Specification_Section_010000.docx

Attachment 1 FA4626-13-R-0007 REF: Amendment 0003

DIVISION 1 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

SECTION 010000 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 SUMMARY OF WORK FOR PROJECT NZAS 13-6006

A. This work, or portions of, will be performed at Launch Facilities (LFs), Missile Alert Facilities (MAFs) or on Malmstrom Air Force Base. Work generally consists of:

1. Investigation and troubleshooting fuel monitoring and UST systems.

2. Repair of fuel monitoring and UST systems.

3. Removal or replacement of fuel monitoring and UST systems.

4. Tightness testing of fuel lines and/or UST systems.

B. The contractor shall provide all plant, labor, equipment, supervision, services, and materials to execute and satisfy the requirements of this Contract.

C. Whenever brand names of products are listed throughout this Specification it shall be implied that the brand specified or approved equal may be used.

D. EXCEPTION: Those items with hardness certification as listed in specification section 231113 shall have no substitutions.

E. Recycling Initiative

1. The Contractor shall provide recycled products specified in this Section to the extent obtainable IAW the provisions of Executive Order 13101, the requirements specified in Section 013600, and the Specification requirements in this Section. If conflicts exist between the products specified in this Section and the recycled product, the Contractor shall provide a recycled product that most nearly matches the salient features of the specified product.

F. The period of performance for this contract shall be 365 calendar days.

1.2 SITE VISITS

A. It shall be the responsibility of each Offeror to visit the work site to determine the nature, extent, and pertinent details of the Contract. The drawings attached to the specifications show the general arrangement and approximate dimensions at the site. The successful Offerors shall be responsible for determining number of items, dimensions and details required for the proper accomplishment of the work as covered in the solicitation. The Contracting Officer will schedule only one pre-proposal site visit. The Contractor must notify the Contracting Officer a minimum of thirty (30) days prior to the scheduled date of visit with intent to attend the site visit and provide a form showing the name EXACTLY as it appears on the state issued ID, birth date, Social Security Account Number (SSAN), state issued driver's license number and state from which it was issued for each worker. The Contracting Officer will provide the form (Excel format) to the Contractor.

1.3 QUANTITIES AND LOCATIONS

A. Offerors must satisfy themselves by personal examination of the quantities and locations of the proposed Work.

1.4 LUMP SUM PRICES ON CONTRACTS

A. Where lump sum prices are required, the lump sum price shall include all work required to complete each item listed as lump sum in the Proposal Schedule.

1.5 CODES AND STANDARDS

A. Refer to drawings for codes and standards date that project was designed. Work shall meet the requirements of the plans and specifications and shall not be less than the minimum requirements of applicable sections of the latest Codes and Standards of following organizations (Not All Inclusive - See Each Division ACI American Concrete Institute AWWA American Water Works Association ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials NFPA National Fire Protection Association

1.6 SAFETY

A. The Contractor shall comply with all existing Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) standards of safety at all times in the performance of this Contract. Hazards to the safe use of the premises due to the Contractor's work and/or equipment shall be suitably marked at all times. Pedestrian and vehicle traffic ways shall be kept clear and unobstructed.

B. The Contractor shall submit with the Quality Control Plan, the name of the designated on-site safety persons responsible for ensuring that all safety and accident prevention provisions of this Specification are implemented and enforced. The Contractor shall ensure his personnel receive safety training and briefings and that all safety inspections, practices, and procedures are within compliance. The name of the designated on-site safety persons, safety training, briefings, inspections, practices and procedures shall be included in the Quality Control Plan.

C. The Contractor shall indoctrinate each employee to ensure clear understanding of the following subject areas, but not limited to:

1. The purpose of the accident prevention program (i.e., to minimize hazards and prevent injuries).

D. In addition to normal safety practices, the Contractor shall comply with the following requirements:

E. A number of hazards inherent to the work environment must be recognized. They include, but are not limited to:

F. First aid and medical requirements are as follows:

1.7 SECURITY AND ENTRY

A. Site security and entry shall follow the procedures in Section 01 10 00 of these Specifications.

B. The Contracting Officer or his designated representative reserves the right to deny access to the site to any Contractor personnel who does not conform to security and safety regulations. If access is denied for safety or security violations, it shall be done at no additional cost to the Government.

