Attachment 1 - Description of Work.pdf

XLWU-21-8120

19 Jan 2024

APPENDIX A

Appendix A Description of Work

Construct Honor Guard Facilities

Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida

TYNDALL AFB, FLORIDA

Project Number: XLWU 21-8120

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 PROJECT PURPOSE AND SCOPE

1.2 DESIGN CRITERIA

1.3 APPLICABLE STANDARDS

1.4 FORCE PROTECTION DESIGN

2.0 CIVIL

2.1 SITE DESCRIPTION

2.2 SITE WORK

2.3 ANTICIPATED QUANTITY OF VEHICLES DAILY

2.4 TOPOGRAPHIC UTILITY AND SURVEY

2.5 COORDINATION WITH OTHER PROJECTS ON BASE (N/A)

2.6 DEMOLITION AND REMOVAL

2.7 SITE GEOMETRY AND PAVEMENT DESIGN

3.0 STORMWATER, WATER AND SANITARY SEWER

DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS

3.1 STORMWATER COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT

3.2 SITE CONTROL - EROSION AND SEDIMENT

3.3 STORMWATER RETENTION

4.0 WATER SUPPLY AND SANITARY SEWER

4.1 BACKFLOW PREVENTER

4.2 WATER METER

4.3 VALVES

5.0 WASTEWATER COLLECTION AND CONVEYANCE SYSTEMS

5.1 WASTEWATER PIPING

6.0 EARTHWORK

6.1 GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN

6.2 CONTRACTOR’S GEOTECHNICAL REPORT

6.3 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

6.4 BORROW MATERIAL

6.5 SOIL TREATMENT

6.6 CAPILLARY WATER BARRIER

7.0 LANDSCAPE

7.1 LANDSCAPE PLAN

7.2 LANDSCAPE PLANTINGS

7.3 PLANTING SOIL MATERIAL

7.4 SODDING

7.5 TEMPORARY IRRIGATION FOR PLANTS

7.6 COMPLETION, INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

8.0 STRUCTURAL

9.0 ARCHITECTURE

10.0 AIR BARRIER REQUIREMENTS

10.1 INSPECTION

11.0 MECHANICAL

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12.0 PLUMBING SYSTEM

13.0 ELECTRICAL

13.1 POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS

13.2 LIGHTNING AND GROUNDING PROTECTION

13.3 CONVENIENCE AND POWER RECEPTACLES

13.4 LIGHTING AND LIGHTING CONTROLS

14.0 TELECOMMUNICATIONS

14.1 COMMUNICATIONS BACKBONE

14.2 COMMUNICATIONS BACKBONE: TAFB NIPR NETWORK

14.3 COMMUNICATIONS ROOM INFRASTRUCTURE

14.4 COMMUNICATIONS OUTLETS AND RECEPTACLES:

15.0 FACILITY RELATED CONTROL SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS (FRCS)

16.0 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM

16.1 LIFE SAFETY

16.2 FIRE ALARM SYSTEM

18.0 SIGNAGE

19.0 SYSTEM PLATFORM AND FILE FORMATS

20.0 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED GIS

21.0 OWNERSHIP AND RIGHTS OF DATA

APPENDICES

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 PROJECT PURPOSE AND SCOPE

The scope of the project includes the design and construction of a new Honor Guard facility with site preparations for the surrounding area associated storm water upgrades and utilities. The new Honor Guard facility must contain parking area, training drill area, administration and training facility. See government unofficial conceptual drawings. When complete the Honor Guard facility must include these areas:

A. A paved parking area, approx. 8200 sf, with 24 spaces (3 of the vehicles: a hearse and two vans will need permanent parking space.)

B. A sodded training area to perform drills, approximately 83’-0” feet x 56’-0” feet C. Site preparations with surrounding area associated storm water upgrades and utilities.

1. Storm water erosion control for the surrounding area by

a. increasing and meeting storm water detention requirements.

b. Improve detention pond overflow barrier to out flow

2. Install dry swells on the East, North, West side of the site to move the storm water around to West storm water detention pond

3. Site must be at least 1’-0” above road grade

4. Top of finish floor slab to be 19’-0” in elevation – per the Tyndall IFS flood elevation requirement.

D. Relocate, as required to meet codes and mandates, utilities and systems including water and communication mains.

E. An administration, changing and training area in a building of approximately 4,200 square feet. Which includes:

1. Drill and training area 1241 SF, with a low point ceiling height of 15’-0”.

a. (GFGI retractable stage) 15’-0” x 12’-0” x 1’-0” high

b. Flanking the stage area, a velvet theatrical curtain, floor to ceiling with the ability to pull back and forth to retrieve/cover items behind, Storage area for (GFGI Caskets) and Storage area for (GFGI Unit Lockers)

c. Full length of wall opposite stage area with minimum 8’-0” high, minimum, mirrors.

d. Exterior steel double door and frame with stainless steel and/or aluminum door hardware.

e. LVT 22mm wear layer minimum 5.0 thickness, 4” Rubber Wall Base

f. Exposed ceiling above with gypsum soffiting where required.

2. Men’s and Women’s bathrooms with changing areas. Approx. 600 SF each

a. Floor and Walls porcelain tile 12” minimum x 12”minimum. Walls porcelain tile up to 4’-0” AFF around the entire perimeter except at the shower. Provide Schluter type metal strip. Paint above 4’-0” Level 4 finish/ Grout to match tile color/finish.

b. Changing area with full height mirror 30” wide x 8 ft high. (GFGI 10 lockers) for each gender.

c. Floor mounted porcelain toilets.

d. Manual plumbing fixtures.

