Amendment 3 Attachment 4 - SOW_Update Specialty Clinics Exam Rooms 648-19-127.docx

Department of Veterans Affairs VA Portland Health Care System 3710 SW U.S. Veterans Hospital Rd., Portland, OR 97239

648-19-127, Update Specialty Clinics Exam Rooms, Bldg. 100, 1st Floor, Portland

Scope of Work The VA Portland Health Care System (VAPORHCS) seeks a Contractor to prepare the site for construction and coordinate all demolition and construction activities, (material & labor), as required by the project’s drawings and specifications. The project scope of work includes a Base Scope as listed below:

Base Scope: The Contractor shall provide all material and labor to perform and coordinate all demolition and construction activities (material & labor) as required by the project’s drawings and specifications. The project scope of work includes renovation of approximately 6,800 SF total. The Contractor’s scope will require providing demolition, carpentry, electrical, data, HVAC, plumbing, painting, ceiling tile, door access controls, and floor cleaning/finish services.

The Contractor shall provide and install new plastic laminate doors (in lieu of metal doors) as noted in contract drawings.

Work for this project will take place at the Portland VA Medical Center located at 3710 SW U.S. Veterans Hospital Rd., Portland, OR 97239. The area of work will take place in Building 100, 1st Floor Specialty Clinics (Area 1C) at the Portland VA Medical Center.

Commencement, Prosecution, and Completion of Work The Contractor shall:

1. Commence work within 10 calendar days after receiving Notice to Proceed (NTP).

2. Adhere to the Period of Performance (POP) of 180 calendar days.

3. Submit all Close-Out documents, Operations and Maintenance (O&M) documents, and redline / as-builts drawings to the VA COR per VA Standards and Specifications.

4. Perform and coordinate all work as required by the contract documents, drawings and specifications. All work shall meet VA requirements and building standards for the VA Portland facility. Any questions regarding building or product standards or VA procedures should be directed to the VA COR and/or the VA Contracting Officer.

5. Adhere to all VA safety and infection control requirements, to include, but not limited to, posting construction signage and building ICRA barriers for each of the 3 phases of construction.

General

1. A pre-bid walk-through will be scheduled by the VA. The pre-bid walk-through shall be a site investigation opportunity for all eligible Contractors.

2. The Contractor shall perform all work between 06:00 PM and 06:00 AM PST or during weekends or holidays as coordinated with the VA COR.

3. The Contractor shall remove all excess material and debris from the site daily. Disposal and recycling of material is the responsibility of the Contractor.

4. The Contractor shall record all project waste disposal and recycling in a log. This log shall be submitted to VA upon project completion. An example log can be provided by the VA upon request.

5. The Contractor shall seal all penetrations through fire or smoke barriers in compliance with NFPA 101 standards and recommendations.

6. The Contractor shall adhere to ICRA (Infection Control Risk Assessment) requirements, which will include construction debris management and dust mitigation methods. The Contractor shall build infection control/construction barriers around construction site openings to be approved by VA COR before mobilization. The ICRA plan is to be created and signed by the VA COR and VA Infection Control before mobilization.

7. The Contractor shall send all submittals, RFIs, shop drawings and/or finishes to the VA COR for approval before proceeding with modifications, ordering or fabrication.

Other Considerations

1. Security: The contractor shall ensure compliance by its employees with all VA security regulations and procedures governing building access and security where work is performed under this contract.

2. Commitment to protect sensitive information: the contractor shall not release, publish, or disclose sensitive information to unauthorized personnel, and shall protect such information from unauthorized release.

3. All Contractor personnel shall obtain a VA PIV Badge (if not already obtained). Temporary contractor badges are available for use until a permanent badge can be obtained.

4. All Contractor personnel shall attend a 1-hour Contractor Orientation. All other Contractor certification requirements are included in Specification Section 01 00 00, General Requirements.