Attachment A - Specifications for shortcake.pdf

F04–SPS–101–1 (2/3/09)

IPNF SPECIAL PROJECT SPECIFICATION

SHORTCAKE HABITAT IMPROVEMENT

Section 101 – Abbreviations

101.02 Delete in its entirety and substitute the following:

Pay Item & Pay Units

"& .......................................... And

AC .......................................... Acre

AL. ......................................... Aluminum

ASP ........................................ Asphalt

AVAIL ................................... Available

BARR ..................................... Barrier

BKN ....................................... Broken

BST ........................................ Bituminous Surface Treatment

CATTLEGD ........................... Cattleguard

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 ........................................ Polyvinylchloride

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

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".

Weed Management District. A weed management district is any area of land identified for the purpose of weed management or control. Such an identified land area may be, but is not limited to one of the following: a project or job site, a

County, two or more Counties, or a National Forest."

SPS 102 - 1 (2/3/09)

Section 103 – Intent of Contract

Replace the second sentence in the first paragraph with the following:

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

SPS 103 - 1 (2/3/09)

Section 104 - Maintenance for Traffic

104.01 The following is added to this subsection.

Roads To Be

Constructed “The Contractor shall be responsible for the safe passage of traffic on all Forest

Service Roads leading to the Site at all times. The Contractor shall provide the

Contracting Officer with a detailed traffic control plan for review 14 days prior to starting any construction activities. As construction progresses and the need arises, the Contractor shall furnish, install, and maintain any additional signs to provide for the safe passage of public traffic. The Contractor shall at all times protect the public throughout the construction process. During construction no public access is allowed on the site.

CONSTRUCTION SIGNING

The Contractor shall provide, erect, maintain, and remove all necessary barricades, signs, and other traffic control devices. Construction signing for traffic control shall conform to the most recent edition of the Manual for Uniform

Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). Install signs as shown in the detailed traffic control plan approved by the Contracting Officer prior to and consistent with the work being performed.

Place warning signs at junction of Forest Roads 812 and 6749 and at Riley

Saddle.

Upon completion of the project, the Contractor shall remove all traffic control signs and devices from the project.”

PAYMENT

104.03 The following section shall be added:

Basis

“Payment for any work described under this section including posting, maintenance and removal of construction signs and traffic control devices, road maintenance commensurate with use and associated other minor work items, shall be incidental to Pay Item 601(01) and no separate payment shall be made.”

SPS 104 - 1 (2/3/09)

Delete the standard specification “Section 105-“Control of Materials” and substitute the following:

Section 105 – Control of Materials

105.01 All materials shall be transported and handled to preserve their quality and fitness

Handling for work.

Materials

105.02 (a) Sources of local materials AS SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS are

Material Sources guaranteed by the Government for the quality and quantity of the material in the source. The contractor shall determine the equipment and work required to produce the specified product.

SPS 105 - 1 (2/3/09)

Section 106 - Measurement & Payment

106.04 Add the following:

Methods of

Measurement “The Variation of Quantity Clause does not apply to items paid for on a Designed

Quantity (DQ) or Lump Sum Quantity (LSQ) basis.”

SPS 106 - 1 (2/3/09)

Delete the standard specification “Section 173-Construction Staking, Location Line” and substitute the following:

Section 173 – Construction Staking, Location Line

DESCRIPTION

173.01 This work shall consist of preserving, supplying, and replacing construction

Work staking removed or damaged by the Contractor’s activities. The government shall provide the initial staking of the project and provide the Contractor with survey notes. The Contractor shall become responsible for the maintenance and replacement of stakes.

MATERIALS

173.02 All location stakes shall have the nominal dimensions of 24 inches x 3/8 inches x

Stakes 1 ½ inches. All offset stakes shall have the nominal dimensions of 48 inches x

3/8 inches x 1 ½ inches. The top 2 inches of all stakes and lath shall be painted with red or orange paint. Other dimensions and materials may be used when approved by the Contracting Officer.

173.03 Paper for survey notes shall be moisture-resistant paper. Notes shall be provided

Survey Note in books with covers that will protect the contents and retain the pages in

Paper & Books numerical sequence during field use or on 8 ½” x 11” loose leaf paper.

173.04 The Contractor will be furnished with construction staking notes. All documents

Government- shall be returned to the Contracting Officer.

Furnished

Documents

SURVEY

REQUIREMENTS

173.05 Accuracy of measurements shall be attainable with a woven or fiberglass/plastic

Precision tape in good condition and an optical level.

