Specifications include, but are not limited to: Project area is designated with blue paint marks facing into the project area. Crop trees are marked with red paint and are reserved from cutting. All other trees within 10 feet from each red painted crop will be felled. The successful bidder is required to meet on site with a PGC forester prior to cutting to discuss specific cutting instructions. Trees felled must be completely severed at the stump. Stump heights must be not higher than 6 inches above the ground. All trees must be felled to ground level. Any leaning trees must be pushed or pulled to ground level. It is not necessary to lop down tops on trees that are on the ground. All woody material must remain on site. Care must be taken to directionally fell trees away from road edges, crop trees, herbaceous openings, trails including the project area boundary trail, parking area, vernal ponds, stream corridors, and the game land boundary. The main game land road must be kept open for travel prior to leaving the location each day during operations. Cut trees must be removed from trails, roads, tail drains, streams, and utility rights-of- way. Any damage to game lands access roads will be repaired by the operator. The Operator shall exercise care and caution in all operations to prevent damage to all trees not specified for treatment. Damage to trails, roads, streams, or utility rights-of-way caused by the Operator’s equipment must be repaired by the Operator at their expense. Any trash resulting from the Operator’s operations must be removed from the area and properly disposed. All labor, equipment, tools, etc., needed to complete contracted projects are to be provided by the Operator. Timber Damages – when in the opinion of Field Contract Coordinator, damage to the residual stand becomes excessive, the Operator shall pay the Commission a fair base current value determined by the Field Contract Coordinator per unit of volume. If this value for damage due to Operator’s carelessness or negligence is less than $10.00 per tree, then a minimum charge of $10.00 per tree will be made whether the tree is commercial, non-commercial, merchantable, or non-merchantable. VII. OPERATIONS AND NON-WORK DAYS A. No woods operation will be permitted on the following days: All Saturdays in the months of October, November, December, and January. The opening day and all Saturdays during spring turkey season, including the youth spring gobbler hunt. All the days of the general statewide bear season. The entire 2 weeks of the general firearms deer season. The opening day of the flintlock muzzleloader season. All the days of the elk hunting seasons. All Sundays that are open to hunting.
