Attachment 01 FY24_HUD_TreePlanting_Specifications.doc

FY24 STNF HUD Planting

127EAS24Q0015

Stanislaus National Forest

SPECIFICATIONS

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

C.1 SCOPE OF CONTRACT

Description of Work: The intent of this contract is to secure services for inter-planting of bare root and container stock tree seedlings locations 1 and 2. Work to be performed is located on the Stanislaus National Forest, Groveland Ranger District.

Contractor Responsibility: The Contractor shall provide everything--including, but not limited to, all equipment, supplies, transportation, labor, and supervision--necessary to complete the project, except for that which the contract clearly states is to be furnished by the Government.

Before work starts, the Contractor shall designate, in writing, an English-speaking person to be acting during Contractor's absence from the work site. The Contractor shall list the extent of authority the representative will have on the job. The Contractor or the Acting Authorized Representative shall receive orders and instructions from the Contracting Officer's Representative or Inspectors and shall take such action as is required to keep the job in progress under the terms of this contract.

The Contractor shall provide the Government, at the pre-work conference, a schedule of work, which shall include the number of crews to be assigned to the contract.

The Contractor should anticipate using multiple crews to complete contract within timeframe. If behind schedule and additional crews are needed, the Contractor may request a new proposed work schedule with additional crews. The request shall be made in writing and provided to the Contracting Officer no less than 96 hours prior to changing the work schedule and number of crews.

The Contractor shall have a minimum of one designated non-working foreman for every 12 planters. Each crew foreman shall be able to speak fluent English and understand written English. If no English-speaking foreman is available, work may be suspended until the situation is rectified. In this event, contract time will continue.

C.2 Project Location & Description Location - The project is located on the Stanislaus National Forest, Groveland Ranger District.

Description - The area to be planted is within the 2013 Rim Fire. Planting units have had the following post fire activities completed: brush reduction by mastication, piling and burning, and/or herbicide site prep. Scalps of one foot by one foot to bare mineral soil will be required in all units. Snags are scattered throughout unit.

The perimeter of each unit is flagged in blue and yellow survey flagging.

Exclusions (non-work areas) - Known exclusion areas are flagged within the work areas and are labeled CA on unit maps. See Section J Unit Maps for CA location.

Accessibility - Work area may be reached by specified roads that are accessible by four-wheel drive with chains. No vehicles will be permitted to operate off Forest Service system roads without approval of the Contracting Officer.

Inaccessibility due to snow, fallen trees, mud, slides, or washouts on roads may or may not be corrected at the option of the Government. If road access is blocked, the Government may, under the Changes Clause (1) provide an alternate access route; (2) delete the inaccessible unit(s), or (3) require an "unspecified walk-in". If the "unspecified walk-in" is less than one half kilometer, there will be no additional compensation to the Contractor.

Priority of Work - The Contracting Officer shall specify a priority of work by item, block, or sub-unit within the item without additional cost. The “priority list” of units and the general order they shall be planted can be found in the Section J Data Table; this list is subject to change based on ground conditions and current seedling inventory. Work will move to adjacent units of work and in a logical fashion from unit to unit as much as possible.

Any prospective contractor desiring an explanation or interpretation of the solicitation, drawings, specifications, etc., must request it in writing from the Contracting Officer soon enough to allow a reply to reach all prospective contractors before the solicitation closing date. Oral explanations or instructions given before the award of a contract will not be binding.

C.3 Maps

Maps showing the general vicinity and/or specific work area are included in Section J. Maps are general in nature and are not to be considered as definitively identifying locations.

C.4 Estimated Start Date & Contract Time

Estimated Start Date: February 19, 2024 Number of Calendar Days Required for All Items: 23 Days See also Section F.

C.5 Restrictions on Work Work may be performed at any time during the period of the contract, except as outlined here. Nothing in this part shall be construed to take away any of the Government's rights under the Suspension of Work Clause (52.242-14). Restrictions are as follows:

(a) When the Contracting Officer (or designated representative) determines that adverse weather has made access too dangerous or that continued vehicular travel would cause unacceptable road damage.

C.6 Licenses and Insurance The contractor shall obtain the insurance and licenses listed here; (see also Section L, Notices to Offerors and Respondents).

