36C78619Q0309-001.pdf

April 16, 2019

SCOPE OF WORK

LIGHTNING PROTECTION IMPROVEMENTS

FORT JACKSON NATIONAL CEMETERY

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA

A. Scope of Work. Furnish all labor, tools, materials, and equipment to furnish and install complete lightning protection systems on the Administration and Maintenance Buildings and the two irrigation pump stations at Fort Jackson National Cemetery (See Figures 1 below and the attached Figure 2).

The work includes conducting a complete inspection of the existing lightning protection systems at the

Administrative and Maintenance Buildings and correcting any deficiencies or items of non-compliance, installing an additional layer of surge protection to the incoming power at the meter(s) for Pump Stations

#1 and/or #2. If contractor determines that surge protection is only needed at one of the pump stations, then install at only one meter. The Maintenance Building refers to the cemetery’s primary maintenance building and not the pre-engineered metal building currently used for storage. All work shall comply with NFPA-780 – Standard for the Installation of Lightning Protection Systems, UL 96 – Standard for

Lightning Protection Components, and UL 96A – Standard for Installation Requirements for Lightning

Protection Systems. Upon completion of installation, the lightning protection systems must be inspected by a UL representative and approved by UL without variation.

Types of deficiencies warranting corrective measures:

• Inadequate or Improper Grounding

• Insufficient ‘Zone of Protection’

• Improper combination of metal materials (dissimilar metals)

• Conditions of Non-Compliance with NFPA-780

The installation of the lightning protection systems shall be in accordance with the following standards/specifications (See Attachment 1):

• Section 26 41 00, Facility Lightning Protection

• Section 26 05 11, Requirements for Electrical Installations

• Section 26 05 26, Grounding and Bonding for Electrical Systems

• Section 07 60 00, Flashing and Sheet Metal

Figure 1: Location Map

Exit 80

Fort Jackson National Cemetery

B. Cemetery Location.

Fort Jackson National Cemetery

4170 Percival Road

Columbia, SC 29229

Phone: (803) 699-2246

C. Drawings and Specifications:

1. None.

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 through Friday, excluding Federal Legal holidays.

3. Pre-bid Site Inspection. A pre-bid site inspection is recommended. Contact the Cemetery

Director at (803) 699-2246 to make site visit arrangements.

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 nation’s 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, 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.