2021ERM02 Solicitation package. 2 of 3.pdf

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

FOR

INSHORE ANNUAL CONTRACT

(FEDERALIZED)

PROJECT NO. 2021ERM02

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIVISION AND SECTION TITLE PAGE

1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

1.1 SCOPE OF WORK TS – 3

1.2 COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COMPLETION OF WORK TS – 4

1.3 CONFLICTS TS – 4

1.4 DEFINITIONS TS – 4

1.5 REQUIRED SUBMISSIONS TS – 6

1.6 LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING TS – 6

1.7 PERMITS, LICENSES, CERTIFICATONS, APPROVALS,

AND EASEMENTS TS – 6

1.8 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND PROTECTION PLAN TS – 7

1.9 HISTORICAL, ARCHEOLOGICAL, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES TS – 10

1.10 UTILITIES TS – 10

1.11 QUALITY ASSURANCE TS – 11

1.12 SAFETY PLAN TS – 12

1.13 OPERATIONS PLAN TS – 14

1.14 NOTICE TO MARINERS TS – 16

1.15 INSPECTION NOTIFICATION TS – 16

1.16 PROJECT DATUMS TS – 16

1.17 CONSTRUCTION SURVEYS TS – 16

1.18 AS-BUILT RECORD DRAWINGS TS – 17

1.19 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT TS – 17

1.20 COUNTY SUPPLIED MATERIAL TS – 22

2 PRODUCTS AMD MATERIALS

2.1 STONE TS – 23

2.2 LOOSE SHELL TS – 26

2.3 SAND TS – 27

2.4 FILTER FABRIC TS – 29

2.5 WARNING SIGNS TS – 31

3 EXECUTION

3.1 GENERAL TS – 31

3.2 EQUIPMENT MOBILIZATION AND DEMOBILIZATION TS – 37

3.3 STAGING AREA TS – 37

3.4 TURBIDITY CONTROL AND MONITORING TS – 40

3.5 INSTALLATION OF PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS TS – 41

3.6 SHALLOW DREDGE MATERIALS TS – 49

ATTACHMENTS

ATTACHMENT A - SCHEDULE OF ESTIMATED QUANTITIES SEQ –1

ATTACHMENT B – LIST OF SUBBMITTALS FOR TECHNICAL COMPLIANCE LSTC – 1

ATTACHMENT C - CONTRACTOR’S DAILY REPORT CDR-1 – CDR-2

ATTACHMENT D - TURBIDITY MONITORING REPORT TMR – 1

ATTACHMENT E - ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS EP-1 – EP-139

ATTACHMENT F - CONTRACT PLANS 1-18

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1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

This section is made for the explanation and guidance of the work outlined by the contract documents. The omission of reference of any required work by the CONTRACTOR to comply with Federal, State or Local Regulatory Agencies shall not however, alter the intent of the Bid Form, or relieve the CONTRACTOR of the necessity or complying with or furnishing such, a part of the Contract.

1.1 SCOPE OF WORK

The intent of the work is the restore inshore estuarine habitats including seagrass, mangrove, oyster, or artificial reef in the estuarine waters of Palm Beach County. The work entails supplying, loading, transporting, installing, and combinations thereof materials to project areas within the estuarine waters of Palm Beach County as designated by the County under specific work orders.

Work Order(s) issued under the Contract will be based on unit costs cited in the Bid Schedule and project quantities to be determined by the COUNTY on a Work Order basis.

Bidders shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, and services necessary to complete the scope of work outlined in these specifications. Work Orders issued under the contract shall not exceed the contract price.

Work Order issuance is contingent on site conditions, project schedule, concurrent work, availability of materials of opportunity, grant funding, and agency permitting among other considerations. The County reserves the right after contract award prior to Work Order issuance to include and exclude line items and to decrease and increase quantities included in Work Orders. Assignment of Work Orders shall be at the sole discretion of the COUNTY and the COUNTY does not expressly or by implication agree that the actual quantity of work to be performed by the CONTRACTOR or during the contract term will correspond with the Bid Schedule.

Anticipated Work Orders under the initial two-year Contract term include work to complete the Tarpon Cove Phase II Restoration and Monceaux Living Shoreline projects. The Project sites of Tarpon Cove and Monceaux Park are located within the Lake Worth Lagoon, East of South Flagler Drive between the Royal Park Blvd Bridge and Southern Blvd Bridge in West Palm Beach West of the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) (see Attachment A - Schedule of Estimated Quantities and Attachment F - Contract Plans). The quantities anticipated for the initial two-year contract term are included Bid Schedule for bidding purposes. The COUNTY engineer’s estimate for the work is outlined below.

Base Bid: $370,880.

Option No.1 (CONTRACTOR Staging Area): $8,921,843.00.

Option No.2 (FIND Staging Area): $7,211,650.40.

The Contract Price for evaluating bids shall be the Base Bid plus Option No.1 or the Base Bid plus Option No.2 as selected by the COUNTY.

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The Option are for conducting work from a staging area identified by the CONTRACTOR or from the staging area made available by the COUNTY which is owned by the Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND). The Options are intended to provide flexibility at the discretion of the COUNTY in issuing work orders while appropriately compensating the CONTRACTOR for costs implications associated with staging areas.