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e. One porcelain tiled 12” minimum x 12”minimum, full height tiled shower for each gender. Mosaic porcelain tile shower base.

f. Tyndall AFB toilet accessories standard.

g. Steel Frame and Clear stained Oak Wood Veneer Doors.

h. Exposed ceiling above with gypsum soffiting where required.

3. Flight Chief Office of 120 sf. and Flight NCOIC Office of 80 sf

a. Modular Severe TARR Carpet, 4” Rubber Wall Base

b. 2 x 2 Acoustical Ceiling Panel/Grid Ceiling

c. Painted Steel Frame and Clear stained Oak Wood Veneer Doors.

d. Painted Level 4 Gypsum Board Walls

4. Open Office and Filing Storage Area of :

a. 5 workstations at 64 sf each. (GFGI workstation furniture only.)

b. LVT 22mm wear layer minimum 5.0 thickness, 4” Rubber Wall Base

c. 2 x 2 Acoustical Ceiling “Cloud” over millwork counter the rest of the ceiling exposed.

d. Painted Level 4 Gypsum Board Walls

e. GFGI filing and storage furniture. Provide millwork with solid surface top for storage of GFGI file cabinets and adjustable plastic laminate shelves.

5. Corridor 1and 2 – Building Entries

a. Aluminum Storefront doors with full glazing with stainless and/or aluminum hardware.

b. Each entry door, on the interior, to receive a recessed, stainless steel or aluminum, walk off matt – non drain type.

c. LVT 22mm wear layer minimum 5.0 thickness, 4” Rubber Wall Base

d. 2 x 2 Acoustical Ceiling Panel/Grid Ceiling

e. Painted Gypsum Board Walls

6. Break room 80 sf approximately and Corridor 3:

a. Stained Clear stained solid Oak Wood Cabinets (lower and upper) with solid surface countertop top.

b. Undermount 3’-x 2’ and 18” deep Stainless Steel Sink

c. Building Systems necessary to serve undercounter (GFGI Refrigerator)

(wellness requirement)). Should be integral in cabinet elevation.

d. Building Systems necessary to serve solid surface countertop (GFGI

Microwave and coffee machine).

e. LVT 22mm wear layer minimum 5.0 thickness, 4” Rubber Wall Base

f. 2 x 2 Acoustical Ceiling Panel/Grid Ceiling

g. Painted Level 4 Gypsum Board Walls

7. Communication room with separate AC unit- see Tyndall AFB IFS

a. Exposed Ceiling

b. Painted Gypsum Board and/or masonry walls.

c. Painted Steel Frame and Clear stained Oak Wood Veneer Doors.

d. Clear Sealed concrete floor.

8. Mechanical Room and Electrical Room with separate AC unit- see Tyndall AFB

IFS

a. Exposed ceiling Painted Gypsum Board and/or masonry walls.

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b. Painted Steel Frame and Steel Door with stainless and or aluminum hardware.

c. Clear Sealed concrete floor.

1.2 DESIGN CRITERIA

Complete Issue for Construction deliverables including, but not exhaustive, to include construction drawings, applicable Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS) and design analysis/calculations. The Issue for Construction Contract documents must be of a professional quality, signed and sealed, technically accurate and compliant with all applicable codes, mandates.

standards, memorandums and UFGS.

1.3 APPLICABLE STANDARDS

Comply with Appendix B.

1.4 FORCE PROTECTION DESIGN

The facility is designated as low occupancy, therefore, the UFC 4-010-01 Department of Defense Minimum Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings does not apply.

2.0 CIVIL

Described as follows.

2.1 SITE DESCRIPTION

A. This project is in Bay County, Florida at Tyndall Air Force Base, on the “support” side of the main base. The site is an undeveloped parcel at the corner of Suwannee Avenue and Barnes Drive. The project location, per cartesian nomenclature, is described as: “east side Suwannee Ave.; south of Barnes Rd.; north of Future Commercial Gate Entry Road; and west of the existing drainage swale that generally flows from north to south.”

B. The primary soil type is sand. It is recommended, per historical reports, to use the sand soil type to design foundations, slabs on grade, pavement, and the infiltration capabilities of the soil for storm water management.

2.2 SITE WORK

A. The site work design required for this project, must include but may not necessarily be limited to, the following items: utilities, electrical power, telecom, potable water, sanitary sewer, natural gas systems, clearing, grubbing, paving, grading, drainage, storm water collection, conveyance, and management facilities.

B. The water, electric, and natural gas infrastructure on Tyndall AFB has been privatized.

Any infrastructure which must be constructed from the facility's points of demarcation

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to the privatized utility, must be completed by the system owner. The prime contractor must enter into a service connection agreement with the system owner and must be responsible for paying the associated lump sum connection charge.

C. The Contractor is advised that the concept site layout and requirements shown on the criteria drawings must be observed. Any proposed changes from the concept site layout must be submitted for review and approval. Provide UFGS marked-up specifications supporting work in this category.

D. Unless otherwise stated, all utilities crossing under existing paved roadways must be "jack and bored".

2.3 ANTICIPATED QUANTITY OF VEHICLES DAILY

A. The anticipated maximum number of Honor Guard personnel on the site is 24 the least is 15.

2.4 TOPOGRAPHIC UTILITY AND SURVEY

A. The Contractor must provide a detailed topographic survey of the project site as part of the Scope of Work. The Government will not provide topographic survey for this project.

