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Design and Construction of New Fire and Rescue Station ID-26205 Ungheni, Moldova

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EUCOM Humanitarian Assistance Program

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

UNGHENI

FIRE AND RESCUE STATION

OHASIS MD-SubH-2018-00026202

Jan 2019

Design and Construction of New Fire and Rescue Station ID-26205

Contents

1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT

1.1 Location of project

1.2 General Contract Description

1.3 General Scope of Work – Structure of the Contract

1.4 GENERAL SCOPE OF WORK OF BASE-BID

2. DESIGN PHASE - GENERAL

2.1 Design Phase – Fire and Rescue Station Requirements

2.2 Proposed Distribution and Layout of New Building

2.3 Plot of Land and Re-route Utility Lines

3. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

3.1 Construction Phase - General

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

3.3 Water Connection

3.3.1 Water lines inside the building of the new FRS

3.4 Electrical Connection

3.4.1 Pad Mounted Back-Up Generator

3.4.2 Electrical Installations

3.4.3 Lighting – LED Technology

3.4.4 Alarm (PA system)

3.4.5 Television

3.4.6 Telephone/Internet

3.4.7 Fire Alarm

3.5 Mechanical Construction

3.5.1 Sewer Connection

3.5.2 Hot Water

3.5.3 Exterior Natural Gas Connection

3.5.4 Heating System

3.5.5 Sanitary hot water (solar – heat exchanger)

3.5.6 Air conditioning system

3.5.7 Air Compressor

3.5.8 Fire Truck Bays – Ventilation Requirements

3.6 Architectural Construction

3.6.1 Fire Truck Bays – Exterior Roll Up Doors

3.6.2 Thermal façade

3.6.3 Exterior/Interior Windows

3.6.4 New Exterior Doors

3.6.5 New Interior Doors and Door Signs

3.6.6 New Floor Surfaces

3.7 Specific Requirements for Specific Rooms in the New Fire and Rescue Station

3.7.1 General Requirements

3.8 Exterior Works

3.8.1 Sidewalks around the building

3.8.2 Canopies

3.8.3 Pavement to Connect the Truck Bays with main street

3.9 Commemorative Plaque

4. CONTRACT OPTION-1: LARGER BUILDING TO INCLUDE ONE ADDITIONAL TRUCK BAY

WITHIN ADDITIONAL 100 M² OF INDUSTRIAL AREA

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5. ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

5.1 TAXATION

5.2 CONSTRUCTION/DESIGN SCHEDULE & CONTRACTUAL MILESTONES

5.3 DESIGN REQUIREMENTS

5.4 LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

5.5 OMISSIONS FROM SPECIFICATIONS

5.6 PICTURES

5.7 DELIVERABLES

5.8 AUTHORITY TO MAKE CONTRACT CHANGES

5.9 MEASUREMENTS AND QUANTITES

5.10 Assumptions of Site Conditions

5.11 SCHEDULE OF PRICES

5.12 PAYMENT

5.13 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

5.14 CONSTRUCTION SIGN

5.15 QUALITY CONTROL PLAN

6. CONTRACT CLOSE-OUT REQUIREMENTS

6.1 Contract Close-Out Procedures

6.2 Warranties

6.3 Cleaning

6.4 Damage to Existing Site & Facilities

6.5 Spare Parts and Materials

ANNEX 1

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Location of Ungheni in Moldova

1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT

1.1 Location of project

The project is located in the City of Ungheni. See drawing below for location of Ungheni, approximately 110 kilometers North-West from Chisinau.

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Location of job site in Ungheni

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1.2 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 shall:

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

- Obtain NAVFAC’s acceptance of the designs and the approval of the beneficiary and the

Municipality of Ungheni.

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

- Execute the construction works

- Obtain the acceptance of NAVFAC and the partial and final approvals 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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NEW FIRE AND

RESCUE

STATION WITH

642 M² (GROUND

FLOOR)

(Section 2-3)

+1 TRUCK BAY

OR 100 m² OF

ADDITIONAL

INDUSTRIAL AREA

(Section 4)

BASE-BID OPTION-1

1.3 General Scope of Work – Structure of the Contract

This document includes everything necessary to design and build a new fully finished and operational Fire and Rescue Station in the city of Ungheni.

