SP27TGC002 - SP27TGC002 – Site Preparation - Mounding

The purpose of this contract is to control herbaceous vegetation and create microsites on cutblocks that have been previously planted. This contract includes approximately 229 hectares to be mounded. Please note there may be changes to the final treatment areas for areas that have yet to be laid out in the field. All of the blocks in this contract are blocks where reforestation has failed due to a combination of high herbaceous competition and drought damage from 2023. These blocks will be replanted or fill planted in 2027. The contractor should work diligently to preserve any existing, healthy crop trees where feasible. This contract includes some challenges including the remote location of blocks, steep slopes (>35%) in some areas, deactivated stream crossings to access some blocks or areas within blocks, and incomplete harvesting on some blocks. 

For deactivated stream crossings, the machinery must not cause damage to any streams. Most of the streams are less than 1.5m wide, except for the stream accessing TA0174-8 which is an S3 (1.5m – 5m wide). Spanning the streams with a temporary structure or other materials for machinery will be required. Further stream crossing guidance will be discussed at the prework with the successful contractor.  
 
Some blocks still require treatment unit layout. Those treatment areas are approximate and may decrease or increase in size.