Att. 11 668-24-110_SPEC BINDER.pdf

668-24-110 Abate ACM in Room C005 Crawlspace in Building 1

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

VHA MASTER SPECIFICATIONS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section 00 01 10

SECTION NO DIVISION AND SECTION TITLES

DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

01 00 00 General Requirements 01 32 16.15 Project Schedules (Small Projects – Design/Bid/Build 01 33 23 Shop Drawings, Product Data, and Samples 01 35 26 Safety Requirements 01 42 19 Reference Standards 01 45 00 Quality Control 01 45 29 Testing Laboratory Services 01 74 19 Construction Waste Management 01 81 13 Sustainable Construction Requirements

DIVISION 02 – EXISTING CONDITIONS

02 82 11 Traditional Asbestos Abatement

DIVISION 03 – CONCRETE

03 30 53 (Short-Form) Cast-in-Place Concrete

DIVISION 07 - THERMAL AND MOISTURE PROTECTION

07 84 00 Firestopping

DIVISION 22 – PLUMBING

22 05 11 Common Work Results for Plumbing

DIVISION 23 – HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR

CONDITIONING (HVAC)

23 05 11 Common Work Results for HVAC

DIVISION 26 – ELECTRICAL

26 05 11 Requirements for Electrical Installations

DIVISION 27 – COMMUNICATIONS

27 05 11 Requirements for Communications Installations

DIVISION 31 – EARTHWORK

31 20 00 Earthwork

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SECTION 01 00 00

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.1 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

1.2 GENERAL INTENTION

1.3 STATEMENT OF BID ITEM(S)

1.4 SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR CONTRACTOR

1.5 CONSTRUCTION SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

1.6 OPERATIONS AND STORAGE AREAS

1.7 ALTERATIONS

1.8 DISPOSAL AND RETENTION

1.9 PROTECTION OF EXISTING VEGETATION, STRUCTURES, EQUIPMENT, UTILITIES, AND IMPROVEMENTS

1.10 RESTORATION

1.11 PHYSICAL DATA (NOT USED)

1.12 PROFESSIONAL SURVEYING SERVICES (NOT USED)

1.13 LAYOUT OF WORK

1.14 AS‐BUILT DRAWINGS

1.15 WARRANTY MANAGEMENT (NOT USED)

1.16 USE OF ROADWAYS

1.17 SITE INFORMATION

1.18 TEMPORARY USE OF MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT (NOT USED)

1.19 TEMPORARY USE OF EXISTING ELEVATORS

1.20 TEMPORARY USE OF NEW ELEVATORS (NOT USED)

1.21 TEMPORARY TOILETS

1.22 AVAILABILITY AND USE OF UTILITY SERVICES

1.23 NEW TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT (NOT USED)

1.24 TESTS (NOT USED)

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1.25 INSTRUCTIONS (NOT USED)

1.26 GOVERNMENT‐FURNISHED EQUIPMENT (NOT USED)

1.27 RELOCATED EQUIPMENT (NOT USED)

1.28 STORAGE SPACE FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EQUIPMENT (NOT USED)

1.29 CONSTRUCTION SIGN

1.30 SAFETY SIGN

1.31 PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION

1.32 DIGITAL IMAGES (NOT USED)

1.33 HISTORIC PRESERVATION (NOT USED)

1.34 VA TRIRIGA CPMS (NOT USED)

1.35 IDENTIFICATION

1.36 EMERGENCY MANAGMENT

1.37 SCHEDULE AND FAILURE TO ACHIEVE PROGRESS

1.38 GREEN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (GEMS)

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SECTION 01 00 00

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

1.1 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

Refer to section 01 35 26, SAFETY REQUIREMENTS for safety and infection control requirements.

1.2 GENERAL INTENTION

A. Contractor shall completely prepare site for building operations, including demolition and removal of existing structures, and furnish labor and materials and perform work for abatement of asbestos-contaminated soils (ACS) as required by drawings and specifications.

B. Visits to the site by Bidders may be made only during the published site walk or by appointment with the contracting officer representative

(COR).

C. (NOT USED)

D. Before placement and installation of work subject to tests by testing laboratory retained by Department of Veterans Affairs, the Contractor shall notify the COR in sufficient time to enable testing laboratory personnel to be present at the site in time for proper taking and testing of specimens and field inspection. Such prior notice shall be not less than three workdays unless otherwise designated by the COR.

E. All employees of general contractor and subcontractors shall comply with VA security management program and obtain permission of the VA police, be identified by project and employer, and restricted from unauthorized access.

1.3 STATEMENT OF BID (OFFER) ITEM(S)

A. ITEM 1 - Base Bid (Offer): All work as defined within the project drawings and specifications.

B. (NOT USED)

1.4 SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR CONTRACTOR

A. Drawings and contract documents may be obtained from the website where the solicitation is posted. Additional copies will be at Contractor's expense.

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1.5 CONSTRUCTION SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

A. Security Plan:

1. The security plan defines both physical and administrative security procedures that will remain effective for the entire duration of the project. The plan shall be submitted and approved by the COR prior to beginning work. The campus has a perimeter fence and gates but is freely open to the public. VA police are on site 24/7 and have responsibility for overall campus security however contractors are still responsible for securing their laydown yards and construction areas. Contractor vehicle placarding is required.

