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DESCRIPTION OF WORK FOR CATTLE GUARD REPLACEMENT

SCOPE OF WORK

THIS CATTLE GUARD REPLACEMENT CONTRACT LOCATED WITHIN THE SAN JUAN

NATIONAL FORESTS IS INTENDED TO REPLACE NON-FUNCTIONAL CATTLE GUARDS

ACROSS THE DOLORES AND COLUMBINE RANGER DISTRICTs (SEE ATTACHED ROAD

LISTING). CONTRACTOR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PURCHASING AND INSTALLING

CATTLE GUARD BASES, RUNNING SURFACES AND WINGS AS WELL AS DISPOSING OF

THE REMOVED MATERIAL OFF OF FEDERAL LAND. BEDDING MATERIAL AND

APPROACH AGGREGATE WILL BE REQUIRED WITH EACH CATTLE GUARD. MINOR

FENCE WORK MAY BE REQUIRED TO TIE THE RANGE ALLOTMENTS INTO THE WINGS.

TRAFFIC CONTROL WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTOR WITH DELAYS

NOT EXCEEDING ½ HOUR.

TERRAIN ACROSS THE FOREST VARIES BETWEEN FLAT MESA TOPS AND STEEP

WINDING MOUNTAIN ROADS. THE MAJORITY OF THIS WORK WILL OCCUR ON GRAVEL

SURFACED LEVEL 3 AND 4 ROADS AS DEFINED IN FSH 7709.58, 12.3. ALL PROJECTS

CAN BE REACHED WITHIN A TWO HOUR DRIVE FROM DURANGO, COLORADO. TYPICAL

OPERATING SEASON IS MAY 1 – NOV. 30. OPERATIONS SHALL AVOID FREEZE THAW

CONDITIONS AND TIMING SHOULD BE APPROVED BY THE CO.

PROJECT LOCATION

THIS WORK IS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE SAN JUAN NATIONAL FOREST IN

SOUTHWEST COLORADO BETWEEN DOVE CREEK AND WOLF CREEK.

DISPOSAL OF STRUCTURES

OLD CONCRETE BASES AND OLD POSTS WILL BE PROPERLY DISPOSED OF

OFF OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS. CONTRACTOR HAS THE OPTION OF

LEAVING STEEL RUNNING SURFACES ON SITE TO BE REMOVED BY THE

FOREST SERVICE. DISPOSAL WILL BE PAID FOR UNDER PAY ITEM 203.

CATTLE GUARD INSTALLATION

THE WORK AS OUTLINED WILL CONSIST OF CONCRETE CATTLE GUARD BASES

AND STEEL RUNNING SURFACES AT PREDETERMINED LOCATIONS ACROSS

THE SAN JUAN NATIONAL FOREST. CONTRACTOR WILL REPLACE CATTLE

GUARDS WITH PRE-CAST BASES AND STEEL RUNNING SURFACES. CATTLE

GUARDS SHALL BE PURCHASED FROM BIG R MANUFACTURING, ABC

CONCRETE OR APPROVED EQUAL. LENGTH WILL BE THE STANDARD 7’-9” AND

NOT THE BLM 8’ LENGTH. WIDTHS HAVE BEEN DETERMINED ON THE

ATTACHED SPREADSHEET. CONTRACTOR SHALL CONTROL OPERATIONS TO

ENSURE TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY, STRUCTURES, AND TRAFFIC.

WORK HOURS WILL BE BETWEEN 7:00 A.M. MONDAY TO 7:00 P.M. - FRIDAY,

EXCLUDING FEDERAL HOLIDAYS, UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED TO IN

WRITING.

CONTRACTOR WILL FURNISH ALL LABOR, EQUIPMENT, TOOLS,

TRANSPORTATION, TRAFFIC CONTROL, SUPPORT VEHICLES AND SUPPLIES

NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE WORK ACCORDING TO THE SPECIFICATIONS

AND AS SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS.

ANY ROTTEN OR BROKEN POSTS ON THE SIDES OF THE CATTLE GUARDS WILL

NEED REPLACEMENT.

CATTLE GUARDS THAT SPAN ONLY ½ THE ROAD WIDTH AND HAVE AN

ASSOCIATED BYPASS GATE WILL REQUIRE THE INSTALLATION OF 2 6”X6”X8’

TREATED TIMBER POSTS TO PREVENT MATERIAL FROM SLOUGHING INTO THE

CATTLE GUARD. INSTALLATION WILL BE PAID FOR UNDER PAY ITEM 619.

AGGREGATE

1 INCH MINUS STRUCTURAL BACKFILL SHALL CONFORM TO TABLE 703-2

TARGET VALUE RANGES FOR SUBBASE AND BASE GRADATION. THIS ITEM WILL

BE PAID FOR UNDER PAY ITEM 301.

PAYMENT

THE ACCEPTED QUANTITIES WILL BE PAID FOR AT THE CONTRACT UNIT PRICE

FOR EACH PAY ITEM SHOWN IN THE SCHEDULE OF ITEMS.

PAYMENT WILL BE MADE UNDER:

PAY ITEM PAY UNIT

151 – MOBILIZATION……………………………………………..LS.

203 – REMOVAL OF CATTLE GUARDS AND CONCRETE BASES,

DISPOSAL METHOD 203.05(a)………………………….LS.

301 – AGGREGATE BASE, GRADING 1”-MINUS PI 2-9…….TON.

619 – CATTLE GUARDS………………………………………….EA.