Po AG9A47P080053JOHN BUICK CONSTRUCTION

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M-1 ROAD SIDE BRUSHING (DAY LIGHTING)7 MILES CLEARING THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UP TO 10 FEET ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROADWAY. ALL EQUIPMENT WILL BE CLEANED OF ALL SOIL BEFORE ENTERING THE FOREST, DUE TO SOD SUDDEN OAK DEATH. - SUDDEN OAK DEATH QUARANTINE AFFECTS FOREST PROGRAMS FOUR NATIONAL FORESTS IN CA HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE SUDDEN OAK DEATH (SOD) QUARANTINE IMPOSED BY ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE: THE LOS PADRES, MENDOCINO, SIX RIVERS, AND SHASTA-TRINITY. THE DISEASE ITSELF HAS ONLY BEEN CONFIRMED ON THE MONTEREY RANGER DISTRICT OF THE LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST. HOWEVER, UNDER THE FEDERAL QUARANTINE GUIDELINES, IF THE DISEASE IS FOUND IN ANY PART OF A COUNTY, THE ENTIRE COUNTY FALLS UNDER THE QUARANTINE. SINCE SOD HAS BEEN FOUND IN MENDOCINO AND HUMBOLDT COUNTIES, PARTS OF THE MENDOCINO, SIX RIVERS, AND SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FORESTS FALL UNDER THE FEDERAL QUARANTINE, DESPITE NO CONFIRMED CASES OF SOD OCCURRING THERE. DISPOSAL OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION WILL MASTICATE VEGETATION AND TREE TO THE GROUND. THE CHIPS WILL BE LEFT WHERE BRUSH/TREES WERE MASTICATED. THIS IS NOT A 100% CLEARING BECAUSE ANY TREE BEYOND 6 INCHES WILL BE LEFT. ON ALL INSIDE TURNS WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT CLEARED UP TO 15 FEET. THE PROJECT AREA IS FROM LITTLE DOE CAMPGROUND TO THE MENDOCINO COUNTY 7.0 MILES LINE BORDER ON THE M1 / INDIAN DICK ROAD. WE WOULD LIKE BOTH SIDES DONE. THE CONTRACTOR WILL FURNISH ALL TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, LABOR, EQUIPMENT, SUPERVISOR, TRANSPORTATION, OPERATING SUPPLIES, AND VEHICLE CONTROL AND INCIDENTALS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE WORK REQUIRED. CONTRACT TIME SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE: NOVEMBER 1, 2008. THERE ARE NO ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS AT THIS TIME.