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KOOTENAI NATIONAL FOREST

ROAD DECOMMISSIONING

FOREST SERVICE SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS

Table of Contents

Table of Contents 1

Preface 2

101 Terms, Format, and Definitions 3

102 Bid, Award, and Execution of Contract 6

103 Scope of Work 7

104 Control of Work 8

105 Control of Material 9

106 Acceptance of Work 10

107 Legal Relations and Responsibility To the Public 13

108 Prosecution and Progress 14

109 Measurement and Payment 15

151 Mobilization 16

155 Schedules for Construction Contracts 18

203 Removal of Structures and Obstructions 19

211 Roadway Obliteration 20

622 Rental Equipment 23

625 Turf Establishment 24

Preface

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The Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture has adopted FP-03 for construction of

National Forest System Roads.

101 - Terms, Format, and Definitions

101.01 Meaning of Terms.

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Delete all references in FP-03 to Transportation Acquisition Regulations (TAR). For Timber Sales, delete all references in FP-03 to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).

101.03 Abbreviations.

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AFPA

MSHA

NIST

NESC

WCLIB

American Forest and Paper Association

Mine Safety and Health Administration

National Institute of Standards and Technology

National Electrical Safety Code

West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau

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mp Milepost ppm Part Per Million

101.04 Definitions.

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Bid Schedule--The Schedule of Items.

Bridge--No definition.

Contractor--The individual or legal entity contracting with the Government for performance of prescribed work. In a timber sale contract, the contractor is the “purchaser”.

Culvert--No definition.

Right-of-Way--A general term denoting (1) the privilege to pass over land in some particular line (including easement, lease, permit, or license to occupy, use, or traverse public or private lands), or (2) Real property necessary for the project, including roadway, buffer areas, access, and drainage areas.

Adjustment in Contract Price--“Equitable adjustment,” as used in the Federal Acquisition Regulations, or “construction cost adjustment,” as used in the Timber Sale Contract, as applicable.

Change--“Change” means “change order” as used in the Federal Acquisition Regulations, or “design change” as used in the Timber Sale Contract.

Forest Service--The United States of America, acting through the Forest Service, U.S.

Department of Agriculture.

Neat Line--A line defining the proposed or specified limits of an excavation or structure.

Pioneer Road--Temporary construction access built along the route of the project.

Purchaser--The individual, partnership, joint venture, or corporation contracting with the Government under the terms of a Timber Sale Contract and acting independently or through agents, employees, or subcontractors.

Protected Streamcourse--A drainage shown on the plans or timber sale area map that requires designated mitigation measures.

Road Order--An order affecting and controlling traffic on roads under Forest Service jurisdiction. Road Orders are issued by a designated Forest Officer under the authorities of 36 CFR, part 260.

Schedule of Items--A schedule in the contract that contains a listing and description of construction items, quantities, units of measure, methods of measurement, unit price, and amount.

Utilization Standards--The minimum size and percent soundness of trees described in the specifications to determine merchantable timber.

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Figure 101-1—Illustration of road structure terms.

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102 - Bid, Award, and Execution of Contract

102 Delete

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103 - Scope of Work

103 Delete

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This project consists of decommissioning approximately 18.7 miles of road. Road decommissioning treatments range from strong outslopes to complete recontouring.

Existing roadways will be decompacted. Fill material in draws will be removed and stream channels restored to natural grade and dimensions. All disturbed areas will be seeded. Grade control structures will be constructed in newly reconstructed stream channels.

104 - Control of Work

104 Control of Work.

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105 - Control of Material

105.02(a) Government Provided Sources.

Comply with the requirements of 30 CFR 56, subparts B and H. Use all suitable material for aggregate regardless of size unless otherwise designated. When required, re-establish vegetation in disturbed areas according to section 625.

105.05 Use of Material Found in the Work.

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Materials produced or processed from Government lands in excess of the quantities required for performance of this contract are the property of the Government. The Government is not obligated to make reimbursement for the cost of producing these materials.

106 - Acceptance of Work

106.01 Conformity with Contract Requirements.

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Follow the requirements of FAR Clause 52.246-12 Inspection of Construction.

References to standard test methods of AASHTO, ASTM, GSA, and other recognized standard authorities refer to the methods in effect on the date of solicitation for bids.

Perform all work to the lines, grades, cross-sections, dimensions, and processes or material requirements shown on the plans or specified in the contract.

Incorporate manufactured materials into the work according to the manufacturer’s recommendations or to these specifications, whichever is more strict.

