Attachment A - 598-22-126 Demo Farm Bldgs SOW Final with Appendix A.pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK

Demo Buildings 75, 158, 162, 175, T-166, T-167 (Demo Farm)

Project # 598-22-126

1. INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND:

The VA Medical Center located at Eugene Towbin VA Healthcare Facility in North Little Rock, AR 721144, has discovered several buildings that contain asbestos, mold, and hazardous materials. A site survey was performed to address Asbestos Abatement/Re-insulation, Miscellaneous Hazardous Substance Removal (Construction) and services associated with the VA Medical Center, at Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Center. The VA estimates approximately 6 acres of Asbestos, Mold Remediation, and Hazardous materials for demolition services to be performed in approximately no more than 6 buildings.

2. OBJECTIVE:

a) The Government and the Contractor understand and agree that the construction services to be performed under this contract by the Contractor to the Government are non-personal services and the parties recognize and agree that no employer-employee or master-servant relationships exist or will exist under the contract between the Government and the Contractor’s employees.

b) The contractor must furnish all materials, labor, equipment, training, transportation, and personnel necessary to accomplish Asbestos Abatement, mold remediation, hazardous material disposal and full building demolition tasks in accordance with VA provided drawings and specifications.

c) The Contractor’s office/location must be operational upon award of the contract and throughout the duration of the performance and must be open for business from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays and weekends.

d) The Government will provide specifications and drawings of all buildings where the work is to be performed.

3. NORMAL OPERATING HOURS:

Normal work hours are 7:00A.M. to 5:00P.M. (CT) Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays and weekends. Contractors must obtain written permission from the Contracting Officer (CO) or Contracting Officer Representative (COR) at least 4 working days prior to work on Saturdays, Sundays, or Federal holidays. The following federal holidays are observed:

New Year’s Day Labor Day

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Columbus Day Presidents’ Day Veterans’ Day

Memorial Day Juneteenth Thanksgiving Day Independence Day Christmas Day

4. CONTRACTOR STAFF AND EMPLOYEES

Prior to commencing work, the contractor must provide the CO/COR with the telephone number at which the contractor or his/her designated representative may be contacted at any time during regular working hours and an emergency number with which the contractor may be contacted in situations requiring immediate attention. The above-mentioned representative must be delegated in writing to act on the behalf of the principle/President/CEO of the company.

5. SITE SUPERINTENDENT:

The Government must not exercise any supervision or control over the contractor’s employees performing services under this contract. Such employees must be accountable not to the Government, but solely to the contractor, who, in turn, is responsible to the Government. At all times during the performance of each task under this contract, and until the work under that task is completed and accepted, the contractor must directly oversee the work under each task, or assign, and have on work site, a competent representative who is satisfactory to the Government and has authority to act for the contractor. This may include a working supervisor.

Contractor’s Employees. All work under this contract must be performed in accordance with local, state, and Federal guidelines. The Contracting Officer may require, in writing, the contractor to remove from the job site any employee the Contracting Officer deems incompetent, careless, or otherwise objectionable.

6. PROGRESS MEETINGS

Progress meetings must be held bi-weekly between the contractor and the Government to discuss work progress, problems, and potential modifications.

7. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

This is a firm fixed price contract for Asbestos Abatement, mold remediation, Hazardous material removal and full demolition.

A period of performance must be 180 calendar days.

8. SPECIFICATIONS

Work is to be accomplished in accordance with “VA MASTER CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS SECTION VA 02 82.11,13.13,13.19,13.21,13.31,13.41, and VA 02 83.33.13”.

This regulation is available for review at the VA Office of Construction & Facilities Management Technical Information Library at https://www.cfm.va.gov/til/spec.asp. A copy of each section is available for review by the contractor for work required.

