A05_PWS.pdf

Install Concrete Parking Pads—Cades Cove Campground

Townsend, Blount County, Tennessee

Performance Work Statement (PWS)

1. Background. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM) is located in Tennessee and North Carolina and consists of nearly 521,000 acres. The park was established by Congress on June 15, 1934. The parks mission is to protect, preserve, and interpret the natural, cultural, and historical resources for the benefit and inspiration of present and future generations. There are over 9 million visitors annually.

2. Required Services. The contractor shall provide all labor, tools, equipment, materials and supervision required to remove existing degraded asphalt parking pads and replace with 6” of concrete to the same dimensions at multiple parking sites throughout the Cades Cove

Campground.

3. Contractor Responsibilities:

• Saw cut existing asphalt pad at the roadway edge to provide a smooth transition and prevent damage to the roadway.

• Remove asphalt overlay and haul to the nearest asphalt plant for recycling.

• Reuse/Regrade existing base stone in preparation for concrete.

• Provide all forming materials for parking pads, parking pads range in size from 14’ x 45’ to 12’ x 36’, all to be at a 6” depth (+ or – a ½”).

• Construct Forms that provide for drainage with no more than a 2% cross slope.

• Provide concrete to the following specifications: 4000 psi, fiber mesh reinforced, Federal Standard 595C Color 26081 (dark gray), accelerator or retarder as need.

• Expansion joints or saw cuts every 20’.

• Place concrete to NPS Standards

• Float and “broom” finish concrete

• Once concrete has set, remove all forming material without damage to concrete, fill in and level around concrete pad to prevent tripping hazards.

• Return site to a “ready to use” condition.

4. Government Furnished Property, Materials & Supplies. None.

5. Business Hours. The contractor shall complete on-site work during normal business hours of

7:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. The contractor shall coordinate specific on-site work schedule with the Contracting Officer and COTR five days prior to performance start date. While on site, the COTR may be reached by mobile phone during normal business hours. Work shall be completed within 120 days after Contracting Officer issues notice to proceed. Any work outside of normal business hours shall be pre-approved by the Contracting Officer and COTR.

6. Management. The contractor shall manage the total work effort in accordance with effective and efficient management principles and safe working practices to ensure on-time completion of this contract.

7. Safety & Environmental Compliance.

• The contractor shall comply with pertinent provisions of the Occupational Safety and

Health Act (OSHA), and state, local, safety, laws.

• The contractor shall comply with pertinent Environmental Protection Agency laws and regulations.

• The GRSM safety officer has the authority to issue restraint or cease-and-desist orders to the contractor when violations or unsafe acts are present and threaten Government and contractor employees or damage to Government property.

• The contractor shall immediately report to the Contracting Officer, COTR and GRSM safety officer all accidents resulting in employee injury or death or damage to property while performing this contract.

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9. Performance Requirements Summary (PRS). The contractor performance requirements are summarized into required services that relates directly to successful contract completion.

The performance standard identifies the minimum acceptable levels of service allowed.

PWS

Section

Required

Service Standard

Monitoring

Method

Incentive/

Disincentive

#1

Saw cut existing asphalt pad at the roadway edge to provide a smooth transition and prevent damage to the roadway

100% compliance

Random Inspection Performance

Evaluation

#2

Remove asphalt overlay and haul to the nearest asphalt plant for recycling.

100% compliance

Random Inspection Performance

Evaluation

#3

Reuse/Regrade existing base stone in preparation for concrete.

100% compliance

Random Inspection Performance

Evaluation

#4

Install forming materials for parking pads, set for drainage with no more than a

2% cross slope.

100% compliance

Random Inspection Performance

Evaluation

#5

Pour concrete, concrete will meet or exceed the given specifications.

100% compliance

Random Inspection Performance

Evaluation

#6 Float and broom finish concrete

100% compliance

Random Inspection Performance

Evaluation

#7

Expansion joints or saw cuts every

20 feet.

100% compliance

Random Inspection Performance

#8

Remove all forming materials and debris from site and return to a ready to use condition.

100% compliance

Random Inspection Performance

10. Motor Vehicle & Traffic Regulations. Contractor employees operating motor vehicles shall possess a valid driver's license. Driver and vehicle permits, licenses, registrations and proof of insurance shall be maintained in the vehicle at all times and made available upon request.

Contractor employees shall comply with federal vehicle motor law requiring seat belts be worn at all times. Contractor employees shall adhere to the posted speed limits.

11. Employee Badges/Parking. All contractor employees shall comply with parking procedures published for the GRSM. Contractor employees shall return any GRSM issued personal or vehicle identification badges immediately upon termination of employment or completion of this contract.

12. Replacement of Contractor Employee for Security Reasons. The Government retains the right to request removal of the contractor’s employee(s), regardless of prior clearances.

13. Non-Payment for Additional Work. Any additional contractor performed services not specified in contract, either at its own volition or at the request of an individual other than an appointed Contracting Officer, except as may be explicitly authorized in the contract, shall be performed at the financial risk of the contractor. Only an appointed Contracting Officer is authorized to bind the Government to a change in specifications, contract terms, or conditions.

14. Conflict of Interest. The contractor shall not employ off-duty COTR’s or other

Government employees if such employment would create a conflict of interest or be contrary to the policies contained in conflict-of-interest directives.

15. Quality Control. The contractor shall establish and maintain a Quality Control Plan (QCP) to ensure the work performed conforms to the contract requirements. The Performance

Requirements Summary establishes performance standards that are the minimum requirements for acceptable performance of required services. The contractor’s QCP shall address methods for remedying poor performance. The Contractor shall develop QCP and submit with proposal package. The Contractor’s QCP includes:

• Required services identified in Performance Requirements Summary

• Contractor’s surveillance methodology

• Method and timeframe for responding to COTR or customer complaints

• Progress meetings with Government stakeholders

16. Quality Assurance. The COTR will monitor the contractor’s performance under this contract using the quality assurance procedures specified in the Government’s Quality Assurance

Surveillance Plan (QASP). The QASP may be modified after contract award upon review and acceptance of the contractor’s QCP to ensure both plans are mutually supportive. The purpose of the QASP is to ensure that the required services are performed in accordance with the contract requirements. The plan ensures reliable and continued operation by precluding unnecessary complaints and unacceptable performance. Government’s QASP includes:

• Acceptance of the contractor’s quality control plan

• Random inspection of the contractors work

• Communicating customer complaints

• Progress meetings with the contractor

The implementation of this QASP does not relieve the contractor of its responsibility to implement and abide by the QCP incorporated into this contract, and to provide acceptable performance of all required services listed herein. At the CO’s discretion, the contractor may incur a payment deduction for lack of compliance with the QCP, PWS or PRS.

17. Contractor’s Proposal Package. The following deliverables are to be submitted with offer in response to RFQ.

• Technical approach to perform required services.

• Contractor safety plan.

• Contractor’s QCP

• Proof of Insurance–Business Liability & Workers Compensation.

18. Inspection. The Government will conduct inspection upon completion of required services.

Final payment will be processed upon confirming that all noted contractor performance deficiencies have been satisfactorily corrected.