74330224R0034 Attachment 1 Requirements Description.pdf

74330224R0034 Attachment 1 – Requirements Description

Fabrication of Artistic Gates for the New ABMC Interpretive Center

74330224R0034

Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawai’i

74330224R0034 Attachment 1 – Requirements Description: ABMC Honolulu Memorial Artwork Fabrication

Project Description

The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) project team would like to collaborate with a well-qualified fabricator to work with the artist to complete the vision for two operable, decorative sets of gates for the new ABMC Honolulu Memorial Interpretive Center. A pair of gates will be installed at each of the two entrances to the new interpretive center. See Appendix

(1) for the conceptual drawings of these gates by Hawaii-based artist Cory Taum. The gates are envisioned to be made of bronze with cast glass inserts.

Project Location

Gate fabrication will occur at the fabricator’s workshop. Installation will occur at the Honolulu Memorial, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Pūowaina, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi (the “Punchbowl”).

Background

The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC, or “the Government”) has sought to interpret the meaning of its memorials throughout the world. Within the past 15 years, it has successfully enhanced visitors’ understanding of its facilities, opening ten visitor centers, most notably in Normandy, Cambridge, the Netherlands, and Sicily-Rome.

The Honolulu Memorial was completed in 1960 by the architecture firm of Weihe, Frick & Kruse, with local architect Theodore Vierra. It is an iconic work of art and architecture in Honolulu, within a crater that houses the National Cemetery of the Pacific. New construction at this site is historically sensitive as the site is listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP 76002276). The building and gate designs will be reviewed under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, and have been approved by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (CFA). See Appendix (2) for the CFA Artwork Presentation Package.

The addition of the Interpretive Center to the Memorial is currently in design and public artwork was included in the project directives. The building and art must have the same quality of “art in architecture” as the original Memorial building. See Appendix (3) for photos of the existing bronze gates at the Memorial.

Performance Requirements

The gates are envisioned to be brown patina bronze with cast glass inserts, similar in quality and durability to the existing gates. Hawaiʻi has a tropical marine climate, which calls for care of bronze and careful consideration of how the gates are manufactured. The gates will be held securely open while the Interpretive Center is open and locked shut when the center is closed.

The selected manufacturer shall work with the artist to ensure the mechanisms do not detract from the artwork.

General Requirements

The service of a fabricator is required to work with ABMC and the selected artist to further develop and fabricate the artwork to serve as operational gates at the new Interpretive Center entrances. Design development of the gates will include (but is not limited to) integrating hinges, locking mechanisms, and handing of the gate while preserving the vision of this piece of art.

Upon fabrication, the fabricator will work with the selected General Contractor for the Interpretive Center project to deliver and install the gates at the jobsite at the Honolulu Memorial.

1. Meetings: Fabricator shall plan to have key design and fabrication personnel attend meetings as required to coordinate design fabrication and installation. These meeting will include the following at a minimum:

1.1. Kick-off with artist

1.2. Progress meetings

1.2.1. Bi-weekly progress meetings during design phase

1.2.2. Monthly progress meetings during fabrication phase

1.2.3. On-site quality inspection at 10% fabrication stage

1.2.4. On-site inspection prior to shipping of gate

1.3. Coordination for installation of gate onsite

2. Milestone Schedule: Within 14 calendar days after contract award, the fabricator shall prepare and submit to the Contracting Officer a Bar Chart schedule. The schedule must, as a minimum, show design periods, work activities, submittals, Government review periods, material/equipment delivery, on-site construction, and closeout activities. The Bar Chart must be time scaled and generated using an electronic spreadsheet program.

Government and fabricator on-site work activities must be driven by calendars that reflect Saturdays, Sundays, and all Federal Holidays as non-workdays, using a 5-day work week calendar.

Government review periods will be 14 calendar days after receipt of submittals or samples unless otherwise agreed upon.

3. Travel: The fabricator should plan for a minimum of two (2) site visits. One to field verify dimensions, and the second for the installation of the gate. Provide a breakdown of personnel and travel for each site visit. The fabricator is responsible for making all needed arrangements for their personnel. Proposed travel costs must be clearly broken out and itemized. Travel costs may be awarded on a separate, cost-reimbursable line item, and must be proposed in accordance with the current official standard government Travel Regulations.

4. Shipping: The fabricator is responsible for all shipping coordination and for costs of the gates and any other equipment needed for installation to the site. The shipping duration should be included in the milestone schedule. Shipping costs should be clearly indicated in the cost proposal. Note that FAR 52.247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels will apply.

Submittals and Deliverables

1. Design: Draft and Final submission required. Submittal Format: .pdf and live models. The design must include the following elements at a minimum:

1.1. Points of connection to existing building and any required coordination/blocking/reinforcing

1.2. Hardware

1.3. 3-D Renderings

1.4. Quality and type of bronze (product data)

1.5. Range of patination samples for bronze

1.6. Cast glass elements (color range)

2. Shop drawings: Draft and Final submission required. Format: .pdf and native file format.

The shop drawings must include at a minimum any points of attachment to the building, material quality, and material type.

3. Final Confirmation Material Samples: See Appendix (4) for required final material samples and sizes. The required samples are intended to provide examples of all of the following:

3.1. Metal with finish for each different type of bronze included in final design

3.2. Glass samples for each shape and color included in the final design

3.3. If during the fabrication process, an additional type of material is being used, samples for this must be provided as well.

4. Pattern for two cast glass elements: The fabricator must provide three dimensional positives for the cast glass; pattern can be in wax/clay or 3-dimensional resin printed.

5. Gate delivery to site: Shipping and delivery must be completed in coordination with the

General Contractor.

6. Installation of Gate: The fabricator must provide all necessary staff, equipment, and materials to install the gates onsite. All safety rules and regulations of the General Contractor must be followed.

7. Operation and Maintenance Manual: The fabricator must provide an operation and maintenance manual for the use, maintenance, and care of the gates.

8. Spare parts: Provide the following spare parts for the gates:

8.1. Glass elements - Pattern (as described in item three above) used to create each of the unique glass elements, plus two replacement glass elements of each pattern and color.

8.2. Fasteners – 12 of each unique type

8.3. Hinges/Pivot – 2 of each unique type

Address and Quantities for Submittals:

Activity and Address Samples Electronic Submittals

American Battle Monuments Commission Courthouse Plaza II, Suite 500 2300 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201 Attention: Tom Sole

1 *

FAI Architects 1600 Kapiolani Boulevard, Suite 1700 Honolulu, HI 96814 Attn: Tonia Moy

1 *

* A list of email addresses for electronic deliverables will be provided after award.

Period of Performance:

All days are calendar days unless otherwise specified.

1. Bar Chart Schedule: 14 days after award

2. Design Completion: 45 days after award

3. Submittals: 45 days after design approval

3.1. Patterns for Glass Elements

3.2. Finishes for Materials

4. Shop Drawing Completion: 90 days after design approval

5. Final Material Samples: 90 days after shop drawing completion

6. Gate Manufacture Completion: Approximately 18 months after approved submittals and shop drawings

7. Gate Delivery Onsite: Approximately 2-4 months after manufacture

8. Gate Installation: Within 1 month of delivery

9. O&M Manual and Spare Parts: Within 30 days after installation

Appendices:

Appendix (1) Conceptual Drawings of Gates Appendix (2) CFA Artwork Presentation Package Appendix (3) Photos of the existing bronze gates at the Memorial Appendix (4) Material Sample Requirements