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PROJECT NO. FXSB 08-1405 TABLE OF CONTENTS

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DIVISION 1 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

01010 TECHNICAL PROVISIONS

01120 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION HAZARDOUS MATERIAL

01121 ACCUMULATIVE REQUIREMENTS

01300 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

01330 SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES

01700 EXECUTION REQUIREMENTS

DIVISION 13 - SPECIAL CONSTRUCTIONS

13090 PREFABRICATED POWER AND CONTROL ROOM

DIVISION 16 - ELECTRICAL

16010 BASIC ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENT

16060 GROUNDING AND BONDING

16121 MEDIUM-VOLTAGE CABLE

16123 LOW-VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL CABLES

16262 125 VDC BATTERIES AND CHARGERS

16275 MEDIUM VOLTAGE TRANSFORMERS

16342 MEDIUM VOLTAGE CIRCUIT BREAKER SWITCHGEAR

16446 PANELBOARDS

16475 PROTECTIVE DEVICE COORDINATION STUDY

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REPLACE SUBSTATION 2 SECTION 01010

PROJECT NO. FXSB 08-1405 TECHNICAL PROVISIONS

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SECTION 01010

TECHNICAL PROVISIONS

PART 1 GENERAL

1.01 The purpose of this section is to give guidance for working on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), Alaska.

1.02 PROJECT SCOPE

A. This is a design-build project. The design-build team will be responsible for developing the complete scope of the project to include specifications and drawings. This section is given as guidance for the development of the complete package.

B. All documentation delivered to the government will be in electronic format. This will include all specifications, drawings, submittals, tests, reports, photographs, operation and maintenance manuals, warranty manuals, etc.

1.03 PROJECT LOCATION

A. All work under this project will be performed on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Work areas and limited access areas are shown on drawings.

1.04 NOTIFICATION OF WORK START

A. The Contractor shall give at least 10 working days advance notice in writing to the Contracting Officer in Building 10480, 22nd Street, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson prior to beginning any work under the scope of this project.

B. Coordinate with appropriate utility locating agencies, including base communications cable maintenance (Item 1 through 18) of 673rd Wing Form 3 (Base Civil Engineer Work Clearance Request).

Form 3 will be given to the Contractor during the pre-construction meeting. Contractor shall complete and follow all instructions on Form 3 before start of work in accordance with Wing Instructions (WI 32-1007) Safeguarding Utilities from Damage. A copy of the Wing Instructions will be available to the Contractor during the pre-construction meeting.

1. Contractor shall schedule a meeting time to meet with each utility agency at the work site to locate affected utilities.

2. Contractor shall maintain all utilities in the field once they are initially marked by each utility agency. If the markings are damaged the Contractor shall request new locates and shall give the locating agency 48 hours to perform the new locates. Expenses for time and materials to perform repeat locates shall be borne by the Contractor, unless otherwise approved by the Contracting Officer. Cost to do the repeat locates will be deducted from the final

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01010-2 invoice. In cases where utilities were marked late in the year and operations are shut down for winter, marked utilities are required to be maintained by the Contractor by accurately placing stakes and transcribing the marks on a drawing. When construction resumes, Contractor shall re-mark the site and shall request verification of utility locations.

3. Clearance request is not valid unless signed by the Approving Officer, (block 19). The Approving Officer will not sign until all locates are marked and all utility locating agencies signatures are on the form. Excavation work shall commence within 30 days after the Approving Officer’s signature, otherwise clearance request is invalid and a new request is required. Notify Construction Management personnel immediately if new utilities were installed by others and not marked after all initial locates are made.

4. The Contractor is considered a Construction agency for compliance with the provisions of WI 32-1007.

1.05 WORK SCHEDULE

A. Work Hours: Work hours on this project shall be limited to Monday through Friday inclusive, between 0715 hours through 1715 hours, excluding federal holidays, unless approved otherwise in writing by the Contracting Officer. Should the Contractor desire to work other than these hours, Contractor must request approval of deviation in writing at least 72 work hours prior to the period of the intended deviation. The Contractor shall not accomplish the deviation in work hours unless permitted to do so in writing by the Contracting Officer.

1.06 FIRE AND SAFETY REGULATIONS

A. The Contractor shall comply with all national, state, local and Air Force fire and safety regulations and the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices. A copy of Air Force and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson fire safety regulations can be reviewed at the Contract Management Office, Base Civil Engineer, Building 6326 Arctic Warrior Drive.

B. Prior to using any open flame devices, welding equipment and other similar operations Contractor and subcontractor personnel performing this type of work shall be certified to issue AF Form 592, USAF Welding, Cutting and Brazing Permit. Certification training is provided by appointment and can be scheduled by contacting Technical Services at 552-2620/3267. If permits are required for hot work prior to attendance in the certification class by Contractor personnel, permits may be obtained through Construction Management. Compliance with the requirements set forth in NFPA Standard No 241, NFPA 51B, AFOSH 91-5 and OSHA 1910-252 is mandatory.

