Att 02_SOW - FR 76 Embankment Stabilization.docx

STATEMENT OF WORK

Project Name: FR-76 Embankment Stabilization Project

Requesting Unit: Monongahela National Forest Supervisor’s Office Elkins, WV

Nicholas County West Virginia

Webster County West Virginia

Gauley Ranger Station of the Monongahela National Forest Service 932 N Cherry Road Nicholas County Richwood, West Virginia

Statement of Work:

A. Introduction The Monongahela National Forest requests construction services to construct three (3) solider pile and concrete lagging retaining walls, remove existing drainage culverts, remove and reset existing guardrail, install new drainage culverts, dewater stream, place riprap along streambanks as well as in-stream, regrade stream channel, re-construct and re-grade portions of Forest Road 76 (FR-76), and install rebar and non-shrink, high strength grout along existing bridge abutment foundations as shown in the drawings.

The Contractor shall provide all equipment, supplies, personnel, supervision, materials, quality control, and incidentals for the completion of the project except as mentioned otherwise below.

The Contractor shall perform all work in accordance with the Contract Drawings, detailed scope of work, industry standards, and the referenced sections of the Standard Specifications for Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects, 2014 (FP-14), including Forest Service Supplemental Specifications (FSSS).

The Contractor shall perform all work in a safe and conscientious manner.

B. Description of Work

1. Contractor shall submit a construction schedule for approval within 7 days of contract award.

2. Contractor shall submit a site-specific soil erosion and sediment control plan for CO approval 30 calendar days prior to beginning work.

3. Contractor shall submit a temporary stream diversion work plan, to include means and methods for dewatering, for Barrenshe Run for CO approval 30 calendar days prior to beginning work.

4. Contractor shall notify the CO at least 30 calendar days prior to erecting any traffic control / closure measures.

5. Any necessary excavation, embankment, and backfill operations shall be conducted in accordance with FP-14 Sections 204, 208, and 209.

6. Contractor shall remove existing drainage culverts at Site 1 and dispose of them legally off Forest Service lands.

7. Contractor shall remove and reset existing guardrail at Site 1 in accordance with the Contract Drawings.

8. Some clearing and grubbing of trees / brush may be required to complete the work. Limits will be established and approved by COR in the field.

9. Install and construct soldier pile and concrete lagging retaining walls in accordance with the Drawings and FP-14 Section 263 (included in the FSSS).

10. Reconstruct FR-76 within the project limits to the lines, grades, and cross sections shown in the Contract Drawings.

11. At Site 1, furnish and place riprap of the class types and thicknesses as shown in the Contract Drawings.

12. At Site 1, install grout conforming to FP-14 Subsection 725.13(b) below the exiting bridge abutment footings as shown in the Contract Drawings.

13. At Site 1, remove Barrenshe Run streambed load and loose rocky material within the approved limits for the project and dispose at the direction of the COR.

14. At Site 1, excavate, armor, and restore the left descending streambank of Barrenshe Run, upstream of crossing with FR-76, as shown in the Contract Drawings.

15. At Site 1, remove loose debris and streambed material from beneath the bridge abutment footings and install epoxy-coated #4 rebar, conforming to FP-14, 709.01(c), into rock, as shown in the Contract Drawings.

C. Government Furnished Services / Materials – N/A

D. Submittal Review

1. Contractor shall provide submittals in accordance with the requirements above.

2. The Government shall review submittals and provide a written response within 5 business days.

3. Rejected submittals shall be revised and re-submitted by the Contractor within 5 business days.

E. Forest Service Points of Contact

1. Contracting Officer (CO): email:

2. Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR): Chad Arbogast phone: 304-635-4435, email: chad.h.arbogast@usda.gov

F. Measurement and Payment

1. See the Schedule of Items for the method of measurement for determining final payment for the work in this contract.

2. The bid amount is complete payment for all work described in the contract necessary to complete the work for that item.

3. Progress payment may be made based on the percentage of work completed and approved. Progress payment does not imply acceptance.

4. The completed and accepted work will be paid for at the contract price, which will be full compensation for the work.

G. Key Inspections

1. Contractor shall notify CO 3 business days in advance of key construction milestones to ensure proper inspection personnel are on-site. Key construction milestones include:

· Beginning of dewatering activities

· Start of boring activities

· Prior to any instream work

2. Contractor may not open FR-76 to public traffic prior to inspection and CO approval.

H. Schedule

1. All work shall be completed by 10/21/2026

2. Contractor may not work on federal holidays or weekends without prior approval from the CO.

3. Contractor may work up to 12-hour days. Hours to be proposed by contractor and approved by the CO.

4. Once dewatering begins, the dewatering operation shall be continuous (24/7) and construction operations in the dewatered segment of the stream shall be continuous (within allowed work hours) until the work in that section is completed.

I. Incentives

1. N/A.

J. Pre-bid Conference

1. Contractor shall attend an on-site pre-bid conference to be scheduled at a time mutually agreeable to the Contractor and the Government.