C__SOW_Trail_and_Old_Trace.pdf

Statement of Work Remove Hazard and Downed Timber and

Underbrush Along Old Natchez Trace Sections, Potkopinu, Rocky Springs, Yockanookany, and Highland Rim Sections of the Natchez Trace

National Scenic Trail

PMIS# 322601A, 304802A, 256319A, 246498A

National Park Service

Natchez Trace Parkway

Project Description

I. Project Statement and Location

The contractor shall furnish all transportation, materials, labor, equipment, and all other services necessary to remove hazard and downed timber and small trees and underbrush along historic Old Natchez

Trace, Potkopinu (also an Old Trace section), Rocky Springs, Yockanookany and Highland Rim sections of Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail (NATT) within the boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway

(Parkway) as described in this document. The project will result in improved visitor use and experience.

Maps are located at the end of this document for each trail section. An overall Parkway map is located at this site: https://www.nps.gov/natr/planyourvisit/maps.htm

A special note regarding Old Natchez Trace sections: these corridors have been in use for approximately

10,000 years. Special care shall be given to avoid damaging both the roadbed and their highly erodible banks. Contractors shall only be considered if they can demonstrate prior experience and good past performance working on historic trails.

Background

Congress established the Parkway on May 18, 1938, to commemorate the Old Natchez Trace (another word for trail). As one of the oldest transportation routes, the Trace has been used for more than 10,000 years. The modern Parkway is a designed landscape that integrates Old Trace segments with a traditional rural, agrarian, southern landscape, linking scenic, cultural, and natural features of interest. The modern road extends 444 miles from Nashville, Tennessee through northwest Alabama to its terminus in

Natchez, Mississippi encompassing 52,000 acres. Also incorporated into the landscape is the Natchez

Trace National Scenic Trail (NATT), a separate NPS unit located entirely within the Parkway’s boundary.

II. Project Execution:

• Standing Trees and Underbrush

a. On NATT and Old Trace sections where banks are not discernible, all standing trees and underbrush small than 6" in diameter that occur within 10 feet from the trail centerline

Option Location Qty. Unit 1 Highland Rim Williamson County, TN 20 Miles

Potkopinu (Old Natchez Trace) and Rocky Springs Jefferson and Claiborne, MS 12 Miles

3 Yockanookany Madison, MS 5.5 Miles

4 Old Natchez Trace Various Counties in MS, AL, and TN (see location maps) 7 Miles

(20-feet total width) shall be removed.

b. On Old Natchez Trace sections where banks are discernible all standing trees and underbrush that occur within the limits of the banks shall be removed. This does not include standing trees whose roots have grown into the banks since they help stabilize the highly erodible soils.

c. Any standing trees larger than 6" diameter shall not be cut unless specifically flagged for removal and approved by the NPS.

• Downed Timber and Hazard Trees

a. On NATT and Old Trace sections where banks are not discernible, all downed trees and branches and hazard trees that occur within 10 feet from the trail centerline (20 feet total width) shall be removed.

b. Along NATT and Old Trace sections where the banks are discernible all downed trees and branches that occur within the limits of the banks shall be removed.

All material (downed and standing) shall either be:

1. Removed from site or

2. Chipped and dispersed in place; chipped material not to exceed a depth greater than 6” and/or

3. Limbed up and bucked into lengths not to exceed 8 feet and scattered (not piled) outside of either the banks or the 20’ removal zone

4. Proposed method of debris disposition shall be included in the bid package.

III. Project Restrictions: the following restrictions apply to this contract:

a) No contractor shall be considered for this project unless they have prior experience working on historic trails with a past performance record that indicates sufficient technical ability to carry out the project.

b) No heavy equipment shall be permitted on trails or in wooded areas.

c) Work shall be confined to the months between September 1st and April 30th to avoid bat maternal season.

d) No project work shall occur unless a contracting officer is on site or permission has been granted in advance.

e) Given the nature of the project, there may be unanticipated ground disturbance, but every effort shall be made to avoid it. Downed trees are not to be dragged along the trail. If soil disturbance does happen, the contractor shall first notify the COR and then, second, repair any ruts or damage to the trail.

f) Any damage caused by the contractor's equipment will be rehabilitated to the satisfaction of the Contracting Officer.

g) Access routes for the Parkway shall be the closest Parkway access to the area where the contractor is working.

h) Parking is only allowed along the Parkway if vehicles and equipment are a minimum of four feet off the paved edge and contractor ensures no rutting of the shoulder.

i) Hauling restrictions: Two axle vehicles hauling material over park roads shall have pneumatic tires, dual rear wheels and a gross weight not exceeding 25 tons each. Three-axle units may be used for transporting materials provided: (1) that_ the two rear wheels axles of such units are equipped with dual wheel pneumatic tires; (2) that the maximum gross weight on any one axle shall not exceed 16,000 pounds; (3) that the maximum gross weight on any such unit shall not exceed 35,000 pounds; and (4) that no two axles shall be spaced less than 40 inches center to center. Vehicles shall not be counted for the purpose of load determination unless they are equipped with brakes. Units shall not be operated at speeds exceeding 30 miles per hour and shall maintain a spacing of not less than 500 feet. Trucks and other heavy equipment shall be confined to the limits of the project on the park road. Hauling of materials, supplies, and equipment over the park road, other than within the limits of the project, shall not be permitted except as is necessary to perform the required work and the contractor shall be required to haul on non-Parkway roads to the maximum extent possible.

