PRO_DRAFT-SPEC-0111100_OCT26.pdf

CAD Cell and Maintenance Dredging, Providence RiverNOT FOR CONSTRUCTION October 2026

SECTION TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

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SUMMARY OF WORK

PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 PROJECT LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION

1.2 WORK COVERED BY CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

1.3 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL WINDOWS

1.3.1 Period of Performance

1.3.2 Environmental Window

1.3.3 [Dredging Seasons]

1.3.4 Dredge Delay Days

1.4 REFERENCES

1.5 SUBMITTALS

1.6 PROJECT SITE CONDITIONS

1.6.1 Physical Data

1.7 PRE-DREDGING PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY

1.8 SUPERINTENDENCE BY THE CONTRACTOR

1.9 WORK SEQUENCING AND SCHEDULING

1.9.1 Hours of Operations

1.9.2 Work Sequence

1.9.2.1 General

1.9.2.2 Two-Week Schedule of Work Activities

1.9.2.3 Initial Project Schedule

1.9.2.4 Periodic Schedule Updates

1.9.2.5 Scheduling

1.9.3 Rate of Progress

1.9.3.1 Rate of Progress Measurement Criteria

1.9.3.2 Requesting Excluded Delays

1.10 CONTRACTOR'S USE OF UPLAND FACILITIES AND HAULING ROUTES

1.11 CONTRACTOR USE OF PREMISES

1.11.1 General

1.11.2 Access to the Site and Storage/Staging Areas

1.11.3 Temporary Facilities and Utilities, and Storage Areas

1.11.4 Work Limits

1.11.5 Government Access to Work Site

1.11.6 Protection and Security

1.11.7 Emergency Contacts

1.11.8 Damaged Property

1.11.9 Contractor's Receipt of Supplies

1.11.10 Daily Clean Up

1.11.11 Littering

1.11.12 Government Sanitary Facilities

1.12 QUALITY ASSURANCE

1.13 COORDINATION

1.13.1 Daily Dredge Operations Location Map (DOLM)

1.13.2 Public Notice

1.13.3 Notice to Mariners

1.13.4 Aids to Navigation

1.13.5 Points of Contact

1.13.6 Coordination Meeting

1.13.7 Work by Other Contractors

1.14 GENERAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

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1.14.1 General

1.14.2 Contractor's Project Superintendent

1.15 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

1.16 PRECONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE

1.17 PRECONSTRUCTION SURVEY PROCESS MEETING

1.17.1 Seasonal Survey Process Meetings

PART 2 PRODUCTS

PART 3 EXECUTION

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SUMMARY OF WORK

PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 PROJECT LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION

The general description below is given to indicate the approximate scope of this project only. It does not limit the work required under the project drawings and specifications.

The work of this project involves new Confined Aquatic Disposal (CAD) Cell dredging at Edgewood Shoals and maintenance dredging of the Federal Navigation Project (FNP) at Providence River, Providence, Rhode Island of predominantly fine-grained materials by mechanical means. Providence River FNP is located on the Rhode Island coast, approximately 20 miles North of the Narragansett Bay entrance to the Atlantic Ocean. The new authorized CAD Cell at Edgewood Shoals provides for a 60-foot deep and 1,000 feet wide disposal site. The Providence River FNP provides for a 40-foot deep channel that varies in width from 600 feet to 1,000 feet. The CAD Cell effort involves the removal of approximately 3,300,000 cubic yards (CY) of medium-to-fine grained material to construct, and the maintenance dredging effort involves removal and disposal of approximately 2,100,000 CY of fine-grained silt and organic material, all including 2-feet of allowable overdepth. Material Disposal for the CAD Cell cosntruction is split between three local disposal sites and one open ocean disposal site. Material Disposal for the Providence River FNP maintenance dredging is at the Edgewood Shoals North (ESN) CAD Cell constructed under this contract

The Contractor is responsible for dredging and disposing of the total awarded contract quantity by the work completion date identified in the SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS, Subpart COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION AND

COMPLETION OF WORK.

1.2 WORK COVERED BY CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

A. The Contractor shall perform the work in strict accordance with the contract drawings and specifications and provide all supervision, plant, labor, materials, equipment, safety, and quality control necessary to perform all operations as necessary to accomplish the work, complete. The Contractor is responsible for providing and utilizing appropriate plant and equipment to remove and dispose of the dredged material.

B. The general description of the work described below is general in nature and is only given to indicate the approximate scope of work under this contract. It does not limit the work required under the project contract drawings and specifications.