1.2 COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COMPLETION OF WORK

The CONTRACTOR shall (a) commence mobilization for each Work Order under this

Contract within fifteen (15) calendar days after the date of issuance of the Notice to Proceed, unless otherwise mutually agreed to in writing by the CONTRACTOR and COUNTY, (b) prosecute the work diligently, and (c) complete all work within the time identified in the specific Work Order. The accepted schedule shall become the Contract completion schedule for all purposes including assessment of liquidated damages.

1.3 CONFLICTS

To the extent that there is a conflict between the various sections of the Contract Documents, the following order of documents shall indicate precedence:

1. In order of the most recent document date: Work Orders, Work Order

Supplements, Work Order Directives, Written Amendments, Change Orders, Field Orders, Addenda, and/or modifications to the Technical Specifications or Construction Plans authorized by the COUNTY.

2. Federal requirements;

3. Special Conditions;

4. General Conditions

5. Invitation for Bid, Instructions to Bidders and any addenda thereto;

6. Insurance Certificates, the public construction payment and performance bonds and Form of Guarantee;

7. Technical Specifications and Attachments;

8. The completed Bid Form and attachments and bid bond;

1.4 DEFINITIONS

A. Contract Documents: Bidding Documents, Invitation for Bid, Instructions to Bidders, Bid Form and Attachments, including Bid Bond, Contract Forms, Guarantee, PROJECT NO. 2021ERM02 TS-5

Insurance Certificates, Public Construction Bond Forms, Contract Conditions, General Conditions and Supplemental Conditions, Appendices, Technical Specifications and Attached Figures, Tables, Attachments, Appendices, Addenda, Sealed Bid, Permits, Submittals, Contract Plans, Shop Drawings, Work Orders, Work Order Supplements, Work Order Directives, Written Amendments, Change Orders, Field Orders.

B. Materials: Materials includes various sized limestone rock, filter fabric, sand, loose shell, steel piles, caution signs and turbidity curtains hereinafter described.

C. Materials of Opportunity: Lagoon compatible sediments consisting of sand and/or rock fragments and/or shell materials that are the by-product of local dredging and/or other activities. Materials of Opportunity may be supplied by the County for the CONTRACTOR to load, transport, and install at project areas.

D. Mobilization: The deployment by the CONTRACTOR of such equipment and material as is necessary to perform the work as detailed in the Contract Documents and in compliance with State, Federal and local laws and regulations.

E. Demobilization: The removal of all equipment and material associated with this

Contract from both project area and staging site and doing so in a manner which leaves the staging site in its original condition or in a condition acceptable to the property owner. Demobilization shall be incidental to and included in the line item price for Mobilization.

F. Environmental Damage and/or Pollution: The presence of chemical, physical or biological elements or agents which have the potential to adversely affect human health or welfare; unfavorably alter ecological balance; affect other species; or degrade the utility of the environment for aesthetic, cultural, historical or recreational purposes. The control of pollution and environmental damage require consideration of water, air, land, biological and cultural resources and includes management of construction activities, visual aesthetics, noise, and solid wastes as well as other pollutants. Pollutants include fuels and other hydrocarbons such as hydraulic fluid, paints and solvents; bilge water; solid wastes; and noise.

G. Inshore: The area encompassing the Lake Worth Lagoon and connected estuarine water bodies.

H. Project Area: The area defined by the contract plans issued with Work Orders and the contract documents, which includes the Work Area and protected natural resource areas surrounding the Work Area.

I. Work Area: The location within the Project Area where the CONTRACTOR is permitted to work.

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J. Permit Plans: Drawings so specified in the Environmental Permits.

K. Contract Plans: Drawings so specified in the Contract Documents. The term

“Contract Plans” is synonymous with the term “Construction Plans” and the term “Drawings”.

L. Items of Historical or Archeological Value: Man-made or altered artifacts over 50 years old.

1.5 REQUIRED SUBMISSIONS

A List of Submittals for compliance with the Technical Specifications has been provided as Attachment B. Each Work Order shall identify submittals required for the successful completion of project components specified in the Work Order.

1.6 LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING

A. The CONTRACTOR shall confirm that they have read, understand, and will abide by all terms and conditions of the Contract documents and Work Order and all of the permits, easements and any applicable ordinances, statutes, laws, rules, regulations and standards (e.g. OSHA), which may affect the Work Order and that they shall take responsibility for ensuring that their subcontractors have the same understanding and agree to abide by the same terms and conditions.

B. Submittals: Within ten (10) calendar days after the issuance of each Work Order and prior to the start of work, the CONTRACTOR shall submit a Letter of Understanding to the County.

1.7 PERMITS, LICENSES, CERTIFICATONS, APPROVALS, AND EASEMENTS

A. Compliance: The CONTRACTOR shall comply with all requirements of the permits, easements, and conditions of the Contract Documents. The CONTRACTOR shall post copies of all permits conspicuously on the job site. Any other licenses or approvals required for the execution of this work shall be secured and paid for by the CONTRACTOR. The CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for ensuring that all project personnel of the CONTRACTOR and their subcontractors are fully aware of and abide by all applicable requirements and conditions stated in the attached permits and any applicable ordinances, statutes, laws, rules or regulations which may affect this project or the CONTRACTOR's/subcontractor's work under this project, including but not limited to safety regulations and minimum wage regulations. The CONTRACTOR further agrees to be solely responsible for ensuring their personnel and subcontractors are informed of any modifications to any such applicable permits, ordinances, statutes, laws, rules or regulations. The CONTRACTOR shall comply and require all subcontractors to comply with all applicable Federal, State or local laws or regulations, permits, easements and all elements of the Environmental Protection Plan.

