Hopemont Hospital Steam and Condensate return Line Replacement Construction Specifications (1).docx

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

Condensate Return Piping and Rerouting of Steam Lines

ARFQ 0512 HOP25*02

GENERAL CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS (No AIA Documents)

1. PURPOSE AND SCOPE: The West Virginia Office of Shared Administration is soliciting bids on behalf of Hopemont Hospital located at 150 Hopemont Drive Terra Alta WV 26764 to establish a contract for the following: The replacement and re-routing of condensate return and main steam line.

2. The Vendor shall furnish all materials, labor, and equipment necessary to complete all Construction Services. The Vendor shall furnish any incidental work, materials, labor, and equipment that are necessary to complete the Construction Services, even if such incidental work is not explicitly included in the Project Plans.

3. DEFINITIONS: The terms listed below shall have the meanings assigned to them below. Additional definitions can be found in section 2 of the General Terms and Conditions and in the Project Plans as defined below.

2.1 “Construction Services” means the replacement of condensate return pipe and the re-routing of condensate return tank assembly and main steam supply line as more fully described in the Project Plans.

2.2 “Pricing Page” means the pages contained in wvOASIS, attached hereto as Exhibit A, or included in the Project Plans upon which Vendor should list its proposed price for the Construction Services.

2.3 “Solicitation” means the official notice of an opportunity to supply the State with Construction Services that is published by the OSA Purchasing Division.

2.4 “Project Plans” means documents developed by an architect, an engineer, the Agency, or another design professional, which are attached hereto as Exhibit B, that provide detailed instructions on how the Construction Services are to be performed. In the event that Project Plans contain drawings or other documents too large to attach in Exhibit B, Vendors can obtain copies in accordance with Section 9 of these Specifications.

4. ORDER OF PRECEDENCE: This General Construction Specifications document will have priority over, and supersede, anything contained in the Project Plans.

5. QUALIFICATIONS: Vendor, or Vendor’s staff if requirements are inherently limited to individuals rather than corporate entities, shall have the following minimum qualifications:

5.1. Experience: Vendor, or Vendor’s supervisory staff assigned to this project, must have successfully completed at least 2 projects that involved work similar to that described in these specifications or the Project Plans. Compliance with this experience requirement will be determined prior to contract award by the State through references provided by the Vendor upon request, through knowledge or documentation of the Vendor’s past projects, through confirmation of experience requirements from the architect assisting the State in this project, or some other method that the State determines to be acceptable. Vendor must provide any documentation requested by the State to assist in confirmation of compliance with this provision. References, documentation, or other information to confirm compliance with this experience requirement may be requested after bid opening and prior to contract award.

5.2. Vendor must have a West Virginia Contractors License.

6. CONTRACT AWARD: The Contract is intended to provide Agency with a purchase price for the Construction Services. The Contract will be awarded to the lowest qualified responsible bidder meeting the required specifications. If the Pricing Pages contain alternates/add-ons, the Contract will be awarded based on the grand total of the base bid and any alternates/add-ons selected.

7. SELECTION OF ALTERNATES: Pursuant to W. Va. Code § 5-22-1(f), any solicitation of bids shall include no more than five alternates. Alternates, if accepted, shall be accepted in the order in which they are listed on the bid form. Any unaccepted alternate contained within a bid shall expire 90 days after the date of the opening of bids for review. Determination of the lowest qualified responsible bidder shall be based on the sum of the base bid and any alternates accepted.

8. PERFORMANCE: Vendor shall perform the Construction Services in accordance with this document and the Project Plans.

9. SUBSTITUTIONS: Any substitution requests must be submitted in accordance with the official question and answer period described in the INSTRUCTIONS TO VENDORS SUBMITTING BIDS, Paragraph 4. Vendor Question Deadline. Vendors submitting substitution requests should submit product brochures and product specifications during the official question and answer period.

10. PROJECT PLANS: The checked box will apply to Project Plans for this solicitation.

X No Additional Project Plan Documents: There are no additional Project Plans other than those attached hereto as Exhibit B or any subsequent addenda modifying Exhibit B.

