5_Airfields_and_Hangars_01540.docx

Joint Forces Paving for Colorado DoD Installations (CODI)

SECTION 01540

SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR WORKING ON OR NEAR THE AIRFIELD OR AIRFIELD HANGARS

ATTACHMENT 5

1. GENERAL: The following provisions apply when work is required to take place on an active airfield/hangar or within clear zones or primary surfaces. Flight lines are present on the United States Air Force Academy, Buckley SFB, Peterson SFB, and Fort Carson.

2. CLOSURES: All runway, taxiway or hangar closures will require the coordination of Base Operations through the cognizant Contracting Officer as specified at the task order level. The Contractor shall make the maximum utilization of time during the requested closure period. The Contractor shall notify the cognizant Contracting Officer when finished with the work requiring the closure. The Contractor shall schedule its operations in phases, if necessary, to minimize the effect of construction closures on normal airfield operations.

3. COORDINATION OF WORK: The Contractor shall coordinate with the cognizant Contracting Officer before initiating any work and will notify him or her of the proposed location of work and time of operation.

4. PERSONNEL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS: Aircraft and support equipment operating in or near hangars or on or near the runways, taxiways, and aprons make the area of construction a zone of high-level noise. The Contractor shall take the necessary precautions, such as the use of earplugs or muffs to prevent injury to the auditory systems of all personnel working in the area.

5. RESTRICTIONS: No Contractor vehicles, equipment, or personnel shall be on or crossing any active runway or taxiway, except during construction period closures as outlined herein or when clearance is requested from and granted by the control tower. All Contractor vehicles operating on the landing areas (1,000 feet on either side of the runway center line) during the period from dawn to dusk will be identified by mounted electric battery-operated low intensity, yellow or amber flashing lights. When Contractor operations require crossing an active runway or other controlled area on a regular basis, the Contractor shall furnish its crossing personnel a two-way radio in order to maintain contact with the control tower. The Government will provide the Contractor with the correct frequency. Use of the Government-provided radio frequency for other purposes is strictly prohibited.

6. CLEANLINESS OF WORK AREA: The Contractor shall always maintain cleanliness of all work areas during progression of work in order to alleviate foreign object damage (FOD). The Contractor shall remove all materials and equipment to a safe distance, to be determined at the task order level, from the runway or aircraft parking area at the close of each day’s work.

7. EMERGENCIES: There may be periods when the Contractor, due to declared aircraft emergencies, will be required to vacate the work site and move its personnel and equipment a distance of several hundred feet away from the work site. Such removals, when ordered, will be given on short notice and expeditious action will be required. Whenever the Contractor is required to clear the work area, the Contractor, accompanied by the inspector or Air Force or Army representative, will make an inspection sweep of the entire area to ensure all tools, equipment, and personnel have been removed from the runway, active taxiway or hangar, and that the area is available for landings or parking.

END OF SECTION 01540