Contractor is responsible for following the latest edition of VA, State and Federal regulations that are in effect during the period of performance of the contract. Including all sub-references within each of the listed regulations. List of Specifications provided by the VA, State and Federal Regulations must be followed:

a) VHA DESIGN MANUAL FOR ASBESTOS ABATEMENT OF ANIMAL

RESEARCH FACILITIES

b) CFM TIL SPECS FOR ASBESTOS ABATEMENT

c) VHA DIRECTIVE 7714 ASBESTOS MANAMENT PROGRAM

d) VHA DIRECTIVE 2010-036 ASBESTOS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

e) VHA DIRECTIVE 2004-069 WASTE MANAGEMENT AND FEDERAL

POLLUTION PREVENTION ACT

f) ARKANSAS POLLUTION CONTROL AND ECOLOGY COMMISSION;

REGULATION NO. 21 ARKANSAS ASBESTOS ABATEMENT

REGULATION

g) U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)

h) MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN CENTRAL ARKANSAS

VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND THE ARKANSAS STATE

HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER REGARDING DEMOLITION OF

BUILDINGS 75,158, 162, AND 176.

i) PG-18-1 MASTER CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS

j) PG-18-3 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES

k) SECTION 01 00 00 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

l) SECTION 01 35 26 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

m) SECTION 01 45 29 TESTING LABORATORY SERVICES

n) SECTION 01 45 35 SPECIAL INSPECTIONS

o) SECTION 01 57 19 TEMPORARY ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

p) SECTION 01 74 19 CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANAGEMENT

q) SECTION 02 41 00 DEMOLITION

r) SECTION 02 41 10 DEMOLITION AND SITE CLEARING

s) SECTION 02 82 11 TRADITIONAL ASBESTOS ABATEMENT

t) SECTION 02 82 13.31 ASBESTOS TRANSITE ABATEMENT

u) SECTION 02 82 13.41 ASBESTOS ABATEMENT FOR TOTAL

DEMOLITION PROJECTS

v) SECTUIN 02 83 33.13 LEAD-BASED PAINT REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL

w) SECTION 31 20 00 EARTH MOVING

x) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

9. OVERVIEW OF WORK

a) Contractor must completely prepare site for building operations, including demolition, removal of existing structures, furnish labor and materials, and to perform the work to Demo Buildings 75, 158, 162, 175, 176, T-166 and T-167

(Demo Farm). Project Number 598-22-126 at Eugene Towbin VA Healthcare Campus North Little Rock, Arkansas as required by specifications.

b) The Contractor must furnish all labor, provide all necessary materials, tools, equipment, superintendence, transportation, and must do all that is necessary to produce a satisfactory and timely in accordance with this scope of work.

c) Quality Control (QC) The contractor must develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The plan must be submitted to the COR for review/acceptance within 15 days of Notice to Proceed (NTP) of contract.

d) Demo Farm used to be medical facilities affiliated with the VA’s formal Animal

Research and Agricultural endeavors; utilized in the therapeutic treatment of patients until the research moved or ended. The property is currently not actively occupied. The Demo Farm does not support current operation and a total demolition is needed and property returned to native grasses green space.

e) Demo Farm contains five structures on the property: buildings 75, 158, 162, 175, and 176; and two Quonset hut storage buildings: T-166 and T-167.

1) Building 75 was built in 1940 is a two-story large T-shaped old swine pavilion made of rock and wood. Totaling approximately 14,294 square feet.

2) Building 158 was built in 1948 is a former blacksmith shop with stone masonry. Approximately 320 square feet.

3) Building 162 was built in 1955 is a warehouse storage shed.

Approximately 4,542 square feet.

4) Building 175 was built in 1975 is a research storage building. Building roof and side walls are dilapidated, pad is existing for demolition.

Approximately 1,920 square feet.

5) Building 176 was built in 1975 is a steel building structure. Approximately 3,485 square feet.

6) T-166 and T-167 built in 1946 and relocated are two steel metal Quonsets used for storage. Approximately 4,499 square feet combined.

f) The Contractor to include in the bid an Architect and Engineering team to provide demolition plans for structural, foundation and utility removal. The VA will not provide demolition design drawings or plans to contractor.

g) Contractor must submit a safety plan to ensure proper handling, working environment, asbestos abatement, mold remediation, and hazardous disposal in accordance with the VA Specifications and State of Arkansas Specifications. The Plans must be approved by VA Safety Industrial Hygienist within 30 days of

NTP.