Plan dimensions and contract specification values are the values to be strived for and complied with as the design values from which any deviations are allowed. Perform work and provide material that is uniform in character and reasonably close to the prescribed value or within the specified tolerance range. The purpose of a tolerance range is to accommodate occasional minor variations from the median zone that are unavoidable for practical reasons.

When standard manufactured items are specified (such as fence, wire, plates, rolled shapes, pipe conduits, etc., that are identified by gauge, unit mass, section dimensions, etc.), the identification will be considered to be nominal masses or dimensions. Unless specific contract tolerances are noted, established manufacturing tolerances will be accepted.

The Government may inspect, sample, or test all work at any time before final acceptance of the project. When the Government tests work, copies of test reports are furnished to the Contractor upon request. Government tests may or may not be performed at the work site. If Contractor testing and inspection is verified by the

Government, the Contractor’s results may be used by the Government to evaluate work for acceptance. Do not rely on the availability of Government test results for process control.

Acceptable work conforming to the contract will be paid for at the contract unit bid price.

Four methods of determining conformity and accepting work are described in Subsections

106.02 to 106.05 inclusive. The primary method of acceptance is specified in each

Section of work. However, work may be rejected at any time it is found by any of the methods not to comply with the contract.

Remove and replace work that does not conform to the contract, or to prevailing industry standards where no specific contract requirements are noted, at no cost to the

Government.

(a) Disputing Government test results. If the accuracy of Government test results is disputed, promptly inform the CO. If the dispute is unresolved after reasonable steps are taken to resolve the dispute, further evaluation may be obtained by written request. Include a narrative describing the dispute and a proposed resolution protocol that addresses the following:

(1) Sampling method;

(2) Number of samples;

(3) Sample transport;

(4) Test procedures;

(5) Testing laboratories;

(6) Reporting;

(7) Estimated time and costs; and

(8) Validation process.

If the evaluation requires additional sampling or testing be performed, mutually agree with the Government on witnessing procedures and on sampling and testing by a third party laboratory. Use a third party laboratory accredited by the

AASHTO accreditation program. Provide proof of the laboratory’s accreditation for the test procedures to be used. Do not use the same laboratory that produced the disputed Government test results or that produced the test results used as a basis for the dispute.

The CO will review the proposed resolution protocol and may modify it before final approval and execution.

The Government will use the approved resolution protocol test results to determine the validity of the disputed testing. If the Government test results are validated, the Contractor will be responsible for all costs associated with developing and performing the resolution protocol. If the Government test results are not validated, the Government will be responsible for all costs associated with developing and performing the resolution protocol. If the validity of the

Government test results cannot be determined, the Contractor and Government will equally share all costs associated with developing and carrying out the resolution protocol.

(b) Alternatives to removing and replacing non-conforming work. As an alternative to removal and replacement, the Contractor may submit a written request to:

(1) Have the work accepted at a reduced price; or

(2) Be given permission to perform corrective measures to bring the work into conformity.

The request must contain supporting rationale and documentation. Include references or data justifying the proposal based on an evaluation of test results, effect on service life, value of material or work, quality, aesthetics, and other tangible engineering basis. The CO will determine disposition of the nonconforming work.

106.07 Delete

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107 - Legal Relations and Responsibility To the Public

107.05 Responsibility for Damage Claims.

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107.06 Contractor’s Responsibility for Work.

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“except as provided in Subsection 106.07”

107.09 Legal Relationship of the Parties.

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108 - Prosecution and Progress

108 Delete

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109 - Measurement and Payment

109.02 Measurement Terms and Definitions.

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“(b) Cubic yard” to “(c) Cubic yard”.

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(p) Thousand Board Feet (Mbf). 1,000 board feet based on nominal widths, thickness, and extreme usable length of each piece of lumber or timber actually incorporated in the job. For glued laminated timber, 1,000 board feet based on actual width, thickness, and length of each piece actually incorporated in the job.

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109.06 Pricing of Adjustments.

109.07 Eliminated Work.

109.08 Progress Payments.

109.09 Final Payment.

151 - Mobilization

151.01 Description

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All temporary or portable signs shall be included as a subsidiary item to section 151.

Signs and sign placement shall meet the requirements of the “MANUAL ON UNIFORM

TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES” (MUTCD), published by the U.S. Department of

Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. Work on the project shall not be started until all required signs are in place and approved by the C.O.

Removal and replacement of road closure devices such as concrete barriers or earth barriers to gain access to the project shall be included as incidental to Section 151

Mobilization.

