Mechanical Fuel Reduction and Shaded Fuel Break Installation

This subcontract for the Tuolumne Utilities District involves mechanical fuel reduction and the installation of a shaded fuel break along a 12-mile ditch system. The selected contractor will perform mechanical vegetation removal, including cutting, shredding, and chipping brush, as well as creating hand piles of vegetation to establish a 50-foot shaded fuel break on both sides of the system. The project requires the use of industrial chippers, shredders, and brush cutters to deliver the cleared fuel break. All operations must adhere to environmental exemption Class 4, Section 15304. The work is categorized under NAICS code 561730 and is managed by the Tuolumne Utilities District in California.