10. SCOPE OF WORK

a) Contractor to demolition all noted buildings, remove all asbestos, mold, hazardous waste and properly dispose of all materials within the fencing of the 6 acres surrounding the Demo Farm.

b) Contractor to preserve, clean, treat, pallet package and move into storage as much façade stone material that is still intact on buildings 75, 158, and 162. The building 75 marker stone and building 158 stone markers with 1945 date indicated on the stone must be set aside for VA. Per the Memorandum of Agreement between the VA and The Arkansas State Historic Preservation Officer noted in attached Appendix A – ARSHPO

1) The VA must dedicate a display case to a permanent exhibit interpreting the history of Buildings 75, 158, 168 and 176. Therefore, stonework/keystone of buildings must be salvaged. THE EXHIBIT

WORK IS NOT PART OF THIS CONTRACT.

2) The Contractor must take extra care to extract the stones prior to demolition, ensuring no hazardous release of materials when doing so.

Exact stonework shown in Appendix A.

3) Stone Walls – Stone to be removed and cleaned/treated for future use at North Little Rock VA Campus. The stones to be stored on standard 4 feet by 4 feet sized pallets. Contractor to provide tracker of number of stones preserved by pallet. Contractor must relocate the stones from the demolition site to storage at North Little Rock VA Campus where storage has been determined for use.

c) All wood, piping, metals, asphalt, concrete, and gravel driveways within fencing must be removed.

d) The contractor to remove all dead, dying and severally damaged trees within the site fenced area. Trees or brush removed can be burned in accordance with the VA Fire recommendations for safety.

e) The demolition, removal and disposal of structures and site must include but is not limited to the following:

1) Building

2) Foundations, above-ground and below ground supports, including slabs, footers, and piers.

3) Attached steps, ramps, decks, canopies, chimneys, and porches

4) Debris surrounding the buildings and within the fencing

5) Utilities (back to the meter): water, electrical, communication, sewer, and storm.

6) All wiring, plumbing, conduit, HVAC, ductwork

7) Sprinklers, fixtures, and equipment

8) Vehicles, Tires, mobile trailers, boats

9) Miscellaneous medical equipment

10) Miscellaneous metals

11) Light poles, utility poles

12) Transformers and miscellaneous concrete pads

13) Liquid storage tanks, above and below ground

14) Hazardous materials stored in buckets or 50-gallon drums

15) Excess fencing, scaffolding and framing materials

16) Internal fencing that does not impact the security of the site’s most outer fencing

17) Asphalt drive, gravel drives and concrete drives to be removed in totality

18) Anything not listed but found within the Demo Farm fencing premises must be disposed of within the appropriate disposal methods.

f) Soil Remediation

1) Follow all VA Til specifications, local, State, and Federal regulation requirements for soil remediation and disposal.

2) Soils beneath and surrounding buildings must be tested for hazardous materials. Up to 10 feet deep for core samples to verify soil contamination has not penetrated further than 5 feet.

3) Spot testing must include various locations around the foundations of the buildings and up to 20 random locations that are 10 feet or further away from structures.

4) Contaminated soils to be removed and properly disposed of completely from the site.

5) Contractor to use clean fill material to level the site out once demolition work is complete.

6) Provide the VA reports for testing, soil remediation efforts and cubic yards of removal.

g) Once all demolition services are completed, soil is remediated, Contractor must evenly grade the site to fill all holes, demolition building voids, and bring the site to a grade must not environmentally impact the surrounding properties.

h) Final clean up of all overgrown brush on fencing to be cleared to allow clear visibility of the site from all roadways.

11. UTILITY SERVICES

a) All utilities connected to the Demo Farm area to be demolished back to the meter.

