ATTACHMENT A - Scope of Work Metal Guardrails CMR .pdf

December 19, 2025

ATTACHMENT A - Scope of Work (SOW) for Metal Guardrail at CMR Garden Terrace

RFQ#19FR6326Q0052

1. Project Overview

The US Embassy, Paris, France requires a conservation project involving fabrication of metal guardrails along the garden terrace and handrails along the garden and courtyard steps of the U.S. Government property, residence of the Ambassador to France, located at 41, rue du Faubourg Saint Honore 75008 Paris. The work shall be done as per scope of work, specifications and general contract conditions.

The residence falls withing a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) boundary. The property on the U.S. Department of State’s Secretary of State’s Register for Culturally Significant Property. Work on this property shall align with globally accepted best conservation practices, the U.S. Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, and local requirements as applicable.

• Purpose: Provide a safety guardrail around the Chief of Mission Residence (CMR) terrace.

Supply and install carbon steel railing to comply with safety regulations with design and motifs copied from existing balcony guardrail on the first floor. Design shall be fabricated from standard square sections.

2. Description of Work

References for Design and Construction standards

IBC – International Building Code 2024 Sections 1014 and 1015 for design and load requirements https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/IBC2024V2.0

CCH - Code de la construction et de l’habitation standards NF P01-012 and NF P01-001 regarding requiments for guardrails and handrails.

ABA – Architectural Barriers Act https://www.access-board.gov/aba

Accessibilité des établissements recevant du public (ERP) https://www.service-public.gouv.fr

ASTM – ASTM International American Society for Testing and Materials or French equivalent https://www.astm.org/

AWS – American Welding Society or French equivalent https://www.aws.org https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/IBC2024V2.0 https://www.access-board.gov/aba https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/ https://www.astm.org/ https://www.aws.org/

When there is a difference with the minimum requirements the more stringent requirement shall be followed.

• Type of Work: The project involves fabrication and installation of metal guardrails on existing stone curb 15 cm +/- tall. All existing dimensions shall be field-verified.

• Materials: Carbon steel in standard sizes and sections

• Design Specifications:

o Length of guardrail – 72 meters +/- shall be field-verified; includes straight plus sloped and curved sections.

o Height – 94+/- cm high metal fabrication for a total of 107 cm height from standing surface.

o Materials shall be hot-rolled bars in carbon steel complying with ASTM A 29/A 29M, Grade 1010. Top rail in standard section.

o Metal Fabrication:

a) Fabricate and install decorative metal items and components to match design of first floor balcony guardrail in sizes and profiles to match approved shop drawings with accurate curves, lines, and angles. There shall be no opening large enough to allow a 10 cm sphere to pass through.

b) Fabricator shall submit shop drawings for approval prior to fabrication.

c) Mill joints to a tight, hairline fit. Form assemblies and joints exposed to weather to resist water penetration and retention.

d) Comply with AWS for recommended practices in welding and brazing.

Provide welds and brazes behind finished surfaces without distorting or discoloring exposed side. Clean exposed welded and brazed joints of flux, and dress exposed and contact surfaces.

o Post spacing shall be per approved shop drawings. Wherever possible, the fabricator shall utilize the original post locations still visible as stone plugs.

o Guardrail shall be anchored by posts with splayed feet in epoxy-filled holes drilled through the existing stone curb into the substrate, minimum 15 cm penetration into stone.

o Work shall comply with all applicable American, French, and European building regulations including IBC and ASTM standards.

o Optional – Provide optional prices for 15 meters (verify in field) of handrails on vertical supports along the courtyard steps, garden steps, and side terrace steps.

o Optional - Paint and corrosion protection shall be two coats of semi-gloss anti-corrosive exterior paint or equal formulated for metal.

3. Protection on site

All items of furniture, decorative items, and art objects shall be removed from the terrace by the US Embassy personnel prior to the commencement of the work. The contractor shall protect the stone terrace surface, stone steps, landscaping, and walkways as described in Sections IX, X, and XI of the Basic Material Protection Plan, attached.

The contractor shall also take measures to ensure that the adjoining salons are not polluted with dust or dirtied in any way as a result of the ongoing project.

The contractor shall submit with their proposal a protection plan including materials.

Note: the work shall start after the acceptance by the COR of all protections.

Note: Any damage caused by the Contractor is to be made good at the Contractor’s expense.

The contractor is required to provide written proof of liability insurances before commencement of works.

4. Health and Safety Standards

The contractor shall submit with his proposal a comprehensive PP SPS – Plan particulier de Sécurité et de Protection de la Santé / Safety and health protection plan or statement in conformance with the latest version of the Health, Safety and Welfare at Work Act. This should be clearly thought out and of sufficient detail to indicate that the contractor is well versed in running safe and professional operations and has adopted a culture of safety as a part of doing business.

