 18 7

Doghouse 36 58 Orange stripes - V 14 x 14 10 to 18 12

Doghouse 42 31 Orange stripes - V 14 x 14 10 to 18 6

Doghouse 74 40 Orange stripes - V 14 x 14 10 to 18 8

Pit 18 92 Orange stripes - V 14 x 14 10 to 18 18

Total Acres:

Bid Item #2

Boomer 1 45 Green stripes - H 14 x 14 10 to 18 9

Boomer 2 68 Green stripes - H 14 x 14 10 to 18 14

Boomer 3 47 Green stripes - H 14 x 14 10 to 18 9

Geranium 9 85 Orange stripes - V 14 x 14 10 to 18 17

Geranium 11 190 Orange stripes - V 14 x 14 10 to 18 38

Geranium 29 24 Orange stripes - V 14 x 14 10 to 18 5

Geranium 32 119 Orange stripes - V 14 x 14 10 to 18 24

Mineral 3 48 Orange stripes - V 14 x 14 10 to 18 10

Mineral 4 46 Orange stripes - V 14 x 14 10 to 18 9

Mineral 30 102 Green stripes - H 14 x 14 10 to 18 20

Mineral 31 74 Green stripes - H 14 x 14 10 to 18 15

Mineral 33 38 Orange stripes - V 14 x 14 10 to 18 8

Telegraph 1 127 Green stripes - H 14 x 14 10 to 18 25

Total Acres Bid Items #2

Total Acres: 1649

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Bid Items 1 and 2 are designated for mechanical thinning and mastication. Contractor shall select leave trees that meet the standards listed under Tree Quality as described in Technical Exhibit A of the Performance Work Statement. In addition to thinning to a desired spacing of 14 feet x 14 feet, contractor shall be mechanically masticate all contractor created slash and pre-existing slash to lie as close to ground as possible. Slash depth shall not exceed 9 inches in height and piece size of branch and limb wood shall not exceed 3 feet in length while the bole of cut trees shall not exceed 10 feet.

Mastication type equipment is required for treating slash in all units. When equipment is utilized, its use will be limited to periods of dry or frozen ground conditions. Whenever erosion, compaction, or damage to the residual stand is likely to result, the Contracting Officer shall order the contractor to use an alternate slashing method. If mechanical mastication of slash is not possible due to terrain, slope or other natural features hand pile slash to meet criteria listed in Technical Exhibit B of the Performance Work Statement.

Work performed in Bid Items 1 and 2 shall be in accordance with Sections 5 -Subsection 5.1, 5.2, 5.5 and 5.6 and meet the quality requirements of Section 7 of the Performance Work Statement.

Units Designated for Mechanical Mastication and Description of Units.

Doghouse 9 - Located in Section 27, T6N, R1E, BHM, approximately 13 miles southwest of Spearfish, SD. FSR 639.1C accesses the unit. FSR 639.1C is the north boundary for part of the unit. The unit boundary is designated with three vertical orange stripes, with the short stripe facing into the unit. There is a seasonal gate on FSR 639.1A. It is locked from approximately December 15 to April 15. The contractor shall receive a key to the gate to access the unit if it is closed. The unit has also been marked with pink flagging.

Doghouse 19 - Located in Sections 27, 28 and 33, T6N, R1E, BHM, approximately 13.5 miles southwest of Spearfish, SD. FSR 639.1A accesses the unit. FSR 639.1A is the south boundary for the unit. U010031 is part of the east boundary for the unit. The rest of the unit boundary is designated with three vertical orange stripes, with the short stripe facing into the unit. The unit has also been marked with pink flagging.

Doghouse 24 - Located in Section 27, T6N, R1E, BHM, approximately 13 miles southwest of Spearfish, SD. FSR 639.1I accesses the unit. There is a seasonal gate on FSR 130.1. It is locked from approximately December 15 to April 15. The contractor shall receive a key to the gate to access the unit if it is closed. The unit has also been marked with pink flagging.

Doghouse 29 - Located in Sections 2,3 and 10, T5N, R1E, BHM, approximately 9.5 miles southwest of Spearfish, SD. FSR 134.2L accesses the unit. FSR 134.2L and U010071 are part of the east boundary for the unit. The rest of the unit boundary is designated with three vertical orange stripes, with the short stripe facing into the unit.

