SOW Construction 663A4-22-202 rev1.docx

CONSTRUCTION STATEMENT OF WORK

Place of Performance:

Building 16 American Lake Campus 9600 Veterans Drive Southwest Lakewood, WA 98439

Part 1: Project Scope of Work Overview:

The Contractor shall provide all labor, material, and equipment for demolition, removal, and new construction in the vicinity of Building 16 to provide a wet fire suppression system for the occupied floors of the structure (Covered Patio, 1st and 2nd) and a dry fire suppression system for the unoccupied areas of the facility excluding crawl space. The new system shall provide an adequate back-flow prevention devices, position indicator valve, associated fittings, the addition of a two-inch isolation valve to the buildings main potable water service line, Fire Department Connection (FDC) point, and associated support as details are provided in the attached Drawings and Specs. Work will include asbestos and lead paint abatement.

The new fire suppression system will be servicing approximately 6,000GSF spaces in Building 16.

The materials to be installed shall be new and installed per Manufacturer’s Installation instructions. The Contractor shall provide product data on the materials to be installed in this project with its proposal. With execution of the Contract, the submittals are approved, and the Contractor is authorized to order materials immediately thereafter. Construction debris and hazardous waste must be removed and disposed of in accordance with the Department of Veteran Affairs Infection Control Procedures, Federal and State Environmental Protection Procedures and the published construction waste management policy for contractor work on a VA Campus. All work will be performed during normal campus operational hours or after hours or weekends as necessary.

Part 2: Period of Performance (POP) and Project Construction Cost Magnitude:

Complete all work within 249 calendar days from Notice to Proceed (NTP) including final cleaning, inspections, corrections, and demobilization from the project site.

PERIOD OF PERFROMANCE CHART (IN CALENDAR DAYS AFTER AWARD)

1. Notice to Proceed/Preconstruction Conference – Contractor Buyout / Core Submittal Creation/ Required Submittals Submit/Review/ VA Agenda / Core Doc / Site Visit for ICRA/PCRA Review: Submittal Register & Schedule

Part 3: Construction Progress Meetings:

1. The Contractor’s Project Manager and Site Superintendent shall conduct weekly construction progress meetings with the COR during the period of performance.

a. The Contractor’s Construction Quality Control Manager (CQCM) is required to attend these meetings once new materials are received and are being installed onsite. The CQCM will update the GOV on the internal review process of sub-contractor onsite performance and provide an updated submittal register delineating current status of all pre-construction and closeout submittals.

b. The Contractor’s Construction Safety Officer is required to attend the monthly meetings with the VA Safety Director.

c. Subcontractors are not required to attend the meetings.

d. Include minutes of the meeting and issue not later than three days after the meeting. Both PDF and Word/Excel format

e. Construction progress meetings minutes shall contain list of attendees, list any issues or concerns, indicate days remaining per the contract, detail any safety incidents, RFI log, Submittal Register when relevant and two week look ahead schedule. Meeting minutes will be provided, via email, to the COR as well as the Contracting Specialist (CS).

f. At 25%, 50%, 75% and 95%, coordinate with the COR for walk through inspection with the VA Shops. The Contractor shall have the Foreman from all trade attends. The purpose of the meeting / walkthrough is the VA Shops Leads talk with the respective Contractor Trade Forman / Superintendent and make corrections.

Daily Report:

1. The Contractor shall provide a Daily Report. The Daily Report shall contain list any issues or concerns, indicate days remaining per the contract, detail any safety incidents, detail daily construction safety inspections including items checked and corrective actions taken, and include relevant construction progress photo(s). Email the Daily Report to the COR not later than 9 am the next working day. Contractor is not required to submit a Daily Report for Saturdays, Sundays, or federal holidays where no work takes place.

Part 4: Divison01 Submittals and Milestone Deliverables:

1. KICK-OFF MEETING with DOCUMENTATION

a. The Contractor’s Project Manager and Site Superintendent shall attend a Preconstruction Meeting, to discuss the project details.

b. Submit: Provide a FULLY LOADED COST SCHEDULE Not less than one item per subcontractor. In addition, include any expected system shutdowns and off hours work.

c. Submit: POC LIST OF ALL CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS: company names, office address and main point of contact name with telephone number

d. Submit: CONSTRUCTION SAFETY PRECAUTIONS with project specific procedures, processes, analysis, and details including but not limited to:

i. ACCIDENT PREVENTION PLAN (APP) project specific

ii. ACTIVITY HAZARD ANALYSIS (AHA) project specific

e. Submit: SHOP DRAWINGS AND PRODUCT LOG:

i. List all shop drawings and products in the submittal log.

f. Submit: Scanned copy of all workers OSHA Construction Safety Training certificates.

