Attachment II - Statement of Work.pdf

United States Department of Agriculture

Research, Education and Economics

Agricultural Research Service

STATEMENT OF WORK

Upgrade On-Demand Water Heaters in all Restrooms

Located at the

U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center in

Maricopa, Arizona

1.0 PROJECT TITLE: “Upgrade On-Demand Water Heaters in all restrooms” at the U.S. Arid

Land Agricultural Research Center, Maricopa, Arizona.”

2.0 GOVERNMENT POINTS OF CONTACT:

Facilities Operations Specialist (FOS)/ Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR):

Harry Gardner

Facility Operations Specialist

21881 N. Cardon Lane

Maricopa, AZ 85138

Tel. No.: 602-725-2123 harry.gardner@usda.gov

3.0 LOCATION: The site of work is located at the Agricultural Research Service, Arid Land

Agricultural Research Center, 21881 N. Cardon Lane, Maricopa, AZ. 85138.

4.0 SITE VISIT: A site visit and inspection tour is strongly encouraged and not required.

5.0 BACKGROUND: ALARC is organized under the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) which is the principal research agency of the USDA and the Research, Education, and

Economics (REE). The U.S. Arid-Land Agricultural Research Center (ALARC) integrates the former Western Cotton Research Laboratory and the U.S. Water Conservation

Laboratory on a 20-acre site at the University of Arizona, Maricopa Agricultural Center

(MAC). The facility opened in February 2006.

The location needs a Qualified Contractor to provide labor, supervision, equipment, and supplies/materials, except those furnished by the Government, necessary to Upgrade On-

Demand Water Heaters in all restrooms as described in this SOW. The contractor shall maintain the current facility buildings, grounds and equipment to their most productive and efficient state of performance.

6.0 SCOPE OF SERVICE: The contractor shall provide all professional services necessary for the accomplishment of the contract project and such required services shall be in accordance with requirements as described herein.

[X] Provide cost estimates for parts, materials and labor to complete the requested work.

7.0 PROJECT REQUIREMENTS: Contractor shall furnish a technical and unit priced (labor and materials) cost proposal to complete each project for any requested work as detailed in section 7.1 below. All requested work will be performed at the U.S. Arid Land Agricultural

Research Center, Maricopa, Arizona. The contractor shall work with the site personnel to ensure project is accomplished in a timely manner.

7.1 Schedule: Provide qualified labor, supervision, equipment, and supplies/materials, necessary to Upgrade On-Demand Water Heaters in all restrooms.

mailto:harry.gardner@usda.gov

❖ Contractor shall verify restroom locations for electrical wiring purposes.

❖ All work is to be completed during normal business hours (M-F - 7:00am-3:00pm)

7.1.1 On-Demand Water Heater upgrade:

Building 100 North:

1. Schedule work with Facilities Department.

2. Supply materials and labor to install two (2) 208V, 40A circuits to each restroom.

3. Isolate water supply to all sinks.

4. Remove two (2) existing single hole Touch-free faucets (2 per restroom), mixing valves, transformers, and associated piping from sinks.

5. Supply and install two (2) single hole Touch-free faucets w/ mixing valve, 12V transformers and associated piping in each restroom.

6. Supply and install one (1) 208V, 30A Insta-Flow Water Heater in each restroom and connect to touch-free faucets.

7. Open water valve, open electrical circuit and check each water heater for proper operation.

8. Provide factory start-up, and basic settings training with the Location personnel and leave operators manual at the Location.

9. Supply warranty.

Building 100 South:

2. Supply materials and labor to install two (2) 208V, 40A circuits to each restroom.

3. Isolate water supply to sinks.

4. Remove two (2) existing Touch-free faucets (2 per restroom), mixing valves, transformers, and associated piping.

5. Supply and install two (2) Touch-free faucets w/ mixing valve, two (2) transformers and associated piping in each restroom.

6. Supply and install one (1) 208V, 30A Insta-Flow Water Heater in each restroom and connect to touch-free faucets.

7. Open water valve, open electrical circuit and check each water heater for proper operation.

8. Provide factory start-up, and basic settings training with the Location personnel and

Building 200:

2. Supply materials and labor to install two (2) 208V, 40A circuit to four (4) restrooms.

3. Isolate water supply to sinks.

4. Remove two (2) existing single hole Touch-free faucets (2 per restroom), mixing valves, transformers, and associated piping.

5. Supply and install two (2) Touch-free faucets w/ mixing valve, transformers and associated piping in each restroom.

6. Supply and install one (1) 208V, 30A Insta-Flow Water Heater in each restroom and connect to touch-free faucets.

7. Open water valve, open electrical circuit and check each water heater for proper operation.

8. Provide factory start-up, and basic settings training with the Location personnel and

8.0 Description of Work:

a) The Contractor will work with site personnel to ensure project is accomplished in a timely manner.

b) All requested work shall comply with applicable federal, state (Arizona), and local code requirements as well as current industry standards, and health and safety codes, in effect at the time of contract award.

c) Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, and field supervision for the completion of any requested project.

d) All removed hardware, debris and surplus materials resulting from all completed work shall be removed from the work area and disposed of properly after completion of the project.

e) Contractor shall provide and maintain all necessary guards, lights, barricades, etc., to protect persons, property, and materials in and around the site.

f) Contractor shall schedule his work so that his working hours and the working hours of the location coincide (M-F -7:00am – 3:30pm). Should it be necessary to work hours other than the normal, regular working hours, the contractor shall arrange for access to the area with the location personnel.

g) Sanitation facilities: The contractor may use the government sanitary facilities during the execution of this project. It is required that the contractor use these facilities in a responsible manner.

8.1 Temporary Facilities:

a) Temporary utilities (water and electricity) may be furnished to the Contractor by the

Government, if so requested. The Contractor shall maintain and protect all such utilities during the course of construction and shall repair or replace any items damaged through its own negligence.

b) Should the Contractor require any power or utility shutdowns during construction, the

Contractor shall obtain approval for such shutdown from the COR in advance.

8.2 Site Cleanup: The construction site shall be kept clean and free of debris at all times.

Restore areas disturbed as nearly as possible to the original appearance and condition. Upon completion of the project, and prior to final inspection, the Contractor shall remove from the premises all unused material, trash, and debris resulting from the work to the satisfaction of the COR.

8.3 Final Inspection: The Contractor shall notify the COR of the date that the project will be ready for final inspection. COR and contractor shall compile a “punch list” prior to final acceptance of the installation, as needed, and submit completed warranty documentation to manufacturer.

8.4 Warranty: The Contractor warrants that work performed under this contract conforms to the contract requirements and is free of any defect of equipment, material or design furnished, or workmanship performed by the Contractor or any of his subcontractors or suppliers at any tier. Such warranty shall continue for a period of one year from the date of final acceptance of the project. Under this warranty, the Contractor shall remedy at his own expense any such failure to conform or any such defect. In addition, the Contractor shall remedy at his own expense any damage to Government owned or controlled real or personal property, when that damage is the result of the Contractor's failure to conform to contract requirements or any such defect of equipment, material, workmanship, or design. The Contractor shall also restore any work damaged in fulfilling the terms of this clause. The Contractor's warranty with respect to work repaired or replaced hereunder will run for one year from the date of such repair or replacement.