IDL ITB LUMA EVENT 156 - Sloan's Point_Big Creek NCT.pdf

STATE OF IDAHO

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS

GNA SLOAN'S POINT & BIG CREEK

NON-COMMERCIAL THINNING (NCT)

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INVITATION TO BID LUMA EVENT # 156

DUE BEFORE 12:00 P.M. MT

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

IDL LUMA EVENT #156 1 of 36 SLOAN'S POINT & BIG CREEK NCT

IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF LANDS

SLOAN'S POINT & BIG CREEK NCT

INVITATION TO BID - LUMA #156

Table of Contents Page

Schedule of Events

Invitation to Bid

Standard Information

Attachment 1 - Project Description and Maps

Attachment 2 - Schedule A

Attachment 3 - Bidder Questions

Attachment 4 - AD-1048

Draft Contract

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Invitation to Bid Release

Virtual Pre-Bid Meeting

Questions Deadline

Bids Due

Anticipated Intent to Award Date

Anticipated Contract Award Date

OCTOBER 10, 2023

OCTOBER 16, 2023

OCTOBER 20, 2023

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

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Submit in LUMA:

EVENT #156

PUBLIC BID OPEN

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A public bid opening is scheduled for November 9, 2023, at 3:00 PM MT at the Idaho Department of Lands at 300 N. 6th St.

Boise, ID 83702 in the Salmon Conference Room (2nd Floor - Fiscal Department). Participants may attend virtually via MS Teams by following the instructions below.

Click here to join the meeting: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19% 3ameeting_MzhmODgzOTktOWFkMi00ODI3LTk4ZDMtM2ZmYmNhYTZjZTE1%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22% 3a%220383741b-36e3-4363-81bd-11f6381aa331%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22946ce584-0deb-4db1-bac4-25be1fe764df% 22%7d

Meeting ID: 295 339 837 372 Passcode: DjJrgB (Meeting can be joined via Teams app or the web)

RESPONSES DUE B

EFORE 12:00 PM MT ON NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The purpose of this Invitation to Bid (ITB) package is to solicit sealed bids for efficient completion of Non-Commercial Thinning work outlined in the attached project description and contract documents.

VIRTUAL PRE-BID MEETING

A virtual pre-bid meeting is scheduled for October 16, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. MT. Potential bidders must confirm attendance by notifying Sandra Ramirez via email sramirez@idl.idaho.gov by noon on October 12, 2023. Upon confirmation of attendance an email will be sent with meeting informaiton. Failure to do so will in no way relieve the successful Contractor of the responsibility in furnishing sufficient materials, equipment and/or services to perform all duties described in the Scope of Work without additional cost to the State. During the virtual meeting, attendees will be allowed time to ask questions, which will be recorded and shared via an amendment.

QUESTIONS

All questions pertaining to this ITB shall be submitted in LUMA EVENT #156 by 12:00 PM MT OCTOBER 20, 2023. Solicitation can be found under "Open Events". Responses to questions received will be posted as an addendum in LUMA on the EVENT #156 page. Verbal questions will not be accepted.

BID REQUIREMENTS

All price bid submissions must be entered on the attached Schedule A - "Attachment 1". All fields on the Schedule A must be completed with a dollar amount to be considered. An entry of zero (0) in any fields will cause the bid to be "rejected". The signed Schedule A must be submitted in LUMA before November 9, 2023. IDL is not responsible for undelivered submissions by the deadline and assumes no responsibility for failure of any electronic submission process, including any computer or other equipment to deliver all or a portion of the bid at the time, or to the location, required by the Solicitation. The date and time of electronically received bids in LUMA will be used to determine if electronically submitted bids were received by the due date and time specified. Hard copies, hand delivered, faxed or late bids will not be accepted. Only one Bid response per Bidder will be accepted and evaluated.

Idaho Department of Lands shall award the contract to the qualified Contractor submitting the lowest responsible and responsive bid. In the case of math errors, the PRICE PER UNIT OF MEASURE will be correctly extended and the corrected TOTAL EXTENDED AMOUNT will be the basis of award.

STATE OF IDAHO

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS

INVITATION TO BID LUMA EVENT # 156

SLOAN'S POINT & BIG CREEK NCT

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IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF LANDS

STANDARD INFORMATION

ADDENDA

It will be the respondent’s responsibility to check for any addenda prior to submitting a bid.

In the event it becomes necessary to revise any part of the solicitation documents, addenda will be made available. Information given to a respondent will be available to all other respondents if such information is necessary for purposes of submitting a or if failure to give such information would be prejudicial to uninformed respondents.

BURDEN OF PROOF

ANY VARIATIONS of brand names or deviations from the specifications MUST BE CLEARLY STATED. It shall be the responsibility and burden of the submitting vendor to furnish the State WITH ITS ORIGINAL SUBMISSION sufficient data to determine if the goods or services offered conform to the specifications.

VERBAL INFORMATION

The State will not be responsible for any verbal or oral information regarding a bid.

