Attachment 1 -015005 TempFa Juba Electrical Upgrades Final.pdf

JUBA COMPOUND ELECTRICAL UPGRADE JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN

SECTION 015005

TEMPORARY FACILITIES AND CONTROLS

PART 1 GENERAL

1.01 SUMMARY

A. This Section specifies minimum requirements associated with certain temporary facilities and controls, recognized as necessary for the performance of work. This Section is in no way intended to limit the general requirement to reasonably and properly provide required temporary facilities for the performance of work.

1.02 RELATED DOCUMENTS

A. Other general provisions of the Contract, including FAR clauses by reference or as amended in Contract Sections B through J, and other Division 1 Sections of these Contract Specifications apply to requirements of this Section. This Section in turn applies to the Contract Drawings and Technical Specifications.

B. Regulations and Standards: Work performed at the Project Site related to power distribution and electricity must comply with the requirements of the OBO Electrical Code (National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 70), and National Electrical Code.

1.03 SUBMITTALS

A. The Contractor must submit, in accordance with Section 013305, Construction Submittals, the following:

B. The Contractor must provide a Site Utilization Plan for the temporary facilities to include drawings, plans, details, and schedules. The Contractor must also comply with the requirements of Section 013525 Construction Safety and Occupational Health.

1. The Contractor must submit the Site Utilization Plan no later than 30 calendar days prior to site mobilization.

2. The Contractor must obtain COR acceptance prior to proceeding with the construction of facilities.

3. The Contractor must provide a proposed layout of Project signage, outlining paint, application of wording, and other graphic requirements.

The Contractor must obtain COR acceptance prior to fabrication and erection.

4. Temporary Electrical, Communications and Lighting Plan: The Contractor must provide a plan including necessary details of the proposed temporary systems (power distribution, communications distribution and lighting) to the COR. Temporary systems must not be installed until Government acceptance is obtained.

5. The Contractor must perform continuous analysis of non-potable construction water composition, ensuring ongoing suitability for construction purposes as specified in Paragraph 3.01 B.2 below. The results of these tests must be submitted monthly to the COR.

1.04 HOST COUNTRY REGULATIONS

A. The Contractor must comply with the Host Country’s governing regulations as enforced by their authorities. These include building codes, requirements of utility companies, health and safety regulations by police, rescue, and fire departments, environmental protection regulations, and other applicable regulations. Any conflict between direction by the Host Country authorities and contract requirements must be brought to the attention of the COR for resolution.

B. Inspections: The Contractor must arrange for required inspections, certifications, and permits. These inspections must apply to the installation and use of each temporary facility as required by governing authorities and franchised service vendors.

1.05 PROJECT CONDITIONS

A. The Contractor must take into consideration the existing and developing conditions for the implementation, maintenance, and continuation of temporary facility service at the Project Site. The Contractor must submit recommendations to COR regarding when, whether, and to what extent conversion from temporary to permanent use of the Project’s facilities and services is appropriate and acceptable.

B. The Contractor must maintain temporary facilities in clean, sanitary, and safe operating condition. The Contractor must not allow conditions of use to become inefficient, overloaded, hazardous, or otherwise deleterious to the Government's interests.

C. The Contractor must locate and relocate temporary facilities as necessary to accommodate proper performance of the work, including work by separate contractors and the Government. The Contractor must remove temporary facilities as soon as use is no longer required and restore substrates and environments to required conditions.

PART 2 PRODUCTS

A. The Contractor must provide new materials and equipment for temporary facilities. Where applicable, the Contractor must comply with related requirements for permanent work of this project.

PART 3 EXECUTION

3.01 TEMPORARY UTILITIES

A. General:

1. Prior to completion of temporary utility services and distributions, the Contractor must provide trucked-in and trucked-out services, where possible, for work in progress.

2. The Contractor must connect to existing franchised utilities for required services, where reasonably possible.

3. The Contractor must engage franchised vendors, where possible, to install services at locations agreed to by the COR.

4. Except as otherwise indicated, the Contractor must provide temporary connections to existing utilities, using permanent forms of construction.

The Contractor must comply with the requirements of franchised providers and operators of such utilities.

5. Permanent Utilities and Services: At the earliest reasonable date, and as agreed to by the COR, the Contractor must connect with permanent utility lines and service connections and remove temporary utilities and services.

