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Expand Medical Center and Parking Through Land Purchase Project Number: 570-221 Construction Documents Specifications

Northeast Infrastructure, LLC 1100 Church Street

Honesdale, PA 18431 August 16, 2022

VA Central California Health Care System 2251 Herndon Avenue Clovis, CA 93611

Aug. 16, 2022 Revised Feb. 8, 2023

Expand Medical Center and Parking Construction Documents Through Land Purchase 08-16-2022 Project No. 570-221 VA Medical Center, Clovis, CA

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section 00 01 10

DIVISION 00 - SPECIAL SECTIONS

00 01 15 List of Drawing Sheets

DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

01 00 00 General Requirements

01 32 16.15 Project Schedules (Small Projects – Design/Bid/Build

01 33 23 Shop Drawings, Product Data, and Samples

01 35 26 Safety Requirements

01 42 19 Reference Standards

01 45 00 Quality Control

01 45 29 Testing Laboratory Services

01 50 00 Temporary Facilities and Controls

01 57 19 Temporary Environmental Controls

01 74 19 Construction Waste Management

DIVISION 02 – EXISTING CONDITIONS

02 21 13 Site Surveys

02 41 00 Demolition

DIVISION 03 – CONCRETE

03 30 53 (Short-Form) Cast-in-Place Concrete

DIVISION 04 –MASONRY SECTION

04 20 00 Unit Masonry

DIVISION 07 - THERMAL AND MOISTURE PROTECTION

07 92 00 Joint Sealants

DIVISION 09 - FINISHES

09 91 00 Painting

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DIVISION 10 - SPECIALTIES

10 14 00 Signage

DIVISION 26 – ELECTRICAL

26 00 00 General Electrical Requirements

26 05 11 Requirements for Electrical Installations

26 05 19 Low-Voltage Electrical Power Conductors and Cables

26 05 26 Grounding and Bonding for Electrical Systems

26 05 33 Raceway and Boxes for Electrical Systems

26 05 41 Underground Electrical Construction

26 24 16 Panelboards

26 56 00 Exterior Lighting

DIVISION 28 -ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND SECURITY

28 05 26 Grounding and Bonding for Electronic Safety & Security

28 05 28.33 Conduits and Backboxes for Electronic Safety & Security

28 52 31 Emergency Call System

DIVISION 31 – EARTHWORK

31 20 11 Earthwork (Short Form)

31 23 19 Dewatering

DIVISION 32 – EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS

32 05 23 Cement and Concrete for Exterior Improvements

32 12 16 Asphalt Paving

32 17 23 Pavement Markings

32 31 40 High Security Fences and Gates

32 84 00 Planting Irrigation

32 90 00 Planting

DIVISION 33 – UTILITIES

33 08 00 Commissioning of Site Utility Systems

33 10 00 Water Utilities

33 30 00 Sanitary Sewer Utilities

33 40 00 Storm Sewer utilities

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LIST OF DRAWING SHEETS

The drawings listed below accompanying this specification form a part of the contract.

SHEET NUMBER SHEET NAME

GENERAL

GI-000 COVER SHEET

GI-001 GENERAL CIVIL NOTES

GI-002 GENERAL CIVIL NOTES

CIVIL

CS-101 EXISTING SITE PLAN

CD-101 SITE DEMOLITION PLAN

CP-101 OVERALL HORIZONTAL CONTROL PLAN

CP-102 HORIZONTAL CONTROL PLAN

CP-103 HORIZONTAL CONTROL PLAN

CP-104 HERNDON AVENUE PLAN AND PROFILE

CP-105 NORTH ARMSTRONG AVENUE PLAN AND PROFILE

CP-106 OVERALL PAVEMENT PLAN

CP-107 SITE PAVEMENT MARKING PLAN

CP-108 SIGNAGE AND STRIPING HERNDON AND NORTH

ARMSTRONG AVENUE

CP-109 FENCE LAYOUT PLAN

CP-110 CMU FENCE LAYOUT PLAN

CG-101 OVERALL GRADING PLAN

CG-102 GRADING PLAN

CG-103 GRADING PLAN

CG-501 CIVIL DETAILS

CG-502 CIVIL DETAILS

CG-503 CIVIL DETAILS

CG-504 CIVIL DETAILS

CG-505 CIVIL DETAILS

CG-506 CIVIL DETAILS

CG-507 CIVIL DETAILS

CG-508 CROSS SECTION

CU-101 OVERALL UTILITY PLAN

CU-102 UTILITY PLAN

CU-103 UTILITY PLAN

CU-501 CIVIL UTILITY DETAILS

BP-101 BASE BID PLAN

BP-102 ADD ALTERNATE 1 BID PLAN

BP-103 ADD ALTERNATE 2 BID PLAN

BP-104 ADD ALTERNATE 3, 4, 5 AND 6 BID PLAN

AG-100 SIGN DETAILS

AG-101 SIGN SCHEDULES

ARCHITECTURAL

A-101 TEMPORARY FACILITY PLAN AND ELEVATION

EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION PLANS

EC-101 EROSION CONTROL PLAN

LANDSCAPE

L-1 PLANT LEGEND AND NOTES

L-2 PLANTING PLAN

L-3 PLANTING PLAN

L-4 IRRIGATION LEGEND AND NOTES

L-5 IRRIGATION PLAN

L-6 IRRIGATION PLAN

L-7 PHASE II PLANTING/IRRIGATION PLAN

L-8 LANDSCAPE DETAILS

L-9 LANDSCAPE DETAILS

L-10 WELO DOCUMENTATION

ELECTRICAL

E-001 ELECTRICAL SYMBOLS, NOTES, AND ABBREVIATIONS

ED-100 ELECTRICAL SITE DEMOLITION PLAN

ES-100 PROPOSED ELECTRICAL SITE PLAN

ES-500 ELECTRICAL DETAILS

ES-501 ELECTRICAL DETAILS

ELECTRICAL UTILITY (Rule 20)

