PTS Macedonia - Sveti Nikole Fire Station.pdf

Design and Build – NEW FIRE STATION MK-HA-2019-00041825 Sveti Nikole, North Macedonia

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EUCOM Humanitarian Assistance Program

Design-Build

SVETI NIKOLE

NEW FIRE STATION

North Macedonia

Coordinates: 41°51'38.2"N 21°57'00.3"E

OHASIS MK-HA-2019-00041825

May 2020

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Contents

1. GENERAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS AND DESCRIPTION

1.1. TAXATION

1.2. GENERAL DESCRIPTION

1.3. LOCATION OF PROJECT

1.4. LEGAL AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

1.5. GENERAL CONTRACT DESCRIPTION

1.6. DESIGN/BUILD PROCEDURE

1.7. GENERAL SCOPE OF WORK – STRUCTURE OF THE CONTRACT

1.8. CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR AUTHORIZATION – CONSTRUCTION PERMIT

1.9. MEASUREMENTS AND QUANTITIES

2. SCOPE OF WORK OF CLIN001 OR BASE-BID

2.1 Design Phase - General

2.2 Design Phase – Fire and Rescue Station Requirements

2.2.1 Design Phase – Administrative/Living Areas ( ≥ 170 m² built area)

2.2.2 Design Phase – Large Storage ( ≥ 100 m² usable area)

2.2.3 Design Phase – Industrial Area in ground floor ( ≥ 320 m² built area)

2.2.4 Design Phase – Industrial area in second floor (≥70 m² usable area)

2.2.5 Mechanical Room ( ≥ 10 m² built area)

2.3 Proposed Distribution and Layout of New Building

2.4 PLOT OF LAND 10730

2.5 General Construction Requirements

2.6 Demolitions

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

2.8 Water Connection

2.9 Water lines inside the new building

2.10 Electrical Connection

2.11 Electrical Installations

2.12 Lighting – LED Technology

2.13 Alarm (PA system)

2.14 Television

2.15 Telephone / Internet connection

2.16 Fire Alarm

2.17 Pad Mounted Back-Up Generator

2.18 Sewer Connection

2.19 Hot Water

2.20 Sanitary Hot Water (Solar – Heat Exchanger)

2.21 Heating System

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2.22 Ventilation System

2.23 Fire Truck Bays – Ventilation Requirements

2.24 Air Conditioning System (in 2 rooms)

2.25 Air Compressor

2.26 Fire Truck Garages/Bays – Exterior Roll-Up Doors

2.27 Thermal Facade

2.28 Windows

2.29 Exterior Doors

2.30 Interior Doors and Door Signs

2.31 Floor finishes

2.32 Wall and ceiling finishes

2.33 Specific Requirements for Specific Rooms in the new Fire and Rescue Station

2.33.1 General Requirements

2.33.2 General Requirements

2.33.3 General Requirements in Administrative/Living areas

2.33.4 Dispatcher’s Office

2.33.5 Small unisex bathroom

2.33.6 Kitchen/Dining Room

2.33.7 Bathrooms in the sleeping rooms

2.33.8 Mechanical Room

2.33.9 Garages / Truck Bays

2.33.10 Laundry area

2.33.11 Other rooms in the Industrial Area

2.33.12 Special Storage Area on second floor (in green in the sketch)

2.34 Sidewalks around the building

2.35 Canopies

2.36 Pavement to Connect the Garages with the main road R1204 (minimum 400 m²) ...110

2.37 Elevated Working Platforms and Scaffolding

2.38 Commemorative Plaque

3 CLIN0002 or CONTRACT OPTION-1: COMPLETE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLOT OF LAND114

3.1 Increase Heavy Traffic pavement

3.2 Provide Fence around plot of land (Maximum 320 linear meters)

3.3 Complete Development of the Plot of Land ( ≈ 2,474 m²)

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4 PROCEDURE

4.1 PRINCIPLES

4.2 START OF CONSTRUCTION

4.3 GENERAL TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

4.4 DESIGN-BUILD STANDARD PROCEDURE

4.5. Construction Duration and Schedule (800 calendar days)

4.6. Construction/Design Schedule and Contractual Milestones

4.7. Language

4.8. Accident Prevention Plan

4.9. Submittals – Technical Information

4.10. Deliverables

4.11. Pictures

4.12. Quality Control Plan

4.13. Construction Sign

4.14. Payment

4.15. Schedule of Prices

4.16. As-builts

4.17. Occupancy of the Building

4.18. Damages/Impact to Existing Facilities

4.19. Close-Out Procedure

5. GENERAL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

5.1. CONSTRUCTION GUIDANCE

5.2. PROHIBITED ITEMS

5.3. RESPONSIBILITY OF NEW MATERIALS

5.4. RESPONSIBILITY AND OWNERSHIP OF REMOVED MATERIALS

5.5. CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, PERMITS, FEES, ETC

5.6. SAFETY AND PROTECTION

5.7. COORDINATION

5.8. SPECIAL SITE CONDITIONS

5.9. CLEANING

5.10. SPARE PARTS – MAINTENANCE TOOLS

5.11. SECURITY

5.12. WARRANTY AND ACCEPTANCE

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1. GENERAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS AND DESCRIPTION

1.1. Taxation

