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STATEMENT OF WORK

ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES - CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT

September 5, 2025

1 BACKGROUND:

1.1 Established in 1902, the Bureau of Reclamation is best known for the dams, powerplants, and canals it constructed in the seventeen western states. These water projects led to homesteading and promoted the economic development of the West. Reclamation has constructed more than 600 dams and reservoirs including Hoover Dam on the Colorado River and Grand Coulee on the Columbia River.

Today, Reclamation is the largest wholesaler of water in the country bringing water to more than 31 million people and provide one out of five Western farmers (140,000) with irrigation water for 10 million acres of farmland that produce 60% of the nation's vegetables and 25% of its fruits and nuts. Reclamation is also the second largest producer of hydroelectric power in the United States. Our 53 powerplants annually provide more than 40 billion kilowatt hours generating nearly a billion dollars in power revenues and produce enough electricity to serve 3.5 million homes.

Reclamation is a contemporary water management agency with a Strategic Plan outlining numerous programs, initiatives and activities that will help the Western States, Native American Tribes and others meet new water needs and balance the multitude of competing uses of water in the West. Reclamation’s mission is to assist in meeting the increasing water demands of the West while protecting the environment and the public's investment in these structures. Reclamation places great emphasis on fulfilling water delivery obligations, water conservation, water recycling and reuse, and developing partnerships with their customers, states, and Native American Tribes, and in finding ways to bring together the variety of interests to address the competing needs for our limited water resources.

1.2 The Technical Service Center (TSC) is the Bureau of Reclamation's resource center for engineering, scientific, and technical expertise in many areas of water resource management, development, and protection. The TSC performs a wide variety of technical services for other Reclamation offices, for other Government agencies, and foreign governments.

The TSC performs engineering final designs of large civil water development projects for the Design-Bid-Build project delivery method that includes dams; spillways; outlet works;

river diversions; fish passage; water treatment; water conveyance including canals, pipelines, and pumping plants; hydropower electricity generation; and other water storage and delivery facilities. During the construction phase, the design requires inspection, quality assurance, and other construction management activities be performed to ensure the features are constructed on accordance with the project specifications and that the design intent is met in the constructed works.

The Statement of Work (SOW) identifies the types of related construction management services and activities which may be requested and shall be provided through an Architect- Engineering (A-E) and Professional Engineering and Technical Support Services (Professional Services) contract in support of Reclamation’s mission. Technical services include but are not limited to planned or existing construction projects, new construction, alteration, or renovation projects, or work from other related programs.

This contract will likely be used by Reclamation offices located in the seventeen western states through the Department of Interior Acquisition and Assistance Management Division located in Denver, Colorado, or other Reclamation Acquisitions Offices.

1.3 Provided in Section 3.0, Scope, are the core functions of Construction Management that may be performed or worked on under this Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. Individual orders on the IDIQ may add additional Construction Management functions specific to the order.

2 TASK ORDERS:

2.1 The specific requirements for the services to be provided by the contractor will be described in specific detail in the Statement of Work (SOW) of the individual Task Orders (TOs). TOs are anticipated to be issued as Firm Fixed Price (FFP), but in the event the number of hours or level of effort is not able to be defined with any certainty, a Labor Hour/Time & Material (LH/TM) TO shall be issued.

2.2 Individual TOs will include all of the following unless identified otherwise in the SOW: a complete description of the work to be performed; the data to be furnished by Reclamation and/or the A-E; the standards, codes, or guidelines to be followed by the A-E in the performance of the work; identification of work that must be performed by or under the direct technical supervision of a registered professional engineer or architect, requirements for US citizenship and national security level clearances, project management requirements; the required products to be furnished to Reclamation to successfully complete the TO; the details of how products shall be delivered, and the schedule required for the delivery of the products. The A-E shall provide all qualified personnel, facilities (unless otherwise furnished by the government or government contractor), materials, equipment, and transportation necessary to perform the services described by each TO’s

SOW.

2.3 Each TO shall be assigned a tracking number by the Contracting Officer (CO). Technical and cost proposals in response to the TO shall include this tracking number.

2.5 Contractor Internal Management: The contractor shall provide internal management of its own personnel and resources to accomplish the services as specified in the SOW within the schedule as stipulated in the TO.