The work is divided into Base-Bid and 3 contract options. Each one of the contract options 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 and the three contract options, as required by the solicitation documents.

In general terms, the works include the following items of work:

- Base-Bid: Design and construction of new fully operational Fire and Rescue Station, with all items described in this document with total footprint ≥ 642 m² or total built area in the ground floor. This includes minimum:

o Ground floor: 342 m² of industrial area o Ground floor: 300 m² of Admin/Living area o Second floor: 100 m² of industrial area o Second floor: 200 m² of Admin/Living areas o Second floor: 100 m² of terrace (maximum)

- Contract Option-1: Expansion of the industrial area to include a fourth truck bay, with additional built area ≥ 100 m² in the ground floor and ≥ 25 m² in the second floor.

Note: All surfaces described above refer to built area, or surface from wall to wall. For example, the truck bays need to be 6 meters wide. Consequently the total width for 3 truck bays would be 18 meters. However, the sketches include 19 meters, which estimates for 1 meter for all the wall thicknesses.

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Footprint of new facility to be designed and built under this contract. This footprint is for the building including contract option 1. Size of the building depends on the number of contract options to be awarded. Shape of the building to be designed by the contractor’s architect in compliance with Moldovan regulations and with the limits and requirements imposed by this document.

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Same as previous picture using satellite view, in order to define the scope of work of this contract

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Schematic representation of the ground floor of Base-Bid and the contract option. This sketch is only to show the required areas and limits of each portion of the contract. The contractor shall prepare a conceptual sketch or drawing in compliance with all requirements of this document and of the Moldovan regulations. In blue would be the additional area required by the Contract Option-1

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Schematic representation of the basic requirements for the Base-Bid only

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Schematic representation of Base-Bid second floor or level

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Schematic representation of Base-Bid and Contract Option-1 (in blue) in the second floor or level

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Schematic representation of Base-Bid and Contract Option-1 (in blue) with exterior dimensions

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1.4 GENERAL SCOPE OF WORK OF BASE-BID

This is a 100% DESIGN-BUILD contract to build a fully operational Fire and Rescue Station in the plot of land where the Fire and Rescue Station is currently located. Using the sketches used in this PTS, the new facility would be approximately as shown below:

Footprint of new facility to be designed and built under the Base-Bid. Shape of the building to be designed by the contractor’s architect in compliance with Moldovan regulations and with the limits and requirements imposed by this document.

NEW PAVED ROAD

NEW SIDEWALKS

APPROXIMATE AREAS REQUIRING

COMPLETE LANDSCAPING AND PAVING

RESTORATION IN COORDINATION WITH

NEW BUILDING.

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2. 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 Ungheni. The Contractor shall hire the services of a licensed architect to design one new Fire and Rescue Station, with all items described 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

- NCM C 01.11.2014, design norms for fire and rescue stations

- Law of the Republic of Moldova concerning quality in constructions No. 721/02.02.96

(Legea Republicii Moldova privind calitatea în construcţii nr.721/02.02.96 (Monitorul Oficial 25/259, 25.04.1996))

- Laws - No. 835 dated 17 May 1996, about the basis of urban construction and landscaping, № 721 dated 02 Feb 1996, about the quality in construction

- Law № 163 dated 09 Jul 2010, about permits to implement construction works

- standards 2.07.01-08, Urban Construction. Planning and Construction of city and village localities

- Standards 2.08.01-89, construction norms and regulations

- Standards 2.08.02-89, public buildings and structures

- NCM C 03.02.2014, fire protection of buildings

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 Ungheni 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 Ungheni and the different agencies involved in the process.

