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Solicitation No: 12445122Q0048 Project Name: USDA Forest Service Ouachita NF, Choctaw Fence Repairs

SF-1442 INFORMATION

NOTICE TO OFFERORS

Item 11: COMPLETION DATE: Work shall be completed on or before the date specified in FAR 52.211-10.

Item 12A: PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS: See FAR Clause 52.228-15 Performance and Payment Bonds- Construction.

Item 14: NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR: DUNS number shall be included in addition to the name and address.

Item 19: ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS: FAILURE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AMENDMENTS, IN ITEM 19 OF THE SF-1442, BY THE DESIGNATED DATE AND HOUR SPECIFIED IN THE SOLICITATION MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR QUOTE. If amendments are issued, they will be posted to www.beta.sam.gov.

Item 24: SUBMITTING INVOICES: Invoices must be comply with FAR 52.232-5, Payments under Fixed Price Construction Contracts, and submitted electronically using the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) via www.IPP.gov.

I. PRE-QUOTE INFORMATION

ELECTRONIC QUOTE SUBMISSION. Submit an electronic copy of your proposal package to: charles.cotton@usda.gov with the following documents:

□ SF-1442, Solicitation, Offer & Award, Pages 1 and 2 o Acknowledge any amendments

□ B.1 SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

□ Annual Representations and Certifications (FAR Provision 52.204-8), Representation Regarding Certain o Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (FAR Provision 52.204-24), and Certification o Regarding Responsibility Matters (FAR Provision 52.209-5). Section K of this solicitation.

□ Contractor Quote Data. This may all be in one PDF. Delineate the volumes with a dividing page

Reference/Description VOL I: Technical Approach

Page Limit

N/A _ BASE CONTRACT DATA ACCEPTED

Past Performance Questionnaire Schedule B

VOL II: Past Performance VOL III: Price

II. Award Intention. The USDA-FS intends to award one (1) contract using the LPTA proposal.

III. QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER 12:00 P.M. ON 08/25/2023 Questions can be submitted to charles.cotton@usda.gov. Q

Submittal Format and Confirmation/Receipt.

Email Subject Line: 12445122Q0048_Company Name_Proposal Email: Your quote shall be emailed to :charles.cotton@usda.gov

**DO NOT WAIT TO CONFIRM RECEIPT!**

Site Visit: Coordinate with COR Ethan Godwin ethan.godwin@usda.gov Last day for Questions: 08/25/2023 1200EST Deadline: 09/8/2023 1200 EST

Solicitation No: 12445122Q0048 Project Name: USDA Forest Service Ouachita NF, Choctaw Fence Repairs

It is the contractor’s responsibility to ensure their quote is received by the government. Your email with the PDF attached will be deposited in a secure USDA-FS file.

This solicitation and the subsequent contract are governed by the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), agency supplemental regulations, and the drawings, specifications, and data attached. Applicable FAR provisions and clauses in this RFQ are incorporated by reference or full text. FAR provisions and clauses incorporated by reference can be accessed on the Internet at:

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far.

It is the responsibility of the offeror to verify that this solicitation document, including the plans, are complete as listed in the table of contents and the index to sheets. Plan sheets are attached to the email solicitation.

Notice of SAMRegistration – offerors must be registered and ACTIVE in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to submission of a quote in response to this solicitation. Failure to register prior to submission of a quote may require award to the next successful registered offeror. See FAR Subpart

4.1102. Register online at www.sam.gov. (SAM is an official website of the U.S. government. There is no cost to use SAM. You can use this site for FREE to register to do business with the U.S. government.).

Representations and Certifications – This solicitation is issued under NAICS 238990 All Other Specialty Trade Contractors. Please complete the certification listed in paragraph (b) of FAR Provision 52.204-8 Annual Representation and Certifications. Offerors must certify small business status for NAICS 238990 in SAM.

Before submitting a quote, please ensure you have completed annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM at www.sam.gov.

Modifications to quotes - quotes may be modified or withdrawn by electronic commerce (email) if such notice is received prior to the time specified for receipt of quotes. The Government will not be responsible for ANY failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of electronic commerce (email) data. For all modifications, the Government STRONGLY ENCOURAGES offerors to resubmit the entire quote schedule with a unit price and amount for every quote item, and a Schedule Total Modifications which make the quote ambiguous, indefinite, or uncertain as to any essential requirement of the contract will cause the quote to be rejected as nonresponsive. Email Address to submit modifications to quotes for this project is charles.cotton@usda.gov.

Vets-4212 Reporting - Offerors must complete the following report, if required. See reporting requirements at: https:// www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/vets4212.

□ My firm had a qualifying Federal Contract in 2020 and has complied with the reporting requirements.

□ My firm did not have a qualifying Federal Contract in 2020 and is therefore exempt from the reporting requirements.

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

6. PROJECT NO. 4. CONTRACT NO. 5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NO.

PAGE OF PAGES

7. ISSUED BY CODE 8. ADDRESS OFFER TO

SOLICITATION

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

1. SOLICITATION NO. 3. DATE ISSUED

IMPORTANT -- The "offer" section on the reverse must be fully completed by offeror.

9.

INFORMATION

a. NAME b. TELEPHONE NO. (Include area code) (NO COLLECT CALLS)

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder."

CALL:

FOR

SEALED BID (IFB)

NEGOTIATED (RFP)

1104450

USDA-FS CSA EAST 11

1720 PEACHTREE ST NW

STE 876S

ATLANTA GA 30309-2449

Charles Cotton

Contracting Officer CSA 11

CHARLES COTTON 859-745-3157

108/17/2023

12445123Q0048

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS (Title, identifying no., date)

Summary of Work:

The contractor shall provide all labor, tools, equipment, and materials to perform the work in accordance with plans and these specifications. Contractor shall construct approximately 475ft fence in accordance with the specifications and details provided. The project is located at 49056 Fish Hatchery Rd, Hodgen, Oklahoma

74939.Contractor shall remove approximately 820ft fence and dispose of it from

Forest Service property.

