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Design and Construction of New Fire and Rescue Station ID-24424 Cimislia, Moldova

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EUCOM Humanitarian Assistance Program

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

OF NEW FIRE AND RESCUE

STATION IN CIMISLIA

OHASIS ID-24424

Nov 2014

Attachment 1 - Statement of Work

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Picture#1: Location of Cimislia

1. TAXATION

This construction/renovation contract is exempt from VAT. The contractor is required to coordinate with the US Embassy and with competent Moldova authorities in order to obtain the VAT TAX EXEMPTION that applies to this contract. Contractor shall start the tax exemption process immediately after award. Contractor is required to make all necessary coordination and to allow for time for approval of the VAT Tax Exception. A minimum of 3 months is estimated for processing all required documentation. The contractor should have the tax exemption process finalized before they start actual construction works or before they contract for any service related with this contract.

2. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT

2.1. Location of project

The project is located in the City of Cimislia. See drawing below for location of Cimislia, in Southern Moldova.

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2.2. Legal and Technical Requirements

The project execution is based on the following principles:

- Strict compliance with American Contracting Regulations, including the contracting requirements of the Department of Defense, the US Navy and the US Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC).

- Strict compliance with Moldovan Technical, Legal and Administrative requirements, which are applicable for the scope of work described in this PTS.

- Compliance with the most stringent of US and Moldovan safety regulations.

2.3. General Contract Description

This document is a Performance Technical Specifications (PTS) for a full Design-Build project.

This PTS includes a description of the required finished work.

This is a design-build contract. This means that the contractor is responsible to:

- Make necessary designs as required by this PTS for the different items of work

- Obtain NAVFAC’s acceptance of the designs

- Obtain required formal approvals from competent and required Moldovan authorities, including the necessary expert review by third party company as required by Moldovan regulations.

- Execute the construction works

- Obtain the acceptance of NAVFAC and the partial and final approval by the competent and required Moldovan authorities and third party experts for the executed construction works.

Note: The contract includes third party review of all items of work which are required by Moldovan regulations. In case the Moldovan regulations do not allow for the contractor to be the client for this independent review, the contractor shall pay for the third party review and assign a different party as the client for this independent company, which could be the Contracting Officer Representative or other agency authorized by the Contracting Officer.

Note: The contractor needs to be familiar with the regulations of Moldova, in order to account for the different required permits, reviews and authorizations for new construction works.

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2.4. General Project Description

This document includes everything necessary to provide a finished and operational Fire and Rescue Station in the city of Cimislia.

The contract is divided into a Base-Bid and Contract Option-1, Contract Option-2 and Contract Option-3. In general terms, the works include the following items of work:

- Base-Bid: Design and construction of new fully operational Fire and Rescue Station, paving in the plot of land and new access road.

- Contract Option-1: Provide one additional truck bay.

- Contract Option-2: Provide an automatic back-up electrical generator

- Contract Option-3: Provide fences and gates around the plot of land

2.5. Construction Permit or Authorization

The contractor shall obtain formal written authorization from the competent Moldovan authority to perform the works included in the scope of work of this project.

The contractor is required, as part of this contract, to prepare all documentation, designs, reports, information, drawings, coordination and approvals by experts or monitoring entities, and everything that may be necessary as required by Moldovan regulations, in order to obtain these Permits or Authorizations. The contractor is responsible to pay for any third party inspection or expertise that may be required by Moldovan regulations for the scope of work of this project. The contractor shall be familiar with these requirements in order to prepare their bids, regarding the obligatory administrative and technical procedures in Moldova for new construction.

As previously stated, the contract includes third party review of all items of work which are required as per Moldovan regulations. In case the Moldovan regulations do not allow for the contractor to be the client for this independent expert company, the contractor shall pay for the third party review and assign a different party as the client for this independent company, which could be the Contracting Officer Representative or other agency authorized by the Contracting Officer.

The contract requires not only the main Construction Permit for the new building, but other permits by different agencies, such as the electrical supply, gas, water, telephone or road agencies and/or companies. The contract includes all necessary coordination with all incumbent Moldovan agencies involved in the design and construction of a fully operational Fire and Rescue Station. This includes paying for any official fee or tariff that these companies or agencies may have for the connection and for preparation of the necessary reports and technical studies.

No work shall be performed until the contractor shows verifiable evidence that they have obtained all the necessary permits for each element of work included in this contract.