MSPA Card (Form WH510): This contract [X] does [ ] does not require the contractor to be registered with the US Department of Labor as a Farm Labor Contractor. The Contractor shall provide a current Form WH510 or legible copy.

Other – NONE C.7 Camping and Housing

Camping is not permitted in US Forest Service campgrounds. Contractor [ ] will [X] will not be permitted to camp elsewhere on US Forest Service land. Camping on Forest Service land is not a right; permission may be revoked for failure to comply with the terms of the permit.

C.8 Contractor-Furnished Property

The Contractor shall furnish the following:

Hoedads - The hoedads used by the Contractor shall have blades long enough to prepare a hole that will accommodate a 30.5 cm (12 inch) root with no J-roots. The digging portion of the blade shall be a minimum of 30.5 cm (12 inch) long and 10.2 cm (4 inches) wide. The head or scalping blade is not to be included in the length measurement.

Planting Bags with Liners - Planting bags shall be a light color, shall not retain water or heat, shall have a minimum depth of 15 inches and be free of defects. All planting bags shall have polyurethane foam liners which line the interior sides and bottom of bags, or other insulated liners acceptable to the Contracting Officer. Burlap is not acceptable.

Planting bags and liners shall be clean and free from dirt and residue from prior planting operations when initial planting on this contract begins.

Trailer(s) for Transporting Seedlings – Contractor shall provide insulated trailer(s) to assist in transporting seedlings to the work site each day. Contractor shall obtain seedlings at the Groveland District office.

Water and Water Container - Water and a water container shall be present where planting work is being performed. The container shall be of sufficient volume and dimensions to allow planting bag liners to be sufficiently wet and to dip seedlings in without bending or damaging roots.

Contractor shall supply sufficient amount of clean drinking water for crew each day.

C.9 Government-Furnished Property

The Government will provide the following item(s) of Government property to the Contractor for use in the performance of this contract. This property shall be used and maintained by the Contractor in accordance with the provisions of the "Government Property" FAR clause contained elsewhere in the contract.

Tree Seedlings – bare root and container stock.

The Contractor shall give the Contracting Officer 24-hour notice for delivery of seedlings, unless a shorter notice is mutually agreed to at the time notice is given.

The Government will furnish tree seedlings at a point of four-wheel drive vehicle accessibility nearest the unit boundary, or to the point where a walk-in begins, unless other points are mutually agreed to by Contracting Officer and Contractor.

C.10 Technical Requirements

C.10-1 Definitions

Drip Line – The line where moisture dripping from extremities of a living tree’s crown strikes the ground.

Excess Tree – Seedlings that are planted in excess of the maximum allowable seedlings per plot or unit. Excess seedlings are considered wasted trees and are chargeable.

Mineral Soil – The state of soil where humus and large organic matter are not present.

Plantable Spot – An area from which vegetation, ash, duff, snow, and debris have been or can be removed to moist mineral soil, and a tree seedling can be planted according to specifications.

Root Collar – The portion of the seedling stem where the cotyledon scar is located.

Satisfactorily Planted Seedling – A seedling planted in full accordance with all planting specifications set forth in this contract.

Suitable Existing Tree – An acceptably established tree will be considered to be any conifer, except knob cone pine or gray pine, without any visible defects or damage and a height of 6 inches or greater, any oak over 0.5 inch DBH and 8 feet tall – maximum 5 oaks per acre, or any hardwood or riparian tree species greater than 1 foot tall including willows and maples.

Unit Boundary – The perimeter of the planting unit as indicated by Forest Service marking at various points. See unit maps in Section J.

Un-plantable Spot – An area in which it is not possible to plant a seedling according to the specifications. Example- rock outcrop.

Unsatisfactorily Planted Seedling – A planted seedling which does not meet one or more of the specifications in this contract.

Wasted Trees – Trees which are dropped, damaged, destroyed, or handled contrary to the specifications for care of trees, as well as seedlings that are planted in excess of the maximum allowable per plot.

C.10-2 Specifications All operations shall be performed in an organized manner, and in groups of whole crews (8 – 12 people). This includes, but is not limited to, arrival, bagging, re-bagging, planting and completion of unit. Planting with scattered crews within the unit shall not be permitted except as necessitated by on the ground conditions and then only when approved by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

All units shall be worked to the specifications. Seedlings shall be planted to the boundary of all work areas and around the perimeter of all non-work areas within each unit.