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General Urban Planning of the area in which to build the new Fire Fighting Unit building

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2.1 Design Phase – Fire and Rescue Station Requirements

This is a 100% Design Build contract. This means that the US Government is not providing technical projects or detailed measurements or detailed sketches, but the US Government is only providing a basis of design. All requirements of this document shall be considered by the architect hired by the Contractor in order to prepare their conceptual design and later the full technical project, with the requirements described in this document and those required by the applicable regulations which may not be explicitly described herein. It is especially important the compliance with the requirements of the standard NCM C 01.11.2014, “Design Norms for Fire and Rescue Stations”. This standard is available and can be provided to any bidder prior request to the Contracting Officer Representative.

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 Fire Station. 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 in general terms:

- A fully operational Fire and Rescue Station with minimum footprint of 642 m². Footprint is the total built area of the ground floor, or the area of the plot of land that will be occupied by the new construction. Footprint is the horizontal projection of the new construction on the plot of land.

- The new building will be divided into 2 separate sections, each divided into 2 subsections, parts or blocks:

o Administrative and Living areas – Built Area ≥300 m² built area per floor

Ground Floor: ≥300 m² of built area

Second Floor: ≥200 m² of built area + ≤100 m² of terrace o Industrial areas – Built area ≥342 m² built area per floor

Ground Floor: ≥342 m² of built area

Second Floor: ≥100 m² of usable area (the rest is double height of truck bays)

Note to explain the difference between built area and usable area:

This would be a 12 m² usable area room with a total of 20 m² built area

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- Building designed for 10 people working during night shifts and 16 people working during normal working hours.

- Building shall be designed considering gender equality. It shall be an inclusive and productive workplace with same opportunities for women and men. This means among other features, that that building shall be provided with some separate areas for women and men as the dormitories, bathrooms or locker rooms. For estimating purposes, the Contractor shall estimate 25% women for design purposes.

- Administrative and living areas: With two floors connected by a 2 meter wide stairway.

Provide with direct access from industrial area separated by fire rated heavy duty door and from exterior paved areas. This area shall include as a minimum:

o Office for Fire Chief in Ungheni (designed for 1 person) o Office for Dispatcher o Office space as coordinated with beneficiary within the areas included in this contract o Conference Room o 2 Bathrooms (male and female) o Janitor’s room (as small as possible) o Stairways (minimum 2 meters wide at any location) o Hallways (minimum 2 meters wide) o Entrance lobby (with double entrance door for energy savings) o With the necessary entrance and exits as required by Moldovan regulations o Kitchen o Dining Rooms o Fire Chief sleeping room, with small interior bathroom o Male sleeping area with interior bathrooms designed for 8 men.

o Female sleeping area with interior bathroom, designed for 2 women o Balcony or terrace, with maximum 100 m²

- Industrial Areas. The industrial areas of the new building include the truck bays, the mechanical room, a mechanical repair shop, several open and closed storage rooms as well as a locker room with showers and toilets for firefighters returning dirty from work and a laundry room. As a minimum, it shall include:

o 2 open truck bays, with 13 meters length and 6 meters wide each. Total of minimum

156 m² for both bays. Both truck bays shall be designed and built without any interior column or obstruction.1 of the truck bays shall be provided with a vehicle inspection pit. Unobstructed distance from floor to ceiling shall be minimum 5.5 meters.

o 1 truck bay for cleaning the vehicles, with minimum interior dimensions with 6 meters wide by 10 meters long. Unobstructed distance from floor to ceiling shall be minimum

5.5 meters.

o Male locker room with shower and toilet, with minimum 14 metal lockers for firefighters to keep their working apparel.

o Female locker room, with shower and toilet, with minimum 3 metal lockers for firefighters to keep their working apparel.

o One laundry room with washing machine and drier.

Design and Construction of New Fire and Rescue Station ID-26205 o Closed storage areas as necessary, including one special one for air breathing apparatus, which requires a large sink for testing the equipment.

o Mechanical room, where to install the boiler, heat exchangers, air compressor, and other industrial installations.

o Metal stairway connecting both levels, with minimum width of 1.2 meters o Open storage areas on the second floor o Additional closed storage in second floor o Two offices in the second floor with windows towards the open bay area and to the exterior.