Quotes will be reviewed and evaluated on a lowest price technically acceptable basis

Period of performance is 90 days

11. The Contractor shall begin performance within

12a. THE CONTRACTOR MUST FURNISH ANY REQUIRED PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS?

award, notice to proceed. The performance period is mandatory negotiable. (See ________________________________________________.)

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

a. Sealed offers in original and is not required.is, b. An offer guarantee

c. All offers are subject to the (1) work requirements, and (2) other provisions and clauses incorporated in the solicitation in full text or by reference.

(date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers will be publicly opened at that time. Sealed envelopes containing offers shall be marked to show the offeror's name and address, the solicitation number, and the date and time offers are due.

d. Offers providing less than

12b. CALENDAR DAYSYES NO

(If "YES", indicate within how many calendar days after award in Item 12b.)

10 90 calendar days and complete it within ________________ ________________ calendar days after receiving

09/08/2023

NSN 7540-01-155-3212

x x x x copies to perform the work required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by _____________ ___________________ (hour) local time calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due will not be considered and will be rejected . _________________

STANDARD FORM 1442 (Rev. 8/2014)

Prescribed by GSA

FAR(48 CFR) 53.236-1(d)

17. The offeror agrees to perform the work required at the prices specified below in strict accordance with the terms of this solicitation, if this offer is accepted by the Government in writing within ____________________ calendar days after the date offers are due. (Insert any number equal to or greater than the minimum requirement stated in item 13d. Failure to insert any number means the offeror accepts the minimum in item 13d.)

14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR (Include ZIP Code) 15. TELEPHONE NO. (Include area code)

16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS (Include only if different than item 14.)

CODE FACILITY CODE

AMOUNTS

18. The offeror agrees to furnish any required performance and payment bonds.

19. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AMENDMENTS

OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror)

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the solicitation -- give number and date of each)

AMENDMENT NO.

DATE.

20a. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN OFFER (Type or print) 20b. SIGNATURE 20c. OFFER DATE

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT 23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

ITEM 25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO

26. ADMINISTERED BY CODE 27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

(Contractor is required to sign this document and return (Contractor is not required to sign this document.)

Your offer on this solicitation is hereby accepted as to the items listed. This award consummates the contract, which consists of (a) the Government solicitation and your offer, and (b) this contract award.

No further contractual document is necessary.

30a. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTOR OR PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN (Type or print) 31a. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

30b. SIGNATURE 30c. DATE 31b. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 31c. DATE

BY

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USDA-FS CSA EAST 11

1720 PEACHTREE ST NW

STE 876S

ATLANTA GA 30309-2449

CHARLES C. COTTON

28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT 29. AWARD

Contractor agrees to furnish and deliver all items or perform all work requirements identified on this form and any continuation sheets for the consideration stated in this contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract shall be governed by (a) this contract award, (b) the solicitation, and (c) the clauses, representations, certifications, and specifications incorporated by reference in or attached to this contract.

copies to issuing office.)

10 U.S.C. 2304(c) 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 8/2014) BACK

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ITEM NO.

(A)

SUPPLIES/SERVICES

(B)

QUANTITY

(C)

UNIT

(D)

UNIT PRICE

(E)

AMOUNT

(F)

NAME OF OFFEROR OR CONTRACTOR

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CONTINUATION SHEET

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12445123Q0048

NAICS: 238990

PSC: Z2JZ

Period of Performance: 90 days negotiable

Delivery: 12/09/2023

Delivery Location Code: 7A86

OUACHITA NATIONAL FOREST

100 RESERVE STREET

HOT SPRINGS AR 71901 US

Period of Performance: 09/15/2023 to 12/09/2023

0001 080901C SO MNS Choctaw Fence Repairs 662642

NSN 7540-01-152-8067 OPTIONAL FORM 336 (4-86)

Sponsored by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.110

United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service

(R08) SOUTHERN REGION

OUACHITA NATIONAL FOREST

McCURTAIN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA

TIAK RANGER DISTRICT

GLOVER BLOCK GATE INSTALLATION

R. 23 E. R. 24 E.

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RECOMMENDED BY:

Digitally signed by Aaron Cole Date: 2022.07.05 14:20:26 -05'00'

DATE

Digitally signed by PATTI TURPIN Date: 2022.07.11 13:24:04 -05'00'

Digitally signed by TROY

HEITHECKER

Date: 2022.07.15 13:13:36 -05'00'

PROJECT LOCATION PROJECT LOCATION

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INDEX OF SHEETS

SHEET SHEET TITLE DATE

G-001 COVER SHEET

G-002 SUMMARY OF ESTIMATED QUANTITIES

G-003 GENERAL NOTES

G-004 MAP OF GATE LOCATIONS

C-101 - C-103 CONSTRUCTION DIAGRAM

C-501 GATE DETAILS

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GENERAL NOTES

1. The Specifications for this project shall be Federal Highway Administration "STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION

OF ROADS AND BRIDGES ON FEDERAL HIGHWAY PROJECTS FP-14 US Customary Units" and the Special Project Specifications. FP-14 US Customary Units specifications may be downloaded at: www.flh.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/pse/specs/

2. Construction tolerances shall conform with Class "E" in Table 204.02 of the Special Project Specifications.

3. Aggregate quantities including surfacing and base materials are paid for based on compacted, in place, volumes. Delivery truck loose volumes are not measured and will be considerably more than the compacted quantities listed below.

