Specifications include, but are not limited to: The STATE OF MONTANA, Department of Natural Resources and Conservation/Trust Land Management Division (hereinafter referred to as “the State”) is soliciting bids for Blixit Once Pre-Commercial Tree Thinning. Each potential contractor should visit the job site to verify measurements and to become fully aware of the conditions relating to the project and the labor requirements. Failure to do so will not relieve the successful contractor of their obligation to furnish all materials and labor necessary to carry out the provisions of the contract. The Contractor shall adequately protect the work, adjacent property, and the public in all phases of the work. The Contractor shall be responsible for all damages or injury due to their action or neglect. This includes any damages incurred to access routes by the contractor. The Contractor shall maintain access to all phases of the project pending inspection by the State or its representative. Average Spacing: The average distances between all leave trees necessary to provide the desired number of leave trees per acre. Crown Spacing: The horizontal distance from the widest part of the crown of one leave tree to the widest part of the crown of the next leave tree. DBH: Diameter breast height - The diameter of the stem measured at a point 4‑1/2 feet above the ground level on the uphill side of a tree. Damage: Includes defect or deformity of a tree resulting from wind, snow, animals, insects, diseases, equipment, etc., and shows evidence of dead or broken tops or trunks, crooks, deep scars, or damage to bark where it is removed from more than 25% of the tree circumference, etc. Excess Trees: Uncut trees, which should have been cut, that do not meet specifications. Trees not severed from the stump, hang-up trees, stumps with live limbs, trees not girdled or not girdled properly (if required) are also considered excess trees. Girdling: A cut penetrating through the bark and cambium tissue, completely encircling the tree stem, for the purpose of killing the tree. Hang-up Tree: Any cut tree suspended more than 3 feet off the ground. Hand Pruning: Removal of branches with hand pruning shears flush with the branch collar.