This construction contract is exempt from VAT. The contractor is required to coordinate with the US Embassy and with competent North Macedonian authorities in order to obtain the VAT TAX EXEMPTION that applies to this contract. Contractor is required to make all necessary coordination and to allow for time for approval of the VAT Tax Exception.

This VAT exemption applies to donations from U.S. Government to Macedonian Governmental entities/facilities. It was established by the Ministry of Finance. The contractor is responsible to coordinate with Macedonian Government the VAT exemption. However, for general information, below is a simplified explanation of the process followed for different Humanitarian Assistance project in North Macedonia.

- The US Embassy and the beneficiary need to sign a “Donation Agreement”. This document needs to be written in Macedonian, and it needs to be signed and stamped by the Embassy, as donor, and the representative of the beneficiary. The contractor shall coordinate directly with the US Embassy representative the preparation of this document. However, it is not the contractor’s responsibility to prepare such document.

- The US Embassy representative would submit the donation project application to the

Government of North Macedonia properly signed and stamped by the US Embassy.

Afterwards the Project Registration Office would issue a stamped project certificate. As in the previous step, the contractor shall coordinate with the US Embassy representative the submission of this document. However, it is not the contractor’s responsibility to prepare such document.

- The contractor shall provide all invoices that are exempt from VAT on the form specified by the Ministry of Finance. Application letter needs to accompany the form. Original invoices must be submitted with the VAT exemption form. Copies of all these documents can be obtained from the Ministry of Finance or from the US Embassy representative. Each time the contractor submits an invoice for payment, they can submit it to the Ministry of Finance for VAT refund. In order for the contractor to get the VAT money from the Government of North Macedonia they need to get paid by the U.S. Government for that invoice.

All prices submitted by the bidders, schedule of prices and invoices provided by the successful contractor shall be provided without VAT in United States Dollars (USD).

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Location of Sveti Nikole within North Macedonia

1.2. General Description

The Work included under this contract includes everything necessary to provide a fully operational fire station in the plot of land where the existing fire station is located, following the requirements described in the conceptual designs included in this document.

THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE A COPY OF CONSTRUCTION PERMITS TO BE

PROVIDED BY A SPECIAL COMMISSION FORMED BY THE APPOINTED REPRESENTATIVES

FROM THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS AND THE MINISTRY OF

INTERNAL AFFAIRS, BEFORE WORK IS AUTHORIZED TO START. THE CONTRACTOR IS

RESPONSIBLE TO PREPARE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION IN ORDER TO OBTAIN ALL

REQUIRED PERMITS OR AUTHORIZATIONS FOR THIS NEW CONSTRUCTION IN A PUBLIC

PLOT OF LAND.

This project does not include providing furniture or other movable equipment, unless explicitly described in this document. This contract does not include elements such as beds, desks, computers, telephones or refrigerators.

1.3. Location of Project

The project will take place in plot of land 10730 of Sveti Nikole Municipality, as indicated in this

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Location of job site in Sveti Nikole and approximate limits of the plot of land

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1.4. Legal and Technical Requirements

The project execution is based on the following principles:

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

- Strict compliance with North Macedonian Technical, Legal and Administrative requirements, which are applicable for a renovation project, as described in these PTS.

- Compliance with North Macedonian safety regulations, unless the US Safety regulations included in Manual EM385-1-1 are more strict and not in conflict with North Macedonian regulations. In this last case, the US Safety regulations shall apply.

- Compliance with technical requirements described in this document

1.5. General Contract Description

This document is a Performance Technical Specifications (PTS) for a full Design-Build project. This PTS includes a description of the required finished work.