- New building to be built in its entirety on the available plot of land described in this document, in strict compliance with Urban Planning requirements in Ungheni.

- Hallways: Any hallway included in the design shall have minimum 2 meters width. Minimize the length of hallways as much as technically possible to meet the needs of the building.

- Stairways: If any are included in the design, all steps shall be minimum 2 meters wide. It is recommended to have the building in two floors, except the truck bay area which mandatorily needs to have the height of a two story building.

- Heavy traffic pavement: The entrance of the truck bays shall be connected with the Street Alexandru Plamadeala. According to the Urban Planning for this part of the city, the new construction needs to start in line with the entrance to the truck bays of the adjacent building of the Department of Exceptional Situations as shown in the sketches included in this document. Approximately there shall be 32 meters between the doors of the truck bays and the edge of the Alexandru Plamadeala Street. In the Base-Bid this represents approximately 640 m² of new heavy traffic rated pavement.

- In addition to the previously mentioned ≥640 m², the Contractor shall repave and certify for heavy traffic the section of road between the existing Regional Emergency Situations Department and the new facility, as schematically shown in the first drawing of paragraph 3 pf this document.

- Sidewalks: The new building shall be surrounded by a 1 meter wide reinforced concrete sidewalk.

- Landscaping and other exterior improvements: The building shall be surrounded by sidewalks, by heavy traffic rated pavement on two sides. However, the scope of work of this contract is not limited to the building itself, but to the area that surrounds it, with a limit of 450 m² of landscaping and paving or 6 meters perpendicular horizontal separation of the new building. This will include garden areas, parking, sidewalks or other surfaces proposed by the Contractor’s design team. This 6 meters or 450 m² does not include the required front paving to connect the building of the main street or the road that will be paved between the new and the existing buildings.

- Esthetics and exterior finishes: The Contractor’s architect shall design the exterior of the building with the similar architectural finishes as the new Fire and Rescue Station completed by NAVFAC in 2017 in Cimislia. This includes exposed brick on the lowest section of the façade and a combination of 3 colors on the rest of the thermally insulated façade.

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Acceptable exterior finishes. Picture from recently completed NAVFAC project in Cimislia.

This document uses the terms “built area”, “usable area” and “footprint”.

“Usable areas” mean areas of the rooms measured from internal face of wall to internal face of wall.

For example, a building with 5 rooms with internal dimensions of 5 and 4 meters, with 20 m² each room of usable space would have a total of 100 m² of usable area. However, this would not include the area occupied by the internal partitions and exterior enclosure walls. Measuring the exterior of the building in the example, it could be 11x11 meters, or 121 m². This would refer to the “built area”.

“Footprint” in the context of this document would be the built area on the ground floor.

The above sketches are not the conceptual design that needs to be used by the Contractor, but they are only a tool for the Contractor to understand the basis of design. Note that these sketches do not include measurements or doors or windows, but only a potential layout with the minimum requirements listed in the basis of design. For example, the above sketch does not consider the Urban Planning requirements, which may include minimum separation between the new construction and the limits of the plot of land (which were not considered for the above sketches).

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Schematic layout of the ground floors for new FRS facility in Hincesti to show the typical minimum required internal areas for an operational Fire and Rescue Station.

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Con Schematic layout of the second floor for new FRS facility in Hincesti to show the typical minimum required internal areas for an operational Fire and Rescue Station.

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Final conceptual design for Taraclia Fire and Rescue Station. The contract requirements for Taraclia FRS were different from the ones for Ungheni, although they were very similar. This sketch and the ones in the following 4 pages are included for the contractor to better understand the requirements of Moldovan regulations regarding Fire and Rescue Stations.

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Architectural drawings for the ground floor of the new fire and rescue station in Cimislia. The requirements for Cimislia Fire and Rescue Station are similar but not the same as for the new fire and rescue station in Ungheni.

Cimislia fire and rescue station is available for any contractor to visit prior coordination with ODC Moldova Program Manager Mr. Trestianu or Mr. Cerchez

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Architectural drawings for the ground floor of the new fire and rescue station in Cimislia. The requirements for Cimislia Fire and Rescue Station are similar but not the same as for the new fire and rescue station in Ungheni.