C. General Description of the Work:

(1) Mobilization and demobilization as necessary to complete all work in accordance with the contract documents.

(2) The proposed work involves the construction of a new CAD Cell, and the maintenance dredging plus allowable overdepths within Providence

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River Federal Navigation Project.

(3) The proposed work shall be performed with a mechanical dredge and scows. For description and location of the disposal sites refer to subparagraph "DISPOSAL OF DREDGED MATERIAL" in Section 35 20 23

MECHANICAL DREDGING

D. The Contractor shall note that any shoaling discovered during the period of performance of the contract shall be considered the responsibility of the Contractor to remove from the Federal Navigation Project, unless otherwise stated.

E. The project description is further defined in the contract drawings and specifications.

1.3 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL WINDOWS

To ensure immediate readiness to start dredging operations as early as possible within the environmental window under this contract, the Contractor shall commence on preliminary contract administrative work by promptly placing all orders, awarding subcontracts, and preparing, processing, and submitting a project schedule within 30 calendar days after the date the Contractor receives the Notice to Proceed (NTP).

1.3.1 Period of Performance

The period of performance is defined in the SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS, Subpart COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION AND COMPLETION OF WORK. The period of performance includes all work defined by this project and the environmental window and dredging and disposal period are subsets of this time frame.

1.3.2 Environmental Window

In order to minimize interference with, disturbance to, and damage to particular species of fish, marine mammals, birds, and other aquatic wildlife, an environmental windows have been established for dredging, blasting, and disposal operations under this contract. The dredging and disposal work windows for this contract are presented in "Work Windows and Time of Year Restrictions" figure attached at the end of this spec section.

Dredging and disposal work under this contract will not be permitted outside of the windows presented in the attachment. An extension to these windows will not be permitted.

All dredging and disposal work to be performed under this contract must be performed within these windows respectively, to include any corrective dredging work required until final acceptance by the Contracting Officer.

See Section 01 71 23 FIELD ENGINEERING FOR DREDGING, Subpart 3.2, Government Surveys.

The Contractor's construction schedule shall show the completion of all work within the period of performance and environmental window as appropriate to the activity to be performed. Note that the Contractor's construction schedule shall show the completion of all dredge work within the Environmental Windows.

1.3.3 [Dredging Seasons]

The term "Dredging Season" in the contract drawings and specifications

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First Dredging Season 1 September 2027 to 31 August 2028

Second Dredging Season 1 September 2028 to 31 August 2029

1.3.4 Dredge Delay Days

The channel and ESN CAD Cell area are subject to high recreational and commercial fishing vessel traffic/activity days several times a year due to major events/regattas or tight shellfish harvesting windows. The Contractor should anticipate up to 20 days during the period of performance where Channel activity is too high to conduct dredging activities. The Government will provide the sepcific event and harvesting window dates to the Contractor as the information becomes available.

1.4 REFERENCES

The publications listed below form a part of this specification to the extent referenced. The publications are referred to within the text by the basic designation only.

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (USACE)

EM 385-1-1 (2024) Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) Requirements

1.5 SUBMITTALS

Government approval is required for submittals with a "G" designation;

submittals not having a "G" designation are for information only. When used, a designation following the "G" designation identifies the office that will review the submittal for the Government. The following shall be submitted in accordance with Section 01 33 00 SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES:

SD-01 Preconstruction Submittals

Initial Project Schedule; G, RO

In accordance with the contract clauses, the Contractor shall, within 15 days after receipt of Notice to Proceed (NTP) or as otherwise determined by the Contracting Officer, submit for approval a practicable project schedule. When changes are authorized that result in contract time extensions, the Contractor shall submit a revised project schedule for approval by the Contracting Officer.

Two-Week Schedule of Work Activities

In addition to the scheduling and notification requirements specified elsewhere in the contract, the Contractor shall provide to the Contracting Officer a detailed schedule of work activities, which the Contractor intends to perform over the following two week period (Monday thru Sunday for two weeks).

Public Notice; G, RO

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Submit a copy of the proposed wording of the Public Notice to the Contracting Officer for approval, prior to publication.

Notice to Mariners

Submit a copy of Notice to Mariners to the Contracting Officer.

Aids to Navigation

Submit proof of coordination with the USCG for any necessary relocation or movement of aids to navigation.

