Option_Bid_Item-3-Install_Showers_at_Ed_Center.pdf

Department of the Interior National Park Service

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & Preserve Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center

Acadian Cultural Center

REPLACE DEFICIENT PARKING LOT LIGHTING

(OPTIONAL BID ITEM #3)

INSTALL SHOWERS IN EDUCATION CENTER

1 .0 GENERAL

The Barataria Preserve, part of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, protects significant examples of the rich natural and cultural resources of Louisiana's Mississippi River Delta region. The preserve has trails and canoe tours through bottomland hardwood forests, swamps, and marsh. An education center provides curriculum-based programming for school groups and the visitor center has film and static exhibits. The facilities are located at: 6588 Barataria Boulevard, Marrero, LA. 70072.

2. 0 SCOPE

The park has identified the need to add an ADA compliant shower within the men’s and the women’s restroom at the Education Center.

3.0 REQUIREMENTS

1. The Contractor shall furnish all supervision, labor, materials and equipment necessary to accomplish the work of this contract.

2. The contractor is responsible for field-verification of any drawings that are provided by the government that indicate quantitative or dimensional data.

3. All work must meet or exceed industry standards in methods, workmanship and materials used.

4. All plumbing work must be performed by a licensed plumber.

5. The contractor will propose an appropriate installation location within each restroom area that will meet all applicable building and ADA compliance codes, while retaining usability of the largest portion of pre-existing bathroom features.

6. The contractor will install ADA compliant, prefabricated shower units or kits of high-quality and durability in materials chosen.

7. The showers units installed must accent and compliment the bathroom facilities in design, color and style

8. The contractor shall place and install an appropriately sized capacity water heater that provides hot water to each bathroom pre-existing sink and newly installed shower.

9. The units must be fully enclosed in design.

10. The shower units must incorporate complete privacy for the occupant.

11. The units must be installed complete with all fixtures and apparatuses also of high quality design and workmanship.

4.0 REFERENCE DRAWINING

The following contains references to help communicate conceptually the tasks that are to be executed by the contractor. They are provided for reference only and not intended to be to scale, highly accurate or absolute.