B08_Solicitation_Attachment_1_Statement_of_Work.pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK

MATERIALS & DELIVERY

OF NEW

BIOSECURITY FENCE

AT THE

OURAY NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY

8 July 2024

I. GENERAL CONDITIONS

A. Work includes providing the needed supplies for biosecurity fence for the external fish ponds at Ouray National Fish Hatchery (NFH)in Randlett Utah.

B. The Contractor shall have all certificates and licenses required by law to sell needed materials, and shall comply with all Federal, State, and local laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, and codes relating to selling supplies.

II. WORK SITE CONDITIONS

A. The job site is on the Ouray NFH, which is 34 miles south of Vernal, UT. See drawing for project location map.

B. Delivery: Material shall be delivered to the site in a dry and undamaged condition and stored out of contact with the ground. Materials shall be covered with weather tight covering and kept dry.

1. A unloading area is available next to the site in the employee parking lot, east of the building.

2. The work site has sufficient room for delivery vehicles. Call the Hatchery Manager at Ouray NFH, Phone (435) 899-0503 for additional information and to coordinate delivery.

3. Delivery Address: 21000 East Wildlife Refuge Road, Randlett, UT 84078.

4. Hatchery has equipment to unload supplies from delivery trucks.

III. CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS

A. The Contractor shall have all Federal, State, and local licenses, and/or certifications, etc., necessary to sell fencing products. All licenses and/or certificates must be current from start to finish of the project.

IV. PERFORMANCE

A. All materials should be delivery by the designated date.

B. All materials will be of good quality and in “New Condition” upon delivery.

C. Typical delivery hours are from 700 MT to 1600 MT.

V. PROJECT REQUIREMENTS

A. The items covered by this specification are intended to represent a complete unit furnished by one supplier / manufacturer, unless otherwise noted, of all the essential components required for installation. All measurements shall be confirmed by the Contractor prior to quoting and ordering materials. All materials will be installed according to the manufacturer’s recommendations by FWS staff.

1) Materials shall have a galvanized or aluminum finish.

2) All materials and colors shall be the same.

3) Chain link fence fabric

a) General: Provide fabric in one-piece heights measured between top and bottom of outer edge of selvage knuckle or twist according to the Chain Link Fence Manufacturers Institute (CLFMI) Product Manual and requirements indicated below:

(i) Fabric Height: eight feet total, two feet below surface

(ii) Steel Wire for Fabric: Wire diameter of 9 gauge, or thicker, and 2-3/8 inch mesh opening size, or smaller.

(iii) Selvage: shall be consistent (iv)Weave shall have a consist pattern

4) Top rail

a) General: Provide top rails as described in the drawing and manufacturer’s recommendations.

(i) Rail Length: 21 feet or equivalent

(ii) Rail Diameter: 1 5/8 inches, or thicker, with one recessed end that is 5/8 inches

(iii) Compatibility: Fits in 1-5/8 inch eye line post cap, based on rail thickness

(iv) Gauge: SF40 or thicker

(v) Will be installed so the rail has no deflection

5) Top Rail Sleeve

a) General: Provide top rail sleeves to connect the two top rail sections as described in the drawing and manufacturer’s recommendations.

(i) Sleeve Length: six inches

(ii) Sleeve Diameter: snuggly fit two diameters of top rail (iii)Sleeve to be placed in eye line post cap

(iv) Gauge: SF40 or thicker

6) Top Rail End

a) General: Provide a top rail end to terminate top rail to a line post

(i) Snugly fit top rail

(ii) Gauge: SF40 or thicker (iii)

(iii) Connected by brace band, bold, and nut

7) Top Rail Ties

a) General: Provide top rail ties to connect fabric to top rail section.

(i) Tied end shall protrude to the inside of the fence

(ii) Tie will be snug against the fabric and top rail

(iii) Gauge: 11 or thicker

(iv) Three ties per top rail, spaced evenly

8) Corner Posts

a) General: Provide 5 posts for each corner and in accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations.

(i) Post Length: 10.5 feet

(ii) Post Diameter: 2 7/8 inch

(iii) Gauge: SF40 or thicker

9) Line Post

a) General: Provide line posts as described in the drawing and manufacturer’s recommendations.

(i) Post Length: 10 feet

(ii) Post Diameter: 2 3/8

10) Line Post Cap

a) General: Provide caps to line posts as described in the drawing and manufacturer’s recommendations.

(i) Will be install snugly on line post

(ii) Dome Post – Used for non-terminating line post

(iii) Eye Post – Used for line post that are installed with a top rail running past the post

(iv) End Cap – Bullet cap used on swing gates, rolling gates, and corners, as shown in the drawings.

1. Two-way bullet cap used on corners

2. One-way bullet cap used on gates

(v) Guage: SF40 or thicker (vi

11) Tension Band

a) General: Provide tension band to secure tension bar to post as described in the drawing and manufacturer’s recommendations.

(i) Use five bands per post

(ii) Guage: 12 or thicker (iii)

12) Tension Bar

a) General: Provide tension bar to secure fabric to posts and to attach fabric together as described in the drawing and manufacturer’s recommendations.

(i) Tension bar shall have no deflection

(ii) Guage: 12 or thicker (iii)

13) Swing Gate

a) Gate design shall be a tri-tubular triangle gate

(i) Galvanized steel for each material proposed for use

b) All framework shall be Schedule 40 (ASTM A53), standard weight steel pipe.

(i) Footing pipes shall be 10.5” galvanized steel pipes with a 18” diameter concrete footing.

(ii) Vertical bracing bars shall be 2 3/8” diameter galvanized steel.

(iii) Horizontal bracing bars shall be 2 3/8” diameter galvanized steel.

(iv) Diagonal bracing bars shall be 1 5/8” diameter galvanized steel, if required.

(v) Gate shall be two gates that total 20’, with each gate being 10’ each.

(vi) No caps shall be used.

(vii) Gate shall be 3’ tall, excludes footing pipes

(viii) Gate will have a slide gate latching mechanism

c) Provide 1 gate post and 1 support post for each side and in accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations.

(i) Post Length: 10.5 feet

(ii) Post Diameter: 2 7/8 inch or manufacturer’s recommendations

14) Three Hot Wire

a) The fence shall have three hot electrical wire with a gauge of 14. It will be installed at the top of the chain-link fence and connect to the fence by FWS employees.

b) Wire spacing shall be spaced 6 inches apart.

c) Will be connected to fence via plastic jaw pinlock fastener.

d) Ground rod shall extend 1.5 feet

e) The output shall be between 0.12 to 0.2 joules

f) Peak voltage shall be high volts with low amps to reduce animal death

g) Crimp lines to extend the full length

B. Additional Items Not Listed

1) General: The Contractor will supply a list of items not listed that will be needed to complete the project according to the drawings and manufacturer’s recommendations

a) The contractor will be expected to provide a detailed parts list.