Safe Harbor Plan; G, RO

The Contractor shall submit a Safe Harbor Plan to the Contracting Officer for approval prior to the start of on-site work. The Safe Harbor Plan shall include a written description of the Contractor's plan to provide for the safety and security of floating plant, equipment, and personnel in the event of a storm or other site emergency. The location for the docking of floating plant and the off-loading of equipment and crews shall be clearly indicated.

Utility Plan; G, RO

Pre-Dredging Photographic Survey; G, RO

The Contractor shall submit a pre-dredging photographic survey as described in this section.

SD-07 Certificates

Periodic Schedule Updates; G, RO

1.6 PROJECT SITE CONDITIONS

1.6.1 Physical Data

Data and information furnished or referred to below is for the Contractor's information. The Government shall not be responsible for any interpretation of or conclusion drawn from the data or information by the Contractor.

A. Site Conditions: The indications of physical conditions on the drawings and in the specifications are the result of site investigations and surveys on the dates indicated on the drawings. The conditions represented prevailed at the time the investigations and surveys were made. A pre-dredge survey may be performed by the Government prior to the start of Contractor dredging operations at the site. Before commencing work at the site, the Contractor shall verify the existing conditions indicated on the drawings and in the specifications. See CONTRACT CLAUSE entitled "SITE INVESTIGATION AND

CONDITIONS AFFECTING THE WORK".

B. Weather Conditions: Weather conditions for the site may be obtained by the Contractor from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service; www.NOAA.gov.

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C. Tide Conditions: The Great Diurnal tidal range in the project area is [4.8] feet mean higher high water (MHHW) to mean lower low water (MLLW). The Mean tidal range in the project area is [4.4] feet mean high water (MHW) to mean low water (MLW). This value is referenced from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Tides and Currents website. Predicted times and heights of tides for each day of the year can be obtained from NOAA's National Ocean Service, "Tidal Current Tables, Atlantic Coast of North America."

https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/noaatidepredictions.html?id=8465705

D. Transportation facilities: The Contractor shall make its own investigations on the use of town, State and Federal highways, roads, streets, and bridges.

E. Condition of Channel: Soundings shown on the Contract Drawings are the results of hydrographic surveys conducted during December 2025 and January 2026. The channel was last maintained in 2005. At that time, a dredge plant removed roughly 2,000,000 CY of material.

F. Channel Traffic: The channel is used by commercial cargo, recreational craft, and commercial fishing vessels. The Government will not undertake to keep the channel free from vessels or other obstructions, except to the extent of applicable regulations. The Contractor shall conduct the work in such a manner as to obstruct navigation as little as possible, and in the event the Contractor's plant so obstructs the channel as to make difficult or endanger the passage of any vessels, the plant shall be promptly moved on the approach of any vessel to such an extent as may be necessary to afford a practicable passage. The Contractor shall coordinate with the Harbormaster, Connecticut Port Pilots, U.S. Coast Guard, and the New Haven Terminals daily to obtain a report for each day's channel traffic.

G. Utilities: There are known utility crossings in areas to be dredged. Known utilities within the channel and general work areas are indicated on the contract drawings. The Contractor shall also make its own investigation and conduct utility research concerning utility lines in areas to be dredged. Submit to the Contracting Officer a Utility Plan showing all utilities found as a result of investigation and utility research.

1.7 PRE-DREDGING PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY

The Contractor shall perform a pre-dredging photographic survey at the project site with the Contracting Officer. This pre-dredging photographic survey shall include still photographs and videos in sufficient quantity to fully document the existing condition of all wharfs, piers, docks, fenders, and other shorefront structures and features within and adjacent to areas to be dredged as part of this contract. A written narrative shall be prepared by the Contractor which organizes and summarizes the findings of the pre-dredging survey photographs and videos. The narrative shall separately organize all items by individual owners. The condition of each item shall also be documented in writing. The written narrative, together with the photographs and videos, shall constitute a "Pre-Dredging Photographic Survey Report", which shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer for approval. No on-site dredging work shall be performed until this "Pre-Dredging Photographic Survey Report" has been approved. Damage to features caused by the Contractor's operations shall be repaired by the Contractor at no additional expense to the Government.

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1.8 SUPERINTENDENCE BY THE CONTRACTOR

A. At all times during the performance of the contract and until the work is completed and accepted, the Contractor shall directly superintend the work and have on the worksite a competent project superintendent who is satisfactory to the Contracting Officer and has the authority to act for the Contractor.

B. The qualified superintendent, and competent alternate, shall be capable of reading, writing, and conversing fluently in the English language.

