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Design and Construction of New Fire and Rescue Station ID-38807 Anenii Noi, Moldova

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DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

ANENII NOI

FIRE AND RESCUE STATION

OHASIS MD-HA-2018-00038807

Jan 2019

Design and Construction of New Fire and Rescue Station ID-38807

Contents

1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT

1.1 Location of project

1.2 Legal and Technical Requirements

1.3 General Contract Description

1.4 General Scope of Work – Structure of the Contract

1.5 Construction Permit or Authorization – Construction Permit

1.6 Measurements and Quantities

2. GENERAL SCOPE OF WORK OF BASE-BID

2.1 Design Phase - General

2.2 Design Phase – Fire and Rescue Station Requirements

2.3 Proposed Distribution and Layout of New Building

2.4 PLOT OF LAND AND DEMOLITIONS

3. CONSTRUCTION GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Construction Phase - General Requirement for Moldova Code and Regulation

3.1 DEMOLITIONS

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

3.3 Water Connection

3.4 Electrical Connection

3.5 Sewer Connection - ≤ 500 linear meters

3.6 Mechanical Scope of Work

3.7 Architectural Scope of Work

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

3.9 Exterior Works

4. CONTRACT OPTION-1: FULLY OPERATIONAL SEMI-BASEMENT

5. CONTRACT OPTION-2: COMPLETE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLOT OF LAND

6. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

6.1 Commemorative Plaque

7. ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

7.1 TAXATION

7.2 CONSTRUCTION/DESIGN SCHEDULE & CONTRACTUAL MILESTONES

7.3 Start of Construction

7.4 DESIGN REQUIREMENTS

7.5 LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

7.6 OMISSIONS FROM SPECIFICATIONS

7.7 PICTURES

7.8 DELIVERABLES

7.9 AUTHORITY TO MAKE CONTRACT CHANGES

7.10 MEASUREMENTS AND QUANTITES

7.11 ASSUMPTIONS OF SITE CONDITIONS

7.12 SCHEDULE OF PRICES

7.13 PAYMENT

7.14 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

7.15 CONSTRUCTION SIGN

7.16 QUALITY CONTROL PLAN

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Coat of Arms and flag Anenii Noi

8. CONTRACT CLOSE-OUT REQUIREMENTS

8.1 Contract Close-Out Procedures

8.2 Warranties

8.3 Cleaning

8.4 Damage to Existing Site & Facilities

8.5 Spare Parts and Materials

ANNEX 1

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Location of Anenii Noi in Moldova

1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT

1.1 Location of project

The project is located in the City of Anenii Noi. See drawing below for location of Anenii Noi, approximately 35 kilometers South-East from Chisinau.

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Location of job site in Anenii Noi

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1.2 Legal and Technical Requirements

The project execution is based on the following principles:

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

- Strict compliance with Moldovan technical and legal regulations, with special emphasis on the specific technical regulations regarding the design and construction of Fire Stations.

- Strict compliance with Moldovan Safety regulations, unless the US safety regulations

(USACE EM 385-1-1) is more strict and not in conflict with the Moldovan safety regulations.

- Compliance with technical and administrative requirements described in this document.

1.3 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 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 Anenii Noi.

- 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 660 M²

(GROUND FLOOR)

(paragraph 3)

FULLY USABLE

SEMI-BASEMENT

(paragraph 4)

COMPLETE

DEVELOPMENT OF

THE PLOT OF LAND

AND NEW FENCES

(paragraph 5)

1.4 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 Anenii Noi. The work is divided into Base-Bid and 2 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 two contract options, as required by the solicitation documents.

In general terms, the works include the repair by replacement of the existing Fire and Rescue Station, including 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 ≥ 660 m² or total built area in the ground floor. This includes minimum:

o Ground floor: 420 m² of industrial area o Ground floor: 220 m² of Admin/Living area o Ground floor: 20 m² for mechanical room o Second floor: 90 m² of industrial area o Second floor: 170 m² of Admin/Living areas o Second floor: 50 m² of terrace (maximum) o Semi-basement under industrial area: 300 m² with rough finishes inside o Light vehicle paving: 300 m² o Heavy vehicle paving: 300 m² o Landscaping: 400 m²

- Contract Option-1: Make usable semi-basement of minimum 300 m² completely usable.

- Contract Option-2: Complete development of the plot of land including:

o Increase light vehicle paving from 300 m² to 500 m² o Increase heavy vehicle paving from 300 m² to 500 m² o Provide new fence around plot of land o Perimeter fence for the plot of land and new entrance gate o Complete development of all areas in the plot of land of 2,500 m² and not included in any of the previous items

BASE - BID OPTION - 1 OPTION - 2

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Plot of land showing limits and layout of existing facilities to be demolished

Note: All surfaces described above refer to built area, or surface from wall to wall.

