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INVITATION FOR BIDS

Solicitation No. DTFH70-10-B-00011

OR FS ARRA FDR 33(4)

AGNESS ROAD RECONSTRUCTION, PHASE 2 BOOK 2

Solicitation, Offer & Award, Bid Schedule, Contract Clauses, Minimum Wage Schedule, Special Contract Requirements, and Plans

This solicitation cites

Standard Specifications for Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects, FP-03 Metric Units

ISSUING OFFICE:

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

610 EAST FIFTH STREET

VANCOUVER, WA 98661-3801

Phone: (360) 619-7520 – FAX: (360) 619-7932

Web site: http://www.wfl.fhwa.dot.gov/contracting/ e-mail : wfl.contracts@dot.gov

This solicitation is a HUBZone Small Business Set-aside See FAR clause 52.219-3 (pg C-19)

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BID REMINDERS

Electronic bids will not be accepted. Submit printed copy of bid to the address listed on the enclosed SF 1442. Before submitting your bid, please review the following:

Have you rechecked your bid figures?

Have you completed the bid schedule?

Have you completed and signed the SF 1442, Solicitation, Offer & Award?

Have you acknowledged all amendments?

Have you completed the Representations &

Certifications (Page B-1)?

Is your bid guarantee enclosed in proper form and amount (see FAR Clause 52.228-1), including Power of Attorney affidavit?

Does the lower left corner of the proposal envelope state “Bid Enclosed”?

Does the lower left corner include the Solicitation Number and the project number/name?

A-1 Notice to Bidders

Bid Opening Date:

See Page A-3, Block 13A

PROJECT NAME OR FS ARRA FDR 33(4)

AGNESS ROAD RECONSTRUCTION, PHASE 2

ALL SCHEDULES: STATIONS 15+546 AND 50+385

NATIONAL FOREST ROGUE RIVER - SISKIYOU

COUNTY CURRY

STATE OREGON

LENGTH 34.839 KILOMETERS

FIXED COMPLETION DATE See FAR Clause 52.211-10 (FAR Clauses begin on page C-1)

PERMITS

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Oregon Department of Environmental Quality NPDES General Permit for Storm Water Discharges from Construction Activities……………………………………………………………………….H-3

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regional General Permit (RGP-4) to comply with Section 404 of the Clean water Act. Number NWP-2007-00999.………...…………………………………….H-17

Oregon Department of State Lands Removal/Fill permit, General Permit for the FS and BLM to comply with Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. Number 42104-RF……………....………………H-86

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Storm Water, Erosion Control And Sediment Control Best Management Practices

STORM WATER, EROSION CONTROL AND SEDIMENT CONTROL

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

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STORM WATER, EROSION CONTROL AND SEDIMENT CONTROL

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

Name and Location of Project

OR FS ARRA FDR 33(4), Agness Road Reconstruction Phase 2 Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest

Agness Road is located within Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest near the communities of Gold Beach, Agness, and Illahe, in Curry County, Oregon. Access to the the Agness Road Reconstruction Phase 2 project begins approximately 16 km northeast of Gold Beach, Oregon along Agness Road (Milepost 9.66). The project is located in Township 34-36 South, Range 11- 13 West.

Name and location of Owner:

Owner: United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service (USFS) – Region 6 Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest

3040 Middle Road, Medford, OR 97504 Phone: 541.618.2200

Lead Agency: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Western Federal Lands Highway Administration (WFLHD)

610 East Fifth Street Vancouver, WA 98661-3801 Phone: 360.619.7700

WFLHD is preparing the design and will administer the construction contract.

General Contractor, operational responsibility:

To be determined upon award.

Site Description

Project Description and Function

The purpose of the proposed project is to make structural and drainage improvements to Agness Road. The majority of the work will be performed within the existing footprint of the roadway or previously disturbed areas. The project will match existing grade, superelevation and width, in order to minimize environmental impacts to the surrounding forest.

Existing Site Conditions

Agness Road is a Two-lane paved road following the Rogue River. Many of the road drainage structures (culverts) have exceeded both there design and functional life. Some of these culvert bottoms have rusted out, leaving potential for road failure.

