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USDA ARS Grazinglands Research Laboratory 7207 W. Cheyenne St.

El Reno, OK 73036

STATEMENT OF WORK

BARBED WIRE FENCE ON STEEL POSTS

The Grazinglands Research Laboratory is in need of approximately 3500 feet of old fence removal and 6000 new fence installation as shown on the attached file “interior fence pasture 8, 10 and 15”.

1.0 Remove approximately 3500 feet of existing fence wire and posts must be removed and stacked in designated locations to be hauled-off/disposed of by contractor upon project completion.

A. New fence is 5 strand barbed wire on steel posts. 4” steel pipe corners and line braces supported by 2 7/8” horizontals.

2.0 Install approximately 6000 feet of New fence in the same alignment as the existing/ electric fence.

A. All fence materials, tools and labor must be supplied by contractor.

B. Materials must be new, American made.

C. Wire: 12 ½ gauge 4 point barb wire.

D. Line Posts: heavy duty 6 foot green t-posts at 1.33 lb. per foot.

E. Braces: To match existing 4 ½” od structural pipe and 2 7/8“od structural pipe rails installed at changes alignment direction, and at ¼ mile points.

F. T-post clips.

G. Posts must be spaced at a maximum of 15 feet (Rod) centers and all wire secured to t-post with fence clips, all wire must be secured to braces and stretched so no wire sag is visible in fence.

H. T-posts must be installed 1 foot in the ground, brace posts installed 3 feet in the ground.

I. One H brace/corner brace must be installed every ¼ mile minimum and wire cut and wrapped at that point.

J. Wire spacing to match existing fences.

K. 5 Gates to be placed where specified (marked with star on map). All gates must match existing 16’ gates 2 3/8” 20 gauge tubing vertical bracing at 4’ and horizontals at 1’.

L. Davis Bacon Wage Rates apply to all construction projects in excess of $2,000. Employee certified payroll logs for the project will be required to verify wage rates are being adhered to.

M. Bid and Payment Bonds will be required for projects exceeding $35,000. Obtaining and the cost of these bonds is the responsibility of the Contractor.

N. Proof of Liability Insurance will be required.

O. Contractor must be registered in the government’s System for Award Management (SAM) for the quote to be accepted.

P. The Contractor must register in the government’s Invoice Payment Platform (IPP) and submit invoice electronically for payment.

Q. A pre-bid site visit will be offered on at 10:00 AM Central Time __________________ R. All work to be completed by ______________________