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NEW FIRE

AND

RESCUE

STATION

(paragraph 3)

ADDITIONAL

TRUCK BAY

(paragraph 4)

BASE-BID OPTION-1

EMERGENCY

AUTOMATIC

GENERATOR

(paragraph 5)

OPTION-2

FENCES

AROUND

THE PLOT

OF LAND

(paragraph 6)

OPTION-3

2.6 Measurements and Quantities

This contract complies with the US Contracting Regulations, and as such, measurements and quantities of materials and work are not provided, and if any are provided, the contractor shall be responsible to verify on site. The contractor needs to visit the job site in order to perform the necessary measurements and to observe the existing field conditions in order to prepare their cost proposal. The contractor should be familiar with the geotechnical conditions in Cimislia and with the seismic technical requirements in order to account for the necessary foundations and building structure which are required in compliance with Moldovan regulations.

The US Government is not responsible for any mistake in the contractor’s measurements or assumptions of field conditions.

2.7 General Scope of Work – Structure of the Contract

The work is divided into Base-Bid, Option-1, Option-2 and Option-3. The Base-Bid is the minimum part of the project that will be awarded to a construction firm. The Option-1, 2 and 3 will be awarded (or not) depending upon availability of funds, as well as other factors that the US Government will unilaterally consider. The contractor shall provide a separate price for the Base- Bid, for Option-1, and for Option-2, as required by the solicitation documents.

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Picture#??: Approximate location of plot of land

3. GENERAL SCOPE OF WORK OF BASE-BID

This is a 100% DESIGN-BUILD contract to build a fully operational Fire and Rescue Station

3.1 Design Phase - General

The design shall be prepared in compliance with applicable construction codes, urban planning and construction practices in Moldova and in the Municipality of Cimislia. The contractor shall hire the services of a licensed architect to design one new Fire and Rescue Station, related pavement and access road, as detailed in this document. At the same time, after obligatory coordination with the beneficiary, the contractor shall hire (and pay for) the services of a “Revision Entity - Expertise” authorized by the Government of Moldova to supervise and approve each phase of the design and the construction, including final commissioning and acceptance of the facility. This company shall report directly to the US Government representative and the beneficiary if required by the Moldovan regulations, but all their services shall be paid by the contractor.

The design shall comply with all applicable regulations in Moldova, but in particular, with Law of the Republic of Moldova concerning quality in constructions No. 721/02.02.96 (Legea Republicii Moldova privind calitatea în construc ii nr.721/02.02.96 (Monitorul Oficial 25/259, 25.04.1996))

The contractor’s final design shall be signed, stamped and certified by a licensed architect in Moldova, it shall be approved by an authorized “Revision Entity - Expertise” and it shall be approved by the competent authorities of the Municipality of Cimislia and/or competent Moldovan authorities (Department of Emergency Situations of Moldova) before its construction is authorized to start. The level of detail of the design (extent of specifications, number and size of drawings, calculations, …) shall be sufficient to verify the compliance with the requirements of this contract and as required by the regulations of Moldova and the Municipality of Cimislia and the different agencies involved in the process.

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Cadastre documents for the plot of land

Note: All available official documents related to the plot of land are available in Annex#3

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3.2 Design Phase – Fire and Rescue Station Requirements

The contractor shall hire the services of a licensed architect in Moldova to design one complete and fully operational Fire and Rescue Station in coordination with the US Government representative, with the beneficiary and the pertinent competent Moldovan authorities. These contract Performance Technical Specifications include the minimum requirements of each element of the Station, but it shall be the licensed architect the professional to provide the best layout and distribution, meeting the minimum requirements outlined in this document.

The Base Bid includes a fully operational Fire and Rescue Station and its road access, with the listed administrative spaces, living areas and mechanical or “industrial” area with 3 truck bays, storage areas and all additional listed spaces.

3.3 Conceptual Design for New Building

The contractor shall hire the services of a licensed and certified architect in Moldova to come up with the best distribution and layout of all spaces. It is the intent of this contract to provide a Fire and Rescue Station with 3 areas clearly separated:

- Administrative or “clean” areas: With direct access to the mechanical or industrial area of the facility.

o Ground floor: Offices, dispatcher and administrative areas. Fully accessible by people on wheelchair.

o Second floor: Living areas and Conference Room

- Industrial or “dirty” areas: To be provided with truck bays and other required areas o Ground floor: Truck bays and other areas required for the truck maintenance and mechanical room.

o Second floor: The ceilings are very high so that a second floor above all rooms, except the truck bays, shall be used for storage and one office.