2. The General Contractor is responsible for assuring that all sub-contractors working on the project and their employees also comply with these regulations.

B. Security Procedures:

1. General Contractor’s employees shall not enter the project site without appropriate badge. It is the contractor’s responsibility to ensure adequate time is allotted for this process and government is not responsible for delays. This process includes a federal background check, finger printing and a photo of the individual taken by the VA.

a. Flash badges are the least restrictive and require a valid ID to obtain. Flash badge request take approximately three days to process. This badging requirement is the minimum for all employees working at the VA. This badge grants the contractor common physical access. Generally, for contractors working outside of the hospital. Flash badges are good for six months.

b. Non-PIV Card requires two forms of ID and a special agreement check (SAC) background check which includes fingerprints. This takes approximately two weeks to process. This badge grants the contractor restricted physical access. This badge is for contractors working inside of the hospital. Non-PIV is good for one year.

c. PIV card requires National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) and SAC background investigations, fingerprints and training and two forms of ID. This takes

01 00 00 ‐ 3 approximately 30 days to process. This badge grants the contractor restricted physical access and allows access to more sensitive areas. This will allow access to secure areas such as

IT closets. Only a limited number of these badges will be granted, and these will generally be reserved for supervisors only. PIV is good for one year.

2. General Contractor’s employees and subs may be subject to inspection of their personal effects when entering or leaving the project site.

3. Before starting work the General Contractor shall give one week’s notice to the Contracting Officer/COR so that security arrangements can be provided for the employees. For working outside the scheduled shifts or days, the General Contractor shall give 3 days’ notice to the COR so that security arrangements can be provided for the employees. This notice is separate from any notices required for utility shutdown described later in this section.

4. No photography of VA premises is allowed without written permission of the Contracting Officer.

5. VA reserves the right to shut down the project site and order

General Contractor’s employees off the premises in the event of a national emergency. The General Contractor may return to the site only with the written approval of the Contracting Officer.

C. Guards: (NOT USED)

D. Key Control:

1. The General Contractor shall provide duplicate keys and lock combinations to the COR and security for the purpose of security inspections of every area of project including toolboxes and parked machines and take any emergency action.

2. The General Contractor shall turn over all permanent lock cylinders to the VA locksmith for permanent installation.

3. The construction entrance gate into the facility along Wellesley uses a Best blue core padlock. This gate is manually operated and must be secured every evening. Use of this gate may be revoked if the contractor cannot manage the security of it.

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4. Construction areas will use a Best blue core lock wherever possible.

Best blue keys can be purchased locally at AM Hardware and will not be provided by the VA.

5. If keys are required for spaces with existing locks the contractor will be required to check a key out from the VA’s locksmith during normal operating hours. Any personnel in possession of a VA key will require a contractor PIV card as described in paragraph 1.5.B.1.c.

If VA keys are lost or stolen the contractor will be held liable for rekeying any locks that were associated with any keys issued to them. The cost for rekeying these locks could be substantial.

E. Document Control:

1. Before starting any work, the General Contractor/Sub Contractors shall submit an electronic security memorandum describing the approach to following goals and maintaining confidentiality of

“sensitive information”.

2. The General Contractor is responsible for safekeeping of all drawings, project manual, and other project information. This information shall be shared only with those with a specific need to accomplish the project.

3. Certain documents, sketches, videos or photographs and drawings may be marked “Law Enforcement Sensitive” or “Sensitive Unclassified”.

Secure such information in separate containers and limit the access to only those who will need it for the project. Return the information to the Contracting Officer upon request.

4. These security documents shall not be removed or transmitted from the project site without the written approval of Contracting

Officer.

5. All paper waste or electronic media such as CD’s and diskettes shall be shredded and destroyed in a manner acceptable to the VA.

6. Notify Contracting Officer and Site Security Officer immediately when there is a loss or compromise of “sensitive information”.

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7. All electronic information shall be stored in specified location following VA standards and procedures using an Engineering Document

Management Software (EDMS).

a. Security, access and maintenance of all project drawings, both scanned and electronic shall be performed and tracked through the

EDMS system.

b. “Sensitive information” including drawings and other documents may be attached to e-mail provided all VA encryption procedures are followed.

F. Motor Vehicle Restrictions

1. Vehicle authorization request shall be required for any placard identified or labelled contractor vehicle entering the site and such request shall be submitted at least 24 hours before the date and time of access. Access shall be restricted to picking up and dropping off materials and supplies. Extended periods of parking in limited access areas such as entrances, roadways, loading docks and ect. shall require prior approval coordinated by the COR.

2. Contractor designated parking area shall be defined as the unpaved area beginning at the southwest corner of the campus and extending northward along the west fence line toward the new boiler plant and shall be the area between the west side of Lot D and the west fence

(west of the drainage basin). The designated contractor parking area shall be shared by all identified contractor vehicles and shall not be dedicated to a sole contractor’s use. The designated contractor parking area shall NOT be maintained by the VA grounds service (to include but not be limited to: snow plowing, parking lines, mowing or etc.). All contractor vehicles must have a sign on the vehicle identifying the contractor, and a contact number for the driver on the dash. Contractors may not park in patient parking stalls or next to any building. Vehicles may park at the job site only if delivering materials or if the service vehicle is required for the work (i.e. welding rig, vac truck, etc.)

