A06_General_Specifications.pdf

DEVA PMIS: 314467 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 SUMMARY

A. This Section includes administrative and procedural requirements.

1.2 GENERAL SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES

A. Processing Time: Allow 14 days from when the Contracting Officer’s Representative receives a submittal by email from the Contractor. When the submittal review is completed an e-mail notification will be sent to the Contractor. No extension of the Contract Time will be authorized because of failure to transmit submittals enough in advance of the Work to permit processing, including re-submittals.

B. Approved Equals:

1. For each item proposed as an “approved equal,” submit supporting data, including:

a. Comparison of the characteristics of the proposed item with that specified.

b. Name, address, and telephone number of vendor.

c. Manufacturer’s literature.

Electronic Submittals: Transmit all submittals except color samples in .pdf format with form CM-16, Transmittal – National Park Service. Format all submittals such that they are legible when printed at 11x17 size.

C. Physical samples: Deliver the COR with form CM-16.

D. Identification: Submittal number or other unique identifier, including revision identifier.

1. Submittal number shall use a sequential number (e.g., .001). Re-submittals shall include an alphabetic suffix after another decimal point (e.g., .001.A).

E. Re-submittals: Make re-submittals using the same process used with the initial submittal.

1. Note date and content of previous submittal.

2. Note date and content of revision in the title block on the CM-16E and clearly indicate the extent of revision.

3. Re-submit submittals until they are marked “Approved” or “Approved with notations”.

1.3 CONTRACTING OFFICER’S ACTION

A. General: Submittals will be disapproved without technical review if identification information is missing, not filled in, or if placed on the back of the submittal; an incorrect format of submittals is provided; the transmittal form is incorrectly filled out; submittals are not coordinated; or submittals do not show evidence of Contractor’s approval.

1. Any work done or orders for materials or services placed before approval shall be at the Contractor’s own risk.

B. ACTION SUBMITTALS: Contracting Officer will review each submittal, generate comments on corrections or modifications required, and indicate the appropriate action on the CM-16E Transmittal Form. The submittal will be marked in one of three ways as defined below:

1. APPROVED: Acceptable with no corrections.

2. APPROVED WITH NOTATIONS: Minor corrections or clarifications required. All comments are clear and no further review is required. The Contractor shall address all review comments when proceeding with the work.

3. DISAPPROVED - RESUBMIT: Rejected as not in accordance with the contract or as requiring major corrections or clarifications. The Contracting Officer will identify the reasons for disapproval. The Contractor shall revise and resubmit with changes clearly identified.

C. INFORMATIONAL SUBMITTALS: Contracting Officer will review each Informational Submittal and will either accept or reject it. Prepare and submit the following Informational Submittals:

1. Schedule of Values: After contract award and before the Pre-Construction conference submit a schedule of dollar values (SOV) based on the Contract Price Schedule, in accordance with the following:

a. Breakdown each lump-sum item into component work activities used in the schedule, for which progress payments may be requested. The work activities broken out within the schedule of values shall be correlated to the construction baseline schedule submitted under this specification. The total costs for the component work activities shall equal the contract price for that lump-sum item. The Contracting Officer may request data to verify accuracy of dollar values. Include mobilization, general condition costs, overhead and profit in the total dollar value of unit price items and in the component work activities for each lump-sum item.

b. Do not include mobilization, general condition costs, overhead, or profit as a separate item. These costs must be distributed among individual SOV line items appropriately.

c. The total cost of items under a Contract Line Item shall equal the Contract Line Item price. The total cost of all Contract Line Items shall equal the contract price. The Schedule of Values will form the basis for progress payments.

d. Component parts of work shall be broken down into sufficiently discrete items to allow for tracking and use in preparing progress payments.

e. An acceptable Schedule of Values shall be agreed upon by the Contractor and Contracting Officer before the first progress payment is processed.

