Description
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking a contractor to provide a portable, heavy-duty all-wood buck fence system for the Emma Park Riparian area. The system should be constructed from peeled round wood poles and include 285 buck pairs, 947 pieces of 12-foot long wood poles, and various fasteners. The fence should be 5½ feet tall, with three horizontal rails on the front side and one diagonal crossmember on the backside for stability. The contractor should ensure that all materials are sound, straight, and free of major defects, and that the completed fence sections can withstand livestock and wildland pressure without failure.
Some key requirements of the project include:
• The fence should be fully portable and installable with basic tools.
• The system should be constructed from 100% wood poles, with fasteners limited to specified CTX screws.
• The maximum spacing between buck pairs should be 12 feet.
• The contractor should ensure that all primary materials are 100% wood poles, and that the completed fence sections can withstand livestock and wildland pressure without failure.