FNF Roadside Brushing SOW.pdf

SERVICES AND PRICES

Basis of Award

The Government will award contract to the responsible quoter whose quote comforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government.

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT/ATTACHMENTS

Scope of Contract

The performance-based services covered in this contract are for the furnishing of all labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, operating supplies, and incidentals necessary to perform roadside brushing in compliance with the terms, specifications, conditions, and provisions of this award.

Location and Description

The machine roadside brushing to be accomplished under this contract is located on the Flathead, National Forest. The locations of the roads are identified on the attached maps. The roads will be staked using painted wood laths with the road and section number printed on them. Stakes will be placed at the beginning and end of each road segment.

Additional information such as maps, worklists, and typical drawing showing the brushing limits concerning the roads to be brushed is shown in the attachments of this solicitation. Further information can be obtained from Contracting Officer.

Site Visit

No site visit is planned for this project, The Forest Service roads with work associated are open to the public.

Existing Facilities

In addition to the requirements of the Use of Premises Clause of this contract, all existing facilities such as signs, cattleguards, culverts, riprap protecting culvert inverts or fill slopes, and drainage structures damaged by the Contractor shall be replaced or repaired by the Contractor at no additional cost to the Government.

Pollution and Erosion Control

(a) The Contractor shall exercise reasonable measures to prevent or minimize soil erosion and pollution of water and other resources. All refuse, including garbage, rubbish, and solid or liquid wastes, from the Contractor's operations, including camps, parking areas, and equipment maintenance areas, shall be collected and disposed of in a sanitary and nuisance-free manner.

Refuse shall be disposed of as approved by the Contracting Officer.

(b) The Contractor shall make every reasonable effort to direct surface runoff water to stabilized waterways and to keep the drainage systems functioning effectively to minimize soil erosion and water pollution.

Washing of Equipment

In an attempt to stop the spread of weeds, this work will require the Contractor to wash their equipment prior to entering the jobsite. The equipment shall be washed with a pressure washer that is capable of producing enough water force to thoroughly remove all organic, mineral debris, and including excess grease from the machine. Before the equipment is moved to the jobsite, it shall be inspected and approved by the Contracting Officers Representative.

Signing and Public Safety

The Contractor shall exercise due caution and care when operating to prevent conflict with public users of the roads.

A reflectorized "Slow Moving" vehicle emblem shall be attached to mowing equipment.

The Contractor shall post warning signs with 12-inch by 12-inch flags on both ends of the section being worked to warn the road users of the work in progress. Signs shall be of size, number, and colors as required in Section 6B of the current edition of the "2001 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices". Each sign shall have at least two flags. Signs shall be moved, as needed, so that a sign does not precede machinery by more than one (1) mile.

Motorized Equipment

(a) Use of motorized equipment other than hand-held equipment such as power saws and brush cutters will not be permitted off designated roads in the project area without approval of the Contracting Officer.

(b) Moving of equipment and personnel shall be at the Contractor's expense at all times.

End Product Description

Before and after finish brushing the roadway:

Shall be cut to the vertical and horizontal dimension shown on the Typical Clearing Detail.

Shall have all material cut of the proper diameter size requirement.

Shall have material cut to the proper height requirement.

Slash shall be scattered outside the Clearing Limits.

Material shall not be scattered into the stream or waterways.

Material shall not be scattered into the culvert inlets or catch basins

Shall not have concentration of slash over 18 inches above the ground.

Shall have Traffic Control signing in place as stated in Quality Assurance Plan.

Signing shall meet the requirements of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices.

Shall have no damage to existing facilities.

It is industry practice to use machine-mounted (rotary or flail type mowers) brush cutters and hand labor to do this work. Subitems requiring hand brushing will be accomplished by use of chainsaws, pruners, loppers, etc. and all material to be removed will be cleanly severed.

Clearing and brushing shall consist of cutting and specified disposal of all vegetative material including, but not limited to, limbs, residual slash and brush, live roadside brush, and small trees which are within the designated clearing limits on both sides of roadway. The clearing limits shall be as shown in the attachments (Typical Brushing Details).