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C. Training of Contractor Employees: Contractor shall ensure that all Contractor employees, including the employees of subcontractors receive an initial fire reporting procedures briefing prior to beginning any work under the scope of this project. The Contractor’s designated safety representative shall conduct this briefing. As new employees of the Contractor and subcontractor are added during completion of this project, the Contractor shall submit a written record of all of his/her employees and subcontractor employees receiving this briefing.

D. Contractor Fire Prevention Responsibility:

E. The contractor shall provide a “fire watch” person during all welding performed on base, which includes any welding work on heavy equipment anywhere on base.

1. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to practice good fire prevention measures while working on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.

a. Contractor’s personnel shall confine smoking to designated smoking areas.

b. Flammable paints, oil, varnishes, etc., shall be stored within structures in a metal storage cabinet or in outside storage in a controlled area.

Flammables being used outside of these areas are limited to a one-day supply.

c. The Contractor will be responsible for notifying the base Fire Department and 673 CES Alarm Shop prior to any alarm or sprinkler system shut downs at least 48 hours in advance.

d. Welding, cutting or brazing will only be done after a valid AF Form 592 has been issued by an individual certified by the Base Fire Protection Flight to issue welding permits.

e. Fire extinguishers required during construction will be supplied by the Contractor. The contractor shall provide at least two operating fire extinguishers at the hot work location.

2. Questions concerning fire prevention can be referred to the Technical Services Section at extension 552-2620/3267.

1.07 RECORD DRAWINGS

A. Prepare record drawings using best quality contract prints to show all construction changes from the Contract Documents, redlined in a legible manner for reproduction by photocopy process.

B. Show any deviation from Contract Documents with reference to locations, sizes, methods and materials.

C. Each drawing of the entire set shall be marked in the large letters “RECORD DRAWING” and dated.

D. Each drawing shall be corrected to reflect every amendment, modification and field change.

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E. Mechanical drawings shall show to scale locations of all valves, cleanouts, covers, splice box covers, all outside underground utilities such as gas lines, electrical lines, etc., which do not have surface covers to clearly indicate their underground locations.

F. Conversion of Schematic Layouts.

1. In most cases on the Drawings, arrangement of conduits and circuits, piping, ducts and other similar items are shown schematically, and are not intended to portray precise physical layout. Final physical arrangement shall be as determined by the Contractor, subject to the Contracting Officer’s approval. However, design of future modifications of the facility may require accurate information as to the final physical arrangement of items and location of utilities, which are shown only schematically on the Drawings.

2. Show on the job set of Record Drawings, by dimension accurate to within 1 inch, the centerline of each run of items such as described in the following sections. Clearly identify the item by accurate note such as “cast-iron drain”, “galv. water pipe”, “conduit”, “cable tray”, etc.

Show, by symbol or note, the vertical location of the item (“under slab”, “in ceiling Plenum”, “exposed”, etc.). Make all identification sufficiently descriptive that it may be related reliably to the Specifications.

G. Deliver record drawings to Contracting Officer within 30 days after completion of the work. See section 01700.

H. Requirements for record drawings shall be tailored to the specific project scope. The items indicated above are examples only and are not to be construed as all-inclusive.

1.08 SAMPLING AND TESTING

A. Unless otherwise stated herein, or designated otherwise in writing by the Contracting Officer, all required sampling and testing shall be by the Contractor at his own expense. All tests shall be performed using specified testing procedures, or if no procedure is specified, the standard testing procedure used by the ASTM will be used. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer when such testing will be performed so that the Contracting Officer and/or his or her designated representatives may observe the test. In addition to the specified testing requirements herein, the Government may perform additional verification testing at its own expense. The Contractor at no additional cost shall provide all necessary samples and/or work associated with such samples for testing to the Government. Repairs required to the work to correct the evidence of such Governmental testing shall be replaced at the Contractor's expense within 24 hours unless otherwise directed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

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1.09 UTILITIES

A. Reasonable amounts of water, electricity and other available utilities will be furnished to the Contractor at no cost to the Contractor. The Contractor shall exercise strict conservation practices in the use of these utilities. Should the Contractor be found to be not using utility conservation practices by the inspector, then the cost of this utility use will be passed along to the Contractor for the remaining performance period of the Contract. Telephone services for Contractor use can be secured from Alaska Communications Systems, with the cost of the telephone service borne by the Contractor. The cost of all utility connections shall be borne by the Contractor.

1.10 UTILITY OUTAGES

A. Scheduled: Request for all outages and interruption of electricity or other utility services shall be made in writing to the Contracting Officer at least 7 working days (excluding holidays and weekends) prior to the desired period of outage.

All outages are subject to approval, in writing, by the Contracting Officer and will be allowed only at the convenience of the Government. This notification shall be made prior to the utility outage and in sufficient time to give the utility time to arrange and schedule discontinuance of utility services. The Contractor shall hold all outages to the shortest possible duration.

