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USPS BROOKLYN P & DC Date: 07/27/2023 SUMMARY OF WORK

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SECTION 011000

SUMMARY OF WORK

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 SCOPE

A. The Contractor must provide all material, labor, tools, plant, supplies, equipment, transportation, superintendence, temporary construction of every nature, and all other services and facilities necessary to complete the construction of a postal facility for the Postal Service, including all incidental work described in the contract documents.

B. The scope of work shall consist of but not limited to the following tasks as indicated in the Contract

Documents:

1. Locate, identify, protect, and maintain all underground utilities, existing building systems (heating, cooling, duct, fan, heater, wiring, lighting and security system), attached fixture, and structures not scheduled for replacement and demolition. The Contractor is responsible to repairing and replacing damaged items during the construction at the Contractor’s own expense if not coordinated in advance.

To avoid breaking existing underground utilities and/or building structure at the loading dock concrete demolition and its adjacent area, locate existing utilities, conduit and piping using “Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)” detection. Refer the Section 024113 and 017300.

2. The Contractor shall coordinate with the USPS Inspection Services for the construction schedule regarding the CCTV conduit, wiring relocation and removal. USPIS will visit and monitor the work before and after completion. The construction phasing sequence and the disconnecting and reconnecting schedule shall coordinate with the USPS Inspection Services and the Brooklyn P & DC Facility manager. The USPS Inspectors confirmed the relocated conduit location after the field verification meeting with A/E and Brooklyn P & DC facility management during the design phase.

3. Architectural

Mail Processing Facility

a. Provide temporary partitions around all construction and phasing areas.

b. Demolish and adjust portions of existing slabs, floor finishes, masonry walls in select building areas indicated on the drawings.

c. Store detached loading dock equipment, lighting, doors in safe space which called out to reinstall them. Clean the dust, grimes, stains before re-installing the item.

d. Coordinate with the facility management for the detached dock equipment, motorized coiling doors, and motors that are not reinstalled per the Contract Documents, whether salvage and turnover them to USPS Facility Maintenance.

e. Salvage and turnover the removed dock door motors to USPS Facility Maintenance.

f. Replace existing pit style dock levelers, edge of dock levelers and scissor lift type dock levelers in enclosed platforms.

g. Provide pit-mounted new air powered dock levelers and new scissor lift.

h. Remove and replace vehicle dock bumpers and seals.

i. Scrape rust, apply rust inhibitive paint on existing steel surface surrounding opening.

j. Remove existing motorized coiling dock door systems (doors, door tracks, motors, motor switches, signal lights, and wheel chalk)

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k. Provide manually operated sectional knock-out doors.

l. Provide new motorized coiling door system at bay #52.

m. Provide new manually operated coiling door system at bay #19, #20.

n. Install sidewall sprinkler where the overhead door is equal to or exceeds 4’ in horizontal length when open.

o. Provide automatic vehicle restraint and dock light system.

p. Repair the existing interior concrete masonry units (CMU) between dock doors.

q. Provide the steel protection barrier and bollard at walls between doors.

r. Provide the smart wheel chock and dock light system.

s. Rebuild exterior masonry wall (backup wall & veneer), provide new fireproofed steel header between dock doors.

t. Repair existing concrete masonry walls between dock doors.

u. Provide the firestopping at all electrical wall and slab penetration.

v. Paint all surfaces disturbed by demolition or installations to match existing in color.

w. Repair existing damaged dock canopy.

x. Replace loading dock ambient lighting system.

Vehicle Maintenance Facility

a. Replace overhead coiling door at bay #1 with new coiling door. Prior installation, repair all damaged masonry work including door frames.

b. Replace damaged sensor with new as indicated.

c. Replace three (3) existing swing doors with new.

d. Repair existing damaged and rusty steel plate and bollards around doors.

3. Structural

a. Remove existing concrete slab at the assigned bay.

b. Provide new grade beam and slab to make dock pit.

c. Repair the existing concrete pit after demolishing the existing dock equipment.

d. Provide overhead door opening steel column and beams.

e. Remove and replace existing exterior masonry walls.

f. Repair the existing concrete walls exposed outside and masonry walls disturbed due to the existing condition and the demolition.

4. Electrical

a. Relocate the existing conduit support to the outside of the door frame before providing new sectional knock-out doors. The designated location shall verify with the door manufacturer.

b. Disconnect and remove power to existing dock equipment to be demolished.

c. Provide exterior surface mounted soffit LED lighting system.

d. Replace GFCI receptacles.

e. Relocate conduit and wiring for the CCTV, fire alarm, security, at the affected bays. Coordinate the schedule with the USPIS or related parties.

f. Provide electrical power to new dock leveler, vehicle restraint and dock light system.

g. Modify existing power distribution system. Provide new panels and transformers.