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3.4 Minimum Usable Surfaces of New Building

Location Description Minimum total usable area Administrative or “clean” Area – Ground Floor

Office No.1 (boss) 12 m² Office No. 2 (boss) 12 m² Office secretary 15 m² Office No. 3 12 m² Office No. 4 12 m² Office No. 5 15 m² Office No. 6 20 m² Dispatcher Office 20 m² Unisex bathroom 4 m² Stairway 20 m² Storage under the stairway 4 m² Storage 2 m² Hallway and entrance lobby 38 m² or as needed

Total usable surface in ground floor of Administrative Space >185 m² Administrative and Living Area – Second Floor

Female dormitory with bathroom 20 m² Kitchen and dining room 20 m² Male dormitory 36 m² Male bathroom 28 m² Training Room 40 m² Stairway 20 m² Hallway 25 m² or as needed

Total usable surface in second floor of Administrative Areas >190 m² Truck Bay / Industrial Area – Ground Floor Level

Large Truck Bay (2 units) 152 m² Mechanical shop 25 m² Secured storage (2 units) 10 m² Hallway 10 m² or as needed Storage or Repair Shop 15 m² Mechanical Room 18 m² or as needed Truck washing bay 58 m²

Total usable surface in Ground Floor of Truck Bay and Industrial area >290 m² Truck Bay / Industrial Area – 3 Meters Level

Open storage As outlined by rooms below >48 m²

Secure Storage: Over Mechanical Room As outlined by rooms below > 18 m²

Office 15 m²

Total usable areas in second floor of Industrial Area >81 m²

The table above includes the minimum required usable surfaces for the different areas required in the project. Nevertheless, the architect hired by the contractor may propose minor alterations and modifications, as long as the total minimum usable surfaces are maintained for each one of the 4 separate areas of the facility:

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Location Description Minimum total usable area New Fire and Rescue Station in Cimislia

Total usable surface in ground floor of Administrative Space 185 m² Total usable surface in second floor of Living Space 190 m² Total usable surface in ground Floor of Industrial area 290 m² Total usable surface in second Floor of Industrial area 81 m²

Total MINIMUM usable area of all building 746 m²

The definition of usable space or usable surface is the area that is measured from wall surface to wall surface in each room, therefore not including the area occupied by the walls. The total built area is the total usable area plus the proportional area occupied by the walls.

If during the design some rooms need to be larger, the designer shall increase the minimum size shown in the tables above, but reducing the size of other areas. For example: if the mechanical room need to have 25 m², but the tables above show 18 m², the contractor shall provide a mechanical room with 25 m², but then they could reduce the size of the mechanical shop from 25 m² to 18 m², so that the total usable space of the building is not significantly modified.

The total built area would be determined by the exterior dimensions of the new facility as follows:

Location Description Minimum total usable area New Fire and Rescue Station in Cimislia

Total built area in ground floor of Administrative Space 230 m² Total built area in second floor of Living Space 230 m² Total built area in ground Floor of Industrial area 338 m² Total built area in second Floor of Industrial area 338 m²

Total MINIMUM built area of the entire facility 1,136 m²

3.5 Proposed Distribution of New Building

As required by the contract, under its corresponding paragraph, the first document that the architect hired by the contractor shall submit to the US Government for review will be the conceptual (or initial) design. The Conceptual design shall provide a perfect description of the distribution, surfaces of the different rooms, as well as other necessary information.

These Performance Based Technical Specifications include an extremely simplified proposed distribution or conceptual design, for the contractor to understand the requirements of this project.

Nevertheless it will be the responsibility of the architect hired by the contractor to prepare a proper and adequate Conceptual Design in close coordination with the beneficiary, complying with the minimum requirements of the Moldovan regulations, and with the minimum requirements included in this document.

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Sketch with minimum requirements of the new Fire and Rescue Station

Sketch with minimum requirements of the Second Floor of the Administrative Area (Elevation 3.0)

Sketch with minimum requirements of the Ground Floor (Elevation 0.0)

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Sketch with minimum requirements of the Second Floor of the Administrative Area (Elevation 3.2)

Sketch with minimum requirements of the Ground Floor of the Administrative Area (Elevation 0.0)

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Sketch with minimum requirements of second floor of Truck Bay and Industrial Area (at 3.2 meters height – elevation 3.20). Only colored areas correspond to the usable area in the second floor. Not colored areas correspond to high ceilings of the truck bays.

Sketch with minimum requirements of ground floor of Truck Bay and Industrial Area (at floor level – elevation 0.0)

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3.6 New Access

The contractor shall design and build a new access road, from the main roadway to the entrance to the plot of land, properly identified in the cadaster documents included in Annex#3.

The road shall be designed for heavy traffic in accordance with Moldovan regulations.

Basis of design:

- In accordance with Moldovan regulations for heaviest traffic.

- Approximate length 200 m.

- 7 meters wide the paved surface of the road

- Reinforce as required by Moldovan regulations the cross over the water channel, after cleaning the existing culvert and 15 meters on each side of the water crossing.

- Grade soils 3 meters width on each side of the road for adequate drainage

- Surface paved with interlocking concrete bricks over 15 cm thickness reinforced concrete slabs. Provide concrete curbs on each side of the paved road embedded on concrete foundations.

- Remove the existing soil on the path of the new road, but as a minimum the contractor shall remove the existing soil up to 1 meter depth.