2. Construction Baseline Schedule: After contract award and before the Pre-Construction conference, submit the baseline schedule, large enough to show entire schedule for entire construction period.

a. Failure to include any work item required for performance of this Contract shall not excuse Contractor from completing all work within applicable completion dates, regardless of Governments acceptance of the schedule.

b. Activities: Indicate the estimated duration, sequence requirements, and relationship of each activity in relation to other activities.

c. Work Stages: Indicate important stages of construction for each major portion of the Work. Include as applicable: Subcontract awards, Submittals, Purchases, Fabrication, Deliveries, Installation, Tests and inspections, Adjusting.

d. Recovery Schedule: When periodic schedule update indicates the Work is twenty or more calendar days behind the current accepted schedule, a separate recovery schedule indicating means by which Contractor intends to regain compliance with the schedule must be submitted.

3. Construction Schedule Updates: Submit electronically with each payment request, showing current status and any required schedule changes.

1.5 ACCIDENT PREVENTION

A. GENERAL: Contractor must submit certification that contractor possesses a current, OSHA compliant safety program to which the Contractor shall require all employees, subcontractors, and visitors to adhere to.

1. Equipment or tools not meeting OSHA requirements will not be allowed on the project.

2. Comply with contract clause entitled "Accident Prevention".

3. In case of conflicts between Federal, State, and local safety and health requirements, the most stringent shall apply.

4. Failure to comply with the requirements of this section and related sections may result in suspension of work.

5. The CC48 Resources Management building is known to have past and present occupation by mice. Various species of mice in Death Valley National Park are known to be carriers of Hantavirus. Contractor shall include Hantavirus specific safety practices in Contractor’s safety program.

B. ACCIDENT REPORTING: A project reportable accident is defined as death, occupational disease, traumatic injury to employees or the public, fires, and property damage by accident in excess of $100. Notify Contracting Officer immediately in the event of a reportable accident.

Within 7 days of a reportable accident, fill out and forward to Contracting Officer an Accident/Property Damage Report (Form CM-22). Form may be obtained from the Contracting Officer.

C. SAFETY MEETINGS: Prior to beginning work, have a safety meeting with all personnel and the COR to review the jobsite safety requirements. As a minimum, Contractor shall also conduct daily 15-minute "toolbox" safety meetings.

D. FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY: Comply with the requirements of NFPA 241 (Standard for Safeguarding Construction, Alteration, and Demolition Operations). No smoking within 50 ft of buildings.

E. SITE ACCESS: The sites are located in the Cow Creek Maintenance/Administrative area of Death Valley National Park, approximately 3 miles North of the Furnace Creek Visitor Center on CA-190. CC48 Resources Management building is located at latitude/longitude coordinates 36°30'12.4"N 116°52'13.2"W and CC355 Hydrology building is located at coordinates 36°30'14.4"N 116°52'08.8"W.

F. WORK HOURS: Cow Creek allowable work hours are from 0600 to 1600 Monday through Friday. After Hours Work Requests must be submitted to the COR a minimum of 48-hours in advance.

1.6 QUALITY REQUIREMENTS

A. General. This Section includes administrative and procedural requirements for quality assurance and quality control. Testing and inspecting services are required to verify compliance with requirements specified or indicated. These services do not relieve Contractor of responsibility for compliance with the Contract Document requirements. The quality of all work shall be the responsibility of the Contractor.

B. Standards: If compliance with two or more standards is specified and the standards establish different or conflicting requirements for minimum quality levels, comply with the most stringent requirement. Refer uncertainties and requirements that are different, but apparently equal, to Contracting Officer for a decision before proceeding.

C. Contractor's Quality Control Daily Reports: Submit showing all inspections and tests on the first workday following the date covered by the report. Quality Control Supervisor shall utilize the forms attached at the end of this Section.

D. If the Quality Control Daily Reports are not submitted as specified, the Contracting Officer may retain payments for work completed on days there are no Quality Control Daily Report.

E. Permits, Licenses, and Certificates: Contractor is responsible for obtaining all permits, and possessing any required licenses and certificates. For NPS records, submit copies of permits, licenses, certifications, inspection reports, releases, jurisdictional settlements, notices, receipts for fee payments, judgments, correspondence, records, and similar documents, established for compliance with standards and regulations bearing on performance of the work.