4. Maximum grade shall be 8% unless otherwise shown.

5. Contractor shall be responsible for locating any and all utilities. CALL ARKANSAS OR OKLAHOMA ONE CALL (811)

REGION 8

SOUTHERN REGION

GLOVER BLOCK GATE

INSTALLATION

OUACHITA NATIONAL

FOREST

L 12' 6'

E DF=DEEP FILL (I)

G 2

(I) (I)

(I) (R)

EDGE OF TRAVEL WAY

CENTERLINE OF ROAD

E D (I) (R)

CRUSHED OR

ROADSIDE DITCH / OUTSLOPE

CATCH POINT

TYPICAL WIDTH OF DRAIN INSTALL REMOVE & EXIST. EXIST. PROPOSED

SECTION TRAVEL WAY DIP CULVERT REPLACE CULVERT GATE GATE (I)

(I) INSTALL REPLACE EXISTING PIT RUN SCREENED SCREENED EXISTING EXISTING B.O.P - BEGINNING OF PROJECT

SIGN EXISTING UNDERGROUND AGGREGATE NF AGGREGATE CATTLE BRIDGE E.O.P - END OF PROJECT D DETAIL CULVERT TO REMAIN TO REMAIN CONSTRUCT RECONSTRUCT SIGN GAS LINE SURFACING SURFACING GUARD OVER HEAD POWER

LEAD OFF

& WING

DITCHES

LEAD OFF

& WING

DITCHES

DRAWING TITLE

SUMMARY OF

ESTIMATED QUANTITIES

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APRIL 2022

ARCHIVE NO.

ARCHIVE_NUMBER

DESIGNER

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DWG SHEET NO.

G-002

DRAWN

CHECKED

AAC

PROJECT NO.

CLEARING

SOIL PREPARATION: AREAS TO BE SEEDED SHALL BE FINISHED AS SHOWN ON THE TYPICAL • NOTE W20-3

CLEARING & GRUBBING: TREES MAY BE FELLED ON GOVERNMENT LAND OUTSIDE THE

CLEARING LIMITS. TREATMENT OF SLASH SHALL BE BY METHOD F, SCATTERING. STUMPS

SHALL BE POSITIONED SUCH THAT THEY WILL NOT ROLL ONTO ROADBED OR INTO ROAD

DITCH. SLASH SHALL NOT BE DISPOSED OF (1) WITHIN ANY DEFINED STREAM CHANNEL OR

(2) WITHIN ANY MARKED BOUNDARIES OF A PROTECTED STREAM. PROTECTED STREAMS

ARE SHOWN ON SALE AREA MAP IN TIMBER SALE CONTRACT. A DEFINED STREAM CHANNEL

IS ANY CONTINUOUS CHANNEL WHICH EXHIBITS EVIDENCE OF REGULAR ANNUAL SCOUR.

EQUIPMENT SHALL NOT BE OPERATED WITHIN ANY STREAM CHANNEL EXCEPT AS

ESSENTIAL IN CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS.

GRUBBING OF UNDISTURBED STUMPS IN EMBANKMENT AREAS IS NOT REQUIRED UNLESS

THEY EXTEND MORE THAN 12" ABOVE THE ORIGINAL GROUND (MEASURED FROM THE

UPHILL SIDE) OR ARE CLOSER THAN 24" TO THE FINISHED SUBGRADE OR 12" TO ANY SLOPE

SURFACE.

NO MEASUREMENT SHALL BE MADE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF LOG LANDINGS, BUT THEY WILL

BE CONSIDERED A SUBSIDIARY OBLIGATION BY THE CONTRACTOR.

UTILIZATION OF TIMBER: MERCHANTABLE TIMBER FROM GOVERNMENT LAND IS DEFINED AS

THAT TIMBER MARKED WITH PAINT BOTH ON THE STUMP AND AT EYE LEVEL. TREES SHALL

BE FELLED BY SAWING, SHEARING, OR BY PUSHING THE TREE OVER. ALL TREES SHALL BE

CUT SO AS TO LEAVE A STUMP HEIGHT OF 12" OR LESS. THE LOG SHALL BE LIMBED AND

TOPPED AT A POINT WHERE THE INSIDE BARK DIAMETER IS NO MORE THAN 3.5".

FOR PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT: MERCHANTABLE TIMBER SHALL BE HAULED TREE LENGTH

TO THE LOG DECK(S) SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS. ALL MERCHANTABLE TIMBER SHALL BE

DECKED NO MORE THAN 10 CALENDER DAYS AFTER FELLING. DECKED LOGS SHALL BE

STACKED PARALLEL WITH ALL BUTT ENDS FACING THE SAME DIRECTION AND STACKED A

SECTION. AREAS THAT ARE DAMAGED SHALL BE RESTORED. THE SURFACE SOIL SHALL BE IN

A ROUGHENED CONDITION FAVORABLE FOR GERMINATION AND GROWTH.

AGRICULTURAL LIMESTONE SHALL BE A CALCIC OR DOLOMITIC GROUND LIMESTONE

CONTAINING NOT LESS THAN 80 PERCENT OF TOTAL (CALCIUM AND MAGNESIUM)

CARBONATES.

LIMESTONE SHALL MET THE FOLLOWING ESIEVE ANALYSIS:

AT LEAST 90 PERCENT PASSING A No. 10 SIEVE; AND AT LEAST 40 PERCENT PASSING A No. 60 SIEVE OR 25 PERCENT PASSING A No. 100 SIEVE.

GRANULATED SLAG OR OTHER APPROVED NATURAL SOURCES OF LIME MAY BE USED,

PROVIDED THE APPLICATION RATE IS ADJUSTED TO EQUAL THE TOTAL NEUTRALIZING POWER

OF THE SPECIFIED GROUND LIMESTONE.

APPLICATION RATES:

LIMESTONE SHALL BE APPLIED AT A MINIMUM RATE OF 2.5 TONS PER ACRE.

HYDRO-SEEDING MAY BE USED BETWEEN SEPT. 1 AND MAY 15 AND WATER FOR

HYDRO-SEDING SHALL BE APPLIED AT A RATE OF 3,000 GALLONS PER ACRE OR AS

RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE EQUIPMENT. FERTILIZER SHALL BE

APPLIED AT A MINIMUM RATE OF 600 POUNDS PER ACRE AND SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS:

%N-12, %P2O5 -24, %K-12, OR 720 POUNDS PER ACRE AND HAVE THE FOLLOWING CHEMICAL

ANALYSIS: %N-10, %P-20, %K-10.

