Sidnaw Creek AOP Culvert Replacement - Statement of Work - DRAFT.pdf

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SECTION C-DESCRIPTION / SPECIFICATIONS / STATEMENT OF WORK

1.0 Description of Services:

Work consists of surveying, clearing and grubbing, removing and disposing of the existing culvert, structural excavation and backfill, dewatering, erosion and sediment control, installing precast concrete box, placement of channel rock, stream simulation and levee material, and reconditioning and repair of existing road. Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, and materials, to accomplish the Work under this contract.

The Contractor shall refer to the Schedule of Items, Project Area Map, and referenced Specifications when making estimates for quantities of work.

2.0 Location and Description

The project is located in the Kenton Ranger District. From the Kenton Ranger District Office, take M-28 East for 9.4 miles. Turn left onto Forest Road 2200 (Pequet Lake Rd) for 2.2 miles. Turn slight left onto Forest Road 2210 (Markey Lake Rd) for 2.4 miles to the project location. (T48N, R35W, Sec 19).

Lat 46.546830, Long -88.730615 Decimal Degrees.

3.0 Performance Period

The contract time shall be 45 days from receipt of a Notice to Proceed (NTP). Contract time includes delays for weather, locating and transporting supplies and materials, and final site cleanup.

4.0 Hours of Operation

Normal work hours shall occur Monday through Saturday, 0700 – 1900. The Contractor maybe be required to work off hours, holidays and weekends. Contractor is responsible for coordinating the work schedule with the COR.

5.0 General Work Requirements

1. Contractor shall notify the COR three working days prior to the day of beginning work in order to coordinate inspection activities during Forest Service business hours, unless otherwise approved in writing by the COR.

2. All equipment shall be spray washed to remove oil, grease, dirt and potential noxious weed seeds. Equipment will be inspected by COR prior to mobilization onto FS lands.

3. Excavators working in the stream channel will use approved nontoxic biodegradable hydraulic fluid. “Fish-friendly’ hydraulic fluid is defined as a synthetic thermally stable biodegradable hydraulic oil (ISO 32/46), such as Panolin HLP Synth, Chevron’s Clarity, or equivalent.

Contractor shall certify in writing that equipment is bled and filled with “fish-friendly” lubricants and hydraulic fluids when stipulated prior to beginning operations. Chainsaws will also be equipped with “fish-friendly” bar oil.

4. All equipment and vehicles shall be in good working condition and free of leaks of lubricants, fuel, coolants and hydraulic fluids. Approved oil absorbent pads shall be provided under all

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6.0 Landscape Preservation

a) Waste motor oil, fuels, lubricants, bitumen, and/or other similar hydrocarbons shall be collected and returned to either the supplier or a recycling service licensed to collect these fluids/materials.

They shall not be wasted, deposited, flushed, or let on the ground or buried.

b) The Contractor shall confine operations to within the clearing limits or other areas designated in the Contract and/or attachments as approved, and prevent the depositing of rocks, excavated materials, stumps, or other debris outside of these limits. Materials which fall outside of these limits shall be retrieved, disposed of, or incorporated into the work as directed by the CO.

c) Prevention of Oil Spills – If the Contractor maintains storage facilities for oil, oil products, or other hydrocarbon substances on or within the project area/site, appropriate preventative measures shall be taken to ensure that any spill of such oil, oil products, or other hydrocarbon substances does not enter any stream or other waters of the United States, or that of any of the individual States.

d) If the total oil, oil products, or other hydrocarbons storage exceeds 1320 gallons, or if any single container exceeds a capacity of 660 gallons, the Contractor shall prepare and submit to the CO a Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) Plan. Such plan shall meet the applicable Environmental Protection Agency requirements (40 CFR 112) including certification by a registered professional engineer.

7.0 Use of Premises (Also see AGAR clause 452.236-72 Use of Premises (NOV 1996))

a) Sanitary Facilities: Unless provided otherwise, the Contractor shall provide and maintain the following facilities (if applicable):

Potable water supplies for drinking, washing, and cooking that comply with State of Michigan drinking water regulations (18 AAC 80).

Wastewater systems for domestic sewage that comply with State of Michigan wastewater disposal regulations (18 AAC 72).

