Scope of Work BGM RTR Final.pdf

SCOPE OF WORK

Tower Replacement BGM RTR Johnson City, NY

1.0 GENERAL

All work is on FAA property located near Binghamton, NY. There’s a paved parking area, equipment building, 2 antenna towers, and other items located on the site. There is an ASR facility also on site. The FAA wants to replace existing guyed towers with self-supporting towers while keeping facility in service, per the drawings and specs.

2.0 SCOPE OF WORK

The Contractor shall perform the following work:

1. Provide ground mapping for existing cable on site.

2. Provide soil boring and design for two new towers on site.

3. Install two new free standing towers (approx. 75’ each,), cable ladders, obstruction lights, lightning terminals, and 6 antenna mounts per tower.

4. Install grounding protection for new towers with down conductors to new counterpoise for tower. Attached new tower counterpoise systems to existing system.

5. Install 2 ice bridge overhead cable systems from the building to the new towers. These will accommodate 8 runs of LMR-900 DB and power conduit run per tower.

6. Install new openings to side of building to accommodate 4” entry boots as shown in drawings.

7. Provide and install 16 runs of new LMR-900 DB cable (8 per tower) from new tower junction boxes to RTR building ground bar location as shown in drawings. FAA to terminate cables.

8. Provide LMR -400 for cable runs from Tower junction box to antennas and from shelter ground bar location to communication racks.

9. Demolish and remove existing towers and accompanying materials, as shown in drawings. (All existing towers to be demolished to 2’ below grade and surrounding area to be restored to surrounding condition.)

2.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

a.) Contractor shall repair any damage done by him to any entity, at his cost. Contractor shall be covered by minimum locally required liability insurance.

b.) Contractor must provide FAA with a safety and security plan before any work begins. Plan will include procedures for accident prevention, emergency procedures, and phone number & map to nearest emergency medical facility.

c.) All work shall be coordinated, scheduled, & approved by FAA COR.

d.) Contractor will be continuously monitored by an FAA Resident Engineer during all work hours.

d.) Contractor's Superintendent shall be present at the work site during all times work is performed. Superintendent shall carry a cell phone and, be prepared to make and receive calls to & from the FAA at all times while on work site.

e.) All materials used must be approved by the FAA before installation. Contract will submit information on all items given in Part 3.0 below.

2.2 WORK HOURS AND CONDITIONS

a.) Work will only be done during daylight hours between 7:00AM to 5:00PM. Mon thru Fri.

b.) Weekend work will only be authorized if necessary due to weather. No overtime will be allowed c.) Contractor will report & coordinate each days work in advance with FAA COR and FAA technician that is trained to operate and repair RTR equipment.

3.0 SUBMITTALS

All plans, materials, and information will meet FAA approval before NTP. Submittals will include the following:

a.) Construction schedule b.) List of workers and subcontractors c.) Bonding & Insurance d.) Construction materials disposal plans & permits e.) Safety and Health Plan f.) Fall Protection Safety Plan g.) Crane Set-up/Operation Plan h.) Soil boring analysis data and foundation recommendations i.) Tower Fabrication: design, layout, shop drawings, antenna mounts, etc. (foundation design- NY State PE stamped drawings / tower design– PE stamped within continental US.)

j.) Junction-boxes / type / make-model / size / etc.

k.) Conduits & LMR cables, connectors, etc. to be supplied.

l.) Any and all materials to be provided on this project.

m.) All others Per COR’s request

4.0 PRE BID SITE VISIT

The Contractor is encouraged to carefully examine areas of the proposed work, to see first hand the extent of work involved. The submission of a proposal will be considered evidence that the bidder has made such examination and is satisfied as to the conditions to be encountered in performing the work. All site visits must be coordinated in advance. The FAA Contracting Officer will provide a date for one official site visit with the Engineer. If any other visits are needed, Contractor must give FAA at least five days advance notice before appearing on site.

All visitors must be escorted by an employee of FAA or, other authorized personnel.

5.0 DRAWINGS

1. Attachment A: BGM-1504486

5.1 SPECIFICATIONS

1. Specifications Attached

6.0 LOCATION OF WORK

2534 Airport Rd. Johnson City, NY Broome County, New York 13790

LAT/LON: 42.218056 N, 75.979722 W

7.0 CONTACTS

Cody Decker, FAA Engineering Jeffrey Reimel, FAA SSC Manager AJW-2E13A, N.E. Regional Office AJW-WR33-ELM 1200 District ave. 2534 Airport Rd.

Burlington, MA 01803 Greater Binghamton Airport, 470-585-1399 Johnson City, NY 13790 E-mail: Cody.Decker@faa.gov w: 607-739-5521 c: 607-207-7797

E-mail: Jeffrey.M.Reimel@faa.gov

David Massage, FAA SSC Tech David Dudinyak, FAA SSC Tech

AJW-WR33-ELM AJW-WR33-ELM

2534 Airport Rd. 2534 Airport Rd.

Greater Binghamton Airport, Greater Binghamton Airport, Johnson City, NY 13790 Johnson City, NY 13790 w: 607-729-0232 c: 607-206-6237 w: 607-729-0232 c: 607-201-9294 E-mail: David.Massage@FAA.gov E-mail: David.Dudinyak@faa.gov

8.0 FOR FAA USE ONLY

JCN: 1504486 JON: 1218SO0183

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