SOW_NERI_GRAVEL_Specs_Long_Point_03_27_2017.docx

Specifications

NPS / New River Gorge National River Maintenance Division

Purchase of Gravel for Long Point Trail:

These materials will be used to fill the gabion baskets in order to construct an ABA Trail in order for the trail to meet the needs of visitor use for the Long Point Trail located at Newton Rd in Fayetteville WV. Costs must include all freight and delivery charges to the Long Point Trailhead.

Specs must be equal to listed below:

A. (6,500 tons) of various sized sandstone stone ranging from crushed stone #10, ¾” crusher run, 1 ½” crusher run, 3: crusher run, 3” clean, and rip rap.

Delivery Location: Long Point Trailhead, Newton Rd. Fayetteville WV

PART I GENERAL

1.1 Description: The work of this section consists of furnishing and placing 6,500 tons of various sized sandstone stone ranging from crushed stone #10, ¾” crusher run, 1 ½” crusher run, 3: crusher run, 3” clean, and rip rap. Materials shall be delivered to Long Point Trailhead at 131Newton Rd Fayetteville WV in the New River Gorge National River. Bid must include any applicable deliver charges, fees, taxes, etc, included in the per ton price.

1.2 Submittals

A. One certified weight ticket for each load of material delivered to the Park.

PART 2 PRODUCTS

2.1 Sandstone stone ranging from crushed stone #10, ¾” crusher run, 1 ½” crusher run, 3” crusher run, 3” clean, and rip rap will be used.

A. Materials that break up due to freeze-thaw or wet-dry cycling shall not be used.

B. Gravel shall be composed of particles of hard, durable rock, thoroughly clean and well graded in size. Gravel shall meet the following requirements:

Stone for Rip Rap: Stone for rip rap shall consist of field stone or rough unhewn quarry stone as nearly rectangular in section as is practicable.

C. Stone for Gabions: Material for gabions shall consist of rock, field stone, unhewn quarry stone or river bed stone. The dimensions of the rock or stone fillings shall be such as to prevent loss of material through mesh openings and accomplish a mass with a minimum amount of voids.

PART 3 EXECUTION

3.1 Placing:

1. Materials will be delivered and stockpiled (upon each delivery requests) at Long Point Trailhead on 131Newton Rd Fayetteville WV in the park:

1. Deliveries shall be completed as requested by the park on or about May 1, 2017 and may continue through October 31, 2017. Park will notify the contractor one to seven day(s) in advance before the needed delivery with daily total of tons as requested.

2. Deliveries shall be made as requested by the park between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Monday – Friday.

4,500 tons of sandstone gravel delivered to site by tail-gating or stockpiling delivered to Long Point Trailhead at Newton Rd Fayetteville WV.

Period of Performance: Deliveries may be accepted from May 1, 2017 through October 31, 2017.