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Conceptual design for the new fire station and complete development of the plot of land (Base-Bid + Option2) In green: General garden areas In pink: Light traffic paving, designed for personal owned vehicles In blue: Heavy traffic paving, rated for the fire trucks In orange: The ground floor footprint of the new building

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Schematic representation of the ground floor of Base-Bid. 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 and in coordination with the shape and dimensions of the plot of land

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Schematic representation of the basic requirements showing acceptable exterior dimensions in order to meet minimum requirements of the contract. The Contractor does not need to follow this schematic sketch, but this is only a tool to inform the Contractor of the minimum requirements of the contract. The requirements are as shown and detailed in this document, but not in these sketches.

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Schematic representation of the second floor of Base-Bid. 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 and in coordination with the shape and dimensions of the plot of land

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1.5 Construction Permit or Authorization – Construction Permit 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 (including demolition permit). The Contractor shall 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.

1.6 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 Anenii Noi 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. However, most of the new construction will be done over an existing facility to be demolished as part of this contract and therefore the Contractor shall be familiar also with the Moldovan requirements to build over a demolished facility, which among other requirements demands full backfilling with select fill and compaction by layers.

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

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2. 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.

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2.1 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 Anenii Noi. 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 Anenii Noi 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 Anenii Noi and the different agencies involved in the process.

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2.2 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 660 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 ≥220 m² built area per floor

Ground Floor: ≥220 m² of built area

Second Floor: ≥170 m² of built area + ≤50 m² of terrace o Industrial areas – Built area ≥420 m² built area per floor

Semi-Basement: ≥300 m² (rough finishes inside)

Ground Floor: ≥420 m² of built area

Second Floor: ≥90 m² of usable area (the rest is double height of truck bays) o Mechanical Room – Estimated at 20 m² and as a separate construction.

o Landscaping: ≥400 m²

- Includes the necessary heavy traffic pavement to connect the truck bays with the paved road in front of the plot of land (Chisinau Street), which shall not be less than 300 m².

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- Includes the necessary pavement to access and park a minimum of 15 personal vehicles

(cards) in the back side of the new facility. Note that the plot of land is sloped requiring significant grading, benching or consolidation of difference in grade elevation by the use of containment walls. Not less than 300 m² of pavement for the privately owned vehicles, including the road access and the parking areas.

- Building designed for 6 people working during night shifts and 21 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 Anenii Noi (designed for 1 person) o Office for Dispatcher with windows to the exterior of the building and to the truck bay area o Office space as coordinated with beneficiary within the areas included in this contract o Conference Room o 2 Bathrooms (male and female), one rated for people with disabilities 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 Room o Fire Chief sleeping room, with small interior bathroom o Male sleeping area with interior bathrooms designed for 5 men.

o Female sleeping area with interior bathroom, designed for 2 women o Balcony or terrace, with maximum 50 m²

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- 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 1 open truck bays, with 15 meters length and 6 meters wide each provided with a maintenance pit. Unobstructed distance from floor to ceiling shall be minimum 5.5 meters.

o 1 open truck bay, without any wall or column to separate it from the previous one, with 15 meters length and 8 meters width. 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 10 metal lockers for firefighters to keep their working apparel.

o Female locker room, with shower and toilet, with minimum 4 metal lockers for firefighters to keep their working apparel.

o One laundry room with washing machine and drier.

o Closed storage areas as necessary, including one special one for air breathing apparatus, which requires a large sink for testing the equipment.

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.

- Semi-Basement: Although the definition throughout this document is “semi-basement”, in reality, due to the slope of the plot of land, this will consist of an area with 1 full height wall, one wall buried and the other 2 to serve as transition between the previous 2. It shall be used as a technical solution for the sloping of the plot of land. In the Base-Bid the Contractor shall provide this area with similar finishes to the rest of the building, but the interior shall be left with rough finishes. This area shall be provided with:

o Minimum 300 m² of usable area (measured from internal wall to internal wall) o The Contractor shall make the area as “squared” as technically possible and with minimum internal columns. The Contractor cannot provide usable semi-basement area under the truck maintenance pit or under the sump pit of the truck washing area.

