SECTION 01 11 00 - SUMMARY OF WORK

GLAC – 329234B

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 SUMMARY

A. Section includes the following:

1. Work Covered by Contract Documents

2. General Requirements

3. Attachments

1.2 WORK COVERED BY CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

A. All field work is located in the Polebridge Ranger Station Area, located in Glacier National Park’s northwest corner, approximately 1.0 miles from Polebridge, Montana.

B. Work generally consists of construction of a new public water system that includes a new infiltration gallery, new water storage tank, and new water main or service lines to service area buildings. Four housing units and two administrative buildings will be connected to the new potable water service.

A new programmable logic controller, pump control panel, pump protection system, and tank monitoring system will be installed. The chlorination treatment system will remain unchanged. Work also includes the installation of fiber optic lines to five buildings. Refer to the attached Civil Plans.

C. Refer to 01 27 00 Definition of Contract Line Items for a breakdown of Contract Line Items and how bid items are to be split out.

D. All work will be completed under a single prime contract.

1.3 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

A. Wildlife Protection

1. Refer to Section 01 35 05 Environmental Protection and Special Controls.

B. Natural Resource Protection

1. Refer to Section 01 35 05 Environmental Protection and Special Controls for additional requirements.

a. Imported gravel, rip rap, rock, straw, and other natural materials must be certified weed-free and from a Park-approved source.

b. Vehicles and equipment shall be cleaned prior to entering the Park.

C. Archeological and Cultural Resource Protection

1. Refer to Section 01 35 13.22 Archeological Protection.

D. Visitor Management

1. Incorporate visitor management and traffic control precautions and procedures into the

Safety and Accident Prevention Plan.

a. The project area interacts with areas used by both visitors and NPS.

b. Visitors have access to the Ranger Station loop area, B#1842 Vault Toilet, the Inside

North Fork Road, and the Bowman Lake Road. The majority of traffic that enters the Park at the Polebridge Ranger Station turns north to visit Bowman Lake or Kintla Lake; traffic turning south towards Logging Creek is light. Expect to see moderate visitor vehicle and bicycle traffic on all roads. Visitation typically tails off in early October and is light in the late fall and winter months. The gate beyond the Ranger Station loop typically closes at the first notable snowfall and remains closed until late April, or whenever the roads are free of snow and dried out.

c. Approximately eight NPS employees live and work in the Polebridge housing and maintenance areas. Approximately seven other NPS employees (stationed at Kintla, Bowman, or Logging) use the housing and maintenance areas regularly. All but two employees are seasonal employees and will depart between mid-September to mid- October.

d. Take great caution while operating equipment to prevent hazards to visitors and

NPS.

2. The Contractor is responsible for jobsite safety and security. The Contractor shall secure the jobsite to prevent any potential hazards to visitors and NPS staff at all times.

3. Minimize interference with NPS operations, visitors, and traffic near the project area.

Coordinate with NPS.

E. Contractor Access to Park and Facilities

1. The Park does not provide lodging or campsites to Contractors. The Contractor shall not set up undesignated camps at (or near) the project site. The Contractor is responsible for arranging their own accommodations.

2. Coordinate with the COR for to obtain a Commercial Vehicle Non-Recreational Entrance Pass. An Entrance Pass is required to be displayed on the dashboard of all Contractor vehicles. Come to a full stop at the Entrance Station, show the Entrance Pass to the Park Ranger at the window, and they will wave you through. Entrance Passes are of no cost to the Contractor.

a. The Entrance Pass will be valid for entering the Park at the West Entrance (in West Glacier), Camas Entrance (Camas Road), and the Polebridge Entrance (Polebridge).

3. Coordinate with the COR for access to gates and buildings. The Contractor shall be responsible for safekeeping any loaned keys. The Contractor shall pay to replace lost or damaged keys.

