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PRI CE AND PAYMENT PROCEDURES

PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 SI NGLE JOB PAYMENT I TEMS

1. 1. 1 Mobi l i zat i on ( Bi d I t em 0001)

1. 1. 1. 1 Payment

1. 1. 1. 2 Uni t of Measur e

1. 1. 2 Demobi l i zat i on ( Bi d I t em 0002)

1. 1. 2. 1 Payment

1. 1. 2. 2 Uni t of Measur e

1. 1. 3 Pr oj ect and Saf et y Si gns ( Bi d I t em 0003)

1. 1. 3. 1 Payment

1. 1. 3. 2 Uni t s of Measur ement

1. 1. 4 Pr ot ect i on of Li st ed Speci es ( Bi d I t ems 0004)

1. 1. 4. 1 Payment

1. 1. 4. 2 Uni t of Measur e

1. 1. 5 I nvasi ve Speci es Cont r ol ( Bi d I t ems 0005, 0006, Opt i onal Bi d

I t ems 0013AA, 0013AB, 0013AC, 0013AD, 0013AE, 0014AA, 0014AB, 0014AC, 0014AD, 0014AE, 0015AA, 0015AB, 0015AC, 0015AD, 0016AA, 0016AB, 0016AC, 0017AA, 0017AB, 0017AC, 0018AB, & 0018AE)

1. 1. 5. 1 Payment

1. 1. 5. 2 Uni t of Measur ement

1. 1. 6 Dr ai n Ti l e Di sabl ement ( Bi d I t ems 0008)

1. 1. 6. 1 Payment

1. 1. 6. 2 Uni t of Measur ement

1. 1. 7 Pr escr i pt i on Bur ni ng ( Bi d I t em 0007, Opt i onal Bi d I t ems 0013AF, 0014AF, 0015AE, 0016AD, 0017AD, 0018AC and 0018AF)

1. 1. 7. 1 Payment

1. 1. 7. 2 Uni t of Measur ement

1. 1. 8 Per f or mance and Payment Bonds ( Bi d I t em 0011 and Opt i onal Bi d

I t ems 0012AJ, 0013AH, 0014AH, 0015AG, 0016AF, 0017AF, and 0018AG)

1. 1. 8. 1 Payment

1. 1. 8. 2 Uni t of Measur e

1. 2 UNI T PRI CE PAYMENT I TEMS

1. 2. 1 Sel ect i ve Cl ear i ng ( Bi d I t ems 0009, Opt i onal Bi d I t ems 0018AA, and 0018AD)

1. 2. 1. 1 Payment

1. 2. 1. 2 Measur ement

1. 2. 1. 3 Uni t of Measur ement

1. 2. 2 Nat i ve Pl ant i ng ( Bi d I t em 0010 and Opt i onal Bi d I t ems 0013AG, 0014AG, 0015AF, 0016AE, and 0017AE)

1. 2. 2. 1 Payment

1. 2. 2. 2 Measur ement

1. 2. 2. 3 Uni t of Measur ement

1. 2. 3 Pr opagat ed Pl ugs ( Opt i onal Bi d I t ems 0012AA, 0012AB, 0012AC, and 0012AD)

1. 2. 3. 1 Payment

1. 2. 3. 2 Measur ement

1. 2. 3. 3 Uni t of Measur ement

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1. 2. 4 Addi t i onal Pl ugs ( Opt i onal Bi d I t ems 0012AE, 0012AF, 0012AG, and 0012AH)

1. 2. 4. 1 Payment

1. 2. 4. 2 Measur ement

1. 2. 4. 3 Uni t of Measur ement

PART 2 PRODUCTS ( NOT USED)

PART 3 EXECUTI ON

3. 1 CONTRACT COST BREAKDOWN

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PRI CE AND PAYMENT PROCEDURES

PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 SI NGLE JOB PAYMENT I TEMS

Payment i t ems f or t he wor k of t hi s cont r act f or whi ch cont r act j ob payment s wi l l be made ar e l i s t ed i n t he BI DDI NG SCHEDULE and descr i bed bel ow. Al l cost s f or i t ems of wor k, whi ch ar e not speci f i cal l y ment i oned t o be i ncl uded i n a par t i cul ar j ob or uni t pr i ce payment i t em, ar e i ncl uded i n t he l i s t ed j ob i t em most c l osel y associ at ed wi t h t he wor k i nvol ved. The j ob pr i ce and payment made f or each i t em l i s t ed const i t ut es f ul l compensat i on f or f ur ni shi ng al l pl ant , l abor , mat er i al s, and equi pment , and per f or mi ng any associ at ed Cont r act or qual i t y cont r ol , envi r onment al pr ot ect i on, meet i ng saf et y r equi r ement s, t est s and r epor t s, and f or per f or mi ng al l wor k r equi r ed f or whi ch separ at e payment i s not ot her wi se provided.

1. 1. 1 Mobi l i zat i on ( Bi d I t em 0001)

1. 1. 1. 1 Payment

Payment wi l l be made at t he appl i cabl e l ump sum pr i ce f or mobi l i zat i on of al l t he Cont r act or ' s pl ant and equi pment t o compl et e t he wor k. Payment const i t ut es f ul l compensat i on f or al l pl ant , l abor , equi pment , and i nci dent al s associ at ed wi t h mobi l i zat i on. Cost s associ at ed wi t h dai l y mobi l i zat i on wi l l not be i ncl uded i n t hi s cost . Dai l y mobi l i zat i on wi l l be i ncl uded i n t he uni t pr i ces of mat er i al s bei ng pr ovi ded.

1. 1. 1. 2 Uni t of Measur e

Uni t of measur e: Job

1. 1. 2 Demobi l i zat i on ( Bi d I t em 0002)

1. 1. 2. 1 Payment

Payment wi l l be made at t he appl i cabl e l ump sum pr i ce f or demobi l i zat i on of al l t he Cont r act or ' s pl ant and equi pment t o compl et e t he wor k. Payment const i t ut es f ul l compensat i on f or al l pl ant , l abor , equi pment , and i nci dent al s associ at ed wi t h demobi l i zat i on. Cost s associ at ed wi t h dai l y demobi l i zat i on wi l l not be i ncl uded i n t hi s cost . Dai l y demobi l i zat i on wi l l be i ncl uded i n t he uni t pr i ces of mat er i al s bei ng r emoved.

1. 1. 2. 2 Uni t of Measur e

Uni t of measur e: Job

1. 1. 3 Pr oj ect and Saf et y Si gns ( Bi d I t em 0003)

1. 1. 3. 1 Payment

Payment wi l l be made f or t he f abr i cat i on, er ect i on and mai nt enance of one

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( 1) Pr oj ect I dent i f i cat i on Si gn and one ( 1) Saf et y Per f or mance Si gn i n accor dance t o Sect i on 01 58 00. 00 03 PROJECT SI GN AND SAFETY SI GN.