3. No General Contractor or Sub-Contractor privately owned vehicles

(POVs) shall be allowed to park on the VA campus. All POVs shall be

01 00 00 ‐ 6 parked off campus or remotely at the contractor’s expense. All contractors shall be required to carpool their employees to the campus to greatest extent possible and to park the contractor identified vehicles in the designated contractor parking area only as described in F.2. above.

4. A limited number of 4 permits shall be issued for a General

Contractor for parking in the designated contractor parking area only. Only contractor labelled vehicles shall be allowed to park on campus in the designated contractor parking area or construction area as described in F2. above.

5. Traffic laws are in effect on the campus. VA police will issue tickets for all parking and moving violations (i.e. failure to wear seatbelts or failure to stop at stop signs). These are federal tickets and have fines associated with them.

1.6 OPERATIONS AND STORAGE AREAS

A. The Contractor shall confine all operations (including storage of materials) on Government premises to areas authorized or approved by the COR. The Contractor shall hold and save the Government, its officers and agents, free and harmless from liability of any nature occasioned by the Contractor's performance.

1. Laydown / storage areas shall be provided by the COR for all contracts per the contract drawings.

2. Construction for large projects (i.e.: Minors (new construction), CSIs with new construction, large NRMs and pure infrastructure) may be allowed job trailer offices within the laydown areas onsite as determined by the COR and as indicated in the contract.

3. Additional shared job trailer parking locations may be provided for multiple smaller scale projects during contract negotiation with the

Contracting Officer in coordination with the COR as applicable.

B. Temporary buildings (e.g., storage sheds, shops, offices, Conex boxes, and job trailers) and utilities may be erected by the Contractor only with the approval of the Contracting Officer and shall be built with labor and materials furnished by the Contractor at no cost to the

Government. The temporary buildings and utilities shall remain the

01 00 00 ‐ 7 property of the Contractor and shall be removed by the Contractor at its own expense upon completion of the work within 10 calendar days.

With the written consent of the Contracting Officer, the buildings and utilities may be abandoned and need not be removed. Any abandoned and not removed utilities shall be turned over to the VA secured in a safe, working condition. The VA Maintenance and Operations staff and the COR shall verify all new connections and disconnects from VA utilities.

C. The Contractor shall, under regulations prescribed by the Contracting

Officer, use only established roadways, or use temporary roadways constructed by the Contractor when and as authorized by the Contracting

Officer. When materials are transported in prosecuting the work, vehicles shall not be loaded beyond the loading capacity recommended by the manufacturer of the vehicle or prescribed by any Federal, State, or local law or regulation. When it is necessary to cross curbs, sidewalks, irrigation systems, greenspace, or lawns, the Contractor shall protect them from damage. The Contractor shall repair or pay for the repair of any damaged curbs, sidewalks, roads, irrigation systems, greenspace, or lawns. Contractor will contact local transit authority if work impacts public transportation.

D. Working space and space available for storing materials shall be as shown on the drawings and/or determined by the COR.

E. Workers are subject to rules of MGVAMC applicable to their conduct.

F. Work Execution:

1. All work shall be executed to minimize impact to MGVAMC normal daily operations, including operations of utility services, fire protection systems and any existing equipment, and with work being done by others. Use of equipment and tools that transmit vibrations and noises through the building structure, are not permitted in buildings that are occupied, during construction, jointly by patients or medical personnel, and Contractor's personnel, except as permitted by COR where required.

Construction that generates extended periods of outage which deteriorates or prevents the operational capacity of the facility shall be identified prior to any start of work and shall require

COR coordination and approval.

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a. Store materials and equipment only in designated areas assigned by the COR.

b. Schedule delivery of materials and equipment to immediate construction working areas within buildings in use by

Department of Veterans Affairs in quantities sufficient for not more than two workdays. Provide unobstructed access to

MGVAMC areas required to remain in operation.

c. Where access by MGVAMC personnel to vacated portions of buildings is not required, storage of Contractor's materials and equipment may be permitted subject to fire and safety requirements.

G. Phasing:

1. The MGVAMC Emergency Room (UCC), Operating Rooms, Pharmacy, Laboratory, and Boiler Plant must maintain operations 24 hours a day

7 days a week. Therefore, any interruption in service to these areas of the hospital must be scheduled and coordinated with the COR to ensure that no lapses in operation occurs. It is the

Contractor’s responsibility to develop a work plan and schedule detailing, at a minimum, the procedures to be employed, the equipment and materials to be used, the interim life safety measure to be used during the work, and a schedule defining the duration of the work with milestone subtasks. The work to be outlined shall include, but not be limited to:

a. To ensure such executions, Contractor shall furnish the COR with a schedule of dates on which the Contractor intends to accomplish work in each specific area of site, building or portion thereof.

In addition, Contractor shall notify the COR two weeks in advance of the proposed date of starting work in each specific area of site, building or portion thereof. Arrange such dates to insure accomplishment of this work in successive phases mutually agreeable to COR and Contractor. If the contractor falls more than ten calendar days behind schedule on a critical path activity, he shall submit a corrective plan of action to the

Contracting Officer.