There is a seasonal gate on FSR 134.2L. It is locked from approximately December 15 to April 15. The contractor shall receive a key to the gate to access the unit if it is closed.

The unit has also been marked with pink flagging.

Doghouse 34 - Located in Sections 27 and 34, T6N, R1E, BHM, approximately 13.5 miles southwest of Spearfish, SD. FSR 639.1I accesses the unit. FSR 639.1I is the south and southwest boundary for the unit. The rest of the unit boundary is designated with three vertical orange stripes, with the short stripe facing into the unit. There is a seasonal gate on FSR 639.1. It is locked from approximately December 15 to April 15. The contractor shall receive a key to the gate to access the unit if it is closed. The unit has also been marked with pink flagging.

Doghouse 36 - Located in Sections 27 and 34, T6N, R1E, BHM, approximately 13.5 miles southwest of Spearfish, SD. FSR 639.1I accesses the unit. The unit boundary is designated with three vertical orange stripes, with the short stripe facing into the unit.

There is a seasonal gate on FSR 639.1. It is locked from approximately December 15 to April 15. The contractor shall receive a key to the gate to access the unit if it is closed.

The unit has also been marked with pink flagging.

Doghouse 42 - Located in Sections 4 and 33, T6 and 5N, R1E, BHM, approximately 14 miles southwest of Spearfish, SD. FSR 130.1 and 130.1K access the unit. FSR 130.1 is the west boundary for the unit. FSR 130.1K is the south boundary for the unit. The rest of the unit boundary is designated with three vertical orange stripes, with the short stripe facing into the unit.

Doghouse 74 - Located in Sections 10 and 11, T6N, R1E, BHM, approximately 9 miles southwest of Spearfish, SD. FSR 134.2L accesses the unit. FSR 134.2L is the south and west boundary for the unit. The rest of the unit boundary is designated with three vertical orange stripes, with the short stripe facing into the unit. There is a seasonal gate on FSR 134.2L. It is locked from approximately December 15 to April 15. The contractor shall receive a key to the gate to access the unit if it is closed. The unit has also been marked with pink flagging.

Pit 18 - Located in Sections 20 and 21, T4N, R1E, BHM, approximately 7.5 miles southwest of Savoy, SD. FSR 393.1F accesses the unit. FSR 393.1F is the west boundary for part of the unit. The rest of the unit boundary is designated with three vertical orange stripes, with the short stripe facing into the unit. There is a seasonal gate on FSR 393.1E. It is locked from approximately December 15 to April 15. The contractor shall receive a key to the gate to access the unit if it is closed.

Toad 52 - Located in Sections 30 and 31, T6N, R2E, BHM, approximately 6 miles southwest of Spearfish, SD. FSR 626.1F accesses the unit. U010117 is the north boundary for the unit. The unit boundary is designated with three vertical orange stripes, with the short stripe facing into the unit.

Bid Item #2

Boomer 1 - Located in Sections 19 and 20, T4N, R4E, BHM, approximately 3.5 miles northeast of Brownsville, SD. FSR 560.1 accesses the unit. FSR 560.1 is the east boundary for the unit. The rest of the unit boundary is designated with three horizontal green stripes that face into the unit.

Boomer 2 - Located in Sections 20 and 21, T4N, R4E, BHM, approximately 3.5 miles northeast of Brownsville, SD. County Road 044 and 044.1A access the unit. County Road 044 is part of the south boundary for the unit. The power line is the west boundary for the unit. The rest of the unit boundary is designated with three horizontal green stripes that face into the unit.

Boomer 3 - Located in Section 20, T4N, R4E, BHM, approximately 3 miles northeast of Brownsville, SD. County Road 044 and 045 access the unit. County Road 044 is the west boundary for the unit. County Road 045 is the south boundary for the unit. The power line is the east boundary for the unit. The rest of the unit boundary is designated with three green horizontal stripes that face into the unit.

Geranium 9 - Located in Sections 22, 23, 26 and 27, T4N, R1E, BHM, approximately 8.5 miles southwest of Savoy, SD. FSR 733.1H accesses the unit. The unit boundary is designated with three horizontal green stripes that face into the unit. There is a seasonal gate on FSR 733.1H. It is locked from approximately December 15 to April 15. The contractor shall receive a key to the gate to access the unit if it is closed.

