Placerville_SECTION_C_doc_Waterline_Installation.docx

SECTION C – DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

For Water Line Installation and Fire Hydrant Replacement

Statement of work/Specifications (AGAR 452.211-72)(FEB 1988) The contractor shall furnish the necessary personnel, material, equipment, services facilities (except as otherwise specified), to perform the Statement of Work/Specifications referenced in Section J.

Description of Work The work shall include, but not be limited to the excavation and backfill of approximately 1170 linear feet of trench; supply and installation of various water lines, junction boxes, repair of any existing irrigation or water lines, valve boxes, valves, and fittings as needed; complete pressure testing of all water lines prior to backfill. The contractor shall construct the water system to be a complete and functional system prior to final payment. Trench bedding and backfill shall be placed to provide for optimum compaction. The trenches will be a minimum of 26” deep and 12” wide. Maximum trench width will be 24”. All backfill will be placed in lifts of a maximum of 6” prior to compaction. Bedding under the pipe and backfill over the pipe shall be compacted with a minimum of 3 passes with a vibrating plate compactor or until visual displacement ceases. Bedding and cover for pipe will be # 4 sand. “Clean Fill” for trench backfill will have a maximum size of 2” rock. Backfill in paved road areas will be compacted 5/8” minus gravel. All plumbing work shall be completed in compliance with local codes and requirements. Disposal of removed materials (ACP pipe, fire hydrants, asphalt concrete etc. shall be disposed of in accordance with California law. All areas of existing Asphalt Concrete paving shall be restored. Cold mix asphalt shall be placed if the area will be exposed to traffic longer than one week prior to placement of final hot mix paving. Hot mix paving shall be completed in accordance with CALTRANS 2010 Standard Specifications section 39-1. Pavement shall be Hot Mix Asphalt Type A. Aggregate shall be ½” HMA Type A. Tack coat shall be applied in conformance with 39-1.09C.

Project Location USDA Forest Service at Placerville, 2480 Carson Road Placerville, CA 95667

PSW IFG is located in Eldorado County approximately 2 miles from Highway 50.

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Contractor Representative The Contractor shall provide a Contract Representative for the performance of the work. The name of this person and any alternate(s) who shall act for the Contractor when the Contractor is absent shall be designated in writing to the Contracting Officer. The Contractor Representative or alternate shall have full authority to act for the Contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The Contractor Representative and alternates(s) must be able to read, write, speak and understand English.

Submittal of Proposal Contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). If not registered, you may register at http://www.sam.gov/. DUNS number must be submitted with quotation.

Product Substitution Any modification of other items, designs, materials, products or equipment (including Government-furnished property), made necessary because of a substitution, will be the responsibility of the Contractor without adjustment in contract price or time. The Contracting Officer’s approval of any substitute will not affect the Contractor’s responsibility for such modification. Any and all substitutions will be requested by the Contractor after award of the contract has been made. No approvals will be made prior to award.

Moisture Sensitive Soils Contractors are cautioned that the project is designed so that the completed trenches will be allowed to drain or be pumped. Construction operations often subjects the uncompleted trenches to damage which it is not designed to support. This is especially critical during periods of excessive moisture. Materials on this project are sensitive to excessive moisture and will require careful selection and scheduling of equipment to permit efficient operation. Any damage resulting from operations which renders the material unsuitable for use or results in potential siltation of streams will be corrected by the Contractor at Contractor’s expense.

Conformity with Drawings and Specifications Unless working tolerances are specified, all work performed and materials furnished shall be in reasonably close conformity with lines, grades, cross sections, dimensions, and material requirements shown on the drawings, indicated in the specifications, or designated on the ground. “Reasonably close conformity” is in compliance with reasonable and customary manufacturing and construction tolerances.

A. Definition. “Work” includes, but is not limited to, materials, workmanship, and manufacture and fabrication of components.

B. The Contractor shall maintain an adequate inspection system and perform such inspections as will ensure that the work performed under the contract conforms to contract requirements. The Contractor shall maintain complete inspection records and make them available to the Government. All work shall be conducted under the general direction of the Contracting Officer and is subject to Government inspection and test at all places and at all reasonable times before acceptance to ensure strict compliance with the terms of the contract.

C. Government inspections and tests are for the sole benefit of the Government and do not-

1. Relieve the Contractor of responsibility for providing adequate quality control measures;

2. Relieve the Contractor of responsibility for damage to or loss of the material before acceptance;

3. Constitute or imply acceptance; or

4. Affect the continuing rights of the Government after acceptance of the completed work under paragraph (I) below.

D. The presence or absence of a Government inspector does not relieve the Contractor from any contract requirement, nor is the inspector authorized to change any term or condition of the specification without the Contracting Officer’s written authorization.

E. The Contractor shall promptly furnish, without additional charge, all facilities, labor, and material reasonably needed for performing such safe and convenient inspections and tests as may be required by the Contracting Officer. The Government may charge to the Contractor any additional cost of inspection or test when work is not ready at the time specified by the Contractor for inspection or test, or when prior rejection makes re-inspection or retest necessary. The Government shall perform all inspections and tests in a manner that will not unnecessarily delay the work. Special, full size, and performance tests shall be performed as described in the contract.

F. The Contractor shall, without charge, replace or correct work found by the Government not to conform to contract requirements, unless in the public interest the Government consents to accept the work with an appropriate adjustment in contract price. The Contractor shall promptly segregate and remove rejected material from the premises.