B. Unscheduled: The Contractor shall reimburse the Government for man-hours, materials, and other cost when damage to or interruption of service on any cable occurs through negligence of the excavator/constructor, including any failure to obtain proper coordination of Form 3 prior to commencement of construction or excavation in accordance with paragraph 1.11 of this section.

1.11 CLEARANCE WORK REQUEST

A. Permit. Before any excavation, alteration or other construction work is begun, the Contractor shall obtain and fully process the 673RD Wing Form 3, Base Civil Engineer Work Clearance Request.

The form requires extensive coordination with several base agencies, including furnishing all locations, detailed information and sketches regarding any proposed excavation(s).

Processing a separate request for each planned excavation is required; each phase of processing the form and its attachments shall be completed prior to commencing work involving that phase.

Contractor shall expect two weeks to process this form, and during military exercises, it could take longer. This form can be obtained from the Construction Management Office, Base Civil Engineering, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Building 6326 Arctic Warrior Drive; it shall be prominently displayed on the jobsite at all times for review by the Contracting Officer and/or his or her designated representative. A copy of the signed form shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer.

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B. Protection of Existing Utilities: The Contractor shall safeguard and protect from damage all utilities encountered or uncovered during digging, excavation, and backfilling in accordance with WI 32-1007 (Safeguarding Utilities From Damage). Any damaged utilities caused by Contractors negligence shall be repaired immediately at no additional cost to the Government.

1. Contractor shall restore damaged communications cable(s) and circuits to original condition and full operation if any damage does occur. Notification of damage shall be made immediately to the Base Telephone Trouble desk, 552- 4647, and to the Contracting Officer. Restoration efforts shall commence within 1 hour. Failure to commence restoration, or to complete acceptable restoration within a 4-hour time limit or an alternate time limit negotiated with and established by the Contracting Officer, shall result in suspension of work until acceptable restoration is completed and approved by the Contracting Officer.

2. In cases where a cable is damaged for reasons noted above, the Contractor shall, if lacking the qualified trades in his organization, employ as necessary such qualified trades or employ another Contractor having such trades to restore the cable and circuits to original condition and full operation at no expense to the Government.

3. The Government reserves the right to protect a damaged cable from further damage or deterioration and the right to restore priority circuits; these actions shall not relieve the Contractor of his full responsibility for restoration.

1.12 MONUMENT RESTORATION

A. Carefully maintain all benchmarks, monuments, and other survey reference points. If it is necessary to disturb or destroy a benchmark, monument, or other survey reference point, the contractor shall notify the 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron / Engineering Technician Unit at 384-2732 and the Contracting Officer before proceeding. Any benchmark, monument, or other survey reference point already disturbed or destroyed requires immediate notification by the Contractor to the Engineering Technician Unit. All disturbed or destroyed benchmarks, monuments, and other survey reference points shall be restored to their original location or as directed by the Contracting Officer. The specific location shall be tied to monuments using JBER local grid coordinates. When a benchmark, monument, and other survey reference point is restored, the record of the survey shall indicate the deviation from the original location.

Field notes shall be recorded in hardbound field books, which shall become the property of the Government.

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1.13 WARRANTY STICKERS

A. All materials, equipment and other installations specifically designated within the Contract to be covered by warranty or warranted by the manufacturer shall have a warranty sticker or placard affixed in a conspicuous space or forwarded to the Construction Management Section, Base Civil Engineer if attachment is not practical. The warranty information shall be properly completed by the Contractor and shall be signed and dated by the Contractor in accordance with the applicable warranty provisions in effect at the time of the work.

1.14 CONTRACTOR'S USE OF PREMISES

A. The Contractor shall coordinate all work to minimize inconvenience to any facility occupants and to airfield operations.

B. The Contractor shall be responsible for moving equipment required for access to complete the work.

C. The Contractor shall take efforts to hold dust and noise to a minimum.

D. The Contractor shall not use traffic ways for storage areas unless granted permission to do so in writing by the Contracting Officer. At no time shall the Contractor block hallways, traffic ways or other access areas.

1.15 ACCESS TO CONSTRUCTION SITE

A. Contracting Officer will designate access routes to the site and certain portions of existing parking areas, as shown on the drawings, for use by Contractor and his work force.

B. Contractor will be responsible to maintain, repair and restore existing parking areas that are used by him and his work force to the original conditions existing immediately prior to his commencement of work.

C. Employee parking shall be restricted to those areas so designated.

D. The Security Police will enforce traffic regulations, parking area assignments and security and the Contractor shall cooperate and coordinate fully. The use of hand held cell phones on JBER while driving is strictly prohibited.

