ATT_5_STEEL_FABRICATION_REVISED_SOW_08_24_17.pdf

SCOPE OF WORK

STEEL FABRICATION

PERFORMANCE BASED SPECIFICATION

I. PURPOSE

The Government has a need to purchase structural steel shapes in the sizes, quantity and length as defined below. This material shall be available for pickup by a third party by the date listed below.

Additionally the steel shall meet the requirements of the attached specification and shall be manufactured in the United States of America.

II. DEFINITIONS AND MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

The applicable specifications are listed below and attached hereto:

Section 01 27 00 - Definition of Contract Line Items Section 01 32 16 - Fabrication Schedule Section 01 40 00 - Quality Requirements Section 01 42 00 - References Section 01 67 00 - Product Requirements Section 05 12 00 –Structural Steel

III. SCOPE OF WORK

The Contractor shall provide the required material in accordance with the specifications and the information below:

1. Material List and Production Schedule: The contractor shall furnish the following items available for pick-up at the contractor’s storage facility on the following dates:

Base Bid: Available for pick-up No Later Than January 30, 2018

6336 Each – 2” diameter x 16.67’ 318 Each – 1.75”x4”x16.67’ 318 Each – 5”x5”x16.67’ 20 Each - 6”x6”x16.67’

Provide initial fabrication baseline schedule and updated schedules as outlined in specification Section 01 32 16 – Fabrication Schedule.

2. Material Properties: All steel shapes listed above are solid steel bars and plates and shall be ASTM

A529, Grade 50 and shall be cold-drawn.

3. Fabrication location: All materials shall be produced and stored in the United States of America.

4. Corrosion Protection, Handling and Storage: Contractor shall apply an oil coating to all steel after fabrication to prevent corrosion during transport and storage and handling. Contractor shall submit for review and approval by the government a type of oil which is appropriate for the climatic conditions and means of transport. During transportation, the steel shall be tarped to protect the material from the elements. Materials shall be stored in an enclosed building and off the ground during the entire time the material is in the possession of the Contractor. Store as required per

ASTM 700 with labels / tags accessible for inspection. Any off-site storage site proposed must be bonded and secured within a segregated location for Government property and is subject to approval by the Contracting Officer.

5. Quality Control: Testing shall be performed in accordance with ASTM A6 and testing certificates shall be provided. The contractor shall allow for inspections by the Government during the production of each heat is completed and stored. Contractor shall determine how they intend to meet the requirements above. Contractor shall notify the Government a minimum of 21 days prior to fabrication of each heat to allow the Government to arrange for travel to the site for inspection purposes.

6. Storage: Contractor shall include in its quote, as a separate CLIN, a monthly rate for up to an additional twenty-five (25) months of storage as outlined for the batch listed above. Refer to Specification Section 01 27 00 – Definition of Contract Line Items for further clarification regarding payment. Materials shall be stored in an enclosed building and off the ground during the entire time the material is in the possession of the Contractor.

7. Transportation and Handling: Materials shall be ready for delivery to a third party as designated by the Government. Contractor shall deliver materials in undamaged condition, in manufacturer’s original containers or packaging, with adequate corrosion protection and identifying labels intact and legible. Contractor shall move materials around to allow for adequate inspection by the

Government or a third party prior to and during storage. Additionally, Contractor shall move materials around to allow for adequate inspection by the Government and a third party upon pick-up at the contractor’s storage facility and shall load materials onto third party’s provided mode of transport.

8. Publicity, Advertising, or Commercial Use: The Contractor shall not use or allow any of his subcontractors, suppliers, consultants, or anyone else he has a relation with in this contract, to use any aspect of this project for publicity, advertising, or commercial use in the form of fliers, marketing brochures or pamphlets, letterheads, web sites, or any similar print, mass media, or electronic format without prior written permission from the Contracting Officer. The use of site names and derivatives thereof are protected under United States Code, Title 18, Par I, Chapter 33, u709 and is subject to penalty for misuse. Use of the names or insignias for the “Department of the Interior” or “National Park Service” is not permitted.

9. Point of Contact: Contractor shall provide a main point of contact for this contract. Point of contact shall be responsible for all communication, coordination, scope, schedule, and budget oversight on this contract.

Period of Performance: The end of the period of performance for this contract is February 28, 2020.

Payment and Release of Claims: As outlined in the contract.

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DEFINITION OF CONTRACT LINE ITEMS

SECTION 01 27 00 – DEFINITION OF CONTRACT LINE ITEMS

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 SUMMARY

The intent of this section is to explain, in general, what is and what is not included in a contract line item, and the limits or cut-off points where one item ends and another begins.

If no contract line item exists for a portion of the work, include the costs in a related item.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS (Not Used)

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 LIST OF CONTRACT LINE ITEMS

A. Contract Line Item No.0001: 2-Inch Diameter Bars

1. This item consists of providing structural steel bars that are 2-inches in diameter and 16 feet-8 inches in length. These bars shall be ASTM A529, Grade 50, cold-drawn and meet the requirements of the associated contract performance specification.

