B13_NIFC_215-GBK_Egress_and_Racks_-_Prologue.pdf

United States Department of the Interior

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

Fire and Aviation 3833 S Development Ave

Boise, Idaho 83705-5354

14 June 2023

PROLOGUE

NIFC 215-GBK Egress Doors and Steel Racks

Work effort includes construction of new exterior personnel doors and frames to meet egress and fire department access code requirements. It also includes the demolition and replacement of the existing pallet racking. Provide and install new pallet racking system that is compliant with industry standards for construction and seismic requirements and is labeled with the loading capacity. All other work is as defined elsewhere in the contract documents. The work will be at the warehouse 215-Great Basin Cache (GBK) and the address is 2399 W Robinson Rd Boise, ID 83705. The building is located on the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) campus at 3833 S Development Ave Boise, ID 83705.

The project is one combined work effort from the following drawing and specification packages:

NIFC 215-GBK Egress Doors NIFC 215-GBK Steel Rack Replacement

General information about the project is provided below.

1. Period of Performance: The approximate period for this work is from November 2023 to March 2024. Base bid for this project has a 151 calendar day period of performance from the Notice to Proceed, which will be determined upon award.

2. Building Occupancy: The buildings will remain occupied during the entire construction project. Contractor shall coordinate with the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) a minimum of one week ahead of any work that requires moving of items stored on pallet racking.

3. Site Safety: Contractor shall provide all safety barriers required for contractor and occupant safety.

4. Existing Building Construction: The building was constructed in 1969. It is comprised of concrete columns with CMU and concrete infill walls, and metal infill above garage doors. The exterior is stucco and exposed concrete. The roof is metal with wood decking on the original building, open-web steel and wood TJS trusses with a drywall ceiling, with some dropped ceilings with removable tiles on the office side. It is single story except for the second floor on the east office side. An expansion was constructed in 1994 that has a single-ply roof membrane with ballast.

5. Security: NIFC is a secure campus site with a controlled security entrance.

a. Access to the ramp on the south side requires government escort. Keep access to the ramp locked and secured during construction. Provide temporary chain link security fencing.

b. Prior to commencing work, the contractor shall provide a list to the COR containing names for all contractor personnel who will work on the NIFC campus. Any changes to the list shall be provided to the COR a minimum of one day prior to arrival.

c. All contractors’ personnel shall present an official US Government or State Government issued photo identification at the security gate. Identification shall adhere to REAL ID standards upon effective date of federal requirement. ID’s will be compared to the contractor’s personnel list.

d. All the contractors’ personnel shall wear NIFC furnished visitor badges in a visible location at all times while on the campus and return the badge at the end of each day, or at the completion of the project. Badge turn-in is at the discretion of the NIFC Security Manager.

e. Contractor personnel shall not enter the site more than 30 minutes prior to the start of the scheduled workday and must leave the campus within 30 minutes of the scheduled workday completion.

6. Contractor Area: A lay-down, staging, and contractor-provided portable toilet area will be designated for the project. The physical size of the area required will be coordinated with the government upon award. Contractor shall provide sanitary facilities during the construction period for their employees and subcontractors.

7. Work Hours: Construction work shall be conducted during regular office hours which are 7:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday with exceptions for holidays. Contractor requested work during holidays, early mornings, evenings, nights, and weekends will be considered by the government COR on a case-by-case basis.

8. Pre-Bid Construction Meeting: Refer to solicitation for date, time, & location of the pre-bid meeting.

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