Attachment_I_PWS.docx

Pike & San Isabel National Forests Rainbow Trail Bridge Materials Aerial Transport Services

STATEMENT OF WORK & TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

SECTION 1 GENERAL

1.1.2 The Contractor shall, considering given objectives for the project, develop a plan of operation to accomplish these objectives, organize, and direct all the equipment and personnel needed to fully accomplish the work. The Contractor shall furnish all technical expertise, labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, operating supplies and incidentals necessary to complete the work required.

1.1.3 The Contractor is advised to visit the worksite to determine an estimate of cost prior to submitting a bid. The Contractor is responsible for determining the amount of work. Trail bridge destinations and material placement/orientation within the project areas will be staked, flagged with pink ribbon, and labeled prior to bid due date.

South Colony Creek Trail Bridge: This project area is located by traveling south through the City of Westcliffe on Highway 69 to the Jct. of Highway 69 and County Road 119. Head south on 119 until it intersects with Forest Road 120 and head west on Forest Road 120 towards “South Colony”. Travel on FR 120 approximately 3.3 miles to its intersection with the Rainbow Trail (1336). Park at this intersection and proceed on foot approximately 0.2 miles northwest on the Rainbow Trail to the first creek crossing, which is South Colony Creek. There will be two timber cribbing abutments and a ford across the creek. The location of the crossing is 37° 58' 55.12" N. Latitude, 105° 30' 3.3" W. Longitude, @ 9,780 ft. elevation.

N. Brush Creek Trail Bridge: The project area is located by traveling north from the city of Westcliffe on Hwy 69 to the Jct. of Hwy 69 and County Road 198. Travel west on County road 198 to the Jct. with Forest Road 337. Travel south on Forest Road 337 towards Duckett Trail Head. Continue on Forest Road 337 to the Jct. with Forest Road 338. Continue on Forest Road 338 until it dead ends at the Junction with the Rainbow Trail (1336) at the Stover Gulch parking area. Park and proceed on foot or by off highway vehicle (less than 50” in width) approximately 1.2 miles southeast on the Rainbow Trail to the N. Brush Creek crossing where there will be two gabion basket abutments and a ford across the creek. The location of the crossing is 38° 13' 3.87" N. Latitude, 105° 38' 30.54" W. Longitude, @ 8,790 ft. elevation

Macey Creek Trail Bridge: The project area is located by traveling south from the city of Westcliffe on Hwy 69 to the Jct. of Hwy 69 and County Road 119. Travel south on County road 119 to the Jct. with County Road 130. Travel west on County Road 130 to the Horn Creek Trail Head. Park at the trail head and proceed on foot or by off highway vehicle (less than 50” in width) approximately 2.7 miles southeast on the Rainbow Trail to the Macey Creek crossing where there will be two gabion basket abutments and a ford across the creek. The location of the crossing is 38° 1' 30.11" N. Latitude, 105° 32' 12.05" W. Longitude, @ 10,155 ft. elevation

Geroux Pit Storage Location: The project area is located in the city of Westcliffe off of Hermit Ln. west of Hwy 69. From Highway 69 travel 0.25 miles west on Hermit Ln until you see a sign reading “Kagen & Son Geroux Pit”. Turn south onto Geroux Ave. at the sign and proceed approximately 0.5 miles to the trail bridge storage location. The storage location is at 38° 7' 22.24" N Latitude, 105° 28' 8.70" W. Longitude, @ 7850 ft. elevation.

1.2.2 The mountainous terrain encompassing the trail bridge placement locations varies in elevation from 8,790 to 10,155 feet. Terrain consists of deep valleys and steep slopes. Destination sites are densely forested with tall timber. Trail bridge destinations and material placement/orientation within the project areas will be staked, flagged with pink ribbon, and labeled prior to aerial transport. Transportation shall involve flights over private lands and public roads. Subject to approval by the CO, the Contractor may elect to transport any materials over land, closer to the placement locations, prior to aerial transport.