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B. Non-Compliance: The CONTRACTOR shall immediately notify the COUNTY of any non-compliance with the permits, easements or terms and conditions of this contract.

Any non-compliance noted by the COUNTY shall be brought to the attention of the CONTRACTOR and the appropriate regulatory agencies. The responsible regulatory agency will determine the action to be taken and the COUNTY will notify the CONTRACTOR. Such actions may include temporarily discontinuing construction of the project. The CONTRACTOR shall be liable for any actions, delays and costs resulting from any violation or non-compliance with the conditions of the permits, easements and terms of this contract attributable to their personnel or subcontractors.

C. Submittals: Within ten (10) calendar days after the issuance of each Work Order and prior to the start of work, The CONTRACTOR shall provide copies of all business licenses, certifications, Environmental Permits requirements (see Attachment E), approvals, and easements prior to start of work

1.8 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND POLLUTION PREVENTION

A. Environmental Protection: The CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for environmental protection and avoid environmental damage and pollution resulting from all operations under this contract. The costs of environmental protection shall be included in the line items for the respective work. Environmental protection and monitoring shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

1. A list of Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and permits concerning environmental protection, pollution control, and abatement that are applicable to the CONTRACTOR’S proposed operations and the requirements imposed by those laws, regulations, and permits.

2. Methods for Protection of Features and Habitats to be Preserved within Authorized Work Areas. The CONTRACTOR shall prepare a listing of methods to protect resources needing protection, i.e., reefs, air and water quality, fish and wildlife, soil, historical, archeological and cultural resources.

The CONTRACTOR shall provide the required environmental protection and to comply with the applicable permits, laws, and regulations. The CONTRACTOR shall provide written assurance that immediate corrective action will be taken to correct pollution of the environment due to accident, natural causes, or failure to follow the procedures set out in accordance with the Environmental Protection and Pollution Prevention Plan

3. Personnel: A statement identifying person(s) who will be responsible for implementation of the Environmental Monitoring and Protection Plan. The CONTRACTOR personnel responsible shall report directly to the CONTRACTOR’S authorized representative.

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4. Statement acknowledging that the CONTRACTOR is responsible for environmental protection, including all of the CONTRACTOR’S personnel and subcontractors.

5. Turbidity Control Methods: The CONTRACTOR shall provide adequate turbidity containment and control to prevent any turbidity violations from occurring due to stormwater runoff during storage and loading of materials at the staging area, during transport of materials, during any in water placement of any material at the project construction sites, and during all project operations. This may included but is not limited to turbidity curtains, hay bales, silt fences, and combinations thereof. All Turbidity Control shall be the CONTRACTOR’S responsibility. Prior to the initiation of any operations, the CONTRACTOR shall install floating turbidity barriers with weighted skirts that extend to within one (1) foot of the bottom around all work areas that are in, or adjacent to, surface waters. Floating turbidity barriers shall meet or exceed 2010 FDOT Design Standards for Type II Turbidity Barriers, https://www.fdot.gov/docs/default-source/roadway/ds/10/idx/103.pdf. The turbidity barriers shall remain in place and be maintained until the authorized work has been completed and all suspended and erodible materials have been stabilized. The CONTRACTOR must confine material (e.g. stone, loose shell, and sand) during all operations to ensure that turbid discharges do not occur outside of the boundaries of the floating turbidity barriers.

6. Turbidity Monitoring: The CONTRACTOR shall obtain, analyze and report background and compliance turbidity levels in accordance with the water quality monitoring requirements specified in the Contract Documents and Environmental Permits. The CONTRACTOR shall monitor turbidity levels during the loading, transport, placement and grading of materials and during all in-water work.

If turbidity levels exceed the limits detailed in the Contract Documents and Permits, the County shall be notified immediately and construction operations shall be modified, at the CONTRACTOR’S expense, to maintain compliance.

7. Turbidity Reporting: Turbidity Monitoring Reports and Charts shall be submitted to the COUNTY daily during turbidity generating activities or when requested by the COUNTY in addition to the Contractor's Daily Quality Control Report. Reports shall be submitted weekly. Progress Payment applications shall not be accepted as complete unless all required Turbidity Monitoring Reports for turbidity generating activities performed during the invoice period have been submitted to the COUNTY.

8. Protection of Marine and Estuarine Resources: The CONTRACTOR shall avoid impacts to any protected species including manatees, other marine mammals, sea turtles, and existing artificial and natural reefs and seagrasses https://www.fdot.gov/docs/default-source/roadway/ds/10/idx/103.pdf

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and mangroves. Construction shall be limited to daylight hours only. The CONTRACTOR shall instruct all personnel associated with construction of the project about the presence of manatees in the vicinity of the work area and the need to avoid collisions with animals. For projects with minimal water depths, care shall be taken to avoid impacts to seagrasses, mangroves, reefs, oysters, and other natural resources. All personnel should be advised there are civil and criminal penalties for harming, harassing, or killing protected species or damaging reefs, seagrasses or mangroves.

