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InternationalBoundaryandWaterCommission UnitedStatesandMexico

UnitedStatesSection

Technical Specifications

INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE

SOUTH BAY INTERNATIONAL WASTEWATER

TREATMENT PLANT

San Diego County, California

Solicitation IBM15B0002

July 31August 24, 2015

International Boundary and Water Commission United States and Mexico United States Section Engineering Services Division El Paso, Texas

USIBWC INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE

SOUTH BAY INTERNATIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

San Diego County, California

July 31August 24, 2015 Summary of Work USIBWC Solicitation IBM15B0002 Page 01.11.00-1

SPECIFICATION 01.11.00

SUMMARY OF WORK

01.11.00 Summary of Work 01.11.00-Summary of Work

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 SECTION INCLUDES

Part 1 - General

1.1 Section Includes

1.2 Related Requirements

1.3 Reference Standards

1.4 Measurement and Payment

1.5 Work Covered by the Contract Documents

1.6 Sequence of Work/Time for Completion of Work

1.7 Work Under Other Contracts

1.8 Labor and Staffing

1.9 Project Location

1.10 Investigation of Site Conditions

1.11 Other Contractual Requirements

Part 2 - Products

2.1 Government Furnished Materials

2.2 Products to be Furnished by the Contractor

Part 3 - Execution

3.1 Submittals Required Prior to Mobilization

3.2 Use of Right-of-Way

3.3 Occupancy of Right-of-Way

3.4 Work Restrictions/Special Construction Conditions

3.5 Delivery of Files to USIBWC

--End of Specification-- Part 1 - General

1.1 Section Includes

1.2 Related Requirements

1.3 Reference Standards

1.4 Measurement and Payment

1.5 Work Covered by the Contract Documents

1.6 Sequence of Work/Time for Completion of Work

1.7 Work Under Other Contracts

1.8 Labor and Staffing

1.9 Project Location

1.10 Investigation of Site Conditions

1.11 Other Contractual Requirements

Part 2 - Products

2.1 Government Furnished Documents

2.2 Products to be Furnished by the Contractor

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Part 3 - Execution

3.1 Submittals Required Prior to Mobilization

3.2 Use of Right-of-Way

3.3 Occupancy

3.4 Work Restrictions/Special Construction Conditions

3.5 Delivery of Files to USIBWC

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1.2 RELATED REQUIREMENTS

A. Specification 00.31.43-Permit Application

B. Specification 01.31.75-Code of Business Ethics (Contracts > $5mil)

C. Specification 01.32.16-Construction Progress Schedule

D. Specification 01.33.00-Submittal Procedures

E. Specification 01.35.00-Safety

F. Specification 01.45.00-Quality Control

G. Specification 01.45.10-Sequence of Construction

H. Specification 01.51.00-Temporary Utilities

I. Specification 01.52.13-Field Offices and Sheds

J. Specification 01.55.00-Vehicular Access and Parking

K. Specification 01.57.00-Temporary Controls for Work Areas

L. Specification 01.57.13-Temporary Environmental Controls

M. Specification 01.74.19-Construction Waste Management and Disposal

N. Specification 02.01.00-Maintenance of Existing Conditions

O. Specification 02.22.00-Existing Conditions Assessment

P. Contract: Section I “Specifications and Drawings for Construction”.

Q. Technical Specifications: All.

R. Cross references to portions of the specifications are made for clarification only, and lack of such references shall not limit the enforcement of all applicable specifications.

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S. The Contract Documents are complementary, and what is required by any one shall be as binding as if required by all, as applicable in accordance with the order of precedence set forth in the General Contract Provisions, Section J, Supplementary Conditions. The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, services, and other items necessary for the proper execution and completion of the Work. Unless otherwise specifically noted, the Contractor shall provide and pay for all taxes, insurance, labor, materials, equipment, services, testing, tools, construction equipment and machinery, water, heat, utilities, transportation, and other facilities and services including temporary piping, pumping, power generating, and dewatering equipment necessary for the proper execution and completion of the Work.

T. The organization of the Technical Specifications into divisions, parts, and paragraphs, and the arrangement of Contract Drawings shall not control the Contractor in dividing the Work among subcontractors or in establishing the extent of work to be performed by any trade.

U. The Contract Drawings are diagrammatic and indicate the general arrangement of systems and work included in the Contract. The Contractor shall field verify all dimensions and existing conditions affected by or affecting the Work, and shall include his verified dimensions and conditions with his submittals where appropriate. Do not scale the drawings for verification. The structural, civil, electrical and instrumentation drawings, specifications, and details shall be consulted in connection with the mechanical installations. Where the exact locations of fixtures and equipment are not definitely established, the Contractor shall field verify and shall confirm his information with the COR. The Contractor shall follow the Contract Drawings in laying out the Work and shall continually check the various trades to verify that sufficient space is available for the installation of all elements of the Work. Maximum headroom and space conditions shall be maintained at all points. Where headroom or space conditions appear inadequate, the COR shall be notified before proceeding with installations.