2. Measurement for payment will be per piece of bar defined as 2” diameter x 16.67 feet in length. A progress payment will be made up to a maximum of 100 percent per bar after fabrication and the production of the steel is verified by the Government. State whether payment will be made at the contract “Lump sum price” or at the contract “Unit price per (unit of measure).” Coordinate this information with what is shown in the Bid Schedule

3. Payment will be made at the contract price per piece of bar as defined above.

B. Contract Line Item No.0002: 1¾-Inch x 4-Inch Bars

4. This item consists of providing structural steel bars that are 1¾-inches x 4-inches and 16 feet-8 inches in length. These bars shall be ASTM A529, Grade 50, cold-drawn and meet the requirements of the associated contract performance specification.

5. Measurement for payment will be per piece of bar defined as 1¾-inches x 4-inches x 16.67 feet in length. A progress payment will be made up to a maximum of 100 percent per bar after fabrication and the production of the steel is verified by the Government. State whether payment will be made at the contract “Lump sum price” or at the contract “Unit price per (unit of measure).” Coordinate this information with what is shown in the Bid Schedule

6. Payment will be made at the contract price per piece of bar as defined above.

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DEFINITION OF CONTRACT LINE ITEMS

C. Contract Line Item No.0003: 5-Inch x 5-Inch Bars

7. This item consists of providing structural steel bars that are 5-inches x 5-inches and 16 feet-8 inches in length. These bars shall be ASTM A529, Grade 50, cold-drawn and meet the requirements of the associated contract performance specification.

8. Measurement for payment will be per piece of bar defined as 5-inches x 5-inches x 16.67 feet in length. A progress payment will be made up to a maximum of 100 percent per bar after fabrication and the production of the steel is verified by the Government. State whether payment will be made at the contract “Lump sum price” or at the contract “Unit price per (unit of measure).” Coordinate this information with what is shown in the Bid Schedule

9. Payment will be made at the contract price per piece of bar as defined above.

D. Contract Line Item No.0004: 6-Inch x 6-Inch Bars

10. This item consists of providing structural steel bars that are 6-inches x 6-inches and 16 feet-8 inches in length. These bars shall be ASTM A529, Grade 50, cold-drawn and meet the requirements of the associated contract performance specification.

11. Measurement for payment will be per piece of bar defined as 6-inches x 6-inches x 16.67 feet in length. A progress payment will be made up to a maximum of 100 percent per bar after fabrication and the production of the steel is verified by the Government. State whether payment will be made at the contract “Lump sum price” or at the contract “Unit price per (unit of measure).” Coordinate this information with what is shown in the Bid Schedule

12. Payment will be made at the contract price per piece of bar as defined above.

E. Contract Line Item No. 0005 - 0007: Option A, B, and C: Storage –All Batches

a. These items consists of providing up to an additional twenty five (25) months of storage for the items listed in the associated contract performance specification.

b. Measurement for payment: Payment shall be per month up to an each option amount. Once the materials that constitute this batch as outlined in the associated contract performance specification is picked up by the government or their designated third party, the government will not be charged any further under the exercised CLIN. Payment for the exercised CLIN will be based on full months of storage accrued even if the batch is delivered some time during the month. A month will be defined as starting on the 1st of any given month in a calendar year and ending on the last day of the month in any given calendar year. Storage after fabrication and prior to the beginning of a full month shall be included in the price of the fabrication of the bar.

c. Payment will be made at the contract price on a per month basis.

END OF SECTION 01 27 00

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FABRICATION SCHEDULE

SECTION 01 32 16 – FABRICATION SCHEDULE

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 SUMMARY

A. This Section consists of Fabrication Schedule and updates requirements.

B. Purpose: The purpose of the Fabrication Schedule is to ensure adequate planning, coordination, scheduling, and reporting during execution of the work by the Contractor. The Fabrication Schedule will assist the Contractor and Contracting Officer in monitoring the progress of the work, evaluating proposed changes, and processing the Contractor's payment requests.

1.2 DEFINITIONS

A. Activity: A discrete part of a project that can be identified for planning, scheduling, monitoring, and controlling of fabrication and storage outlined under this contract. Activities included in a fabrication schedule consume time and resources.

1. Predecessor Activity: An activity that precedes another activity in the network.

2. Successor Activity: An activity that follows another activity in the network.

B. Resource Loading: The allocation of manpower and equipment necessary for the completion of an activity as scheduled.

1.3 SUBMITTALS

A. Fabrication Baseline Schedule: After contract award, and before the Pre-Fabrication conference. The contractor shall electronically submit a fabrication baseline schedule which demonstrates the appropriate sequencing and resources to meet the delivery dates. The schedule shall, at a minimum, include the following:

a. Start and end dates for the production

b. Shop hours for all production

c. Proposed inspection dates for Government personnel; and

d. Storage periods, when required.

