This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Yarnell, Pennsylvania. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

This service requires dirt road shaping and dust palliative services on the East side of Susq Cty within the guidelines described in Chapter 6.3 of PennDOT's Maintenance Manual (Publication 23) and the statement of work. Work to be performed in Susquehanna County for a period of one (1) year, with the possibility of four (4) renewals. Unit price will escalate 3% per yearly renewal. The services provided shall be consistent with the standard operating procedures and applicable Federal, State, and local laws, rules, and regulations for the protection of public health and the environment. This includes following OSHA safety requirements, and any other agencies, involved in the application of dust palliative. The contractor shall not shape dirt roads during a rain event. The contractor shall not apply dust palliative in the following circumstances: 1.Directly to a water source. 2.During, or one day after a rain event. Liquidated Damage for Non-Compliance: If for any reason the contractor fails to comply with the requirements of this contract, the following items shall be applied: Failure to comply with PennDOT Standard of Care deadline (All roads shaped and sprayed by June 30 of the current calendar year.) will result in $500 dollars in liquidated damages being assessed per working day until all work is complete. Liquidated damages will be deducted from the next invoice received after notice of violation. All letters pertaining to non-compliance of the requirements of this contract shall be entered into the Contractor Non-Compliance files and could affect the award of a future bid. PennDOT reserves the right to sample any road shaping, or dust palliative, materials. If, for any reason, the contractor fails to comply with the requirements of the contract, Pub 408 shall prevail. In the event that any materials furnished by the contractor are found to be defective, unsuitable, or otherwise unacceptable, the materials shall be removed by the contractor and replaced with acceptable materials at the cost and expense of the contractor. Description of Work: Reshape approx. 30 miles of unpaved roads in the spring and then approx. 15 miles of reshaping in the fall. This includes all actions such as scarifying, grading, shaping, and compacting to restore cross section, or eliminate corrugations and potholes. It is important to maintain proper roadway cross-section and adequate ditch line for proper drainage. The grader blade should be set to pull suitable material from the ditch line, toward the center of the roadway. Environmental concerns such as wetlands, erosion control, and waterway pollution are to be addressed in the disposal of excavated materials, refer to Publication 23. Waste materials shall not be placed in wetlands or waterways. Waste materials must be stabilized. rolling is acceptable stabilization. The Work Zone Traffic Control set up shall be placed in accordance with current Publication 213. This assembly is typically a mobile operation. Arrangements for the disposal of waste material should be made in advance of the operation. Under no circumstances shall material be disposed in a wetland, water way or flood plain or be disposed on private property in such a manner that the material could be graded into any of these areas. The grader operator is to set the grader blade to the proper angle and pitch to achieve the desired crown. It is important to maintain proper roadway cross-section and adequate ditch line for proper drainage. Shaping: The grader should make the first pass along the ditch line, bringing suitable material toward the center of the roadway. Distribute the loose material over the width of the roadway, maintaining the desired width and a crown of 3 to 4 inches. The grader should cut the entire width of the roadway in areas of ruts and potholes. High spots and ruts can be leveled during this process. Surface Preparation: Pull a rake along the roadway, working from center of the road toward the shoulder, so that oversize stones and lumps of sod are worked to the side of the roadway. In certain circumstances utilize a stone box to contain the placement of 2A Modified material. Handwork: Crew members remove stones and sod from the roadway. All excess material around drainage facilities shall be removed to allow water to enter the facilities. Compaction: The entire width of the roadway, disturbed by grading, shall be compacted with a roller prior to completion of the day's activities. Embankments: The excavation of embankment slopes in conjunction with ditch cleaning will require that a minimum the vertical face of the embankment be seeded and mulched. Excavated material is to be properly disposed in a non-wetland area and is not to be broadcast onto the slopes of ditches or drainage channels. Erosion Controls: Straw bales, silt fence or rock filters are required at the point of discharge until the ditch line revegetates and the area becomes stabilized. Rock filters may be installed as a more permanent control measure at outlet ditches. Equipment required: Grader; roller; tractor/rake; haul truck; stone box Material required: 2A, estimated 3,800 ton Once roads are reshaped, they should receive an application of dust palliatives. All dirt roads shall be spot treated with dust palliative. Spot treating involves the spreading of a dust palliative for approximately several hundred feet in front of residences, schools, churches, markets, factories, road intersections, railroad crossings, and bridges. Other areas of dirt roads will be required to be treated with dust palliative when there are a number of complaints, or a safety hazard exists. This should be completed once enough mileage is completed to utilize a full tanker of Dust Palliative. Equipment required: Distributor Material required: Bitum, Emulsified Dust Palliative, estimated 15,000 gallons This procurement is set aside for bid and award to small businesses only.