1. 1. 3. 2 Uni t s of Measur ement

Uni t of measur e: Job

1. 1. 4 Pr ot ect i on of Li st ed Speci es ( Bi d I t ems 0004)

1. 1. 4. 1 Payment

Payment wi l l be made f or al l cost s associ at ed wi t h pr ot ect i on of l i s t ed speci es det ai l ed i n par agr aph 3. 8 of Sect i ons 01 57 20. 01 03 ENVI RONMENTAL

PROTECTI ON FOR I LLI NOI S.

1. 1. 4. 2 Uni t of Measur e

Uni t of measur e: Job

1. 1. 5 I nvasi ve Speci es Cont r ol ( Bi d I t ems 0005, 0006, Opt i onal Bi d I t ems

0013AA, 0013AB, 0013AC, 0013AD, 0013AE, 0014AA, 0014AB, 0014AC, 0014AD,

0014AE, 0015AA, 0015AB, 0015AC, 0015AD, 0016AA, 0016AB, 0016AC, 0017AA,

0017AB, 0017AC, 0018AB, & 0018AE)

1. 1. 5. 1 Payment

Payment wi l l be made f or al l cost s associ at ed wi t h i nvasi ve speci es cont r ol as descr i bed i n Sect i on 31 31 19. 13 I NVASI VE SPECI ES CONTROL and Sect i on 32 01 90. 45 03 PLANT ESTABLI SHMENT ACTI VI TI ES. Payment s shal l be made year l y, f or f i ve ( 5) year s, and based on t he per f or mance cr i t er i a descr i bed i n Sect i on 31 31 19. 13 I NVASI VE SPECI ES CONTROL. Mont hl y pr ogr ess payment s wi l l be al l owed wi t h pr i or appr oval by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer ' s Repr esent at i ve ( COR) and af t er a mont hl y I nvasi ve Cont r ol Repor t has been appr oved as descr i bed i n Sect i on 31 31 19. 13 I NVASI VE SPECI ES CONTROL.

Under t he base cont r act and opt i onal cont r act l i ne i t em number s ( CLI Ns) 001BAA and 0019AE0018AB and 0018AE, t he Cont r act or wi l l be pai d 20 per cent of t he j ob pr i ce f or year s 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. Opt i onal CLI Ns 0018AB and 0018AE assumes i nvasi ve speci es cont r ol f or 5 year s and may be adj ust ed af t er t he opt i ons ar e exer ci sed t o account f or t he r emai nder of year s l ef t i n contract. Any quant i t y adj ust ment s wi l l be subj ect t o t he FAR Changes Cl ause gi v i ng t he cont r act or an oppor t uni t y t o submi t a r equest f or equi t abl e adj ust ment . By no means woul d t he quant i t y adj ust ment / i ncr ease exceed a vol ume r equi r i ng a new cont r act ; however , i f deemed appr opr i at e, t he gover nment may pr oceed wi t h a Compet i t i on i n Cont r act i ng Act modification. Upon awar d of opt i onal CLI Ns ( 0013, 0014, 0015, 0016, and 0017) , payment s f or I nvasi ve Speci es Cont r ol wi l l be made per year f or t he r emai nder of year s l ef t i n t he cont r act . I f t he Cont r act or f ai l s t o est abl i sh t he per f or mance cr i t er i a i n any year , none of t he payment per cent age wi l l be pai d t o t he cont r act or . The bal ance wi t hhel d f r om t he pr evi ous year wi l l t hen be pai d t he f ol l owi ng year , i f t he per f or mance cr i t er i a i s met .

CLI N 0005 i ncl udes i nvasi ve speci es cont r ol f or t he ent i r e pr oj ect ar ea under t he base cont r act except f or pr oj ect ar eas 2 nor t h and sout h. CLI N 0006 i ncl udes i nvasi ve speci es cont r ol f or pr oj ect ar eas 2 nor t h and sout h.

Pr oj ect ar eas f or CLI N 0005 and CLI N 0006 ar e 221 AC and 50 AC respectively.

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1. 1. 5. 2 Uni t of Measur ement

Uni t of measur e: Job

1. 1. 6 Dr ai n Ti l e Di sabl ement ( Bi d I t ems 0008)

1. 1. 6. 1 Payment

Payment wi l l be made f or cost s associ at ed wi t h t he l ocat i on, di sabl ement of al l dr ai n t i l es necessar y t o r est or e hydr ol ogy wi t hi n t he wor kl i mi t s shown on pl ans, r emoval of r esul t i ng r ubbi sh and debr i s f r om t he s i t e, and ot her i nci dent al s as st at ed i n Sect i on 33 46 17. 10, DRAI N TI LE DI SABLEMENT.

Payment f or t he exi st i ng t i l e sur vey shal l be i nci dent al t o t hi s bi d i t em.

1. 1. 6. 2 Uni t of Measur ement

Uni t of measur e: Job

1. 1. 7 Pr escr i pt i on Bur ni ng ( Bi d I t em 0007, Opt i onal Bi d I t ems 0013AF, 0014AF, 0015AE, 0016AD, 0017AD, 0018AC and 0018AF)

1. 1. 7. 1 Payment

Payment wi l l be made at t he cont r act l ump sum pr i ce f or al l cost s associ at ed wi t h bur n act i v i t i es wi t hi n t he pr oj ect wor kl i mi t s i n accor dance t o Sect i on 31 31 19. 16 03 PRESCRI BED BURNI NG. Al l cost s shal l i ncl ude but not l i mi t ed t o l abor , equi pment s, and mat er i al s.

1. 1. 7. 2 Uni t of Measur ement

Uni t of measur e: Job

1. 1. 8 Per f or mance and Payment Bonds ( Bi d I t em 0011 and Opt i onal Bi d I t ems 0012AJ, 0013AH, 0014AH, 0015AG, 0016AF, 0017AF, and 0018AG)

1. 1. 8. 1 Payment

Cost Rei mbur sabl e l i ne i t ems. Payment wi l l be made f or t he per f or mance and payment bonds t hat ar e r equi r ed as par t of t hi s cont r act . The Gover nment wi l l pay t he act ual cost of t he bonds or t he Cont r act or ' s bi d pr i ce, whi chever i s l ess.

1. 1. 8. 2 Uni t of Measur e

Uni t of measur e: Cost

1. 2 UNI T PRI CE PAYMENT I TEMS

Payment i t ems f or t he wor k of t hi s cont r act on whi ch t he cont r act uni t pr i ce payment s wi l l be made ar e l i s t ed i n t he BI DDI NG SCHEDULE and descr i bed bel ow. The uni t pr i ce and payment made f or each i t em l i s t ed const i t ut es f ul l compensat i on f or f ur ni shi ng al l pl ant , l abor , mat er i al s, and equi pment , and per f or mi ng any associ at ed Cont r act or qual i t y cont r ol , envi r onment al pr ot ect i on, meet i ng saf et y r equi r ement s, t est s and r epor t s, and f or per f or mi ng al l wor k r equi r ed f or each of t he uni t pr i ce i t ems.