B. Fabrication Schedule Updates: Seven (7) days before any payment request, submit estimates of the percent completion of each schedule activity and necessary supporting data. Provide electronic copy. Receive approval from the Government on the percentages requested prior to submitting the invoice and the fabrication schedule update in the IPP System for payment.

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1.4 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Contractor's Schedule Representative: Before or at the prefabrication conference, designate an authorized representative to be responsible for the preparation and maintenance of the Fabrication Schedule. The authorized representative will be responsible for preparing the Baseline Schedule and all updates.

1.5 COORDINATION

A. Coordinate preparation and processing of schedules with performance of fabrication activities.

B. Coordinate Fabrication Baseline Schedule with payment requests. Coordinate each fabrication activity with the required notification to the Government to allow for inspections as outlined in the Scope of Work.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 FABRICATION SCHEDULE REQUIREMENTS

A. Fabrication Baseline Schedule: Prepare Fabrication Baseline Schedule using a computerized software program. Develop and finalize Fabrication Baseline Schedule so it can be accepted for use no later than thirty (30) days after date established for the Notice of Award.

1. Failure to include any work item required for performance of this Contract shall not excuse Contractor from completing all work within applicable completion dates, regardless of Governments acceptance of the schedule.

2. Establish procedures for monitoring and updating Fabrication Schedule and for reporting progress. Coordinate procedures with payment request dates.

B. Fabrication Baseline Schedule Preparation: Prepare a list of all activities required to complete the Work. Include constraints indicated in the Contract Documents along with the following items:

1. Other Constraints: Government personnel will not be available for inspections on Federal Holidays. Allow enough time in the Fabrication schedule to permit government or third party personnel to travel to the Contractor’s site for inspection and delivery purposes during a normal work week and not on holiday’s or weekends.

2. Milestones: Include milestones indicated in the Contract Documents in the schedule, including, but not limited to, fabrication of steel bars, storage periods and final delivery.

C. Recovery Schedule: When periodic schedule update indicates the Work is fourteen (14) or more calendar days behind the current accepted schedule, a separate recovery schedule indicating means by which Contractor intends to regain compliance with the schedule must also be submitted. Indicate changes to working hours, working days, and proposed

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Government inspections to achieve compliance, and date by which recovery will be accomplished.

D. Computer Software: Prepare schedules using a program that is utilized by the Contractor to schedule fabrication.

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 FABRICATION SCHEDULE UPDATES

A. Progress Meeting Updates: Provide an updated fabrication schedule one (1) week prior to the scheduled progress meeting. Contractor shall be prepared to discuss any items of concern that may impact the accepted schedule.

1. As the Work progresses, indicate Actual Completion percentage for each activity.

2. Progress Payments: An updated Fabrication Schedule shall be submitted as outlined in 1.3B above.

B. Distribution: Distribute electronic copies of the Fabrication schedule and all updates to the Contracting Officer, Contracting Officers Representative, and others designated by the Contracting Officer. Fabrication Schedule Revisions:

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QUALITY REQUIREMENTS

SECTION 01 40 00 - QUALITY REQUIREMENTS

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 SUMMARY

A. This Section includes administrative and procedural requirements for quality assurance and quality control.

B. Testing and inspecting services are required to verify compliance with requirements specified or indicated. These services do not relieve Contractor of responsibility for compliance with the Contract Document requirements. The quality of all work shall be the responsibility of the Contractor.

1. Specified tests, inspections, and related actions do not limit Contractor's other quality assurance and control procedures that facilitate compliance with the Contract Document requirements.

C. See Divisions 05.

1.2 DEFINITIONS

A. Quality Assurance Services: Activities, actions, and procedures performed before and during execution of the work to guard against defects and deficiencies and substantiate that proposed fabrication will comply with requirements.

B. Quality Control Services: Tests, inspections, procedures, and related actions during and after execution of the work to evaluate that actual products incorporated into the work and completed fabrication comply with requirements.

C. Prefabrication Testing: Tests and inspections that are performed specifically for the project before products and materials are incorporated into the work to verify performance or compliance with specified criteria.

D. Product Testing: Tests and inspections that are performed by a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL), a National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP), or a testing agency qualified to conduct product testing, to establish product performance and compliance with industry standards.

E. Source Quality Control Testing: Tests and inspections that are performed at the source, i.e., plant, mill, factory, or shop.

F. Testing Agency or Laboratory: An entity engaged to perform specific tests, inspections, or both. Testing laboratory shall mean the same as testing agency.

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1.3 CONFLICTING REQUIREMENTS

A. Reference Standards: If compliance with two or more standards is specified and the standards establish different or conflicting requirements for minimum quality levels, comply with the most stringent requirement. Refer uncertainties and requirements that are different, but apparently equal, to Contracting Officer for a decision before proceeding.