- Fill with well graded crushed stone, compacted in layers of maximum 20 cm.

- Designed by a licensed and certifier designer (i.e. civil engineer) in Moldova. Thickness of excavated and new required compacted backfill material depending on the results of the geotechnical report and the requirements of the Moldovan regulations for heavy traffic roadways, but minimum estimated of 1 meter depth excavation.

- Connection with main road shall be coordinated and approved by the Moldovan road authorities. Work includes perfect joint and connection between existing road and new access road, including its sidewalks.

- Design and construction certified by the corresponding third party expert independent agency (monitoring entity)

Conceptual design for new access road

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Picture#156: Typical section for new pavement rated for heavy traffic but concrete to be 15 cm reinforced

3.7 Internal Paving

Within the plot of land, the contractor shall design and build new accesses to the truck bays and parking spaces for the other vehicles that will be accessing the new facility. Design shall be similar to the access road, but using combination of colors with the interlocking concrete bricks to indicate the different lanes and parking areas.

Basis of design:

- In accordance with Moldovan regulations for heaviest traffic.

- Minimum area to be paved: 600 m²

- Finished with solid interlocking concrete bricks, in combination of colors, over 15 cm thickness reinforced concrete slab.

- Surround paved areas with precast concrete curbs embedded in concrete foundations.

- Design to facilitate easy access for fire trucks and for minimum of 10 parking spaces for privately owned vehicles.

- Remove the existing soil on the footprint of the new paved areas, but as a minimum the contractor shall remove the existing soil up to 1 meter depth.

- Fill with well graded crushed stone, compacted in layers of maximum 20 cm, under the new required reinforced concrete layer of 15 cm.

- Design to drain all surface water away from the new Fire and Rescue Station Building.

- Designed by a licensed and certifier designer (i.e. civil engineer) in Moldova. Thickness of excavated and new required compacted backfill material depending on the results of the geotechnical report and the requirements of the Moldovan regulations for heavy traffic roadways.

- Areas within the plot of land not to be paved shall be properly graded and seeded. Grading shall be designed to take surface water away from the building and from the paved areas. Contractor is responsible for maintenance of the areas within the plot of land during 3 months after the areas are seeded.

- Design and construction certified by the corresponding third party expert independent agency.

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Typical required pavement with interlock bricks in combination of 2 colors. Picture from project recently completed in Romania.

Typical installation of interlock bricks

Typical size for interlock bricks

Standard colors for interlock bricks.

: Typical required concrete curb around the new paved areas

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Approximate location of some utility lines to which the contractor may be able to connect.

Blue: Water. Yellow: Gas. Red: Electricity. Green: Communications

3.8 Utilities

There are no existing utilities to supply gas, electricity, water, communications or sewer connections to the plot of land. The contract includes the design and installation of the required and necessary utility lines in order to have a perfectly operational Fire and Rescue Station.

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3.8.1 Electricity Connection

The contractor shall coordinate with the Electrical Utility Company the most suitable connection for the electric loads of the facility. The contractor may choose to provide a new transformer and connect directly to the nearby aerial medium voltage electric lines, between the main road and the plot of land, or to connect in low voltage at the nearest substation with sufficient available electric power as shown in the sketch in the previous page. The contractor is responsible to consult with the electrical utility company the proposed connection point prior to submission of their bids in order to include in their offer the necessary costs to bring the necessary electric power for the design loads of the new facility. All electrical cables between the point of connection and the main electric panel of the new Fire and Rescue Station shall be installed underground, unless required otherwise by the Electric Utility Company.

The contractor is responsible to prepare the necessary design and documents which are necessary for the electric connection. The contractor is responsible to execute all works in accordance with the technical requirements of Moldova and the technical requirements of the Electrical Utility Company. The contractor is responsible for all works up to the actual final connection, which is normally done by the utility company once the permanent electric supply contract is signed by the beneficiary. However, the actual signature of the supply contract is responsibility of the beneficiary. The contractor shall only be responsible for the supply contract for the temporary power supply in case they choose to use temporary power supply instead of portable electric generators for the performance of construction works. The contractor is responsible to pay for any fee that may be applicable for the electric connection.

The contract includes everything necessary in order to have electric supply in the building. This includes cables (underground unless required otherwise by the utility company), manholes to pull the cables, metering device, transformers (that may be required), cut-outs, fuses, breakers, warning tape, boxes, poles, and everything that may be required by either the Moldovan regulations or the utility company. In case the new electric feeder needs to cross the road, the road regulations, as well as any other applicable Moldovan regulations, would apply.

The contract includes bringing electric power from the utility company to the main electric panel of the building.

3.8.2 Gas Connection

The new facility will be provided with gas heater. For that reason, the contractor shall coordinate with the Gas Supply Company the installation of a new gas line from the nearest available point with “medium pressure” (approximate point of connection shown in yellow in the drawing in the previous page).