Cimislia fire and rescue station is available for any contractor to visit prior coordination with ODC Moldova

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Architectural drawings for the second floor of the fire and rescue station in Cimislia. The requirements for Cimislia Fire and Rescue Station are similar but not the same as for the new fire and rescue station in Ungheni. Cimislia fire and rescue station is available for any contractor to visit prior coordination with ODC Moldova Program Manager

Mr. Trestianu or Mr. Cerchez

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Architectural drawings for the second floor of the new fire and rescue station in Cimislia. The requirements for Cimislia Fire and Rescue Station are similar but not the same as for the new fire and rescue station in Ungheni.

Cimislia fire and rescue station is available for any contractor to visit prior coordination with ODC Moldova

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2.2 Proposed Distribution and Layout 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 each of room, as well as other necessary information.

These Performance Based Technical Specifications include an extremely simplified proposed distribution or conceptual design without measurements, 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, with the Urban Planning requirements of the city of Ungheni, and with the minimum requirements included in this document.

All truck bays shall be facing the paved area to easily access the Alexandru Plamadeala Street.

For estimating purposes the Contractor shall estimate that they will need to pave with heavy traffic pavement a minimum of 640 m² of the existing area in front of the new truck bays.

2.3 Plot of Land and Re-route Utility Lines

The plot of land is currently used as garden or “green” area, next to the Regional Fire and Rescue Department building complex. The contract includes:

- The connection between the paved road and the truck bays (≥640 m² of new heavy traffic pavement)

- Development of all areas between the Alexandru Plamadeala Street and the new construction

- Landscaping around the new building, extending 6 linear meters perpendicular to the perimeter of the new building or 450 m², whichever is greater.

- Drainage. The Contractor shall provide adequate drainage around the new building to avoid any accumulation of surface runoff water next to the new construction.

The floor of the truck bays of the new building shall be built higher than the surrounding grade elevation, with minimum of 40 cm higher than the edge of Alexandru Plamadeala street.

Any tree that interferes with the new construction shall be removed by the beneficiary. However, it is the Contractor’s responsibility to coordinate with the beneficiary and with pertinent Municipal authorities their removal. This contract does not include cutting any trees. A tree is defined as a plant with more than 3 meters of height and a trunk with perimeter greater than 40 cm. All other vegetation from the plot of land shall be removed by the Contractor. For any tree that the Municipality will remove (following the request of the Contractor) from the plot of land, the Contractor shall plant 2 of the same species with the minimum dimensions described in this paragraph. Tress shall be planted within 100 meters of the new building, including areas outside of the plot of land.

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Location of sewer line to be rerouted. The contractor shall survey and confirm its depth, but it is estimated to be greater than 10 meters deep.

If any tree needs to be pruned, but not removed, it is the Contractor’s responsibility to cut any branches that interfere with the new construction.

The Contractor is also responsible to perform a detailed survey of the area and to reroute any existing underground utility line that may interfere with the new construction. This applies to any potential water, electrical, gas, telephone, or sewer lines.

REROUTE SEWER LINES

The Contractor shall survey the area prior to submission of their bids to provide in their bids sufficient resources to reroute any utility line that interferes with their new construction. This includes any utility line that can be found by reasonable means, such as finding manholes or handholes or valves within 50 meters of the proposed location of the building. However, there is one utility line that due to its relevance needs to be specifically described herein.

It was noticed that there is a very deep sewer line under the proposed location of the new facility. The Contractor shall reroute this sewer line, in full compliance with Moldovan technical requirements as well as with the US Army Corps of Engineers safety requirements for very deep excavations, which require shoring, adequate sloping or benching of the excavation. The Contractor shall provide specific technical project for the relocation of this sewer line. Basis of design shall be compliance with Moldovan regulations in relation with sewer lines under new facilities.

