AG 3D47 S 09 0015.IFB.Elkwater Mitigation.Amend3.pdf

AG-3D47-S-09-0015

TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE

SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

B.1 BID SCHEDULE

B.2 4I-52.214-1 AWARD RESTRICTION (AUG 1987, NRCS, AMB) . 3

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT

C.1 STATEMENT OF WORK

C.2 AGAR 452.211-73 ATTACHMENTS TO STATEMENT OF

WORK/SPECIFICATIONS (FEB 1988)

SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) 6

E.2 52.246-11 HIGHER-LEVEL CONTRACT QUALITY REQUIREMENT . 6

(FEB 1999)

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) 7

F.2 52.211-10 COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COMPLETION . 7

OF WORK (APR 1984)

F.3 ACTUAL DAMAGES--CONSTRUCTION

F.4 52.236-1 PERFORMANCE OF WORK BY THE CONTRACTOR . . . 8

(APR 1984)

SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

G.1 4I-52.232-70 DESIGNATED PAYMENT OFFICE CONTACT POINT . 9

(AUGUST 1989)

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1 52.236-4 PHYSICAL DATA (APR 1984)

H.2 AGAR 452.236-73 ARCHEOLOGICAL OR HISTORIC SITES . . . 10

(FEB 1988)

H.3 AGAR 452.236-74 CONTROL OF EROSION, SEDIMENTATION, . . 10

AND POLLUTION (NOV 1996)

H.4 AGAR 452.236-75 MAXIMUM WORKWEEK - CONSTRUCTION . . . 11

SCHEDULE (NOV 1996)

H.5 AGAR 452.236-76 SAMPLES AND CERTIFICATES

(FEB 1988)

H.6 4I-52.249-70 TIME EXTENSIONS FOR UNUSUALLY SEVERE WEATH 11

(NRCS, AMB) (JULY 1993)

H.7 NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE

SUPPLEMENT TO OSHA PARTS 1910 AND 1926

CONSRUCTION INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND INTERPRETATIONS

H.8 SEQUENCE OF WORK

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NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE

SUPPLEMENT TO OSHA PARTS 1910 AND 1926

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND INTERPRETATIONS

GENERAL CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS

1.1 SAFETY PROGRAM.

Each contractor is to demonstrate that he or she has facilities for conducting a safety program commensurate with the work under contract. The contractor is to submit in writing a proposed comprehensive safety program to the contracting officer for approval before the start of construction operations. The program is to specifically state what provisions the contractor proposes to take for the health and safety of all employees, including subcontractors and rental equipment operators. The program shall be site specific and provide details relevant to the work to be done, the hazards associated with the work, and the actions that will be necessary to minimize the identified hazards.

1.2 PRECONSTRUCTION SAFETY MEETING.

Representatives for the contractor are to meet with the contracting officer (CO) or the CO's representative before the start of construction to discuss the safety program and the implementation of all health and safety standards pertinent to the work under this contract.

1.3 JOINT SAFETY POLICY COMMITTEE.

The contractor of designated onsite representative is to participate in monthly meetings of a Joint Safety Policy Committee, composed of USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service and contractor supervisory personnel. At these meetings the contractor's project manager and the contracting officer will review the effectiveness of the contractor's safety effort, resolve current health and safety problems, and coordinate safety activities for upcoming work.

1.4 SAFETY PERSONNEL.

Each contractor is to designate a competent supervisory employee satisfactory to the contracting officer to administer the safety program.

1.5 SAFETY MEETINGS.

A minimum of one "on-the-job" or "toolbox" safety meeting is to be conducted each week by all field supervisors or foremen and attended by mechanics and all construction personnel at the jobsite. The contractor is to also conduct regularly scheduled supervisory safety meetings at least monthly for all levels of job supervision.

1.6 SAFETY INSPECTION.

The contractor shall perform frequent and regular safety inspections of the jobsite, materials, and equipment, and shall correct deficiencies.

1.7 FIRST AID TRAINING.

Every contractor foreman's work crew must include an employee who has a current first aid certificate from the Mine Safety and Health Administration, American Red Cross, or other state-approved organization.

1.8 REPORTS.

Each contractor is to maintain an accurate record of all job-related deaths, diseases, or disabling injuries. The records shall be maintained in a manner approved by the contracting officer. A copy of all reports is to be provided to the contracting officer.

All fatal or serious injuries are to be reported immediately to the contracting officer, and every assistance is to be given in the investigation of the incident, including submission of a comprehensive narrative report to the contracting officer. Other occurrences with serious accident potential, such as equipment failures, slides, and cave-ins, must also be reported immediately.

The contractor is to assist and cooperate fully with the contracting officer in conducting accident investigations. The contracting officer is to be furnished all information and data pertinent to investigation of an accident.

1.9 CERTIFICATION OF INSURANCE.

Contractors are to provide the contracting officer or his or her authorized representative with certificates of insurance before the start of operations indicating full compliance with State Worker's Compensation statutes.

FIRST AID AND MEDICAL FACILITIES

2.1 FIRST AID KITS.

A 16-unit first aid kit approved by the American Red Cross is to be provided at accessible, well-identified, locations at the ratio of at least 1 kit for each 25 employees. The first aid kits are to be moisture proof and dust tight, and the contents of the kits are to be replenished as used or as they become ineffective or outdated.

2.2 EMERGENCY FIRST AID.

At least one employee certified to administer emergency first aid must be available on each shift and duly designated by the contractor to care for injured employees. The names of the certified employees shall be posted at the jobsite.

2.3 COMMUNICATION AND TRANSPORTATION.

Prior to the start of work, the contractor is to make necessary arrangements for prompt and dependable communications, transportation, and medical care for injured employees. At least one stretcher and two blankets shall be readily available for transporting injured employees.

