A04_Statement_of_Work.pdf

SARATOGA NHP

Scope / Repaint Schuyler House and Visitor Center

Contract #: ________________

Table of Contents

1.0 Project Description / Summary

2.0 Objectives

3.0 Background

4.0 Specific Work / Tasks

5.0 Optional Work / Tasks

6.0 Government Furnished Equipment / Materials / Other

7.0 Special Conditions / Requirements

8.0 Place of Performance

9.0 Performance Period / Schedule Requirements

Statement of Work Task Order / Project Title: Repaint the Schuyler House and Visitor Center

Park / Park Unit: Saratoga National Historical Park

Task Order#:

Prepared By: Phillip Pendergrass

Date: 03/31/2025

1.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION / SUMMARY:

The primary work of this project includes, but is not limited to, the setting up of scaffolding, take down of scaffolding, sanding, scraping, priming and repainting the exterior finishes of the

Schuyler House and Visitor Center. To include all exterior surfaces of the Schuyler House and all wood siding and features on the Visitor Center. Both the Schuyler House and the Visitor

Centers are historic structures, listed on the National Register of Historic Places; all work shall be done in a manner ensuring the preservation of the historic materials throughout the site, which includes buildings and grounds.

2.0 OBJECTIVES:

This project is intended to provide updated exterior finishes that have outlived their life expectancy and are past due for repainting. Completion will result in up-to-date exterior finishes that will preserve the historic structures and better serve the park staff and visitors.

3.0 BACKGROUND:

The Schuyler House, built in 1777 and restored in the mid-to-late 1950s by the National Park

Service to its late 18th century appearance, is a late Georgian / Early Federal style house that is a contributing building on the National Register of Historic Places. The building is a two-story main house measuring 60 feet long by 21 feet wide, with a one-story addition on the east (rear) wall measuring 15 feet by 12 feet, and a 1-1/2 story Kitchen structure measuring 25 feet by 26 feet on the northeast corner of the main house. The entire building is clad in painted clapboard except for the north and east walls of the Kitchen, which are covered in painted wide weatherboards. The main entrance to the house is a central doorway on the west façade. Other doorways are located on the east side of the main house (the Dining Room), the south side of the small addition to the main house (the Office) and on three sides – south, west and north --- of the

Kitchen structure. All doors are painted wood plank doors. There are double-hung wood sash windows. All the double-hung windows have painted exterior shutters. Cellar windows in the stone foundation have stone-lined areaways with painted wood hatch covers, and a cellar bulkhead opening with painted double wood plank doors. The Schuyler House is a furnished historic house museum and is open to the public from late May until late October every year. The

Schuyler House exterior was last painted in 2013 and prior to that, in 1994.

The Saratoga NHP Visitor Center, built in 1962 under the NPS’s Mission 66 program. It is composed of three hexagonal attached structures, and is situated to allow landscape views from

Fraser Hill, the highest point in the park, overlooking the battlefield. A small addition was constructed in 1974. The modern style building is 1-1/2 stories high with a stone foundation and is clad in painted beveled wide wood siding. The Visitor Center is a contributing building on the

National Register of Historic Places. The Visitor Center is open to the public daily from March through November, and on weekends from December through February. The Visitor Center provides visitor amenities with restrooms, an orientation film and fiber-optic battlefield map, exhibits, a museum store, and formal and informal Ranger programs. The Visitor Center exterior was last painted in 2013.

4.0 SPECIFIC WORK / TASKS:

SCHUYLER HOUSE

• Install and remove all necessary scaffolding, supports, and accessories

• Selectively scrape and sand to remove all flaking paint.

• Promptly bring all required repairs to the Contracting Officers Representative’s attention.

• Provide protection for all surfaces

• Prep, prime, and paint all exterior painted walls with roller/brush including two finish coats

Visitor Center

• Install and remove all necessary scaffolding, supports, and accessories

• Selective scrape, sand to remove all flaking paint.

• Bring all required repairs to the Contracting Officers Representative’s attention.

• Provide protection for all surfaces

• Prep, prime, and paint all exterior painted walls with roller/brush including two finish coats

5.0 OPTIONAL WORK / TASKS:

A. None

6.0 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT / MATERIALS / OTHER:

A. Equipment:

1.0 None

B. Materials:

1.0 None

C. Other:

1.0 Lead paint report.

7.0 SPECIAL CONDITIONS / REQUIREMENTS:

A. All work shall be performed to standards set by State and Federal building codes and regulations.

B. This SOW (Statement of Work) and all attachments do not supersede any Federal

Acquisition Regulation stipulations that may apply to this contract, EPA regulations or

OSHA requirements.