MULCH MATERIAL SHALL BE AGRICULTURAL STRAW(*) (SEE MULCH MATERIAL) OR WOOD

CELLULOSE FIBER APPLIED AT THE MINIMUM RATE PER ACRE AS SHOWN FOR THE TIMES OF

THE YEAR BELOW:

MINIMUM POUNDS

TIME of YEAR MULCH MATERIAL(*) PER ACRE

ANY TIME WHEAT, OAT, RICE OR RYE 5,000

9/1 - 5/15 WHEAT,OAT, RICE OR RYE STRAW OR 5,000

WOOD CELLULOSE FIBER 2,500

SEED MIXES SHALL BE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING FOR TIME OF YEAR SHOWN:

MINIMUM POUNDS

ONE 36"X36" W20-3 (PER MUTCD & S.H.S [STANDARD HIGHWAY SIGNS]) MOVABLE

CONSTRUCTION SIGN WILL BE REQUIRED AT EACH END OF THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE TO

NOTIFY THE PUBLIC DURING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES. THE SIGNS SHALL BE MOUNTED

A MINIMUM OF 12" ABOVE THE GROUND, AND SHALL BE PLACED WITHIN 500 FEET OF EACH

CONSTRUCTION ZONE END. IF THE ROAD DEAD ENDS OR PUBLIC USE HAS BEEN

OBSTRUCTED, ONLY ONE W20-3 WILL BE REQUIRED. THE ROAD SHALL NOT BE CLOSED

FOR MORE THAN 2-HOURS WHEN USING THE W20-3. IF THE ROAD IS CLOSED FOR MORE

THAN 2-HOURS LIMIT A TYPE III MOVABLE BARRICADE WILL BE REQUIRED IN LIEU OF THE

W20-3.

• NOTE TYPE III

ONE TYPE III MOVABLE BARRICADE WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETELY CLOSE EACH 8'

OF TRAVELED WAY WIDTH. SIGNS SHALL OBSCURE NO MORE THAN 50 PERCENT OF THE

TOP 2 RAILS OR 33 PERCENT OF ALL THREE RAILS. SIGNS SHALL BE MOUNTED A

MINIMUM OF 12" ABOVE THE GROUND. WHERE A BARRICADE ARRAY EXTENDS ACROSS A

ROADWAY, THE STRIPES SHALL SLOPE DOWNWARD IN THE DIRECTION TOWARD WHICH

TRAFFIC MUST TURN OR PASS. WHERE BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT VEHICULAR MOVEMENTS

ARE PROVIDED, THE STRIPES SHALL SLOPE DOWNWARD IN BOTH DIRECTIONS FROM THE

CENTER OF THE BARRICADE ARRAY. WHERE NO VEHICULAR MOVEMENTS ARE

PROVIDED, THE STRIPES SHALL SLOPE DOWNWARD TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE

BARRICADE ARRAY PAY FOR EITHER SIGN WOULD BE INCIDENTAL TO PAY ITEM 635.01

ROAD

MINIMUM OF 6 LOGS HIGH. THESE STACKS SHALL BE PARALLEL TO THE ROAD WITH THE TIME OF YEAR SPECIES PER ACRE

BUTTS POINTED IN THE DIRECTION OF HAUL. THERE MUST BE ROOM ON THE DECK AT THE

BUTTEND OF LOGS, FOR A LOADER TO OPERATE SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY. THE ROAD

MARCH 1

TO

SEPTEMBER 15

BROWNTOP MILLET 20 CONSTRUCTION

CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE TIMBER PURCHASER ACCESS TO THE LOG DECK(S) .

SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS FOR THE PURPOSE OF REMOVING THE RIGHT-OF-WAY TIMBER. SEPTEMBER 1 ANNUAL RYEGRASS 20

BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CONTRACTOR AND THE TIMBER PURCHASER, ALL TO ELBON RYE 25

FELLED TIMBER MEETING UTILIZATION STANDARDS MAY BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE MARCH 15 (ALSO KNOWN AS CEREAL RYE)

AHEAD

TIMBER PURCHASER IN LENGTHS AND AT LOCATIONS WITHIN THE CONSTRUCTION LIMITS

AS AGREED TO BETWEEN THE TWO PARTIES. THE TIMBER PURCHASER MUST RECEIVE

WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM THE FOREST SERVICE PRIOR TO REMOVAL OF ANY TIMBER.

NOTHING HEREIN SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS RELIEVING THE CONTRACTOR OF ANY

RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIRING, AT HIS EXPENSE, DAMAGES THAT MAY OCCUR AS A

RESULT OF HIS AUTHORIZING THE TIMBER PURCHASER USE OF THE ROAD FOR REMOVAL

OF RIGHT-OF-WAY TIMBER PRIOR TO FINAL ACCEPTANCE BY THE GOVERNMENT.

EXCAVATION

CONSTRUCTION TOLERANCES: ALL DITCHES AND DRAINAGE DIPS SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED

TO FLOW IN THE DIRECTION SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS OR DESIGNATED ON THE GROUND.

STUMP HOLES WITHIN OR ADJACENT TO THE ROADBED SHALL BE BACKFILLED TO PREVENT

PONDING OF WATER. FILL SLOPES, WITHIN 50' OF PIPES OR WHERE THE DEPTH OF FILL IS

MORE THAN 5' SHALL NOT BE STEEPER THAN SHOWN ON TYPICAL SECTIONS. IN OTHER

AREAS, FILL SLOPES MAY BE NO MORE THAN 10% STEEPER THAN SHOWN. TOLERANCE

CLASS (E).

SEEDING & MULCHING

SEEDING AND MULCHING SHALL BE COMPLETED ON ALL REQUIRED AREAS OF INDIVIDUAL

ROADS WITHIN 10 DAYS AFTER EXCAVATION FOR THE ROAD IS COMPLETED.