E1 ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION SKETCH

E2 ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION SKETCH

E3 ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION SKETCH

E4 ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION SKETCH

E5 ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION SKETCH

E6 ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION SKETCH

E7 ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION SKETCH

E8 ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION SKETCH

E9 ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION SKETCH

E10 ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION SKETCH

E11 ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION SKETCH

E12 ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT SKETCH

E13 ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT SKETCH

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ELECTRICAL UTILITY (Rule 15)

E1 ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION SKETCH

E2 ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION SKETCH

E3 ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION SKETCH

E4 ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION SKETCH

E5 ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION SKETCH

E6 ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION SKETCH

ELECTRICAL UTILITY (Trenching Composite) 1of7 TRENCHING COMPOSITE 2of7 TRENCHING COMPOSITE 3of7 TRENCHING COMPOSITE 4of7 TRENCHING COMPOSITE 5of7 TRENCHING COMPOSITE 6of7 TRENCHING COMPOSITE 7of7 TRENCHING COMPOSITE

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section 01 00 00

1.1 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

1.2 GENERAL INTENTION

1.3 STATEMENT OF BID ITEM(S)

1.4 SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR CONTRACTOR

1.5 CONSTRUCTION SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

1.6 OPERATIONS AND STORAGE AREAS

1.7 PROTECTION OF EXISTING VEGETATION, STRUCTURES, EQUIPMENT, UTILITIES,

AND IMPROVEMENTS

1.8 RESTORATION

1.9 PHYSICAL DATA

1.10 PROFESSIONAL SURVEYING SERVICES

1.11 LAYOUT OF WORK

1.12 AS-BUILT DRAWINGS

1.13 WARRANTY MANAGEMENT

1.14 USE OF ROADWAYS

1.15 TEMPORARY TOILETS

1.16 AVAILABILITY AND USE OF UTILITY SERVICES

1.17 NEW TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT

1.18 INSTRUCTIONS

1.19 CONSTRUCTION SIGN

1.20 SAFETY SIGN

1.21 HISTORIC PRESERVATION

1.22 ALLOWANCE

SECTION 01 00 00

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

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1.1 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

Refer to section 01 35 26, SAFETY REQUIREMENTS for safety and infection control requirements.

1.2 GENERAL INTENTION

A. Contractor shall completely prepare site for building operations, including demolition and removal of existing structures, and furnish labor and materials and perform work for new site work to include demolition, excavation, grading, and construction of pavement, sidewalks, curbs, planting, irrigation, walls, fencing, gates, drainage, inlets, lighting and utilities including power, communications, water, storm sewer, sanitary sewer, relocation of existing utilities including power and signal, and temporary building as required by drawings and specifications.

B. Before placement and installation of work subject to tests by testing laboratory retained by Department of Veterans Affairs, the Contractor shall notify the COR in sufficient time to enable testing laboratory personnel to be present at the site in time for proper taking and testing of specimens and field inspection. Such prior notice shall be not less than three work days unless otherwise designated by the COR.

C. All employees of general contractor and subcontractors shall comply with

VA security management program and obtain permission of the VA police, be identified by project and employer, and restricted from unauthorized access.

1.3 STATEMENT OF BID ITEM(S)

A. General Construction Work a GENERAL CONSTRUCTION: Work includes general construction, alterations, roads, parking lot, sidewalks, concrete curbs and gutters, grading, drainage, utility piping, planting, irrigation, fences, walls, gates, foundations and all related work.

Contractor shall provide all temporary traffic control measures;

E&S measures, and shall be responsible to construct the project in accordance with the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan

(SWPPP) requirement of the State of California and associated

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NPDES permit. Contractor shall be responsible for developing the

SWPPP plan specific to project and the Contractor’s period of construction and responsible for all notifications and inspections.

b Note that work in the public right of way of the City of Clovis is subject to the inspection and approval of the City of Clovis.

All work in the City of Clovis Right of Way shall be in accordance with the City of Clovis’ standard construction drawings and documents which are incorporated herein and are available on the City of Clovis public website https://cityofclovis.com/planning-and-development/engineering/standards/. All work related to the street inlets and piping of the Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control

District (FMFCD) and connections to such systems shall be subject to the inspection and approval of the FMFCD.

c Electrical Work: Work includes all labor, material, equipment and supervision to perform the required electrical construction work on this project including undergrounding of existing utilities including power, signal and communication lines, conduits, wiring, devices, new service, panels, transformers, lighting, site power, stub connections for future temporary building, vaults and all related work. Contractor shall perform all work for undergrounding existing electrical and telecom utilities and providing power to the site. These include all work as authorized by PG&E (Rule 15 and Rule 20 and the Composite Trench work) as shown on the contract drawings. Contractor shall provide all materials and install all conduits, wiring, devices, vaults and similar items to provide a complete working system.