2.4 FIRST AID AND MEDICAL REPORTS.

The contractor is to maintain a record system for first aid and medical treatment on the jobsite. Such records are to be readily available to the contracting officer and are to include--

(a) A daily treatment log listing chronologically all persons treated for occupational injuries and illnesses;

(b) Cumulative record of injury for each individual;

(c) Monthly statistical records of occupational injuries, classified by type and nature of injury; and

(d) Required records for worker's compensation.

2.5 SIGNS AND DIRECTIONAL MARKINGS.

Adequate identification and directional markers are to be provided to readily denote the location of all first aid stations.

2.6 EMERGENCY LISTING.

A listing of telephone numbers and addresses of doctor, rescue squad, hospital, police, and fire departments is to be provided at all first aid locations.

PHYSICAL QUALIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES

3.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.

Persons employed throughout the contract are to be physically qualified to perform their assigned duties. Employees must not knowingly be permitted or required to work while their ability or alertness is impaired by fatigue, illness, or any other reason that may jeopardize themselves or others.

3.2 HOIST OPERATORS.

Operators of cranes, cableways, and other hoisting equipment shall be examined annually by a physician and provided with a certification stating that they are physically qualified to safely operate hoisting equipment. The contractor is to submit a copy of each certification to the contracting officer.

3.3 HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS.

It is recommended that operators of trucks and heavy construction equipment be given physical examinations to determine if they are physically qualified to perform their assigned work without endangering themselves or others.

3.4 MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS.

Operators of motor vehicles engaged primarily in the transportation of personnel are to be 18 years of age or older and have a valid state operator's permit or license for the equipment being operated. The operators must have passed a physical examination administered by a licensed physician within the past year showing that they are physically qualified to operate vehicles safely.

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

4.1 HARD-HAT AREAS.

The entire jobsite, with the exception of offices, shall be considered a hard-hat area. All persons entering the area are, without exception, required to wear hard-hats. The contractor shall provide hard-hats for visitors entering hard-hat areas.

4.1.1 LABELS.

Hard-hats shall bear a manufacturer's label indicating design compliance with the appropriate ANSI (American National Standards Institute) standard.

4.2 POSTING.

Signs at least 3 by 4 feet worded as follows with red letters (minimum 6 inches high) and white background shall be erected at access points to designated hard-hat areas:

CONSTRUCTION AREA -- HARD-HAT REQUIRED BEYOND THIS POINT

These signs are to be furnished and installed by the contractor at entries to shops, construction yards, and job access points.

4.3 SAFETY GOGGLES (DRILLERS)

4.3.1 DRILLERS AND HELPERS.

Drillers and helpers operating pneumatic rock drills must wear protective safety goggles.

MACHINERY AND MECHANIZED EQUIPMENT

5.1 SAFE CONDITION.

Before any machinery or mechanized equipment is initially used on the job, it must be inspected and tested by qualified personnel and determined to be in safe condition and appropriate for the intended use. Operators shall inspect their equipment prior to the beginning of each shift. Any deficiencies or defects shall be corrected prior to using the equipment. Safety equipment, such as seatbelts, installed on machinery is to be used by equipment operators.

5.2 TAGGING AND LOCKING.

The controls of power-driven equipment under repair are to be locked. An effective lockout and tagging procedure is to be established, prescribing specific responsibilities and safety procedures to be followed by the person or persons performing repair work.

5.3 HAUL ROADS FOR EQUIPMENT

5.3.1 ROAD MAINTENANCE.

The contractor shall maintain all roadways, including haul roads and access roads, in a safe condition so as to eliminate or control dust and ice hazards. Wherever dust is a hazard, adequate dust-laying equipment shall be available at the jobsite and utilized to control the dust.

5.3.2 SINGLE LANE HAUL ROADS.

Single-lane haul roads with two-way traffic shall have adequate turnouts. Where turnouts are not practical, a traffic control system shall be provided to prevent accidents.

5.3.3 TWO-WAY HAUL ROADS.

On two-way haul roads, arrangements are to be such that vehicles travel on the right side wherever possible. Signs and traffic control devices are to be employed to indicate clearly any variations from a right-hand traffic pattern.

The road shall be wide enough to permit safe passage of opposing traffic, considering the type of hauling equipment used.

5.3.4 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF HAUL ROADS.

Haul road design criteria and drawings, if requested by the contracting officer, are to be submitted for approval prior to road construction. Sustained grades shall not exceed 12 percent and all curves shall have open-sight line with as great a radius as practical. All roads shall be posted with curve signs and maximum speed limits that will permit the equipment to be stopped within one-half the minimum sight distance.

5.3.5 OPERATORS.

Machinery and mechanized equipment shall be operated only by authorized qualified persons.

5.3.6 RIDING ON EQUIPMENT.

Riding on equipment by unauthorized personnel is prohibited.

Seating and safety belts shall be provided for the operator and all passengers.

5.3.7 GETTING ON OR OFF EQUIPMENT.

Getting on or off equipment while the equipment is in motion is prohibited.

5.3.8 HOURS OF OPERATION.

Except in emergencies, an equipment operator shall not operate any mobile or hoisting equipment for more than 12 hours without an 8-hour rest interval away from the job.

5.4 POWER CRANES AND HOISTS (truck cranes, crawler cranes, tower cranes, gantry cranes, hammerhead cranes, derricks, cableways, and hoists)

5.4.1 PERFORMANCE TEST.

Before initial onsite operation, at 12-month intervals, and after major repairs or modification, power cranes, derricks, cableways, and hoists must satisfactorily complete a performance test to demonstrate the equipment's ability to safely handle and maneuver the rated loads. The tests shall be conducted in the presence of a representative of the contracting officer. Test data shall be recorded and a copy furnished the contracting officer.

