Attachment_2_-_SOW_and_Specification_-_Building_Installation_and_Site_Restoration.pdf

Attachment 2

STATEMENT OF WORK/SPECIFICATION

BUILDING INSTALLATION AND SITE RESTORATION

USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service

Big Flats Plant Materials Center 3266 State Route 352

Corning, NY 14830

I. PROJECT: The Big Flats Plant Materials Center (BFPMC) is installing a new modular office building. This Statement of Work (SOW) will encompass site preparation, installation and site restoration activities associated with installing the new modular office.

A. The Site Preparation: The site preparation will include all excavation and fill, as required, in accordance with the modular building manufacture’s drawings and specifications.

B. Building Foundation: Installation of the building foundation in accordance with the modular building manufacture’s drawings and specifications

C. Building Installation: Provide office building meeting Appendix B General Building

Specificaations, and building installation in accordance with the modular building manufacture’s drawings and specifications.

D. Site Restoration: The restoration will be per the modular building manufacture’s drawings and specifications and as required by The Federal American Disability Act (ADA). Site restoration will also include temporary seeding and mulching for all disturbed areas.

E. Regulatory Status: It is the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural

Resources Conservation (NRCS) BFPMC’s understanding that the site does not have any open soil or ground water contamination issues with NYSDEC.

F. Identified Responsible Personnel:

• Owner/Client: Shawnna Clark, BFPMC Manager

• NRCS Contracting Officer (CO), Lauri Eipp

• NRCS Contracting Officer Representative (COR), Ron Young

• Contractor, Contractor shall mean the firm responsible for providing and completing installation of the building and performing work associated with the site preparation and restoration.

G. Contractor’s Scope of Work: The contractor will perform site preparation, foundation installation, modular office building installation and site restoration. The total bid price will include all the above items as detailed in Part III.

The contractor will be responsible for the segregation, stockpiling, management, and disposal of any and all wastes produced during performance of this SOW. If applicable, any regulated waste shall be properly manifested, transported, and disposed of at an approved offsite facility, pursuant to all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.

All material, labor, supervision, tools and equipment will be furnished by the contractor.

Contractor shall have a Project Manager available, on-site, to the COR during normal work hours Monday through Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm, excluding federal holidays. The Project Manager shall be the central point of contact with NRCS for performance of all work under this contract. Project Manager shall be responsible for overall management and coordination of matters pertaining to this contract.

H. Site Security:

1) The contractor shall be responsible to maintain site security. A temporary construction gate and fencing shall be installed to maintain site security and restrict access to the site.

2) Security of the Contractor’s work areas, office, equipment, materials, and supplies will be the responsibility of the Contractor. The Federal Government is not liable for damages or losses of equipment due to theft or vandalism.

3) Work area to be defined by the Contractor, shall be restricted only to authorized, trained, and protected personnel. These may include Contractor’s employees, Owner, COR, State and Local inspectors, and any other designated individuals.

4) Entry into the work area by unauthorized individuals shall be reported immediately to the Owner and COR by the contractor.

I. Protection of Persons & Property:

1) The contractor shall ensure the free and safe passage of BFPMC personnel and visitors around the work areas by the use of fences and barricades. All operations shall be conducted to prevent damage to adjacent buildings, facilities, structures, and utilities and injury to persons.

2) Existing BFPMC facilities will remain open during the performance period of this SOW. All access roadways must remain open to traffic unless otherwise permitted by Owner.

3) All work that may produce fire hazards, create nuisances or health and safety hazards from noise, vibration or air emissions shall not be performed unless preventative control measures are implemented.

4) The site is located adjacent to other BFPMC facilities. Protection of these facilities from construction related nuisances (i.e. noise, traffic, dust, pollution, etc.) shall be a priority of the contractor.

5) Protective procedures will be reviewed by the Owner and COR prior to commencing work. Such a review shall in no way relieve the Contractor from their responsibility to execute the work in a safe manner and in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local regulations and requirements.

6) All work shall be completed as neatly as possible, drop clothes will be used to cover the exterior landscape when necessary and all debris will be picked up and removed from the site.

7) Performance of the this SOW shall conform to and be operated in conformance with OSHA 52.236 and alterations to include NRCS Supplement to OSHA parts 1910 & 1926.

J. Protection of Utilities: The contractor will identify and mark all utilities in the field prior to any work on Site. In addition, utilities will be protected for safe use during performance of this SOW. Specific requirements for utilities are outlined below within Part III, Section C.