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Not wi t hst andi ng t he r equi r ement s of any ot her speci f i cat i on, dr awi ng, or c l ause i n t hi s Cont r act , t he Gover nment wi l l onl y pay f or t he act ual quant i t i es of t he uni t pr i ce i t ems i ncor por at ed i nt o t he wor k, up t o t he est i mat ed Cont r act Quant i t i es l i s t ed on t he BI DDI NG SCHEDULE. Any quant i t y pl aced i n excess of t he Cont r act Quant i t y wi t hout f i r st r ecei v i ng a Cont r act Modi f i cat i on i ncr easi ng t he est i mat ed quant i t y of t hat uni t pr i ce i t em shal l be at t he Cont r act or ' s expense. The Cont r act or i s r esponsi bl e f or not i f y i ng t he Gover nment of t he need t o i ncr ease t he cont r act quant i t y of a l i ne i t em at l east seven cal endar days bef or e t he i t em i s needed.

1. 2. 1 Sel ect i ve Cl ear i ng ( Bi d I t ems 0009, Opt i onal Bi d I t ems 0018AA, and

0018AD)

1. 2. 1. 1 Payment

Payment wi l l be made f or al l cost s associ at ed wi t h sel ect i ve c l ear i ng at t he l ocat i ons shown on t he dr awi ngs and as descr i bed i n Sect i ons 31 11 00 SELECTI VE CLEARI NG. Payment const i t ut es f ul l compensat i on f or f ur ni shi ng al l l abor , mat er i al s, equi pment , t ool s, and i nci dent al s necessar y t o compl et e t he wor k.

1. 2. 1. 2 Measurement

Sel ect i ve Cl ear i ng wi l l be measur ed per acr e of t r ees and shr ubs c l ear ed.

1. 2. 1. 3 Uni t of Measur ement

Uni t of measur e: Acr e ( AC)

1. 2. 2 Nat i ve Pl ant i ng ( Bi d I t em 0010 and Opt i onal Bi d I t ems 0013AG, 0014AG, 0015AF, 0016AE, and 0017AE)

1. 2. 2. 1 Payment

Payment f or Nat i ve Pl ant i ng shal l be made at t he cont r act uni t pr i ce and shal l i ncl ude f ul l compensat i on f or al l pl ant , l abor , mat er i al s, i nocul ant , and ot her component s appr opr i at e t o compl et e t he wor k as descr i bed i n Section 32 92 19. 10 03 NATI VE SEEDI NG.

For each pl ant communi t y, t he nat i ve seed and pl ug l i s t s and quant i t i es ar e at t ached t o t he end of Sect i on 32 92 19. 10 03 NATI VE SEEDI NG. The pl ant communi t y acr es ar e pr ovi ded on t he dr awi ngs. The Cont r act or shal l mul t i pl y t he quant i t i es by t he acr e t o det er mi ne t he t ot al quant i t i es of seeds and pl ugs r equi r ed f or each pl ant communi t y.

1. 2. 2. 2 Measurement

Nat i ve seedi ng wi l l be measur ed by t he acr e of seeds and pl ugs i nst al l ed and accept ed. The number of pl ugs i nst al l ed per acr e wi l l al so be ver i f i ed f or payment . Cont r act or shal l not be pai d f or any quant i t y of pl ugs t hat exceeds t he quant i t y l i s t ed on t he pl ant l i s t l i s t ed i n Sect i on 32 92 19. 10 03 NATI VE SEEDI NG. The Cont r act or shal l bear t he cost of any nat i ve pl ugs i nst al l ed i n excess of t he quant i t y l i s t ed.

A bi l l of mat er i al del i ver y must accompany t he pl ug mat er i al t o ver i f y and subst ant i at e t he quant i t y of pl ugs del i ver ed t o t he s i t e. Copi es of t he bi l l s of del i ver y shal l be submi t t ed t o t he COR and a Uni t ed St at es Ar my Cor ps of Engi neer s ( USACE) , Chi cago Di st r i c t bot ani st or ecol ogi st .

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1. 2. 2. 3 Uni t of Measur ement

Uni t of measur e: Acr e ( AC)

1. 2. 3 Pr opagat ed Pl ugs ( Opt i onal Bi d I t ems 0012AA, 0012AB, 0012AC, and

0012AD)

1. 2. 3. 1 Payment

Payment f or Pr opagat ed Pl ugs wi l l be made at t he cont r act uni t pr i ce and wi l l i nc l ude f ul l compensat i on f or al l pl ant , l abor , mat er i al s t o col l ect seeds, gr ow i nt o pl ugs, pl ant at t he pr oj ect s i t e, and ot her component s appr opr i at e t o compl et e t he wor k as descr i bed i n Sect i on 32 93 01. 00 03, PROPAGATED PLUG PRODUCTI ON AND PLANTI NG.

Af t er al l pl ant i ngs have been i nst al l ed, t he Cont r act or shal l not i f y t he COR and r equest an i nspect i on. As soon as pr act i cabl e t her eaf t er , at l east one ( 1) mont h af t er al l pl ant i ngs have been i nst al l ed f or t hat par t i cul ar year , t he COR wi l l make an i nspect i on, at whi ch t i me al l ar eas pl ant ed i n accor dance wi t h SECTI ON 32 92 19. 10 NATI VE PLANTS wi l l be accept ed.

1. 2. 3. 2 Measurement

A bi l l of mat er i al del i ver y must accompany t he mat er i al t o ver i f y and subst ant i at e t he quant i t y of pl ugs del i ver ed t o t he s i t e. Copi es of t he bi l l s of del i ver y shal l be submi t t ed t o t he COR and a USACE, Chi cago Di st r i c t bot ani st or ecol ogi st .

Pr opagat ed pl ug wi l l be measur ed by t he number of pl ugs i nst al l ed and accept ed by t he COR at l east one ( 1) mont h af t er al l pl ant i ngs have been i nst al l ed f or t hat par t i cul ar year . Per f or mance cr i t er i a i s cont ai ned i n 32 01 90. 45 03 PLANT ESTABLI SHMENT ACTI VI TI ES. The Cont r act or wi l l be pai d f or t he act ual quant i t y of nat i ve pl ugs i nst al l ed and accept ed. However , not wi t hst andi ng t hi s or any ot her cont r act r equi r ement , t he Cont r act or shal l not be pai d f or any quant i t y of nat i ve pl ugs t hat exceeds t he quant i t y l i s t ed i n t he bi d schedul e. The Cont r act or shal l bear t he cost of any nat i ve pl ugs i nst al l ed i n excess of t he quant i t y l i s t ed i n t he bi d schedule.

