Attachment 2.pdf

FY2025 Opening Rehabilitation Allegheny National Forest

Marienville Ranger District

SECTION E INSPECTION & METHODS

The Contractor shall be required to rework any areas that are not in conformance to the requirements of the contract.

Inspection will be in accordance with the standards indicated in Specification Section 100, 200 and 300 and will be accomplished by the COR or Inspector.

Work Item Performance Standard

Assessment Method Incentive/Disincentive

130 - Equipment and supplies furnished by the Contractor

In accordance with specifications 130, 131, 250, 255, 260, & 280

Visual Inspection of equipment required to meet specifications and receivership of all the required seed, lime, fertilizer, and mulch weigh slips, bags, purchase slips and seed samples.

100% compliance – acceptance of work

Less than 100% work – work will stop and may commence when specifications are met.

150 – Protection of Existing Structures

-Protection of existing infrastructure. See examples.

specification 150

Entire site and project area shall be inspected for specifications to be met.

No damage shall be done to existing infrastructure.

Less than 100 % work Work shall stop until areas are repair or replaced or there is payment of damages.

160 – Progression of Work

In accordance with specification 161, 162, 163

Progression and notification process will be met

100% compliance – acceptance of work

Less than 100% work – work will stop and may commence when specifications are met.

210 – Plowing and Disking – All Sites specifications 211, 212, 251, 256

Visual inspection of entire opening that has been plowed or disked.

Protections of trees or group of trees, fruit trees, an residual and live trees

Surface stone, debris, roots, and sod will be removed to perimeter or tilled under the entire site acceptance of work.

If items are not avoided and damages occurred (less than 100%) – stop work until corrected.

Contractor will be required to pay for lost trees through replacement and re-planting

100% - compliance Acceptance – continue with work

Less than 90% compliance – stop work shall be stopped until corrected within the limitations of contractor’s equipment and opening meets specifications.

220 - Grading and Leveling – All Sites specifications 220

Visual inspection of project and site area.

Area will be leveled to allow 2-wheel drive

100% compliance – acceptance of work.

Less than 100% compliance – Area will vehicle to traverse the site continued to be graded and levelled until meets specification.

240 – Site Exclusions (no treatment – buffer area) specifications 240

Visual inspection of buffer areas

100% compliance – acceptance of work.

Less than 100% compliance – Work stopped and areas will be buffered to specifications.

Contractor will be required to pay restoration in either cost or labor of restoring site or structures within the buffer area.

250 – Seedbed Preparation

-Site will be plowed, ripped, or modified disked to depth of 6-7 inches.

-After disking lime or fertilizer or both will be applied and site will be disked again

-Seed will applied, and cultipacker/pulvimuc her will be used on entire site. Straw will be applied and cover the exposed soil

-Water bars and dirt mounds will be rebuilt and re-seeded and mulched. Access and parking areas will be seeded and

In accordance with specifications 251, 252, 253, 255, 256, 257, 258

Visual inspection of clearing area and any dirt mounds or water bar or parking areas

Visual inspection that cultipacker or pulvimulcher was used on entire sites

Less than 100% compliance – Work stopped and areas will be re-worked to specifications. Work shall continue to achieve adequate coverage and compliance. Areas such as dirt mounds, water bars, access and parking areas will be repaired and seeded.

rehabilitated if needed.

260 – Seeding

-Site seeding – time compliance

-Area of the opening will receive specific seed, lime and fertilizer applications.

In accordance with specifications 260

Area will be seeded within a certain time framed of disking/tilling

Visual inspection of opening, including areas of seed application for cool season grasses.

compliance – work shall be stopped until seeding time compliances and seed application are adhered to.

270 – Cultural Resource Avoidance

-Protection of Cultural Resource Sites specifications 270

Visual inspection of specific cultural site

Less than 100% compliance – work shall be stopped until compliance is met thru either repair or payment of damages of specific cultural site

280 – Special Requirements

-Sites will not be operated during wet conditions

-Contractor will submit required seed, lime and fertilizer documentation

-Contractor is responsible for calling PA – 1 Call

In accordance with specifications 280

Visual inspection of the site during wet conditions.

Proof of Receivership of all required documents and samples

Proof of PA 1-call documentation shall be stopped during wet conditions per COR or inspector.

Work shall stop and resume when required documentation is received and proof of PA 1-call.

300 – Safety In accordance with specifications 300

Visual inspection of contractor when working shall be stopped until operator is working in a safe manner and PPE is utilized.

310 – Equipment Cleanup specifications 310

Visual inspection of all equipment on site or leaving or going to site

100% compliance – acceptance of work

Less than 100% compliance – work shall be stopped until equipment is cleaned up.

320- Time of Performance

In accordance with specifications 320

Observed operating time of performance

100% compliance – acceptance of work

Less than 100% compliance – work shall be stopped until time of performance exemption is granted and documented.

Areas to be Inspected:

Each wildlife opening, access sites, and parking and staging areas shall be inspected.

Safety inspection include all mentioned above. Each project sites will be inspected as a separate unit.

Additional Information:

Corrective Actions for Poor or Late Performance: The Contractor still has the responsibility to remedy all poor and/or late contract performance issues.

Conformance to Contract Requirements: If any of the work does not conform to contract requirements, the Forest Service can require the Contractor to re-perform the work.