It must be the responsibility of the contractor to provide topographic and utility survey of the site verify actual locations of all existing site features and utilities and must coordinate with the Government regarding any future utility installations that effect the work under this contract.

B. Existing conditions shown on the criteria drawings are based upon Geographic

Information System (GIS) data provided by Tyndall AFB, Base Civil Engineer (BCE) and commercially available aerial photography. Plans presented herein are not final site plans but are criteria drawings. These drawings do not purport to show all existing site features accurately.

2.5 COORDINATION WITH OTHER PROJECTS ON BASE (N/A)

2.6 DEMOLITION AND REMOVAL

A. The site demolition at the Honor Guard site must require the topsoil stripping, clearing, and grubbing of all the existing vegetation on the site.

B. The Contractor must provide layout surveying as necessary to locate the new work items prior to initiating demolition work. Erosion and sediment control Best Management Practices (BMP's) must be in place and approved by the Contracting Officer's Representative prior to initiating demolition work.

C. All demolition debris must be removed from the limits of Tyndall AFB and disposed of in a manner as required by law and Air Force regulations. The Contractor must be responsible for all disposal permits and regulations requirements. If at any time during or after the performance of this contract, it is determined by the Contracting Officer or their authorized representative that the Contractor has not complied with the requirements of the contract pertaining to the disposal of waste material, the Contractor must be required to take any

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corrective action directed by the Contracting Officer or other competent authority at no additional cost to the government. Any fine, fee, or penalty assessed by the regulating authority as a result of the Contractor's failure to comply with this provision must be paid by the Contractor. If any part of the performance of this contract is subcontracted, a provision substantially similar to the above must be included in all such subcontracts. Such provision does not, however, relieve the prime Contractor from ultimate responsibility under the contract.

D. Some noted items, for this project, of demolition and removal include:

1. The contractor must be required to remove a portion of existing water main on the south/east edge of the project to allow for the relocation of a drainage swale as well as the installation of a culvert beneath the new north entrance/exit.

2. The contractor must be required to remove a portion of existing gas main along the roadway.

3. The existing utilities on this site must be protected as part of this project.

4. The existing storm water system on the west side of the project must be improved

5. The Contractor may utilize the utilities during construction operations as approved by the Contracting Officer's Representative and may incorporate the utilities as part of the final project.

6. Existing utilities that interfere with this project must be relocated or removed.

7. Existing Trees: Contractor must clear trees as required to develop the site. The

Contractor is encouraged to save on-site existing trees to the greatest extent possible.

New trees are to be planted per the UFGS Landscape requirement – in summary 1 tree per 1000 sf of developed are subtracting the building footprint.

E. The Contractor must demolish existing Site features, as generally shown on the Site criteria drawings. See Appendix B, notional drawings, for further information.

2.7 SITE GEOMETRY AND PAVEMENT DESIGN

A. The site geometry for the Honor Guard Facility has vehicles entering and exiting Mississippi.

The concept site geometry plan presents the general geometric layout for the site work.

B. The Contractor must design the horizontal and vertical control, drainage, sidewalks, landscaping, site grading, storm water management facilities, asphalt vehicular circulation area for personal vehicle (POV) ingress, egress and parking, water, sewer and other utilities (including fire hydrants, and area lighting) for the new Honor Guard Facility

C. All new facility downspouts must connect into the new underground piped storm drainage collection system with a cast iron boot.

D. NFPA: The Contractor must ensure that the layout for the entire site, vehicular circulation areas, and access drives must accommodate emergency and fire fighting vehicles and are in accordance with NFPA Standards for Fire Prevention Code. Special care must be exercised to minimize traffic congestion in parking areas and hardstand areas. The Contractor must ensure that all radii and widths of parking lots, access drives, and channelized turn lanes must accommodate emergency and fire fighting vehicles.

E. ABA Accessibility Code and Standards: All of the paved area/grades for pedestrians must be designed for ABA standard criteria.

F. Parking areas and vehicle circulation pavements must be provided as generally indicated in the drawings. Concrete bumper blocks must be installed in all parking stalls that abut sidewalks. Parking area lighting by GCEC. Parking area must be adequately drained.

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1. Parking lot drainage must be designed to provide adequate sheet flow drainage to a collection system. The slopes of the surface must be held to the minimum required for drainage and to prevent ponding but must not be less than 0.5%.

2. For safety, the maximum slope for parking is 5% along the isles through the parking area and 2% for the transverse slope. The Contractor must construct the collection drainage system such that parking areas and paved areas adjacent to the new facility drain adequately with storm water flowing away from the new facility.

G. Curbs: Provide curbed concrete sidewalks at and between building entries along the building wall.

H. Pavement: All asphalt and concrete pavements structures must be based on UFC 3 250-01 and UFC 3-260-02, Pavement Design for Roads, Streets, Walks, and Open Storage Areas.

The design software is located at www.pcase.com.

1. Based on information provided in a geotechnical report, the existing subgrade on the site has an LBR of 30. The pavement design program PCASE was utilized to design the flexible pavement on the Honor Guard site. PCASE requires a CBR value for the subgrade to design flexible pavement. CBR is approximately 80% of the stated LBR value in the geotechnical report. Therefore, it is assumed the CBR value for the Honor Guard site is

24. The HMA pavement section for the Honor Guard must be 2” of surface course (paved in two lifts) on 6” of graded crushed aggregate.