This is a design-build contract. This means that the Contractor shall:

- Prepare the necessary conceptual designs to demonstrate that their proposed design will comply with technical and legal requirements of Macedonian regulations and with contractual requirements described in this document. Conceptual design shall be accepted by Contracting Officer Representative and approved by competent Macedonian authorities.

- Make necessary designs as required by this PTS for the different items of work. The contractor is required, as part of this contract, to prepare all documentation, designs, projects, reports, studies, calculations, information, drawings, pay for any applicable fee, and everything that may be necessary as required by Macedonian regulations, in order to obtain this Construction Permit for all works included in this project.

- Obtain NAVFAC’s acceptance of the designs.

- Obtain required formal approvals from competent and required Macedonian authorities, including the Commission set up by the Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as well as by the necessary expert review by third party company as required by North Macedonian regulations, which shall be paid by the Contractor.

- Execute the construction works

- Obtain the acceptance of NAVFAC and the partial and final formal approvals by the competent and required North Macedonian authorities and third party experts for the executed construction works.

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Note: The contract includes third party review of all items of work which are required by North Macedonian regulations. In case the Macedonian regulations do not allow for the Contractor to be the client for this independent review, the Contractor shall pay for the third party review and assign a different party as the client for this independent company, which could be the Contracting Officer Representative, the Municipality of Sveti Nikole, or other agency authorized by the Contracting Officer.

Note: The Contractor needs to be familiar with the regulations of North Macedonia, in order to account for the different required permits, reviews and authorizations for new construction works.

1.6. Design/Build Procedure

The contractor shall hire the services of architect/engineers licensed in North Macedonia to design all construction works included in the contract. The contractor shall be familiar with the administrative procedures necessary for the competent authorities to be able to receive and accept the different documents, in order to obtain all the necessary permits and authorizations.

The Work included under this contract includes everything necessary to provide a fully operational FIRE STATION, following the requirements described in this document. All work shall be designed and structured in accordance with Macedonian legal framework related to construction and it shall include every item of construction stipulated as a requirement by the pertinent regulations for fire stations in the Republic of North Macedonia.

In order to execute these construction works, the contractor is responsible to prepare all necessary and required technical projects, including drawings, calculations, geotechnical reports, descriptions of work, bill of materials, and memories. The works include all the necessary designs and construction activities to provide the new construction as described in this document.

The new works will include the demolition of all construction and installations within the plot of land.

Consequently, it is absolutely necessary that the bidders visit the construction site before they submit their bids in order to measure and quantify the existing facilities.

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NEW FIRE AND RESCUE

STATION WITH 493 m²

(FOOTPRINT)

(paragraph 3)

ADDITIONAL

EXTERIOR WORKS

(paragraph 4)

1.7. General Scope of Work – Structure of the Contract

This document includes everything necessary to design and build a new fully finished and operational Fire and Rescue Station in the city of Sveti Nikole. The work is divided into 2 contract line items:

CLIN0001 corresponds to the Base-Bid of the contract and CLIN0002 corresponds to the contract option-1. The contract option will be awarded (or not) depending upon availability of funds, as well as other factors that the US Government will unilaterally consider. The Contractor shall provide a separate price for each CLIN, as required by the solicitation documents.

In general terms, the works include the demolition of the existing fire station in Sveti Nicole, and the design and construction of a new Fire and Rescue Station, perfectly connected by new pavement to the Road R1204, including the following items of work:

- CLIN0001 or Base-Bid of the contract: Design and construction of new fully operational Fire and Rescue Station, with all items described in this document with total footprint ≥ 493 m² or total built area in the ground floor. This includes minimum:

o Ground floor: 320 m² of industrial area o Ground floor: 170 m² of Admin/Living area o Ground floor: 10 m² for mechanical room o Second floor: 70 m² of industrial area o Second floor: 100 m² of area under roof accessible for storage o Heavy vehicle paving (including access road): 400 m² o Sidewalks: 1 meter wide around new facility o Landscaping: Minimum. Only for proper drainage

- CLIN0002 or Contract Option-1: Additional exterior improvements, including:

o Perimeter fence to separate plot of land o Complete development of plot of land o 400 m² of additional heavy duty pavement

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

See sketches for definition of built areas or footprint areas.