BORROW

UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED BORROW MATERIAL IS NOT AVAILABLE ON SITE AND SHALL BE

OBTAINED FROM PRIVATE SOURCES

APPLICATION METHODS FOR SEED, FERTILIZER:

a) HYDRAULIC METHOD - (ACCEPTABLE 9/1 - 5/15 ONLY) SEED AND FERTILIZER

SHALL BE MIXED WITH WATER IN THE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED AND APPLIED UNDER

PRESSURE AT THE RATES SPECIFIED. MULCH SHALL BE ADDED AFTER ALL

OTHER MATERIALS HAVE BEEN MIXED IN THE TANK. LEGUME SEED SHALL BE

INOCULATED AS RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER.

b) DRY METHOD - (REQUIRED 5/15 - 8/31) MECHANICAL SEEDERS OR OTHER

APPROVED MECHANICAL SEEDING EQUIPMENT SHALL BE USED TO APPLY

THE SEED AND FERTILIZER IN THE AMOUNTS AND MIXTURES SPECIFIED.

APPLICATION METHODS FOR MULCH:

a) HYDRAULIC METHOD - (ACCEPTABLE 9/1 - 5/15 ONLY) SPECIFIED MULCH MAY BE APPLIED

BY HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT THAT USES WATER AS THE CARRYING

AGENT. MULCH SHALL BE EVENLY APPLIED AT THE RATES SPECIFIED. MULCHING SHALL

NOT BE DONE IN THE PRESENCE OF FREE STANDING WATER.

b) DRY METHOD - (REQUIRED 5/15 - 8/31) MULCH SHALL BE APPLIED AT THE SPECIFIED

RATE AFTER THE SEEDING AND FERTILIZING ARE COMPLETE. APPLICATION OF STRAW (*)

MAY BE BY HAND METHODS WHEN APPROVED BY THE ENGINEER.

APPLICATION METHOD FOR LIMESTONE:

LIMESTONE SHALL BE APPLIED UNIFORMLY EITHER PRIOR TO OR AFTER SOIL PREPARATION

AT THE SPECIFIED RATE. LIMESTONE SHALL BE APPLIED PRIOR TO AND SEPARATELY FROM

WHEN THE SEED AND FERTILIZER ARE APPLIED.

W20-3 MOVABLE BARRICADE

TYPE III MOVABLE BARRICADE

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NOTE:

LINEAR REPRESENTATION ONLY.

NFSR 52704 (#1)

NFSR 52600 (#7)

STATION 0 1 2 3

STATION

0 1 2 3

NFSR 52710 (#3)

NFSR 52256 (#10)

NFSR 52712( #4)

5' EXTENSION LEFT

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GLOVER BLOCK GATE INSTALLATION

SPECIAL PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS

Table of Contents Preface

101 - Terms¸ Format¸ and Definitions

101.01 Meaning of Terms

101.01 Meaning of Terms

101.03 Abbreviations

101.04 Definitions

102 - Bid¸ Award¸ and Execution of Contract

Delete Section 102

103 - Scope of Work

Delete Subsections 103.02, 103.03, 103.04, 103.05

104 - Control of Work

Delete Subsections 104.01, 104.02, 104.04

104.03 Specifications and Drawings

104.06 Use of Roads by Contractor

106 - Acceptance of Work

106.01 Conformity with Contract Requirements

106.02 Visual Inspection

106.07 Partial and Final Acceptance

107 - Legal Relations and Responsibility to the Public

Delete Subsection 107.05

107.08 Sanitation, Health, and Safety

108 - Prosecution and Progress

Delete Section 108

109 - Measurement and Payment

Delete Subsections 109.06, 109.07, 109.08, 109.09

109.02 Measurement Terms and Definitions

153 - Contractor Quality Control

153.03 Quality Control Plan

153.07 Records and control charts

155 - Schedules for Construction Contracts

Delete Section 155

156 - Public Traffic

Section 156. – PUBLIC TRAFIC

157 - Soil Erosion and Sediment Control

157.04 General

201 - Clearing and Grubbing

201.06 Disposal

203 - Removal of Structures and Obstructions

203.05 Disposing of Material

204 - Excavation and Embankment

Section 204. — EXCAVATION AND EMBANKMENT

Preface

Preface_wo_10_06_2017

Delete all but the first paragraph and add the following:

The Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture has adopted FP-14 for construction of National Forest System Roads.

101 - Terms¸ Format¸ and Definitions

Add the following paragraph to Subsection 101.01:

101.01 Meaning of Terms.

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Delete all references to the FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulations) in the specifications when incorporating into 2400-6(T) Timber Sale or 2400-13(T) Stewardship contracts.

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Add the following paragraph to Subsection 101.01:

101.01 Meaning of Terms.

Delete all references to the TAR (Transportation Acquisition Regulations) in the specifications.

Add the following to Subsection 101.03:

101.03 Abbreviations.

(a) Acronyms.

AGAR — Agriculture Acquisition Regulations

AFPA — American Forest and Paper Association

FSAR — Forest Service Acquisition Regulations

MSHA — Mine Safety and Health Administration

NESC — National Electrical Safety Code

WCLIB — West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau

(f) Miscellaneous unit abbreviations.

MP — milepost location ppm — parts per million volume

STA station location

101.03_National_10_5_2017

Make the following changes to Subsection 101.04:

101.04 Definitions.

Delete these definitions and replace the following:

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Bid Schedule — The Schedule of Items.

Bridge — A structure, including supports, erected over a depression or an obstruction such as water along a road, a trail, or a railway and having a deck for carrying traffic or other loads.

Contractor — The individual or legal entity contracting with the Government for performance of prescribed work. In a timber sale contract, the contractor is the “Purchaser”.

Culvert — Any structure with a bottom, regardless of fill depth, depth of invert burial, or presence of horizontal driving surface, or any bottomless (natural channel) structure with footings that will not have wheel loads in direct contact with the top of the structure.

Drawings — (Public Works Contracts) Design sheets or fabrication, erection, or construction details submitted to the CO by the Contractor according to FAR Clause 52.236-21 Specifications and Drawings for Construction. Also refers to submissions and submittals.

Notice to Proceed — (Public Works Contracts) Written notice to the Contractor to begin the contract work.

Right-of-Way — A general term denoting (1) the privilege to pass over land in some particular line (including easement, lease, permit, or license to occupy, use, or traverse public or private lands), or (2) Real property necessary for the project, including roadway, buffer areas, access, and drainage areas.

Solicitation—(Public Works Contracts) The complete assembly of documents (whether attached or incorporated by reference) furnished to prospective bidders.