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Due to the coastal environment, steep Canyon terrain, and lack of subsurface drainage features, the road has experience landslide and fill failure. The USFS continues to invest to maintenance efforts at these locations, but are just treating the surface of the existing road. The water traveling through the existing fill is adding additional weight to the fill slope expediting land slide conditions.

Major Activities

The proposed action for the project includes:

• Drainage improvements o Replacing existing culverts o Replacing Down drains o Applying energy dissipaters to outlets

• Deep and shallow Trench o Providing drain rock and collector pipe to intercept subsurface water traveling beneath roadway.

o Outlet drain on low end of fill slope

• Geogrid Patches o Subexcavate unsuitable material o Replace with free draining material layered with geogrid

• Reinforced Soil Slope o Excavate unsuitable material on fill slope side o Replace with free draining material layered with geogrid o Provide underdrain system to collect water

• MSE Retaining Walls o Excavate material to provide wall bedding o Place welded wire face wall baskets in layers to existing road height

• Pavement improvements o Mill existing road at half or full width for depth of either 25 mm or entire existing pavement depth o Replace with new asphalt pavement

Construction on the Agness Road project will be completed in one construction season. The 2011 construction season begins around May 15 and ends around October 31.

Areas Effected by Soil Disturbing Activities

Soil disturbing activities, includes clearing, grading and excavation.

Receiving Waters

Agness Road follows the Rogue River, “Waters of the U.S.” for the entire length of the project.

All drainage crossing project are tributaries to Rogue River.

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See sheet A.1 of the Project Plans.

General Location Map

See sheet A.3 of the Project Plans.

Site Maps

General

Controls to Reduce Pollutants

Controlling soil erosion throughout the entire project will be considered critical. Erosion control will be provided according to the details shown on the plans and specified in the contract.

Additional controls will be provided by on-site personnel, as construction conditions require.

Existing vegetation will be preserved whenever possible.

Stabilization

Temporary stabilization measures include but not limited to sediment wattles, silt fence, and rolled erosion control product. Permanent stabilization measures include permanent seeding.

Turf establishment will be applied to all areas disturbed by construction.

Storm Water Management Controls

Maintenance of erosion control devices will continue until final stabilization is established. Final stabilization is defined as all soil disturbing activities at the site being completed and a uniform perennial vegetative cover with a density of 70 percent of the native background vegetative cover for the area has been established on all unpaved areas and areas not covered by permanent structures. Stabilization or erosion control Best Management Practices (BMPs) are applied to unstabilized soils within 14 days. Protection of wetlands and adjacent stream banks will be provided by the use of sediment wattles, silt fence and rolled erosion control products. Sediment wattles and rolled erosion control product BMPs are biodegradable and will not be removed. Silt fence will be removed once final stabilization has occurred.

Offsite vehicle tracking will be limited to the hauling of materials to the site. Washing of vehicles and watering the roadway to provide dust abatement may be implemented. Water used for these purposes is considered a non-storm water component. FHWA will have a full-time Project Engineer (PE) on the project. The PE will conduct routine weather-related inspections to ensure compliance with the proposed erosion control plan.

Other Controls

• Inspection will be conducted in accordance to construction specification Section 157 – Soil Erosion Control, and as follows: every 7 days & within 24 hours of the end of a storm event or after 3/8 inches of rain in 24 hour period.

• For each inspection, a report must be completed that includes date, inspectors name, weather information, location of BMPs that have failed & corrective measures to be taken. Records of inspection will be kept at the project site.

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Hazardous materials, such as gasoline, diesel, motor oil, asphalt mixes, and other materials, will be used during construction of the road. Materials that may be present at the site during construction include concrete, paints, petroleum-based products, and fuel. Hazardous materials will be stored and maintained in accordance to construction specification Section 107. Other materials that may be used or stored on site include geotextiles, aggregates, lumber, traffic control devices and any other common construction materials. There will be no long-term storage of petroleum, fertilizers, or hazardous materials at the project site. The Contractor will be required to prepare a hazardous spill plan that will be reviewed and approved by the FHWA.

This plan must state what actions will be taken in case of a spill, and incorporate preventive measures to be implemented at the project site.