2. New connections to existing asphalt or concrete pavements must be accomplished by saw cutting the adjacent existing pavement. Minimum access drive pavement width must be 24-26 feet from edge of pavement to edge of pavement, unless noted otherwise. All traffic aisles must be 24-26-feet wide within the vehicular circulation area, unless noted otherwise on the Site drawings. Traffic flow through the paved areas must be two ways unless shown otherwise. The Contractor must consider the types of vehicles traversing and parking on these facilities and must incorporate their requirements in the site design.

I. Vehicle Circulation Area must be provided as generally indicated in the drawings. The layout design of vehicular circulation areas must conform to SSDCTEA 55-17 standards. Vehicular Circulation Area and Access Drives must be designed for a 20-year design life and an anticipated Average Daily Traffic (ADT) is estimated at 100 POV trips per day with 10% AASHTO Designation Single Unit (SU) Trucks and Motor Home and Boat Trailer (MH/B).

J. The Contractor must provide traffic control signs and pavement markings per the applicable codes and standards. See Signage within this document for further information.

3.0 STORMWATER, WATER AND SANITARY SEWER

3.1 STORMWATER COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT

A. The Contractor must develop a storm drain/grading plan that must incorporate/include any off-site storm water runoff. To meet the requirement site scope of work:

1. The storm drainage must consist of storm ponds or swales, storm drainage structures, curb cuts, and piping. The structures may include concrete drop or curb inlets, concrete headwalls, flared end sections and outlet control structures, as necessary. All storm drainage structures located in traffic areas must be rated to withstand heavy vehicle loading.

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2. All grading must be completed such that parking areas and areas adjacent to the new building drain adequately with storm water flowing away from the building. All side slopes must not be steeper than 4-feet horizontal to 1-foot vertical.

B. The site storm drainage system must be designed for treatment of volume of storm water as specified in the Florida Department of Environmental Protection ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE PERMIT APPLICANT'S HANDBOOK VOLUME II to retain runoff volume from the 25-year, 24-hour storm event and in accordance with requirements of the Technical Guidance on Implementing the Storm water Runoff Requirements for Federal Projects under Section 438 of the Energy Independence and Security Act.

C. In the event a positive discharge outfall from the storm water treatment facility cannot be achieved, the treatment facility must retain runoff volume from the 100-year, 24-hour storm event. The storm water treatment facility system must provide the capacity for the appropriate treatment volume of storm water as specified in the Florida Department of Environmental Protections ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE PERMIT APPLICANT’S HANDBOOK, VOLUME II (Design and Performance Standards Including Basin Design and Criteria) within 72-hours following a storm event assuming average antecedent moisture conditions. All runoff onto the site from adjacent properties must be included in the storm drainage calculations. Storm drainage system design must be checked for a 100-year return event to ensure no flooding of the new facility. Storm drainage design must be in accordance with Tyndall AFB's Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4), TM-5-820-4, Florida Statute (F.S.) Section 373.4145 (1) (a), and Florida Administrative Code (FAC) 62-346

D. Storm water Pipes:

1. Minimum pipe velocities must be 2.0-ft/sec and the maximum must be 5.0-ft/sec with outlet erosion protection.

2. The minimum pipe size for an open pipe system must be 18-inches and 15-inch for a closed system.

3. The allowable pipe types under parking areas and areas subject to vehicular traffic must include reinforced concrete pipe, type III or IV, as required. Pipe joints must be watertight with gaskets. Drainage pipes not under areas of vehicular traffic must be HDPE or PVC.

4. Storm drainpipes must be grouted into the concrete structures to provide a watertight connection.

E. Storm water Pavement: The maximum allowable storm water pavement spread must not exceed 4-feet in width for a 10-year storm event. Sufficient inlets or flumes must be provided to control drainage spread. The maximum interval for inlets or flumes must be 300 feet. No inlets must be provided in curb radii. The storm drainage system must be designed to the 10-year storm frequency. There must be no ponding at inlets for a 10-year storm.

F. Concrete inlets/catch basins must be poured in-place or precast concrete. Precast manhole or inlet rings must connect with industry standard gaskets. Locate storm water inlets so that no collection swales flow across a street or sidewalk to reach a storm sewer other than where cross gutters are used.

G. Metal grates or manholes must be galvanized or stainless steel. Where grating is to be used, it must be of "Bicycle Tire Proof" design.

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H. Basins must have 3-inch weep holes cast into the walls. The exterior of the weep holes must receive a 1/4-inch wire mesh with a 12-inch width belt of crushed rock, ASTM 357.

I. The contractor must submit the 813 for site storm water and facility location, etc. The process may take up to 60 days to process. Environmental 813.

3.2 SITE CONTROL - EROSION AND SEDIMENT

A. The proposed swales on the Honor Guard site must have check dams placed in the bottoms to prevent illicit discharges of sediment from the site.

B. The site must have a contractor staging area where the concrete wash out area, hazardous material (i.e. fuel and oil storage, fertilizers, construction materials), and sanitary facilities must be stored and regulated for the site. The Contractor must submit an environmental resource plan for Government approval of the BMPs to control oils, fuels, waste, and chemicals on the site.

3.3 STORMWATER RETENTION

As a part of the contractor's geotechnical investigation, the contractor must be responsible for securing all the required information necessary, e.g. soil infiltro meter test, as applicable for the design of storm water retention ponds and drainage swales in accordance with State regulations.

4.0 WATER SUPPLY AND SANITARY SEWER

A. The Contractor must design and construct the new water supply utility services for the new facility. The Contractor must provide water service line and connection to the existing water mains. The water utility facilities must be designed and constructed in accordance with the criteria contained herein. The design of the water service line must provide an adequate quantity of water at sufficient pressure for domestic use.

