Statement of Work - Install Fall Protection Fresno.pdf

570-21-109 1/10/2025

Project # 570-21-109

Install Fall Protection

Statement of Work

1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The awarded contractor shall provide all materials, labor, tools, equipment, transportation, supervision, project management, administrative support, and specialized expertise to perform the work stipulated in the Scope of Work, the Construction Drawings, Construction Specifications, hereafter collectively referred to as the Construction Documents. The project site is at the Fresno VA Medical Center at 2615 E. Clinton Ave, Fresno, CA 93703-2223.

The below description is a general overview of the work activities and is not comprehensive. The contractor shall perform all work stated in the Construction Documents.

The general description of work includes but is not limited to:

a) Demolition of existing guardrails, as identified on the construction documents, and preparation of areas to receive new fall protection.

b) Installation of guardrail that will provide protection from fall hazards to VA personnel; and installation of new roof ladders to provide ease of access for maintenance & service.

c) Patching and repair of areas disturbed by installation of new guardrails, anchors and ladders.

d) The buildings included in this scope of work are Buildings OPC (Outpatient Clinic), 01, 02, 03, 22, 24, 28, 31, and 32. For specific locations at these roofs, refer to the attached construction documents “Issue for Construction” set, dated 12.20.2024. General synopsis of work are as follows:

Building OPC:

Penthouse Approx. 225 LF of 1-1/2” galvanized steel pipe railing to be installed, mounted to roof deck.

Walkway Roof Four (4) tie-back anchors to be installed, mounted to roof deck.

Building 01:

Lobby Roof Approx. 189 LF of 1-1/2” stainless steel bar railing to be installed, mounted to roof deck.

Upper Roof Approx. 605 LF of 1-1/2” galvanized steel pipe railing to be

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installed, mounted to top of parapet.

Pharmacy Roof Approx. 194 LF of 1-1/2” galvanized steel pipe railing to be installed, mounted to the outside face of the CMU parapet (lower roof), and some mounted to top of concrete parapet (higher roof).

Building 02/ 22: Approx. 357 LF of 1-1/2” galvanized steel pipe railing to be installed, mounted to the inside face of parapet of Building 02 (concrete wall on west side, CMU on east side); and mounted to roof deck & to the outside of CMU parapet of Building 22.

A new roof access ladder to be installed at Building 22.

Building 03: Eleven (11) tie-back anchors to be installed, mounted to roof deck.

A new roof access ladder to be installed at south edge of roof.

Building 24:

Penthouse Approx. 177 LF of 1-12” galvanized steel pipe railing to be installed, mounted to concrete roof deck.

Main Roof Approx. 505 LF of galvanized steel pipe railing to be installed, mounted to top of parapet, to inside face of parapet and to roof deck.

Auditorium Approx. 175 LF of 1-1/2” stainless steel bar railing to be installed, mounted to roof deck.

Breezeway Approx. 55 LF of 1-1/2” stainless steel bar railing to be installed, mounted to roof deck.

Building 28: Seven (7) tie-back anchors to be installed, mounted to roof deck.

Building 31: Approx. 1339 LF of 1-1/2” galvanized steel railing to be installed to outside face of CMU parapet at the Penthouse; and mounted to inside face of CMU parapet or to roof deck at the main roof.

Building 32:

Main Roof Approx. 310 LF of 1-1/2” galvanized steel pipe railing to be installed, mounted to the inside face of CMU parapet.

Elevator Penthouse Approx. 46 LF of 1-1/2” galvanized steel pipe railing to be installed, mounted to the outside face of CMU parapet.

Bridge Approx. 51 LF of 1-1/2” galvanized steel pipe railing to be installed, mounted to existing steel tube attached to roof deck and connected to Building 01 wall.

e) Bidders shall provide a required allowance in the bid amount for the reimbursement of certain expenses as described in the bid documents.

2. DEDUCT ALTERNATE:

General Construction Base Bid: All general construction, alteration, necessary removal of existing structures, and construction of certain items as shown on the construction documents.

Alternate No. 1: Base Bid except change select guardrails at Building 1 & Building 24 from stainless steel to galvanized steel.

Alternate No. 2: Base Bid except remove select guardrails (northside of breezeway) at Building 24.

Alternate No. 3: Base Bid except remove guardrails at bridge between Building 1 & Building 32.

3. CONSTRUCTION DURATION AND WORK HOURS/DAYS:

The total contract duration shall be three hundred thirty (330) calendar days from issuance of the Notice to Proceed.

Normal work hours for the contract are from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM, unless specifically noted otherwise. The Contractor may request alternate working hours or additional working hours to meet project requirements. Requests shall be made to the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) in writing.

The contractor is beholden to the City of Fresno Municipal Code criteria for Construction Noise and shall request work hour exceptions in accordance with permissible criteria.