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1.16 CONTRACTOR'S STORAGE AREA

A. The Government will provide an outside area reasonably close to the work area for Contractor's storage. The Contractor shall be required to maintain this area to the satisfaction of the Government. The Contractor shall erect an approved temporary six-foot high chain link fence around this storage area providing concealment. Fence shall be provided with black fabric or dark brown slats. The Government in no way will be responsible for the security of any items stored in this area. Contractor will return the area in the same condition as when he received it.

1.17 BARRICADES

A. Construct and maintain barricades as required by the Safety Officer and OSHA sufficient to prevent injury to persons and damage to property.

B. Cover unattended trenches and holes.

C. Provide and maintain warning lights and signs as necessary to prevent damage or injury. Keep warning lights burning from dusk to dawn.

1.18 COLD WEATHER OPERATIONS

A. If any part of this project is pursued during periods of cold or inclement weather, the Contractor shall take all appropriate precautions to protect facilities and work involved in the project scope from damage by cold/or inclement weather. The Contractor shall be responsible for snow removal around project site and thoroughfares to allow passage of traffic.

1.19 CODES

A. References to standards, codes, specifications, recommendations and regulations refer to the latest edition or printing issued prior to the bid opening date.

B. These Construction Documents, and the joint and several phases of construction hereby contemplated are to be governed, at all times, by applicable provisions of the Federal Law(s), including but not limited to, the latest amendments of the following:

1. Williams-Steiger Occupational Safety and Health Act of

1970, Public Law 91-596.

a. By agreement between the US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and State Department of Labor, Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), applicable OSHA regulations as amended by the State of Alaska are enforced for Contractors and Contractor personnel only by DOSH. At no time will the level of protection afforded the worker be less than the most strict of either the Federal or state regulations.

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b. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 29, Parts 1910 (Occupational Safety and Health Standards) and 1926 (Safety and Health Regulations for Construction).

c. Federal Standard 313B, as it pertains to the procurement, identification, marking and control of potentially toxic or hazardous materials, and to the reporting of information concerning these materials.

d. Uniform building, mechanical and plumbing codes.

e. NFPA 70 National Electrical Code.

f. NFPA 101, Life Safety Code.

g. Applicable portions of standards listed in the

Specifications that are not in conflict with Contract Documents or with the Federal Acquisition Regulations

(FAR).

C. All Air Force, Pacific Air Forces, 673rd Wing or JBER Regulations as pertain to construction, safety, fire, health and associated activities are hereby made part of this Specification.

D. Modifications or exceptions to standards shall be considered as amendments, and unmodified portions shall remain in full effect.

1.20 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

A. The Specifications have been partially "stream-lined" and some words and phrases have been intentionally omitted. Missing portions shall be supplied by inference as with notes on drawings.

B. The words "approved", "inspected", "directed", "selected", and similar words and phrases shall be presumed to be followed by "by Contracting Officer". The words "satisfactory", "submitted", "reported", and similar words or phrases shall be presumed to be followed by "to Contracting Officer".

C. Words like "install", "provide", "furnish", and "supply" shall be construed to include complete furnishing and installing or constructing unless modified by additional information.

D. Instructions, directions and requirements as specified shall be considered to be followed by the phrase "unless otherwise specified or indicated".

1.21 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY

A. The following equipment or materials are designated for reuse or salvage.

1. Protocol Converter SEL-3354 Embedded Automation Computing Platform, 1 ea

2. RSG2100 Ruggedcom Ethernet Switch for SCADA Network, 1 ea

3. Ruggedcom RS-400, 1 ea

4. Remote Desktop, 1 ea

5. Modbus-TCP, 1 ea

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1.22 DISPOSAL OF DEBRIS

A. Solid Wastes: Contractors will be required to dispose of all solid wastes, including asbestos and lead containing materials, generated by base projects. Materials that can be recycled, should be to the greatest extent possible. Materials that cannot be recycled will be disposed of at the state permitted Highland Waste Disposal Facility located near Highland Road and the Glenn Highway.

1. Waste hauling from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to off-base disposal locations shall meet or exceed all requirements and restrictions levied by the State of Alaska and the Municipality of Anchorage, including:

a. Meeting of any weight restrictions for any public roadways utilized.

b. Covering and securing all loads of waste other than earth materials to ensure that no materials are lost from each load during transit.

c. Prevention of overloading with earth materials such that load contents are prevented from escaping during transit.

B. Liquid Wastes:

1. Runoff and residues generated from any process including water-washing processes shall not be directly wasted to the sanitary sewer or to the storm drain system. They shall be collected, sampled and disposed of based on the results of the analysis of samples, compliance with EPA requirements and this specification.

C. All asphalt and concrete removed as part of this project will be disposed in an on-JBER disposal location. Contact construction management for a location.

D. Contractor shall divert at least 50% of non-hazardous Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste from the project.

Contractor shall submit a C&D waste management plan detailing how waste will be managed and submit a waste diversion report to the Contracting Officer. Use submittal 2 “Construction Waste Management Plan,” attached at the end of this section.