V. The Contract Drawings and Specifications may not indicate all offsets, fittings, and accessories which may be required to perform the Work, but this does not relieve the Contractor of the responsibility of making accommodations for non-identified offsets, as well as providing such fittings and accessories necessary to complete the Work at no additional cost to the Government. The Contractor shall carefully investigate the conditions affecting his work including existing materials and dimensions and shall arrange his work accordingly, furnishing such fittings, valves, transitions, pull or junction boxes, and accessories as may be required to meet such conditions.

W. The Contractor shall be solely responsible for ensuring that all of the Contractor’s suppliers; manufacturers of furnished equipment, structures and specialty items; and sub-contractors have reviewed all applicable Contract Documents relative to their work to avoid potential claims that are based on failure to review relevant Contract Documents, including the Contract Drawings. The Contractor shall provide all equipment, labor, material and services not provided by the Contractor’s suppliers, manufacturers, Page 01.11.00-4 USIBWC Solicitation IBM15B0002 fabricators, and/or subcontractors but required for complete and operable facilities as described in the Contract Documents.

X. All schedules shown on the Contract Drawings and in the Specifications are partial schedules that are shown for the Contractor’s convenience and information only. The Contractor shall be responsible for complete take-offs and shall furnish and install all equipment, labor, materials, appurtenances and specialty items required for complete and operable facilities per the Contract Documents.

1.3 REFERENCE STANDARDS

A. United States Code (USC)

1. Davis Bacon Act (DBA), 40 USC 3141-3148

1.4 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

The work performed by the Contractor under this specification shall not be paid for directly, but shall be included in the various Bid Items under this Contract.

1.5 WORK COVERED BY THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

A. Project Identification. The Project to be constructed under this Contract is identified as follows:

1. Name of Project - “INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE SOUTH BAY INTERNATIONALWASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT”, and

2. Location of Project – in San Diego County, California.

B. General Description of Work. The Work required by these Contract Documents consists of construction of the equalization tanks (3.75 MG) with a duplex effluent submersible pump station, three (3) new secondary sedimentation tanks (SSTs) and replacement of the six existing return activated sludge (RAS) pumps with new submersible pumps for the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant, including work consisting of civil/site , landscaping, structural, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation, as well as all other miscellaneous work as described in the Contract Documents. The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that all the Contractor’s suppliers, subcontractors, and fabricators have reviewed all applicable Contract Documents relative to their work.

C. Detailed Description of the Work. A detailed description of the major features of the Work to be performed by the Contractor includes, but is not limited to the following:

1. Protection of Facilities and Personnel. The Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, and materials required to protect personnel, existing facilities, and construction of new facilities including, but not limited to sheet piling, shoring, bracing and underpinning, and trench excavation protection as required for

USIBWC Solicitation IBM15B0002 Page 01.11.00-5 construction of new facilities and protection of personnel, as well as new and existing facilities. The Contractor shall submit, prior to construction, to the COR all details and calculations prepared by a Professional Engineer registered or licensed in the State of California in accordance with the Rules of the California Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors for, but not limited to sheet piling, shoring, bracing and underpinning, and trench excavation protection activities required to protect existing facilities, install new facilities and provide for safe working conditions.

2. The Contractor shall meet all permit requirements and provide all equipment, labor, materials and power for groundwater control and dewatering and surface water control as required for construction and protection of new and existing facilities.

3. The Contractor shall provide all equipment, labor and materials and power required for temporary and permanent equipment, piping, and yard piping (process, fire water, potable and non-potable water, gas, conduit, and other), and electrical and instrumentation systems for construction of new facilities.

The Contractor shall provide all equipment, labor, materials and services required for jobsite safety, and required to prevent unauthorized access to the job site. The responsibility for site safety and security lies solely with the Contractor for all work performed in connection with these Contract Documents. At least one full-time person, designated by and representing the Contractor, and fully trained in site and construction safety, shall be provided by the Contractor and shall be present on the site whenever work is in progress to implement, monitor, and direct the Contractor's safety program. This person(s) shall be experienced in site and construction safety, and the Contractor shall submit qualifications and experience of this person with the Contractor’s safety program required under the Contract General Provisions, Part III, Section H, and Paragraph H.16 of the Contract Documents.

4. The Contractor shall provide all equipment, labor and materials required to repair and/or replace any facilities including site improvements damaged during the course of construction.

5. The Contractor shall provide all equipment, labor and materials required to verify existing conditions as required for construction including but not limited to potholing, hand digging, field measurements and surveying.

6. The Contractor shall provide all equipment, labor, and materials required to verify all points of interface in connection with the existing operations of the Plant and provide all equipment, labor and materials to complete all electrical, mechanical, structural, instrumentation and appurtenant connection between the work required by the Contractor at all tie-in interfaces required under these Contract Documents and the existing operations of the Plant.

7. The Contractor shall provide all equipment, labor, and materials required to maintain suitable personnel and vehicle access.

