SOW 564-19-601 New Flooring to replace ceramic tile and Expansion joints r3 Adding 2 EJ (002).docx

Statement of Work (SOW) Replace Flooring in Partial Areas of Building 1, 2, 21 and the Primary Care Building 564-19-601 Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks (VHSO) Fayetteville, Arkansas

The Contractor must furnish all management, supervision, labor, material, equipment, tools, supplies, parts, and related services, in accordance with the SOW, drawings, and specifications. Electronic copies of drawings and specifications to this work must be furnished by VA upon Contractor’s written request to the Contracting Officer (CO). Hard copies of SOW, Drawings, and Specifications must be the Contractor’s responsibility and expense. Contractor must disconnect remove and store all equipment and furnishing in the areas designated in drawings that are required for floor, cove, and wall finish demolition, moisture remediation, surface preparation, to prepare for installation of new epoxy coated resinous flooring, 6” wall base trim, and the re-installation of all contractor stored equipment and furnishings. Contractor must remove and properly dispose of all demolished substrate and furnish and install new in accordance with contract documents. Contractor is responsible to verify existing and new dimensions, locations, measurements, and quantities to remove existing flooring, prep and repair subfloor, and install new flooring in Partial areas of Building 1, 2, 21, & Primary Care Building. Pharmacy distribution and operations will never be limited to less than 50% of normal business capacity by construction and installation activities. 50% of Pharmacy normal capacity is defined as 1 distribution window and 2 counseling booths open. Contractor should expect to find severe floor cracking and sealant requirements. All work is on the VHSO Main Campus located at 1100 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, AR

I. GENERAL:

A. Any provision or partial provision of the Contract, including but not limited to, drawings, and specifications that is not consistent with this SOW will be null and void only to the extent of the inconsistency. All other provisions or partial provisions of the Contract, including but not limited to; drawings and specifications, must remain in full force and effect.

B. Information technology (IT) security requirements Certification and Accreditation (authorization) (C&A) of the Contractor system: The C & A requirements do not apply, and a Security Accreditation Package is not required.

C. Safety must be the Contractor’s highest priority.

D. Period of Performance: one hundred eighty (180) calendar days.

E. This project must be a turn-key operation in accordance with this SOW, drawings, and specifications to be complete and working system(s).

F. VHSO facility must continue to operate during the contract Period of Performance, including but not limited to, the mechanical and electrical systems.

G. Contractor’s work must be conducted with the least amount of disruption to the VHSO facility.

H. Contractor must submit to the CO and Contracting Officer Representative (COR) a Schedule of Values (SOV) and a Project Schedule (including Phasing Control Plan if applicable) in accordance with this SOW, drawings, and specifications no later than ten (10) calendar days after Notice to Proceed (NTP) for COR written approval. The Project Schedule must contain provisions, including but not limited to, staging equipment and materials ahead of closing the affected patient care areas and working extended hours to meet the project requirement.

I. Contractor must submit to the CO and Contracting Officer Representative (COR) all submittals no later than forty-five (45) calendar days after Notice to Proceed (NTP) for COR written approval.

J. Prior to the start of job site activities, together the Contractor and COR must conduct a site survey to identify and review specific work and differing site conditions.

K. VHSO utilities and work areas may not be immediately available to the Contractor and the Contractor must be flexible in the project schedule without additional cost to the Government.

L. Contractor materials, equipment, tools, supplies, consumables, and parts must not be left unattended within a common work area. When working in common areas, there must be a minimum of two (2) contractor employees present to ensure that Contractor building materials, including but not limited to, equipment, tools, and supplies are not accessible to others.

M. Warranty: Contractor must guarantee workmanship for a period of one (1) year after COR written acceptance of work. Contractor must furnish a minimum one (1) year parts and labor warranty on equipment, components, and materials furnished plus any manufacturer’s warranty greater than one (1) year.

N. Emergency Service: Contractor emergency service must be available 24 hours per day. Contractor must respond on-site to emergency service calls within two (2) hours of notification. Contractor must have the issue(s) corrected or a plan in place (awaiting parts) within four (4) hours of arrival at job site. Any temporary repairs must have prior written approval by the Chief, Engineering Service or their designated representative.