PG&E shall make the final energizing connections to its system.

The Contractor shall pay all costs required by PG&E including inspection of its work and all connection fees and related costs.

See the Section below on allowances.

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B. BASE BID:

a Item I – General Construction and Electrical Work i The work includes, but is not limited to, the construction of:

ii undergrounding of all electrical and other overhead utility lines along Herndon Avenue and N. Armstrong Avenue and associated work;

iii all of the roadway construction, pavement construction, traffic signal related construction, pavement marking, signage, sidewalks, ADA ramps, curbing, gutters, landscaping and irrigation, street lights and electrical work, in and along the right of ways of Herndon Avenue and

N. Armstrong Ave;

iv connection to all utility service lines (water, sanitary, sewer, storm water, electric including spare conduits) and extension onto the site;

v south entrance driveway and pavement including adjacent concrete curbs and gutters and landscaping and irrigation along with all lighting and conduits, vi perimeter wall and fence, entrance gates, pedestrian gate and all related, masonry, concrete, excavation and backfilling; also grading as required adjacent to the fence and wall and gates and adjacent to the work for access and drainage.

vii grading and aggregate base for parking lot in southwest portion of the site along with lighting for the parking area;

viii electrical site work including power and controls for the irrigation system and site lights;

ix all work necessary to continue and extend utility lines through the Base Bid area and terminate a minimum of 10 feet past the work area to service future work. All conduits, pipes, etc. shall be properly temporarily sealed at the ends so that they can be extended in the future.

Pressure pipes shall have a terminal thrust block or similar restraint installed at the end cap. Any utility system which is necessary to service a facility installed in the Base Bid area shall be extended from the other areas of the site to the Base Bid area. Provide all tees, caps, valves etc. as required to extend future work.

x transition all work smoothly into the adjacent areas to provide a safe and stable connection to the existing site or to the future finished grades/work and provide work to provide drainage of all adjacent areas. Extend subgrade and subbase construction a minimum of 2 feet beyond all pavement.

01 00 00 -4 xi Adjust all utility valve boxes, manholes, inlets and similar facilities to match constructed grades.

xii All disturbed soils which are not to be landscaped or covered with stone or pavement are to be treated with a soil stabilizer. All AB is to be treated with weed pre-emergent (repeat after 12 months.)

xiii Provide only branch circuits, including circuit breakers, wire, and associated items to electrical equipment located within the area of work for the base bid.

xiv Provide all Temporary traffic Control (TCT) in accordance with CA MUTCD.

xv Electric utility work, including Rule 15 work and Rule 20 work and the Composite Trench work including related grading and related items.

xvi One fire hydrant hydrants near the southwest parking area is to be installed.

xvii The Base Bid includes pavement in and along Herndon

Avenue, North Armstrong Avenue, the South Entrance Driveway and circle and a portion of the North Entrance Driveway as indicated on the plans. The Base Bid also includes the construction of the southwest parking area with AB stone without pavement as indicated on the plans. These areas all require striping including the AB stone areas as they will be utilized for driving and parking. Painting of the international symbol of accessibility emblem and the words

“NO PARKING” as shown on detail 6/CG-501 are only required on pavement and not on AB stone.

b ITEM II, Allowance: The Contractor shall include the amount of

$270,000.00 in its Bid as an ALLOWANCE. Only funds approved in advance by the Government are eligible for reimbursement under this Allowance amount. See Section 1.22 Allowance.

C. ADD ALTERNATE 1: Item I – General Construction and Electrical Work a If awarded, the Add Alternate 1 Bid will be added to the Base Bid awarded work.

b The Add Alternate 1 Bid consists of all work as shown on the

Drawings and Specifications within the areas indicated which was not included in the Base Bid.

c The work includes, but is not limited to, the construction of:

01 00 00 -5 i Construct all underground conduits and spares in the work area;

ii connection to all utility service lines (water, sanitary, sewer, storm water, electric including spare conduits) and extension through the site;

iii north entrance driveway grading and AB stone., iv grading and aggregate base for parking lot in northwest portion of the site along with lighting for the parking area;

v electrical site work including power and controls for the site lights;

vi all work necessary to continue and extend utility lines through the Add Alternate 1 Bid area and terminate a minimum of ten feet past the work area to service future work. All conduits, pipes, etc. shall be properly temporarily sealed at the ends so that they can be extended in the future. Pressure pipes shall have a terminal thrust block or similar restraint installed at the end caps. Any utility system which is necessary to service a facility installed in the Add Alternate 1 area shall be extended from the other areas of the site to the Add Alternate 1 area. Provide all tees, caps, valves etc. as required to extend future work.

vii transition all work smoothly into the adjacent areas to provide a safe and stable connection to the existing site or to the future finished grades/work and provide work to provide drainage of all adjacent areas. Extend subgrade and subbase construction a minimum of 2 feet beyond all pavement.

viii Adjust all utility valve boxes, manholes, inlets and similar facilities to match constructed grades.

ix All disturbed soils which are not to be landscaped or covered with stone or pavement are to be treated with an engineered copolymer soil stabilizer and dust control agent. All AB is to be treated with weed pre-emergent

(repeat after 12 months.)

