Common use of COMMISSION PERSONNEL Clause in Contracts

COMMISSION PERSONNEL. The Commission will furnish personnel to supervise and direct the operation in the following capacities: PROGRAM SUPERVISOR - The Chief of the Forestry Division in the Bureau of Wildlife Habitat Management is responsible for the overall operation of the vegetation control program and represents the Commission in settling minor contractual matters. FIELD CONTRACT COORDINATORS - These persons are Regional Foresters or their designee who serve as the Commission's field liaison with the Operator and are responsible for reviewing and approving/disapproving the operations plan and conducting quality control checks on the equipment and performance during the operations. This person is responsible for coordinating the activities of all people working on the contract within a region and communicating with the Operator's project supervisor concerning any operational problems or changes in plans. He/she also provides daily reports of the operation to the program supervisor EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS: Any machine equipment to be used for this project must be a forestry type mowing machine with suitable cutting devices such as a “hydroax”, “Fecon”, or other suitable cutting head mounted on a machine capable of negotiating forest terrain. All machines used for this project must be of at least 95hp. The Commission reserves the right to reject any piece of equipment that in its opinion will not safely and adequately complete the job. Hand cutting will likely be the only practical means of cutting some sections of this project. Note that the terrain is steep, over 35% in some sections of the blocks and there are no skid trails. Hand cutting is permissible in all sections of all blocks. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS: Mowing areas are designated with orange paint marks. These areas are located in timber sale and herbicide areas where other colors of paint may be also observed. All trees marked with any color of paint are reserved regardless of diameter and regardless of paint color. State Game Land Boundary is present near the eastern edge of the treatment blocks and is marked with white blazes. All tops and debris must be pulled back at least 20 feet from the State Game Land Boundary, road ditches, tail drains, trails, herbaceous openings, streams, utility right of way and any color of blazed tree. Material that cannot be directionally felled or dragged away from these features must be lopped down to sections less than 8 feet and length and tossed aside to keep the corridors clear. All stems five feet high and up to and including stems 8 inches DBH must be felled, with the following exceptions: Oaks, black cherry, hickories, serviceberries, witch xxxxx, mountain xxxxx, aspens, apple trees, mountain laurel, and conifers. Xxxxx material felled using a mechanical flail type system may not have stumps with clean, sharp cuts and edges and must be less than eight (8) inches, except when in the opinion of the Field Contract Coordinator, said height is impractical. Woody material felled with clean cuts must have stumps that are parallel to the ground surface and shall not exceed six (6) inches in height measured on the side next to the highest ground or the diameter of the xxxxx, whichever is smaller, except when in the opinion of the Field Contract Coordinator, said height is impractical. The Operator shall exercise care and caution in all operations to prevent damage to all trees not specified for treatment. Damage to trails, roads, streams, or utility rights-of-way caused by the Operator’s equipment must be repaired by the Operator at their expense. Any trash resulting from the Operator’s operations must be removed from the area and properly disposed. The Operator shall not block any roads or trails in the area during performance of this contract. The Operator shall not in any way hinder the progress of any Timber Sale or Road Construction Contracts in these areas. All labor, equipment, tools, etc., needed to complete contracted projects are to be provided by the Operator. Timber Damages – when in the opinion of Field Contract Coordinator, damage to the residual stand becomes excessive, the Operator shall pay the Commission a fair base current value determined by the Field Contract Coordinator per unit of volume. If this value for damage due to Operator’s carelessness or negligence is less than $10.00 per tree, then a minimum charge of $10.00 per tree will be made whether the tree is commercial, non-commercial, merchantable, or non-merchantable. Operator will provide their own lock for use on the Xxxxx Xxxx Road gate and the key or combination must also be provided to the PGC Regional Forester. This gate must be kept closed at all times and must be locked when the operator is not on site. Operator will be held responsible for repairing any damage to PGC gates caused by the operator.

