PWS_Smokemont.pdf

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

PMIS# 306730

Smokemont Manhole Sealing and Pipe Bursting

Cherokee, NC

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Smokemont Campround

Sewer Collection System

1. General Information

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM) is in Tennessee and North Carolina and consists of nearly 521,000 acres. The park was established by Congress on June 15, 1934. The

Park’s mission is to protect, preserve, and interpret the natural, cultural, and historical resources for the benefit and inspiration of present and future generations. There are over 12 million visitors annually.

2. Facility Background

The Smokemont Campgrounds are located on the inbound leg of SR441 3.7 miles North of the

Oconaluftee Visitor Center and are accessed by the Smokemont Road. The Smokemont

Campgrounds are in the southeastern portion of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Smokemont Campground has 142 campsites in four campsite loops, A & B Loops are open year-round, C Loop is open from 3/5 -10/31, D Loop is open from 5/14 -10/31. The wastewater plant at Smokemont was closed several years ago as the Cherokee tribe allowed the park service to tap into their municipal system; however, the distribution and collection lines still belong to the

National Park Service. The manholes are comprised of a mix of newer precast concrete and old terra cotta and brick; over time these have cracked and failed in numerous areas. Water intrusion in the lines from groundwater leaching into the system is overloading the capacity of the municipal system that serves Smokemont, leading to pooling waste and storm water in the campground and picnic areas.

Park service personnel from all three districts have responded and continue to respond to system failure situations, and despite their best preventive and corrective efforts, this is an ongoing issue. Lack of resolution on this issue is causing tension in the park’s relationship with the

Cherokee tribe.

The subject sanitary sewer system shall be rehabilitated as follows: The manholes shall be cleaned and lined with an epoxy coating, and the sewer lines shall be pipe bursted as needed on selected collection lines and a new 8-inch High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipe inserted to eliminate future leakage into the system and for the system to operate effectively and prevent threats to public health.

2. (A) Period of Performance

The period of performance shall be 4 months from date of award.

3. Scope of Work

The scope of work is as follows:

WORK BY CONTRACTOR

The contractor shall provide all labor, supplies, services, and materials required to raise manhole frames and grates to grade, and to clean and line the manholes in accordance with OBIC multi-layer Polyurea Coating system or an equivalent system with a 10-year minimum warranty, against protective liner failure, ensuring no infiltration from surface or subsurface water sources and protect substrate and environment from contamination by effluent. The contractor shall also provide all equipment required to pipe burst the existing 6” waste collection lines, and insert an

8” HDPE pipe in accordance with National Association of Sewer Service Companies

Organization (NASSCO), and International Pipe Bursting Association (IPBA) Pipe Bursting

Gravity Sewer Mains with HDPE Pipe Suggested Standard Specifications; North Carolina

Department of Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) regulations, and must be a licensed contractor in the State of North Carolina.

Please refer to Park Drawing 113/60093 (attached):

3. (A) Phase 1

Manholes requiring cleaning, repair, and coating only:

SM-MH-A42 DEPTH = 6’-2”

SM-MH-A41 DEPTH = 5’-0”

SM-MH-A39 DEPTH = 8’-5”

SM-MH-A38 DEPTH = 8’-7”

SM-MH-A37 DEPTH = 5’-9”

SM-MH-C1 DEPTH = 3’11”

SM-MH-B1 DEPTH = 9’-0”

SM-MH-B2 DEPTH = 6’-9”

SM-MH-B3 DEPTH = 3’-6”

3. (B) Phase 2

8” Pipe Bursting Piping segments:

SM-CO:SM-MH-A54 LENGTH = 134’

SM-MH-A45:SM-MH-A53 LENGTH = 120’

SM-MH-A53:SM-MH-A52 LENGTH = 127’

SM-MH-A53:SM-TP-SM87 LENGTH = 31’

SM-MH-A52:SM-TP-SM427 LENGTH = 91’

SM-MH-A52:SM-MH-A51 LENGTH = 157’

SM-MH-A51:SM-MH-A50 LENGTH = 94’

SM-MH-A50:SM-MH-A49 LENGTH = 155’

SM-MH-A49:SM-MH-A48 LENGTH = 145’

Total pipe bursting required 1,054’

