SOW_USCH_HVAC_Construction-091719.pdf

U.S. General Services Administration

Public Buildings Service

Greater Southwest Region

49505_USCH CUSTOM HOUSE, 423 CANAL STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130, BUILDING NO. LA0033ZZ

Scope of Work

September 17, 2019

1. Project Title: Marble Hall HVAC Noise Reduction Construction

2. Project Location: US CUSTOM HOUSE

MARBLE HALL

423 CANAL ST

NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130

BUILDING NO. LA0033ZZ

3. Building Hours and Access:

3.1. Public Access Hours: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

3.2. Contractor Normal Working Hours: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.

3.3. Contractor Alternate Working Hours: Sensitive tenant schedules will determine when work may be performed. After hours work may be necessary to allow for normal business operations.

4. Purpose: Current noise levels in the Marble Hall of the US Custom House in New Orleans, LA caused by the Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system are too loud rendering the function of the space unusable. The General Services Administration (GSA) requests a proposal for construction of a system in accordance with the applicable design documents to achieve noise levels of the operating HVAC system to reach acceptable climate control and acoustic levels in accordance with the latest version of PBS P-100 – Facilities Standards for the Public Buildings Service.

5. Points of Contact:

5.1. Supervisory Contracting Officer:

Rod Blouin GSA, Public Buildings Service ARK/LA/TX Service Center Acquisition Management Division Phone: 817-978-7336

5.2. Contract Officer/Specialist:

Paul Shirlee

ARK/LA/TX Service Center Acquisition Management Division 819 Taylor Street, 12 th Floor,12A326

Fort Worth, TX 76102 Phone: 817-850-8294

5.3. Construction Control Representative, Contracting Officer’s Representative

Ryan Smith

ARK/LA/TX Service Center New Orleans Office 500 Poydras St.

New Orleans , LA 70130 Phone: 504-218-2937 Email: ryan.s.smith@gsa.gov

6. Notice to Proceed, Sequence of Work, Logistics, and Misc. Facilities:

6.1. The Contracting Officer is the ONLY individual from the Government that can give the contractor a Notice to Proceed.

6.2. Before any of the work within the scope of the contract is started, the Contractor shall confer with the COR (Contracting Officer’s Representative) and agree on a sequence of procedure; means of access to premises and building; delivery of material and use of approaches; use of corridors, stairways, elevators, and similar means of communications; and the location partitions, eating spaces for spaces for Contractor’s employees and the like.

6.3. Contractor has 7 days form the Notice to Proceed to provide the project schedule.

7. Period of Performance: The Period of Performance for the Work is 245 calendar days from Notice to Proceed.

8. Description of Work: The work to be performed hereunder includes the furnishing of all labor, supervision, equipment, and material (unless otherwise noted) of all work requested to build all necessary HVAC equipment located in the Marble Hall of the United States Custom House in New Orleans, LA to meet the 100% Design specifications specified in the documents dated March 2019 from PDG Architects. The primary work of this contract includes:

8.1. Demolition SOW:

8.1.1. Contractor shall demolish all areas as dictated per the drawings and specifications for this project.

8.1.2. All demolition and disposal of demolition debris to be accomplished in strict conformance with appropriate local and federal laws and codes.

8.2. Construction SOW:

8.2.1. The Contractor shall provide all labor, supervision, materials (unless otherwise noted), supplies, tools, equipment, and transportation as necessary for a complete construction job in accordance with the final construction drawings.

8.2.2. The Contractor shall maintain integration with existing Building Automation System (BAS).

8.2.3. Contractor shall coordinate all work schedules with the GSA Project Manager.

8.2.4. Any damage to facilities which is deemed the fault of the contractor shall be repaired by the contractor to a condition as good as or better than existed before the contractor’s experience.

9. Liquidated Damages: $138 per calendar day beyond contract end date

10. Sustainability:

10.1. Green Purchasing: See attachment 1: Green Purchasing Requirements

10.2. Waste Diversion: Fourteen days from Notice to Proceed, the Contractor shall submit to the Project Manager an updated Non-Hazardous Solid Waste Management Plan attachment 2:

Waste Diversion Plan, to include (not limited to):

10.2.1. List of materials Contractor will reuse

10.2.2. List of materials the Contractor will donate and name and address of donation recipient.

10.2.3. List of materials the Contractor will recycle and the name and address of the recycler.

If Contractor receives recycling revenue, Contractor shall keep revenue and provide receipt for GSA for reference.

10.2.4. Name and location of solid waste landfill for non-diverted material.

11. Other Requirements:

11.1. Security: In the performance of work required under this contract, all contractor personnel (contractor employees and subcontractor employees at all tiers) must present proper identification to gain access to occupied building areas housing federal operations.

11.2. Contractor personnel requiring daily/weekly access to occupied building areas housing federal operations, over a period of 365 days or more, shall undergo background investigations conducted by the United States Government, and will be issued Government-wide standard secure and reliable forms of identification issued by the federal Government (i.e., federal personal identity verification (PIV) credentials) as required under Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 (HSPD-12). Credentialed contractor personnel must wear their PIV credential cards visibly above the waist at all times while in occupied building areas housing federal operations.