01 00 00 -6 x Provide only branch circuits, including circuit breakers, wire, and associated items to electrical equipment located within the area of work designated for this alternate bid.

xi One fire hydrant near the northwest parking area is to be installed.

xii construction of the northwest parking area and adjacent driveways with AB stone without pavement as indicated on the plans. These AB stone areas all require striping as they will be utilized for driving and parking. Painting of the international symbol of accessibility emblem and the words “NO PARKING” as shown on detail 6/CG-501 are only required on pavement and not on AB stone.

1.4 SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR CONTRACTOR

A. Drawings and contract documents may be obtained from the website where the solicitation is posted. Additional copies will be at Contractor's expense.

1.5 CONSTRUCTION SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

A. Security Plan:

1. The security plan defines both physical and administrative security procedures that will remain effective for the entire duration of the project.

2. The General Contractor is responsible for assuring that all subcontractors working on the project and their employees also comply with these regulations.

B. Security Procedures:

1. General Contractor’s employees shall not enter the project site without appropriate badge. They may also be subject to inspection of their personal effects when entering or leaving the project site.

2. Before starting work the General Contractor shall give one week’s notice to the Contracting Officer so that security arrangements can

01 00 00 -7 be provided for the employees. This notice is separate from any notices required for utility shutdown described later in this section.

3. No photography of VA premises is allowed without written permission of the Contracting Officer.

4. VA reserves the right to close down or shut down the project site and order General Contractor’s employees off the premises in the event of a national emergency. The General Contractor may return to the site only with the written approval of the Contracting Officer.

C. Key Control:

1. The General Contractor shall provide duplicate keys and lock combinations to the Contracting officers representative (COR)for the purpose of security inspections of every area of project including tool boxes and parked machines and take any emergency action.

2. The General Contractor shall turn over all permanent lock cylinders to the VA locksmith for permanent installation.

D. Document Control:

1. Before starting any work, the General Contractor/Sub Contractors shall submit an electronic security memorandum describing the approach to following goals and maintaining confidentiality of

“sensitive information”.

2. The General Contractor is responsible for safekeeping of all drawings, project manual and other project information. This information shall be shared only with those with a specific need to accomplish the project.

3. Certain documents, sketches, videos or photographs and drawings may be marked “Law Enforcement Sensitive” or “Sensitive Unclassified”.

Secure such information in separate containers and limit the access to only those who will need it for the project. Return the information to the Contracting Officer upon request.

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4. These security documents shall not be removed or transmitted from the project site without the written approval of Contracting

Officer.

5. All paper waste or electronic media such as CD’s and diskettes shall be shredded and destroyed in a manner acceptable to the VA.

6. Notify Contracting Officer and Site Security Officer immediately when there is a loss or compromise of “sensitive information”.

7. All electronic information shall be stored in specified location following VA standards and procedures using an Engineering Document

Management Software (EDMS).

a. Security, access and maintenance of all project drawings, both scanned and electronic shall be performed and tracked through the

EDMS system.

b. “Sensitive information” including drawings and other documents may be attached to e-mail provided all VA encryption procedures are followed.

E. Motor Vehicle Restrictions

1. Vehicle authorization request shall be required for any vehicle entering the site and such request shall be submitted 24 hours before the date and time of access. Access shall be restricted to picking up and dropping off materials and supplies.

2. A limited number of (2 to 5) permits shall be issued for General

Contractor and its employees for parking in designated areas only.

1.6 OPERATIONS AND STORAGE AREAS

A. The Contractor shall confine all operations (including storage of materials) on Government premises to areas authorized or approved by the

Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall hold and save the Government, its officers and agents, free and harmless from liability of any nature occasioned by the Contractor's performance.

B. Temporary buildings (e.g., storage sheds, shops, offices) and utilities may be erected by the Contractor only with the approval of the

Contracting Officer and shall be built with labor and materials

01 00 00 -9 furnished by the Contractor without expense to the Government. The temporary buildings and utilities shall remain the property of the

Contractor and shall be removed by the Contractor at its expense upon completion of the work. With the written consent of the Contracting

Officer, the buildings and utilities may be abandoned and need not be removed.

C. The Contractor shall, under regulations prescribed by the Contracting

Officer, use only established roadways, or use temporary roadways constructed by the Contractor when and as authorized by the Contracting

Officer. When materials are transported in prosecuting the work, vehicles shall not be loaded beyond the loading capacity recommended by the manufacturer of the vehicle or prescribed by any Federal, State, or local law or regulation. When it is necessary to cross curbs or sidewalks, the Contractor shall protect them from damage. The Contractor shall repair or pay for the repair of any damaged curbs, sidewalks, or roads.

D. Working space and space available for storing materials shall be as determined by the COR.

E. Workers are subject to rules of the Medical Center applicable to their conduct. Execute work in such a manner as to interfere as little as possible with work being done by others. Keep roads clear of construction materials, debris, standing construction equipment and vehicles at all times.

F. Execute work so as to interfere as little as possible with normal functioning of Medical Center as a whole, including operations of utility services, fire protection systems and any existing equipment, and with work being done by others.

1. Do not store materials and equipment in other than assigned areas.

2. Where access by Medical Center personnel to vacated portions of buildings is not required, storage of Contractor's materials and equipment will be permitted subject to fire and safety requirements.