5.4.2 PERFORMANCE TEST--Power Cranes (Crawler mounted, truck

mounted, and wheel mounted).

The performance test is to be carried out with outriggers set and with a test load weighing 110 percent of the rated capacity when the boom angle is from 30 degrees to 60 degrees above the horizontal. The test is to consist of raising, lowering and braking the load and rotating the test load through 360 degrees at the specified boom angle or radius.

Cranes equipped with jibs or boom tip extensions are to be tested using both the main boom and the jib, with an appropriate test load in each case.

5.4.3 PERFORMANCE TEST--Derricks, Gantry Cranes, Tower Cranes, Cableways, and Hoists, including Overhead Cranes. This equipment is to be performance tested with a test load weighing 110 percent of the rated load. In testing cableways, the test load is to be traveled to the upstream and downstream limits of travel and thoroughly performance tested in at least three travel positions, including both limits of travel.

5.4.4 BOOM ANGLE INDICATOR. Power cranes (includes draglines) with booms capable of moving in the vertical plane shall be provided with a boom angle indicator in good working order.

5.4.5 CRANE TEST CERTIFICATION.

The performance test required by 5.4.2 and 5.4.3 is fulfilled if the contractor provides the contracting officer a copy of the certificate of inspection made within the past 12 months by a qualified person or by a government or private agency satisfactory to the contracting officer.

5.4.6 POSTING FOR HIGH VOLTAGE LINES.

A notice of the 10-foot (or greater) clearance required by OSHA 1926.550, Subpart N, shall be posted in the operator's cab of cranes, shovels, boom-type concrete pumps, backhoes, and related equipment.

5.4.7 BOOM STOPS.

Cranes or derricks with cable-supported booms, except draglines, shall have a device attached between the gantry of the A-frame and the boom chords to limit the elevation of the boom. The device shall control the vertical motions of the boom with increasing resistance from 83 degrees or less, until completely stopping the boom at not over 87 degrees above horizontal.

5.4.8 SAFETY HOOKS.

Hooks used in hoisting personnel or hoisting loads over construction personnel or in the immediate vicinity of construction personnel shall be forged steel equipped with safety keepers. When shackles are used under these conditions, they shall be of the locking type or have the pin secured to prohibit turning.

5.5 ROLLOVER PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES (ROPS)

5.5.1 ROLLOVER PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES.

OSHA 1926, Subpart W, Overhead Protection, Sections 1000 and 1002 are applicable regardless of the year in which the equipment was manufactured and regardless of the struck capacity of the equipment.

5.5.2 EQUIPMENT REQUIRING ROPS.

The requirement for ROPS meeting 5.5.1 above applies to crawler and rubber-tired tractors such as dozers, push-and-pull tractors, winch tractors, tractors with backhoes, and mowers; off-highway, self-propelled, pneumatic-tired earthmovers, including scrapers, motor graders and loaders;

and rollers, compactors, and water tankers (excluding trucks with cabs). These requirements shall also apply to agricultural and industrial tractors and similar equipment.

5.5.3 EQUIPMENT REQUIRING SEATBELTS.

The requirements for seatbelts as specified in OSHA 1926, Subpart O, Motor Vehicles, Mechanized Equipment, and Marine Operations, Section 1926.602 shall also apply to self-propelled compactors and rollers, and rubber-tired skid-steer equipment.

LADDERS AND SCAFFOLDING

6.1 LADDERS.

OSHA 1926, Subpart L - Section 450. Ladders shall be used as work platforms only when use of small hand tools or handling of light material is involved. No work requiring lifting of heavy materials or substantial exertion shall be done from ladders.

6.2 SCAFFOLDING.

OSHA 1926, Subpart L - Section 451. Scaffolds, platforms or temporary floors shall be provided for all work except that which can be done safely from the ground or similar footing.

6.3 SAFETY BELTS, LIFELINE, AND LANYARDS.

OSHA 1926, Subpart E, Section 104. Lifelines, safety belts and lanyards independently attached or attended, shall be used when performing such work as the following when the requirements of 6.1 or 6.2 above cannot be met.

(a) Work on stored material in hoppers, bins, silos, tanks, or other confined spaces.

(b) Work on hazardous slopes, structural steel, or poles;

erection or dismantling of safety nets, tying reinforcing bars; and work from Boatswain's chairs, swinging scaffolds, or other unguarded locations at elevations greater than 6 feet.

(c) Work on skips and platforms used in shafts by crews when the skip or cage does not block the opening to within 1 foot of the sides of the shaft, unless cages are provided.

H.8 SEQUENCE OF WORK (WV NRCS, AUG 2009)

The Contractor shall sequence the construction work to ensure that the boat ramp, safety boom, wetland area, and boat access parking are completed as soon as possible. If the contractor does not have enough labor and equipment to simultaneously work at the accessible fishing area and the boat access area, then work upstream of the dam takes precedence. This special provision is required so the gate to the dam can be closed to fill the reservoir as soon as possible.

PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

SECTION J - LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

J.1 LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

1. WAGE DETERMINATIONS (15 Pages)

Davis-Bacon: General Wage Decision Number: WV080003 07/03/2009 WV3- State: West Virginia Construction Type: Highway (Pages 1-15)

2. CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS (Pages 2-97) No. Date Title

2 5/01 Clearing and Grubbing 5 5/01 Pollution Control 6 5/01 Seeding, Sprigging and Mulching 7 5/01 Construction Surveys 8 5/01 Mobilization & Demobilization 10 5/01 Water for Construction 11 5/01 Removal of Water 21 5/01 Excavation 23 5/01 Topsoiling 32 5/01 Structure Concrete 34 11/05 Steel Reinforcement 44 5/01 Corrugated Polyethylene Tubing 61 11/05 Rock Riprap 81 5/01 Metal Fabrication and Installation 91 5/01 Chain Link Fence 94 5/01 Contractor Quality Control 95 5/01 Geotextile 402 7/09 Silt Fence 407 7/09 WVDOH Hot-Mix Asphalt Paving 450 7/09 WVDOH Aggregate Base Course 451 7/09 Hiking Trail 460 7/09 Safety Boom 461 7/09 Signs 463 7/09 Pavement Markings 465 7/09 Fish Habitat Improvements

MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS (Pages 98-111) No. Date Title 522 5/01 Aggregates for Portland Cement Concrete 523 11/05 Rock for Riprap 531 5/01 Portland Cement 533 11/05 Chemical Admixtures for Concrete 535 5/01 Preformed Expansion Joint Filler 536 5/01 Sealing Compound for Joints in Concrete and Concrete Pipe 539 11/05 Steel Reinforcement (for concrete) 548 5/01 Corrugated Polyethylene Tubing 554 5/01 Steel Pipe 592 5/01 Geotextile

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Amendment No. 3 Attachment No. 1

Attendees List Site Showing

For Elkwater Fork Mitigation Project

Randolph County, WV August 12, 2009, 10:00am

Name (First and Last) Office/Company& Position Telephone Email Address

Amy Bolyard-Stonebraker USDA-NRCS/Contracting Officer (CO) 304-284-7557 Amy.bolyard@wv.usda.gov John Weller USDA-NRCS/Contracting Officer

Technical Representative (COTR) 304-457-1118 x110 John.weller@wv.usda.gov

Alan Kerns USDA-NRCS/Construction Inspector 304-457-4516 Alan.kerns@wv.usda.gov Angela Greene USDA-NRCS/State Conservation

Engineer 304-284-7561 Angela.greene@wv.usda.gov

TJ Burr USDA-NRCS/Civil Engineer & Project Mgr

304-284-7596 Tee.burr@wv.usda.gov

James Rohr C&R Builders Inc./President 304-472-4141 Fax: 304-472-3949 James Rohr II C&R Builders 304-472-4141 Fax: 304-472-3949 Claude Cunningham Meadows Stone & Paving 304-364-5151

Fax 304-364-5153 ccunningham@wvdsl.net

Matt Selders Kanawha Stone Company, Inc. 304-755-8271 Matt.selders@kanawhastone.com Mark Pysell Laurita Excavating 304-296-7531 ott@laurita.com James Warner Manno Construction 814-776-1310 Allen Fripley All Construction 304-693-7131 kitzmillerjason@msn.com Ray Phares R&S Construction 304-567-2634 RSphares@spruceknob.net Dave Ware Orange Construction 304-291-6765

Fax: 304-291-6975 orangeconst@aol.com

Kenneth Varner Varner Construction LLC 304-456-4509 Fax: 304-456-4510 varner@frontiernet.net mailto:Amy.bolyard@wv.usda.gov mailto:John.weller@wv.usda.gov mailto:Alan.kerns@wv.usda.gov mailto:Angela.greene@wv.usda.gov mailto:Tee.burr@wv.usda.gov mailto:ccunningham@wvdsl.net mailto:Matt.selders@kanawhastone.com mailto:ott@laurita.com mailto:kitzmillerjason@msn.com mailto:RSphares@spruceknob.net mailto:orangeconst@aol.com

Attachment No. 2

Question and Answers (Q&A)

Elkwater Fork On-Site Mitigation Project

Elkwater Fork Dam, Randolph County, West Virginia

A Job showing was held at the Huttonsville PSD office in Mill Creek, WV, and on Construction Site beginning at 10:00 AM on 8/12/2009. References to “sheets” refer to the construction drawings.

1. Q: Will Davis Bacon wage rates be used on the Job?

A: Yes, the Davis Bacon highway rates will be used. General Decision Number WV080003 dated 7/03/2009, WV3 is attached as part of this Solicitation Package.

2. Q: Are the correct Davis Bacon wage rates posted?

A: Yes.

3. Q: Are the Davis Bacon wages to be used or the highest wages between the State and Davis Bacon Wages?

A: Davis Bacon Highway Wages will be used as shown in the General Wage

Decision.

4. Q: Communication, there is no cell phone service or radio service out of the hollow.

A: No phone service or radio service is required at the site. However, the NRCS Supplement to OSHA parts 1910 and 1926 gives first aid and safety requirements, including communication and transportation arrangements.

5. Q: Is a project trailer required?

A: No.

6. Q: Are we responsible for keeping up all haul roads?

A: Construction access roads must be maintained in existing or better condition throughout construction. Details for this work is covered in construction specification 8, bid item 4.

7. Q: Where will the rock riprap from the existing ditch on sheet 5 be stockpiled?

A: Riprap shall be hauled a short distance according to 7(a)(4) of construction specification 2.

8. Q: The fence posts that are 1.5’ away from the front of the existing concrete dam will probably be drilled into the dam. How should that be constructed?

A: Use the “Post in Rock” detail on sheet 5.

9. Q: After you cut the handrail, what do you have to do?

A: It has to be capped with aluminum plugs or caps so that cut edges and openings are covered. See Guardrail Detail on Sheet 5.

10. Q: Will you post a new set of drawings?

A: The sheets that have changed will be posted.

11. Q: Are there going to be five stream crossings?

A: Sheet 7 shows 4 Rock Ford Stream Crossings. The drawing and associated note was changed to show only ONE new Rock Ford Stream Crossing. Other stream crossing locations are stable as they exist.

12. Q: Can the Safety Boom swing after being placed?

A: Yes. With slack and stretch in the boom, most of the boom should lay on the ground until the reservoir is filled.

