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SECTION C - STATEMENT OF WORK

Construction Services Royal Bahamas Police Force - Police College, Nassau, The Bahamas

C.1.0 Introduction

The US Department of State (DoS) through the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) from time-to-time assists the Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas with renovation, rehabilitation, and construction of facilities, which enables the host nation to combat crime by helping it build effective law enforcement institutions that counter transnational crime.

C.1.1 Background The Royal Bahamas Police Force Police Training College site is located at Latitude N 25° 03’ 20.8”, Longitude W 077° 22’ 03.7”. The site is located in a mostly suburban area. The buildings were constructed in the early 1970’s and, for the most part, have not been upgraded or refurbished since their original construction. This project provides for a design-bid-build construction documents for the renovation of four buildings totaling 19,872 square feet (SF). As identified within the plans, the scope includes the following building areas:

Building #5: 1st floor 6662 SF, 2nd floor 1241 SF.

Building #5A: 1st floor 2041 SF Building #8: 1st floor 6646 SF, 2nd floor 1241 SF Building #8A: 1st floor 2041 SF Elements of the renovation as defined within the scope of work are included below.

There are high voltage transmission lines in near proximity to the site, which provide reliable electric service. The public water supply system is reliable. There are no reported issues with the existing municipal sewer system. The actual site itself is relatively flat and is fully accessible by paved roads.

The USG cannot validate the accuracy of any information provided by the Government of the Bahamas.

C.2 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

All work shall be carried out in strict compliance with all contract clauses and the technical Specifications and Drawings provided in Section J. In the event that the Contractor discovers discrepancies contained in the various design/technical documents, the Contractor must immediately notify the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) before taking any other action.

C.2.1 TRIALS AND TESTS

Materials, permanent equipment, its accessories, and other elements destined to the work, shall be subject to trials and tests necessary to verify their compliance with specifications, properties and characteristics, in accordance with permitted requirements and tolerances, in line with the use for which they have been intended. Materials, equipment, accessories, or elements that have not been accepted by the COR, shall be withdrawn from the work site or replaced, at Contractor’s cost.

Laboratory tests can be carried out, according to the specific case, at the work site or in laboratories previously authorized by the COR. Materials that bear quality certificates issued by International Standard Organization (ISO) or its equivalent, do not need to be routinely tested. Costs of laboratory trials and tests shall be for the account of Contractor. The COR shall be able to carry out special trials and tests at any time if it is needed to clarify the quality of any item.

C.2.2 WORK EXECUTION

The different items of the construction program shall be carried out in a gradual and progressive manner, without initiating work that could later be affected by other items that have not been concluded or that lack an adequate support or safety, taking care that work that has been finished is not affected by weather or other elements.

The Contractor shall be responsible for maintaining the quality of work by following proper operation procedures in construction.

Throughout the different stages of construction work, the Contractor shall obtain approval, either from the COR or Contracting Officer, in order to continue with subsequent stages of construction. Before receiving approval to continue through various stages of work, samples of completed work shall be tested to verify the quality of the work.

C.2.3 COST OF THE PROJECT

The Contractor should include all the costs of the materials, labor, transportation, and materials testing that will be needed to complete the project and comply with all the specifications stated in this document.

C.3.0 Specific Tasks

The construction firm’s role will consist of providing services to include, but not limited to, the renovation and construction of the Police College buildings outlined in Section J. The construction drawings and specifications provided by INL are professionally developed by an architectural/engineering firm and quantity surveyor and are based off existing designs and drawings provided by Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. The U.S. Government is not liable for the accuracy of the existing drawings.

The Contractor will be licensed and certified to perform renovation and construction services for the Police College in the country of The Bahamas. The Contractor is required to have the Contractor’s representative based in the Nassau area at the time of construction. The Contractor will be required to supply qualified in-house support personnel, project management oversight, and quality control monitoring. It is the U.S. government’s desire that the Contractor will work with local suppliers to construct the Police College that will meet the requirements for INL and Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. All components must be designed to be either transported to the site via truck and assembled using a minimum amount of equipment or fabricated and constructed on-site.

The proposed work includes but is not limited to the following items (see Section J-3-1 Specifications for a comprehensive listing):

A. ROOF REPLACEMENT: Replace the existing roof with a new hurricane-rated roof, as the existing asphalt shingle roofing is aging, leaks have been reported, and many patches are visible. An asphalt shingle roof (to match the existing) with a product life of 15-20 years has been selected, but the specifications provide other acceptable options to be considered.

B. EXTERIOR WINDOW AND DOOR REPLACEMENT: Replacement of exterior windows and doors.

C. INTERIOR ROOM UPGRADES: Interior room upgrades, primarily in the classrooms, including new floor, wall and ceiling finishes, electrical devices, lighting, etc.