K. Project Sequencing and Scheduling: This project will be conducted in stages as defined below. The stages will be coordinated with the Owner and COR and may overlap or be conducted concurrently, based on approval from the Owner and COR. The actual means and methods are the responsibility of the Contractor; the following stages are only recommendations.

Stage 1: Site Preparation Layout – prepare and gain Owner and COR acceptance on all required plans, certifications, documents, and permits. Hold initial tailgate safety meetings. Establish temporary utilities and facilities at the site. Install site safety and environmental measures. Demarcate construction laydown, equipment and waste storage areas. Perform utility mark-outs. Perform foundation layout.

Stage 2: Foundation Excavation – Perform all required excavation and fill, if required, for proper foundation installation. This will include all required OSHA safety requirements for excavation areas and will be performed to the dimensions specified by the accepted modular building manufacture’s drawings and specifications.

Stage 3: Install Concrete Foundation – Install the concrete foundation in accordance with the requirements set forth by the accepted modular building manufacture’s drawings and specifications.

Stage 4: Install Building – Install and attach the modular office building to the foundation in accordance with the accepted modular building manufacture’s drawings and specifications.

Stage 5: Manufacture’s Site Restoration Requirements – Install all site and building restoration measures identified by the modular building manufacture in accordance with the accepted modular building manufacture’s drawings and specifications.

Stage 6: Final Site Restoration – Install all remaining site and building restoration measures required to meet federal building and ADA requirements.

Stage 7: Site clean-up and demobilization.

Stage 8: Project close-out and documentation

L. Reference Guidelines, Standards and Regulations: All work performed shall be done in strict compliance with the project specifications as well as all applicable federal, state, and local statutes, regulations, standards, and codes.

1) The most current edition of any relevant statute, regulation, standard, or code shall be in effect.

2) Copies of all standards, regulations, codes, and other applicable documents, including this SOW and those listed in this section, shall be available at the Site.

3) Relevant regulations promulgated by the entities listed below form a part of this SOW to the extent referenced. The publications are referred to within the text by the basic designation only.

(i) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

(ii) US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

(iii) Federal and State of New York Departments of Transportation (DOT)

(iv) New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)

(v) P100 Facility Standards For The Public Building Service, Dated: July 2018

(vi) Federal DOJ ADA Standards

4) The work procedures have been developed to incorporate the substantive and applicable requirements of the governing codes and standards. This SOW provides general definition and guidelines to be followed by the Contractor; they do not represent the entire compendium of potential requirements. Contractor shall follow all required codes, standards, and regulations if applicable to this SOW.

II. Hazardous Materials: No hazardous material is expected to be encountered or generated during performance of this SOW.

III. Scope of Work

A. General Requirements:

1) Ownership:

a. Any discrepancies among the Project Specifications and existing conditions shall be quickly referred to the Owner and COR for clarification via a Request for Information (RFI), before proceeding with the work. For this project, the most stringent requirements shall be followed, whenever the contract documents are in conflict, the following hierarchy shall be followed:

i. Specific Written Owner Instructions

ii. Contract and Commercial Terms

iii. Project Specifications

iv. Verbal Instructions

1) Contractor shall confine construction activities to areas defined by this contract.

a. The Contractor shall perform construction operations to ensure minimum interference with roads, streets and normal BFPMC operations.

b. Activities that require closure or obstruction to ongoing BFPMC activities shall not be done without permission of the Owner and COR.

c. The Contractor will be responsible for repairing damages caused to facilities outside the work zone that occurred and were caused by the work performed during this contract.

B. Permit Requirements: This SOW pertains to federal structures on federal property, so permits will not be required to perform this SOW. However, it is the Contractor’s responsibility to obtain all permits outside of the federal jurisdiction that are required.

C. Utilities:

1) The utility locations identified on the project specifications are provided for general informational purposes only and are approximate in nature. All utilities, their sizes and locations must be field verified.

2) The Contractor is responsible for contacting “One-Call” to perform a mark-out of all utilities along the entire property boundary. No Subsurface work shall begin until the utility Mark-out has been performed.

3) The contractor is responsibility for the methods, techniques, procedures, safety measures and precautions related to installation activities. This also includes complying with all applicable laws, regulations, ordinances, and codes.

4) Contractor shall verify the location of existing utilities in the field prior to installation.

This shall include excavating test pits if necessary.