13. Q: Is there any flexibility with regard to the designated safety boom anchor locations?

A: Yes, but the overall length must remain at 650 feet. The locations could be adjusted some as approved by the COTR to obtain better soil conditions for the anchors, if necessary. Vertical variance should be downward, but not more than 5-feet in elevation.

14. Q: Is the erosion protection on sheet 12, typical section F/12, reinforced earth?

A: No, see the Typical Erosion Control Matting Details on sheet 2.

15. Q: Is the reinforced earth is only on one side of the permanent stream plug?

A: Yes, as shown by the hatched area on sheet 9.

16. Q: Does the headwall for the culvert have to be pre-cast or can it be cast in place?

A: It must be pre-cast.

17. Q: Can we get trucks down the road into the back of the permanent pool area and what are we going to have to do to the road?

A: It is the contractor’s responsibility to get all labor, materials, and equipment to the construction sites. The contract requires the construction of a minimum of three turnouts as shown on sheet 8. Additional requirements are included in construction specification 8.

18. Q: Are we going to have a time limit on concrete for the Safety Boom?

A: If concrete is required; it must comply with all applicable construction specifications. Material for the safety boom anchors will be as specified by the professional engineer per construction specification 460.

19. Q: Who is the handrail manufacturer?

A: Golden Railing, Inc, 720 Corporate Circle “J”, Golden, CO 80401, Attachment No. 2

303-279-5807.

20. Q: Can we use a rubber plug for the handrail?

A: No, see the Guardrail Detail on sheet 5.

21. Q: Where can we find an engineer to design the Safety Boom and Anchor?

A: Check with the boom manufacturer. They might have a West Virginia Professional Engineer on staff or may be able to provide the name of a qualified engineer.

22. Q: Where does the fill come from for the rip rap ditch that comes out?

A: There should be excess excavated material from the area of the sidewalk, access road, and parking area to fill the ditch.

23. Q: Does the stream crossing need a pipe in it?

A: No, see Typical Detail shown on sheet 2.

24. Q: In reference to the safety-boom anchor location, how far is 400 feet; is it up to that rock? (Looking upstream to the right side anchor location from the top of dam) A: It is past the rock in question.

25. Q: What bid item covers excavation for the accessible parking area?

A: This is subsidiary to the placement of crushed aggregate base course per construction specification 21.

26. Q: Where will earthfill material come from to get the accessible parking area to the proper subgrade elevations?

A: From the excavation work or on-site borrow areas determined by the COTR.

27. Q: Does the road have to be removed? (Referring to accesses to the Anchor locations)

A: The temporary access road shall be seeded and mulched to prevent erosion immediately following completion of the work. Also see construction specification 460.

28. Q: Where can we get the rock for the fish habitat?

A: At the borrow area shown on sheet 11, from excavation work or as approved by the COTR within the Construction Limits. See note 1 of the detail on sheet 10.

29. Q: Where does the fish habitat go?

A: In shallow areas below permanent pool elevation as shown on details on sheet

10. They will be located within the Construction Limits in or adjacent to the Waste & Borrow Area shown on sheet 11 at locations approved by the COTR.

30. Q: Does the area for fish habitat improvements require clearing and grubbing?

A: Only as required for construction. Minimal clearing, grubbing, and disturbance is preferred.

31. Q: Are there any control points for elevation near the boat access area?

A: Refer to construction specification 7. The contractor is required to establish at least three primary control points at the boat access area. These points need to be in permanent locations above the permanent pool elevation. The points discussed during the site showing were only temporary points. Existing control points are shown on sheet 3.

32. Q: Can fill material be used for construction of the hiking trails?

A: No, they shall be excavated into the hillside as shown by the typical sections and as described by the notes on sheet 11.

33. Q: Does all of the excavated earth have to be removed from the hiking trails?

A: Yes, as shown by the typical sections and described by the notes on sheet 11.

34. Q: Does the area around wetland excavation need to be bermed on the sides?

A: No, this area will be submerged when the reservoir is filled.

35. Q: Is the borrow area on sheet 11 a stock pile from a previous contract?

A: No, it is original ground.

36. Q: Does the soil for earth fills have to be tested for compaction?

A: No, method compactions are required by construction specification 23.

37. Q: Is a Stimulus [funding] Sign required at the job site?

A: No.

38. Q: Does the silt fence come out?

A: Yes, after disturbed areas have been stabilized as required by specifications.

39. Q: Do you have separate channel and wetland excavation quantities?

A: No, only the estimated total for Bid Item 5, Excavation, Unclassified shown in the table on sheet 3. Separate quantities for the Hiking Trail excavation are shown on sheet 11 as an estimate for the contractor’s convenience.

40. Q: What has to be done with the trees that are taken down?

A: Use them for fish habitat, log water bars, or disposed of in the area shown on sheet 11. Also refer to specification page 2-3, 7. a. (2) for stump burial. Cleared and grubbed material can also be burned (with required permits secured by the Contractor) or removed from the site to an appropriate disposal area approved by the Contracting Officer.

41. Q: Do we have to hammer out rock for the hiking trail?

A: No, refer to the notes for the Typical Hiking Trail Section on sheet 11.

42. Q: If we encounter rock while installing the 30” culvert, does it have to come out?

Attachment No. 2

A: Yes. See Section B on sheet 14.

QUESTIONS SUBMITTED AFTER JOB SHOWING

43. Q: Can we use a different access than is shown on the drawings to get to the anchor location on the left side of the dam looking downstream?

A: Yes, according to construction specification 460, Section 5.

44. Q: Do we have to clear everything in the Clearing Limits?

A: “Clearing Limits” are not specified. See note 5 on sheet 2 under Erosion & Sediment Control Notes. Since clearing, grubbing, and pollution control are lump sum bid items, it is in the contractor’s best interest to limit the clearing to what is required for the work and to meet the specifications.