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Plot of land where new facility shall be built

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Known utility lines in the area where new facility shall be built. Contractor shall survey the area and to relocate any utility line that could be identified by reasonable means, by having valves, manholes, handholes or that are visible within 50 meters of the proposed location of the new facility.

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Sewer manhole from very deep line to be rerouted as required by Moldovan regulations. Depth ≥10 meters

Sewer manhole to be moved or reinforced for heavy traffic

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Another manhole to be repairs and adjusted to new pavement as required by Moldovan regulations.

Gate to be removed, repaired and reinstalled between the existing building and the new one to be provided as per this contract. All manholes in area subject to traffic shall be rated for heavy traffic as required by Moldovan regulations.

The entrance gate shall be removed, repaired as necessary and reinstalled between the two buildings. This will include sand blasting to remove all paint, and providing new paint with the Emergency Situations logo on it.

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Condition of plot of land with all trees to be removed as needed by new construction.

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Above: New road to be repaved with gate to be removed and repaired and reinstalled.

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Plot of land from main street, showing all trees to be removed and all area requiring heavy traffic pavement to connect the new facility and the backyard of the facility from the main street.

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3. General Requirements

3.1 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 Contracting Officer will inform the Contractor that they may start the construction phase of this design-build contract. This notification is called Notice to Proceed or

NTP.

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, Solar heating for domestic water, Air Conditioning, Electrical Installation, Lighting Protection, Communications, Site Improvements, road connection, partial development of the plot of land, connection and coordination with electrical, water, communications, 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 as required by Moldovan regulations shall be considered to be an integral part of the project, and therefore, shall be considered to be part of this contract.

The Contractor shall familiarize with the requirements of the Moldovan regulations for Fire Station, as there will be required elements which are not specified in this document.

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 or in the applicable Moldovan regulations, are included in this contract, unless otherwise indicated in this document.

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 Ungheni. The Contractor shall hire and pay for the services of a “Revision Entity” (or expertise) authorized by the Government of Moldova as required by Moldova Regulations for this type of construction. If it is not allowed for the Contractor to hire this third party inspection company, the Contractor shall pay but assign the beneficiary or NAVFAC as the client.

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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3.2 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, ceilings and floor decks. The use of structural wood is absolutely forbidden.

- The design of the foundations depends on the results of the geotechnical report. For estimating purposes, the Contractor shall estimate the worse soil conditions available in Ungheni. 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 thermal insulation, mesh, plaster and paint.

Esthetics to have the same style as the new Fire and Rescue Station build under a NAVFAC contract in the city of Cimislia.

- Internal Partitions: Masonry walls, plastered and painted. The use of gypsum board is not authorized for the internal partitions.

- 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 following picture showing typical foundations recently built in Soroca for a new Fire and Rescue Station managed by NAVFAC in Moldova)

- Elevation: Ground floor of new building, including industrial and administrative areas shall all be at the same elevation: minimum 40 cm higher than edge of Alexandru Plamadeala Street

- Roof: Preformed thermally insulated “sandwich” type metal sheets supported by metal structure (not wood) with 0.8 m wide eave around the facility for the industrial area. For the living area the Contractor may use a different flat type thermally insulated roof. As designed by their architect, extending over 25% of the surface of the balcony. This means that if the balcony has 100 m², as a minimum 25 m² shall be covered by a canopy.

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

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Definition of eave for a roof. Roof surface to extend 0.8 m around the perimeter of the building.

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

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.

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Proposed point of connection for the water line. Use same diameter for the water line between this point and the new facility to be designed and built as part of this contract.

3.3 Water Connection

The Contractor shall bring potable water to the new building from the water utility network in the city of Ungheni.

The new Fire and Rescue Station shall be located in an urban area with water utility available in the vicinity. For estimating purposes the Contractor shall estimate that they will need to connect immediately after the water meter located in the basement of the adjacent building. All pipes from the point of connection to the new facility shall be done underground.

For estimating purposes the Contractor shall estimate that they will have to connect immediately after the water meter and provide a shut off valve to provide independent line to the new facility.

The water pipe shall be the same diameter as the pipe at which the water meter is connected (see picture below).

