Attachment 003 USDA Forest Service Road Service Supplement to FP-14.pdf

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE

Roads which may be designated to receive maintenance under this contract are limited to: (1) Roads under Forest Service jurisdiction and (2) Roads under other local jurisdiction that are designated for Forest Service maintenance under a cooperative agreement. Work to be performed under this contract is comprised Grading Aggregate Surfaced Roads, Spot Surface Repair, Cleaning and Reshaping Ditches, Cleaning Cattleguards, Mowing, Seeding and Fertilizing, and Machine Placing Riprap.

ACTIVITY CODE: 109- BLADING AGGREGATE SURFACED ROADS

Blading operations shall be conducted over the entire riding surface in order to remove, by cutting out, all ruts, potholes, corrugations and berms. All suitable dislodged aggregate shall be smoothly redistributed over the entire riding surface to produce the proper cross slope or crown. Road structural terms are illustrated on the Typical Section drawing. The road center line shall be the high point of the road bed and have a crown sloping down at 2% to the road shoulder or ditch.

Aggregate surfacing which has been worked onto road shoulders by traffic or maintenance activities shall be reclaimed and smoothly redistributed over the entire riding surface. Riding surface widths shall be perpetuated as existing. Dips and swales designed to control surface drainage shall be maintained. No undercutting of road surface nor material berms will be allowed. Assure proper surface drainage after all operations.

Usual amounts of grass, leaf litter or pine straw shall be smoothly spread within the riding surface after movement sufficient to sift out surface aggregate. Where grass, leaf litter or pine straw is excessive, as determined by the Contracting Officer, this material will be piled in spots along the road shoulder and left to decay. Care shall be taken that this material does not interfere with surface drainage. Any such material shall be reclaimed in subsequent blading and smoothly spread within the riding surface.

Blading operations shall be conducted as required to remove surface material and accumulated debris from concrete bridge decks. Care shall be taken not to damage any part of the bridge. All suitable material shall be smoothly redistributed over the riding surface at bridge approaches.

Care will be taken to avoid blading any surface material into cattle guards.

Any material deposited in cattle guards as a result of the Contractor’s operation shall be cleaned out at the expense of the Contractor.

Loose rocks protruding three inches or more above the graded surface shall be removed. It is permissible to waste these rocks off the riding surface away from drainage ditches.

Soil Moisture Conditions Suitable moisture conditions for surface blading shall be from 10 to 20 percent by weight. Unless authorized by the Contracting Officer, no surface blading shall be performed while moisture content is outside this range.

Method of Measurement. Measurement shall be made to the nearest tenth of a mile using an odometer calibrated over a measured mile.

Basis of Payment

Payment shall be made for all work of this activity, inspected and accepted in accordance with the following pay item and the bid unit price.

Pay Item Description Pay Unit

109(01) Blading Aggregate Surfaced Roads Mile

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ACTIVITY CODE: 113- SPOT SURFACE REPAIR, AGGREGATE SURFACED ROADS

This activity consists of replacement of surface aggregate lost due to surface failure, traffic wear or erosion. The work includes preparation of the existing surface, furnishing, loading, hauling and spreading specified aggregate material, compacting and finish blading.

Remove, by cutting out, all damaged areas of surface, and work new material smoothly over the entire riding surface width. Avoid disturbing base or subgrade material. New aggregate shall be deposited in the section being worked, mixed when required, and shaped to achieve proper grade, thickness and template as directed by the Contracting Officer. No material shall be allowed to remain in ditch lines. Aggregate surface material shall be compacted by operating spreading and hauling equipment over the full width of each layer of aggregate. The entire area being worked shall be finish bladed in accordance with Activity Code 109.

Material

113(01) SPOT SURFACE REPAIR, CRUSHED AGGREGATE

Crushed Aggregate shall be furnished by the Contractor, and shall meet the following gradation requirements.

NOTE: This Pay Item does not include WINN ROCK.

Grading: R

Sieve Size Percent Passing 2 inch 90 – 100% 1 inch 20 – 100% No. 4 0 – 65%

113(02) SPOT SURFACE REPAIR, CRUSHED AGGREGATE WINN ROCK

This material shall be Winn Maintenance Stone or Base Course Rock, AS PRODUCED BY WINN ROCK, INC., WINNFIELD, LA., and furnished by the Contractor. It shall meet the requirements of the following table.

Percent Passing

AASHTO T 11 and AASHTO T 27

Sieve Grade “A” 2 ½-inch 100 %

Sieve Grade “B”

5-inch 100 %

113(03) SPOT SURFACE REPAIR, WASHED GRAVEL

Washed Gravel shall be furnished by the Contractor, and shall meet the following gradation requirements:

Grading: WG-1

1 ½ inch 95 – 100% ¾ inch 60 – 95%

No. 4 0 – 15%

113(04) SPOT SURFACE REPAIR, PIT RUN AGGREGATE, GOVERNMENT FURNISHED

Pit Run Aggregate material will be furnished by the Government at the pit designated on the attached map. Pit Development and Pit Restoration shall be considered incidental to the pit run haul. Restoration shall be performed in accordance with the Pit Restoration drawing, upon completion of hauling operations.