This work consists of washing and treating construction equipment and vehicles necessary for equipment transport to remove seeds, plants, and plant fragments before the equipment is used on Forest Service lands.

Wash the sides, tops, and undercarriages of all construction equipment. Remove all seeds, plants, plant fragments, dirt, and debris from the construction equipment. Only equipment inspected by the Forest Service will be allowed to operate within the project area. All subsequent move-ins of equipment to the project area will be treated in the same manner 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 off the National Forest.

Equipment will be considered free of soil, seed, and other such debris when a visual inspection does not disclose such material. Disassembly of equipment, components or the need for specialized inspection tools is not required.

Notify the CO in writing at least 24 hours before moving any construction equipment onto the national forest. Notification will include an agreed upon location where the equipment will be available for inspection by the Forest Service. Inspection will be required after every cleaning.

Use methods of cleaning and locations for cleaning approved by the C.O.

For work at a commercial washing facility, use an approved facility.

New infestations of noxious weeds of concern to Forest Service and identified by either

Contractor or Forest Service, on the Project Area or on the haul route, will be promptly reported to the other party. Contractor and Forest Service will agree on treatment methods to reduce or stop the spread of noxious weeds when new infestations are found.

A current list of noxious weeds of concern to Forest Service is available at each Forest

Service office.

151.02 Measurement

Clean equipment prior to moving onto this project. The initial cleaning will not be included in the measurement for payment. Payment under this item will only be made if subsequent cleanings are ordered by the CO. Measurement shall be on an “each” basis, meaning one complete cleaning of all equipment required for this contract. Subsequent cleanings necessitated by the Contractor’s actions but not directed by the CO will not be included in the measurement for payment.

155 - Schedules for Construction Contracts

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203 - Removal of Structures and Obstructions

203.01 Description

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This work consists of disposing, salvaging, and removing of construction slash and debris, buildings, fences, structures, pavements, culverts, utilities, curbs, sidewalks, and other obstructions.

203.03 Salvaging Material.

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The gates and signs to be removed shall be stockpiled in the location specified by the

C.O.

203.05 Disposing of Material.

(a) Remove from project.

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The culverts to be removed shall become the property of the contractor and shall be removed from government land and recycled or disposed of in a legal manner. The material or structure designated for removal shall include it and all of its appurtenances and hardware.

211 - Roadway Obliteration

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211.01 Description

This work consists of the reclamation of roadways by the removal of culverts;

decompaction and outsloping of subgrade; construction of waterbars and leadoff ditches;

restoration of stream channels; and seeding, revegetation, and mulching of all disturbed areas. In addition work includes diverting of live streams, pumping, bailing, draining, sheeting, bracing, and other miscellaneous items required for execution of the work.

Roadway reclamation methods are designated as follows:

(a) Method 1. Obliterate the roadway by restoring to the approximate original ground contours as shown on the drawings. Decompact road surfaces. Remove all pipes, bridges, and other structures and all associated fill material, down to “natural ground” or as shown on the drawings. Keep excavated material within the original construction limits. Finish slopes to provide gradual transitions in slope adjustments without noticeable breaks. Effectively close access to area by recontouring or placement of slash.

(b) Method 2. Obliterate the roadway by restoring to approximately ¾ of the original ground contours as shown on the drawings. Decompact road surfaces.

Remove all pipes, bridges, and other structures and all fill material associated with them down to “natural ground” or as shown on the drawings. Keep excavated material within the original construction limits. Finish slopes to provide positive drainage. Effectively close access to area by recontouring or placement of slash.

(c) Method 3. Obliterate the roadway by restoring to approximately ¾ of the original ground contours, leaving a foot trail in the center of the recontoured slope as shown on the drawings. Decompact road surfaces. Remove all pipes, bridges, and other structures and all fill material associated with them down to “natural ground” or as shown on the drawings. Keep excavated material within the original construction limits. Finish slopes to provide positive drainage.

211.02 Construction Requirements

Conform to the following when obliterating roads by either method.

ACCESS: All roads used for access to work shall be maintained to prevent any erosion or roadway degradation using inslope/outslope, waterbars, closures or as directed by the

C.O.

EXCAVATION: After required decompaction of the roadway, the fill material shall be pulled up and placed on roadbed between the top of cut and original ground forming a slope approximating ¾ of the natural contours or full recontour in areas of seepage. No ditches, water traps, or berms shall remain. Finish to the lines shown on the plans blending to the surrounding terrain.

