Final SOW - 3 pages.pdf

NWI Emergency Electrical System Upgrades 2024

Location of Services Omaha VAMC, 4101 Woolworth Ave, Omaha, NE 68105 Grand Island VAMC, 2201 N Broadwell Ave, Grand Island, NE 68803

1.0 Site Visit

Contractor is encouraged to attend a site visit at the Omaha VAMC and Grand Island VAMC to review existing equipment and operating conditions. Site visit dates will be provided during solicitation.

2.0 Period of Performance

365 Calendar Days Contractor shall notify the VA of all material lead times, schedule of planned maintenance/repair activities on site and contractor points of contact. The prime contractor shall have representation on site while work is in progress. The contractor shall perform work after normal business hours (0700- 1600), on the weekend and on federal holidays. Contractor shall provide a schedule with all planned outages 10 days after Notice to Proceed (NTP). It is expected that any local (only involves the panel serving area) outages occur after hours and on the weekend. All outages will require approval by the Contracting Officers Representative (COR).

3.0 Safety

Contractor shall ensure enforcement with OSHA safe work practices including but not limited to 29 CFR

1910.147 for lock out tag out of all energy sources. All lift plans shall be provided and approved by the COR in advance of work.

Contractor shall ensure compliance and post a copy of the approved Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) for each task at all jobs sites with Category C, medium risk. A sample VA PCRA and ICRA forms can found at:

• VHA PCRA: http://vaww.hefp.va.gov/resources/vha-pre-construction-risk-assessment-pcra

• VHA ICRA: http://vaww.hefp.va.gov/resources/vha-infection-control-risk-assessment-icra

4.0 General Requirements

The Nebraska/Western Iowa VA Health Care System (NWIVAHCS) in Omaha, Nebraska has identified the need to expand the emergency power coverage to new areas of the hospital, including the canteen, impatient kitchen, CT machines, and the elevators at the Omaha and Grand Island, Nebraska VA Facilities. For the purposes of this scope, low voltage cable is defined as at or below 50 volts. All work performed shall be by qualified persons with circuits deenergized. All conduits shall be installed above grade with conductors of different systems not installed in the same raceway. The maximum cable pull length, pulling tension, minimum bend radius shall conform with the recommendations of the manufacturer. All cable ends shall be sealed after installation to prevent moisture. Fireproofing/fire caulking shall be provided for penetrations through all 1 or 2 hour rated spaces per NFPA 101 and 70.

Contractor shall remove all unused or abandoned junction boxes and conduit and shall ensure that all newly installed conduit and junction boxes are installed in accordance with NFPA 101 and 70. All conductors shall be copper. All splices for No. 10 AWG and smaller shall be solderless, screw-on, reusable pressure cable type, with integral insulation, approved for copper. The integral insulator shall have a skirt to completely cover the stripped conductors. The number, size, and combination of conductors used with the connector in accordance with the manufacturer's packaging. All above ground https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fvaww.hefp.va.gov%2Fresources%2Fvha-pre-construction-risk-assessment-pcra&data=05%7C01%7C%7C35fabe489a224e29ca4e08db6379f655%7Ce95f1b23abaf45ee821db7ab251ab3bf%7C0%7C0%7C638213147692050152%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=O%2B4gD79A6%2BxSKltZgLa95UUPtMlvZHR9j1fVypepzpM%3D&reserved=0 https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fvaww.hefp.va.gov%2Fresources%2Fvha-infection-control-risk-assessment-icra&data=05%7C01%7C%7C35fabe489a224e29ca4e08db6379f655%7Ce95f1b23abaf45ee821db7ab251ab3bf%7C0%7C0%7C638213147692050152%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=KxMLKZWCHwpofa25RiHcYe1kKwSqEL9doVcRTmxnsNw%3D&reserved=0 splices for No. 8 AWG to No. 4 AWG shall be compression, hex screw, or bolt clamp-type of high conductivity and corrosion-resistant material, listed for use with copper.

5.0 Qualifications

Contractor shall provide licensed journeyman and apprentice electricians in the ratio required by the state of Nebraska or US Department of Labor. Each electrician shall provide documentation of training on lock-out tag-out, OSHA 10 hour, and NFPA 70E ELECTRICAL SAFETY. The training shall be classroom, on-the-job or a combination of the two.