1. 2. 3. 3 Uni t of Measur ement

Uni t of measur e: Each ( EA)

1. 2. 4 Addi t i onal Pl ugs ( Opt i onal Bi d I t ems 0012AE, 0012AF, 0012AG, and

0012AH)

1. 2. 4. 1 Payment

Payment wi l l be made at t he cont r act uni t pr i ce f or pl ugs pl ant ed as descr i bed i n SECTI ON 32 92 19. 10 NATI VE PLANTS t o i ncl ude handl i ng, st or i ng, l oadi ng, haul i ng, pl aci ng, wat er i ng, et c. , as wel l as l abor , mat er i al s, equi pment , t ool s, and i nci dent al s necessar y t o compl et e t he wor k.

Addi t i onal pl ugs wi l l be r eadi l y avai l abl e pl ugs pur chased t hr ough commer ci al sour ce and der i ved f r om t he pl ant l i s t s pr ovi ded i n SECTI ON 32 92 19. 10.

Af t er al l pl ant i ngs have been i nst al l ed, t he Cont r act or shal l not i f y t he COR and r equest an i nspect i on. As soon as pr act i cabl e t her eaf t er , at l east

SECTI ON 01 22 00. 00 10 Page 7 one ( 1) mont h af t er al l pl ant i ngs have been i nst al l ed f or t hat par t i cul ar year , t he COR wi l l make an i nspect i on, at whi ch t i me al l ar eas pl ant ed i n accor dance wi t h SECTI ON 32 92 19. 10 NATI VE PLANTS wi l l be accept ed.

1. 2. 4. 2 Measurement

A bi l l of mat er i al del i ver y must accompany t he mat er i al t o ver i f y and subst ant i at e t he quant i t y of pl ugs del i ver ed t o t he s i t e. Copi es of t he bi l l s of del i ver y shal l be submi t t ed t o t he COR and a USACE, Chi cago Di st r i c t bot ani st or ecol ogi st .

Pr opagat ed pl ug wi l l be measur ed by t he number of pl ugs i nst al l ed and accept ed by t he COR at l east one ( 1) mont h af t er al l pl ant i ngs have been i nst al l ed f or t hat par t i cul ar year . Per f or mance cr i t er i a i s cont ai ned i n 32 01 90. 45 03 PLANT ESTABLI SHMENT ACTI VI TI ES. The Cont r act or wi l l be pai d f or t he act ual quant i t y of nat i ve pl ugs i nst al l ed and accept ed. However , not wi t hst andi ng t hi s or any ot her cont r act r equi r ement , t he Cont r act or shal l not be pai d f or any quant i t y of nat i ve pl ugs t hat exceeds t he quant i t y l i s t ed i n t he bi d schedul e. The Cont r act or shal l bear t he cost of any nat i ve pl ugs i nst al l ed i n excess of t he quant i t y l i s t ed i n t he bi d schedule.

1. 2. 4. 3 Uni t of Measur ement

Uni t of measur e: Each ( EA)

1. 2. 5 Pr escr i pt i on Bur ni ng ( Bi d I t em 0007, Opt i onal Bi d I t ems 0013AF, 0014AF, 0015AE, 0016AE, 0017AD, 0018AC and 0018AF)

1. 2. 5. 1 Payment

Payment wi l l be made at t he cont r act uni t pr i ce f or al l cost s associ at ed wi t h bur n act i v i t i es wi t hi n t he pr oj ect wor kl i mi t s i n accor dance t o Sect i on 31 31 19. 16 03 PRESCRI BED BURNI NG. Al l cost s shal l i ncl ude but not l i mi t ed t o l abor , equi pment s, and mat er i al s.

1. 2. 5. 2 Measurement

The r esul t s of t he ar ea bur ned wi l l be document ed by r epr esent at i ve phot ol og t o be submi t t ed wi t h payment i nvoi ce. A map shal l be cr eat ed usi ng ei t her GI S or CADD del i neat i ng t he ar eas t hat wer e bur ned. The ar eas shal l be del i neat ed wi t h a handhel d GPS uni t wi t h a mi ni mum of t hr ee ( 3) met er accur acy. The CLI N number and Descr i pt i on shal l be used i n t he l egend t hat cor r esponds t o t he shaded ar ea i n t he map. Each shaded ar ea i n t he map shal l be l abel ed wi t h t he cor r espondi ng acr eage and t ot al pr ovi ded f or each sheet f or each CLI N number . The Cont r act i ng Of f i cer s Repr esent at i ve wi l l r evi ew t he submi t t al f or payment and may el ect t o ver i f y t he compl et ed wor k i n t he f i el d. The cont r act or wi l l be pai d f or t he act ual quant i t y of ar ea bur ned. However , not wi t hst andi ng t hi s or any ot her cont r act r equi r ement , t he cont r act or shal l not be pai d f or any quant i t y of bur n ar ea t hat exceeds t he quant i t y l i s t ed i n t he bi d schedul e. The cont r act or shal l bear t he cost of any ar ea bur ned i n excess of t he quant i t y l i s t ed i n t he bi d schedul e.

1. 2. 5. 3 Uni t of Measur ement

Uni t of measur e: Acr e ( AC)

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PART 2 PRODUCTS ( NOT USED)

PART 3 EXECUTI ON

3. 1 CONTRACT COST BREAKDOWN

The Cont r act or must f ur ni sh wi t hi n 30 days af t er t he dat e of Not i ce t o Pr oceed, and pr i or t o t he submi ssi on of i t s f i r st par t i al payment est i mat e, a br eakdown of i t s s i ngl e j ob pay i t em or i t ems whi ch wi l l be r evi ewed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer as t o pr opr i et y of di st r i but i on of t he t ot al cost t o t he var i ous account s. Any unbal anced i t ems as bet ween ear l y and l at e payment i t ems or ot her di scr epanci es wi l l be r evi sed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer t o agr ee wi t h a r easonabl e cost of t he wor k i ncl uded i n t he var i ous i t ems. Thi s cont r act cost br eakdown wi l l t hen be ut i l i zed as t he basi s f or pr ogr ess payment s t o t he Cont r act or .

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SELECTI VE CLEARI NG

PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 SCOPE

1. 1. 1 Goal

1. 1. 2 Obj ect i ves

1. 2 SUBMI TTALS

1. 3 DEFI NI TI ONS

1. 4 ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

1. 5 DI SPOSAL OF WOODY MATERI AL AND DEBRI S

1. 5. 1 Of f s i t e Di sposal

1. 5. 2 Open Bur ni ng of Br ush Cut t i ngs

1. 6 QUALI TY CONTROL

PART 2 PRODUCTS ( NOT USED)

PART 3 EXECUTI ON

3. 1 CLEARI NG ( TREE AND SHRUB REMOVAL)

3. 1. 1 Tr eat ment Met hods

3. 1. 2 Cut t i ng Techni ques

3. 1. 3 Tar gt et Speci es

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PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 SCOPE

The scope of sel ect i ve c l ear i ng shal l i ncl ude t he sel ect i ve cont r ol or r emoval and di sposal of undesi r abl e woody gr owt h, and f ol l ow- up her bi c i di ng of cut st umps and r espr out s. Thi s speci f i cat i on cover s t he r equi r ement s f or f ur ni shi ng al l l abor , per mi t s, and equi pment , and per f or mi ng al l wor k r equi r ed, f or c l ear i ng i nvasi ve t r ees and shr ubs and t he di sposal of debr i s and mat er i al s r esul t i ng f r om t hese sel ect i ve c l ear i ng oper at i ons.