In case the Contractor proposes to connect directly to the water lines running along the main street, the Contractor shall prepare a technical project to perform such water connection. In this case the Contractor shall estimate that they will have to intercept an underground water line, build a concrete manhole and provide the necessary valves and water meter as required by Moldovan regulations, and in particular as required by the Water Utility Company or Agency of Ungheni. All technical and administrative requirements of the utility company would be considered to be requirements of this contract, including the payment for any official tariff or fee that may be required for the connection of new water supply lines. The diameter of the new water line from the connection point to the new building would need to be the same diameter as the water line to be intercepted. This is to maximize the available pressure and flow in the new Fire and Rescue Station, which shall be necessary to fill the fire trucks in the minimum time possible. If the water line to be intercepted is 250 mm, the new water line from the connection point to the new FRS shall be 250 mm.

The water line from the connection point to the new building shall be installed underground. All exterior surfaces damaged by the construction activities, but mainly by the required excavations, shall be restored to their original conditions.

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3.3.1 Water lines inside the building of the new FRS

Provide water to all sinks, showers and toilets, with hot water piping to all sinks and showers. Use water piping certified to be used in domestic potable water systems. In addition to the normal water connection points, the Contractor shall also provide:

- One larger diameter industrial type cold 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. Location, diameter and type connection outlet shall be coordinated with the representative of the Fire and Rescue Station in Ungheni.

- 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 in the parking area 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 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 (whatever is higher)

Provide shut off valve for each room with water connection

Provide shut off valve for each appliance with water connection (sink, toilet, or shower)

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3.4 Electrical Connection

As previously described for the water connection, the new FRS shall be built in an urban area of Ungheni, and as such, all required utility lines are available in the vicinity of the plot of land.

It is the intent of this contract to provide an electrical connection independent of the Existing Regional Building for the Emergency Situations Department. For estimating purposes the Contractor shall estimate that they will need to connect to the electrical utility network at the same transformer where the Regional building is located, which is approximately at 370 meters. It would be acceptable to connect to the existing building, immediately after the electric meter, if, and only if, the Contractor’s engineer and the electrical utility company certifies that there is sufficient electrical capacity in order to connect the new building immediately after the electric meter.

However, for estimating purpose, the Contractor shall estimate an independent connection from the electrical utility network, and the Contractor shall be responsible to prepare a full technical project for this connection, as required by the Moldovan regulations and by the electrical utility company. All technical requirements of the utility company are requirements of this contract. The Contractor shall be responsible to pay for any official electrical connection fee to the utility company, and to coordinate with the Municipality/beneficiary for the preparation of the electrical supply contract.

The Contractor shall pay for the electrical consumption until the day that they obtain the official Act of Acceptance for the new FRS building.

The point of connection depends on the peak electric load/demand for the new facility, and therefore this shall be determined by the Contractor after award. For estimating purposes the Contractor shall estimate a maximum of 370 meters distance for the new feeder, but the Contractor can connect to other nearer points given that it is approved by the Contractor’s electrical engineer who certifies that all is in compliance with Moldovan regulations.

For estimating purposes, the Contractor shall estimate the following:

- Low voltage connection.

- Install a new metering cabinet where requested by the electrical utility company, with all necessary electrical protections.

- Underground installation of electrical cables from the point of connection to the main electrical panel in the building.

- Underground cables to be installed in electrical certified conduits.

- Provide one spare underground conduit from the point of connection to the new mail electrical panel in the building

- Provide new necessary exterior concrete manholes to facilitate pulling the cables, or their future replacement in case of malfunction.

- Restoring all exterior surfaces damaged by the construction to their original condition.

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Typical underground electrical conduit

Typical underground electrical conduit (provide one spare conduit)

Electric meter where the contractor may connect, if and only if, this is certified by both the electrical utility company and the contractor’s engineer.

The Contractor shall be responsible to pay any official fee related with the electrical connection to the utility company, but the Municipality or beneficiary shall be responsible to sign any electrical power supply contracts.