Geranium 11 - Located in Sections 24, 25 and 26, T4N, R1E, BHM, approximately 8.5 miles south of Savoy, SD. FSR 733.1 and 733.1H access the unit. FSR 733.1 is the east boundary for the unit. The rest of the unit boundary is designated with three vertical orange stripes, with the short stripe facing into the unit.

Geranium 29 - Located in Sections 3 and 34, T4N, R3E, BHM, approximately 11 miles southwest of Savoy, SD. FSR 134.1 accesses the unit. The unit boundary is designated with three vertical orange stripes, with the short stripe facing into the unit.

Geranium 32 - Located in Sections 32 and 33, T4N, R3E BHM, approximately 11 mile southwest of Savoy, SD. FSR 134.3B accesses the unit. The unit boundary is designated with three vertical orange stripes, with the short stripe facing into the unit.

Mineral 3 - Located in Sections 19 and 24, T4N, R3 and 4E, BHM, approximately 1mile north of Brownsville, SD. FSR 248.1 and 247.1 access the unit. The unit is adjacent to private property on the south side. FSR 248.1 is the south boundary for the unit. FSR 248.1A is part of the west for the unit. FSR 247.1 is part of the east boundary for the unit. The rest of the unit boundary is designated with three vertical orange stripes, with the short stripe facing into the unit. The unit has also been marked with pink flagging.

There is a power line that runs through the unit.

Mineral 4 - Located in Section 24, T4N, R3E, BHM, approximately 1 mile northwest of Brownsville SD. FSR 248.1 accesses the unit. The unit is adjacent to private property on the south side. FSR 248.1 is the south boundary for the unit. The rest of the unit boundary is designated with three vertical orange stripes, with the short stripe facing into the unit.

Mineral 30 - Located in Section 18, T4N, R4E, BHM, approximately 2.5 miles north of Brownsville, SD. FSR 538.1 accesses the unit. The unit is adjacent to fenced private property on the south side. The unit boundary is designated with three horizontal green stripes that face into the unit. The unit has also been marked with pink flagging. There is a power line that runs through the unit.

Mineral 31 - Located in Section 21, T4N, R3E, BHM, approximately 4.5 miles west northwest of Brownsville, SD. FSR 248.3 accesses the unit. The unit is adjacent to fenced private property on the northeast side. The power line is part of the west boundary for the unit. The unit boundary is designated with three horizontal green stripes that face into the unit.

Mineral 33 - Located in Sections 16, 20 and 21, T4N, R3E, BHM, approximately 5.5 miles west northwest of Brownsville, SD. FSR 248.3 accesses the unit. The unit is adjacent to private property along the north and south sides. The unit boundary is designated with three horizontal green stripes that face into the unit.

Telegraph 1- Located in Sections 3, 4 and 9, T3N, R4E, BHM, approximately 5.5 miles southeast of Brownsville, SD. FSR 582.2 and 582.2K access the unit. FSR 582.2 is the southwest and southeast boundary for the unit. The unit boundary is designated with three horizontal green stripes that face into the unit. The unit has also been marked with pink flagging.

Roads, Trails, Gates, and Other Open Areas Trails and old roads exist throughout units. The contractor may use these roads to access units. All closed roads may be opened for thinning and fuel reduction activities unless otherwise stated. All opened trails or roads shall be closed prior to unit acceptance.

Protection of Improvements The contractor shall protect archeological sites and structural improvements. Any contractor caused damage to fences, or other structures within or adjacent to the contract area shall be repaired immediately at the expense of the contractor.

Acreage and Measurement Approximate unit acreage was determined by differentially corrected Global Positioning System (GPS) data traverses or existing GIS coverage’s. Refer to the Detailed Unit Information Table for approximate acres. The government provided acreages are only estimates. The contractor is encouraged to visit each unit prior to submitting a price. The Government shall not re-measure the units under this contract.

Contractor Performance Contractor shall have no more than two open units at any given time unless otherwise agreed to by the COR.