2.5.1 Monthly Status Report Requirements shall be stipulated at the TO level.

2.5.2 Project Management Monthly Status Reports and Earned Value Analysis shall be defined and specified at the TO level.

2.6 All work shall be performed by personnel having professional skill and experience in the required field as specified in the SOW for each TO. Services provided shall be performed in accordance with the requirements detailed in the TO’s SOW.

3 SCOPE:

Listed below are the anticipated areas of A-E services (awarded using FAR Part 36.6). This list is not all inclusive:

3.1 CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES (CM)

• Full-time inspector for key features of the construction.

3.1.1 General: Provide complete site CM services for Reclamation designed construction projects. Coordinate construction management activities with CM team, construction contractor, Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer’s Representative, and Designers of Record. CM service requirements can vary in scope and size depending on the type and location of the facilities under construction. Only the CO may direct or obligate the Government, and the contractor shall not direct the construction contractor on the work. The scope of CM services may include, and are not necessarily limited to:

• Construction management program plan and methodology including staffing needs, construction quality assurance and regulatory compliance assurance plans, schedule of inspections and testing of major features of construction, safety and risk management plan, stakeholder communication plan, site management and traffic plan, procurement plan for subcontractors to this contract to perform various tasks including specialized inspections and testing, and periodic meetings with the construction contractor and their subcontractors to ensure project’s goals are met and safety issues are addressed and resolved.

• Full-time Resident Engineer, a Professional Engineer licensed in the state of practice, overseeing daily activities and ensuring project success. Their key responsibilities include:

o Site Supervision: Provide continuous supervision to ensure that construction activities adhere to safety protocols and project specifications.

o Quality Control: Monitor construction quality by inspecting materials and workmanship to ensure compliance with approved plans and regulations.

o Communication: Act as the primary point of contact between construction contractors, Reclamation, and other stakeholders, facilitating effective communication and collaboration.

o Regulatory Compliance: Ensure that all construction practices comply with referenced codes in the contract and safety regulations.

o Problem Resolution: Identify and resolve technical issues promptly minimizing delays.

o Maintain the integrity and efficiency of construction projects.

• Full-time inspector for key features of the construction.

o Serve as the point of contact between the COR and contractor’s field personnel.

o Represent the Reclamation design, contracting, and construction staffs in observing contractor’s means and methods of construction.

o Responsible for:

Being thoroughly familiar with the plans and specifications;

Recording observations and data;

Monitoring safety;

Performing labor checks;

Advising their supervisor and other personnel, as appropriate, of problems and progress

• Documentation of pre-construction site conditions. Photo and video documentation of the site.

• Verifying construction staking by the contractor.

• Monitor contractor’s daily activities to assure compliance with the approved contract documents. Perform construction inspections and daily, weekly, and monthly inspection reports for architectural, civil, geotechnical, electrical, mechanical, and landscape architecture construction. Monitoring of the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) and Best Management Practice’s (BMPs) within the project site.

• Quality assurance testing of materials, soil and aggregate gradations and densities, concrete properties (temperature, slump, air entrainment, compressive strength), asphalt density, riprap (specific gravity, absorption, soundness), and synthetic construction material properties (geosynthetics, plastic pipe, earth reinforcement).

Including tracking of test results for compliance with specified variances.

• Quality assurance factory inspections and fabrication sites for structural, hydraulic equipment, and mechanical and electrical equipment.

• Review and reply to construction submittals (Required Submittal Number or RSN) and requests for information (RFI), construction contractor progress payments and schedule reviews and evaluation reports, and review and verify as-constructed drawings.

• Contract Modifications support through analysis of plans, specifications, and contract documents; draft specifications; cost estimates, contractor proposals, price evaluations; time impact analysis, recommendations and advice to CO in preparation and during negotiations. Document negotiations in a formal memo. Review draft specifications and drawings to verify they address the negotiations.

• Coordination of readiness reviews with design teams, Reclamation Regional and Area Office Staff, and CM staff.

• Coordination of foundation mapping with contractor, TSC, and Reclamation regional personnel.

• Coordination of concrete preplacement meetings with contractor, TSC, and Reclamation regional personnel.

• Coordinate monthly safety inspections and review meetings with construction contractor and Regional Safety Office. Ensure contractor’s work complies with the requirements of the Reclamation Safety and Health Standards and Facilities Instructions, Standards and Techniques Manuals.

