Attachment 1 - STATEMENT OF WORK - SOW.docx

Statement of Work

Project Title: Construct B10 Porches and Charging Stations Project Number: 544-21-119

1. REQUIREMENT:

The contractor shall furnish all labor, tools, equipment personnel, supervision, materials, supplies, management, logistics, and transportation necessary to comply with and complete the intent, end-result, and other performance requirements described herein per the provided drawings, specifications, and SOW.

2. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE/LOCATION:

Period of Performance is 365 days from NTP (notice to proceed) Building 10 Columbia VA Health Care System, 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, South Carolina 29209. Exact work locations indicated in contract documents.

Deductive Alternate is 30 days, If VA chooses to use deductive alternate then period of performance will be 335 days.

3. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS:

The contractor shall:

· Contractor shall completely prepare site for building operations, including demolition and removal of existing structures, and furnish labor and materials and perform work for the Medical Center Historic Building 10 porch system replacement and electric vehicle charging station installation as required by drawings and specifications.

· Contractor to provide all material that in not included in the Two-Story Porch Assembly specs. (See Two Story Porch Assembly)

· Contractor’s construction sequence is as follows: Construct West Porch, Construct North Porch. Contractor cannot begin construction of East Porch until the North and West Porch has been completed and reviewed and inspected by the VA COR.

· Take all the necessary precautions to prevent damage outside the specified work area including but not limited to the following: public and private roads, fences, access areas, vehicles, utilities, and existing B10 VA facilities.

· Be responsible to make restoration to original condition in the event of damage resulting from contractor activity.

· Ensure any work taking place adjacent to the existing Building 10 be performed in such a way to prevent damage to the existing facility to include but not limited to bricks, windows, doors, existing fascia or cornice work, columns, and panels.

· Remove all the debris from VA property at or before the end of each workday.

· Ensure final grade is smoothed and levelled to prevent trip hazards for foot traffic.

· Be solely responsible for proper disposal of project related debris and shall be done promptly and in accordance with all Federal, State, and local regulations, and ordinance.

· Prevent earth and other material generated from work -disturbed areas from entering stormwater collection systems and infrastructure.

· Install Sod (grass with a small part of the soil beneath it held together by the root system) alongside any new site work.

· Install silt fence protection around all areas identified.

· Protect and inspect all gas lines, stormwater drains, and catch basins affected by this work.

· Be responsible for obtaining and funding any permits required to carry out the terms of the contract.

· Be responsible for coordination and payment of any fees required to execute contract.

· Abide by all VA Medical Center directives and policies a full list of directives and policies is available here.

· Warranty establishment of vegetation for one-year post government acceptance.

· The contractor shall reapply Sod in areas larger than one square-foot or that fail to establish during the one-year at no cost to the government.

Installing EV Charging Station:

· Excavate a minimum of 18 inches in depth and a minimum 18 inches from concrete sidewalk.

· The trench shall follow all specification and drawing requirements. Contractor will be required to obtain at minimum 2 (two) compaction test along the trench for the conduit for the charging station before the conduit is place. The area will be inspected by the VA COR. Contractor must supply to the COR, the Third Party Testing results to display the required compaction results. Compaction in this area shall be 98% compaction.

· Provide and install ground conduit and devices rated for electrical and cable applications, at the start and finished route for the electrical conduit with connections.

· Ensure and provide visual to VA COR at completion of the electrical conduit and pull boxes will be free and clean of any debris and capped at the ends.

· Back fill and compact soil to grade for Sod to be placed where all disturbed areas by this project.

Deliverables for Project:

4. HOURS OF WORK:

Work on this project shall be performed during normal working hours of 7:00 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. from Monday through Friday. Overtime, weekends and holidays will be authorized during emergencies and natural disasters upon approval from the Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer Representative (COR).

Nighttime and weekend work may be required pending hospital operations and contractor scheduling. Coordinate and gain approval with the COR for scheduling work outside normal work hours.