OTHER MODIFICATIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS

45. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to determine the appropriate staffing necessary to perform the contract work. Contractors are also responsible for complying with the minimum wage and benefits requirements for each classification performing work on the contract. If a classification considered necessary by the contractor for performance of the work is not listed on the applicable wage determination, the contractor must initiate a request for approval of an additional classification along with the proposed wage and benefit rates for that classification.

Federal Davis-Bacon Highway Rates apply to this contract. The Davis Bacon Act clause is attached to this amendment for your information. In addition, the process referred to as “Conformance” is also attached for your information.

46. On sheet 3, the “4-WD ONLY” sign is deleted from the project to comply with WVDOH requirements. Note 2 on sheet 3 was modified to reflect this change.

47. Construction specification 91 for the chain link fence was added to the list of construction specifications.

48. The missing cross-section P/14 was added to sheet 14.

49. A Special Provision is added to make the work upstream of the dam and requiring access below the permanent pool elevation the highest priority.

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WV – Elkwater Fork Mitigation Project

Elkwater Fork Mitigation Project

Randolph County, West Virginia

Construction and Material Specification List

No. Date Title

CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS

2 5/01 Clearing and Grubbing 5 5/01 Pollution Control 6 5/01 Seeding, Sprigging and Mulching 7 5/01 Construction Surveys 8 5/01 Mobilization & Demobilization 10 5/01 Water for Construction 11 5/01 Removal of Water 21 5/01 Excavation 23 5/01 Earthfill 26 5/01 Topsoiling 32 5/01 Structure Concrete 34 11/05 Steel Reinforcement 44 5/01 Corrugated Polyethylene Tubing 61 11/05 Rock Riprap 81 5/01 Metal Fabrication and Installation 91 5/01 Chain Link Fence 94 5/01 Contractor Quality Control 95 5/01 Geotextile 402 7/09 Silt Fence 407 7/09 WVDOH Hot-Mix Asphalt Paving 450 7/09 WVDOH Aggregate Base Course 451 7/09 Hiking Trail 460 7/09 Safety Boom 461 7/09 Signs 463 7/09 Pavement Markings 465 7/09 Fish Habitat Improvements

MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS

522 5/01 Aggregates for Portland Cement Concrete 523 11/05 Rock for Riprap 531 5/01 Portland Cement 533 11/05 Chemical Admixtures for Concrete 535 5/01 Preformed Expansion Joint Filler 536 5/01 Sealing Compound for Joints in Concrete and Concrete Pipe 539 11/05 Steel Reinforcement (for concrete) 548 5/01 Corrugated Polyethylene Tubing 554 5/01 Steel Pipe 592 5/01 Geotextile

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7. Items of work and construction details

Items of work to be performed according to this specification and construction details are:

a. Bid Item 1, Clearing and Grubbing

(1) The work consists of all clearing and grubbing required meeting the contract requirements as detailed on the drawings and in the specifications, except for clearing associated to the hiking trail.

(2) Cleared organic material shall be disposed of in designated or approved areas on-site. Appropriate sized logs, branches, and shrubs may be used in the construction of fish habitat improvements as approved by the COTR’s representative. Stumps and other innocuous nonburnable material, not suitable for fish habitat improvements, may be disposed of by burial within the permanent pool or flood pool by excavating a pit and providing a minimum of 3 feet of earth cover over buried materials. No cleared material shall be buried within 50 feet of the river or stream channels. Debris shall not be buried or disposed of downstream of the dam or within 600 feet upstream of the centerline of the dam.

(3) Pollution control measures required by Construction Specification (CS) 5, Pollution

Control, shall be in place for respective areas before clearing work starts.

(4) Remove, haul, and stockpile rock riprap from the existing rock lined ditch at the construction area for the asphalt-surfaced parking area on downstream side of the dam. Stockpile material in an on-site area approved by the COTR or as shown on the drawings. The designated stockpile location will be within 3,000 feet of the construction site for the accessible fishing area.

(5) In Section 6, Measurement and Payment, Method 4 applies. Clearing for the construction of the hiking trail shall be paid for by the bid item for hiking trail.

(6) Items of work subsidiary to this item are:

(a) Salvaging and Placing Topsoil, CS 26.

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4. Items of work and construction details

Items of work to be performed according to this specification and the construction details are:

a. Bid Item 4, Mobilization and Demobilization

(1) This item consists of the mobilization and demobilization of all forces and equipment necessary to complete the work under this contract, including access road improvements as specified. Work required for temporary access to the safety boom site is subsidiary to the bid item for safety boom.

(2) Contact MISS Utility before work on site begins. Provide the MISS Utility confirmation number to the Contracting Officer before starting work at the site.

(3) This item also includes incidental grading, shaping, excavation, earthfill, drainage culverts, topsoiling, crushed aggregate surfacing, and other minor work associated with the mobilization and demobilization. Work and materials used by the contractor for mobilization and demobilization shall meet the appropriate NRCS standard construction specification.

(4) Construction staging and parking areas shall be surfaced with at least 4-inches of crushed aggregate and maintained throughout duration used. All work associated with construction staging and parking is incidental to mobilization and demobilization, including restoration of the sites after construction is finished.

Restoration of staging areas shall include topsoiling, seeding and mulching; or other work as appropriate to restore the site to pre-construction state or better. Silt fence and other erosion protection measures associated with mobilization shall be included in this work, unless otherwise indicated. Silt fence for pollution control that is shown on the drawings shall be included with the bid item for silt fence.