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b. Work hours/shifts shall be at the contractor’s discretion with the exception of work which generates noise thru the building structure (i.e. jackhammering, roto-hammering, sledgehammer work, installation of powder driven fasteners, etc.) which shall be conducted between the hours of 4:30 PM and 9:00 PM Monday through

Friday or during normal working hours on weekends. Work may be conducted at night and on weekends with prior approval of the

COR. The work shifts outlined above will be subject to intermittent cessation of noise generating activities due to emergency surgeries, etc., which may occur at random times during the period. No additional contract costs will be entertained based upon this item of coordination for premium and/or overtime.

I. Construction Fence: (NOT USED)

J. When a building and/or construction site is turned over to Contractor, Contractor shall accept entire responsibility including upkeep and maintenance of the building and/or construction site by:

1. Contractor shall maintain a minimum temperature of 4 degrees C (40 degrees F) at all times, except as otherwise specified.

2. Contractor shall maintain in operating condition existing fire protection and alarm equipment. In connection with fire alarm equipment, Contractor shall coordinate to have a pre-inspection of site conducted by the Fire Department or Company (Department of

Veterans Affairs or municipal) whichever will be required to respond to an alarm from Contractor's employee or watchman.

K. Utilities Services:

1. Maintain existing utility services for the MGVAMC at all times.

Provide temporary facilities, labor, materials, equipment, connections, and utilities to assure uninterrupted services. Where necessary to cut existing water, steam, gases, sewer or air pipes, or conduits, wires, cables, etc. of utility services or of fire protection systems and communications systems (including telephone, data, and fiber), existing utility services shall be cut and capped at suitable places where shown; or, in absence of such indication, where directed by the COR.

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a. No utility service such as water, gas, steam, sewers or electricity, or fire protection systems and communications systems may be interrupted without prior approval of the COR.

Electrical work shall be accomplished with all affected circuits or equipment de-energized. When an electrical outage cannot be accomplished, work on any energized circuits or equipment shall not commence without a detailed work plan, the MGVAMC Director’s prior knowledge and written approval.

b. Contractor shall submit a request to interrupt any such services to the COR, in writing, 10 calendar days in advance of proposed interruption. Request shall state reason, date, exact time of, and approximate duration of such interruption.

c. Contractor will be advised (in writing) of approval of request, or of which other date and/or time such interruption will cause least inconvenience to operations of MGVAMC. Interruption times other than General Contractor's normal working hours may occur with COR approval.

d. Major interruptions of any system must be requested, in writing, at least 15 calendar days prior to the desired time and shall be performed as directed by the COR.

e. In case of a contract construction emergency, service will be interrupted on approval of COR. Such approval will be confirmed in writing as soon as practical.

f. Whenever it is required that a connection fee be paid to a public utility provider for new permanent service to the construction project, for such items as water, sewer, electricity, gas or steam, payment of such fee shall be the responsibility of the

Government and not the Contractor.

L. Abandoned Lines: All service lines such as wires, cables, conduits, ducts, pipes, etc., and their hangers or supports, which are to be abandoned but are not required to be entirely removed, shall be sealed, capped or plugged at the main, branch or panel they originate from with the exception of abandoned domestic water lines. The lines shall not be capped in finished areas, but shall be removed and sealed, capped or plugged in ceilings, within furred spaces, in unfinished areas, or

01 00 00 ‐ 11 within walls or partitions; so that they are completely behind the finished surfaces. If shut-off valves are concealed from plain view, a sign will be placed in a visible location. When domestic water lines are abandoned, they shall comply with the VA legionella directive and design guidelines.

M. To minimize interference of construction activities with flow of MGVAMC traffic, comply with the following:

1. Keep roads, walks and entrances to grounds, to parking and to occupied areas of buildings clear of construction materials, debris and standing construction equipment and vehicles.

2. Method and scheduling of required cutting, altering and removal of existing roads, walks and entrances must be approved by the COR.

N. Coordinate the work for this contract with other construction operations as directed by the COR. This includes the scheduling of traffic and the use of roadways, as specified in Article, USE OF

ROADWAYS.

O. The contractor shall keep the premises and surrounding area free from accumulation of waste materials or rubbish caused by operations under the contract. At completion of work, the contractor shall remove waste materials, rubbish, the contractor’s tools, construction equipment, machinery and surplus material from and about the project.

P. Work hours of the project engineers are Monday through Friday between

0600 and 1630. If assistance is needed from project engineers, such as gaining access to spaces, it must be done during these hours unless coordinated and authorized by the COR prior to the start of any work.

Q. Prior to daily start of operations and at the day’s completion, all contractors shall go to the boiler plant (building 44) for sign in or out as applicable.

1.7 ALTERATIONS

A. Survey: Before any work is started, the Contractor shall make a thorough survey with the COR, of buildings and areas of buildings in which alterations occur and areas which are anticipated routes of access. The contractor shall furnish a report with photos, signed by

01 00 00 ‐ 12 both, to the Contracting Officer. This report shall list by rooms and spaces:

1. Existing condition and types of resilient flooring, doors, windows, walls and other surfaces not required to be altered throughout affected areas of buildings.

