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NORTH ZONE WUI AND THINNING

SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS

2010 ARRA MECHANICAL & HAND THINNING CONTRACT

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 1 st through December 15 th 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

Approx.

Acres

Boundary Color/ Direction (H or V)

Average Spacing

Range Spacing in feet

Number of Plots

Fuel break Acres

Bid Item #3

Doghouse 12 8 Orange stripes - V 14 x 14 12 - 16 2

Doghouse 56 12 Orange stripes - V 14 x 14 12 -16 2

Elk Bugs 67 154 Green stripes - H 14 x 14 12 - 16 31 30

Elk Creek 39 78 Green stripes - H 14 x 14 12 - 16 16 35

Geranium 3B 9 Orange stripes - V 14 x 14 12 - 16 2

Geranium 4 31 Orange stripes - V 14 x 14 12 - 16 6

Geranium 22 30 Orange stripes - V 14 x 14 12 - 16 6

Geranium 24 8 Orange stripes - V 14 x 14 12 - 16 2 8

Geranium 30 56 Orange stripes - V 14 x 14 12 - 16 11 18

Gimlet 9 77 Green stripes - H 14 x 14 12 - 16 15 77

Gimlet 20 50 Green stripes - H 14 x 14 12 - 16 10 6

Jimmy 9B 5 Green stripes - V 14 x 14 12 - 16 1

Jimmy 10 90 Green stripes - H 14 x 14 12 - 16 18 61

Mineral 15A 6 Blue placards 14 x 14 12 - 16 1 6

Mineral 17 27 Orange stripes - V 14 x 14 12 - 16 5 27

Mineral 32 79 Orange stripes - V 14 x 14 12 - 16 16 79

Ridge 7B 74 Orange stripes - V 14 x 14 12 - 16 15

Toad 26 23 Orange stripes - V 14 x 14 12 - 16 5 11

Toad 29 27 Orange stripes - V 14 x 14 12 - 16 5 27

Toad 31 7 Orange stripes - V 14 x 14 12 - 16 1 7

Total Acres Bid Item #3

Total Acres Bid Item #3 needing Fuelbreak Construction

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

Bid Item #3 All units in Bid Item #3 are identified as hand thinning with lop and scatter. In all units, contractor shall leave trees that meet the definition of leave tree (See Technical Exhibit A of Performance Work Statement) to an average spacing of 14 by 14 feet. Contractor shall select trees that meet the definition of cut tree or less desirable leave tree first. Trees cut will be between 2 feet in height to 7.9 inches dbh.

For Bid Item #3: Change Performance Work Statement Section 5.1 paragraph 1 variability of spacing from 4 feet to 2 feet (also refer to Detailed Unit Information Table for Bid Item #3 for appropriate range of spacing).

Contractor shall treat created slash so that material does not exceed 12 inches above the ground surface.

Work performed in Bid Item #3 shall conform to Performance Work Statement - Section

5.1, 5.3, applicable standards in 5.5 and 5.6. Quality of work shall be conform to

Performance Work Statement Section 7.

Within Bid Item #3, the following units also require fuelbreak construction: Geranium

24, Gimlet 9, Mineral 17, Elkbugs 67, Jimmy 10, Mineral 15a, Toad 29, Toad 31, Mineral 32, Toad 26, Elk Creek 39, Geranium 30, Gimlet 20

Units Designated for Hand Thinning, Lop and Scatter and Fuelbreak Construction with Description of Units.

Doghouse 12 - Located in Section 21, T6N, R1E, BHM, approximately 15 miles southwest of Spearfish, SD. FSR 130.1O accesses the unit. FSR 130.1O is the north 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

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 56 - Located in Section 28, T6N, R1E, BHM, approximately 15 miles southwest of Spearfish, SD. FSR 130.1 accesses the unit. FSR 130.1 is the west boundary for the unit. The rest of the unit boundary is designated with three orange vertical stripes, with the short stripe facing into 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.

Elk Bugs 67 - Located in Section 8, 9 and 17, T5N, R4E, BHM, approximately 6 miles south of Whitewood, SD. U030028 road off of FSR 699.1 accesses the unit. The unit is adjacent to private property along the south side. The unit boundary is designated with three horizontal green stripes that face into the unit. There is a seasonal gate on FSR

176.1. 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. A 30 acre fuelbreak will required along the southern portion of the unit along the private boundary. The fuelbreak will lie along the southern portion of the unit and will extend 500 feet from the property line or unit boundary.

Elk Creek 39 - Located in Section 7 T4N, R5E, BHM, approximately 8 miles south of

Sturgis, SD. FSR 541.1C accesses the unit. The unit boundary is designated with three horizontal green stripes that face into the unit. This unit will require a 35 acre fuelbreak from the western portion of the unit boundary to the unclassified road in the middle of the unit.

Geranium 3B - Located in Sections 11 and 12, T4N, R1E, BHM, approximately 7.5 miles south of Savoy, SD. FSR 736.1A is the closest access to the unit. The Contractor will have to hike in approximately 1/16 mile. 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 seasonal gate on FSR 736.1. 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.

Geranium 4 - Located in Sections 11 and 12, T4N, R1E, BHM, approximately 7 miles south of Savoy, SD. FSR 736.1 accesses the unit. FSR 736.1 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. There is a seasonal gate on FSR 736.1. 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.