Design, operation, and maintenance of all solid waste systems on lands under Forest Service jurisdiction meet all Federal, State, and local requirements. This includes, but is not limited to:

Federal regulations 40 CFR 243, 40 CFR 245, 40 CFR 257, 40 CFR 258, and;

State regulations 18 AAC 60.

Removal of all solid wastes and/or residues, with proper disposal at/in approved commercial landfills.

b) Meet the requirements of 40 CFR 112 (Oil Pollution Prevention) for fuel storage, and the requirements of 33 CFR 150 and 33 CFR 154 for facilities involved with transferring oil or hazardous materials in bulk.

c) Transportation, Access, and Equipment: Do not allow helicopters to sling loads directly over persons on the ground at any location.

d) Do not begin any camp development at the project site/area, either land-based or water-based (floating), until a plan for development, occupation, and cleanup is submitted and approved by the CO. The plan shall include the following information at a minimum:

1. Location and size of the proposed camp development, including a map.

2. Wastewater system.

3. Number site users, and dates of occupancy.

4. Power supply system.

5. Water supply system.

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6. Sewage and waste disposal systems plan.

7. Building layout, shop area, and living quarters.

8. Camp road and trail layout.

9. Clearing limits and slash disposal locations.

10. Material borrow areas.

11. Dock and access location (if water-based).

12. Equipment and fuel storage area, and SPCC plan.

13. Incinerator location and ash disposal plan.

14. Solid waste control plan (to prevent food/attractant conditioning of wild animals).

15. Helicopter operations plan.

16. Site restoration plan.

17. Fire prevention and control plan.

Any necessary modifications to the Contractor’s plans will be discussed with the Contractor prior to approval. Any modifications agreed upon will be incorporated into a revised set of plans.

Areas of weak ground may be crossed on this project.

8.0 Disposal of Waste Material

a) The Contractor shall remove all waste material from the project areas, and dispose in an area as designated by COR.

9.0 Emergency Control

a) Immediately extinguish, without expense to the Government, all fires on or in the vicinity of the project areas which are caused by the Contractor’s employees, equipment, or through prosecution of the work, whether set directly or indirectly as a result of construction operations, with or without direction by the Forest Service. The Contractor may be held liable for all damages and costs of additional labor, subsistence, equipment, supplies, and transportation deemed necessary by the Government resulting from fires set or caused by Contractor’s employees or resulting from construction operations.

b) Contractor’s Responsibility for Controlling Other Emergencies – When requested by the CO, allow the Forest Service to temporarily use employees and equipment for emergency control work.

Payment will be made at not less than the current area rate established or adopted by the Forest Service through partnership with the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG).

c) Firefighting equipment will be required during the fire season from May 10 through August 31, and during any other period of heightened fire danger designated by the CO.

d) The Contractor shall furnish rust-free fire tools to equip all workers employed in the Contractor’s operations at each separate work site. These tools shall be maintained in serviceable condition and kept in one or more weather-tight fire tools boxes. These boxes shall be painted red, marked “Tools for Fire Only” with letters at least 3” high, and kept sealed. Post a list of the contents inside each fire toolbox so as to be visible when opened. Minimum required quantities and types of tools are described here:

Kind of Tool No. of People Working in Area 1-4 5-9 10-15 16-20 Axe, d.b. chopping, 32” min. handle 1 1 2 3 Shovels, L.H. R.P., No. 0 or larger 1 3 6 7 Pulaski, 32” min. handle 2 3 7 10 File, 10” mill bastard 1 1 1 2 Pumps, backpack cans, 5-gal filled with water 1 2 2 3

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e) Equip each internal combustion engine with a spark arrester qualified and rated USDA-Forest Service Standard 5100-1, unless it is:

1. Equipped with a turbine-driven exhaust supercharger such as the turbocharger; there shall be no exhaust bypass;

2. A multi-position engine, such as on a chainsaw, which is equipped with a screen arrester, as described in the Forest Service Spark Arrester Guide;

3. A spark arrester, which does not meet the requirements in the guide may be approved upon submission of acceptable proof that the arrester is at least 80% efficient in retention, attrition, or destruction of carbon particles. Such arrester may be required to meet higher standards as improvements in design and efficiency are discovered;

4. A passenger-carrying vehicle or light truck intended primarily for use on roads, and equipped with a factory-designed muffler and exhaust system, or;

5. A heavy-duty truck, such as a dump or log truck, or other vehicle used for commercial hauling, used only on roads and equipped with a factory-designed muffler and with a vertical stack exhaust system extending above the cab.