CLIN0001

BASE - BID

CLIN0002

OPTION - 1

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Plot of land 10730, showing limits and layout of existing facilities to be demolished

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Plot of land 10730, showing limits and layout of existing facilities to be demolished, with approximate dimensions (to be verified by the contractor)

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Simplified conceptual design to describe the scope of work of this contract. This shows the new fire station (in yellow) within the given plot of land No. 10730, and the new required pavement (in brown) to connect the new fire station with Road R1204. This corresponds to CLIN0001 or the Base-Bid of the contract.

In green: potential location of mechanical room.

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Simplified conceptual design to describe the scope of work of this contract, including CLIN0001 and CLIN0002.

This shows the new fire station (in yellow) within the given plot of land No. 10730, and the new required pavement to connect the new fire station with Road R1204. In brown would be the pavement included in CLIN0001 and in blue the pavement included in CLIN0002.

Additionally, the CLIN0002 also includes the perimeter fence with the required gates (dotted red line) and the complete development of the plot of land (in green)

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Simplified schematic representation to describe the scope of work

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Simplified schematic representation to describe the scope of work. Above ground floor and below the second floor, with general minimum required exterior measurements.

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Simplified schematic representation to describe the scope of work

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Simplified schematic representation to describe the scope of work, with separation between industrial and administrative/living areas.

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1.8. Construction Permit or Authorization – Construction Permit

The contractor shall obtain formal written authorization from the competent North Macedonian authority to perform the works included in the scope of work of this project.

The contractor is required, as part of this contract, to prepare all documentation, designs, reports, information, drawings, coordination and approvals by experts or monitoring entities, and everything that may be necessary as required by Macedonian regulations, in order to obtain these Permits or Authorizations (including demolition permit). The contractor is responsible to pay for any third party inspection or expertise that may be required by North Macedonian regulations for the scope of work of this project. The contractor shall be familiar with these requirements in order to prepare their bids, regarding the obligatory administrative and technical procedures in North Macedonia for new construction.

As previously stated, the contract includes third party review of all items of work which are required as per North Macedonian regulations. In case regulations of North Macedonia do not allow for the contractor to be the client for this independent expert company, the contractor shall pay for the third party review and assign a different party as the client for this independent company, which could be the Contracting Officer Representative or other agency authorized by the Contracting Officer, such as the Municipality of North Macedonia.

The contract requires not only the main Construction Permit for the new building, but other permits by different agencies, such as the electrical supply, water, telephone or road agencies and/or companies. The contract includes all necessary coordination with all incumbent North Macedonian agencies involved in the design and construction of a fully operational Fire and Rescue Station. This includes paying for any official fee or tariff that these companies or agencies may have for the connection and for preparation of the necessary reports and technical studies.

No work shall be performed until the contractor shows verifiable evidence that they have obtained all the necessary permits for each element of work included in this contract.

1.9. Measurements and Quantities

This contract complies with the US Contracting Regulations, and as such, measurements and quantities of materials and work are not provided, and if any are provided, the contractor shall be responsible to verify on site and to verify with North Macedonian regulations. The contractor needs to be familiar with North Macedonian regulations, and needs to visit the job site in order to perform the necessary measurements and to observe the existing field conditions in order to prepare their cost proposal. The contractor should be familiar with the geotechnical conditions in Sveti Nikole and with the seismic technical requirements in order to account for the necessary foundations and building structure which are required in compliance with North Macedonian regulations. However, most of the new construction will be done over an existing facility to be demolished as part of this contract and therefore the contractor shall be familiar also with the North Macedonian requirements to build over a demolished facility, which among other requirements demands full backfilling with select fill and compaction by layers.

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

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2. SCOPE OF WORK OF CLIN001 or BASE-BID

This is a 100% DESIGN-BUILD contract to build a fully operational Fire and Rescue Station in plot of land No. 10730, where the Fire and Rescue Station is currently located.

Works shall not commence before 31 January 2021.

2.1 Design Phase - General

The design shall be prepared in compliance with applicable construction codes, urban planning and construction practices in North Macedonia and in the Municipality of Sveti Nikole. The Contractor shall hire the services of a licensed architect to design one new Fire and Rescue Station, with all items described in this document.

At the same time, after obligatory coordination with the beneficiary, the Contractor shall hire (and pay for) the services of a “Revision Entity - Expertise” authorized by the Government of North Macedonia to supervise and approve each phase of the design and the construction, including final commissioning and acceptance of the facility. This company shall report directly to the US Government representative and the beneficiary if required by regulations of North macedonia, but all their services shall be paid by the Contractor.