173.06 If property boundary or survey monuments or survey markers are found within

Monuments of the project area, the Contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer.

Property Boundaries

Or Surveys

SPS 173 - 1 (2/3/09)

173.07 Mark stakes in the original format with a waterproof marking pen.

Marking Stakes

173.08 Construction work shall not resume until the stakes established by the Contractor

Approval & are approved in writing by the Contracting Officer.

Maintenance

Approval of construction staking will not relieve the Contractor of the responsibility for maintaining the survey work until construction has been completed and accepted, and for correcting errors, whether the errors are discovered during the performance of the survey or subsequent phases of the project.

173.09 Supplying and replacing stakes is incidental in cost to Pay Items listed under 651

Basis as shown in the SCHEDULE OF ITEMS and no separate payment shall be made.

SPS 173 - 2 (2/3/09)

Section 204 - Soil Erosion & Water Pollution Control

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.”

204.02 Add the following:

Requirements

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

Officer.

CONSTRUCTION

204.03 Add the following:

Performance

“Ground disturbance shall be kept to a minimum to protect soils and vegetation.

Deflect flows away from the excavation area in Short Creek by installing certified weed free straw or grass hay bales every 200 feet beginning at station 0+00.

Scatter the bales above the high water mark in loose layers no more than 3 inches thick after all stream enhancement structures have been installed Other methods to control turbidity may be used when approved by the Contracting Officer.”

MEASUREMENT

204.04 Delete the entire subsection and substitute the following:

Method

“Items not shown in the SCHEDULE OF ITEMS will not be measured.”

SPS 204 - 1 (2/3/09)

Delete the standard specification “Section 205A-Haul” and substitute the following:

Section 205A – Haul

205A.01 This work shall consist of the authorized hauling of logs from their original

Work location to their final location in the work.

MEASURMENT

205A.02 The method of measurement, as described in Section 106, will designated in the

Method SCHEDULE OF ITEMS. The quantity of material hauled shall be based on the original in-place number of logs. Haul will be measured as if logs were deposited at the project area after having been hauled the shortest feasible distance.

Haul within the roadway limits will be measured along the centerline of roadway.

Where logs originate or are deposited outside the roadway, haul will include the distance by the most direct and most feasible route from the roadway centerline to the point of deposition.

205A.03 Add the following:

Pay Item Pay Unit

205A(04) Haul …………..…………L.S.Q.

SPS 205A - 1 (2/3/09)

Section 601 - Mobilization

601.01 Add the following to this section:

"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 (C.O.) 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. This requirement does not apply to cars, pickup trucks, and other vehicles that regularly travel between the construction site and areas of the

National Forest. 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 C.O. at an agreed upon location. The Contractor shall provide the C.O. at least 24 hours advance notification when equipment is ready for inspection.”

SPS 601 - 1 (2/3/09)

Section 625 – Seeding & Mulching

625.01 Delete the first sentence and substitute with the following:

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

625.02 Add the following:

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

Acceptable substitutes:

Tufted hairgrass "Nortran" (Deschampsia caespitosa) @ 2 PLS LBS/AC for big bluegrass on poorly drained soils or areas with high water table.

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:

PLS Lbs/acre = pounds commercial seed per acre purity x germination

Example:

5 PLS Lbs/acre_____ = 6.54 pounds of commercial seed per acre

0.9 x 0.85 (where purity = 90% and germination = 85%)”

SPS 625 - 1 (2/3/09)

SPECIES PLS LBS/AC

Slender wheatgrass "Revenue" (Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus) 5.0

Big bluegrass "Sherman" (Poa ampla) 5.0

Mountain brome "Bromar" (Bromus marginatus) 5.0

Annual rye (Lolium multiflorum) 4.0

Blue wildrye "Arlington" or "Elkton" (Elymus glaucus) 4.0

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) 0.5

Mountain lupine (Lupinus argenteus ssp. rubicaulis) 0.5

TOTAL 24

625.03 Add:

Seeding “Time of application shall be as specified below:

Seasons

During the Months marked with an 'X' below:

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC

x x x x

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

625.05 Add the following:

Application

Methods for Seed, “Apply seed by the 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

SPS 625 - 2 (2/3/09)

Section 637 – Equipment Rental

637.01 Add the following:

“Equipment Rental work under this project shall be utilized for additional project work not included and described on the Work Site List. This work shall be designated and determined by the Contracting Officer.”