6. The Contractor must pay all installation, connection, usage, and disconnect fees as required by franchised utilities.

7. The Contractor must obtain easements as may be necessary to extend permanent or temporary utilities to the Project Site. The Contractor must survey the needs of the entire Project during construction, including work by separate contractors and the Government, and arrange for sufficient utility capacities.

8. If connection to existing Embassy utilities, i.e. electric and water, is allowed, Contractor must install meters to capture usage of the Embassy’s utilities. The Contractor must be responsible to reimburse the Embassy for units of electricity and water used.

B. Temporary Water:

1. Potable Water: Refer to Section 013525, Construction Safety and Occupational Health.

2. Non-Potable Water for Construction Use:

a. Where non-potable water is provided and distributed at the

Project Site, the Contractor must furnish a continuing analysis of water composition, confirming its continuing suitability for construction purposes (not including human consumption).

b. The Contractor must post "NOT FOR DRINKING" signs at each water outlet and at other locations where non-potable water could possibly be accessed, including hose ends. The Contractor must post signs in English, other applicable languages, and include a suitable pictographic.

c. The Contractor must provide adequate water capacity for fire protection.

d. Distribution:

1) The Contractor must maintain not less than two hundred

(200) -kPa static pressure.

2) The Contractor must provide water to hose bibs at each story of construction and at other points of convenience within building construction area(s). Every location requiring the use of construction water must be reached with a maximum thirty (30) meter length.

3) The Contractor must provide an adequate number of nineteen (19) millimeter diameter thirty (30) meter length heavy-duty rubber or vinyl hoses of with male and female connections.

4) Where applicable, the Contractor must protect piped water distribution from freezing.

C. Sanitary Sewer: The Contractor must provide the connection of temporary sanitary facilities to a sewerage system where reasonably possible. The use of septic tanks, cesspools, and similar methods for disposal of effluent must not be permitted except by written authorization of the COR. The use of temporary toilet units, i.e., porta-johns is acceptable. Location of temporary sanitary facilities must be shown on Site Utilization Plan and allow for servicing, from outside vendors, that is acceptable to the COR.

D. Temporary Electricity:

1. The Contractor must design, install, maintain, and remove locally franchised utility company electrical service and distribution systems.

The Contractor must comply with the requirements of NFPA 70, National Electrical Code.

2. Temporary Electrical and Lighting Plan: The Contractor must indicate location, voltages, and means of circuit protection (including receptacles, disconnecting means, grounding, ground fault circuit interrupters, and lighting circuits).

3. The Contractor must furnish and install transformers, switches, spider boxes, panel boards, feeders, and other miscellaneous equipment as required for temporary facility and construction equipment service.

4. The Contractor must provide an overload-protected, weatherproof, grounded, power distribution system. This system must be sufficient for maximum predictable use of power tools, lighting, HVAC, test equipment, and the start-up of power driven equipment. This system must be compatible with permanent power distribution systems. The Contractor must locate receptacle outlets at points of convenience on each story of the building construction area and at designated fabrication areas and shops. These outlets must be spaced enabling the reach of a single extension cord of not more than thirty (30) meters in length. The Contractor must provide an automatic ground-fault interrupter feature on the temporary power distribution system.

5. The Contractor must extend and modify the electrical system to serve the changing needs of the construction project.

6. Stand-by Power: The Contractor must provide an engine-driven stand-by power generation system for USG activities which includes USG security functions. The system must include automatic start capability located within control facilities at entrance gate. The system must be sized for a continuous load of not less than fifty-five (55) kW.

7. The Contractor must utilize the temporary power system to the maximum extent possible and reserve standby generators on the Project Site for emergency back up only.

8. Any use of permanent USG generators to provide temporary construction power must be only allowed pursuant to a written agreement with the COR. This written agreement must include detailed restoration plans and restoration schedule per the requirements indicated in paragraph 3.08.G.4 below.

E. Temporary Lighting:

1. The Contractor must provide a combination of sufficient day lighting, general electrical lighting, and plug-in task lighting in every construction area to ensure the proper and adequate performance of work, reading of signs, inspection, testing, and other need-to-see requirements.

2. The Contractor must provide local switching for each space and area of temporary lighting. This must enable energy conservation by both a "turned off" and a "reduced level" mode of lighting.

