WOOD POWER POLES FOR THE SAN CARLOS IRRIGATION PROJECT

Solicitation No. RMH001000040 is amended to include the following: Wood Pole Specifications The vendor shall furnish new wood poles in accordance with the REA Specification for Wood Poles, Stubs and Anchor Logs. Acceptable species are as follows: Douglas Fir, White Fir, Western Red Cedar, Lodge Pole Pine, Southern Yellow Pine and Ponderosa Pine. Poles shall be class 2 with full length pentachlorophenol treatment. Poles shall be treated by pressure method per AWPA C4 with a solution of pentachlorophenol per AWPA P8 in a Type A heavy petroleum solvent per AWPA P9 with a final retention of at least 0.45 pounds per cubic foot for Southern Yellow Pine, or 0.8 pounds per cubic foot for Western Red Cedar, or 0.6 percent per cubic foot for all other wood species per applicable AWPA standards. Unless otherwise specified, the wood pole shall be designed and manufactured in accordance with American National Standards Institute (ANSI), American Wood Preservers Association (AWPA), and American Society for Testing Material (ASTM), as stipulated in REA Bulletin 1728F-700.