4. Generally, work inside of Park buildings shall be supervised by NPS. Coordinate with NPS.

F. Contractor Use of Utilities

1. Refer to Section 01 50 00 Temporary Facilities and Controls for additional requirements.

2. Utility Access

a. No Contractor access to electrical service. Bring generators.

b. No Contractor access to telephone or internet service. Polebridge is far from cell service. The Park will loan a few portable radios for emergency use.

c. The Contractor may use the potable water service from the Polebridge water system at a rate of $20.936 per 1000 gallons. The Contractor may also obtain water from a fire hydrant in the West Glacier Headquarters area. Refer to Section 01 50 00 Temporary Facilities and Controls for additional requirements.

d. Surface water may be drafted from Bowman Creek. Refer to Section 01 35 05 - Environmental Protection and Special Controls and Section 01 50 00 Temporary Facilities and Controls for additional requirements.

e. The Contractor may use B#1842 Vault Toilet located in the Maintenance Area through the end of October 2026, on the condition that this facility is kept reasonably clean for visitor and NPS use. Sweep out mud and clean up messes immediately.

During the winter, NPS has limited staffing and no practical method to pump out the vault toilet. The Contractor shall use portable toilets for work in the winter months.

Vault toilets must be lockable to prevent wildlife access, firmly secured to the ground to prevent tipping, and maintained regularly. Refer to Section 01 35 05 - Environmental Protection and Special Controls for additional requirements.

3. Utility Marking

a. The Contractor shall notify NPS of any ground disturbing work at least 10 business days in advance. Call Montana 811 at least five business days in advance of anticipated ground disturbance. The Contractor shall not proceed with any ground-disturbing work until explicit permission is granted by the COR after all NPS and outside utilities have been marked.

b. If ground disturbance is imminent in only a portion of the project area, the Contractor shall provide NPS with a map of the exact locations where utility markings are needed.

c. The Contractor shall ensure that all utilities are properly marked for the duration of ground disturbing work.

d. The Contractor shall verify the location of underground utilities prior to excavation work. Some utilities may only be locatable by potholing.

e. All existing utilities shall be protected in place by the Contractor; accidental damage or disruptions shall be remedied immediately at no cost to NPS.

4. Water System Testing and Winterization

a. Water service connections and main line installation will occur while the Polebridge area buildings are in “winter status.”

1) B#97 Ranger Residence and B#1451 Strissel Cabin are the only buildings that have year-round water service, under normal circumstances. B#1448 Fire Cache, Ranger Storage, Chlorinator has no domestic water service, but the chlorination equipment operates year-round.

2) B#98 Cabin, B#1454 Laundry and Shower, B#1455 Polebridge Ranger Station, B#1594 Dorm, and B#1865 School to Park Cabin have seasonal water service only. A new yard hydrant will used seasonally.

a) NPS will winterize the interior fixtures of these buildings.

b) The Contractor shall drain the water main or service lines to be abandoned or removed, remove the existing water service, make the new water service connection, test the new water lines and fixtures per Section 33 01 12 Testing of Water Distribution, and then fully remove all water from the service lines, main lines, and fixtures that are typically winterized.

G. Contractor Use of Site

1. Refer to the Civil Plans, Section 01 35 05 Environmental Protection and Special Controls, and Section 01 50 00 Temporary Facilities and Controls

H. Vehicles, Equipment, Parking, and Staging Areas

1. Refer to the Civil Plans and Staging Areas Exhibit for project limits and staging areas.

2. Vehicles and equipment shall be cleaned and inspected by NPS prior to entering the Park.

Refer to Section 01 35 05 Environmental Protection and Special Controls for additional details.

3. All project vehicles shall be driven at speeds within posted speed limits on existing roads and shall not exceed 20 mph within project boundaries.

4. Hauling vehicles greater than 20,000 gross vehicle weight travelling on approved roads within the Park between sunset and sunrise will be limited to speeds of no more than 10 miles per hour (mph) below the posted speed limit.

5. Comply with all local, State, and Federal loading, hauling, and road restrictions.

a. Hauling on Camas Road is not permitted. All hauling traffic should take the North

Fork Road to Polebridge.

6. Access to the project areas requires use of the following bridges:

a. North Fork Flathead River Bridge, Glacier Drive

1) Inventory Rating – 34.0 tons

2) Operating Rating – 57.0 tons

b. Bowman Creek Bridge, Inside North Fork Road

1) Inventory Rating – 21.0 tons

2) Operating Rating – 36.0 tons

c. Submit overload and oversize permits for non-legal loads transported within the park boundary to the CO utilizing the FLH Bridge Oversized or overload vehicle permit request form. The Government will make the form available under FAR Clause 52.236-4 – Physical Data. Allow 14 days for review of the permit application.