COMMISSION PERSONNEL. The Commission will furnish personnel to supervise and direct the operation in the following capacities: PROGRAM SUPERVISOR - The Chief of the Forestry Division in the Bureau of Wildlife Habitat Management is responsible for the overall operation of the vegetation control program and represents the Commission in settling minor contractual matters. FIELD CONTRACT COORDINATORS - These persons are Regional Foresters or their designee who serve as the Commission's field liaison with the Operator and are responsible for reviewing and approving/disapproving the operations plan and conducting quality control checks on the equipment and performance during the operations. This person is responsible for coordinating the activities of all people working on the contract within a region and communicating with the Operator's project supervisor concerning any operational problems or changes in plans. He/she also provides daily reports of the operation to the program supervisor EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS: Any machine equipment to be used for this project must be a forestry type mowing machine having a minimum of 95 H.P. with suitable cutting devices such as a “hydroax”, “Fecon”, or other suitable cutting head mounted on a machine capable of negotiating forest terrain. All machines used for this project must be of at least 95hp. The Commission reserves the right to reject any piece of equipment that in its opinion will not safely and adequately complete the job. Hand cutting will likely be the only practical means of cutting some sections of this project. Note that the terrain is steep, over 35% in some sections of the blocks and there are no skid trails. Hand cutting is permissible in all sections of all blocks. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS: Mowing areas are designated ALL stems less than or equal to 5” DBH will be felled/mowed. Additionally, all yellow marked trees will be felled. The site is highly operable, with orange paint marksslopes ranging from 0-8% and an average of less than 5%. These areas are located in timber sale and herbicide areas where other colors of paint All employees must be able to identify species. Usable material may be also observed. All trees marked with any color of paint are reserved regardless of diameter and regardless of paint color. State Game Land Boundary is present near the eastern edge of the treatment blocks and is marked with white blazes. All tops and debris must be pulled back at least 20 feet removed from the State Game Land Boundary, road ditches, tail drains, trails, herbaceous openings, streams, utility right site. If contractor chooses to remove material from the site a detailed specification of way and any color of blazed tree. Material that cannot be directionally felled or dragged away from these features must be lopped down to sections less than 8 feet and length and tossed aside to keep the corridors clear. All stems five feet high and up to and including stems 8 inches DBH must be felled, with the following exceptions: Oaks, black cherry, hickories, serviceberries, witch xxxxx, mountain xxxxx, aspens, apple trees, mountain laureltree cutting, and conifersroad work are attached in the special provision document. Xxxxx material felled using a mechanical flail type system may not have stumps with clean, sharp cuts and edges and must be less than eight twelve (8) 12) inches, except when in the opinion of the Field Contract Coordinator, said height is impractical. Woody material felled with clean cuts must have stumps that are parallel to the ground surface and shall not exceed six (6) inches in height measured on the side next to the highest ground or the diameter of the xxxxx, whichever is smaller, except when in the opinion of the Field Contract Coordinator, said height is impractical. The Cut trees must be removed from parking areas, roads, and spring runs. All trees shall be felled so tops do not pile on one another but lie singly on the ground. Slash shall be lopped to no higher than 4’ and pulled apart as directed by the Regional forester. Operator shall exercise care and caution in all operations to prevent damage to all trees not specified for treatment. All tops must be pulled back 25 feet from all roads, parking lots, and herbaceous openings. Tops, branches and slash will be removed from any spring runs. Damage to trails, roads, streams, roads or utility rights-of-way parking areas caused by the Operator’s equipment must be repaired by the Operator at their expense. Any trash resulting from the Operator’s operations must be removed from the area and properly disposed. The Operator shall not block any roads or trails in the area during performance of this contract. The Operator shall not in any way hinder the progress of any Timber Sale or Road Construction Contracts in these areas. All labor, equipment, tools, etc., needed to complete contracted projects are to be provided by the Operator. Timber Damages – when in the opinion of Field Contract Coordinator, damage to the residual stand becomes excessive, the Operator shall pay the Commission a fair base current value determined by the Field Contract Coordinator per unit of volume. If this value for damage due to Operator’s carelessness or negligence is less than $10.00 per tree, then a minimum charge of $10.00 per tree will be made whether the tree is commercial, non-commercial, merchantable, or non-merchantable. Operator The eastern half of SGL 127, including this treatment area, served