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528-22-3-4192-0029

528A4-18-203

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 2 2875 Union Road Suite 3500 Cheektowaga NY 14227

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 2 2875 Union Road Suite 3500 Cheektowaga NY 14227

To all Offerors/Bidders

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528-3620162-4192-854200 Non-Recurring Ma-3215 Improvements to Land - Ca-23NRNR000

This amendment is issued to provide revised drawings and Statement of Work (SOW).

Note: The previous specifications are uploaded again to ensure everything is provided.

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Tanya Baldwin Contracting Officer

SCOPE OF WORK

Ground Water Mitigation Building 30

CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

Project # 528A4-18-203

AMENDMENT REVISED 08/01/2022

This Replaces the Previous Version of the Construction SOW

General Information:

Project Description:

Period of Performance

The Period of Performance is Twelve (12) months Total.

• From Notice to Proceed the contractor shall provide ALL submittals for review and approval prior to mobilization.

• There will be a limited time from approval to mobilize and start working before winter.

• The contractor can get work completed outside from Notice to Proceed until a Potential winter stoppage. There is a substantial amount of tree clearing and trenching to install the force main pipe and additional conduits. The trenches shall NOT remain open if there is a winter stoppage and shall be always barricaded as per the contract.

• There is work that can happen inside of building 30 however, the existing pumps cannot be taken offline until the force main pipe is complete as they are still active.

• A winter stoppage is NOT required however it is planned into this period of performance. This project should take less than a year from start to finish when properly managed by the contractor. There is minimal interaction with VA staff and the facility to execute this work.

Project Location

The Batavia, New York Veterans Hospital is soliciting for construction services to correct the

Batavia Building 30 Ground Water Mitigation at the Batavia, New York Veterans Hospital is located at 222 Richmond Avenue in Batavia, N.Y. 14020.

Project Timeframe

The project shall be completed in Twelve (12) months total as stated above.

• There are specific phasing requirements in the 010000 General Requirements

Specifications.

• There are also requirements in the project schedules specifications 013216.15 Project

Schedules 1.8 Payment to the Contractor. Prior to an invoice payment the schedule will be reviewed with the VA COR, CO, and Contractor. If the contractor is behind schedule, they shall submit an updated schedule to the VA for review and approval and a plan to get the project back on schedule.

From the moment that this project is awarded to completion, the VA COR will be working with the Contracting Officer and the Contractor to keep this project on schedule.

The contractor shall anticipate weekly meetings and weekly documentation from the from the VA COR to the Contracting Officer with respect to progress to push this project to a timely completion. With EVERY invoice submittal for payment, the contractor shall provide and updated schedule and a plan to correct and get the project back on schedule.

General Description

Refer to the contract drawings and specifications for this project as the VA and their design team have put in a substantial effort to assure that all requirements are met for this project.

Provide all submittals, shop drawings, safety plan and shut down notices prior to proceeding

(Refer to drawing GI003, all other construction drawings and specifications). This project includes but is not limited to the following:

• Tree Removal to Include o Cutting Down Trees o Stump Grinding o Debris Removed o Topsoil

• Coordination with Local Agencies o Refer to the 010000 General Requirements Specifications and Drawing GI002 as the contractor will be required to report NOT only to the VA but to the

County of Genesee and the Town of Batavia.

• Site Security o Chain link fence around entire area where work is to be always conducted (NO

Snow fencing).

o NO open trenches for pedestrians to fall into, this is an OPEN campus, and the contractor is responsible and liable for site security.

• Site Survey and Testing o The contractor is required to do a Ground Radar Penetrating Survey for the area where the pipe will be installed (from building 30 to dispersion area) and this shall be verified by the VA COR. Refer to Specifications Section 010000

General Requirements, Drawings GI002 and GI003 o There are test pits that the contractor is required to perform on this project.

Refer to the drawings CU101 through CU103.

o There are professional survey services required by the contractor, refer to

010000 general Requirements Specifications.

o Next to buildings 5,7,8 and 6 there is a new underground fire alarm conduit that is approximately 30 inches below grade with a sand above the pipe and a warning tape. The contractor shall work with the VA COR prior to tree removal and stump grinding in this area so they can show the contractor the exact location. The contractor shall NOT proceed in this area until given approval by the VA COR.

o New Natural Gas Pipe added AFTER this design was completed. Refer to the section called Amendment 05/05/2022 for additional information.