1.8 SUBMITTALS

A. Submit the following according to the Contract and as required elsewhere in this Specification:

· Quality Control Plan

· Contractor Design Drawings

· Montana Dept. of Environmental Quality Underground Storage Tank Work Permit for each site identified

· Shop Drawings

· As-Built Field Data (Red Lined Drawings)

· As-Built Corrected Redline Drawings

· As-Built Final

· O& M Manuals

· Work Clearance Request (AF 103)

· Utility Outage Letter

· Transfer & Acceptance of Military Real Property Form (DD 1354) for each site

PART 2 PRODUCTS - NOT APPLICABLE

PART 3 EXECUTION

3.1 PRE-PERFORMANCE MEETING

A. There shall be a pre-performance meeting between the Government and the Contractor a minimum of five (5) working days prior to commencement of work under this Contract (Notice to Proceed).

3.2 INSPECTION

A. The Contractor shall schedule with the Inspector during normal work hours the times for inspecting items such as "Concealed Work" or other times for escort duties. The inspector will be the spokesman for compliance with the specifications and drawings. The Contracting Officer will resolve controversies between the inspector and the Contractor.

3.3 SUBMITTAL SCHEDULE

A. The Government will provide the Schedule of Materials Submittal with "REQUIRED SUBMISSION DATE (BY CONTRACTOR)" dates filled in for each line number. The Contractor shall submit all required items by the timeline established on the schedule. This completed form will be used by the Government for tracking submittal progress.

NOTE: Unless otherwise noted, material and equipment submittals will be submitted after the main contract is awarded, not for each delivery order. If material or equipment changes occur over the life of the contract, a resubmittal will be required.

3.4 SUBMITTALS

A. Submittals shall be recorded on AF Form 3000, shall have the Submittal ID No., Specification paragraph number and description of material as labeled on Submittal Schedule. Revised Submittals shall have the same Submission Number followed by a dash with the revision number. The Contractor shall submit to the Contracting Officer for review and approval the following information: Manufacturer's product brochures and catalog data for all equipment, components and materials to be installed under the terms of this Contract. All material Submittals shall be original vendor information (not copies) and include location on Drawings and/or Specifications with cross referencing information to Drawing schedules and Specifications, dimensional, assembly, and sub-assembly Drawings, parts lists, and other data required to completely describe each item. Include the Drawing schedule letter, symbol, or plan mark on the Submittal. Where more than one product is listed in a document, the item submitted shall be properly identified by circles, arrows, or a description with cross-references. Four (4) copies of each Submittal are required.

B. Circle or arrow all descriptive literature to accomplish identification of specific components/items which are proposed to be furnished. Government will not react to descriptive material/literature, which has not been circled or arrowed, except to reject the Submittal. Highlighting does not appear on subsequent copies and therefore is unacceptable.

C. If Contractor is proposing to use an exact brand name or product specified, a submittal for that item is not required. The Contractor will submit a letter to the Contracting officer stating each item that will be provided exactly as specified and referenced to the original submittal item. In some circumstances, even though a specified product is provided, a submittal may be required for color selection, etc.

3.5 PERMITS

3.6 WORK SCHEDULE

A. The Contractor shall have a tentative schedule for construction at the pre-performance meeting. The location of the site under construction at any time during the construction process shall be coordinated with the Government prior to the start of work. This coordinated schedule shall change if it is in the best interest of the Government at no additional cost to the Government. Delays due to weather, to include inability of Government Inspector to travel to the site because of Roadmaster-declared hazardous road conditions, shall result in no cost to the Government.

B. Contractor shall coordinate all work with Missile Engineering.

3.7 WORK TIMES

A. The work schedule will be either from 7:45 am - 4:15 pm (Monday through Friday) or 6:45 am – 5:15 pm (Monday through Thursday or Tuesday through Friday) to be determined based upon the availability of government personnel at the pre-construction briefing. Work will only be conducted Monday- Friday and no work will be conducted on Federal Holidays. The Government may change the work schedule between 8 hour and 10 hour work days during the contract time based upon government personnel availability. The government will provide the Contractor at least 2 week notice prior to work schedule changes. Refer to Section 011000 of this Specification for more detailed requirements regarding entrance, security and work requirements.

3.8 START OF WORK NOTIFICATION

A. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer and Missile Engineering not later than 9:00 A.M. on Tuesday of the week prior to the scheduled workweek. This shall include, but is not limited to, when the initial construction work shall begin, notifying when work shall resume after a work stoppage of more than three workdays. The Contractor shall be aware that the Notice to Proceed is not sufficient notification when initial work shall begin.

3.9 WASTE, PROCESSING AND STORAGE SITES

A. Processing and storage sites shall be only those areas described at the pre-construction meeting. Location of stockpiled materials will be coordinated with security and testing personnel and approved by the Contracting Officer. Upon Project completion, the site shall be restored to original condition (equal to that before Project start) to include all finish grading, leveling, shaping, contouring, and seeding. All waste shall be disposed of at a properly licensed disposal facility, unless otherwise approved.

