ITEM DESCRIPTION: LIVE RAINBOW TROUT DELIVERED ON SIX SPECIFIED DATES AND STOCKED INTO THE SIPSEY FORK OF THE WARRIOR RIVER DIRECTLY BELOW LEWIS SMITH DAM, WHICH IS LOCATED BETWEEN JASPER AND CULLMAN, ALABAMA. QUANTITIES AND SPECIFICATIONS: 1) TOTAL WEIGHT OF TROUT WILL BE AT LEAST 1,600 LBS. LIVE WEIGHT PER DELIVERY (MINIMUM OF 9,600 LBS. TOTAL). SIX (6) DELIVERIES SHALL OCCUR ON THE THIRD THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH (WITH THE FOLLOWING DAY AS AN ALTERNATE FOR EMERGENCIES) AS FOLLOWS: 1ST DELIVERY: APRIL 18 (OR 19), 2019 2ND DELIVERY: MAY 16 (OR 17), 2019 3RD DELIVERY: JUNE 20 (OR 21), 2019 4TH DELIVERY: JULY 18 (OR 19), 2019 5TH DELIVERY: AUGUST 15 (OR 16), 2019 6TH DELIVERY: SEPTEMBER 19 (OR 20), 2019 2) IF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (WATER LEVELS, ETC.) ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR STOCKING ON THE SPECIFIED DATE, THEN AN ALTERNATIVE STOCKING DATE MAY BE SELECTED THROUGH COORDINATION WITH THE DISTRICT 3 FISHERIES SUPERVISOR. 3) FOR EACH STOCKING, 1,200 LBS. OF TROUT SHOULD RANGE IN SIZE FROM 12 TTO 14 INCHES IN TOTAL LENGTH, AND 400 LBS. OF TROUT SHOULD EXCEED 14 INCHES IN TOTAL LENGTH. TOTAL LENGTH SHOULD BE MEASURED FROM THE FRONT OF THE MOUTH TO THE TIP OF THE TAIL WHEN PINCHED CLOSED. 4) EACH TROUT SHOULD WEIGH A MINIMUM OF 0.63 LBS. (10.0 OZ.) 5) ALL TROUT DELIVERIES SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8 AM AND 6 PM CST. THE DRIVER SHOULD HAVE DOCUMENTATION AS TO THE NUMBER AND WEIGHT OF TROUT DELIVERED. 6) ALL TROUT MUST BE CERTIFIED TO BE FREE OF WHIRLING DISEASE. 7) ALL TROUT DELIVERED DEAD OR MORIBUND WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM THE TOTAL DELIVERY INVOICE PRICE. 8) VENDOR WILL NOTIFY THE DISTRICT 3 FISHERIES SUPERVISOR AT (205) 339-5716 AT LEAST THREE (3) BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO ANY DELIVERY OF TROUT. 9) ALL INVOICES MUST BE HAND DELIVERED TO A DISTRICT 3 FISHERIES REPRESENTATIVE AT EACH STOCKING EVENT. 10) ALL TROUT MUST BE QUICK RELEASED FROM TANK TRUCK WITH ENOUGH WATER VOLUME TO DISCHARGE TROUT INTO A 10.75 INCH INSIDE DIAMETER PVC PIPE INTAKE LOCATED 35 INCHES ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, WHICH DISCHARGES DIRECTLY INTO THE SIPSEY FORK OF THE WARRIOR RIVER. 11) STATE AGENCY PURCHASE, NO TAXES APPLIED IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL (334) 242-3882, OR E-MAIL AT: [email protected].

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