• Trenching for a force main water pipe and additional electrical conduit o New Water main pipe o Manholes o Dispersion area for Spreader for ground water terminations o Ground Clearing to create dispersion area

• New Pumps and Piping to remove ground water removal in the existing water pit o Piping inside of Basement of Building 30 o Pipes from building 30 Crawl Space to dispersion area o New pumps in existing exterior pump pit o New pump control panel

• Electrical Work o New electrical feeders o New Control Panel for pumps o Connections for New Pumps o Additional Conduit in Trench for future Fire Alarm or Data convenience o Specific Phasing Plan Required from Contractor

• Infection Control Requirements on drawings while working in Building 30 o Refer to the Safety specifications and contract drawings for specific requirements for this project.

o This project is considered a Class III project with respect to an Infection

Control Risk Assessment.

• Controls Monitoring for New Pumps, refer to the Electrical Drawings o Connection to Building Management System (BMS) with U&S Services

[contractor shall use U&S Services 95 Stark Street, Tonawanda, NY]

• Fire Alarm System Work, refer to the Electrical Drawings o Remove the monitoring on our fire alarm panel in building 30 for the pumps

[contractor shall use Johnson Controls]

• Restoration of VA Grounds (This is different from how contractors have executed restoration on other projects, and this is REQUIRED for this project) o Six (6) inches of clean topsoil REQUIRED o Hydroseed of all areas, NO hand thrown seed o Water Truck for Watering. No relying on the weather to water to grounds. The contractor shall cultivate the area until we have grounds that the VA can ride a mower over it. This shall include providing a water truck for daily watering.

o Fencing for Security o Refer to specification 010000 General Requirements, notes on Drawing GI002 and CD101 through CD104 and all other drawings.

• Amendment 001 - 05/05/2022 o National Fuel added a new natural gas pipe 4 inches in diameter (plastic, heavy wall fusible pipe) after the design was completed. Yellow strip Poly SDR 11 o The old natural gas pipe was abandoned in the ground.

o The new pipe is 9 feet to the South of the abandoned natural gas pipe in parallel. Refer to drawing provided called AMENDMENT 001 dated

05/05/2022 o The new natural gas pipe is 3 to 5 feet in depth.

o As part of this contract (refer to site survey and testing), the contractor shall locate both the new and abandoned natural gas pipes on the ground radar penetrating survey and provide the documentation to the VA COR as a submittal for approval to proceed.

o This is the natural gas pipe that feeds the boiler plant and the entire VA campus. Contractor shall proceed with caution when approved.

• Amendment 002 - 07/06/2022 o Tree Removal: On drawings CD101 through CD104 there is a TREE

REMOVAL SCHEDULE and the trees to be removed are called out on the drawings and there is a yellow tag with the tree number nailed to the tree on the

VA Campus. Trees number 47 through 52 are on the tree removal schedule to be removed for trees up to 36 inches in diameter (miscellaneous trees). The trees have now been identified by the VA to be removed and are labeled with a yellow tag nailed to the tree with the tree number. Refer to the drawings called

AMENDMENT 02-01 through AMENDMENT 02-02 dated 07/05/2022 to locate trees dated 07/05/2022. The sizes and locations on the drawings are approximate, all the trees on site have a yellow tag with the number nailed to the tree and contractors can visit the site and inspect prior to bidding.

Tree 47 drawing 02-01, 18 inches diameter approximately.

Tree 48 drawing 02-02, 36” diameter approximately.

Tree 49 drawing 02-02, 24” diameter approximately.

Tree 50 drawing 02-02, 18” diameter approximately.

Tree 51 drawing 02-01, 24” diameter approximately.

Tree 52 drawing 02-01, 24” diameter approximately.

o PCRA: The Pre-Construction Risk Assessment (PCRA) has been completed by the VA for this project and it mirrors what is required in the contract documents for this project. As stated above and in the contract documents, the contractor shall provide all documentation outlined in the contract documents including but NOT limited to the following.

