36C78618R0422-004.pdf

May 25, 2018

SCOPE OF WORK

MHNC ANNEX BARRIER FENCE

MOUNTAIN HOME NATIONAL CEMETERY

MOUNTAIN HOME, TENNESSEE

A. Scope of Work. Furnish all labor, tools, materials, and equipment to erect a chain-link barrier fence at the Mountain Home National Cemetery Annex (See Figures 1 and 2 below). The fence is intended to provide a barrier between the existing walking path/electrical substation and the cemetery. See the attached sketch for approximate project location.

Project shall entail installing approximately 865 linear feet of fence in accordance with the specifications referenced below. The new fence shall be securely connected to the existing fence at the north side at the maintenance yard and will end with a terminal post at the existing perimeter fence on the south side of the annex.

The new fencing materials shall meet the following requirements:

• Made with 9-gauge core fused and bonded PVC vinyl-coated wire – Color = Black.

• The color-coated wire shall be woven into a 2-inch mesh

• Knuckle/Twist selvage - twisted barb at top of fence fabric and ends bent over (to create a knuckle) at the bottom of the fabric.

• Manufactured per ASTM A392 guidelines.

• Top rail and bracing shall be 1-5/8” x 21’ black vinyl SS-40 pipe.

• Pipe posts shall be 4”, 3”, and 2-1/2” x 9’ long black vinyl SS-40 pipe.

• Pipe gate posts shall be 6-5/8” x 9’ long black vinyl SS-40 pipe.

• Concrete shall be 3000 psi.

• Swing gates shall be 18’ x 72” x 1-5/8” black vinyl SS-40 pipe double swing gates

• Rolling gate shall be 18’ x 72” x 1-5/8” black vinyl SS-40 pipe with rolling wheels

• Drop Rod Assembly shall be heavy duty fulcrum strong arm latch, black finish, for gate uprights.

• Pipe gate center stop shall be 2”.

• Hinges shall be 6-5/8” and 4” x 1-5/8” or 2” black vinyl 180-degree industrial hinge.

• Fence will run just behind the three (3) mature trees along the City’s walking path.

Figure 1: Location Map

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Figure 2: Project Site

Electrical Substation

Approximate Location of 3 Mature Trees

B. Cemetery Location.

Mountain Home National Cemetery (Annex)

215 Heroes Drive

Mountain Home, TN 37684

Phone: (423) 979-3535

C. Specifications and Drawings:

1. Site Plan Sketch

2. Fence Detail

3. Specification Section 32 31 13, CHAIN LINK FENCES AND GATES

D. Project Information.

1. Period of Performance. The contractor shall complete all work within 30 calendar days after issuance of Notice to Proceed. Time stated includes final cleanup of the premises.

2. Work Hours. All work shall be performed between the normal business hours of 7:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday thru Friday, excluding Federal Legal holidays.

3. Pre-bid Site Inspection. A pre-bid site inspection is mandatory and will be arranged through the contracting officer. Contact the Cemetery Director at (423) 979-3535 to make arrangements for additional site visits.

4. Pre-construction Meeting. The contractor shall not commence performance of work until the

Contracting Officer has conducted a preconstruction meeting or has advised the contractor that a preconstruction meeting is not required.

5. Detailed Work Plan. The contractor shall provide in writing a detailed work plan which presents the contractor’s plan for completing the work. The contractor’s plan shall be responsive with the scope of work and describe, in detail, the approach to be used for each task required. For each task, the contractor shall identify all necessary subtasks (if any), associated costs by task, and milestone dates. Four copies of the contractor’s work plan shall be provided to the Contracting

Officer’s Representative (COR) prior to issuance of the Notice to Proceed.

6. Changes to the Scope of Work. Any changes to the scope of work shall be authorized and approved only by the Contracting Officer. Any costs incurred by the contractor through directions of parties other than the Contracting Officer shall be borne by the contractor.

E. Standards of Conduct. The National Cemetery Administration honors veterans with a final resting place and lasting memorials that commemorate their service to our Nation. National Cemeteries are national shrines. The standards of work, appearance, and procedures performed by the contractor at the cemetery shall reflect this nations concern for those interred there. Due to the sensitive mission of the cemetery, contractor personnel must exercise and exhibit absolute decorum, composure, and stability at all times.

1. The burial activities at a National Cemetery shall take precedence over construction activities.

The Contractor shall cooperate and coordinate with the Cemetery Director in arranging construction schedule activities to cause the least possible interference with cemetery activities in actual burial areas. Construction noise during the interment services shall not disturb the service.

Trucks and workmen shall not pass through the service area during this period.

2. The contractor shall cease work operations as necessary to ensure that no contract work causes any funeral, ceremony, procession or visitation be delayed, altered, or otherwise impacted in such a way that the dignity, serenity or security of the event is compromised.

3. The Contractor is required to discontinue his work sufficiently in advance of Easter Sunday, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Memorial Day, Veteran's Day and Federal holidays, to permit the contractor to clean up all areas of operation adjacent to existing burial plots before these dates.

Cleaning up shall include the removal of all equipment, tools, materials and debris and leaving the areas in a clean, neat condition.

4. Workmen are subject to rules of the Cemetery applicable to their conduct. While on site at the

National Cemetery, contractor personnel shall be required to adhere to the following standards of dress and conduct while performing work in the national cemetery. These standards and regulations are enforceable under Title 38, U.S.C., Section 218.

5. Contractor personnel appearance and conduct shall be professional and unobtrusive at all times.

Shirts and full-length pants must be worn at all times.

6. Smoking is not allowed in any building at the National Cemetery.

7. The playing of radios, cassette recorders, etc., is prohibited on site or in buildings. The contractor’s work force is governed by the same rules governing cemetery employees. All individuals failing to comply will be removed from the site.

8. Sexual harassment will not be tolerated and the offending individual(s) will be removed from the site.

9. Contractor personnel shall not sleep on cemetery grounds, sit or stand on installed grave markers, or put, place or lean equipment or materials on grave markers.

10. Questions from cemetery visitors shall be politely referred or directed to cemetery personnel.

11. The contractor shall ensure that all employees behave with appropriate decorum, courtesy, and respect while within the cemetery or at its perimeter or entrances. Shouting, cursing, angry outbursts, sleeping, intoxication, unsafe driving of private or company vehicles, and violence or criminal acts of any kind will not be tolerated and is cause for immediate removal from the cemetery.

12. The contractor and subcontractors shall not fuel equipment in grass/turf areas. Petroleum based products will damage the grass/turf. Contractor shall bear all costs associated with removing any contaminated soil as a result of fueling in grass/turf areas and shall resod the area.