II. SCOPE OF WORK:

A. In PC139 Vestibule, Grate in PC139, PC140 Police, PC142, PC138, PC138 Area in front Desk, PC132 Men’s Lavatory, PC133 Women’s Lavatory, PCC114,1-1210 Pharmacy Waiting, C-1200 Corridor, PCC105, PC128 Waiting, PCC104 Elevator Lobby, PC117 Nurse station, PCC100 Corridor, PC116 Vitals, PCC101 Corridor, PCC101 Corridor, PC200 Waiting, PC203 Corridor, PCC200 Corridor, PCC201 Corridor, PC206 Vitals in building 01, 02, 21 and Primary Care, Contractor except as noted otherwise must:

1. Remove and properly dispose:

a) Existing tile flooring

b) Existing expansion joint material

c) Existing vinyl flooring

2. Repair and Prepare Subfloor for new finishes

3. Furnish equipment and materials, and install:

a) New resinous flooring with integral cove base

b) new Expansion Joint material (MIGUTANS SFS-135-30).

4. Furnish labor and materials to:

a) Remove temporary apparatus, including but not limited to, infection control materials.

Expansion Joint Schedule

III. SPECIFICATIONS INDEX:

DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

DIVISION 02 – EXISTING CONDITIONS

DIVISION 03 – CONCRETE

DIVISION 04 – MASONRY

DIVISION 05 – METALS

DIVISION 06 – WOOD, PLASTICS AND COMPOSITES

DIVISION 07 - THERMAL AND MOISTURE PROTECTION

DIVISION 08 - OPENINGS

DIVISION 09 – FINISHES

DIVISION 11 – EQUIPMENT

DIVISION 12 – FURNISHINGS

DIVISION 13 - SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION

DIVISION 14– CONVEYING EQUIPEMENT

DIVISION 21- FIRE SUPPRESSION

DIVISION 22 – PLUMBING

DIVISION 23 – HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC)

DIVISION 25 – INTEGRATED AUTOMATION

DIVISION 26 – ELECTRICAL

DIVISION 27 – COMMUNICATIONS

DIVISION 28 – ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND SECURITY

DIVISION 31 – EARTHWORK

DIVISION 32 – EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS

DIVISION 33 – UTILITIES

DIVISION 34 – TRANSPORTATION

DIVISION 48 – ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION

IV. DRAWINGS INDEX:

DWG#

DWG TITLE

PROJECT TITLE

INSTALLATION PHASE 3

V. WIRING:

1. N/A

VI. CONTRACTOR ACCESS AND ACTIVITIES:

A. Safety: Contractor’s highest priority must be safety. Contractor work must be in accordance with Federal, State, Local OSHA codes, regulations, latest edition of NEC, latest edition of NFPA 70E, and 01 35 26 Safety Requirements specification. Contractor must furnish required safety items, including but not limited to, safety signage, cones, barricades, and must furnish and wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Contractor must be prohibited to work without proper safety items and PPE and will be asked to leave job site in absence or use of same.

B. Infection Control:

1. Contractor must be responsible to develop a phasing and Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) that incorporates requirements of specifications 01 00 00 General Requirements to meet requirements of VHSO and VHSO ICRA. Contractor must install and create temporary dust barriers with the following products:

a) ZipWall® ZIP POLES FOUR PACK (includes 4 spring Loaded Steel Zip Poles, 4 GripDisk™ Slide Stoppers, 2 standard zippers, 1 carry bag or equal, construction film must be white, fire retardant polyethylene, antistatic, 12x100 Ft x minimum 6 mill thickness, imprinted with fire retardant labeling. Zippers must be straight or curved heavy duty ZipWall® Zippers or equal. Stick mat must be STICKY MAT Flat Store Clean Mat or equal, tacky mat, white, 24x45-inch minimum. Construction traffic through the facility must be coordinated with the COR. Construction workers, materials, and clothing must be transported through the hospital dust free. Any dusty, dirty, odorous or wet materials must be transported in sealed clean bags. Disposal traffic routes and times will be at the discretion of the COR.

b) Edge-Guard Panel Transparent Infection Control Wall Partitions with a 42-inch door and associated components or equal. Edge-Guard Panel Transportation Cart(s) or equal.

2. Contractor must maintain negative air pressure within ICRA barrier space 24/7 for duration of time ICRA barrier is in place.

3. Contractor must furnish and install BALL-IN-THE-WALL® DOME-ON-THE-WALL ROOM PRESSURE MONITOR WITH FAILSAFE CHECK FEATURE or equal for each ICRA barrier space (minimum of one each adjacent to each entrance of ICRA barrier space) and maintain 24/7 for duration of time ICRA barrier is in place. Contractor must request COR written approval for location of BALL-IN-THE-WALL® DOME-ON-THE-WALL ROOM PRESSURE MONITOR WITH FAILSAFE CHECK FEATURE.

