Roadway_Maint_Specs_04122016.pdf

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SECTION C--DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

DIVISION 100 - GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

101 – Statement of Work

The Contractor shall provide any and all equipment, labor, materials, tools, supervision, equipment including safety and other incidentals necessary to perform all work for the specified road maintenance activities located within the boundaries of the Chattahoochee National Forest in accordance with the specification, exhibits and clauses contained or referenced herein.

102 – Location and Description of Work

The project is located on the Blue Ridge Ranger District, Chattahoochee National Forest, Georgia. Roads to receive maintenance operations are shown on the Vicinity Map and Road Maintenance Schedule, Exhibit A, attached in Section J.

103 – Schedule of Work

The Road Maintenance Schedule, Exhibit ‘A’, specifies the road number required maintenance activity, general sequence and frequency of performance and other pertinent information or special instructions necessary for planning and executing the work. Adjustments to these schedules may be made in accordance with CHANGES (FAR 52.243-1) PART II-SECTION I.25. Any such adjustments require prior written documentation from the Contracting Officer.

The Contractor shall inform the Contracting Officer's Representative(COR) of his proposed operating schedule on a weekly basis to facilitate timely inspections.

The contractor shall complete all maintenance required for one road before starting another road. Contractor shall inform the COR of each road completed

105 - Superintendence by the Contractor

At all times during the performance of the contract and until the work is completed and accepted, the Contractor shall directly supervise the work or assign and have on the work site a competent superintendent who is satisfactory to the Contracting Officer and has authority to act for the Contractor.

The superintendent shall be designated in writing to the Contracting Officer prior to the commencement of work on the first task order.

106 - Equipment Requirements and Transportation

All equipment proposed to be used for performance of the work shall be of the size, type, number and in such condition to properly pursue the requirements of this contract. Grading equipment must be capable of cutting, crowning and shaping operations necessary to meet the requirements of Activity Codes applicable in the technical (performance standards) requirements and Typical Section Drawings.

The Contractor's proposed equipment shall be made available for inspection prior to award of the contract. If at any time during the course of this contract the equipment is deemed unsatisfactory, the Contracting Officer may order removal and may require a satisfactory replacement, at Contractor's expense.

Replacement equipment, if ordered, is to be onsite and working within 48 hours.

Any movement or transportation of equipment to or from work areas required to pursue the work on designated roads, to repair or replace equipment, or for the Contractor's convenience shall be at the Contractor's expense.

107 - Public Safety and Traffic Control

The Contractor shall exercise caution and care while pursuing the work to prevent unnecessary conflict with, or potential hazards to, road users or others within the work area.

The Contractor is to pursue all work on site in accordance with all Federal, State and Local laws governing the transportation and work being performed.

The Contractor will post warning signs on each end of the section of road being worked. Signs are to be of the size, quantity, and colors as required in the current edition of the "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devises", (MUTCD). A copy of MUTCD is located at the District Rangers Office and may be made available to the Contractor for in office reference on request.

These signs shall be moved as needed to properly delineate and identify the section of the road being maintained. At no time shall these signs be more than two miles from operating equipment and shall be in place only when road equipment or persons are performing operations. All slow moving equipment is to have a reflectorized "slow moving" vehicle emblem properly attached.

All work is to be scheduled so that at the end of a working day, the road is passable for the type of traffic normally using the road. If for any reason traffic hazards (segments of unfinished work which may present a hazard to road users, such as rolls of surface material, berms on the shoulder, etc.) are left in or adjacent to the road after normal working hours, the work is to be properly signed as hazardous and visibly illuminated at night.

108 – Documentation

1. Accomplishment Reports

The Contractor shall maintain records of accomplishments using the Daily Accomplishment Report. These records are to be delivered to the COR on a weekly basis, or other time interval agreed upon by the contractor and COR, with an invoice for the services rendered that month and shall become the property of the Government. No payment will be made prior to receipt of these records and acceptance of the work performed.

2. Quality Control Plan

The Contractor shall submit to the CO, a Quality Control Plan (QCP) as part of their technical proposal that will detail the methods the Contractor will use to perform self-inspection to ensure the requirements of this contract are performed in accordance with the contract documents. The QCP shall at a minimum record the reference pay item, location, frequency, type of test and resulting outcome. QCPs shall be submitted with the Accomplishment Report and no payment will be made prior to receipt of these records and acceptance of the work performed.

109- Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan

This Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) has been developed pursuant to the requirements of the Performance Work Statement (PWS) for this contract. This plan sets forth procedures and guidelines that will be used in evaluating the technical performance of the Contractor.

PURPOSE OF THE QASP

1. The QASP is intended to accomplish the following:

a. Define the roles and responsibilities of participating government officials and the contractor;

b. Define the types of work to be performed;

c. Describe the evaluation methods that will be employed by the government in assessing the contractor’s performance;

d. Provide copies of Government quality assurance monitoring forms that will be used by the government in documenting and evaluating the contractor’s performance;

e. Describe the process of performance documentation

2. The contractor is responsible for performing inspection services pursuant to the inspection clause and for providing and maintaining the inspection forms approved by the government to perform the contractor’s inspection services.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

The following government officials will participate in assessing the quality of the contractor’s performance. Their roles and responsibilities are described as follows:

1. The Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and Inspector(s) are responsible for monitoring, assessing, recording, and reporting on the technical performance of the contractor on the schedule of inspections submitted by the contractor and approved by the government. The COR will have primary responsibility for completing “Quality Assurance Monitoring Forms” which will be used to document the inspection and evaluation of the contractor’s work performance.

2. The contracting officer (CO) will have overall responsibility for overseeing the contractor’s performance. The CO will also be responsible for the day-to-day monitoring of the contractor’s performance in the areas of contract compliance, contract administration, cost control, and property control;

reviewing the COR’s assessment of the contractor’s performance; and resolving all differences between the COR’s version and the contractor’s version.

TYPES OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED/SCHEDULE OF INSPECTIONS

This contract calls for the contractor to perform the following tasks and subtasks and to perform inspections at the completion of the tasks/subtasks as a minimum and or for intermediate inspections as determined at contract award by the COR/CO based upon accepted Contractor’s quality assurance program submitted as part of technical proposal.

1. Blading Aggregate Surfaced Roads

a. Repair roadway surface damage and reshape roadway cross section

b. Clean and reshape drain dips, road ditches and berm removal

2. Spot surface repair with crushed aggregate

a. Furnish and Placement GDOT GAB, GDOT # 4 Stone

3. Clean and Reshape Drainage Structures

a. Culverts, Leadoff/Wing Ditches

METHODS OF SURVEILLANCE

1. The government, through its COR, will be monitoring the contractor’s performance on a periodic basis or upon completion of a contractor report or task. The government COR will perform periodic independent inspections after the contractor has performed their inspection. For results of the independent inspections that differ from the results noted by the contractor on their inspections, the costs thereof for the re-inspection will be assessed against the contractor.

The contractor shall be required to rework the effort until the performance standard is achieved.

2. Inspections will be performed to the schedule submitted by the contractor’s Quality Control Plan and approved by the government. Variances from the schedule must be preapproved by the CO.

QUALITY ASSURANCE FORMS AND REPORT

1. The COR will use one quality assurance monitoring form to document and evaluate the contractor’s performance under the contract. The form when completed will document the COR’s understanding of what the contractor was supposed to do, what was actually done, and the impact or consequences of what was done.

2. The COR will judge each event in accordance with the performance standards and performance requirements stated in the Quality/Performance Requirements section in the contract in the performance requirement summary and asses each task or related service in accordance with the following definitions of contractors performance:

• Superior — a level of performance that exceeds the acceptable quality level or minimum standards of performance;

• Acceptable — an acceptable level of performance that meets the acceptable quality level or minimum standards of performance; or

• Unacceptable — a level of performance which is not acceptable and which fails to meet the acceptable quality level or minimum standards of performance.

3. The COR must substantiate all tasks which they judge to be indicative of “superior” or “unacceptable” performance. Performance at the “acceptable” level is expected and need not be substantiated

4. The contractor shall furnish to the COR copies of all inspection forms generated witnessing inspections performed. The COR will forward copies of all completed QA monitoring forms to the CO. The contractor is required to respond in writing to any negative QA monitoring form(s) within 5 working days after receipt of the form(s)

ANALYSIS OF SURVEILLANCE RESULTS

1. The CO will review each QA monitoring form prepared by the COR. When appropriate, the CO may investigate the event further to determine all the facts and circumstances surrounding the event considered in the COR’s opinions outlined on the forms. The CO will immediately discuss every event receiving a substandard rating with the COR and contractor to assure that corrective action is promptly initiated.