B. The Contractor must coordinate construction sequencing of utility installation with the Contracting Officer and adjacent contractors to ensure the systems are tested and flushed properly before being connected to the existing system. The Contractor must confirm the exact location of existing utilities and new utilities being installed.

C. Placement of buried utility mains under new building structures is not allowed. The Contractor's design must limit of utility main installation beneath the pavement.

1. Water main alignments must follow existing streets or utility corridors.

D. The contractor must be responsible for saw cutting and patching of pavements and sidewalks as required for installation of the water and wastewater system and must repair any areas damaged by the system installation activities, including but not limited to sod, landscaping, pavement damage, pavers and/or concrete removal and replacement.

E. GCEC must review and comment on the water system design as developed by the design-build contractor's water system's designer of record (DOR), and the DOR must coordinate with GCEC for domestic water design during the design process.

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F. After the water system design completion, with all review comments incorporated, GCEC must construct all domestic water (not including fire) system exterior components up to the new facility's building 5-foot line with a shut off valve.

G. The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) will work the construction contract with GCEC to perform this work which will include all physical connections and tie-ins to the existing water systems in accordance with the design-build Request for Proposal (RFP) solicitation documents, criteria, requirements and criteria drawings, including but not limited to trenching, dewatering, filling and compaction for installation of the water system service components.

H. The design build contractor is to coordinate with GCEC to schedule the inspection of this work to be completed within the required Construction Completion date. The design build contractor must coordinate all domestic water utility work with GCEC during design and construction.

I. Building supply lines must be sized to meet peak demands with no more than 10-psi pressure loss between the mains and the building.

J. Piping for Water:

1. Water service lines must be polyvinyl chloride (PVC) except where use dictates otherwise.

2. The domestic water service for the Honor Guard site must be a 2.5” line.

3. All water piping 4-inches in diameter or greater must be push-on joint PVC. Piping less than 4-inches in diameter must be solvent-weld PVC.

4.1 BACKFLOW PREVENTER

A. The contractor must provide a backflow preventer on the new potable water lines in accordance with Rule 62-555.360, Florida Administrative Code, and the AWWA Manual M14, Recommended Practice for Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connection Control. Reduced pressure principal assemblies and double check valve assemblies must be tested, approved, and listed in accordance with FCCHR-01.

B. All backflow preventers must be on the list of approved devices published by the Foundation for Cross-Connection Control and Hydraulic Research, University of Southern California.

C. Air gaps in plumbing systems must be in accordance with ASME A112.1.2.

D. All test cocks on all backflow preventers must be equipped with 1/4-inch flare adapters to facilitate attachment of test equipment.

E. In addition to being approved by the FCCHR, all backflow preventers must have bronze valve seats. A "Re-Build Kit" (poppet replacement kit) must be provided with each backflow preventer.

F. The reduced pressure backflow preventer must be placed inside the building mechanical room.

4.2 WATER METER

A. The connection to the existing water main and the installation of the water meter must be provided and installed by the contractor in accordance with the Utility Metering requirements of the FRCS Guide.

B. The water meter must be placed inside the building in mechanical room.

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4.3 VALVES

A. Curb stops or valves must be installed near the point of connection to the main and on both the inlet and outlet sides of the water meter and backflow preventer. Valve connections must be as required for the piping in which they are installed.

B. Flanges must not be buried.

C. All valves must be resilient- seat gate valves or approved equal.

D. All service stops and valves must be provided with service boxes.

5.0 WASTEWATER COLLECTION AND CONVEYANCE SYSTEMS

A. The scope of this construction includes the connection of the new wastewater collection system. The Contractor must obtain written authorization from the sanitary sewer authority to connect sanitary sewer outfall from the Honor Guard Facility to the existing system.

B. The wastewater collection and conveyance system must be designed in accordance with UFC 3-240-01 Wastewater Collection and the Water Pollution Control Federation Manual of Practice No. FD-5, Gravity Sanitary Sewer Design and Construction. In addition, the designer must comply with state and local regulations that apply, such as Chapter 62-600 of the Florida Administrative Code. The wastewater conveyance system must comply with all the above requirements and must be compatible with the wastewater to be conveyed.

C. The 4” domestic sanitary service must tie into an existing sanitary lateral of the project site.

D. A single building service by gravity does not require an FDEP permit.

5.1 WASTEWATER PIPING

A. Sanitary Sewer piping must be PVC. Lines must be tested for leakage by low pressure air testing, infiltration tests, or exfiltration tests in accordance with the requirements set forth in Specification Section 33 30 00 SANITARY SEWERS. The specification section must be completed and submitted in accordance with section UFGS Submittal Procedures

B. New sanitary sewer lines must be laid on adequate slopes in order to obtain the proper cleansing velocities.

C. Minimum gravity sewer pipe size outside the building 5-foot line is 6-inches in diameter.

D. Minimum slopes, and flow velocities must be as required by the Florida Department of

Environmental Protection (FDEP) standards for an individual facility service.

E. The materials specified must withstand the effects of the wastewater and not deteriorate as a result of pollutants in the wastewater.

6.0 EARTHWORK

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6.1 GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN

A. The Contractor is required to retain a Geotechnical Engineer experienced and licensed in the geographic region of the project interpret the Government provided information as related to his design concept and develop geotechnical requirements to support design and construction.

Minor variations in subsurface conditions between borings should be anticipated. The Contractor’s Geotechnical Engineer must perform additional subsurface investigating and testing as required to adequately determine all applicable geotechnical factors including the type and capacity of the project foundations. The Contractor’s Geotechnical Engineer must consider the provided information and any additional information obtained and prepare a report as described in other portions of this RFP. The minimum requirements for the subsurface investigation and report are as required by UFC 3-220-01 with associated references.