C. The project superintendent must have a minimum of 10 years experience in construction with at least 5 of those years as a superintendent on projects similar in size and complexity. The individual must be familiar with the requirements of EM 385-1-1 and have experience in the areas of hazard identification and safety compliance. The individual must be capable of interpreting a critical path schedule and construction drawings. The qualification requirements for the alternate superintendent are the same as for the project superintendent. The Contracting Officer may request proof of the superintendent's qualifications at any point in the project if the performance of the superintendent is in question.

D. The project superintendent is primarily responsible for managing and coordinating day-to-day production and schedule adherence on the project.

The superintendent is required to attend partnering meetings, and quality control meetings.

E. The project superintendent shall maintain a physical presence at the site at all times and be responsible for all construction and related activities at the site, except as otherwise acceptable to the Contracting Officer.

F. The Project Superintendent is subject to removal by the Contracting Officer for non-compliance with requirements specified in the contract and for failure to manage the project to insure timely completion.

Furthermore, the Contracting Officer may issue an order stopping all or part of the work until satisfactory corrective action has been taken. No part of the time lost due to such stop orders is acceptable as the subject of claim for extension of time for excess costs or damages by the Contractor.

G. The project superintendent may not serve as the Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO) or the CQC Manager.

1.9 WORK SEQUENCING AND SCHEDULING

1.9.1 Hours of Operations

Operational Hours: The Contractor will be allowed to perform work 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, including holidays, for the entire performance period of this contract.

1.9.2 Work Sequence

1.9.2.1 General

There are certain essential criteria relative to the preparation of a work sequence and time schedule which the Contractor will be required to

SECTION 01 11 00 Page 8 implement and follow during the prosecution of the work. Minor variations in the sequence of the items of work as approved may be made by the Contractor, provided such variations do not conflict with critical elements of the schedule. Proposed minor variations shall be noted on the progress charts submittal required by CONTRACT CLAUSE, entitled "SCHEDULES FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS." Variations shall be approved by the Contracting Officer prior to implementation.

1.9.2.2 Two-Week Schedule of Work Activities

In addition to the scheduling and notification requirements specified elsewhere in this section, the Contractor shall provide to the Contracting Officer a detailed schedule of work activities, which the Contractor intends to perform over the following two week period (Monday thru Sunday for two weeks). The schedule of work activities shall be updated and submitted by the Contractor to the Contracting Officer on a weekly basis, by noon on every Thursday during the prosecution of work period.

1.9.2.3 Initial Project Schedule

The initial project schedule shall be in the form of a chart graphically indicating the sequence proposed to accomplish each work feature or operation pursuant to FAR Clause 52.236-15 "Schedules for Construction Contracts". Show in the schedule the proposed sequence to perform the work and dates contemplated for starting and completing all schedule activities. The chart shall be prepared to show the starting and completion dates of all work features on a linear horizontal time scale beginning with date of Notice to Proceed and indicating calendar days to completion. The scheduling of the entire project is required. Provide a schedule that is a forward planning as well as a project monitoring tool.

The Contractor shall indicate on the chart the important work features or operations that are critical to the timely overall completion of the project. Key dates for such important work features and portions of work features are milestone dates and shall be so indicated on the chart.

Failure to develop the Project Schedule to an appropriate level of detail will result in its disapproval. The Contracting Officer will consider, but is not limited to, the following characteristics and requirements to determine appropriate level of detail, as appropriate to the project:

1. Activity Durations

2. Design and Permit Activities

3. Procurement Activities

4. Mandatory Tasks

a. Submission, review and acceptance of SD-01 Preconstruction Submittals (individual activity for each).

b. Submission, review and acceptance of features requiring design completion and submission, review and acceptance of design packages.

c. Submission of mechanical/electrical/information systems layout drawings.

d. Long procurement activities

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e. Submission and approval of O & M manuals.

f. Submission and approval of as-built drawings.

g. Submission and approval of installed equipment lists.

h. Submission and approval of test data, and reports

i. Show Government and other agency activities that could impact progress. These activities include, but are not limited to:

approvals, acceptance, design reviews, inspections, utility tie-in, Government Furnished Equipment (GFE), Progress or Completion Surveys by the Government, etc.

This schedule will be the medium through which the timeliness of the Contractor's construction effort is appraised. Anticipated adverse weather delay days shall be included in the schedule. The Contractor's initial project schedule shall include production assumptions, dredge material placement routing, and a narrative which ties production to the environemtnal window limits with anticipated standby allowances, anticipated channel traffic constraints, and coordination-zone restrictions.