• Maintain field office, including all office and first-aid supplies.

• Maintain lab equipment and facilities.

• Review contractor as-builts at minimum of monthly (weekly preferred). Sign final as-builts at the end of the contract.

• Provide performance evaluations and documentation for the government’s Contractors Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS).

• Maintain current list of employees and vehicles authorized to be on site.

• Maintain security of existing facilities.

• Support CO in partnering sessions with construction contractors.

• Calculate drawing’s plan and as-constructed quantities. Perform labor interviews.

Review certified payroll receipts and compare against labor interviews. Conduct labor investigation at the bequest of the CO. Ensure each subcontractor working on site has a completed SF-1413. Calculate estimated quantities for draft progress payments for CO and COR.

• Maintain records of meetings, conversations, and decisions.

• Facilitate site visits for stakeholders, including facility, Area Office, and Consultant Review Boards (CRBs).

• Commissioning hydro-electric generators, hydraulic equipment, HVAC and mechanical equipment, fire alarm systems, controls, and SCADA.

• Write Final Construction Report of the entire construction contract.

o The purpose of a Technical Report of Construction is to record the conditions encountered, solutions of problems, means and methods used (equipment, personnel, efficiencies and production rates), and the experiences gained during the progress of the work. A construction timeline should also be included which explains when activities, changes, contract modifications, significant decisions occurred; and the date of contract substantial completion o It is imperative that data such as notes, observations, and photographs be collected and maintained during construction, describing procedures, conditions encountered, and the results of each major operation. This is particularly important for features representing departures from normal or from what was anticipated. If a project debriefing is conducted, the important items should be incorporated into the report.

o Report shall be structured with the following chapters:

Chapter 1 – Introduction Chapter 2 – Project Chronology Chapter 3 – Contract Expenditures Chapter 4 – Narrative of Construction Chapter 5 – Photograph Chronolog

3.2 CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES:

3.2.1 Construction management services: Provide design reviews for constructability;

prepare Critical Path Method (CPM) logic diagrams and construction schedules; review contractor-prepared CPM logic diagrams and construction schedules; review and analyze to determine construction contractor conformance with designs and specifications prepared by Reclamation or A-E contractors; field review of construction to observe and evaluate field conditions, structural inspections including reinforcement size and locations, foundation acceptance for structures, review of Reclamation or contractor-prepared drawings and data, review Reclamation or contractor-prepared Value Engineering and other proposals; review and analyze construction contractor claims and Requests for Equitable Adjustments (REA); prepare written reports of the analyses and present findings to Reclamation; provide expert testimony if litigation occurs; and prepare cost estimates for direct costs, effects on other work, and delays using contractor-prepared CPM data when modifications are considered or required.

3.3 MATERIALS ENGINEERING:

3.3.1 Concrete Materials: Inspection and field and laboratory testing and evaluation of fresh and hardened concrete, concrete materials, concrete construction methods, concrete repair methods, and in-place concrete conditions. The testing and analyses shall be performed by accredited laboratories/entities and certified personnel in accordance with applicable ASTM International, ACI, Reclamation, and other provided standards or codes and in compliance with Reclamation Quality Assurance Plans. Prepare testing reports and present results to Reclamation. Maintain a database of all testing results throughout the course of the contract and furnish data to Reclamation.

3.3.2 Concrete Construction Accessories: Inspection and field and laboratory testing and evaluation of reinforcing steel (rebar), rebar couplers, post-installed anchor bars, post-installed adhesive anchors, and post-installed mechanical anchors. The testing and analyses shall be performed by accredited laboratories/entities and certified personnel in accordance with applicable ASTM International, ACI, Reclamation, and other provided standards or codes and in compliance with Reclamation Quality Assurance Plans. Prepare testing reports and present results to Reclamation. Maintain a database of all testing results throughout the course of the contract and furnish data to Reclamation.

3.3.3 Testing and analysis of Earth Materials: Field and laboratory geotechnical testing and analysis of soil, rock, and foundation materials obtained from intact and disturbed samples or performed on in-situ deposits and compacted soils. The testing and analyses shall be performed by accredited laboratories/entities in accordance with applicable ASTM International, Reclamation, and other provided standards or codes and in compliance with Reclamation Quality Assurance Plans.

