Attachment 1 - SOW - 756-23-103 Relocate Facility Fiber.pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK

RELOCATE FACILITY FIBER

PROJECT #756-23-103

1. BACKGROUND: The purpose of this project is to replace and relocate the existing communications infrastructure at the El Paso Veteran Affairs Health Care System (EPVAHCS) Medical Center, located at 5001 N. Piedras Street, El Paso, Texas 79930. The EPVAHCS Medical Center opened in 1995 and is a tenant organization located on the Fort Bliss Army Base in El Paso, Texas. The EPVAHCS Medical Center is a four-story building. This facility is 100% Asbestos Free Facility. The existing communication infrastructure is fed from manhole 12 near the intersection of Rodriguez and Piedras streets. It is currently routed through the now vacant William Beaumont Army Medical Center to the EPVAHCS Medical Center. These two facilities are physically connected. The purpose of this project is to build a new infrastructure off Piedras street from the five-foot building line to the current DEMARC room.

2. GENERAL SCOPE: The contractor shall provide all labor, supervision, materials, equipment, for installation of the interior pathway (handhole at 5-foot perimeter to the DEMARC room, B100) and build-out of a new IT Facility Entrance room (C108). The building exterior pathway construction (handhole to manhole) and installation of fiber optic cabling through the whole pathway shall be accomplished via separate service contract between AT&T and the VA.

The Contractor shall properly coordinate with VA personnel and AT&T to ensure the complete and fully functional installation of the new communications infrastructure.

3. CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES: The Contractor shall exercise extreme care to avoid damaging Government property such as buildings, equipment, trees, shrubs, or turf. Any damage to Government property by the Contractor shall be repaired by the Contractor to its original condition at no additional cost to the Government. The contractor shall restore ALL disturbed grounds to existing conditions. The Contractor shall ensure that all materials are new, free from defects, imperfections and asbestos free (NO ASBESTOS CONTAINING

MATERIALS SHALL BE USED ON THIS PROJECT).

4. SCHEDULE OF WORK: The Contractor shall schedule work through the COR. The Contractor shall coordinate work with COR NLT 3 days before starting work. Work shall be completed with-in one hundred and eighty (180) calendar days after Notice to Proceed (NTP). Other contractors may be working in the same area performing other work. The contractor shall execute work in a manner so as not to impede other contract work.

5. HOURS OF WORK: The El Paso VA must maintain operations during normal business hours 0700 - 1700. All work is to be performed outside of normal business hours. Contractor Work hours are 3:30 PM to 12:00 AM Monday through Friday. Saturdays & Sundays from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM. No work is to be performed on federal holidays.

6. WORKMANSHIP: All work under this contract shall conform to the standards of these specifications. The Contractor at no additional cost to the Government shall correct work not meeting these specifications. Work shall be accomplished by mechanics skilled in the trade.

7. DAILY PROGRESS REPORTS: The Contractor shall provide on a daily basis and no later than 5:00 PM, a progress report of work accomplished the previous day to COR. Daily Progress Reports shall be typed and sent to the COR and designated Government Representatives in PDF format.

8. WORKING CONDITIONS: The buildings and the surrounding site areas will be occupied and Government operations will continue on a normal, temporary or restricted basis for the duration of the contract. The Contractor shall take all precautions to ensure that his operations are conducted in a manner so as not to interfere with the normal operation of surrounding facilities.

The Contractor shall execute work in a safe manner and shall not subject personnel to unsafe conditions. The Contractor shall provide safety barricades, devices, and equipment to protect personnel and property and repair damage caused by construction operations. Take all precautions to protect the building and its occupants during the construction period.

9. SITE VISIT: Contractors are urged to attend the site visit to determine the full extent of the work. Failure to inspect the site will not constitute grounds for a claim after contract award.

10. DISPOSAL: Disposal of materials removed under this contract at an approved disposal site in accordance with all local, state, and federal laws, regulations, and guidelines are the Contractor’s sole responsibility. The contractor shall adhere to all OSHA requirements concerning removal, transporting, and disposal of the material. All waste and recycle receipts shall be turned into the COR, by e-mail weekly.

11. CLEAN-UP: The Contractor shall keep the area and surrounding areas clean and organized; as in neat, tidy, free of trash and debris daily.

12. TEMPORARY FACILITIES: Contractors are responsible for their own temporary facilities and utilities.

13. SAFETY AND FIRE: The Contractor shall comply with the most recent fire and safety rules and regulations; NFPA and OSHA Standards, for minimum safety requirements.

14. PERMITS: The Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining any licenses and permits and complying with any laws, codes, and regulations applicable to the execution of this work as required Federally and by the State of Texas.

15. WARRANTEE: The contractor shall warrantee work to be free of defects and workmanship for a period of 1 year from date of acceptance.

16. STATEMENT OF WORK: The Contractor shall perform installation for all materials and components. Work shall be inclusive of the requirements in the specifications, drawings, statement of work, to include but not limited to:

1. Contractor will pick up from the handhole (provided by AT&T) placed 5’-0” from the northeast corner of the EPVAHCS Medical Center and install two 2” conduits with

Maxcell innerduct and enter the building below grade into a mechanical plenum into C100 Mechanical room on the first floor. The two 2” conduits to be routed to the new IT Entrance Facility Room C108. From the IT Entrance Facility Room two new 2” conduits with Maxcell innerduct to be routed down corridor C1-8 west bound to corridor C1-7 and turn south bound to the DEMARC room B100.

2. Contractor will weather seal the cores into the building, and fire seal all other rated wall penetrations for the two 2” conduits.

3. Contractor shall build out a new IT Entrance Facility Room in C108 which is currently an office.

a. Fire-rated plywood to be placed on 2 walls and cable tray on the same.

b. The space will have its door removed and a new door assembly installed on the

C1-8 corridor side of the new IT Entrance room. Where the new door assembly is installed in Corridor C1-8 the existing handrail and bumper guard will have to be reconfigured, the wall painted to match the existing color, the new door finished and the hollow metal door frame painted to match existing. A new card reader to be installed on the new door.

c. Two existing walls to be extended to the deck securing the room. The existing 2 x 2 lay-in ceiling to be removed – the new IT room will not have a dropped ceiling. All four walls to be patched and finished.

d. The existing floor to be removed and a new static dissipative floor tile to be installed.

e. Fire sprinkler protection to be altered with the removal of the existing pendant sprinkler in the lay-in ceiling. Branch drop piping to be removed back to the branch tee. Upright sprinkler(s) to be installed in the room in accordance with NFPA 13 for spacing and obstruction requirements.

f. A new fire alarm strobe notification device to be installed in the room.

17. QUALITY ASSURANCE: The Contracting Officer reserves the right to conduct any inspections or perform any tests deemed necessary at any time during the execution of the contract to determine conformance with the requirements of theses specifications.

18. SUBMITTALS: Contractor shall provide with their quote manufacturer’s descriptive literature for items mentioned in STATEMENT OF WORK with Data Sheets and/or Shop Drawings.

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