Contractor’s Quality Control Plan

The Contractor, not the Government, is responsible for management and quality control actions to meet the terms of this contract. The role of the Government is quality assurance to ensure contract standards are met.

Contractor shall provide a Quality Control Plan that outlines a progress schedule and addresses all major points contained in the Quality Assurance Plan.

Quality Assurance Plan

Quality assurance will be performed by the Government during the contract at regular intervals.

Methods may include visual survey and review of Contractor quality control documents.

Deduction for work may include rework at no cost to the Government or Government acceptance with price reduction.

See attached plan (Attachments) for full understanding of all tasks required and acceptable quality levels.

Additional Inspection and Acceptance Requirements

The Government will inspect each road within 2 working days after notification by the Contractor that the road is completed and ready for inspection.

(a) Unacceptable work shall be redone at the Contractor’s expense.

Loss, Damage, or Destruction

(a) Equipment furnished with operator. The Government shall not be liable for loss, damage, or destruction of equipment furnished under this contract except for such loss, damage, or destruction resulting from the negligent or wrongful act(s) of Government employee(s) while acting within the scope of their employment.

All claims arising under this clause will be submitted to the Contracting Officer.

Landscape Preservation

(a) The Contractor shall confine operations to within the clearing limits or other areas designated in contract documents, and prevent the depositing of rocks, excavated materials, stumps, or other debris outside of these limits. Material which falls outside of these limits shall be retrieved, disposed of, or incorporated in the work as directed by the Contracting Officer.

(b) Operation shall be scheduled and conducted to minimize erosion of soils and to prevent silting and muddying of streams, rivers, irrigation systems, and impoundments (lakes, reservoirs, etc.).

Pollutants such as fuels, lubricants, bitumens, raw sewage, and other harmful materials shall not be discharged into or near rivers, streams, and impoundments or into natural or manmade channels leading thereto. Wash water or waste water from concrete or aggregate operations shall not be allowed to enter live streams prior to treatment by filtration, settling, or other means sufficient to reduce the sediment content to not more than that of the stream into which it is discharged.

Mechanized equipment shall not be operated in live streams without written approval by the Contracting Officers Representitive.

Permits and Responsibilities

The Contractor shall, without additional expense to the Government, be responsible for obtaining any necessary licenses and permits, and for complying with any Federal, State, and municipal laws, codes, and regulations applicable to the performance of the work. The Contractor shall also be responsible for all damages to persons or property that occur as a result of the Contractor's fault or negligence. The Contractor shall also be responsible for all materials delivered and work performed until completion and acceptance of the entire work, except for any completed unit of work which may have been accepted under the contract.

Contract Time

(a) Performance Period.

The Contractor shall maintain progress at a rate which will assure completion of work within the calendar time specified.

(b) The Contractor shall furnish to the Government a work plan. This work plan shall include at the minimum:

(1) Hours of day the Contractor intends to work.

(2) Days of week the Contractor intends to work.

(3) Schedule showing dates when brushing will begin and a listing of the sequence of roads to be accomplished.

(c) The Contractor shall complete all work behind gate closures by October 15th, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor will be advised of any applicable closures at the Prework Meeting.

Method of Measurement

(a) Roadside Brushing(mile) - Roadside brush cutting will be measured to the nearest tenth of a mile along the centerline of the roadway, and shall include only those sections of the roads which are included in the contract and completed in accordance with the specifications. Measurement will be determined by a Forest Service vehicle equiped with an electronic distance measuring device. The measuring device will be checked for accuracy and calibrated. Parking areas, turnouts, and approach road connections are considered as adjuncts to the main roads and shall not be measured separately. Mileage includes brush cutting both sides of the road.

Basis of Payment

(a) Roadside Brushing – Mile. Payment will be made for completed and accepted mileage to the nearest tenth of a mile.

(b) Equiptment Mobilization-Lump Sum. Payment will be made for the transporting of all necessary equiptment and personel to acomplish the work set forth by this contract as a single Lump Sum amount.