3.3.4 Asphalt Materials: Inspection and field and laboratory testing and evaluation of asphalt, asphalt materials, asphalt construction methods, and in-place concrete conditions.

The testing and analyses shall be performed by accredited laboratories/entities and certified personnel in accordance with applicable ASTM International, Reclamation, and other provided standards or codes and in compliance with Reclamation Quality Assurance Plans. Prepare testing reports and present results to Reclamation. Maintain a database of all testing results throughout the course of the contract and furnish data to Reclamation.

3.3.5 Synthetic Materials: Inspection and field and laboratory testing and analysis of geosynthetics (geomembranes, geotextiles, geogrid, geonet, geocell, and geocomposites) taken from canals, reservoirs, dam faces and other Reclamation waterways and infrastructure. The testing and analyses shall be performed by accredited laboratories/entities in accordance with applicable ASTM International, GRI, Reclamation, and other provided standards or codes and in compliance with Reclamation Quality Assurance Plans. Prepare testing reports and present results to Reclamation.

Maintain a database of all testing results throughout the course of the contract and furnish data to Reclamation.

3.3.6 Weld Inspection: Inspection and field testing and evaluation of welding. The testing and analysis shall be performed by certified personnel in accordance with applicable ASTM, AWS, Reclamation, and other provided standards and codes and in compliance with Reclamation Quality Assurance Plans. Prepare testing reports and present results to Reclamation. Maintain a database of all testing results throughout the course of the contract and furnish data to Reclamation.

3.3.7 Coatings: Inspection and field and laboratory testing and evaluation of coating materials for use in atmospheric, buried, and submerged infrastructure. Inspection and field testing and evaluation of surface preparation and application. The testing and analysis shall be performed by certified personnel in accordance with applicable ASTM, AMPP (formerly NACE International and SSPC), Reclamation, and other provided standards and codes and in compliance with Reclamation Quality Assurance Plans.

Prepare testing reports and present results to Reclamation. Maintain a database of all testing results throughout the course of the contract and furnish data to Reclamation.

3.3.8 Corrosivity Evaluation of Soil and Water: Field and laboratory testing and evaluation of soil and water for determination of corrosion mitigation requirements for metallic structures and concrete. The testing and analyses shall be performed by accredited laboratories/entities and certified personnel in accordance with applicable ASTM, AMPP (formerly NACE International), Reclamation, and other provided standards and codes and in compliance with Reclamation Quality Assurance Plans.

Prepare testing reports and present results to Reclamation. Maintain a database of all testing results throughout the course of the contract and furnish data to Reclamation.

3.3.9 Cathodic Protection Systems: Inspection and field testing and evaluation of galvanic anode and impressed current cathodic protection systems for use on buried and submerged infrastructure. The testing and analysis shall be performed by certified personnel in accordance with applicable ASTM, AMPP (formerly NACE International), Reclamation, and other provided standards and codes and in compliance with Reclamation Quality Assurance Plans. Prepare testing reports and present results to Reclamation. Maintain a database of all testing results throughout the course of the contract and furnish data to Reclamation.

3.3.10 Hazardous Materials: Inspection and field and laboratory testing and evaluation of existing infrastructure and conditions including concrete, coatings, soils, oils, lubricants, electrical, etc. The sampling, testing, and analyses shall be performed by accredited laboratories/entities and certified personnel in accordance with laboratory test methods in USEPA SW-846, state environmental regulations, and other provided standards and codes and in compliance with Reclamation Quality Assurance Plans. This is not a complete list. Note that state environmental regulations take precedence over federal environmental regulations. Prepare testing reports and present results to Reclamation.

Maintain a database of all testing results throughout the course of the contract and furnish data to Reclamation.

3.4 SURVEY AND MAPPING SERVICES: :

3.4.1 Mapping and/or ground surveys; location and final construction surveys;

analytical digital terrain modeling; compilation of topographic and planimetric features, earthwork quantity calculations, and bathymetric surveys.

