R5RO-SOW-Landscape Renewal September 2024.pdf

Statement of Work Region 5 Regional Office Landscape Renewal September 3, 2024

US Forest Service Landscape Renewal Region 5 Regional Office 1323 Club Drive Vallejo, CA 94592

Statement of Work for Agreement to Perform Landscape Services Region 5 Regional Office Building

To: By:

US Forest Service Region 5 Regional Office Building Company Name 1323 Club Drive Address Vallejo, CA 94592 City State Zip

This Statement of Work (SOW) is issued pursuant to the Consultant Services Master Agreement between Region 5 Pacific Southwest US Forest Service (Client) and Company Name (Contractor) effective Date (the Agreement). This SOW is subject to the terms and conditions contained in the Agreement between the parties and is made a part thereof. Any term not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning specified in the Agreement. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this SOW and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of this SOW shall govern and prevail.

This SOW Dated is entered into by and between Contractor and Client and is subject to the terms and conditions specified below. The Exhibit(s) to this SOW if any shall be deemed to be a part hereof. In the event of any inconsistencies between the terms of the body of this SOW and the terms of the Exhibit(s) hereto, the terms of the body of this SOW shall prevail.

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Table of Contents

Project Scope Project Location Project Site Period of Performance Project Team Scope of Work Meetings Communication Fee Schedule Signatures

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Project Scope

The Region 5 Regional Office landscape renewal requires removal of trees and shrubs, planting of ground covers, shrubs, and trees, tree pruning, mulching, fertilizing, and repair, removal, and replacement of irrigation system.

Project Location

The Regional Office is located on Mare Island at 1323 Club Drive, Vallejo, CA 94592.

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Project Site

Project site is at the southern end of Mare Island, 1323 Club Drive, Vallejo, CA 94592.

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Period of Performance

The Services shall commence on October 14, 2024, and shall continue through December 9, 2024.

Project Team

Name Title Email Phone

Leonard Job Director of Engineering Leonard.Job@USDA.GOV 707-562-8841

Rachael Thurston Regional Facilities Engineer

Rachael.Thurston@USDA.GOV 707-572-8419

Denise Hopkins

Regional Architect/COR

Denise.Hopkins@USDA.GOV

707-562-8879

Travis (Russell) Marsden Facility Operations Specialist

Russell.Marsden@USDA.GOV 707-562-8811

I have reviewed and agree with this Statement of Work.

Print Name Signature Date mailto:Rachael.Thurston@USDA.GOV mailto:Denise.Hopkins@USDA.GOV

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Scope of Work

Contractor shall provide the Services and Deliverable(s) as follows:

1. Contractor shall provide all materials, labor, and supervision to renew landscape areas outlined within and in Specifications, Drawings L101, L102 and L103.

2. The Contractor’s landscaping shall at a minimum meet the following requirements.

3. Existing Conditions: Protect existing site, trees, and plants not to be removed or replaced.

4. Damages created and not repaired to original conditions will be repaired and separately expensed to the contractor.

5. All materials removed shall be appropriately disposed of of-site by the contractor.

6. Areas, larger than 1 foot in diameter, where water pools exist will be brought to elevation high enough to drain properly.

7. SITE PREPARATION

a. See specifications and drawings.

b. BASE BID ITEMS:

i. Clear and grub soil as needed for irrigation and planting.

ii. Protect existing trees to remain.

iii. Remove irrigation as noted on drawing L101.

iv. Remove and relocate miscellaneous site items as noted on drawing L101.

c. BID ADD ITEMS:

i. Remove all vegetation, shrubs, and trees in existing landscape beds identified in drawing L101.

ii. Remove or grind all existing stumps and protruding roots flush with soil level to prevent trip hazards.

iii. Grind or remove all roots from newly removed shrubs and trees.

8. IRRIGATION

a. Installers: Entity that employs a Certified Irrigation Designer qualified by the Irrigation Association or Professional Technical Class member of the American Society of Irrigation Consultants.

b. Electrical Components, Devices, and Accessories: Listed and labeled as defined in NFPA 70, by a qualified testing agency, and marked for intended location and application.

c. Remove existing irrigation drip lines throughout site.

d. Evaluate existing irrigation water supply equipment for repair, removal, or replacement.

e. Provide detailed line item costs to repair or replace existing water supply equipment to irrigate existing and new irrigation areas.

f. All removed components shall be properly disposed of at proper off-site disposal centers.

g. Design 100 percent coverage underground irrigation system for areas as defined in drawing L101.

h. Install all necessary items for a fully functional irrigation system.

i. Do not interrupt existing water service to facilities.

j. Provide Irrigation Zone Controls: Automatic operation with controllers and automatic controls.

k. Irrigation system shall minimize power and water use.

l. Components shall be of recycled materials and/or able to be recycled.

m. Irrigation system shall use BAA (Buy American Act) product approvals.

n. Submit irrigation plan, water flow data, manufacturer cut sheets, and shop drawings for all irrigation components and irrigation system to COR for review and approval.