9. Navigation Concerns. The CONTRACTOR shall insure that no obstruction to navigation channels is created during the conduct of any project. All vessels shall operate at minimum speeds necessary to maintain steerage while operating in shallow waters or channels where the draft of the vessel provides less than 3 feet clearance from the bottom. The CONTRACTOR shall immediately stop work and notify the COUNTY and Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission of any collision with, or injury to, manatees, other endangered species or reefs.

B. Pollution Prevention. The CONTRACTOR shall continuously monitor and manage all construction activities to comply with the following environmental requirements for pollution prevention:

1. Noise: The CONTRACTOR shall make all possible efforts to minimize noise.

All hauling equipment used on this work shall be equipped with satisfactory mufflers or other noise abatement devices. The CONTRACTOR shall conduct operations in compliance with all Federal, State, and local laws pertaining to noise. The use of horns, whistles, signals, shall be held to the minimum necessary in order to ensure as quiet an operation as possible while maintaining safety on the job site.

2. Solid Wastes: Solid wastes (trash) shall be placed in containers, which the CONTRACTOR shall empty on a regular schedule. All handling and disposal shall be conducted to prevent contamination. Nothing shall be disposed overboard within State waters.

3. Oil and Hazardous Material Spills and Containment: All hazardous material spills, including hydraulic fluid spills, shall be immediately reported to the COUNTY. All hazardous material spills shall be immediately cleaned up in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.

C. Submittal: Within ten (10) calendar days after the issuance of each Work Order and prior to the start of work, The CONTRACTOR shall prepare an Environmental Protection and Pollution Prevention Plan for each Work Order addressing the minimization and/or prevention measures for all operations associated with the Work Order. The Plan will be discussed at the Pre-Construction Conference(s) and the COUNTY may, at their discretion, specify revisions to be incorporated by the

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CONTRACTOR. COUNTY approval of the Plan shall be a required prerequisite to the start of construction. The CONTRACTOR’S authorized representative shall be responsible for the implementation of the Plan and shall attend the Pre-Construction Conference(s). This item and the associated work shall be completed at the expense of the CONTRACTOR. The Environmental Protection and Pollution Prevention Plan will be dated and endorsed by the individual in charge of the construction. Approval of the plan by the COUNTY shall not constitute verification/endorsement of the plan and shall not alleviate the CONTRACTOR of any of its responsibilities.

1.9 HISTORICAL, ARCHEOLOGICAL, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES

A. If during construction activities, the CONTRACTOR observes or encounters items that may have historical or archeological value; such items shall be reported immediately to the COUNTY so that the appropriate authorities may be notified and a determination made as to their significance and what, if any, special disposition is required. The CONTRACTOR shall cease all activities that may result in the destruction of these resources and shall prevent his employees and subcontractors from trespassing on, removing, or otherwise damaging such resources. The CONTRACTOR shall report any observed unauthorized removal or destruction of such resources by any person to the COUNTY.

B. Costs associated with construction delays, avoiding an area, and relocating construction activities and personnel to other areas of the project shall be the CONTRACTOR’s responsibility.

1.10 UTILITIES

A. Pre-Construction Utility Survey: It is the CONTRACTOR’S sole responsibility to investigate the location of all known and unknown utilities, via an independent and comprehensive pre-construction utility survey. The CONTRACTOR shall take precautions against damages which might result from his operations in the vicinity of the utility crossings. The CONTRACTOR assumes all liability for submerged, buried, and exposed utilities and facilities. If any utility damage occurs as a result of the CONTRACTOR’S operations, the CONTRACTOR shall suspend operations in the area of the damaged utility until the damage is repaired and resumption of the operations is approved by the COUNTY. The COUNTY shall not be held liable or responsible for the cost of such damage and repairs regardless of cause – including but not limited to any costs associated with interruption of utility services and delay damages.

B. Submittal: The CONTRACTOR shall submit to the COUNTY for approval a pre-construction utility survey following issuance of each Work Order and at least fifteen

(15) calendar days prior to mobilization. Approval of the survey by the COUNTY shall not constitute verification/endorsement of the survey and shall not alleviate the CONTRACTOR of any of its responsibilities.

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1.11 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. The CONTRACTOR shall be solely responsible for quality assurance (QA) of all work conducted by the CONTRACTOR or their subcontractors in association with each Work Order issued under the contract. The CONTRACTOR shall provide the COUNTY access to all Quality Control (QC) procedures, data, and reports at any time at the request of the COUNTY. All costs related to activities associated with QA/QC shall be borne by the CONTRACTOR.

Quality assurance (QA) shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

1. Letter of Appointment designating a QA Officer(s), describing responsibilities, providing qualifications and delineating the line of authority and organizational reporting requirements of the QA Officer. The QA Officer shall be responsible for compliance with all requirements of this contract including permit conditions, easements, statutes, laws and applicable regulations

2. Personnel Training: Personnel responsible for initial training and dissemination of updated information throughout the term of the contract shall be specified as well as a comprehensive list of training issues covered.

Training shall include review of all applicable Technical Specifications, permit conditions, licenses, easements, statutes, laws, and other regulations, environmental resource protection, methods of detecting and avoiding pollution, and statutory and contractual pollution standards. QA/QC and supervisory personnel shall be thoroughly trained in the proper use of pollution monitoring devices and abatement equipment, and shall be thoroughly knowledgeable of applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, permits, easements and other applicable requirements.