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8. The Contractor shall be responsible for all work and costs for coordination with utilities, and for securing and providing all temporary utilities (power, water, sanitary, telephone) required for completion of his work.

9. The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that all of the Contractor's suppliers, fabricators, manufacturers and subcontractors have reviewed all applicable Contract Documents relative to their work, and shall include with the bid all equipment, labor, materials, testing, and services not provided by the Contractor's suppliers, fabricators, manufacturers, and/or subcontractors but required for complete and operable facilities as required by these Contract Documents.

10. Major Facilities. The major facilities to be constructed for the Infrastructure Improvements of the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant under the provisions of these Contract Documents include, but are not limited to, the following:

a. Equalization Tanks: The contractor shall furnish and install all equipment, labor, appurtenances, specialty items and services for constructing the equalization tanks and effluent pump station with electrical and instrumentation and control.

b. Secondary Sedimentation Tanks (SSTs): The contractor shall furnish and install all equipment, labor, appurtenances, specialty items and services for constructing three (3) secondary sedimentation basins including electrical, instrumentation and control.

c. RAS Pump Replacement: The contractor shall furnish equipment and labor, appurtenances, specialty items and services for replacing the existing RAS pumps with six new submersible pumps including electrical and instrumentation and control.

d. Site Civil Work: The contractor shall furnish materials, equipment, labor and appurtenances, specialty items and services for site civil works including roadways, parking areas, grading, landscaping, yard piping, drainage structure and miscellaneous items.

The requirements listed above are a summary of the project requirements and are provided to assist the Contractor in an understanding of the Work and in preparing his bid; however, the complete project and the total project requirements are as defined in the Contract Documents.

1.6 SEQUENCE OF WORK/TIME FOR COMPLETION OF WORK

A. The work is to be performed as shown on the Contract Drawings.

B. After receipt of the Contract Notice to Proceed (NTP) the Contractor shall comply with all submittal requirements as covered under these specifications and obtain Government review of each submission.

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1. No construction shall be started, with the exception of preparing the construction laydown and staging areas, until the Government reviews the required submittals and determines it satisfactory for purposes of beginning construction.

2. The Government will not grant any time extension for any resubmittal required when, in the opinion of the Contracting Officer, the initial submission failed to meet the minimum quality requirements as set forth in the Contract.

3. If the Government allows the Contractor to proceed with limited construction based on pending minor revisions to the reviewed submittals, no payment will be made for any in-place construction related to the pending revisions until they are completed, resubmitted and are satisfactory to the Government.

4. No payment will be made for any in-place construction until all submittals required for that portion of the work and/or required prior to the start of construction have been made, reviewed, and are satisfactory to the Government.

C. The work under this Contract shall be completed within the timeframe specified in the Contract Provisions.

D. The Work is to be performed in general sequence as follows and as detailed in Specification 01.45.10-Sequence of Construction. Reference the Drawings and other Specifications for detailed Sequence of Construction items.

1. The Contractor shall mobilize, establish a staging area, and install appropriate storm water pollution prevention controls.

2. After installing appropriate storm water pollution prevention controls, the Contractor shall construct all required features of the secondary sedimentation tanks, equalization tanks, and RAS pump replacements in a sequence outlined in the progress schedule, developed by the Contractor, in accordance with Specification 01 32 16-Construction Progress Schedule.

3. After constructing all required features described in 1 – 3 (A)(2), the Contractor shall perform activities for the start-up, commissioning, and field testing of all three major work items. The Contractor shall also provide training to Government personnel.

1.7 WORK UNDER OTHER CONTRACTS

No work is anticipated to be performed at the Project site under separate Contract with other Contractors during the Contractor’s performance period.

1.8 LABOR AND STAFFING

A. Contractors are responsible for determining the appropriate staffing necessary to perform the Contract work. Contractors are also responsible for complying with the minimum wage and benefits requirements for each labor classification performing work on the Contract.

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B. If a classification considered necessary by the Contractor for performance of the work is not listed on the applicable wage determination, the Contractor must initiate a request for approval of an additional classification along with the proposed wage and benefit rates for that classification.

C. The Contracting Officer will attach the appropriate Davis-Bacon wage determination to this Contract. The Contractor is responsible for all requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act.

1.9 PROJECT LOCATION

A. The work is within the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC), South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant, in San Diego County, California.

B. The work is located completely within the United States, but is directly adjacent to the international border with Mexico.

1.10 INVESTIGATION OF SITE CONDITIONS

A. The Contractor is urged to visit the jobsite and to become fully aware as to the existing conditions affecting the work to be done under the Contract Documents. Do not scale the Drawings. The Contractor shall field verify existing conditions affected by or affecting the work and shall include the verified dimensions and conditions with the submittals where appropriate.

B. The Contractor shall be solely responsible for ensuring that all of its suppliers;

manufactures; and Subcontractors have reviewed all applicable Contract Documents relative to their work. The Contractor shall provide all labor, material, equipment and services not provided by the Contractor’s suppliers, manufacturers, fabricators, and/or Subcontractors but required for complete and operable facilities as described in the Contract Documents.