In this case, the company or subcontractor performing the works shall be authorized by the gas supply company. The works includes everything necessary to provide adequate gas supply to the new building. This includes all necessary designs, calculations, permits and fees, metering stations, pipes, supports, or valves. The contractor is not responsible to sign the supply company, but they shall prepare everything in order for the beneficiary to only have to sign the supply contract in order to have the necessary gas supply for the needs of the facility. Routing of the gas piping shall be done as required by the Municipality.

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Water connection manhole

3.8.3 Water Connection

The contractor shall coordinate with the water supply company or agency the nearest point of connection, estimated where indicated in blue in the previous drawing.

In the connection point, the contractor shall intercept the existing water line and shall provide the connection on a concrete manhole, with 2 new valves to isolate the water supply to the new Fire and Rescue Station and to the rest of the facilities.

Contractor shall comply with the specific technical regulations of the water supply company or agency. Depth and installation of the piping shall be executed to avoid freezing in the winter.

Routing of the piping shall be done along public property and as indicated by the Municipality. The contractor is responsible to prepare all necessary designs, pay for any applicable fee and perform all the necessary works. However, the beneficiary is responsible to sign any necessary water supply contract.

The contractor shall provide a water metering station as required by local authorities and regulations and shall take the water piping to the mechanical room of the new Fire and Rescue Station, to later be distributed throughout the new facility.

Size/Diameter of piping shall be designed by the contractor in order to provide a maximum of 10% pressure reduction at the most unfavorable open water outlet when one fire truck is being refilled in the truck bay. Under no circumstance the water supply piping shall be less than 100 mm of internal diameter.

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3.8.4 Sewer Connection

There is no city sewer system in the vicinity of the area. The closest city sewage connection manhole is at approximately 1 kilometer from the plot of land, although this needs to be verified by the contractor prior to prepare their bid. For that reason, the contractor designer shall choose between one of the 3 technical alternatives defined below. For bidding purposes the contractor shall choose the cheapest that meets the legal and technical requirements of Moldova. In case the cost is similar, alternative 1 is preferred. Any technical alternative shall be coordinated and approved by the pertinent and competent Moldovan authority.

- Technical Alternative 1: Provide a sewer pump or lift station to take the sewer from the new Fire and Rescue Station to the nearest available city sewer system. If this technical solution is selected by the designer, the contract would include:

o All necessary permits and coordination to install the sewer piping outside the limits of the plot of land where the new Fire and Rescue Station is to be built, including the permits that may be necessary to cross any road or street.

o Installation of piping at required depth to avoid freezing.

o Dual pump sewer lift station. The pump control shall automatically select the pump to operate to make sure that both pumps are normally used. This is a standard package, which includes 2 pumps, check valves, steel piping, rails and chains to lift the pumps for maintenance, exterior control panel, and everything necessary to have a perfectly operational sewer lift station.

o Perfectly waterproof concrete pit/manhole recommended by the manufacturer of the sewer lift station pumps.

- Technical Alternative 2: Design and install a sewer treatment plant. If this technical alternative is selected the contract would include:

o Design of a packaged sewer treatment plant for the intended use and occupancy of the Fire and Rescue Station.

o All necessary permits by the competent authority in Chisinau (Ministry of Public

Health) to discharge effluents into the environment.

o Discharge of the treated effluent of the treatment plant to the nearest water stream, by gravity or forced piping, or to the location indicated by the competent Moldovan authorities.

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- Technical Alternative 3: Design and build a reinforced and watertight reinforced concrete sewer holding tank or septic tank of minimum capacity of 40 m³. If this technical alternative is selected the contract would include:

o Design of the underground sewage holding tank at the location proposed by the designer in coordination with the beneficiary. Location to be easily accessible by maintenance trucks.

o Processing and obtaining approval for this installation by the competent Moldovan authorities.

o Hatches for cleaning and maintenance o Means to measure the level of the tank without having to open the hatches o Piping for easy and fast connection with sewage maintenance trucks

3.8.5 Communications Connection

The new facility shall be provided with phone and Internet. However, the actual cables and connection is not responsibility of the contractor, but the contractor shall only provide the preinstallation. This means that the contractor shall provide empty conduits with pull wires from the nearest connection point from the telephone/Internet/Communications connection point.

The contractor is responsible to consult with the main telephone provider company in Cimislia about the nearest connection point prior to submission of their bids. The contractor shall be responsible to provide conduits, boxes, manholes, and everything necessary, in order for the beneficiary to contract with the communications company the phone/Internet service immediately after completion of the contract.

The preinstallation included in this contract shall comply with the technical requirements of the communications/telephone company as well as with any other applicable Moldovan requirements, and the design shall be certified and approved by the service provider. It is acceptable for the contractor to provide the actual cables instead of the conduits. In this case, both the design and installation shall be certified by the communications service provider.

