Calpine WUI Hand Thinning Project

Added: Apr 01, 2015 8:44 pm Calpine WUI Hand Thinning Project

Description of Work: The Forest Service intend to award a firm fixed price contract to secure services for hazardous fuels reduction in the form manually thinning conifer trees, hand piling both thinning and residual slash, pruning residual trees. It also includes bucking, removal and stacking of thinning slash within a 100 foot buffer along some designated roads within a few specified units. This contract also requires that the piles be covered with plastic. There are 178acres located in two units 26b and 98 that require manually thin and prune trees pile slash and buck and stack slash within the areas identified in the Section B - schedule of items.

Project Location & Description
Location: The project is located on the Tahoe National Forest, Sierraville Ranger District. The project area may be reached from Sierraville, CA via Highway 49/89 to 89 north approximately 9 miles to Calpine area. The project area is generally to the west and north of the community of Calpine, all within the Calpine Wildland Urban Interface (WUI).
Open to Total Small Business.
PSC F014
Estimated posting date of solicitation 6 April 2015.
Estimated Start: May 15, 2015
Estimated Time: Item 1 - 78 days Item 2 - 59 days