1. 1. 1 Goal

The goal i s t o el i mi nat e cer t ai n component s of t he woody over st or y wi t hi n t he pr oj ect ar ea.

1. 1. 2 Objectives

1. Reduce densi t i es of Popul us del t oi des and Acer sacchar i num by appr oxi mat el y 50 per cent .

2. Wi t h t he except i on of any t r ees mar ked t o be saved, al l Acer negundo, Pr unus ser ot i na, Jugl ans ni gr a, and Cel t i s occi dent al i s shal l be t r eat ed.

3. Remove al l t r ees wi t hi n 50 f eet of Di v i s i on St r eet east of t he r ai l r oad t r acks.

4. Pr ovi de gr owi ng season f ol l ow- up cont r ol of r espr out s of woody speci es r emoved dur i ng sel ect i ve r emoval pr ocess.

5. Di spose of cut br ush.

6. Tr eat al l non- nat i ve i nvasi ve speci es, i ncl udi ng but not l i mi t ed t o: Ai l ant hus al t i ss i ma, Mor us al ba, and Pyr us cal l er yana.

1. 2 SUBMITTALS

Gover nment appr oval i s r equi r ed f or submi t t al s wi t h a " G" desi gnat i on;

submi t t al s not havi ng a " G" desi gnat i on ar e f or i nf or mat i on onl y. When used, a desi gnat i on f ol l owi ng t he " G" desi gnat i on i dent i f i es t he of f i ce t hat wi l l r evi ew t he submi t t al f or t he Gover nment . The f ol l owi ng shal l be submi t t ed i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES:

SD- 01 Pr econst r uct i on Submi t t al s

Cont r act or and Si t e Cr ew Qual i f i cat i ons; G, PL

Wi t hi n 90 cal endar f ol l owi ng t he Cont r act or ' s acknowl edgement of t he Not i ce t o Pr oceed l et t er , t he Cont r act or must submi t t he following:

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Cont r act or Exper i ence

Cont r act or s shal l pr ovi de a mi ni mum of t hr ee r ef er ences t hat r ef l ect al l t he f ol l owi ng condi t i ons and exper i ence:

Hand cl ear i ng of t r ees and shr ubs, br ush pi l e bur ni ng, st ump her bi c i de v i a wi ck appl i cat i on and f ol i ar wi ck appl i cat i on dur i ng t he gr owi ng season t o r espr out s and smal l st ems wi t hi n I l l i noi s Nat ur al Ar ea I nvent or y Si t es or nat i ve communi t i es of hi gh f l or i st i c qual i t y ( FQI 25 or hi gher ) t hat wer e successf ul l y compl et ed and whi ch avoi ded r easonabl e negat i ve i mpact t o t he nat i ve veget at i on t hat co- occur r ed wi t h t he t ar get i nvasi ve pl ant species.

Mechani cal c l ear i ng of t r ees and shr ubs usi ng ski dst eer s and or t r acked excavat or s wi t h sheer , f el l ar buncher , and mower at t achment s t hat i ncl uded st ump her bi c i de v i a wi ck appl i cat i on and f ol i ar wi ck appl i cat i on dur i ng t he gr owi ng season t o r espr out s and smal l st ems wi t hi n Nat ur al Ar eas t hat wer e successf ul l y compl et ed and whi ch avoi ded r easonabl e negat i ve i mpact t o t he nat i ve veget at i on t hat co- occur r ed wi t h t he t ar get i nvasi ve pl ant speci es.

Pr oj ect s must be at l east 10 acr es of t r eat ment wi t hi n a 30 acr e or l ar ger pr oj ect ar ea.

Al l Pr oj ect r ef er ences shal l demonst r at e t he cont r act or ' s abi l i t y t o i ni t i at e or accel er at e t he r ecover y of an ecosyst em or nat ur al l andscape wi t h r espect t o i t s ecol ogi cal heal t h, i nt egr i t y and sust ai nabi l i t y . Thi s i ncl udes:

a. Abi l i t y t o i dent i f y nat i ve t r ees, shr ubs, v i nes and her baceous plants.

b. Knowl edgeabl e of wi ck her bi c i de appl i cat i on met hods and how t o i mpl ement t hem.

c. Exper i ence wi t h hand cl ear i ng of woody speci es.

d. Exper i ence wi t h i mpl ement at i on of br ush pi l e bur ni ng, moni t or i ng of f i r e weat her and f i r e behavi or , and sel ect i on of appr opr i at e bur n pi l e l ocat i ons.

e. Exper i enced i n t he pr epar at i on of her bi c i de mi xes i ncl udi ng mi x r at i os t o achi eve desi r ed act i ve i ngr edi ent concent r at i ons, addi t i on of sur f act ant s, wat er condi t i oner s and dyes.

f . Exper i ence wi t h sui t abl e s i t e condi t i ons f or access.

g. Exper i ence wi t h t he var i ous her bi c i des and t hei r appr opr i at e applications.

h. Exper i ence wi t h pr oj ect management f or r est or at i on pr oj ect s Ref er ence pr oj ect s shal l be pr oj ect s t hat ar e conduct ed on and ar e r est or i ng or enhanci ng a nat ur al l andscape. Thi s i ncl udes nat i ve communi t i es, such as: pr ai r i es, wet l ands, woodl ands, savannas, f or est , r avi nes, f l at woods, st r eams, f ens, bogs, r i ver s, and l akes.

Ar eas t hat ar e cul t ur al l andscapes shal l not be consi der ed as

SECTI ON 31 11 00 Page 3 r ef er ence pr oj ect s. Thi s i ncl udes: l andscapi ng and/ or mai nt enance f or such pr oj ect s as r oadsi des, di t ches, gol f cour ses, nat i ve gar dens, nat i ve l andscapi ng, wet l and cr eat i on, cul t ur al f i el ds/ past ur es, busi ness, commer ci al campuses and r esi dent i al pr oper t i es. Al so excl uded ar e non- sel ect i ve c l ear i ng pr oj ect s wher e s i t es have been made r eady f or devel opment .

