36C78618Q9684-002.doc

RNC FACILITY EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE

Work Statement / Specification / Requirements Riverside National Cemetery

22495 Van Buren Boulevard, Riverside CA 92518

Introduction:

a) The Contractor shall provide all necessary supervision, professional advice, labor, equipment, materials and transportation necessary to perform various equipment maintenance at the Riverside National Cemetery. The Riverside National Cemetery is a National Shrine, the standards of maintenance, appearance and operational procedures performed by the contractor at this cemetery shall reflect this nation’s concern for those interred. For this reason, the contract’s strict adherence to the specification shall be required and shall be essential.

General Parameters:

a) Work shall be scheduled and conducted in a cooperative manner to effect the least possible interference with cemetery operations or annoyance to others. Work shall be done in a manner that safeguards all Department of Veterans Affairs visitors, employees, and the public. It shall be the contractor’s responsibility to work out any cooperative work schedules regarding cemetery operation. Contractor shall be fully responsible for all actions initiated and/or completed by the contractor in the performance of the specified work.

Description of Work:

Contractor to provide all necessary supervision, labor, equipment, and all required materials to do the following:

a) Deliver & Place K-Rails:

1. Provide, transport and offload Approximately 7,520 Linear Feet of concrete barrier(K-Rail) on the southern property line of Riverside National Cemetery. Place all barriers in place on the property line where it is feasible and the left over K- rails that were not used do to unstable ground or extreme angle, these rails will be placed in a staging area (chosen by COR) for RNC to use as needed.

Labor force and equipment:

a) The contractor shall be aware of the labor, materials and equipment requirements needed to meet contract specifications. The Government expects the Contractor to use any additional resources necessary to meet the specified work requirements. The Contractor shall determine the number of employees and the amount and kinds of materials and equipment needed during the period of performance.

Site Work – Coordination and Cleanup:

a) At the end of each workday, unless otherwise specified by the COR, the contractor shall remove all trash and debris resulting from work. At all times rubbish and trash generated by the contractor shall be kept clear of vehicular and pedestrian circulation throughout the site.

Contractor Professional Appearance:

a) The contractor personnel shall maintain a neat and professional appearance throughout its workforce, vehicles, equipment and worksite. Contractor personnel must wear a uniform bearing the name of the Contractor, or by wearing badges bearing the Contractor’s name and the employee’s name in English. Other clothing in question shall require written approval by the COR. No clothing shall be worn with inappropriate phrases, logos, words or images unless approved in advance by the COR.

Conduct of Contractor Personnel:

a) Due to the sensitive mission of the cemetery, the work often requires contact with, and exposure to grieving individuals. Contractor personnel must exercise and exhibit absolute decorum, composure and stability always.

b) The Contractor shall ensure that no work causes any funeral, ceremony, procession or visitation to be delayed, altered, or otherwise impact in such a way that the dignity or security of the event is compromised. A list of scheduled funerals will be provided, if needed, the day prior to the service.

c) The Contractor employees shall behave with appropriate decorum, courtesy, and respect while within the Cemetery or at its perimeter or entrances. Shouting, cursing, angry outburst, sleeping, intoxication and violence or criminal acts of any kind will not be tolerated and is cause for immediate removal from the Cemetery.

d) The Contractor personnel shall not:

· Lean, sit on or against headstones markers or monuments.

· Sleep or otherwise lay, rest or be idle in a manner that reflects unfavorably on the Government or the Contractor.

· Perform work of any nature on privately-owned vehicles/equipment within the cemetery’s confines to include the washing of vehicles/equipment.

e) Food and beverages shall be consumed only within areas designated by the COR. Use or sale of intoxicating beverages and/or drugs is strictly prohibited. The Contractor’s personnel shall follow the cemetery smoking policy that is available at the Cemetery’s Administration Building and Maintenance Yard.

f) The cemetery shall provide to the contractor personnel restroom facilities at areas designated by the COR. Breaks and lunch periods shall be taken at areas designated by the COR, not in the field.

g) Listed above and any misconduct shall be cause for immediate removal from the cemetery premises.

Contractor Damage:

a) Any subsequent damage by the contractor to cemetery property during contract performance shall be repaired at the contractor’s expense.

Safety:

a) The Contractor must meet all safety requirements of Riverside National Cemetery’s Safety Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the State of California. It is incumbent upon the Contractor to be familiar with these requirements and maintain regular and routine contact with the Safety Officer of Riverside National Cemetery.

b) Contractor shall be consistent and fully compliant with all applicable Federal, State, County and City laws, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines and regulations.

c) Contractor shall secure and label all materials and equipment according to applicable Federal, State, County and City laws, ordinances, Right-to-Know laws, EPA guidelines and regulations. Contractor shall submit to the COR a Safety Data Sheet of all chemicals and supplies used during the performance of this contract.

d) For safety reasons, contractor personnel are not allowed to be transported throughout the cemetery holding onto or riding in the back of any open pickup truck or other vehicle.

Work Hours:

a) The Contractor shall perform the services as specified herein Monday through Friday, except for National Holidays, between the hours of 8:00am – 4:30pm, the contractor must request, in writing, any deviations to these hours and receive written approval from the COR in advance of any changes. g) When it is necessary to perform work outside of the regularly scheduled hours set, the contractor shall notify the COR and Alternate Government Point Of Contact at least one (1) day in advance.

Price/Cost Schedule:

Item Information

Note: Invoices shall be submitted monthly in arrears and only for the work performed as verified and certified by the COR.

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