Federal Holidays:

New Year Day

Martin Luther King’s Birthday

Washington’s Birthday

Memorial Day

Juneteenth National Independence Day

Independence Day

L a bor Day

Columbus Day

Veterans Day

Thanksgiving Day

Christmas Day

4. SUBMITTALS, REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION (RFI) AND REQUESTS FOR DEVIATION (RFD)

a) The contractor is responsible for the timely submission of all submittals, shop drawings, and coordination drawings in accordance with drawings and specifications. The contractor shall allocate a minimum of fifteen (15) Federal work days for the VA and A/E to conduct its evaluation of all submittals. The contractor is responsible for all time delays associated with submittals requiring re-submission.

b) The contractor shall allocate a minimum of ten (10) Federal work days for the VA and A/E to respond to Requests for Information (RFI). The contractor shall submit RFI’s as early as possible. The contractor is responsible for the coordination of all Contract Documents. All time delays associated with the failure to timely submit RFI’s related to the Contract Documents shall be the responsibility of the contractor.

c) Contractor’s Requests for Deviation (RFD) shall be submitted for the VA’s consideration a minimum of twenty-one (21) calendar days in advance of the requested response date. The VA reserves the right to deny requests for deviation at any time regardless of reason. Request for Deviation responses, may include necessary consideration to the government as terms of approval.

5. PROGRESS PAYMENTS

The contractor shall submit a Schedule of Values to the VA for review and approval within fourteen

(14) calendar days of the Notice to Proceed. The Schedule of values shall be itemized in accordance with the project specification Divisions. Line items shall also be developed for individual General Requirements components including but not limited to submission and approval of as-built documentation and Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Manuals.

Progress payments applications may be submitted to the VA on regularly scheduled intervals and must be reviewed and returned with approval signature prior to submission for payment.

Progress payments will be reviewed contingent on the following being completed at the time of submission:

a) Two (2) sets of As-built red marked drawings shall be current and available on the project site for review by the COR.

b) Waste Manifests for the progress payment interval shall be submitted to the COR.

c) Certified payroll for the progress payment interval shall be submitted to the COR.

d) The project schedule with Critical Path identified shall be current (no more than 10 days behind schedule). A revised schedule shall be submitted to the COR and Contracting Officer to identify measures planned to become in compliance with the Contract Duration limitations.

e) Contractor daily logs and Quality Control plans during the interval of the progress payment shall be up to date.

f) Punch-list and re-work items identified by the VA or through the Contractors Quality Control plan shall have been corrected or a written action plan shall be provided to identify method and date of corrective action plan.

g) All safety deficiencies shall have been corrected.

Failure to comply with any of the above will result in the rejection of the contractor’s request for progress payment review. The VA will review requests for payment only after each of the above items is complied with.

6. MEETINGS

Pre-Construction Meetings: The contractor will attend, via a Microsoft TEAMS meeting. The meeting will review the requirements of the Scope of Work (SOW) and discuss roles, responsibilities expectations, and deliverables for the project. The contractor will coordinate with the Contract Specialist, Contracting Officer, and Contracting Officer Representative (COR) via e-mail to establish the date and time of this meeting after contract is awarded.

Project Meeting Minutes: Contractor is responsible for scheduling and completing the meeting minutes for each progress meeting or special meetings between the VA and the contractor for the records. Meeting minutes must be approved by the VA/COR prior the start of each progress or special meetings. Meeting minutes must be corrected and updated by the contractor upon any request from the VA and should reflect a full and accurate transcription of what was agreed to and discussed during each meeting with input from VA. Meeting minutes should be an accurate reflection of what discussed not be one sided. The frequency of the progress meeting is subject to the approval of the COR and Contracting.

7. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

The contractor is required to comply with all facility and City of Fresno or governing jurisdiction’s standards for safety, security, SWPP, and dust control standards. Policies will be made available to the contractor at the Notice to Proceed meeting.

For execution of work activities, the contractor may be required to employ various professional services including but not limited to engineering, consulting, and/or surveying. Professional services required for the execution of work activities shall be performed at no additional cost to the government.

8. DEFINITIONS:

A. Contract Documents: All documents included and referenced in the executed contract. This includes the contract and references and the construction documents.

B. Construction Documents: All documents which identify the scope of work to be performed by the contractor. This includes the construction drawings, the specifications, the scope of work and all references included in the above documents.

C. Contracting Officer (CO): The services to be performed under this contract are subject to the general supervision, direction, control and approval of the Contracting Officer.

D. Contracting Officers Representative (COR): The Contracting Officer's authorized representative at the construction site. His/Her duties include surveillance of all construction work to assure compliance with the contract documents, interpretation of the contract documents, approval of changed work, approval of all submittals, samples, shop drawings, etc.

E. A/E: Refers to the Architect-Engineer firm that prepared and produced the construction drawings and construction specification documents for subject project. Includes all Joint Venture (JV) partners, consultants and sub-contractors to the one firm.

9. ATTACHMENTS:

1. 570-21-109 Drawings

2. 570-21-109 Specifications

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