3. The Contractor must comply with the COR’s requests for temporary lighting at every stage of project work.

F. Temporary Heating, Cooling, and Ventilating:

1. In conjunction with temporary enclosure of work, and where applicable, the Contractor must provide temporary heating, cooling, drying, humidification, and similar ambient conditioning of space for the proper performance of work and the curing and protection of completed work.

2. The Contractor must provide a safe energy source and equipment considered no more hazardous or dangerous than LPG-fired, UL-tested and accepted, temporary space heaters. The Contractor must not use oil burners, salamanders, other open-burning units, or hazardous fuels.

3. The Contractor must not position equipment deleteriously.

4. At the earliest feasible date, the Contractor must utilize permanent systems and equipment for temporary service, as agreed upon by the COR. The Contractor must provide fully qualified and licensed operators and instigate protective measures to minimize possible damage to systems and equipment.

G. Temporary Telecommunications:

1. The Contractor must provide pathways and wiring for phone and data communications between and within all Government facilities and to local service provider networks. The final locations will be confirmed by the COR after review of the temporary facility submittals and Site Plan.

H. Temporary Fire Protection: The Contractor must comply with the requirements of Section 013525, Construction Safety and Occupational Health.

3.02 TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES

A. GENERAL:

1. The Contractor is encouraged to utilize semi-permanent or portable facilities where possible in compliance with the requirements of this Section.

2. The Contractor must comply with the latest version of the US Army Corps of Engineers, Safety and Health Requirements Manual EM385- 1-1 with respect to all temporary facilities.

3. The Contractor must provide temporary enclosures for weather and dust protection, security, visual, and acoustical separation, conservation of energy, comfort and efficiency of tradespersons, and effective separation of work by separate contractors and the Government.

4. The Contractor must provide support facilities such as toilets, lunch rooms, drinking fountains, and similar facilities for all Site personnel (Refer to Section 013525, Construction Safety and Occupational Health for details).

5. The Contractor must provide shops, sheds, storage spaces, and similar durable enclosures for use throughout the construction period.

6. The Contractor must provide environmental control facilities, including exterior thermometers.

7. The Contractor must provide temporary enclosures for the protection of fabricated, installed, or cured work from weather. The enclosures must secure the Site from possible loss and restricted (classified) access and other reasons as indicated.

8. The Contractor must provide separate storage for flammable and combustible liquids. Refer to the most updated edition of the US Army Corps of Engineers, Safety and Health Requirements Manual EM 385- 1-1 for additional requirements and information.

9. Materials:

a. The Contractor must provide new materials of suitable grade for the intended purpose. Where applicable, the Contractor must comply with related requirements for permanent work of this project.

b. The Contractor must provide UL-labeled tarpaulins with a flame-spread rating of fifteen (15) or less and translucent, nylon-reinforced, laminations of polyethylene or PVC films, with similar fire-retardant ratings.

c. The Contractor must provide UL-labeled, fire-treated lumber and plywood wherever wooden construction is not otherwise protected or covered to effectively reduce flammability. This must apply to offices, tool sheds, storage rooms, scaffolds, walkways, fences, sidewalk bridges, other enclosures and barriers, and where contiguous wood exposure exceeds ten (10) square meters.

d. Roofing: The Contractor must provide either UL Class "A" standard weight asphalt shingles (ASTM D 3018) or UL Class "C" mineral-surfaced roll roofing (ASTM D 249) on temporary offices, sheds, and enclosures.

e. If UL-labeled materials are unavailable, locally-produced, similar-type materials are acceptable for temporary construction.

f. Where appropriate, the Contractor must provide a translucent-type enclosure to avoid the restriction of daylight.

B. U.S. Government Field Office: Not Required

C. Contractor's Field Office:

1. The Contractor must provide field office space at the Project Site,. This office must include furnishings, fixtures and equipment, and be sized to accommodate the incidental field office needs of the supervision and administrative functions of the Contractor, subcontractors, suppliers, consultants, testing agencies, officials, separate contractors, and others engaged in Project work.

2. The entry/exit doors and server room doors must be either solid core wood or hollow metal doors.

4. The field office, furniture and equipment must remain the property of the Contractor.

3.03 TEMPORARY SERVICES

A. The Contractor must provide temporary services at the project site and at temporary facilities which include, but are not limited to:

1. The contractor must provide daily maintenance, cleaning and trash removal of all temporary facilities throughout the course of the project.