1.2.3 All three trail bridge placement locations are densely wooded thus the helicopter landing will not be possible at these sites. See Section 3, Government Furnished Property and Section 5, Technical Specifications for further detail regarding mission objectives at each placement site.

1.3.2 Access trails from parking areas to trail bridge placement locations are accessible by foot or by off highway vehicles less than 50” in width. Trails are also open to equestrian use. Off highway vehicles shall not operate off system trails without prior written approval of the Contracting Officer.

1.3.3 Use of motorized equipment other than hand held equipment such as power saws and brush cutters shall not be permitted off designated roads in the project area without approval of the Contracting Officer or as hereinafter provided.

1.3.4 No vehicle shall by-pass any officially blocked road (barriers, locked gates, posted signs, rock/log/dirt, etc.) without approval of the Contracting Officer.

1.3.5 All vehicles shall follow route designations shown on the most current San Carlos Ranger District Motor Vehicle Use Map (see Exhibit A – Project Maps).

1.4 Environmental Considerations

The Contractor shall be responsible for all safety precautions and hazardous waste spill cleanup.

Equipment fueling, maintenance, and repairs shall not be done within 150 feet horizontal distance of any stream or water source.

1.5 Safety Requirements

The Contractor is responsible for all traffic management (vehicular, off highway vehicle, pedestrian, and equestrian) necessary to safely execute aerial operations on Forest Roads 120, 338, and 130, and on Forest Trail 1336 (Rainbow Trail).

1.6 Period of Performance

Estimated: September 2, 2014-October 31, 2014

SECTION 2 DEFINITIONS

· Calendar Days – Every day shown on the calendar, Saturdays, Sundays, holidays included.

· CO - Contracting Officer

· COR – Contracting Officer’s Representative

· Off highway vehicle (OHV) – Vehicle designed for travel on trails and not licensed for highway use (ATV, UTV, dirt-bike)

· Satisfactory Placed Materials - Aerial placed trail bridge material that meets specification requirements.

· Unsatisfactory Placed Materials - Aerial placed trail bridge material that does not meet specification requirements.

SECTION 3

3.1 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY

3.1.1 See shop drawings (Exhibit B) and photos (Exhibit C) for more information. All weights are approximate for estimating purposes only, contractor is responsible for confirming accurate material weight prior to aerial placement operations. Subject to approval by the CO, materials being flown into the same location may be bundled together for efficiency.

3.1.2 The contractor and the CO shall jointly inspect materials to be transported immediately prior to airlift operations. The contractor shall be responsible for protection of bridge materials from this point on until acceptance of materials in place at bridge locations by the CO.

Items Being Flown Into South Colony Creek @ 37° 58' 55.12" N. 105° 30' 3.3" W. 9,780 ft. elevation.

Items Being Flown Into N. Brush Creek @ 38° 13' 3.87" N. 105° 38' 30.54" W. 8,790 ft. elevation

Items Being Flown Into Macey Creek @ 38° 1' 30.11" N. 105° 32' 12.05" W. 10,155 ft. elevation

SECTION 4 CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS/SERVICES

4.1 Communications

Contractor shall provide a communication system so that Contractor personnel engaged in the project can communicate with the Contractor at all times with each other, and so that Government Inspectors may communicate with the Contractor at any time to discuss performance matters or safety related issues. The Contractor shall provide a portable VHF-AM radio for use by the Government if the aircraft radio is not compatible with Government radio frequencies.

4.2 Material Rigging

Contractor shall provide material, equipment, labor, management, and oversight to rig trail bridge materials listed in the tables under Government Furnished Property. The steel truss shall be rigged as shown on page 3 of the shop drawings (PIONEER BRIDGE INSTALLATION GUIDELINES-GUIDELINES FOR LIFTING A PIONEER BRIDGE).

4.3 Material Weighing

Material weights provided in this contract are approximate and for estimating purposes only. Contractor shall be responsible for confirming accurate material weights prior to aerial placement operations.