All submittals on drawing GI003

Refer to specifications 010000 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS and

013526 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

Specific Areas on the Pre-Construction Risk Assessment that safety want the contractor to be prepared for to submit as part of their safety plan, crane lift plan, infection control plan, trenching plan, confined space plan and plan to drill through concrete are as follows:

• In basement of building 30 the contractor shall have Negative

Air with HEPA filtration going out the window.

• When drilling through concrete the contractor shall have in their work plan to have shrouds with HEPA filtration.

• When creating dust in the basement of building 30 the contractor shall provide a work plan to the VA to shut down the

Air Handling Unit in the basement of building and cover all ventilation (supply, return and exhaust).

• Lock out and tag out any electrical panels to do electrical work, provide plan to VA for approval.

• Bypass fire alarm daily for the devices when creating dust.

• Provide a trenching plan prior to any excavation for VA approval.

• Provide a lift plan prior to any crane lift for VA approval.

• Provide a plan for using a boom truck to cut down trees, this shall entail the safety equipment for all personnel on the lift, boom used for tree removal, etc.

• Provide a confined space plan for all work to be conducted in the exterior pump pit and the crawl space.

• Amendment 003 - 08/01/2022 o Stone Removal Underground: the earth in Batavia, New York is especially rocky and medium to large boulders shall be anticipated in the excavation for the force main pipe and two (2) PVC conduits. The contractor shall anticipate removing these boulders that are dug up to be removed from the VA Batavia

Campus as part of this project. The contractor shall NOT bury the boulders on the force main pipe or PVC conduits. Refer to Revised Drawings CD101 through CD103 with an issue date of 08/01/2022 as there is an updated Revision

1 dated 07/26/2022 to address this.

o All Drawings Re-Issued: All of the drawings have been re-issued with a corrective date of 08/01/2022. These drawings shall replace the previously issued drawings. In addition to the drawings being re-issued there are the

Amendment drawings listed above:

AMENDMENT 001 dated 05/05/2022

AMENDMENT 02-01

AMENDMENT 02-02 dated 07/05/2022.

o The drawings shall be printed by the contractor at a size of 30”x42” to obtain the proper scale.

o The contractor who is awarded the project will be issued One (1) full size set of plans for the jobsite. This is NOT the norm as the contractor as part of this project is required to have drawings, specifications and submittals on the job site at all times.

Submittals and Project Requirements

Contractor shall refer to VA ALL contract Drawings and Specifications however much of the project requirements are spelled out on drawings GI002, GI003, specifications 010000 General

Requirements and 013526 Safety Requirements.

• ALL critical submittals as per drawing GI003 shall be submitted and approved prior to mobilizing for this contract. NO physical work shall commence until the submittals are approved. The VA will work with our Consulting Engineer, Safety Office, and

Infection Control to return the submittals as expeditiously as possible.

• The contractor will be required to submit ALL safety plans in the Safety Requirement specification prior to commencing work. The VA Safety office will review the documentation will return with corrections for the contractor as needed. The contractor shall resubmit these plans pertaining to safety and infection control until the requirements are met as per the specifications identified above. Some critical safety plans that the contractor will have to address as soon as the project is awarded are:

o Confined Space Plan o Trenching Plan o Lift Plan for all Crane Work o Site Safety Health Officer (SSHO) certificates and training o Competent Persons (CP) certificates and training o COVID-19 and Influenza Requirements for ALL contractors and sub-contractors in the Appendix of A, B and C o Safety Plan and Infection Control requirements from the Safety Specifications

• The entire drawing GI002 has many notes that are specific requirements for this project and the contractor shall address these requirements prior to commencement

• The entire drawing GI003 outlines the project submittals that are required for this project. This drawing is NOT all inclusive however it represents 98% of the submittals required, many of them before work commences.

Barriers and Site Security

As per the contract documents the fencing shall be chain link and NOT a snow fence. All work shall be surrounded by always fencing with signs for security and shall not be removed until VA

COR accepts the area. Provide fencing to keep Pedestrians out of the work area with road barriers and traffic signs to stop and divert traffic around the construction area. The construction area shall always remain secured.

Building 11 (Boiler Plant) Work

There is a limited amount of work in building 11 for the BMS controls for the work in building

30. Refer to the electrical drawings for work in building 11.

In Conclusion

What is outlined above is a summary of the work that is involved with this project. The contractors shall review all the drawings and specifications thoroughly prior to bidding. The contractors shall also visit the site with the Bid Documents to assure that they have everything covered in their bids. The VA COR is available with approval from the CO for site visits.

