BIBE_259631-317515_P2025R0039_Cntr_Provided_Temp_Housing_Stipulations_0004.docx

BIBE 259631-317515

Replace the Chisos Mountains Lodge and Rehabilitate the Chisos Basin Water System Solicitation No. 140P2025R0039 Attachment to Solicitation Amendment No. 0004

Stipulations for Contractor Provided Temporary Housing for Contractor Employees

08/14/2025

The Contractor is permitted to provide and install, at the Contractor’s discretion, temporary housing facilities for contractor employees on NPS property only as stipulated herein. The Contractor is not permitted to install any other temporary housing facilities in any locations on NPS property not specifically authorized herein. Any/all temporary housing facilities provided by the Contractor shall remain the property of and under the control of the Contractor, shall be maintained in safe, clean, neat, tidy working order and to satisfactory living conditions and shall be fully removed from NPS property by the Contractor when no longer necessary or upon contract close-out, whichever occurs first. Temporary utility connections to serve temporary housing facilities, where permitted as stipulated herein, shall be the responsibility of the Contractor, shall be installed and maintained in a safe and code-compliant manner, and shall be properly terminated and removed by the Contractor when no longer necessary or upon contract close-out, whichever occurs first. Where utility connections are not available or not permitted, the Contractor is responsible for providing all necessary provisions for satisfactory and sanitary living conditions in the temporary facilities and for disposing of sewage in a legal manner off of NPS property. In all locations the Contractor is responsible for providing any/all telephone/internet/data services to any temporary housing facilities. In all locations the Contractor is responsible for all trash/recycling collection, removal and legal disposal off of NPS property. Strict Contractor adherence to the contract requirements and park rules and regulations regarding trash and food storage to avoid wildlife conflicts is critical in all locations.

The Contractor is permitted to install Contractor-provided temporary housing facilities at the following locations subject to the following stipulations:

1. Upper Chisos Basin Parking Lots (the large parking lot north of the motel buildings and the smaller parking lot south of motel Buildings 1 & 2; use of the Helipad/Fire Cache area north of the Camper Store and Visitor Center is not permitted):

a. Type of Facilities Permitted:

i. Street legal Recreational Vehicles, travel trailers, camper trailers or similar

ii. Modular/relocatable temporary buildings

b. Timeframe Permitted: full contract period of performance not including any early work prior to 05/01/2026.

c. Utility Connections:

i. Water: temporary connection to the NPS Chisos Basin water system (including the Contractor provided temporary water distribution system when necessary) is permitted

ii. Electric: temporary service connection to Rio Grande Electrical Cooperative (RGEC) commercial infrastructure is permitted; connection to NPS owned electrical infrastructure is not permitted

iii. Sewer: temporary connection to NPS owned wastewater infrastructure is permitted

iv. All temporary utility connections must be installed above grade and must minimize ground disturbance and excavation to the greatest extent possible. Temporary utility lines shall be installed above grade to the greatest extent possible.

d. Facility Size limitations: location and size of facilities will be limited and will be contingent upon minimizing impacts to the work of this project, NPS operations and the work of Casa Grande Hospitality under separate contracts; NPS review and approval required, see below.

e. Other Requirements/Stipulations:

i. Submittal of a Temporary Housing Plan prepared by the Contractor for this area to NPS for review, coordination and NPS approval is required a minimum of 30 calendar days in advance of the installation of any temporary housing facilities in this area. The plan must indicate locations and details of each temporary facility and temporary utility connection, must describe provisions for each utility if not via a temporary connection, and must also describe any sequencing/relocation provisions to ensure the temporary housing facilities do not interfere with the work under this project, NPS operations or the work of Casa Grande Hospitality under separate contract.

ii. Ground or vegetation disturbing work outside of the construction limits of disturbance as shown in the Contract Drawings is not permitted.