SECTION 5 TASKS AND CRITICAL SUBTASKS

South Colony Creek Transport the steel truss (right and left sides), steel rail assemblies, decking lumber, and running plank lumber to the South Colony Creek project area located on the Rainbow Trail (trail 1336) at the South Colony Creek crossing as shown on the location map. Place the steel truss bridge (right and left sides) directly onto 12”x12” timber sills located on top of the existing abutments in the location and orientation staked and flagged by the CO. Ensure both steel truss bridge sides remain upright and safely in place on top of the 12”x12” timber sills by bracing or tying off until Forest Service personnel can bolt sides together. Place the all other materials within the project area as flagged by the CO.

N. Brush Creek Transport the glulaminated timber bridge beams, bridge rail package, and bridge post package to the N. Brush Creek project area located on the Rainbow Trail (trail 1336) at the N. Brush Creek crossing as shown on the location map. Place the glulaminated bridge directly onto 12”x12” timber sills located on top of the existing abutments in the location and orientation staked and flagged by the CO. Place the bridge rail package and bridge post package within the project area as flagged by the CO.

5.1.2 Contractor is required to demonstrate to the Government that the equipment can transport designated trail bridge materials to the designated locations and place them oriented in the designated direction. The contractor shall submit an operations plan detailing all aerial placement activities including (at a minimum) critical tasks and subtasks, work schedule, personnel, equipment, and logistics to the CO for approval prior to start of work.

5.1.3 Placement of trail bridge superstructure materials (South Colony steel truss, N. Brush creek glulaminated timber bridge, and Macey Creek glulaminated timber bridge) shall be within 0.25 feet of flagged/staked locations. Placement all other trail bridge materials (bridge post packages, bridge rail packages, and running plank lumber package) shall be within 3 feet of flagged locations unless otherwise approved by the CO. Flagged destinations will identify the type of material to be placed in a given location (i.e. trail bridge superstructure, lumber package, etc.).

5.1.4 The Contractor shall provide dust abatement if needed at material storage location (Geroux Pit) as necessary for safe operations. Material other than water will require approval by the Contracting Officer before use.

5.2.2 Immediately notify the CO of any aircraft accidents.

SECTION 7 QUALITY/PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY

7.1 - CONTRACTOR QUALITY CONTROL PLAN

7.1.1 Quality Control Plan

The Contractor shall provide a Quality Control Plan (QCP) as part of this Technical Proposal. The Plan must demonstrate how the Contractor shall assure that quality of performance meets the objectives and requirements of the contract. The QCP shall specify:

· How quality will be monitored to ensure performance standards are met.

· How the work will be supervised.

· How results of the monitoring will result in quality performance.

· Identify the personnel responsible for performing quality control.

7.2 - GOVERNMENT QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN

The Government will conduct inspections to determine work quality. Initial inspections will consist of visual inspection and will be based on adherence to contract technical specifications. The Government will inspect placement of trail bridge materials following aerial placement.

The following will be collected to determine satisfactory placement of trail bridge materials:

1. Aerial placed trail bridge materials are within the allowable tolerance of the flagged destination.

2. Aerial placed trail bridge materials are oriented within the allowable tolerance of the flagged locations.

7.3 Performance Standards

Task / Critical Subtask Performance Standards Means of Measurement

Incentive/Deduction

Placement & Orientation of Trail Bridge Materials See Section 5.1.

Specified material type placed within specified tolerance of flagging (0.25 feet for trail bridge superstructures, 3.0 feet for other trail bridge materials).

100% visual inspection

Rework to meet contract requirements.

Quality Control See Section 7.1 & 7.2

Contractor maintains good quality on all aspects of operations. Deficiencies shall be corrected per Contractor QCP.

Government randomly observes Contractor’s inspection.

The Contractor’s ability to meet the standard will be reflected in the performance evaluation, either positive or negative.

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