Attachment 1 - Specifications - Phase 2B.pdf

SPECIFICATIONS

PHASE 2B

DESIGN NEW HVAC SYSTEM

AND ASSOCIATED UPGRADES

USDA-ARS

DALE BUMPERS NATIONAL RICE RESEARCH CENTER

(DBNRRC)

2890 HIGHWAY 130E

STUTTGART, AR 72160

Contract No. 12405B21D0003 Task Order No. 12405B23F0300

Prepared For:

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Research Service

Prepared By:

THE JOHNSON-McADAMS FIRM, P.A.

Greenwood, Mississippi

May 2024

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Desi gn New HVAC Syst em and Associ at ed Upgr ades B001 & B001A 5923EPHASE2B

PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS

DI VI SI ON 01 - GENERAL REQUI REMENTS

01 00 01 01/ 20 WARRANTY OF CONSTRUCTI ON

01 00 11 06/ 20 GENERAL PARAGRAPHS

01 00 21 01/ 20 CONTRACTOR QUALI TY CONTROL

01 01 00 03/ 21 GENERAL REQUI REMENTS

01 33 00 08/ 18 SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES

01 35 26 01/ 20 GOVERNMENTAL SAFETY REQUI REMENTS

01 42 00 02/ 19, CHG 1: 08/ 23 SOURCES FOR REFERENCE PUBLI CATI ONS

01 50 00 01/ 20 PROJECT CLOSEOUT

01 57 50 10/ 19 TEMPORARY ENVI RONMENTAL CONTROLS

01 78 23 08/ 15 OPERATI ON AND MAI NTENANCE DATA

DI VI SI ON 02 - EXI STI NG CONDI TI ONS

02 41 00 08/ 22 DEMOLI TI ON AND DECONSTRUCTI ON

DI VI SI ON 07 - THERMAL AND MOI STURE PROTECTI ON

07 84 00 05/ 10, CHG 1: 08/ 13 FI RESTOPPI NG

DI VI SI ON 09 - FI NI SHES

09 51 00 08/ 20 ACOUSTI CAL CEI LI NGS

DI VI SI ON 11 - EQUI PMENT

11 53 00 05/ 11, CHG 1: 11/ 17 LABORATORY EQUI PMENT AND FUMEHOODS

DI VI SI ON 13 - SPECI AL CONSTRUCTI ON

13 34 13 11/ 11 GREENHOUSE

DI VI SI ON 22 - PLUMBI NG

22 00 00 11/ 15, CHG 4: 05/ 21 PLUMBI NG, GENERAL PURPOSE

DI VI SI ON 23 - HEATI NG, VENTI LATI NG, AND AI R CONDI TI ONI NG ( HVAC)

23 05 15 03/ 13 COMMON PI PI NG FOR HVAC

23 05 93 11/ 15 TESTI NG, ADJUSTI NG, AND BALANCI NG FOR

HVAC

23 07 00 02/ 13, CHG 7: 05/ 20 THERMAL I NSULATI ON FOR MECHANI CAL

SYSTEMS

23 09 00 02/ 19, CHG 3: 05/ 21 I NSTRUMENTATI ON AND CONTROL FOR HVAC

23 09 13 11/ 15, CHG 2: 05/ 21 I NSTRUMENTATI ON AND CONTROL DEVI CES

FOR HVAC

23 09 23 02/ 19, CHG 1: 02/ 20 BACNET DI RECT DI GI TAL CONTROL FOR HVAC

AND OTHER BUI LDI NG CONTROL SYSTEMS

23 29 23 02/ 20, CHG 1: 05/ 21 ADJUSTABLE SPEED DRI VE ( ASD) SYSTEMS

UNDER 600 VOLTS

23 30 00 05/ 20, CHG 1: 02/ 22 HVAC AI R DI STRI BUTI ON

23 34 23 02/ 17 LABORATORY EXHAUST FANS

23 36 00 05/ 16 AI R TERMI NAL UNI TS

DI VI SI ON 26 - ELECTRI CAL

PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1

26 20 00 08/ 23 I NTERI OR DI STRI BUTI ON SYSTEM

26 51 00 05/ 20, CHG 2: 11/ 21 I NTERI OR LI GHTI NG

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WARRANTY OF CONSTRUCTI ON

01/ 20

PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 WARRANTY OF CONSTRUCTI ON

1. 1. 1 Gener al

I n addi t i on t o any ot her war r ant i es set out el sewher e i n t hi s cont r act , t he Cont r act or war r ant s t hat wor k per f or med under t hi s cont r act conf or ms t o t he cont r act r equi r ement s and i s f r ee of any def ect of equi pment , mat er i al or desi gn f ur ni shed, or wor kmanshi p per f or med by t he Cont r act or or any of hi s subcont r act or s or suppl i er s at any t i er . Such war r ant y shal l cont i nue f or a per i od of one year f r om t he dat e of f i nal accept ance of t he pr oj ect . Under t hi s war r ant y, t he Cont r act or shal l r emedy at hi s own expense any such f ai l ur e t o conf or m or any such def ect . I n addi t i on, t he Cont r act or shal l r emedy at hi s own expense any damage t o Gover nment owned or cont r ol l ed r eal or per sonal pr oper t y, when t hat damage i s t he r esul t of t he Cont r act or ' s f ai l ur e t o conf or m t o cont r act r equi r ement s or any such def ect of equi pment , mat er i al , wor kmanshi p, or desi gn. The Cont r act or shal l al so r est or e any wor k damaged i n f ul f i l l i ng t he t er ms of t hi s c l ause. The Cont r act or ' s war r ant y wi t h r espect t o wor k r epai r ed or r epl aced her eunder wi l l r un f or one year f r om t he dat e of such r epai r or r epl acement .

1. 1. 2 Not i f i cat i on and Compl i ance

The Gover nment shal l not i f y t he Cont r act or i n wr i t i ng wi t hi n a r easonabl e t i me af t er t he di scover y of any f ai l ur e, def ect , or damage. Shoul d t he Cont r act or f ai l t o r emedy any f ai l ur e, def ect , or damage descr i bed i n par agr aph 1. 1. 1 above wi t hi n a r easonabl e t i me af t er r ecei pt of not i ce t her eof , t he Gover nment shal l have t he r i ght t o r epl ace or r epai r and have t he cost bi l l ed t o t he Cont r act or .

1. 2 EXPRESSED WARRANTY

I n addi t i on t o t he ot her r i ght s and r emedi es pr ovi ded by t hi s c l ause, al l subcont r act or s ' , manuf act ur er s ' , and suppl i er s ' war r ant i es expr essed or i mpl i ed, r espect i ng any wor k and mat er i al s shal l , at t he di r ect i on of t he Gover nment , be enf or ced by t he Cont r act or f or t he benef i t of t he Gover nment . I n such case, i f t he Cont r act or ' s war r ant y under par agr aph

1. 1. 1 above has expi r ed, any sui t di r ect ed by t he Gover nment t o enf or ce a subcont r act or ' s, manuf act ur er ' s, or suppl i er ' s war r ant y shal l be at t he expense of t he Gover nment . The Cont r act or shal l obt ai n any war r ant i es whi ch t he subcont r act or s, manuf act ur er s, or suppl i er s woul d gi ve i n nor mal commer ci al pr act i ce. I f so di r ect ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer , t he Cont r act or shal l r equi r e any such war r ant i es t o be execut ed i n wr i t i ng t o t he Gover nment .