Exper i ence and Educat i on - On- si t e Super vi sor

Mi ni mum of t hr ee ( 3) year s i n nat ur al ar eas r est or at i on i n t he l ower Lake Mi chi gan r egi on ( wi t hi n I l l i noi s, I ndi ana, and Wi sconsi n) ( e. g. , past ur es, CRP, l andscapi ng, ut i l i t y , hi ghway and si mi l ar pr oj ect s do not qual i f y)

Mi ni mum of t hr ee ( 3) year s of exper i ence over seei ng i nvasi ve woody cl ear i ng pr oj ect s and must have exper i ence on at l east t wo ( 2) pr oj ect s wher e sel ect i ve t hi nni ng of mat ur e canopy t r ees was a component of t he pr oj ect . These pr oj ect s shoul d i ncl ude nat i ve pl ant i dent i f i cat i on of Mi dwest f l or a; her bi c i de appl i cat i on usi ng a wi ck or sponge met hod; sel ect i ve hand cl ear i ng.

Demonst r at ed exper t i se i n nat i ve and i nvasi ve pl ant speci es i dent i f i cat i on of t he nor t heast I l l i oni s/ nor t hwest I ndi ana r egi on when woody speci es r emoval act i v i t i es ar e occur r i ng, such as t r ee c l ear i ng or her bi c i di ng of cut st umps, r espr out s and seedl i ngs. , abi l i t y t o f i el d I D 90 per cent of speci es i n wet l ands, pr ai r i es, savannas and woodl ands

Li censed i n t he st at e of I l l i noi s t o appl y her bi c i des

Exper i ence and Educat i on - Fi el d Cr ew

Mi ni mum t wo ( 2) year s i n nat ur al ar eas r est or at i on ( past ur es, CRP, hi ghway and si mi l ar pr oj ect s do not qual i f y)

At l east 50 per cent of t he c l ear i ng cr ew must have at l east 3 year s ' exper i ence conduct i ng t r ee and shr ub c l ear i ng pr oj ect s i n a nat ur al ar eas set t i ng.

At l east 50 per cent of t he member s of t he f i el d cr ew who appl y her bi c i de f or st ump t r eat ment and f ol l ow- up f or r espr out s and smal l st ems must have at l east t hr ee ( 3) year s ' l i censed exper i ence appl y i ng her bi c i de i n nat ur al ar ea set t i ngs. Cr ew member s wi t h l esser exper i ence shal l be pai r ed wi t h a cr ew member t hat has t hr ee ( 3) or mor e year s of exper i ence wor ki ng i n nat ur al areas.

Demonst r at ed exper i ence i n nat i ve and i nvasi ve pl ant speci es i dent i f i cat i on of t he nor t heast I l l i oni s/ nor t hwest I ndi ana r egi on

Li censed i n t he st at e of I L t o appl y her bi c i des

Cont r act or can pr ovi de at l east one empl oyee who has successf ul l y compl et ed t he Nat i onal Wi l df i r e Coor di nat i ng Gr oup S- 130 Fi r ef i ght er Tr ai ni ng and S- 190 I nt r oduct i on t o Fi r e Behavi or or successf ul l y compl et ed t he Mi dwest Ecol ogi cal Pr escr i pt i on Bur n Cr ew Member Tr ai ni ng and can be desi gnat ed as a Br ushpi l e Bur n Boss.

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Exper i ence and Educat i on - Equi pment Oper at or s

For ever y empl oyee oper at i ng equi pment used t o cut or haul l ogs, br ush, or bucked mat er i al , l i s t t he year s of exper i ence your empl oyee has oper at i ng t he equi pment and t ype of equi pment operated.

Al l Equi pment Oper at or s must have at l east f i ve ( 5) year s of exper i ence usi ng st andar d t r ee c l ear i ng or l oggi ng equi pment , such as f el l er buncher s, i n f or est ed or woodl and communi t i es. For est r y mower s wi l l have ext r emel y l i mi t ed use i n t hi s pr oj ect ; t her ef or e, exper i ence shoul d r ef l ect t he oper at i on of equi pment ot her t han f or est r y mower s.

Sel ect ed Her bi c i de and Tr ee Cl ear i ng Pl an; G, PL

Pr i or t o t r ee and shr ub c l ear i ng act i v i t i es, submi t t he br and( s) and act i ve i ngr edi ent ( s) of al l her bi c i des t o be appl i ed i n t he execut i on of t hi s wor k, i ncl udi ng t he r at es of appl i cat i on and equi pment t o be used f or t he appl i cat i on. Submi t a l i s t of sur f act ant s, wat er condi t i oner s, dyes, pH bal ancer s, and ot he chemi cal s and adj uvant s t o be used i n t he execut i on of t hi s wor k.

Submi t a l i s t of equi pment , i ncl udi ng al l pot ent i al equi pment t hat wi l l be ut i l i zed f or t he dur at i on of t hi s wor k, such as al l mechani zed and hand hel d equi pment . Mechani cal equi pment excl usi on zones f or sensi t i ve ar eas must be coor di nat ed wi t h t he l andowner and Cont r act i ng Of f i cer ' s Repr esent at i ve ( COR) and mapped f or approval.

1. 3 DEFINITIONS

Cl ear i ng - Cl ear i ng shal l consi st of t he r emoval of i nvasi ve t r ees, s l ash and ot her woody debr i s occur r i ng i n t he ar eas t o be c l ear ed and i n al l ot her ar eas wi t hi n t he wor k ar ea boundar i es depi ct ed on t he pl ans.

Debr i s Removal - Debr i s r emoval shal l consi st of t he col l ect i on and sat i sf act or y di sposal of al l debr i s and r ubbi sh desi gnat ed f or r emoval i ncl udi ng, but not l i mi t ed t o, concr et e pi eces, t i r es, appl i ances, r oof i ng shi ngl es, f ur ni t ur e, and al l ot her debr i s and r ubbi sh occur r i ng i n t he ar eas t o be c l ear ed and i n al l ot her ar eas wi t hi n t he pr oj ect boundar i es depi ct ed on t he pl ans.

Chi pped Mat er i al - Chi pped mat er i al i s woody debr i s t hat has been cut and t hen f ed i nt o a wood chi pper or ot her s i mi l ar devi ce.

Shr edded Mat er i al - Shr edded mat er i al i s t he debr i s r esul t i ng f r om t he use of a hydr oaxe or ot her s i mi l ar mechani cal l y mount ed woody mat er i al cont r ol device.

Gi r dl i ng - Gi r dl i ng i nvol ves cut t i ng a gr oove or not ch i nt o t he t r unk of a t r ee t o i nt er r upt t he f l ow of sap bet ween t he r oot s and cr own of t he t r ee and appl y i ng her bi c i de t o t he cut ar ea. The gr oove must compl et el y enci r c l e t he t r unk and shal l penet r at e i nt o t he wood t o a dept h of at l east 1/ 2 i nch, pr ef er abl y 1 t o 1- 1/ 2 i nches on l ar ger t r ees. Gi r dl i ng ul t i mat el y r esul t s i n t he deat h of t he t r ee.

