SOW Revised Sprinkler Count.pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK

5-Year Sprinkler Obstruction Inspection

FCC Allenwood

I. SPECIFICATIONS:

A. INTRODUCTION

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP), Federal Correctional Institution located at Route 15, 2 Miles North of Allenwood in Allenwood, PA intends to make a single award to a responsible entity that will provide all necessary equipment, labor, materials, and incidentals to conduct a 5-year sprinkler obstruction inspection on all of the complex’s sprinkler systems.

All manufacturers’ recommendations will be required to be implemented.

B. SCOPE OF WORK

Work will consist of testing and inspecting the complex’s sprinkler systems which total; 120 Wet System Risers, 6 Dry System Risers, 1 Pre action System Riser, and 2 Suppression Deluge Systems. The following 5-Year Inspection requires the procedures done per NFPA 25, Chapters 13 & 14:

• Obstructions

• Alarm valves – interior inspection, strainers, filters, orifices

• Check valves – interior inspection

• Preaction/Deluge valves – interior inspection, strainers, filters, orifices

• Dry Pipe Valves – Strainers, filters, orifices o 1. DRAIN EACH SPRINKLER SYSTEM o 2. REMOVE COVER PLATE (CHECK VALVE) o 3. CHECK FOR ROCKS AND DEBRIS AT ALL POINTS OF THE SYSTEM BEING INSPECTED o 4. INSPECT ALL CHECK VALVES, PRE ACTION AND DELUGE VALVES, STRAINER, FILTERS, ORIFICES o 5. SERVICE MAIN CHECK VALVE o 6. OPEN A FLUSHING CONNECTION AT THE END OF ONE MAIN, AND REMOVE A SPRINKLER TOWARD

THE END OF ONE BRANCH LINE TO INSPECT FOR FOREIGN MATERIAL. IF ROCK OR DEBRIS PRESENT, THE SYSTEM WILL NEED TO BE FLUSHED.

o FOLLOW ALL APPLICABLE NFPA 25 GUIDELINES FOR 5 YEAR INSPECTION

C. UTILITIES

The FBOP will provide water, use of restrooms and minimal electricity service (120V) for small hand power tools including battery chargers. The contractor will provide all other equipment, supplies and materials needed to complete this project.

D. HOUSEKEEPING AND MATERIAL DISPOSAL

The contractor awarded the contract will be responsible to ensure the premises are always kept clean and free from accumulations of waste materials and rubbish. The contractor will remove all debris, scrap, and rubbish from the work area daily. Surplus materials and all equipment shall be promptly removed from the site upon completion of the work.

The Contractor shall be responsible to remove all debris and waste materials from the job site at FCC Allenwood upon conclusion and acceptance of the project. These items must be disposed of in accordance with all Federal, State, and local laws. The Contractor is also responsible to conduct all structural repairs, patch walls, paint, repair ceiling etc., associated with any damages that occur from conducting the inspection.

E. INSPECTION REPORTS & DOCUMENTATION

Submittals:

1. The contractor shall provide written submittals to the COR describing recommended equipment within (15) days from receiving the Notice to proceed for approval.

2. All security clearance paperwork/documentation shall be submitted to the COR a minimum of (14) working day prior to the start of work (see below).

3. The Contractor shall provide to the COR three (3) copies of the Safety Data Sheets (SDS) on all materials and substances that may be used during the course of the project. In the event the material is not approved by the Safety Manager, it shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to locate and procure an alternative product.

4. For security and safety purposes, forty-eight (48) hour advance notice in writing, prior to disruption to the system must be given to the Contracting Officer and COR.

5. The awarded contractor will provide a complete narrative and results report of the inspection to the COR within (30) days of completion of work.

6. Any deviations from this Statement of Work will be considered a Change Order Request and must be authorized through the institution’s Contracting Officer prior to the implementation of the requested change.

7. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to repair and/or replace any Government property damaged by contractors/subcontractors employees. Damage will be corrected and restored to previous condition at no cost to the Government.

II. CONTRACTOR SECURITY/WORKING REGULATIONS

A. Work Hours:

Work Hours for the contractor are 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, excluding weekends and federal holidays. Any work required to be completed at any other time than noted above must be requested in writing to the COR five (5) working days prior to the start of the work and must be approved by the Warden. In the event of any equipment being replaced that would result in downtime of the normal orderly running of the institution, alternate work hours may be authorized in accordance with the time frame stated above.

Access to the site will be available during normal working hours except during emergencies. It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to familiarize himself, his employees, and his subcontractors of the working hours and conditions in the correctional facility, as working hours may not constitute a full eight-hour work day. The Government assumes no responsibility to the Contractor nor to any of his subcontractors for shorter hours due to institutional emergencies or entry and/or exit of workers necessitated by normal institution routines.

Contractors should plan for a minimal amount of time accrued for security considerations, i.e., check-in screening, delay due to inmate movements, institution lock-down, institution emergencies, etc. In the event of an institution emergency, the Contractor will be instructed to secure all work, secure and stow all tools, equipment and materials, and the Contractor will be escorted out of the institution. Work will resume once the institution emergency passes.