1.23 HEALTH HAZARDS

A. Health Hazards: The Contractor shall comply with the following sections of this specification regarding the recognized health hazards – Section 01120 and 01121.

B. Confined Spaces: The Contractor shall comply with 29 CFR

1910.146 and AFOSH Standard 91-25 for confined space procedures.

Contractor shall coordinate with the 673 WG/SEG (Safety Office) to determine which spaces on Base are designated as confined spaces, and that any joint entry by Contractor and Air Force personnel must be coordinated by the Base Confined Space Entry Team (Safety, Bioenvironmental Engineering and Fire Department).

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1.24 AIRBORNE CONTAMINANT CONTROL

A. Asbestos, lead, PCB contaminated oil in existing transformers, and other hazardous materials may be present in the existing Substation 2 that may affect the work of all trades. Regulated air contaminates, including asbestos and lead, may also be present in settled and concealed dust in and on structural and electrical components or systems throughout the existing Substation 2. All trades shall coordinate with other trades and conduct their work to prevent worker exposure or site contamination. This notification is provided in accordance with EPA and OSHA requirements.

B. “Airborne Contaminants” are those contaminants listed in 29 CFR

1926.55 and 8 AAC 61.1100 that have the potential to become airborne due to various work activities being performed by the Contractor. Airborne contaminants may be broadly categorized as Pre-Existing or Activity Generated. Contaminant producing activities include, but are not limited to:

1. Demolition, removal, installation and disposal of steel or structural materials.

2. Disturbance or removal of existing settled and concealed dusts.

3. Demolition, relocation, installation and disposal of electrical systems and equipment.

4. Finish operations such as sanding, preparation, painting, and application of special surface coatings.

5. Any construction activity, which can generate aerosols, dust, smoke, or fumes.

6. Temporary heat sources.

7. Other on-site work operations not described above.

C. “Pre-Existing Contaminants” are those contaminants that are present prior to the start of any work. These include settled and concealed dust in areas that are not subject to routine cleaning, including the inside and on top of electrical and structural elements. The dust generally contains several common components including, but not limited to asbestos, cellulose, cotton, fiberglass, lead, silica and other Particulates Not Otherwise Regulated.

D. “Activity Generated Contaminants” are those contaminants generated by the various demolition or construction related activities of the Contractor. Examples of typical Activity Generated Contaminants include wood dust (cellulose), cement dust (silica), gypsum dust (particulates not otherwise regulated), paint fumes, and welding fumes. A complete list of regulated air contaminants is available in 29 CFR 1926.55 and 8 AAC 61.1100.

1.25 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION/HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

A. The Contractor shall strictly comply with Section 01120 of this specification for protection of personnel, Government property, and the environment, and for hazardous material handling, use and disposal.

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1.26 HAZARDOUS WASTE

A. The Contractor shall strictly comply with Section 01121 of this specification for hazardous waste accumulation and disposal.

1.27 GENERAL MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS

A. Intent: It is the intention of these Specifications and Drawings to call for finished work, tested, and ready for operation. The word "provide" is defined as "furnish and install complete and ready for use". All work necessary for the proper installation or operation not specifically called for or detailed shall be included in the work as part of this contract. All referenced codes, regulations, standards and specifications in all Sections of Division 15 shall be the latest edition and shall be used as part of this project and bid.

B. CODES, RULES, REGULATIONS, PERMITS AND FEES

1. Secure and pay for permits, sales taxes, inspections and connection fees required by governing bodies. Deliver to Contracting Officer Certificates of Inspection before request for acceptance and final payment for the work.

2. All work shall comply with governing codes, ordinances and regulations of City, County, State and Federal authority having jurisdiction. Where local codes are not applicable, the work shall comply with National Electrical Code, the Uniform Plumbing Code; International Mechanical Code and International Building Code, latest State of Alaska adopted editions. If two or more codes apply and are at variance, the more stringent shall apply. All work shall comply with all codes whether or not explicitly stated in the drawings or specifications and shall be reflected on the bid.

3. Notify the Contracting Officer of any observed conflicts between the Contract Documents and governing code.

Contracting Officer will issue instructions as to procedures. If the Contractor performs any work knowing it to be contrary to governing code and without notice to the Contracting Officer, he shall assume full responsibility therefore and shall bear all costs attributable thereto.

4. All material and equipment for the electrical portions of the mechanical system shall bear the approval label or shall be listed by the Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.

C. COMPLETE PERFORMANCE OF WORK:

1. Work shall be executed in strict accordance with the best practice of the trades in a thorough, substantial, workman like manner by competent workers.

2. The Contractor shall provide a competent, experienced, full time Superintendent who is acceptable to the Contracting Officer and Government, who is authorized to make decisions on behalf of the Contractor, and who shall be constantly in charge of the installation of the work, together with all skilled workers, fitters, metalworkers, and welders.

