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36C25218B1040 Jesse Brown VAMC Requirements

1. All work shall comply with

a. All VA Policies including and not limited to: VA Construction Safety and VA Infection Control Policies.

b. Codes, Standards and Executive Orders (Topic 1) found http://www.cfm.va.gov/til/cPro.asp

2. All persons including subcontractors shall have completed the 30 Hour OSHA Construction Safety Training program.

3. The Prime Contractor shall have a Competent Supervisory Person on site at all times when any worker(s) or sub-contractors are present.

4. All persons working on any electrical systems rated 50 volts or more shall have the minimum qualification as a State Licensed Master Electrician or Registered Journeyman Electrician, all activities shall follow the safe work practices in compliance with NFPA 70E Electrical Safety in the Workplace.

5. The Contractor shall provide mitigating activities as outlined in the CONSTRUCTION SAFETY PRECAUTIONS and CONSTRUCTION INFECTION CONTROL RISK ASSESSMENT / DUST CONTROL PRECAUTIONS including but not less than the following:

a. Fire extinguishers, pedestal mounted in the area of work

b. Walk off dust mats, inside and outside all entry / exit points to the workspace, changed not less than daily or more as required by the construction or COR.

c. Block off all HVAC return ductwork and lovers so not to introduce dust into the HVAC system.

d. Provide a High-Efficiency Particulate Arresting / High-Efficiency Particulate Air Filtration (HEPA) recirculating air equipment inside the construction workspace. Include fire seal the existing openings in area of work needed to allow the HEPA exhaust equipment to make the area of work negative air pressure with respect to the surrounding area.

e. Including monitoring the negative pressure environment for the construction workspace:

i. Before the start of work provide pressure differential gage at the entry door to the construction area to prove that the construction area is under negative pressure. Maintain daily logs of reading and submit to the COR weekly. Remove at the completion of construction.

f. When working above the ceiling, provide dust containment tent or portable containment cube, with HEPA filter negative air system.

g. No trash, used packaging or construction spoils shall be stored on site. Remove each day using covered gondolas.

h. Broom sweep the work area at the end of each day. Provide HEPA vacuum and wet mop daily where broom sweeping creates undesired dust.

6. All work will be provided with 1 year parts and labor guarantee from date of acceptance by the VA.

Jesse Brown VAMC Additional Requirements

1. Project number and the contract number in the subject line of all emails

2. Comply with all Jesse Brown VAMC site specific requirements and SOPs including and not limited to: Key Policy, Badging Policy, Rules of Behavior, and Smoking Policy.

3. Normal construction work hours are 7:00 am to 3:30 pm Monday through Friday.

a. Normal work hours can be modified only by written approval of the COR.

b. No work by the Contractor on Federal Holidays and no work on the weekend when the Federal Holiday is on the respective Monday or Friday.

c. Work in stairs, interior / exterior public areas shall be between 6:00 pm through midnight concluding by 6:00 am on the following day.

d. Any work including and not limited to: noise, vibration, dust, odors, core drilling, hammer drilling, saw cutting, equipment moving in public corridors, soil compaction shall performed between 6:00 pm through midnight concluding by 6 am on the following day.

e. Crane lifts, any work that closes drive isles, closes building entries or closes public corridors shall be during low patient time and performed Sundays.

f. The Contractor shall check in (in person) with the Administrative Officer of the Day (AOD) which is located in Patient Admitting for any work between 6:00 pm through midnight to 6:00 am or any time on weekends. Provide the name and cell number of the on-site supervisor to the AOD. At the completion of the work, check out with the AOD.

4. All building systems will be maintained in full operation at all times:

a. Request system shutdowns in writing not less than 21 calendar days in advance.

b. Shutdown work shall be during low patient time and performed between Saturday 6 pm through midnight concluding by 6 pm on the following Sunday.

5. Provide uniform heat detection in the area of work, connected to the existing supervised building master fire alarm system, for the duration of the work whenever the: ceiling tiles are removed or sprinkler system is disabled.

6. Fire-seal all penetrations through any wall or floor with Listed fire rated assembly.

7. Deliveries, Parking, Elevators:

a. Deliveries only at the Polk Street dock, and coordinated with the COR. At time of delivery: provide vehicle information to the VA Police and remove the vehicle as soon as delivery is complete. Move materials in public corridors during low patient time and performed between 6 pm through midnight concluding by 6 am on the following day.

b. No on-site parking or parking in the VA garage. Utilize street parking or other parking structures such as the Cook County Juvenile Parking Garage at their daily rate. The existing JB VAMC parking garage is at capacity and reserved for patients and staff.

c. Contractor shall use Freight Elevators. Do not move materials and employees in passenger elevators unless written approval by COR.

8. No on-site office or on-site storage / office container shall be allowed. Provide ‘just in time delivery and pickup’. Coordinate with COR for staging within the area of work.

9. No music radios. Two way communications radios are allowed where broadcast frequency are approved by COR.

10. All work in the JB VAMC crawl spaces shall be planned and carried out as OSHA Permit Required Confined Space.

11. Immediately stop work and notify the COR if asbestos is noticed or suspected in the area of work.

12. Before starting work the Contractor shall give 21 days’ notice to the COR so that security arrangements can be provided for the employees. This notice is separate from any notices required for utility shutdown described later in this section.

13. No photography of VA premises is allowed without written permission of the COR.

14. VA reserves the right to close down or shut down the project site and ask Contractor’s employees off the premises in the event of a civil emergency or operational requirement. The Contractor may return to the site only with the written approval of the COR

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