1.11 OTHER CONTRACTUAL REQUIREMENTS

A. Items mentioned in the Specifications and not shown on the Drawings, or shown on the Drawings and not mentioned in the Specifications, shall be of like effect as if shown or mentioned in both.

B. The Contractor is required to report any ambiguities that exist within the terms of these Contract documents to the Government.

C. In any case where these technical specifications conflict with the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), FAR requirements will take precedence. In any case where FAR requirements are more strict or impose a higher standard than these technical specifications, FAR requirements will take precedence.

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D. Omissions from the Contract Drawings or Specifications or the misdescription of details of work which are manifestly necessary to carry out the intent of the Contract Drawings and Specifications, or which are customarily performed, shall not relieve the Contractor from performing such omitted or misdescribed details of the Work, but they shall be performed as if fully and correctly set forth and described in the Contract Drawings and Specifications.

E. Anything mentioned in the Specifications and not shown on the Drawings, or shown on the Drawings and not mentioned in the Specifications, shall be of like effect as if shown or mentioned in both.

F. The Contractor is required to report any ambiguities that exist within the terms of these Specifications and Contract Drawings to the Government.

G. The Contractor, manufacturer, supplier, fabricator and/or Subcontractors providing and/or installing equipment, materials, services, and specialties associated with these Specifications shall fully coordinate their efforts to avoid potential claims that are based on failure to review relevant Contract Documents, including the Contract Drawings.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED MATERIALSDOCUMENTS

A. Government furnishedcan furnish the following files for the design effort:

09-7069S_SD_O&M_R.2

11 82 05 - Barnes Final O&M 07-13-2010 11 82 20 - CROWN (SST Drainage Pump) FINAL O&M 03.05.2010 23-34-03 FRP Fans O&M Manual Channel Blowers O&M 5118 Final

IBM10C0016-M054 SIGNED 4

IBM10C0016-M057 7

Mod41SCADA Scum Spray Nozzle Submittal SST Sump Pump SST influent Channel Diffusers SST Influent Channel Section

SST Scum Spray Submittal ROD_sbiwtp_2008 SBIWTP Final SEIS

2.2 PRODUCTS TO BE FURNISHED BY THE CONTRACTOR

A. The Contractor shall provide all labor, all equipment, and all other products required to execute the Project.

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B. All materials provided by the Contractor for the Project shall be new or recycled, high grade, free from defects, meeting the specifications herein. The minimum quality of the work shall be in accordance with the specifications herein. The Contractor's Quality Control System Manager will ensure compliance confirmation and the Contractor's testing company will ensure that materials, equipment, and work quality strictly adhere to the requirements of the Contract documents.

C. Materials, equipment, and work quality not conforming to the requirements of these specifications shall be considered defective and will be subject to rejection. Defective work material, whether in place or not, or equipment shall be removed immediately from the site by the Contractor, at its expense, when so directed by the COR.

D. If the Contractor fails to replace any defective or damaged work, materials, or equipment after receiving notice, the COR may cause such work or materials to be replaced by other forces. The replacement expense shall be deducted from the amount to be paid to the Contractor. Defective equipment will not be allowed in the performance of any work.

E. Water for All Construction Activities

1. The water required for all construction activities including, but not limited to, dust control (Specification 01.57.13, Temporary Environmental Controls) shall be considered as incidental and shall be provided from a metered source that is compliance confirmed by the USIBWC.

a. See Specification 01.51.00, Temporary Utilities for requirements of weekly meter reading reports.

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 SUBMITTALS REQUIRED PRIOR TO MOBILIZATION

A. Specific specifications detail submittal requirements. The list below are the submittals required prior to full mobilization, and prior to starting construction activities.

1. Code of Business Ethics (01.31.75)

2. Progress Schedule (01.32.16)

3. Scheduler Qualifications (01.32.16)

4. Submittal Register (01.33.00)

5. Accident Prevention Plan and applicable AHAs (01.35.00)

6. Site Safety and Health Officer Qualifications (01.35.00)

7. Contingency Evacuation Plan (01.35.00)

8. Quality Control Plan (01.45.00)

9. Contractor Quality Control System Manager Qualifications (01.45.00)

10. Staging Area/Haul Routes/Trailer Location/Storage (01.52.13 and 01.57.00)

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11. SWPP Plan (01.57.13)

12. Resource Conservation Construction Plan (01.74.19)

13. Flood Protection Plan (02.01.00)Preconstruction Survey (02.21.00)

14. Video and Photographs of Existing Conditions (02.22.00)

15. Vibration Control Plan (02.22.00)

B. Once these required submittals have been compliance confirmed by the COR, the Contractor will be allowed to mobilize and begin work at the plant.

3.2 USE OF RIGHT-OF-WAY

A. All construction operations shall be confined to the USIBWC right-of-way.

B. Roads serving the right-of-way, identified as such or not, owned by the USIBWC or U.S.

Customs and Border Protection shall be clear and available to these agencies.

C. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to locate and/or verify the areas required for construction beyond the USIBWC right-of-way, identify the owners of the affected properties and acquire necessary easements, prior to commencement of construction, at no cost to the USIBWC.

D. The Contractor is required to maintain access to the facility during all phases of project work.

3.3 OCCUPANCY

A. Partial Government Occupancy The Government will maintain plant operations 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and will need to occupy the plant during the entire construction period, with the exception of areas under construction. The Contractor shall cooperate with the Government during construction operations to minimize conflicts and facilitate Government access. The Contractor needs to maintain existing access to the facility, unless otherwise indicated in the construction drawings. The Contractor shall provide not less than seventy two (72) hours notice to the Government of construction activities that will affect any Government activities.

B. Government Occupancy of Completed Areas of Construction The Government reserves the right to occupy and to place and install equipment in completed areas of the facility, before Substantial Completion, provided such occupancy does not interfere with completion of the work. Such placement of equipment and partial occupancy shall not constitute acceptance of the total work.

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3.4 WORK RESTRICTIONS/SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION CONDITIONS

A. On-Site Work Hours. The Contractor’s attention is directed to Section H of the Contract Provisions.

B. Special Construction Conditions. The Contractor’s attention is directed to the following special construction conditions:

1. Watertight Structures

a. The Contractor shall install liquid-containing structures which will be watertight;

and also pipe lines which will be free from leakage when carrying gases or liquids under operating conditions or with specified overloads.

b. The Contractor shall provide all materials, labor and equipment required to provide watertight structures and shall uncover Work and repair the same to ascertain and to remedy leakage.

c. In addition to repairing leaks disclosed by actual test, the Contractor shall repair any observable leaks occurring in the construction for a period of one year after the date of final acceptance by the Government of such construction. The Contractor is referred to FAR 52.246-21, Warranty of Construction.

d. Prior to final acceptance of the Work, the Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, materials, and water to fill all tanks, channels and wet wells to static water level. Water shall be City of San Diego water at the Contractor ‘s expense.

Static water levels for the various structures shall be to levels one foot below roof or top of wall unless otherwise directed by the COR. The Contractor shall provide all water, pumps, piping and appurtenances to conduct the test or tests.

e. All tanks, channels and wet wells shall be inspected by the COR after filling for leakage. After each structure is filled to the static level specified above, the change in water surface shall be measured over the next 48 hours by the Contractor. The structures shall then be refilled by the Contractor to the levels specified above and the change in water surface shall be measured over the next 48 hours by the Contractor. The acceptable drop in water level shall not exceed

0.50 inch during the second 48-hour period exclusive of evaporation losses. The Contractor shall be required to conduct pan evaporation tests during the testing of each structure to verify the evaporation losses. If leakage rates are exceeded, the Contractor shall dewater the specific structure from which the leakage occurs, repair the leaks, refill the structure with potable water from the City of San Diego, at the Contractor’s expense, to static water levels specified and repeat the above tests. In addition to the pipe testing required in Division 40, all affected piping shall be inspected by the COR for leakage during this period of testing. All piping leaks detected shall be repaired by the Contractor. Any and all costs associated with locating, uncovering, and repairing any leaks shall be the responsibility of the Contractor.

Any adverse effect on Contract completion resulting from the need to repair leakage shall be the sole responsibility of the Contractor.

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f. All tanks, channels and wet wells shall remain filled with water to static water level following completion of the leakage test, start-up of equipment and at the time of final acceptance of Work. The Contractor shall add and maintain disinfectant to prevent growth of algae and other water inhabitants.

The Contractor shall utilize water to provide fluid for start-up, check-out and adjustment of mechanical equipment as directed by the COR and in accordance with the Contract Documents.

g. After completion of testing, chlorinated water shall be disposed of by the Contractor to the Plant's tank drain system. The Contractor is responsible for all pumps, piping, fittings, and appurtenances required for disposal of chlorinated water to the Plant's tank drain system.

2. Hazardous Materials Permit. The Contractor shall be required to obtain a permit from the City of San Diego Fire Department for the handling, storage, and use of all materials used during construction and classified as flammable, combustible, radioactive, carcinogenic, or otherwise potentially hazardous to human health, including preparation of permit application and payment of permit fees.

C. Investigation of Site Conditions

1. The Contractor is urged to visit the jobsite and to become fully aware as to the existing conditions affecting the work to be done under the Contract Documents. Do not scale the Drawings. The Contractor shall field verify existing conditions affected by or affecting the work and shall include the verified dimensions and conditions with the submittals where appropriate.

2. The Contractor shall be solely responsible for ensuring that all of its suppliers, manufactures, and Subcontractors have reviewed all applicable Contract Documents relative to their work. The Contractor shall provide all labor, material, equipment and services not provided by the Contractor’s suppliers, manufacturers, fabricators, and/or Subcontractors but required for complete and operable facilities as described in the Contract Documents.