113 (05) SPOT SURFACE REPAIR, PIT RUN, SAND, CLAY AND GRAVEL MIX CONTRACTOR

FURNISHED

This material shall be a mixture of sand, clay and gravel, free from vegetation and other foreign matter, and shall be furnished by the Contractor. It shall be native material that can be taken directly from the source and placed on the road without mixing with washed gravel or other aggregate materials, and shall be suitable to serve as a finished riding surface. This material must meet the following requirements, and must be approved in advanced by the Contracting Officer.

(1) PLASTICITY INDEX: 4 – 12

(2) LIQUID LIMIT (MAX.): 35

(3) GRADING

1 ½ inch 95 – 100 % No. 4 40 – 65 % N0. 40 20 – 50 % No. 200 12 – 25 %

113(06) SPOT SURFACE REPAIR, RECYCLED PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE

Recycled 21ortland cement concrete shall be furnished by the Contractor, and shall meet the following gradation requirements:

Grading: RPCC

1 ½ inch 100% 1 inch 85% ¾ inch 66% No. 4 26% No. 40 11%

Method of Measurement. Aggregate shall be measured by either tons or cubic yards as indicated in the bid schedule.

Measurement will be made to the nearest one-tenth of the pay unit. Where material is measured by weight, the Contractor shall supply weight tickets from state approved scales showing aggregate type, source, gross, tare, and net weight. All materials supplied by volume shall be measured at the time of delivery by the Contracting Officer.

Material receipts shall be furnished by the Contractor for each truck load delivered and accepted.

Basis of Payment. Payment shall be made for all work of this activity, inspected and accepted, in accordance with the following pay items and the bid unit price.

Pay Item Description Pay Unit

113(01) Spot Surface Repair, Crushed Aggregate Ton

113(02) Spot Surface Repair, Crushed Aggregate WINN ROCK Ton

113(03) Spot Surface Repair, Washed Gravel C.Y.

Section 212. — LINEAR GRADING

Description

212.01 This work consists of constructing roadbeds within the specified alignment and grade tolerances.

Construction Requirements

212.02 Roadway Preparation. Clear the area of vegetation and obstructions according to Sections 201 and 203.

212.03 Roadway Excavation and Embankment. Construct the roadbeds according to the applicable requirements of Section 204, except as modified herein.

Adjust the moisture content of embankment material to a moisture content suitable for compaction. Place embankment material in 12-inch (300-millimeter) layers and compact each layer according to Subsection 204.11(a). Where compacting with rollers is not practical, use approved mechanical or vibratory compaction equipment.

Construct approach connections to existing roads, parking areas, and trails. Construct new approaches.

Pine straw and leaf removal to be used during the fall and winter months of the year when heavier debris is on the road. The “raking” technique is to be used just ahead of the grader to rake the roadway clean of leaves, litter, and straw while placing the debris on the fore slope of the road.

113(04) Spot Surface Repair, Pit Run Aggregate, Government Furnished

C.Y.

113(05) Spot Surface Repair, Pit Run, Sand, Clay and Gravel Mix, Contractor Furnished

CY

113(06) Spot Surface Repair, Recycled Portland Cement Concrete CY

ACTIVITY CODE: 301- CLEAN AND RESHAPE DITCHES

All ditches shall be maintained in their original location to the grade required to ensure proper drainage. Ditches shall be shaped as shown on the Typical Section drawing, unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer.

Drainage structures and road appurtenances shall not be damaged during this operation. Handwork required to properly connect ditch flow lines to drainage structure inlets is considered a part of this activity.

Road Ditches

All suitable material, having the same character as the road surface, excavated through this activity shall be reclaimed and used within the riding surface. Unsuitable material shall be spread along back slopes or fill slopes to assure road surface drainage and prevent unsuitable material from being pulled onto aggregate surfaces. Following this work the riding surface shall be bladed in accordance with Specification 220. Payment for this blading will be made under pay item 109(01).

Lead Off Ditches

Lead off ditches designated by the Contracting Officer shall be cleaned and reshaped to provide drainage away from the roadway. Material excavated from lead off ditches shall not be reclaimed onto the roadway.

Cleaning of Culverts. Culverts associated with road and lead off ditches included in this contract shall be cleaned of dirt, silt, rock, debris and vegetative matter for a minimum distance of 3 feet into both inlet and outlet ends.