The Contractor shall adhere to the following specifications for care, protection, and planting of all tree seedlings in his/her possession:

1. Care and Handling of Seedlings:

Seedlings shall be protected at all times from drying, heating, smothering, freezing, crushing, drowning, abrasion, rapid temperature fluctuations or contact with injurious substances.

Prior to placing seedlings in the planting bags, the tree planters shall completely submerge the planting bag liners in water. Planting bag liners shall be kept completely moist at all times.

Bare root seedlings shall be dipped in water before being placed in planting bags. Banding material shall be cut or removed over the top of bare root seedling bundles and bundles shall be loosened and split in half prior to dipping in water. Seedling dipping and bagging shall be conducted in an organized manner so that root exposure to the outside air does not exceed 15 seconds.

Container stock bundles shall not be dipped.

Seedlings in planting bags shall not exceed the number that can be carried and removed without injury or which can be planted before heating or drying of roots can occur. An acceptable limit of seedlings will be determined by the Contracting Officer after inspection of the seedlings in the planters' bags. Species composition, seedling size, and nursery bundling will also be considerations in determining the number of seedlings per bag-up.

Seedlings in planting bags shall have only their tops exposed.

Seedlings shall only be removed from planting bags immediately before planting in prepared hole. Seedlings shall be gently removed, one at a time, to prevent stripping or other injury, and quickly and gently inserted into the planting hole.

All seedlings placed in planting bags shall be planted out prior to work stoppage. Work stoppage includes lunch.

Seedlings shall be planted without further root or top pruning or culling. If pruning or culling appears necessary, or if mold, dry roots, evidence of injury or drying is seen, the condition shall immediately be reported to the COR. Seedling roots shall not be pruned, clipped, or cut by the Contractor or Contractor’s employees.

If seedlings are intentionally hidden, buried, or wasted, the Government may require a crewman be removed from the project at the first offense. If seedlings are intentionally hidden, buried, or wasted a second time by the same crew, the Government will require the Foreman be removed from project. Trees intentionally wasted shall cost the Contractor $5.00 each.

2. Planting Spacing:

Inter-plant spacing shall be planted 8 feet by 8 feet within burn piles and 12 feet by 12 feet outside of burn piles.

3. Planting Spot Selection Whenever possible, within spacing requirements set forth in this contract, planting spots shall be selected where stumps, logs, dead brush, and terrain features provide partial protection from sun, wind, animals, loose debris, and other agents detrimental to seedling survival and growth.

Oaks - Do not plant within 25 feet of bole of oaks (defined as a minimum of 8 feet tall and 0.5 inches dbh at 5 oaks per acre. These will be oak sprouts and often have a large dead oak stem at their center.

Meadows – No seedlings will be planted within 25 feet of a meadows edge. Planting adjacent to meadows will be determined by the “Alt. number” of the unit (see Section J Data Table):

· Alt. 1, 3, and NR shall have a minimal number of small groups to be planted 25 to 100-feet from of the meadow edge. These are identified on the with flagging.

No seedling shall be planted under the drip line or 15 feet from bole of residual trees within or adjacent to unit boundaries.

Brush patches containing satisfactory planting spots shall be planted even though this may require spreading stems aside or working around the stems. Landings, road cuts, and fill banks shall be planted where satisfactory planting spots exist.

No seedling shall be planted closer than 10 feet from a planted or suitable existing tree.

Selected planting spot shall be clear of all limbs, snow, bark, rotten wood, rocks and other loose debris.

Where an unplantable spot is encountered, the planter shall plant in the closest suitable spot and average spacing shall resume from that point.

4. Planting Spot Preparation (Scalps):

Scalps shall be 12 inches square. All ash, duff, sod, crowns of living vegetation and other material shall be removed to expose moist mineral soil.

5. Planting Hole Preparation:

Planting hole shall be located near the center of the prepared planting spot and shall be orientated at an angle between perpendicular to the slope and true vertical. An open hole, large enough to fully accommodate the roots of the trees to be planted is required.

Should the initial attempt to make a planting hole fail because of subsurface rocks or other obstacles, a second effort shall be made in a slightly different part of the same planting spot. If this effort also fails for similar reasons, a third attempt shall be made in another part of the planting spot. If the third effort also fails, the spot shall be abandoned as an un-plantable spot. Where an un-plantable spot is encountered, the planter shall plant in the closest suitable spot and average spacing shall resume from that point.