(5) Constructing, improving, and maintaining existing and new access roads throughout their period of use shall be included. The Contractor shall submit in writing for approval of the Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative the location and details of their proposed modifications to existing access roads. Accessing the upstream side of the dam for the installation of the safety boom requires access by County Road 58 (CR 58) from Route 15. From the Stalnaker Cemetery (mile 1.7) to the upper end of the future reservoir pool, CR 58 is considered a 4-wheel drive only road. Contractor shall make improvements to this road as needed for the selected equipment. These improvements may include crushed aggregate surfacing for some portions of road, use of geotextile, gravel surfaced turnouts, minor grading, and minor drainage improvements. All improvements shall be kept within the existing 30-foot WVDOH right-of-way, 15-feet on each side of existing road centerline. The Contractor is responsible for drainage improvements and maintenance of access roads throughout construction. This item does not include the permanent boat access road improvements, boat access ramp and parking area; compensation for these items will be made within the appropriate bid items.

(6) Provide turnouts along County Road 58 in at least three locations between

Monterville and the boat access site at approximately miles 2.0 and 2.3 as measured from the start of CR 58 off State Route 15; the third turnout is shown on the construction drawings for the boat access work. Additional widening locations may

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be provided as necessary for construction purposes. These wide areas or turnouts are to provide vehicle passing locations since most of the road beyond mile 1.8 is narrow. These two locations were selected because minimal clearing and earthfill will be required. Grade, wheel-compact subgrade, and surface with crushed aggregate.

Make turnouts at least 10’ wide by 30’ long. All work must be kept within the WVDOH 30’ right-of-way, which is 15’ on each side of the existing road centerline.

All materials, equipment, and labor associated with the minimum required turnouts and other turnouts as required by Contractor shall be included with this work, including geotextiles, crushed aggregate, drainage, and other incidental items.

(7) Maintain dust control throughout the entire construction period by use of water trucks with sprinklers. Chemical dust control binders are prohibited.

(8) At the end of construction activities, the condition of County Route 58 shall be as good as or better than pre-construction conditions. Improvements to CR 58 shall remain in place following the completion of construction work.

(9) In Section 3, Payment, mobilization of contractor’s equipment and personnel between sites is included.

(10) Items of work subsidiary to this item are:

(a) Water for Construction, CS 10

(b) Removal of Water, CS 11

(c) Excavation, Unclassified, Minor, CS 21

(d) Salvaging and Placing Topsoil, CS 26

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10. Items of work and construction details

a. Bid Item 5, Excavation, Unclassified

(1) The work consists of all unclassified excavation required to meet the contract requirements, including excavation required for the boat access road, boat ramp, constructed wetland and stream channel excavation.

(2) Strip, stockpile, and replace topsoil at the new wetland area as defined on the construction drawings.

(3) Erosion, sediment, and pollution control requirements shall be met according to the information on the drawings and Construction Specification 5, Pollution Control.

(4) In Section 4, Use of excavated materials, Method 2 applies.

(5) In Section 5, Disposal of waste materials, Method 1 applies.

(6) Borrow excavation areas and maximum depths are shown on the drawings.

(7) In Section 9, Measurement, and Payment, Method 1 applies. Work will be paid as a lump sum bid item to include all excavation, unclassified as shown on the drawings and required by these specifications. No separate measurement will be made. Payment will be prorated and provided in equal amounts on each monthly progress payment estimate. The number of months used for prorating shall be the number estimated to complete the work as outlined in the contractor’s approved construction schedule. The final month’s prorate amount will be provided with the final contract payment.

Payment as described will constitute full compensation for completion of the work.

(8) Items of work subsidiary to this item are:

(a) Removal of Water, CS 11

(b) Salvaging and Placing Topsoil, CS 26

b. Subsidiary Item, Excavation, Unclassified, Minor.

(1) The work consists of minor excavation as required for concrete curb and gutter, sidewalks, mobilization, culverts, bollards, security gates, chain link fence, silt fence, asphalt-surfaced areas, hiking trail, safety boom, fish habitat improvements, and other work with incidental excavation requirements.

(2) In Section 4, Use of excavated material, Method 2 applies. For minor uses, the suitability of material for specific purposes may be approved by the COTR’s on-site representative in lieu of the engineer.

(3) In Section 5, Disposal of waste materials, Method 1 applies.

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(4) In Section 9, no separate payment will be made for this item. Compensation for this item will be included in the respective payments for:

(a) Bid Item 4, Mobilization and Demobilization, CS 8

(b) Bid Item 8, Concrete Curb & Gutter, CS 32

(c) Bid Item 9, Sidewalk, CS32

(d) Bid Item 10, Culvert, HDPE, CS 44

(e) Bid Item 12, Bollards, CS 81

(f) Bid Item 13, Security Gate, CS 81

(g) Bid Item 14, Chain Link Fence, CS 91

(h) Bid Item 20, Aggregate Base Course, Class 1, CS 450

(i) Bid Item 21, Aggregate Base Course, Class 2, CS 450

(j) Bid Item 22, Hiking Trail, CS 451

(k) Bid Item 23, Safety Boom, CS 460

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(5) In Section 9, Measurement and Payment, Method 1 & 6 apply. Work will be paid as a lump sum bid item to include all Earthfill, Class C, as shown on the drawings and required by these specifications. No separate measurement will be made. Payment will be prorated and provided in equal amounts on each monthly progress payment estimate. The number of months used for prorating shall be the number estimated to complete the work as outlined in the contractor’s approved construction schedule.

The final month’s prorate amount will be provided with the final contract payment.

(c) Salvaging and Replacing Topsoil, CS 26

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24. Items of work and construction details

a. General requirements

(1) The requirements under this heading apply to all work items listed for this specification.

(2) Minimum class of concrete shall be 3000M having a 28-day compressive strength of

3,000 psi. Air entrainment is required per Section 4. Testing requirements are included in the specification for Contractor Quality Control and paid for by that bid item.

(3) Provide preformed expansion joint filler for expansion joints where new concrete work adjoins existing concrete surfaces and as required at specified locations.