The telephone/communications company shall be able to provide telephone/Internet service by pulling cables on the empty conduits provided by the contractor, from the connection point to the last of the phone receptacles in each room where a telephone is required by this contract.

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Definition of eave for the new roof

Picture#7: Typical concrete block foundations required due to high seismic requirements for a similar new Fire and Rescue Station built in Moldova.

3.9 General Design/Construction Requirements for New Fire and Rescue Station

The contractor shall hire the services of a licensed architect to design the new Fire and Rescue Station in compliance with these technical specifications and in compliance with applicable Moldova regulations. The new facility shall be designed and built among many others, with the following requirements:

- Structure: Reinforced concrete superstructure: foundations, columns, beams, deck.

- It is noted that the design of the foundations would depend on the results of the geotechnical report. For estimating purposes, the contractor shall estimate the worse soil conditions available in Cimislia. The contractor needs to be familiar with recent construction projects in the area in order to estimate the necessary foundations for the new facility.

- Exterior Enclosure: Masonry walls, with rigid thermal insulation, mesh, plaster and paint.

- Internal Partitions: Masonry walls, plastered and paint.

- Seismic: Strict compliance with seismic criteria applicable for this region of Moldova. It must be noted that the seismic requirements in Moldova are very high, which will require very heavy reinforcements and building structure (see typical picture below)

- Elevation: Ground floor of new building, including industrial and administrative areas:

minimum 20 cm higher than surrounding areas.

- Roof: Preformed thermally insulated “sandwich” type metal sheets supported by metal structure (not wood) with 0.8 m wide eave around the facility.

- Ceiling height. Distance between finished floor surface and finished ceiling surface shall be minimum of 2.8 meters in all rooms and 5.5 meters in the truck bay.

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3.10 Other General Requirements

The designer shall provide a fully operational fire and rescue station. Those items or work which are not explicitly described in this document, which are required by Moldovan regulations to have an operational fire and rescue station, shall be considered part of this contract and shall be built/installed by the contractor. Some of the necessary items include:

3.10.1 Sliding Pole (for Fire Stations)

The conceptual design includes a very wide stairway next to the living areas of the firemen. For that reason the conceptual design does not include any sliding poles. If the designer modifies significantly this conceptual design and the installation of sliding poles are necessary in accordance with the Moldovan regulations and with the recommendations of the designer, the contractor shall install the necessary sliding poles. In this case, the sliding poles shall comply with the following minimum requirements:

- Pole made of stainless steel.

- Second floor opening provided with proper railing and fall protection to avoid accidental falls.

- Provide metal protection over the round floor opening as shown in the picture below.

Required floor opening metal protective ring

Typical fire pole

Typical fire pole

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Typical bimetal type radiator

3.10.2 Water installation inside the facility

Provide water to all sinks, showers and toilets. Use HDPE piping. In addition to the normal water connection points, the contractor shall also provide:

- One larger diameter industrial type water connection inside each of the truck bays to fill the Fire trucks (or to wash them). Number of connections to be equal to the number of truck bays. Diameter and connection outlet shall be coordinated with the representative of the Fire and Rescue Station.

- Two water connections outside the facility, at the location to be indicated by the representative of the Fire and Rescue Station to wash the vehicles and to irrigate the garden areas.

Provide thermal insulation for hot water piping and for cold water where subject to condensation on the piping.

All water heating piping to be recessed within the floors, walls and ceiling so that they are not exposed to the view. In the truck bay, the water lines can be exposed, but if they are exposed they shall be installed using metal piping, painted and properly marked as water lines.

Pressure test all water lines at least at 2.5 times the maximum operating pressure or as required by Moldovan regulations.

3.10.3 Heating

The contractor shall design, install and commission one central heating system, including the gas boiler, piping, expansion tanks, filters, valves, aluminum radiators, and everything necessary in order to have a perfectly operational central heating system.

The new system shall be made up of a gas fueled boiler with closed-circuit hot water radiator system, including the boiler, piping, expansion tanks, insulation, valves, pumps, bi-metal type radiators, and all necessary accessories to have a fully operational heating system, capable of maintaining an interior temperature of 22ºC in all the areas in worst winter conditions. All water heating piping to be thermally insulated and recessed within the floors, walls and ceiling so that they are not exposed to the view. All radiators to be provided with individual valves.

The boiler shall be rated as A+++ energy efficient. Size of the boiler to be designed by the contractor’s design team, considering the heat losses of the building by conduction through the building enclosures and by the ventilation system. Actual final size/capacity (KW) of the boiler shall be determined by the contractor’s design team. Calculation for the boiler capacity shall consider the size of the areas to be heated, the heat losses of the building through its enclosures and through the required ventilation.

