Forest Wide Road Blading Colville National Forest

Description of Requirement US Forest Service Region 6, the Colville National Forest needs road maintenance service. The Government needs road maintenance services for Road Grading that will result in the proper mix of aggregates and fines to maintain aggregates on the roadway, the elimination of ruts and potholes, maintenance and functionality of ditch lines and water diversion structures, and removal of rocks, limbs and other debris from the road prism while maintaining vegetation that serves to prevent or moderate erosion from runoff. The intent of this performance-based standalone contract is to provide for road blading, scarification, clearing debris from ditches, minor road repair and other related work necessary to meet objectives. The Contractor shall furnish the necessary personnel, material, equipment, services, and facilities (except as otherwise specified), to perform the Statement of Work/Specifications referenced herein. The scope of work includes common road maintenance activities including road grading, scarification, clearing debris from ditches, minor road repair, and other related work necessary to meet the objectives. Standard industry practice indicates use of a motor grader with a 12 to 14 foot moldboard blade and scarifies to effectively perform this type of work. Cleaning culverts catch basins and inlets/outlets, ditches, slides and other similar maintenance items. Some roads or road segments may require scarification in conjunction with grading in order to cut out washboards and chuck holes. The equipment used to perform this work shall meet safety standards and shall be in good mechanical condition.

Division 01 -	General Requirements, Vehicular Access and Parking, Traffic Control, Temporary Barriers and Enclosures.
Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Flexible Paving, Asphalt Paving, Rigid Paving, Concrete Paving, Paving Specialties, Pavement Markings.
Division 33 -	Utilities, Storm Drainage Utilities, Storm Drainage Structures.