Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Humboldt County Resource Conservation District (HCRCD) has prepared this Request for Qualifications (“RFQ”) to identify a pool of experienced and qualified contractors (“Pool”) to perform a range of fuel treatment services on privately owned lands in and around the Salmon Creek Watershed, an area bordered on the east by the south fork of the Eel River, on the south by Bear Buttes and the headwaters of Seely Creek, on the west by Elk Ridge and Gilham Butte, and on the north by Canoe Creek, and Humboldt Redwoods State Park. The communities of Myers Flat and Weott lie 2 and 6 miles, respectively, to the northeast. The proposed activities are part of a grant-funded program to improve ingress and egress routes in the Salmon Creek watershed through reduction of roadside vegetation, clearing of roads, and installation of evacuation signage. The HCRCD expects to retain the services of qualified contractors within the Pool over a two-year period. This Request for Qualifications may periodically be reissued during this period. Selection for the Pool does not guarantee a professional services agreement. The types of services that may be required to complete this project include the following, with the bulk of the activity falling under the manual roadside fuels reduction treatment type: 1. Manual Roadside Fuels Reduction: Establish roadside shaded fuel breaks along evacuation routes and provide traffic safety services as necessary. For more details see Attachment A: General Description of Manual Roadside Fuels Reduction. 2. Pile Building: Build burn piles generated from Roadside Fuels Reduction in areas safe for future burning by landowner or other contractors. This will be employed in areas where conditions make pile burning the most efficient means of disposing of woody material and where there are no reasonably feasible alternatives. For more details see Attachment B: Best Management Practices (BMP) for Pile Burning of Cut Debris. 3. Pile Burning: Burn piles generated from Roadside Fuels Reduction as described in Attachment B: Best Management Practices (BMP) for Pile Burning of Cut Debris. If you are applying for pile burning, please ensure your insurance covers pile burning under either Commercial General Liability or Loggers Broad Form. Please see Attachment C: Insurance Requirements
