NC27-128 Miller Meadows Bullhog Project

Forestry, Fire, and State Lands and Utah Trust Lands Administration are acquiring services in this contract to provide fuels reduction and wildlife habitat improvement by mechanically removing/shredding standing live and dead pinyon and juniper trees and saplings with a wheeled or tracked MECHANICAL MULCHING/SHREDDER (Bullhog). This task order includes the Contractor to furnish labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, operating supplies, and incidentals. The project area totals approximately 741 acres as identified on the attached site map.

The work under this contract is located on TLA lands in Beaver County approximately 30 miles west of Minersville, Utah. The treatment site consists of 2 units. Both units have road access. The treatment boundaries will not be flagged and must be located by GPS.

All pinyon and juniper trees within the designated treatment area are to be removed; this includes all live and dead trees by chipping, shredding, or mulched, unless designated as a leave tree. No live or dead limbs shall be left on the stump of removed trees. Stump height shall not exceed 6 inches measured on the uphill side. Any tree or sapling that cannot be removed by mastication machinery must be removed by hand utilizing chainsaws or loppers. All surplus vegetation and slash shall be mulched or cut into lengths not to exceed 3 feet in length. Mulch depth shall not exceed six (6) inches.

At least two (preferably multiple), mobile, tracked or wheeled, hydraulically or PTO driven, mechanical mulching/shredder (Bullhog) shall be furnished on a fully-operational basis, with a competent, fully-qualified operator for each Bullhog, and shall be capable of mulching/shredding live trees up to twenty-eight (28) inches in diameter at twelve inches above ground level measured on the uphill side. Equipment shall be washed with a high-pressure system before entering and exiting project lands.

Contractors shall furnish two (2) warning signs to be placed on the roadside entrance of the work area. Signs shall be a minimum of three (3) feet by three (3) feet in dimension and shall warn of the possibility of flying debris.

No Government property shall be furnished on this project.

Start time: November 1, 2026. End Time: Must be finished by March 15, 2027

Participation in this solicitation is limited to **pre-qualified** contractors only. Bids or quotes submitted by a non-prequalified contractor will not be considered.

A site visit will NOT be held prior to bidding. Questions related to this solicitation, specifications, or bidding procedures MUST be asked in writing on the Q&A board within the solicitation.

This contract will be bid on a **per-acre price**. The per-acre price will be extended based on the number of acres to show a total project price. The total price shall include all labor, equipment, and materials necessary to complete the job, which includes all mobilization and operating costs. There will be no fuel surcharges or adjustments negotiated.

A contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive/responsible bidder who meets any experience and equipment requirements noted elsewhere in this solicitation.

One lump sum final payment will be made for the actual number of acres completed following a final inspection of the completed project.

**Budget:** $220,000