3. Omissions from the Contract Drawings or Specifications or the misdescription of details of work which are manifestly necessary to carry out the intent of the Contract Drawings and Specifications, or which are customarily performed, shall not relieve the Contractor from performing such omitted or misdescribed details of the Work, but they shall be performed as if fully and correctly set forth and described in the Contract Drawings and Specifications.

4. Anything mentioned in the Specifications and not shown on the Drawings, or shown on the Drawings and not mentioned in the Specifications, shall be of like effect as if shown or mentioned in both.

5. The Contractor is required to report any ambiguities that exist within the terms of these Specifications and Contract Drawings to the Government.

6. The Contractor, manufacturer, supplier, fabricator and/or Subcontractors providing and/or installing equipment, materials, services, and specialties associated with these

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Specifications shall fully coordinate their efforts to avoid potential claims that are based on failure to review relevant Contract Documents, including the Contract Drawings.

3.5 DELIVERY OF FILES TO USIBWC

A. Delivery shall be accomplished via email or through direct delivery (US Postal Service, FedEx, UPS, etc.).

B. Placing documents on a cloud server, online drop box, or online management system (e.g., Owner Insite) is unacceptable as a delivery method.

C. Electronic files shall be provided in their native format (MSWord, Excel, Primavera, etc.)

as well as Adobe pdf.

1. Pdfs shall be produced directly via software and shall include valid electronic signatures or they shall be scans of the original documents.

a. The minimum scanning resolution shall be 400 dpi for color and grayscale and shall be 600 dpi for black and white.

b. Color documents shall be scanned in color.

D. Hard copy delivery packages/boxes shall not exceed forty (40) pounds.

E. Hard copies shall not be provided in 3-ring binders (except for O&M manuals, if required). Large, lengthy hard copies shall be grouped in expandable folders. Folders shall not exceed 3.5 inches in width.

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SPECIFICATION 02.01.00

MAINTENANCE OF EXISTING CONDITIONS

02.01.00 Maintenance of Existing Conditions 02.01.00-Maintenance of Existing Conditions

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 SECTION INCLUDES

Part 1 - General

1.1 Section Includes

1.2 Related Requirements

1.3 Submittals

1.4 Measurement and Payment

1.5 General

1.6 USIBWC Owned Right-of-Way

1.7 USIBWC Right-of-Way Easement

1.8 Survey Markers

1.9 Roadways and Appurtenances

1.10 Utilities

1.11 Trees, Vegetation and Other Landscape Features

1.12 Notification by the Contractor

1.13 Protection from Elements

Part 2 - Products (Not Used) Part 3 - Execution (Not Used) --End of Specification-- Part 1 - General

1.1 Section Includes

1.2 Related Requirements

1.3 Submittals

1.4 Measurement and Payment

1.5 General

1.6 USIBWC Owned Right-of-Way

1.7 USIBWC Right-of-Way Easement

1.8 Survey Markers

1.9 Roadways and Appurtenances

1.10 Utilities

1.11 Trees, Vegetation and Other Landscape Features

1.12 Notification by the Contractor

1.13 Protection from Elements

Part 2 - Products (Not Used) Part 3 - Execution (Not Used) --End of Specification--

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1.2 RELATED REQUIREMENTS

A. Specification 01.33.00-Submittal Procedures

1.3 SUBMITTALS

A. Submittals shall be transmitted by the Contractor in accordance with the requirements of Specification 01.33.00-Submittal Procedures. The Contractor Quality Control (CQC) System Manager shall be responsible for certifying that all submittals are in compliance with the Contract requirements.

B. Required submittals in this Section include:

1. Copies of notifications provided by Contractor.

1.4 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

The work performed by the Contractor under this specification shall not be paid for directly, but shall be included in and shall be included in the Lump Sum price of this Contract.

1.5 GENERAL

The Contractor shall protect all existing survey markers, piezometers, benchmarks, cross arm stations, base plates, roadways and roadway appurtenances, utilities (underground and above-ground), drainage and irrigation facilities, and trees/vegetation within the right of way or adjacent properties not designated for modification, construction, and/or removal, and shall restore damaged or temporarily relocated utilities, facilities, and trees/vegetation to a condition equal to or better than prior to such damage or temporary relocation, all in accordance with the Contract documents.

A. The Contractor shall plan and conduct operations to ensure the protection of existing features and ongoing and completed construction. Damages occurring during the course of this construction Contract as a result of the Contractor's actions or negligence shall be repaired by the Contractor at no expense to the Government.

B. Damage shall be restored to a condition equal to or better than prior to such damage or temporary relocation, all in accordance with the Contract documents.

C. Analyses, designs, details associated with the repairs shall be prepared by a compliance confirmed design firm at no expense to the Government. The Contractor shall submit the designs for COR review and shall not begin work until the design has been compliance confirmed.

D. In some cases the repair may require an upgrade. If the upgrade is at the request of the Government, then the Contractor shall be responsible for the expense of the design in its entirety including the upgraded features. However, the Government will provide an

USIBWC Solicitation IBM15B0002 Page 02.01.00-3 equitable adjustment in cost to cover the expense of the construction associated with the upgrade.