1. 3 LATENT DEFECTS

The War r ant y speci f i ed her ei n shal l not l i mi t t he Gover nment ' s r i ght s wi t h r espect t o l at ent def ect s, gr oss mi st ake, or f r aud.

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GENERAL PARAGRAPHS

06/ 20

PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 DESCRI PTI ON OF WORK

1. 1. 1 Wor k To Be Done

The wor k t o be done consi st s of f ur ni shi ng al l l abor , mat er i al s, and equi pment and per f or mi ng al l wor k i n st r i ct accor dance wi t h t hese speci f i cat i ons f or Phase 1B New HVAC Syst em and Associ at ed Upgr ades B001 and B001A, Dal e Bumper s Nat i onal r i ce Resear ch Cent er ( DBNRRC) , St ut t gar t , AR.

1. 1. 2 Locat i on

The si t e of wor k i s at t he USDA DBNRRC, 2890 Hi ghway 130E, St ut t gar t , AR 72160.

1. 1. 3 Pr i nci pal Feat ur es of Wor k

Wor k consi st s of r epl aci ng t he ai r di st r i but i on syst em f or exi st i ng r ooms ser ved by exi st i ng ai r handl i ng uni t AHU- 5. Ai r di st r i but i on syst ems ( i ncl udi ng exhaust syst ems) t hat ar e cur r ent l y ser ved suppl y ai r f r om AHU- 5 shal l be modi f i ed and r econf i gur ed. Exi st i ng duct wor k, exhaust f ans, ai r t er mi nal s devi ces, di f f user s/ gr i l l es, f ume hoods and HVAC syst em cont r ol s shal l be r emoved and r epl aced as i ndi cat ed. Modi f y and r er out e exi st i ng heat i ng hot wat er syst em pi pi ng as i ndi cat ed. Remove and r epl ace i nsul at i on on exi st i ng heat i ng hot wat er and chi l l ed wat er pi pi ng i n t he ar ea of wor k. Remove exi st i ng Dei oni zed pi pi ng i n t he ar ea of wor k and r epl ace wi t h st ai nl ess st eel pi pi ng. Remove and r epl ace cei l i ngs, cei l i ng suppor t syst em, and l i ght i ng i n t he ar ea of wor k. Remove and r epl ace exi st i ng gr eenhouse evapor at i ve cool i ng pads as i ndi cat ed.

1. 2 SI TE VI SI T

A si t e v i s i t and i nspect i on t our wi l l be hel d at DBNRRC, 2890 Hi ghway 130E, St ut t gar t , AR 72160. Al l pot ent i al bi dder s wi l l be not i f i ed of t he exact t i me and dat e and ar e st r ongl y ur ged t o at t end t he si t e v i s i t .

I nspect i on may onl y be made at t hi s t i me, unl ess pr i or wr i t t en appr oval i s obt ai ned t o i nspect at anot her dat e and t i me. Cont act :

U. S. Depar t ment of Agr i cul t ur e, ARS, MSA At t n: Mr . Ever et t Wi l son 3550 Mai n St r eet Houst on, TX 77002 ( 720) 618- 0703 ever et t . wi l son@usda. gov

1. 3 COORDI NATI ON OF WORK

The DBNRRC shal l be occupi ed dur i ng const r uct i on. Cont r act or shal l pr ovi de t empor ar y bar r i er s, noi se and dust cont r ol measur es t o separ at e t he ar ea of wor k f r om occupi ed ar eas of t he bui l di ng. The gover nment can vacat e t he ar ea of wor k f or no mor e t han 120 days. Cont r act or must compl et e al l wor k wi t hi n l abs and of f i ces wi t hi n 120 days f r om t he st ar t

SECTI ON 01 00 11 Page 1 of demol i t i on. Cont r act or shal l have al l equi pment and mat er i al s on si t e pr i or t o st ar t of wor k. Cover and pr ot ect al l exi st i ng l abor at or y equi pment f r om dust or damage.

1. Wor k space and space avai l abl e f or st or i ng mat er i al s shal l be subj ect t o t he appr oval of t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . Do not st or e mat er i al s and equi pment i n ot her t han assi gned ar eas.

2. Execut e wor k so as t o i nt er f er e as l i t t l e as possi bl e wi t h nor mal f unct i oni ng of t he f aci l i t y , i ncl udi ng oper at i ons of ut i l i t y ser vi ces and any exi st i ng equi pment , and wi t h wor k bei ng done by ot her s.

3. Mi ni mi ze i nt er f er ence of const r uct i on act i v i t i es wi t h t he f l ow of t r af f i c by keepi ng r oads, wal ks and ent r ances t o gr ounds, t o par ki ng ar eas and t o occupi ed ar eas of bui l di ngs c l ear of const r uct i on mat er i al s, debr i s, const r uct i on equi pment and vehi c l es except wher e not ed on pl ans or i n speci f i cat i ons. Pr ovi de unobst r uct ed access t o ar eas r equi r ed t o r emai n i n oper at i on.

4. The Cont r act or shal l compl et e al l wor k wi t hi n 270 consecut i ve cal endar days af t er Not i ce t o Pr oceed. Wi t hi n 21 cal endar days af t er Cont r act Awar d, t he Cont r act or shal l pr ovi de t he Gover nment wi t h a det ai l ed schedul e of dat es on whi ch t he Cont r act or pl ans t o accompl i sh t he wor k. I n addi t i on, t he Cont r act or shal l not i f y t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer 20 days i n advance of st ar t i ng wor k. A pl anned wor k schedul e shal l be submi t t ed t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer f or appr oval . The schedul e shal l i ncl ude a det ai l ed descr i pt i on of t he met hods and equi pment t o be used f or each oper at i on and t he sequence of oper at i ons. Thi s schedul e shal l be updat ed mont hl y and submi t t ed t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer f or appr oval .

5. The Cont r act or shal l t ake al l measur es and pr ovi de al l mat er i al necessar y f or pr ot ect i ng exi st i ng equi pment , pr oper t y, and ongoi ng oper at i ons i n af f ect ed ar eas of const r uct i on agai nst dust , noi se and debr i s.

6. Power sour ces f or t he Cont r act or ' s oper at i ons wi l l be avai l abl e and suppl i ed by t he Gover nment t o t he Cont r act or as l ong as i t s use does not i nt er f er e wi t h t he oper at i ons of t he Gover nment ' s f aci l i t i es. Wat er sour ces wi l l be avai l abl e and suppl i ed by t he Gover nment t o t he Cont r act or as l ong as i t s use does not i nt er f er e wi t h t he oper at i ons of any bui l di ng. The Cont r act or i s r esponsi bl e f or ext endi ng ut i l i t y sour ces t o hi s wor k l ocat i ons. Such ext ensi ons shal l be r emoved af t er wor k i s compl et ed, t o t he sat i sf act i on of t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

7. Al l r ef er ences i n t he speci f i cat i ons t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer and Cont r act i ng Of f i cer ' s Repr esent at i ve shal l const i t ut e r ef er r al s i ni t i al l y t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer ' s Repr esent at i ve.