Material extracted shall be disposed of off the roadway and away from ditches. This work shall be considered incidental to cleaning and reshaping of road and lead off ditches.

Method of Measurement. Road ditches will be measured to the nearest tenth of a mile, using an odometer calibrated over a measured mile. Measurement will be made for each side of the road. Lead off ditches will be measured from the road ditch line to the end of the ditch, and converted into miles. The total length of road and lead off ditches will be added and rounded to the nearest tenth of a mile.

Basis of Payment

Payment will be made for all work of this activity, inspected and accepted, in accordance with the following pay item and the bid unit price.

301(01) Clean and Reshape Ditches Mile

ACTIVITY CODE: 307- CLEANING OF CATTLE GUARDS

This activity consists of cleaning cattle guard pits of all dirt, silt, rock, debris and vegetative matter. It includes reshaping of the pit and connecting ditch flow lines as necessary, in order to assure proper drainage. Waste material extracted during this operation shall be disposed of off the roadway and away from ditches. This activity normally requires removal and reinstallation of the cattle guard grid.

Method of Measurement

Measurement will be the number of cattle guards cleaned.

Payment will be made for all work of this activity, inspected and accepted, in accordance with the following pay

307(01) Cleaning of Cattleguards Each

ACTIVITY CODE: 401- ROADSIDE MOWING AND HEAVY BRUSHING

Roadside mowing shall consist of cutting grass and woody plant growth two inches in diameter or less at mower height. Heavy brushing shall consist of a combination of mowing and hand or machine cutting of brush and trees up to ten inches in diameter, measured at breast height. Either shall include brushing of all plant growth around signs, bridges, culverts and cattle guards. Stumps of all brush and trees shall be cut to within three inches of ground level, or mower height, and left without sharp edges.

All logs or brush exceeding two inches in diameter or three feet in length shall be disposed of outside the clearing limits. Logs shall be limbed and all slash shall be sufficiently scattered to reduce unsightly concentrations.

All rocks larger than three inches in diameter that are thrown onto the riding surface through the Contractor’s operations shall be removed. All woody material larger than one inch in diameter or two feet in length, and any other debris which could cause tire damage shall be removed from the riding surface.

Contractor shall be responsible, at no cost to the Government, for the repairs or replacement of all signs damaged while mowing.

Where clearing limits are not defined by tree-lines or fences, this distance shall be no less than Three feet beyond the toe of the fill slope or Three feet beyond the top of the back slope. Clearing limits are shown on the Typical Section.

Work on each road shall be completed prior to starting work on the next road, unless approved in advance by the Contracting Officer.

401(01) ROUTINE MOWING. This work consists of mowing from the centerline to five feet, beyond the traveled way on each side of the road. It includes any additional mowing needed for safe sight distance at road intersections and blind curves.

401(02) RECLAMATION MOWING. This work consists of mowing from the centerline to the clearing limits on both sides of the road, and includes all lead off ditches.

401(03) HEAVY BRUSHING. This work consists of mowing and heavy brushing from the centerline to the clearing limits on both sides of the road, and includes all lead off ditches. Contractor shall cut at ground level and dispose of all trees ten inches or less in diameter at breast height. Trees within the clearing limits that exceed ten inches in diameter at breast height shall not be cut. Trees cut under this specification shall not be removed from Government property without written permission from the Contracting Officer.

401(04) MOWING, RAILROAD CROSSING. This work consists of complete mowing of cleared sight triangles at railroad/road intersections. It includes cutting at mower height, all grass and woody plant growth within the triangle defined by the cleared railroad right-of-way, the road traveled way and the clearing limits. No material shall be left standing that may interfere with the line of sight between vehicle and train traffic anywhere within the sight triangle.

401(05) LIMB TRIMMING. This work shall consist of trimming limbs, by hand or mechanical means, 15 Feet from the ground on both sides of the road.

All brush shall be removed from the road and all brush exceeding 2 inches in diameter shall be disposed of outside of the clearing limits or mulched with a mower.

Method of Measurement. Measurement for Routine Mowing, Reclamation Mowing and Heavy Brushing will be made to the nearest tenth of a mile using an odometer calibrated over a measured mile. Measurement will be made along the centerline of the road and will include work on both sides of the road.

Basis of Payment. Payment will be made for all work of this activity, inspected and accepted, in accordance with the following pay items and the bid unit price.

401(01) Routine Mowing Mile 401(02) Reclamation Mowing Mile 401(03) Heavy Brushing Mile 401(04) Mowing, Railroad Crossing Acre 401(05) Limb Trimming Mile

ACTIVITY CODE: 408 – SEED AND FERTILIZE

This work shall consist of preparing seedbeds, and furnishing and placing required seed and fertilizer. Seed and fertilizer shall be applied with approved mechanical seeding equipment such as seed drills, landscape seeders, cultipacker seeders, fertilizer spreaders or hand-operated seeders. Areas to be seeded shall be disked to a minimum depth of two inches prior to application. Seed and fertilizer shall be applied separately, with fertilizer being applied first. Both shall then be incorporated by dragging. Dragging equipment and method must be approved by the Contracting Officer.

