36C26220Q0649-004.pdf

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

SECONDARY WATER SOURCE FOR HOSPITAL

PROJECT NO. 605-20-423

1. OBJECTIVE

A. SCOPE OF WORK

i. General Requirement: Provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment, qualified supervision, engineering, and services for installation of a new domestic water main on the west side of hospital at the Jerry L.

Pettis Memorial Veterans Medical Center (LLVAMC), Loma Linda, California.

ii. Project Scope: Installation of a new secondary water supply on the west side of the hospital at the VA Loma Linda Healthcare system.

Specific requirements include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Installation

a. Provide engineering and design including as-builts.

b. Excavate and install 100’ of 6” PVC pipe from existing 10” pipe on the west side of the building.

c. Excavate and install 3” valve to domestic main feeding Building

51.

a. Excavate and replace 3” copper line with 6” copper line to point of connection.

b. Penetration through 2’ concrete wall. Must be sleeved, water proofed, and sealant around pipe and sleeve.

c. Replace 4” galvanized line with approx. 160’ of 6” copper pipe inside the tunnel to point of connection on 6” galvanized water line.

d. Install approx. four butterfly isolation valves, an air separator with bypass, and two check valves. One of the check valves to be placed on the primary city mainline, just past the existing air separator to prevent backflow.

e. Install 2" double check valves (building 51 water main.

a. Protect-in-place all storm drain inlets and manholes surrounding the building.

b. Protect-in-place sidewalks, Sanitary sewer manhole #1, as indicated by note 14 on Attachment 1.

c. Contractor shall verify locations of all existing utilities to be protected prior to beginning construction.

d. Protect fiber optics near the site and leave in place.

e. Protect all conduits, duct banks, and wiring from Building 51 back to respective panels.

f. All on-site work must be completed within the 60-calendar day’s performance period. Contractor may not commence on-site work at the project location until all required project materials have been received. On-site work must be completed in an expeditious fashion (including the backfilling of excavated areas, compacting and grade finalization) to minimize the amount of time that there are open excavated areas. Contractor shall be responsible for cleanup and removal of all debris resulting from work being performed daily. Contractor shall remove all trash, tools, equipment, obstructions or debris present from the job site as required to maintain a clean work environment at all times.

2. Restoration

a. Repair all sidewalks damaged during demolition operations.

b. After installation, all areas disturbed due to construction shall be repaired/ replaced with like in-kind products approved by the COR.

B. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

i. General Construction services:

1. The contractor will furnish all materials, professional drawings, equipment, supervision, and personnel necessary to accomplish the project as indicated on the attached contractual documents.

2. 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.

3. Prior to commencing work, the general contractor shall provide proof that an OSHA certified “competent person” (CP) (29 CFR

1926.20(b)(2) will maintain a presence at the work site whenever the general or subcontractors are present.

4. Prior to the commencement of work, the general contractor shall conduct a site walk with the VA COR, VA Safety Manager and VA

Infection Control Agent.

A. The general contractor shall establish and maintain a fire protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.

B. 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.

C. Upon completion of the site walk. The general contractor will be issued a Work Permit, ILSM and IC implementation permit.

D. Contractor will provide all documentation per Specifications and validated by the submittal registry to the COR prior to work.

E. CONSTRUCTION COST

i. Per contracted amount, See Contract documents.

F. ENVIRONMENTAL/OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (EOSH)

1. EXPECTATION: All General Contractor submissions for project shall contain language that addresses all applicable EOSH requirements.

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

a. Volume 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1910 –

Occupational Safety for General Industry

b. Volume 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1926 –

Occupational Safety for The Construction Industry

c. Volume 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations – Protection of The

Environment

d. Volume 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 397 –

Transportation of Hazardous Materials

3. Specifications

a. The VA Master Construction Specifications contain work procedures and material requirements designed to meet regulatory compliance requirements. Whenever possible, the Master

Construction Specifications must be used as the basis for project designs.

b. A complete list of these specifications can be viewed at the following website: http://www.cfm.va.gov. Specifications which address EOSH requirements include, but are not limited to, the following:

i. SECTION 01 00 00 – General Requirements

ii. SECTION 01 57 19 – Temporary Environmental Controls

iii. SECTION 01 74 19 – Construction Waste Management

ii. SITE SURVEY

1. EXPECTATION: Contractor will make site visits as necessary to survey existing conditions.

2. Make site visits as required to determine existing as-built conditions affecting this project. (May include power metering, air flow testing, utility Survey, etc.)

a. Provide any civil, structural, architectural, electrical, and mechanical investigative work including exterior site work, of both existing and designed systems necessary to ensure the accuracy of the design.

b. Prepare any measured drawings of existing systems of facility required to insure the accuracy of the design.

3. NOTE: Information including drawings and other documentation provided to the general contractor is used as reference only. All additional references and specifications are available in VHA’s

Technical Information Library at address http://www.cfm.va.gov.

AutoCAD background drawings, if available, will be provided by the

VA upon request.

4. The general contractor shall field verify all dimensions.

Coordinate site visits with the COR.

5. REFERENCES

A. Pertinent VA Criteria which can be downloaded from the Internet at http://www.cfm.va.gov/TIL including but not limited to:

i. VA Master Construction Specifications

ii. VA Construction Standards

iii. VA Seismic Design Handbook

iv. VA Space Planning Criteria

v. VA Design Manuals

vi. VA CADD Standards

vii. NFPA 101, Life Safety Code

viii. NFPA 70, National Electric Code

ix. NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities

x. NFPA 12, Installation of Sprinkler Systems

xi. Accessibility Standards (ADAAG, ABAAS, Barrier Free Design Guide)

xii. AIA Guidelines for Construction and Equipment of Hospital and Medical

Facilities

xiii. International Building Codes

xiv. State and Local codes and guidelines (as applicable)

6. CONTRACT DURATION

http://www.cfm.va.gov/TIL

A. Construction Contract Duration shall be 60 calendar days.

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