A. Quality Control Process:

1. Notification: Notify the Contracting Officer at least 48 hours in advance of the preparatory phase meeting.

2. Preparatory Phase: Perform before beginning each feature of work.

a. Review submittals, including manufacturer’s installation recommendations, with personnel directly responsible for quality assurance and quantity control of the work.

b. Review all applicable specifications sections and drawings related to the feature of work.

c. Ensure that provisions have been made for field control testing.

d. Examine the work area to ensure that all preliminary work has been completed.

e. Verify all field dimensions and advise the Contracting Officer of discrepancies with contract documents.

f. Ensure that necessary equipment and materials are at the project site and that they comply with approved shop drawings and submittals.

g. Document all preparatory phase activities and discussions on the Contractor's Quality Control Daily Report.

3. Follow-Up Phase:

a. As soon as work begins, inspect and test a representative portion of a particular feature of work for quality of workmanship.

b. As work progresses, periodically inspect and test to ensure compliance with contract requirements.

c. Document all phase activities on the Contractor's Quality Control Daily Report.

4. Enforcement: The Contractor shall stop work on any item or feature pending satisfactory correction of any deficiency noted by the quality control staff or the Contracting Officer.

1.7 QUALIFICATIONS OF EMPLOYEES:

1. All employees must be physically qualified and able to perform their assigned duties in a safe manner.

2. Do not allow employees to perform work whose ability or alertness is impaired because of prescription or illegal drug use, fatigue, illness, intoxication, or other conditions that may expose themselves or others to injury.

3. Operators of vehicles, manlifts, etc. shall be able to understand signs, signals, and operating instructions, and be fully capable of operating such equipment. Provide operating instructions for all equipment. Newly hired operators shall be individually tested by an experienced operator or supervisor to determine if they are capable of safely operating equipment.

END OF GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

PART 2 - CONTRACTOR'S QUALITY CONTROL DAILY REPORT

REPORT NO. _________ SHEET 1 OF _________

PROJECT

CONTRACT NO.

DATE

PARK

CONTRACTOR'S REPRESENTATIVE ON THE JOB

WEATHER (Rain, Snow, Cloudy, Windy, etc.)

RAINFALL

Inches

TEMPERATURE GROUND CONDITIONS (Dry, Damp, Wet, Frozen, etc.)

MAX.

MIN.

1. PRIME CONTRACTOR

NO. EMPLOYEES BY JOB CATEGORIES Hours HEAVY EQUIPMENT ON

JOB

NO.

UNITS

HRS. WORKING

YES NO Comments

WORK PERFORMED BY PRIME CONTRACTOR:

MATERIALS DELIVERED OFFICIAL VISITORS TO SITE

2A. SUBCONTRACTOR, _____________________________________________: (If more than one subcontractor use copies of following page.)

NO. EMPLOYEES BY JOB CATEGORIES Hours HEAVY EQUIPMENT ON

JOB

NO.

UNITS

WORK PERFORMED BY SUBCONTRACTOR:

3. SPECIFIC INSPECTIONS: (Inspections performed, results, and corrective actions)

4. TESTING: 1 Check if any testing was performed today. (Complete and attach Test Report Information Sheets.)

Type and Location of Testing: ____________________________________________________________________________________

5. VERBAL INSTRUCTION RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENT ON CONSTRUCTION DEFICIENCIES OR RE-TESTING

REQUIRED:

6. REMARKS:

7. CERTIFICATION:

I certify that the above report is complete and correct and that I, or my authorized representative, have inspected all work performed this day by the prime contractor and each subcontractor and determined that all materials, equipment, and workmanship are in strict compliance with the plans and specifications except as may be noted above. ____________________________________________________________ Contractor's Quality Control Representative

SUBCONTRACTOR WORK CONTINUED:

CONTRACT NO. REPORT NO. _______

SHEET ____ OF ____

2 SUBCONTRACTOR,

NO. EMPLOYEES BY JOB CATEGORIES Hours HEAVY EQUIPMENT ON

JOB

NO.

UNITS

2 SUBCONTRACTOR,

JOB

NO.

UNITS

JOB

NO.

UNITS

JOB

NO.

UNITS

YES NO COMMENTS

4. Enforcement: The Contractor shall stop work on any item or feature pending satisfactory correction of any deficiency noted by the quality control staff or the Contracting Officer.

PART 2 - CONTRACTOR'S QUALITY CONTROL DAILY REPORT