EQUIPMENT

637.03 Add the following:

Items of

Equipment (j) “Spyder Hoe.

Minimum 50 flywheel horsepower or greater (classification if horsepower is based on 2250 RPM).

Walking type-outriggers for mobility required.

No fluid leaks; machine will do instream work.

Minimum bucket capacity of 1/3 cubic yard. A “clamshell” or “grapple” is NOT acceptable.

Minimum weight 14,000 pounds.

Hydraulically operated.

Leg spacing shall not exceed 8 feet when hoe is set up at minimum leg widths.

Minimum digging depth capabilities of 13 feet.

Minimum lifting capacity of 1,500 pounds with extended bucket.

Minimum ground clearance capabilities of 4 feet.

Continuous cab rotation capability required.

Hydraulic thumb.

SPS 637 - 1 (2/3/09)

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

Equipped with a winch greater than 8,000 pounds capacity and with 100

ft. of 9/16” or 5/8” cable with a free spool winch design unless otherwise approved by the Contracting Officer.

Cab/FOPS.

1998 model or newer unless otherwise approved by the Contracting

Officer.

Or similar type of equipment accepted by the Contracting Officer.”

637.04 Delete this susbsection in entirety.

Moving of

Equipment

637.07 Replace the first sentence in the second paragraph:

Method

Quantities will include the actual hours, to the nearest quarter hour.

637.08 Add the following:

“Pay Item Pay Unit

637(13) Spyder Hoe …………..……..HR”

SPS 637 - 2 (2/3/09)

Section 651 – Stream Enhancement Structures

651.01 This work shall consist of installing stream enhancement structures, embankment

Work and compaction as SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS. Erosion control measures shall be taken according to Section 204-Soil Erosion & Water Pollution Control.

Also included is transporting logs to individual work sites.

651.02 Materials for the various types of stream enhancement structures shall meet

Requirements the requirements of Section 105 Control of Materials and as SHOWN ON THE

DRAWINGS.

651.03 The Contractor will be required to move equipment and/or materials to the

Access stream. The Contractor is responsible to keep damage to existing vegetation minimal. The Contractor shall remove any debris from any vehicle road used in the project area and repair any vehicle road used in the project area to its original condition if damaged by the Contractor during contract time.

651.04 Vegetation transplants are single clumps of woody vegetation (brush) that are not

Clearing listed as noxious weeds on the “Idaho State Department of Agriculture States

Noxious Weed List” & Grubbing including but not limited to willow, dogwood, and alder greater than 3 feet high and 5 or more stems in one root mass that are encountered during any course of excavation or access route development. This vegetation shall be transplanted along newly excavated stream banks with root ball intact (including soil) at locations determined by the Contracting Officer.

651.05 Topsoil shall be removed and temporarily stockpiled during excavation and

Conservation installation of individual stream structures, and replaced after installation.

of Topsoil

651.06 Fabrication and installation of the various types of stream enhancement

Performance structures shall be as SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS. The Contracting Officer shall stake the location of each stream enhancement structure. Transport logs from their decked locations along Short Creek to the individual work sites.

SPS 651 - 1 (2/3/09)

651.07 Embankment shall be placed in maximum layers of one foot using a hydraulic

Embankment excavator, removing large voids by tamping the entire surface of each layer of the

Placing embankment with the excavator bucket or another method approved by the

Method Contracting Officer. Where material containing a large amount of rock is used to construct embankments, a solid embankment shall be provided by working rocks and fines in with the larger rocks to fill the voids. Excess material generated from stream enhancement structure and brush installation shall be spread and blended over the adjacent undisturbed floodplain in loose layers no more than 6 inches in depth.

651.08 The method of measurement as described in Section 106 will be DESIGNATED

Method in the SCHEDULE OF ITEMS.

651.09 Excavation and embankment and log transportation from decked locations along

Basis Short Creek to individual work sites for the construction of Pay Items listed under 651 shall be incidental to Pay Items under 651 as shown in the SCHEDULE

OF ITEMS and no separate payment shall be made.

Payment will be made under:

Pay Item Pay Unit

651(01) Angled Step-Down EA.

651(04) Habitat Log EA.

651(09) Log Barb EA.

651(14) V-Structure EA.

SPS 651 – 2 (2/3/09)

REGIONAL SPECIAL PROJECT SPECIFICATION

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)