5. INTENT and END RESULT:

The contractor shall provide all materials, equipment, labor, logistics, and supervision to meet the intent, end result, and performance requirements described within. The intent of this contract is to provide completed porches to the East North and West entrances of Buildings 10 as well as to provide complete working EV Charging stations in accordance with the prescribed performance requirements, drawings, and specifications.

The end result is to provide fully installed and operational EV Charging Stations, B10 East Porch, B10 North Porch, and B10 West Porch.

SECURITY:

Badging must be secured prior to any contractor beginning work on the premises. The Contractor will determine the type of badge required for their contractor(s) based on the following criteria:

a) If contractor requires escorted access to Wm. DORN VAMC for more than 15 days and less than 180 days, they will require a Flash Badge. The escort can be anyone with a Non-PIV or PIV badge.

b) If contractor requires unescorted access to Wm. DORN VAMC for more than 15 days and less than 180 days, they will require a Non-Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Badge.

c) If contractor requires unescorted access to Wm. DORN VAMC for more than 180 days, they will require a PIV Badge.

Prior to receiving sponsorship for a badge, all contractors must complete Contractor Safety Training through the Safety Service. Training occurs every other Wednesday in the Engineering Conference Room (G206). Procedures for acquiring the appropriate identification badge for a contractor are identified below.

1) Visitor Badges will be issued by the Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Manager, Engineering Service, to the contractor at the time of use. Visitor Badges are valid only on the day of issue, and a new Visitor Badge must be issued for any subsequent visit.

2) Flash, Non-PIV, and PIV Badges will be issued by Police Service to the contractor. These badges will be issued following sponsorship and credentialing procedures detailed below:

a. The COR will initiate the process for Flash, Non-PIV, and PIV Badges by submitting a request to the PIV Manager to complete Form OMB No. 2900-0673, Request for Personal Identity Verification Card, for the contractor requiring a badge.

b. For Flash and Non-PIV Badges, the COR will ensure that the contractor is appropriately sponsored by the PIV Manager, who will sponsor the contractor by certifying the completed Form OMB No. 2900-0673 (in Section 3), establishing the need for a credential to be issued to the contractor.

c. For PIV Badges, the COR will serve as the sponsor by certifying the completed Form OMB No. 2900-0673 (in Section 3), establishing the need for a credential to be issued to the contractor.

d. The PIV Manager will request the following information from the contractor for completion of the Form OMB No. 2900-0673: Legal name, Date of birth, SSN, Job title, name of firm/company, sex, race, height, weight, eye color, hair color, place of birth, certificate of completion for Wm. DORN VAMC Contractor Safety Training (required to be completed annually) and Certificate of completion for the OSHA 10-hour Construction Safety Training or the OSHA 30-hour Construction Safety Training.

e. The PIV Manager will validate completed training and sponsor the contractor by submitting the completed form to the Police Service (PIV Office).

3) The COR will provide the contractor with instructions for completing their required background investigation, if applicable.

4) Once Police Service has received all required documentation, they will issue the appropriate badge to the contractor.

SAFETY

Prior to commencing work, general contractor shall provide proof that an OSHA certified “competent person” (CP) (29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2) will supervise all work under this contract and maintain a continual presence at the work site whenever the general or subcontractors are present. In accordance with FAR 52.236-6, at all times during performance of this contract and until the work is completed and accepted, the Contractor shall directly superintend the work or assign and have on the worksite a competent superintendent who is satisfactory to the Contracting Officer and has authority to act for the Contractor. Assigned CP shall have completed the OSHA 30-hour construction safety training within the past 5 years and all other construction workers shall have at least a 10-hour OSHA course. See section 01 35 26 for details.

9. CHECK-IN REQUIREMENTS:

Contractor and all Contractor’s Service Personnel shall check in and out with Engineering in the Engineering Control Center prior to performing and upon completion of all required service. This information is required to contact necessary personnel in case of an emergency during regular hours.

Entry permitted through any accessible patient entrance.

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