ATTACHEMNT FULL SPECS B647 ROOFING.rtf

Specifications 10/16/2025

SPECIFICATION SECTIONS: DESCRIPTION:

01 00 00...............................................GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

01 32 16..................................................PROJECT SCHEDULES

01 33 23 SUBMITTALS

01 35 26................................................Safety Requirements 01 42 19................................................Reference Standards

01 45 00....................................................QUALITY CONTROL

01 57 19...................................TEMPORARY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS

01 74 19......................................CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANAGEMENT

01 81 13..............................SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS

02 41 00 DEMOLITION

07 01 50 19......................................PREPARATION FOR RE-ROOFING

07 21 13.................................................THERMAL INSULATION

07 22 00...........................................ROOF AND DECK INSULATION

07 54 16............................................VA SPEC FOR KEE ROOFING

07 60 00...........................................FLASHING AND SHEET METAL

07 71 00...................................................ROOF SPECIALTIES

07 72 00...................................................ROOF ACCESSORIES

07 84 00 FIRESTOPPING

07 92 00.....................................................JOINT SEALANTS

22 05 11...................................COMMON WORK RESULTS FOR PLUMBING

22 14 00............................................FACILITY STORM DRAINAGE

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SECTION 01 00 00 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS

PROTECTION OF EXISTING VEGETATION, STRUCTURES, EQUIPMENT, AND UTILITIES

SECTION 01 00 00 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

GENERAL INTENTION

Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, supervision and necessary engineering to perform the work as required by the project specifications and drawings. This shall include, but not limited to, completely preparing site for building operations, all demolition activities and/or removal of existing structures required to perform the work, foundations, superstructure, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, special systems, landscaping and other site improvements.

Scope:

Scope of Work Contractor shall furnish all labor, material, equipment, and supervision for the selective demolition, installation of roofing of Bldg. 647, and/or other corrections noted for the locations described therein.

Contractor shall ensure all services performed by fully qualified/ certified and trained personnel of the manufacturer of the product(s). Individuals completing the work shall possess the necessary skills and experience with the devices/ hardware/ controls to perform the work as described in this SOW (statement of work).

Contractor shall provide new roofing system equivalent to the Ketone Ethylene Ester interpolymer (KEE) roofing system as described in TABLE 1. Contractor shall provide a new roofing system to replace the existing asphalt roofing system of approximately 8,500 square feet including the existing rolled up roofing to the parapet roof caps and a small 1st floor roof area. All devices and equipment in TABLE 1 are to be considered the ‘base standard of product quality’. Contractor will have the option to substitute items and this shall be clearly detailed in the contractor’s proposal in addition to a fume/odor control plan which shall be provided to the contracting officer representative (COR) prior to construction. Contractor shall provide all demo including: Removing all debris and preparing roof for complete and total roof replacement and including cleaning / prepping entire roof surface. Repair and re-roof around all roof drains without deviating from original sloping to allow runoff to travel toward the roof drains (10 total).

Installation requirements: Contractor shall provide and install roofing to requirements outlined below:

01 32 16 – Project Schedules 01 33 23 – Submittals A. Project Specifications 01 00 00 – General Requirements 01 35 26 – Safety Requirements 01 45 00 – Quality Control 01 74 19 – Construction Waste Management 02 41 00 – Demolition 07 22 00 – Insulation 07 54 16 – Ethylene Interpolymer (KEE) Roofing 07 60 00 – Flashing and Sheet Metal 07 72 00 – Roof Accessories 22 14 00 – Flashing of Roof Drains 070101.9 – Preparation for Re-roofing

STATEMENT OF BID ITEM(S)

Completely replace roofing for Bldg. 647, replace 8,500 square foot roofing system with new roofing system consisting of new roofing materials for Bldg. 647 on the VANCHCS Mather campus.

SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR CONTRACTOR

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FIGURE 1. General outline of roof of building 647 at Mather VAMC shown in yellow.

CONSTRUCTION PROJECT SCHEDULE

Contractor shall submit a prepared work schedule for approval and arrange with the COTR the sequence of work. Phasing of work will be required for completion of this project and shall be planned thoroughly by the Contractor. Project may require night and weekend work to accomplish specific tasks (i.e. any work that will be disruptive to current daily operations will need to be scheduled during nights and weekends). Work areas shall remain protected, per the project Specifications, from employee and patient access throughout the contract period. 100% of ALL project submittals shall be approved prior to the construction start date.