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Fire Suppression Plan

FIRE SUPPRESSION PLAN

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USDA FOREST SERVICE

PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION

FIRE PROTECTION AND SUPPRESSION

1. Fire Period and Closed Season

Specific fire prevention measures are listed below and shall be effective for the period April 1st to October 31st of each year. The Forest Service may change the dates of said period by advance written notice if justified by unusual weather or other conditions.

Required tools and equipment shall be kept currently in serviceable condition and immediately available for initial attack on fires.

2. Fire Plan

Before starting any operations on the project, the Contractor, Permittee, Licensee, or Purchaser, hereinafter referred to as the “Contractor,” shall prepare a fire plan in cooperation with the Contracting Officer (CO) providing for the prevention and control of fires in the project area.

The Contractor shall certify compliance with fire protection and suppression requirements before beginning operations during the fire period and closed season, and shall update such certification when operations change.

3. Substitute Measures

The CO may by written notice authorize substitute measures or equipment or may waive specific requirements during periods of low fire danger.

4. Emergency Measures

The Forest Service may require emergency measures, including the necessary shutting down of equipment or portions of operations in the project area during periods of fire emergency created by hazardous climatic conditions.

5. Fire Control

The Contractor shall, independently and in cooperation with the Forest Service, take all reasonable action to prevent and suppress fires in the project area. Independent initial action shall be prompt and shall include the use of all personnel and equipment available in the project area.

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For the purpose of fighting forest fires on or in the vicinity of the project which are not caused by the Contractor’s operations, the Contractor shall place employees and equipment temporarily at the disposal of the Forest Service. Any individual hired by the Forest Service will be employed in accordance with the Interagency Pay Plan for Emergency Firefighters.

The Forest Service will compensate the Contractor for equipment rented at firefighting equipment rates common in the area, or at prior agreed to rates.

6. Compliance with State Forest Laws

Listing of specific fire precautionary measures herein is not intended to relieve the Contractor in any way from compliance with the State Fire Laws covering fire prevention and suppression equipment, applicable to operations under this contract, permit or license.

7. Fire Precautions

Specific fire precautionary measures are as follows:

a. Smoking and Open Fires

Smoking and fires shall be permitted only at the option of the Contractor. The Contractor shall not allow open fires on the project area without advance permission in writing from Forest Service.

Unless restricted by State Law or Federal Regulation, smoking shall be permitted only in such portions of the project area that are free of flammable material.

Smokers shall sit down to smoke in such a position that any burning material will fall within a cleared area, and shall extinguish and press out in mineral soil all burning material before leaving the cleared area.

b. Fire Extinguishers and Equipment on Trucks, Tractors, etc.

All power-driven equipment operated by the Contractor on National Forest land, except portable fire pumps, shall be equipped with one fire extinguisher having a UL rating of at least 5 BC, and one “D” handled or long handled round point shovel, size “0” or larger. In addition, each motor patrol, truck and passenger-carrying vehicle shall be equipped with a double-bit axe or Pulaski, 3-1/2 pounds or larger.

Equipment shall be kept in a serviceable condition and shall be readily available.

c. Power Saws

Each gasoline power saw operator shall be equipped with a pressurized chemical fire extinguisher of not less than 8-ounce capacity by weight, and one long-handled round point shovel, size “0” or larger. The extinguisher shall be kept in possession of the saw operator at all times. The shovel shall be accessible to the operator within 1 minute.

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d. Extinguishers

One refill for each type or one extra extinguisher sufficient to replace each size extinguisher required on equipment shall be safely stored in the fire tool box or other agreed upon place on the project area that is protected and readily available.

e. Spark Arresters and Mufflers

Each internal combustion engine shall be equipped with a spark arrester meeting either (1) USDA Forest Service Standard 5100-1a, or (2) appropriate Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) recommended practice J335 (b) and J350 (a) as now

(1) Equipped with a turbine-driven exhaust supercharger such as the turbocharger. There shall be no exhaust bypass.

(2) A passenger-carrying vehicle or light truck, or medium truck up to 40,000 GVW, used on roads and equipped with a factory-designed muffler complete with baffles and an exhaust system in good working condition.

