Road Maintenance Specifications.pdf

EXHIBIT B

ROAD IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE SPECIFICATIONS

The Contractor shall haul commercial timber and perform maintenance for the Cow Saddle Terrace

Stewardship. Total haul volumes shall be collected, and surface rock deposits shall be paid at the end of the Stewardship project.

During periods of haul, the Contractor shall install and maintain traffic warning signs at the intersection between Gold Creek road 126 and Highway 200, and at the intersection between Gold Creek road 126 and Gold Blanchard road 2104. The Contractor shall perform road maintenance commensurate with use, including dust abatement and repair to the road surface from haul damage in accordance with the

Maintenance Appraisal and the Snow plowing and Maintenance Specifications (Attached). The

Contractor shall pay surface rock replacement deposits at a rate of $0.57/ton.

During Haul Maintenance and Deposits Schedule

1 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rd. No. Applicable Specification Rates ($ per ccf-mi) Rd Length Road Vol. Rd. Vol. Mtce. Mtce. S.R. Surf. Rep

T101 T103 T301 T310 Mi. tons ccf $/ccf Mi $ $/ccf/Mi 126 0.128 0.000 0.000 0.032 7.00 5092.0 1642.7 0.160 $1,839.80 0.210 $2,414.74 126 0.085 0.000 0.000 0.032 1.19 2500.0 806.5 0.117 $112.29 0.210 $201.54

4341 0.085 0.000 0.000 0.032 4.00 2500.0 806.5 0.117 $377.44 0.088 $283.89 $2,329.53 $2,900.17

PERFORM Road Maintenance Costs (2013 cost guide) $2,329.53 $/ton 0.46$ 5092.0

DEPOSIT Surface Replacement (2013 Cost Guide) $2,900.17 $/ton 0.57$ 5092.0

Snow plowing and Maintenance Specifications

Snow Removal. Snow removal shall be done in a manner to preserve and protect the roads, to the extent necessary, to insure safe and efficient transportation, and to prevent excessive erosion damage to roads, streams, and adjacent lands.

1. Description. Snow removal work by Permittee shall include:

a. Removal of snow from entire road surface and designated winter parking area width.

b. Removal of snow slides, earth slides, fallen timber, and boulders that obstruct normal road surface width.

2.Performance. All items of snow removal shall be done currently as necessary to insure safe, efficient transportation. Work shall be done in accordance with the following minimum standards of performance.

a. Bulldozers shall not be used to plow snow on system roads without written approval of Forest Service.

b. A minimum 2-inch depth of snow and ice shall be left to protect the road surface.

c. Prior to any runoff, drainage holes shall be constructed in the snow at road surface drainage points, and at regular intervals as necessary to prevent snow berms from channeling water on the road surface.

d. Culvert inlets shall be cleared of snow and ice as necessary to ensure all culverts are functioning.

e. Permittee's damage from, or as a result of, snow removal shall be restored in a timely manner.

SURFACE BLADING SPECIFICATIONS

DESCRIPTION

1.1 Surface blading is keeping the native or aggregate surfaced road in a condition to facilitate safe traffic, minimize additional future maintenance, reduce erosion, and provide proper drainage. It includes maintaining the crown, inslope or outslope of the traveled way and shoulders, drainage dips, leadoff ditches, berms, turnouts, removal of minor slides and slumps, and other irregularities that prevent normal runoff from the road surface.

REQUIREMENTS

3.1 Surface blading shall be performed as often as necessary and to the standards required to facilitate safe traffic flow and proper drainage.

3.2 The blading shall be performed in such a manner as to preserve the existing cross section and to conserve surface materials. On gravel surfaced roads, the base must not be disturbed and no surface material may be bladed into the ditch or over the road shoulders. Blading of native surface roads shall be performed so no base material under four (4) inches in the greatest dimension is lost. All ruts, holes, etc., shall be removed by scarifying and/or cutting to the bottom of any surface irregularities. Oversize material brought to the surface in the scarification process shall be removed from the roadway. Surface material which has been displaced to the shoulders, turnouts, outside of curves, etc., shall be brought back so as to leave a uniform depth on the traveled way at completion of blading. Water shall be applied during blading if sufficient moisture is not present to prevent segregation.

3.3 Roadside cutslopes or berms shall not be undercut.

3.4 At intersections, the roadbeds of side roads shall be graded for a 100ft to assure proper blending of the two riding surfaces.

3.5 Drainage dips and leadoff ditches shall be cleaned and continually maintained to conform reasonably to their original constructed lines, grade, and cross section.

3.6 Berms shall be repaired promptly by placing selected material as needed to restore the berm to its original condition.

3.7 Surface blading of native surface roads also includes ditch cleaning, which shall be done in accordance with T-301, Ditch Cleaning.

3.8 All blading operations shall be properly signed in accordance with and all applicable State Laws.

DUST ABATEMENT SPECIFICATIONS

1.1 Dust abatement consists of road surface preparation and application of materials.

MATERIALS

2.1 Water, bituminous products, lignin sulfonates, chloride products, and other materials may be used for dust abatement. Materials other than water will require approval of the Forest Service and shall meet specifications furnished by the Forest Service at that time.

REQUIREMENTS

3.1 Dust abatement materials shall be applied to the road surface as necessary to control surface loss, provide that vehicles are always inter-visible within their stopping sight distance, and to comply with Montana DEQ air quality standards. The average user speed on the road shall be used to determine stopping sight distance. Preparation shall be in accordance with Specification T-101, Surface Blading.

3.2 The rate of application shall be such that the selected material will not run off the surface and cause pollution or unnecessary waste.

3.3 When water is the selected material, it shall be applied as often as necessary to abate dust from all commercial haul operations.

Dust abatement shall be maintained as needed throughout the duration of operations.

DITCH CLEANING SPECIFICATIONS

1.1 Ditch cleaning is removing and disposing of all slough material from roadside ditches to provide an unobstructed waterway conforming reasonably to previous line, grade, and cross section.

REQUIREMENTS

A. Native Surfaced Roads. Slough material from ditch cleaning, if suitable, may be placed and blended into the existing road surface or shoulders or placed in a designed berm during surface blading.

B. Aggregate Surface Roads. Slough material from ditch cleaning shall not be mixed with aggregate surfacing or left on the road surface unless otherwise agreed. Material shall be disposed of in an agreed manner at designated locations.

MINOR DRAINAGE STRUCTURES SPECIFICATIONS

1.1 Minor drainage structures are single passages with maximum waterway opening equivalent to a 78-inch round pipe (87- by 63-inch arch) or multiple passages with maximum, single waterway opening equivalent to a 60-inch round pipe (66- by 51-inch arch). They include overside drains. Maintenance is work performed on inlets, outlets, related channels, existing riprap, trash racks, and drop inlets.

MATERIALS

2.1 All materials used in the maintenance of minor drainage structures shall conform by type and specification to the material in the structure being maintained.

REQUIREMENTS

3.1 All minor drainage structures are to be maintained in accordance with these specifications in the spring following any significant runoff and prior to the beginning of winter storms.

3.2 Clear inlet and outlet channels, inlet trash racks, and drop inlets of loose material that could cause plugging or prevent the free flow of water. Debris shall be disposed of in agreed manner at designated locations.

3.3 If outlet riprap was originally placed to dissipate water energy, it shall be maintained in good condition including the replacement of riprap if necessary.

4.1 Make whatever minor repairs are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of the head walls, aprons, inlet assemblies, overside drains, riprap, trash racks, and other facilities related to the drainage structure.

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