Submit the Initial Project Schedule for approval within 30 calendar days after notice to proceed is issued. No payment will be made for work items not fully detailed in the Project Schedule.

An Early Completion Schedule is an Initial Project Schedule (IPS) that indicates all scope of the required contract work will be completed before the contractually required completion date.

No IPS indicating an Early Completion Schedule will be accepted without being fully resource-loaded (including crew sizes and manhours) and the Government agreeing that the schedule is reasonable and achievable.

The Government is under no obligation to accelerate work items it is responsible for to ensure that the early completion is met nor is it responsible to modify incremental funding (if applicable) for the project to meet the contractor's accelerated work.

1.9.2.4 Periodic Schedule Updates

An updated schedule showing actual progress shall be submitted monthly and with each pay request. Changes to the base-line schedule shall be outlined in a narrative describing the reason for the change.

1.9.2.5 Scheduling

A. All work shall be carefully scheduled to prevent delays and any excessive interruptions with channel traffic.

B. Refer to Specifications Section 35 20 23 MECHANICAL DREDGING, Subpart titled "Dredging Operation Plan" for additional requirements and considerations when determining sequencing and developing schedules.

1.9.3 Rate of Progress

A. Employ ample personnel and sufficient equipment to accomplish the work of this contract in the least amount of time, within the prosecution period

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B. Prosecute the work diligently, and maintain a dredge production rate, based on working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, of not less than [300,000] cubic yards for each 30 consecutive calendar day period of actual dredging work at the site. This dredge production does not include excessive Dredging as defined in Section 35 20 23 MECHANICAL DREDGING, Subpart 3.5.3 "Excessive Dredging".

C. Should the Contractor fail to maintain the required rate of progress, the Contracting Officer may require that additional personnel and equipment be placed on the work and weekend and overtime work be performed, in order that the work be brought up to schedule and maintained. If, after a reasonable amount of time determined by the Contracting Officer, progress has either not been initiated, or has failed to sufficiently bring the work back on schedule to be completed by the scheduled contract period, the contract may be terminated.

1.9.3.1 Rate of Progress Measurement Criteria

The primary data source for measuring rate of progress will be the Contractor Qunatilty Control Survey submittals outlined in specifications section 01 71 23 FIELD ENGINEERING.

To suppliment the rate of progress measurement where Contractor Quality Control Survey coverage does not adequately demonstrate the dredge work completed within the calendar day period in question, a volumetric assessment of completed scow disposal runs and partially filled scows will be used. Estimates from completed scow disposal runs and partially filled scows identified within the Daily Report of Operations submitted in section 35 20 23 MECHANICAL DREDGING, subpart titled CONTRACTOR QUALITY CONTROL will be assessed to satisfy compliance with the dredge production rate identified.

1.9.3.2 Requesting Excluded Delays

In the event that the rate of progress per 30 consecutive calendar day period has not been achieved, the contractor may request certain days be considered as excluded delays and removed from the measurement period.

Exluded delays that may be requested include, but are not limited to, traffic coordination zone conflicts, issued bidding schedule work delay days from external forces, equipment breakdown, excessive/unseasonal inclement weather, or remaining work does not warrant meeting production rate.

It will be at the Contracting Officers discretion to accept exluded delays when the rate of progress identified has not been achieved.

1.10 CONTRACTOR'S USE OF UPLAND FACILITIES AND HAULING ROUTES

A. The Contractor shall be responsible for the following:

1. Locating, coordinating, and obtaining permission to use any land-based water access (docks, piers, ramps, etc.) that the Contractor deems necessary to complete the work.

2. Determining, if necessary, the trucking and hauling routes and associated restrictions to and from the work, to include the

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3. Complying with all local, state, and federal regulations and restrictions when using any upland facilities or hauling routes.

B. The Government and its representatives will be allowed the use of the same land-based water access obtained by the Contractor.

1.11 CONTRACTOR USE OF PREMISES

1.11.1 General

The Contractor is responsible for maintaining access necessary for its equipment, material, and plant to and from the work area.

1.11.2 Access to the Site and Storage/Staging Areas

The Contractor is responsible for maintaining access necessary for its equipment, material, and plant to and from the work area.

1.11.3 Temporary Facilities and Utilities, and Storage Areas

See Section 01 50 00 TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES AND CONTROLS, subpart "Contractor's Temporary Facilities."

1.11.4 Work Limits

The general description below is given to indicate the approximate scope of this project only. It does not limit the work required under the project drawings and specifications. The authorized Federal Navigation Project for Providence River consists of the Federal Channel.

