125 Acres of Selective Removal of Eastern Red Cedar at Canton WMA

The proposed contract is selective removal of eastern red cedar through mechanical control to reduce fuel loads and improve habitat quality on 125 acres on the Canton Wildlife Management Area in Dewey County. Cut and stack Eastern Red Cedars. Cedars must be cut at ground level. Cedars less than 2 feet tall do not need to be cut. Cedars less than 5 feet tall do not need to be stacked. Cedars must be stacked in piles of a minimum of 15 trees. Cedars must be stacked at least 150 feet from roost trees and 150 feet from existing fences as designated by the area biologist. Standing dead cedars must also be cut and stacked. See attached maps for project area. Mastication is allowed instead of cut and stack. Some cedars are large and difficult to cut. Some cedars are located on sandy, steep hills that is difficult to operate equipment. It is up to the bidder to make sure they have the proper equipment to cut large cedars in this terrain. Contract will be awarded to one vendor. If vendor is awarded multiple ODWC projects, they must be capable of completing each project as required by contract documents.

Division 01 -	General Requirements, Special Procedures, Environmental Procedures.
Division 02 -	Existing Conditions, Environmental Assessment, Hazardous Material Assessment, Site Remediation, Asbestos Remediation.