SOW- Rooftop Animal Waste Removal Revised 1-22-2021.pdf

VAMC Wilmington, DE Rooftop Animal Waste Removal [SOW]

Wilmington, DE VA Medical Center Wilmington, DE 19805

SCOPE OF WORK

For

Rooftop Animal Waste Removal

-- Services --

PROVIDE:

Professional services to include but not limited to:

o Site investigation- Installation and environmental waste services.

o Period of services- Furnish and install all items and materials per plan and drawings.

o Infection Control Risk Assessment.

-- Project Scope --

GENERAL:

The Wilmington, Delaware VA Medical Center intends to issue a service contract. The project consists of:

o Assessing each rooftop where air handlers are located.

o Devise a plan to rid bird pests and develop a solution to prevent future nesting.

o Remove and clean all animal waste and green algae from rooftop.

o 5 Year Requirements Contract.

SPECIFICS:

1. The contractor shall furnish all materials, equipment, supervision, and personnel necessary to accomplish the project as indicated on the drawings and in the specifications. Work includes but is not limited to trades required for the cleanup and removal of living and non-living bird pests inside, and around the air handler units on the mechanical rooftops located on building #1; as shown in provided drawing.

2. Contractor shall provide a thorough cleaning service to remove all animal fecal waste, green algae, moss and mold under and around the air handler units including the entire rooftop where the air handler units are mounted.

3. The contractor shall be responsible for keeping interior hospital spaces clean and free of debris while transiting to and from rooftop access areas. Controls shall be set in place to prevent any transmission of rooftop waste including cleaning agents, upon re-entry to the main hospital.

4. Contractor will remove pigeons from rooftops of building 1 and remove them from the Wilmington VAMC facility. Pigeons must be relocated or humanely euthanized.

5. The contractor shall assess and replace if necessary, the current anti-bird pest wire fencing systems installed around all air handler units and related systems located on drawing. Any new anti- bird pest fencing system shall provide a sufficient barrier to prevent future bird pests from nesting under rooftop air handler units while providing an entry via an integrated door system to allow facilities staff to perform maintenance beyond the fence. The contractor shall provide an integrated door system attached to any existing anti-bird fencing if existing is in a good functioning condition.

6. Contractor shall provide an inspection of the mechanical rooftops on building #1, as per drawing, twice a year. Bi-annual inspection includes: A thorough assessment of anti-bird pest fencing system to

VAMC Wilmington, DE Rooftop Animal Waste Removal [SOW] ensure its structural integrity is sound, and to keep the air handler areas and the entire rooftop free of animal fecal waste, green algae, moss and mold.

7. If damage to the anti-bird fencing system is discovered by facilities staff, allowing bird pests to begin nesting, or animal fecal waste, green algae, moss and mold growth is present, the contractor shall provide sufficient repairs, and cleaning and removal services at no additional cost to the government.

8. The contractor shall provide the COR with a copy of the bi-annual rooftop inspection, and a record of the maintenance person conducting the inspection after each visit.

9. All work to be performed on Monday through Thursday from 8am to 4pm each day.

10. All employees of the general contractor and subcontractors shall comply with the VA security management program and obtain permission of the VA police, be identified by project and employer, and restricted from unauthorized access.

11. Prior to commencing work, the general contractor shall provide proof that an OSHA certified “competent person” (CP) (29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2) shall maintain a presence at the work site whenever the general or subcontractors are present.

12. The general contractor shall implement the requirements of the VA Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) team, including the establishment and maintenance of a dust control program. Prior to the start of work, the general contractor must prepare a plan detailing project-specific dust protection measure, including periodic status reports, and submit to the COR and Facility ICRA team for review.

Initial cleanup, removal of debris and replacement of anti-bird fencing systems will begin in April 2021 and will be completed within 120 days.

Bi-annual inspections will take place in April and October each year.

-- Environmental/Occupational Safety and Health (EOSH) --

EXPECTATION: All projects and project designs shall contain language that addresses all applicable EOSH requirements.

Regulatory Compliance – EOSH requirements for work performed at the above location can be found in:

o Volume 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1910 – Occupational Safety for General Industry o Volume 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations – Protection of The Environment o Volume 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 397 – Transportation of Hazardous Materials o Title 7 of the Delaware Code – Conservation o Title 16 of the Delaware Code – Health and Safety

Specifications o Contractor to follow the following specifications, available at https://www.cfm.va.gov/til/

01 00 00 General Requirements 01 35 26 Safety Requirements 01 42 19 Reference Standards 01 57 19 Temporary Environmental Controls