ATTACHMENT A.pdf

ATTACHMENT A

BRUSHING

QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN

Contractor Performance Checklist

Tasks and

Critical

Subtasks

Quality Standards Acceptable

Quality Level

Method of

Inspection Penalties Incentives

Clearing and Brushing

• Brush road using the horizontal and vertical dimension shown on the Typical

Drawing in the exhibits.

• This includes all turnouts and additional lane width.

• All trees and brush 6 inches or less shall be cut and completely severed with no stumps higher than 9 inches above the ground or any obstruction such rocks.

• Tree diameter shall be measured

12 inches above the ground.

• Trees and brush protruding into the Clear Limits shall be trimmed as near to flush as practicable.

• Windfalls shall be cut where they enter the Clearing

Limit.

• Accepted industry quality workmansh ip.

• The quality standards shall be met consistently

• Visual verification

• Random samples

• Contractor may be required to re-work, at their expense, the unacceptable section.

• Government may withhold compensation for that section.

• Contractor may receive poor performance rating.

• Contractor would receive a superior

Subtasks

Quality

Standards

Acceptable Quality

Level

Method of

Inspection Penalties Incentives

Slash Disposal

• Slash shall be scattered outside the

Clearing

Limit without damaging trees.

• Slash shall be defined as any cut material, with the exception of windfalls.

• Trees 2 inches and larger in diameter shall be lopped and scattered.

• A length great than

36 inches with a diameter less than 2 inches.

• A length great than

24 inches with a diameter greater than 2 inches.

• No material shall be deposited in stream, drainage ways, and cmp inlets.

• The depth shall not be great than 18 inches above the ground.

• All cut material shall be disposed of outside the

Clearing

Limits.

• Accepted industry quality workmanship

• The quality standards shall be met consistently.

• Visual verification.

• Random samples.

• Will inspect completed sections of road within two working days following

Contractor’s notification of completed work.

• Contractor may be required to re-work, at their expense, the unacceptable portions of work.

• Contractor may receive poor performance rating.

• Contract may be terminated with repeated deficiencies.

• Contractor would receive a superior

Subtasks

Quality

Standards

Acceptable Quality

Level Method of Inspection Penalties Incentives

Traffic Control

• The

Contracto r shall exercise caution when operating, to prevent undue conflicts with public user of the roads.

• A “slow moving” emblem shall be attached to brush equipment

• Work site shall be posted with warning signs.

• Shall meet the requireme nts of

Manual of

Uniform

Traffic

Control

Devices.

• Each sign shall have

2-

12”x12” flags on both ends of section being worked.

• Signs shall be moved as needed and shall not precede the machinery by more than 1 mile.

• Accepted industry quality workmanship.

• Insuring for public safety.

• Visual verification if signs are in place and moved with the equipment.

• Random sample.

• Stop Work

Order may be issued until signing is correct for operation.

• Contractor may receive poor performanc e rating.

• Contract may be terminated with repeated deficiencies

• Contractor would receive a superior performanc e rating.