B. The Contractor must bear costs associated with the site preparation, ground improvement and foundations except as allowed by Contract Clause FAR 52.236-2, “Differing Site Conditions”.

C. It is the DBC’s responsibility for obtaining all required drilling permits.

6.2 CONTRACTOR’S GEOTECHNICAL REPORT

A. The DBC's geotechnical report must be complete with recommendations specific to the geotechnical design requirements at the Scope of Work “site”.

B. The report must be performed under the direction of and signed by a Florida licensed Professional Geotechnical engineer.

C. All soil borings must be abandoned in accordance with the following, minimum requirements:

1. Each boring must be measured for depth before it is sealed to ensure freedom from obstructions that may interfere with effective sealing operations.

2. All borings must be sealed by backfilling with existing site earth. All backfill material must be placed into the borehole from the bottom to the top by pressure. Each borehole sealed must be given time allowing the backfill material to settle and set in the borehole.

If the backfill material settles 2-feet or more below ground surface (BGS), then the contractor must place more backfill material, as described above, in the borehole to the top. If the backfill material is less than 2-feet BGS, then the contractor may backfill the borehole using properly compacted native material.

3. A measurement of the borehole's theoretical volume, the amount of grout introduced into the borehole and the depth of the top of the grout or cement backfill must be included in the borehole log.

4. The DBC must obtain soil samples, disturbed and/or undisturbed, for testing as required for the computation of bearing capacities, settlement calculations, lateral earth pressure calculations, temporary and permanent dewatering designs, etc.

a. All borings must be continuously sampled by a splitspoon sampler and standard penetration blow counts recorded.

5. A dated drilling log must be provided for each boring drilled. The drilling logs, results of soils test data if any, and a plan showing the location of each boring as drilled.

6. It is not acceptable to advance the borehole for subsequent insertion of the sampler solely by means of previous sampling with the SPT sampler.

7. The hole must be cleaned and stable between sampling intervals.

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8. The approximate elevations and locations of borings drilled must be provided on each boring log. Coordinates must be in state plane +/- 1-foot horizontal.

D. Should unusual or unexpected subsurface conditions be encountered that require additional investigation the contractor must provide such as deemed necessary to design the proposed structure(s).

E. The contractor must use the data from his investigation to provide bearing capacity analyses, settlement calculations, lateral earth pressure calculations, temporary and permanent dewatering designs, and/or deep foundation design such as piling, as applicable. NOTE: The DBC-provided report must include all applicable calculations.

F. The report must specifically address the following:

1. Structures

The report must recommend the type of foundation system to be used, lateral load resistance capacities for foundation systems, allowable bearing capacity(ies), seismic site class, depth(s) of placement and bearing elevations for footings, grade beams, slabs, pile tips, etc., utilizing the recommendations and restrictions presented in the report. An assessment of post-construction settlement potentials, including total and differential, must be provided.

2. Pavements The report must recommend the allowable design CBR and modulus of subgrade reaction along with the required compaction effort for subgrades. Guidance must be offered on the types of base course materials available in the area and design strengths.

3. General Earthwork and Special Features The report must recommend any undercutting requirements, proof rolling requirements for subgrades, fill and backfill placement procedures, and types of compaction equipment to be used. The report must outline earthwork procedures for special features such as retaining walls, buried utilities, and slope stability if applicable.

4. Cathodic Protection and Grounding Systems The report must include all pH tests, salinity tests, resistivity measurements, sulfate testing, etc., required to design corrosion control and/or grounding systems. The raw field data must be provided in the report. The contractor must design all corrosion control and grounding systems required for the project.

5. Dewatering

a. The report must determine project dewatering requirements. Based on historical geotechnical information, it is anticipated that groundwater must be encountered. If temporary construction dewatering is required due to high water table, the contractor must prepare and present a dewatering plan in accordance with Specification 01 57 19 Temporary Environmental Controls (Tyndall AFB Specific from Base Environmental).

b. The contractor must be responsible for securing all the required information necessary for the design of the dewatering plan selected. Boring logs show groundwater table depths/elevations encountered by preliminary planning efforts by the Government.

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6.3 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

A. Personnel under the supervision of a registered Geotechnical Engineer must provide inspection of excavations and soil/groundwater conditions throughout construction.

B. The engineer must be responsible for performing pre-construction and periodic site visits throughout construction to assess site conditions.

C. The Geotechnical Engineer, with the concurrence of the DBC and the Contracting Officer, must update the excavation, sheeting, shoring, and dewatering plans as construction progresses to reflect actual site conditions and must submit the updated plan and a written report (with professional stamp “signed and sealed”) at least monthly informing the Contractor and Contracting Officer of the status of the plan and an accounting of Contractor adherence to the plan; specifically addressing any present or potential problems.

D. The Geotechnical Engineer must be available to meet with the Contracting Officer at any time throughout the contract duration.

E. The DBC must bear all costs of the registered Geotechnical Engineer.

6.4 BORROW MATERIAL

A. Borrow material must be obtained off site.

B. Costs in connection with borrow material and disposal of materials must be at the DBC's expense.

C. Liability of any nature resulting from borrow operations including transportation of, and those resulting from disposal of material must be the responsibility of the DBC.