Each heating radiator shall be provided with their own regulating valves, in case the beneficiary wants to reduce or increase the heating in certain areas. For example, it is estimated that the truck bays will be less heated than the administrative and living areas. However, the design shall include and size the heating system to provide an uniform temperature to all areas of the new facility.

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Typical solar heating system for domestic hot water. Use supplemental electric boiler.

3.10.4 Air conditioning system

Provide cooling and heating system using split-type inverter technology heat pump units in the dispatcher’s office, and in additional 5 offices, to be selected by the beneficiary. Provide heat pumps with exterior units protected from the view and snow to the maximum extent possible.

It is authorized and recommended to provide one external unit for multiple internal units.

3.10.5 Sanitary hot water (solar – heat exchanger)

Provide sanitary hot water system to the showers and to the sinks. The contractor shall design the system to provide this hot water system in accordance with Moldova regulations.

The system shall include a solar hot water system, to be supplemented by an electric boiler and by the gas boiler during the winter months. All work to be accomplished in accordance with Moldova Code for solar domestic hot water systems.

Provide non ferrous water piping, rated for their intended use.

The contractor shall design and install a solar potable hot water system for the showers and the sinks, to be supplemented in the winter with electric and heating boiler. The system shall be designed to operate in the non winter months without any supplementary source of energy. Find below a typical installation of a solar domestic hot water system.

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Required exterior LED lighting fixture

Typical required electrical panel to be recessed on the walls

All electrical mechanisms to be recessed in the new walls. Provide wide mechanisms as shown. Provide telephone plugs as the one shown on the middle left of the picture.

3.10.6 Electrical

Provide an electrical installation in strict compliance with Moldova standards and regulations, as well as with the specific technical requirements of the electrical utility company. The contractor shall be responsible to coordinate with the utility company all the details for the electrical connection as previously described, including the potential additional technical requirements that the utility company operating in Cimislia may have. Provide approved electric meter station where indicated or required by the utility company. Provide a main electric panel in the hallway or lobby of the facility. The contractor shall be responsible to pay any costs related with the electrical connection to the utility company.

All electrical equipment to be used to be CE certified. All circuits to be provided with differential protection of 30 mA.

Connection from the utility company to be made underground, not aerial, unless otherwise required by the utility company.

Lighting: Provide rapid start fluorescent technology lighting, to provide the minimum illumination levels required by Moldova regulations for the intended use of each room.

All electrical circuits to be installed under conduit. Conduits to be recessed within the floors, walls and ceiling so that they are not exposed to the view. Direct installation of cables under the plaster without conduits IS NOT AUTHORIZED.

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Typical PA system

3.10.7 Alarm (PA system)

The facility shall be provided with a loud speaker system and specific Fire Station alarm. This shall include:

- Loud Speaking system – Public Annunciator (PA): Includes microphone and audio control console in the dispatcher room, with speaker systems in the truck bay, exterior of the facility and dormitories. All exterior installations to be rated for outdoor use.

- Alarm system: Includes an alarm system to wake up or announce an emergency in the facility. The audible signal shall include speakers in the truck bay and bedrooms, controlled from the dispatcher room.

3.10.8 Television

Provide antenna, amplifier and required accessories to have a good TV signal in two rooms of the facility, to be indicated by the beneficiary. Actual TV’s are not part of this contract.

3.10.9 Telephone/Internet

As previously described, the contract includes the preinstallation for the communications network of the facility. Provide telephone preinstallation to 10 outlets in the building, to be indicated by the Fire and Rescue authorities (beneficiary). Coordinate with the telephone company in order to install a phone line capable of supporting Internet signal. Actual connection with the telephone company is not part of the contract, but the contractor shall leave everything finished and ready in order for the user to contact the telephone company and being capable of connecting the lines within minutes. The work includes all required conduits, switches, boxes, telephone wall plugs, and everything necessary up to the connection point with the telephone company.

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Picture#: Typical compressor with tank

Picture#: Typical air compressor installation on the wall of the truck bay

3.10.10 Fire Alarm

Provide Fire Alarm system as required by Moldova Regulations for this type of facility. Provide with required smoke detectors, pull stations, horns and strobe lights.

3.10.11 Air Compressor

Design and install a new central compressed air system in the industrial area of the facility. The system shall include:

- Air compressor: To be located in the mechanical room (or where recommended by the designer)

- Expansion tanks: To be sized to minimize the operation of the compressor.

- Piping: Metal piping (painted), rated and tested for at least 2.5 times the setting of the security relief valves. Provide security relief valves. Piping to be recessed within the walls and ceilings except in the truck bay, where they shall be exposed to the view and painted.