C. Site Supervision: Contractor must submit written qualifications of proposed site superintendent(s) to the CO and COR for consideration. Contractor must furnish superintendent(s) with written COR approval to continuously supervise on site contract activities. Contractor superintendent(s) must not engage in any direct trades’ labor.

D. Security: Contractor must coordinate with VA Police and COR to comply with the VHSO security management program, including but not limited to, obtain onsite access permission by the VA Police, be identified by Contractor and project, and restricted from unauthorized access.

E. Badging: Contractor must not enter the work site without VHSO issued identity Badge. Contractor can be subject to inspection of personal effects when entering or leaving the project site and VHSO property. Contractor site superintendent must escort Contractor employees to Engineering Shop (Building 37) to obtain badge(s). Contractor must maintain a Badge Log with Employee Names, Badge ID Numbers, Start Date(s), Departure Date(s), ID Lost Date(s), and ID Return Date(s). Contractor must update Badge Log and furnish to the COR weekly or as directed in writing by COR. Contractor must report lost Badge(s) immediately to the COR and document on Badge Log. Contractor must return Badge(s) immediately on day of departure of employee from project to COR and document on Badge Log. Contractor must return remaining Badge(s) at project closeout to COR. Contractor must reimburse the Government a $100.00 fee for each lost or unreturned Badge.

F. Key Access: Contractor site superintendent may check out a key to access mechanical and electrical rooms as project requires. Contractor site superintendent must check out and return a key at Engineering (Building 7-A) daily and the key must not leave VHSO property. Contractor site superintendent must notify the COR when a key is lost. Contractor must reimburse the Government a $3,500.00 fee for each lost or unreturned key(s).

G. Property Access Work Hours:

1. Regular Business Hours: Work must be scheduled during regular business hours, 0600 to 1600 hours, Monday through Friday (excluding the following Federal holidays - New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day).

H. Utilities: Contractor must not leave unattended out-of-service any utility, fire protection, life safety system, or security system without written permission of the COR. If a utility, fire protection, life safety system or security system is not functioning at the end of a work period without written permission of the COR, then the Contractor must restore the system(s) to working order prior to leaving the job site or must furnish an around-the-clock watch until the system is functioning properly. If the Contractor fails to do so, the Contractor must reimburse the Government a fee equal to the amount of costs incurred by the VHSO to furnish around-the-clock watch and/or repair the system(s).

I. Parking: Contractor on-site parking is limited to availability of designated Contractor parking. Contractor must have prior COR written approval of on-site Contractor parking.

J. Vehicles and Construction Equipment: Contractors’ key(s) to unattended vehicle(s) and construction equipment must be removed and vehicle(s) locked.

K. Unloading and Loading: Contractor must unload and load materials including but not limited to, equipment, tools, supplies, parts, and construction debris at the loading dock. Contractor must not leave vehicle(s) or construction equipment unattended at the loading dock. No materials, including but not limited to, equipment, tools, supplies, parts, and construction debris are permitted through the front entry.

L. Elevators: Contractor must use COR designated elevators and must protect elevator cabs and controls during periods of use. Contractor must not exceed elevator weight limits. COR designated elevator(s) may not be immediately available to the Contractor. The Contractor must account for this and Contractor must be flexible in the project schedule without additional cost to the Government.

M. Storage and Staging: Contractor storage and staging is limited to availability of designated on-site Contactor storage and staging. Contractor must submit a written request for storage or staging to the COR for consideration a minimum of seven (7) business days prior to the storage or staging. Contractor must have prior COR written approval of on-site Contractor storage and staging. Contractor must relocate or remove on-site storage and staging, including but not limited to, Contractor’s office trailer(s), dumpster(s), storage container(s) and construction materials a maximum of seven (7) business days after written notification by the COR without additional expense to the Government.

N. Equipment and Tools: Contractor must furnish construction equipment and power and hand tools, including but not limited to, ladders, scaffolds, lifts, backhoes, and forklifts to complete Contractor’s work.

O. Radios and Mobile Devices: Contractor must use mobile devices at low volume or outside. Contractor must not carry on conversations in hallways or near any patient areas. AM/FM radios and other media producing devices must not be used on VHSO property.

P. Noise: Contractor must coordinate and schedule with COR noise making activities. Contractor must submit to the COR a written request for consideration and written approval a minimum of seven (7) Business days prior to activity. Contractor must have COR written approval to proceed.

Q. Dust Proofing and Cleaning: Contractor must cover furnishings and equipment with white plastic, fire retardant polyethylene, antistatic, minimum 6 mil thickness, imprinted with fire retardant labeling or clean drop cloth. Contractor must furnish HEPA vacuum cleaner(s), cleaning tools, and tacky mats at job site entrances. Contractor must not use broom(s).

