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Hawk's Nest Coal silo Facility Reclamation Project RN-COAL-MINES-9 Work Narrative The Hawk's Nest Coal Silo Facility Reclamation Project comprises the South 1/2 of Section 10, Township 135, Range 90W along old State Highway 133. The Hawk's Nest Mine site has been ordered to be reclaimed by the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, Mined Land Reclamation Board (the Board). Reclamation work to be accomplished under this contract is limited primarily to the Coal Silo area. Project work will involve demolishing and removing the (2) two coal silos and the adjacent conveyor system and truck dump scale, creating a borrow area for the demolished silos, and burying the demolished material. The CONTRACTOR shall utilize controlled blasting techniques for the two (2) coal silos. Controlled blasting refers to the controlled use of explosives and blasting accessories in carefully spaced and aligned drill patterns. Any cost resulting from damage to adjacent roadways, transmission lines, railroad facilities, nearby structures, or vegetation will be the responsibility of the CONTRACTOR. The contractor will conduct a pre-blast survey of all structures and facilities located in the area of the blasting work. Such structures and facilities include, but are not limited to the Hawk's Nest Guest House, DMEA Substation, railroad tracks, utility lines and existing roads. The CONTRACTOR must submit to the State, Mountain Coal Company and the Rio Grande Railroad prior to the initial blast methods of stabilizing or protecting adjacent structures, such as the railroad tracks within two weeks prior to beginning any work. The CONTRACTOR will be responsible for submitting a blast design to the State, Mountain Coal Company and the Rio Grande Railroad of the initial blast not later than 7 days prior to beginning drilling. All portions of each structure removed by the CONTRACTOR but not taken as salvage shall be disposed of within the Coal Storage working limits areas or hauled to the county landfill. On-site disposal shall consist of burying demolished material in the old sediment pond or creating a borrow area within the coal silo facility area. m:\coal\esc\hawk\worknar