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STATEMENT OF WORK

Building Rehabilitation Design

Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge

Errol, New Hampshire

I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

A. The Architect/Engineering (A/E) firm shall provide design and engineering services for the interior rehabilitation of the Potter Farm Building, a two-story building at the Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). The building is planned for Office space occupancy. The exterior of the building is already rehabilitated by Government personnel. The interior of the building is presently unfinished. Also required is a complete design for a new 1,600 square feet multipurpose room with restrooms.

The A/E shall visit the site of the work and meet with Paul Casey, the Refuge

Manager, and provide a proposal for the required design work.

The proposed design work includes, but is not limited to plumbing, mechanical, electrical, structural, accessibility, and all code related work. Once the design documents are completed, the drawings and specifications shall be suitable for construction work by a construction contractor and also a Government construction crew.

B. The existing building is wood framed construction on a concrete perimeter foundation wall with a basement. Some pictures of the building are in the

Appendix to this document.

C. The existing two story building is approximately 60’ by 30’ in size. Interior design rehabilitation is required for the existing building.

A complete design for a new 1,600 square feet multipurpose room with restrooms is required. This will either be an addition or a separate multipurpose building.

The actual floor plan layout shall be discussed and agreed upon, based on a site visit and meetings with the Refuge Manager.

D. The Contractor shall provide a progress design drawing set as the design develops, for review and approval by the Government. Final design drawings for construction use shall be provided after approval by the Government. The floor plan shall be developed after the engineer discusses the office space layout the

Refuge requires with the Refuge Manager, along with the number of personnel who plan to use the Office. Include storage and mechanical rooms.

E. The design for the building rehabilitation work for the first floor shall be fully accessible in accordance with the American Disability Act (ADAAG) and

Accessible Guidelines.

F. The engineer by this statement of work shall provide all planning, design development, construction drawings, specifications and final approved documents suitable for construction use.

G. The Contractor shall perform work under this work statement in two distinct phases as listed below:

1. Phase I – Design: Planning and design for the interior rehabilitation work.

2. Phase II – Optional construction administration support services for the

Government in the future.

H. The Contractor shall submit a cost proposal for Phase I Design and Phase II

Construction support services as defined within this statement of work.

I. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will work with the engineer during the design of this project.

II. SCOPE OF SERVICES:

A. The A/E shall visit the site of work, meet with Refuge personnel, and provide a proposal to perform the design work.

B. Basic Design Services: The Contractor shall prepare final construction documents that include but shall not be limited to the following:

a. Architectural Design based on a selected floor plan layout and associated cross sections and elevations; evaluations of space requirements;

confirmation of applicable codes; analysis of alternative building materials. The entire building shall be accessible throughout. The floor plan shall be developed after the engineer discusses the office space layout the Refuge requires with the Refuge Manager, along with the number of personnel who plan to use the Office. The layout for the first floor and second floor shall be developed. Basement space may be utilized for mechanical rooms. Include office spaces, meeting space, breakroom/kitchenette areas, storage and mechanical rooms.

b. Structural design consisting of structural materials and systems for beams and load bearing walls, confirmation of load requirements for the office area and design calculations and criteria.

c. Mechanical/Plumbing design consisting of HVAC systems; plumbing, fire protection; energy conservation including economizer cycles, night set-back controls, and other conservation control features. Design a septic system for waste water disposal, and a well water system for potable water meeting codes.

d. Electrical design consisting of electrical materials, systems, and equipment; electrical service and distribution; ground fault circuit interrupter protected receptacles, energy efficient features throughout, provisions for emergency power, lighting, communications, fire detection, telephone and internet.

e. Life Code Safety Design: includes egress lighting, exit signs, fire barriers, smoke/fire detectors and alarms, door hardware.

C. For the duration of the project, the engineer shall provide general services including but not limited to the following:

1. Meetings, progress reports, and meeting notes.

2. Prepare estimated construction project costs, and the development of a total cost of the project.

3. Identification of probable permits required and the preparation of those permits, and the consultation and review of plans and documents with local, regional, State and Federal agencies having jurisdiction over the project.

4. Review and documentation of applicable codes, rules, and regulations.

5. At a minimum all proposed construction and building system components shall be designed to conform with, or exceed, the relevant guidelines of the latest version of the following codes and standards:

a. International Building Code (IBC)

b. American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning

Engineers (ASHRAE) Standards

c. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

d. American Disability Act (ADAAG) And Accessible Guidelines) standards

e. National Electrical Code (NEC)

f. National Standard Plumbing Code (NSPC)

g. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

h. Local/State fire codes

6. Sustainable Design: The A/E shall incorporate alternative technologies and materials including but not limited to:

a. Recycled content building materials.

b. Building materials derived from renewable recourses and local products/materials when possible.

7. Site visits to the Umbagog NWR as required, for the purpose of design development and final design services are included within the Contractor’s fee and not as additional services.

8. Permits – Permits will be obtained by the Contractor. Conceptual drawings and design progress drawings required to be part of the permit process will be considered to be incorporated within the basic design fee.

9. The A/E design team and the Government shall meet virtually if required by Microsoft Teams regularly throughout the design development and design phases of this project to review progress, and make decisions critical to the design process.

10. Progress review meetings shall take place at the 25%, 50% and 95% design stages. Revised cost estimates shall be provided at each progress review meeting.

11. The 100% design package shall consist of the final plans and specifications, copies of all approved permits, reports, studies, calculations and other information pertinent to the final design of the building interior.

D. General Requirements:

1. The building rehabilitation work shall meet or exceed the latest version of all applicable International Building Code (IBC) codes, National Electric

(NEC) codes; all local, state and federal codes including energy codes, Americans with Disability (ADAAG) guidelines, and any other applicable local, state and federal codes.

