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 <br />SequoiaEcologicalConsulƟng,Inc. <br />AugusƟnBernalCommunityParkFuelReducƟonProject <br />InformaƟonforRequestforBids <br />March2026 <br />6 <br /> <br />i. 15milesperhourmaximum; <br />ii. 5milesperhourwhenpassingpedestrians,bicycles,orhorses; <br />iii. Whenparkingwithinanypartner’sland,contractormustallowenoughroomfor <br />emergencyvehicleaccessatallƟmes; <br />iv. Contractorshallhavesafetyplansinplaceforheatillness,medicalemergencies <br />orinjuries,andworkingadjacenttoroads;and <br />v. ContractorshallhavetheabilitytocommunicatefromremotelocaƟonsincaseof <br />medicalorĮreemergencies. <br />b. Allcontractorsmustwearsafetyvestswhileonpartners’lands,includingwhileinvehicles. <br />c. AllvehiclesmustdisplayprominentmarkingsidenƟfyingthemascontractorvehicles. <br />TreatmentSpeciĮcaƟons <br />ThefollowingsecƟonoutlinesthespeciĮctreatmentprescripƟonsbasedonpriority,treatmentarea,and <br />fueltype.TreatmentsshallbeconductedinpriorityorderaccordingtoTable 1below(Figure3).Within <br />eachtreatmentarea(Figures2and3),thetreatmentprescripƟonshallmatchtheprioritydescripƟonin <br />Table 1andthetreatmentareatreatmentmethodsinTable 2.Finally,allvegetaƟonworkshalloccur <br />accordingtothegeneralandfueltypespeciĮcaƟonsdescribedbelow. <br />GeneralTreatment SpeciĮcaƟons <br />1. ThetreatmentgoalisthereducƟonofunderstoryvegetaƟonandsmallͲdiametertrees.Generally, <br />removedead,dying,anddiseasedtreesandretainlivetreeslessthanorequalto(ч)6inchesDBH. <br />HealthytreesselectedforretenƟonthatarelessthan6inchesDBHwillachieveanapproximately <br />10–20Ͳfootspacingwherefeasible. <br />2. Whereoverstorycanopycoverislessthan50percent,orasidenƟĮedintheĮeldbytheCityof <br />Pleasantonoritssuperviseddesignees,idenƟfy“save”treesofavarietyofspeciesforoverstory <br />recruitmentatmixeddistancesfrom6–15feet. <br />3. IdenƟfynoͲcutspeciesasapplicable. <br />4. Wherethereareonlystandsmadeupoftreeslessthan6inchesDBH,thesestandsofsmaller <br />treeswillbespacedapproximately10–20feetapart.Healthytreesч6inchesDBHwillbefavored  <br />overdiseasedtreesч6inchesDBHtomeetthespacinggoalandmaintainashadedfuelbreak. <br />5. Allstumpswillbecutnohigherthan6inchesabovetheground.AllcutswillbeaŇatorparallel <br />cuttothegroundandwillhaveasmoothappearancewithnofrayedmaterialvisible. <br />6. Alldeadanddownedtreeslessthan12inchesindiameterwillbedelimbedand <br />chipped/scaƩered,withtheremainingtrunksleŌinplaceunlessseveraltreeshavecreatedapiled <br />concentraƟon.Inthiscase,theremainingtreetrunkswillbeseparatedbyatleast10feetfrom <br />anyotherlogsandleŌonͲsite. <br />7. Dead,downedtreesgreaterthan12inchesindiametermaybechipped/buckedwithachainsaw <br />foraccessaroundtreatmentareasbutshouldremaininplacewherefeasibleunlesstheycreatea <br />signiĮcantĮrehazardandshallbeseparatedbyatleast10feetfromanyotherlogsandleŌonͲ <br />site. <br />8. Contractorshallconsidermaintaininganappropriatenumberofsnagsanddownedwoodydebris <br />withinthetreatmentareas.Target snagsshouldbeapproximately1–2peracreandsimilarfor <br />downedwoodydebrisgreaterthan12inchesindiameter. <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 2116ABC8-4A4A-8B43-82A0-6C965050EDC5