The Contractor’s final design shall be signed, stamped and certified by a licensed architect in North Macedonia, it shall be approved by an authorized “Revision Entity - Expertise” and it shall be approved by the competent authorities of the Municipality of Sveti Nikole and/or competent Macedonian authorities before its construction is authorized to start. The level of detail of the design (extent of specifications, number and size of drawings, calculations, …) shall be sufficient to verify the compliance with the requirements of this contract and as required by the regulations of North Macedonia and the Municipality of Sveti Nikole and the different agencies involved in the process.

NOTE: THE DETAILED URBAN PLANNING IS NOT APPROVED YET. It is required for the detailed urban planning to be formalized before the contractor can start with the design works.

The contractor shall not start any works before 31 January 2021.

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2.2 Design Phase – Fire and Rescue Station Requirements

This is a 100% Design Build contract. This means that the US Government is not providing technical projects or detailed measurements or detailed sketches, but the US Government is only providing a basis of design. All requirements of this document shall be considered by the architect hired by the Contractor in order to prepare their conceptual design and later the full technical project, with the requirements described in this document and those required by the applicable regulations which may not be explicitly described herein. It is especially important the compliance with the requirements of North Macedonia for the design of Fire and Rescue Stations.

The Contractor shall hire the services of a licensed architect in North Macedonia to design one complete and fully operational Fire and Rescue Station in coordination with the US Government representative, with the beneficiary and the pertinent competent authorities from North Macedonia.

These contract Performance Technical Specifications include the minimum requirements of each element of the Fire Station. It shall be the licensed architect the professional to provide the best layout and distribution, meeting the minimum requirements outlined in this document.

The Base Bid or CLIN0001 includes in general terms:

- A fully operational Fire and Rescue Station with minimum footprint of 500 m². Footprint is the total built area of the ground floor, or the area of the plot of land that will be occupied by the new construction. Footprint is the horizontal projection of the new construction on the plot of land.

- A new building, divided into 3 separate sections:

o Administrative and Living areas – Built Area ≥170 m² built area

Ground Floor: ≥170 m² of built area (for living and administrative use)

Second Floor: ≥100 m² of built area (rough finishes exclusively for storage) o Industrial areas – Built area ≥320 m² built area per floor

Ground Floor: ≥320 m² of built area

Second Floor: ≥70 m² of usable area (the rest is double height of truck bays) o Mechanical Room – Estimated at 10 m² and as a separate construction.

- The necessary heavy traffic pavement to connect the truck bays with the paved road in front of the plot of land (R1204) and for parking areas, which shall not be less than 400 m².

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

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- New building to be built in its entirety on the available plot of land described in this document, in strict compliance with Urban Planning requirements of Sveti Nikole (which is not planned to be approved until early 2021).

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

- Stairways: If any are included in the design, all steps shall be minimum 2 meters wide. The living and administrative area shall be located on the ground floor and the area above shall be partially used for storage. Any direct communication between the two floors shall be done with wide stair ways of 2 meters width. The truck bay area mandatorily needs to have the height of a two story building.

- Heavy traffic pavement: The entrance of the truck bays shall be connected with the Street R1204. Not less than 400 m² including the parking areas.

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

- Landscaping and other exterior improvements: CLIN0001 only includes the minimum necessary to provide a perfectly finished and operational facility, with the minimum grading around the new constructions for proper surface water drainage.

- Esthetics and exterior finishes: For estimating purposes, the Contractor’s architect shall design the exterior of the building with the similar architectural finishes as the new Fire and Rescue Station completed by NAVFAC in 2017 in the city of Cimislia. This includes exposed brick on the lowest section of the façade and a combination of 3 colors on the rest of the thermally insulated façade. (See picture at the end of this paragraph)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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2.2.1 Design Phase – Administrative/Living Areas ( ≥ 170 m² built area)

The Administrative and living areas shall have minimum 170 m² of total built area. This includes the walls and other useless areas. Total usable area to be determined by the architect hired by the contractor, but it could be from 150 to 160 m².

This area shall have direct access to the exterior and to the truck bays. The contractor shall estimate all areas in one single floor or level. In case the contractor proposes to use two floors, the total usable area shall remain the same after removing the areas occupied by the stairway, which shall be minimum 2 meters wide per lane.

As a minimum, the direct access from truck bay area shall be separated by fire rated heavy duty door.