3.4.2 Verify, transfer, and establish survey controls for construction.

3.5 GEOTECHNICAL SERVICES:

3.5.1 Engineering Geology: This geologic work includes field mapping; testing, and sampling, and interpretation of geological conditions and properties. Accessing high and steep slopes using high scaling or photogrammetry techniques may be required for some mapping programs. Geologic expertise would be required for review of construction specifications and drawings for dams, foundations for structures, excavation support requirements, slope stability and landslides, hazardous waste site characterization, blasting, grouting, and dewatering systems.

3.5.2 Trenchless Technology and Tunneling Services: Construction may include trenchless construction using various excavation methods and techniques for pipelines installation and heavy civil underground construction consisting of tunnels, caverns, and shafts associated with dams, canals, and hydropower works. Perform constructability evaluation and support during bid and construction phases for underground construction projects.

3.5.3 Earthwork: Earthwork includes excavation of soil and rock, foundation preparation, backfill or fill placement, and compacting earth materials. Support during construction phases for earthwork construction includes inspections of the work to ensure compliance with the project specifications and approved submittals. Inspections include, but are not limited to, documentation of conditions encountered during excavation and placement of materials, equipment used during construction operations, materials used for backfill and fill, methods used for moisture conditioning and compaction of earthen materials.

3.5.4 Deep Foundations and Seepage Cutoff Walls. Construction may include various types of deep foundations including, but not limited to, driven piles, drilled caissons, and micro-piles. Construction may also include various types of seepage cutoff walls including, but not limited to, sheet pile walls, secant pile walls, cement-bentonite walls, soil-bentonite walls, soil-cement-bentonite walls, and plastic concrete walls. Support during construction phases for deep foundation and seepage cutoff wall construction includes inspections of the installation to ensure compliance with the project specifications. Inspections include excavation methods, materials encountered, resistance to excavation or installation, confirmation of design depths, and material testing of slurry and backfill materials.

3.5.5 Grouting and Ground Improvement: Construction may include various types of grouting and ground improvement techniques including, but not limited to, pressure grouting soil and rock foundations, backfill grouting of voids within or beneath structures and dams, deep-soil mixing, compaction grouting, jet grouting, and stone column densification. Grouting materials may include various types of grout mixtures including cement-based grouts and chemical grouts. Ground improvement materials may include various materials including cement, chemical grout, and earthen materials. Support during construction phases for grouting and ground improvement construction includes inspections of the installation to ensure compliance with the project specifications and approved submittals. Inspections include, but are not limited to, observing drilling operations, documentation of conditions encountered during drilling operations, documentation of equipment used during construction operations, documentation of materials used for grouting and ground improvement, observation of material mixing prior to injection or placement, observation of injection pressures, observation of water tests, observation of grout injection, observation of material injection rates, evaluation of refusal criteria during injection, observing and performing specified quality assurance testing, observation of verification testing and coring operations, and evaluating grouting and ground improvement closure criteria in conformance to the specified criteria.

3.6 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES:

3.6.1 Mechanical Equipment Engineering: Construction may include compressed air systems; plumbing, cooling water, domestic and service water systems; lubricating oil systems; fire suppression systems; heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems;

hydraulic valve operating systems; engine-generators; elevators, cranes, hoists, and cableways; stoplogs, draft tube gates, bulkheads, trash racks and safety racks, trash rakes and conveyors, moss screens and traveling water screens; fish screens and fish-handling equipment, safety and debris booms, water-temperature control devices and selective withdrawal systems; instrumentation and control-system and water treatment equipment.

Perform constructability evaluation, support during bid and construction phases.

3.6.2 Hydraulic Equipment Engineering: Construction may include pumps, hydroelectric turbines, pump-turbines, turbine governors, large custom-designed radial gates, bulkhead gates, stoney gates, overshot gates, drum gates, jet-flow gates, clamshell gates, high-pressure gates, sleeve valves and operators, commercial slide gates, hollow-jet valves, butterfly valves, steel penstocks, steel manifolds, air chambers, steel water storage tanks, and steel surge tanks. Perform constructability evaluation and support during bid and construction phases.