2. Existing conditions of items such as plumbing fixtures and accessories, electrical fixtures, equipment, venetian blinds, shades, etc., required by drawings to be either reused or relocated, or both.

3. Shall note any discrepancies between drawings and existing conditions at site.

4. Shall designate areas for working space, materials storage and routes of access to areas within buildings where alterations occur, and which have been agreed upon by Contractor and COR.

B. Any items required by drawings to be either reused or relocated or both, found during this survey to be nonexistent, or in opinion of COR to be in such condition that their use is impossible or impractical, shall be furnished and/or replaced by Contractor with new items in accordance with specifications which will be furnished by Government.

C. Re-Survey: Thirty days before expected partial or final inspection date, the Contractor and COR together shall make a thorough re-survey of the areas of buildings involved. They shall furnish a report on conditions then existing, of resilient flooring, doors, windows, walls and other surfaces as compared with conditions of same as noted in first condition survey report:

1. Re-survey report shall also list any damage caused by Contractor to such flooring and other surfaces, despite protection measures; and, will form basis for determining extent of repair work required of

Contractor to restore damage caused by Contractor's employees.

D. Protection: Provide the following protective measures:

1. Wherever existing roof surfaces are disturbed they shall be protected against water infiltration. In case of leaks, they shall be repaired immediately upon discovery.

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2. Temporary protection against damage for portions of existing structures and grounds where work is to be done, materials handled, and equipment moved and/or relocated.

3. Protection of interior of existing structures at all times, from damage, dust and weather inclemency. Wherever work is performed, floor surfaces that are to remain in place shall be adequately protected prior to starting work, and this protection shall be maintained intact until all work in the area is completed.

1.8 DISPOSAL AND RETENTION

A. Materials and equipment accruing from work removed and from demolition of buildings or structures, or parts thereof, shall be disposed of as follows:

1. Reserved items which are to remain property of the Government are identified by attached tags or noted on drawings or in specifications as items to be stored. Items that remain property of the Government shall be removed or dislodged from present locations in such a manner as to prevent damage which would be detrimental to re-installation and reuse. Store such items where directed by the

COR.

2. Items not reserved shall become property of the Contractor and be removed by Contractor from the MGVAMC.

3. Items of portable equipment and furnishings located in rooms and spaces in which work is to be done under this contract shall remain the property of the Government. When rooms and spaces are vacated by the Department of Veterans Affairs during the alteration period, such items which are NOT required by drawings and specifications to be either relocated or reused will be removed by the Government in advance of work to avoid interfering with Contractor's operation.

1.9 PROTECTION OF EXISTING VEGETATION, STRUCTURES, EQUIPMENT, UTILITIES, AND

IMPROVEMENTS

A. The Contractor shall preserve and protect all structures, equipment, and vegetation (such as trees, shrubs, and grass) on or adjacent to the work site, which are not to be removed and which do not unreasonably interfere with the work required under this contract. The Contractor shall only remove trees when specifically authorized to do so and shall

01 00 00 ‐ 14 avoid damaging vegetation that will remain in place. If any limbs or branches of trees are broken during contract performance, or by the careless operation of equipment, or by workers, the Contractor shall trim those limbs or branches with a clean cut and paint the cut with a tree-pruning compound as directed by the Contracting Officer.

B. The Contractor shall protect from damage all existing improvements and utilities at or near the work site and on adjacent property of a third party, the locations of which are made known to or should be known by the Contractor. The Contractor shall repair any damage to those facilities, including those that are the property of a third party, resulting from failure to comply with the requirements of this contract or failure to exercise reasonable care in performing the work. If the

Contractor fails or refuses to repair the damage promptly, the

Contracting Officer may have the necessary work performed and charge the cost to the Contractor.

C. Refer to Articles, "Alterations", "Restoration", and "Operations and

Storage Areas" for additional instructions concerning repair of damage to structures and site improvements.

1.10 RESTORATION

A. Remove, cut, alter, replace, patch and repair existing work as necessary to install new work. Except as otherwise shown or specified, do not cut, alter or remove any structural work, and do not disturb any ducts, plumbing, steam, gas, or electric work without approval of the

COR. Existing work to be altered or extended and that is found to be defective in any way, shall be reported to the COR before it is disturbed. Materials and workmanship used in restoring work, shall conform in type and quality to that of original existing construction, except as otherwise shown or specified.

B. Upon completion of contract, deliver work complete and undamaged.

Existing work (walls, ceilings, partitions, floors, mechanical and electrical work, lawns, paving, roads, walks, etc.) disturbed or removed as a result of performing required new work, shall be patched, repaired, reinstalled, or replaced with new work, and refinished and left in as good condition as existed before commencing work.

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C. At Contractor's own expense, Contractor shall immediately restore to service and repair any damage caused by Contractor's workers to existing piping and conduits, wires, cables, etc., of utility services or of fire protection systems and communications systems (including telephone) which are not scheduled for discontinuance or abandonment.