Add the following definitions:

Adjustment in Contract Price — “Equitable adjustment,” as used in the Federal Acquisition Regulations, or “construction cost adjustment,” as used in the Timber Sale Contract, as applicable.

Change — “Change” means “change order” as used in the Federal Acquisition Regulations, or “design change” as used in the Timber Sale Contract.

Forest Service — The United States of America, acting through the Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Neat Line — A line defining the proposed or specified limits of an excavation or structure.

Pioneer Road — Temporary construction access built along the route of the project.

Purchaser — The individual, partnership, joint venture, or corporation contracting with the Government under the terms of a Timber Sale Contract and acting independently or through agents, employees, or subcontractors.

Protected Streamcourse — A drainage shown on the plans or timber sale area map that requires designated mitigation measures.

Road Order — An order affecting and controlling traffic on roads under Forest Service jurisdiction. Road Orders are issued by a designated Forest Officer under the authorities of 36 CFR, part 260.

Shop Drawings — (Timber and Stewardship Contracts) Referred to as “Drawings” in FP-14, include drawings, diagrams, layouts, schematics, descriptive literature, illustrations, lists or tables, performance and test data, and similar materials furnished by Purchaser to explain in detail specific portions of the work required by the contract.

Utilization Standards — The minimum size and percent soundness of trees described in the specifications to determine merchantable timber.

Add Figure 101-1—Illustration of road structure terms:

Figure 101-1—Illustration of road structure terms.

102 - Bid¸ Award¸ and Execution of Contract

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Delete Section 102 in its entirety.

Delete Section 102.

103 - Scope of Work

Delete all of Section 103 except Subsection 103.01 Intent of Contract.

Delete Subsections 103.02, 103.03, 103.04, 103.05.

104 - Control of Work

Delete Subsections 104.01, 104.02, and 104.04.

Delete Subsections 104.01, 104.02, 104.04.

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Delete Subsection 104.03 and replace with the following:

104.03 Specifications and Drawings.

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Refer to B(T) 5.211 in the 2400-6(T)) or F(T).2.1.1 in the 2400-13(T) contracts for requirements under this subsection.

Add the following to Subsection 104.06:

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104.06 Use of Roads by Contractor.

The Contractor is authorized to use roads under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service for all activities necessary to complete this contract, subject to the limitations and authorizations designated in the Road Order(s) or described in the contract, when such use will not damage the roads or national forest resources, and when traffic can be accommodated safely.

106 - Acceptance of Work

Delete Subsection 106.01 and replace with the following:

106.01 Conformity with Contract Requirements.

Follow the requirements of FAR Clause 52.246-12 Inspection of Construction.

106.01 _National_10_5_2017

References to standard test methods of AASHTO, ASTM, GSA, and other recognized standard authorities refer to the methods in effect on the date of solicitation for bids.

Perform all work to the lines, grades, cross-sections, dimensions, and processes or material requirements shown on the plans or specified in the contract.

Incorporate manufactured materials into the work according to the manufacturer’s recommendations or to these specifications, whichever is more strict.

Plan dimensions and contract specification values are the values to be strived for and complied with as the design values from which any deviations are allowed. Perform work and provide material that is uniform in character and reasonably close to the prescribed value or within the specified tolerance range. The purpose of a tolerance range is to accommodate occasional minor variations from the median zone that are unavoidable for practical reasons.

When standard manufactured items are specified (such as fence, wire, plates, rolled shapes, pipe conduits, etc., that are identified by gauge, unit mass, section dimensions, etc.), the identification will be considered to be nominal masses or dimensions. Unless specific contract tolerances are noted, established manufacturing tolerances will be accepted.

The Government may inspect, sample, or test all work at any time before final acceptance of the project. When the Government tests work, copies of test reports are furnished to the Contractor upon request. Government tests may or may not be performed at the work site. If Contractor testing and inspection is verified by the Government, the Contractor’s results may be used by the Government to evaluate work for acceptance. Do not rely on the availability of Government test results for process control.

Acceptable work conforming to the contract will be paid for at the contract unit bid price. Four methods of determining conformity and accepting work are described in Subsections 106.02 to 106.05 inclusive. The primary method of acceptance is specified in each Section of work. However, work may be rejected at any time it is found by any of the methods not to comply with the contract.

Remove, repair, or replace work that does not conform to the contract, or to prevailing industry standards where no specific contract requirements are noted. Removing, repairing, or replacing work; providing temporary traffic control; and any other related work to accomplish conformity will be at no cost to the Government.

(a) Disputing Government test results. If the accuracy of Government test results is disputed, promptly inform the CO. If the dispute is unresolved after reasonable steps are taken to resolve the dispute, further evaluation may be obtained by written request. Include a narrative describing the dispute and a proposed resolution protocol that addresses the following:

1. Sampling method;

2. Number of samples;

3. Sample transport;

4. Test procedures;

5. Testing laboratories;

6. Reporting;

7. Estimated time and costs; and

8. Validation process.

If the evaluation requires additional sampling or testing be performed, mutually agree with the Government on witnessing procedures and on sampling and testing by a third party laboratory. Use a third party laboratory accredited by the AASHTO accreditation program. Provide proof of the laboratory’s accreditation for the test procedures to be used. Do not use the same laboratory that produced the disputed Government test results or that produced the test results used as a basis for the dispute.

The CO will review the proposed resolution protocol and may modify it before final approval and execution.

The Government will use the approved resolution protocol test results to determine the validity of the disputed testing. If the Government test results are validated, the Contractor will be responsible for all costs associated with developing and performing the resolution protocol. If the Government test results are not validated, the Government will be responsible for all costs associated with developing and performing the resolution protocol.

If the validity of the Government test results cannot be determined, the Contractor and Government will equally share all costs associated with developing and carrying out the resolution protocol.

(b) Alternatives to removing and replacing non-conforming work. As an alternative to removal and replacement, the Contractor may submit a written request to:

1. Have the work accepted at a reduced price; or

2. Be given permission to perform corrective measures to bring the work into conformity.

The request must contain supporting rationale and documentation. Include references or data justifying the proposal based on an evaluation of test results, effect on service life, value of material or work, quality, aesthetics, and other tangible engineering basis. The CO will determine disposition of the nonconforming work.