The work of this project includes maintenance dredging of the Federal Navigation project to achieve its required depths of -40 feet MLLW in areas of shoaled sediments, plus two feet of allowable overdepth, which shall be confirmed in the Government's After Dredge Survey. [The Government shall provide a Pre-Dredge survey to the Contractor at the start of construction to document the shoals present at the time of survey;] however, due to the fact that both natural hydrodynamic processes and dredging operations can create new shoals it shall be the Contractor's responsibility to regularly survey their work and keep the Contracting Officer's Representative informed of any changes to the bathymetry data. See Section 01 71 23 FIELD ENGINEERING FOR DREDGING, Subpart CONTRACTOR SURVEYS", for more detail on required frequency.

Unless otherwise stated, the Contractor shall note that any shoaling discovered during the period of performance of the contract and prior to acceptance by the Government shall be considered the responsibility of the contractor to remove from the work limits. This includes all rework required to remove disturbed material that is above the required depth as a result of spudding, movement of equipment, or shifting of loose material due to water currents.

1.11.5 Government Access to Work Site

Prior to the start of work, the Contractor shall ensure that the Government has 24 hour access from the mainland to all dredge equipment, plants, and sites. Access to the dredge site will be discussed at the Preconstruction

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Conference.

1.11.6 Protection and Security

A. Protection to Contractor personnel or their equipment cannot be provided at the worksite by the Government.

B. The Contractor shall protect all its personnel, Government personnel, and the general public from injury.

C. The Contractor shall conduct all its work so as to prevent injury or unsafe conditions during construction.

D. The Contractor shall report any vandalism, suspicious activities, or devices to the Contracting Officer and local police as soon as possible.

1.11.7 Emergency Contacts

The Contractor shall provide a list of emergency contacts to be used in the event of an emergency. The list shall include the contact names, addresses, and telephone numbers. As changes occur and additional information becomes available, correct and change the information contained in previous lists.

1.11.8 Damaged Property

Work shall proceed in a manner which will minimize disturbance or risk of damage to boats, structures, and surrounding lands. The Contractor shall repair such items damaged in the course of carrying out the work at no additional cost to the Government. All repairs shall match similar existing items in all aspects. All replacements shall be in kind.

1.11.9 Contractor's Receipt of Supplies

The Contractor shall be responsible for all arrangements for the receipt of materials and supplies at the job site. Government personnel are not permitted to receive or sign for items delivered to the site.

1.11.10 Daily Clean Up

The Contractor shall at all times keep rubbish from entering surrounding lands and water. Rubbish accumulated at the temporary facilities shall be removed from the premises daily.

1.11.11 Littering

The Contractor may be subjected to fines by State or local authorities for littering or discarding of tobacco materials other than into receptacles.

1.11.12 Government Sanitary Facilities

Toilet facilities are not available on site for Contractor's use. The Contractor shall provide portable toilets for its personnel and subcontractors as specified in EM 385-1-1 under Section 2, Sanitation.

1.12 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. All items of work not addressed in the contract documents shall be completed in strict accordance with the manufacturers’ specifications.

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B. The Government is not obligated to inspect the Contractor’s work, or to protect the Contractor from the consequences of its work. Government inspections are a general examination of the Contractor’s conduct and workmanship and are solely for the purpose of the Government.

Government-designated Quality Assurance Representatives (QARs) do not have the authority to accept work, nor is a Government inspection to be construed as conclusive.

C. Government agents including QARs and project engineers are not authorized to change the contract without the written approval of the Contracting Officer; this lack of authority extends to all situations in which the action of these agents could be construed as constituting a change.

D. The quality of workmanship is subject to audit by Government or Government-designated QARs at any time during the contract. The Contractor shall cooperate fully and provide all information necessary for this audit.

E. The Contractor shall submit all requests for changes in writing to the Contracting Officer. Do not proceed with changes without possession of written authorization of the Contracting Officer.

1.13 COORDINATION

1.13.1 Daily Dredge Operations Location Map (DOLM)

The Contractor shall prepare a Dredge Operations Location Map (DOLM) for each day that dredging activities are planned for this project. The DOLM shall indicate the locations where dredge(s) shall be working during a specific 24 hour period, planned disposal activity, and other significant activities planned. The DOLM shall be prepared in PDF format and forwarded to the parties indicated on a distribution list that will be provided to the Contractor after receipt of the Notice to Proceed. An example of a DOLM is attached at the end of this section. All information shown on the example is required for each DOLM prepared, including vessel information, location, maps, channel stations, etc. The DOLM's shall be prepared and distributed a minimum of 24 hours prior to the start of the period addressed in the specific DOLM.