I. Material Handling and Waste

1. Refer to the Civil Plans, Section 01 35 05 Environmental Protection and Special Controls, 01 74 19 Construction Waste Management and Disposal for additional requirements.

2. The Contractor shall be present to inspect and accept all deliveries. On-site drop off locations may be arranged. NPS will not accept deliveries on the Contractor’s behalf – do not ship to an NPS building.

3. All waste must be immediately contained in bear-proof containers or dumpsters. Food waste and construction waste shall not be mixed.

J. Quality Control

1. Refer to 01 40 00 Quality Requirements for additional requirements.

2. All work shall be high quality, professional work. The work performed by each trade shall meet or exceed all quality standards published by their respective trades.

3. Where trades overlap, carefully coordinate work.

K. Safety and Accident Prevention

1. Refer to Section 01 35 05 Environmental Protection and Special Controls and Section 01

35 23 Safety Requirements.

L. Fire Prevention and Protection

1. Refer to Section 01 50 00 Temporary Facilities and Controls for additional requirements.

2. Should the Park enter Stage 2 Fire Restrictions during the period of performance, the contractor may be required to obtain a Stage 2 Fire Restriction Exemption Permit from the GLAC Fire Management Office. Additional firefighting tools may be required to be readily available during work.

M. Weather and Snow

1. Road Access

a. Polebridge is accessible year-round via the North Fork Road through Columbia Falls, MT. Expect the North Fork Road to be icy, bumpy, and slow-moving during the winter months. Travelers must be prepared.

b. Polebridge is accessible from West Glacier, MT via Camas Road until the first significant snowfall, typically in November or December, forces a closure of Camas Road.

2. Snow

a. The Inside North Fork Road or Bowman Lake Road are not plowed by NPS. These roads typically close to visitor vehicle traffic at the first significant snowfall and will not open until April or May, or whenever the roads are free of snow and dried out.

b. NPS typically plows snow around the Ranger Station loop, Maintenance Area, and Housing Area. Please coordinate with NPS on the location of snow piles to avoid interference with work.

c. Please note that snow removal performed by NPS may not be immediate – the Contractor may have to remove snow to continue working in an area.

3. Rain and Creek Flows

a. October, November, May, and June can be extremely wet months. Expect a sharp increase in the flow of Bowman Creek in the fall and spring runoff periods. Bowman Creek flows year-round.

N. Work Phases, Anticipated Timelines, and Work Schedules

1. Refer to the narratives below for project milestones and work allowed in specific time periods.

a. There will be no work restrictions between October 17, 2026 and April 18, 2027.

1) Potable water service to seasonal housing units is not needed in this time frame. Potable water service to permanent residences may be interrupted for a maximum of 60 days – the contractor should prioritize restoration of water service as soon as possible.

2) The Ranger Station will be closed for the season starting on or about October 17, 2026.

3) The Ranger Station gate is typically open to allow access to Bowman Lake and Kintla Lake until the third week of November, unless weather forces an earlier closure of the roads.

4) The contractor may fully close the Inside North Fork Road between the Ranger Station and Logging Creek to work on the water tank, water lines, and communications lines.

b. No later than April 18, 2027:

1) Water service to all housing units shall be operational (note – this is the earliest expected date – the actual date may be later in April or early May based on the actual move-in dates of 2027 seasonal employees). A fire hydrant shall be operational.

a) The contractor may use some combination of new and existing water infrastructure to accomplish this. Coordinate with NPS. The contractor shall provide and install fittings to connect new and existing water infrastructure, if needed.

b) If the new water tank and distribution lines the housing area are installed by this date, the contractor could use a potable water truck to manually fill the water tank, eliminating the need for a connection to the infiltration gallery or controls to be installed by this date. Work could continue on the infiltration gallery and controls systems. The contractor may source potable water from a fire hydrant in the West Glacier Headquarters area (at no cost to the contractor) and haul to fill the new water tank. There must be at least 10,700 gallons of water available for fire suppression capability while water service is available to seasonal housing units.

c) Between April 18, 2027 and October 16, 2027, water service to housing units may be interrupted for one day to complete service connections or other activities. Coordinate with NPS.

