Attachment 2 Statement of Work.pdf

Pasture 4 and 6 Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Project

SILVICULTURE SUMMARY PRESCRIPTION / STATEMENT OF WORK

Sub-item(s): Pasture 4 and 6 Acre(s): 1715

Unit Name: Pasture 4 and 6 Location: – 30 Miles Southwest of Watford City, ND Legal: T145N R103W Sec:13,24 and 25 T145N R102W Sec:19,20,21,22,28,30,31 and 32 Approximate Elevation: 2300 feet Average Stand Age: 50 years Average Slope: 0-30% Average Tree Height: 8 feet Average Aspect: All Existing Condition: On average there are approx. 30 trees per acre. To achieve the desired conditions within the grass and shrublands, juniper reduction will be used to remove colonizing conifers primarily juniper.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK: masticating at least 90% of juniper per unit, greater than 1 foot, retaining juniper on north slopes greater than 30% (leave islands/areas will be identified). Depending on the type of equipment used, up to 20% of the area may not be accessible by equipment, areas that cannot be accessed by mastication equipment need to be lop and scattered by hand. Material in the Dantz Creek drainage needs to be cut into pieces no longer than 2’ to keep from plugging the culverts downstream. Juniper within 10’ of the stream channel will be left standing.

DESIRED LEAVE TREE AND STAND COMPOSITION: Do not masticate any hardwood species.

MINIMUM TREE HEIGHT TO MASTICATE: 1 foot.

MAXIMUM TREE DIAMETER (AT D.B.H.) TO MASTICATE: NA

MAXIMUM STUMP HEIGHT: 4 inches and no lower live limbs left on the stumps.

MASTICATED MATERIAL: Will be within the following specification: 75% of masticated material must be <2’ in length, 25% of masticated material may be >2’ in length, however material beds must be no more than 4” in depth.

LOP AND SCATTER: material needs to be brushed down to less than 18”, stumps need to be less than 4” and no live branches on them.

DAMAGE: Road damage because of the Contractors operations shall be repaired by the contractor at no expense to the government. Work must stop if equipment is causing ruts deeper than 4”. Damage to fences and range infrastructure need to be repaired to the satisfaction of the COR. In the event of damage to range improvements used in the delivery of water to cattle, report the location to the COR immediately.

TIMING: When soils are dry, ground is frozen or over settled snow as determined by the Contracting Officer.

WEEDS: Equipment must be cleaned, weed free, inspected, and accepted prior to entering and or offloading in the project area.

UNDERGROUND UTILITIES: There are buried utilities in the project area. These utilities can be high pressure gas lines, crude oil pipelines, saltwater pipelines, electrical lines, and range water lines that can be shallow (2’ burial) and/or deep (7’ burial). The contractor is responsible to call ND One Call prior to commencing work.

PALEO RESOURCES: If any fossils or historic resources are found, COR and District Ranger need to be notified ASAP.

ARCHEOLOGICAL RESOURCES: Avoidance areas are marked on the maps; these areas can only be hand cut and brushed down to 18”, additional areas may be found in upcoming surveys, and they will be identified prior to the work starting.

FIRE: Smoking: All smoking will be done inside of vehicles or in areas cleared of flammable material when the ND Fire Danger Rating is “Very High” or “Extreme”.

Exhaust & Arrester Systems: Each internal combustion engine shall be equipped with a manufacturer’s approved or equivalent spark arrester or spark arresting device or system. Heavy-duty trucks may have a vertical stack exhaust system with muffler, provided the exhaust stack extends above the cab of the vehicle. An exhaust driven turbocharger is a satisfactory spark arrester. Internal combustion engine exhaust systems, arresters and other devices shall be properly installed and maintained.

Catalytic Converters: The Holder shall take extra precautionary measures when driving off-road with vehicles equipped with catalytic converters. Such measures shall include but are not limited to avoiding driving over or through vegetation tall enough to come into contact with the converter, avoid parking in vegetation tall enough to come into contact with the converter, and keep all debris from building up around or on the exhaust system.

Welding: Welding and use of cutting torches or cutoff saws will be permitted only in areas that have been cleared or are free of all material capable of carrying fire.

Flammable debris and vegetation must be removed from within a minimum ten (10) foot radius of all welding and cutting operations or fireproof welding blankets used. A charged fire extinguisher with a minimum 2 ½ pounds capacity and 4 BC or higher rating (or equivalent) will be required on site.

No welding is permitted when winds exceed twenty (20) miles per hour, ND Fire Danger is “Extreme”, or when a red flag warning has been issued for the area.