CONSTRUCTION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

The General Contractor shall develop a plan for both the area of work and the interaction of the work with the facility per OSHA, AIA, and VA guidelines. The Infection Prevention Measures, as set forth in the VA Infection Control Risk Assessment, shall be included in the Safety Plan. The General Contractor shall submit a copy of their Daily Safety Inspection form. The Safety Plan shall be a submittal and approved by the designated VA COR prior to the start of construction. Contractor shall note that the required training of all personnel shall be specific for ‘Construction Safety’, (29 CFR 1926), NOT ‘General Industry’ safety training, (29 CFR 1910). Contractor shall reference project Specifications for in depth safety and documentation requirements such as hazard analyses and respective hazard mitigation techniques to be required for specific work activities. Some general safety precautions are listed below:

CONSTRUCTION SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

Security Plan:

purpose of security inspections of every area of project including tool boxes and parked machines and take any emergency action.

Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a); 36 CFR Part 1222 and Part 1228.

[paper, electronic, etc.] or mode of transmission [e-mail, fax, etc.] or state of completion [draft, final, etc.].

CONSTRUCTION QUALITY CONTROL PLAN

The General Contractor shall develop a plan for which all construction crews under this project shall follow. The General Contractor shall specifically identify appropriate standard forms for Quality Control inspections that will become part of the construction documents. This includes the punch lists format that the Contractor will be using internally for their work inspections. Quality Control Plan shall be a submittal and approved by the COR prior to the start of construction.

The General Contractor is responsible for the Quality Control of their work. The Department of Veterans Affairs is responsible for the Quality Assurance of the General Contractors process. Once the General Contractor is ready for project turnover to the VA, the results of the Contractor Quality Control plan will be presented to the COR. Once reviewed, the General Contractors superintendent will present the Contractors pre-final acceptance walk through (punch list) to the COR. Only at this point will the General Contractor and the Department of Veterans Affairs conduct the final acceptance inspection. Once satisfactory, project will be turned over to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE OF VALUES

The General Contractors Schedule of Values shall be broken down by a) work related tasks as derived from the project schedule, then by b) division, as detailed in the VA Master Specification. Schedule of Values shall be broken down further at the request of the COR. The total price will be shown separately (to include cost break down by divisions as detailed above). Schedule of Values shall be a submittal and approved by the COR prior to the start of construction.

General Contractors Schedule of Values shall mirror the project schedule for work related tasks. Coordinate with COR as necessary.

NAME BRAND ITEMS

A. Contractor shall reference solicitation for Contracting Officers approved list of NAME BRAND ITEMS (FAR 52.236-5)(FAR 52.211-6).

OPERATIONS AND STORAGE AREAS

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

Temporary buildings (e.g., storage sheds, shops, offices) 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 without expense to the Government. The temporary buildings and utilities shall remain the property of the Contractor and shall be removed by the Contractor at its expense upon completion of the work. With the written consent of the Contracting Officer, the buildings and utilities may be abandoned and need not be removed.

systems or communications systems (except telephone), they shall be cut and capped at suitable places where shown; or, in absence of such indication, where directed by COR. All such actions shall be coordinated with the COR or Utility Company involved:

Whenever an excavation for new utility lines crosses existing roads, at least one lane must remain open to traffic at all times. Contractor must have COR approval prior to modifying traffic flow and/or start of excavation activities.

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

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

CONTRACT WORK HOURS and FEDERAL HOLIDAYS:

Standard daily contract work hours at the Sacramento VA Medical Center (SMC) are from 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Pacific Standard Time (PST), Monday through Friday, with the exception of Federal Holidays. The contractor shall submit to the Contracting Officer (CO) for approval, in writing, a notice of its desire to work during any period/hours other than the standard. Notice shall include a detailed description of the type of work to be performed and its location. These “non-standard” hours are referred to as “WHEN Hours” (Weekend-Holiday-Evening-Night). The notice requesting work during WHEN hours shall be submitted not less than two (2) working days prior to each period of work scheduled at times other than normal duty hours to include Federal holidays. Contractors are reminded that patients are generally asleep after 10:00 PM PST. Therefore, approval is subject to the availability of the project manager/COTR, the type of work to be performed, the specific hours requested, and the anticipated noise level that will be generated by contractor activity. Under no circumstance will the contractor proceed without express written approval of the Contracting Officer.

Work Phasing/Scheduling: Contractor shall work closely with the COTR in developing a work schedule for contract performance. Simultaneous or transitional work on/between multiple facilities may be required. Advance coordination by the contractor is critical and required. Note, Concurrent work performance is anticipated on all line items for this project.

The work to be performed on this project will include occupied areas, however arrangements may be made so that the particular area may be blocked off during performance of work if feasible. The contractor shall notify the COTR of intent to start work in any specific assigned area. The contractor shall coordinate the work of all activities whereby both the Government and the contractor can continue operations with the least possible interference and inconvenience.