Properly install and constantly maintain in serviceable condition all exhaust equipment described above, including spark arresters and mufflers.

f) Equip each unit of mobile or stationary power equipment, including trucks, with one shovel, and at least one fire extinguisher meeting one of the following specifications:

1. 2 ½ pound size or larger dry chemical type;

2. 4-pound size or larger carbon dioxide type.

Test or check each extinguisher for proper function prior to the beginning of fire precautionary periods and provide each gasoline power saw with one chemical-pressurized fire extinguisher of not less than 8oz. capacity by weight. Maintain the extinguisher in good working order at all times.

g) Do not burn camp refuse, brush, slash, or debris such as that resulting from clearing around camps or on rights-of-way, without the written approval of the COR. Submit written requests for burning to the COR at least 48 hours in advance of intended burning. The COR will approve of routine camp refuse disposal incineration in the camp development plan described in H.4 above.

10.0 Contractor’s Use and Maintenance of Existing Roads

The Contractor is authorized to use roads in the immediate construction project area for performance of work under this contract. Such roads are those which are necessary for direct access to designated material borrow sites, quarries, stockpile sites, waste areas, campsites, equipment loading/unloading ramps and/or other approved work areas. The roads authorized for use will be subject to the following general conditions:

a) Federal Regulations contained in 36 CFR 261.12; except vehicle weight will not exceed that of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) HS20-44 and/or U80 Loading. Submit written requests to the CO for approval to use L90 and/or U102 overload Loadings on roads authorized for use. Regulations prohibit damaging a road or blocking a road open to use by others, except as otherwise provided in the Specifications deemed a part of this contract.

b) The Government will not snowplow roads for the Contractor’s use. The Contractor may snowplow any road designated for their use. A permit defining snowplowing requirements is required, and will be issued by the District Ranger, upon request by the Contractor. Repair any damage to the road prism or structures caused by snowplowing and/or snow removal operations. Vehicles, other than conventional over-the-snow vehicles (i.e. snowmobiles/snowmachines), will not be permitted to use roads when there is an average of more than 4” of snow, unless the road has been

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c) The Contractor is responsible for, and will perform road maintenance on, Forest Service roads in the construction area commensurate with their use. Perform road maintenance at such intervals that prevent deterioration of the roadway, or as directed by the CO. Such road maintenance requirements for existing roads shall be performed IAW the following:

1. Maintain existing roadbed by blading and shaping the traveled way and shoulders. Do not undercut banks. Maintain established drainage structures and/or berms, and place additional drainage structures/berms where necessary to protect embankments.

2. Perform all seasonal weather cleanup, including removal of bank sloughs, minor slides, and fallen timber, all of which can be accomplished by a motor patrol grader equipped with a front-end blade, or comparable equipment, and by the use of hand tools. Replace eroded materials from fill slopes and clean out drainage ditches and culverts subject to the above equipment limitations.

3. Deposit the material removed from slides or other sources in locations approved by the CO.

11.0 Water Crossings

The Contractor must schedule and conduct instream work to avoid and/or minimize disturbance to streams.

Specifically:

a) Do not cross streams or other waterways without COR approval.

b) Submit a written crossing plan to the COR for approval at least 14 calendar days before the creek crossing is planned.

12.0 Contractor Responsibility to Notify the Government

The Contractor must notify the COR when leaving the project area for 3 or more days, and within 24 hours before returning to the project area.

13.0 Technical Specifications

1) Standard Specifications for Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects (FP-

14) which can be downloaded here: https://highways.dot.gov/federal-lands/specs

2) The attached Special Project Specifications and Forest Service Supplemental Specifications (FSSS) to the FP-14 are hereby made part of this Solicitation and any resultant Contract.

3) BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES BMP’S Soil and Water Conservation Handbook FSH

2509.22 The BMP Soil and Water Conservation Handbook, FSH 2509.22 can be found at:

http://www.fs.fed.us/biology/resources/pubs/watershed/FS_National_Core_BMPs_April2012.pdf

4) The above is a list of major specifications applicable to this contract. Other specifications referred to within these specifications (even though not specifically listed here) are also fully applicable to the solicitation and any resultant contract.