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3.4.1 Pad Mounted Back-Up Generator

The contract includes the design and installation of an exterior rated generator-engine set, with an automatic transfer switch to start and stop depending upon the availability of utility electrical power.

The new facility will be used by the Emergency Situations Department and it is mandatory that they are provided with electrical back-up generator.

The Contractor shall design and install of a generator system, including all required accessories in order to have perfectly operational automatic system.

Contractor shall provide a pad mounted generator rated for exterior use and recommended by the manufacturer to be installed in areas with inclement winter weather as in Ungheni (i.e. block heater required). In addition to the weatherproof enclosure provided by the manufacturer, the Contractor shall provide a light metal canopy to protect the engine-generator set from the rain and snow. The horizontal projection of the canopy shall be 3 times larger than the horizontal projection of the engine-generator set.

Location of the generator to be determined by the Contractor’s designer team, in coordination with beneficiary and Municipality of Ungheni

GENERATOR:

The engineer hired by the Contractor, responsible for the electrical design shall design this emergency generator with an Automatic Transfer Switch. The generator shall be designed to work at 75% capacity for 100% load of the building, using the required coefficient factors in Moldova.

Size of the generator shall be designed by the engineer hired by the Contractor.

Generator set (generator and diesel engine) and the automatic transfer switch shall be a complete package provided by the same manufacturer, designed for indoor/internal use.

The generator set shall have a selector switch to select between automatic and manual operation.

Under automatic operation, the generator shall start automatically when a power outage of more than 5 seconds is detected, and shall connect the Fire and Rescue Station loads within 30 seconds. Once the utility power returns, the generator shall stop after 10 minutes of interrupted utility power supply, and shall connect the facility loads to the utility power within 1 second.

Synchronization for returning to utility power is not required.

The generator shall be provided with fuel storage for minimum of 24 hours of use running at 75% capacity.

Provide the manufacturer’s recommended concrete foundation and anti-vibration pads.

Perform testing recommended by the manufacturer.

The manufacturer shall provide a maintenance and operation training to the beneficiary.

Typical pad mounted generator installed in Balti FRS by NAVFAC. In Ungheni it shall be provided with an additional weather protection.

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Perform commissioning (initial operation) by the manufacturer’s authorized technical personnel.

Payment for the generator shall not be authorized until the Contractor provides certificate from the manufacturer’s authorized technician that the generator was installed, commissioned and tested in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations; that they have provided the necessary maintenance manuals, and that they have provided the necessary training.

In order to verify the training, the Contractor shall provide an attendance list, with the names and signatures of those representatives of the beneficiary that attended the training.

Contractor shall provide fuel for testing and to fill the fuel tank after commissioning is completed.

Typical acceptable exterior generator, to be provided under a light metal canopy. If the horizontal projection of the generator is 2 m², the canopy shall be minimum of 6 m². This is to protect the engine-generator further and to allow for maintenance during inclement weather.

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Simplified electric diagram

Typical acceptable type of exterior generator, under a light metal canopy. The one required in our project shall be relatively larger than the one shown in the picture, from a recently completed project in Ukraine

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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.

Typical electrical conduits within walls

Typical required IEC-60309-style plugs inserted into wall-mounted sockets

3.4.2 Electrical Installations

The building shall be provided with one main electrical panel to be recessed within the walls of the building. The Contractor’s designer shall decide the location of this main panel, but it is recommended to be installed in the main hallway.

All electrical installations in the building shall be recessed, so that no cables or conduits shall be exposed to the view.

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.

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

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Typical surface mounted LED lighting fixtures

3.4.3 Lighting – LED Technology

The Contractor shall provide a lighting design for the new facility, showing the illumination design pattern for each room. In each room, the design shall include the number and location of specific LED lighting fixtures, to show that they meet the minimum lighting levels required by EN 12464-1.

These designs are normally done by the manufacturer of the proposed lighting fixtures.

In addition to the internal lighting fixtures, the Contractor shall provide a minimum of 4 exterior LED floodlights of minimum 50 watts each, provided with photocell and switch…