8. Cont r act or shal l pr ovi de sani t ar y f aci l i t i es f or use by hi s empl oyees and t he empl oyees of hi s subcont r act or s wor ki ng on j ob s i t e.

9. Coor di nat e wi t h USDA Pr i or t o shut down of ut i l i t i es: The cont r act or shal l not i f y USDA per sonnel a mi ni mum of t hr ee ( 3) weeks pr i or t o t aki ng any syst ems out of oper at i on f or new wor k i ncl udi ng domest i c hot wat er , l abor at or y hot wat er , heat i ng hot wat er , el ect r i cal power , st eam or c l ean st eam or any ot her ut i l i t i es r equi r ed f or r esear ch.

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1. 4 DRAWI NGS

Al l di mensi ons shown of exi st i ng wor k and al l di mensi ons r equi r ed f or wor k t hat i s t o be connect ed wi t h exi st i ng wor k shal l be ver i f i ed by t he Cont r act or by act ual f i el d measur ement s. Any wor k at var i ance wi t h t hat speci f i ed or shown on t he dr awi ngs, shal l not be per f or med by t he Cont r act or unt i l t he Cont r act or has r ecei ved appr oval i n wr i t i ng f r om t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

1. 5 MATERI AL SAFETY DATA SHEETS ( MSDS)

Mat er i al Saf et y Dat a Sheet s must be submi t t ed t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer pr i or t o t he commencement of any wor k wi t h any subst ance t hat may be consi der ed hazar dous.

1. 6 UTI LI TI ES OR STRUCTURAL I TEMS CONFLI CTI NG WI TH PROPOSED CONSTRUCTI ON

I n t he event t he Cont r act or f i nds an ar ea wher e exi st i ng ut i l i t i es or st r uct ur al i t ems conf l i c t wi t h pr oposed const r uct i on, t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer shal l be not i f i ed i mmedi at el y. The Cont r act or shal l t hen pr opose a met hod of sol v i ng t he pr obl em. Wor k shal l not r esume i n t he pr obl em ar ea unt i l t he Cont r act or has r ecei ved wr i t t en appr oval f r om t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . Ther e shal l be no addi t i onal cost t o t he Gover nment .

1. 7 ACCEPTANCE OF WORK

1. Fi nal i nspect i on wi l l not be made unt i l t he cont r act wor k i s compl et ed. The Cont r act or shal l not i f y i n wr i t i ng t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer f i f t een wor ki ng days pr i or t o t he dat e on whi ch t he wor k wi l l be r eady f or f i nal i nspect i on.

2 Fi nal i nspect i on and accept ance of t he wor k shown by t he dr awi ngs and speci f i cat i ons f or mi ng a par t of t hi s cont r act shal l not be bi ndi ng or concl usi ve on t he Gover nment i f i t shal l be shown t hat ( 1) t he Cont r act or has wi l l f ul l y or t hr ough col l usi on wi t h per sons or f i r ms engaged i n t he per f or mance of t he cont r act suppl i ed i nf er i or mat er i al s, equi pment , or wor kmanshi p, or ( 2) t he Cont r act or has ot her wi se depar t ed f r om t he t er ms of t he cont r act .

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CONTRACTOR QUALI TY CONTROL

01/ 20

PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 GENERAL

Thi s sect i on cover s t he qual i t y cont r ol i nspect i on, sampl i ng, and t est i ng of al l mat er i al s, ser vi ces, and wor kmanshi p r equi r ed t o be per f or med by t he cont r act dr awi ngs, speci f i cat i ons, and ot her cont r act r equi r ement s.

The Cont r act or shal l per f or m al l qual i t y cont r ol i nspect i on, sampl i ng, and t est i ng r equi r ed by t hi s cont r act and shal l r evi ew and cer t i f y t hat each submi t t al i s cor r ect and i n st r i ct conf or mance wi t h t he cont r act dr awi ngs and speci f i cat i ons f or al l shop dr awi ngs and l i s t s of mat er i al s, f i x t ur es, and equi pment . Al l wor k per f or med under t hi s cont r act shal l be i n st r i ct accor dance wi t h pr ocedur es and r equi r ement s det ai l ed on t he pl ans and speci f i cat i ons.

1. 1. 1 Cer t i f i cat e of Compl i ance

Upon compl et i on of t he cont r act wor k and pr i or t o f i nal accept ance, t he Cont r act or shal l submi t t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer a cer t i f i cat e of compl i ance whi ch st at es t hat al l mat er i al s, equi pment , desi gn, and wor kmanshi p i ncor por at ed i n t he wor k ar e i n st r i ct compl i ance wi t h cont r act dr awi ngs and speci f i cat i ons except f or appr oved devi at i ons. The cer t i f i cat es of compl i ance shal l be s i gned and dat ed by bot h t he manuf act ur er ' s r epr esent at i ve and t he Cont r act or . Based upon t hi s cer t i f i cat e of compl i ance and ot her cont r act r equi r ement s, t he Cont r act or shal l be r esponsi bl e f or cor r ect i ng at hi s expense any def ect s, omi ssi ons, and devi at i ons ( ot her t han t hose pr evi ousl y appr oved) whi ch ar e det ect ed dur i ng t he cont r act per i od or dur i ng t he one- year war r ant y per i od as def i ned i n Sect i on 01 00 01, WARRANTY OF CONSTRUCTI ON.

1. 2 I NSPECTI ON

The Cont r act or shal l i nspect al l mat er i al s, ser vi ces, and wor kmanshi p t o assur e conf or mance wi t h cont r act r equi r ement s.

1. 3 REVI EW AND APPROVAL OF SHOP DRAWI NGS, SUBMI TTALS, MATERI ALS, FI XTURES,

AND EQUI PMENT

1. Pr i or t o submi ssi on t o t he Gover nment f or appr oval , t he Cont r act or shal l r evi ew and cer t i f y t hat al l shop dr awi ngs, submi t t al s, l i s t s of mat er i al s, f i x t ur es, and equi pment as cal l ed f or under t he var i ous headi ngs of t hese speci f i cat i ons ar e cor r ect and i n st r i ct compl i ance wi t h t he cont r act dr awi ngs and speci f i cat i ons. These dr awi ngs, submi t t al s and l i s t s shal l be accur at e, compl et e, and adequat el y det ai l ed. The t op copy of dat a compr i s i ng each i t em l i st ed on t he t r ansmi t t al f or m shal l be i dent i f i ed as havi ng r ecei ved t he qual i t y cont r ol i nspect or ' s appr oval by bei ng so st amped, s i gned and dat ed.

Appr oval of shop dr awi ngs, submi t t al s, mat er i al s, f i x t ur es, and equi pment by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer wi l l not r el i eve t he Cont r act or of t he r esponsi bi l i t y f or any er r or s whi ch may exi st and t he Cont r act or shal l be r esponsi bl e f or t he sat i sf act or y const r uct i on of al l wor k. Al l sampl es of mat er i al s submi t t ed as r equi r ed by t hese speci f i cat i ons shal l be pr oper l y i dent i f i ed and l abel ed f or r eady i dent i f i cat i on, and upon bei ng appr oved, st or ed at t he s i t e of t he

SECTI ON 01 00 21 Page 1 wor k f or j obsi t e use unt i l al l wor k has been accept ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . The Cont r act or shal l pr ovi de f our ( 4) set s of al l shop dr awi ngs.

