A. General Description: The Contractor shall remove all marked trees. Trees are marked with pink flagging. The Contractor will be responsible for cutting-area control and safety, cutting, limbing, hauling, chipping, disposal and cleanup of walkways and roads. B. Brood Trees: Brood trees shall be disposed of in one of the following two methods: 1) The trunks shall be chipped or otherwise destroyed by the Contractor to ensure elimination of beetles or 2) trunks shall be hauled to a pre-approved area with no population of spruce trees within 5 miles. An example is a mill yard near Grand Junction. C. Standing Dead Trees: Standing dead shall be disposed of by the Contractor. D. Trunks/Chips/Slash Disposal: No chips or trunks shall be delivered to the Town of Vail Department of Public Works. Chips and trunks shall be disposed of by the Contractor. Contractor shall remove and dispose of the majority of slash materials. E. Traffic control: The work will likely require the closure and detour of the Gore Valley Trail recreation path. Signs will be provided by the Town of Vail for the detour. A flagger shall be stationed at each end whenever equipment is on the path. In addition, a central flagger will be placed to contact anyone who may come out of one of the south hotel entrances...