6. Seedling Placement:

Bare root seedling: The seedling shall be suspended near the center of the hole with roots in a near natural arrangement at a depth that after filling, firming and leveling, the soil comes to a point even with the root collar of the seedling. No portion of the roots shall be exposed, nor any needles or branches covered with soil. The roots shall not be doubled up, twisted, spiraled or bunched. The root system shall be aligned with the axis of the planting hole with all roots extending downward. Slit planting will not be permitted.

Containerized seedling: The seedlings shall be planted in the center of the prepared hole, deep enough so that two centimeters of soil placed on top of the plug and leveled with the surrounding soil surface will seal the plug into the ground. Plug growing media shall not be distorted or broken from the root system during the planting process.

7. Filling and Firming:

Moist mineral soil shall be filled in and firmed around tree roots. Dry soil or material other than moist mineral soil shall be kept out of holes. Soil shall be filled in and firmed progressively, starting at the bottom of the hole, so no loose soil or air pockets remain and the tree is a firmly planted as soil conditions will allow. The contractor shall not wedge the sides of the holes, and firming the soil around the tree shall be done in a manner that assures the tree and root system is not damaged. After the soil is firmed around the tree, it shall be smoothed out to the level of the surrounding mineral soil surface. After planting, the tree stem shall be erect and be vertical or perpendicular to the ground level of the planting spot. The tree shall not be weighed down with mud or debris. Firmness will be inspected by firmly pulling upward on the stem of the seedling. The soil shall be firm enough around the root system so no movement occurs to the seedling.

8. Species Mixture

Where a mixture of species is required, the mixture shall be randomly distributed throughout the planting unit. While the mixture shall be randomly distributed throughout the unit, include more shade-tolerant species (i.e., Douglas-fir) in drainages and more shade-intolerant species (i.e., ponderosa pine and sugar pine) on ridges and on south and west facing slopes. A minority species of seedlings shall not all be planted by one planter unless approved by the Contracting Officer.

9. Burying of Seedlings

Burying, hiding, or stashing of seedlings will be treated as a criminal matter as an attempt to defraud the Government, and will be referred to law enforcement for investigation.

C. 10-3 Suspension of Planting Operations Planting operations shall cease when it is determined by the Contracting Officer that weather conditions are detrimental to the survivability of the newly planted seedlings. Weather data will be obtained at the planting site using hand held weather instruments.

C.11 CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE SAFETY REGARDING COVID-19

Forest Service personnel will be asking the following questions. The Forest Service is required to not allow Contractors showing symptoms to continue to work.

1. Have you, someone living in your household, someone with you, someone you have been in close or frequent contact with, or someone you are caring for been diagnosed with COVID-19 (Coronavirus) or had any contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19?

2. In the last 14 days, have you, someone living in your household, or someone with you have been in close or frequent contact with, or someone you are caring for returned from another country?

3. Do you currently have, or have you had within the last 24 hours, any cold or flu symptoms, including a fever greater than 100.4, shortness of breath, body aches and coughing?

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1 INSPECTION OF SERVICES--FIXED-PRICE (FAR 52.246-04) (AUG 1996)

(a) Definitions. "Services," as used in this clause, includes services performed, workmanship, and material furnished or utilized in the performance of services.

(b) The Contractor shall provide and maintain an inspection system acceptable to the Government covering the services under this contract. Complete records of all inspection work performed by the Contractor shall be maintained and made available to the Government during contract performance and for as long afterwards as the contract requires.

(c) The Government has the right to inspect and test all services called for by the contract, to the extent practicable at all times and places during the term of the contract. The Government shall perform inspections and tests in a manner that will not unduly delay the work.

(d) If the Government performs inspections or tests on the premises of the Contractor or a subcontractor, the Contractor shall furnish, and shall require subcontractors to furnish, at no increase in contract price, all reasonable facilities, and assistance for the safe and convenient performance of these duties.

(e) If any of the services do not conform to contract requirements, the Government may require the Contractor to perform the services again in conformity with contract requirements, at no increase in contract amount. When the defects in services cannot be corrected by reperformance, the Government may (1) require the Contractor to take necessary action to ensure that future performance conforms to contract requirements and (2) reduce the contract price to reflect the reduced value of the services performed.