(3) A heavy duty truck, such as a dump or log truck, or other vehicle used for commercial hauling, used only on roads and equipped with a factory designed muffler and with a vertical stack exhaust system extending above the cab.

Exhaust equipment described in this subsection, including spark arresters and mufflers, shall be properly installed and constantly maintained in serviceable condition.

f. Emergency Fire Precautions

The Contractor shall restrict operations in accordance with the Industrial Fire Precaution Levels listed below. The Forest Service may change the Industrial Fire Precaution Levels to other values upon revision of the National Fire Danger Rating System and may change the specific Industrial Fire Precaution Levels when such changes are necessary for the protection of the National Forest. When sent to the Contractor, the revised Industrial Fire Precaution Levels will supersede the attached levels.

INDUSTRIAL FIRE PRECAUTIONS SCHEDULE

LEVEL INDUSTRIAL FIRE PRECAUTION (IFPL)

I. Closed season - Fire precaution requirements are in effect. A fire watch/security is required at this and all higher levels unless otherwise waived.

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II. Partial hootowl - The following may operate only between the hours of 8 pm and 1 pm, local time:

a. power saws, except at loading sites;

b. cable yarding;

c. blasting;

d. welding or cutting of metal.

III. Partial shutdown - The following shall be prohibited except as indicated:

Cable yarding - except that gravity operated logging systems employing non-motorized carriages may be operated between the hours of 8 p.m. and 1 p.m., local time, when all block and moving lines, except the line between the carriage and the chokers, are suspended 10 feet above the ground;

Power saws - except power saws may be used at loading sites and on tractor/skidder operations between the hours of 8 p.m. and 1 p.m., local time.

In addition, the following are permitted between the hours of 8 p.m. and 1 p.m., local time:

a. tractor/skidder operations;

b. mechanized loading and hauling of any product or material;

c. blasting;

d. welding or cutting of metal;

e. any other spark-emitting operation not specifically mentioned.

IV. General shutdown - All operations are prohibited.

The following definitions shall apply to these Industrial Fire Precaution Levels:

Cable yarding systems: A yarding system employing cables and winches in a fixed position.

Closed season (Fire Precautionary Period): That season of the year when a fire hazard exists as declared by the responsible agency official.

Contracting Officer: The person executing the contract, permit or license on behalf of the Government and includes that person's designated representative, acting within the limits of their authority or the duly appointed successor to the individuals.

Loading sites/woods site/project area: A place where any product or material (including but not limited to logs, firewood, slash, soil, rock, poles, posts, etc.) is placed in or upon a truck or other vehicle.

Low hazard area: Means any area where the responsible agency representative (WDNR, ORF, BIA, BLM) determines the combination of elements reduces the probability of fire starting and/or spreading.

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Tractor/skidder operations: include a harvesting operation, or portion of a harvesting operation, where tractors, skidders, or other harvesting equipment capable of constructing fire line, are actively yarding forest products and can quickly reach and effectively attack a fire start.

Waivers, written in advance, may be used for any and all activities. Activities for which waivers may be issued include, but are not limited to:

a. Mechanized loading and hauling;

b. Road maintenance such as sprinkling, graveling, grading and paving;

c. Cable yarding using gravity systems or suspended lines and blocks, or other yarding systems where extra prevention measures will significantly reduce the risk of fire;

d. Powers saws at loading sites or in felling and bucking where extra prevention measures will significantly reduce the risk of fire; and

e. Maintenance of equipment (other than metal cutting and welding) or improvements such as structures, fences and power lines.

Such waiver, or substitute precautions will prescribe measures to be taken by the Contractor to reduce the risk of ignition, and/or the spread of fire. The CO shall consider site specific weather factors, fuel conditions, and specific operations that result in less risk of fire ignition and/or spread than contemplated when precaution level was predicted. Consideration shall also be given to measures that reduce the precaution levels above. The Contractor shall assure that all conditions of such waivers or substitute precautions are met.

The Contractor shall obtain the predicted Industrial Fire Precaution Level daily, prior to the start of work, from the appropriate Ranger District headquarters. If predictions made after 6:00 pm, local time, are significantly different than the original prediction, the Forest Service will inform the Contractor when changes in restrictions or industrial precautions are made.