Sel ect i ve Cl ear i ng - Sel ect i ve c l ear i ng i nvol ves r emovi ng al l non- nat i ve i nvasi ve speci es, and sel ect ed nat i ve speci es. Nat i ve speci es t o be r et ai ned wi l l ei t her be mar ked i n t he f i el d wi t h r i bbon si gni f y i ng t hem as

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DO NOT CUT, or a t ar get r et ent i on per cent age wi l l be est abl i shed by t he COR.

Hand Cut t i ng - Hand cut t i ng i s t he physi cal cut t i ng, by hand, of t r ees or shr ubs usi ng chai n saws, br ush c l ear i ng saws, handsaws and l opper s.

Mechani cal Equi pment - Mechani cal equi pment r ef er s t o any t r act or or vehi c l e mount ed equi pment used f or t he r emoval of t r ees and shr ubs above t he gr ound sur f ace, i ncl udi ng but not l i mi t ed t o: r ot ar y mower s ( bush hogs) , t r ee hog, Seppi mower , or Hydr o- Axe. Equi pment i s t o be appr oved by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

Tar get Speci es - Tar get speci es shal l consi st of any non- nat i ve i nvasi ve speci es, or nat i ve weedy speci es i dent i f i ed by t he COR f or r emoval . For ar eas wi t h a dense canopy of weedy nat i ve speci es, an appr oxi mat e r educt i on per cent age ( i . e. , 50 per cent of Popul us del t oi des) may be est abl i shed t o gui de t r eat ment .

1. 4 ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON

Al l wor k and Cont r act or oper at i ons shal l compl y wi t h t he r equi r ement s of Section 01 57 20. 01 03 ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON FOR I LLI NOI S.

1. 5 DI SPOSAL OF WOODY MATERI AL AND DEBRI S

1. 5. 1 Of f s i t e Di sposal

The cont r act or must r emove cut mat er i al and debr i s f r om t he pr oj ect ar ea and di spose of i t of f s i t e, unl ess ot her wi se aut hor i zed by t he COR.

1. 5. 2 Open Bur ni ng of Br ush Cut t i ngs

Wi t h t he wr i t t en appr oval of t he COR al l cut t i ngs of woody veget at i on may be pl aced i n compact pi l es and bur ned i n such a way as t o pr ot ect near by nat i ve woody and her baceous speci es f r om heat damage. Pl at f or m st y l e bur n wi l l be accept abl e and l ocat i on of t he bur n must be appr oved by t he COR.

Resul t i ng ash mat er i al f r om bur n act i v i t i es must be di sposed of f s i t e.

1. 6 QUALI TY CONTROL

The Cont r act or shal l est abl i sh and mai nt ai n a qual i t y cont r ol syst em f or t he wor k under t hi s sect i on t o ensur e compl i ance wi t h t he cont r act r equi r ement s and Sect i on 01 45 00. 10 20 QUALI TY CONTROL FOR MI NOR

CONSTRUCTION.

PART 2 PRODUCTS ( NOT USED)

PART 3 EXECUTI ON

3. 1 CLEARI NG ( TREE AND SHRUB REMOVAL)

3. 1. 1 Tr eat ment Met hods

Al l ar eas s l at ed f or t r ee and shr ub r emoval ar e desi gnat ed on t he pl ans and shal l be ver i f i ed i n t he f i el d by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer pr i or t o t he st ar t of any wor k. Such f i el d ver i f i cat i on may i ncl ude f l aggi ng t he per i pher y of t he ar ea t o be c l ear ed, f l aggi ng of sel ect ed nat i ve speci es t hat ar e t o be t hi nned and f l aggi ng of appr opr i at e br ush pi l e l ocat i ons f or

SECTI ON 31 11 00 Page 6 subsequent bur ni ng. Mechani cal c l ear i ng of t r ees and shr ubs i s per mi t t ed pr ovi ded t hat t he gr ound i s f r ozen t o t he ext ent t hat mechani cal equi pment wi l l not cause t he r ut t i ng or pi t t i ng of t he soi l , whi ch i n t ur n woul d r esul t i n soi l compact i on and i nj ur y t o t he st ems and r oot s of desi r abl e woody or her baceous pl ant s. I f mechani cal equi pment cannot access t he ar ea wi t hout damagi ng t r ees, shr ubs or ot her veget at i on desi gnat ed t o be pr eser ved, or i f mechani cal equi pment cannot maneuver wi t hi n t he s i t e wi t hout r ut t i ng or pi t t i ng t he soi l i n ar eas wher e t r ees, shr ubs or ot her veget at i on i s t o be pr eser ved, t hen al l cut t i ng of woody veget at i on shal l be per f or med by hand usi ng chai n saws, br ush c l ear i ng saws, hand saws and loppers.

3. 1. 2 Cut t i ng Techni ques

Al l st ems of t r ees and shr ubs wi l l be cut no hi gher t han t wo ( 2) i nches above t he soi l sur f ace. St ems cut by chai n saw, br ush c l ear i ng saw, hand saw or l opper s shal l be cut hor i zont al l y f l at . Cut st umps wi l l be t r eat ed wi t h her bi c i de t o mi ni mi ze r espr out i ng. St andi ng t r ees may be gi r dl ed, however gi r dl i ng may not be done wi t hi n 50 f eet of t he For est Pr eser ve' s pr oper t y l i ne ( excl udi ng t he east er n edge al ong t he r i ver ) or wi t hi n 50 f eet of publ i c access ar eas, i ncl udi ng r oadways, par ki ng l ot s, and t r ai l s .

3. 1. 3 Tar gt et Speci es

The r emoval goal s cont ai ned her ei n shal l appl y t o t he t r ees and shr ubs t o be r emoved f r om t he pr oj ect s i t es i n l ocat i ons depi ct ed on t he pl an document s. The mi ni mum di amet er of woody ( t ar get ) speci es t o be cont r ol l ed is 3/ 8 i nch cal i per at base. The Cont r act or shal l be r esponsi bl e f or posi t i vel y i dent i f y i ng al l woody speci es bef or e t hey ar e cut , r emoved and herbicided.

Any ot her non- l i s t ed nat i ve woody speci es encount er ed shal l be br ought t o t he at t ent i on of t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer and shal l not be cut unl ess i nst r uct ed t o do so.