E. The Contractor shall prepare and provide shop drawings disclosing the proposed means, methods, and sequencing for the installation of any shoring that may be required to prevent soil instability and undermining of the existing structures.

1.6 USIBWC OWNED RIGHT-OF-WAY

A. The Contractor shall begin site work once preconstruction submittals are complete and the Notice to Proceed has been issued.

B. If utilities within the right-of-way must be relocated to proceed with construction, the Contractor shall notify the utility owners.

1. Copies of these notices shall be provided to the COR.

1.7 USIBWC RIGHT-OF-WAY EASEMENT

A. When construction will occur on USIBWC right-of-way where USIBWC does not own the property, but only has an easement for the project, the Contractor shall not do any work that would affect items not owned by USIBWC (e.g., roadways and roadway appurtenances, railroads, utilities including oil, gas, sewer, or water pipeline; any telephone, telegraph, or electric transmission line, any landscape features (trees/vegetation), any facility, fences, or any other structure) until authority has been secured by the owner.

B. The Contractor shall give said owner due notice of its intention to begin work and if required by said owner and shall remove, shore, support, or otherwise protect such roadways and roadway appurtenances, railroads, utility; and any other features or items not designated for removal, modification, or construction.

1.8 SURVEY MARKERS

A. The Contractor shall not destroy, remove, or otherwise disturb any existing survey markers without prior authorization from the COR.

B. All survey markers, brass caps, or monuments discovered during construction, whether noted on the Contract drawings or not, shall be surveyed to ensure that they can be accurately restored after construction activities have been completed.

C. The Contractor shall be required to restore survey markers noted on the drawings or visible above ground that are disturbed during construction operations.

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1.9 ROADWAYS AND APPURTENANCES

A. Signs and Markers The Contractor shall not destroy, remove, or otherwise disturb any existing roadway signs or markers, unless otherwise specified in the plans. The Contractor shall accurately restore or replace any existing roadway signs or markers immediately and as approved by the owner of the roadway.

B. Pavement or Paved Structures All paved areas cut or damaged during construction shall be replaced with similar materials of equal thickness to match the existing adjacent undisturbed areas, except where specific resurfacing requirements have been called for in the Contract documents or in the requirements of the owner of the pavement of paved structures. The pavement restoration requirement to match existing sections shall apply to all components of existing sections, including sub-base, base and pavement. Temporary and permanent pavement shall conform to the requirements of the affected pavement. Pavements which are subject to partial removal shall be neatly saw-cut in straight lines.

1. Temporary Resurfacing Wherever required by the public authorities having jurisdiction, the Contractor shall place temporary surfacing promptly after backfilling and shall maintain such surfacing for the period of time fixed by said authorities before proceeding with the final restoration of improvements.

2. Permanent Resurfacing In order to obtain a satisfactory junction with adjacent surfaces, the Contractor shall saw-cut back and trim the edge so as to provide a clean, sound, vertical joint before permanent replacement of an excavated or damaged portion of pavement. Damaged edges of pavement along excavations and elsewhere shall be trimmed back by saw-cutting in straight lines. All pavement restoration and other facilities restoration shall be constructed to finish grades compatible with adjacent undisturbed pavement.

C. Sidewalks or Private Roads Wherever sidewalks or private roads have been removed for purposes of construction, the Contractor shall place suitable temporary sidewalks or roadways promptly after backfilling and shall maintain them in satisfactory condition for the period of time fixed by the authorities having jurisdiction over the affected portions. If no such period of time is so fixed, the Contractor shall maintain said temporary sidewalks or roadways until the final restoration thereof has been made.

1.10 UTILITIES

A. The Contractors shall contact California's 811 (www.digalert.org) at least 48 hours in advance of any construction work to allow utility operatory to check and mark locations of existing utilities within the project limits.

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B. The Contractor is required to hire a utility locator to survey the project limits to locate any utilities not indicated in the Contract drawings. The Contractor shall immediately notify the COR of any located utilities not indicated in the Contract drawings; immediate verbal notification is to be followed-up with written notification to the COR within 48 hours.

C. All other underground utilities and other improvements which may be impaired during construction operations shall be protected by the Contractor, regardless of whether or not the utilities are indicated in the Contract documents. The Contractor shall take all possible precautions for the protection of unforeseen utility lines to provide for uninterrupted service and to provide such special protection as may be necessary.

1. Special attention is called to the existing structures that are called out in the Contract Drawings.

2. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to document (either by photographs or video) ALL areas where these structures are located PRIOR to conducting work around these structures and notify the COR of any existing leaks and/or damages; otherwise any leaks and/or damages detected after work is underway will be repaired and/or replaced by the Contractor at no cost to the USIBWC.

3. When existing vegetation obscures these pipes, the Contractor shall carefully, using hand labor, remove obscuring vegetation in order to clearly document the structure and its condition.

D. The Contractor shall be responsible for exploratory excavations as it deems necessary to determine the exact locations and depths of any utilities, including irrigation facilities, which may interfere with its work.