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9. PLANT MATERIALS

b. Design and plant new landscape areas at planting areas as noted on drawings L102 and L103.

c. Landscape areas shall be planted with native plants as noted on drawing L103.

d. Plant material shall be drought resistant, non-invasive, nonpoisonous to animals or humans, and native to the local ecosystem.

e. Provide healthy plants from a commercial nursery.

f. Shrubs near building entrances must be low in height.

g. Provide planting plan showing shrub, tree, perennial, and native seed mix locations, plant key, species and variety as noted on drawing L103, quantities, container size, botanical names, common names, and plant source for review and approval by US Forest Service COR.

10. PLANTING

b. The contractor shall supply all plants and materials in quantities sufficient to complete the contractor developed planting plant as approved by US Forest Service Region 5.

c. All plant material shall conform to the guidelines established by the current American Standard for

Nursery Stock, published by the American Association of Nurseryman.

11. TREES

a. As needed and approved by COR, all remaining trees to be pruned by an arborist currently credentialed by International Society of Arborists. Trained employees of this ISA credentialed arborist may perform the work under the close supervision of this arborist. Prior to pruning, coordinate which trees will be pruned with COR.

b. Trees are to be pruned in accordance with the current ISA Best Management Practices and guidelines.

c. Trees will be pruned to promote their health, remove suckers, crossing branches, and weak branches.

d. No pollarding of trees is allowed.

e. Trees are not to be topped or deliberately cut back to reduce their central leaders and height.

f. Include new trees in planting plan as noted above in Plant Material for review and approval.

12. NATIVE WILDFLOWER SEED MIX

a. See planting specification and drawings L102 and L103.

b. Plant full coverage seed mix over native wildflower areas.

13. COMPOST

a. Use compost as needed for infill at low areas, drainage, etc.

b. Prepare planting holes with compost.

c. Compost shall be a well decomposed, stable, weed free organic matter derived from food waste, yard trimmings, manure, bio-solids, and other recovered organic materials.

d. The product shall contain no substances toxic to plants and shall be reasonably free (1% by dry weight) of man-made foreign matter.

e. The compost will possess no objectionable odors and shall not resemble the raw material from which it was derived.

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f. The product shall be certified through the U. S. Composting Council’s (USCC) Seal of Testing Assurance (STA) Program.

14. FERTILIZER

a. See specifications.

b. Apply slow release fertilizer to all container-grown plants.

15. MULCH AND PLANT BED EDGING

c. See specifications.

d. Install mulch in all landscape beds on regional office grounds.

e. Install continuous and uniform mulch containment borders around the entire perimeter of all landscape beds on the regional office grounds.

16. SITE

a. Access to the campus and parking will be provided to crew and for up to three vehicles to all areas required to perform the work.

b. The Contractor may request permission to store equipment, tools, and materials on site at the Regional

Office Building parking area. Any on-site storage must be reviewed and approved by the COR. Items left on USFS property are solely the responsibility of the contractor.

c. The Contractor shall be provided Visitor Access badges while performing the work under this contract.

d. The Contractor shall meet the Forest Service COR or facilities operation specialist for Visitor Access badges.

e. Visitor Access badges shall be returned to the COR or facilities operation specialist at the end of each business day.

f. The work will be conducted at the Pacific Southwest Region, Region 5, Regional Office Building, located at 1323 Club Drive, Vallejo, California 94592.

g. The work will be conducted during the business day, Monday through Friday between the hours of

7:30am and 4:30pm and shall exclude all Federal Holidays.

Meetings

Within one week after receiving notice to proceed, meet on site with USFS Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and Facility Operations Specialist to review work scope.

Communication

All communications for the project must occur through the project’s Contracting Officer’s Representative.

Address for all submittals shall be:

Region 5 Regional Office 1323 Club Drive Vallejo, CA 94592 Attn: Denise Hopkins, Regional Architect and COR Email: Denise.Hopkins@USDA.GOV:

Phone: 707-562-8879

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Completion Criteria: Work is considered complete when accepted in writing by the Client as sufficiently complete in accordance with this SOW and contract documents.

Fee Schedule

This engagement will be conducted on a fixed sum contract.

Payment will be made upon full completion of project and acceptance by the Client.

Signatures

We, the parties hereto have caused this SOW to be effective as of the day, month and year first written above.

Region 5 Pacific Southwest Regional Office Company Name

Signature Signature

Print Name Print Name

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