3. (C) Phase 3

Post pipe bursting manhole cleaning, repair, and coating:

SM-MH-A56 DEPTH = 3’-5”

SM-MH-A55 DEPTH = 3’-4”

SM-MH-A54 DEPTH = 3’-1”

SM-MH-A53 DEPTH = 2’-8”

SM-MH-A52 DEPTH = 4’-6”

SM-MH-A51 DEPTH = 4’-10”

SM-MH-A50 DEPTH = 5’-0”

SM-MH-A49 DEPTH = 5’-8”

SM-MH-A48 DEPTH = 6’-2”

SM-MH-A47 DEPTH = 5’-8”

SM-MH-A46 DEPTH = 4’-2”

SM-MH-A45 DEPTH = 3’-8”

SM-MH-A44 DEPTH = 4’-3”

SM-MH-A43 DEPTH = 8’-4”

4. Contractor Responsibilities

Contractor Shall Provide the Following Materials and Services:

• Cleaning, repair and apply an epoxy coating on all listed manholes.

• Pipe bursting of listed collection lines, inserting an 8-inch HDPE pipe in the line, fusion of pipe joints, and attachment to existing manholes.

• Air testing of affected pipelines in accordance with the 2018 North Carolina

Plumbing Code, Section 312.3 Drainage and Vent Air Test, or the Tennessee

Department of Environment (TDEC), Design Criteria, Chapter 2, Section 2.3.5

Leakage Testing.

Manholes shall be vacuum tested in accordance with TDEC Design Criteria, Chapter

2, Section 2.3.8.9 Vacuum Testing.

5. Government Furnished Property, Materials & Supplies

The GSMNP will not be providing any property, materials or supplies for the subject project.

6. Business Hours

The contractor shall typically complete on-site work or delivery, including unloading, during normal business hours of 7:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding weekends and

Federal holidays. However, upon coordination with the COR, the contractor may work earlier or later as required. The gate for the Smokemont Campground AB Road is opened at 8:00 am each morning; therefore, early access can be provided and is recommended. The contractor may not work weekends. The contractor shall coordinate specific on-site work schedule with the

Contracting Officer and COR five days prior to performance start date. While on site, the COR may be reached by mobile phone during normal business hours.

7. Management During Normal Working Hours

The contractor shall manage the total work effort in accordance with effective and efficient management principles and safe working practices to ensure safety of the public and on-time completion of this contract.

8. Maintenance of Traffic

The contractor shall follow the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) for any traffic control that might be required during the work. Contractor shall use appropriate traffic control devices needed for this work and for protecting workers and visitors. Traffic shall be controlled with flaggers and appropriate signage. Contractor shall provide advance notice if a road closure is required for a short time not to exceed 10 minutes.

9. Safety & Environmental Compliance

• The contractor shall comply with pertinent provisions of the Occupational Safety and

Health Act (OSHA), and state, local, safety, laws.

• The contractor shall comply with pertinent Environmental Protection Agency laws and regulations.

• Contractor must be a licensed contractor in the State of North Carolina.

• The GRSM safety officer has the authority to issue restraint or cease-and-desist orders to the contractor when violations or unsafe acts are present and threaten Government and contractor employees or damage to Government property.

• The contractor shall immediately report to the Contracting Officer, COR and GRSM safety officer all accidents resulting in employee injury or death or damage to property while performing this contract.

10. Insurance

The Contractor shall be insured in accordance with the Solicitation documents. The Government is not responsible for damage to Contractor’s equipment, vehicles, tools or materials or their employees and the personal property brought on-site. The Government will not accept any liability due to contractor employee negligence.

11. Motor Vehicle & Traffic Regulations

Contractor employees operating motor vehicles shall possess an appropriate, valid driver's license. Driver and vehicle permit, licenses, registrations and proof of insurance shall be maintained in the vehicle at all times and made available upon request. Contractor employees shall comply with federal vehicle motor law requiring seat belts be always worn. Contractor employees shall adhere to the posted speed limits. Commercial vehicles are prohibited on

Highway 441 without prior notification of the Park – access will be permitted from Gatlinburg only (not from the North Carolina side of the mountain). Contractor shall contact the Dispatch

Office at 865-436-1294 to notify the Park of an incoming commercial vehicle.