j) Material shall not be piled on the Parkway shoulders or allowed to accumulate except during hauling or chipping operations. All road shoulders will be kept free of debris and left free of debris at the end of each workday. Any necessary interruptions in traffic flow will be always minimized.

k) No unauthorized dumping of the material is acceptable. The contractor is strictly responsible for properly disposing of removed material and shall be liable for any fees or fines associated with improper hauling or disposal.

IV. Traffic Control

The contractor will provide two flagmen whenever work operations may interfere with the flow of traffic. The flagman will be located at least 150 feet in advance of the work site. "FLAGMAN

AHEAD, 500 FT." signs will be always used the flagmen are working, and flagmen and workers are required to wear orange safety vests while working on and along the roadway. The contractor is responsible for providing all signs and other equipment to perform this task.

V. Inspection and Times of Work

Work will be monitored by a representative of the Contracting Officer and regular meetings with the contractor will be held to assure safety requirements are being met, to resolve problems that arise, and to monitor the general status of the removal process. Any contractor representative will be thoroughly familiar with the project and have authority to act in the absence of the contractor. Normal working hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 5:00

PM, excluding Federal Holidays. No work will be permitted on weekends or Federal Holidays.

VI. Contractor Responsibility

The contractor shall remove all material from the site in accordance with all local, state, and federal laws and regulations, and all the terms and conditions listed in the contract. The

Contractor agrees that personnel and equipment are subject to safety inspections by the

Government while on federal property. The Contractor must comply with all Federal and State

OSHA requirements. The contractor shall be responsible for the safety of his employees and equipment, and for any injury or damage done to or by them from any source or cause. He shall save and hold the United States free from all claims for damages to all persons and (or) property arising from the execution of the work covered by these specifications.

VII. Protection of Vegetation, Structures, and Utilities

The Contractor shall preserve and protect all structures, equipment, and vegetation (such as trees, shrubs, and grass) on or adjacent to the work site, which are not to be removed and which do not unreasonably interfere with the work required under this contract.

The Contractor shall only remove trees when specifically authorized to do so and shall avoid damaging vegetation that will remain in place. If any limbs or branches of trees are broken during contract performance, or by the careless operation of equipment, or by workmen, the

Contractor shall trim those limbs or branches with a clean cut and paint the cut with a tree-pruning compound as directed by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall protect from damage all existing improvements and utilities at or near the work site, the locations of which are made known to or should be known by the Contractor. The Contractor shall repair any damage to those facilities, including those that are the property of a third party, resulting from failure to comply with the requirements of this contract or failure to exercise reasonable care in performing the work. If the Contractor fails or refuses to repair the damage promptly, the

Contracting Officer may have the necessary work performed and charge the cost to the

Contractor.

VIII. Site Visit

Each bidder is urged to visit the sites prior to bidding. Site visits may be arranged by contacting the Contracting Officer.

IX. Prework Conference

Before the start of the work, the Contracting Officer will arrange for a pre-work conference with the Contractor to determine any requirements that must be resolved to accommodate the work. Upon completion of the meeting and/or resolution of any items required, the Contracting

Officer will issue a Notice to Proceed with the work.

X. Period of Performance

The contractor shall have 180 calendar days from issuance of the Notice to Proceed to complete all work awarded under the contract.

XI. Measurement and Payment

a. The amount and size of the material to be removed may be significant. All bidders should thoroughly inspect the project areas before bidding. Bids will be lump sum payable to the contractor for the work required in each project area per task awarded. Contractors are required to place individual bids on each trail clearing as well as an overall bid for all the trails in the statement of work.

b. All submittals under this contract must be approved by the COR prior to any interim or final payment. Invoices shall be submitted first to the COR and may be submitted monthly.

a. Invoices shall include a level of detail that matches the proposal, with invoicing based on percent complete for each task.

b. Following COR acceptance of the invoice, submittal to the Invoice Processing Platform

(www.IPP.gov) is required.

c. Invoices shall be accompanied by a brief (one paragraph) narrative of the work represented by the invoice.

XII. Points of Contact

Contractual:

Contracting Officer (TBT)

Technical:

Christina Smith, COR Chief of Resource Management Natchez Trace Parkway National Park Service 662-308-8908 christina_smith@nps.gov mailto:christina_smith@nps.gov mailto:mith@nps.gov

Highland Rim, Yockanookany, Rocky Springs, and Potkopinu

Trail Sections Maps (Options 1-3)

North

0 1

0 1

5 Kilometers

5 Miles

Duck Riv e r see detail map

Totty Lane

Carter Lane no parkway access

Shady Grove Gordon House Historic Site

Tennessee Valley Divide

Water Valley Overlook

Fly

Burns Branch

Old Trace

Garrison Creek chrsmith Text Box Highland Rim Trail shown as a red line.