C.4 FP-14 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS AND BRIDGES ON

FEDERAL HIGHWAY PROJECTS

Referenced Specifications:

The FHWA Standard Specifications for Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects FP-14 are part of this solicitation and any resultant contract.

Copies of the FHWA Standard Specifications for Construction of Roads and Bridges are available from:

https://highways.dot.gov/federal-lands/specs http://www.fs.fed.us/biology/resources/pubs/watershed/FS_National_Core_BMPs_April2012.pdf

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SPECIAL NOTE: The specification contained in this contract is a list of major special project specifications applicable to this contract. Other specifications referred to within these specifications (even though not specifically listed) or contained in the FHWA Standard Specifications for Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects are also fully applicable to the solicitation and any resultant contract.

Supplemental Specifications (SS) – The specifications identified in this contract were prepared by the Forest Service and are a supplement to or change the FHWA specifications.

SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIFICATION LIST

Section No Title Preface SS-101 Terms, Format and Definitions SS-102 Bid, Award, and Execution of Contract SS-103 Scope of Work SS-104 Control of Work SS-105 Control of Material SS-106 Acceptance of Work SS-107 Legal Relations and Responsibility to the Public SS-108 Prosecution and Progress SS-109 Measurement and Payment SS-152 Construction Survey and Staking SS-153 Contractor Quality Control SS-155 Schedules for Construction Contracts SS-156 Public Traffic SS-157 Soil Erosion Control SS-204 Excavation and Embankment SS-208 Structure Excavation and Backfill for Selected Major Structures SS-209 Structure Excavation and Backfill SS-625 Turf Establishment SS-633 Permanent Traffic Control SS-648 Stream Simulation SS-703 Aggregate SS-705 Rock

Submittal Schedule:

Refer to table below as a summary of the required sampling, testing, products, and certifications for the project. The table is to assist the Contractor, but may not be all inclusive – additional submittals may be required by the specific specification section:

SUBMITTAL SCHEDULE

SPEC.

SECTION SECTION TITLE SUB-

SECTION REQUIRED SUBMITTAL

104 Control of Work 104.03(c) As-Built Plans

105 Control of Material FSSS

105.02 (c)

Contractor Weed-Free Material Sources Certification

105 Control of Material 105.04 Private property agreements and documents

106 Acceptance of Work 106.03 Material certifications

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106.04 106.05

107 Legal Relations & Responsibility to the Public 107.01 Permits and agreements

107 Legal Relations & Responsibility to the Public 107.10(b) (SPCC) Plan or Hazardous Spill

Plan

109 Measurement & Payment 109.04 Certified Delivery Records of Items Weighed for Payment

152 Construction Survey and Staking 152.04 As-staked data and corrections

153 Contractor Quality Control 153.02 Contractor’s Quality Control Qualifications

153 Contractor Quality Control 153.03 Contractor Quality Control Plan

156 Public Traffic

FSSS

156.03 & 156.05

Traffic Control Plan & Temporary Closure Notice

157 Soil Erosion & Sediment Control

FSSS

157.04

Soil Erosion & Sediment Control Measures Plan

157 Soil Erosion & Sediment Control 157.14 Erosion and sediment control measure inspections

171 Weed and Disease Prevention FSSS 171.03

Written Notification/Schedule for Equipment Noxious Weed Inspection

203 Removal of Structure and Obstructions 203.04 Bridge removal plan

203 Removal of Structure and Obstructions 203.05 Disposal statement, plan, agreement or permit

204 Excavation & Embankment 204.15 Sampling, Testing, & Compaction Results

Structure Excavation and Backfill for Selected Major Structures

208.03 Slope, cofferdam design

Structure Excavation and Backfill for Selected Major Structures

208.07 Dewatering plans

302 Minor Crushed Aggregate FSSS 302.04

Written Request for Roadbed Approval

302 Minor Crushed Aggregate 302.06 Commercial Source Material Certifications for Gradation & Quality

302 Minor Crushed Aggregate 301.06 Sampling, Testing, & Compaction Results

552 Structural Concrete 552.03 Mix design 552 Structural Concrete 552.10 Plans as required

625 Turf Establishment FSSS 625.07

Weed-Free & Approved Seed Mix Certification

C.4 FP-14 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS AND BRIDGES ON FEDERAL HIGHWAY PROJECTS