G. If the Contractor does not promptly replace or correct rejected work, the Government may (1) by contract or otherwise, replace or correct the work and charge the cost to the Contractor or (2) terminate for default the Contractor’s right to proceed.

H. If, before acceptance of the entire work, the Government decides to examine already completed work by removing it or tearing it out, the Contractor, on request, shall promptly furnish all necessary facilities, labor, and material. If the work is found to be defective or noncomforming in any material respect due to the fault of the Contractor or its subcontractors, the Contractor shall defray the expenses of the examination and of satisfactory reconstruction. However, if the work is found to meet contract requirements, the Contracting Officer shall make an equitable adjustment for the additional services involved in the examination and reconstruction, including, if completion of the work was thereby delayed, an extension of time.

I. Unless otherwise specified in the contract, the Government shall accept, as promptly as practicable after completion and inspection, all work required by the contract or that portion of the work the Contracting Officer determines can be accepted separately. Acceptance shall be final and conclusive except for latent defects, fraud, gross mistakes amounting to fraud, or the Government’s rights under any warranty or guarantee.

Contractor’s Use of Existing Roads

The Contractor is authorized to use roads in the immediate construction project area for performance of work under this contract. The authorization is limited to roads necessary for direct access between the construction area and storage sites, disposal areas, and other work areas designated in the contract.

The roads authorized for use will be subject to the following general conditions:

(1) State laws governing traffic rules and equipment requirements on State and County Highways.

(2) Federal Regulations contained in 36 CFR 261.12. These regulations prohibit use in excess of State Codes for weight and size, damaging a road while using it, and blocking a road open to use by others.

The Contractor shall be responsible for and perform road maintenance commensurate with his use of Forest Service roads in the construction area.

Safety Contractor shall provide a safety plan that will:

· Identify inherently hazardous conditions that could lead to serious injury or loss of life.

· Identify and describe inherently hazardous conditions.

· Recognize hazards when contracting for inherently hazardous working conditions.

Possible safety hazards present for this work are listed but not limited to the following:

A. Travel/Work Zone Hazards

1. Narrow roads/Parking lots

a. Construction traffic

b. Recreational traffic

c. Pedestrians

d. Bicycles

e. Dust

f. Surface irregularities

B. Work Environment

1. Weather (heat/cold)

2. Stinging/biting insects and/or snakes

3. Ticks

4. Uneven ground

5. Flowing water

6. Personal protective equipment

7. Fall protection

8. Confined Spaces

C. Equipment Operations

1. Backing

2. Clearance around machinery

3. High pressures

4. Refueling

5. Unsafe/deficient safety equipment

6. Operator fatigue

7. Overhead hazards

8. Noise

9. Overloads

10. Electrical exposure

D. Communications

1. On site between workers

2. On site to off site A written job-specific safety plan shall be submitted by the contractor at the pre-work meeting. Identify inherently hazardous conditions that could lead to serious injury or loss of life.

When inherently hazardous conditions exist, the contract should require a written, job-specific safety plan for information and discussion at the pre-work meeting.

Plan to reduce safety hazards and the costs of litigation.

Make sure that inherently hazardous conditions are documented and are written up on a job-specific Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) for Forest Service employees involved. This will help identify hazards involved in the job.

For each contract evaluate working conditions to determine if specific inherently hazardous conditions will be encountered as part of the needed construction work. If these conditions do exist, they need to be listed in the contract.

Emergency Response AGAR 452.236-77 (NOV 1966)

(a) Contractor’s Responsibility for Fire Fighting. (1) The Contractor, under the provisions of FAR clause 52.236-9, Protection of existing vegetation, structures, equipment, utilities, and improvements shall immediately extinguish all fires on the work site other than those fires in use as a part of the work. (2) the Contractor may be held liable for all damages and for all costs incurred by the Government for labor, subsistence, equipment, supplies, and transportation deemed necessary to control or suppress a fire set or caused by the Contractor or the Contractor’s agents or employees.

(b) Contractor’s Responsibility for Notification in Case of Fire. The Contractor shall immediately notify the Government of any fires sighted on or in the vicinity of the work site.

(c) Contractor’s Responsibility for Responding to Emergencies. When directed by the Contracting Officer, the contractor shall allow the Government to temporarily use employees and equipment from the work site for emergency work (anticipated to be restricted to firefighting). An equitable adjustment for the temporary use of employees and equipment will be made under the Changes clauses, FAR 52.243-4.

Availability of Specifications Not Listed in the GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions (far 52.211-3) (June 1988) Review the following to determine which are needed. The list includes the most commonly used specs.

The specifications cited in this solicitation may be obtained from:

ACI

American Concrete Institution Box 19150 Redford Station Detroit, MI 48219

ASTM Standards

American Society for Testing Materials 1916 Race Street Philadelphia, PA 19103

(215) 199-5462

AWPA

American Wood Preservers Association PO Box 849 Stevensville, MD 21666

FS

Federal Specifications (GSA) Building 197, Washington Navy Yard, SE Washington, DC 20407

WCLIB

West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau PO box 23145 Portland, OR 97223

WWPA

Western Wood Products Association (Grading Rules) 1500 Yeon Building Portland, OR 97204

The request should identify the solicitation number and the specification requested by date, title, and number, as cited in the solicitation.