D. (NOT USED)

1.11 PHYSICAL DATA (NOT USED)

1.12 PROFESSIONAL SURVEYING SERVICES (NOT USED)

1.13 LAYOUT OF WORK

A. The Contractor shall lay out the work from Government established base lines and benchmarks, indicated on the drawings, and shall be responsible for all measurements in connection with the layout. The

Contractor shall furnish, at Contractor's own expense, all stakes, templates, platforms, equipment, tools, materials, and labor required to lay out any part of the work. The Contractor shall be responsible for executing the work to the lines and grades that may be established or indicated by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall also be responsible for maintaining and preserving all stakes and other marks established by the Contracting Officer until authorized to remove them.

If such marks are destroyed by the Contractor or through Contractor's negligence before their removal is authorized, the Contracting Officer may replace them and deduct the expense of the replacement from any amounts due or to become due to the Contractor.

B. Establish and plainly mark center lines for each building and corner of column lines and/or addition to each existing building, and such other lines and grades that are reasonably necessary to properly assure that location, orientation, and elevations established for each such structure and/or addition, roads, parking lots, are in accordance with lines and elevations shown on contract drawings.

C. Following completion of general mass excavation and before any other permanent work is performed, establish and plainly mark (through use of appropriate batter boards or other means) sufficient additional survey control points or system of points as may be necessary to assure proper alignment, orientation, and grade of all major features of work. Survey shall include, but not be limited to, location of lines and grades of

01 00 00 ‐ 16 footings, exterior walls, center lines of columns in both directions, major utilities and elevations of floor slabs:

1. Such additional survey control points or system of points thus established shall be checked and certified by a registered land surveyor or registered civil engineer. Furnish such certification to the COR before any work (such as footings, floor slabs, columns, walls, utilities and other major controlling features) is placed.

D. During progress of work, and particularly as work progresses from floor to floor, Contractor shall have line grades and plumbness of all major form work checked and certified by a registered land surveyor or registered civil engineer as meeting requirements of contract drawings.

Furnish such certification to the COR before any major items of concrete work are placed. In addition, Contractor shall also furnish to the COR certificates from a registered land surveyor or registered civil engineer that the following work is complete in every respect as required by contract drawings.

1. Lines of each building and/or addition.

2. Elevations of bottoms of footings and tops of floors of each building and/or addition.

3. Lines and elevations of sewers and of all outside distribution systems.

E. Whenever changes from contract drawings are made in line or grading requiring certificates, record such changes on a reproducible drawing bearing the registered land surveyor or registered civil engineer seal, and forward these drawings upon completion of work to the COR.

F. The Contractor shall perform the surveying and layout work of this and other articles and specifications in accordance with the provisions of

Article "Professional Surveying Services".

1.14 AS-BUILT DRAWINGS

A. The contractor shall maintain one full size as-built drawing set on site, which shall be kept current during construction of the project, to include all contract changes, modifications and clarifications.

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B. All variations shall be shown in the same general detail as used in the contract drawings. To ensure compliance, as-built drawings shall be made available for the COR review, as often as requested.

C. Contractor shall deliver two approved completed sets of as-built drawings in the electronic version (scanned PDF) to the COR within 15 calendar days after each completed phase and after the acceptance of the project by the COR.

D. Paragraphs A, B, & C shall also apply to all shop drawings.

1.15 WARRANTY MANAGEMENT (NOT USED)

1.16 USE OF ROADWAYS

A. For hauling, use only established public roads and roads on MGVAMC property and, when authorized by the COR, such temporary roads which are necessary in the performance of contract work. Temporary roads shall be constructed, and restoration performed by the Contractor at

Contractor's expense. When necessary to cross curbing, sidewalks, or similar construction, they must be protected by well-constructed bridges.

B. When new permanent roads are to be a part of this contract, Contractor may construct them immediately for use to facilitate building operations. These roads may be used by all who have business thereon within zone of building operations.

C. When certain buildings (or parts of certain buildings) are required to be completed in advance of general date of completion, all roads leading thereto must be completed and available for use at time set for completion of such buildings or parts thereof.

1.17 SITE INFORMATION

MCVAMC is a smoke free facility and no smoking is permitted on campus.

1.18 TEMPORARY USE OF MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT (NOT USED)

1.19 TEMPORARY USE OF EXISTING ELEVATORS

A. Contractor will not be allowed the use of existing elevators. Outside type hoist shall be used by Contractor for transporting materials and equipment.

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1.20 TEMPORARY USE OF NEW ELEVATORS (NOT USED)

1.21 TEMPORARY TOILETS

A. Contractor may have for use of Contractor's employees, such toilet accommodations as may be assigned to Contractor by COR. Contractor shall keep such places clean and be responsible for any damage done thereto by Contractor's workers. Failure to maintain satisfactory condition in toilets will deprive Contractor of the privilege to use such toilets.

1.22 AVAILABILITY AND USE OF UTILITY SERVICES

A. The Government shall make all reasonably required amounts of utilities available to the Contractor from existing outlets and supplies, as specified in the contract. The amount to be paid by the Contractor for chargeable electrical services shall be the prevailing rates charged to the Government. The Contractor shall carefully conserve any utilities furnished without charge.