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Delete Subsection 106.02 and replace with the following:

106.02 Visual Inspection.

Acceptance is based on visual inspection of the work for compliance with the specific contract requirements.

Use prevailing industry standards in the absence of specific contract requirements or tolerances.

106.07_National_10_4_2017

Delete Subsection 106.07.

106.07 Partial and Final Acceptance.

107 - Legal Relations and Responsibility to the Public 107.05_National_10_5_2017

Delete Subsection 107.05.

Delete Subsection 107.05.

107.08_National_10_4_2017

Delete Subsection 107.08 and replace with the following:

107.08 Sanitation, Health, and Safety.

Refer to specific provisions under B(T) 6.0 in the 2400-6(T) or G(T).0 in the 2400-13(T) contracts for requirements under this subsection.

108 - Prosecution and Progress

Delete Section 108 in its entirety.

Delete Section 108.

109 - Measurement and Payment

Delete Subsections 109.06, 109.07, 109.08, and 109.09:

Delete Subsections 109.06, 109.07, 109.08, 109.09.

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Add the following sentence to Subsection 109.02(b):

109.02 Measurement Terms and Definitions.

(b) Contract quantity.

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Contract quantities will be adjusted only when there are errors in the original design of 15% or more.

153 - Contractor Quality Control

Add the following paragraph to the end of Subsection 153.03(b):

153.03 Quality Control Plan.

(b) Quality Control Procedures.

153.03_National_10_4_2017

Submit written proposals for approval of alternate AASHTO or State approved test methods. Alternate methods may be allowed based on documented equivalence to the specified method.

153.07_National_10_4_2017

Delete Subsection 153.07 and replace with the following:

153.07 Records and control charts.

Maintain complete testing and inspection records by pay item number and make them accessible to the CO.

155 - Schedules for Construction Contracts

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Delete Section 155.

156 - Public Traffic

Delete Section 156 in its entirety and replace with the following:

Section 156. – PUBLIC TRAFIC

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Description

156.01 This work consists of controlling and protecting public traffic adjacent to and within the project.

Material

156.02 Conform to the MUTCD and the following Sections and Subsections:

Permanent Traffic Control 633

Traffic Signing and Marking Material 718

Concrete Barriers and Precast Guardwalls 618

Temporary plastic fence 710.11

Construction Requirements

156.03 General. Accommodate traffic according to MUTCD, approved traffic control plan and this section.

Perform work in a manner that ensures safety and convenience of the public. Unless otherwise provided for in Table 156-1, keep existing roads open to all traffic during road improvement work, and maintain them in a condition that will adequately accommodate traffic. Accommodate public traffic on roads adjacent to and within the project until the project is accepted according to Subsection 106.07(b).

Submit traffic control plan at least 30 days prior to intended use. Perform no work that interferes or conflicts with traffic or existing access to the roadway surface until a traffic control plan has been approved.

Post construction signs and traffic control devices in conformance with MUTCD and Forest Service EM 7100-15.

All required signs will be in place and approved prior to beginning work on project.

If the Contractor agrees in writing to allow public traffic to use a new road being constructed prior to completion, it will be considered an existing road for traffic control purposes.

156.04 Temporary Traffic Control. Install and maintain temporary traffic control devices adjacent to and within the project as required by the approved traffic control plan and the MUTCD. Install and maintain traffic control devices as follows:

(a) Furnish and install traffic control devices before the start of construction operations.

(b) All detours outside of clearing limits will be approved in writing by the Contracting Officer as part of the traffic control plan.

(c) Install only those traffic control devices needed for each stage or phase.

(d) Relocate temporary traffic control devices as necessary.

(e) Remove devices that no longer apply to the existing conditions.

(f) Immediately replace any device that is lost, stolen, destroyed, or inoperative.

(g) Keep temporary traffic control devices clean.

(h) Remove all temporary traffic control devices upon contract completion or when approved.

(i) When required, use flaggers certified by the American Traffic Safety Services Association, the National Safety Council, the International Municipal Signal Association, a state agency, or other acceptable organization. Perform the work described under MUTCD Part 6. Use type III, VII, VIII, or IX retroreflective sheeting on flagger paddles. Do not use flags. Flaggers must wear high visibility safety apparel as required by MUTCD 6E.02.

156.05 Temporary Closures. Road segments may be closed as shown in Table 156-1. The maximum consecutive days of closure shall be as shown. Maintain traffic control devices during closure period(s).

Appropriate barricades and signs will be erected and maintained as shown in the traffic control plan or as otherwise designated.

Prior to closing roads during construction, give written notice to the Contracting Officer at least 10 days in advance.

Table 156-1 Temporary Road Closures

Road Number

Maximum Consecutive Days of Closure

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156.06 Acceptance. Public traffic work will be evaluated under Subsection 106.02.

Measurement and Payment

156.07 Do not measure Public Traffic for payment. Payment for contract work is provided indirectly. See Subsection 109.05.

157 - Soil Erosion and Sediment Control

Delete Subsection 157.04 and replace with the following:

157.04 General.

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Thirty (30) days prior to the start of construction, submit a written plan according to subsection 104.03 with all necessary permits that provides permanent and temporary erosion control measures to minimize erosion and sedimentation during and after construction. Do not begin work until the necessary controls for that particular phase of work have been implemented. Do not modify the type, size, or location of any control without approval.

When erosion control measures are not functioning as intended, take corrective action to eliminate or minimize pollutants in storm water discharges from the project.

201 - Clearing and Grubbing

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Delete the first sentence of this Subsection 201.06 and replace the following:

201.06 Disposal.

Dispose of merchantable timber designated for removal according to the provisions of the timber sale contract.

203 - Removal of Structures and Obstructions

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203.05 Disposing of Material.

