B08_Attachment_1_SOW.docx

STATEMENT OF WORK

Road Maintenance and Vegetation Management for Federal Orphaned Oil and Gas Lease CACA047609 Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management, Bakersfield Field Office

1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 Introduction

This requirement is for road maintenance and vegetation management services of an orphaned oil lease managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) located in Santa Paula, CA.

1.2 Background

The IIJA (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) was signed into law on November 15, 2021. To help achieve its goals, Section 40601 of the IIJA established the Orphaned Well Program, which includes a federal program addressing orphaned wells on federal land. One well in Santa Paula County, on lease CACA047609 was previously operated by Mirada Petroleum Corporation has been placed into an orphan status with no identifiable responsible party. The purpose of this Statement of Work (SOW) is to define the services in the scope of performing earth work and road work that is required to prepare access to the oil well so BLM can move forward with plugging and abandonment operations.

1.3 Scope

The Contractor shall furnish all supervision, technical personnel, labor, materials, machinery, tools, equipment, and services needed to perform and complete all work required in this SOW for lease CACA047609. The Contractor will be responsible for the proper management of any objects from this project. Any solid waste generated from this project will be removed and disposed of by the Contractor. The Contractor shall manage the site and provide required construction support services, construction security, safety, industrial hygiene, and environmental stewardship.

1.4 Attached Applicable Documents

Appendix 1 (Rogers USL Roadwork Site Map)

2.0 TASK ORDER

2.1 Earth Work and Road Construction Requirements

i. The Contractor shall perform the necessary vegetation management and road work needed to enable vehicles to pass safely and access lease CACA047609.

ii. The Contractor shall complete the road clearing, grubbing, stripping, and preparing the well pad access road.

iii. The Contractor shall control noxious weeds, physical safety hazards, debris along well pad access road including cutting small trees, brush, cleaning and clearing ditches along road and hauling debris. The minimum clearing from side to side of each shoulder of the road.

iv. The Contractor shall fill all water ruts with dirt or materials as needed until road condition is safely passable for commercial vehicles.

v. The contractor will use mechanical methods such as masticators and hand crews to clear any vegetation on the existing road.

vi. No chemical applications will be used to clear vegetation or noxious weeds.

vii. The contractor shall be restricted to using existing roads to minimize offroad travel and avoid further surface disturbance.

3.0 DELIVERABLES

3.1 Project Schedule

i. The Contractor shall submit a draft project schedule as part of the bid document.

ii. After award, the Government will provide the Contractor with the expected schedule for the associated contract. The Contractor shall develop a project schedule detailing the sequence and timing of onsite activities for Government approval. A project schedule shall be completed and submitted within 15 calendar days of contract award.

4.0 SUPPORTING INFORMATION

4.1 Place of Performance & Land Ownership

i. Lease CACA047609 is a 42-acre split estate lease located in the city of Santa Paula in Ventura County. The subsurface of the lease is owned by the United States of America (Bureau of Land Management) and the surface is privately owned. It is the contractor’s responsibility to work with private landowner and gain all the necessary access required to utilize the private land.

4.2 Road Access

i. The project site lies directly 2.5 miles north of Hwy 126 and 0.5 miles west of Pena Ranch Rd in Santa Paula, CA. Local commercial services are available within 5 miles from the project area. See Appendix 1 for map of project site.

4.3 Hazards

i. The project site contains overgrown weeds and brush that needs to be cleared. The access road has been impassable and has not been utilized in many years due to orphan lease status.

4.4 Period of Performance

i. The period of performance for this contract shall be from the date after approval of project schedule for a period of 30 days.

5.0 GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY, MATERIALS, SERVICES

5.1 The Contractor shall furnish all personnel, materials, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform the work tasks defined in this SOW, except for those items specified as government furnished.

6.0 SECURITY AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

6.1 The Contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all Government property provided for Contractor use or under their control, including securing all facilities the Contractor may access after normal business hours.

6.2 Contractor shall coordinate work schedule with Contracting Officers Representative (COR) to minimize public and employee ingress/egress to the well.

6.3 The Contractor shall not require, or allow any employee, engaged in the performance of this Contract to work under conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to his/her health or safety, as determined under safety and health standards promulgated by the Secretary of Labor under Section 107 of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 327 et seq.) as amended and other Federal, State and applicable local government safety standards.

6.4 Department of Labor Code of Federal Regulations Title 29 and other Federal, State, and local government safety standards will apply in its entirety to the Contractor. Examples of applicable safety standards are OSHA 29 CFR 1910, OSHA 29 CFR 1926, California Title 19, "Public Safety", California Title 8, "General Industry Safety Orders", and 41 CFR, Subpart B, "Public Contracts, General Safety and Health Standards." The contractor shall also use the “BLM SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS” (The Yellow Book) for reference. Should the contractor fail to comply with any of these standards and regulations, the contractor shall be found to have defaulted on the terms of the contract.

7.0 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

7.1 The Contractor shall maintain a safe environment, including flagging and directing traffic, setting up signs, cones, and other required traffic control devices. The Contractor shall appropriately wear all required personal protective equipment and follow established safety procedures such as using appropriate PPE when operating machinery or utilizing hand tools, including but not limited to OSHA Standards. The Contractor shall ensure protection of workers, the public, and the environment by scoping, planning, scheduling, and preparing in a manner that results in the safe execution of work.

8.0 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND HAZARDOUS RESPONSE

8.1 The Contractor will conform to all Bureau, Federal, State, and local regulations in the use and disposal of hazardous materials and hazardous waste. The Contractor will provide the appropriate response to any emergency involving hazardous materials at any of the facilities covered by this Contract. The Contractor will provide proof/certification of its personnel qualified to work with hazardous materials and wastes to the Bureau. The Contractor will notify the Bureau immediately upon discovering a release of hazardous waste into the environment.

9.0 Public contact

9.1 Contractor personnel may encounter adjacent landowners or members of the public during the performance of their work. The Contractor shall be responsible for notifying and working with relevant surface owners in gaining the necessary access to the project site.

9.2 Contractor personnel will present a professional appearance and be able to provide appropriate identification, including display of proper identification by each employee. All Contractor and subcontractor personnel shall comply with all Federal and State laws relative to citizenship. Contractor personnel shall inform any trespassers along the right of way of hazards and, as necessary and appropriate, ask trespassers to leave fenced off or restricted areas. If Contractor personnel may encounter emergency personnel, policemen, or firemen along the right of way, the Contractor personnel shall notify the On-Site Foreman. If Contractor personnel encounter the news media, they should refer all questions to the On-Site Foreman, who shall keep the COR informed of all news media contacts.