11.3. All other contractor personnel requiring access to occupied building areas housing federal operations will be issued visitor badges upon entry, must wear their visitor badges visibly above the waist, and must surrender their visitor badges upon exit.

11.4. All non-PIV credentialed contractor personnel must be escorted at all times (including after hours) while in occupied building areas housing federal operations. The escort must be a PIV credentialed individual who has been found suitable after completion of the required background investigation. An exception to this requirement may be provided for contractor personnel requiring daily/weekly access to occupied building areas housing federal operations, over a period exceeding 10 days but less than 180 days if prior approval is granted by the local GSA building security committee. These individuals shall undergo a law enforcement check.

Those who receive favorable results will be granted unescorted access to specified building areas. Those who receive unfavorable results will be denied any access to occupied building areas housing federal operations, pending completion of any adjudication and/or appeal process or final determination.

11.5. It shall be the contractor’s responsibility to fully comply with the HSPD-12 requirements and to provide the HSPD-12 information requests in a timely manner in order so as not to delay this project.

11.6. Failure to fully comply with the HSPD-12 security directives or the security mandates set forth by GSA may result in the immediate removal of the offending employee and/or contactor from the job site.

12. Submittals:

12.1. Waste Diversion Submittal: Preconstruction and Post Construction

12.2. Green Purchasing items

12.3. Quality Assurance Submittals

12.4. Product Information

12.5. Shop Drawings

12.6. Coordination Drawings

12.7. Schedules

12.8. Product Samples

12.9. As Built Drawings

13. Attachments: The following items will become part of the Scope of Work:

13.1. Attachment 1: Green Purchasing

13.2. Attachment 2: Waste Diversion Plan

13.3. 100% Issue for Construction Drawings and Specifications

14. Closeout Plan:

14.1. Customer Acceptance

14.2. Final Punch list complete

14.3. GSA receives all close-out materials listed in the specifications

14.4. Financial Closeout

Attachment 1: Green Purchasing

Sustainability: Green Purchasing:

1. The contractor shall refer to the “Green Procurement Compilation” for all products being installed in federal facilities. The Green Procurement Compilation can be found at https://sftool.gov/greenprocurement. The standards found in this compilation shall guide all product purchasing decisions as they relate to federal facilities.

2. The use of the following standards (“Key Sustainable Product” or “KSP” standards) is mandatory for all contracts and task orders. See https://sftool.gov/green-products/1037/key-sustainable-products for more details.

a. Nylon Carpet: NSF 140 Gold certification and > 10% post-consumer recovered content.

b. Interior Latex Paint: < 50 grams per liter (g/L) VOCs post tint (i.e. SCAQMD Rule 1113 standard).

c. Gypsum Board: Greenguard Gold Standard or 0 g/L VOCs.

d. Acoustical Ceiling Tiles: Meets California Section 01350 standard for low-VOC materials and total recycled content > 20% and recyclable in a closed loop process and USDA Certified

BioPreferred and Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) available.

e. Concrete (ready-mix and site-mix): > 25% fly ash or > 15% ground granulated blast-furnace

(GGBF) slag

3. For each KSP listed, the Contractor shall submit proof of compliance to the CO or his designee prior to the installation of the product or material. The CO’s designee shall verify compliance.

4. If the KSP materials listed above are

a. Not reasonably available within a reasonable period of time;

b. Fail to meet the performance standards set forth in the specification or fail to meet reasonable performance standards of GSA; or

c. Are available only at an unreasonable price, only then can the Contractor use other types of products.

In these cases the Contractor shall select products and materials, to the extent possible, which are the safest and most environmentally friendly.

Exemptions must be submitted in writing and can only be approved by the CO.

Attachment 2: Waste Diversion Plan

1. Submittal Type: Pre-Construction or Final (Circle Appropriate Type)

2. ePM Number: __________________ (Obtain from GSA PM)

3. Field Office: New Orleans

4. GSA Project Manager: Ryan Smith

5. Contract Number:______________________

6. Categories to Track:

a. Carpet: Weight(lbs):__________ Recover Method: _______________ (rolled or tiled)

b. Architectural: Weight(lbs): __________ Recover Method: _______________ (doors, windows, frames, millwork)

c. Ferrous Metals: Weight(lbs): __________ Recover Method: _______________ (structural steel, studs, rebar)

d. Non-Ferrous: Weight(lbs): __________ Recover Method: _______________ (wire, piping, duct)

e. Aggregate: Weight(lbs): __________ Recover Method: _______________ (concrete,brick,blocks)

f. Plumbing Fixtures: Weight(lbs): __________ Recover Method: _______________ (sinks,toilets,urinals)

g. Furniture: Weight(lbs): __________ Recover Method: _______________ (systems, casual, equip.)

h. Ceiling/Wall: Weight(lbs): __________ Recover Method: _______________ (gypsum, tiles)

i. Roofing: Weight(lbs): __________ Recover Method: _______________ (shingles, Paper, membrane)

7. Landfill Hauler:_____________________________________________________________

8. Landfill Waste:_____________________________________________________________