Attach E equipment specifications.pdf
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- Trust Lands NWLO Call When Needed
- Solicitation number
- DNRC-IFB-2027-1258BG
- Issued by
- Lincoln County, Montana
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This is an Equipment Specifications attachment for a call-when-needed contract issued by the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) for heavy equipment and related services across five regional units in northwestern Montana. The specifications detail 21 equipment items required to perform road maintenance, fire line construction, prescribed burn support, watershed restoration, and facility maintenance work on narrow, crooked, and mountainous roads. Equipment categories include endloaders/backhoes, dump trucks, front-end loaders, crawler tractors, motor graders, excavators, water trucks, brushing machines, rubber-tired skidders, shop trucks, self-loading log trucks, vibratory rollers, trailer-mounted brush chippers, and masticating machines. Each equipment type includes detailed specifications covering minimum horsepower, bucket capacity, safety features including rollover protection structures and warning lights, tire tread depths, fire prevention and suppression equipment compliance, and operational capabilities. The contract term runs 24 months from January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2028, with bids due December 3, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. MST. The state will award multiple vendors on this solicitation.
All equipment must be in good mechanical and operating condition, operated by skilled and experienced operators, with the contractor responsible for providing all operating supplies, repairs, support functions, and competent laborers as ordered by DNRC. The contractor must ensure all equipment meets the specified requirements, all applicable OSHA and DOT requirements or certifications, and obtain all required permits. Equipment will be inspected and accepted by the designated Forest Officer (Contract Liaison), and if equipment is found to be in unacceptable operating or mechanical condition, projects may be offered to alternative contractors. No specific pricing information, set-asides, incumbent contractors, or funding sources are detailed in this specifications document; pricing must be submitted separately on the Bid Form, and selected awardees must furnish proof of workers' compensation and comprehensive insurance within 10 business days of award notification.
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Attachment E
EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS
INTRODUCTION:
Road maintenance includes blading roads, cleaning ditches, removing slides from ditches and backslopes, cleaning culvert catch basins, and removing all fallen trees, limbs or brush from the travel way or ditch line and scattering them outside the travel way, and other miscellaneous maintenance work. The roads upon which the work is to be performed are narrow, crooked, and mountainous.
Specific direction for accomplishing the work on each Task Order will be provided by the Contracting Officer (CO) in charge of that project. Requirements under individual Task Orders may vary; all questions about specific projects should he directed to the CO for that project.
All equipment provided shall be in good mechanical and operating condition and shall be operated by skilled operators experienced in the type of work for which the equipment is being ordered. The Contractor is responsible for providing all operating supplies, operators, repairs and support functions required to perform the required work on a per hour basis, and competent laborer/helpers as ordered by the DNRC. The Contractor is responsible for assuring that all equipment meets the specifications in the Schedule of Items, Specifications for Equipment below, all applicable OSHA and DOT requirements or certifications, and for obtaining all required permits.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR EQUIPMENT
a) ITEM 1 - Endloader/Backhoe
(1) Wheel loader, 4x4 or 4x2 (Sub-items 1.1 and 1.2); or track-mounted (Sub-item 1.3), as ordered
(2) Minimum 43 flywheel horsepower.
(3) Minimum bucket capacity 3/4 cubic yards.
(4) Power shift or power shuttle.
(5) Backhoe bucket must be a minimum of 7 feet wide and have a digging depth of at least 12 feet.
(6) Rollover protection structure (ROPS).
(7) Roof-mounted revolving amber warning light, minimum of 10,000 candle power, or comparable factory-installed warning light.
(8) Minimum tread depth for all tires - 5/32-inch measured at center of tread. Minimum tread depth shall be maintained during period of use.
(9) Equipped with fire prevention, and suppression equipment in accordance with Forest Fire Rules and Regulations (Attachment C).
(b) ITEM 2 - Dump Trucks
(1) Minimum capacity 5 cubic yards (Sub-item 2.1) or 10 cubic yards Sub-item 2.2).
(2) Shall have current annual inspection/sticker prescribed by the Department of Transportation.
(3) Equipped with fire prevention and suppression equipment in accordance with Forest Fire Rules and Regulations (Attachment C).
(4) End dump with latching tailgate.
(5) Have the capability of hauling the backhoe or towing a trailer which is loaded with the backhoe. Trailer shall be furnished by the Contractor.
(c) ITEM 4 - Front-end Loader
(1) Rubber-Tired.
(2) Minimum 125 flywheel horsepower.
(3) Minimum bucket capacity 2.0 cubic yards.
(4) Power shift.
(5) Roof-mounted revolving amber warning light; minimum of 10,000 candle power, or comparable factory-installed warning light.
(6) Enclosed cab.
(7) Minimum operating weight - 28,000 pounds.
(8) Minimum tread depth on all tires shall he 5/32-inch measured at center of tire. Minimum depth shall be maintained during period of use.
(9) Equipped with fire prevention and suppression equipment in
(d) ITEM 6 - Crawler Tractors
(1) Rollover protection structure (ROPS).