2. At the end of each month, the COR will prepare a written report for the CO summarizing the overall result of their surveillance of the contractor’s performance during the previous month. This report will become part of the formal QA documentation.

110 – QUALITY ASSURANCE MONITORING FORM

Required Tasks and Subtasks

Period of Surveillance

Method of Surveillance

Evaluation of Contractors Performance

Superior Acceptable Unacceptable

Narrative Discussion of Contractors Performance During Survey Period

Blading Aggregate Surfaced Roads

Surface Damage Cross Section Drain Dips Road Ditches Berm Removal

Spot Surfacing, Crushed Aggregate

GDOT GAB

GDOT #4 Stone

Clean & Reshape Drainage Structures

Culverts Leadoff Ditches Wing/Tail Ditches

PREPARED BY: ________________________

DATE: ________________________

120 – PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY

Required Tasks and Subtasks

Quality Standard

Max Allowable Degree of Deviation from Requirement (Acceptable Quality Level)

Method of Surveillance

Results of Exceeding Deviation Acceptable

Quality Level

Results of Meeting

Acceptable Quality Level

Blading Aggregate Surfaced Roads

Surface Damage Cross Section Drain Dips Road Ditches Berm Removal

Superior Acceptable Unacceptable

Activity Code

Specifications and Drawings

5% Review Contractor records data and reports

Periodic/ Random Inspections of work in progress

Visual 100% Completed Work

Repair, replace or rework at Contractor’s expense.

Acceptance with Consideration;

Payment reduction for percentage of work not meeting AQL.

Good Performance Record

95% compliant work is accepted and full payment made

Spot Surfacing, Crushed Aggregate

GDOT GAB

GDOT #4 Stone

Superior Acceptable_______ Unacceptable_____

Activity Code

Specifications and Drawings

0% Review Contractor records data and reports

Periodic/ Random Inspections

Visual 100% Completed Work

Rework at contractor’s expense

Acceptance with Consideration;

Payment reduction for percentage of work not meeting AQL.

Good Performance Record

100 % compliant work is accepted and full payment made

Clean & Reshape Drainage Structures

Culverts Leadoff Ditches Wing/Tail Ditches

Superior Acceptable_______ Unacceptable_____

Activity Code

0% Review Contractor records data and reports

Periodic/ Random Inspections

Visual 100% Completed Work

Repair, replace or rework at Contractor’s expense.

Acceptance with Consideration;

Payment reduction for percentage of work not meeting AQL

Good Performance Record

100 % compliant work is accepted and full payment made

DIVISION 200 - PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

ACTIVITY CODE: 210 - BLADING AGGREGATE SURFACED ROADS

Maintenance Requirements

210.00 – Each road designated to be bladed shall receive a sufficient number of motor grader passes to accomplish the following tasks/subtasks:

210.01 - Blading operations are to be done over the entire riding surface in order to remove, all ruts, potholes, corrugations and berms by cutting out or scarifying to the bottom of such defect. All suitable dislodged material and aggregate shall be smoothly redistributed over the entire riding surface to produce the proper cross slope or crown as specified, so that water cannot collect or pond on the road surface This shall include roadbed shaping to prevent water from running down the length of the road. Road structural terms are illustrated on Typical Section drawings in Section J (Exhibit B).

210.02 - Aggregate surfacing which has been worked onto road shoulders by traffic maintenance activities are to be reclaimed and smoothly redistributed over the entire riding surface. Riding surface widths are to be perpetuated as existing. Dips and swales designated to control surface drainage are to be maintained. No undercutting of road surface nor material berms will be allowed on either side of the road. Assure proper road crowns and surface drainage after all operations.

210.03 - Usual amounts of grass, leaf litter or pine straw is to be smoothly spread within the riding surface after sufficient movement to sift out surface aggregate. Where grass, leaf litter or pine straw is excessive, as determined by the COR, this material will be piled in spots along the road shoulder and left to decay. Care shall be taken to insure this material does not interfere with surface drainage nor present a safety hazard. Any such reusable material is to be reclaimed in subsequent bladings and smoothly spread within the riding surface.