2. Rodent, insect and pest control services.

3. Removal of accumulated water, ice and snow.

4. General maintenance to assure continued safe and proper operation and use of facilities.

B. All such temporary services must be performed in accordance with applicable safety requirements including Contract Section 013525, Construction Safety and Occupational Health, EM-385-1-1 and local regulations.

3.04 TEMPORARY SECURITY

A. The Contractor must provide adequate temporary security and protective facilities for the prevention of property loss and disruption, destruction, and deterioration of the work. This includes tools, services, and facilities being utilized to perform the work. The Contractor must provide protection against fire, unauthorized intrusion, vandalism and weathering.

B. Required temporary security and protection of facilities and procedures includes, but is not be limited to, facilities necessary for compliance with the requirements of Section 013525, Construction Safety and Occupational Health.

C. Where temporary lockup for use by Government inspection teams and installation contractors is required for separately enclosed areas, the Contractor must provide adequate temporary doors and hardware including locks. Key control will be under the direct supervision of the Site Security Manager (SSM) (Refer to Section 013550, Construction Security for key and lock combination control details). Where permanent doors and hardware can be used for temporary lockup purposes, the Contractor must install temporary lock cylinders until complete control of access is transferred to the ultimate Government user, as directed by the COR.

D. The Contractor must post signage for the convenience and efficiency of tradespersons seeking access to locked areas.

E. The Contractor must install temporary intrusion detection systems where necessary.

F. The Contractor must coordinate the actions of the Contractor's watchmen, if on site with the Government’s security enforcement personnel and programs.

3.05 TEMPORARY CONTROLS

A. Surface Drainage:

1. The Contractor must prevent silt, sediment, contaminates, and other products of the construction operation from entering sewer systems and off-site waterways.

2. The Contractor must provide straw bales, erosion control fabric, silt fences, sediment ponds, and similar devices to clean up water runoff.

All devices must comply with local environment protection regulations.

B. Storm Water Protection:

1. The Contractor must provide a system for controlling storm water and its removal from the Site as quickly as possible with a minimum of damage. The Contractor is responsible for protecting the work from storm water and rain damage and must be responsible for all costs resulting from failure to provide adequate protection.

C. De-watering: The Contractor must provide de-watering of excavations and elements of construction using well-pointing systems, pumping, and other methods of removal. The Contractor must remove accumulated water to preclude interference with the prosecution of the work.

3.06 TEMPORARY PROJECT IDENTIFICATION

A. Project Signage:

1. Upon mobilization to the Project Site, the Contractor must consult with the COR to determine if a two-sided sign is necessary and, if so, provide two identical project sign panels.

2. Within thirty (30) days of the LNTP-Construction, the Contractor must construct and erect signage at the Project Site facing public access routes, as accepted by the COR.

3. Signage must meet the following minimum requirements:

a. Sign Panel(s):

1) The Contractor must prepare sign panels on a sheet of primed-and-enameled grade plywood, not less than 2.4 meters x 1.2 meters x 19 millimeters thick or, if two-sided, 13 mm thick.

2) The Contractor must engage an experienced and qualified sign painter to apply the required graphics as shown in the attached Supplement.

3) The Contractor must develop a rendering of the New Office Building at the scale indicated and include as a graphic representation on each sign panel.

4) Signage must be in English and the language(s) of the host nation.

5) Two-Sided: The Contractor must trim all edges of 19 mm x 140-mm wood panel closure boards.

b. Sign Mounting:

1) The Contractor must provide and mount signs on substantial supports (e.g., on two treated-wood posts, 89 x 140 millimeters x 3,000 mm long, set 1 meter into the ground, and 1.5 meters on center). The top of sign must be flush with the top of posts (approximately 0.45 meters from each end).

2) Two-Sided: The Contractor must mount identical sign panels on opposite faces of support posts.

c. Sign Illumination: The Contractor must provide adequate temporary exterior grade electric lighting to illuminate sign panel(s).

B. Supplemental Signage:

1. The Contractor must provide appropriate durable temporary signage within the Project Site as reasonably required for the effective and efficient guidance of persons and as requested by the COR.

2. The Contractor must prepare signage in English and the host country’s language(s). This signage must include supplemental international pictorial graphics (pictographs), where appropriate, for information of persons unable to read provided text.

3. The Contractor must provide a bulletin board for the posting of notices.

C. The Government reserves the right of ownership of Project identification signs and certain other elements of temporary signage.