(f) If the Contractor fails to promptly perform the services again or to take the necessary action to ensure future performance in conformity with contract requirements, the Government may (1) by contract or otherwise, perform the services and charge to the Contractor any cost incurred by the Government that is directly related to the performance of such service or (2) terminate the contract for default.

E.2 INFORMAL VISITS

The Contracting Officer and/or his/her appointed representative may visit the work units to observe the Contractor's work in progress.

E.3 CONTRACTOR’S FORMAL INSPECTIONS

Pursuant to the Inspection of Services clause, the Contractor shall establish an inspection system acceptable to the Government. The Government will accept the inspection system prior to contract award. The primary purpose of the Contractor's inspection is for assurance of quality control. The Government may, however, accept the Contractor's inspection for unit acceptance either wholly or in part.

The Contractor's inspection shall comply with the following:

(a) Shall be systematic in application.

(b) Shall yield an inspection of at least two percent of the area.

(c) Shall be documented on a Contractor designed form.

(d) Shall be timely in performance.

(e) Shall address all the work specifications.

(f) Shall show a method of determining quality attained.

Each unit shall be inspected separately and the results of one unit shall not be averaged with those of other units.

The Contractor's inspection system shall consider, as a minimum, the following:

Above Ground Inspection

1. Spacing

2. Planting spot selection

3. Planting spot preparation

4. Seedling location on spot

5. Planting depth and exposed roots

6. Stem position or damage

7. Firmness and leveling of soil

Below Ground Inspection

8. Planting hole orientation

9. Root configuration and orientation

10. Altered root length and damage

11. "Foreign" material, or dry soil, in planting hole

12. Loose soil or air pockets

E.4 TIMING OF INSPECTIONS

Inspections for seedling planting shall be performed promptly after work is performed.

E.5 FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS

Failure to comply with the specifications will require rework of the area at Contractor's expense. If the quality of future work is not improved to meet specifications within two consecutive workdays after Contractor's receipt of notice, the Contractor's right to proceed may be terminated. Failure of the Contractor to correct unsatisfactory conditions or continued failure to follow contract specifications will be considered non-compliance with terms of the contract and may be grounds for contract termination.

E.6 UNIT ACCEPTANCE

The Contracting Officer may accept a unit based on the results of the Contractor's inspection, providing observations during the informal visits conform to the Contractor's inspection results. However, the Government may perform supplementary or complete inspections. Government inspections will conform to the same criteria as those specified for Contractor's inspection. If Government inspections are performed, the Government inspections will take precedence and will be used for acceptance or non-acceptance of the work.

Each payment unit will be inspected separately and inspection results will not be averaged with those of other payment units.

E.7 REINSPECTION CHARGES

Reinspection charges of $25.00 per acre or for entire acreage of all re-work areas on the second and subsequent inspections will be deducted from any payment due Contractor.

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1 CONTRACT TIME

Contract Time

Item

Estimated Start Date

Calendar Days All Items February 19, 2024 23 Days [ ] Government to check here if the following is applicable.

If more than one bid item is awarded to the same bidder, contract time will run concurrently.

F.2 SEEDLING PLANTING PROGRESS

Seedling survival and growth is dependent upon proper soil and weather conditions when planted. These conditions will only prevail for a limited length of time; therefore, planting must start promptly after these suitable conditions occur. Work shall start no later than 3 days after the effective date of the Notice to Proceed. Sub-items shall be planted in the preference established by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall maintain progress at a rate, which assures completion within the indicated contract time. The minimum acceptable rate of progress will be calculated by dividing the total units of work for each Bid Item by contract time.

Government to check if the following clause is applicable.

[ ] The resources of the Government are limited in supply and support of the Contractor's operations. The maximum number of seedlings the Government will supply daily is seedlings. The contract time has been established in consideration of this maximum daily seedling availability allowance.

The Contractor's right to proceed may be terminated if any of the following conditions exist:

(a) Progress falls behind the minimum acceptable rate of progress by more than 5%.

(b) Planting quality falls below 80 percent for more than 20 percent of the item acreage.

(c) Satisfactory planting quality or progress is not attained within the time specified in a written cure notice. Such notice may be in the form of a Work Order and there shall be no more than 2 working days for corrective action to be completed.