This area shall include as a minimum:

o Office for Fire Chief in Sveti Nikole (designed for 1 person) o Office for Dispatcher with windows to the exterior of the building and to the truck bay area (designed for 1 person) o Additional office space as coordinated with beneficiary within the areas included in this contract o Multipurpose Room (TV room) o 1 Bathroom (unisex) for visitors o Janitor’s room (as small as possible) o Hallways (minimum 2 meters wide) o Entrance lobby (with double entrance door for energy savings) o With the necessary entrance and exits as required by regulations o Kitchen + Dining Room (as large as possible) o Fire Chief sleeping room, with small interior full bathroom o Male sleeping area with interior full bathrooms designed for 4 men.

o Female sleeping area with interior full bathroom, designed for 2 women

2.2.2 Design Phase – Large Storage ( ≥ 100 m² usable area)

As shown in the general sketches in paragraph 1, the area above the Administrative/Living areas are planned to be used for general storage.

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A facility such as a fire and rescue station requires large areas for storage. These areas do not need to be provided with esthetically pleasant finishes, but they only need concrete flooring, metal shelves and illumination. For this reason, it is planned to use the space under the metal roofing over the administrative and living areas. Operationally speaking, this area is part of the industrial area, but because of the location in the sketches, it was included in the Administrative/Living areas.

The door shall be fire proof door.

2.2.3 Design Phase – Industrial Area in ground floor ( ≥ 320 m² built area)

The facility shall have:

o 1 open truck bays (with a maintenance pit), with minimum 13 meters length and 6 meters wide. Unobstructed distance from floor to ceiling shall be minimum 5.5 meters.

o 1 open truck bay, without any wall or column to separate it from the previous one, with minimum 13 meters length and 7 meters width. Unobstructed distance from floor to ceiling shall be minimum 5.5 meters.

o 1 truck bay for cleaning the vehicles, with minimum interior dimensions with 6 meters wide by 10 meters long. Unobstructed distance from floor to ceiling shall be minimum 5.5 meters.

o Mechanical repair shop and storage o Locker rooms and toilet/shower. This room is necessary firefighters returning dirty from work or training.

o Room for Washing/Drying machine for clothing

2.2.4 Design Phase – Industrial area in second floor (≥70 m² usable area)

In the Industrial area, there shall be metal stairs to access the second floor in the side of the building opposite to the truck bay rolling doors. The area above the truck parking areas shall not be usable, as these areas require double height. However, above the locker rooms or storage areas, and connecting above them, there shall be usable areas. These areas shall be used as:

o Office areas o Open storage o Passageways to connect all areas and to access the storage above the Administrative/Living areas, as shown in the sketches included in paragraph 1.

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

2.2.5 Mechanical Room ( ≥ 10 m² built area)

The contractor shall provide a separate room, not connected with the new fire station building, to be used for:

o The boiler to heat up the facility during winter o The air compressor o Additionally, the contractor shall provide another areas with minimum 10 m² protected from the rain to store the wood or any other solid fuel to be used for the new boiler.

The sketches included in this document are not the conceptual design that needs to be used by the Contractor, but they are only a tool for the Contractor to understand the basis of design and the minimum requirements of the contract. NAVFAC EURAFCENT has successfully completed 5 fire and rescue stations, and these are some of the accepted conceptual designs used:

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These are the conceptual sketches included in the PTS, which the contractor used to design the conceptual designs included in the next two pages for the new FRS in the city of Hincesti. Above with 5 garages as the one built. Below, the second floor, but with only 3 garages.

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Schematic layout of the ground floors for new Fire and Rescue Station (FRS) facility in Hincesti to show the typical minimum required internal areas for an operational Fire and Rescue Station. This is for a larger facility than the one described in this PTS.

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

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Final conceptual design for FRS in the city of Taraclia. The contract requirements for Taraclia FRS are larger than the ones for Sveti Nikole, although they are similar in nature. This sketch and the ones in the following 4 pages are included for the Contractor to better understand the requirements of a FRS.

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Architectural drawings for the ground floor of the new fire and rescue station in Cimislia.

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Architectural drawings for the ground floor of the new fire and rescue station in Cimislia.

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Architectural drawings for the second floor of the fire and rescue station in Cimislia.

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Architectural drawings for the second floor of the new fire and rescue station in Cimislia.