(4) In Section 2, Portland cement shall meet the requirements of ASTM C 150, Type I. The standard size of course aggregate shall be ASTM C 33, No. 57 or 67.

(5) Steel reinforcing shall meet or exceed the requirements of Construction Specification 34 and Material Specification 539.

(6) In Section 5, design of the concrete mix, fly ash content shall not exceed 15%.

b. Bid Item 8, Concrete Curb, and Gutter

(1) This work consists of all Portland cement concrete curb and gutter required to meet the contract requirements, including earth backfilling. Aggregate base course is paid for by the bid item for Aggregate Base Course, Class 1.

(2) Excavation shall be made to the required depth, and the base upon which the curb is to be set shall be compacted to a firm, even surface. All soft and unsuitable material shall be removed and replaced with suitable material which shall be thoroughly compacted.

(3) In Section 16, Removal of Forms, the COTR’s representative may provide approval in lieu of the engineer. Upon removal of the forms, immediately rub the exposed curbing face to a uniform surface using water and a wood block or carborundum brick.

(4) All concrete curbing shall be constructed in sections having an approximate length of

10 feet unless otherwise indicated on the Plans or directed by the COTR. Sections shall be separated by joints 1/8-inch wide except at expansion joints. All joints shall be filled with joint sealing material conforming to the requirements of Material Specification 536.

(5) Expansion joints shall be formed at least every 100 feet, at grade (longitudinal slope) changes, where tangent sections meet radial (curves) sections, and where curb and gutter abuts other vertical concrete surfaces, or as otherwise shown on the drawings.

Use a preformed expansion joint filler having a thickness of ¾ inch for expansion joints.

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(6) After the concrete has set sufficiently, the spaces in front and back of the curb shall be refilled to the required elevation with earth backfill, which shall be thoroughly tamped in loose layers of not more than 6 inches. Finish the grade behind the curb to the top back of curb, then seed and mulch as required by other contract requirements.

(7) In Section 23, Measurement and Payment, curb and gutter quantities will be measured to the nearest linear foot, in lieu of cubic yards.

(a) Water for Construction, CS 10,

(b) Excavation, Unclassified, Minor, CS 21.

c. Bid Item 9, Sidewalk

(1) This work consists of constructing Portland cement concrete sidewalk according to the contract requirements and as shown on the drawings. Aggregate base course is paid for by the bid item for Aggregate Base Course, Class 1.

(2) Compact and prepare the subgrade to the grades required to meet the finish elevations for the sidewalk. Cross-slopes shall be between 1% and 2%. Replace any soft and yielding material encountered during construction with compacted crushed aggregate.

(3) Expansion joints ¼ inch wide shall be constructed at 30 feet intervals and at all returns.

A longitudinal expansion joint ¼ inch wide shall be placed between sidewalk and other vertical concrete surfaces. Expansion joints shall be formed and filled with preformed expansion joint filler shaped to fit the concrete section being placed. Where sidewalks are to be placed around or adjacent to manholes, drop inlets, or other miscellaneous structures in sidewalk areas, such structures shall not be constructed to final grade until after the sidewalk has been constructed for a reasonable distance on each side of the structure. Expansion joints, of the type specified above, shall be constructed between all such appurtenances and the sidewalk.

(4) Welded wire fabric is incidental to this work and shall be placed in the middle of the sidewalk section. Fabric shall be supported by block, wire bar supports, or other COTR-approved method to hold reinforcing above the subgrade during concrete placement.

(5) Finish the surface to grade and cross section with a float, trowel smooth, and finish with a broom. Broom across the width of the sidewalk with a clean broom.

(6) All outside edges of the slab and all joints shall be edged with a ¼ inch radius edging tool. Provide control joints across the width of sidewalk at intervals equal to the sidewalk width and perpendicular to the longitudinal edges or as shown on the drawings. Round sidewalk edges. The control joints shall extend into the concrete 1-1/2 inches in depth and approximately ¼ inch wide. The finished surface shall not vary more than ¼ inch from a 10 feet straightedge, except at grade changes, and shall be free from blemishes.

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(7) In Section 23, measurement and payment, sidewalk quantities will be measured to the nearest square foot, in lieu of cubic yards. The aggregate base is not included in this bid item.

(b) Excavation, Unclassified, Minor, CS 21

(c) Steel Reinforcement, CS 34

d. Subsidiary Item, Structure Concrete, Other

(1) This work consists of providing all work items requiring small amounts of Portland cement concrete, including bollards, security gates, chain link fence, culvert(s), safety boom, and other work with incidental concrete requirements.

(2) Pre-Cast Reinforced Concrete Headwall. The headwall for the 30 inch diameter culvert shall meet the following requirements:

(a) Provide a pre-cast reinforced concrete headwall to meet or exceed the requirements detailed in the drawings and according to WVDOH Standard Details, Volume 1, dated January 1, 2000. The concrete shall meet or exceed the requirements for Class 4000M, structure concrete. Reinforcing steel shall meet the requirements of CS 34.

(b) Provide the proper sized opening for the culvert and seal the opening around the pipe with a watertight seal.

(c) Submit manufacturer’s data and specifications for the headwall for approval.

(d) Contractor may submit details for an equivalent cast-in-place headwall for approval.

(3) In Section 9, no separate payment will be made for this item. Compensation for this item will be included in the respective payments for:

(d) Bid Item 10, Culvert, HDPE, 30” Diameter, CS 44

(e) Bid Item 12, Bollards, CS 81

(f) Bid Item 13, Security Gate, CS 81

(g) Bid Item 14, Chain Link Fence, CS 91

(h) Bid Item 23, Safety Boom, CS 460

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9. Items of work and construction details

Items of work to be performed according to this Specification and the construction details are:

a. Bid Item 10,…