The Contractor shall design the structure of the facility in general, and the structure of the industrial area in particular without any interior column or wall to separate the 300 m² of free available area under the Industrial area of the FRS.

o With exposed leveled unfinished concrete floor. This is not the same required finish as the one in the truck bays, but just leveling concrete to use it for general storage an

Design and Construction of New Fire and Rescue Station ID-38807 on which the beneficiary (on under Contract Option-1) can put ceramic tiles in the future. It is not required to provide helicopter leveled concrete, but just general concrete filling of the semi-basement flooring o With free height from elevation of concrete floor to the reinforced concrete ceiling deck of 2.6 meters.

o With all utilities to be as close as possible to the ceiling, so that they can be covered with suspended ceiling at a later date or under Contract Option-1 o With exterior finishes similar to the rest of the building. There shall be no external evidence that this area is provided with rough finishes inside.

o With wide entrance door, minimum free opening of 1.6 meters. Proposed to use double leaf door.

o With windows for natural illumination of the area o With electric box with circuit for future development of the electrical installation.

Provide only under the Base-Bid one switch at the entrance for 4 fluorescent lights of 40 Watts each. This is for minimum illumination so that the area can be used as general storage.

o With walls provided with exposed brick or concrete or columns. Do not provide any finishes or plaster on the walls.

o Provide point of connection for heating of the area. The Contractor under the Base- Bid shall provide supply and return piping in the semi-basement, as well as pumps in the general heating manifold for the heating of this area in the future or under the Contract Option-1. This semi-basement shall be an independent loop for the centralized heating system.

- Mechanical Room: Mechanical room, where to install the boilers, heat exchangers, air compressor, and other industrial installations.

- 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 Anenii Noi.

- 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 Chisinau. Not less than 300 m²

- In addition to the previously mentioned ≥300 m², the Contractor provide new access road to the back of the building to new parking areas for privately owned vehicles (cars). This additional pavement for light vehicles represents another minimum 300 m².

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

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- Landscaping and other exterior improvements: The building shall be surrounded by sidewalks and by heavy traffic rated pavement on the front of the truck bays. However, the scope of work of the Base-Bid is not limited to the building itself, but to the area that surrounds it, with a limit of 400 m² of landscaping and paving or 6 meters perpendicular horizontal separation of the new buildings. This will include garden areas, sidewalks or other surfaces proposed by the Contractor’s design team. This 6 meters or 400 m² does not include the required 300 m² of front paving to connect the building of the main street or the other 300 m² of road and parking areas.

- 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.

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.

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

The sketches included in this document 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 and the minimum requirements of the contract. 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.

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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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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 Anenii Noi, 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 Anenii Noi.

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 Anenii Noi.

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 Anenii Noi. 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 Anenii Noi.

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

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2.3 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 internal 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 Anenii Noi, and with the minimum requirements included in this document.

However, the beneficiary does not have authority to modify or to alter or to influence the Contractor to change any of the requirements included in this document.

All truck bays shall be facing the paved area to easily access the Chimislia 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.

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2.4 PLOT OF LAND AND DEMOLITIONS

The plot of land, defined in the first picture of paragraph 2.4 is a plot of land of approximately 2,500 m², with a strong slope, with approximately 8 meters difference in the elevation of the center of the Street Chisinau and the back side of the plot of land.

The Contractor shall provide retaining walls or whatever is necessary in compliance with Moldovan regulations.

The contract in the base-Bid includes a minimum of:

- The connection between the paved Chisinau Street and the truck bays (≥300 m² of new heavy traffic pavement)

- Light traffic road for the personally owned vehicles and 15 parking areas with the necessary horizontal striping (painting) with a total minimum of 300 m²

- 1 meter wide concrete sidewalk around the new building (or buildings)

- Development of all areas around the new construction, including sloping for adequate drainage, seeding or sidewalks, with minimum 400 m²

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

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.

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.

The fence, entrance gate, or other recommended improvements to the plot of land above the amounts described in this paragraph are not included in the Base-Bid. Only if the Contract Option- 2 is awarded, the contract will include the complete development of the entire plot of land, or 2,500 m².

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Definition of concrete retaining walls and potential typical fence to be built with the requirements specified in the corresponding paragraph. A minimum of 50 linear meters were estimated in the development of the conceptual sketches included in this document

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Building to be completely demolished. Note the existing retaining walls to allow for leveled area in front of the truck bays and sloped road towards the back of the building. The draft conceptual designs included in this document follow the same concept, to provide retaining walls around the plot of land

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Building to be completely demolished. The Contractor shall coordinate the temporary disconnection from the electrical utility company and the reconnection of all utilities after the contract is completed. The Contractor can reutilize all elements that comply with Moldovan regulations

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Building to be completely demolished, in order to build the new facility on the same location. This is repair by replacement of the building.