5. Fire Protection

a. Install the sidewall sprinklers in accordance with NFPA 13 and USPS Standards for HL series new sectional knock-out doors where the overhead door is equal to or exceeds 4’ in horizontal length when fully open. Submit the shop drawings for review and approval prior to construction. Refer to Section 210000.

C. All work shall be in accordance with applicable codes and local regulations that may apply. In case of conflict in or between the Contract Documents and a governing code or ordinance, the more stringent standard shall apply.

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D. General Requirements:

1. Coordinate with facility any required storage areas for contractor/subcontractors. USPS does not obligate to provide storage areas inside or outside if not available. If storage areas provided at the parking lot, Contractor is required to provide temporary fence his storage area at parking lot.

2. Contractor shall provide temporary protection for the postal equipment and overhead safety bridging for postal operations to continue without any disturbance during progress of new work. The temporary overhead bridging including the safety barricades shall be removed upon completion of the work.

3. Full-time field superintendent: In addition to requirements of Clause B-42 Performance and Superintendence by the Contractor, Contractor shall submit with the bid a resume for the designated full-time superintendent(s) that shows his/her capability and expertise to supervise and coordinate this type of construction project including skills to control construction schedule, budget, manpower, coordination among subcontractors, understanding plans and specifications, and make decisions. He/she should also request pre-installation meeting to all major work such as architectural, structural, electrical, control, and commissioning to ensure advance understanding of construction documents and facility rules, operations, and safety. Superintendent shall coordinate all phasing work with USPS facility management prior to starting any work that will affect adversely the postal operations. The Contractor shall provide a Full-time site superintendent for the entire term of this contract.

4. Acceptance/Warranty: USPS will accept each phase separately (replace dock doors per allocated bays as described below under the Special Project Requirements) for beneficial Occupancy after completion all related contract work.

One-year Project Warranty will start after acceptance the last phase of the project.

Warranty to some electrical equipment over one-year warranty will remain in effect as specified herein in the construction specifications.

E. Special Project Requirements

1. The Contractor is responsible for developing a detailed draft construction schedule showing his/her proposed phasing sequence plan the work to minimize the disruption.

Submit draft construction schedule and phasing plan showing the sequence plan that is acceptable to USPS project COR, Brooklyn P & DC maintenance Manager, and the USPS A/E Consultant. Once the draft construction schedule is approved, the Contractor shall incorporate all reviewed comments into a formal schedule and submit for approval prior to commencement of any work at the site. Any changes to the construction schedule must be approved by the USPS Brooklyn P & DC facility manager in advance to all related construction activities anticipate starting within two week and so on.

2. The Contractor shall coordinate construction activities around USPS operations and minimize the disruption to the facility’s normal operation.

3. Construction Work Hours: If any of the construction activities cannot be performed during the weekdays, contractor shall perform the work on the weekend and without additional cost to USPS.

a. Weekdays Normal work hours.

b. Weekend Saturday and Sunday

c. MPF operation: 24 hours seven days a week all year round.

4. The Contractor shall review the suggested phasing schedule in the Contract Documents and provide construction schedule to review with USPS facility manager, USPS project COR and USPS AE Consultant prior to start of work. The General Contractor shall coordinate all construction work as indicated on the Contract Documents.

5. Shutdown of any service regardless of duration must be approved in writing and schedule with USPS one week prior to shut down only on Sundays.

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6. The General Contractor shall verify all dimensions for the work area in the existing facility, new construction items and equipment prior to preparation of shop drawings and submittals to submit to USPS AE Consultant for review and approval. Once AE approved (with actions approved and/or Approved as Noted), Contractor to start fabrications and installations. In addition, Contractor shall confirm actual dimensions for a new equipment with Approved Vendor shop drawings, prior to starting any fabrication. Any removal/re-installation, re-fabrication or modifications resulting from the Contractor’s failure to properly confirm these dimensions shall be the Contractor’s responsibility, at no extra cost to the USPS or additional schedule duration.

7. The Contractor will be provided with access to work areas. This access will to be exclusive and will be limited to space required for the work of this Scope. Coordinate with facility for the location of temporary area for contractor’s material staging and/or storage at the employee parking area. No storage area is available inside the facility.

8. The Contractor shall be responsible for all testing and inspection required by the Code, Contract, or Local Jurisdictions. The Contractor will make all required notifications and coordinate. The Contractor shall provide a list of all such inspections, tests, and notifications, keep USPS informed on status.

9. The Contractor is responsible for all rigging and hoisting required including obtaining all required permits for the execution of this work.

10. The Contractor is responsible for protection of finished work.

11. The Contractor is responsible for daily clean up and disposal of all debris and waste materials to his dumpster of all trash and debris resulting from Contractor’s operations any subcontractors utilized by the Contractor.