DISQUALIFICATION AND AWARD INFORMATION

The state reserves the right to make reasonable inquiry to determine the responsibility of a contractor. Such requests may include but not be limited to financial statements, credit ratings, statements of experience and past performance, references, etc. Successful contractors must show to the satisfaction of the Idaho Department of Lands that they have sufficient equipment and work crews to complete the work contracted by the time specified. The unreasonable failure of a contractor to promptly supply information in connection with such a request is reason for disqualification. Except as otherwise provided by law, information furnished by the contractor pursuant to this provision may not be disclosed outside the Idaho Department of Lands without prior written consent of the Contractor. Disqualification of a high-ranking contractor may be pursued when their reputation, experience or references are such as to create a doubt about satisfactory job completion or if the bids are considerably below Department estimates and the other bids.

The purchasing agent will contact the contractor and request that they disqualify themselves by withdrawing in writing. If the contractor refuses to withdraw, the purchasing agent may notify the contractor in writing or email that the Department will not offer the contractor a contract and proceed with an award to the next responsible contractor.

PARTNERSHIPS

Contractors responding as partners must furnish the Idaho Department of Lands the name of the partnership, names of the partners, and the partnership's federal taxpayer ID number. All payments will be made to the partnership.

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICES REPORTING REQUIREMENT

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IRS rules and regulations require employers to submit a miscellaneous income form (IRS form 1099) for all contractual persons who receive $600 or more in a calendar year.

Incorporated firms are exempt from this reporting requirement. The contractor's taxpayer identification number (Social Security or employer number) must be listed on the signature page of the contract.

PUBLIC RECORDS

The Idaho Public Records Law, Idaho Code Sections 74-101 through 74-126, allows the open inspection and copying of public records. Public records include any writing containing information relating to the conduct or administration of the public's business prepared, owned, used, or retained by a state or local agency regardless of the physical form or character. ALL, OR MOST (there are exceptions), OF THE INFORMATION

CONTAINED IN YOUR RESPONSE TO THE STATE'S SOLICITATION WILL BE A

PUBLIC RECORD SUBJECT TO DISCLOSURE UNDER THE PUBLIC RECORDS LAW.

WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE

All persons working for the State under any contract of hire, expressed or implied, must be covered by worker’s compensation insurance. (Reference Title 72, Idaho Code).

Contact the Idaho Industrial Commission with any Worker’s Compensation questions.

Any contractor who hires employees to accomplish the contracted work must provide a certificate of worker’s compensation insurance.

PREFERENCES

Section 67-2349, Idaho Code, requires application of a preference in determining which contractor submitted the lowest responsible bid. If the contractor who submitted the lowest bid is domiciled in a state which has a preference law that penalizes Idaho domiciled contractors, then the State must apply a preference. The penalty applied to out-of-state contractors competing against Idaho contractors is determined by the penalty applied by the contractor’s domiciliary state to its out-of-state contractors.

In determining domicile, the following “rule of thumb” will be used: Corporations – the state in which the corporation is chartered or incorporated; Sole proprietor or partnership

– the state in which the permanent headquarters of the business is located.

A contractor domiciled outside the boundaries of the state of Idaho may be considered as an Idaho domiciled contractor provided that there exists for a period of one year preceding the date of the bid a significant Idaho economic presence as defined herein. A significant Idaho economic presence shall consist of the following: (a) That the contractor maintains in Idaho fully staffed offices, or fully staffed sales offices or divisions, or fully staffed sales outlets, or manufacturing facilities, or warehouses or other necessary related property;

and (b) if a corporation, that it be registered and licensed to do business in the state of Idaho with the Office of the Secretary of State.

REJECTION OF BIDS AND CANCELLATION OF BID SOLICITATION

Prior to the issuance of a contract, the State shall have the right to accept or reject all or any part of a bid when: (i) it is in the best interests of the State of Idaho; (ii) the bid does not meet the minimum bid specifications; (iii) the bid is not the lowest responsible bid; (iv) a finding is made based upon available evidence that a respondent is not responsible or is otherwise incapable of meeting specifications or providing an assurance of ability to

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Deviations will be considered major when such deviations appear to frustrate the competitive solicitation process or provide a respondent an unfair advantage. Prior to the issuance of a contract, the State shall have the right to reject all bids or to cancel a solicitation or invitation to bid. Cancellation may be for reasons that include but are not limited to: (i) inadequate or ambiguous specifications; (ii) specifications have been revised;

(iii) property is no longer required; (iv) there is a change in requirements; (v) all bids are deemed unreasonable or sufficient funds are not available; (vi) bids were not independently arrived at or were submitted in bad faith; (vii) it is determined that all requirements of the solicitation process were not met; (viii) insufficient competition; or (ix) it is in the best interests of the state of Idaho.

AWARD PROCEDURES

For contracts with a total value of $100,000 or less, the State will email all respondents within five (5) business days following the solicitation closure of its intent to award a contract(s) and the party(ies) to whom the contract(s) will be awarded and will then email a contract award to the successful respondent(s).

