140L5725Q0040_Attachment_01_SOW_Kanab_VT_Pumping.pdf

Statement of Work

Kanab Field Office Vault Toilet Pumping and Waste Hauling Services

1.0 Background

Furnish labor, equipment, supplies, and materials, to water and pump up to 13 vault toilets at seven public use recreation areas and campgrounds as described in these Contract Documents.

As described in the attached location map, GPS locations, and bid schedule.

2.0 Scope

Description of Work: Contractor shall furnish, on a call when needed basis, toilet pumping services which includes all equipment, supervision, transportation, labor, operating supplies, and incidentals necessary to pump, wash down, cleanup, disinfect, and dispose of all waste products and debris removed from toilet vaults, in accordance with the following contract specifications and in accordance with State and Federal regulations. Once the vault is pumped, the Contractor will add approximately 100 gallons to each vault that has been pumped.

Frequency and Dates of Work: The frequency and exact dates when services will be required cannot be pre-determined. The work expected to be performed based on previous use is shown in the Estimated Minimum Work and Schedule and is reflected in the Bid Schedule.

Definitions:

1. Sewage: liquid, semi-liquid, and solid waste matter contained in vault.

2. Debris: all other refuse found in vault, to include but not limited to items such as cans, bottles, rocks, sticks and logs, animals or animal parts, clothing, plastic bags and containers, metal products, pinecones, food products, cardboard and paper products, whole rolls of toilet paper, tools, diapers and sanitary napkins, and other miscellaneous trash.

3. Waste Material: sewage and debris.

3.0 Objectives

Contractor will furnish equipment in good serviceable condition:

-All equipment shall be in conformance with Federal, State, and local regulations.

4.0 Tasks

A. PUMPING SERVICE

1. Contractor shall remove waste material from vault through the cleanout.

2. Before pumping service begins, Contractor shall fill the vault with sufficient water to facilitate removal of all waste materials. (In order to reduce costs does the BLM need to fill the vaults with water instead of the contractor ).

3. Contractor shall expect debris to be mixed in with sewage and shall be prepared to remove debris either manually or by pumping

4. Interior vault walls shall be washed by a hose with sufficient pressure to remove clinging waste material. Hose washing shall occur through the cleanout.

5. No waste material shall remain in the vault after pumping services are complete.

6. Clean and disinfect all contaminated areas outside the vault resulting from the pumping services. Wash all waste material that spilled on the concrete surrounding the cleanout back into the vault. Clean the cleanout hatch and re-bolt into place.

7. If any pumping services occurred inside the restroom the entire restroom shall be cleaned and disinfected, including the toilet seat and riser, walls, door and handles, floor, ceiling, and replacement of toilet tissue if necessary.

B. DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE AND DEBRIS

8. The Contractor shall be responsible for waste material disposal and all fees associated with disposal. The Contractor shall conform to all Federal, State, and local laws and ordinances regarding disposal of waste material. Sewage removed from BLM vaults must be disposed of in a licensed or permitted sewage disposal facility. Proof of work will be required by Date Stamped photos of empty vault, and proof of proper disposal may be required (by Date Stamped photos or Dumping receipts). Documentation of proper disposal shall be maintained in the contractor’s records for a minimum of three (3) years.

9. The Contractor shall prevent spillage and haul waste material in watertight containers.

Contractor’s handling of waste material shall conform to all applicable health regulations.

10. The Contractor shall dispose of all debris that is removed from the vaulted toilets off site in a legal manner and facility.

ODOR CONTROL- No odor control required. The Government will provide and apply this treatment.

5.0 Delivery

Scheduling of Work: Hours of Work: Work hours should be determined by the vendor; however, emergency pumping may occur outside of these hours. The Contracting Officer Representative (COR) or Project Inspector (PI) shall notify the Contractor of the required servicing. The Government will request services by service group described in this solicitation. This initial notification shall be by phone. Within twenty-four (24) hours of the initial notification, the Contractor shall confirm either by phone or email the date and time of the scheduled servicing. The Contractor shall complete the pumping services within three (3) calendar days after the initial notification.

Response time for emergency servicing shall be by mutual agreement between both parties. Where feasible, multiple toilets within a group (as defined in the attached schedule) will be serviced on the same trip. Pumping of individual toilets outside of the scheduled group may be requested by the

COR.

Quality Assurance: The work shall be inspected as stated in 3.2. Deficient work shall be corrected as stated in 3.3.

A pre-work meeting shall be held prior to the start of the work. The Contractor will be notified in advance of the meeting time, date, and place. The purpose will be to review required work, invoicing, and other administrative provisions of the Contract.

The work will be inspected by the COR or PI on the scheduled date and time of pumping services.

Remedy in the event of deficient work: the Contractor shall be notified by the COR or Contracting Officer (CO) immediately and will have forty-eight (48) hours in which to correct the work. The

Contractor shall notify the COR or CO immediately after work is corrected. Deficient work not corrected by the Contractor in the prescribed time shall result in non-payment of bid item.

Deficient work not corrected by the Contractor in the prescribed time shall result in non-payment of bid item. (Delete this) Service requests will be submitted to the vendor by Service Groups and not individual vaulted toilets. Offers by the vendor should be per Service Group on a per pump basis.

Invoices shall be submitted monthly. and payment will be full compensation for the work described in this section. Payment will be as shown in the Bid Schedule.

Interaction with Public: During the performance of restroom service duties, the Contractor will at all times be courteous to the public. Contractor will perform restroom service duties so as to cause the least interference with, and disturbance to, recreation site visitors. In those cases where some interference may be essentially unavoidable, the Contractor will be responsible for minimizing any inconvenience and/or discomfort to recreationists.

