P03 Attachment 3 SOW_Albrights.pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK

FOR

WETLAND RESTORATION SERVICES

NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE (NRCS)

I. OBJECTIVE

The objective of this contract is to obtain services in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (PA) for implementation of the Wetland Restoration project on the Albright's Mill property to enhance degraded wetlands and improve habitat for wetland dependent wildlife.

Project details are listed below:

Albright’s Mill LLC

9927 Kistler Valley Rd

Kempton, PA 19529

Please see Attachment 4 – Site Location.

II. BACKGROUND

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) NRCS has authority to administer voluntary conservation easement programs. Depending on the program, NRCS is authorized to acquire easement rights from participating landowners to achieve program purposes such as restoring and protecting wetlands, grasslands, and forest land resources, restoring and enhancing floodplains, and maintaining and improving habitat for at-risk plants and animals. NRCS is the lead agency within the United States Department of Agriculture charged with administering these programs.

III. SCOPE OF WORK

The purpose of implementing the proposed work is to:

• Improve the degraded wetland functions,

• Enhance plant communities, animal habitats, especially for waterfowl, wading and shore birds, neotropical migrants, reptiles and amphibians and other wetland dependent wildlife

• Restore wetland hydrology

• Seed disturbed areas associated with the wetland enhancement.

• Plant tree and shrub clusters in upland areas.

• Maintain site by mowing to control invasive vegetation.

Please see Attachment 2 for Construction Drawings.

The proposed project includes the creation of nine potholes, six spoil mounds, and plantings and seeding with mulching

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a. Mow approximately 13.5 acres as shown on construction drawings. Spray area outside pothole and spoil areas and broadcast or no-till drill Cereal Rye nurse crop (See attachment 1 –

Construction Specifications for Seeding, Sprigging, and Mulching).

b. Construct nine shallow excavated potholes (See attachment 2 – Construction Drawings) on the landscape as shown to restore wetland areas and improve wildlife habitat. Removed material shall be placed at designated spoil mound locations. Standing water in the potholes may be ephemeral and not persist through the growing season. Upon final excavation:

a. Pothole areas (~1.5 acres) will be seeded with a seed mix suitable for the desired conditions (See attachment 1 – Construction Specifications).

b. Spoil piles and upland areas (~6.5 acres) will be seeded with an upland seed mix

(See attachment 1 – Construction Specifications).

c. Floodplain areas (~5.5 acres) in between potholes shall be seeded with a floodplain seed mix (See attachment 1 – Construction Specifications).

c. Plant tree and shrubs (see attachment 1 – Construction Specifications)

d. Three clusters including a total of 144 trees shall be planted. Trees shall be planted and protected according to requirements in the Construction Specifications. All trees shall be procured from nurseries within a 75 mile radius of the work site.

e. Eight clusters including a total of 336 shrubs shall be planted. Shrubs shall be planted and protected according to requirements in the Construction Specifications.

All shrubs shall be procured from nurseries within a 75 mile radius of the work site.

d. Provide maintenance to seeded areas by mowing twice per growing season according to attachment 1 – Construction Specification for Seeding, Sprigging, and Mulching.

IV. DELIVERABLES

The Contractor shall follow the statement of work and applicable regulations to provide Wetland Restoration services for the associated property. The primary task for this Statement of Work is wetland restoration by installing potholes, completing plantings, and seeding. In order to accomplish this objective, the Contractor will follow the NRCS approved design to construct the (9) potholes and (6) spoil mounds as shown on the construction drawings (See attachment 2 – Construction Drawings). Temporary erosion and sedimentation controls will be installed prior to construction and permanent seeding will be completed after construction.

Please see - Attachment 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 - Construction Specifications, Construction Drawings, Certificate of

Conformance, Site Location, and Bid Schedule

Details of the proposed project are included in the NRCS approved construction drawings and specifications package. Upon completion of the practices, the site will meet the current NRCS hydrology, soils and vegetative criteria for a wetland.

The Contractor is responsible for having current knowledge of requirements of Pennsylvania State law associated with the services being solicited.

The Contractor will attend a pre-construction meeting with NRCS representative(s). The discussions and decisions shall be documented by the NRCS and the Contractor.

NRCS will complete construction stakeout of the proposed potholes and spoil mounds prior to construction.

Contractor shall give a minimum (7) day notice of planned work commencement.

NRCS will inspect the installation of the practices during construction. It is understood that the inspections will take place regularly and at critical times during construction, as specified in the Inspection Staffing Plan.

The Contractor will effectively communicate to the assigned NRCS inspector the status of the project, beginning when first on site and through completion. The Contractor will conduct a final “check-out and walk-through” of the installed practices with an NRCS representative(s) before equipment is demobilized. The contractor is required to sign a certification of conformance stating that the work was installed as per the approved design, please see attachment 3.

V. PERMITS

All federal, state and local requirements will be addressed prior to installation of the conservation practices.

PERFORMANCE TIMELINE:

Within the easement, construction of (9) potholes, temporary erosion and sedimentation controls, permanent seeding of all disturbed areas associated with the wetland enhancement, and (2) year maintenance shall be completed within 819 days of contract being awarded (89 days for construction and 730 days for maintenance).

VI. CIVIL RIGHTS, PRIVACY OF INFORMATION AND PROGRAM DELIVERY

By signing this contract the Contractor assures the USDA that the program or activities provided for under this agreement will be conducted in compliance with all applicable Federal civil rights laws, rules, regulations, and policies. Any and all information gained through this Statement of Work or in the process of carrying out the

Wetland Restoration project are to be held confidential between the Contractor, NRCS, other designated partners and the landowner unless released by the landowner. Information gained may not be shared with others and are considered private to the landowner. The Contractor will protect the privacy of information collected during the technical assistance process according to the provisions of Section 1619 of the Food, Conservation and Energy

Act of 2008.

VII. CONTRACTING OFFICER (CO)

The designated Contracting Agency for this Statement of Work is NRCS. All administrative matters regarding this Statement of Work shall be directed to the Contracting Specialist:

Phone: Laureen M. Eipp Email: laureen.eipp@udsa.gov

Only the CO may authorize changes to this Statement of Work.

VIII. CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE (COR)

The designated COR for this Statement of Work is Daniel Ludwig. All deliverables and technical matters regarding the work involved in this Statement of Work shall be directed to the COR at the following address:

Daniel Ludwig, Resource Conservationist

USDA NRCS, Lebanon Technical Office

Phone: 717-376-3490

Email: dan.ludwig@usda.gov

Address: 2120 Cornwall Rd, Suite 4, Lebanon, PA 17042