2. The engineer shall provide the finished design drawings for review and approval for the structural, architectural and mechanical, electrical and plumbing features of the building in accordance with Federal, State and local codes and requirements.

E. BUILDING FEATURES TO BE SHOWN ON THE DESIGN DRAWINGS

Site Work

• Septic design

• Water well design

• Water lines and sewer pipelines complying with all local, state and federal codes.

• All electrical service wiring in conduit to the building main electrical panel in mechanical room. Provide electric meter.

• Provide spare 2” PVC conduit for future computer lines.

Carpentry

• Wood casing at interior windows and doors.

• Wood baseboard throughout.

• Kitchen and bathrooms – Formica (or approved equal) countertop with integrated sinks.

• Kitchen and bathroom cabinets’ plywood construction with hardwood face.

• Provide design for all required beams and load bearing walls to support

Office building floor load occupancy.

Doors

• Interior doors – Solid core wood doors, 36” wide with brass handle passage set.

Drywall, Framing and Finishes

• Construction drawings shall show all wall and floor framing and finishes that the Refuge Manager wants.

Specialties

Bathrooms

• Toilet partitions – recycled materials (non-metallic) for all toilets and between urinals

• Toilet accessories – toilet paper holders for multiple rolls (stainless steel).

• Toilets, sinks, with mirrors above the sinks with stainless steel edging.

Mechanical – Plumbing And HVAC

• All plumbing work to meet applicable codes. Insulate hot water piping and hot water heater.

• Sanitary service drain lines are to be installed per code. Exposed drain lines to be PVC. Drain and vent lines above floor (non-bathroom areas) to be PVC.

• Men’s bathroom will include; floor mounted elongated toilets, sinks with

Formica (or approved equal) countertop. Bathroom fixtures shall meet accessibility requirements. Provide chrome fixtures.

• Women’s bathroom will include: floor mounted elongated toilets, sinks with formica (or approved equal) countertops. Bathroom fixtures shall meet accessibility requirements. Provide chrome fixtures.

• Storage room – Provide one utility sink in storage room.

• Provide hot water system design.

• Provide two freeze proof outdoor faucets. To be located by refuge staff.

Provide a complete HVAC design to heat and cool the building.

Electrical

• Design a complete off the grid solar Photovoltaic (PV) electrical generation system to provide electric power for the entire building. The components required are the solar panel modules, charge controllers, deep cycle batteries and inverters and all incidental items.

• The battery bank shall be sized to provide the required stored electric power for all the building electric loads.

• The solar system panels shall be ground mounted with a tracking mechanism which keeps the solar panels angled towards the sun all day long. Include all components for a complete and fully functional system meeting all electrical codes and the power requirements for the building and HVAC components.

• Main panel with minimum required amp service as required by code, with full sized breakers, all UL approved.

• Minimum of one circuit breaker per room.

• Provide four outdoor receptacles.

• Building security system.

• All rooms shall have two dedicated phone/data outlets each.

• Install wired smoke detectors with battery backups per code.

• Provide exterior lighting (motion sensored) at each corner of the building.

• Back up generator design – provide electrical design so a Government furnished emergency backup generator can be installed. The specifications for the generator will be provided to the engineer.

III. PERFORMANCE PERIOD

1. The Contractor shall provide the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) the 50% design development submission one month after contract award.

2. The Contractor shall provide a 95% second review package to the USFWS in another month.

3. The contractor shall submit final design drawings two weeks later. The design drawings shall have the following number on each sheet: 5R-NH-

1189-100.0. A Fish and Wildlife drawing title sheet template will be provided to the architect engineer for their use. Submission dates incorporated within this performance work statement assumes timely review by the USFWS such that comments submitted can be incorporated into the design documents without significantly impacting this design schedule.

IV. PROGRESS SUBMISSIONS & FINAL BID DOCUMENTS

A. Drawings Format

1. Drawings with specs shall be prepared in electronic Autocad format.

2. All drawings are to be original. Each drawing shall be stamped and signed by a New Hampshire professional engineer.

3. Plans may be reduced to half-size (11” x 17”) by the government. All symbols and lettering must be sized so that they are clear when reduced in size. Minimum letter size is 1/8 inch.

4. Each drawing shall clearly identify the scale by text and by bar scale.

North arrow shall be indicated on each plan. Existing features and lettering will be shown in light text and proposed features and lettering in dark text.

5. Copies of final drawings shall be provided to the government in electronic format in AutoCad 2019.dwg and Adobe .pdf formats on CD-ROM disks.

B. Specifications

1. Specifications shall be prepared and itemized on the drawings.

2. Copies of final specifications shall be provided to the government in electronic format WORD .docx in electronic format.

3. If technical specifications make reference to one or more brand names, the names shall be listed followed by the wording “or approved equal”.

C. The Contractor shall email, or attach in Microsoft Teams, design submissions consisting of conceptual drawings, preliminary and final design drawings, specifications and construction cost estimates in electronic format to the following addresses:

1. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

300 Westgate Center Drive

Hadley, Massachusetts 01035

Contracting Officer

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Richard Yee, Project Manager and COR

(413) 992-7607 Richard_yee@fws.gov

2. Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge

2756 Dam Road

Errol, NH 03579

Paul Casey, Refuge Manager

(603) 723-0758

Paul_casey@fws.gov mailto:Richard_yee@fws.gov mailto:Paul_casey@fws.gov

Appendix – Some pictures of the building

Exterior elevation view of building where design work for the interior rehabilitation of the building is required.

Interior elevation view of building where design work for the interior rehabilitation of the building is required.