For contracts with a total value of more than $100,000, the State will notify all respondents within five (5) business days following th e solicitation closure, by mail and/or email, of its i ntent to award a contract and the party(ies) to whom the contract will be awarded. After elapse of the five (5) day appeal period, if no appeals are received, the State will award a contract to the successful respondent(s). IDL reserves the right to enter negotiations in accordance with IDL Procurement Policy 13.

Respondents to whom a contract has been awarded will have fourteen (14) calendar days from the mailing date of the award notice to return to the State a signed copy of the contract along with the required certificates of insurance. If the State does not receive such documents within the specified time period, the State may declare, at its sole discretion, that all respondent’s rights to the contract are forfeited, and the State may proceed without further delay or notice to award the contract to the next low respondent.

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SUPERVISORY AREA: McCall Ranger District, Payette National Forest PROJECT NAME: PAF GNA 23 Non-Commercial Thin (NCT)

PROJECT NUMBER: 24-202-121002

PROJECT ACRES: Sloans Point: 1,357 Acres (794 acres thin/scatter and 563 acres thin/pile)

Big Creek 2: 276 Acres (120 acres thin/scatter and 156 acres thin/pile)

PROJECT LOCATION:

Sloans Point:

The work is located on the McCall Ranger District of the Payette National Forest. The contract is located near the community of McCall ID. Driving access from McCall is via Hwy 50 to FS Road 388 (Paddy Flat Rd) to FS Road 401 (Sloans Point Rd). The project area starts at the junction of the 388 and 401 roads and is to the south and east of this point. Kennally Creek campground is on the northern boundary of the project area.

Units are generally accessible by road. Unit maps included.

ACCESS:

Driving access from McCall is via Hwy 50 to FS Road 388 (Paddy Flat Rd) to FS Road 401 (Sloans Point Rd).

Big Creek 2:

The work is located on the Krassel Ranger District of the Payette National Forest. The contract is located near the community of Edwardsburg, Big Creek Airstrip and Forest Service Work Center 40 air miles north east of McCall, ID.

ACCESS:

Driving access from McCall is primarily on gravel roads 80-120 miles or 3-5 hours depending on route and road conditions. From Cascade take the Warm Lake Hwy to the South Fork Rd and East Fork Rd or Johnson Creek to Yellowpine, then continue on the East Fork Road towards Stibnite. At Profile Creek turn onto the Profile Rd, the project area starts at the summit. From McCall Lick Creek Rd can be used to get to Yellowpine, or there is access to the area by traveling through Warren, down to the South Fork Salmon River and up the Elk Creek Rd to Elk Summit (not recommended). Units are located along roads providing ingress/egress to Big Creek/Edwardsburg and around the private property within the project area. Not all units are accessible by vehicle, some are accessible by ATV and some by foot. Access to the Big Creek/Edwardsburg area by vehicle is generally restricted to July through early October. There is no reliable cell phone service in the Big Creek/ Edwardsburg area.

Other Information (both projects):

Unit boundaries are not marked (no flagging or cutting unit boundary signs). The contractor will be provided georeferenced PDF maps that can be utilized through Avenza Maps on your smart phone or tablet. Georeferenced maps are available upon request. The contactor may flag the units but must remove flagging once the unit is complete.

Camping is allowed but must be approved by the District Ranger and follow Payette NF camping provisions.

No off-road vehicle use; the contractor shall follow the Payette NF Motor Vehicle Use Map, with the exception of administrative roads approved at the time of implementation by the project inspector or COR.

Wildfire activity may impact access to the area. Fire information can be obtained from the Payette National Forest Supervisors Office by calling: 208-634-0700 or from Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov

TREATMENT TYPE:

ATTACHMENT 1

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

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Technical Requirements Thin, lop and scatter, prune, or pile trees from a minimum of 12 inches high to 8 inches DBH in all or portions of units (see treatment table). Bole spacing will be used to determine spacing and varies from 20 feet to 40 feet. Bole spacing is defined as the distance from the bole of one leave tree to another leave tree. The desired result of thinning, lopping, scattering, pruning, and piling is to promote early seral and fire resilient species, increase large tree forest structure and decrease the potential for uncharacteristic fire severity.

Early seral and fire resilient species consist of western larch, ponderosa pine, and Douglas-fir.

Before work begins, the contractor shall designate, in writing, the person, or persons who shall represent the contractor during any absence from the project site. In the designation, the contractor shall describe the areas of responsibility assigned to the representative. Designated representative(s) shall be fully conversant in the English language and shall be able to fully communicate with all parties.

The Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, transportation, supervision, supplies (except those designated as Government-furnished), incidentals, and perform all work necessary to complete the project in compliance with terms, specifications, conditions, and provisions of this solicitation.

During all operations, care shall be taken to minimize damage to leave trees. Damage to leave trees by contractors operations shall be counted as a deficient tree.

