Specifications include, but are not limited to: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR), in cooperation with the United States Forest Service (USFS) is acquiring services in this contract to provide for fuels reduction and wildlife habitat improvement by mechanically removing/shredding standing live and dead pinyon and juniper trees and saplings, as well as service berry and other shrub species with a wheeled or tracked mechanical mulching/shredder (bullhog). This task order includes the Contractor to furnish labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, operating supplies, and incidentals. Project area totals approximately 1,293 acres as identified on attached site map. At least two (preferably multiple), mobile, tracked or wheeled, hydraulically or PTO driven, mechanical mulching/shredder (Bullhog) shall be furnished on a fully-operational basis, with a competent, fully-qualified operator for each Bullhog, and shall be capable of mulching/shredding live trees up to twenty-eight (28) inches in diameter at twelve inches above ground level measured on the uphill side. Equipment shall be free of fluid leaks and be in good operating condition. The equipment shall be capable of completing work on slopes of up to 35%. Equipment shall be washed with a high-pressure system before entering and exiting project lands. All soil and plant parts shall be removed to prevent the spread of noxious weeds in and out of the project area. The contractor will be required to provide (1) vehicle (UTV or 4WD Truck) with a minimum 100-gallon tank filled with water equipped with a pump and a minimum of 300 ft of ¾” hose. This vehicle will always need to be present on the jobsite in the event of a fire start.