as the Tobyhanna Artillery Range until the 1940’s. Munitions and explosives of concern (MEC) are present on SGL 127 and do pose operational limitations in some areas. This treatment area lies within a low-risk buffer zone outside of a potentially high-risk area. There are no operational limitations associated with this treatment area, but MEC may be present. All contractors will be required to look at the MEC safety sign which shows what MEC look like and actions to take if they do find an item that could be MEC. The MEC safety sign is attached at the end of this document (Attachment A). INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS: The contractor will provide their own lock for use on Workmen’s Compensation insurance sufficient to cover all the Xxxxx Xxxx Road gate employees of contractor working to fulfill this contract. Comprehensive General Liability Insurance, including bodily injury and property damage insurance, to protect the Commonwealth and the key contractor from claims arising out of the performance of the contract. The amount of bodily injury insurance shall not be less than $300,000.00 for injury to or combination must also death of persons per occurrence. The amount of Property Damage Insurance shall not be provided less than $300,000.00 per occurrence. Such policies shall name the Commonwealth as an additional insured. Prior to the PGC Regional Forestercommencement of work under this contract, the contractor must provide the Commonwealth with current Certificates of Insurance. This gate must These Certificates shall contain a provision that coverages afforded under the policy shall not be kept closed canceled or changed until at all times and must least thirty (30) days prior written notice has been given to the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth shall be locked when under no obligation to obtain such certificates from the operator is not on siteOperator(s). Operator will be held responsible for repairing any damage to PGC gates caused Failure by the operatorCommonwealth to obtain the certificates shall not be deemed a waiver of the Operator’s obligation to obtain and furnish certificates. The Commonwealth shall have the right to inspect the original insurance policies.

COMMISSION PERSONNEL. The Commission will furnish personnel to supervise and direct the operation in the following capacities: PROGRAM SUPERVISOR - The Chief of the Forestry Division in the Bureau of Wildlife Habitat Management is responsible for the overall operation of the vegetation control program and represents the Commission in settling minor contractual matters. FIELD CONTRACT COORDINATORS - These persons are Regional Foresters or their designee who serve as the Commission's field liaison with the Operator and are responsible for reviewing and approving/disapproving the operations plan and conducting quality control checks on the equipment and performance during the operations. This person is responsible for coordinating the activities of all people working on the contract within a region and communicating with the Operator's project supervisor concerning any operational problems or changes in plans. He/she also provides daily reports of the operation to the program supervisor EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS: Any machine equipment to be used for this project must be a forestry type mowing machine having a minimum of 95 H.P. with suitable cutting devices such as a “hydroax”, “Fecon”, or other suitable cutting head mounted on a machine capable of negotiating forest terrain. All machines used for this project must be of at least 95hp. The Commission reserves the right to reject any piece of equipment that in its opinion will not safely and adequately complete the job. Hand cutting will likely be the only practical means of cutting some sections of this project. Note that the terrain is steep, over 35% in some sections of the blocks and there are no skid trails. Hand cutting is permissible in all sections of all blocks. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS: Mowing areas are designated All sweet birch, yellow birch, and striped maple greater than or equal to 1” DBH will be felled/mowed. All American Beech 1-18” DBH will be felled/mowed. The site is highly operable, with orange paint marksslopes ranging from 0-15% and an average of 5%. These areas are located in timber sale and herbicide areas where other colors of paint Surface rock is present, but not limiting to operations. All employees must be able to identify species. Usable material may be also observed. All trees marked with any color of paint are reserved regardless of diameter and regardless of paint color. State Game Land Boundary is present near the eastern edge of the treatment blocks and is marked with white blazes. All tops and debris must be pulled back at least 20 feet removed from the State Game Land Boundary, road ditches, tail drains, trails, herbaceous openings, streams, utility right site. If contractor chooses to remove material from the site a detailed specification of way and any color of blazed tree. Material that cannot be directionally felled or dragged away from these features must be lopped down to sections less than 8 feet and length and tossed aside to keep the corridors clear. All stems five feet high and up to and including stems 8 inches DBH must be felled, with the following exceptions: Oaks, black cherry, hickories, serviceberries, witch xxxxx, mountain xxxxx, aspens, apple trees, mountain laureltree