(2) Minimum flywheel horsepower:
Sub-item 6.1 - up to 75 HP (ex. D1 – D2) Sub-item 6.2 - 76 to 139 HP (ex. D2 – D4) Sub-item 6.3 - 140 to 170 HP (ex. D4 – D5) Sub-item 6.4 – 200 to 270 HP (ex. D6 – D7) Sub-item 6.5 – 280 and over HP (ex. D8)
(3) Heavy-duty full-length belly pan, engine guard, track roller guards, and radiator guards.
(4) Hydraulically controlled, angle dozer blade.
(5) Equipped with fire prevention and suppression equipment in
(6) Item 6.4 and 6.5 only: multi-shank ripper.
(e) ITEM 7 - Motor Graders.
(1) Minimum rated flywheel horsepower: 125.
(2) Minimum operating weight: 26,000 lbs.
(3) Enclosed cab.
(4) Tandem Drive.
(5) Hydraulic shift moldboard - minimum width of 12 feet, with replaceable cutting edge and corner bits.
(6) Tool-bar ripper, rear-mounted, minimum 5 shanks.
(7) Roof-mounted revolving amber warning light; minimum of 10,000 candle power, or comparable factory-installed warning light. (Only if requested for the specific job).
(8) Minimum tread depth for all tires - 3/4-inch measured at center of tread.
(9) Minimum tread depth shall be maintained during period of use.
(10) Equipped with fire prevention and suppression equipment in
(11) Item 7.1 only: Front-mounted dozer blade.
(f) ITEM 8 - Excavators
(1) Track driven Sub-items 8.1 through 8.8) or wheeled (Sub-item 8.7).
(2) Minimum flywheel horsepower:
Sub-item 8.1: under 55 HP Sub-item 8.2: 56-79 HP Sub-item 8.3: 80-100 HP Sub-item 8.4: 101-120 HP Sub-item 8.5: 121-145 HP Sub-item 8.6: Over 145 HP Sub-item 8.7: 100-145 HP Sub-item 8.8: 18-25 HP with rubber tracks
(3) Minimum bucket size:
Sub-items 8.1, 8.2, 8.3: 1/4 cubic yard Sub-items 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7: 3/4 cubic yard Sub-Items 8.8: 12”- 24” bucket
(4) Power shift or power shuttle.
(5) Minimum reach, ground level:
Sub-item 8.3, 8.4: 25 feet Sub-item 8.5, 8.6, 8.7: 35 feet
(6) Rollover protection structure (ROPS).
(7) All excavators shall be equipped with fire prevention and suppression equipment in accordance with Forest Fire Rules and Regulations (Attachment C).
(8) Hydraulic thumb (required for slash piling or placement of riprap; may be waived for general road maintenance at option of individual placing the Task Order).
(9) Excavators to be used for slash piling shall be equipped with a protective screen around the cab to protect the operator from flying material, and a reinforced belly pan to protect hydraulic hoses from damage by stumps and rocks.
(10) Rubber-tired excavators (Sub-item 8.7) traveling under their own power on public or Forest Service roads shall maintain minimum tread depth of 3/4-inch measured at center of tread.
(g) ITEM 9 - Water Truck
(1) 3000 - 4000-gallon capacity.
(2) Equipped with pump (self-filling capability) and standard fittings and hook-ups (NSH threads).
(3) Shall have current annual inspection/sticker issued by the Department of Transportation.
(4) Sub-item 9.1 only: Quick dump capability.
(5) Sub-item 9.2 only: Equipped with spray bar.
(6) Tandem axle.
(7) Equipped with fire prevention and suppression equipment in
(h) ITEM 10 - Brushing Machine
(1) Rubber-tired tractor with side-mounted brush cutter, rotary or nail-type, with boom capable of reaching 15 feet.
(2) Equipped with fire prevention and suppression equipment in
(i) ITEM 11 - Rubber-tired Skidder
(1) Wheel-mounted.
(2) Minimum tread depth for all tires: 3/4 inch measured at center of tread.
Minimum tread depth shall be maintained during period of use.
(3) Swing boom grapple.
(4) Minimum 90 flywheel HP.
(5) Dozer blade.
(6) Rollover Protection Structure (ROPS).
(7) Equipped with fire prevention and suppression equipment in
(j) ITEM 13.0 - Shop Truck: Will be fully equipped with all tools and equipment necessary to repair or replace gates, such as: welder, cutting torch, wacker-packer and grinder.
(k) ITEM 18.0 – Self Loading Log Truck: legal payload of 27.5 tons.
(l) ITEM 19.0 – Vibratory Roller: minimum of weight 5480 lbs. (Transport), Vibration Frequency 1 66.7 Hz.
(m) ITEM 20.0 – Trailer Mounted Brush Chipper: minimum weight of 5,000 pounds, up to 10” material.
(n) ITEM 21.0 – Masticating Machine: Horizontal drum masticators, boom mounted.
(1) Track or Rubber Tire Mounted.
(2) Minimum 25,000 lbs.
(3) Minimum 50 flywheel HP.
(4) Minimum 28-inch horizontal drum roller.
(5) Equipment specifications must be completed under Technical Capabilities on the bid form.
EQUIPMENT OPERATING AND MECHANICAL CONDITION
Equipment hired under this contract on a Task Order will be in acceptable operating and mechanical condition by the Forest Officer (Contract Liaison). If the equipment is determined to not be in good operating and/or mechanical condition the Contract Liaison may offer projects to a different contractor with equipment in good operating and mechanical condition.
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