Attachment 8 - Seed Project Specifications.pdf

SPECIFICATIONS

Las Cruces Bldg 48 HVAC Design

U.S. Department Of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory 300 East College Drive Las Cruces, NM 88005

Prepared For:

U.S. Department Of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (ARS) 2150 Centre Avenue Bldg D, Suite 300 Fort Collins, CO 80526

Prepared By:

The Johnson-McAdams Firm, P.A.

Greenwood, Mississippi

May 3, 2024

Las Cr uces Bui l di ng 48 HVAC Desi gn 2523M

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

02 82 00 11/ 18, CHG 1: 11/ 19 ASBESTOS REMEDI ATI ON

DI VI SI ON 03 - CONCRETE

03 30 00 02/ 19, CHG 4: 08/ 22 CAST- I N- PLACE CONCRETE

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

07 92 00 08/ 23 JOI NT SEALANTS

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

23 03 00. 00 20 08/ 10, CHG 3: 08/ 18 BASI C MECHANI CAL MATERI ALS AND METHODS

23 05 15 05/ 22 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 30 00 05/ 20, CHG 1: 02/ 22 HVAC AI R DI STRI BUTI ON

23 81 29 02/ 20 VARI ABLE REFRI GERANT FLOW HVAC SYSTEMS

DI VI SI ON 26 - ELECTRI CAL

26 05 73 08/ 23 POWER SYSTEM STUDI ES

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

26 28 00. 00 10 08/ 22 MOTOR CONTROL CENTERS, SWI TCHBOARDS

AND PANELBOARDS

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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 Cr uces Bui l di ng 48 HVAC Desi gn - Las Cr uces, NM.

1. 1. 2 Locat i on

The si t e of wor k i s at t he USDA ARS, Sout hwest er n Cot t on Gi nni ng Resear ch Labor at or y, 300 East Col l ege Dr i ve, Las Cr uces, NM 88001.

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

Repl ace t he exi st i ng uni t ar y HVAC equi pment and duct wor k wi t h a var i abl e r ef r i ger ant HVAC syst em.

The pr oj ect wi l l be di v i ded i nt o 4 phases as out l i ned i n t he cont r act dr awi ngs.

1. 2 SI TE VI SI T

USDA wi l l conduct a s i ngl e pr e- bi d s i t e i nspect i on f or al l i nt er est ed cont r act or s t hat wi l l be coor di nat ed wi t h Tye Li ght f oot . Cont r act or must be abl e t o pr ovi de val i d US or st at e phot o I D and must be wi t h USDA escor t f or access.

Cont act :

See Sol i c i t at i on

1. 3 COORDI NATI ON OF WORK

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 365 consecut i ve cal endar days af t er Not i ce t o Pr oceed. Wi t hi n 14 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

SECTI ON 01 00 11 Page 1 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. The Cont r act or shal l pr ovi de a det ai l ed phase pl an and a mi l est one const r uct i on schedul e f or appr oval pr i or t o t he st ar t of Const r uct i on.

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 .

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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 ( 2021; TI A 20- 1; TI A 20- 2; TI A 21- 3)

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

NFPA 51B ( 2019; TI A 20- 1) 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) Nat i onal El ect r i cal Code

NFPA 101 ( 2021; TI A 21- 1) Li f e Saf et y Code

NFPA 241 ( 2022) 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)

SECTI ON 01 01 00 Page 1 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 .

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 de 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

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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 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 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.

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1. 6 CONSTRUCTI ON SECURI TY REQUI REMENTS

A. Secur i t y Pl an:

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. Out si de Access- Locat i on wi l l not i ssue badges f or wor k out si de.

Cont r act or s t o wear company i dent i f i cat i on. Cont r act or s r equi r ed t o s i gn i n and out dai l y. I nsi de Access - Locat i on wi l l not i ssue badges f or wor k i nsi de. Cont r act or s t o wear company i dent i f i cat i on.

Cont r act or s r equi r ed t o s i gn i n and out dai l y.