F.3 NOTICE TO PROCEED AND CONTRACT TIME

The Government will issue a Notice to Proceed on each Bid Item as soon as weather and ground conditions are favorable for survival of planting stock. Contract time will start on the sooner of:

(a) The date specified on the Notice to Proceed, if hand delivered.

(b) The third day after the Post Office has issued a Notice of Certified mail to the Contractor. Failure of the Contractor to pick up certified mail will not be considered an excusable delay.

(c) When planting commences.

Whenever the Contracting Officer determines that the temperature, humidity, soil moisture, plant moisture stress, winds, or a combination of these and other physical conditions have become unsuitable for seedling survival on any area, the Contractor shall move the work force to another area(s), prescribed by the Contracting Officer. When no other area is available, the Contracting Officer will issue a Suspend Work Order for the Bid Item and contract time will stop for that item. When conditions are again favorable, the Contracting Officer will issue a verbal Resume Work Order and confirm the resumption in writing. Contract time will resume on the effective work resumption date. In all cases, the Contractor shall resume work within 3 calendar days after the effective work resumption date.

It is the Contractor's responsibility to keep the Contracting Officer currently advised as to where the Contractor or the Contractor's representative may be reached by phone during periods of work suspension. If the Contractor cannot be reached at the phone number provided, or if the Contractor fails to leave a number, a written Resume Work Order will be mailed and contract time will resume on the date specified on the Resume Work Order.

When work in a unit is suspended or stopped, it shall be the Contractor's responsibility to delineate the planted area to aid in locating the starting point when work resumes, and to permit the inspectors to determine the area completed.

Some portions of a bid item may open up before the entire bid item is open due to snow remaining on the ground. In such cases, a Notice to Proceed may be issued for that portion which is clear. Contract time will begin by using the same criteria as above.

The amount of contract time allowed for that portion which is open will be calculated by dividing the total seedlings (hectares) for that bid item by the number of contract days for that bid item, divided into the number of seedlings (hectares) for which the Notice to Proceed is given.

SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

G.1 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY (AGAR 452.245-70) (FEB 1988)

The Government will provide tree seedlings to the Contractor for use in this contract. This property shall be used and maintained by the Contractor in accordance with provisions of the "Government Property" FAR clause contained elsewhere in the contract.

G.2 METHOD OF UNIT MEASUREMENT

(a) All linear and area measurements required under this contract have been measured on a horizontal plane.

(b) The area to be planted and paid for is enclosed by a line along the average perimeter of the unit boundary. All linear perimeter mapping measurements are adjusted to the horizontal plane and the area of the site computed from these and rounded to the nearest 1/10 acre. Area adjustment will not be made for topographical irregularities inside the perimeter.

(c) Trees - The count of trees for payment shall be the tally of trees provided to the planters from the tree supply truck provided this number is verified by the planting inspections. Should the inspection plot tallies indicate substantially fewer trees planted than supplied then the inspection count will be the basis for payment. The count of trees from the tree supply truck will be nursery bag count.

G.3 AREA REMEASUREMENT

(a) Remeasurement of the area under this contract will be made upon the written request of the Contractor. Request for remeasurement must be made in writing within l0 days after planting has been completed on an individual unit.

(b) Remeasurement will be made along the boundaries using the same criteria and method as specified above.

(c) If remeasurement indicates a difference of no more than 5 percent from the original measurement, the Contractor shall pay the actual costs of the remeasurement. Where the difference is less than 5 percent, the results of the first measurement will be used. Payment will be based on the second measurement where the difference is more than 5 percent. No adjustment will be made for differences of 0.4048 hectare (1 acre) or less.

G.4 PARTIAL PAYMENTS

Partial payments may be made if requested by the Contractor provided that payment will only be made upon completion, inspection, and acceptance of a complete unit.

(a) Partial payments will be made no more often than every 14 calendar days.

(b) No partial payments may be made for a partial unit.

G.5 CALCULATION OF PAYMENT

(a) When inspection percentage is 90 percent or above, payment will be made at 100 percent of the item bid price.

(b) When inspection percentage is 80 to 90 percent, payment will be reduced by 10 percent of the unit bid price plus three percent of the unit bid price for each percent below 90 percent.

(c) Where quality falls below 80 percent, no payment will be made for the work.

(d) Deductions will be made for wasted trees at the rate of $ 5.00 per tree.