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Accepted conceptual design for the new FRS in Anenii Noi (ground floor)

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Accepted conceptual design for the new FRS in Anenii Noi (second floor)

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3D visualization of new FRS in Anenii Noi, with conceptual design in previous 2 pages.Currently under construction by NAVFAC EURAFCENT

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3D visualization of new FRS in Ungheni, with conceptual design of ground floor below.

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Conceptual design of second floor of new FRS in Ungheni

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2.3 Proposed Distribution and Layout of New Building

As required by the contract, under its corresponding paragraph, the first document that the architect hired by the Contractor shall submit to the US Government for review will be the conceptual (or initial) design. The Conceptual design shall provide a perfect description of the distribution, surfaces of each of room, as well as other necessary information.

This document only tells the contractor’s designer the different rooms and the different uses of each area. However, it shall be the contractor’s architect and design team the ones to propose the optimal distribution and layout of the building, with the conditions and restrictions described in this document and in the pertinent regulations and norms of North Macedonia.

These Performance Based Technical Specifications include an extremely simplified proposed distribution or conceptual design without internal measurements, for the Contractor to understand the requirements of this project. Nevertheless it will be the responsibility of the architect hired by the Contractor to prepare a proper and adequate Conceptual Design in close coordination with the beneficiary, complying with the minimum requirements of the regulations of North Macedonia, with the Urban Planning requirements of the city of Sveti Nikole, and with the minimum requirements included in this document.

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

All truck bays shall be facing the paved area to easily access road R1204. For estimating purposes the Contractor shall estimate that they will need to pave with heavy traffic pavement a minimum of 400 m² in front of the new truck bays.

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2.4 PLOT OF LAND 10730

The plot of land No. 10730 of the city of Sveti Nikole, defined in the first pictures of paragraph 1.7, is a plot of land of 3,840 m², which includes an existing fire station with 2 separate areas:

- The administrative and living areas with 74 m² registered in the cadaster

- The industrial area with 182 m² registered in the cadaster

The plot of land is sloped towards the road R1204. Additionally there are paved areas, electrical poles or a smoking area.

The owner of the plot of land is the Municipality of Sveti Nikole. The Master plan of Sveti Nikole is approved and it determines the urban parameters of the blocks. According to this approved Master Plan, plot of land 10730 is planned for a new fire station.

Based on the parameters of the Master plan, the detailed plan for that block should be prepared with the building information (how m2 is buildable area, the position of the buildable area in the plot land area, how many floors can be built…). The Municipality is working on these details, and it is planned for all to be completed by January 2021. The design and construction of a new fire station on that plot land cannot commence until the detailed urban plan is approved. For this reason, the works included in this contract cannot start until 31 January 2021.

In case the detailed urban plan modifies the limits of plot of land No. 10730, the scope of work will be restricted to a plot of land with maximum 3,840 m² with a maximum perimeter of 320 linear meters.

All existing facilities and installations within the plot of land shall be demolished by the contractor, including the necessary grading and leveling to make the entire plot of land fully usable and to control the surface water drainage. However, no landscaping is necessary with the exception of the required for surface grading to facilitate adequate surface drainage. The Contractor shall provide retaining walls or whatever is necessary in compliance with North Macedonian regulations to account for the sloping in the plot of land.

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

- New fire station building with footprint of 500 m².

- The connection between the paved road R1204 and the truck bays (≥400 m² of new heavy traffic pavement)

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

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

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

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Definition of concrete retaining walls if they are included in the contractor’s design to account for differences in elevation of the ground.

the same species with the minimum dimensions described in this paragraph. Tress shall be planted within 100 meters of the new building, including areas outside of the plot of land.

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

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

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

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Fire station to be completely demolished. Paving area to be removed as needed by the new design for the plot of land.

Picture taken from same place as the picture above, but facing road R1204, showing existing road to be removed as per new design to be prepared by the contractor to include new wide heavy duty paved access

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Front of fire station, showing connection between road and parking area in front of the garages

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Fire Station building to be demolished

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Heating system to be demolished Truck bay to be demolished

All to be demolished

All to be demolished. Furniture to be reused in new building.

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2.5 General Construction Requirements

Construction Phase - General

Once the Contractor completes the design and they show evidence of formal authorization by the competent local authorities and Monitoring Entity, and the Contractor shows that they have completed other administrative contract requirements (Accident Prevention Plan, Quality Control Plan, Schedule,…), the Contracting Officer will inform the Contractor that they may start the construction phase of this design-build contract. This notification is called Notice to Proceed or NTP.

