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 <br />SequoiaEcologicalConsulƟng,Inc. <br />AugusƟnBernalCommunityParkFuelReducƟonProject <br />InformaƟonforRequestforBids <br />March2026 <br />2 <br /> <br />ProjectSiteandLocaƟon <br />TheProjectwillbeimplementedonpublicandprivatelandsinandadjacenttoAugusƟnBernalCommunity <br />Park.TheProjectisadjacenttotheunincorporatedcommunityofKilkareWoodsandtheneighborhoods <br />ofGoldenEagleEstatesandTheClubatCastlewood. <br />TreatmentareaswillbeaccessedviaexisƟngĮreroadsandtrails.Nonewroadswillbecreated.Allaccess <br />totheparkandsurroundingtreatmentareaswillbeviathetrailheadparkinglotonGoldenEagleWayor <br />viaSantosRanchRoad.Vehicles andequipmentwillbestagedattheContractor’syarddailyoronͲsitein <br />coordinaƟonwiththeCity.ThroughoutthecourseofprojectimplementaƟon,theContractorwillmaintain <br />roadintegrity,includingmaintainingdrainagefeatures.GarbageandconstrucƟondebriswillberegularly <br />removedfromtheworksite. <br />ProjectTreatments <br />ProjecttreatmentswillreducewildĮrefuelsinadeliberatemannerdesignedtominimizeenvironmental <br />impactstowildlifeandprotectedplants,consistentwiththeCalVTPPEIR. <br />Theoverarchingtreatmentapproachwillfollowthesebasicguidelines: <br />x ClassI,II,andIIIwatercourseswillbeprotectedbyayearͲroundequipmentexclusionzoneas <br />designatedandŇaggedbyaqualiĮedbiologist,dependentonslope,access,andtreatment <br />prioriƟes <br />x Biomassdisposalmethodswillavoidwatercourses,includingcutandchippedvegetaƟonandpile <br />burning <br />x RemovalofinvasiveplantsanddeadwoodymaterialwillbeprioriƟzedbeforeremovinglivenaƟve <br />vegetaƟon <br />x Hazardoustrees(e.g.,deadordyingtrees)idenƟĮedbyaqualiĮedprofessionalwillberemoved <br />x EquipmentusedformechanicaltreatmentwillnotoperateoīofexisƟngĮretrailsinAlameda <br />whipsnakecriƟcalhabitat <br />x NoclearedƟmberorotherforestproductswillberemovedforcommercialpurposes <br />x AlltreatmentacƟviƟesandbiomassdistribuƟonwillavoidriparianhabitatbyastandardminimum <br />buīerof50feet <br />o BuīersizewillincreaseifaqualiĮedbiologistorRegisteredProfessionalForester(RPF) <br />recommendsthisbasedonfactorssuchasslope,exisƟngerosion,sensiƟvityofvegetaƟve <br />habitat,orpresenceofsensiƟveresources <br />ManualtreatmentisrequiredthroughoutthemajorityoftheprojectareaduetoitslocaƟonwithin <br />Alamedawhipsnakehabitat.Treatments arestrategicremovalofvegetaƟontopreventorslowthespread <br />ofnonͲwindͲdrivenwildĮrebetweenstructuresandwildlands.Inareaswherewildlandandmanufactured <br />structuresoverlap,higherintensityfuelreducƟontypicalofdefensiblespacewilloccurwithin100to150 <br />feetofmanufacturedstructures,asdeterminedbyĮreprofessionalsandbasedonsitecondiƟons.Beyond <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 2116ABC8-4A4A-8B43-82A0-6C965050EDC5