If ponderosa pine is cut from December 1 to June 30, in units where the majority of material cut is ponderosa pine or in units where ponderosa pine is a minor component cut but is adjacent to a ponderosa pine plantation, mitigation measures for Ips. will be required. Mitigation measures can include green chaining or bucking material into lengths less than 4 feet or removing bark on one quadrant of the bole.

Sloans Point NCT Treatment Table

Unit Treatment Acres

DBH

Limit, inches

Treatment

Thin 40 ft bole spacing

Thin 20 ft bole spacing

Lop and Scatter

Hand Pile and Cover

Prune

1 42 8 x x x 2 121 8 x x x 3 214 8 x x x 4 235 8 x x x 5 24 8 x x x 6 158 8 x x x

7 48 8 x x x 8 45 8 x x x 9 97 8 x x x 10 152 8 x x x 11 135 8 x x x 12 86 8 x x x

Total Acres 1357

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Unit Treatment Acres

DBH

Limit, inches

Treatment

Thin 40 ft bole spacing

Thin 20 ft bole spacing

Lop and Scatter

Hand Pile and

Cover Prune

Pile Dead and

Down

102 59 7.9 x x x x 107 11 7.9 x x x x 108 24 7.9 x x x x 201 9 4 x x x 202 2 7.9 x x x x 206 8 4 x x x 207 18 7.9 x x x x 208 5 7.9 x x x x 209 19 7.9 x x x x 210 13 4 x x x 211 3 7.9 x x x x 212 7 7.9 x x x x 213 2 7.9 x x x x 214 3 7.9 x x x x 215 3 7.9 x x x x 226 5 4 x x x 227 5 4 x x x 55a 80 4 x x x

Total Acres 276

WORK TO BE PERFORMED:

I. HAND THINNING:

Only trees that are a minimum of 12 inches tall and less than 8 inches DBH shall be considered for cutting.

Trees designated for cutting:

1. Do not cut whitebark pine, aspen, or healthy western larch.

2. Cut all conifer trees except for whitebark pine and healthy western larch within the dripline of trees larger than 8 inches DBH.

3. Cut the remaining conifer trees to the desired bole spacing for the given unit (see treatment table).

• Favor to leave healthy trees in order of preference: whitebark pine, western larch, Ponderosa pine, Douglas fir, lodgepole pine, Engelmann spruce, grand fir, subalpine fir except when thinning would create near monocultures >1 acre in size. In these instances, leave 20-30% of the residual trees as trees of a lower species preference. Leave trees of lower species preference if they are healthier or better formed than trees ranking higher on the species preference (e.g. ok to leave a healthy grand fir over a diseased Ponderosa pine) o Healthy trees are described as trees not diseased or damaged, with good form and with a crown ratio of 30% or greater in Ponderosa pine, western larch and lodgepole and 50% or greater in Douglas fir/Engelmann spruce/grand fir/ subalpine fir

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SRamirez Text Box Big Creek NCT 2 NCT Treatment Table

5. Spacing on individual trees may be varied up to 25% to select the most desirable tree.

6. Do not cut aspen; include aspen (greater than 1 inch DBH) in spacing. Cut all conifers less than 8” DBH and over 12” tall within 40 feet of aspen except for whitebark pine and western larch.

7. Do not cut whitebark pine, cut all conifers less than 8” DBH and over 12” tall within 10 feet of any whitebark pine, pull all cut material a minimum of 10 feet from dripline of leave trees.

7. Trees selected as cut trees shall be cut at or below four inches above the ground level. If natural obstacles prevent severing the bole at that point, stump height shall not exceed four inches above the obstacle. All live limbs shall be removed from the stump. Stumps shall be cut horizontally. Trees shall be directionally felled away from residual trees, improvements, or private property. Such directional felling shall not be required when in the faller’s judgment it is unsafe to do so, and the tree shall be left standing. All roads and associated drainage features within these units shall be kept free of cut material.

II. PRUNING:

All live conifer trees retained (excluding whitebark pine) shall be pruned to a height of seven (7) feet or 1/3 of total tree height, whichever is less. Limbs shall be cut within ½ inch of the limb collar and completely severed from the tree. Only live limbs (limbs with green needles) need to be pruned. Dead limbs do not need to be pruned. Pruning may be completed with a chainsaw, pruning saw or shears. If pruning is completed with a chainsaw, caution shall be taken to minimize damage to the bole of the tree. If damage from chainsaw removes portions of the bark greater than four (4) inches in length or more than 25% of the circumference (whichever is less), the damaged tree shall be cut and a different leave tree shall be selected in its place.

III. LOP and SCATTER:

1. Contractor shall lop the 12-inch tall to 8 inch D.B.H. thinned trees as shown in the Treatment Table.

Lop and scatter slash resulting from contract activities.

2. All limbs cut from the top and boles will not extend over 2 feet in height above the ground. Slash will be evenly scattered beyond the drip line of leave trees. If residual tree crowns are touching slash will be distributed evenly between boles, but not touching the boles. Slash will be scattered in a manner so as not to create a berm.