D. EXTERIOR FINISH REPAIRS: Exterior finish upgrades, which includes repair/replacement of damaged masonry.

E. TOILET AND SHOWER ROOM REFURBISHEMENTS: Toilet room refurbishments, including fixtures and room finishes, primarily the bathrooms serving the mess hall and canteen. These bathrooms are currently unconditioned and in dis-repair with original plumbing pipes. Other building bathrooms have recently had new piping and fixtures replaced and are functioning adequately.

F. KITCHEN UPGRADES: High priority life-safety and health-safety kitchen upgrades, including equipment and room finishes. A new washroom area will be created, a new vent hood with fire suppression installed, new water supply piping installed to replace aging galvanized steel pipes, new electrical wiring installed, and a new HVAC unit installed.

G. COMPUTER LAB UPGRADE: A computer lab upgrade, including room finishes and network wiring/wifi (but not including new network equipment or computers). In addition, the offices will be removed and replaced with one central office for ease of instructor use.

H. MAIN ELECTRICAL SERVICES UPGRADE: Main electrical service upgrade, including electrical distribution panels, including the replacement of building mounted electrical distribution panels, branch panels and equipment disconnects that are currently non-code compliant. These pieces of equipment create a life safety issue. Upgrade of the service transformer, main disconnect and transfer switch, and generator are not included and will remain in service as is.

I. ELECTRICAL UPGRADES: Electrical upgrades, including interior and exterior lighting, power outlets, etc., primarily within the classrooms. This includes code required life-safety upgrades for exposed above ceiling wiring and wire splices.

J. HVAC UPGRADES: HVAC upgrades, including spilt system A/C units, exhaust fans, etc. are being recommended for all units that are at or nearing the end of their service life. New exhaust fans are being specified in the bathrooms to provide ventilation. This work is designated to be within the construction contractor’s bid alternate #4

C.3.1 Base Bid and Bid Alternates

This project is being solicited as Base Bid work and additional Bid Alternates. The descriptions provided below are intended to be general descriptions only. Refer to the Design Drawings and Specifications for more detailed, specific information.

A. CLIN 0001 - BASE BID: The Base Bid shall include the base bid and all bid alternates, but is not limited to, work associated with the roofing replacement, kitchen upgrades, main electrical service replacement, exterior finish repairs and some window and door replacements, as indicated on the drawings and specifications.

B. CLIN 0002 - BID ALTERNATE 1: Bid Alternate 1 shall include, but is not limited to, work associated additional window and door replacements not included in the Base Bid, as indicated on the drawings and specifications.

C. CLIN 0003 - BID ALTERNATE 2: Bid Alternate 2 shall include, but is not limited to, work associated with refurbishment within the Auditorium and its associated support spaces, that is not delineated to be completed under the Base Bid or other Bid Alternates, as indicated on the drawings and specifications.

D. CLIN 0004 - BID ALTERNATE 3: Bid Alternate 3 shall include, but is not limited to, work associated with refurbishment of Toilet and Shower Rooms, that is not delineated to be completed under the Base Bid or other Bid Alternates, as indicated on the drawings and specifications.

E. CLIN 0005 - BID ALTERNATE 4: Bid Alternate 4 shall include, but is not limited to, work associated with HVAC upgrades, that is not delineated to be completed under the Base Bid or other Bid Alternates, as indicated on the drawings and specifications.

F. CLIN 0006 - BID ALTERNATE 5: Bid Alternate 5 shall include, but is not limited to, work associated interior upgrades room upgrades, including electrical works, as well as the Computer Lab, that is not delineated as part of the Base Bid or other Bid Alternates, as indicated on the drawings and specifications.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The following items indicate specific scope changes from what are indicated on the drawings. These items supercede the drawing notes and are to be bid accordingly, as noted in this SoW. The scope changes are as follows:

1. All work shown on the drawings for Building 5 Rooms 5-04, 5-05, 5-06 and 5-07, including the exterior window replacements is to be DELETED in its entirety from the project. (RBPF is completing this work themselves.)

2. All work shown on the drawings for Building 8 Rooms 8-15, 8-16 and 8-17 is to be REMOVED from Bid Alternate A5 and INCLUDED in the Base Bid Package BP.

3. All work shown on the drawings for Building 8 Rooms 8-18, 8-19, 8-21 and 8-22 (Auditorium and support spaces) is to be INCLUDED in the bid pricing as Bid Alternate A2. Remove all note references that the work was to be completed by RBPF.

4. In Building 8A Rooms 8A-01 & 8A-02 (Computer Lab), DELETE the installation of the raised technical floor and include installation of a new ceramic tile floor.

C.4.0 Technical Drawings and Specifications

Technical drawings specifications can be found in Section J.3.

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