B. Minimum Quality Levels: The quality level shown or specified shall be the minimum provided or performed. The actual fabrication may comply exactly with the minimum quality specified, or it may exceed the minimum within reasonable limits. To comply with these requirements, indicated numeric values are minimum or maximum, as appropriate, for the context of requirements. Refer uncertainties to Contracting Officer for a decision before proceeding.

1.4 SUBMITTALS

A. Quality Control Plan:

1. After contract award and before the Pre-Fabrication conference, submit for approval a written Contractor Quality Control (CQC) plan.

2. If the plan requires any revisions or corrections, the Contractor shall resubmit the plan within ten (10) days.

3. The Government reserves the right to require changes in the plan during the contract period as necessary to obtain the quality specified.

4. No change in the approved plan may be made without written concurrence by the Contracting Officer.

B. Qualification Data: For testing agencies specified in “Quality Assurance” Article to demonstrate their capabilities and experience. Include proof of qualifications in the form of a recent report on the inspection of the testing agency by a recognized authority.

C. Test Reports

1. Test reports shall be completed by the person performing the test.

2. Submit Daily Test Information Sheets.

3. Submit failing test results and proposed remedial actions within four hours of noted deficiency.

4. Submit three copies of complete test results no later than one calendar day after the test was performed.

D. Off-Site Inspection Reports: Submit prior to shipment.

E. If the CQC plan is not submitted as specified, the Contracting Officer may retain all payments until such time a plan is accepted and implemented.

F. Permits, Licenses, and Certificates: For NPS records, submit copies of permits, licenses, certifications, inspection reports, releases, correspondence, records, and similar documents, established for compliance with standards and regulations bearing on performance of the work.

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1.5 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. General: Qualifications paragraphs in this Article establish the minimum qualification levels required; individual Specification Sections specify additional requirements.

B. Contractors Quality Control Staff:

1. The Contractor's Quality Control Supervisor may also perform other duties.

2. The Contractor's designated Quality Control Supervisor shall be on the project site whenever contract work is in progress.

3. The Contractor's job supervisory staff may be used to assist the Quality Control

Supervisor supplemented, as necessary, by additional certified testing technicians.

C. Fabricator Qualifications: A firm experienced in producing products similar to those indicated for this Project and with a record of successful in-service performance, as well as sufficient production capacity to produce required units.

D. Professional Engineer Qualifications: A professional engineer who is legally qualified to practice in jurisdiction where Project is located and who is experienced in providing engineering services of the kind indicated (including Structural Tests and Special Inspections (STSI). Engineering services are defined as those performed for installations of the system, assembly, or products that are similar to those indicated for this Project in material, design, and extent.

E. Testing Agency Qualifications: An NRTL, an NVLAP, or an independent agency with the experience and capability to conduct testing and inspecting indicated, as documented according to ASTM E 329; and with additional qualifications specified in individual Sections;

and where required by Contract, is acceptable to the Contracting Officer.

1. NRTL: A nationally recognized testing laboratory according to 29 CFR 1910.7.

2. NVLAP: A testing agency accredited according to NIST's National Voluntary Laboratory

Accreditation Program.

3. All measuring devices, laboratory equipment, and instruments shall be calibrated at established intervals against certified standards in accordance with NIST requirements.

Upon request, measuring and testing devices shall be made available for use by the Government for verification tests.

F. Factory-Authorized Service Representative Qualifications: An authorized representative of manufacturer who is trained and approved by manufacturer to inspect installation of manufacturer's products that are similar in material, design, and extent to those indicated for this Project.

G. Pre-mill Run: Before moving forward with the mill run per shape, the Contractor shall:

1. Notify Contracting Officer twenty-one (21) days in advance of dates and times when the mill run will take place.

2. Allow Government to observe and review materials and shapes being produced to verify workmanship.

3. Obtain Contracting Officer’s approval of initial production per bar or shape before starting fabrication of the entire mill run per bar or shape.

H. Fabrication: Comply with requirements of prefabrication testing and those specified in individual Sections in Divisions 05.

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1.6 QUALITY CONTROL

A. The Contractor is responsible for all testing and inspections, including Structural Tests and Special Inspections (STSI), as identified in the attached STSI. Inspect and test work as needed to ensure that the quality of materials, workmanship, fabrication, finish, and functional performance are in compliance with applicable specifications, drawings, and those required by American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC).

1. Engage a qualified testing agency to perform these quality-control services.

2. Submit the appropriate report, for each quality-control service.

3. Testing and inspecting requested by Contractor and not required by the Contract

Documents are Contractor's responsibility.

4. The Contracting Officer may designate test locations.

B. Re-testing/Re-inspecting: Regardless of whether original tests or inspections were Contractor's responsibility, provide quality-control services, including retesting and re-inspecting, for fabrication that replaced work that failed to comply with the Contract Documents.

C. Testing Agency Responsibilities: Cooperate with NPS and Contractor in performance of duties.

Provide qualified personnel to perform required tests and inspections.

1. Notify Contracting Officer and Contractor promptly of irregularities or deficiencies observed in the work during performance of its services.