□ Additional Project Plan Documents: There are additional Project Plan documents other than those attached as Exhibit B. Copies of the additional Project Plan documents not attached as Exhibit B can be obtained by contacting the entity identified below.

11. CONDITIONS OF THE WORK

11.1. Permits: The Vendor shall procure all necessary permits and licenses to comply with all applicable Federal, State, or Local laws, regulations and ordinances of any regulating body.

11.2. Existing Conditions: If discrepancies are discovered between the existing conditions and those noted in the specifications, Vendor must immediately notify the Agency's representative. Vendor must also immediately notify the Agency if suspected hazardous materials are encountered.

11.3. Standard Work Hours: The standard hours of work for this Contract will be Monday -Friday 7AM-5PM excluding holidays recognized by the State of West Virginia. Any work outside of the standard hours of work must be approved in advance at the Agency’s sole discretion. Authorization of work outside of the standard hours of work will not entitle Vendor to additional compensation.

11.4. Project Closeout: Project Closeout shall include the following:

11.4.1. Final Cleanup: Vendor shall perform the final cleanup activities listed below, along with any other final cleanup activities normally associated with the work performed under this Contract, prior to final inspection:

11.4.1.1. All excavated areas shall be leveled to existing grade, re-seeded and strawed

11.4.1.2. All excavated piping shall be removed from property

11.4.2. Final Inspection: Vendor shall participate in a final inspection with the Agency’s project manager. The purpose of the final inspection will be to identify deficiencies that need to be remedied prior to Agency’s final acceptance of the work. Vendor shall at all times be obligated to perform in accordance with the Contract and must take all actions necessary to ensure that work complies with requirements of Contract prior to final acceptance. Final acceptance does not waive or release Vendor from its obligation to ensure that work complies with the Contract requirements. Vendor shall submit any warranty documents to the Agency project manager at final inspection.

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12. FACILITIES ACCESS: Performance of Contract Services may require access cards and/or keys to gain entrance to Agency’s facilities. In the event that access cards and/or keys are required:

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12.1. Vendor must identify principal service personnel which will be issued access cards and/or keys to perform service.

12.2. Vendor will be responsible for controlling cards and keys and will pay replacement fee, if the cards or keys become lost or stolen.

12.3. Vendor shall notify Agency immediately of any lost, stolen, or missing card or key.

12.4. Anyone performing under this Contract will be subject to Agency’s security protocol and procedures.

12.5. Vendor shall inform all staff of Agency’s security protocol and procedures.

13. MISCELLANEOUS:

13.1. Contract Manager: During its performance of this Contract, Vendor must designate and maintain a primary contract manager responsible for overseeing Vendor’s responsibilities under this Contract. The Contract manager must be available during normal business hours to address any customer service or other issues related to this Contract. Vendor should list its Contract manager and his or her contact information below.

Contract Manager: _________________________________________________

Telephone Number: ________________________________________________

Fax Number: ______________________________________________________

Email Address: ____________________________________________________

EXHIBIT A – Pricing Page

Vendor with the lowest Grand Total bid meeting all specifications will be awarded the contract.

Vendor Name _______________________________________________________ Representative Name_________________________________________________ Authorized Signature__________________________________________________ Date_______________________________________________________________ Email______________________________________________________________

EXHIBIT B – PROJECT PLANS

1.1.1 Replacement of Condensate Return Line.

1.1.1.1 The vendor must remove approximately 400’ of 2” underground condensate return pipe

1.1.1.2 Vendor shall replace the condensate return pipe with 2” Perma-Pipe or equal.

1.1.1.3 Vendor shall connect new condensate return line into the condensate tank assembly on one end and receiver tank on opposite end.

1.1.2 RE-ROUTING OF MAIN STEAM AND CONDENSATE LINES.

1.1.2.1 Vendor shall remove existing condensate tank assembly, the main steam and condensate return line from Morgan Hall, and reinstall outside the north facing wall in concrete pit

1.1.2.2 Vendor shall install 10’ x 6’ x 6’ concrete pit with floor, floor drain, ladder and 3’ x 3’ access door

1.1.2.3 Vendor shall ensure proper operation of condensate tank assembly.

Revised 06/08/18