G. Utilities Services: Where necessary to cut existing pipes, electrical wires, conduits, cables, etc., of utility services, or of fire

01 00 00 -10 protection systems or communications systems (except telephone), they shall be cut and capped at suitable places where shown; or, in absence of such indication, where directed by COR. All such actions shall be coordinated with the COR or Utility Company involved:

1. Whenever it is required that a connection fee be paid to a public utility provider for new permanent service to the construction project, for such items as water, sewer, electricity, gas or steam, payment of such fee shall be the responsibility of the Government and not the Contractor. However, the Contractor shall be required to pay these fees and then request reimbursement from the Government through the Allowance procedures of this contract. See Section 1.22

Allowance.

H. Phasing:

The Medical Center must maintain its operation 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Therefore, any interruption in service must be scheduled and coordinated with the COR to ensure that no lapses in operation occur.

It is the CONTRACTOR'S responsibility to develop a work plan and schedule detailing, at a minimum, the procedures to be employed, the equipment and materials to be used, the interim life safety measure to be used during the work, and a schedule defining the duration of the work with milestone subtasks.

To ensure such executions, Contractor shall furnish the COR with a schedule of approximate dates on which the Contractor intends to accomplish work in each specific area of site, building or portion thereof. In addition, Contractor shall notify the COR two weeks in advance of the proposed date of starting work in each specific area of site, building or portion thereof. Arrange such dates to ensure accomplishment of this work in successive phases mutually agreeable to

Medical Center Director, COR and Contractor.

Phase I:

The Government intends to occupy and utilize the south west portion of the site for parking as soon as possible. The Contractor shall develop a schedule of the work for approval by the COR to allow for the occupancy of the temporary building (if included in the contract) and

01 00 00 -11 the grading and paving (if included in the bid) and line striping and installation of utilities in the south west portion of the site to allow parking as the first phase of the work. The driveways to this area must be completed. The contractor shall provide all barriers to allow safe use of this area as the Contractor completes the remainder of its work. The contractor shall provide all temporary measures as required to allow the safe use of this area such as signage, line striping, fencing, gates, barriers and walkways. The contractor shall coordinate and schedule and take all such other actions to accomplish the Phase I work.

Phase II:

The completion of all other remaining work not required for Phase I.

I. Construction Fence: Before construction operations begin, Contractor shall provide a chain link construction fence, 2.1m (seven feet) minimum height, around the construction area indicated on the drawings.

Provide gates as required for access with necessary hardware, including hasps and padlocks. Fasten fence fabric to terminal posts with tension bands and to line posts and top and bottom rails with tie wires spaced at maximum 375mm (15 inches). Bottom of fences shall extend to 25mm

(one inch) above grade. Remove the fence when directed by COR.

J. When a building and/or construction site is turned over to Contractor, Contractor shall accept entire responsibility including upkeep and maintenance, therefore.

K. Utilities Services: Maintain existing utility services for Medical

Center at all times. Provide temporary facilities, labor, materials, equipment, connections, and utilities to assure uninterrupted services.

Where necessary to cut existing water, steam, gases, sewer or air pipes, or conduits, wires, cables, etc. of utility services or of fire protection systems and communications systems (including telephone), they shall be cut and capped at suitable places where shown; or, in absence of such indication, where directed by COR.

1. No utility service such as water, gas, steam, sewers or electricity, or fire protection systems and communications systems may be interrupted without prior approval of COR. Electrical work shall be

01 00 00 -12 accomplished with all affected circuits or equipment de-energized.

When an electrical outage cannot be accomplished, work on any energized circuits or equipment shall not commence without a detailed work plan, the Medical Center Director’s prior knowledge and written approval. Refer to specification Sections 26 05 11, REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS, 27 05 11 REQUIREMENTS FOR

COMMUNICATIONS INSTALLATIONS and 28 05 00, COMMON WORK RESULTS FOR

ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND SECURITY for additional requirements.

2. Contractor shall submit a request to interrupt any such services to

COR, in writing, 7 days in advance of proposed interruption. Request shall state reason, date, exact time of, and approximate duration of such interruption.

3. Contractor will be advised (in writing) of approval of request, or of which other date and/or time such interruption will cause least inconvenience to operations of Medical Center. Interruption time approved by Medical Center may occur at other than Contractor's normal working hours.

4. Major interruptions of any system must be requested, in writing, at least 15 calendar days prior to the desired time and shall be performed as directed by the COR.

5. In case of a contract construction emergency, service will be interrupted on approval of COR. Such approval will be confirmed in writing as soon as practical.

6. Whenever it is required that a connection fee be paid to a public utility provider for new permanent service to the construction project, for such items as water, sewer, electricity, gas or steam, payment of such fee shall be the responsibility of the Government and not the Contractor.

L. Abandoned Lines: All service lines such as wires, cables, conduits, ducts, pipes and the like, and their hangers or supports, which are to be abandoned but are not required to be entirely removed, shall be sealed, capped or plugged at the main, branch or panel they originate from. The lines shall not be capped in finished areas, but shall be removed and sealed, capped or plugged in ceilings, within furred

01 00 00 -13 spaces, in unfinished areas, or within walls or partitions; so that they are completely behind the finished surfaces.

M. To minimize interference of construction activities with flow of

Medical Center traffic, comply with the following:

1. Keep roads, walks and entrances to grounds, to parking and to occupied areas of buildings clear of construction materials, debris and standing construction equipment and vehicles. Wherever excavation for new utility lines cross existing roads, at least one lane must be open to traffic at all times with approval.