5) Contractor shall coordinate all utility work with the Owner and COR prior to initiating any work on Site. All applicable utility companies shall be contacted to define specific requirements and locations for utility reconnection.

6) Contractor shall make arrangements to provide all utilities needed to execute the work independently from the Site.

7) All energized utilities (electricity, telephone, or other communication services, etc.)

shall be re-energized in accordance with all applicable utility provider’s requirements and restrictions. All purging, testing and re-energizing of utilities shall be conducted by the utility company and/or governing authorities having jurisdiction.

8) Written confirmation from the utility company that service has been properly restored shall be submitted to the Owner and COR by the contractor.

9) The Survey of existing utilities entering the Site and distributed throughout the Site are provided as general representative information to the Contractor. The survey does not represent all potential subsurface or aboveground conditions that may be encountered on the Site during Contractor activities.

10) The municipalities and companies concerned shall be notified (in writing) when disconnections, terminations, or reconnections are required, and the work shall be performed in accordance with their standard practices and requirements and under their supervision, or arrangements shall be made for the work to be performed with their forces.

11) Should uncharted, or incorrectly chartered piping or other utilities be encountered, contact the Owner and COR immediately for directions.

12) Typical subsurface conditions are represented by the Survey provided; however, they do not represent all possible conditions.

D. Specific Utility Requirements:

1) Copies of all documentation related to utility work shall be provided to the Owner and COR.

2) Power to the Site will remain cut-off rendering the entire site intrinsically safe until building installation is complete.

a. The contractor is responsible for providing temporary power to the Site to execute this contract.

b. All temporary power sources shall be managed to prevent spills and environmental contamination.

3) Water Supply – The supply line remains capped until building installation is complete. Any water supply interruptions to BFPMC shall be approved by the Owner and COR prior to commencement of the interruption.

4) Natural Gas –

a. Contractor will be responsible for coordinating the installation and reinstating natural gas meter and supply line with the appropriate utility supplier.

b. Backup natural gas powered generator will be installed by vendor outside the scope of this SOW

5) Telephone and Other Communications Systems – Telephone and communications systems will be reconnected by appropriated utility supplier and shall remain terminated at a location which provides enough protection to the service until building installation is complete. Service will be maintained at other BFPMC facilities during this time.

E. Pre-Construction and Mobilization: Prior to the start of work, the Contractor shall prepare and obtain the Owner’s and COR’s acceptance of all required project plans, modular building design drawings and specifications, certifications, documents, and permits.

1) All applicable work plans (HASP, Waste Management Plan, etc.) shall be prepared in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations and submitted for review and acceptance by the Owner and COR.

2) All required permits shall be prepared in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations and submitted for review and acceptance by the Owner and COR.

3) Prior to initiating any means of construction, the Contractor shall initiate utility mark-outs through the New York “One Call” system and provide the ticket number to Owner and COR.

4) Contractor shall install site safety and environmental measures, such as soil erosion and sediment control measures (SESC).

5) The Contractor will observe all restrictions imposed by the Town of Big Flats.

6) Prior to commencing any work at this site, a project specific Health and Safety

Plan (HASP) shall be provided to the Owner and COR for acceptance. The HASP describes the minimum safety, health, and emergency response requirements for construction activities at the site. The responsibility for development, implementation, and enforcement of the HASP lies with the Contractor and its health and safety personnel.

7) The Owner and COR will monitor the activities of the Contractor. Contractor’s work shall be modified if the work produces perimeter and on-site dust and air emissions above regulatory limits and, if based on Owner and COR judgement, work causes a nuisance to the surrounding facilities. The Contractor will be responsible for implementing engineering controls to reduce the migration of dust within the site under the Contractor’s responsibility during active construction activities.

F. Site Preparation: The contractor shall perform the following tasks:

1) All work shall be conducted in conformance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.

2) Layout and excavate, fill if necessary, to the dimensions identified in the accepted modular building manufacture’s drawings/specifications and BFPMC drawings/specifications. Due diligence will be exercised to ensure excavation dimensions are strongly adhered to.

3) If fill is required, install the proper fill material and compact as required by the accepted modular building manufacture’s drawings and specifications.

G. Footing & Foundation Installation: The contractor shall perform the following tasks:

1) Install base material and compact in accordance with modular building manufacture’s drawings and specifications

2) Install the concrete footings & foundation in accordance with accepted modular building manufacture’s drawings and specifications.

a. If the footing & foundation are being poured in place, all concrete batch tickets shall be provided and accepted by the Owner & COR.

b. If the footing & foundation are pre-cast, design and delivery documentation will be provided to the COR & Owner for acceptance.

