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I10 Permit Application Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />Response: Equipment costs are all inclusive of operator wages, benefits, fuel and <br />lubricant, consumption, and depreciation. Mobilization and demobilization costs are <br />included from Rifle, Colorado. <br />(B) Rule: All items referenced in the Reclamation Plan must be included in the cost <br />calculation. These items in addition to earthwork, such as building demolition, fencing, <br />monitoring well sealing or stream channel reconstruction must also be included in the <br />reclamation cost estimate. <br />Response: All items in the reclamation plan are included in Table 2. <br />(C) Rule: After the direct costs noted above have been estimated, the Office may add up to <br />an additional maximum 18.5 percent of that total, which includes private contract, typical <br />overhead costs. This additional cost is required to cover indirect costs that an <br />independent contractor would incur when performing reclamation of the site. Five <br />percent additional cost shall be added to cover Office administration cost in the event of <br />bond forfeiture and permit revocation. <br />Response: The applicant acknowledges the Division's need to add up to an additional <br />18.5 percent of the estimated third party reclamation costs for private contract, typical <br />overhead costs and an additional 5 percent cost to cover Division administration in the <br />case of bond forfeiture and permit revocation. <br />Table 2. Tenee Park Ranch Shale Borrow Pit Reclamation Bond Estimate <br />ITEM - f Unit Price Units Quantity Total <br />Mobilization/Demobilzation $1,500.00 each 1.0 $1,500.00 <br />410 Backhoe $95.00 hour 16.0 $1,520.00 <br />Trackhoe $140.00 hour 16.0 $2,240.00 <br />Seed mix $200.00 acre 0.7 $132.00 <br />Laborers $30.00 hour 30.0 $900.00 <br />Erosion Control Mat $3.00 square and 1750.0 $5,250.00 <br />Silt Fence $2.00 linear foot 330.0 $660.00 <br />Miscillaneous Materials $500.00 lump sum 1.0 $500.00 <br />Straw Mulch $250.00 acre 0.6 $150.00 <br />Total - - - $12,852.00 <br />Notes: Johnson & Sons Excavating provided equipment costs; Granite Seed provided seed costs. <br />Tetra Tech April 2008 (May 2008 Application Amendment Page) 15