Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Contractor must meet and comply with all Federal Aviation Administration regulations and must submit a statement with your bid indicating that you are in compliance for the potential projects. 2. Contractor must provide the appropriate certificates and insurance for the helicopters together with $5,000,000 comprehensive liability insurance with the Uintah Animal Control and Shelter Special Service District shown as an additional insured. If the company currently carries limits less than the required $5,000,000, please include a statement saying the limits will be increased to this amount upon being awarded the contract. 3. Contractor must provide licensed commercial pilots who meet the following minimum requirements: • Commercial rated pilots with current medical certificates. • Have a minimum of 3,000 helicopter hours including 600 hours of mountain flying. • Capture pilots must have prior gather/capture experience while piloting the helicopter with the horses that may be captured in Uintah County. • The minimum numbers for horses are listed below; a. 175 4. Contractor must provide all equipment and personnel necessary to efficiently and effectively complete all projects described in scope of work including the following; • Hughes 500D or other helicopter with equivalent or greater performance. • All helicopters must have VHF/FM portable two-way radios capable of programming to common frequencies or the Department of Public Safety frequency, or the ability to utilize a VHF/FM Transceiver. • The Contractor shall obtain the necessary FCC licenses for the radio system to be used. • All helicopters must be current on all scheduled maintenance and must complete all unscheduled maintenance on site as necessary. • All helicopters must be properly equipped to conduct horse gathers/capture and transports throughout the varied terrain and elevations found in Uintah County. Capture crew must meet the following criteria: • All wranglers must have experience in the gather and capture of a minimum of 500 head of horses. • All ground crew must have experience in the safe handling, care and transport of at least 100 head of horses. • Fuel truck with enough fuel for a minimum of 8 hours of flying time. • Fuel • Gather/capture equipment such as portable panels, pens, gates, chutes, wings, ropes etc. • Handling equipment such as sleds, slide boards, slip sheets, halters and ropes, flags, shaker paddles and electric prods. • This job requires the amount of certified noxious weed free hay and/or other weed free processed feeds and supplements and potable water for number of horses captured. • Hay and water containers. • Equipment maintenance as needed. 5. All perspective contractors must be able to submit 5 positive letters of reference. A minimum of 3 of these letters must be from either the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) the United States Forest Service or the United States Department of Wildlife Resources.