North

0 1

0 1

3 Km

3 Mi

Pearl River Wildlife Management Area

ROSS R

BARNETT

RESERVOIR

Pea rl

R iv er

Parkway Information Cabin

JACKSON

CANTON

JACKSON

Ya nd el l

Ro ad

West Florida Boundary

Boyd Site

Choctaw Agency

Reservoir Overlook

Brashears Stand and Old Trace Site

Cypress Swamp

River Bend

Upper Choctaw Boundary

Yockanookany

Found Rabbit Rd trail is up on parkway trail is up on parkway

Historic Trace

(beige)

Madison chrsmith Text Box Yockanookany Trail shown as red line; 5.5 miles to be rehabilitated will be flagged and agreed upon by NPS and Contractor prior to work.

North 0 1

0 1 Mi

2 Km

Little Sand Cr

Big

Sand CrBig B la ck

R

Rocky Springs see detail map

Ross Rd

Reganton

Owens Creek Waterfall

Midway Rd

Duke Rd

Fisher Ferry Rd

Whitaker Road

Whitaker Road service road chrsmith Callout Rocky Springs Trail shown as red line.

North

1 Kilometer0 0.1

0 0.1 1 Mile

Bullen Creek

Burch C reek

Moss Hill Bayou

So uth Fork Coles Creek

Mount Locust Information Center

Historic house

Coles Creek

Bullen Creek no RVs

Ch am be rla in R d

Geohegan Rd

Cannonsb u rg R d

Cannonsburg

R d

Maple Aid Road

Historic Trace (beige) chrsmith Callout Potkopinu shown as red line.

chrsmith Polygonal Line

Old Natchez Trace Location Maps (Option 4)

0 1.50.75 Km

0 0.90.45 Mi

Coordinate System: WGS 1984 Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere

NPS, Esri, Garmin, FAO, NOAA, USGS, EPA, Esri, USGS

Old Natchez Trace Segments Mileposts 385-388 CSmith, March 20. 2023

Lewis County, TN

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior

Resource Management Division Natchez Trace Parkway chrsmith Callout Four miles of trail to be flagged and agreed upon by NPS and Contractor prior to beginning of work.

0 1.50.75

0 0.850.42 Mi

Coordinate System: WGS 1984 Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere

NPS, Esri, Garmin, FAO, NOAA, USGS, EPA, Esri, USGS

Colbert Ferry, Alabama Milepost Nearest Mileposts 327-328 Old Trace Segment Length: .53 miles CSmith, March 17. 2023

Natchez Trace Parkway

Colbert County, Alabama

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior

Resource Management Division Natchez Trace Parkway

Legend

Old Natchez Trace

0 10.5

0 0.70.35 Mi

Coordinate System: WGS 1984 Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere

NPS, Esri, Garmin, FAO, NOAA, USGS, EPA, Esri, USGS

Old Natchez Trace Segment Length: .78 miles Nearest Mileposts 222-223 CSmith, March 17. 2023

Chickasaw County, Mississippi

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior

Resource Management Division Natchez Trace Parkway

0 0.40.2

0 0.20.1 Mi

Coordinate System: WGS 1984 Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere

NPS, Esri, Garmin, FAO, NOAA, USGS, EPA, Esri, USGS

Old Natchez Trace Segment Length: .09 miles.

Nearest mileposts 198-199 CSmith, March 17. 2023

Choctaw County, Mississippi

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior

Resource Management Division Natchez Trace Parkway

0 0.70.35

0 0.40.2 Mi

Coordinate System: WGS 1984 Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere

NPS, Esri, Garmin, FAO, NOAA, USGS, EPA, Esri, USGS

Old Natchez Trace Segments Length: .6 miles Nearest mileposts 174-175 CSmith, March 17. 2023

Attala County, Mississippi

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior

Resource Management Division Natchez Trace Parkway

0 0.80.4

0 0.450.23 Mi

Coordinate System: WGS 1984 Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere

NPS, Esri, Garmin, FAO, NOAA, USGS, EPA, Esri, USGS

Old Natchez Trace Segment Length: .55 miles Nearest mileposts 169-171 CSmith, March 17. 2023

Attala County, Mississippi

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior

Resource Management Division Natchez Trace Parkway

0 0.250.13

0 0.10.05 Mi

Coordinate System: WGS 1984 Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere

NPS, Esri, Garmin, FAO, NOAA, USGS, EPA, Esri, USGS

Old Natchez Trace Segment Length: .2 miles Brashears Stand Nearest milepost 105 CSmith, March 17. 2023

Madison County, Mississippi

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior

Resource Management Division Natchez Trace Parkway

0 0.850.42

0 0.450.23 Mi

Coordinate System: WGS 1984 Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere

NPS, Esri, Garmin, FAO, NOAA, USGS, EPA, Esri, USGS

Old Natchez Trace Segment Length: .25 miles Nearest mileposts 73-74 CSmith, March 20. 2023

Hinds County, Mississippi

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior

Resource Management Division Natchez Trace Parkway