R. Fire Alarm: Contractor must coordinate and schedule fire alarm interruption activity with COR. Contractor must submit to the COR for consideration and written approval a minimum of seven (7) Business days prior to activity. Contractor must have COR written approval to proceed three business days prior to activity. Contractor must submit written fire watch plan to CO and COR for consideration no later than (NLT) ten (10) calendar days after NTP. Contractor must be responsible for fire watch in the areas where fire/smoke detection coverage is removed or disabled. Contractor must be responsible to coordinate fire and/or smoke detection with the COR for the removal and restoration of fire protection coverage. After regular business hours or designated hours, supervision of the fire alarm panel is required at the Contractor’s expense. The Contractor must be responsible for completion and submission of a written Fire Alarm Bypass Request. The Contractors’ written request must be submitted for COR approval and if approved by COR, then the COR must furnish a written approval to proceed three (3) business days in advance of any proposed work activity. If the fire alarm system requires any deactivation, it must be reactivated the same day before the Contractor leaves the job site to ensure that the fire alarm system is functioning properly. If the fire alarm system is not functioning properly, the Contractor must restore the fire alarm system to working order prior to leaving the site or must furnish an around-the-clock fire watch until the fire alarm system is functioning properly. The Contractor must be liable for any costs incurred by the VHSO to furnish the fire watch and/or to repair the fire alarm system.

S. Hot Work: Contractor must perform and safeguard hot work operations in accordance with OSHA 1910 Subpart Q, NFPA 241, and NFPA 51B. Contractor must coordinate and schedule with COR Hot Work Operations. Hot work operation is defined as operations including, but not limited to, open flame, producing heat and/or sparks, burning, welding, processes such as arc welding, oxy-fuel gas welding, open-flame soldering, brazing, thermal spraying, cutting, oxygen cutting, arc cutting, chipping, grinding, heat treating, sand blasting, torch-applied roofing, chemical welding, thawing pipe, and light horizontal welding, or an operation that is capable of initiating fires or explosions. Contractor must obtain Hot Work Permit from COR prior to activity.

T. Fire and Smoke Barrier Penetration: Contractor must perform, maintain, and safeguard the integrity of smoke and fire barriers in accordance with NFPA 101, NFPA 80, and NFPA 90A. Contractor penetrations in barriers must be repaired in an approved manner (filled with the designated and COR approved flame retardant filler).

U. Energized Circuit Work: Contractor must perform, maintain, and safeguard the integrity of the VHSO electrical systems and must follow procedures around energized equipment in accordance with NFPA 70E standards including proper PPE. Contractor must coordinate and schedule energized circuit work with COR. Contractor must submit to the COR a written request for consideration and written approval a minimum of seven (7) Business days prior to activity. VHSO electrician or electrical engineer must monitor work. Contractor must use safety equipment to include but not be limited to 12 calorie arc flash suits with hoods and 5KV gloves. No exits will be blocked. Personnel without proper PPE must be prohibited within the working area around live electrical panels with the cover removed. Contractor must have COR written approval to proceed three (3) business days prior to activity.

V. Utility interruption: Contractor must coordinate and schedule with COR. Contractor must submit to the COR a written request for consideration and written approval a minimum of seven (7) Business days prior to activity. Work must be planned in advance to give as much time as possible to schedule a utility interruption. There may be times when a utility interruption request is denied because of insufficient lead-time or interference with ongoing VHSO activities and must be rescheduled at no additional expense to the Government. Contractor must have COR written approval to proceed three (3) business days prior to activity.

W. Disposal: Contractor must coordinate and schedule with COR. Contractor must have COR written approval to proceed three (3) business days prior to activity. Contractor must submit a written request to dispose of any government owned materials, equipment, or property in advance to the COR for COR written approval. Contractor must remove and properly dispose construction debris, materials, equipment, and substances from this project and the VHSO property daily into the Contractor supplied containers. Contractor must coordinate disposal container location with COR contingent upon available space and any future COR directed relocation(s) must be at no additional expense to the government. Construction debris created from the project must not be disposed of in VHSO dumpsters or on VHSO property. Disposal of construction debris, materials, equipment, and substances from the project must be in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and Local laws, rules, and regulations. The Contractor must ensure and furnish appropriate documentation to the CO and COR that all hazardous waste handlers, haulers, and disposal facilities are properly licensed. The Contractor must furnish shipping manifest and documentation of disposal of construction debris, materials, equipment, and substances from the project prior to final payment.

