Range Ecosystem Maintenance and Wildlife Enhancement Work

The Contractor will be required to provide all labor, supervision, tools, equipment, transportation, supplies (unless otherwise designated), permits, licenses and incidentals as required in the Schedule of Items and Specifications of this announcement necessary to perform range ecosystem maintenance and wildlife enhancement work. Items of work include but are not limited to removal of existing fence, mowing of pasture areas, felling of trees to create transitional areas near openings or canopy openings by cutting existing trees and brush adjacent to open spaces, reclamation of pasture by removing brush and reseeding reclaimed areas, as well as fertilizing and liming to maintain and enhance soil productivity. A detailed description of each requirement can be found in the attached Description / Specifications / Statement of Work document. All work is to comply with applicable Local, State and Federal codes and is subject to Service Contract Act wage rates. LOCATION: Work will occur within the administrative boundaries of the Monongahela National Forest. The Forest occupies more than 919,000 acres in 10 counties in the north central highlands of West Virginia. NORTH Cheat Ranger District; PO Box 368, Parsons, WV 26287 On US Route 219 just east of Parsons West Virginia Counties: Pendleton; Preston; Randolph; Tucker Potomac Ranger District; HC 59 Box 240, Petersburg, WV 26847 1.5 miles south of Petersburg off Route 28/55 West Virginia Counties: Grant; Pendleton; Randolph CENTRAL Greenbrier Ranger District; Box 67, Bartow, WV 26920 On Route 92-250 just east of Bartow West Virginia Counties: Pocahontas; Randolph SOUTH Marlinton Ranger District; PO Box 210, Marlinton, WV 24954 On Cemetery Road off Route 39 at the eastern edge of Marlinton West Virginia Counties: Greenbrier; Pocahontas; Randolph; Webster White Sulphur Ranger District; 1079 Main Street East, White Sulphur Springs, WV 24986 On Route 60 in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia Counties: Greenbrier; Pocahontas

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Exterior Improvements, Operation and Maintenance of Exterior Improvements, Irrigation, Planting Irrigation, Planting, Planting Preparation, Soil Preparation, Landscape Grading.