D. DRAWINGS

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1. The Drawings are diagrammatic and attempt to give reasonable indications of the locations of apparatus. The drawings are not intended to show each item of material or a complete detail of all work to be done, but are for the purpose of illustrating material sizes, minimum equipment performance and special conditions necessary for the experienced mechanic to take off his material and, in conjunction with jobsite measurements, lay out his work.

Each location shall be determined by reference to the contract drawings and specifications and by actual measurements. Drawings are in no way to be scaled. The drawings and details shall be examined for location of fixtures and equipment.

E. SPACE LIMITATIONS

1. Equipment shall be selected that will properly fit into the physical spaces provided and indicated, allowing ample room for access, servicing, removal and replacement of parts, etc. Adequate space shall be allowed for clearance in accordance with the Code requirements and the requirements of the local inspection department. Physical dimensions and arrangements of equipment to be installed shall be subject to the Contracting Officer's review. However, since space requirements and equipment arrangement vary according to manufacturer, the responsibility for initial access and proper fit rests with the Contractor.

F. COORDINATION AND INTERFERENCE

1. The Contractor shall coordinate all subcontractors and trades. Where the work of a subcontractor will be installed in close proximity to or will interfere with work of other trades, the Contractor shall coordinate space conditions and submit coordination Shop Drawings for the affected area. The Contractor shall prepare scaled composite coordination drawings and sections clearly showing how the work is to be installed in relation to the work of other trades. Where the Contractor or its subcontractors install work before coordinating all other trades that results in the inability to complete the work in accordance with the Contract Documents, the Contractor shall make all necessary changes in the work to correct the condition without additional cost to the Government.

G. SLEEVES, CUTTING AND PATCHING

1. The Contractor shall be responsible for providing and the timely placing of sleeves for all piping passing through walls, partitions, beams, floors, and roof while same are under construction. A pipe sleeve shall be one size larger than the size of pipe it serves. If a pipe is insulated, its pipe sleeve shall be one size larger than the outside diameter of the insulation around the pipe. Sleeves set in concrete floor construction shall be 22 gauge galvanized steel except at pipe supports. Sleeves supporting pipes shall be Schedule 40 galvanized steel with three 6" long reinforcing rods welded at 120 degree spacing to the sleeve and shall be installed with the rods embedded in the

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01010-14 concrete slab. Sleeves in floors shall extend four inches above the finished floor. All pipes passing through concrete or masonry walls shall have 18 gauge galvanized steel sleeves. If holes and/or sleeves are not properly installed and cutting and patching becomes necessary, it shall be done at no expense to the Government by parties approved by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall undertake no cutting or patching without first securing the Contracting Officer's written approval.

2. Where a pipe passes through a sleeve, no point of the pipe or its insulation shall touch the sleeve. Caulk around such pipe with sufficient quantity of firesafing insulation to equal fire rating of construction and seal off opening between pipe and sleeve with nonhardening mastic.

H. ESCUTCHEONS

1. Provide heavy chrome-plated or nickel-plated plates of approved pattern on pipe passing through walls and ceiling in finishing areas. Escutcheons shall be provided in accordance with Division 15.

I. EXCAVATION AND BACKFILL

1. The Contractor shall make all necessary excavations, cutting of paving, concrete, etc., and do all backfilling and paving repairs necessary for the proper execution of the mechanical work.

J. PAINTING

1. Painting, except as specified or indicated otherwise, shall be done under another Division.

2. Machinery furnished by this Contractor shall be factory finished. If the factory finish is damaged during shipment, installation, etc., it shall be repainted subject to the manufacturers approved methods and the Contracting Officer's approval.

K. MATERIALS

1. Materials and equipment shall be new and of first-class quality. The commercially standard items of equipment and the specific names mentioned herein are intended to fix the standards of quality and performance necessary for the proper functioning of the mechanical work.

2. Since manufacturing methods vary, reasonable minor equipment variations are expected; however, performance and material requirements are minimal. The Contracting Officer retains the right to judge equality of equipment that deviates from the specifications.

L. LUBRICATION

1. Where necessary, provide means for lubricating all bearings and other machine parts. If a part requiring lubrication is concealed or inaccessible, extend a lubrication tube with suitable fitting to an accessible location and suitably identify it.

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2. After installation, properly lubricate all parts requiring lubrication and keep them adequately lubricated until final acceptance by the Government.

M. EQUIPMENT NOISE AND VIBRATION

1. The Contractor shall provide equipment and systems that are quiet and free of apparent vibration in operation.

2. Vibration shall not be apparent to the senses in occupied areas of the building. To this end, both the balancing of rotating machinery and the installation of vibration isolation at various locations are required.

3. It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to obtain equipment that is quiet in operation as compared to other available equipment of its size, capacity, and type to install equipment so that a minimum amount of noise and/or vibration is transmitted to the structure.