X. Fumes: Contractor must coordinate and schedule with COR. Contractor must submit to the COR a written request for consideration and written approval a minimum of seven (7) Business days prior to activity. The Contractor must schedule fume producing work activities, including but not limited to, painting or heat produced fumes after regular business hours. Contractor must be responsible for ventilation necessary to exhaust and prevent fumes from entering adjoining areas, outside air intake ductwork, and re-entering the VHSO healthcare facilities at no additional expense to the Government. Contractor must have COR written approval to proceed three (3) business days prior to activity.

Y. Photography: Contractor must coordinate and schedule with COR. Contractor must be escorted by VHSO personnel to take job site related photos. Contractor must not photograph any patients, personnel, visitors, and others on VHSO property.

Z. Training: Training must be included to applicable VHSO personnel. The Contractor must furnish training for users of installed system(s) and procedure(s). Training must include an agenda and instruction manual in electronic form. Contractor must furnish user and administrator training to VHSO officials and VHSO Engineering personnel, with a minimum of four (4) to eight (8) hours of on-site training. Coordination and scheduling for the training must be determined after contract award. Training must include hands-on training and demonstrations.

AA. Project Meetings:

1. At a minimum, every two weeks the contractor shall hold a progress meeting to review progress to date and to resolve all questions for the upcoming week. The progress meeting shall include at a minimum, the Project Manager and the Superintendent representing the Contractor, the COR and the CO representing the Government. Technical supervisor (foreman), sub-contractors, suppliers, etc. shall attend when requested by the Contracting Officer. The meeting shall be same day, time, and place each week.

2. Meeting Minutes - The contractor shall take minutes of all meetings held relative to this project. The format must be acceptable to the Contracting Officer (CO). Minutes must include the meeting date and time; agenda; meeting location; list of participants with their affiliations, and telephone numbers; be fully descriptive of issues, problems and decisions made; and action items with names of responsible parties and deadlines. In addition, the minutes must include, as attachments, all exhibits and references distributed as handout materials, unless the materials are part of a formal submission. The contractor shall provide, via e-mail, complete copies of all minutes to all attendees within 72 hours of the meeting. All challenges to the minutes will be reflected in a revised version prepared by the contractor and CO along with the contractor and COR shall sign/initial the minutes. In the event of any disputes or challenges that can’t be resolved, the Contracting Officer shall render a final decision. Copies of updated minutes shall be distributed to the all attendees within 48 hours after change notice.

VII. OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

A. Structural members must not be cut or altered, without prior CO written authorization.

B. Contractor must make every reasonable effort to protect VHSO property from damage.

C. The Contractor must furnish adequate protection for VHSO property before any construction activities occur. Contractor moved items must be put back by the Contractor to original locations and conditions as work is completed at no additional expense to the Government.

D. Anything remaining in place that is damaged or defaced by the Contractor must be restored by the Contractor to the pre-existing damaged or defaced condition at no additional expense to the Government.

E. The Contractor must coordinate work of different trades so that interference between mechanical, electrical, architectural, and structural work including existing services must be avoided and within limits indicated the required space for operation, repair, removal, maintenance, and testing of equipment. Utilities, including but not limited to, conduit, ducts, and pipes must be arranged to ceiling slab, walls, and columns to take up a minimum footprint of space. Conduit, ducts, pipes, and equipment must not interfere with intended use of eyebolts and other lifting devices.

F. Contractor must locate existing utilities in area of work. Contractor must furnish adequate means of support and protection to utilities that remain in place. Any property, including but not limited to, electrical, natural gas, medical gas, communication and utility lines, landscaping, walkways, roads, and curbs damaged by Contractor must be repaired or replaced at no additional expense to the Government. Government property, including but not limited to, walls, ceilings, floors, furniture, must be protected from damage at no additional expense to the Government. Areas must be cleaned after coring, sawing, and other construction activities by the Contractor at no additional expense to the Government.

G. No unauthorized Contractor work to be initiated without the prior written approval of the CO. The CO must approve any request, or proposal for changes in project scope or additional requirements, in writing prior to the Contractor proceeding with any work. Any Contractor changes without prior written approval by the CO, must be done at the Contractor’s risk and at the Contractor’s expense. Contractors must visit the job site and visit the facility in order to determine the nature and location of the work to be performed in general and the local conditions which can affect the work. Failure to do so must not relieve the Contractor of responsibility for estimating the difficulty or cost to perform the work. Contractor must comply with applicable Federal, State, Local laws, codes, regulations, and ordinances. Contractor must obtain permits and licenses required by Federal, State, Local law, code, regulation, and ordinance(s) and cost must be included in Contractor’s proposal.

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