Protection of Government Property: During execution of restroom service duties, the Contractor will take special care to protect Government property from unintended uses or substances (including cleaning fluids). Government property includes and is not limited to: restroom facilities, buildings, walkways and cement pads, picnic tables, fire rings and grills, signs, fences and any other structures within the six recreation sites.

Issued keys that have been lost, damaged, or stolen must be reported to the COR or PI and Issuing Office within 24 hours. Replacements will be at the Contractors expense.

Vault Toilet Damage and Repairs: Contractor will report and provide photos of any vandalism, damage, or needed repairs to the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), and Project Inspector (PI) as soon as it is noticed.

Contractor is responsible for any damage to restroom or recreation site facilities, structures, developments, roads, areas or land caused as a result of or during work duties under this contract and will restore the damaged item or area to its original Kanab Field Office Vault Toilet Pumping Services Summary of Work 01010 - 9 condition. This restoration will include any action needed to restore the damaged item or area, including and not limited to painting, refinishing, repair, reconstruction, replacement, or rehabilitation.

Notification of or Assistance with Problems: The Contractor will notify the CO, COR, and PI of any unusual damage, vandalism, or possible public hazards in restroom facilities or recreation sites. If possible (and if doing so causes no endangerment), the Contractor or his/her employees will obtain and provide an offending person's name, address, license number, date of infraction, and other pertinent information to a BLM Law Enforcement Officer (LEO), County Sheriff, or to the COR or PI. Any articles or items of apparent value found by the Contractor at the work sites shall be immediately turned over to the BLM LEO. Any articles of a suspicious nature, or persons conducting themselves in a suspicious manner or in need of help, shall immediately be reported to the County Sheriff.

Kane County Sheriff, Kanab UT (877) 644-2349 BLM GSENM Visitor Center, Kanab UT (435) 644-1300 BLM Kanab Field Office, Kanab UT (435) 644-1200

6.0 Government Furnished Property

The Bureau of Land Management will provide an employee and a water truck to ensure the Contractor’s awareness of locations and to assist with charging the toilet vaults as necessary or needed.

7.0 Security

The work will be completed within developed recreation sites on lands managed by the BLM. The contractor is responsible for their own safety regarding operation of equipment, handling of septage, and natural conditions including weather events.

8.0 Place of Performance

Access to the Work: All sites are recommended to be accessed by high-clearance trucks. All unpaved roads may be inaccessible during or after rain or snow. If a work site cannot be accessed due to weather, the Contractor shall call the Contracting Representative to report conditions.

Instructions on how to get to the 7 vaulted toilets locations are the following:

1. Elephant Cove Trailhead: The Elephant Cove Trailhead is accessed from Yellowjacket Road. To get to Yellowjacket Road from Kanab, UT, take Highway 89 north for 12.5 miles to the Yellowjacket Road (County Road 43). Once on the Yellowjacket Road, travel 15.6 miles to the Elephant Cove Trailhead.

2. Peek-a-boo Staging Area: The Peek-a-boo Staging Area is accessed from Highway 89 north. To get the Peek-a-boo Staging Area from Kanab, UT, take Highway 89 north for 9 miles, the staging area in on the east side of the highway.

3. Ponderosa Grove Campground: The Ponderosa Grove Trailhead is accessed from the Hancock Road. To get to Hancock Road, travel north of Kanab for 8 miles to the signed Hancock Road turn off. Once on the Hancock Road, travel 7.5 miles to the signed Ponderosa Grove Campground.

4. North Fork Trailhead: The North Fork trailhead is accessed from the North Fork Country Road. To get the North Fork Country Road from Kanab, UT, travel north on Highway 89 for 17.1 miles to the turn off for Highway 9, at the Mount Carmel Junction. Travel on Highway 9 for 10.6 miles to the North Fork County Road turn off.

From there, travel 16.6 miles to the North Fork, or Chamberlain Ranch Trailhead.

The last 12 miles of this road are unpaved on a clay-based road and may be impassable after any moisture.

5. Tilted Mesa: The Tilted Mesa trailhead is accessed from BLM Route 80 (county road K3200). To get to BLM Route 80 (county road K3200) from Kanab, travel east on

Highway 89 for 9.5 miles. Turn south on to BLM Route 80 (directly across from Crescent Butte Trail Road). Follow that road south for approximately .7 of a mile. At this intersection keep left to stay on BLM Route 80 (county road K3200) for about .3 of a mile. The trailhead will be found on the south side of the road.

6. Crocodile: The Crocodile Staging area is accessed from the Johnson Canyon Road. To get to Johnson Canyon Road, travel east of Kanab for 9.5 miles to the signed Johnson Canyon Road turn off. Once on Johnson Canyon Road, travel 7.5 miles to the signed Crocodile Staging area on the west side of the road.

7. Nephi Pasture: The Nephi Pasture Staging area is accessed from the Johnson Canyon Road. To get to Johnson Canyon Road, travel east of Kanab for 9.5 miles to the signed Johnson Canyon Road turn off. Once on Johnson Canyon Road, travel 9.1 miles to the signed Nephi Pasture Staging area on the east side of the road.

9.0 Period of Performance

Period of Performance will be on a year-to-year bases with a 5-year option. Work will occur on a call when needed basis by an authorized BLM Personnel listed below. Pumping’s normally occur twice a year as seen in table below but may require more or less pumping’s.

(CO) Mark Renforth ( 334)-846-2890 mrenforth@blm.gov

(COR)Taylor Linton (435)-644-1207 (435)-691-1071 Tlinton@blm.gov

(PI) Nicole Zeyer 435-644-1282 nzeyer@blm.gov mailto:mrenforth@blm.gov mailto:Tlinton@blm.gov mailto:nzeyer@blm.gov