210.04 - Blading operations are to be conducted as required to remove loose surface material and accumulated debris from bridge decks and low water structures. Care is to be exercised to not damage any part of the bridge or low water structure. All material shall be smoothly redistributed over the riding surface at the bridge and or low water structure approaches.

210.05 - Loose rocks protruding three inches or more above the graded surface and loose rocks greater than 3 inches in diameter on the graded surface shall be removed from the roadbed. It is permissible to waste these rocks off the riding surface but away from ditch lines.

210.06 – Suitable material shall be placed over any solidly embedded rock so that no rock is protruding more than 3 inches above the graded roadbed surface. This requirement does not apply if suitable material is no located within 100 feet of the embedded rock.

Road Ditches

210.07 - All suitable material, having the same character as the road surface, excavated through this activity is to be reclaimed and used within the riding surface. Unsuitable material is to be spread along back slopes or fill slopes to assure road surface drainage and prevent unsuitable material from being pulled onto riding surfaces.

210.08 - Unless otherwise directed by the COR, ditches shall be cleaned so that depth of ditch is 1 foot below the shoulder of the road and the slope of the ground from the road shoulder to the bottom of the ditch is 2:1. Following this work, the traveled way shall be bladed in accordance with Activity Code 210: Blading Aggregate Surfaced Roads.

Drainage Dips

210.09 – All existing drainage dips, swales and other obvious drainage structures within the roadbed, shall be maintained to control surface drainage. All existing drainage dips shall be bladed and shaped to maintain the alignment, dimensions, depth and profile as illustrated on Typical Section drawings in Section J (Exhibit B).

Berm Removal

210.10 - Berm removal shall consist of the removal of berms along the road shoulders which prohibit proper surface drainage. Material shall be removed to produce a proper cross slope or crown (1/4” to 1/2”) per foot. Material shall be spread along foreslopes to assure proper road surface drainage. Following this work the traveled way shall be bladed in accordance with Activity 210: Blading Aggregate Surfaced Roads

210.11 – Fallen trees in roadway shall be removed from the travelway by the contractor before blading. All down tree, logs, stumps etc., in ditches or on roadbed being bladed shall be removed as part of the road maintenance operations.

Soil Moisture Conditions

210.12 - Suitable moisture conditions for surface blading shall be from 8 - 16 percent by weight. Unless authorized by the COR, no surface blading shall be performed while moisture content is outside this range. If moisture conditions are too dry or wet, the

Contractor will not be required to meet the requirements of prosecution of work under section F.

Method of Measurement

Measurement shall be made to the nearest tenth of a mile using an odometer calibrated over a measured mile. Measurement will be made along the road center line.

Basis of Payment

Payment shall be made for all work of this activity, inspected and accepted, in accordance with the following pay item and the bid unit price.

Pay Item Description Pay Unit

210(01) Blading Aggregate Surfaced Roads Mile

ACTIVITY CODE: 220 – SPOT SURFACE REPAIRS, AGGREGATE ROADS

220.01 - This activity consists of replacement of aggregate surfaces lost due to surface failure, traffic wear or erosion. The work includes preparation of the existing roadbed, furnishing, loading, hauling and spreading aggregate material and finished blading, as described in specifications. The task order will delineate the location of the necessary work and establish quantities of work required.

220.02 - Surface replacement for road segments shall be performed by cutting out, all damaged areas of the surface, and working aggregate material smoothly over the entire riding surface width. Avoid disturbing base or subgrade material during the placement of aggregate material. All roads to receive aggregate surfacing shall have the new aggregate deposited in the section being worked, mixed when required, and shaped to achieve proper grade, thickness and template as directed by the COR. Aggregate surface material shall not be allowed to remain in ditch lines. Aggregate surface material shall be compacted by operating the hauling and spreading equipment over the full width of each layer of aggregate. The entire area being worked shall be finish bladed in accordance with Activity Code 210: Blading Aggregate Surface Roads.

220.03 - Contractor is to provide and place crushed aggregate for spot surface repairs. The Contractor will deliver the crushed aggregate to the location of spot repair and provide weigh tickets for each delivery in accordance with Method of Measurements.