DECOMPACTION: Any hardened road segment or surface area shall be decompacted to promote water infiltration and establish vegetation. This work shall consist of loosening all of the soil in the existing roadbed or landing surface to a depth of 18 inches and a clod size no larger than 10 inches or as shown on the plans.

OUTSLOPING: Roads and landings shall be outsloped by decompacting road surface to a depth specified on the drawings and by pulling the fill shoulder towards the cut bank as shown in the plans. Excavated material shall be spread over the roadbed or landing. The finished grade shall be to the grade specified on the drawings and shall be a free draining, sloping surface across the existing roadway. Any existing ditches at the toe of the cutslope shall be ripped and filled with the material excavated during outsloping. Any berms remaining along the upper or lower edges of this work shall be blended with the surrounding terrain. All other berms, tracks, and other surface irregularities shall be reshaped to allow a free draining surface.

DRAINAGE EXCAVATION: Drainage excavation shall include the removal of all fill and bedding material, the reconstruction of the natural channel and blending of sideslopes. All drainage structures and appurtenances (culverts, downpipe, anchors, drop inlets, and trash racks, etc.) shall be removed as described in Section 203 - Removal of

Structures and Obstructions. Removal and disposal of log drainage structures shall be considered incidental to this section and no additional payment will be made. Stream channel width and dimensions after drainage structures have been removed shall be the same as the undisturbed width and dimensions above or below the crossing. An approximately uniform grade shall be constructed from natural ground above the inlet to natural ground below the outlet to facilitate a free draining channel for the entire length unless otherwise noted on the worklists. Excavated material shall be incorporated in the adjacent areas while maintaining “natural slopes”.

VEGETATION REMOVAL: This work shall consist of clearing, grubbing, removing and disposing of vegetation. Vegetation includes dead woody debris, trees, stumps, roots and other vegetation within the limits of the project area necessary to be cleared for access to the project sites, covering areas designated for excavation or embankment, and woody material generated from excavations. Vegetation shall be preserved and placed on top of recontoured road segments and completed channel side slopes in stable positions not interfering with stream channel flow. The disturbed area shall be 50% to 75% covered with natural slash when available from roadway. Excess material will be windrowed along the bottom edge of the construction limits with breaks for game passage every 200’ and at ridge noses. A walkable trail shall be left along the upper edge or as shown on the drawings. Disturbed vegetation shall not be left "hung-up" in remaining live vegetation.

Duff material shall be scraped from above the top of the cutslope and scattered along the completed recontoured road. This duff material may consist of a combination of needles, organic material, plants, decomposing stumps and logs.

CROSS DRAIN REMOVAL: Remove all road cross drains and recontour according to the method specified.

211.03 Channels and Structures.

Construct the following as shown in the drawings or directed by the C.O.

STREAM GRADE CHANNELS (SGC): These are either live stream channels or draw crossings. Removal of all fill material and recontouring to the original natural contours is required.

GRADE CONTROL STRUCTURES: Construct Grade Control Structures at live water crossings as shown on the drawings or as directed by the C.O.

211.04 Seed

Seed the full length and width of the obliterated roadway and all other disturbed areas in accordance with Section FSSS625 Turf Establishment.

211.05 Acceptance

Roadway obliteration will be evaluated under Subsection 106.02.

211.06 Measurement

Measure the Section 211 items listed in the bid schedule according to Subsection 109.02.

211.07 Payment

The accepted quantities will be paid at the contract price per unit measurement for the

Section 211 pay items listed in the bid schedule. Payment will be full compensation for the work prescribed in this Section. See Subsection 109.05.

622 - Rental Equipment

622.02 Rental Equipment

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Hydraulic Excavator with Thumb. Provide a track mounted hydraulic excavator, no more than 20 years old. Bucket must be equipped with a hydraulic "thumb". It is anticipated that an excavator of a size 320 or larger is needed for excavation of this project.

Contractor is required to get approval of the excavator size from the Contracting Officer prior to any work taking place.

625 - Turf Establishment

625.03 General

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Apply turf establishment to finished slopes and ditches between June 15 and October 1.

Do not seed during windy weather or when the ground is excessively wet, frozen, snow covered, extremely dry, cloddy, hard pan, or is otherwise untellable.

Seed: Government Furnished Contract Spread

Mulch: Straw (Contractor furnished)

Fertilizer: Contractor furnished

Nitrogen – 11%

Phosphorus – 17%

Potassium – 15%

Apply at 240 lbs/acre

625.05 Watering

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625.07 Seeding

(a) Dry method

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