- Minimum 4 connection points in the truck bay and 1 in the mechanical shop for the maintenance of the trucks, with quick connection couplings and hose (similar to the picture below). Location of the connection points and the design of the quick couplings and hoses shall be determined by the representative of the Fire and Rescue Station.

- Air filters and everything that may be necessary in order to have a perfectly operational central compressed air system.

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Typical thermal facade

Typical installation of thermal facade

Typical required special plaster for lowest section of facade

Typical required installation of thermal facade

3.10.12 Thermal façade

Provide impact resistant thermal façade in all exterior walls of the building as in the pictures below.

Minimum 8 cm of rigid thermal insulation and 1 cm of rigid plaster protection (double mesh).

Provide finished coat with combination of minimum 3 colors, to be selected by the beneficiary.

Provide with proper finishes to avoid any water or insects to get within the thermal insulation.

Provide lowest 40 cm of the façade covered by special plaster (marble plaster)

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Picture#: Typical exterior window profile

Picture: Window operational leaves / panels to open horizontally and vertically

Picture#: Provide all exterior windows with window blinds.

3.10.13 Windows

Provide aluminum insect screens in the exterior of all operational panels of the bathroom, kitchen and bedroom windows and in other 3 windows to be selected by the beneficiary. The insect screens shall be removable and shall be provided by the manufacturer providing the new windows required by this project. Provide window blinds as in the picture below for all windows, expect the bathrooms.

The new exterior windows shall be minimum of 5 chambered PVC profile with double glazing 4- 16-4 (unless specified otherwise). They shall be provided with the quality certificate that may be required for the intended use of the windows. Provide with internal PVC sills and external aluminum or ceramic tile, with minimum 5% sloped away from the building.

Where indicated by the beneficiary, the contractor shall include non-transparent glazing (maximum 6 windows).

Operational panels of the new windows shall open horizontally and vertically as shown in the picture below. At least 50% of the window surfaces shall be made of operational panels.

For the internal windows, there is no need to provide double glazing, but it is acceptable to install a single 6 mm glass pane.

Number and location of the windows shall be selected by the designer hired by the contractor to maximize the use of natural light to all the rooms, including the truck bays.

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3.11 Construction Phase - General

Once the contractor completes the design and they show evidence of formal authorization by the competent local authorities and Monitoring Entity, and the contractor shows that they have completed other administrative contract requirements (Accident Prevention Plan, Quality Control Plan, Schedule,…), the contractor shall start the construction phase of this design-build contract.

Under this phase, the contractor shall provide all necessary work in order to provide 1 complete and usable Fire and Rescue Station, including, but not limited to: Foundations, Structure, Exterior Enclosure, Roof System, Interior Construction, flooring, doors, windows, Plumbing Systems, Central Heating system, fuel tank, Solar power, Air Conditioning, Electrical Installation, Lighting Protection, Communications, Site Improvements, road access and connection, parking areas, connection and coordination with electrical and water utility system, communications preinstallation, sewage system, finishes and other works as required in order to have a fully operational facility. Other elements that may not be explicitly included in this document, but which are absolutely necessary to provide 1 complete and usable Fire and Rescue Station shall be considered to be an integral part of the project, and therefore, shall be considered to be part of this contract.

3.11.1 Limitation on equipment under this contract

Tables, desks, chairs, computer, phones, washing machines, refrigerator, dryer, beds, televisions, and other movable equipment are not part of this contract, unless otherwise indicated in these technical specifications. Only those elements that are fixed, permanently attached to the building or considered as an integral part of the facility, and specifically described in these contract specifications, are included in this contract, unless otherwise indicated in this document.

3.11.2 Requirement for Moldova Code and Regulation

The contractor shall request, process and pay for any permits that may be required in accordance with Moldova Law for this type of construction. The contractor shall follow the current Urban Development regulations in Cimislia. The contractor shall hire and pay for the services of a “Revision Entity” (or expertise) authorized by the Government of Moldova if required by Moldova Regulations for this type of construction. The contractor shall provide a copy of the pertinent construction permit to be issued by the competent local authorities and approval by the Monitoring Entity of the design, before they are authorized to start work.

For each completed phase of work, as required by Moldova regulations, the contractor shall provide the certificate of the third party monitoring entity in order to process payment for that particular phase of work.

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3.12 Specific Building Requirements

The design shall be based upon the minimum required spaces described in this document.

Some specific details and quality of materials are included herein. If any material or equipment is not specified herein, but it is necessary in order to have a perfectly usable and operational Fire and Rescue Station, they shall be considered included in the contract, and the contractor shall use commercial grade materials and equipment in compliance with Moldova Code. Find below some of the requirements for each area of the new facility:

3.12.1 General Requirements

Title Description Remarks

Floor elevation Raise floor elevation Provide the floor of the ground floor of the building a minimum of 0.2 meters above the average ground elevation of the surrounding area.

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