2. Al l pr oposed devi at i ons r equi r ed by t he Cont r act or shal l be not ed i n t he " Remar ks" col umn of t he For m. The Cont r act or shal l set f or t h i n wr i t i ng t he r eason f or any devi at i ons and annot at e such devi at i ons on t he shop dr awi ng. The Gover nment r eser ves t he r i ght t o r esci nd i nadver t ent appr oval of shop dr awi ngs cont ai ni ng unnot ed devi at i ons.

1. 4 DAI LY RECORDS

The Cont r act or shal l mai nt ai n a dai l y r ecor d of qual i t y cont r ol measur es per f or med f or each shi f t of Cont r act or or Subcont r act or oper at i ons on an appr opr i at e f or mat . These r ecor ds shal l pr ovi de f act ual evi dence t hat cont i nuous qual i t y cont r ol i nspect i ons have been per f or med, i ncl udi ng but not l i mi t ed t o t he f ol l owi ng: j ob pr ogr ess, pr obl ems encount er ed;

pr obl ems r esol ved; t ype and number of i nspect i ons; r esul t s of i nspect i ons or t est s i ncl udi ng al l comput at i ons; nat ur e of def ect s; causes f or r ej ect i on; saf et y v i ol at i ons; pr oposed r emedi al act i on; and cor r ect i ve act i on t aken. These r ecor ds shal l cover bot h conf or mi ng and def ect i ve i t ems and shal l i ncl ude a st at ement t hat al l suppl i es and mat er i al s i ncor por at ed i n t he wor k ar e i n f ul l compl i ance wi t h t he t er ms of t he cont r act . The Cont r act or shal l mai nt ai n a cur r ent r ecor d of al l i nspect i ons and shal l f ur ni sh t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer on a dai l y basi s, l egi bl e copi es of al l i nspect i on r ecor ds f or hi s per manent r et ent i on. The dai l y r ecor ds of i nspect i ons shal l cover al l wor k pl acement subsequent t o t he pr evi ous r epor t and shal l be ver i f i ed by t he Cont r act or ' s desi gnat ed r epr esent at i ve.

1. 5 RECURRI NG DEFI CI ENCI ES

I f r ecur r i ng def i c i enci es i n an i t em or i t ems bei ng i nspect ed by t he Cont r act or i ndi cat e t hat t he i nspect i on syst em i s not pr ovi di ng adequat e qual i t y cont r ol , t he Cont r act or shal l t ake such cor r ect i ve measur es as deemed necessar y by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

1. 6 CONFLI CTS

I n t he event of a di f f er ence of opi ni on bet ween t he Cont r act or and t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer , t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer shal l gover n.

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GENERAL REQUI REMENTS

03/ 21

PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 REFERENCES

The publ i cat i ons l i s t ed bel ow f or m a par t of t hi s sect i on t o t he ext ent r ef er enced. The publ i cat i ons ar e r ef er r ed t o wi t hi n t he t ext by t he basi c desi gnat i on onl y.

ASTM I NTERNATI ONAL ( ASTM)

ASTM E84 ( 2023) St andar d Test Met hod f or Sur f ace Bur ni ng Char act er i st i cs of Bui l di ng Mat er i al s

NATI ONAL FI RE PROTECTI ON ASSOCI ATI ON ( NFPA)

NFPA 10 ( 2022; ERTA 1 2021) St andar d f or Por t abl e Fi r e Ext i ngui sher s

NFPA 30 ( 2024) Fl ammabl e and Combust i bl e Li qui ds Code

NFPA 51B ( 2019) St andar d f or Fi r e Pr event i on Dur i ng Wel di ng, Cut t i ng, and Ot her Hot Wor k

NFPA 70 ( 2023; ERTA 4 2023; ERTA 5 2023; ERTA 6

2023) Nat i onal El ect r i cal Code

NFPA 241 ( 2019) St andar d f or Saf eguar di ng Const r uct i on, Al t er at i on, and Demol i t i on Oper at i ons

U. S. NATI ONAL ARCHI VES AND RECORDS ADMI NI STRATI ON ( NARA)

29 CFR 1926 Saf et y and Heal t h Regul at i ons f or Const r uct i on

1. 2 GENERAL I NTENTI ON

A. Cont r act or shal l compl et el y pr epar e t he si t e f or bui l di ng oper at i ons, i ncl udi ng demol i t i on and r emoval of exi st i ng st r uct ur es, and f ur ni sh l abor and mat er i al s and per f or m wor k as r equi r ed by t he cont r act document s.

B. Al l empl oyees of gener al cont r act or and subcont r act or s shal l compl y wi t h ARS secur i t y management pr ogr am, obt ai n per mi ssi on of t he ARS Locat i on Manager , be i dent i f i ed by pr oj ect and empl oyer by wear i ng cont r act or i ssued i dent i f i cat i on badges at al l t i mes on ARS pr oper t y, and r est r i ct ed f r om unaut hor i zed access.

C. Pr i or t o commenci ng wor k, t he gener al cont r act or shal l pr ovi de pr oof t hat an OSHA cer t i f i ed " compet ent per son" ( CP) ( 29 CFR 1926. 20( b) ) ( 2) wi l l mai nt ai n a pr esence at t he wor k s i t e whenever t he gener al or subcont r act or s ar e pr esent .

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D. Tr ai ni ng:

1. Al l empl oyees of t he gener al cont r act or or subcont r act or s shal l have t he 10- hour OSHA cer t i f i ed Const r uct i on Saf et y cour se and / or ot her r el evant compet ency t r ai ni ng. Super vi sor s shal l have compl et ed t he 30- hour OSHA t r ai ni ng.

2. Submi t t r ai ni ng r ecor ds of al l such empl oyees t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer f or appr oval bef or e t he st ar t of wor k.

1. 3 STATEMENT OF BI D I TEMS

A. I TEM I , GENERAL CONSTRUCTI ON: Wor k i ncl udes gener al const r uct i on, al t er at i ons, and r emoval of exi st i ng st r uct ur es and const r uct i on and cer t ai n ot her i t ems.

1. 4 PROJECT COORDI NATI ON

A. Const r uct i on Pr oj ect Schedul e: See cont r act , FAR 52. 236- 15 Schedul es f or Const r uct i on Cont r act s. The Cont r act or wi l l not begi n act ual wor k unt i l t he const r uct i on pr oj ect schedul e has been appr oved by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . The Cont r act or shal l submi t one el ect r oni c copy of t he updat ed const r uct i on pr oj ect schedul e wi t h each pr ogr ess payment r equest .

B. Cont r act I nspect or ' s Dai l y Repor t :

C. Cont r act or shal l submi t t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer a dai l y r epor t l i s t i ng t he names of al l t hose pr esent on t he j ob s i t e each day, al ong wi t h t hei r Job Cl assi f i cat i on, hour s of wor k and a br i ef descr i pt i on of t he wor k per f or med by each on t hat day. The Cont r act I nspect or ' s Dai l y Repor t i s t o be submi t t ed at t he begi nni ng of wor k each day f or t he pr evi ous day' s wor k and shal l be mai nt ai ned t hr oughout t he t er m of t he cont r act .