2. Amphitheater Parking Lot:

a. Type of Facilities Permitted:

i. Street legal Recreational Vehicles, travel trailers, camper trailers or similar

ii. Modular/relocatable temporary buildings

b. Timeframe Permitted: full contract period of performance not including any early work prior to 05/01/2026.

c. Utility Connections:

i. Water: temporary connection to the NPS Chisos Basin water system (including the Contractor provided temporary water distribution system when necessary) is permitted

ii. Electric: temporary service connection to Rio Grande Electrical Cooperative (RGEC) commercial infrastructure is permitted; connection to NPS owned electrical infrastructure is not permitted

iii. Sewer: temporary connection to NPS owned wastewater infrastructure is permitted (although distance to the nearest available point of connection may be prohibitive)

iv. All temporary utility connections must be installed above grade and must minimize ground disturbance and excavation to the greatest extent possible. Temporary utility lines shall be installed above grade to the greatest extent possible.

v. Generators are permitted from 6:00am to 10:00pm.

d. Facility Size limitations: location and size of facilities will be limited and will be contingent upon minimizing impacts to the work of this project and NPS operations; NPS review and approval required, see below.

e. Other Requirements/Stipulations:

i. Submittal of a Temporary Housing Plan prepared by the Contractor for this area to NPS for review, coordination and NPS approval is required a minimum of 30 calendar days in advance of the installation of any temporary housing facilities in this area. The plan must indicate locations and details of each temporary facility and temporary utility connection, must describe provisions for each utility if not via a temporary connection, and must also describe any sequencing/relocation provisions to ensure the temporary housing facilities do not interfere with the work under this project or NPS operations.

ii. Ground or vegetation disturbing work outside of the construction limits of disturbance as shown in the Contract Drawings is not permitted.

3. Chisos Basin Main Campground:

a. Type of Facilities Permitted:

i. Street legal Recreational Vehicles, travel trailers, camper trailers or similar

b. Timeframe Permitted: from contract Notice to Proceed to NPS issuance of Beneficial Occupancy of the campground (upon completion and inspection of all work in the campground) not including any early work prior to 05/01/2026.

c. Utility Connections:

i. Hookups are not available

ii. Temporary utility connections are not permitted

iii. Contractor is permitted to use the existing NPS owned restrooms and potable water spigots in the campground but the Contractor is responsible for maintaining these in safe, clean and operable condition during the Contractor’s period of use and for maintaining them in the same or better condition as they existed at the time of turn-over to the Contractor.

iv. Generators are permitted from 6:00am to 10:00pm during the Contractor’s period of use.

d. Facility Size limitations: Trailers over 20 feet and RVs over 24 feet are NOT recommended due to the narrow, winding road to the Basin and small, unlevel campsites at this campground.

e. Other Requirements/Stipulations:

i. Ground or vegetation disturbing work for any purpose associated with temporary housing facilities is not permitted.

ii. Contractor must keep NPS appraised of the number of contractor employees residing in the campground at all times.

4. Chisos Basin Group Campground:

a. Type of Facilities Permitted:

i. Street legal Recreational Vehicles, travel trailers, camper trailers or similar

ii. Modular/relocatable temporary buildings

b. Timeframe Permitted: full contract period of performance not including any early work prior to 05/01/2026.

c. Utility Connections:

i. Water: temporary connection to the NPS Chisos Basin water system (including the Contractor provided temporary water distribution system when necessary) is permitted

ii. Electric: temporary service connection to Rio Grande Electrical Cooperative (RGEC) commercial infrastructure is permitted; connection to NPS owned electrical infrastructure is not permitted

iii. Sewer: temporary connection to NPS owned wastewater infrastructure is permitted

iv. All temporary utility connections must be installed above grade and must minimize ground disturbance and excavation to the greatest extent possible. Temporary utility lines shall be installed above grade to the greatest extent possible.

v. Generators are permitted from 6:00am to 10:00pm.

d. Facility Size limitations: location and size of facilities will be limited and will be contingent upon minimizing impacts to the work of this project and NPS operations; NPS review and approval required, see below.

e. Other Requirements/Stipulations:

i. Submittal of a Temporary Housing Plan prepared by the Contractor for this area to NPS for review, coordination and NPS approval is required a minimum of 30 calendar days in advance of the installation of any temporary housing facilities in this area. The Plan must indicate locations and details of each temporary facility and temporary utility connection, must describe provisions for each utility if not via a temporary connection, and must also describe any sequencing/relocation provisions to ensure the temporary housing facilities do not interfere with the work under this project or NPS operations.

ii. Ground or vegetation disturbing work outside of the construction limits of disturbance as shown in the Contract Drawings is not permitted.

5. Conditional Staging Areas (as depicted on Contract Drawings Sheets GC1.08 – GC1.09): Contractor use of any of the Conditional Staging Areas for the purpose of temporary housing is not permitted, with the exception of Area 1 – Chisos Basin which falls under Item #1 of this document.

6. Other NPS campgrounds and campsites within the park: Contractor use of any other campground or campsite in Big Bend National Park for temporary housing is not permitted.