4. Any additional precautions deemed necessary to provide a quiet installation shall be done as part of the work of this contract, subject to approval of the Contracting Officer and without additional cost to the Government.

After the system is in operation, it shall be the responsibility of this Contractor to make any changes to equipment or work installed that may be required to provide a system, which is quiet in operation as defined herein.

N. DATE OF COMPLETION AND TESTING OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS

1. The date for the final acceptance test shall be sufficiently in advance of the contract completion date to permit the execution before the expiration of the Contract of any adjustments and/or alterations that the final acceptance tests indicate as necessary for the proper functioning of all equipment. Any such modifications shall be completed within the number of days allotted for completion of the contract. Retests shall not relieve the Contractor of this Division's completion date responsibility.

O. FINAL REVIEW

1. At a time designated by the Contracting Officer, the entire system shall be reviewed. The Contractor shall be present at this review.

2. Certificates and documents required herein shall be in order and presented to the Contracting Officer at least four weeks prior to the review.

a. After the review, any changes or corrections noted by the Contracting Officer as necessary for the work to comply with these specifications and the drawings shall be accomplished.

P. OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE MANUALS:

1. The Contractor shall provide the Government, through the

Contracting Officer, with operating instructions and maintenance manuals for all equipment and materials furnished under this contract in accordance with Section 01330 and Section 01700. All operation and maintenance

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2. Submit electronic copies of operating and maintenance manuals to the Contracting Officer for review. Assemble all data in a single completely indexed volume and identify the size, model, and features indicated for each item.

3. Include the following information where applicable:

a. Identifying name and equipment tag number.

b. Locations (where several similar items are used, provide a list).

c. Complete nameplate data.

d. Certified Record Drawings and Shop Drawings.

e. Parts Lists.

f. Performance Curves.

g. Wiring Diagrams.

h. Lubrication Charts.

i. Manufacturer's operating and maintenance instructions with all non-applicable information deleted.

j. Provide a clear and concise operation diagram in the electronic file and in a glass-covered frame for each system. The location of the glass-covered diagrams shall be coordinated with the Contracting Officer.

Q. MACHINERY GUARDS

1. Provide all belts, couplings, wheels, and other moving parts of machinery with easily removable metal guards.

Provide tachometer openings for all belt-driven or variable speed machinery.

R. EQUIPMENT PROTECTION

1. The Contractor shall protect all work and material from damage and shall be liable for all damage thus caused.

2. The Contractor shall be responsible for work and equipment until finally inspected, tested, and accepted by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall carefully store and protect material and equipment received on site from weather in a manner approved by the Contracting Officer.

S. MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS

1. With exceptions as specified and/or indicated on the drawings or in the specifications, apply, install, connect, erect, use, clean, and condition manufactured articles, materials, and equipment per manufacturers current printed recommendations. Keep copies of such printed recommendations at jobsite and make them available to the Contracting Officer.

T. ELECTRICAL WORK RELATED TO MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT

1. Power wiring from panels to motor starters and from starters to motors is provided in Division 16. Wiring for controls shall be provided under Division 15.

2. Provide all starters and combination starters, not specifically provided under Division 16, thermostats, transformers, relays, switches and necessary materials to place all systems into proper operation.

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3. Connections of control wiring shall be made in accordance with Division 15, Division 16, and manufacturer’s instructions.

1.28 GENERAL ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENT

A. Scope: Work included in Division 16 shall include complete electrical systems as shown on the Drawings and as specified in the sections listed in the Table of Contents.

B. ELECTRICAL DRAWINGS

1. The contract drawings indicate the extent and general location and arrangement of equipment and wiring, and are intended to be diagrammatic in nature. Unless specific dimensions are given, do not scale the electrical drawings.

Electrical symbols are shown on the drawings for reference.

C. PUBLICATIONS AND STANDARDS

1. The publications and standards listed herein form a part of this specification to the extent referenced.

D. QUALITY ASSURANCE

1. The Contractor shall provide quality assurance to guarantee the following items:

a. All work shall conform to standards of procedure and installation referenced herein, including the manufacturer's recommended practices, and in any case shall conform to applicable provisions of the National Electrical Code NFPA 70 and National Electric Safety Code NFPA 70E, as a minimum.

b. All work shall be complete with all wiring, raceways, fittings, equipment and miscellaneous materials. The omission of reference to any parts necessary for, or reasonably incidental to a complete installation shall not be construed as a release from furnishing such parts.

c. Materials and equipment shall be stored, handled, and installed in accordance with recommendations of the manufacturer to conform with the contract documents.