2. Method and scheduling of required cutting, altering and removal of existing roads, walks and entrances must be approved by the COR.

N. Coordinate the work for this contract with other construction operations as directed by COR. This includes the scheduling of traffic and the use of roadways, as specified in Article, USE OF ROADWAYS.

1.7 PROTECTION OF EXISTING VEGETATION, STRUCTURES, EQUIPMENT, UTILITIES, AND

IMPROVEMENTS

A. The Contractor shall preserve and protect all structures, equipment, and vegetation (such as trees, shrubs, and grass) on or adjacent to the work site, which are not to be removed and which do not unreasonably interfere with the work required under this contract. The Contractor shall only remove trees when specifically authorized to do so, and shall avoid damaging vegetation that will remain in place. If any limbs or branches of trees are broken during contract performance, or by the careless operation of equipment, or by workers, the Contractor shall trim those limbs or branches with a clean cut and paint the cut with a tree-pruning compound as directed by the Contracting Officer.

B. The Contractor shall protect from damage all existing improvements and utilities at or near the work site and on adjacent property of a third party, the locations of which are made known to or should be known by the Contractor. The Contractor shall repair any damage to those facilities, including those that are the property of a third party, resulting from failure to comply with the requirements of this contract or failure to exercise reasonable care in performing the work. If the

Contractor fails or refuses to repair the damage promptly, the

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Contracting Officer may have the necessary work performed and charge the cost to the Contractor.

C. Refer to Section 01 57 19, TEMPORARY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS, for additional requirements on protecting vegetation, soils and the environment. Refer to Articles, "Alterations", "Restoration", and

"Operations and Storage Areas" for additional instructions concerning repair of damage to structures and site improvements.

D. Refer to FAR clause 52.236-7, "Permits and Responsibilities," which is included in General Conditions. A National Pollutant Discharge

Elimination System (NPDES) permit is required for this project. The

Contractor is considered an "operator" under the permit and has extensive responsibility for compliance with permit requirements. VA will make the permit application available at the (appropriate medical center) office. The apparent low bidder, contractor and affected subcontractors shall furnish all information and certifications that are required to comply with the permit process and permit requirements.

Many of the permit requirements will be satisfied by completing construction as shown and specified. Some requirements involve the

Contractor's method of operations and operations planning and the

Contractor is responsible for employing best management practices. The affected activities often include, but are not limited to the following:

- Designating areas for equipment maintenance and repair;

- Providing waste receptacles at convenient locations and provide regular collection of wastes;

- Locating equipment wash down areas on site, and provide appropriate control of wash-waters;

- Providing protected storage areas for chemicals, paints, solvents, fertilizers, and other potentially toxic materials; and

- Providing adequately maintained sanitary facilities.

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1.8 RESTORATION

A. Remove, cut, alter, replace, patch and repair existing work as necessary to install new work. Except as otherwise shown or specified, do not cut, alter or remove any structural work, and do not disturb any ducts, plumbing, steam, gas, or electric work without approval of the COR.

Existing work to be altered or extended and that is found to be defective in any way, shall be reported to the COR before it is disturbed. Materials and workmanship used in restoring work, shall conform in type and quality to that of original existing construction, except as otherwise shown or specified.

B. Upon completion of contract, deliver work complete and undamaged.

Existing work (walls, ceilings, partitions, floors, mechanical and electrical work, lawns, paving, roads, walks, etc.) disturbed or removed as a result of performing required new work, shall be patched, repaired, reinstalled, or replaced with new work, and refinished and left in as good condition as existed before commencing work.

C. At Contractor's own expense, Contractor shall immediately restore to service and repair any damage caused by Contractor's workers to existing piping and conduits, wires, cables, etc., of utility services or of fire protection systems and communications systems (including telephone) which are not scheduled for discontinuance or abandonment.

D. Expense of repairs to such utilities and systems not shown on drawings or locations of which are unknown will be covered by adjustment to contract time and price in accordance with clause entitled "CHANGES"

(FAR 52.243-4) and "DIFFERING SITE CONDITIONS" (FAR 52.236-2).

1.9 PHYSICAL DATA

A. Data and information furnished or referred to below is for the

Contractor's information. The Government shall not be responsible for any interpretation of or conclusion drawn from the data or information by the Contractor.

1. The indications of physical conditions on the drawings and in the specifications are the result of site investigations reported in

“Geotechnical Engineering Investigation Report Proposed VA Cen Cal

Parking Lot Site #1 Northeast Corner of Herndon and Armstrong

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Avenues, Clovis California” dated November 10, 2015 by BSK

Associates Engineers & Laboratories and “Geotechnical Engineering

Report Expand Primary Care Building Project 2551 Herndon Avenue

Clovis, California” dated June 5, 2018 (revised) by Terracon

Consultants, Inc. (Soil Report).

B. Subsurface conditions have been developed by core borings and test pits.

Logs of subsurface exploration are shown diagrammatically on in the above referenced reports.

C. A copy of the Soil Report will be made available for inspection by bidders upon request to the Engineering Officer at the VA Medical

Center, Fresno and shall be considered part of the contract documents.

D. Government does not guarantee that other materials will not be encountered nor that proportions, conditions or character of several materials will not vary from those indicated by explorations. Bidders are expected to examine site of work and logs of borings; and, after investigation, decide for themselves character of materials and make their bids accordingly. Upon proper application to Department of

Veterans Affairs, bidders will be permitted to make subsurface explorations of their own at site.