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See attached document: Drawing Amendment 1.

See attached document: Drawings Amendment 2.

See attached document: [1] GI001 Title Sheet.

See attached document: [2] GI002 General Notes Sheet.

See attached document: [3] GI003 Contractor Submittal List.

See attached document: [4] CD100 Overall Existing Features Plan.

See attached document: [5] CD101 Existing Features and Demolition Plan 'A'.

See attached document: [6] CD102 Existing Features and Demolition Plan 'B'.

See attached document: [7] CD103 Existing Features and Demolition Plan 'C'.

See attached document: [8] CD104 Existing Features and Demolition Plan 'D'.

See attached document: [9] CU101 Groundwater Force Main Plan _ Profile 'A'.

See attached document: [10] CU102 Groundwater Force Main Plan _ Profile 'B'.

See attached document: [11] CU103 Groundwater Force Main Plan _ Profile 'C'.

See attached document: [12] CG101 Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan 'A'.

See attached document: [13] CG102 Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan 'B'.

See attached document: [14] CG103 Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan 'C'.

See attached document: [15] CS501 Construction Details.

See attached document: [16] CS502 Construction Details.

See attached document: [17] CS503 Construction Details.

See attached document: [18] PP101 Plumbing Piping Plan.

See attached document: [19] E001 Electrical Symbols, Abbreviations and Panel Schedules.

See attached document: [20] ED101 Electrical Systems Demolition Plan.

See attached document: [21] ES101 Electrical Systems New Work Plan.

See attached document: [22] ES102 Electrical Systems New Work Plan.

See attached document: [23] EP101 Power Basement New Work Plan.

See attached document: _CoverBatavia.

See attached document: 000115-List_of_Drawings.

See attached document: 010000-General_Requirements.

See attached document: 013323-Shop_Drawings.

See attached document: 013526-Safety_Requirements.

See attached document: 014219-Reference_Standards.

See attached document: 014529-Testing_Laboratory.

See attached document: 015719-Temporary_Enviromental_Controls.

See attached document: 017419-Construction_Waste_Management.

See attached document: 018113-Sustanabile_Construction_Requirements.

See attached document: 019100-General_Commissioning_Requirements.

See attached document: 022113-Site_Survey.

See attached document: 024100-Demolition.

See attached document: 033053-Concrete_Short_Form.

See attached document: 040100-Maintenance_of_Masonry.

See attached document: 040513-Masonry_Mortaring.

See attached document: 055000-Metal_Fabrication.

See attached document: 079200-Joint_Sealant.

See attached document: 101400-Signage.

See attached document: 220511-Common_Work_Results_for_Plumbing.

See attached document: 220512-General_Motor_Requirements_for_Plumbing_Equipment.

See attached document: 220523-General_Duty_Valves_for_Plumbing_Piping.

See attached document: 221400-Facility_Storm_Drainage.

See attached document: 221436-Packaged_Submersible_Drainage_Pump_Units.

See attached document: 260511-Requirements_for_Electrical_Installations.

See attached document: 260519-Low-Voltage_EPower_Cond_and_Cables.

See attached document: 260526-Grounding_and_Bonding_for_Electrical_Systems.

See attached document: 260533-Raceway and Boxes for Electrical Systems.

See attached document: 260541-Underground_Electrical_Construction.

See attached document: 262911-Motor_Controllers.

See attached document: 270511-Requirements for Communications Installations.

See attached document: 270533-Raceways and Boxes for Communications Systems.

See attached document: 271000-Control, Communications and Signal Wiring.

See attached document: 312011-Earthwork_Short_Form.

See attached document: 312319-Dewatering.

See attached document: 320523-Cement_and_Conc_for_Ext_Imp.

See attached document: 321216-Asphalt_Paving.

See attached document: 321723-Pavement_Markings.

See attached document: 323113-Chain_Link_Fences_and_Gates.

See attached document: 329000-Planting.

See attached document: 333000 - Sanitary Sewer Utilities.

See attached document: 334000-Storm_Sewer_Utilities.

See attached document: 01321615-Project_Schedules.

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