Fertilizer – Fertilizer shall be homogenized or blended, and shall provide the following minimum percentages of available nutrients – 13% Nitrogen, 13% Potash and 13% Phosphorus. It shall be furnished in new, clean, sealed containers with the name, weight and guaranteed analysis of contents clearly marked. It shall be applied uniformly at 500 pounds per acre.

Seed – Seed shall be furnished separately or in a mixture in standard sealed containers with (1) seed name, (2) lot number, (3) new weight, (4) percentages of purity and of germination, and (5) percentage of maximum weed seed content clearly marked for each kind of seed. Seed shall meet the requirements of Fed. Spec. JJJ-S-181B. Seeding shall be performed in accordance with the applicable seasonal schedule and rates as follows:

April 1 – June 30

Hulled Bermuda 10 LB/AC 85% pure live seed Pensacola Bahia 40 LB/AC 81% pure live seed Common Lespedeza 30 LB/AC 80% pure live seed

July 1 – August 31

Hulled Bermuda 15 LB/AC 85% pure live seed Pensacola Bahia 35 LB/AC 81% pure live seed Brown Top Millet 20 LB/AC 72% pure live seed

September 1 – March 31

Un-hulled Bermuda 10 LB/AC 80% pure live seed Pensacola Bahia 30 LB/AC 81% pure live seed White Clover 25 LB/AC 78% pure live seed Rye 20 LB/AC 82% pure live seed

Application of seed and fertilizer will be measured by longitudinal and lateral measurements to the nearest foot and converted to the nearest tenth acre.

Payment shall be made for all work of this activity, inspected and accepted in accordance with the following pay

408(01) Application of Seed and Fertilizer Acre

ACTIVITY CODE: 415 – MACHINE PLACED RIPRAP

This work shall consist of furnishing and placing erosion resistant and protective materials on the slopes of embankments, streambanks, at culvert inlets or outlets, on bottom and side slopes of channels, at abutment wings, at structure foundations and at other locations.

Crushed aggregate shall be furnished by the contractor, and shall meet the following gradation requirements:

415(01) CRUSHED AGGREGATE, CLASS III RIPRAP

Size of Percent of total weight Stone Smaller than the given size

Class III Riprap

100 pounds 60 pounds 25 pounds 2 pounds

415(02) CRUSHED AGGREGATE, WINN ROCK

Crushed aggregate shall be Winn Maintenance or Base Course Rock, AS PRODUCED BY WINN ROCK, INC., WINNFIELD LA., Meeting the requirements of the table below

Percent Passing

(Aashto T 11 and T 27)

Grade “A” Sieve 100 % 2 ½ inch (max)

Grade “B” Sieve 100 % 5 inch (max)

Aggregate shall be measured by the ton. Measurement will made to the nearest one-tenth of the pay unit.

Contractor shall supply weight tickets from state approved scales showing aggregate type, source, gross, tare and net weight.

Payment shall be made for all work of this activity, inspected and accepted in accordance with the following pay items and the bid unit price.

415(01) Machine Placed Riprap, Class III Ton 415(02) Machine Placed Riprap, Winn Rock Ton

ACTIVITY CODE: 504 – HAZARD TREE REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL

This work consists of removing (felling) and disposing of marked hazard trees and snags. This work also includes trees that have fallen within the road right-of-way. Trees to be cut and removed shall be disposed of outside the right-of-way, and shall be limbed and scattered to reduce unsightly slash concentrations. Trees to be cut and removed under this activity will be designated by the Contracting Officer.

Work under this specification shall include only those hazard trees considered by the Contracting Officer to be of a routine, recurrent nature, and in numbers that are not significantly inconsistent with the government’s estimated quantities. It shall not include trees damaged through storms (i.e. hurricanes, tornadoes, high winds, floods, ice) or other acts of God when the number of trees exceeds the estimated maximum quantity as shown in the Schedule Of Items by 100%. Damage exceeding that amount will be considered as catastrophic and not within the scope of the contract.

Measurement will be the number of trees cut and removed.

Payment will be made for all work of this activity, inspected and accepted, in accordance with the following pay

504(01) Hazard Tree Removal (Less than 16” diameter) Each 504(02) Hazard Tree Removal (Greater than 16” diameter) Each

ACTIVITY CODE: 201 Clearing of Woody debris

Work under this specification shall include the removal of pine straw and small woody debris from the edge of the road.

Removal techniques will require prior approval by the COR.

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TYPICAL PIT RESTORATION

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