D. For mal Meet i ngs:

1. Any meet i ng ( deemed f or mal by t he cont r act or , t he COR, or t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer ) wi l l have t he mi nut es of sai d meet i ng pr epar ed by t he cont r act or ( and a copy pr ovi ded t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer ) . The mi nut es wi l l i ncl ude: Dat e, Name of At t endees ( wi t h cont act i nf o) , Ol d Busi ness, and New Busi ness subj ect s ( or nar r at i ves) . Regar dl ess of who r equest s a meet i ng ( t he COR or t he Cont r act or or t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer ) t he cont r act or may be r equi r ed t o pr ovi ded har d copy pi ct ur es of t he i ssues t o be di scussed. Each i ssue wi l l be l i nked t o a cont r act speci f i cat i on sect i on number and/ or subj ect ar ea by page number . I ssues di scussed wi l l al so i ncl ude an act i on/ compl et i on dat e.

1. 5 SAFETY SUBMI TTALS

A. Cont r act or shal l submi t a " s i t e speci f i c" Saf et y Pl an t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer t hat descr i bes how t he cont r act or i s t o compl y wi t h al l appl i cabl e OSHA st andar ds and NFPA codes per t ai ni ng t o const r uct i on wor k t o i ncl ude, but not l i mi t ed t o: Gener al Saf et y and Heal t h Pr ovi s i ons, Occupat i onal Heal t h and Envi r onment al Cont r ol s, Per sonal Pr ot ect i ve and Li f e Savi ng Equi pment , Hand and Power Tool s, Wel di ng and Cut t i ng, El ect r i cal , Scaf f ol ds, Fal l Pr ot ect i on, Excavat i ons, Demol i t i on, St ai r ways, and Ladder s, Toxi c and Hazar dous Subst ances, Conf i ned Space

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Ent r y, Lockout / Tagout , Respi r at or y Pr ot ect i on, Hear i ng Pr ot ect i on. Saf et y Pl an shal l i dent i f y Cont r act or and sub- cont r act or empl oyees who ar e aut hor i zed/ qual i f i ed t o per f or m el ect r i cal wor k. No wor k shal l pr oceed unt i l wr i t t en appr oval of t he Saf et y Pl an by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

Saf et y Pl an shal l descr i be how t he Cont r act or and/ or sub- cont r act or s ar e t o secur e equi pment , suppl i es, t ool s, and chemi cal pr oduct s. Cont r act or and/ or sub- cont r act or equi pment , suppl i es, t ool s, and chemi cal pr oduct s ar e t o be under t he cont r ol of t he Cont r act or at al l t i mes, equi pment , suppl i es t ool s, and chemi cal pr oduct s f ound not t o be under t he cont r ol of t he Cont r act or or sub- cont r act or ar e subj ect t o conf i scat i on and wi l l be r epor t ed t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

1. Pandemi c Speci f i c Requi r ement s f or Access t o ARS Locat i ons/ Wor ksi t es. Check wi t h Si t e Saf et y Of f i cer f or speci f i c r equi r ement s as r equi r ement s change f r om si t e t o s i t e, nat ur e of t he speci f i c pr oj ect and USDA gui del i nes per af f ect ed dat e.

a. Cont r act or must f ol l ow al l St at e and Local gui del i nes f or ent r y i nt o t he st at e whi ch may i ncl ude t est i ng, quar ant i ne, et c.

b. Pl ans must show compl i ance wi t h any St at e Const r uct i on Gui del i nes

B. The Cont r act or shal l i nspect t he ent i r e const r uct i on s i t e dai l y, i ncl udi ng days wi t hout const r uct i on wor k i f t her e ar e NFPA 101 Li f e Saf et y Code def i c i enci es exi st i ng whi l e const r uct i on wor k i s shut down, t he r esul t s of t hat i nspect i on shal l be document ed on t he at t achment " DAI LY I NSPECTI ON FORM" , and t he f or m i s t o be si gned and submi t t ed t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

C. Cont r act or shal l pr ovi de cont i nuous moni t or i ng f or noi se, dust , chemi cal vapor gener at i on, vol at i l e or gani c compounds, and vi br at i on. At no t i me shal l noi se exposur e t o any ARS st af f exceed 75 dB. Cont r act or shal l pr ovi de t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer a wr i t t en weekl y updat e of t he al l t est r esul t s and al so f or pr oposed wor k f or t he subsequent t wo weeks ( a t wo week " l ook- ahead" ) i nvol v i ng any const r uct i on act i v i t y t hat wi l l pr oduce l oud noi ses, heavy vi br at i ons, st r ong smel l s, or s i gni f i cant dust i nsi de ARS st af f occupi ed space.

D. Cont r act or and sub- cont r act or s shal l not i f y i n wr i t i ng t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer at l east one week pr i or t o execut i ng hi gh r i sk wor k ( t hi s may be i ncl uded i n t he t wo week " l ook- ahead" updat e) . Hi gh r i sk wor k i ncl udes, but i s not l i mi t ed t o, t asks r equi r i ng Lockout / Tag Out , l i ve el ect r i cal wor k, hot wor k, wor k at hei ght s, t r enchi ng/ shor i ng, cr ane oper at i ons, and conf i ned space ent r y. Cont r act or ' s Compet ent Per son shal l pr ovi de t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer wr i t t en weekl y document ed saf et y i nspect i on r esul t s.

E. Cont r act or shal l pr ovi de t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer f or appr oval , copi es of Saf et y Dat a Sheet s ( SDS) f or EVERY CHEMI CAL WI THOUT EXCEPTI ON pr i or t o br i ngi ng such chemi cal on t he wor k s i t e.

F. HOT WORK PERMI TS:

1. The Cont r act or wi l l not be per mi t t ed t o wor k wi t hout t hi s per mi t when per f or mi ng hot wor k.

1. 6 CONSTRUCTI ON SECURI TY REQUI REMENTS

A. Secur i t y Pl an:

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1. The secur i t y pl an def i nes bot h physi cal and admi ni st r at i ve secur i t y pr ocedur es t hat wi l l r emai n ef f ect i ve f or t he ent i r e dur at i on of t he pr oj ect .

2. The Gener al Cont r act or i s r esponsi bl e f or assur i ng t hat al l sub- cont r act or s wor ki ng on t he pr oj ect and t hei r empl oyees al so compl y wi t h t hese r egul at i ons.

B. Cont r act or Per sonnel

1. Upon r ecei pt of cont r act awar d, t he Cont r act or shal l pr ovi de i nf or mat i on about appl i cabl e cont r act empl oyees r equi r i ng r out i ne physi cal access t o t he const r uct i on s i t e, i ncl udi ng t hat of al l sub- cont r act or s. Compl et i on of t he at t ached f or ms, addi t i onal l y For m SF- 87 f i nger pr i nt car ds ( 2 set s) , and successf ul compl et i on of t he backgr ound i nvest i gat i on ar e r equi r ed bef or e Cont r act or st af f may ent er t he wor k s i t e. Al l backgr ound i nvest i gat i on i nf or mat i on shal l be pr ovi ded di r ect l y t o:

Per sonnel Secur i t y and Sui t abi l i t y Of f i ce 5601 Sunnysi de Ave Bel t svi l l e, MD 20705

2. Each empl oyee shal l be f ur ni shed wi t h a badge by t he Gover nment f or access t o const r uct i on s i t e. Thi s badge must be wor n so as t o be cl ear l y v i s i bl e at al l t i mes whi l e on t he wor k s i t e.