The installation shall be accomplished by workers skilled in the work and supervised directly by qualified personnel.

d. Wiring specified and shown on the drawings portrays complete and workable systems. Deviations from that shown or specified due to a substitute manufacturer's requirements shall be made at no additional cost to the Government.

e. Where submittals are required, only approved materials shall be installed, and only approved methods used.

f. Provide Listed and Labeled materials identified as suitable for the purpose in all cases. Use only standard products of a manufacturer regularly engaged in the manufacture of such products. Materials or equipment differing in minor respects from that specified may be proposed, providing such differences

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If the Contracting Officer judges the product to be equal to or better than the specified product, the product will be considered. If, based on a technical evaluation, the Contracting Officer judges the difference to be minor; the Contracting Officer may approve the use of the product.

g. Items of the same classification shall be identical products of the same manufacturer for the entire contract unless otherwise specified, including all equipment, assemblies, parts, components, connectors and fasteners.

h. Metallic materials shall be protected against corrosion as specified. Aluminum shall not be used in contact with earth or concrete. Aluminum shall not be connected to dissimilar metals or fittings unless a Listed and Labeled product is used for the connection. Ferrous metal hardware shall be hot-dip galvanized.

E. COORDINATION

1. The contract drawings indicate the extent and the general location and arrangement of equipment and wiring. The Contractor shall study building plans and details so that the equipment will be properly located and readily accessible. Lighting fixtures shall be located to avoid interference with mechanical or structural features;

otherwise, lighting fixtures shall be symmetrically located according to the room arrangement. Where conflicts take place, necessitating departures from the contract drawings, the Contractor shall submit details of the departures and reasons therefore for written approval of the Contracting Officer prior to installation of the Work.

2. The Contractor shall make field measurements for exact locations of existing walls, panels, breakers, fixtures, underground conduits, overhead lines, pad mount transformers, and other electrical equipment.

3. Verify the swings of all doors before electrical devices such as light switches and electrical controls are installed.

F. PERMITS

1. Obtain all permits required for work under this section.

G. SLEEVES

1. The Contractor shall be responsible for providing and the timely placing of sleeves for all conduit, cable tray, and other electrical system conveying equipment passing through walls, partitions, beams, floors, and roof during construction. A sleeve for conduit, cable tray, and other electrical system conveying equipment sleeve shall be sufficiently larger than the size of conduit, cable tray, and other electrical system conveying equipment it serves to ensure adequate fire-stopping material can be placed.

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2. Where a conduit, cable tray, and other electrical system conveying equipment passes through a sleeve, no point of the conduit, cable tray, and other electrical system conveying equipment shall touch the sleeve. Caulk or provide other approved means around such conduit, cable tray, and other electrical system conveying equipment with sufficient quantity of fire-stopping material to equal the fire rating of the existing or new construction.

H. PAINTING

1. Refinish and restore to original condition all finished electrical equipment, which has sustained damage to the manufacturer's prime coats of paint. Paint shall be applied to surfaces completely free of surface moisture, at an ambient temperature between 45 and 95 degrees F. only.

I. CLEANUP

1. Interior and exterior surfaces of electrical equipment enclosures shall be wiped or vacuumed clean to remove construction dust and debris.

2. Where existing electrical enclosures have openings resulting from demolition and removal of conduit or mounted equipment, all openings shall be securely plugged or sealed.

J. TESTS

1. After the electrical system installation is completed, and at such time as the Contracting Officer may direct, the Contractor shall conduct an operating test for approval.

The equipment shall be demonstrated to operate in accordance with the requirements of this specification.

The test shall be performed in the presence of the Contracting Officer or an authorized representative. The Contractor shall furnish all instruments and personnel required for the tests, and the Government will furnish the necessary electric power. The Contractor shall immediately correct all deficiencies, which are discovered during the tests and repeat tests until the system is approved.

1.29 CONTRACTOR QUALITY CONTROL

A. The Contractor shall provide and maintain an effective quality control program that complies with the Clause of the Contract entitled "Inspection of Construction", (52.246-12).

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B. The Contractor shall establish a quality control system to perform and document sufficient inspections and tests of all items of work, including that of his subcontractors, to ensure conformance with applicable specifications and drawings with respect to the materials; procedures; workmanship; construction finish; functional performance; and specific compliance with all safety requirements concerning personnel, equipment, and the construction product. This control system will be established for all construction work performed. The Contractor's control system will specifically include but not be limited to the surveillance and tests required in the Technical Specifications of the contract specifications.

C. The Contractor's quality control system shall be adequate to cover all construction operations and should be keyed to the proposed construction sequence. The Contractor's quality control system shall include three phases of inspection for all definable features of work as follows:

1. Preparatory Inspection: The inspection shall be performed and documented prior to beginning work on any definable feature of construction. The inspection shall include:

a. A review of the contract requirements.

b. A check of all required shop drawings/ submittal data to ensure proper approval.

c. Physical examination of materials and equipment to ensure conformance with the approved shop drawings, submittal data and contract specifications.

d. The inspection shall verify that all materials and/or equipment are on hand.

e. Verification that all material/equipment required to be tested, has been tested and the results submitted and approved.

f. Provisions have been made to provide required control testing, and an examination of work area has been made to ascertain completion of the…