B. The Contractor, at Contractor's expense and in a workmanlike manner, in compliance with code and as satisfactory to the Contracting Officer, shall install and maintain all necessary temporary connections and distribution lines, and all meters required to measure the amount of electricity used for the purpose of determining charges. Before final acceptance of the work by the Government, the Contractor shall remove all the temporary connections, distribution lines, meters, and associated paraphernalia and repair restore the infrastructure as required.

C. Contractor shall install meters at Contractor's expense and furnish the

MGVAMC a monthly record of the Contractor's usage of electricity as hereinafter specified.

D. Heat: Furnish temporary heat necessary to prevent injury to work and materials through dampness and cold. Use of open salamanders or any temporary heating devices which may be fire hazards or may smoke and damage finished work, will not be permitted. Maintain minimum temperatures as specified for various materials.

E. Electricity (for Construction and Testing): Furnish all temporary electric services.

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1. Connecting to MGVAMC electrical distribution system: The Contractor shall obtain COR permission prior to connecting to MGVAMC electrical distribution system. The Contractor shall meter and pay for electricity required for electric cranes and hoisting devices, electrical welding devices and any electrical heating devices providing temporary heat. Electricity for all other uses is available at no cost to the Contractor.

F. Water (for Construction and Testing): Furnish temporary water service.

1. Connecting to the MGVAMC water distribution system: The Contractor shall obtain COR permission prior to connecting to MGVAMC water distribution system. The Contractor shall provide reduced pressure backflow preventer at each connection as per code. Water is available at no cost to the Contractor.

2. Maintain connections, pipe, fittings and fixtures and conserve water-use so none is wasted. Failure to stop leakage or other wastes will be cause for revocation (at CORs discretion) of use of water from MGVAMC's system.

G. Fuel: Natural and LP gas and burner fuel oil required for boiler cleaning, normal initial boiler-burner setup and adjusting, and for performing the specified boiler tests will be furnished by the

Government. Fuel required for prolonged boiler-burner setup, adjustments, or modifications due to improper design or operation of boiler, burner, or control devices shall be furnished and paid by the

Contractor at Contractor's expense.

1.23 NEW TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT (NOT USED)

1.24 TESTS (NOT USED)

1.25 INSTRUCTIONS (NOT USED)

1.26 GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED EQUIPMENT (NOT USED)

1.27 RELOCATED EQUIPMENT (NOT USED)

1.28 STORAGE SPACE FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EQUIPMENT (NOT USED)

1.29 CONSTRUCTION SIGN

A. Provide a construction sign identifying the project per standard VA details available on the VA TIL website.

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1.30 SAFETY SIGN

A. Provide a safety sign per standard VA details available on the VA TIL website.

1.31 PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION

A. During the construction period through completion, provide photographic documentation of construction progress and at selected milestones including electronic indexing, navigation, storage and remote access to the documentation, as per these specifications.

1.32 DIGITAL IMAGES (NOT USED)

1.33 HISTORIC PRESERVATION (NOT USED)

1.34 VA TRIRIGA CPMS (NOT USED)

1.35 IDENTIFICATION

1. Verify identification requirements for all construction workers required by the MGVAMC. Refer to section 1.5.

1.36 EMERGENCY MANAGMENT

A. The contractor shall develop an emergency evacuation plan that will place the work site into a safe condition to allow for emergency personnel egress from the building. This action shall include and not be limited to removing all energy sources to work equipment and systems. The plan shall identify a primary and secondary evacuation routes. The routes shall lead personnel to a predetermined location to allow for personnel accountability. The contractor shall provide a personnel accountability report to the COR identifying number of personnel accounted for, and number of personnel missing.

B. The contractor shall acknowledge all emergency evacuation signals, such as fire alarms or strobes, whether audible, visual, or verbal, and comply with the contractor’s emergency evacuation plan, or other instructions from any emergency respondent personnel at the scene.

C. The contractor shall check-in with MGVAMC PIV Registrar’s Office to receive a facility emergency badge backer card for each contractor employee. This card shall be maintained on each person while on site at MGVAMC. This card contains emergency actions and emergency contact information, which will ensure personnel safety.

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1.37 SCHEDULE AND FAILURE TO ACHIEVE PROGRESS

A. Contractor shall submit a complete CPM schedule for approval within sixty days of award. The CPM schedule is a working document and should be updated and refined at least weekly and shall be submitted monthly throughout the project. Any change in critical path or delay of more than ten working days shall be identified and a corrective action plan submitted as soon as the delay is identified. Detailed three-week look ahead schedules shall be submitted weekly and may be independent of the

CPM schedule at the contractors discretion, however the data must be incorporated into the CPM. The CPM will indicate relationships, constraints, float, and dates for all activities and milestones at a minimum. Additional information shall be included at the COR’s request. Submittal/shop drawing preparation time, review time, and procurement time shall be included for all critical path activities and items with long procurement times.

B. Should the progress fall behind the approved project schedule for reasons other than those that are excusable within the terms of the contract, the Contracting Officer may require provision of a written recovery plan for approval. The plan must detail how progress will be made-up to include which activities will be accelerated by adding additional crews, longer work hours, extra work days, etc.