New Year's Day, January 1

Martin Luther King, Jr, 3rd Monday in January Washington's Birthday, 3rd Monday in February Memorial Day, Last Monday in May Juneteenth Day, June 19th Independence Day, July 4 Labor Day, 1st Monday in September Columbus Day, 2nd Monday in September Veterans Day, November 11 Thanksgiving Day, 4th Thursday in November Christmas Day, December 25 NOTE: Any of the above holidays falling on a Saturday will be observed on the preceding Friday; holidays falling on a Sunday will be observed on the following Monday. Also included is any date specifically declared by the President of the United States of America as a National Holiday.

ALTERATIONS

Survey: Before any work is started, the Contractor shall make a thorough survey with the COR in which alterations occur and areas which are anticipated routes of access, and furnish a report, signed by both, to the Contracting Officer. This report shall list by rooms and spaces:

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:

PROTECTION OF EXISTING VEGETATION, STRUCTURES, EQUIPMENT, AND UTILITIES

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 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 workmen, 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.

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.

Refer to Section 01 57 19, TEMPORARY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS, for additional requirements on protecting vegetation, soils and the environment. Refer to Articles, "Alterations", "Restoration", and "Operations and Storage Areas" for additional instructions concerning repair of damage to structures and site improvements.

RESTORATION

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.

PHYSICAL DATA

Data and information furnished or referred to below is for the Contractors information. The Government shall not be responsible for any interpretation of or conclusion drawn from the data or information by the Contractor.

1. N/A

PROFESSIONAL SURVEYING SERVICES

N/A

LAYOUT OF WORK

N/A

AS-BUILT DRAWINGS

N/A

USE OF ROADWAYS

For hauling, use only established public roads and roads on Medical Center 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 Contractors expense. When necessary to cross curbing, sidewalks, or similar construction, they must be protected by well-constructed bridges.

TEMPORARY USE OF MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

Use of new installed mechanical and electrical equipment to provide heat, ventilation, plumbing, light and power will be permitted subject to written approval and compliance with the following provisions:

TEMPORARY USE OF EXISTING ELEVATORS

A. Use of existing elevator for handling building materials and Contractors personnel will be permitted subject to following provisions:

Contractor makes all arrangements with the COR for use of elevators. The COR will ascertain that elevators are in proper condition.

Contractor may use elevators No. S1 in Building Nos. 647 for daily use and may use elevators Nos. S2 and S3 a case where S1 is not available due to maintenance for as needed, non-recurring time intervals, when permission is granted. Personnel for operating elevators will not be provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

TEMPORARY USE OF NEW ELEVATORS

N/A

TEMPORARY TOILETS

A. Provide where directed, (for use of all Contractors workmen) ample temporary sanitary toilet accommodations with suitable sewer and water connections; or, when approved by COR, provide suitable dry closets where directed. Keep such places clean and free from flies, and all connections and appliances connected therewith are to be removed prior to completion of contract, and premises left perfectly clean.

AVAILABILITY AND USE OF UTILITY SERVICES

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.

NEW TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT

N/A

TESTS

As per specifications for Divisions 22, 23, 26 and 33 the Contractor shall provide a written testing and commissioning plan complete with component level, equipment level, sub-system level and system level breakdowns. The plan will provide a schedule and a written sequence of what will be tested, how and what the expected outcome will be. This document will be submitted for approval prior to commencing work. The Contractor shall document the results of the approved plan and submit for approval with the as built documentation.

3.2 of VA specification 075416 for concrete decks and moisture tests shall occur through all phases of the project and any additional tests shall be provided as approved by the COR.

INSTRUCTIONS

N/A

GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY

N/A

RELOCATED EQUIPMENT AND/OR ITEMS

Contractor shall disconnect, dismantle as necessary, remove and reinstall in new location, all existing equipment and items indicated by symbol "R" or otherwise shown to be relocated by the Contractor.

Provide all mechanical and electrical service connections, fittings, fastenings and any other materials necessary for assembly and installation of relocated equipment; and leave such equipment in proper operating condition.

All service lines such as noted above for relocated equipment shall be in place at point of relocation ready for use before any existing equipment is disconnected. Make relocated existing equipment ready for operation or use immediately after reinstallation.

STORAGE SPACE FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EQUIPMENT

N/A

CONSTRUCTION SIGN

N/A

SAFETY SIGN

N/A

REQUIRED USE OF SUBMITTAL EXCHANGE

N/A

PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION

A. Provide at least 25 relevant photographs throughout each stage and each phase of the project.