3. Boles of cut trees do not need to be bucked unless it is necessary to facilitate lopping and scattering of limbs.

IV. SLASH TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS:

A. All slash created by operations performed under this contract, which falls outside the block boundaries shall be pulled back into the block(s) and treated with the applicable slash treatment.

B. All slash created by operations performed under this contract shall be pulled back at least 5 feet from the top of road cuts and at least 2 feet beyond the traveled surface of the road prism on the fill side, for all roads as shown on the Contract Maps. This material shall be treated with the applicable slash treatment.

C. All slash created by operations performed under this contract shall be pulled back at least 15 feet from all culvert intakes and treated with the applicable slash treatment.

D. All slash created by operations performed under this contract shall be pulled back at least 5 feet from the traveled portion of trails.

Hand Pile and Cover:

In blocks with slash treatment designated as “Hand Pile and Cover”, the following conditions shall be met:

A. Slash to be Hand Piled:

All slash less than 4 inches in diameter is designated for treatment. Portions of boles larger than 4 inches may be bucked and left untreated providing that the butt is on the ground, green limbs are removed, and smaller portions/crown of the tree are piled. Material that is not required to be piled must be lopped to within 2 feet of the ground.

Do not remove slash on decommissioned roads.

B. Location of Piles:

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The minimum spacing of piles between the edge of the pile and the crowns of adjacent leave trees shall be at least the average diameter of the pile. Piles shall be located such that the heat, when the pile is burned, will vent uphill into an opening in the canopy. No piles are to be made on roads or trails as shown on the Contract Maps drainage ditches, riparian areas, or within channel bottoms above a culvert intake without prior written approval of the COR. Slash shall be moved up to 50 feet, if necessary, to protect residual trees or meet minimum pile size requirements. In areas where slash amounts are not sufficient to meet pile requirements contractor may lop and scatter.

Hand piles will be a minimum of 30 feet from the nearest structure or historic ruin if encountered.

Hand piles will not be placed on or near enough to damage areas that appear to have been modified by humans such as sites containing ruins, old cans or bottles, machinery, fences, or obvious excavations made by humans.

C. Construction and Size of Piles:

All piles shall be as compact as possible with a desired size of 6 feet in height and 6 feet in diameter.

Minimum pile size is 5 feet in height and 4 feet in diameter. Maximum pile size is 6 feet in height and 10 feet in diameter.

All piles shall have a good base to keep the pile from toppling. Larger material shall be placed in the upper portion of the pile to aid in compaction of the pile. This may be accomplished by either teepee stacking or parallel stacking material. Jack-strawed piles; criss-cross piles and poorly compacted piles will not be accepted. All material in excess of 5 feet in length shall be cut before placing in the pile. Material protruding out beyond the compact portion of the pile shall be bucked off and added to the pile to facilitate a clean burn.

D. Covering of Piles:

Piles must be constructed with a 3 by 3-foot (or larger) sheet of waxed paper placed on the pile when it is approximately ¾ of the finished height of the pile. The remaining slash is to be piled on top to prevent the paper from blowing away. The contractor shall supply the paper.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:

Riparian Conservation Areas:

No cut RCA (riparian conservation area) buffers are 30 feet for both perennial streams and intermittent streams, known RCAs are marked on maps. No treatment shall occur within the 30 foot RCA buffer. No piling, only lop and scatter, shall occur as a slash treatment between 30 feet and 75 feet of the stream. All Non-Commercial Thinning treatments can occur outside of the 75 foot RCA buffer. All streams found in the project area that were not mapped will follow the same treatments.

Perennial streams are defined as generally having year-round flow except in periods of extreme drought.

Intermittent streams are defined as a stream or portion of a stream that flows in response to seasonal runoff and unlike ephemeral streams have well-defined channel bed and banks.

Heritage Considerations:

Treatments will be performed as listed in the table and shown on the map, when structures or ruins are encountered they shall be left as they are found. No objects shall be removed and handpiles will be placed as to not affect the site. See specifications under handpiling. Parking or driving off of hardened road surfaces is not allowed to protect natural and cultural resources. Payette National Forest Motor Vehicle Use Maps should be used to identify road access in addition to any approved administrative routes.

Requirements for Whitebark Pine Whitebark pine has not been identified in the treatment area, however if it is observed the following requirements apply:

1) Do not cut or limb whitebark pine of any age class, dead or alive

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2) Felling of trees will be directional away from any whitebark pine

3) Damage will not occur to whitebark pine including from the movement of slash, marking of any kind, parking or any other equipment or vehicle use.

4) Piles will be arranged to avoid scorching any whitebark pine trees. Piles can be arranged to target species competing with whitebark pine such as subalpine fir.

5) Slash would be removed and scattered to a distance greater than 33 feet from the dripline of whitebark pine trees of all age classes to the extent possible, but may occur up to a distance of 10 feet if necessary to minimize impacts to adjacent trees. Windrowing slash is not acceptable unless it is the only option for meeting pullback standards. In this circumstance slash will be piled or windrowed to avoid damage to leave trees to the extent possible.