C. Secur i t y Pr ocedur es:

1. Cont r act or ' s empl oyees shal l not ent er t he pr oj ect s i t e wi t hout appr opr i at e badges. They may al so be subj ect t o i nspect i on of t hei r per sonal ef f ect s when ent er i ng or l eavi ng t he pr oj ect s i t e.

2. For wor ki ng out si de t he " r egul ar hour s" as def i ned i n t he cont r act , The Cont r act or shal l gi ve a t en ( 10) day not i ce t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer so t hat secur i t y ar r angement s can be pr ovi ded f or t he empl oyees. Thi s not i ce i s separ at e f r om any not i ces r equi r ed f or ut i l i t y shut down descr i bed l at er i n t hi s sect i on.

3. No phot ogr aphy of ARS pr emi ses i s al l owed wi t hout wr i t t en per mi ssi on of t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

4. ARS r eser ves t he r i ght t o c l ose down or shut down t he pr oj ect s i t e and or der t he Cont r act or ' s empl oyees of f t he pr emi ses i n t he event of a nat i onal emer gency or Gover nment shut down. The Cont r act or may r et ur n t o t he s i t e onl y wi t h t he wr i t t en appr oval of t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

D. Document Cont r ol :

1. The Cont r act or i s r esponsi bl e f or saf ekeepi ng of al l dr awi ngs, pr oj ect manual s and ot her pr oj ect i nf or mat i on. Thi s i nf or mat i on shal l be shar ed onl y wi t h t hose wi t h a speci f i c need t o accompl i sh t he pr oj ect .

2. These document s shal l not be r emoved or t r ansmi t t ed f r om t he pr oj ect s i t e wi t hout t he wr i t t en appr oval of Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

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3. Al l paper wast e or el ect r oni c medi a such as CD' s and di sket t es shal l be shr edded and dest r oyed i n a manner accept abl e t o t he ARS.

E. Mot or Vehi c l e Rest r i ct i ons

1. Vehi c l e aut hor i zat i on r equest shal l be r equi r ed f or any vehi c l e ent er i ng t he si t e and such r equest shal l be submi t t ed 24 hour s bef or e t he dat e and t i me of access. Access shal l be r est r i ct ed t o pi cki ng up and dr oppi ng of f mat er i al s and suppl i es and Cont r act or must be on si t e t o r ecei ve al l del i ver i es.

2. Separ at e per mi t s shal l be i ssued f or Cont r act or and i t s empl oyees f or par ki ng i n desi gnat ed ar eas onl y.

1. 7 FI RE SAFETY

A. Appl i cabl e Publ i cat i ons: Publ i cat i ons l i s t ed bel ow f or m par t of t hi s Ar t i c l e t o ext ent r ef er enced. Publ i cat i ons ar e r ef er enced i n t ext by basi c desi gnat i ons onl y.

1. Amer i can Soci et y f or Test i ng and Mat er i al s ( ASTM) :

ASTM E84 Sur f ace Bur ni ng Char act er i st i cs of Bui l di ng Mat er i al s

2. Nat i onal Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Associ at i on ( NFPA) :

NFPA 10 St andar d f or Por t abl e Fi r e Ext i ngui sher s

NFPA 30 Fl ammabl e and Combust i bl e Li qui ds Code

NFPA 51B St andar d f or Fi r e Pr event i on Dur i ng Wel di ng, Cut t i ng and Ot her Hot Wor k

NFPA 70 Nat i onal El ect r i cal Code

NFPA 241 St andar d f or Saf eguar di ng Const r uct i on, Al t er at i on, and Demol i t i on Oper at i ons

3. Occupat i onal Saf et y and Heal t h Admi ni st r at i on ( OSHA) :

29 CFR 1926 Saf et y and Heal t h Regul at i ons f or Const r uct i on

B. Fi r e Saf et y Pl an: Est abl i sh and mai nt ai n a f i r e pr ot ect i on pr ogr am i n accor dance wi t h 29 CFR 1926. Pr i or t o st ar t of wor k, pr epar e a pl an det ai l i ng pr oj ect - speci f i c f i r e saf et y measur es, i ncl udi ng per i odi c st at us r epor t s, and submi t t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer f or r evi ew f or compl i ance wi t h cont r act r equi r ement s. Pr i or t o any wor ker f or t he cont r act or or subcont r act or s begi nni ng wor k, t hey shal l under go a saf et y br i ef i ng pr ovi ded by t he cont r act or ' s compet ent per son per OSHA r equi r ement s. Thi s br i ef i ng shal l i ncl ude i nf or mat i on on t he const r uct i on l i mi t s, ARS saf et y gui del i nes, means of egr ess, br eak ar eas, wor k hour s, l ocat i ons of r est r ooms, use of ARS equi pment , et c. Document at i on shal l be pr ovi ded t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer t hat i ndi v i dual s have under gone cont r act or ' s saf et y br i ef i ng.

C. Si t e and Bui l di ng Access: Mai nt ai n f r ee and unobst r uct ed access t o f aci l i t y emer gency ser vi ces and f or f i r e, pol i ce and ot her emer gency r esponse f or ces i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 241.

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D. Separ at e t empor ar y f aci l i t i es, such as t r ai l er s, st or age sheds, and dumpst er s, f r om exi st i ng bui l di ngs and new const r uct i on by di st ances i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 241. For smal l f aci l i t i es wi t h l ess t han 20 f eet exposi ng over al l l engt h, separ at e by 10 f eet .

E. Tempor ar y Const r uct i on Par t i t i ons: I nst al l and mai nt ai n t empor ar y const r uct i on par t i t i ons t o pr ovi de smoke- t i ght separ at i ons bet ween const r uct i on ar eas and adj oi ni ng ar eas. Const r uct par t i t i ons of gypsum boar d or t r eat ed pl ywood ( f l ame spr ead r at i ng of 25 or l ess i n accor dance wi t h ASTM E84) on bot h s i des of f i r e r et ar dant t r eat ed wood or met al st eel st uds.

F. Tempor ar y Heat i ng and El ect r i cal : I nst al l , use and mai nt ai n i nst al l at i ons i n accor dance wi t h 29 CFR 1926, NFPA 241 and NFPA 70.

G. Means of Egr ess: Do not bl ock exi t i ng f or occupi ed bui l di ngs, i ncl udi ng pat hs f r om exi t s t o r oads. Mi ni mi ze di sr upt i ons and coor di nat e wi t h Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

H. Egr ess Rout es f or Const r uct i on Wor ker s: Mai nt ai n f r ee and unobst r uct ed egr ess. I nspect dai l y. Repor t f i ndi ngs and cor r ect i ve act i ons weekl y t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

I . Fi r e Ext i ngui sher s: Pr ovi de and mai nt ai n ext i ngui sher s i n const r uct i on ar eas and t empor ar y st or age ar eas i n accor dance wi t h 29 CFR 1926, NFPA 241 and NFPA 10.

