Keyhole HFR ATT B - CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES Final.pdf

Attachment B

Service Contract between the State of Wyoming, Board of Land Commissioners, Office of State Lands and Investments, Forestry Division and

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ATTACHMENT B

CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES - The Contractor shall perform tree-thinning services in accordance with the following:

The Contractor shall thin trees by prescription and base spacing of leave trees using the following criteria:

1. Trees to be thinned are:

A. Ponderosa pine - sizing is unit dependent, see below.

B. Rocky Mountain juniper six (6) inches DBH and less.

2. Trees indicative of good quality are:

A. Dominant in height B. Straight stem C. Well-formed D. Cone shaped crown E. One stem (not forked) F. Free of insect or disease problems G. Dark green needles H. Ponderosa pine

3. Trees indicative of poor quality are those having one (1) or more of the following characteristics.

These trees shall be selected for cutting.

A. Height growth noticeably less than the average for the stand.

B. Trees having animal or mechanical scars.

C. Forks or evidence of excessive wide spreading crowns and heavy limbs.

D. Trees leaning more than five (5) inches from vertical.

E. Trees noticeably too tall compared to diameter growth that will be susceptible to snow bend, windthrow or breakage.

F. Trees containing sweep.

G. Trees showing abnormal needle growth (witches’ broom).

H. Any broken topped trees.

4. Unit Prescriptions

A. Mechanical Thin (Mastication) - Unit 1,2

i. Trees to be thinned are ponderosa pine from one-foot (1’) tall up to six inches (6”)

Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) to an average residual spacing of sixteen feet (16’).

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ii. No trees between one-foot (1’) tall and six inches (6”) DBH shall be left within six feet (6’) of any tree greater than seven inches (7”) DBH.

iii. Spread all masticated material to a depth of no more than six inches (6”).

iv. Downed fuels of any size are to be masticated.

v. Residual slash from timber harvest in unit 2 is to be masticated.

B. Commercial Thin 50 (CT-50) – Unit 2

i. Trees seven inches (7”) DBH and greater shall be thinned to a residual basal area of 50ft2/acre, varied across size class.

ii. Thinning should generally be done from below.

iii. Remove cull, damaged, poor-formed, and/or diseased trees first.

iv. Second, remove larger, more decadent, and overmature trees.

C. Hand Thin/Hand Pile – Unit 3

i. Trees to be thinned are ponderosa pine from one-foot (1’) tall up to six inches (6”)

DBH to an average residual spacing of sixteen feet (16’).

ii. Piled material shall be in tight piles of six feet by six feet by six feet (6’ x 6’ x 6’), not within fifteen feet (15’) of the dripline of retained trees.

iii. No trees between one-foot (1’) tall up to six inches (6”) DBH shall be left within the dripline of any tree greater than seven inches (7”) DBH.

iv. Slash that is piled shall be bucked into six feet (6’) or less lengths before piling

v. Contractor shall be responsible for submitting a tally of piles created.

vi. Machine piles shall be a minimum of one hundred fifty feet (150’) from utility poles, powerlines and non-BOR lands unless approved by the Agency Coordinator.

vii. Piles shall be constructed to facilitate burning. Smaller material should be located in the middle surrounded by bole wood on the outside. Piles should be free of dirt and be not be created on top of stumps greater than 3 inches in diameter.

5. Conditions for all units

A. No trees under one (1) foot in height will be cut.

B. Retain standing dead trees (snags) for wildlife habitat where they do not pose safety hazards and are located away from infrastructure and facilities.

C. Contractor shall cut all cull ponderosa pine trees nine (9) inches DBH and less. Cull trees do not have the potential to produce a twelve (12) foot sawlog due to damage, form or defect.

D. Contractor shall remove all Rocky Mountain juniper six (6) inches DBH and less.

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E. Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, supplies and materials necessary to thin trees on the above-described State lands.

F. Contractor shall cut trees with a method approved by Wyoming State Forestry Division.

G. Contractor shall cut stumps no higher than six (6) inches on the high ground side or below the lowest live branches, whichever is lower to the ground.

H. Contractor shall cut trees completely free of the stump, then piled or masticated, unit dependent.

I. No trees shall be left hanging on rocks, other trees or snags.

J. All slash shall be left no higher than eighteen (18) inches from the ground.

K. No thinning residue shall be left in creek beds or live waterways.

L. Contractor shall exercise due care to minimize damage to leave trees.

M. Contractor shall not damage access roads. Roads shall be left in same conditions as previous to project.

N. No slash or other debris will be left in roadways, trails, and mowed areas.

O. Trees can only be removed from October 1st – April 30th.

P. Contractor will follow Wyoming Forestry Best Management Practices, Forestry BMPs Water Quality Protection Guidelines, regarding road construction.

Q. Access into certain areas is through private land.

R. Contractor shall notify State Forestry five days before work is to be performed.

S. Contractor shall keep State Forestry informed of the status of the project work.

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11. Fire Criteria.

The Contractor shall use caution when working in the forests, have spark arrestors on equipment, have fire suppression tools available, and take immediate action to extinguish any fires that occur in the vicinity.

The Contractor shall have within a three (3) minute round-trip of each saw: One (1) round pointed #0 to #2 long handled shovel with serviceable handle and one (1) 6BC rated fire extinguisher.

Agency shall allow Contractor, as a licensee of the Board of Land Commissioners, to continue to operate on trust lands where, in the opinion of the District Forester, the operation can continue in a manner that does not constitute an unusual fire threat. If local and site-specific conditions warrant, additional restrictions shall be placed on the operator. The indicator for the required level of protection and or operations shall be the National Fire Danger rating system.

Fire Danger Rating Operational Requirement

Low through High Normal operations and administration as specified in the Contract.

Very High In addition to normal requirements, the Contractor will be required to:

A. Fuel chainsaws and equipment on an area that has been cleared of all vegetation for a radius of three feet (3’) beyond the reach of the equipment. (Landings and roads will meet this requirement).

B. Have a minimum of a ten pound (10 lb.) BC rated fire extinguisher at the fueling site and any maintenance sites.

C. Have fire hand tools on site for each employee on site.

Extreme In addition to the “Normal” and “Very High” requirements, the Contractor will be required to:

A. Operate only between the hours of 5:00 PM and 10:00 AM.

B. Remain in the area for one (1) hour following the shutdown of harvesting and cutting to insure there is no smoke in the area and that no fires have ignited.

Red Flag Alert Operations shall cease.