2. Determine the location from which test samples will be taken and in which in-situ tests are conducted.

3. Conduct and interpret tests and inspections and state in each report whether tested and inspected work complies with or deviates from requirements.

4. Submit three (3) copies of the certified written report of each test, inspection, and similar quality-control service through Contractor.

5. Do not release, revoke, alter, or increase the Contract Document requirements or approve or accept any portion of the work.

D. Associated Services: Cooperate with agencies performing required tests, inspections, and similar quality-control services, and provide reasonable auxiliary services as requested. Notify agency sufficiently in advance of operations to permit assignment of personnel. Provide the following:

1. Access to the work.

2. Incidental labor and facilities necessary to facilitate tests and inspections.

3. Adequate quantities of representative samples of materials that require testing and inspecting. Assist agency in obtaining samples.

4. Facilities for storage.

5. Delivery of samples to testing agencies.

6. Preliminary design mix proposed for use for material mixes that require control by testing agency.

7. Security and protection for samples and for testing and inspecting equipment at Project site.

E. Coordination: Coordinate sequence of activities to accommodate required quality assurance and control services with a minimum of delay and to avoid necessity of removing and replacing construction to accommodate testing and inspecting.

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1. Schedule times for tests, inspections, obtaining samples, and similar activities.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 QUALITY CONTROL PLAN

A. The Quality Control Plan shall include:

1. A list of personnel responsible for quality control and assigned duties. Include each person's qualifications.

2. A copy of a letter of direction to the Contractor's Quality Control Supervisor outlining assigned duties.

3. Names, qualifications, and descriptions of laboratories to perform sampling and testing, and samples of proposed report forms.

4. Methods of performing, documenting, and enforcing quality control of all work.

5. Methods of monitoring and controlling environmental pollution and contamination as required by regulations and laws.

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 OFF-SITE CONTROL

A. Items that are fabricated shall be inspected for quality control at the place of fabrication.

3.2 ON-SITE CONTROL

A. Notification:

1. Notify the Contracting Officer at least twenty-one (21) days prior to beginning a new mill run of a bar or shape to allow the Government to be present at the initiation of the run.

B. Preparatory Phase: Perform before beginning each feature of work.

1. Review control submittal requirements with personnel directly responsible for quality assurance and quantity control of the work. As a minimum, the Contractor's Quality Control Supervisor and the foreman responsible for the feature of work shall be in attendance.

2. Review all applicable specifications sections and drawings related to the feature of work.

3. Ensure that copies of all referenced standards related to sampling, testing, and execution for the feature of work are available on site.

4. Ensure that provisions have been made for field control testing.

5. Examine the work area to ensure that all preliminary setup has been completed.

6. Ensure that necessary equipment and materials are at the fabrication site and that they comply with the contract.

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C. Initial Phase:

1. As soon as fabrication begins, inspect and test a representative portion of a particular feature of work for quality of workmanship.

2. Review control testing procedures to ensure compliance with contract requirements.

D. Follow-Up Phase: Inspect and test as fabrication progresses to ensure compliance with contract requirements until completion of fabrication.

E. Additional Preparatory and Initial Phases: Additional preparatory and initial phases may be required on the same feature of work for the following reasons:

1. Quality of on-going work is unacceptable.

2. Changes occur in the applicable quality control staff, on-site production supervision, or work crew.

3. Fabrication of a particular bar or shape is resumed after a substantial period of inactivity.

3.3 DOCUMENTATION

A. Maintain Quality Control Reports and Test Report Information Sheets of quality control activities and tests. Submit test to the Government.

3.4 ENFORCEMENT

A. The Contractor shall stop work on any fabrication bar or shape pending satisfactory correction of any deficiency noted by the quality control staff or the Contracting Officer.

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REFERENCES

SECTION 01 42 00 - REFERENCES

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 ENVIRONMENTAL DEFINITIONS

A. Definitions pertaining to sustainable development: As defined in ASTM E2114 and as specified herein.

B. Non-Renewable Resource: A resource that exists in a fixed amount that cannot be replenished on a human time scale. Non-renewable resources have the potential for renewal only by geological, physical, and chemical processes taking place over of millions of years. Examples include: iron ore, coal, and oil.

1.2 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Applicability of Standards: Unless the Contract Documents include more stringent requirements, applicable construction industry standards have the same force and effect as if bound or copied directly into the Contract Documents to the extent referenced. Such standards are made a part of the Contract Documents by reference.

B. Publication Dates: Comply with standards in effect as of date of the Contract Documents, unless otherwise indicated.

C. Conflicting Requirements: Where compliance with two or more standards is specified, and the standards may establish different or conflicting requirements for minimum quantities or quality levels comply with the most stringent requirement. Refer uncertainties and requirements that are different, but apparently equal, to Contracting Officer for a decision before proceeding.