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. On- si t e Wor k Hour s: Li mi t wor k i n t he exi st i ng bui l di ng t o nor mal busi ness wor ki ng hour s of 7 a. m. t o 4 p. m. , Monday t hr ough Fr i day, unl ess ot her wi se i ndi cat ed.

3. 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.

4. 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 .

5. 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. Wor k Rest r i ct i ons:

1. See Cont r act i ng Of f i cer f or any addi t i onal r est r i ct i ons excl usi ve of t he ones l i s t ed i n t hi s sect i on.

E. 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.

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

1. Cont r act or and i t s empl oyees may par k i n desi gnat ed ar eas onl y.

Coor di nat e desi gnat ed ar ea wi t h l ocat i on.

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.

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 .

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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 CRF 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 .

N. 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. See USDA For ms at t he end of t hi s Sect i on f or Hot Wor k Per mi t .

O. 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 .

P. 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.

Q. Cont r ol l ed Subst ances: Use of t obacco and ot her cont r ol l ed subst ances wi t hi n t he bui l di ng i s pr ohi bi t ed.

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R. 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.

S. 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 l ocat 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 kdays.

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

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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 . Al so see Lockout - Tagout Pr ogr am 2021.

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 and 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) whi ch ar e i ndi cat ed on dr awi ngs and whi ch ar e not schedul ed f or di scont i nuance or abandonment .

1. 11 AS- BUI LT DRAWI NGS

A. The Cont r act or shal l mai nt ai n t wo f ul l s i ze set s of as- bui l t dr awi ngs whi ch wi l l be kept cur r ent dur i ng const r uct i on of t he pr oj ect , t o i ncl ude al l cont r act changes, modi f i cat i ons, and cl ar i f i cat i ons.

B. Al l var i at i ons shal l be shown i n t he same gener al det ai l as used i n t he cont r act dr awi ngs. To ensur e compl i ance, as- bui l t dr awi ngs shal l be made avai l abl e f or t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer ' s r evi ew, as of t en as r equest ed.

C. Cont r act or shal l del i ver t wo appr oved compl et ed set s of as- bui l t dr awi ngs and one el ect r oni c ver si on t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer wi t hi n 15 cal endar days af t er each compl et ed phase and af t er t he accept ance of t he pr oj ect by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

D. Par agr aphs A, B, & C shal l al so appl y t o al l shop dr awi ngs.

1. 12 USE OF ROADWAYS

A. For haul i ng, use onl y est abl i shed publ i c r oads and r oads on ARS pr oper t y and, when aut hor i zed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer , such t empor ar y r oads whi ch ar e necessar y i n t he per f or mance of cont r act wor k. Tempor ar y r oads shal l be const r uct ed by t he Cont r act or at Cont r act or ' s expense.

1. 13 TEMPORARY TOI LETS

A. Pr ovi de f or use of al l Cont r act or s ' wor ker s ampl e t empor ar y sani t ar y t oi l et accommodat i ons wi t h sui t abl e sewer and wat er connect i ons; or , when appr oved by Cont r act i ng Of f i cer , pr ovi de sui t abl e dr y c l oset s wher e di r ect ed. Keep such pl aces ser vi ced r egul ar l y, c l ean and f r ee f r om al l pest s and al l connect i ons and appl i ances connect ed t her ewi t h ar e t o be r emoved pr i or t o compl et i on of cont r act , and pr emi ses l ef t per f ect l y c l ean.

1. 14 AVAI LABI LI TY AND USE OF UTI LI TY SERVI CES

A. See cont r act , FAR Cl ause 52. 236- 14, Avai l abi l i t y and Use of Ut i l i t y Ser vi ces.

B. Heat : Fur ni sh t empor ar y heat necessar y t o pr event i nj ur y t o wor k and mat er i al s t hr ough dampness and col d. Use of open sal amander s or any t empor ar y heat i ng devi ces whi ch may be f i r e hazar ds or may smoke and damage f i ni shed wor k, i s pr ohi bi t ed.