E. The Contractor shall retain its own geotechnical engineer during construction to review and advise the Contractor and to ensure and report to the COR that the Contractor is properly implementing the requirements and recommendations during construction of the Geotechnical and/or Soil Reports.

F. The Contractor shall retain its own third party consultant to perform a subsurface utility investigation in all areas of work for the project.

The Contractor shall provide a copy of the report to the COR. The

Contractor shall dig and restore test pits to locate by survey all existing underground facilities and utility lines to establish their location and verify their elevations prior to any work on the site.

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1.10 PROFESSIONAL SURVEYING SERVICES

A registered professional land surveyor or registered civil engineer whose services are retained and paid for by the Contractor shall perform services specified herein and in other specification sections. The

Contractor shall certify that the land surveyor or civil engineer is not one who is a regular employee of the Contractor, and that the land surveyor or civil engineer has no financial interest in this contract.

1.11 LAYOUT OF WORK

A. The Contractor shall lay out the work from Government established base lines and bench marks, indicated on the drawings, and shall be responsible for all measurements in connection with the layout. The

Contractor shall furnish, at Contractor's own expense, all stakes, templates, platforms, equipment, tools, materials, and labor required to lay out any part of the work. The Contractor shall be responsible for executing the work to the lines and grades that may be established or indicated by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall also be responsible for maintaining and preserving all stakes and other marks established by the Contracting Officer until authorized to remove them.

If such marks are destroyed by the Contractor or through Contractor's negligence before their removal is authorized, the Contracting Officer may replace them and deduct the expense of the replacement from any amounts due or to become due to the Contractor.

B. Establish and plainly mark such lines and grades that are reasonably necessary to properly assure that location, orientation, and elevations established for each such structure and/or addition, roads, parking lots are in accordance with lines and elevations shown on contract drawings.

C. Following completion of general mass excavation and before any other permanent work is performed, establish and plainly mark (through use of appropriate batter boards or other means) sufficient additional survey control points or system of points as may be necessary to assure proper alignment, orientation, and grade of all major features of work.

1. Such additional survey control points or system of points thus established shall be checked and certified by a registered land

01 00 00 -18 surveyor or registered civil engineer. Furnish such certification to the COR before any work (such as footings, floor slabs, columns, walls, utilities and other major controlling features) is placed.

D. During progress of work Contractor shall have line grades and plumbness of all major form work checked and certified by a registered land surveyor or registered civil engineer as meeting requirements of contract drawings. Furnish such certification to the COR before any major items of concrete work are placed. In addition, Contractor shall furnish to the COR certificates from a registered land surveyor or registered civil engineer that the following work is complete in every respect as required by contract drawings.

1. Lines of each building and/or addition.

2. Elevations of bottoms of footings and tops of floors of each building and/or addition.

3. Lines and elevations of sewers and of all outside distribution systems.

4. Lines of elevations of all swales and interment areas.

5. Lines and elevations of roads, streets and parking lots.

E. Whenever changes from contract drawings are made in line or grading requiring certificates, record such changes on a reproducible drawing bearing the registered land surveyor or registered civil engineer seal, and forward these drawings upon completion of work to COR.

F. The Contractor shall perform the surveying and layout work of this and other articles and specifications in accordance with the provisions of

Article "Professional Surveying Services".

1.12 AS-BUILT DRAWINGS

A. The contractor shall maintain two full size sets of as-built drawings which will be kept current during construction of the project, to include all contract changes, modifications and clarifications.

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B. All variations shall be shown in the same general detail as used in the contract drawings. To ensure compliance, as-built drawings shall be made available for the COR's review, as often as requested.

C. Contractor shall deliver two approved completed sets of as-built drawings in the electronic version (scanned PDF) to the COR within 15 calendar days after each completed phase and after the acceptance of the project by the COR.

D. Paragraphs A, B, & C shall also apply to all shop drawings.

E. The contractor shall prepare a full set of As-Builts drawings of all improvements in the City of Clovis right-of-way including the Landscape

Planting and Irrigation Plans which shall be submitted through the contractor’s engineer and landscape architect, and not the contractor, with a written certification by the contractor’s engineer and landscape architect that the project has been installed per plan.

1.13 WARRANTY MANAGEMENT

A. Warranty Management Plan: Develop a warranty management plan which contains information relevant to FAR 52.246-21 Warranty of Construction at least 30 days before the planned pre-warranty conference, submit one set of the warranty management plan. Include within the warranty management plan all required actions and documents to assure that the

Government receives all warranties to which it is entitled. The plan must be in narrative form and contain sufficient detail to render it suitable for use by future maintenance and repair personnel, whether tradesman, or of engineering background, not necessarily familiar with this contract. The term “status” as indicated below must include due date and whether item has been submitted or was approved. Warranty information made available during the construction phase must be submitted to the Contracting Officer for approval prior to each monthly invoice for payment. Assemble approved information in a binder and turn over to the Government upon acceptance of the work. The construction warranty period will begin on the date of the project acceptance and continue for the product warranty period. A joint 4 month and 9 month warranty inspection will be conducted, measured from time of

01 00 00 -20 acceptance, by the Contactor and the Contracting Officer. Include in the warranty management plan, but not limited to, the following:

1. Roles and responsibilities of all personnel associated with the warranty process, including points of contact and telephone numbers within the company of the Contractor, subcontractors, manufacturers or suppliers involved.