3. Quality Control (QC) Methods shall include those requirements specified for monitoring and environmental protection, equipment calibrations, verification of the vertical and horizontal positions of barges, tugs, excavators, and other equipment, turbidity monitoring, processed material testing and any other methods the CONTRACTOR proposes to assure the quality of their work.

These methods shall also be used for any and all work that will be performed by subcontractor(s).

4. Daily QC Reporting Requirements shall be specified in the QA Plan. The

CONTRACTOR is required to prepare and submit to the COUNTY a Contractor’s Daily Quality Control Report including the Turbidity Report in the format attached to the end of this section (or form proposed by the CONTRACTOR and approved by the COUNTY). The Daily Reports shall include all work activity, weather and sea conditions, personnel, materials list, truck tickets and/or barge surveys for all barge loads and on-site equipment daily from the first day of mobilization through the last day of work including site restoration. Reports shall be provided daily in electronic format

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and shall describe each day’s work and include a narrative describing the length and nature of any delays in work. The report is required from the first day of mobilization through the last day of work including demobilization and site restoration. Payment applications shall not be accepted as complete unless all required Daily QC Reports for the invoice period have been submitted to the COUNTY.

5. QA Inspections: All compliance inspections conducted by the

CONTRACTOR or the COUNTY shall be individually recorded on the Contractor’s Daily Quality Control Report. The inspector shall also record the recommended corrective action to be taken and shall conduct a follow-up inspection within 24 hours to ensure compliance with the corrective action.

6. QA/QC Deficiencies: The CONTRACTOR is responsible for implementing any corrective actions recommended by the Quality Assurance Officer or the COUNTY. Reported deficiencies shall require follow-up inspection within 24 hours by the CONTRACTOR’S Quality Assurance Officer and/or the COUNTY. Recurring deficiencies in an item or items may indicate inadequacies in the Quality Assurance Plan and the CONTRACTOR may be required to revise the QA Plan as directed by the COUNTY and advise appropriate personnel of any modifications required.

B. Submittal: Within ten (10) calendar days after the issuance of each Work Order and prior to the start of work, the CONTRACTOR shall submit to the COUNTY a QA Plan for each Work Order addressing the all operations associated with the Work Order.

Approval of the plan by the COUNTY shall not constitute verification/endorsement of the plan and shall not alleviate the CONTRACTOR of any of its responsibilities. The CONTRACTOR shall revise the QA Plan at the discretion of the COUNTY. Daily throughout construction, the CONTRACTOR shall submit Daily Quality Control Reports by noon the following day.

1.12 SAFETY

A. The CONTRACTOR shall identify all safety inspection procedures and designate personnel responsible for supervising accident prevention activities and insuring compliance with safety measures. The CONTRACTOR’s procedures shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

1. Letter of Appointment: Designating a Safety Officer(s), describing responsibilities, providing qualifications and delineating the line of authority and organizational reporting requirements of the Safety Officer.

2. OSHA Standards: The CONTRACTOR shall review the latest Occupational

Safety and Hazard Agency (OSHA) standards and become fully knowledgeable of the personal protective equipment that must be provided workers and shall be familiar with the safety standards applicable to the

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prevention of accidents during the construction of this project and shall comply with all applicable provisions.

3. Medical Emergencies Plan: The criteria for designating a medical emergency and the procedures to be followed shall be specified by the CONTRACTOR.

These procedures shall include local information relative to emergency treatment facilities and methods of transporting personnel if necessary.

4. Weather Conditions: The Project Area may be affected by tropical storms and hurricanes and by windy and/or rainy weather, including severe electrical storms. The CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for obtaining information concerning conditions that could influence Project operations. The CONTRACTOR shall monitor the NOAA marine weather broadcasts and other local commercial weather forecasting services during construction operations. The CONTRACTOR shall notify the COUNTY at the time of any decision to move equipment in preparation for potential storms.

5. Prioritized Methods for Storm Preparations: The CONTRACTOR shall provide a schedule and prioritized list of actions to be taken in the event of an impending storm and assign personnel to each action. The CONTRACTOR shall specify how each piece of equipment will be secured in place or moved to a safe harbor including the details of all required equipment (e.g., tugs: size, capacity, number; work boats: size, capacity, number; storm anchors: type, size number; chain or line: size, lengths, etc.).

The CONTRACTOR shall indicate action upon the following events:

Action to be taken within 24 hours of a severe or tropical storm.

Action to be taken within 72, 48, and 24 hours of an impending hurricane.

6. Accidents: All accidents causing personal injury or property damage shall be reported to the COUNTY immediately. CONTRACTOR shall provide such equipment and medical facilities as are necessary to supply first aid service to anyone who may be injured in connection with performance of the work, on or adjacent to the site, which causes death, personal injury, or property damage, giving full details and statements of witnesses prior to the start of work, the CONTRACTOR shall provide for approval by the COUNTY a Safety Plan detailing the information above and in accordance with Article 53 of the General Conditions. Approval of the plan by the COUNTY shall not constitute verification/endorsement of the plan and shall not alleviate the CONTRACTOR of any of its responsibilities.