1. All such exploratory excavations shall be performed as soon as practicable after Notice to Proceed and, in any event, a sufficient time in advance of construction to avoid possible delays to the Contractor’s progress.

2. When such exploratory excavations show the utility location as indicated in the Contract documents to be in error, the Contractor shall so notify the COR.

E. The number of exploratory excavations required shall be that number which is sufficient to determine the alignment and grade of the utility.

F. It is the Contractor's responsibility to document by either photographs or video all areas where pipes and utilities are located prior to and after excavation.

1. The COR shall be notified in writing of any existing leaks or other visible damage prior to Contractor's work.

2. Any leaks and/or damage not detected prior to the Contractor beginning work around the pipes or utilities will be repaired and/or replaced by the Contractor at no cost to the Government.

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3. If vegetation obscures pipes or utilities, the Contractor shall carefully remove obscuring vegetation in order to clearly document the pipe/utility and its condition.

G. Utilities to be Moved

1. In case it shall be necessary to move the property of any public utility or franchise holder, the Contractor shall coordinate the move with such utility company or franchise holder.

2. Only upon failure of the utility company or franchise holder to abide by the Contractor's request will the Government become involved to require the relocation of the utilities.

3. When utility lines that are to be removed are encountered within the area of operations, the Contractor shall notify the Government a sufficient time in advance for the necessary measures to be taken to prevent interruption of service.

H. Utilities to be Removed

1. Where the proper completion of the work requires the temporary or permanent removal and/or relocation of an existing utility or other improvement which is indicated, the Contractor shall remove and, without unnecessary delay, temporarily replace or relocate such utility or improvement in a manner satisfactory to the Government and the owner of the facility.

2. In all cases of such temporary removal or relocation, restoration to the former location shall be accomplished by the Contractor in a manner that will restore or replace the utility or improvement as nearly as possible to its former locations and to as good or better condition than found prior to removal.

3. Abandoned utilities shall be removed within the area of construction.

I. Government’s Right of Access The right is reserved to the Government and to the Governments of public utilities and franchises to enter at any time upon any public street, alley, right-of-way, or easement for the purpose of making changes in their property made necessary by the work of this Contract.

J. Underground Utilities Indicated It is the Contractor’s sole responsibility to field-verify locations and elevations of all the underground utilities indicate in the Contract Documents and coordinate with the utility owners for access, permit, and/or fee as required by the owners and project, prior to construction.

1. It is NOT the responsibility of the USIBWC to provide or verify the said information for any of these utilities in the field.

2. Existing utility lines that are indicated or the locations of which are made known to the Contractor prior to excavation and that are to be retained, and all utility lines that

USIBWC Solicitation IBM15B0002 Page 02.01.00-7 are constructed during excavation operations shall be protected from damage during excavation and backfilling and, if damaged, shall be immediately repaired or replaced by the Contractor, unless otherwise repaired by the owner of the damaged utility.

3. If the owner of the damaged facility performs its own repairs, the Contractor shall reimburse said owner for the costs of repair.

K. Underground Utilities Not Indicated In the event that the Contractor damages existing utility lines that are not indicated or the locations of which are not made known to the Contractor prior to excavation, a verbal report of such damage shall be made immediately to the Government Inspector and COR and a written report thereof shall be made promptly thereafter.

1. The Contractor shall immediately notify the utility owner of the damage, except under no circumstances shall the Contractor notify licensed drainage and/or irrigation districts or structure owners.

a. In the case of drainage and/or irrigation districts or private structure owners, the

Government shall be responsible for contacting the owner.

b. Any repairs made to drainage and/or irrigation structures without concurrence or direction by USIBWC shall be at the Contractors expense and responsibility.

2. All utilities shall be fully documented on the Record Drawings.

L. Costs of Repairs Costs of repairing utilities, even when damage is not due to failure of the Contractor to exercise reasonable care in locating and identifying utilities, will be the responsibility of the Contractor.

1. Costs include equipment on the project which was actually working on that portion of the work which was interrupted or idled by repair or relocation of such utility facilities and which was necessarily idled during such work.

M. Compliance Confirmation of Repairs All repairs to a damaged utility or improvement are subject to inspection and approval by an authorized representative of the utility or improvement owner before being concealed by backfill or other work.

N. Maintaining in Service

1. Unless indicated otherwise, oil and gasoline pipelines, power and telephone or the communication cable ducts, gas and water mains, irrigation lines, sewer lines, storm drain lines, poles and overhead power and communication wires and cables encountered along the line of the work shall remain continuously in service during all the operations under the Contract.

2. The Contractor shall be responsible for and shall repair all damage due to its operations and the provisions of this Specification shall not be abated even in the

Page 02.01.00-8 USIBWC Solicitation IBM15B0002 event such damage occurs after grouting or is not discovered until after completion of the grouting.

O. Record Drawings All found or relocated utilities shall be included in the Record Drawings in accordance with Specification 01.78.39.

1.11 TREES, VEGETATION AND OTHER LANDSCAPE FEATURES

A. General

1. The Contractor shall exercise all necessary…