3.07 TEMPORARY LABOR CAMPS (IF APPLICABLE)

A. Contractors and sub-contractors who make use of imported labor identified as US Citizens and/or Third Country Nationals (TCNs), to the Project site, must be accountable and responsible to provide billeting and residential support that meets the local laws and the following:

1. U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Standards (OSHA) Temporary Labor Camp Standard -1910.142.

2. FAR 52.222-50, “Preventing Trafficking in Persons”

3. U.S. Department of State, Office of the Procurement Executive, PIB

2015-05, “Combating Trafficking in Persons”.

B. Contractors and sub-contractors must provide the COR with a “TCN Labor Plan” explaining how they, intend to manage and support quality living space of their TCN’s. The Labor Plan must include the names of the Camp Manager, the name and number of TCN’s in residence, location of facilities, fire life safety apparatus and planning, medical support, and other information required by the COR.

3.08 REMOVAL OF TEMPORARY FACILITIES

A. As each temporary facility is no longer needed, and as agreed upon by the COR, the Contractor must remove said facilities from the Project Site. In general and where applicable, the Contractor must remove temporary facilities as soon as permanent facilities have been completed and accepted.

B. Upon removal, the Contractor must complete work impacted by the presence of temporary facilities. The Contractor must restore substrates and sub-grade base courses, including areas to be paved or otherwise finished.

C. The Contractor must comply with the COR’s instructions regarding the manner of removal and disposition. This includes retention of certain elements as may be applicable for continued use by the Government.

D. The installation of furniture, fixtures, and equipment by separate contractors and by the Government may extend beyond Substantial Completion of this Contract and may require retention of certain temporary facilities. The Contractor must coordinate with the COR for removal of these facilities.

E. Government-supplied equipment, furniture, vehicles, devices, and materials will remain the property of the Government.

F. The Contractor must remove the Contractor’s field offices at Project completion or at a time mutually agreed upon should a portion of these spaces be required to service Project warranties. The Contractor must remove and dispose in accordance with this Section and Section 017705, Closeout Procedures, as applicable.

G. Restoration: Where permanent work has been used as a temporary facility, the Contractor must restore to new-and-unused condition, following removal of temporary coverings, and similar provisions. The Contractor must replace significantly worn parts and replace damaged elements and finishes. The Contractor must comply with the following general renovations of work:

1. In heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, replace filters and clean the inside of ductwork and housings. At conclusion of temporary service, clean and replace fluids, filters, and other expendable and damaged parts. Generally restore the HVAC system to nearly new operating condition.

2. Replace lamps in light fixtures where evidence indicates that substantial portion of useful life has expired. Prior to Substantial Completion, furnish to the Government with a stock of new replacement lamps. The quantity of this stock must be the equivalent of the summation of used life spans of the fixtures operated as temporary facilities.

3. Coordinate with the COR prior to sending notification to franchised utility and service companies regarding the date meter readings are to be converted to permanent service. This will mark the date after which billings for use and services become the responsibility of the Government. This date will occur after Substantial Completion and no later than occupancy.

4. If permanent generators are used to temporarily provide power to the Site during construction, at the conclusion of temporary service, the Contractor must clean the equipment and replace fluids, filters, and other expendable and damaged parts. The Contractor must restore the generators to nearly new operating condition. If the construction load is below the manufacturer's recommended minimum for permanent generator use, a load bank must be used to augment the construction load and ensure the permanent generators are not damaged.

5. Prior to restoration the Contractor must submit a detailed Restoration Plan and Schedule for all such permanent facilities/equipment used temporarily.

H. Refer to Section 017705, Closeout Procedures for other required actions for the termination and disposition of temporary facilities.

END OF SECTION

4. The field office, furniture and equipment must remain the property of the Contractor.

B. All such temporary services must be performed in accordance with applicable safety requirements including Contract Section 013525, Construction Safety and Occupational Health, EM-385-1-1 and local regulations.

C. De-watering: The Contractor must provide de-watering of excavations and elements of construction using well-pointing systems, pumping, and other methods of removal. The Contractor must remove accumulated water to preclude interference with the pr...

c. Sign Illumination: The Contractor must provide adequate temporary exterior grade electric lighting to illuminate sign panel(s).

C. The Government reserves the right of ownership of Project identification signs and certain other elements of temporary signage.

H. Refer to Section 017705, Closeout Procedures for other required actions for the termination and disposition of temporary facilities.