HWQJ_16-1022_Technical_Specifications.doc

DATE: JULY 2015

U.S. AIR FORCE

31ST FIGHTER WING

31ST CES/CENM

AVIANO AIR BASE, ITALY

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR

HWQJ 16-1022, SUSTAIN EXTERIOR MULTI FACILITIES

GHEDI AB, ITALY

1. SCOPE OF WORK

The Contractor shall provide all management, tools, supplies, equipment, transportation and qualified personnel necessary to clean, prepare, and paint the entire exterior walls of the following five (5) buildings: B.5101, B. 5293, B. 5294, B. 5311 and B. 5315, to include all metal, concrete, and plaster surfaces, plaster removal, repair of concrete cover and application of special plastering products. At B. 5294 removal of obsolete rolling shutters and installation of new aluminum rolling shutters.

Contractor shall give a minimum 10 days advance notification for any disruption in base services.

Period of performance for this project shall be 45 calendar days to allow for material procurement, curing of new plaster, work completion and clean up.

Offerors shall submit with their offer the technical data/characteristics of the materials described in paragraphs: 4.c, 4.e, 4.f, 4.h and 4.i. After project award a sample of item 4.i shall be provided to C.O. for approval.

2. WORK LOCATION

GHEDI AIR BASE

3. WORK SITE CONDITIONS

a.

Work area is located in Ghedi Air Base. Before work performance, Contractor will submit a detailed and realistic work schedule to be approved by C.O.

b.

Before work starts, Contractor in coordination with the Facility Manager will provide a lay-down area proposal to be approved by C.O.

c.

Before work starts, Contractor in coordination with the facility manager will provide for C.O. approval a detailed plan for access limitation, and for every other activity that may limit normal operations.

d.

The Contractor is permitted to use reasonable quantities of available electricity and water at the work site. The Contractor shall alter characteristics and shall observe conservation practices at all times. All connections shall be the responsibility of the Contractor including restorations to initial conditions.

e.

Performance of work hereunder shall be from Monday through Friday excluding holidays. Work during weekends or holidays may be requested by the Contractor with a minimum of 10 days advance notice also for any disruption in base services, however the Contracting Officer has the right to deny such request if reasons requiring weekend and holiday work are not valid or for security or other necessities.

f.

Toilet facilities in the vicinity of the work site shall be available for Contractor use. The Contractor shall use facilities in a manner to maintain their state of cleanliness and hygiene.

g.

The Contractor shall not use base refuse containers to discard debris. The work site shall be clean and free of debris at the end of every workday. All construction debris shall be discarded by the Contractor off base at authorized sites according to category of debris/refuse in strict observance of all host country laws, decrees and local regulations in force.

h.

The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring all personnel engaged in the performance of this contract observe all host country laws concerning safety. At all times the Contractor will assure all personnel are wearing the correct safety equipment when performing their work, such as steel toe boots, gloves, reflective gear and any other equipment deemed necessary to perform their work in the safest way including safe procedures for scaffolding equipment and aerial platforms. The Contractor shall also assure all personnel comply with Italian laws DM. 81/08.

i Contractor shall consider possible general delays in escorting personnel, military exercise, and local Base regulation procedures, unproductive time and related costs will be considered as no extra cost to the Government. Equitable extension of the performance period based on documented delays and frequent unannounced long suspensions of work will be considered by the Government.

4. GENERAL WORK DESCRIPTION

Each item of the schedule is inclusive of furnishing and installation of materials and equipment, scaffolding, transportation to dump, and storage of demolished and/or removed materials, in accordance with contracting officer’s instructions and all finishing work required to make each item complete in a workmanlike manner.

All the quantities that are indicated or successively added are estimates. Therefore the government shall not be held responsible for the accuracy of the estimated quantities. The contract requires a completed project on a lump sum basis. It is therefore the responsibility of the contractor to calculate, foresee and perform all quantities and work necessary even if it is not mentioned in the specifications but included in the drawings or manifestly necessary to deliver a complete project based on its overall scope.

4. a Contractor shall clean / wash to prepare all surfaces using the proper high pressure jet blasting equipment and apply moisture proof treatment where needed prior to application of a first coat of paint. Contractor shall remove all dirt, rust, scale, loose particles, disintegrated coatings, grease, oil, and other objectionable substances from all surfaces which are to be coated. All work shall be performed using proper equipment to include protections, cleaning and any other work to provide a job in a workmanlike manner.

2,435 m²

4. b Contractor shall use proper scaffolding equipment or aerial platforms to clean / wash, repair and paint exterior of facility due to the height of the areas that need to be painted. The contractor shall adhere to proper safety procedures when painting in areas where scaffolding has been set up and for all personnel that is working in the immediate area to include wearing the proper safety equipment at all times and securing the working area access. Max height = 8 mt.

L.S.

4. c Contractor shall remove and repair any plaster in all sections as necessary including removal of plaster that sounds hollow prior to start painting any surfaces. Prior to painting, the contractor shall remove loose / damaged paint, repair all joints, cracks, holes and other surface defects with patching plaster, or spackling compound and sand out smooth. In B. 5294 loose / damaged paint (about 75-80%) will be removed and surface plastered (rasante or fondo rasante). On concrete surfaces showing cracks or exposed reinforcement bars, remove all loose and hollow surfaces to sound concrete. Reinforcement bars will be cleaned of rust and treated with a rust inhibitor product (passivante) Volteco Sanofer, rough plaster with Volteco Fibromix 40 and final plaster (rasante) with Volteco Flexomix 30 type or similar materials approved. New plaster to be coated shall have an instrument measured moisture content of not more than 8 percent. All work shall be performed using the proper equipment and method to accomplish the required task.