2. Furnish with each warranty the name, address and telephone number of each of the guarantor’s representatives nearest project location.

3. Listing and status of delivery of all Certificates of Warranty for extended warranty items, to include roofs, HVAC balancing, pumps, motors, transformers and for all commissioned systems such as fire protection and alarm systems, sprinkler systems and lightning protection systems, etc.

4. A list for each warranted equipment item, feature of construction or system indicating:

a. Name of item.

b. Model and serial numbers.

c. Location where installed.

d. Name and phone numbers of manufacturers and suppliers.

e. Name and phone numbers of manufacturers or suppliers.

f. Names, addresses and phone numbers of sources of spare parts.

g. Warranties and terms of warranty. Include one-year overall warranty of construction, including the starting date of warranty of construction. Items which have extended warranties must be indicated with separate warranty expiration dates.

h. Starting point and duration of warranty period.

i. Summary of maintenance procedures required to continue the warranty in force.

j. Cross-reference to specific pertinent Operation and Maintenance manuals.

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k. Organizations, names and phone numbers of persons to call for warranty service.

l. Typical response time and repair time expected for various warranted equipment.

5. The plans for attendance at the 4 and 9-month post construction warranty inspections conducted by the government.

6. Procedure and status of tagging of all equipment covered by extended warranties.

7. Copies of instructions to be posted near selected pieces of equipment where operation is critical for warranty and/or safety reasons.

B. Performance Bond: The Performance Bond must remain effective throughout the construction period.

1. In the event the Contractor fails to commence and diligently pursue any construction warranty work required, the Contracting Officer will have the work performed by others, and after completion of the work, will charge the remaining construction warranty funds of expenses incurred by the Government while performing the work, including, but not limited to administrative expenses.

2. In the event sufficient funds are not available to cover the construction warranty work performed by the Government at the contractor’s expenses, the Contracting Officer will have the right to recoup expenses from the bonding company.

3. Following oral or written notification of required construction warranty repair work, the Contractor shall respond in a timely manner. Written verification will follow oral instructions. Failure to respond will be cause for the Contracting Officer to proceed against the Contractor.

C. Pre-Warranty Conference: Prior to contract completion, and at a time designated by the Contracting Officer, the Contractor shall meet with the Contracting Officer to develop a mutual understanding with respect to the requirements of this section. Communication procedures for

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Contractor notification of construction warranty defects, priorities with respect to the type of defect, reasonable time required for

Contractor response, and other details deemed necessary by the

Contracting Officer for the execution of the construction warranty will be established/ reviewed at this meeting. In connection with these requirements and at the time of the Contractor’s quality control completion inspection, furnish the name, telephone number and address of a licensed and bonded company which is authorized to initiate and pursue construction warranty work action on behalf of the Contractor.

This point of contract will be located within the local service area of the warranted construction, be continuously available and be responsive to Government inquiry on warranty work action and status. This requirement does not relieve the Contractor of any of its responsibilities in conjunction with other portions of this provision.

D. Contractor’s Response to Construction Warranty Service Requirements:

Following oral or written notification by the Contracting Officer, the

Contractor shall respond to construction warranty service requirements in accordance with the “Construction Warranty Service Priority List” and the three categories of priorities listed below. Submit a report on any warranty item that has been repaired during the warranty period.

Include within the report the cause of the problem, date reported, corrective action taken, and when the repair was completed. If the

Contractor does not perform the construction warranty within the timeframe specified, the Government will perform the work and back charge the construction warranty payment item established.

1. First Priority Code 1. Perform onsite inspection to evaluate situation, and determine course of action within 4 hours, initiate work within 6 hours and work continuously to completion or relief.

2. Second Priority Code 2. Perform onsite inspection to evaluate situation, and determine course of action within 8 hours, initiate work within 24 hours and work continuously to completion or relief.

3. Third Priority Code 3. All other work to be initiated within 3 work days and work continuously to completion or relief.

4. The “Construction Warranty Service Priority List” is as follows:

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Code 1-Life Safety Systems

a. Fire suppression systems.

b. Fire alarm system(s).

Code 1-Electrical

a. Power failure (entire area or any building operational after 1600 hours).

b. Security lights.

c. Smoke detectors. Code 2-Electrical

a. Power failure (no power to a room or part of building).

b. Receptacles and lights not operational (in a room or part of building). Code 3-Electrical

a. Exterior lights not operational.

Code 1-Gas

a. Leaks and pipeline breaks.

Code 1-Plumbing

a. Leaking water supply pipes.

Code 2-Plumbing

a. Fixture drain, supply line or any water pipe leaking.

Code 2-Water (Exterior)

a. No water to facility.

Code 3

a. All work not listed above.

E. Warranty Tags: At the time of installation, tag each warranted item with a durable, oil and water-resistant tag approved by the Contracting

Officer. Attach each tag with a copper wire and spray with a silicone waterproof coating. Also submit two record copies of the warranty tags showing the layout and design. The date of acceptance and the QC

01 00 00 -24 signature must remain blank until the project is accepted for beneficial occupancy. Show the following information on the tag.

1.14 USE OF ROADWAYS

A. For hauling, use only established public roads…