cutting, and conifersroad work are attached in the special provision document. Xxxxx material felled using a mechanical flail type system may not have stumps with clean, sharp cuts and edges and must be less than eight twelve (8) 12) inches, except when in the opinion of the Field Contract Coordinator, said height is impractical. Woody material felled with clean cuts must have stumps that are parallel to the ground surface and shall not exceed six (6) inches in height measured on the side next to the highest ground or the diameter of the xxxxx, whichever is smaller, except when in the opinion of the Field Contract Coordinator, said height is impractical. The Cut trees must be removed from trails, roads, tail drains, streams, and utility rights-of-way. All trees shall be felled so tops do not pile on one another but lie singly on the ground. Slash shall be lopped to no higher than 4’ and pulled apart as directed by the Regional forester. Operator shall exercise care and caution in all operations to prevent damage to all trees not specified for treatment. All tops must be pulled back 25 feet from the State Game Land boundary, (blazed & painted white), all roads, parking lots, herbaceous openings, utility Right of Ways and deer exclosures. Tops, branches and slash will be removed from all ponds, lakes and streams. Damage to trails, roads, streams, or utility rights-of-way caused by the Operator’s equipment must be repaired by the Operator at their expense. Any trash resulting from the Operator’s operations must be removed from the area and properly disposed. The Operator shall not block any roads or trails in the area during performance of this contract. The Operator shall not in any way hinder the progress of any Timber Sale or Road Construction Contracts in these areas. All labor, equipment, tools, etc., needed to complete contracted projects are to be provided by the Operator. Timber Damages – when in the opinion of Field Contract Coordinator, damage to the residual stand becomes excessive, the Operator shall pay the Commission a fair base current value determined by the Field Contract Coordinator per unit of volume. If this value for damage due to Operator’s carelessness or negligence is less than $10.00 per tree, then a minimum charge of $10.00 per tree will be made whether the tree is commercial, non-commercial, merchantable, or non-merchantable. Operator INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS: The contractor will provide their own lock for use on Workmen’s Compensation insurance sufficient to cover all the Xxxxx Xxxx Road gate employees of contractor working to fulfill this contract. Comprehensive General Liability Insurance, including bodily injury and property damage insurance, to protect the Commonwealth and the key contractor from claims arising out of the performance of the contract. The amount of bodily injury insurance shall not be less than $300,000.00 for injury to or combination must also death of persons per occurrence. The amount of Property Damage Insurance shall not be provided less than $300,000.00 per occurrence. Such policies shall name the Commonwealth as an additional insured. Prior to the PGC Regional Forestercommencement of work under this contract, the contractor must provide the Commonwealth with current Certificates of Insurance. This gate must These Certificates shall contain a provision that coverages afforded under the policy shall not be kept closed canceled or changed until at all times and must least thirty (30) days prior written notice has been given to the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth shall be locked when under no obligation to obtain such certificates from the operator is not on siteOperator(s). Operator will be held responsible for repairing any damage to PGC gates caused Failure by the operatorCommonwealth to obtain the certificates shall not be deemed a waiver of the Operator’s obligation to obtain and furnish certificates. The Commonwealth shall have the right to inspect the original insurance policies.

COMMISSION PERSONNEL. The Commission will furnish personnel to supervise and direct the operation in the following capacities: PROGRAM SUPERVISOR - The Chief of the Forestry Division in the Bureau of Wildlife Habitat Management is responsible for the overall operation of the vegetation control program and represents the Commission in settling minor contractual matters. FIELD CONTRACT COORDINATORS - These persons are Regional Foresters or their designee who serve as the Commission's field liaison with the Operator and are responsible for reviewing and approving/disapproving the operations plan and conducting quality control checks on the equipment and performance during the operations. This person is responsible for coordinating the activities of all people working on the contract within a region and communicating with the Operator's project supervisor concerning any operational problems or changes in plans. He/she also provides daily reports of the operation to the program supervisor supervisor. EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS: Any machine equipment to be used for this project must be a forestry type mowing machine with suitable cutting devices such as a “hydroax”, “Fecon”, or other suitable cutting head mounted on a machine capable of negotiating forest terrain. All machines used for this project must be of at least 95hp. The Commission reserves the right to reject any piece of equipment that in its opinion will not safely and adequately complete the job. Hand cutting will likely be the only practical means of cutting some sections of this project. Note that the terrain is steep, over 35% in some sections of the blocks and there are no skid trails. Hand cutting is permissible in all sections of all blocks. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS: Mowing areas are designated with orange paint marks. These areas are located in timber sale and herbicide areas where other colors of paint may be also observed. All trees marked with any color of paint are reserved regardless of diameter and regardless of paint color. State Game Land Boundary is present near the eastern edge of the treatment blocks and is marked with white blazes. All tops and debris must be pulled back at least 20 feet from the State Game Land Boundary, road ditches, tail drains, trails, herbaceous openings, streams, utility right of way and any color of blazed tree. Material that cannot be directionally felled or dragged away from these features must be lopped down to sections less than 8 feet and length and tossed aside to keep the corridors clear. All stems five feet high and up to and including stems 8 inches DBH must be felled, with the following exceptions: OaksWitch xxxxx, black cherry, hickories, serviceberries, witch xxxxxserviceberry, mountain xxxxx, aspens, apple trees, mountain laurel, and conifers. Xxxxx material felled using a mechanical flail type system may not have stumps with clean, sharp cuts and edges and must be less than eight (8) inches, except when in the opinion of the Field Contract Coordinator, said height is impractical. Woody material felled with clean cuts must have stumps that are parallel to the ground surface and shall not exceed six (6) inches in height measured on the side next to the highest ground or the diameter of the xxxxx, whichever is smaller, except when in the opinion of the Field Contract Coordinator, said height is impractical. The Operator shall exercise care and caution in all operations to prevent damage to all trees not specified for treatment. Damage to trails, roads, streams, or utility rights-of-way caused by the Operator’s equipment must be repaired by the Operator at their expense. Any trash resulting from the Operator’s operations must be removed from the area and properly disposed. The Operator shall not block any roads or trails in the area during performance of this contract. The Operator shall not in any way hinder the progress of any Timber Sale or Road Construction Contracts in these areas. All labor, equipment, tools, etc., needed to complete contracted projects are to be provided by the Operator. Timber Damages – when in the opinion of Field Contract Coordinator, damage to the residual stand becomes excessive, the Operator shall pay the Commission a fair base current value determined by the Field Contract Coordinator per unit of volume. If this value for damage due to Operator’s carelessness or negligence is less than $10.00 per tree, then a minimum charge of $10.00 per tree will be made whether the tree is commercial, non-commercial, merchantable, or non-merchantable. Operator will provide their own lock for use on the Xxxxx Xxxx Road Bear Hollow Trail gate and the key or combination must also be provided to the PGC Regional Forester. This gate must be kept closed at all times and must be locked when the operator is not on site. Operator will be held responsible for repairing any damage to PGC gates caused by the operator. The Bear Hollow Trail is marked with red blazes and can be used to access the cutting blocks. Special care must be taken to prevent debris from obstructing this trail, which must be kept open at all times. Block 2 contains some patches of grapevines. Grapevines do not need to be cut, nor do trees having large grapevines entangled in their canopy. These trees may be skipped due to safety concerns during cutting, and to retain the wildlife value of the vines. Trees within the specified size classes for cutting and having only a couple small vines which are safe to cut down should be cut.

COMMISSION PERSONNEL. The Commission will furnish personnel to supervise and direct the operation in the following capacities: PROGRAM SUPERVISOR - The Chief of the Forestry Division in the Bureau of Wildlife Habitat Management is responsible for the overall operation of the vegetation control program and represents the Commission in settling minor contractual matters. FIELD CONTRACT COORDINATORS - These persons are Regional Foresters or their designee who serve as the Commission's field liaison with the Operator and are responsible for reviewing and approving/disapproving the operations plan and conducting quality control checks on the equipment and performance during the operations. This person is responsible for coordinating the activities of all people working on the contract within a region and communicating with the Operator's project supervisor concerning any operational problems or changes in plans. He/she also provides daily reports of the operation to the program supervisor EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS: Any machine equipment to be used for this project must be a forestry type mowing machine with suitable cutting devices such as a “hydroax”, “Fecon”, or other suitable cutting head mounted on a machine capable of negotiating forest terrain. All machines used for this project must be of at least 95hp. The Commission reserves the right to reject any piece of equipment that in its opinion will not safely and adequately complete the job. Hand cutting will likely be the only practical means of cutting some sections of this project. Note that the terrain is steep, over 35% in some sections of the blocks and there are no skid trails. Hand cutting is permissible in all sections of all blocks. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS: Mowing areas Project area boundaries are marked with two blue paint slashes and block boundaries are designated with orange one blue paint marksslash. These areas are located in timber sale Block 1,2, and herbicide areas where other colors of paint may 3: All Sweet Birch, Grey Birch, Striped Maple, and American Beech greater than or equal to 1” DBH will be also observedcut. All trees marked with any color of paint are reserved regardless of diameter and regardless of paint color. State Game Land Boundary is present near the eastern edge of the treatment blocks and is marked with white blazes. All tops and debris must be pulled back at least 20 feet from the State Game Land BoundaryRed Maple, road ditches, tail drains, trails, herbaceous openings, streams, utility right of way and any color of blazed tree. Material that cannot be directionally felled or dragged away from these features must be lopped down to sections less than 8 feet and length and tossed aside to keep the corridors clear. All stems five feet high and up to and including stems 8 inches DBH must be felled, with the following exceptions: Oaks, black cherry, hickories, serviceberries, witch xxxxx, mountain xxxxx, aspens, apple trees, mountain laurelBlack Gum, and conifers. Xxxxx material felled using a mechanical flail type system may not have stumps with clean, sharp cuts and edges and must be less than eight (8) inches, except when in the opinion of the Field Contract Coordinator, said height is impractical. Woody material felled with clean cuts must have stumps that are parallel to the ground surface and shall not exceed six (6) inches in height measured on the side next to the highest ground or the diameter of the xxxxx, whichever is smaller, except when in the opinion of the Field Contract Coordinator, said height is impractical. The Operator shall exercise care and caution in all operations to prevent damage to all trees not specified for treatment. Damage to trails, roads, streams, or utility rights-of-way caused by the Operator’s equipment must be repaired by the Operator at their expense. Any trash resulting from the Operator’s operations must be removed from the area and properly disposed. The Operator shall not block any roads or trails in the area during performance of this contract. The Operator shall not in any way hinder the progress of any Timber Sale or Road Construction Contracts in these areas. All labor, equipment, tools, etc., needed to complete contracted projects are to be provided by the Operator. Timber Damages – when in the opinion of Field Contract Coordinator, damage to the residual stand becomes excessive, the Operator shall pay the Commission a fair base current value determined by the Field Contract Coordinator per unit of volume. If this value for damage due to Operator’s carelessness or negligence is less than $10.00 per tree, then a minimum charge of $10.00 per tree Yellow Birch 1”-11” DBH will be made whether the tree is commercial, non-commercial, merchantable, or non-merchantable. Operator will provide their own lock for use on the Xxxxx Xxxx Road gate and the key or combination must also be provided to the PGC Regional Forester. This gate must be kept closed at all times and must be locked when the operator is not on site. Operator will be held responsible for repairing any damage to PGC gates caused by the operatorcut.

COMMISSION PERSONNEL. The Commission will furnish personnel to supervise and direct the operation in the following capacities: PROGRAM SUPERVISOR - The Chief of the Forestry Division in the Bureau of Wildlife Habitat Management is responsible for the overall operation of the vegetation control program and represents the Commission in settling minor contractual matters. FIELD CONTRACT COORDINATORS - These persons are Regional Foresters or their designee who serve as the Commission's field liaison with the Operator and are responsible for reviewing and approving/disapproving the operations plan and conducting quality control checks on the equipment and performance during the operations. This person is responsible for coordinating the activities of all people working on the contract within a region and communicating with the Operator's project supervisor concerning any operational problems or changes in plans. He/she also provides daily reports of the operation to the program supervisor EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS: Any machine equipment to be used for this project must be a forestry type mowing machine with suitable cutting devices such as a “hydroax”, “Fecon”, or other suitable cutting head mounted on a machine capable of negotiating forest terrain. All machines used for this project must be of at least 95hp. The Commission reserves the right to reject any piece of equipment that in its opinion will not safely and adequately complete the job. Hand cutting CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS: Project area boundaries are marked with two blue paint slashes and block boundaries are designated with one blue paint slash. Block 1, All sweet birch and striped maple greater than or equal to 1” DBH will likely be the only practical means of cutting some sections of this projectcut. Note that the terrain is steep, over 35% in some sections of the blocks All American beech and there are no skid trailsyellow birch 1”-12” DBH will be cut. All red maple 1”-8” DBH will be cut. Hand cutting is permissible in all sections of all blocksonly. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS: Mowing areas are designated with orange paint marks. These areas are located in timber sale Block 2, All sweet birch and herbicide areas where other colors of paint may striped maple greater than or equal to 1” DBH will be also observedcut. All trees marked with any color of paint are reserved regardless of diameter American beech and regardless of paint color. State Game Land Boundary is present near the eastern edge of the treatment blocks and is marked with white blazesyellow birch 1”-14” DBH will be cut. All tops and debris red maple 1”-10” DBH will be cut. All employees must be pulled back at least 20 feet able to identify species. Usable material may NOT be removed from the State Game Land Boundary, road ditches, tail drains, trails, herbaceous openings, streams, utility right of way and any color of blazed tree. Material that cannot be directionally felled or dragged away from these features must be lopped down to sections less than 8 feet and length and tossed aside to keep the corridors clear. All stems five feet high and up to and including stems 8 inches DBH must be felled, with the following exceptions: Oaks, black cherry, hickories, serviceberries, witch xxxxx, mountain xxxxx, aspens, apple trees, mountain laurel, and conifers. Xxxxx material felled using a mechanical flail type system may not have stumps with clean, sharp cuts and edges and must be less than eight (8) inches, except when in the opinion of the Field Contract Coordinator, said height is impracticalsite. Woody material felled with clean cuts must have stumps that are parallel to the ground surface and shall not exceed six (6) inches in height measured on the side next to the highest ground or the diameter of the xxxxx, whichever is smaller, except when in the opinion of the Field Contract Coordinator, said height is impractical. The Cut trees must be removed from trails, roads, tail drains, streams, and utility rights-of-way. All trees shall be felled so tops do not pile on one another but lie singly on the ground. Slash shall be lopped to no higher than 4’ and pulled apart as directed by the Regional forester. Operator shall exercise care and caution in all operations to prevent damage to all trees not specified for treatment. All tops must be pulled back 25 feet from the State Game Land boundary, (blazed & painted white), all roads, parking lots, herbaceous openings, utility Right of Ways and deer exclosures. Tops, branches and slash will be removed from all ponds, lakes and streams. Damage to trails, roads, streams, or utility rights-of-way caused by the Operator’s equipment must be repaired by the Operator at their expense. Any trash resulting from the Operator’s operations must be removed from the area and properly disposed. The Operator shall not block any roads or trails in the area during performance of this contract. The Operator shall not in any way hinder the progress of any Timber Sale or Road Construction Contracts in these areas. All labor, equipment, tools, etc., needed to complete contracted projects are to be provided by the Operator. Timber Damages – when in the opinion of Field Contract Coordinator, damage to the residual stand becomes excessive, the Operator shall pay the Commission a fair base current value determined by the Field Contract Coordinator per unit of volume. If this value for damage due to Operator’s carelessness or negligence is less than $10.00 per tree, then a minimum charge of $10.00 per tree will be made whether the tree is commercial, non-commercial, merchantable, or non-merchantable. Operator INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS: The contractor will provide their own lock for use on Workmen’s Compensation insurance sufficient to cover all the Xxxxx Xxxx Road gate employees of contractor working to fulfill this contract. Comprehensive General Liability Insurance, including bodily injury and property damage insurance, to protect the Commonwealth and the key contractor from claims arising out of the performance of the contract. The amount of bodily injury insurance shall not be less than $300,000.00 for injury to or combination must also death of persons per occurrence. The amount of Property Damage Insurance shall not be provided less than $300,000.00 per occurrence. Such policies shall name the Commonwealth as an additional insured. Prior to the PGC Regional Forestercommencement of work under this contract, the contractor must provide the Commonwealth with current Certificates of Insurance. This gate must These Certificates shall contain a provision that coverages afforded under the policy shall not be kept closed canceled or changed until at all times and must least thirty (30) days prior written notice has been given to the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth shall be locked when under no obligation to obtain such certificates from the operator is not on siteOperator(s). Operator will be held responsible for repairing any damage to PGC gates caused Failure by the operatorCommonwealth to obtain the certificates shall not be deemed a waiver of the Operator’s obligation to obtain and furnish certificates. The Commonwealth shall have the right to inspect the original insurance policies.