3.7 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES:

3.7.1 Electrical Design Services: Construction may include new and/or existing plant electrical equipment and/or systems including: rotating machinery (generators and motors); generator up rates and rewinds, excitation systems, generator/motor bus, and generator neutral grounding equipment; unit switchgear; plant station-service systems including unit substations, AC/DC distribution boards, battery chargers, and batteries;

unit and auxiliary controls, protective relaying control interface, instrumentation, and annunciation systems; lighting and fire detection and alarm systems; medium and low-voltage power cable systems and control cable systems; grounding, electrical conduit, and cable tray systems; electrical features of mechanical equipment such as: governors, HVAC, gates, valves, cranes, and elevators; electrical substations and switchyards; high-voltage solid dielectric cables and gas-filled power cable systems; outdoor electrical distribution systems; and power transformers and circuit breakers. Perform constructability evaluation and support during bid and construction phases.

3.7.2 Hydropower Technical Services: Construction may include power systems, which include harmonic system performance; protective relays, settings, and commissioning;

real time automation systems, and supervisory control and data acquisition systems; voice and data communications systems; voltage regulator, power system stabilizer, and speed governor tuning and testing; plant battery testing; machine condition monitoring; power apparatus insulation system testing and evaluation for rotating machinery; and power transformers and cable systems. Perform constructability evaluation and support during bid and construction phases.

3.8 COMMISSIONING SERVICES:

3.8.1 Develop and implement commissioning plans and schedule at various stages of construction for plumbing, mechanical, electrical, HVAC, SCADA, and other systems which include design reviews during final design and the Basis of Design report (BOD) for achieving project intent and requirements, submittals and RFIs, construction verification, training documentation and manuals for compliance to the contract documents, system performance tests, commissioning reports, and operation and warranty reviews during the warranty period.

3.9 WATER & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE SERVICES:

3.9.1 Groundwater and Drainage Services: Construction may include drainage and groundwater removal.

3.10 ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES – COST ESTIMATING, VALUE

ENGINEERING, AND INSPECTIONS:

3.10.1 Cost Estimating: Preparation of cost estimates for proposed changes. Cost estimates shall be broken out by labor, equipment, and materials and completely documented so that they can be easily reviewed, and the accuracy of the computations easily verified. Supporting documentation shall permit a thorough understanding of the quantities, unit prices, lump sum items, and uncertainties associated with the cost estimate. Sources of information and all assumptions shall be clearly identified. As stated within the individual TO, cost estimates may be required to be detailed on a Reclamation-furnished estimate worksheet.

3.10.2 Inspection Services:

3.10.2.1 Construction Inspection Services: Providing qualified civil, geotechnical, mechanical and electrical construction inspectors; construction materials testing personnel and testing equipment; surveying personnel and equipment at remote sites.

3.10.2.2 Mechanical Inspection Services: Field and factory inspection of hydraulic equipment; warranty inspections; commissioning (startup and acceptance testing); and operational testing.

3.10.2.3 Electrical Inspection Services: Field and factory inspection of electrical equipment; warranty inspections of generators; commissioning (startup and acceptance testing); and wiring checkout and operational testing.

3.10.2.4 Canal and Pipeline Inspection Services: Development of databases for data storage, review of existing construction and operating data, development of safety program prior to inspections, onsite visual inspections, coordination of inspections with Reclamation and operating personnel, completion of

Reclamation-supplied checklists, preparation of inspection reports using Reclamation-furnished report template, and populating databases with checklist and other inspection data. Inspections shall be performed in accordance with Reclamation policies and guidelines using Reclamation methodologies for inspection and documentation.

3.11 CM SERVICES QUALITY CONTROL AND ASSURANCE:

3.11.1 General Quality Control and Assurance: Provide management and personnel to create, sustain, and verify a quality value system. All work shall be checked and technically reviewed and approved in accordance with Reclamation policies, directives, and guidelines. Checks and reviews shall be clearly documented. Reviewer shall not check their own work. Peer reviewers shall be independent of the work being reviewed.

3.11.2 Quality Control for Testing:

3.11.2.1 Laboratory test facilities for materials testing shall be accredited by regular inspections of the AASHTO Materials Reference Laboratory (AMRL), (CCRL) Cement and Concrete Reference (NIST Gaithersburg), or equivalent; and performed in accordance with ASTM, ACI, or other appropriate testing specifications for the materials being tested. These inspections shall be current and maintained through the life of the contract. The laboratories shall also participate in regular proficiency testing programs provided by the above agencies. Reclamation personnel shall be granted entry into the laboratory test facilities to perform quality inspections without notice.