Boundary Marking See Description of Units

Contractor Inspection Procedure The contractor shall use 1/20th (26.4’ radius) acre plots verifying compliance of contract specifications in units listing desired spacing guidelines. One plot is required for every 10 acres of treatment. These inspections shall be recorded on a contractor prepared form and turned in at the time of requesting final inspection. The contractor shall provide the Thinning Inspection Record and a map of plot locations to the COR. All work included under this contract shall meet or exceed a 90% Acceptable Quality Level. Whenever the contractor does not meet the acceptable quality level, the Contracting Officer shall direct the contractor to rework the area.

Payment No partial payments for partially completed units will be made. No payment shall be made for less than 100 acres; therefore units less than 100 acres will be combined with other units for payment purposes. The contractor will notify the COR when a unit is completed and ready for inspection. The Government will complete the final inspection within seven calendar days following the request and if work completed is acceptable, payment will be recommended to the Contracting Officer.

Washing Equipment In order to prevent the spread of noxious weeds into the contract area, contractor shall be required to clean all off-road logging and construction equipment prior to entry on to the contract area. This cleaning shall remove all visible soil, plant parts, seeds, vegetative matter, or other debris that could contain or hold seeds. Only logging and construction equipment cleaned and inspected by the Forest Service will be allowed to operate within the contract area. All subsequent move-ins of equipment to the contract area shall be treated in the same manner as the initial move in. "Off-road equipment" includes all logging and construction machinery, except for log trucks, chip vans, service vehicles, water trucks, pickup trucks, cars, and similar vehicles.

Contractor shall employ whatever cleaning methods are necessary to ensure that off-road equipment is free of noxious weeds. Equipment shall be considered free of soil, seed, and other such debris when a visual inspection does not disclose such material.

Disassembly of equipment components or specialized inspection tools is not required.

Unless otherwise agreed, contractor shall give the Forest Service at least 24 hours notice when equipment is ready for inspection. Notification will include an agreed upon location where the equipment will be available for inspection by the Forest Service.

New infestations of noxious weeds are a concern to the Forest Service and shall be identified by either contractor or Forest Service, within the contract area and shall be promptly reported to the other party. Contractor and Forest Service shall agree on necessary steps to reduce or stop the spread of noxious weeds when new infestations are found. A current list, along with photos, of noxious weeds of concern to Forest Service is available at each Forest Service office.

Fire Prevention and Control

(A) Tools and Equipment:

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

For each yarder, loader, jammer, chipper, crawler tractor, skidder, hauling truck, portable welder, or comparable type equipment, the Contractor shall furnish one shovel, size O 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.

(B) Fire Prevention.

Blasting – Advance approval in writing is required from the District Ranger. The use of fuses shall not be permitted, except near power lines where the danger of accidental detonation is present. Use of prima cord will not be allowed in clearing operations where flammable materials are present. A watchman will remain on site for at least one hour after detonation in areas of blasting where flammable fuels are present. Explosives will be stored at all times in a locked box marked "Explosives." All Federal, State, and local laws concerning the use and storage of explosives shall be followed.

Welding – All flammable materials will be cleared for a minimum distance of 10 feet around any welding operation. Fire extinguishers and fire tools are required as shown in Section B-1(b).

Open Fires – In accordance with State and local regulations.

Pursuant to 36 CFR 261.50a the following is prohibited on each National Forest or National Grasslands in the Rocky Mountain Region:

Operating or using any internal or external combustion engine on any timber, brush or grass covered land, including trails traversing such land, without a spark arrester, maintained in effective working order, meeting either (i) Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Standard 5100-1a; or (ii) the 80 percent efficiency level determined according to the appropriate Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) recommended Practices J335 and J350.

Violation of this regulation and the general prohibitions of 36 CFR 261.3 to .20 is punishable by a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment for not more than 6 months or both.

Gas and Oil Use and Storage - Gasoline will be stored and transported only in metal containers with tight caps or seals. Gas and oil drum storage areas will be cleared of all flammable material for a distance of 50 feet around the drums. Storage areas will be posted with "No Smoking" signs. Oil filters, oil cans, oily rags, etc., will be removed from the project area and discarded in proper waste disposal receptacles or sites.

Smoking – Smoking is prohibited while operating tractors or open-type vehicles, or while walking or working in an area with flammable fuels.