1.3 INDUSTRY STANDARDS

A. Applicability of Standards: Unless the Contract Documents include more stringent requirements, applicable construction industry standards have the same force and effect as if bound or copied directly into the Contract Documents to the extent referenced. Such standards are made a part of the Contract Documents by reference.

B. Publication Dates: Comply with standards in effect as of date of the Contract Documents unless otherwise indicated.

C. Copies of Standards: Each entity engaged in fabrication on this contract should be familiar with industry standards applicable to its fabrication activity. Copies of applicable standards are not bound with the Contract Documents.

1. Where copies of standards are needed to perform a required fabrication activity, obtain copies directly from publication source.

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1.4 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

A. Industry Organizations: Where abbreviations and acronyms are used in Specifications or other Contract Documents, they shall mean the recognized name of the entities indicated in Thomson Gale's "Encyclopedia of Associations" or in Columbia Books' "National Trade & Professional Associations of the U.S."

B. Industry Organizations: Where abbreviations and acronyms are used in Specifications or other Contract Documents, they shall mean the recognized name of the entities in the following list.

Names, telephone numbers, and Web sites are subject to change and are believed to be accurate and up-to-date as of the date of the Contract Documents.

AGA American Gas Association (202) 824-7000 www.aga.org

AISC American Institute of Steel Construction (800) 644-2400 www.aisc.org (312) 670-2400

AISI American Iron and Steel Institute (202) 452-7100 www.steel.org

ANSI American National Standards Institute (202) 293-8020 www.ansi.org

ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers (800) 548-2723 www.asce.org (703) 295-6300

ASCE/SEI American Society of Civil Engineers/Structural Engineering

Institute

(See ASCE)

AWS American Welding Society (800) 443-9353 www.aws.org (305) 443-9353

CGA Compressed Gas Association (703) 788-2700 www.cganet.com

ISO International Organization for Standardization 41 22 749 01 11 www.iso.ch

MH Material Handling (Now MHIA)

MHIA Material Handling Industry of America (800) 345-1815 www.mhia.org (704) 676-1190

NACE NACE International (800) 797-6223 (National Association of Corrosion Engineers International) (281) 228-6200

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SAE SAE International (877) 606-7323 www.sae.org (724) 776-4841

SEI/ASCE Structural Engineering Institute/American Society of Civil

Engineers

(See ASCE)

UL Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (877) 854-3577 www.ul.com (847) 272-8800

C. Code Agencies: Where abbreviations and acronyms are used in Specifications or other Contract Documents, they shall mean the recognized name of the entities in the following list.

Names, telephone numbers, and Web sites are subject to change and are believed to be accurate and up-to-date as of the date of the Contract Documents.

DIN Deutsches Institut fur Normung e.V. 49 30 2601-0 www.din.de

ICC International Code Council (888) 422-7233 www.iccsafe.org

ICC-ES ICC Evaluation Service, Inc. (800) 423-6587 www.icc-es.org (562) 699-0543

D. Federal Government Agencies: Where abbreviations and acronyms are used in Specifications or other Contract Documents, they shall mean the recognized name of the entities in the following list. Names, telephone numbers, and Web sites are subject to change and are believed to be accurate and up-to-date as of the date of the Contract Documents.

COE Army Corps of Engineers (202) 761-0011 www.usace.army.mil

DOD Department of Defense (215) 697-6257 http://dodssp.daps.dla.mil

NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology (301) 975-6478 www.nist.gov

OSHA Occupational Safety & Health Administration (800) 321-6742 www.osha.gov (202) 693-1999

E. Standards and Regulations: Where abbreviations and acronyms are used in Specifications or other Contract Documents, they shall mean the recognized name of the standards and

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CFR Code of Federal Regulations (866) 512-1800 Available from Government Printing Office (202) 512-1800 www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html

DOD Department of Defense Military Specifications and Standards (215) 697-2664 Available from Department of Defense Single Stock Point http://dodssp.daps.dla.mil

DSCC Defense Supply Center Columbus (See FS)

FED-STD Federal Standard (See FS)

FS Federal Specification (215) 697-2664 Available from Department of Defense Single Stock Point http://dodssp.daps.dla.mil/

Available from Defense Standardization Program www.dsp.dla.mil

Available from General Services Administration (202) 619-8925 www.gsa.gov

Available from National Institute of Building Sciences (202) 289-7800 www.wbdg.org/ccb

FTMS Federal Test Method Standard (See FS)

MIL (See MILSPEC)

MIL-STD (See MILSPEC)

MILSPEC Military Specification and Standards (215) 697-2664 Available from Department of Defense Single Stock Point http://dodssp.daps.dla.mil

1.5 ENVIRONMENTAL REFERENCE STANDARDS

A. American Society for Testing and Materials International (ASTM):

A478 Standard Specification for Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Weaving and Knitting Wire

