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402-23-150SC Parking Lot Striping for Togus VA Campus

VA MAINE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

SCOPE OF WORK

I. GENERAL

A. The Contractor shall perform parking lot striping throughout the VA Maine Healthcare System (VAME) Togus Campus at 1 VA Center, Augusta, ME. All work shall be accomplished in strict compliance with OSHA Standards. All appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) shall be used in all instances. The Contractor is responsible for all preparation that is required to complete parking lot striping; therefore, the Contractor must provide all necessary equipment to complete this task, i.e., street sweepers, power brooms, striping machines, etc. Contractor shall provide all equipment, labor, materials, and supervision as necessary to paint pavement markings as described in this SOW. This work is to comply with current VA standards for hospital construction. All requirements of the attached spec section 32 17 23 (attachment 1) shall be met by the awarded contractor, B. The Contractor shall clean and restripe all areas identified under the “Specific Scope” heading below. Workers will have to coordinate with the projects Contracting Officers Representative (COR) on shutting down parking lots for restriping. This will be a phased project with after hour and weekend work hours.

II. VAME FURNISHED ITEMS

A. As-Built Drawings. As-built drawings may be available in engineering and can be made available to the awarded contractor during normal business hours. As-built drawings may not be 100% accurate and will need verification by the Contractor.

B. VAME personnel knowledgeable of the existing parking/striping systems shall be available to the Contractor’s team members during the site investigation. The contractor shall coordinate and verify schedule and personnel, with the COR. In the event of an operational emergency, assistance from a VAME staff will be intermittent. Contractor must have skilled staffing and equipment to perform tasks without VA assistance.

1. SPECIFIC SCOPE

A. The Contractor shall prepare and complete all Campus striping in parking lots 1 – 18 (See attached map: Attachment 3 – PARKING LOTS-Model). This attachment is being provided as a reference and shall not be the sole document used in generating the contractors proposal. Contract includes painting of handicap parking locations, crosswalks, stop sign blocks, directional arrows, no parking areas (hash-mark blocks), Fire Zones, Helipad markings, and building access points. The following Roadways require striping: North Gate Rd., South Gate Rd., West Gate Rd., Dix St., Pond Rd., Patriots St., and Dirigo Dr. Exact start and stop locations will be provided by the COR. Contractor shall provide traffic control (flaggers) for line painting along roadways. Project will include coordination with COR for parking lot access, sweeping area prior to paint, SDS for all materials used, and appropriate documentation for the disposal of all removed material/debris from roadways.

B. General Requirements Items:

a. Using a street sweeper truck, weed eater, edger, and blowers, clean all parking, roadway, and helicopter pad surfaces before painting, remove all debris from site.

b. Everything painted under this contract shall contain glass beads meeting Federal Specification TTB1325, Type I, Gradation A. See spec section 321723 2.5 A (Attachment 1) for further details.

c. Paint single parking spaces, painting over existing striping. New paint shall completely cover existing paint.

d. Paint Handicap parking spaces, including hatched areas, painting over existing striping. New paint shall completely cover existing paint, a handicap symbol will be painted at every handicap spot.

e. Cross walk areas

i. Paint new and repaint white cross walks over existing stripes. New paint shall completely cover existing paint on pavement.

f. Fire zones

i. Paint new and repaint red fire zone over existing curbs and stripes. New paint shall completely cover existing paint on pavement.

g. Converting spaces

i. When converting existing space to new function, paint over existing paint with two (2) coats.

h. Stop Bars

i. Every stop sign will have a stop bar in accordance with DOT regulation

ii. Every stop bar will have STOP painted in two (2) foot letters prior to stop bar.

i. Drive Lanes

i. Paint drive lanes for the following campus roads. This includes any striping for existing on street parking

1. North Gate Rd.

2. South Gate Rd.

3. West Gate Rd.

4. Dix St.

5. Pond Rd.

6. Patriots St.

7. Dirigo Dr.

j. Helipad

i. Re-paint existing campus helicopter landing pad.

k. Parking Lots

i. Lot #1

ii. Lot #2

iii. Lot #3

iv. Lot #4

v. Lot #5

vi. Lot #6

vii. Lot #7

viii. Lot #8

ix. Lot #9

x. Lot#10

xi. Lot #11

xii. Lot #12

xiii. Lot #13

xiv. Lot #14

xv. Lot #15

xvi. Lot #16

xvii. Lot #17

xviii. Lot #18

III. SCHEDULE

Period of Performance: Construction is anticipated to require ninety (90) days after the notice to proceed as this is a phased project which contains after hours and weekend work.

Road striping work, and preparation for road striping and helipad painting can be completed during regular business hours Monday – Friday 0700 – 1600. One lane of traffic must be maintained at all times and proper traffic control provided. Parking lot closures, striping and preparations must occur during night and weekends.

IV. Additional notes:

Road surfaces shall be clean and dry with an ambient temperature of minimum 50 degrees. Contractor shall field verify all measurements, material quantities, and site conditions prior to submitting a bid. Any conditions that impact pricing and are not readily verified during a site visit shall be addressed during solicitation RFI process. Existing conditions that need clarification to be included in the bid are the sole responsibility of the contractor making the bid. No assumptions of existing conditions shall be made by the contractor. The Contractor must submit questions/RFI or the existing condition shall be corrected at the Contractor’s expense. Provide cut sheets for all finish materials depicting actual texture samples for approval. Contractor shall provide electronic copies of each submittal with a separate transmittal sheet to each requirement. If applicable, submittals shall indicate the manufacturer’s full range of available colors, and from these, the COR will request full size samples for final color selection. Contractor shall coordinate with COR for waste removal. All waste shall be removed at the end of each day. Contractor shall remove and dispose of waste in accordance with all VA spec section 01 74 19 Construction Waste Management. (Attachment 2). Contractor shall bring only enough materials to the site for 1 day of work. Contractor shall coordinate delivery, storage, and handling of all materials with the COR to designated areas to minimize site storage time, impact to the hospital, and potential damage to stored materials. COR will specify a lay down area.