J. Fl ammabl e and Combust i bl e Li qui ds: St or e, di spense and use l i qui ds i n accor dance wi t h 29 CFR 1926, NFPA 241 and NFPA 30.

K. Exi st i ng Fi r e Pr ot ect i on: Do not i mpai r aut omat i c spr i nkl er s, smoke and heat det ect i on, and f i r e al ar m syst ems, except f or por t i ons i mmedi at el y under const r uct i on, and t empor ar i l y f or connect i ons. Pr ovi de f i r e wat ch f or i mpai r ment s mor e t han 4 hour s i n a 24- hour per i od. Request i nt er r upt i ons i n accor dance wi t h Par agr aph " OPERATI ONS AND STORAGE AREAS" , and coor di nat e wi t h t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . Al l exi st i ng or t empor ar y f i r e pr ot ect i on syst ems ( f i r e al ar ms, spr i nkl er s) l ocat ed i n const r uct i on ar eas shal l be t est ed as coor di nat ed wi t h t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

Par amet er s f or t he t est i ng and r esul t s of any t est s per f or med shal l be r ecor ded by t he Gener al Cont r act or and copi es pr ovi ded t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

L. Smoke Det ect or s: Pr event acci dent al oper at i on. Remove t empor ar y cover s at end of wor k oper at i ons each day. Coor di nat e wi t h t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

M. Hot Wor k: Per f or m and saf eguar d hot wor k oper at i ons i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 241 and NFPA 51B. Coor di nat e wi t h t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

Desi gnat e cont r act or ' s r esponsi bl e pr oj ect - s i t e f i r e pr event i on pr ogr am manager t o coor di nat e per mi t hot wor k.

N. Fi r e Hazar d Pr event i on and Saf et y I nspect i ons: I nspect ent i r e const r uct i on ar ea weekl y. Coor di nat e wi t h, and r epor t f i ndi ngs and cor r ect i ve act i ons weekl y t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

O. Smoki ng: Smoki ng i s pr ohi bi t ed i n and adj acent t o const r uct i on ar eas i nsi de exi st i ng bui l di ngs and addi t i ons under const r uct i on. I n separ at e and det ached bui l di ngs under const r uct i on, smoki ng i s pr ohi bi t ed except i n desi gnat ed smoki ng r est ar eas.

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P. Di spose of wast e and debr i s i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 241. Remove f r om bui l di ngs dai l y.

Q. Per f or m ot her const r uct i on, al t er at i on and demol i t i on oper at i ons i n accor dance wi t h 29 CFR 1926.

1. 8 OPERATI ONS AND STORAGE AREAS

A. The Cont r act or shal l conf i ne al l oper at i ons ( i ncl udi ng st or age of mat er i al s) on Gover nment pr emi ses t o ar eas aut hor i zed or appr oved by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . The Cont r act or shal l hol d and save t he Gover nment , i t s of f i cer s and agent s, f r ee and har ml ess f r om l i abi l i t y of any nat ur e occasi oned by t he Cont r act or ' s per f or mance.

B. Tempor ar y bui l di ngs ( e. g. , st or age sheds, shops, of f i ces) and ut i l i t i es may be er ect ed by t he Cont r act or onl y wi t h t he appr oval of t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer and shal l be bui l t wi t h l abor and mat er i al s f ur ni shed by t he Cont r act or wi t hout expense t o t he Gover nment . The t empor ar y bui l di ngs and ut i l i t i es shal l r emai n t he pr oper t y of t he Cont r act or and shal l be r emoved by t he Cont r act or at i t s expense upon compl et i on of t he wor k. Wi t h t he wr i t t en consent of t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer , t he bui l di ngs and ut i l i t i es may be abandoned and need not be r emoved.

C. The Cont r act or shal l , under r egul at i ons pr escr i bed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer , use onl y est abl i shed r oadways, or use t empor ar y r oadways const r uct ed by t he Cont r act or when and as aut hor i zed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . When mat er i al s ar e t r anspor t ed i n pr osecut i ng t he wor k, vehi c l es shal l not be l oaded beyond t he l oadi ng capaci t y r ecommended by t he manuf act ur er of t he vehi c l e or pr escr i bed by any Feder al , St at e, or l ocal l aw or r egul at i on. When i t i s necessar y t o cr oss cur bs or s i dewal ks, t he Cont r act or shal l pr ot ect t hem f r om damage. The Cont r act or shal l r epai r or pay f or t he r epai r of any damaged cur bs, s i dewal ks, or r oads.

D. Wor ki ng space and space avai l abl e f or st or i ng mat er i al s shal l be as det er mi ned by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

E. Wor ker s ar e subj ect t o r ul es of t he Locat i on appl i cabl e t o t hei r conduct whi ch shal l be pr ovi ded by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

F. Execut e wor k so as t o i nt er f er e as l i t t l e as possi bl e wi t h nor mal f unct i oni ng of Locat i on as a whol e, i ncl udi ng oper at i ons of ut i l i t y ser vi ces, f i r e pr ot ect i on syst ems and any exi st i ng equi pment , and wi t h wor k bei ng done by ot her s. Use of equi pment and t ool s t hat t r ansmi t v i br at i ons and noi ses t hr ough t he bui l di ng st r uct ur e, ar e not per mi t t ed i n bui l di ngs t hat ar e occupi ed dur i ng const r uct i on except as per mi t t ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer wher e r equi r ed by l i mi t ed wor ki ng space.

1. Do not st or e mat er i al s and equi pment i n ot her t han assi gned ar eas.

2. Schedul e del i ver y of mat er i al s and equi pment t o i mmedi at e const r uct i on wor ki ng ar eas wi t hi n bui l di ngs i n use by t he ARS i n quant i t i es suf f i c i ent f or not mor e t han t wo wor k days.

3. Wher e access by ARS per sonnel t o vacat ed por t i ons of bui l di ngs i s not r equi r ed, st or age of Cont r act or ' s mat er i al s and equi pment may be per mi t t ed subj ect t o f i r e and saf et y r equi r ement s.

G. Cont r act or shal l t ake al l measur es and pr ovi de al l mat er i al necessar y

SECTI ON 01 01 00 Page 7 f or pr ot ect i ng exi st i ng equi pment and pr oper t y i n af f ect ed ar eas of const r uct i on agai nst dust and debr i s, so t hat equi pment and af f ect ed ar eas t o be used i n t he ARS oper at i ons wi l l not be hi nder ed. Cont r act or shal l per mi t access t o ARS per sonnel t hr ough const r uct i on ar eas whi ch ser ve as r out es of access t o such af f ect ed ar eas and equi pment . Coor di nat e al t er at i on wor k i n ar eas occupi ed by ARS so t hat oper at i ons wi l l cont i nue dur i ng t he const r uct i on per i od.

H. When an unoccupi ed bui l di ng i s t ur ned over t o Cont r act or t o compl et e const r uct i on as r equi r ed, Cont r act or shal l accept ent i r e r esponsi bi l i t y unt i l cont r act compl et i on.