C. Artificially Improving Progress:

1. Artificially improving progress by means such as, but not limited to, revising the schedule logic, modifying or adding constraints, shortening activity durations, or changing calendars in the project schedule is prohibited. Indicate assumptions made and the basis for any logic, constraint, duration and calendar changes used in the creation of the recovery plan. Any additional resources, manpower, or daily and weekly work hour changes proposed in the recovery plan must be evident at the work site and documented in the daily report along with the Schedule Narrative Report.

D. Failure to Perform:

1. Failure to perform work and maintain progress in accordance with the supplemental recovery plan may result in an interim and final unsatisfactory performance rating and may result in corrective

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Schedules for Construction Contracts, FAR 52.249-10 Default (Fixed-

Price Construction), and other contract provisions.

E. Recovery Schedule:

1. Should the Contracting Officer find it necessary, submit a recovery schedule pursuant to FAR 52.236-15 Schedules for Construction

Contracts.

1.38 GREEN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (GEMS)

GEMS Awareness Training required for Contractors

All federal agencies are required by Executive Order to implement an Environmental Management System, reduce waste, reduce quantity of toxic and hazardous chemical and materials acquired, used or disposed of, increase diversion of solid waste by recycling, and use sustainable environmental practices (acquisition of bio-based, environmentally preferable, energy-efficient, water-efficient and recycled-content products).

The Department of Veterans Affairs has chosen the term GEMS to refer to the department’s Green Environmental Management System. Green Environmental Management Systems have been shown to be a valuable tool to lessen negative impacts on the environment, and create more efficient, cost effective means of providing service to our veterans. The GEMS program emphasizes importance of compliance to federal, state, and local regulations; encourages pollution prevention strategies whenever possible; and focuses on continued improvement on environmental issues. The GEMS Program is based on ISO 14001, which relates to Environmental Management Systems (EMS). The EMS provides a framework to review activities performed by, or on behalf of the organization, including work performed by contractors.

Any parties, including contractors, who perform an activity identified as being significant based on the impact on the environment, environmental compliance, exposure risk, etc., must be aware of our facility GEMS program and ways to reduce the environmental impacts. Training for contractors and each member of their staff who is involved in significant activities should include operational controls used to reduce the environmental impacts.

The following construction activities have been identified as significant based on potential environmental impacts:

Chemical Storage (potential for spills) Hazardous chemicals, if no alternative is available, must be stored in accordance with OSHA, EPA (49 CFR 265 Subpart I), and NFPA requirements. Any hazardous chemicals and wastes must be stored in a manner which would prevent release into the environment and must be disposed of in accordance with local, state and federal regulations. 40 CFR Parts 262-268. See list below of construction waste that is potentially hazardous waste.

Asbestos Abatement activities 29 CFR 1926.1101

Activities involving lead, i.e. lead based paint 29 CFR 1926.62

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Recyclable material. All contractors should recycle as much material as possible. The records of materials recycled must be submitted to the COTR for recordkeeping.

Activities which may result in contaminates (oils, fuel, chemicals, debris) flowing down the storm sewer or on ground surface. 40 CFR 112

Activities which involve handling of universal wastes (batteries, fluorescent lamps, mercury containing devices-switches, pesticides).

40 CFR Part 273

Work on refrigerator, air conditioners, other chiller units or other sources of ozone depleting substances. 40 CFR Section 82

MANN‐GRANDSTAFF VA MEDICAL CENTER

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Requirement to Maintain Record of Materials Reused or Recycled

In accordance with the Federal Pollution Prevention Act (source reduction, recycling, treatment and environmentally safe disposal to the environment), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (cradle to grave management of hazardous waste and Federal procurement of recycled products) and Federal Facilities Compliance Act (subjects Federal facilities to Federal, State and local waste management and disposal laws and regulations) contractors and project managers are required to monitor waste(s) taken from a project, and certify proper disposal. If recycle or reuse of a waste product (doors, light fixtures, etc.) is possible, reasonable effort should be made to reuse or recycle the product.

Items that are reused or recycled should be logged on the attached Materials Reused/Recycled Record by the Project Manager. At the conclusion of the project, this form shall be reviewed and signed by the COR, with a copy given to the M&O Foreman and the GEMS Coordinator for their records.

Materials Reused or Recycled Record

Project Number:__________________ Project Location:______________ Page ____ of ____

Date:_________________ Project Manager:___________________

Material being reused/recycled Reused/Recycled Quantity Location Taken Comments

Example: (Plumbing Fixtures) Reused 3 Plumbing Shop Delivered on ___________

Cc: COR Maintenance & Operations GEMS Program Manager

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SECTION 01 32 16.15

PROJECT SCHEDULES

PART 1- GENERAL

1.1 DESCRIPTION:

A. The Contractor shall develop a Critical Path Method (CPM) plan and schedule demonstrating fulfillment of the contract requirements

(Project Schedule), and shall keep the Project Schedule up-to-date in accordance with the requirements of this section and shall utilize the plan for scheduling, coordinating and monitoring work under this contract (including all activities of subcontractors, equipment vendors and suppliers). Conventional Critical Path Method (CPM) technique shall be utilized to satisfy both time and cost applications.

1.2 CONTRACTOR'S REPRESENTATIVE:

A. The Contractor shall designate an authorized representative…