2. MOBILIZATION ON SITE INCLUDING PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK

a. Contractor shall not mobilize on site until Bonds and insurance Certificate have been submitted and approved, the APP has been submitted and approved, and the Cost loaded Schedule has been submitted and approved.

b. Approval to mobilize shall be in writing by the COR.

c. Post and maintain emergency contact information and other information required by the COR on the wall at all entry points to the worksite.

3. ACCEPTANCE AND CLOSE OUT

a. Submit a written statement from the Contractor attesting that the Work is Complete:

i. The final construction inspection and the related work corrections shall be completed before the end of the period of performance. Prior to expected Substantial Completion, at 75% construction complete, notify the COR so that pre-final acceptance inspection coordination can be performed between VA Maintenance and Operations supervisors, VA functional leads, service line managers and the campus customer. The COR will confirm pre-final acceptance inspection checklists and procedures with the Contracting Officer before proceeding with the collective event.

1. With this notification, the Contractor shall provide the COR a list of items that are incomplete / incorrect. This list of incomplete / incorrect items will allow the Project Team to understand what work remains so that construction inspection findings are not incorrectly identified as a deficiency.

ii. At Substantial Completion, the Contractor shall notify the CO and COR in writing that work is complete, and the Contractor has completed their quality control inspection.

b. Closeout Records: Provide three printed sets and three compact discs with electronic files of the following:

i. Plan as built record drawings of the installed condition shall be CAD drawn. Turn over the CAD files (do not bind xrefs), PDF files and the red line field notes to the VA.

ii. Operations and Maintenance Manuals

Part 5: Applicable Performance Standards

1. All work shall comply with

a. All VA Policies including and not limited to: VA Construction Safety and VA Infection Control Policies.

b. Codes, Standards and Executive Orders (Topic 1) found http://www.cfm.va.gov/til/cPro.asp

2. All persons including subcontractors shall have completed the 30 Hour OSHA Construction Safety Training program or 10 Hour OSHA Construction safety Training program per their designed role.

3. The Prime Contractor shall have a designated Superintendent and SSHO on site when any work is being performed. The Prime Contractor shall have a dedicated CQCM onsite at all times when new work or repairs to existing surfaces is being performed.

4. The Contractor shall provide mitigating activities as outlined in the CONSTRUCTION SAFETY PRECAUTIONS and CONSTRUCTION INFECTION CONTROL RISK ASSESSMENT / DUST CONTROL PRECAUTIONS including but not less than the following:

a. Fire extinguishers, pedestal mounted in the area of work.

b. Walk off dust mats, inside and outside all entry / exit points to the workspace, changed not less than daily or more frequently as required by the construction or COR.

c. No trash, used packaging, or construction spoils shall be stored on site unless in a designated dumpster. Dumpsters shall be promptly emptied and replaced when full.

5. All work will be provided with one-year parts and labor warranty from date of acceptance by VA.

6. All work in the crawl spaces shall be planned and carried out as OSHA Permit Required Confined Space.

7. The Contractor shall be responsible for the VA Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) policy: VHA Directive 7715 (1) has changed the expectations of infection control methods from those previously utilized. The Contractor shall schedule a site visit with COR and VA Infection Prevention team to discuss the construction barriers, and detailed requirements for maintaining .01 inches/water gauge negative pressurization of the entire workspace by use of HEPA exhaust air systems directed outdoors for Level III and Level IV ICRA plan prior to mobilization and during the pre-submittal phase. The Contractor shall submit the ICRA and PCRA forms for VA infection prevention and VA safety team review and approval as requested by COR.

8. The contractor shall be responsible and bear all costs associated with testing, reporting, and abatement of all hazardous materials, if required. The crawl space has been identified as an active asbestos hazard and Contractor shall be responsible to wear the proper PPE to perform the work at the hazard places to complete all the work. VA will provide the existing asbestos report to the Contractor upon request.

9. The Contractor shall be responsible to make all the corrections receiving the commissioning report as per the VA satisfaction.

10. The Contractor shall be responsible to make all the necessary arrangements, selection, and programming to make all the new installation or equipment compatible with the existing BACnet communications protocol controls along with Building Automation System.

11. All building systems will be maintained in full operation at all times. Request system shutdowns including hot work permit in writing not less than 28 calendar days in advance. Work requiring major utility shutdowns shall be completed after hours or during weekends.

12. Crane lifts, any work that closes drive isles, closes building entries or closes public corridors shall be during low patient time, off peak hours, and perform during Weekends.

13. Any work related to noise, vibration, dust, odors, core drilling, hammer-drilling, saw-cutting, equipment moving in public corridors, soil compaction, or similar noise-producing activities shall be performed between 6:00 PM through midnight, concluding by 6 AM on the following day.

14. If any questions or concerns arise, the Contractor is to coordinate with the COR for direction. Any and all disruptions to the normal functions of the American Lake VAMC (road closures, utility connections, etc.) shall be brought to the attention of the COR at the earliest possible date.