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(e) Windrowing Construction Slash. Place construction slash outside the roadway in neat, compacted windrows approximately parallel to and along the toe line of embankment slopes. Do not permit the top of the windrows to extend above subgrade. Use construction equipment to matt down all material in a windrow to form a compact and uniform pile. Construct breaks of at least 15 feet at least every 200 feet in a windrow. Do not place windrows against trees.

(f) Scattering. Scatter construction slash in designated areas without damaging trees. Limb all logs. Place logs and stumps away from trees, positioned so they will not roll, and are not on top of one another. Limb and scatter other construction slash to reduce slash concentrations. When scattering for erosion control, place construction slash as flat as practicable on the completed slope.

(g) Chipping. Use an approved chipping machine to chip slash longer than 3 feet. Deposit chips on embankment slopes or outside the roadway to a loose depth less than 6 inches. Minor amounts of chips or ground woody material may be permitted within the roadway if they are thoroughly mixed with soil and do not form a layer.

(h) Debris Mat. Use tree limbs, tops, cull logs, split stumps, wood chunks, and other debris to form a mat upon which construction equipment is operated. Place stumps upside down and blend stumps into the mat.

(i) Decking. Remove brush from designated log deck areas. Limb and top logs.

Logs not meeting the Utilization Standards described in Subsection 201.04(c) shall be cut to lengths less than <number> feet and decked in designated log deck location.

Merchantable timber not associated with an existing timber sale shall be cut to length meeting the Utilization Standards described in Subsection 201.04(c).

Deck logs so that logs are piled parallel to one another; can be removed by standard log loading equipment; will not damage standing trees; will not interfere with drainage, and will not roll. Keep logs in log decks free of brush and soil.

(j) Removal to designated locations. Remove construction slash to designated locations.

(k) Piling. Pile construction slash in designated areas. Place and construct piles so that if the piles are burned, the burning will not damage remaining trees. Keep piles free of dirt from stumps.

204 - Excavation and Embankment

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Section 204. — EXCAVATION AND EMBANKMENT Description

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204.01 This work consists of excavating material and constructing embankments. This work also includes furnishing, hauling, stockpiling, placing, disposing, sloping, shaping, compacting, and finishing earthen and rocky material.

204.02 Definitions.

(a) Excavation. Excavation consists of the following:

(1) Roadway excavation. Material excavated from within the right-of-way or easement areas, except subexcavation covered in Subsection 204.02(a)(2) and structure excavation covered in Sections 208 and

209. Roadway excavation includes all material encountered regardless of its nature or characteristics.

(2) Subexcavation. Material excavated from below subgrade elevation in cut sections or from below the original ground-line in embankment sections. Subexcavation excludes the work required by Subsection

204.05 or 204.06.

(3) Borrow excavation. Material used for embankment construction that is obtained from outside the roadway prism. Borrow excavation includes unclassified borrow, and topping.

(b) Embankment construction. Embankment construction consists of placing and compacting roadway or borrow excavation. This work includes:

(1) Preparing foundation for embankment;

(2) Constructing roadway embankments;

(3) Benching for side-hill embankments;

(4) Constructing dikes, ramps, mounds, and berms; and

(5) Backfilling subexcavated areas, holes, pits, and other depressions.

(c) Conserved topsoil. Excavated material conserved from the roadway excavation and embankment foundation areas that is suitable for growth of grass, cover crops, or native vegetation.

(d) Waste. Excess and unsuitable roadway excavation and subexcavation that cannot be used.

Material

204.03 Conform to the following Subsections:

Topping 704.05

Unclassified borrow 704.06

Water 725.01(c)

Construction Requirements

204.04 Preparation for Roadway Excavation and Embankment Construction. Clear the area of vegetation and obstructions according to Sections 201 and 203.

Road pioneering, slash disposal, and grubbing of stumps may proceed concurrently with excavation and embankment. Maintain drainage during pioneering operations.

204.05 Conserved Topsoil. When designated, conserve topsoil from roadway excavation and embankment foundation areas. Stockpile conserved topsoil in low windrows immediately beyond the rounding limits of cut and embankment slopes or in other approved locations. Separate conserved topsoil from other excavated material.

When designated, place conserved topsoil on completed slopes according to Section 624.

204.06 Roadway Excavation. Excavate as follows:

(a) Rock cuts. Blast rock according to Section 205. Excavate rock cuts to 6 inches (150 millimeters) below subgrade within the roadbed limits. Backfill to subgrade with topping or other suitable material. Compact the material according to Subsection 204.11.

(b) Earth cuts. Scarify earth cuts to 6 inches (150 millimeters) below subgrade within the roadbed limits.

Compact the scarified material according to Subsection 204.11.

(c) Pioneer Roads. Conduct excavation and placement operations so material to be treated under Section 201 will not be incorporated into the roadway unless specified in the slash treatment method. Maintain drainage during pioneering operations.

Remove snow and ice in advance of the work and deposit beyond the roadway limits in a manner that will not waste material or generate sediment. Do not incorporate snow and ice into embankments. Place snow or ice in a manner to prevent resource damage.

(d) Drainage Feature. Drainage feature includes construction of all ditches, minor channel changes, drainage dips, catch basins, surface water deflectors, and other minor drainage structures. Compact the material according to Subsection 204.11. Excavate on a uniform grade between control points.

Do not disturb material and vegetation outside the construction limits. Retrieve material deposited outside the construction limits. Dispose of unsuitable or excess excavation material according to Subsection 204.14. Replace shortage of suitable material caused by premature disposal of roadway excavation.

Shape to drain and compact the work area to a uniform cross-section at the end of each day's operations.

204.07 Subexcavation. Excavate material to the required limits. Dispose of unsuitable material according to Subsection 204.14. Take cross-sections according to Section 152. Backfill subexcavated area with suitable material in horizontal layers not exceeding 12 inches (300 millimeters) in compacted thickness and compact according to Subsection 204.11. Prevent unsuitable material from mixing with suitable backfill material.

204.08 Borrow Excavation. Use suitable roadway excavation in embankment construction. Do not use borrow excavation when it results in excess roadway excavation. Deduct excess borrow excavation from the total borrow excavation quantity.

Obtain borrow source approval according to Subsection…