I . Ut i l i t i es Ser vi ces: Mai nt ai n exi st i ng ut i l i t y ser vi ces f or ARS at al l t i mes. Pr ovi de t empor ar y f aci l i t i es, l abor , mat er i al s, equi pment , connect i ons, and ut i l i t i es t o assur e uni nt er r upt ed ser vi ces. Wher e necessar y t o cut exi st i ng wat er , st eam, gases, sewer or ai r pi pes, or condui t s, wi r es, cabl es, et c. of ut i l i t y ser vi ces or of f i r e pr ot ect i on syst ems and communi cat i ons syst ems ( i ncl udi ng t el ephone) , t hey shal l be cut and capped at sui t abl e pl aces wher e shown; or , i n absence of such i ndi cat i on, wher e di r ect ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

1. No ut i l i t y ser vi ce such as wat er , gas, st eam, sewer s or el ect r i c i t y, or f i r e pr ot ect i on syst ems and communi cat i ons syst ems may be i nt er r upt ed wi t hout pr i or wr i t t en appr oval of t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . El ect r i cal wor k shal l be accompl i shed wi t h al l af f ect ed ci r cui t s or equi pment de- ener gi zed. When an el ect r i cal out age cannot be accompl i shed, wor k on any ener gi zed ci r cui t s or equi pment shal l not commence wi t hout t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer ' s pr i or knowl edge and wr i t t en appr oval .

2. Cont r act or shal l submi t a r equest t o i nt er r upt any such ser vi ces t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer , i n wr i t i ng, Two weeks advanced not i ce and agai n 48 hour s i n advance of pr oposed i nt er r upt i on. Request shal l st at e r eason, dat e, exact t i me of , and appr oxi mat e dur at i on of such i nt er r upt i on.

3. Cont r act or wi l l be advi sed ( i n wr i t i ng) of appr oval of r equest , or of whi ch ot her dat e and/ or t i me such i nt er r upt i on wi l l cause l east i nconveni ence t o oper at i ons of ARS. I nt er r upt i on t i me appr oved by ARS may occur at ot her t han Cont r act or ' s nor mal wor ki ng hour s.

4. Maj or i nt er r upt i ons of any syst em must be r equest ed, i n wr i t i ng, at l east 21 cal endar days pr i or t o t he desi r ed t i me and shal l be per f or med as di r ect ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . I t i s t he Cont r act or ' s r esponsi bi l i t y t o devel op a wor k pl an and schedul e det ai l i ng, at a mi ni mum, t he pr ocedur es t o be empl oyed, t he equi pment and mat er i al s t o be used, t he mi t i gat i ng l i f e saf et y measur es t o be used dur i ng t he wor k, and a schedul e def i ni ng t he dur at i on of t he wor k wi t h mi l est one subt asks.

5. I n case of a cont r act const r uct i on emer gency, ser vi ce wi l l be i nt er r upt ed on appr oval of t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . Such appr oval wi l l be conf i r med i n wr i t i ng as soon as pr act i cal .

6. Whenever i t i s r equi r ed t hat a connect i on f ee be pai d t o a publ i c ut i l i t y pr ovi der f or new per manent ser vi ce t o t he const r uct i on pr oj ect , f or such i t ems as wat er , sewer , el ect r i c i t y, gas or st eam, payment of such f ee shal l be t he r esponsi bi l i t y of t he Gover nment and not t he Cont r act or .

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J. To mi ni mi ze i nt er f er ence of const r uct i on act i v i t i es wi t h f l ow of ARS t r af f i c , compl y wi t h t he f ol l owi ng:

1. Keep r oads, wal ks and ent r ances t o gr ounds, t o par ki ng and t o occupi ed ar eas of bui l di ngs c l ear of const r uct i on mat er i al s, debr i s and st andi ng const r uct i on equi pment and vehi c l es.

2. Met hod and schedul i ng of r equi r ed cut t i ng, al t er i ng and r emoval of exi st i ng r oads; wal ks and ent r ances must be appr oved by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

K. Coor di nat e t he wor k f or t hi s cont r act wi t h ot her const r uct i on oper at i ons as di r ect ed by Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . Thi s i ncl udes t he schedul i ng of t r af f i c and t he use of r oadways, as speci f i ed i n Par agr aph

" USE OF ROADWAYS" .

1. 9 ALTERATI ONS

A. Sur vey: Bef or e any wor k i s st ar t ed, t he Cont r act or shal l make a t hor ough sur vey wi t h t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer , of ar eas of t he bui l di ng i n whi ch al t er at i ons occur and ar eas whi ch ar e ant i c i pat ed r out es of access, and f ur ni sh a r epor t , s i gned, t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

1. Shal l not e any di scr epanci es bet ween dr awi ngs and exi st i ng condi t i ons at s i t e.

2. Shal l desi gnat e ar eas f or wor ki ng space, mat er i al s st or age and r out es of access t o ar eas wi t hi n bui l di ngs wher e al t er at i ons occur and whi ch have been agr eed upon by Cont r act or and Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

1. 10 DI SPOSAL AND RETENTI ON

A. Mat er i al s and equi pment accr ui ng f r om wor k r emoved and f r om demol i t i on of bui l di ngs or st r uct ur es, or par t s t her eof , shal l be di sposed of as f ol l ows:

1. I t ems t hat r emai n pr oper t y of t he Gover nment shal l be r emoved or di s l odged f r om pr esent l ocat i ons i n such a manner as t o pr event damage whi ch woul d be det r i ment al t o r e i nst al l at i on and r euse. St or e such i t ems wher e di r ect ed by Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

2. I t ems not r eser ved shal l become pr oper t y of t he Cont r act or and be r emoved by Cont r act or f r om ARS pr oper t y.

3. I t ems of por t abl e equi pment and f ur ni shi ngs l ocat ed i n r ooms and spaces i n whi ch wor k i s t o be done under t hi s cont r act shal l r emai n t he pr oper t y of t he Gover nment . When r ooms and spaces ar e vacat ed by t he ARS dur i ng t he al t er at i on per i od, such i t ems whi ch ar e NOT r equi r ed by dr awi ngs and speci f i cat i ons t o be ei t her r el ocat ed or r eused wi l l be r emoved by t he Gover nment i n advance of wor k t o avoi d i nt er f er i ng wi t h Cont r act or ' s oper at i on.

B. Upon compl et i on of cont r act , del i ver wor k compl et e and undamaged.

Exi st i ng wor k ( wal l s, cei l i ngs, par t i t i ons, f l oor s, mechani cal and el ect r i cal wor k, l awns, pavi ng, r oads, wal ks, et c. ) di st ur bed or r emoved as a r esul t of per f or mi ng r equi r ed new wor k, shal l be pat ched, r epai r ed, r ei nst al l ed, or r epl aced wi t h new wor k, and r ef i ni shed and l ef t i n as good condi t i on as exi st ed bef or e commenci ng wor k.

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C. At Cont r act or ' s own expense, Cont r act or shal l i mmedi at el y r est or e t o ser vi ce and r epai r any damage caused by Cont r act or ' s wor ker s t o exi st i ng pi pi ng…