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Backside of the building. This is the area where should be the entrance to the semi-basement. On this side of the building, the new facility would be a 3 story building: Industrial area with 2 levels + Semi-Basement, which in this part of the plot of land will be completely exposed. If the Industrial Area has a height of 6 meters (5.5 free height inside plus roofing solution) and the Semi-Basement needs to have a free internal height (floor to ceiling) of 2.6 meters, plus approximately 0.4 for the ceiling deck, the height of the new building from this side would be 6 + 2.6 +

0.4 meters = 9 meters height.

Extremely basic concept to describe the “semi-basement” of this contract

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Same view as the previous picture facing the Street Chisinau. The 2 windows to the left correspond to the truck bays. The 4 windows to the right correspond to the training room. All to be demolished.

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Front of the building

Lateral road to access the back of the building which shall be paved as part of the Base-Bid in order to access the parking areas in the back for the privately owned vehicles

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All to be demolished

Gas installation to be removed in coordination with the gas supply company. All equipment to be reused if allowed and approved in writing by the gas supply company.

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3. Construction General Requirements

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 Anenii Noi. 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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3.1 DEMOLITIONS

This contract includes the repair by replacement of the existing Fire and Rescue Station in Anenii Noi. The first activity that the Contractor shall perform is the demolition of the existing facility. This includes the physical and the bureaucratic works.

The Contractor shall prepare the necessary demolition project, in coordination with the local authorities and the beneficiary. This shall include the disconnection of all utilities, including gas, water and electrical systems.

Before the Contractor plans to start demolition activities, the beneficiary must have removed any potentially containing asbestos materials, which is estimated to include the roofing corrugated sheets. Any asbestos containing materials shall be removed by the beneficiary. This contract does not include any asbestos handling or abatement. If any asbestos containing materials are found, the Contractor shall notify the beneficiary with a minimum of 45 days advance notice of when these materials would need to be removed. It is estimated that the roof cover is made up of corrugated asbestos containing roof sheets. Although the Contractor is not responsible to remove the asbestos containing materials.

The demolition works include:

- Preparing all required demolition projects

- Coordinating with the beneficiary, Municipality of Anenii Noi, Cadaster representatives, gas and electrical companies, and all other Moldovan authorities involved in the demolition process and procedures.

- Inform the beneficiary in writing, with copy to the Contracting Officer Representative (COR), with a minimum of 45 calendar days advance notice, when they plan to start demolition activities. During these 45 days, the beneficiary shall remove the asbestos containing corrugated roof sheets and anything else that they want to move themselves from the operational Fire and Rescue Station.

- 10 days before the planned date to start demolitions, there shall be an official site visit to the facility to be demolished. The COR shall be informed in wiring of this site visit. During this site visit the beneficiary will indicate which items they want to reutilize in the new facility.

The Contractor shall be responsible to move these furniture and equipment to the location to be indicated by the beneficiary within Anenii Noi. However, the Contractor shall not be responsible for the security of these materials, not for their physical integrity during the transportation. The Contractor shall not be responsible in case something breaks or is damaged during the transportation. If something is so fragile or important for the beneficiary, it shall be moved by the beneficiary. The Contractor shall also be responsible, after the completion of the construction activities, to move everything back to the new facility, with the same conditions as previously described in this paragraph.

- Reuse of any element that complies with Moldovan regulations and complies and is compatible with the requirements of this contract. For example: water pipes, cables, electrical boxes, gas installations, faucets,.. or anything else that can be reutilized shall be reutilized.

- Recycling of everything that can be recycled. The Contractor shall provide documents to show adequate recycling of all metal, doors, windows, cooper,…

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For estimating purposes: Stove to be taken by beneficiary, Microwave and fridge to be moved by Contractor and reinstalled in the new facility

For estimating purposes: The Contractor can estimate that they can use the existing boiler and some piping, but supplemented by another one to be installed in parallel. The Contractor shall reutilize anything that can be reutilized in compliance with Moldovan regulations.

For estimating purposes: The Contractor can estimate that they will need to reuse all communication equipment in order to have a perfectly operational Fire and Rescue

Station. TV to be reinstalled if requested by the beneficiary.

For estimating purposes the Contractor can assume that they will need to move and reinstall all operating communication equipment, such as modems, fax, telephones, computer,…

- Landfill disposal of everything that cannot be recycled. The Contractor shall provide to the COR documents to show the disposal of debris and other non-recyclable materials in compliance with Moldovan requirements.

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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 Anenii Noi, although most of the new construction will be done over the old Fire Station to be demolished as part of this contract. 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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3.3 Water Connection

The Contractor shall bring potable water to the new building from the water utility network in the city of Anenii Noi. The Contractor can estimate that they should be able to reutilize the existing water connection.

For estimating purposes the Contractor shall estimate that they will be able to use the existing water supply piping, but providing a new metering station, as required by the water supply company/agency.

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 Anenii Noi.

- 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.