Specifications include, but are not limited to: Work Limits: Only areas shown on the Project Map will be treated. Government staff will identify unit boundaries for the work executed under the contract. The project will not be flagged. The contractor will be required to have a either a GPS unit or GPS capable device to use georeferenced maps that will be provided by the Government. The Contractor shall immediately upon entering the project area, begin work, locate control points, section corners, and take such action to prevent their destruction. Mulching: This is a mastication contract. ALL standing live juniper trees and saplings will be shredded with a wheeled or tracked MECHANICAL MULCHING/SHREDDER (Bullhog) unless they meet the description of a leave tree. Leave trees are defined as bearing trees, old-growth, or wildlife trees. Old-growth trees are defined as large, single-stemmed junipers (generally greater than 20” in diameter at ground level) having old-growth characteristics. Wildlife trees are trees with nests showing signs of recent activity or trees with a large nest (nest is greater than 36” in diameter). The contractor will be responsible for identifying and leaving bearing trees, wildlife trees, and large trees with old-growth characteristics once they have been oriented on site by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). The COR will meet with the contractor on site and provide a more detailed written and oral description of wildlife trees, trees with old-growth characteristics and bearing trees. Juniper cover, densities and size are variable across the landscape. However, most trees within the project area are medium sized (10-12’ tall). Mulch depth shall not exceed four inches (4”). If mulch exceeds four inches in depth the Contractor shall spread the mulch either mechanically or by hand. All surplus vegetation and slash shall be ground or cut, such that no woody piece is greater than 4 feet (4’) in length. No live limbs shall be left on the stump of any ground stem. Stumps shall be no taller than six inches (6”) as measured on the uphill side.