H. Building/Building Installation:

1) The contractor is responsible to propose and provide a modular office building meeting the specifcations outlined in Attachment 3 – labeled Appendix B-General Builidng Specifications.

2) All work shall be conducted in conformance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.

3) All installation methods shall be in accordance with accepted modular building manufacture’s drawings and specifications, and Attachment 4 – labeled Construction Drawings.

I. Site Restoration:

1) All work shall be conducted in conformance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.

2) All building restoration activities will be completed in accordance with the manufacture’s drawings and specifications and NRCS drawings and specifications.

3) All utilities will be connected in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations and per accepted modular building manufacture’s drawings and specifications.

4) Any disturbed areas will be leveled and seeded to grass as identified by the Owner and/or COR.

5) Removal of surface debris – The Contractor is responsible for removing all waste and debris, except excavated spoils from the BFPMC property. The disposal will follow all applicable federal, state and local requirements.

6) Utilities – All existing utilities shall be identified and reinstalled in accordance with requirements specified in the drawings, specifications, governing utility authority documentation and section VI.C of this SOW. Trenching performed for installation and reconnection of existing utilities shall be performed in accordance with OSHA CFR 1910 and 1926, along with all federal, state, and local regulations. Soils excavated from utility trenching shall be stockpiled a minimum of 2-feet from the edge of the trench and shall be re-deposited in the trench upon installation of the utilities.

7) All entrance accesses will be installed per accepted modular building manufacture’s drawings and specifications. All entrances will meet federal building requirements and Federal DOJ ADA Standards.

J. Project Close out and Documentation:

1) The contractor shall maintain copies of all requested documents, specified in this contract, onsite and organized for inspection by the Owner and COR.

2) The contractor shall provide all final project documentation including inspection certifications, occupancy certifications, and other documentation required by local, state and federal agencies.

K. Submittals:

The Contractor is responsible for reading the contract documents in their entirety and submitting all requested submittals, as specified throughout these documents, to the Owner and COR for review and acceptance. The Contractor is responsible for including all minimum requirements of each submittal as specified in this contract.

During the course of this contract, the Contractor shall prepare and submit the following required submittals to the Owner and COR for review and approval as specified:

1) List of Contractor’s Submittals (Prior to Work)

a. Project Specific Health and Safety Plan (HASP)

b. Project Schedule including manufacture lead time for building construction

c. Utility mark-out (NY One Call)

d. Building manufactures design drawings and specifications for the modular building, footing and foundation, building installation, utility connections, etc.

2) List of Contractor’s Submittals (During the Project Execution)

a. Accidents and Incidence Reports

b. Daily Logs

c. Project Close-Out Report

d. Utility inspection certifications

L. Site Control:

1) Routine Requirements: The Contractor’s project manager shall meet with the Owner and/or COR at the completion of the day’s activities to discuss the work performed.

2) Control Work Zones

a. The contractor shall be responsible for conducting operations at the Site in such a controlled fashion as to reduce the exposure to project site hazards.

The Contractor shall delineate work zones (excavation, equipment storage and laydown, waste stockpiles, and parking, etc.) in which specific operations or tasks will occur and shall require specific PPE.

b. The Contractor shall provide the Owner and COR with a list of all Contractor and Contractor personnel who are authorized to enter the site prior to the start of operations and will update the list as necessary. Any regulator agency representatives shall have unlimited access to the site if the official business pertains to this SOW. The Contractor shall be responsible for restricting all unauthorized entrants from the site.

M. Environmental Controls:

1) General: The Contractor shall plan for and provide comprehensive environmental protection measures for the duration of the project.

a. Environmental protection includes the protection of the Site and surrounding areas. Environmental protection requires consideration of air, water, soil, wetlands, fish, wildlife and flora and involves solid and hazardous waste management.

b. If the Contractor fails or refuses to comply promptly to the required environmental controls, the Owner and COR may issue a “Stop Work Order” on all or part of the work until satisfactory corrective action has been taken.

No part of the time lost due to any such stop work order shall be made part of the future damage claims by the Contractor unless it was later determined that the Contractor was in compliance.

2) Protection of Land Resources:

Preserve the land resources within the project boundaries and outside the construction limits of the project in their present condition or restore to a condition, after completion of construction, that will appear to be natural and not detract from the appearance of the project.