1.13.2 Public Notice

During each dredge season, the public shall be notified of this dredging project not less than 14 calendar days prior to commencement of dredging operations at the site. A brief description of the work to be performed and the intended schedule of dredging and disposal operations shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area adjacent to the dredging and disposal. The notice shall include the locations where the work is to be performed, the time sequence of events, a map of the haul route to be followed between the dredging areas and the disposal site with reference to the width of the haul lane, the location and limits of the disposal site, and the procedure the Contractor will use to respond to claims for loss of property during the hauling work. The notice shall include the Contractor's point of contact and telephone number.

1.13.3 Notice to Mariners

Prior to the start of dredging operations each year, the Contractor shall coordinate with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to issue a "Notice to Mariners"

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The Corps of Engineers and the USCG have agreed to phraseology when issuing navigational bulletins and notices. The information furnished shall be consistent with USCG Broadcast Notice to Mariners and Local Notice to Mariners. When requesting local USCG offices to issue navigational information for Corps of Engineers work involving marine construction, the following terminology shall be used, as applicable:

For cautionary areas: "Mariners are urged to use extreme caution in the area."

For dredging and work operations: "Mariners are urged to transit at their slowest safe speed to minimize wake and proceed with caution after passing arrangements have been made."

The USCG LMN Information form is attached at the end of this specification section.

1.13.4 Aids to Navigation

Aids to navigation (beacons, buoys, markers, etc.) have been placed by the USCG in the vicinity of the project area. The Contractor shall not interfere with these aids to navigation. The contractor shall make all efforts to inform the USCG of their initial schedule upon being awarded and schedule updates as the project progresses. This project requires the temporary movement or relocation of aids to navigation, the Contractor shall notify the USCG and the Contracting Officer of the requirement a minimum of 30 days in advance. USCG personnel will then move or relocate the aid to navigation as appropriate for the progress of the work. Under no circumstances shall the Contractor move or relocate an aid to navigation under his own authority with his own personnel. The Contractor shall also contact the USCG at the completion of all work and the removal of all marine plant.

1.13.5 Points of Contact

A. Coast Guard:

(1) Aids to Navigation:

Mr. Robert Flickinger Office Telephone: 410-302-5787 email: Robert.M.Flickinger@uscg.mil

(2) Notice to Mariners:

email: D01-SMB-LNM@uscg.mil Office Phone: 617-223-8356 Fax: 617-223-8094

B. Port of Providence

Steve Curtis Telephone: TBD email: scrtis@watersonllc.com

C. Providence River Harbormaster

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TBD

Telephone: 401-243-6132

D. Northeast Marine Pilots

Rich Astles Telephone: TBD email: rastles@nemarinepilots.com

1.13.6 Coordination Meeting

The Contractor shall attend an on-site Coordination Meeting arranged by the Contracting Officer, which will occur prior to the start of dredging.

Subjects addressed will include project scheduling and coordination with local entities, and other topics as appropriate. The Contractor employees in attendance shall include the Project Manager, Project Superintendent, Quality Control Manager, and Site Safety and Health Officer. Other attendees will include reperentatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Coast Guard, and local entities.

1.13.7 Work by Other Contractors

It is anticipated that at least two private marina or terminal dredging actions will occur during the period of performance of this contract, with disposal of their dredge work to occur at the Fox Point CAD Cells. The contractor is responsible for coordinating this contract work with local entities conducting such work and their contractor(s). At a minimum, this coordination should include weekly check ins during the overlapping woork timeframes, presenting of up-to-date work activity plans and schedules, subcontractor activities, and the establishment of communication lines between entities.

1.14 GENERAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

1.14.1 General

The Contractor shall take all necessary precautions in observing safety regulations in accordance with Section 01 35 26 GOVERNMENTAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, and shall assume the responsibility to guard against causing of fires and/or explosions and to protect Government property. The Contractor shall perform the work in a manner consistent with security and with fire safety regulations especially with regards to ingress and egress. Temporary closures shall not compromise life safety, security or fire safety.

1.14.2 Contractor's Project Superintendent

The Contractor's project superintendent shall take an active role in enforcing the safety requirements by participation in safety conferences, hazard analysis, tool box meetings, walk-through inspections, correction of violations, etc., and including that of any subcontractor's work.