6.5 SOIL TREATMENT

A. Just prior to placing concrete slab on grade and just prior to backfilling around concrete or masonry foundations for structures, soil treatment must be applied. Pesticide applications must be made by state licensed and certified pest control personnel and in strict accordance with manufacturer's label instructions. The Contractor must formulate, treat, store and dispose of the pesticides in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, and both State and Federal regulations. Applications must be made in accordance with UFGS §31 31 16.13 CHEMICAL TERMITE CONTROL to be included in DB project specifications and Tyndall Base Standards.

B. Coordinate with TAFB Environmental for the approval of termite control.

6.6 CAPILLARY WATER BARRIER

A. Floor slabs of all buildings must be underlain by a minimum 6-inch (loose thickness) aggregate capillary barrier and 15 mil vapor barrier above aggregate capillary barrier as described in

UFGS §31 00 00 EARTHWORK.

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7.0 LANDSCAPE

A. The Contractor must personally examine the site and become fully acquainted with existing conditions, the character and extent of work to be performed, and identify all precautions to be taken in order to avoid injury to property or persons.

B. All areas disturbed by construction must follow the Tyndall IFS Landscape Management Plan. See www.tyndallifs.com

7.1 LANDSCAPE PLAN

A. A landscape plan, prepared, signed, and sealed, by a Registered “Landscape Architect”, must be required to develop the landscaped area around the New Honor Guard Facility.

The Landscape Architect must develop a landscape concept plan based on the criteria herein and on the RFP drawings for Government review and approval. During design, the plan must be modified to reflect Government comments and must be developed in compliance with the RFP. The DBC is advised that the concept site layout and requirements shown on the criteria drawings are intended to describe the overall concepts and scopes of work.

B. The DBC is responsible for development of the final, signed and sealed, Issue for Construction, landscape design. Provide drawings, narrative, and supporting documentation incorporating work as shown for all submittal deliverable phases.

Provide specifications supporting work in this category.

C. The DBC must bear all costs of the registered Landscape Architect.

7.2 LANDSCAPE PLANTINGS

A. Provide complete landscaping consisting of trees, shrubs, groundcover, and turf as required to provide a quality, cost effective, functional, and visually appealing landscaping that must visually enhance the proposed building facility while complying with all applicable requirements.

B. Landscape plantings must be native/locally adaptive species of trees, shrubs, and groundcovers requiring minimal water and maintenance. Plant materials must be selected on the basis of plant hardiness, climate, soil characteristics, low maintenance, and high quality and be included in the approved list for Tyndall AFB. See www.tyndallifs.com for Plant List. All selected plant material must be tolerable of the site’s soil conditions. Landscaping must utilize Xeriscape concepts of planting adaptive species requiring low to moderate water consumption.

C. Trees:

1. Balled and Burlapped trees (B&B) must be grown in and acclimated to the local geographic area for a period of six-months prior to planting. Small shrubs must be minimum 18-inches to 24-inches in height, 3-gallon containers. Large shrubs must be 5-feet to 6-feet in height, 30-gallon container or B&B. Groundcover plants must be 4-inches to 6-inches maximum in height and be 1-gallon containers.

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2. Plants with broken, damaged, or insufficient root balls will be rejected. All rejected material must be immediately removed from the site and replaced with acceptable material at no cost to the Government.

3. All plant materials must be protected from possible bark injury or breakage of branches. All plants transported by open trucks must be adequately covered to prevent windburn, drying, or damage to plants.

4. Remove dead and broken branches from all plant material. Prune to retain typical growth habit of individual plants and in a manner which will preserve the plant's natural character.

5. Make all cuts with sharp instruments flush with trunk or adjacent branch, in such a manner as to ensure elimination of stubs. Cuts made of right angles to line of growth will not be permitted.

6. Trees must not be poled or topped. Remove all trimmings from site. Point all cuts half inch in diameter and larger with waterproof antiseptic tree point.

D. Edging:

1. All plant beds not bordered by pavement, walks, and curbs must be edged with commercial quality, zinc-coated, steel edging, 3/16-inch by 4-inch, black in color.

E. Install weed barrier fabric in all planting beds.

F. Mulch all planting beds with Base approved mulch.

1. Mulch material must be distributed evenly over the planting beds to a minimum depth of 4 inches. Inert materials such as lava rock, crushed stone or river rock are not acceptable mulch materials.

2. Mulch trees planted in lawn areas with a minimum 5-feet diameter mulch bed around the base of the tree and separate tree from the lawn area by steel edging 5-feet in diameter.

G. Planting must be located where it is shown on the plans or as otherwise approved. No planting holes must be dug until the proposed locations have been staked on the ground by the contractor.

H. Planting pits must be excavated to the following dimensions and refilled with a mixture of planting soil (1/2 muck and 1/2 existing native soil):

1 gal. Material (1 gal.): 12 inches x 12 inches x 12 inches min.

3-gallon Material (3 gallon): 20 inches x 20 inches x 18 inches min.

Lerio material (7 gallon): 30 inches x 30 inches x 24 inches min.

Field grown material and trees: 3 times width of ball and depth of ball plus 12 inches min.

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P. All plants must be set to finished grade. No filling will be permitted around trunks or stems. all ropes, wire, stakes, etc. must be removed from sides and tops of the ball and removed from hole before filling in.

Q. All flagging ribbon must be removed from trees and shrubs before planting.

R. All fertilizers, pesticides, or other chemical amendments must comply with federal, state, and base requirements.

7.3 PLANTING SOIL MATERIAL

A. Topsoil: Fertile, agricultural topsoil, typical for project locality, capable of sustaining vigorous plant growth, taken from drained site free of subsoil, clay, plants, weeds, and roots, pH range of 5.5 to 7.0 minimum 4 percent, maximum 20-percent organic matter, B. Peat Moss: Shredded, loose, sphagnum moss, free of lumps, roots, inorganic material, minimum 85-percent organic material measured by oven dry weight, 4 to 5-pH range, moisture content of 30 percent.

