Specifications include, but are not limited to: Vendor(s) who qualify will provide skilled hand crew services to complete forest management-related work, including but not limited to: Fuels reduction; Tree thinning; Wildlife habitat improvement; and Erosion control. Crews will be provided with written prescriptions that contain specifications and other pertinent information for each project; Travel to worksite may require driving on narrow, winding, native surface roads for long distances. During the summer months, frequent encounters with hikers, mountain bikers, and horseback riders should be expected; Crews must be able to work in difficult terrain that may include steep, rocky slopes, and areas of dense trees with large, unstable snags, poor footing and exposure to adverse weather. In addition, some work may be required in urban environments and may contain such hazards as structures, trees, power lines, and vehicles; and Work includes lifting rounds of wood and segments of logs, limb wood, and brush. Tree felling services will include the operation of chainsaws to complete felling, liming, lopping, bucking and brushing activities according to written prescriptions. Specifications identified below may be modified based on a specific prescription or scope of work. Tree fellers must be able to directionally fell trees away from residual trees or objects to be protected; Tree to be cut larger than six (6) inches in diameter may be marked with paint (color to be determined between awarded vendor and State’s designee). Trees that are less than six (6) inches in diameter may be designated by description; Trees typically range in size from one (1) inch to twenty-four (24) inches DBH, but may include larger trees; Cut trees in area not designated for firewood sales must be limbed on all sides, bucked into four (4) foot lengths and stacked for burning, depending on the prescription unless specified differently in a scope of work; In areas designated for firewood sales, cut trees larger than eight (8) inches in diameter must be limbed on all sides, bucked into four (4) foot lengths, and stacked for removal by individuals purchasing firewood permits unless specified differently in a scope of work; Borax will be applied to all freshly cut green evergreen tree stumps larger than ten (10) inches in diameter to prevent the spread of root disease unless specified differently in a scope of work; Maximum stump height is six (6) inches above high ground level unless specified differently in a scope of work ; Trees that are less than six (6) inches must be cut flush with the ground unless specified differently in a scope of work; and Typical brush species are primarily ceanothus, manzanita, oak, and chinkapin, and are mostly three (3) to six (6) feet high. Designation for brush removal is generally by description (e.g. remove fifty (50) percent of the brush) to reduce fuel continuity. Disposal of cut material will be accomplished by hand piling for burning, chipping, scattering, and/or removal from site, as designated by the project manager or through a scope of work. All piles must be located so that live trees are not scorched during the burning process. Pile locations will be decided by awarded vendor and the State’s designee. Accurate recordation for hours of use and biomass produced is required. Erosion control services that may be requested include routine light maintenance on roads and trails that can be done by hand, such as digging, trenching and/or removing sedimentation from drainage structures installed along park roads and trails. Other erosion control may include tilling, application of fertilizer, seeding, mulching, irrigation, and the application and establishment of erosion control materials (i.e., geotextile fabric). Cost items shall be provided by the vendor to accomplish specific forestry-related tasks using the units below during the bidding process .
