Attachment 2: FSSS

PREFACE

Delete all but the first paragraph and add the following: The Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture has adopted FP-24 for construction of National Forest System Roads. The Forest Service Supplemental Specifications (FSSS) shall be incorporated in the FP-24. The applicable specifications for the project will be the FP-24 as modified by the FSSS.

Section 101. – TERMS, FORMAT, AND DEFINITIONS

Add the following paragraph to Subsection 101.01 Meaning of Terms: Delete all references to the TAR (Transportation Acquisition Regulations) in the specifications.

Section 101. – TERMS, FORMAT, AND DEFINITIONS

Add the following to Subsection 101.03 Abbreviations:
(a) Acronyms.
AGAR — Agriculture Acquisition Regulations
AFPA — American Forest and Paper Association
FSSS – Forest Service Supplemental Specifications
MSHA — Mine Safety and Health Administration
NESC — National Electrical Safety Code
WCLIB — West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau
(d) Miscellaneous unit abbreviations.
MP - milepost

location

ppm - parts per million

volume

STA – station

location

MFBM - thousand feet board measure

volume

Section 101. – TERMS, FORMAT, AND DEFINITIONS

Make the following changes to Subsection 101.04 Definitions: Delete these definitions and replace with the following: Bid Schedule — The Schedule of Items.
Bridge — A structure, including supports, erected over a depression or an obstruction such as water along a road, a trail, or a railway and having a deck for carrying traffic or other loads. Contractor — The individual or legal entity contracting with the Government for performance of prescribed work. In a timber sale contract, the contractor is the “Purchaser”. Culvert — Any structure with a bottom, regardless of fill depth, depth of invert burial, or presence of horizontal driving surface, or any bottomless (natural channel) structure with footings that will not have wheel loads in direct contact with the top of the structure. Drawings —Design sheets or fabrication, erection, or construction details submitted to the CO by the Contractor.
Neat Line — A line defining the proposed or specified limits of an excavation or structure. Notice to Proceed — (Public Works Contracts) Written notice to the Contractor to begin the contract work. (Timber Contracts) does not apply, replace NTP with Contract Award. Right-of-Way — A general term denoting (1) the privilege to pass over land in some particular line (including easement, lease, permit, or license to occupy, use, or traverse public or private