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1.13 OPERATIONS

A. The CONTRACTOR shall describe and document the construction sequence, means, and methods for the work included in each Work Order. Documentation of the CONTRACTOR’s operations shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

1. Work Progress Schedule: The Work Progress Schedule shall be developed according to Article 47 of the General Conditions and provided to the COUNTY in electronic format in the form of a bar chart showing the time allotted for each of the various tasks. Schedule shall show various tasks of work in sufficient detail to demonstrate that CONTRACTOR has a reasonable and workable plan to complete Project within Contract Period. Schedule shall show the order and interdependence of tasks and sequence in which the work is to be accomplished as planned by the CONTRACTOR. All activities shall be described so that work is readily identifiable and progress on each task can be readily measured. Each task shall show a beginning work date and duration. Tasks shall include procurement time for materials, plants and equipment, various tasks involved in mobilization/demobilization and rate of operations. The list of tasks shall include milestones when indicated by the Contract Documents.

Access to sites may be tidally dependent, depending on CONTRACTOR’s equipment. CONTRACTOR shall factor potential impacts of changing tidal conditions and capabilities of their equipment.

2. Letter of Appointment designating a project manager to serve as the CONTRACTOR’s authorized representative, describing responsibilities and providing qualifications.

3. Proposed Equipment List and Personnel

a) Tug, Barge(s), and Crew: The CONTRACTOR shall provide all the supervision, labor, and equipment necessary for the operation of tug(s) and barge(s) capable of working in shallow water conditions and providing a minimum 1 (one) foot clearance from the bottom. All vessels will follow routes of deep water whenever possible. The barge(s) shall be capable of spudding or anchoring. The barge(s), tug, and the crew shall be licensed and approved by the U.S. Coast Guard for the scope of work required.

b) Heavy Equipment and Personnel: The CONTRACTOR shall provide all of the supervision, labor, and equipment necessary for loading and trucking construction materials (except those otherwise specified) from their respective source sites to the staging area, barging the materials to the construction sites, and off-loading and precise placement of materials.

4. Proposed Construction Methodology

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a) The staging areas to be utilized for the work as well as accessing and barge loading at the staging area.

b) Transporting and delivery of materials at the staging area and project site.

c) Methods, equipment and materials, connection of utilities, placement of site facilities and temporary controls, construction of facilities.

d) Methods, equipment and material required to clean-up and restore site at project conclusion: Collect, recycle and dispose of solid waste, contract-generated material, utility disconnection, removal of contractor facilities, repair and restoration of site (i.e., fences, roads, or permanent facilities). A timeline to complete the demobilization, to same conditions as existed at mobilization of the site.

e) Traffic Control, the CONTRACTOR shall provide access and temporary roads, as necessary, to maintain traffic. The CONTRACTOR shall maintain and protect traffic on all affected roads during the construction period.

Measures for the protection and diversion of traffic, including the provision of watchmen and flagmen, erection of barricades, placing of lights around and in front of equipment and the work, and the erection and maintenance of adequate warning, danger, and direction signs, shall be as required by the State and local authorities having jurisdiction.

f) The traveling public shall be protected from damage to person and property. The Contractor's traffic, on roads selected for hauling equipment and material to and from the site, shall interfere as little as possible with public. The Contractor shall investigate the adequacy of existing roads and the allowable load limit on these roads. The Contractor shall be responsible for the repair of any damage to roads caused by construction operations.

5. U.S. Coast Guard Certification / Licenses: of the barge(s), tugs, and the captains shall be licensed and approved by the U.S. Coast Guard for the scope of work required/.

6. Subcontractor list.

prior to the start of work, the CONTRACTOR shall provide for approval by the COUNTY an Operations Plan detailing the information above. The Operations Plan will be discussed at the Pre-Construction Conference(s). COUNTY approval of the Operations Plan shall be a required prerequisite to the start of construction. Approval of the plan by the COUNTY shall not constitute verification/endorsement of the plan and shall not alleviate the CONTRACTOR of any of its responsibilities.

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1.14 NOTICE TO MARINERS

A. The CONTRACTOR shall notify the Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District in Miami, Florida of intended operations and request that it be published in the Local Notice to Mariners. This notification must be given in sufficient time so that it appears in the Notice to Mariners at least two (2) weeks prior to the commencement of in-water activities. The notification shall be updated as appropriate during construction to reflect construction activities.

B. Submittal: A copy the notification shall be provided to the County for each Work Order prior to the start of work.

1.15 INSPECTION NOTIFICATION

The CONTRACTOR shall notify the COUNTY by telephone or email and indicate in the daily QC reports of the times and dates of the following events at least one (1) business day prior to each event.

Mobilization of equipment/material to the staging site(s);

Prior to any surveying;

When barges are loaded, prior to transit to the job site; and

Completion of installation of sand, rock, shell, filter fabric, signs, and other materials for each discrete element of the work.

1.16 PROJECT DATUMS

A. Horizontal Datum: Horizontal coordinates shall be in U.S. survey feet referenced to the Florida State Plane Coordinate System based on the Transverse Merctor Projection, East Zone, North American Datum of 1983/2011 (NAD 83/11).

B. Vertical Datum: Elevations shall be in feet referenced to the North American Vertical

Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88) Geoid18.