COMMISSION PERSONNEL. The Commission will furnish personnel to supervise and direct the operation in the following capacities: PROGRAM SUPERVISOR - The Chief of the Forestry Division in the Bureau of Wildlife Habitat Management is responsible for the overall operation of the vegetation control program and represents the Commission in settling minor contractual matters. FIELD CONTRACT COORDINATORS - These persons are Regional Foresters or their designee who serve as the Commission's field liaison with the Operator and are responsible for reviewing and approving/disapproving the operations plan and conducting quality control checks on the equipment and performance during the operations. This person is responsible for coordinating the activities of all people working on the contract within a region and communicating with the Operator's project supervisor concerning any operational problems or changes in plans. He/she also provides daily reports of the operation to the program supervisor EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS: Any machine Hand cutting is required. Cutting equipment to -The Operator may use any handheld equipment for felling the trees competing with each crop tree. Primary equipment will be used for this project must be a forestry type mowing machine with suitable cutting devices such as a “hydroax”, “Fecon”, chainsaws or other suitable cutting head mounted handheld brush cutters on a machine capable weed whacker platform. The equipment and technique must completely sever the competing trees without damaging the crop trees’ bole or crown. No self-propelled machines are permitted. The Commission reserves the right to reject any piece of negotiating forest terrainequipment that in its opinion will not adequately complete the job. All machines used for this project must be of at least 95hp. The Commission reserves the right to reject any piece of equipment that in its opinion will not safely and adequately complete the job. Hand cutting will likely be the only practical means of cutting some sections of To bid on this project. Note that the terrain is steep, over 35% in some sections of the blocks and there are no skid trails. Hand cutting is permissible in all sections of all blocks. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS: Mowing areas are designated with orange paint marks. These areas are located in timber sale and herbicide areas where other colors of paint may be also observed. All trees marked with any color of paint are reserved regardless of diameter and regardless of paint color. State Game Land Boundary is present near the eastern edge of the treatment blocks and is marked with white blazes. All tops and debris must be pulled back at least 20 feet from the State Game Land Boundary, road ditches, tail drains, trails, herbaceous openings, streams, utility right of way and any color of blazed tree. Material that cannot be directionally felled or dragged away from these features must be lopped down to sections less than 8 feet and length and tossed aside to keep the corridors clear. All stems five feet high and up to and including stems 8 inches DBH must be felled, with the following exceptions: Oaks, black cherry, hickories, serviceberries, witch xxxxx, mountain xxxxx, aspens, apple trees, mountain laurel, and conifers. Xxxxx material felled using a mechanical flail type system may not have stumps with clean, sharp cuts and edges and must be less than eight (8) inches, except when in the opinion of the Field Contract Coordinator, said height is impractical. Woody material felled with clean cuts an operator must have stumps that are parallel to the ground surface and shall not exceed six (6) inches in height measured on the side next to the highest ground or the diameter of the xxxxxoffice, whichever is smaller, except when in the opinion of the Field Contract Coordinator, said height is impractical. The Operator shall exercise care and caution in all operations to prevent damage to all trees not specified for treatment. Damage to trails, roads, streams, or utility rights-of-way caused by the Operator’s equipment must be repaired by the Operator at their expense. Any trash resulting from the Operator’s operations must be removed from the area and properly disposed. The Operator shall not block any roads or trails in the area during performance of this contract. The Operator shall not in any way hinder the progress of any Timber Sale or Road Construction Contracts in these areas. All labormaintenance facilities, equipment, employees, and qualified equipment operators and mechanics, and have tools, etcequipment, and spare parts for the make and type of equipment indicated in these specifications., needed to complete contracted projects are to be provided by the Operator. Timber Damages – when in the opinion of Field Contract Coordinator, damage to the residual stand becomes excessive, the Operator shall pay the Commission a fair base current value determined by the Field Contract Coordinator per unit of volume. If this value for damage due to Operator’s carelessness or negligence is less than $10.00 per tree, then a minimum charge of $10.00 per tree will be made whether the tree is commercial, non-commercial, merchantable, or non-merchantable. Operator will provide their own lock for use on the Xxxxx Xxxx Road gate and the key or combination must also be provided to the PGC Regional Forester. This gate must be kept closed at all times and must be locked when the operator is not on site. Operator will be held responsible for repairing any damage to PGC gates caused by the operator.