Geranium 22 - Located in Sections 14 and 23, T4N, R1E, BHM, approximately 8.5 miles southwest of Savoy, SD. FSR 735.1 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 735.1. 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.

Geranium 24 - Located in Section 15, T4N, R1E, BHM, approximately 7.5 miles west southwest of Savoy, SD. FSR 134.1 is the closest access to the unit. The contractor will have to hike in approximately 1/16 mile. The unit boundary is designated with three vertical orange stripes, with the short stripe facing into the unit. An 8 acre fuelbreak along FSR 134 shall be constructed to ensure scenic integrity along this arterial road is met. The entire unit shall be thinned and hand piled.

Geranium 30 - Located in Section 33, T4N, R1E, BHM, approximately 10 miles southwest of Savoy, SD. FSR 134.1 accesses the unit. FSR 134.1 is the south boundary for the unit. The unit boundary is designated with three vertical orange stripes, with the short stripe facing into the unit. An 18 acre fuelbreak along FSR 134 shall be constructed to ensure scenic integrity along this arterial road is met. The entire unit shall be thinned and hand piled.

Gimlet 9 - Located in Sections 15, 16 & 22, T3N, R4E, BHM, approximately 6 miles west of Nemo, SD. FSR 705.1 accesses the unit. The unit is adjacent to private property on the north and south sides. The unit boundary is designated with three horizontal green stripes that face into the unit. This entire unit will be thinned and hand piled because of its proximity to private property

Gimlet 20 - Located in Section 2, T2N, R4E, BHM, approximately 9 miles southeast of

Brownsville, SD. FSR 633.1F accesses the unit. The unit boundary is designated with three horizontal green stripes that face into the unit. The unit is adjacent to private property in two areas on the south side. Along this southern portion of the unit a 300 foot fuelbreak will be constructed for approximately 6 acres.

Jimmy 9B - Located in Section 29, T3N, R5E, BHM, approximately 2 miles west of

Nemo, SD. FSR 152.1 accesses the unit. The east boundary is designated with three horizontal green stripes that face into the unit. The rest of the unit boundary is designated with three vertical green stripes, with the short stripe facing into the unit.

Jimmy 10 - Located in Sections 30 & 31, T3N, R5E, BHM, approximately 3 miles west of Nemo, SD. FSR 152.2E accesses the unit, but is rocked off. The Contractor will have to hike in approximately 1/8 mile to access the unit. The unit boundary is designated with three vertical green stripes, with the short stripe facing into the unit. In order to minimize risk on unwanted wildfire near this subdivision, a 61 acre fuelbreak will be constructed. This fuelbreak will start at FSR 152.2E and continue to the northern boundary of the cutting unit.

Mineral 15A - Located in Section 14, T4N, R3E, BHM, approximately 4 miles northwest of Brownsville, SD. FSR 247.1 accesses the unit. The unit is adjacent to fenced private property on the west side. The fence is the west boundary for the unit. U070129 is the north boundary for the unit. The rest of the unit boundary is designated with blue placards that face into the unit. Due to the proximity of private property this entire unit will require a fuelbreak.

Mineral 17 - Located in Section 22, T4N, R3E, BHM, approximately 4 miles northwest of Brownsville, SD. U070151 off of FSR 248.1 accesses the unit. The unit is adjacent to private property on the north side. U070151 is the southeast 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. Due to the proximity of private property this entire unit will require a fuelbreak.

Mineral 32 - Located in Sections 13 and 14, T4N, R3E, BHM, approximately 3 miles northwest of Brownsville, SD. FSR 247.1E accesses the unit. The unit is adjacent to private property along the west side. FSR 247.1E is part of the south boundary for the unit. The rest of 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 spring in the middle of the unit.

Ridge 7B - Located in Section 8, T2N, R4E, BHM, approximately 10 miles south of

Brownsville, SD. FSR 203.4 is the closest access to the unit. The Contractor will have to hike in approximately 1/16 mile to access the unit. The unit boundary is designated with three vertical orange stripes, with the short stripe facing into the unit.

Toad 26 - Located in Sections 19 and 30, T6N, R1E, BHM, approximately 11 miles southwest of Spearfish, SD. FSR 131.1 and FSR 131.1F access the unit. FSR 131.1 is the east boundary of the unit. FSR 131.1F is part of 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. A fuel break along FSR 131.1 extending 300 feet to the west inside the cutting unit boundary will need to be constructed. This fuel break is approximately 11 acres.

Toad 29 - Located in Sections 10 and 15, T6N, R1E, BHM, approximately 7 miles west of Spearfish, SD. FSR 670.1 accesses the unit. The unit boundary is designated with three vertical orange stripes, with the short stripe facing into the unit. There is a green

Powder River gate on FSR 670.1. The contractor will have to go through private land to access the unit. Permission has been granted from the land owner to use this road. The entire unit will conform to fuel break construction specifications.

Toad 31 - Located in Section 10, T6N, R1E, BHM, approximately 6.5 miles west of

Spearfish, SD. FSR 670.1 accesses the unit. The unit boundary is designated with three vertical orange stripes, with the short stripe facing into the unit. There is a green Powder

River gate on FSR 670.1. The contractor will have to go through private land to access the unit. Permission has been granted from the land owner to use this road. The entire unit will conform to fuel break construction specifications.

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 1/20 th (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.