The Contractor shall comply with all OSHA standards (see link below) as they apply to the performance of the work. The Contractor shall observe/implement all requirements of the National Electric Code, all applicable rules and regulations of the National Fire Protection Association covering handling of flammable mixtures or material which constitute a fire hazard or requirements of the state or locality relating to health and safety, whichever is more stringent.

Prior to initiation of site work, the Contractor shall submit to the SHEM - Safety Health and Environmental Management inspector and the COR – Contracting Officer’s Representative, a health and safety plan which addresses applicable OSHA requirements (see link below) for all work to be performed during the course of this project. The Contractor shall follow procedures outlined in the health and safety plan during all phases of the project to protect the health and safety of all persons and property in the vicinity of the project site. The Contractor shall maintain a copy of the health and safety plan on-site during all phases of the project and shall ensure that all on-site personnel have reviewed and are familiar with the plan. All safety equipment referenced in the health and safety plan shall be on-site and calibrated (if applicable) before any activities begin.

All work shall comply with all applicable French and European building codes and regulations as well as with the standards listed in Section 2.

In addition, all work shall be performed in accordance with:

A. The safety requirements of the EM-385-1-1 http://www.publications.usace.army.mil/Portals/76/Publications/EngineerManu als/EM_385-1-1.pdf;

B. The safety requirements within the OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Standards https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owastand.display_standard_group?p_toc_ level=1&p_part_number=1910;

C. Local French occupational safety and health requirement laws and regulations;

D. When there is a difference with the minimum requirements the more stringent requirement shall be followed.

5. Working Hours

The working hours shall be from 9:00 to 12:00 and from 13:00 to 17:00 Monday to Friday. During American and French holidays the U.S. Government Property shall be closed. The U.S.

Government Property shall be occupied during the works, and the contractor shall take all necessary measures to avoid disturbances and nuisances to occupants.

The contractor shall furnish a detailed schedule 5 calendar days after the contract is awarded.

The contractor shall start the works 5 calendar days after contract is awarded. The contractor shall complete the renovation within 109 calendars after the effective date of the contract.

Prior to finalizing contract, the US Embassy Paris shall provide a list of US national holidays and the legally observed local holidays.

6. General Cleanliness

The Contractor shall at all times keep the work area, including storage areas, free from accumulations of waste materials and shall ensure that all materials are neatly stacked and emergency routes and exists are left clear. The contractor shall clean the site at the end of each day’s work.

Upon the completion of the work, the contractor shall remove all rubbish, tools, scaffolding, equipment and protections from the work site that are not the property of the government.

The contractor shall leave the work area in a clean, neat, and orderly condition satisfactory to the Contracting Officer.

7. Timeline

• Start Date: Jan 27, 2026

• Completion Date: May 15, 2026

8. Deliverables – Contractor shall provide:

• Documentation: Contractor shall provide to the COR for approval:

o Design drawings, details, shop drawings, and specifications o Material certifications and samples, including paint

• Mockups:

o Mockup of rail sections for approval by the COR http://www.publications.usace.army.mil/Portals/76/Publications/EngineerManuals/EM_385-1-1.pdf http://www.publications.usace.army.mil/Portals/76/Publications/EngineerManuals/EM_385-1-1.pdf https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owastand.display_standard_group?p_toc_level=1&p_part_number=1910 https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owastand.display_standard_group?p_toc_level=1&p_part_number=1910

• Installed Guardrail: Final inspection by COR to ensure that the final product meets all specified requirements.

10. Quality Assurance

• Inspection Requirements: Fabricator shall allow two visits to the workshop for visual inspections by the COR. The COR may visit the installation at any time to observe compliance with the requirements of this SOW and to assess progress.

• Acceptance Criteria: Visual inspections aided by tools to assess height, alignment, finish quality, and structural integrity.

11. Required Qualibat and other qualifications

The contractor is required to have at least one of the following qualifications:

Qualibat 4432 or equal - Ironwork

Qualibat 4493 or equal - Art ironwork: A qualification for working with architectural heritage and historic monuments

Qualibat 4413 or equal - Study, manufacture and implementation of high-tech structures requiring know-how and resources in line with these structures. The company is able to intervene in the field of the restoration of remarkable heritage sites.

Qualibat RGE - Reconnu Garant de l’Environnement

New terrace guardrail shall match existing First Floor balcony guardrail.

Extent of Terrace guardrail shown in blue

Floor plan showing proposed guardrails and handrails in red