Specifications include, but are not limited to: perform hazardous fuels reduction treatment on approximately __28.3__acres of property located near Hot Springs, SD, Township 7S Range 5E Section 16, SDWF Contracts may be entered into with more than one contractor as a result of this RFP; • The desired treatment will include the thinning of ponderosa pine, cedar, and juniper up to 10-inch diameter at breast height (DBH) to create an average spacing of 25 feet between trees (trunks). To achieve the spacing and to promote forest health, broken top, split top, and otherwise unhealthy trees will be targeted first. • Treatment of spruce will result in scattered groups of 5 to 15 trees with approximately 25 foot spacing between groups. • Stumps will be level cut flush to the ground. • All ponderosa pine 10 inches DBH and smaller within 25 feet of a hardwood tree will be removed. Hardwood trees will not be cut unless they are a hazard, significantly damaged, or are dead. • Dead standing snags should be removed. One dead standing snag per acre may be left for wildlife habitat. • Ponderosa pine, spruce, cedar, and juniper will be limbed to a minimum of 6 feet above ground level, not to exceed 1/3rd of the total tree height