1.15 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

To provide for control of all environmental pollution arising from construction activities, the Contractor and its subcontractors, in the performance of this contract, shall comply with Section 01 57 19 TEMPORARY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS, and all applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations concerning environmental protection pollution control and

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1.16 PRECONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE

The Contracting Officer will conduct a preconstruction conference with key Contractor personnel. The purpose of the conference is to review contract requirements and to establish a working relationship between the Contractor's Staff and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) personnel who will be closely associated with the project. During the conference, the Contracting Officer will inform the Contractor concerning topics such as, but not limited to, job safety, quality control, temporary facilities and storage areas, labor relations, and environmental protection. The Contractor's Project Superintendent, Quality Control Representative, and Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO) shall attend this conference.

1.17 PRECONSTRUCTION SURVEY PROCESS MEETING

Following the Preconstruction Conference, the Contracting Officer will also conduct a Preconstruction Survey Process Meeting with key Government and Contractor personnel. The purpose of the meeting is to outline and confirm necessary surveys to fulfill the contract, discuss the required communication between the Contractor and Government for timely coordination of surveys, and identify and address any potential challenges associated with survey requirements. The Contractor's Superintendent, Quality Control Representative, and Survey Lead shall attend this meeting.

1.17.1 Seasonal Survey Process Meetings

At the start of each environmental window's dredge season, beyond the first one associated with the presonctruction conference, a Seasonal Survey Process Meeting with key Government and Contractor personnel will be held prior to the start of dredging. The purpose of the meeting is to indentify the remaining dredge locations, outline and confirm necessary surveys to fulfill the contract, discuss the required communication between the Contractor and Government for timely coordination of surveys, and identify and address any potential challenges associated with survey requirements.

The Contractor's Superintendent, Quality Control Representative, and Survey Lead shall attend this meeting.

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PART 3 EXECUTION

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CAD CELL DREDGING

ESN CAD Access Channel ESN CAD West ESN CAD Center ESN CAD East

DISPOSAL

Port Edgewood Basin Prudence Island Fox Point CAD Cells

RIDS

FNP O&M DREDGING

Fox Point Reach (~1,145,000 CY) Fuller Rock Reach (~568,000 CY) Sabin Point Reach (~340,000 CY) Bullock Point Reach (~203,500 CY) Conimicut Point Reach (~50,500 CY) Rumstick Neck Reach (~28,000 CY) Entrance Reach (~42,000 CY)

DISPOSAL

ESN CAD Cell

NOTES:

No restrictions to Dredging and Disposal

No Dredging or Disposal activities are permitted

Limit #1. Horseshoe crab migration. Avoid 7 days around full and new moons (3 days prior to, 3 days following)

Limit #2 Limit #3. Shellfishing Operations. 1 week of no dredging based on fishing quotas. Restricted dates set by the State.

WORK WINDOWS AND TIME-OF-YEAR RESTRICTIONS

Providence River O&M Dredging, Providence, Rhode Island

Aug Sept Oct NovJan Feb March April May DecJune July

Oct Nov DecJune July Aug Sept

Restricted Month

Limited Work #1.

Around lunar cycle

Limited Work #2 : Dredging Above Elev. -16.5' MLLW

Limited Work #3. Prohibited around fishery operations

March April May

Available Month

Jan Feb

CAD CELL DREDGING

ESN CAD Access Channel 285,500 ESN CAD Cell - Unsuitable 28,500 ESN CAD Cell - Suitable 2,990,000

DISPOSAL

Port Edgewood Basin 305,000 Prudence Island 1,824,000 Fox Point CAD Cell 5R - For Unsuitable 28,500 Fox Point CAD Cell Cap - For Suitable 105,500

RIDS 1,041,000

FNP O&M DREDGING

Fox Point Reach 1,145,000 Fuller Rock Reach 568,000 Sabin Point Reach 340,000 Bullock Point Reach 203,500 Conimicut Point Reach 50,500 Rumstick Neck Reach 28,000 Entrance Reach 42,000

DISPOSAL

ESN CAD Cell 2,377,000

ESTIMATED DREDGE AND DISPOSAL QUANTITIES

Providence River O&M Dredging, Providence, Rhode Island

Approx. Disposal Capacity (CY)

**Disposal Capacities for the CAD Cell Dredging & Disposal are Estimate for this Draft Document Level and Subject to Change

*Dredging Volumes presented include all Allowable Overdepth Volume

Dredge Vol. (CY)

Dredge Vol. (CY)

Approx. Disposal Capacity (CY)