900 m²

4. d Painting for exterior metal surfaces, walls, handrails, doors, grills, downspouts, flashing including surface cleaning, blasting, sanding, one coat of epoxy resin / alkyd base rust inhibitor and gripping primer, two coats of synthetic enamel paint based on alkylate resins (smalto alchidico). This paint shall specify that it is quick drying and washable. Remove existing paint on galvanized metal surface, supply and installation of non-reflective enamel paint suitable for galvanized metal surface. Provide one coat of primer and two coats of enamel. Contractor shall remove all harmful substances from all metal surfaces using a jet blasting method, sandpaper, wire brush or sub with steel wool over the entire surface and scrape where necessary to remove damaged paint. Contractor shall clean all rusted spots down to bare metal including spots where rust discoloration appears through the existing coating and apply one coat of anticorrosive paint. The metal surfaces of the Pavilion next to B. 5311 and the bbq / recreation area next to B. 5293 are included within the total general quantity. Contractor shall use the proper equipment to perform the job to include scaffolding, protections, cleaning and any other work to provide a job in a workmanlike manner.

820 m² 4.e Painting for exterior stucco surfaces, including surface cleaning, blasting, one coat of solvent primer, two coats of acrylic-siloxan paint Sigmafacade Textosil or similar approved, with high content of siloxan resin, specific weight 1.6-1.8 kg/lt, volume of solids => 44%, mold resistant, high hydro repellence class w2 according to EN 1062-3 and permeable (traspirante) class V1 according to EN 1062-3. Paint will conform to Direttiva Europea 2004/42/CE (Dlg n. 161/2006) “COV” to limit emissions in the environment.

Painting for exterior concrete surfaces will include the same process using one coat of solvent primer and two coats of acrylic paint Sigma Façade Topcoat HP, or similar approved, suitable for concrete surfaces, anti-carbonation EN 1062-6, specific weight 1.6-1.8 kg/lt, volume of solids => 50%. Paint will conform to Direttiva Europea 2004/42/CE (Dlg n. 161/2006) “COV” to limit emissions in the environment. Contractor shall remove all harmful substances from all stucco / concrete surfaces using a jet blasting method, sandpaper, wire brush or sub with steel wool over the entire surface and scrape where necessary to remove damaged paint. The columns and walls of the Pavillion next to B. 5311 and the bbq/recreation area next to B. 5293 are included within the total general quantity. Contractor shall use the proper equipment to perform the job to include scaffolding, protections, cleaning and any other work to provide a job in a workmanlike manner.

1,870 m² 4.f B. 5294: Remove existing green paint around all windows, the 3 cm thick marble frame and sill, clean and sand marble surface to make it look uniform. Contractor shall use the proper equipment to perform the job to include scaffolding, protections, sealing, cleaning, transportation of resulting material to authorized dump and any other work to provide a job performed in a workmanlike manner.

L.S.

4.g B. 5311: Painting of Pavilion exposed wood surface; work will include surface cleaning, sanding, and two coats of protective treatments: impregnate and finish. Contractor shall remove all dirt, rust, scale, loose particles, disintegrated coatings, grease, oil, and other objectionable substances from all wood surfaces which are to be coated.

L.S.

4.h B. 5294: Remove and dispose all pvc rolling shutters and all system accessories including removal of debris, cleaning, transportation and disposal of resulting material to authorized dump and any other work to provide a job performed in a workmanlike manner.

N. 59

4.i B. 5294: Supply and installation of 59 ea insulated aluminum rolling shutters, about 3.2 kg / mt². Each shutter horizontal component = 12 x 55 mm, factory painted 0.3 mm thickness aluminum (nastro alluminio), alloy (lega) 3005, insulated with foamed polyurethane “Daltofoam Poli TC42001 + Poli Desmc” type, density 55 kg/mt³, conform to ISO 3585 and ASTM D 1692-76, or equal approved. Item shall include all rolling shutter operative system and lateral U shaped aluminum profiles (guide) 17 x 28 mm with double brush (doppio spazzolino) installed on the wall and any other work to provide a job performed in a workmanlike manner including interior wall touch up white paint if necessary.

4.i1 – 48 ea - 150 x 120 cm

4.i2 – 8 ea - 70 x 150 cm

4.i3 – 3 ea - 200 x 120 cm

5. ATTACHMENTS

1. Section 09900 (13 pages)

2. Annex 1 (2 pages)

3. Photos of 5 facilities (8 pages)

6. GENERAL NOTES AND REQUIREMENTS.

a. Contractor shall clean and prepare surfaces before applying paint as outlined in the contract specifications.

b. Contractor shall remove, repair and patch any sections of the buildings where paint has peeled off using the proper materials.

c. Contractor shall remove, repair, patch or replace any sections of the building where plaster is cracked, damaged, broken, missing or peeling using the proper materials to accomplish the job.

d. Contractor shall notify project inspector before applying primer, first, and second coats of paint throughout the facility.

e. Colors shall be similar to existing (specific color codes will be provided after award). Contractor shall provide color samples for approval by the Project Manager, samples will be kept on site.

f. Supplies and materials shall be stored in an area designated as per par. 3.b, the Contractor will be responsible for securing the area.

g. Smoking on site will be allowed only in designated areas.

7. FINAL ACCEPTANCE

Before Final Inspection, Contractor is required to contact CEAOR (Ms. Cristina Rossetto 0434-305691) and schedule a meeting to fill-in Form DD1354 with appropriate project data for real property capitalization (blank DD1354 and category codes list CATCODE_LIST_2010 area available at 31CES/CENM office during duty hours). Contractor is required to provide final Form DD1354 for 31CES/CD signature before contract close out.

Project # HWQJ 16-1022

DATE: JULY 2015

31CES/CENM

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