Under this phase, the Contractor shall provide all necessary work in order to provide 1 complete and usable Fire and Rescue Station, including, but not limited to: Foundations, Structure, Exterior Enclosure, Roof System, Interior Construction, flooring, doors, windows, Plumbing Systems, Central Heating system, Solar heating for domestic water, Air Conditioning, Electrical Installation, Lighting Protection, Communications, Site Improvements, road connection, partial development of the plot of land, connection and coordination with electrical, water, communications, sewage system, finishes and other works as required in order to have a fully operational facility. Other elements that may not be explicitly included in this document, but which are absolutely necessary to provide 1 complete and usable Fire and Rescue Station as required by regulations of North Macedonia shall be considered to be an integral part of the project, and therefore, shall be considered to be part of this contract.

Limitation on equipment under this contract

Tables, desks, chairs, computer, phones, refrigerator, beds, televisions, and other movable equipment are not part of this contract, unless otherwise indicated in these technical specifications.

Only those elements that are fixed, permanently attached to the building or considered as an integral part of the facility, and specifically described in these contract specifications or in the applicable regulations of North Macedonia, are included in this contract, unless otherwise indicated in this

Requirement for North Macedonia Code and Regulation

The Contractor shall request, process and pay for any permits that may be required in accordance with Macedonian Law for this type of construction. The Contractor shall hire and pay for the services of a “Revision Entity” (or expertise) authorized by the Government of North Macedonia as required by Regulations for this type of construction. If it is not allowed for the Contractor to hire this third party inspection company, the Contractor shall pay but assign the beneficiary or NAVFAC as the client. The Contractor shall provide a copy of the pertinent construction permit to be issued by the competent local authorities and approval by the Monitoring Entity of the design, before they are authorized to start work.

For each completed phase of work, as required by regulations of North Macedonia, the Contractor shall provide the certificate of the third party monitoring entity in order to process payment for that particular phase of work.

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2.6 Demolitions

This contract includes the repair by replacement of the existing Fire and Rescue Station in Sveti Nikole. The first activity that the Contractor shall perform is the demolition of the existing facilities.

This includes the physical and the bureaucratic works.

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

Before the Contractor plans to start demolition activities, the beneficiary must have removed any potentially containing asbestos materials, which is estimated to include the roofing corrugated sheets.

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

The demolition works include:

- Preparing all required demolition projects

- Coordinating with the beneficiary, Municipality of Sveti Nikole, Cadaster representatives, electrical company, and all other authorities involved in the demolition process and procedures.

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

- 10 days before the planned date to start demolitions, there shall be an official site visit to the facility to be demolished. The COR shall be informed in wiring of this site visit. During this site visit the beneficiary will indicate which items they want to reutilize in the new facility. The Contractor shall be responsible to move these furniture and equipment to the location to be indicated by the beneficiary within Sveti Nikole. However, the Contractor shall not be responsible for the security of these materials, not for their physical integrity during the transportation. The Contractor shall not be responsible in case something breaks or is damaged during the transportation. If something is so fragile or important for the beneficiary, it shall be moved by the beneficiary. The Contractor shall also be responsible, after the completion of the construction activities, to move everything back to the new facility, with the same conditions as previously described in this paragraph.

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

The entrance door glazing shall be reutilized.

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Entrance glazing as an example of something to be reutilized in the new facility. It is the US Government’s intent to maximize reutilization of existing elements and to maximize recycling.

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

- Landfill disposal of everything that cannot be recycled. The Contractor shall provide to the

COR documents to show the disposal of debris and other non-recyclable materials in compliance with North Macedonia requirements.

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

The Contractor shall hire the services of a licensed architect to design the new Fire and Rescue Station in compliance with these technical specifications and in compliance with applicable regulations of North Macedonia. The new facility shall be designed and built among many others, with the following requirements:

- Structure: Reinforced concrete superstructure: foundations, columns, beams, ceilings and floor decks. The use of structural wood is absolutely forbidden.

- The design of the foundations depends on the results of the geotechnical report. For estimating purposes, the Contractor shall estimate the worse soil conditions available in Sveti Nikole, although most of the new construction will be done over the old Fire Station to be demolished as part of this contract. The Contractor needs to be familiar with recent construction projects in the area in order to estimate the necessary foundations for the new facility.

- Exterior Enclosure: Masonry walls, with thermal insulation, mesh, plaster and paint.