2) Infiltration gallery, housing area, maintenance area, Ranger Station area, chlorination room, Inside North Fork Road, and other work may continue without restriction.

c. On or about May 7, 2027:

1) NPS typically opens the Ranger Station, begins fee collection operations, and opens the Bowman and Kintla Lake Roads to visitor vehicles on Mother’s Day weekend.

a) Work in front of the Ranger Station shall not be allowed while the

Ranger Station is operational from May 7, 2027 to October 16, 2027.

The contractor shall allow traffic to circulate around each side of the Ranger Station loop as usual. The lane width may be restricted to allow for additional staging area. All other work is permissible.

2) Infiltration gallery, housing area, maintenance area, chlorination room, Inside North Fork Road, and other work may continue without restriction.

d. June 4, 2027 to October 16, 2027:

1) The contractor shall allow NPS and visitor traffic between the Ranger Station and Logging Creek. A maximum 15-minute traffic delay will be allowed. The Contractor shall allow emergency vehicle traffic to pass through immediately.

2) Infiltration gallery, housing area, maintenance area, and chlorination room work may continue without restriction.

e. There will be no work restrictions between October 16, 2027 and December 17, 2027.

1) Potable water service to seasonal housing units is not needed in this time frame. Potable water service to permanent residences may be interrupted for a maximum of 60 days – the contractor should prioritize restoration of water service as soon as possible.

2) The Ranger Station will be closed for the season starting on or about October 16, 2027.

3) The gate past the Ranger Station is typically open to visitor vehicles until the third week of November, unless weather forces an earlier closure of the roads.

4) The contractor may fully close the Inside North Fork Road between the Ranger Station and Logging Creek to work on the water tank, water lines, and communications lines.

f. No later than December 17, 2027:

1) Substantial completion for all work.

2. Potable water is required to support the following NPS permanent residences, seasonal residences, and administrative buildings.

Only two buildings, B#97 Ranger Residence and B#1451 Strissel Cabin, have potable water service year-round under normal circumstances. After the October 17, 2026 date at which the Contractor is allowed to interrupt potable water service to all buildings, NPS

Law Enforcement personnel will likely occupy these residences during their regularly scheduled work days, but not on their off days. NPS personnel will bring their own potable water jugs while potable water service is not available.

The Contractor should prioritize restoring potable water service to B#97 Ranger Residence and B#1451 Strissel Cabin for the convenience of NPS. Please seek to restore potable water service to these buildings in less than 60 days.

For seasonal residences, the 2026 Potable Water Close Date is the latest planned date for 2026 seasonal employees to move out; the 2027 Potable Water Open Date is the earliest expected date for 2027 seasonal employees to move in. These dates may vary slightly; coordinate with NPS.

Building Type 2026 Potable Wa-ter Close Date 2027 Potable Wa-ter Open Date 2026 Potable Water

Close Date B#97 Ranger Residence

Permanent Residence

Year-Round Use; potable water supply may be interrupted after October 17, 2026 or October 16, 2027. The Contractor shall prioritize restoring potable water service in less than 60 days.

B#98 Cabin Seasonal

Residence No later than

October 17, 2026 April 18, 2027 (anticipated)

No later than October 16, 2027

B#1451 Stris-sel Cabin

Permanent Residence

Year-Round Use; potable water supply may be interrupted after October 17, 2026 or October 16, 2027. The Contractor shall prioritize restoring potable water service in less than 60 days.

B#1454 Laundry and Shower

Administra-tive

No later than October 17, 2026

April 18, 2027 (anticipated)

No later than October 16, 2027

B#1455 Ranger Sta-tion

Administra-tive

October 17, 2026 May 28, 2027 No later than October 16, 2027

B#1594 Dorm

Seasonal Residence

No later than October 17, 2026

April 18, 2027 (anticipated)

No later than October 16, 2027

B#1865 School to Park Cabin

Seasonal Residence

October 17, 2026

April 18, 2027 (anticipated)

October 16, 2027

3. Work shall generally be performed from 7 am to 7 pm, Monday to Friday. If the Contractor desires to work outside of these hours or on weekends and holidays, the Contractor shall submit a written narrative that outlines the work to be performed to the CO and COR for their approval at least two business days in advance of the anticipated work.

1.4 ATTACHMENTS

1. Civil Plans

2. Project Specifications

3. Polebridge Ranger Station Land Survey

4. Geotechnical Report

5. Site Photos

6. As-Built Drawings (1980, 1989, 1996, 2001, 2007)