1.17 CONSTRUCTION SURVEYS

A. Topographic and bathymetric surveys performed by the CONTRACTOR shall be signed and sealed by a Florida registered professional surveyor. The surveyor shall certify that the surveys were completed in accordance with the Contract Documents and industry standards for the work entailed.

B. The CONTRACTOR shall furnish and maintain, at their own expense, a project benchmark, and tidal gauges.

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C. Construction surveys shall be performed by the CONTRACTOR to document constructed lines and grades of products, materials, and project features.

D. Construction surveys shall be depicted by the CONTRACTOR in a manner that future surveys can be included and overlain and that progression of the work is conveyed.

This shall include both plan view and cross-section plots.

E. Submittal: A PDF of the plots depicting the construction surveys shall be submitted to the COUNTY with each payment request for which installation of products or materials is included. The survey data in XYZ format shall also be provided.

1.18 AS-BUILT RECORD DRAWINGS

A. Construction surveys shall be included in the as-built drawings.

B. A Florida registered professional surveyor shall sign the drawings cover sheet stating

“I CERTIFY THAT THESE AS-BUILT RECORD DRAWINGS INDICATE

CONSTRUCTION AS ACTUALLY PERFORMED AND ARE IN ACCURATE

REPRESENTATION OF THE SPECIFIED WORK.”

C. Submittal: As-built record drawings shall be submitted to the COUNTY for review at least fifteen (15) days in prior to the CONTRACTOR’s final payment request. The drawings shall be provided in PDF, AutoCAD, and XYZ formats along with four (4) signed & sealed hardcopies.

1.19 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

A. The CONTRACTOR shall be eligible for payment of bid items included the bid schedule. The costs of other elements, tasks, and activities required to complete the work shall be considered incidental and included in the contact unit costs of the respective bid item(s).

B. Submittal: Documentation of material quantities and of the work performed as described below shall be submitted to the COUNTY for review and approval at least ten (10) prior to submittal of payment applications for which quantities and work are included.

C. Measurement Methods:

1. The quantities eligible for payment under bid items shall be based on the following methods.

i. Supplier Invoices: Invoices from material and product suppliers documenting the type and quantities of product and materials supplied to the CONTRACTOR for the work. The supplier’s invoiced amounts ($) shall not

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be used as the basis for determining payments due to the CONTRACTOR.

ii. Truck Weight Tickets: Weights tickets shall be obtained from FDOT certified scales to document material quantities (i.e. weight of material) supplied for the work. Trucks shall be weighed before and after loading or before and after unloading. Material shall be well-drained and free of excess water and have a moisture content no greater than ten percent (10%). Each ticket shall have a ticket number, a truck identifier, time and date of loading, time and date of delivery, supplier/source, material weight, and the type of material supplied. The CONTRACTOR may be asked to weigh trucks in the presence of the COUNTY. The CONTRACTOR shall provide to the COUNTY proof of scale certifications.

iii. Construction Surveys: Topographic/bathymetric surveys shall document the pre- and post-conditions for elements of the work. Surveys shall be certified by a Florida registered professional surveyor. The surveys and estimates of quantities installed, placed, and completed to the lines, grades, and tolerances shown in the Contract Plans shall be provided by the CONTRACTOR. The quantity estimate shall differentiate between quantities placed in accordance with the Contract Documents eligible for payment and misplaced materials.

iv. Integrated Weight System Logs: Weight systems shall document quantities loaded on to barges for transport. Weight systems shall be certified by the CONTRACTOR and approved by the COUNTY prior to use for the work.

Weight systems shall only be used at staging areas to track materials loaded onto barges for the work. The CONTRACTOR shall provide a log of quantities loaded. The log shall time and date, material weight, and type of material.

D. Payment – Base Bid Items

1. Construction Surveys & As-Built Drawings

i. This shall include Base Bid, Item #1.

ii. Payment for this item shall be made for each (EA) work order issued and shall include incidental costs for equipment, personnel, and coordinate of surveys with construction activities. Fifty percent (50%) of the EA payment shall be payable to the CONTRACTOR upon completion and submittal of all construction surveys required to document the work performed. The remaining fifty percent (50%) of the EA payment shall be payable to the CONTRACTOR upon submittal and acceptance of the final as-built record drawings.

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2. Shallow Dredge Material

i. This shall include Base Bid, Item #2.

ii. Payment for this item shall be made as a unit price (cubic yards, CY) for costs associated with or incidental to dredging material within the project site, loading onto barges, transporting within the project area, and placing it within the lines and grades shown on the Contract Plans. The price shall include labor, equipment, materials, operational costs, environmental protection, pollution control, turbidity control, and maintenance of traffic and navigation.

Work complete and documented shall be eligible for payment on a monthly basis.

iii. Measurement of quantities shall be based on comparison of construction surveys performed by the CONTRACTOR. Surveys shall include pre- and post-dredge surveys within areas to be excavated and pre- and post-placement surveys within the areas that material shall be placed. Material dredged below the lines, grades, and tolerances of the excavation area shall not be eligible for payment. Material placed above the lines, grades, and tolerances of the placement area may be deducted from the quantity eligible for payment.

3. Supply Filter Fabric

i. This shall include Base Bid, Item #3.

ii. Payment for this item shall be made as a unit price (square yard, SY) for costs associated with or incidental to supplying filter fabric for the work.