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A580/A580M Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Wire A653/A653M Standard Specification for Steel Sheet, Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) or Zinc- Iron Alloy-Coated (Galvannealed) by the Hot-Dip Process C1371 Standard Test Method for Determination of Emittance of Materials Near Room Temperature Using Portable Emissometers D217 Standard Test Methods for Cone Penetration of Lubricating Grease D3864 Standard Guide for Continual On-Line Monitoring Systems for Water Analysis D3960 Standard Practice for Determining Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Content of Paints and Related Coatings D4444 Standard Test Methods for Use and Calibration of Hand-Held Moisture Meters D5116 Standard Guide for Small-Scale Environmental Chamber Determinations of Or-ganic Emissions from Indoor Materials/Products D5792 Standard Practice for Generation of Environmental Data Related to Waste Man-agement Activities: Development of Data Quality Objectives D6345 Standard Guide for Selection of Methods for Active, Integrative Sampling of Vola-tile Organic Compounds in Air D6886 Standard Test Method for Speciation of the Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in Low VOC Content Waterborne Air-Dry Coatings by Gas Chromatograpy

B. International Iron and Steel Institute:

CO2 Breakthrough Program

C. International Organization of Standardization:

Guide 64; Guide for Inclusion of Environmental Aspects in Product Standards 9660 Information processing -- Volume and file structure of CD-ROM for information in-terchange 14001 Environmental management systems – Specification with guidance for use 14004 Environmental Management Systems – General Guidelines on Principles, Systems and Supporting Techniques 14020 Environmental labels and declarations – General principles 14024 Environmental labels and declarations – Type I environmental labelling - Princi-ples and procedures 14040 Environmental management – Life cycle assessment – Principles and framework

D. National Institute of Standards and Technology:

BEES (Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability) Lifecycle Decision Sup-port Tool

E. US Composting Council:

Seal of Testing Assurance Program

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PART 3 - EXECUTION (Not Used)

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PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS

SECTION 01 67 00 - PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 SUMMARY

A. This Section includes administrative and procedural requirements for selection of products for use in Project; product delivery, storage, and handling; manufacturers' standard warranties on products; special warranties; and environmental requirements.

1.2 DEFINITIONS

A. Products: Items purchased for incorporating into the Work, whether purchased for Project or taken from previously purchased stock. The term "product" includes the terms "material," "equipment," "system," and terms of similar intent.

1. Named Products: Items identified by manufacturer's product name, including make or model number or other designation shown or listed in manufacturer's published product literature, that is current as of date of the Contract Documents.

2. New Products: Items that have not previously been incorporated into another project or facility, except that products consisting of recycled-content materials are allowed, unless explicitly stated otherwise. Products salvaged or recycled from other projects are not considered new products.

3. Comparable Product: Product that is demonstrated and approved through submittal process, or where indicated as a product substitution, to have the indicated qualities related to type, function, dimension, in-service performance, physical properties, appearance, and other characteristics that equal or exceed those of specified product.

B. Basis-of-Design Product Specification: Where a specific manufacturer's product is named and accompanied by the words "basis of design," including make or model number or other designation, to establish the significant qualities related to type, function, dimension, in-service performance, physical properties, appearance, and other characteristics for purposes of evaluating comparable products of additional manufacturers named in the specification.

C. Definitions pertaining to sustainable development: As defined in ASTM E2114.

D. Environmentally preferable products: Products and services that have a lesser or reduced effect on the environment in comparison to conventional products and services. Refer to EPA’s Final Guidance on Environmentally Preferable Purchasing for more information http://www.epa.gov/oppt/epp/.

E. Stewardship: Responsible use and management of resources in support of sustainability.

F. Sustainability: The maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations.

http://www.epa.gov/oppt/epp/

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1. Recycled Content Materials: Products that contain pre-consumer or post-consumer materials as all or part of their feedstock. Recycled content claim shall be consistent with ISO 140001 Standard for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims.

2. Rapidly Renewable Material: Material made from plants that are typically harvested within a ten-year cycle.

3. Regional Materials: Materials that are manufactured and extracted, harvested, or recovered within a radius of 500 miles from the Project location.

1.3 PRODUCT DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING

A. Deliver, store, and handle products using means and methods that will prevent damage, deterioration, and loss, including theft.

B. Delivery and Handling:

1. Coordinate delivery of fabricated items in accordance with the outlined to the government or a government designated third party.

2. Deliver products in an undamaged condition in fabricator’s original sealed container or other packaging system, complete with labels and instructions for handling, storing, unpacking, protecting, and installing.

3. Inspect products upon delivery to ensure compliance with the Contract Documents and to ensure that products are undamaged and properly protected.

4. Contractor shall provide means of moving materials for inspection by the government and the government’s designated third party along with providing the loading of materials onto the third party’s designated mode of transportation from the storage location.

C. Storage:

1. Store products to allow for inspection and measurement of quantity or counting of units.

2. Store products that are subject to damage by the elements, under cover in a weather tight enclosure above ground, with ventilation adequate to prevent condensation or corrosion.