3) Soil Erosion and Sediment Control:

a. Prevent the erosion of exposed soils in active installation and cleared areas by implementing the Soil Erosion and Sediment Control (SESC) measures in accordance with NYSDEC Standards for SESC in New York (latest version).

b. The Contractor shall, at a minimum, comply with the construction sequence and the SESC implementation schedule provided. No Site work will begin until the SESC measures specified for the installation are installed in accordance with the Standards for SESC in New York (latest Version).

c. The Owner and COR shall inspect the SESC measures throughout the duration of the project for compliance with the said specifications. Should deficiencies be identified, the Owner and COR may request modification to the SESC measures at no additional charge to the Federal Government.

d. Excavation shall not be initiated at a given location until the SESC method and sequencing are accepted by the Owner and COR. The Contractor shall schedule and conduct their operations to minimize erosion of soils and to minimize silting and muddying of catch basins adjacent to or affected by the work.

e. The Owner and COR have the authority to limit the surface area of erodible earth material exposed by clearing and grubbing, excavation of borrow and fill operations and to direct the Contractor to provide immediate erosion control measures to minimize damage to adjacent property and to minimize silting or muddying of adjacent streams or drainage ditches.

f. Any disturbed area that will be left exposed for more than thirty (30) days and not subject to construction traffic shall immediately receive temporary seeding and the disturbed area will be mulched with seedless straw or hay.

g. SESC Measure – At a minimum, the follow SESC measures have been identified and shall be implement for this project:

i. Stabilized Construction Access Pad

ii. Silt Fence Perimeter Controls

iii. Stockpile Controls

iv. Dust Controls

v. Tree Protection

vi. Temporary Stabilization Measures

4) Stormwater Management:

a. At all times during this contract, the Contractor shall provide, place, and maintain ample means and devices with which to promptly remove and dispose properly of all water entering excavation or water that may flow along or across the Site to keep said excavations dry until backfill has been completed. The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, and equipment for water management during this contract as described herein.

b. All stormwater shall be managed to minimize SESC transport offsite. The Contractor shall inspect the SESC measures regularly and adjust accordingly to ensure stormwater runoff is not ponding onsite or being discharged from the Site untreated.

c. Surface water shall be managed to minimize work delays, reduce the quantity of contaminated surface water, prevent construction vehicles and other equipment from slipping or becoming stuck in the work area, and protect completed or partially completed work.

d. The Contractor shall employ diversion berms, or equal, to divert stormwater from installation activities and equipment, utility trenches or areas where it would be a nuisance as much as practical.

e. Pumping equipment shall be portable in nature. The pumps shall be powered by gasoline, diesel fuel, diesel generators, or otherwise self-sufficient means.

f. The Contractor shall supply all necessary equipment and material such as fill, stone, portable pumps, generators, pipes, hoses, valves, fuel tanks, storage tanks, etc., for water collection and conveyance.

g. All water pumped from the work area shall be disposed of by Contractor in accordance with applicable regulations.

5) Spill Control and Reporting:

a. The Contractor shall maintain spill prevention equipment, implement spill prevention procedures, and clean up spills during the implementation of the work in accordance with:

i. National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan 40 CFR 300Storage of

ii. Federal Clean Water Act 33 USC 1321 (h)(l)

iii. The Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure 40 CFR Part 112

b. The Contractor shall provide contingency measures for potential spills of construction-related materials such as, but not limited to, diesel fuel, hydraulic fluid, off-site discharges from dewatering activities and potentially contaminated liquid from decontamination activities.

c. The spill and discharge mitigation shall include the following:

i. Procedures for containing dry and liquid spills

ii. Availability of absorbent material on site

iii. Storage of spilled materials

d. Decontamination procedures may be required after cleanup to eliminate traces of the substance spilled or reduce it to an acceptable level.

Acceptable levels shall be determined by the Owner and COR. Complete cleanup may require removal of contaminated soils. Personnel decontamination shall include showers and cleansing or disposing of PPE.

All contaminated material such as soil and wood that cannot be decontaminated must be properly containerized, labeled, and properly disposed of as soon as possible. All testing and disposal costs related to the cleanup of a spill caused by the Contractor’s activities shall be assumed by the Contractor.

e. During on site construction activities, the Contractor shall provide methods, means, and facilities required to prevent contamination of soil, water, atmosphere, equipment, or materials from spills due to Contractor’s operations.

f. The Contractor shall provide equipment and personnel to perform emergency measures required to contain any spillage and to remove spilled materials and soils or liquids that become contaminated due to spillage. Collected spill-contaminated material shall be properly disposed of at the Contractor’s expense.

g. The Contractor shall provide equipment and personnel to perform decontamination measures that may be required to remove spillage from previously uncontaminated structures, equipment, or material.