3.10 UTILITIES

A. Reasonable quantities of utilities will be made available (from existing utilities) to the Contractor without charge. Any temporary connection or lines that may be required will be installed, maintained and removed by the Contractor at his own expense and in a manner satisfactory to the Contracting Officer. Removal of such connections or lines will be accomplished prior to final acceptance of the construction. The Contractor shall provide any necessary portable power.

B. No restroom facilities are available at the LF's. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to provide a portable latrine (Porta-Potty) for the duration of construction at an LF.

3.11 UTILITY OUTAGES

A. All utilities programmed to be interrupted during construction shall be scheduled at least 10 days in advance of the outage and at a time convenient for the government. No interruptions shall be made until the Contracting Officer approves the outage.

3.12 MAINTENANCE OF AIR FORCE OPERATIONS AND CONTINUED USE

A. Scheduling of work at each site is of paramount importance. Every effort should be made to coordinate the work schedule with Malmstrom maintenance and support personnel in order to ensure a minimal disruption of operational activities. Proper coordination will help ensure that Contractor work at each facility will continue with minimal interruption due to Air Force maintenance activities. In the event of an unplanned maintenance emergency at a site under construction by the Contractor, the Contractor should have contingency plans in place.

3.13 QUALITY CONTROL

1. The Contractor shall submit the Quality Control Plan within ten (10) working days after Notice to Proceed (NTP). The Contractor's Quality Plan shall identify the personnel, procedures, instructions, records, forms; and, as a minimum, shall include the following:

a. Include the names: Quality Control Manager, work supervisor, on-site safety person, the number, classifications, qualifications, duties, responsibilities, and authorities of personnel. A copy of a letter, signed by an authorized official of the firm, which describes the responsibilities and delegates the authorities of the Quality Control Manager, shall be furnished.

b. The Quality Control Manager shall work directly for the company president or owner and must have a minimum of five years experience as Quality Control Manager or Inspector. Include qualifications in the submitted plan for Government approval.

C. This Contract requires a Quality Control Manager. The individual assigned shall be responsible for this Project. Duties shall include, but are not limited to the following:

D. Acceptance: The Quality Control Plan will be reviewed and accepted by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall make such changes and additions necessary for clarity and completeness as requested by the Contracting Officer. Acceptance is conditional and the Government reserves the right to require the Contractor to make changes in the Quality Control Plan, personnel, and operations to correct deficiencies found by the Government during performance of work. No change shall be implemented prior to acceptance in writing by the Contracting Officer. Non-compliance with the Quality Control Plan will result in one or more of the following actions at the Government's discretion:

D. Quality Control Records: The Quality Control Records shall contain a record of daily inspections for each site with all work accomplished. Specific items of work checked each day will be annotated. All work-in-place must be certified as complying with the Contract plans and Specifications. Non-compliance items must be clearly noted. Corrective actions must be outlined and detailed for non-compliance items. The Contractor shall maintain daily records, which will be on-the-job site and available for review by the Contracting Officer or his technical representative. Daily reports will be signed by the designated Quality Control Manager and will indicate hours spent on Quality Control at the site for that day. A copy of the QC daily reports shall be given to the Project Inspector.

3.14 SUPERVISION

A. There shall be one on-site supervisor at the site during all work. Submit names with Quality Control Plan.

B. Each on-site supervisor will be responsible for all Contractor and subcontractor workers, and adherence to the Specifications and Drawings.

3.15 SPECIFICATIONS, MODIFICATIONS, AND DRAWINGS

A. A complete set of Contract Specifications, all modifications, and full size Contract Drawings shall be on site. Other information such as Submittals, etc, shall also be present.

3.16 AS-BUILT DRAWINGS AND DATA

A. As-built drawings shall be submitted at the completion of each site, where applicable.

3.17 ROAD CLOSURES

A. Contractor shall maintain access to and from site at all times.

3.18 CONTRACTOR VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS

A. The Contractor shall provide all vehicles and equipment necessary to accomplish the Contract work. Power equipment shall be equipped with safety and noise limiting devices. The equipment shall be in a safe and efficient operating condition.

B. All vehicles shall be maintained in a safe operating condition in accordance with OSHA standards. All vehicles not essential to the job will be left off site. See Section 011000-Site Security for additional requirements.

C. The Contractor will be permitted to store necessary materials and vehicles on site. Only those materials, storage vehicles or equipment mounted vehicles that must remain overnight or over the weekend and directly pertain to the work being performed at the site may be stored. Material must be placed in a designated area per Waste, Processing, and Storage Site paragraph and will not interfere with site access. If the designated area is not of sufficient size to accommodate all of the materials or vehicles, then all excess must be removed from the location. Storage must be coordinated with the Contracting Officer or his designated representative. The Contractor shall submit to the Contracting Officer at the pre-construction conference the size of storage area requested. The Government shall not be responsible for the loss of Contractor material, tools, or equipment.