6.0 Omaha VAMC Building 1, Inpatient Kitchen (Room 3770D)

Revise the existing feeder serving the existing kitchen panelboards as shown on Sheets 1-EP102 with additional routing of circuit on sheet 1-EP103. The partial riser diagram is shown on sheet 17A-EP700 attached. The intent is to refeed the existing normal power source to an emergency source.

7.0 Omaha VAMC Building 1, SPS (Room B524A/B526A)

Reroute electrical circuit feeding Decontamination equipment as shown in the attached drawings. It is expected that patching and paint of existing walls and ceiling will be required due to the hard drywall ceilings. Provide access panels when access into the walls and ceilings is required. Electrical panel and equipment locations fed by the recircuited electrical panel is shown on sheet 1-EP100.

8.0 Omaha VAMC Building 1, Radiology (Room XX)

Reroute electrical feeding CT Scanner as shown on drawing 1-EP102 and 1-EP700.

9.0 Omaha VAMC ACC Building101, Elevator #3 (Room G002A)

Existing elevator #3 is served from Power Distribution Panel GNDPH6 located in the elevator equipment room G002A. The Contractor shall remove the existing conductors from elevator #3 control panel to Power Distribution Panel in room. Contractor shall provide a new circuit from the existing elevator #3 control panel to emergency equipment branch panel located in Room G505 and G506. See attached drawings 101-EP100 and 101-EP701 for requirements.

10.0 Omaha VAMC ACC Chiller Plant Building

Reconfigure the main electrical service to ACC Chiller Plant Building adding a manual transfer switch to allow for a temporary generator connection. See attached drawings 101-EP100 floor plans and 101- EP700 Riser Diagram.

11.0 Omaha VAMC Remote Monitoring – EPS Type 1

Contractor shall provide remote annunciation on each of the generators from the table 11.1 list below with the following functions: 1. over cranking, 2. low water temperature, 3. high engine temperature pre-alarm, 4. high engine temperature, 5. low lube-oil pressure, 6. overspeed, 7. low fuel main tank, 8.

low coolant level, and 9. low cranking voltage in accordance with Table 5.6.5.4 in NFPA 110. Contractor shall provide both local and facility remote annunciation. Alarm silencing means shall be provided and include repetitive alarm circuitry so that after audible alarm has been silenced it reactivates after the fault has been cleared and must be restored to its normal position to be silenced again. Provide control wiring in conduit between the remote annunciator panel and the engine generator. Wiring shall be as required by the manufacturer and attached specifications. Contractor shall provide all CAT6 cables or higher rated cable in metal raceways and provide programming necessary to establish interconnection between all components. The system shall be configured to provide email notification upon alarm. A list of email address will be provided. Each system shall be tied into the building automation system (NFPA 110, 5.7.4.2.1) for each of the above alarms with ability to track daily, weekly or monthly usage of the generator over a three-year period. Each usage, start, and stop times must be identified and stored.

For reference, the Omaha campus utilizes Schneider Electric Ecostruxture.

Table 11.1 Generators

# Brand Model # Serial # Location Electrical Outputs Voltage Campus

1 CATERPILLAR 3412 81Z05946 /

6FA04047

Bld. 1 – Rm 1269A 509 KW 120/208 Omaha

2 CATERPILLAR 3412 81Z04484 /

6FA03501

Bld. 1 – Rm 1269A 465 KW 120/208 Omaha

3 CATERPILLAR D 343 62B12357 Bld. 2 – Boiler Plant 280 KW 480 Omaha

4 ONAN DFEG A090230928 Bld. 15 – Outside 350 KW 480 Omaha

5 GENERAC 2113614 SG0130 Bld. 9 – Outside 130 KW 277 Omaha

6 CATERPILLAR C 175 WYB02568 Bld. 24A 3000 KW 13800 Omaha

7 CATERPILLAR C 18 T3400494 Bld. 101 – Outside 671 KW 480 Omaha

12.0 Acceptance Checks

Contractor shall perform acceptance tests in accordance with the attached specifications. Visual inspection shall be accomplished in accordance with National Electrical Code. A continuity test shall be performed.

13.0 Drawings and Specifications

The drawings and specifications accompanying this scope of work (SOW) form a part of the Contract and shall be followed in accordance with FAR 52.236-21.