Decontamination residues shall be properly disposed of at the Contractor’s expense.

h. Spill incident Report. The Contractor shall provide a written report detailing the spill or discharge, which shall include (at a minimum) the cause and resolution of the incident, and date the incident occurred. The report shall be submitted to the Owner and COR within 24 hours of the incident. The contractor shall document the location of all spills on the site drawings and submit the drawings to the Owner and COR.

i. Spill Reporting. Contractor shall notify the Owner and COR of all on-site spills. The Contractor shall notify all applicable agencies. A written follow-up shall be submitted to the Owner and COR no later than 7 days after the initial report. The written report shall be in narrative form and dated including at a minimum the following:

i. Description of the material spilled (including identity, quantity, and manifest number)

ii. Whether amount spilled is EPA/State reportable and when and to whom it was reported

iii. Exact time and location of spill, including description of the area involved

iv. Receiving streams or waters

v. Cause of incident and equipment and personnel involved

vi. Injuries or property damage

vii. Duration of Discharge

viii. Containment procedures initiated

ix. Summary of any communications Contractor has had with government agencies

x. Description of clean-up procedures employed or to be employed at the site, including disposal location of spill residue.

6) Trash and Debris: The site is located adjacent to BFPMC facilities; therefore, construction site cleanliness is of utmost importance for this project.

a. The Contractor shall control and dispose of trash and debris resulting from the work under this contract. The Contractor shall provide a trash receptacle(s) for workers and remove when it is full at no additional charge to the Federal Government. Trash receptacles shall be removed at the end of the work.

b. The Contractor is responsible for keeping the Site Clean of trash and debris. No trash or debris can accumulate along the perimeter fencing or be allowed to escape the Site.

c. The Owner and COR will perform inspections of the Site throughout the duration of the project. Any trash and debris observed uncontrolled and not within a designated area will be discussed with the Contractor. Any corrective action should be taken immediately. The Owner and COR may issue a “Stop Work Order” until corrective action has been taken. If the Contractor fails or refuses to comply promptly, the Owner and COR may issue an order stopping all or part of the work until satisfactory corrective action has been taken. No part of the time lost due to any such stop order shall be made part of the future damage claims by the Contractor unless it was later determined that the Contractor was in compliance.

7) Noise and Dust Abatement: The Site is located adjacent to BFPMC facilities;

therefore, construction site noise and dust mitigation are of utmost importance for this project.

a. The Contractor shall provide continuous noise and dust control as required to prevent disturbance and nuisance to the workers, public, and occupants of BFPMC and surrounding areas, in accordance with state and local requirements.

b. The Contractor shall provide control and mitigation techniques for fugitive dust emissions throughout the duration of the project.

c. While performing operations within this SOW, the contractor shall continually use suitable methods to minimize the amount of dust rising and scattering in the air to the lowest practicable level possible. The Contractor shall dampen or treat areas affected by the operations to prevent the spread of dust with dust suppressants as necessary; however, the Contractor shall not use water if it results in hazardous or objectionable conditions such as (but not limited to) ice, flooding, or pollution. Water used in attenuating dust shall not be allowed to migrate off site.

d. The Contractor shall restrict construction activities on days when wind conditions significantly elevate uncontrollable levels of airborne dust from the site.

e. The Contractor will provide perimeter and onsite dust monitoring activities.

Should dust levels be detected above the acceptable levels, the Contractor will modify or stop operations generating dust. Mitigation measures shall be implemented to reduce the amount of dust generation at no additional expense to the Federal Government.

f. The Contractor shall make all attempts necessary to reduce noise generation from the site during operations. Strict adherence to local noise ordinances shall be implemented throughout the project. Noise levels shall be maintained at or below all applicable federal, state and local standards.

g. When the nature of work or equipment involved is such that a noise level is found to be objectionable by occupants of adjacent premises and/or BFPMC personnel, discussions shall be had with the Owner and COR to perform such work or operate such equipment at the most appropriate time of the day.

h. The Contractor shall provide control measures to the extent feasible and practical by making the maximum us of low-noise emission roducts (such as mufflers or noise reducing devices) as certified by the EPA.