3. 2 PERFORMANCE CRI TERI A

YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4 YEAR 5

% Tar get Species Treated

100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

% Tar get Species Mortality

80% 90% 95% 95% 95%

3. 3 FI NAL ACCEPTANCE

The Cont r act or must meet t he per f or mance cr i t er i a l i s t ed above. I f t he cont r act or f ai l s t o meet per f or mance cr i t er i a, t r eat ment act i v i t i es shal l be r epeat ed as necessar y, wi t h r epeat i nspect i ons by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer , unt i l t he goal of 95 per cent success r at e i n t ar get speci es mor t al i t y has been achi eved, as det er mi ned and desi gnat ed i n wr i t i ng by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

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PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 SCOPE

1. 2 REFERENCES

1. 3 DEFI NI TI ONS

1. 4 SUBMI TTALS

1. 5 BURN PLAN

1. 6 BURN PERMI TS

1. 7 BURN CREW QUALI FI CATI ONS

1. 8 POST BURN ASSESSMENT

1. 9 PRESCRI BED BURN AREAS

PART 2 PRODUCTS ( NOT USED)

PART 3 EXECUTI ON

3. 1 BURN REQUI REMENTS

3. 1. 1 Pr e- Bur n I nspect i on

3. 1. 2 Pr escr i bed Bur ns

3. 2 SMOKE MANAGEMENT

3. 3 MONI TORI NG AND CLEAN- UP

3. 4 ACCEPTANCE

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1. 1 SCOPE

Pr ovi de al l l abor , mat er i al s and equi pment r equi r ed t o ut i l i ze pr escr i bed f i r e over as much of Pr ai r i e Bl uf f Pr eser ve as possi bl e, and appr oxi mat el y 50 per cent of Lockpor t Pr ai r i e Pr eser ve f or each year of t he cont r act , wi t h no ar eas of Lockpor t Pr ai r i e bur ni ng i n consecut i ve year s. Wor k det ai l ed i n t hi s sect i on r el at es t o t he use of pr escr i bed f i r e t o r ei nt r oduce nat ur al pr ocesses, whi ch ar e essent i al t o t he sur v i val of nat i ve communi t i es. The goal of t hi s speci f i cat i on i s t o pr ovi de di r ect i on f or t he i ni t i al and successf ul est abl i shment of a pr escr i bed bur n pl an and pr ogr am f or t he nat i ve pl ant communi t i es, r educi ng t he pr esence of i nvasi ve and non- nat i ve pl ant speci es whi ch t hr eat en t o out - compet e nat i ve pl ant speci es and r ecycl i ng t he exi st i ng l i t t er l ayer back i nt o t he soi l , whi l e pr ovi di ng t hose cont r ol l ed bur ni ng ser vi ces i n a saf e, r esponsi bl e manner .

1. 2 REFERENCES

U. S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGI NEERS ( USACE)

EM 385- 1- 1 ( 2014) Saf et y and Heal t h Requi r ement s Manual

1. 3 DEFINITIONS

Bur n Coor di nat or : The Bur n Coor di nat or i s a per son who i s hi ghl y t r ai ned and exper i enced i n t he pr escr i bed bur ni ng and f i r e management of nat ur al ar eas. The Bur n Coor di nat or i s r esponsi bl e f or coor di nat i ng pr escr i bed bur ns f or t he pr oj ect and has t he aut hor i t y t o del ay, modi f y or t er mi nat e bur ni ng act i v i t i es dependi ng upon weat her condi t i ons and concer ns f or publ i c saf et y.

1. 4 SUBMITTALS

Gover nment appr oval i s r equi r ed f or submi t t al s wi t h a " G" desi gnat i on;

submi t t al s not havi ng a " G" desi gnat i on ar e f or i nf or mat i on onl y. When used, a desi gnat i on f ol l owi ng t he " G" desi gnat i on i dent i f i es t he of f i ce t hat wi l l r evi ew t he submi t t al f or t he Gover nment . The f ol l owi ng shal l be submi t t ed i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES:

SD- 01 Pr econst r uct i on Submi t t al s

Bur n Pl an; G, PL

Bur n Per mi t s; G, PL

Bur n Cr ew Qual i f i cat i ons; G, PL

SD- 06 Test Repor t s

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Post Bur n Assessment ; G, PL

Pr i or t o bur n act i v i t i es, cer t i f i cat es of compl i ance at t est i ng t hat t he bur n pl an and per mi t appl i cat i on meet t he speci f i ed r equi r ement s.

1. 5 BURN PLAN

Bur n Pl an must i ncl ude t he f ol l owi ng i nf or mat i on at a mi ni mum and f ul l y compl y wi t h EM 385- 1- 1, Uni t ed St at es Ar my Cor ps of Engi neer s Saf et y and Heal t h Requi r ement s Manual . The bur n pl an must al so cont ai n al l el ement s as r equi r ed i n t he I l l i noi s Smoke Management Pl an as publ i shed by t he I l l i noi s Envi r onment al Pr ot ect i on Agency. I ncl ude a br i ef s i t e descr i pt i on of t he i ndi v i dual bur n uni t s consi st i ng of a br i ef descr i pt i on of veget at i on t ypes, t hei r l ocat i ons and si zes i n acr es, per cent s l ope and exposur es, mont h and year when bur n uni t wi l l be bur ned, and sensi t i ve habi t at l ocat i ons t hat ar e of f l i mi t s t o per sonnel or equi pment . Pr ovi de a map of bur n uni t s and t r ees near bur n uni t s t o be pr ot ect ed. Bur n uni t s must be appr oved i n coor di nat i on wi t h t he l ocal sponsor i n or der t o avoi d i mpact s t o sensi t i ve speci es. I ncl ude t opogr aphi c l i nes wi t h uni t boundar i es. May use t he t opogr aphy suppl i ed i n t he pl ans. Aer i al phot ogr aphs of t he pr oj ect s i t e wi t h uni t boundar i es i dent i f i ed must al so be submi t t ed. I dent i f y al l r oads, ut i l i t i es and st r uct ur es, l i s t al l smoke sensi t i ve ar eas wi t hi n 500 f eet of pr oposed act i v i t i es, and i dent i f y smoke management measur es ( e. g. , speci f i c weat her condi t i ons) t o pr ot ect t hese f eat ur es dur i ng bur n act i v i t i es. A l i s t of al l equi pment t o be used dur i ng a bur n must al so be l i s t ed. Bur n pl an wi l l be r evi ewed and appr oved i n coor di nat i on wi t h t he Local Sponsor .

1. 6 BURN PERMI TS

The cont r act or shal l be r esponsi bl e f or obt ai ni ng al l necessar y st at e and l ocal per mi t s at l east t hr ee mont hs pr i or t o any ant i c i pat ed bur n dat e, and f or maki ng al l not i f i cat i ons of adj acent pr oper t y owner s and f or maki ng bot h per sonal and wr i t t en not i f i cat i ons wi t h t he l ocal f i r e chi ef s pr i or t o conduct i ng a pr escr i bed bur n. The pr escr i bed bur n shoul d be conduct ed i n accor dance wi t h t he bur n pl an and wi t h al l l ocal and st at e or di nances r el at i ng t o open bur ni ng.

1. 7 BURN CREW QUALI FI CATI ONS

The bur n cr ew must be under di r ect cont r ol of a qual i f i ed Bur n Coor di nat or who i s a cer t i f i ed St at e of I l l i noi s Pr escr i bed Bur n Manager havi ng compl et ed a mi ni mum of S- 230 ( Si ngl e Resour ce Boss) or have…