12. The USPS reserves the right to ask the Contractor to replace any odor generated from the cleaning agents that causes discomfort to the Postal employees with odorless/less odor cleaning agents that do not cause discomfort and acceptable to USPS at no cost to

USPS.

13. The Contractor to obtain all required permit to utilize dumpsters outside Brooklyn P &DC in case the facility could not provide the space within the facility.

14. The Contractor is acknowledged that this Work may or may not be performed with a single mobilization or follow continuous sequential operation and further agrees to follow the project schedule.

15. The Contractor to protect existing USPS facility furniture, equipment, and/or remove furniture and equipment to a different area within the same floor and relocate/restore after completing the construction.

16. The Contractor shall make provision for the protection of existing flooring, carpeting, etc.

immediately outside work areas during demolition work and new construction including protecting the path of travel for all demolition debris and new materials from work areas or other access selected the contractor and approved by the USPS maintenance manager. If any portion of floor, walls, doors, and frames, and ceiling are damage, the Contractor shall replace with new materials to match existing adjacent materials at no additional cost to USPS.

17. Provide temporary partitions around all construction and phasing areas. Refer to Section 015000 and 015600. Temporary partitions are defined as 12’-0” high wood framed walls constructed of minimum 5/8-inch plywood (one side) with duct tape at plywood joints, 2” x 4” studs 16 to 24 inches O.C., and a plastic dust membrane extended (construction side) from top of these walls and fastened to the underside of the existing ceiling system above or underside of the permanent structure above. The Contractor to include one 36” wide exit door in the partition, complete with necessary hardware, for each phase. Refer to Section.

18. All building system must be online at all times, provide all necessary temporary work as required to keep systems in operation.

19. Any noted interferences and/or discrepancies between drawings and field conditions Must be made in writing to the USPS Contracting Officer Representative and A/E

Consultant. Contractor shall make submittals and coordinate construction schedule with the A/E.

20. If the Contractor could not deliver a particular of project as per approved original

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schedule due to delay of any part of equipment, the project will extend to the length of delay at no cost to USPS. The Contractor is responsible to report when became aware of any delay and update monthly/bi-weekly with the vendor’s updated information as a supporting document.

21. All materials used for the construction of this project, whether building materials or appurtenance, shall be non-asbestos containing materials.

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1.3 MISCELLANEOUS CONTRACT EXPENSES

A. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract provisions and clauses, including those concerning Permits and Responsibilities and, Building Codes, Fees and Charges, the Contractor must include in its price proposal a separate line item for the cost each of the of the following fees or charges payable to State, local, or special community development agencies:

Water service connection and meter fee Electrical company required fees Environmental Permits/Registrations Other permits or fees

B. If the actual cost of any item identified above is more or less than the amount listed, the contract price will be adjusted accordingly by a contract modification. The adjustment will not include overhead and profit. The Contractor must, within 30 days after incurring the expenses, inform the Contracting Officer that the payment has been made. Evidence of the actual amount paid must be provided. The contract amount will be adjusted upward or downward as necessary to accommodate actual charges from the utilities. The Contractor must provide all coordination with the utilities in accomplishing their work and must make all payments to the utilities for their work.

C. The Contractor must include all additional fees, as required, in the price proposal.

1.4 USPS DIRECT VENDOR EQUIPMENT OR SUPPLIES

A. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract provisions and clauses, including those concerning, Direct Vendor / Pre-selected Sources, the Contractor is solely responsible for contracting with the Direct Vendor and ordering, payment, receiving, accepting, storage and installation of United States Postal Service Direct Vendor equipment or supplies. Ordering instructions are included in each specification section.

B. The Contractor will off-load, inspect the delivered equipment or supplies to make sure they are in good condition, acknowledge receipt, and accept the delivered goods.

C. Direct Vendor items in this contract are limited to specific items, as shown in the drawings and listed below:

1. Section 083614 - Sectional Knockout Doors

2. Section 111304 - Dock Lift (Scissors Type)

1.5 USPS PRE-APPROVED VENDOR EQUIPMENT OR SUPPLIES

A. The Contractor is solely responsible for contracting with the Pre-Approved Vendor and ordering, payment, receiving, accepting, storage and installation of United States Postal Service Pre- Approved Vendor equipment or supplies. Ordering instructions are included in each specification section.

B. The Contractor will off-load, inspect the delivered equipment or supplies to make sure they are in good condition, acknowledge receipt, and accept the delivered goods.

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B. Pre-Approved Vendor items in this contract are limited to specific items, as shown in the Contract

Documents.

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PART 2 – PRODUCTS

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PART 3 – EXECUTION

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END OF SECTION

USPS Specification Last Revised: 10/1/2022