Attachment_3_Appendix C.pdf

Pinecrest Interior Forest Health Stewardship

AAPPPPEENNDDIIXX CC

Road Maintenance Requirements and Specifications

a. Surface Protection: Roads damaged by Contractor’s operations shall be repaired at the Contractor’s expense. Repair work shall be accomplished when the Forest Service determines that conditions are such that additional damage to the resources will not occur.

b. Normal Seasonal Cleanup: Contractor shall perform a normal amount of seasonal weather cleanup which will include removing bank slough and minor slides and fallen timber, replacing material washed out of fill slopes and cleaning out drainage ditches and culverts.

c. Drainage Maintenance: Ditches, culverts, waterbars and other drainage facilities shall be kept clear and functioning.

d. Preventive Maintenance: Preventive maintenance shall be performed at the end of

Contractor’s use, each season, to minimize weather damage during the non-use period. Work shall consist of cleaning of ditches and culverts and any other work that would prevent excessive erosion or bank slough. Damage resulting from Contractor’s use or failure to perform required preventive maintenance, shall be repaired.

e. Snow Removal: If Contractor removes snow from roads, such work shall be done with Forest Service approval and in a manner that will protect roads and adjacent resources. Snow berms shall be removed or placed to avoid accumulation of melt water on the road and prevent water concentration on erosive slopes or soils. Snow must not be removed to the road surface. A minimum 6 inch snow depth must be left to protect the roadway. If the road surface is damaged, Contractor shall replace lost surface material and repair structures damaged in blading operations prior to hauling, unless climatic conditions prevent necessary work from being accomplished or as otherwise agreed in writing. Single lane roads shall be plowed full width including turnouts. In event double lane roads are not plowed to full width, warning signs shall be required and plowing shall be no less than single lane (12 feet) with intervisible turnouts. Snow removal work by the contractor shall include the following specifications:

f. Haul Route. Forest Service and Contractor shall agree upon the haul route(s) prior to use. All products removed from contract area shall be transported over the designated route of haul.