B. Delivery of Materials:

All construction materials/equipment required for work on this project is required to be processed by the Contractor and coordinated with the institution COR for temporary storage.

Any construction related deliveries which are directly shipped to the contractor can be received between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays. At no point will a Bureau of Prisons (BOP) staff member receive or sign for a delivery if the contractor or his representative is not present to verify and accept the delivery.

Under no circumstances will FCC Allenwood or its staff be responsible for the acceptance of any Contractor or company deliveries. The contractor shall be responsible for providing their own means of loading and unloading contractor material or equipment.

The contractor shall not use the institution entry/driveway for the loading, unloading, or storage of any materials and equipment. The contractor will not impede/block the driveway at any time during or after the work shift.

C. Storage of Materials and Equipment:

All construction materials/tools shall be stored in a designated area mutually agreed upon between the COR and the contractor. The storage area will be a secure lockable gang box or similar, size to be determined by the contractor and the COR. If required, the contractor shall provide a securable, single point access storage container, such as a Job or Gang Box that will be left in the agreed upon storage area for the duration of the project. Size of the storage container will be determined by the contractor and the COR. The container will be secured using a padlock protocol with two locks to secure it. One shall be a contractor lock and the other lock provided by the institution. If necessary, a heavy duty chain provided by the contractor may be used to facilitate the locking requirement. All materials and equipment stored within the container will be maintained in a safe an orderly fashion

All tools will be inventoried prior to entering the institution and will be inventoried back in to ensure accurate accountability when exiting the institution at the end of each work day.

Materials cannot be stored at a height that would create a fall hazard. All tools will be inventoried prior to entering the Institution. At the start of each workday all tools will be inventoried out on a daily tool inventory sheet and at the end of the workday all tools will be inventoried back in to ensure accurate accountability of all tools at the end of each workday.

All contractor owned extension cords that will be used during the project, regardless of length, shall be in good condition with no broken outer Insulation. Extension cords are considered a “high risk” tool having a Federal Bureau of Prisons’ tool classification of Double A. All contractor owned extension cords used for this project will be required to exit the institution at the end of every workday for the duration of the project.

All contractor owned ladders approved for use within the institution, regardless of the size, shall be stored in a pre-determined area and secured to a stationary fixture with a heavy link chain and lock which would prevent removal.

D. Security Clearance/Contractor Badges:

The contractor shall provide the COR with all the necessary security clearance documents for all contractors and subcontractor employees accessing the institution and be security cleared for badging within 14 days of receiving the Notice to Proceed, as stated above. Security clearance documents will only be accepted from the prime contractor. If submitted by a sub-contractor, they will be rejected. It is the prime contractor’s responsibility to review security clearance submissions to ensure they are complete.

All contractors and their construction staff awarded the project will be required to attend a four (4) hour orientation and security procedures training. The contractors and any subcontract staff are required to attend. This training must be accomplished prior to any contract or subcontract employee being granted access to federal property to start work.

In the event a contractor or subcontractor employee cannot pass the security clearance process, it will be the contractor’s responsibility to provide another candidate. By law the BOP cannot, and will not, release any information to the contractor concerning the nature of why a contractors or subcontractor employee was not able to pass the security clearance process.

All contractors and subcontractor employees will provide a check list of all employees on site each day to the COR, verifying the number of workers on site each day and that all workers are approved to be on site.

E. Safety and Personal Protective Equipment:

All contractors and employees shall have and wear the required personal protective equipment (PPE) prescribed by industry standards at all times while on the job site. It is the responsibility of the contractor to provide all PPE equipment. All ladders regardless of the size shall be stored, and secured to a stationary fixture with a chain and lock in a predetermined area, in a way that they cannot be removed. If ladders are required, immediately consult with the COR to ensure that he or she can make timely notification to appropriate institution staff. All extension cords regardless of length shall be in good condition with no broken outer insulation and will be secured in a locked construction gang box.

Should a system require Lock-out/Tag-out, the system will be required to have both Contractor and FCC Allenwood locks on the isolation point to prevent shock. All Lock-out/Tag-out procedures will be in compliance with the institution Lock-out program.

F. Additional Considerations:

1. Contractors will NOT be allowed to bring cell phones, cameras or two-way pagers into FCC Allenwood. The Facilities Department maintains a digital camera that will be utilized by BOP staff to document the project work. The Contractor may request copies of these documentation photos for record keeping.

2. Contractor will be permitted to wear jeans in the institution, however, shorts, green or khaki-color clothing will not be allowed. The clothes will be proper and suitable for the services that are being provided.

3. Lunches will be consumed at the work site. Contractor shall ensure they have everything they need for their lunch when they check-in first thing in the morning.

4. Federal smoking policy on Federal property states that smoking is only allowed in outdoor designated areas. This policy will be strictly enforced.