Material

Spot Surface Repair, Crushed Aggregate

220.04 - Contractor is to provide and furnish crushed aggregate for spot surface repairs. The Contractor will deliver crushed aggregate to the location of spot repair or repair location.

220.05 - Crushed aggregate, Grading No. GDOT Graded Aggregate Base (GAB) is to be furnished by the Contractor, and shall meet all specifications and the following gradation.

Seive Designation % by Weight Passing

(GDOT -- Grading No. Graded Aggregate Base (GAB))

2” 100 1-1/2” 95 – 100 3/4” 60 – 95 No. 10 25 - 50 No. 60 5 - 35 No. 200 4 - 15

1) The above gradation requirements

2) The Percent of Wear shall be greater than 40

3) The specific gravity to have a minimum of 2.5

220.06 - Crushed aggregate, Grading No. GDOT # 4 Stone is to be furnished by the Contractor, and shall meet all specifications and the following gradation.

Seive Designation % by Weight Passing

(GDOT -- Grading No.4 Stone)

2” 100 1-1/2” 90 – 100 1” 20 – 55 3/4” 0 - 15 3/8” 0 - 5

1) The above gradation requirements

2) The Percent of Wear shall be greater than 40

3) The specific gravity to have a minimum of 2.5

Method of Measurement

Aggregate will be measured by either tons or cubic yards as indicated in the bid schedule.

Measurement will be made to the nearest one tenth of a pay unit for all materials provided, placed, inspected and accepted in place at the job site/spot repair location. Where material is measured by weight, the Contractor shall supply weight tickets from state approved scales showing aggregate type, source gross, tare and net weight. All materials supplied by volume shall be measured at the time of delivery by the COR. Material receipts shall be furnished by the Contractor for each truck load delivered and accepted.

Basis of Payment

Payment shall be made for all work of this activity, inspected and accepted, in accordance with the following items and the unit price.

Pay Item Description Pay Unit

220(01) Spot Surfacing, Crushed Aggregate Ton (Graded Aggregate Base, GAB)

220(02) Spot Surfacing, Crushed Aggregate Ton (GDOT # 4 Stone)

ACTIVITY CODE: 230 - CLEAN AND RESHAPE DRAINAGE STRUCTURES

230.01 - All drainage structures are to be maintained in their original location and at a grade required to ensure proper drainage.

Drainage structures and road appurtenances are not to be damaged during this operation and the Contractor will be responsible for any damage that occurs from this operation. Handwork required to properly connect ditch flow lines to drainage structure inlets is considered a part of this activity.

Lead Off and Tail Ditches

230.02 - Lead off and tail ditches are to be cleaned and reshaped to their original length or to daylight to provide unobstructed drainage away from the roadway. If silt traps service the lead off and tail ditches then they are to be cleaned to their original dimensions and depth. Material excavated from these ditches is not to be reclaimed onto the roadway. Unsuitable material may be spread on the fill slopes in a manner that will not affect watercourses or the roadway.

Cleaning of Culverts

230.03 - All culverts shall be inspected and cleaned as necessary of dirt, silt, muck, rock, logs, brush, debris and vegetative matter to maintain a smooth flow of water.

1. Culvert cleaning shall be performed on all pipes that are 48 inches in diameter or smaller. These culverts shall be cleaned for a distance equal to two culvert diameters into each end.

2. Drainage basins for these culverts shall be cleared of brush and other woody debris for a 5 foot radius at the inlet and outlet.

3. Tail ditches at culverts shall be cleaned as needed to maintain the same grade and width as the pipe.

4. Culverts and tail ditches that are more than 1/2 silted in throughout its length shall be brought to the attention of the COR and shall be exempt from normal cleaning operations.

Throughout this operation, care shall be taken to prevent damage to culvert pipes, end sections and all other appurtenances.

5. All material, including brush, extracted in this operation shall be disposed of at the site outside the roadway and away from natural or man-made drainages.

Method of Measurement

Drainage structure cleaning and reshaping will be measured to the nearest tenth of a mile, using an odometer calibrated over a measured mile. Measurement will be made along the road center line.

Basis of Payment

Payment will be made for all work of this activity, inspected and accepted, in accordance with the following pay item and unit price.

Pay Item Description Pay Unit

230(01) Clean and Reshape Mile Drainage Structures