Including: water, sewer, storm, electrical, communications, and fire suppression.

1) Responsibility of the contractor to coordinate utility shut down or removals with utility companies and VA COR.

b) Remove all catch basins, underground liquid storage containments, and associated meters, electrical and concrete pads.

c) Utility poles, markers, and signage to be disconnected and safety removed back to a meter or power pole adjacent to the site.

12. PROJECT AREA LIMITATIONS

a) In Appendix A drawing shows the site layout, utilities, and locations of buildings within the site. The Project Area limitations must be everything inside the fenced area.

b) The contractor must store, stage, and contain all construction equipment within the site existing fencing area.

c) No Construction traffic to access the site through the Pulaski Tech Student Parking lot.

13. TESTING LABORATORY SERVICES

a) Follow all VA, Local, State and Federal Regulations for testing procedures for project.

b) All Asbestos, Mold and Hazardous material testing reports must be provided to the VA Industrial Hygienist within 15 days of testing.

14. REPORTING

a) All disposal waste materials to be provided to the VA GEMS Coordinator monthly. Include category of waste, example Asbestos waste vs metal waste.

Provide the date of disposal with Cubic Yards of material disposed for each category of dumping involved in the project.

15. CONSTRUCTION SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

a) Contractor must be responsible for maintaining project security and safety from the public.

b) Contractor must use excess fencing material on site to repair all holes and damaged fencing around the site before any demolition work starts.

c) Contractor must maintain the fencing throughout the project period of performance.

16. CONSTRUCTION SIGNAGE

a) Contractor must follow all VA, Local, State and Federal regulations requirements for demolition project signage.

b) Contractor must provide notice signage to local neighborhoods, apartment facilities, churches, schools and business of demolition and hazardous debris within at least 30 days from the first demolition activity.

c) Contractor must be responsible for all construction traffic signage on West Scenic Drive and Tech Drive for alternative routes or temporary blocking of traffic.

17. OPERATIONS AND STORAGE AREAS

a) Contractor lay down, storage, and staging area must be within the project fenced area.

b) Contractor must not park, store, or house any construction materials, equipment, or laborer vehicles in the Pulaski County Technical School Parking lot adjacent to the site.

c) Contractor must lock all storage, equipment, and staging equipment daily.

d) Contractor must lock the fence daily, only leave open for construction traffic.

Fence access to be always closed unless approved by the COR.

18. USE OF ROADWAYS

a) Access to the site will be Pershing Blvd to West Scenic Dr or Pershing Blvd to Tech Dr to West Scenic Dr. All entry to the site will be through the gate access off West Scenic Dr. Any construction traffic damages caused to the road access points starting at Perching Blvd and Tech Dr to each point of W Scenic Dr will be repaired by the contractor.

b) No Construction traffic to access the site through the Pulaski Tech Student Parking lot.

19. PHOTOGRAPHY

a) Contractor must provide monthly progress photos of disposed materials during the period of performance.

b) Contractor must send monthly photos to VA COR within 3 days of capturing photos.

c) Contractor must blur out all faces and personnel in photos to protect personnel privacy.

d) Contractor must send final site photos to VA COR within 15 days of completed demolition and site clearing.

20. FINAL AS-BUILTS

a) Contractor to provide as-builts within 30 days of completed demolition and site clearing to VA COR to indicate final locations of remaining utilities, trees, and any other features of the site.

b) Contractor to provide to VA COR final tabulations in cubic yards of all disposal waste for each category involved in the project within 30 days of completed demolition and site clearing.

Appendix A – ARSHPO Memorandum of Agreement between the VA and The Arkansas State Historic Preservation Officer

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

CENTRALARK.ANSASVETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.

AND

THE ARKANSAS STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER

REGARDING

DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS 75,158,162, AND 176

AT THE EUGENE J. TOWBIN HEAL TH CARE CENTER

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS

SIGNATORIES:

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System

Marg c /( colt

Medical Center Director

Attachments

A: Area of Potential Effect B: Photos of Buildings s