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 <br />SequoiaEcologicalConsulƟng,Inc. <br />AugusƟnBernalCommunityParkFuelReducƟonProject <br />InformaƟonforRequestforBids <br />March2026 <br />10 <br /> <br />5. TheCityofPleasanton,oritsdesignee,reservestherighttoreasonablyadjustunderstory <br />vegetaƟonandshrubtreatmentsinareaswhereaddiƟonalsensiƟveresourcesareidenƟĮed <br />and/ormayadjustthetreatmentprescripƟonasneededtomeetspeciĮccondiƟons. <br />6. SeeaddiƟonalshrubtreatmentrequirementsunderBiologicalResourceAvoidanceMeasures <br />below. <br />Treated Vegeta ƟonwithinTreatmentAreas <br />1. Residualmaterial,i.e.,chippedmaterial,shallbedispersedthroughouttheprojectareaina <br />mosaicpaƩern,atvariabledepths,concentraƟngresidualmaterialinareasofequipment <br />disturbanceand,totheextentfeasible,minimizeresidualmaterialinforestgapsoropenings <br />whereincreasedbiodiversityofherbaceousunderstoryregeneraƟonismorelikely.Ingeneral, <br />residualmaterialdepthsshouldaverage3inchesandshouldnotexceedadepthofapproximately <br />6inches.Chippedmaterialsshallnotbespreadonsuitablerefugiafor Alamedawhipsnake,such <br />asrodentburrowsorrockyoutcrops. <br />2. ExcessiveresidualchippedmaterialshallnotobstructwaterŇowindrainagefeatures suchas <br />ditchesandculverts.SuchmaterialshallberemovedbytheContractorpriortoaforecasted30 <br />percentprecipitaƟoneventoruponcompleƟonofoperaƟons,whicheveroccursĮrst. <br />3. ResidualchippedmaterialshouldbeuƟlizedtocoverapproximately75percentofanyareasbared <br />duringoperaƟonsandshallnotbepiledatthebaseofremainingtreesorsensiƟvevegetaƟon. <br />4. UponcompleƟonofatreatmentarea,theContractorshallensurethatallroadsandtrailsareopen <br />andpassable. <br />a. ScaƩereddebrisisacceptableontrailsurfacesbutnottothepointthatitcreatesany <br />signiĮcanttrippinghazards. <br />5. Damagetoresidualtreesandshrubsshallbeminimizedtothegreatestextentfeasible.Ifthereis <br />excessivedamagetoresidualtreesorshrubs,theContractorshallremovethosespecimens. <br />6. TheCityofPleasanton,oritsdesignee,reservestherighttoreasonablyadjusttreatmentsinareas <br />whereaddiƟonalsensiƟveresourcesareidenƟĮedand/ormayadjustthetreatmentprescripƟon <br />asneededtomeetspeciĮccondiƟons. <br />AcceptableHeavyEquipment <br />1. Small,trackedtractor,suchasaskidsteerorminiexcavatorformowingormovingmaterialon <br />exisƟngroadsandtrails <br />2. Tracked woodchippercapableofhandlingmaterialgreaterthan16inchesDBH <br />3. Chiptruckforhaulingwoodchipsandlogs <br />4. OtherheavyequipmentmaybeproposedforusebytheContractorandmustbeapprovedbythe <br />CityofPleasanton,oritsdesignee <br />a. To proposeotherheavyequipment,theContractorshouldbepreparedwithequipment <br />dimensions,weight,andphotosofequipment <br />GeneralProvisionsforHeavyEquipment <br />1. Heavyequipmentshallnotoperate: <br />a. InanywatercourseandlakeprotecƟonzones; <br />b. Oīofanyestablishedroadsortrails; <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 2116ABC8-4A4A-8B43-82A0-6C965050EDC5