J04-SOW Enoree RD Road Maintenance 2024.pdf

Enoree Ranger District 2024 Road Maintenance and Repair

STATEMENT OF WORK

C.1 Scope of Contract

A. This solicitation and resulting contract is for maintenance and repair of Forest Service roads on the Enoree Ranger District of the Sumter National Forest. Work includes road grading and mowing.

B. The Contractor shall furnish the necessary personnel, material, equipment, facilities, supervision, transportation, operating supplies, and incidentals to perform contract work.

C. District maps are available at the Enoree Ranger District Office, 20 Work Center Road Whitmire, SC 29178. The Government will supply the contractor with 2 copies of the administrative district map.

A PDF copy of the map can be supplied for the contractor to print additional copies at their own expense.

C.2 Public Safety and Traffic Control

A. The Contractor shall exercise caution and care while pursuing the work to prevent unnecessary conflict with, or potential hazards to, road users or others within the work area.

B. The Contractor is to pursue all work on site in accordance with all Federal, State and Local laws governing the transportation and work being performed.

C. The Contractor will post warning signs on each end of the section of road being worked. Signs are to be of the size, quantity, and colors as required in the current edition of the 11 Manual on Uniform

Traffic Control Devises", (MUTCD). A copy of MUTCD is located at the District Rangers Office and may be made available to the Contractor for in office reference on request. These signs shall be moved as needed to properly delineate and identify the section of the road being maintained. At no time shall these signs be more than two miles from operating equipment and shall be in place only when road equipment or persons are performing operations. All slow-moving equipment is to have a reflectorized

"slow moving" vehicle emblem properly attached.

D. All work is to be scheduled so that at the end of a working day, the road is passable for the type of traffic normally using the road. If for any reason traffic hazards (segments of unfinished work which may present a hazard to road users, such as rolls of surface material, berms on the shoulder, etc.) are left in or adjacent to the road after normal working hours, the work is to be properly signed as hazardous and visibly illuminated at night.

C.3 Coordination of Work

A. The Contractor shall inform the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) of their proposed operating schedule on a weekly basis to facilitate timely inspections.

Enoree Ranger District 2024 Road Maintenance and Repair

B. The Contractor shall complete all maintenance required for one road before starting another road. Contractor shall inform the COR of each road completed.

C. At all times during the performance of the contract and until the work is completed and accepted, the Contractor shall directly supervise the work or assign and have on the work site a competent superintendent who is satisfactory to the Contracting Officer and has authority to act for the

Contractor. The superintendent shall be designated in writing to the Contracting Officer prior to the commencement of work.

D. The Contractor's proposed equipment shall be made available for inspection prior to award of the contract. If at any time during this contract the equipment is deemed unsatisfactory, the Contracting

Officer may order removal and may require a satisfactory replacement, at Contractor's expense.

Replacement equipment, if ordered, is to be onsite and working within 48 hours.

E. Any movement or transportation of equipment to or from work areas required to pursue the work on designated roads, to repair or replace equipment, or for the Contractor's convenience shall be at the Contractor's expense.

C.4 Documentation of Work

A. Accomplishment Reports

The Contractor shall maintain records of accomplishments using the Daily Accomplishment Report

(Exhibit C). These records are to be delivered to the COR monthly with an invoice for the services rendered that month and shall become the property of the Government. No payment will be made prior to receipt of these records and acceptance of the work performed.

B. Quality Control Plan

The Contractor shall submit to the CO, a Quality Control Plan (QCP) as part of their technical proposal that will detail the methods the Contractor will use to perform self-inspection to ensure the requirements of this contract are performed in accordance with the contract documents. The QCP shall at a minimum record the reference pay item, location, frequency, type of test and resulting outcome.

QCPs shall be submitted with the Accomplishment Report and no payment will be made prior to receipt of these records and acceptance of the work performed.

C. Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan:

This Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) has been developed pursuant to the requirements of the Performance Work Statement (PWS) for this contract. This plan sets forth procedures and guidelines that will be used in evaluating the technical performance of the Contractor.