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will be made only for the unit price shown under Item 7 of the Bid Schedule. <br />TASK 8 TREE PLANTING <br />Containerized trees will be planted on the slopes of the Old Refuse Pile, within the Project <br />Area. CONTRACTOR will provide trees, polyacrylamide, and necessary tools, equipment <br />and personnel to accomplish planting specifications. <br />Willow cuttings will be placed at the base of the slope of the Old Refuse Pile. <br />CONTRACTOR will provide rooted willow cuttings, polyacrylamide, and necessary tools, <br />equipment and personnel to accomplish planting specifications. <br />Tree Planting <br />The tree planting portion of the project will involve establishment of seedling trees on the Old <br />Refuse Pile slopes upon completion of all other tasks. The goal of this Task is to plant 200 <br />trees per acre within the Project Area. <br />Containerized seedlings, usually from eight inches to fourteen inches (8" to 14 ") of growth <br />above the roots, are to be planted when dormant, ie: no earlier than late September. Species to <br />be utilized in equal numbers are Engleman spruce (Picea englemanii), Colorado blue spruce <br />(Picea pungens) and Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii). PROJECT MANAGER may <br />reject seedlings whose root balls appear to be desiccated, molded or damaged, or trees that <br />appear to be unhealthy or dead. <br />Trees will be planted in a random pattern by using a 'hoe dad' or similar tool to excavate an <br />approximately twelve inch (12 ") deep hole in the soil. A seedling previously soaked in water <br />containing polyacrylamide will be placed roots first into the hole. Soil will be packed around <br />the roots of the seedlings. A small water containment berm, eighteen inches in circumference <br />and six inches in height, will be constructed around each seedling. <br />Shrub Planting <br />Willow plantings will occur along the whole length of the base of the Old Refuse Pile within <br />the Project Area. Cuttings may be obtained locally from Forest Service property. Individual <br />willow cuttings will be no less than twelve inches (12 ") in length. Cuttings will be soaked in <br />water containing polyacrylamide for at least twenty four (24) hours prior to planting. When <br />planting, cuttings will be stripped of stems, with each end of the cutting cut at a forty five <br />degree (45 angle. Cuttings will be placed into the ground in clumps of six (6). Clumps of <br />cuttings will be placed no more than six feet (6') distant from the next clump. <br />Measurement and Payment <br />Areas where trees and trees and shrubs are planted will be sampled to determine whether the <br />specified planting densities have been met. Areas where the specified planting densities have <br />been met will be measured to the nearest 0.1 acre and paid at the unit price bid on the Bid <br />Schedule Item 8. The price bid shall include all costs for labor, materials, equipment and all <br />other items necessary for tree and shrub planting as described in these specifications. <br />21 <br />