12. Performance Requirements Summary (PRS)

The contractor performance requirements are summarized into required services that relates directly to successful contract completion. The performance standard identifies the minimum acceptable levels of service allowed.

PWS

Section

Required

Service Standard

Monitoring

Method

Incentive/

Disincentive

3 A, 4

Repair, cleaning, and epoxy coating manholes

98%

Compliance

Periodic Inspection

Vacuum Testing

Performance Evaluation

Re-application of coating, Acceptance of Work

3 B, 4

Pipe bursting existing lines, Insert 8” HDPE pipe

98%

Compliance

Periodic Inspection

Air Test

Performance Evaluation

Acceptance of Work

3 C, 4

Repair, cleaning, and epoxy coating manholes

98%

Compliance

Periodic Inspection

Vacuum Test

Performance Evaluation

Re-application of coating

Acceptance of Work

13. Maintenance of Roadways

Contractor shall show due diligence to ensure that asphalt on adjacent roadways and developed parking areas are protected from damage.

14. Gates

Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring gates are locked at the end of each shift.

1. Contractor shall provide a lock to be used on a joint locking system serving both the Park and the Contractor.

2. Gates shall be closed during the day and at the end of each day.

15. Employee Parking

All contractor employees shall comply with parking procedures published for the GRSM.

16. Replacement of Contractor Employee for Security Reasons

The Government retains the right to request removal of the contractor’s employee(s), regardless of prior clearances.

17. Non-Payment for Additional Work

Any additional contractor performed services not specified in contract, either at its own volition or at the request of an individual other than an appointed Contracting Officer, except as may be explicitly authorized in the contract, shall be performed at the financial risk of the contractor.

Only an appointed Contracting Officer is authorized to bind the Government to a change in specifications, contract terms, or conditions.

18. Conflict of Interest

The contractor shall not employ off-duty COR’s or other Government employees if such employment would create a conflict of interest or be contrary to the policies contained in conflict-of-interest directives.

19. Quality Control

The contractor shall establish and maintain a Quality Control Plan (QCP) to ensure the work performed conforms to the contract requirements. The Performance Requirements Summary

(Section 12) establishes performance standards that are the minimum requirements for acceptable performance of required services. The contractor’s QCP shall address methods for remedying poor performance. The Contractor shall develop QCP and submit with proposal package. The Contractor’s QCP includes:

• Required services identified in Performance Requirements Summary

• Contractor’s surveillance methodology

• Method and timeframe for responding to COR or customer complaints

• Progress meetings with Government stakeholders

20. Quality Assurance

The COR will monitor the contractor’s performance under this contract using the quality assurance procedures specified in the Government’s Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan

(QASP). The QASP may be modified after contract award upon review and acceptance of the contractor’s QCP to ensure both plans are mutually supportive. The purpose of the QASP is to ensure that the required services are performed in accordance with the contract requirements.

The plan ensures reliable and continued operation by precluding unnecessary complaints and unacceptable performance. Government’s QASP includes:

• Acceptance of the contractor’s quality control plan

• Random inspection of the contractor’s work

• Communicating customer complaints

• Progress meetings with the contractor

The implementation of this QASP does not relieve the contractor of its responsibility to implement and abide by the QCP incorporated into this contract, and to provide acceptable performance of all required services listed herein. At the CO’s discretion, the contractor may incur a payment deduction for lack of compliance with the QCP, PWS or PRS.

21. Contractor’s Proposal Package

The following deliverables are to be submitted with offer in response to RFP.

• Technical approach to perform required services.

• Contractor safety plan.

• Contractor’s QCP

• Proof of Insurance–Business Liability & Workers Compensation.

22. Inspection.

The Government will conduct inspections during and upon completion of required services.

Final payment will be processed upon confirming that all work has been completed in accordance with the contract documents, and all noted contractor performance deficiencies have been satisfactorily corrected.

23. Schedule

Contractor shall review the proposed work and provide a realistic schedule for the completion of the proposed work.

24. Liquidated Damages

There are no liquidated damages associated with this contract.

25. Referenced Documents

• The Design Plans 113/60093 -Smoky Mountain Wastewater- Smokemont

26. Base Price Schedule

See attachment.

27. Location Map

See attachment