Attachment 1 - Bridger PMC_Electrical_SOW.pdf

Statement of Work for Electrical Work at the Bridger Plant Materials Center, Bridger, Montana

1. INTRODUCTION.

This work is for the United States Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Bridger Plant Materials Center (PMC), located at 98 South River Rd., Bridger, MT 59014-9718. The work is to run three-phase power from the main distribution panel to a subpanel, to power an existing outlet for charging a forklift and to install a new connection for the new walk-in seed cooler.

2. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

2.1 Non-Personal Services

The Government shall neither supervise Contractor employees nor control the method by which the Contractor performs the required tasks. Under no circumstances shall the Government assign tasks to, or prepare work schedules for, individual Contractor employees, except for the site lead.

It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to manage its employees and to guard against any actions that are of the nature of personal services, or give the perception of personal services. If the Contractor believes that any actions constitute, or are perceived to constitute personal services, it shall be the Contractor’s responsibility to notify the Contracting Officer, in writing, immediately.

2.2 Contractor Personnel Qualifications

The Contractor shall accomplish the assigned work by employing and utilizing personnel who meet the following qualifications:

1. Certified Electrician with statement of insurance.

2. At least 5 years of experience in electrical work.

3. At least 5 years of experience in masonry work.

During performance schedule, the Contractor shall make no substitutions of key personnel unless the substitution is necessitated by illness, death, or termination of employment. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer, in writing, within 5 calendar days after the occurrence of any of these events and provide the information required below. The Contractor shall submit the information required below to the Contracting Officer at least 5 calendar days prior to making any permanent substitutions.

The Contractor shall provide a detailed explanation of the circumstances necessitating the proposed substitutions, complete resumes for the proposed substitutes, and any additional information requested by the Contracting Officer. Proposed substitutes should have comparable qualifications to those of the persons being replaced. The Contracting Officer will notify the Contractor within 5 calendar days after receipt of all required information of the decision on substitutions.

2.4 Location and Hours of Work

Work under this contract is performed at located at Bridger Plant Materials Center (PMC), located at 98 South River Rd., Bridger, MT 59014-9718.

The authorized workweek schedule may consist of up to ten hours per day, Monday through Friday, less all approved federal holidays. The Contractor must submit in writing to the COR for approval, their proposed starting and stopping times and the days of the week to carry out the work.

Weather and security closures by their nature usually arise without advance notice. As such, the Government will notify the Contractor as soon as possible once any closures have been announced.

2.5 Identification of Contractor Personnel

Contractor employees, including subcontractors, who attend meetings, send emails, answer Government telephones or place calls, or work in situations where their actions could be construed as acts of Government officials, must clearly identify themselves as Contractor employees.

3 REQUIREMENTS/TASKS

The Contractor shall:

3.1 Install conduit on the exterior of the building from the main distribution panel (MDP) unit to the interior wall behind the walk-in cooler, an approximate distance of 65 feet (from the 100amp panel to the disconnect of the cooler is a total of 25 feet). The exterior wall is tin with insulation and osb/plywood; interior walls are tin with insulation. Install a 100amp three-phase service feed from the MDP to a new 100amp three-phase panel located next to the existing electric forklift receptacle. Conduit raceway will be metal EMT and Wire conductors will be copper THHN.

3.2 Remove the forklift breaker from the outdoor MDP and install a new 100amp Three Phase breaker in place. Re-feed the forklift disconnect out of the new 100amp sub panel to the existing forklift receptable, installing new solid conduit, wiring, and receptacle if required.

Subpanel is 3 feet from the forklift.

3.3 Provide for electrical wiring of the Walk-in Cooler. Install a surface mount conduit from the new Three Phase sub panel to the Walk-in Cooler area. Install a service disconnect switch for the Walk-in Cooler. Wire from the service disconnect to the already pre-wired control panel located on the Walk-in Cooler. Note: Start up and testing of the Walk-in Cooler to be done by a separate HVAC Contractor provided by the owner.

3.4 Dispose or recycle all materials removed from the site. Clean all spaces associated with the work.

4 DELIVERABLES/SCHEDULE

Timely completion of deliverables is essential to a successful outcome. All work must be completed within 30 calendar days of the contract being awarded.

All the materials and work required and performed by the contractors must be warrantied for one year from the date of completion of the project.

CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide all supervision, labor, tools, equipment, transportation, and material necessary to perform the work

• Follow industry standards, all federal and state, and local construction, safety and labor laws.

• Contractor is responsible for their equipment on the PMC grounds. The Government is not liable for damages or losses of equipment due to theft or vandalism.

• Remove all debris and excess materials from the site and dispose of them properly.

SITE VISITS. Interested vendors can review the work site by scheduling a time with the onsite POC. Review of the work site is not mandatory.

5 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

This section describes the special requirements that apply to this contract. The following sub-sections provide additional detail for each requirement.

5.5 Organizational Conflicts of Interest

The Contractor acknowledges that it is familiar with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 9.5, Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest, and agrees to avoid, neutralize or mitigate such conflicts of interest in accordance with the principles set forth in the FAR. If the performance would require the Contractor, including subcontractors, to provide services related to systems or projects with which the Contractor is already directly concerned, either by prime or subcontract, that would cause an organizational conflict of interest, the Contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer, in writing, and not perform the work until direction is provided by the Contacting Officer.