NOTE: The IFPL system does not apply on lands protected by ODF east of the summit of the Cascades.

Where hauling involves transit through more than one shutdown/regulated use area, the precaution level at the woods loading site shall govern the level of haul restriction, unless otherwise prohibited by other than industrial precaution level system.

8. Fire Tools

The Contractor shall furnish serviceable fire fighting tools in a readily accessible fire tool box or compartment of sound construction with a hinged lid and hasp so arranged that the box can be secured or sealed. The box shall be red and marked “Fire Tools” in letters one inch high. It shall contain a minimum of:

a. 2 axes or Pulaskis with a 32-inch handle;

b. 3 adze eye hoes. One Pulaski may be substituted for 1 adze eye hoe; and

c. 3 long-handled, round point shovels, size "0" or larger.

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9. Fire Security

When the Industrial Fire Precautions Level is “I” or higher, unless a waiver is granted, the Contractor shall designate a person who shall perform fire security services listed below on the project area and vicinity. The designated person shall be capable of operating the Contractor’s communications and fire fighting equipment specified in the contract, excluding helicopters, and of directing the activities of the Contractor’s personnel on forest fires. In lieu of having the designated person perform the required supervisory duties, the Contractor may provide another person meeting the qualifications stated above to direct the activities of Contractor’s personnel and equipment during all fire fighting activities.

Services described shall be for at least 1 hour from the time the Contractor’s operations are shut down. For the purposes of this provision, personnel servicing equipment, and their vehicles, who are not engaged in cutting or welding metal are excluded.

Fire security services shall consist of moving throughout the operation area or areas constantly looking, reporting, and taking suppression action on any fires detected. Where possible, the designated person shall observe inaccessible portions of helicopter operating areas from vantage points within or adjacent to project area.

10. Blasting

Whenever the Industrial Fire Precaution Level is “II” or greater, a fire security person equipped with a long-handled, round point, No. “0” or larger, shovel, and a five-gallon backpack pump can filled with water will stay at location of blast for 1 hour after blasting is done. Blasting may be suspended by Forest Service in writing, in an area of high rate of spread and resistance to control.

Fuses shall not be used for blasting. Explosive cords shall not be used without written permission of Forest Service, which may specify conditions under which such explosives may be used and precautions to be taken.

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(Rev. 5/97)

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11. The Contractor shall provide a tank truck or trailer, containing not less than 300 gallons of water, during yarding, loading, land clearing, right-of-way clearing and mechanical treatment of slash. A tank truck or trailer will not be required if powersaw falling and bucking is the only operation. Such tank truck or trailer shall be maintained in a serviceable condition and located within 10 minutes, round trip, from each project area during fire period and closed season.

Additional Fire Precautionary Measure 1 - Tank Truck

The tank truck or trailer shall be equipped with a pump capable of discharging 20 gallons of water per minute, using a 1/4-inch nozzle tip, through a 50-foot length of rubber lined hose. In addition, 500 feet of serviceable fabric jacket rubber lined hose of not less than 1 inch outside diameter, fitted with a nozzle capable of discharging a straight stream of 1/4 inch diameter and a spray pattern shall be immediately available for use. The tank, pump and at least 250 feet of hose and nozzle shall be connected and ready for use at all times.

If a trailer is used, it shall be equipped with a hitch to facilitate prompt movement. A serviceable tow vehicle shall be immediately available for attachment to the trailer and must meet the time requirements stated above. Such truck or trailer shall be equipped to operate for a minimum of 8 hours. Tank truck or trailer shall be available from the start of work to the end of the Fire/Watch Security service.

R6-FS-6300-53 (5/89)

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12. The Contractor shall provide adequate two-way communication facilities to report a fire to Forest Service within 15 minutes detection. FCC Regulations prohibit commercial use of Citizen Band (CB) radios. (CB's are not considered adequate two-way communications).

Additional Fire Precautionary Measure 2 - Communication

Such communications shall be operable during periods of operation of power-driven equipment, including the time fire security is required.

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