Wildlife Considerations:

1) If flammulated owl or great gray owl nest sites are observed cease activities in a 1500-foot buffer around the site and contact the project inspector or COR.

2) If northern goshawks are observed cease activities in the area and contact the project inspector or

COR.

3) If elk wallows or natural licks are found do not cut or alter vegetation within 240 feet and notify project inspector or COR.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

Sloans Point: Work can start in April 2024 and must be completed by October 31, 2024.

Big Creek 2: Work can start field season 2024 and must be completed by October 31, 2025.

INSPECTION & COMPLIANCE:

Either a 1/20th acre circular plot (26.3 feet radius horizontal distance) or a 1/50th acre circular plot (16.65 ft.

radius horizontal distance) will be used for inspection. Where excessive crop trees are found to be the result of trees over 8 inches DBH which cannot be cut, the Contractor will not be penalized.

DETERMINATION OF WORK QUALITY PERCENTAGE:

Work quality percentages are derived from data developed from inspection plots. The final work quality percentage times the bid price determines the pay. A work quality percentage of 90 percent or higher will result in full payment. If high stumps or uncut surplus trees are the primary reason for unsatisfactory work, the Contractor shall rework areas designated by IDL until satisfactory work quality is obtained.

Example: Number of trees cut per plot = 40 Number of unacceptable cuttings = 8 trees 8 divided by 40 X 100 = 20% 2 leave trees damaged = 2% 100% minus 22% = 78% 78% X bid price for job = Pay Rate

Satisfactory Work Quality: A minimum work quality standard of 90 percent is required.

Unsatisfactory Work Quality: Based on inspection results, if the work quality percentage falls below 90 percent, the IDL COR will immediately notify the Contractor in writing and instruct the Contractor to improve

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UNIT

TYPE

Acres

Acres

Acres

Acres

Please Print or Type Name

PAYETTE DESCRIPTION NUMBER PRICE PER TOTAL EXTENDED

NATIONAL FOREST OF UNITS UNIT AMOUNT

Big Creek NCT Thin and Scatter 120 -$

Mailing Address approved and signed contractAny additional work required under this contract but not scheduled will be performed at the rates shown herein. An modification will be required prior to the starting of additional work.

In the case of math errors, the PRICE PER UNIT will be correctly extended and the corrected TOTAL EXTENDED AMOUNT will be the basis for award.

Idaho Department of Lands shall award to the qualified respondent submitting the lowest responsive bid.

ay not be accurate in any or allNOTE: The quantities of work to be done under this contract as set forth in Schedule A have been estimated and m s contract. The Contractorparticulars. They are only for the purpose of comparing on a uniform basis the quotes offered for the work under thi oss of profit or for damagesunderstands and agrees that these are estimates only and that IDL shall not be responsible for any claim of profits, l L.because of a difference between the estimated quantities of work to be done and the actual quantities ordered by ID

Company Name Contractors Signature

Contractor's Name Signed by

Taxpayer ID #

Title

Contractor's Email

Contractor's Phone

Big Creek NCT

-$ TOTAL

-$ Thin and Pile 156

Sloan's Point NCT Thin and Scatter 794 -$

Sloan's Point NCT Thin and Pile 563 -$

ATTACHMENT 2

SCHEDULE A

Sloan's Point/Big Creek NCT

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BIDDER QUESTIONS

PLEASE DO NOT IDENTIFY YOUR NAME OR YOUR COMPANY’S NAME OR PRODUCT NAMES OF

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN YOUR QUESTIONS.

ADD ROWS BY HITTING THE TAB KEY WHILE WITHIN THE TABLE AND WITHIN THE FINAL ROW.

The following instructions must be followed when submitting questions using the question format on the following page.

1. DO NOT CHANGE THE FORMAT OR FONT. Do not bold your questions or change the color of the font.

2. Enter the solicitation section number that the question is for in the “Solicitation Section” field (column 2). If the question is a general question not related to a specific section, enter “General” in column 2. If the question is in regards to an IDL Contract Term or Condition, state the clause number in column 2. If the question is in regard to an attachment, enter the attachment identifier in column 2, and the attachment page number in column 3.

3. Do not enter text in the “Response” field (column 5). This is for the IDL’s responses only.

4. Once completed, this form is to be e-mailed per the instructions in the solicitation. The e-mail subject line is to state the solicitation number followed by “Questions.

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LUMA EVENT #156

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Bidder Questions

Solicitation Section

Page # Question Response &For IDL Use Only*

ITB LUMA EVENT #156 SLOAN'S POINT_BIG CREEK NCT

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This form is available electronically. Form Approved – OMB No. 0505-0027

Expiration Date: 12/31/2018

Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion

Lower Tier Covered Transactions

The following statement is made in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. § 552(a), as amended). This certification is required by the regulations implementing Executive Order 12549, Debarment and Suspension, and 2 C.F.R. §§ 180.300, 180.355, Participants' responsibilities. The regulations were amended and published on August 31, 2005, in 70 Fed. Reg. 51865-51880. Copies of the regulations may be obtained by contacting the Department of Agriculture agency offering the proposed covered transaction.