C. Sand: Coarse, washed, builder's sand.

D. Planting Soil Mixture: Provide mixture of imported topsoil or approved topsoil from site, peat, sand, and other amendments as recommended by the independent soil testing laboratory for the specified plants.

7.4 SODDING

A. Graded and scarred areas around the site must be sodded.

B. At all new paved drives, paved parking area and concrete sidewalks, the DBC must provide and install solid sodding, a minimum of 3-feet in width, on edges of all new paved surfaces (parking, roads, sidewalks, mowing strips, etc.) and on the complete perimeter of all new pavement in this project.

C. All other areas disturbed in this project must be seeded and mulched.

D. Solid sodding must be installed on all storm water treatment facility slopes from pond bottom elevation to top of bank slope.

E. If disturbed areas must be left for more than ten calendar days without construction activity, the Contractor must install temporary seeding and mulching.

F. Prior to sodding, loosen existing soil to a minimum depth of 4-inches. Top 4-inches must be mixed with soil amendments including 2-inches topsoil.

G. Provide 2-inch offsite topsoil for all sodded areas. Amend existing soil by applying agricultural lime at a rate of 50-pounds per 1,000 square feet and 12-12-12 commercial fertilizer at the rate of 1½-pounds per 1,000 square feet. Sodding must be specified in Section 32 92 23 SODDING.

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H. The sod must be firm, tough texture, having compacted growth of grass with good root development. It must contain no noxious weeds, or any other objectionable vegetation, fungus, insects, or disease. The soil embedded in the sod must be good clean earth, free from stones and debris.

I. Before being cut and lifted the sod must have been mowed at least three times with a lawn mower, with the final mowing not more than 7 days before the sod is cut.

J. Solid sod must be laid with closely abutted joints with a tamped or rolled, even surface.

K. The finish level of all sod areas after settlement must be 2 inches below the top of, walk ways, paving and wood borders to allow for building turf.

7.5 TEMPORARY IRRIGATION FOR PLANTS

A. Per the Tyndall AFB IFS, A permanent irrigation system is not to be provided.

B. The contractor must provide temporary irrigation for landscaping installed and plant establishment that must be utilized for a period of one full year from the date of final acceptance.

C. The contractor must use facilities exterior water spigot(s) with timers programmed to supply the irrigation water during this period. After the one-year establishment period, the contractor must remove the temporary system and repair all disturbed areas.

D. The contractor must provide complete landscape maintenance. Maintenance and establishment periods must be specified in UFGS Section 32 05 33, Landscape Establishment.

7.6 COMPLETION, INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

A. Completion of the work must mean the full and exact compliance and conformity with the provisions expressed or implied in the drawings and in the specifications including the complete removal of all trash, debris, soil or other waste created by the landscape contractor.

B. Inspection of work to determine completion of contract, exclusive of the possible replacement of plants, will be made by the Government at the formal Facility Substantial Completion.

C. All plant material must be alive and in good growing condition for each specified kind of plant at the time of acceptance. The rating of each plant according to Florida grades and standards must be equal to or better than that called for on the plans and in these specifications at the time of final inspections and acceptance.

D. After inspection, the landscape contractor will be notified by the Government on the acceptance of all plant material and workmanship, exclusive of the possible replacement of plants subject to guarantee.

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8.0 STRUCTURAL

A. Provide within the SOW following ASCE 7-16 a wind speed 165 mph/3 second gust and

Category III as indicated in the Tyndall Wind Speed memo.

B. Non – combustible Structural systems available as options are the following:

1. A factory manufactured architectural precast system.

2. A cavity wall system with CMU veneers.

3. An insulated metal wall panel system with a pre-engineered metal building frame.

4. A combination of any of the three or two in 1 through 3.

C. ROOF

1. The New Honor Guard Facility is to be constructed with two monoslope standing seam roofs , and one “broken gable” standing seam roof (restroom shower area). See conceptual drawings and the appendices.

D. WALLS

1. Exterior construction to specified - cost driven - contractor decides based upon the TAFB

IFS requirements which includes wind speed and other climatic factors. Materials follow the www.tyndallifs.com Exterior Finish Palette requirements.

E. FOUNDATION

1. All exterior walls are to be supported on a concrete foundation wall of a continuous concrete footing. The depth of footing is to be below finished grade and must be adjusted to accommodate the bearing capacity of the existing subgrade soils.

2. Provide foundations as specifically addressed in IBC 2021 Chapter 18 and as modified by UFC 3-301-01. Foundations must comply with the limitations and recommendations stated in the DBC’s Geotechnical Report.

3. Do not use masonry unit footings, steel grillage footings, timber footings, rubble stone, or wood foundations.

E. SLAB ON GRADE

2. As determined by the DBC to be applicable, provide a standard concrete slab on grade.

Provisions must be incorporated to prevent differential settlement between slab sections and slab to building at all joints. Provide reinforced concrete slab on grade to meet loading requirements indicated.

3. Depress slab where necessary for special floor finishes, and pits.

a. Depress slab at storefront entries for recessed walk off mats. (non – drain type)

4. Where slab on grade is below the existing adjacent exterior grade, provide water/ damp proofing and a perimeter drainage system to remove ground water from the area…