3. Comply with product fabrication written instructions for temperature, humidity, ventilation, and weather-protection requirements for storage.

4. Protect stored products from damage.

1.4 ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PRODUCTS

A. Provide environmentally preferable products to the greatest extent possible.

1. To the greatest extent possible, provide products and materials that have a lesser or reduced effect on the environment considering raw materials acquisition, production, manufacturing, packaging, distribution, reuse, operation, maintenance, and/or disposal of the product.

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2. Eliminate the use of ozone depleting compounds during and after fabrication where alternative environmentally preferable products are available, consistent with either the Montreal Protocol and Title VI or the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, or equivalent overall air quality benefits that take into account life cycle impacts.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 PRODUCT SELECTION PROCEDURES

A. General Product Requirements: Provide products that comply with the Contract Documents, that are undamaged and, unless otherwise indicated, that are new at time of installation.

1. Government reserves the right to limit selection to products with warranties not in conflict with requirements of the Contract Documents.

2. Descriptive, performance, and reference standard requirements in the Specifications establish "salient characteristics" of products.

B. Product Selection Procedures:

1. Product: Where Specifications name a single product, provide the named product that complies with requirements or approved equal.

2. Product Options: Where Specifications indicate that sizes, profiles, and dimensional requirements provide the specified product, or approved equal.

2.2 COMPARABLE PRODUCTS

A. Conditions: Contracting Officer will consider Contractor's request for comparable product when the following conditions are satisfied. If the following conditions are not satisfied, Contracting Officer will return requests without action, except to record noncompliance with these requirements:

1. Evidence that the proposed product does not require revisions to the Contract Documents, that it is consistent with the Contract Documents and will produce the indicated results, and that it is compatible with other portions of the Work.

2. Detailed comparison of significant qualities of proposed product with those named in the Specifications. Significant qualities include attributes such as performance, weight, size, durability, visual effect, and specific features and requirements indicated.

3. Evidence that proposed product provides specified warranty.

4. Samples, if requested.

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PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 PROTECTION AFTER INSTALLATION

A. Provide adequate coverings as necessary to protect fabricated materials from damage resulting from natural elements, traffic, and subsequent storage activities.

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STRUCTURAL STEEL

SECTION 05 12 00 - STRUCTURAL STEEL

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS

A. General provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary Conditions and Division 01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.

1.2 SUMMARY

A. Section Includes:

1. Structural steel.

1.3 DEFINITIONS

A. Structural Steel: Elements as described in AISC 303, "Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and Bridges."

1.4 PREFABRICATION MEETINGS

A. Prefabrication Conference: Conduct conference at Contractor’s fabrication site prior to first material production run. Government personnel may participate in person or via telephone.

A date and time for the conference call will be established after contract award.

1.5 ACTION SUBMITTALS

A. Product Data: For each type of product.

1.6 INFORMATIONAL SUBMITTALS

A. Mill test reports for structural steel, including chemical and physical properties.

B. Product Test Reports: Provide test reports and mill certificates in accordance with ASTM A6.

C. Source quality-control reports.

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1.7 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Comply with applicable provisions of the following specifications and documents:

1. AISC 303.

2. AISC 360.

3. ASTM A6

4. ASTM A529

5. ASTM A700

6. Fed. Std. No. 123

1.8 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING

A. Store materials to permit easy access for inspection and identification. Keep steel members off ground and spaced by using pallets, dunnage, or other supports and spacers. Protect steel members and packaged materials from corrosion and deterioration. Store materials in an enclosed building.

1. Do not store materials on structure in a manner that might cause distortion, damage, or overload to members or supporting structures. Repair or replace damaged materials or structures as directed.

2. Contractor shall apply an oil coating to all steel after fabrication to prevent corrosion during transport and storage and handling. Contractor shall submit for review and approval by the government a type of oil which is appropriate for the climatic conditions and means of transport.

3. During transportation, the steel shall be tarped to protect the material from the elements.

4. Materials shall be stored in an enclosed building and off the ground during the entire time the material is in the possession of the Contractor. Store as required per ASTM 700 with labels / tags accessible for inspection. Any storage site proposed must be bonded and secured for Government property and is subject to approval by the Contracting Officer.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 STRUCTURAL-STEEL MATERIALS

A. Plate and Bar: ASTM A 529/A 529M, Grade 50 [345], cold-drawn.

2.2 FABRICATION

A. Structural Steel: Produce and fabricate in a shop / mill. Fabricate according to AISC 303, "Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and Bridges," and to AISC 360.

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1. Identify high-strength structural steel according to ASTM A 6/A 6M and maintain markings until structural steel has been erected.

B. Thermal Cutting: Perform thermal cutting by machine to greatest extent possible.

2.3 SOURCE QUALITY CONTROL

A. Testing Agency: Engage a qualified testing agency to perform shop tests and inspections.

1. Provide testing agency with access to places where structural-steel is being fabricated or produced to perform tests and inspections.

B. Prepare test and inspection reports.

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