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0505-0027. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. The provisions of appropriate criminal and civil fraud privacy, and other statutes may be applicable to the information provided.

(Read Instructions On Page Two Before Completing Certification)

A. The prospective lower tier participant certifies, by submission of this proposal, that neither it nor its principals is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any Federal department or agency;

B. Where the prospective lower tier participant is unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification, such prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal.

ORGANIZATION NAME PR/AWARD NUMBER OR PROJECT NAME

NAME(S) AND TITLE(S) OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE(S)

SIGNATURE(S) DATE

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all of its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, political beliefs, genetic information, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs). Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Stop 9410, Washington, DC 20250-9410, or call toll-free at

(866) 632-9992 (English) or (800) 877-8339 (TDD) or (866) 377-8642 (English Federal-relay) or (800) 845-6136 (Spanish Federal-relay). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

United States Department of Agriculture AD-1048

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Instructions for Certification

(1) By signing and submitting this form, the prospective lower tier participant is providing the certification set out on page 1 in accordance with these instructions.

(2) The certification in this clause is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was entered into. If it is later determined that the prospective lower tier participant knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal Government, the department or agency with which this transaction originated may pursue available remedies, including suspension or debarment.

(3) The prospective lower tier participant shall provide immediate written notice to the person(s) to which this proposal is submitted if at any time the prospective lower tier participant learns that its certification was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.

(4) The terms "covered transaction," "debarred," "suspended," "ineligible," "lower tier covered transaction," "participant," "person,"

"primary covered transaction," "principal," "proposal," and "voluntarily excluded," as used in this clause, have the meanings set out in the Definitions and Coverage sections of the rules implementing Executive Order 12549, at 2 C.F.R. Parts 180 and 417. You may contact the department or agency to which this proposal is being submitted for assistance in obtaining a copy of those regulations.

(5) The prospective lower tier participant agrees by submitting this form that, should the proposed covered transaction be entered into, it shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier covered transaction with a person who is debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this covered transaction, unless authorized by the department or agency with which this transaction originated.

(6) The prospective lower tier participant further agrees by submitting this form that it will include this clause titled "Certification

Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion - Lower Tier Covered Transactions," without modification, in all lower tier covered transactions and in all solicitations for lower tier covered transactions.

(7) A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a certification of a prospective participant in a lower tier covered transaction that is not debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from the covered transaction, unless it knows that the certification is erroneous. A participant may decide the method and frequency by which it determines the eligibility of its principals. Each participant may, but is not required to, check the System for Award Management (SAM) database.

(8) Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to render in good faith the certification required by this clause. The knowledge and information of a participant is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings.

(9) Except for transactions authorized under paragraph (5) of these instructions, if a participant in a covered transaction knowingly enters into a lower tier covered transaction with a person who is suspended, debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal Government, the department or agency with which this transaction originated may pursue available remedies, including suspension and/or debarment.

Form AD-1048 (REV 12/15)

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GNA SLOAN’S POINT & BIG CREEK NCT

CONTRACT NO.

CONTRACTOR TBD

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CONTRACT NO.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table of Contents

1. Definitions and Terms

2. Representations and Warranties of the Contractor

3. Contract Relationship

4. AntiDiscrimination/Equal Employment Opportunity Clause

5. Contractor Responsibility

6. Registration with Secretary of State

7. Subcontracting

8. Taxes

9. Wage and Labor Compliance

10. Certification Concerning Boycott of Israel

11. Licenses, Permits & Fees

12. Save Harmless

13. Officials, Agents and Employees of the State Not Personally Liable

14. Risk of Loss

15. Insurance

16. Assignments

17. Appointment of Representative

18. Prohibited Contracts

19. Governing Law

20. Safety Information

21. Use of the State of Idaho Name

22. Ownership

23. Appropriation by Legislature Required

24. Force Majeure

25. Entire Agreement

26. Contract Termination

27. Performance of the Contractor

28. Modification

29. Public Records

30. Confidential Information

31. Non-Waiver

32. Non-Waiver of Sovereign Immunity

33. Attorney’s Fees

34. Trash Cleanup

35. Camping on National Forest or State Land

36. Fire Prevention Responsibilities

37. Government Regulations

38. Payments and Compliance

39. Contract Period

Special Provisions - XXXXXXXXXXXXX ................................................................................. Attachment #1

Schedule A …………………………………………………………………………………………..Attachment # 2

Project Description and Map(s) ................................................................................................ Attachment #3

AD-1048………...…………………………………………………………………………………….Attachment # 4

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CONTRACT NO.

THIS CONTRACT is by and between the STATE OF IDAHO, acting through the DEPARTMENT OF LANDS on behalf of the Idaho State Board of Land Commissioners, hereafter referred to as the “STATE,” and __________TBD________________., hereafter referred to as the “CONTRACTOR.”

