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Home My WebLink About473490 WILDLANDS RESTORATION VOLUNTEERS - CONTRACT - AGREEMENT MISC - WILDLANDS RESTORATION VOLUNTEERSUnnamed 3: Proposed Scope of Work for Additional Volunteer Restoration Goal: To provide additional restoration treatments aimed at enhancing overall effectiveness of EWP/aerial mulching efforts in a high priority burn area (Unnamed 2 & 3) of the High Park Fire. Proposed Work: 1. WRV is proposing that areas being mulched by helicopter should also receive grass seeds according to NRCS and USFS post-fire seed mix standards or greater. Seeding with grasses helps to hold soil in place and provide additional surface roughness as well as facilitating soil development process that result in increased water infiltration rates and reduced bulk densities. Typically, seeding is done in advance of mulching. However, given scheduling constraints, seeding in areas 3-M2, 3-M1, and 2B-M1, will occur after aerial mulching. As a result, this portion of the proposed project is considered experimental. Given that mulching will not be done to 100% coverage, we assume seeds will be able to fall between the interstitial spaces of the mulch. 2. WRV also proposes that areas upslope of 2B-M1 and 3-M1 be seeded with grass seeds (area 2B-M1a and 3-M1a on attached map) according to NRCS and USFS post-fire seed mix standards or greater. Treating these areas should improve the overall effectiveness of the currently proposed aerial mulching. Therefore, we consider these areas a high priority for additional restoration treatments. In addition, WRV is proposing that the slopes between 3-M1 and 3-M2 be seeded as well (area 3-M1b on attached map). Mulching these areas would also improve overall treatment effectiveness. To achieve optimal germination results, mulching should be done soon after the seeds are sowed. Mulching proposals will be considered in a separate project & timeframe due to scheduling constraints. Items 1 and 2 total ~101 acres of seeded area. Total acreage to be seeded will be revised according to efficacy of planned mulch treatments and further site analysis by WRV. 3. WRV is not proposing the installation of wattles as the City of Ft Collins is planning on directional felling trees in the majority of gulches prior to any potential WRV project. If further scouting indicates that additional gulley stabilization treatments are necessary, WRV will use on site materials to construct rock-log grade control structures, designed to stabilize eroding channels and encourage aggradation. A map with locations and design sketches will be provided by Wednesday, November 13 if these structures are deemed necessary. 4. Prioritization of work areas: WRV will prioritize seeding in 2b-M1a & 3-M1a (which includes USFS land), followed by 3-M1b, then previously mulched areas (3-M1 and 3- M2). Proposed Budget: Based on the above scope of work, WRV is proposing a contract with the City of Ft Collins for $38,562.12, based on a total project cost of $55,550.52 and WRV contributing $16,988.40 of in- kind labor. Line Item Cost/Unit Unit No of Units Total Cost Funders Volunteer/Project Indirect City Ft Collins WRV Food $ 7.50 per vol. day 60 $ 450.00 X Tools and Gear $ 2.16 per vol. day 60 $ 129.60 X Vol. Appreciation $ 1.49 per vol. day 60 $ 89.40 X Tool truck $ 100.00 per day 3 $ 300.00 X Gas for tool truck $ 3.50 per gallon $ 50.00 X mileage $ 0.40 per mile 132 $ 52.80 X Projects Program General $ 8.16 per vol. day 60 $ 489.60 X Vol Program Outreach $ 8.15 per vol. day 60 $ 489.00 X Volunteer Insurance $ 1.07 per vol. day 60 $ 64.20 X Volunteer Labour $ 21.45 per vol. hr 792 $ 16,988.40 X subtotal $ 19,103.00 Material seed $ 233.75 per acre 101 $ 23,608.75 X delivery of materials & gear via helicopter $ 1,825.00 per hr 3.5 $ 6,387.50 X subtotal $ 29,996.25 Staffing Eng/Design/Mgmt $ 304.00 per day 3 $ 912.00 X Recruit $ 224.00 per day 1 $ 224.00 X pre-proj planning, proj implementation, post-proj wrap up $ 152.00 per day 7 $ 1,064.00 X First Aid Staff (Wilderness First Responder) $ 100.00 per day 3 $ 300.00 X subtotal $ 2,500.00 Overhead = 14 % of expenses $ 0.14 $ 3,951.27 X Project Expenses: $ 55,550.52 $ 38,562.12 $ 16,988.40 Total Project Expenses: $ 55,550.52 $ 38,562.12 $ 16,988.40 FRANKS HIROE GRAVES SHERRY E (.55) CITY OF FORT COLLINS UNITED STATES DEPT OF AG CITY OF FORT COLLINS CITY OF FORT COLLINS LEE GEORGE GRAVES SHERRY E/ROBERT C (.55) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CORUM GREGG CORUM GREGG J DAVIS ROBERT L/PATRICIA J GRAVES LAND AND CATTLE LLC JORDAN MICHAEL CLINTON BIGGERS MARY M NORTH POUDRE IRRIGATION WORKMAN SANDRA A SRONCE VICKI NORTHERN COLORADO WATER ZADER SCHNEIDER DAVID JON W Unnamed 3-M2 Boyd-M1 Unnamed 3-M1b Unnamed 3-M1 Unnamed 2B-M1a Unnamed 3-M1a Unnamed 2B-M1 Unnamed 3-M2 NO TREAT 61 39.7 WRV Fall 2013 Project for Unnamed 2 WRV Treatment Area Acreage Treatments Seed and Mulch Seed and Aerial Mulch No Treatment ´ 0 0.1 0.2 0.4 Miles