C. The Contractor is subject to all fire, safety, and traffic regulations.

D. Contractor to verify all quantities.

E. Other considerations: The Schuyler House is open Friday through Sunday April through late October, and the Visitor Center is open 7 days per week from March through the end of November. If either are required to close, we will need to know well in advance so to inform the visiting public.

F. Staff members and members of the public may have access to the building and portions of the grounds, including walkways, entry/exit doors during the project.

G. The contractor shall protect the scaffolding and painting site from public access and provide signage and security as necessary to maintain control.

H. A construction staging area will be limited to the upper parking lot at the Visitor

Center, and to the parking lot and unpaved driveway area at the Schuyler House.

Vehicles and heavy equipment should not be driven on the lawn areas at both locations due to cultural landscape and archeological sensitivities.

8.0 SUBMITTALS

A. If required, submit samples to owner for review and approval of color and texture.

Provide samples of colors and materials on 12” by 12” squares of hardboard or seasoned wood with texture to simulate actual building conditions. Resubmit each sample as requested until the required sheen, color, and texture are achieved.

B. Final acceptance of colors will be from samples applied on the job.

9.0 JOB CONDITIONS

A. Do not apply paint materials when the temperature of surfaces to be painted and the surrounding air temperature are below 50 degrees F., unless otherwise permitted by the paint manufacturer’s printed instructions.

B. Do not apply paint materials in snow, rain, fog, or mist, or when the relative humidity exceeds 85%. Do not apply paint materials to damp or wet surfaces, or to wood with a moisture content above 15% as measured by a moisture meter.

10.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Historic Nature of the Work Site: The Schuyler House was built in 1777 and is on the

National Register of Historic Places. The grounds are also archeologically significant.

B. Comply with paint and coating manufacturers' written recommendations to ensure that primers and finish coats are compatible with one another.

C. Single Source Responsibility for Primers, Paints and Coatings: To ensure consistent quality of performance, provide all components of individual coating systems from a single manufacturer.

D. Qualifications

1.0 Work shall be performed by a firm with not less than five years successful experience in comparable painting projects on historic structures and shall have worked on at least three projects similar in size and complexity. All workmen directly involved in coating application shall have a minimum of one year’s experience in similar work.

2.0 Painting and Clear Finishing Historic Treatment Program: Prepare a written, used detailed description of materials, methods, equipment, and sequence of operations to be for historic treatment work, including protection of surrounding.

materials and Project site and control of runoff during cleaning, paint removal, repainting, and other processes.

3.0 The Contractor shall clarify at this time any questions regarding the contract documents including any procedural or technical instructions which are not clearly understood.

11.0 Safety and Environmental Requirements

Hazardous Materials: Hazardous materials are present in buildings and structures to be selectively removed. A report on the presence of hazardous materials is on file for review and use. Examine report to become aware of locations where hazardous materials are present.

A. Coatings are presumed to contain lead paint. Follow all applicable worker safety regulations for handling lead paint.

B. Contractor shall be certified to remove lead-based paint prior to beginning of the work according to applicable local, state and national requirements.

C. Do not disturb hazardous materials or items suspected of containing hazardous materials except under procedures specified elsewhere in the Contract Documents.

D. Do not apply paint materials when the temperature of surfaces to be painted and the surrounding air temperature are below 50 degrees F., unless otherwise permitted by the paint manufacturer’s printed instructions.

E. Do not apply paint materials in snow, rain, fog, or mist, or when the relative humidity exceeds 85%. Do not apply paint materials to damp or wet surfaces, or to wood with a moisture content above 15% as measured by a moisture meter.

12.0 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:

A. Saratoga National Historical Park 648 Route 32 Stillwater, New York 12170

B. Visitor Center 648 Route 32 Stillwater, New York 12170

C. Schuyler House 2 Broad St., Schuylerville, New York 12871

13.0 PERFORMANCE PERIOD / SCHEDULE REQUIREMENTS:

A. The contractor shall provide services between the hours of 7:00am and 4:30pm Monday through Friday, except on recognized US holidays or when the Government facility/installation is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government-directed facility/installation closings.

B. Period of Performance 25 August 2025 to 25 November 2025