1. DEFINITIONS AND TERMS

a. Attachments: The attached project description(s), work supplement(s), work agreement(s), exhibit(s), map(s), and other labeled references are a part of this contract and any special terms therein are binding upon all parties.

b. Contract: This duly executed written agreement between Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) and the Contractor resulting from the solicitation, which shall include these Terms and Conditions, the Statement of Work, the Cost Proposal, and all attachments thereto.

c. Contracting Officer: The IDL employee with the authority to enter into, administer, modify, and/or terminate this contract, and make related determinations and findings. The Contracting Officer is responsible for handling the contractual relationship with the contractor.

d. Contracting Officer Representative (COR): The designated Department of Lands and/or USFS representative, also referred to as the Forester-in-Charge (FIC), who will provide daily technical oversight to the contractor and ensure the contractor performs according to the Scope of Work.

The COR cannot modify the stated terms of the contract unilaterally or direct the contractor to perform work not specified in the contract. Only the Contracting Officer and the Contractor can do so bilaterally.

e. Contractor: The individual or business who has been awarded this Agreement to furnish goods or services for a certain price.

f. Contractor's Representative: The Contractor's representative, authorized in writing to act on the Contractor's behalf and to be present on the area at nearly all times. This person must be able to speak English fluently for satisfactory communication with the Contracting Officer Representative.

g. Crew: May be one or more individuals performing work under this contract.

h. Forester-in-Charge (FIC): The designated Department of Lands and/or USFS representative, also referred to as the Contracting Officer Representative (COR), who will provide daily technical oversight to the contractor and ensure the contractor performs according to the Scope of Work. The FIC cannot modify the stated terms of the contract unilaterally or direct the contractor to perform work not specified in the contract. Only the Contracting Officer and the Contractor can do so bilaterally.

i. Idaho State Department of Lands (IDL): Acceptable and legal reference to the Idaho Department of Lands for the purposes of this contract.

j. Pre-work Conference: The meeting between the COR and Contractor about specifics of the contract administration.

k. Property: Goods, services, parts, supplies and equipment, both tangible and intangible, including, but not exclusively, designs, plans, programs, systems, techniques and any rights and interest in such property.

l. Procurement Manager or Purchasing Agent: The Contracting Officer for IDL.

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m. Scope of Work: Detailed outline of the location, project description, timeline, and deliverables.

n. Services: Includes services performed, workmanship, and materials furnished or utilized in the performance of services, including any deliverables.

o. State of Idaho Board of Land Commissioners or Land Board: The State Board of Land

Commissioners (Land Board) is comprised of Idaho's Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and State Controller. The Land Board serve as the trustees for more than 2.4 million acres of state endowment trust lands in Idaho, with the IDL acting as the administrative arm of the Board, carrying out the executive directives necessary to meet the mandated Constitutional charge codified in Article IX Section 8 of the Idaho Constitution. The Land Board also oversees the work of the IDL in its regulatory and assistance duties, and in managing Idaho's public trust lands.

p. Unit: A distinct area designated on the ground with specified boundaries. For purposes of this Contract, the unit(s) are found in the project description(s) and are shown on the project maps.

q. United States Forest Service (USFS): Acceptable and legal reference to the United States

Forest Service for the purposes of this contract.

2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE CONTRACTOR

In order to induce the State to execute this Contract and recognizing that the State is relying thereon, the Contractor, by executing this Contract, makes the following express representations to the State:

2.1 The Contractor is fully qualified to act as the Contractor and shall maintain any and all licenses, permits, or other authorizations necessary to perform as the Contractor.

2.2 The Contractor has become familiar with the project sites and the local conditions under which the Contract is to be performed particularly in correlation to the requirements of the Contract.

2.3 The Contractor has received, reviewed, compared, studied and carefully examined all of the documents which make up the Contract documents, including maps and specifications, and any addenda, and has found them in all respects to be complete, accurate, adequate, consistent, coordinated and sufficient to perform the Scope of Work. Such review, comparison, study and examination shall be a warranty that the Contractor believes that the documents are complete and as described except as reported.

2.4 The Contractor warrants that the period of performance is a reasonable period for performing the Work.

2.5 The Contractor warrants to the State that all labor furnished shall be competent to perform the tasks undertaken; materials and equipment furnished under the Contract will be new and of high quality unless otherwise required or permitted by the Contract documents; that the Work will be complete, of high quality and free from defects not inherent in the quality required or permitted;

and that the Work will strictly conform to the requirements of the contract documents. Any Work not strictly conforming to these requirements, including substitutions not properly approved and authorized, shall be considered defective. The Contractor’s warranty excludes remedy for damage or defect caused by abuse by the State or its representatives, modifications not executed by the Contractor, improper or insufficient maintenance, improper operation, or normal wear and tear and normal usage. If required by the State, the Contractor shall furnish satisfactory evidence as to the kind and quality of materials and equipment.