Quantities delivered to the staging areas and documented shall be eligible for payment on a monthly basis. Fifty percent (50%) of the unit price for supplied quantities shall be paid upon delivery and the remaining fifty percent (50%) shall be paid following installation. Quantities delivered but not installed upon completion of the work shall not be eligible for payment and shall be deducted from payment due or that become due to the

CONTRACTOR.

iii. Measurement of quantities shall be based on supplier invoices provided by the CONTRACTOR.

4. Install Filter Fabric

i. This shall include Base Bid, Item #4.

ii. Payment for this item shall be made as a unit price (square yard, SY) for

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costs associated with or incidental to installing filter fabric for the work. The price shall include labor, equipment, materials, operational costs, environmental protection, pollution control, turbidity control, and maintenance of traffic and navigation. Quantities eligible for payment shall include overlaps and wrapping of fabric, thus may be greater that the plan view area shown in the Contract Plans. Work complete and documented shall be eligible for payment on a monthly basis.

iii. Measurement of quantities shall be correlated by the CONTRACTOR to the respective supplier invoices. Quantities may be adjusted based on construction surveys performed by the CONTRACTOR. The surveys shall document that materials installed within the lines, grades, and tolerances shown on the Contract Plans. Materials not placed in accordance with the Contract Documents may be deducted from quantities eligible for payment.

5. Warning Sign Installed Complete

i. This shall include Base Bid, Item #5.

ii. Payment for this item shall be made for each (EA) warning sign installed inclusive of incidental costs to manufacture, supply, load, and transport to the signs to the project site. The Contractor shall document the signs installed with photographs and construction surveys.

iii. Measurement of quantities shall be based on construction surveys performed by and photographs provided by the CONTRACTOR. The surveys and photographs shall document that the signs were installed in accordance with the Contract Documents. Signs not installed in accordance with the Contract Documents shall not be eligible for payment.

E. Payment – Optional Bid Items

1. Mobilization

i. This shall include Option No. 1 Bid, Item #1; and No. 2 Bid, Item #1.

ii. Payment for this item will be made on each (EA) occurrence per Work Order for costs associated with or incidental to mobilization, demobilization, site cleanup, and establishment of initial project management and coordination.

See Article 68 of the General Conditions for Mobilization progress payment procedures.

2. Supply Armor Stone, Riprap, Bedding Stone, Course Aggregate, Sand and loose shell.

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i. This shall include Option No. 1 Bid, Items #2-7 and Option No. 2 Bid, Item

#2-7.

ii. Payment for this item shall be made as a unit price (ton, TON) for costs associated with or incidental to supplying stone for the work. Quantities delivered to the staging areas and documented shall be eligible for payment on a monthly basis following installation. Quantities delivered but not installed shall not be eligible for payment.

iii. Measurement of quantities shall be based on truck weight tickets provided by the CONTRACTOR. The CONTRACTOR shall also organize the information from the weight tickets into a digital spreadsheet format to facilitate the COUNTY’s review.

3. Barge Load/Transport/Install Armor Stone, Riprap, Bedding Stone, Course Aggregate

i. This shall include Option No. 1 Bid, Items #8-11and Option No. 2 Bid, Items #8-11.

associated with or incidental to installing stone for the work. The price shall include labor, equipment, materials, operational costs, environmental protection, pollution control, turbidity control, and maintenance of traffic and navigation. Work complete and documented shall be eligible for payment on a monthly basis.

respective truck weight tickets used for documenting supply of the material or shall be based on integrated weight system logs provided by the CONTRACTOR. Quantities may be adjusted based on comparison of construction surveys performed by the CONTRACTOR. The surveys shall document that materials installed within the lines, grades, and tolerances shown on the Contract Plans. Materials not placed in accordance with the Contract Documents may be deducted from quantities eligible for payment.

Misplaced materials shall be estimated in CY based on surveys and converted to tons assuming 1 CY = 1.5 tons.

4. Barge Load/Transport/Install Loose Shell

i. This shall include Option No. 1, Item #12 and Option No. 2 Bid, Item #12.

ii. Payment for this item shall be made as a unit price (cubic yards, CY) for costs associated with or incidental to installing shell for the work. The price shall

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include labor, equipment, materials, operational costs, environmental protection, pollution control, turbidity control, and maintenance of traffic and

iii. Measurement of quantities shall be based on comparison of construction surveys performed by the CONTRACTOR. Surveys shall include pre- and post-dredge surveys within areas to be excavated and pre- and post-placement surveys within the areas that material shall be placed. Material dredged below the lines, grades, and tolerances of the excavation area shall not be eligible for payment. Material placed above the lines, grades, and tolerances of the placement area may be deducted from the quantity eligible for payment. Misplaced materials shall be estimated in CY based on surveys and converted to tons assuming 1 CY = 1.0 ton.

5. Barge Load/Transport/Install Sand

i. This shall include Option No. 1, Item #13 and Option No. 2 Bid, Item #13.

associated with or incidental to installing sand for the work. The price shall include labor, equipment, materials, operational costs, environmental protection, pollution control, turbidity control, and maintenance of traffic and respective truck weight tickets used for documenting supply of the material or shall be based on integrated weight system logs provided by the CONTRACTOR. Quantities may be adjusted based on comparison of construction surveys performed by the CONTRACTOR.