D. The Contractor is hereby informed that the access road leading from the main road adjacent to each MAF and LF is under military control. The area off to the sides of the access road is private property and, in some cases, county or state property. The parking of vehicles on the access road or adjacent property is strictly prohibited unless written permission has been obtained from the Contracting Officer or property owners by the Contractor.

E. At the end of each workweek, the Contractor shall clean up the work area debris, ensure the security of equipment, tools and work/Contract materials.

3.19 CONCEALED WORK

A. All items of work to be concealed shall be Government inspected prior to concealment. All Government inspection hours shall be scheduled per Section 010000, Work Times.

3.20 CONSTRUCTION AREA

A. The Contractor shall confine construction operations as much as feasible. Complete restoration of the area to existing conditions shall be the responsibility of the Contractor and shall be at the Contractor's expense.

3.21 CONSTRUCTION NEAR UTILITY SYSTEMS (AF Form 103)

A. All contractors shall be responsible for processing their own Work Clearance Request (AF Form 103) and coordinating with Government inspectors as required. The Contractor is responsible for obtaining all coordination signatures for the permit. This permit shall be completed prior to start of any construction work. The approved permit shall be valid for a period not to exceed 180 calendar days. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE, ELIMINATE PERMANENT MARKINGS ON PAVEMENT AND CURBS. Location marks shall be removed after 14 calendar days. All markings shall be accomplished with water-based chalk (Aervoe Pacific Inc. 1-800-227-0196 or equal). No paints will be used. Detailed permit procedures and guidelines shall be provided to the Contractor during the Pre-performance Conference. Digging within three feet of buried communications cables, environmental monitoring wells, electrical cables, irrigation systems, and gas lines shall be performed by hand digging until the utility is exposed. The Project Inspector shall be notified three days prior to digging within a three-foot area near this utility. A representative from communications (Telco) must be present during excavation of Communications Cables. The cable piping routes must be marked prior to excavation in the area. The Contractor shall be held responsible for any damage to a marked or identified utility by excavation procedures. Once the utility is exposed, mechanical excavation may be used if there is no chance of damage occurring to the cable or piping system. The Contractor is responsible for all utility locates on site.

B. Reburial of Exposed Utilities: When existing utility lines are reburied, a tape, detectable by pipe detector systems, shall be installed above the uncovered length of the utility at a depth of 12 inches below grade. Tape shall be a minimum five mil plastic tape with metallic tracer, minimum three inches wide, lettering on tape to show buried utility, and brightly colored.

C. USAF As-built drawings are available and accessible for review by contacting Missile Engineering at 731-7146. As-built drawings will assist in locating utility lines and underground structures. The Contractor shall be held responsible for any damage to the utility by excavation procedures if within 3 feet of markings (either direction) by government. The Contracting Officer and Project Inspector shall be immediately notified of all damage.

3.22 PROTECTION OF EXISTING FACILITIES

A. The Contractor shall be responsible for the protection of features outside the construction limits and within the construction limits such as existing structures, fences, roads, paving, curbs, sidewalks, utility appurtenances, and equipment. Provide temporary heating as required. The repair or replacement of such items damaged during construction will be at the Contractor's expense.

3.23 CONSTRUCTION STAKING

A. The Contractor shall provide construction staking.

3.24 NUCLEAR DENSOMETERS

A. Where nuclear densometers or other devices containing radioactive elements are used on the Project, the Contractor must submit the following for each device to be used:

B. The Contractor must also keep all radioactive equipment locked up when not in use and remove it from the work site at completion of the workday.

3.25 CONFINED SPACE REQUIREMENTS

A. All confined space entries must be conducted in accordance with Federal, State of Montana and local regulatory requirements. The Contractor is responsible for reviewing these regulations, determining the potential hazards, what safe equipment is required and what to do in an emergency prior to entry into the confined space. The Contractor shall get proper approval or an entry permit, block all sources of danger, test for each potential hazard before entering, ventilate the area and assemble the proper equipment and post observers.

3.26 NOTICE OF FINAL INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

A. A final inspection will be held after completion at the site. This inspection must be coordinated with the Contracting Officer and Government representative and should include at a minimum these personnel. Subsequent final inspections at each site can be accomplished by the Contracting Officer, or his designated representative, including the Government representative. Final payment SHALL NOT occur until all discrepancies are corrected, final acceptance, and all environmental permits are received.

3.27 OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS

3.28 CONTRACTOR FURNISHED EQUIPMENT LIST

END OF SECTION 010000

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