3.11.2.2 Laboratory testing required to obtain chemistry data shall be obtained from laboratories accredited under National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference (NELAC), National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP), Proficiency Testing (PT) Program, and Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), Clean Water Act (CWA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and Occupational Health and Safety (OSHA, NIOSH) as appropriate.

3.11.2.3 Quality Control for Hazardous Waste Work (EPA): Quality assurance program support for hazardous waste related work may include providing management and personnel to develop, implement, and assess quality systems. This includes developing and implementing quality assurance project plans and providing audit oversight as described in USEPA documents including, but not limited to, ANSI/ASQC E4-19.94, EPA QA/R5, EPA QA/G5, and EPA

QA/G4.

4 GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED MATERIALS/SERVICES:

4.1 Reclamation will provide materials and services as identified in TOs.

4.2 Reclamation will provide guided access to and through the various components of the facility, ensuring that all participants are aware of all pertinent safety requirements and possess the necessary safety equipment. The contractor shall provide all personal safety equipment for their employees.

5 OWNERSHIP AND CONFIDENTIALITY OF DATA:

5.1 All materials prepared under this agreement shall become the property of Reclamation.

Immediately upon completion of the TO deliver all reports, investigations, appraisals, inventories, studies, analyses, drawings and data estimates performed, whether completed or not, and other such materials as may have been prepared or accumulated in performing the TO.

5.2 Publication of information derived from work performed or data obtained in connection with services rendered under a TO must be approved in writing by Reclamation.

5.3 All financial, statistical, personal, technical, or other data and information relative to Reclamation’s operations, which are designated confidential by Reclamation and made available to Contractor to carry out a TO, shall be protected by Contractor from unauthorized use and disclosure.

5.4 Permission to disclose information on an occasion, or public hearing held by Reclamation relating to a TO, shall not authorize Contractor to further disclose such information, or disseminate the same on any other occasion.

5.5 Contractor shall not issue any news release or public relations item of any nature, whatsoever, regarding work performed or to be performed under a TO without prior review of the contents thereof by Reclamation, and receipt of Reclamation’s written permission.

5.6 All information related to the construction estimate is confidential and shall not be disclosed by Contractor to any entity, other than authorized by the CO. All materials prepared or assembled by Contractor pursuant to performance of this contract are confidential and they shall not be made available to any individual or organization without the prior written approval of the CO.

6 TRAINING: The Contractor is responsible for all training for its employees except when training can only be provided by Reclamation. When Reclamation training, or specialized training, is required it will be determined Per TO.

7 TRAVEL: To Be Determined Per TO. Some work locations may be remote locations.

8 GOVERNMENT VEHICLES: To Be Determined Per TO. Generally, contractor use of government owned or rented vehicles is not allowed.

9 IDENTIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES: All contract personnel are required to identify themselves as contractors. Whether attending meetings, answering Government telephones, or working in other situations where their contractor status is not obvious to third parties, they must make their status known to avoid creating an impression they are Government employees.

10 SAFETY: Comply with OSHA regulations and Reclamation Safety and Health Standards

(RSHS) regarding necessary safety equipment or procedures. Comply with safety instructions issued by Reclamation Safety Officer. Personnel shall wear hard hats, safety vests, and all other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at all times while working on the construction project site except inside office compounds and trailers and other locations approved by the Reclamation Safety Officer. Construction personnel will receive RSHS training and First Aid/CPR. Additional training (confined space, hazardous waste, etc.) shall be provided as needed.

11 CLAIMS FILED BY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR:

11.1 If claims are filed by the construction contractor relating to work performed by contractor’s personnel, and additional information or assistance from contractor’s personnel is required to evaluate or defend against such claims; the contractor shall make their personnel available for consultation with Reclamation’s construction contract administration and legal staff and for testimony, if necessary, at depositions and at trial or arbitration proceedings.

11.2 Contractor’s personnel that Reclamation considers essential to assist in defending against construction contractor claims will be made available on reasonable notice from Reclamation. Consultation or testimony will be reimbursed at the same rates, including travel costs that are being paid for contractor’s personnel services under this contract award.

11.3 Services of contractor’s personnel in connection with Reclamation’s construction contractor claims will be performed pursuant to a written contract amendment, if necessary, extending the TO period of performance to resolve the construction claims.