W5J9JE-22-R-0004_Kazcent Conference Center Solicitation.pdf

PROJECT TITLE: KAZCENT Conference Center, Almaty Kazakhstan CONTRACT TYPE: Design-Bid-Build, Firm-Fixed Price, Construction of KAZCENT Conference Center in Almaty Kazakhstan MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT: The estimated cost of this construction project is betw een $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE in KUWAIT TIME ZONE. IN #13A. BELOW, LOCAL TIME IS REFERENCING KUWAIT TIME.”

PHYLLIS WATSON

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder".

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS

NEGOTIATED

06-Mar-2022

(RFP)

(IFB)

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CALL:

B. TELEPHONE NO. (Include area code) (NO COLLECT CALLS)

See Item 7

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID

3. DATE ISSUED

9. FOR INFORMATION A. NAME

SOLICITATION

NSN 7540-01-155-3212 1442-101 STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 4-85)

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.236-1(e)

11. The Contractor shall begin performance w ithin _______5 calendar days and complete it w ithin ________270 calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________

12 A. THE CONTRACTOR MUST FURNISH ANY REQUIRED PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS?

(If "YES," indicate within how many calendar days after award in Item 12B.)

X YES NO

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Sealed offers in original and __________1 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specif ied in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________05 Apr 2022 (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that time.

shall be marked to show the offeror's name and address, the solicitation number, and the date and time of fers are due.

B. An offer guarantee X is, is not required.

C. All offers are subject to the (1) w ork requirements, and (2) other provisions and clauses incorporated in the solicitation in full text or by reference.

D. Offers providing less than _______90 calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due w ill not be considered and w ill be rejected.

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

1. SOLICITATION NO.

IMPORTANT - The "offer" section on the reverse must be fully completed by offeror.

4. CONTRACT NO.

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SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD (Continued) (Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

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17. The offeror agrees to perform the w ork required at the prices specif ied below in strict accordance w ith the terms of this solicitation, if this offer is accepted by the Government in w riting w ithin ________ calendar days after the date offers are due.

the minimum requirements stated in Item 13D. Failure to insert any number means the offeror accepts the minimum in Item 13D.)

AMOUNTS SEE SCHEDULE OF PRICES

18. The offeror agrees to furnish any required performance and payment bonds.

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the solicitation -- give number and date of each)

AMENDMENT NO.

DATE

20A. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN

OFFER (Type or print)

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT 23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN ITEM

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20C. OFFER DATE

25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO

10 U.S.C. 2304(c) 41 U.S.C. 253(c)

CODE27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY:26. ADMINISTERED BY

(Include ZIP Code)14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR 15. TELEPHONE NO. (Include area code)

See Item 14

(Include only if different than Item 14)16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS

30B. SIGNATURE

29. AWARD (Contractor is not required to sign this document.)

document and return _______ copies to issuing office.) Contractor agrees Your of f er on this solicitation, is hereby accepted as to the items listed. This award con-to f urnish and deliv er all items or perf orm all work, requisitions identif ied summates the contract, which consists of (a) the Gov ernment solicitation and on this f orm and any continuation sheets f or the consideration stated in this y our of f er, and (b) this contract award. No f urther contractual document is contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract shall be necessary .

gov erned by (a) this contract award, (b) the solicitation, and (c) the clauses, representations, certif ications, and specif ications or incorporated by ref er-ence in or attached to this contract.

30A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTOR OR PERSON AUTHORIZED 31A. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

30C. DATE

(Type or print)

TEL: EMAIL:

31B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 31C. AWARD DATE

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CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

(Contractor is required to sign this28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT

(M ust be fully completed by offeror)OFFER

Section 00 10 00 - Solicitation

CLIN PRICING SCHEDULE

Section 00 10 00 - Solicitation, Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) Schedule

ATTACHMENT LIST

ATTACHMENTS

# DOCUMENT NAME

1 Relevant Experience Forms

2 Past Performance Questionnaire

3 Kazcent Design Drawings

4 Site Pictures 12 Jul 2021

5 Pictures of demolish works

6 Site map of location

ATTACHMENT 3 INFORMATION:

1. Complete Design Drawings (PDF) “Kazcent Design Drawings”

a. Working Drawings for KAZCENT Conference Center, Bostandyk (Kalinin) Region, Zharokov Street, 210/1, Almaty City, Kazakhstan is an Attachment to the Solicitation.

SECTION 00 010 00.00 BID SCHEDULE

KAZ 2021-001

KAZCENT CONFERENCE CENTER

Item DESCRIPTION Estimated Quantity

Unit Unit Price Estimated Amount

Base Bid:

General Requirements

0001 Mobilization/ Demobilization 1 JOB $

0002 KAZCENT Conference Center 1 JOB $

0003 Demolition 1 JOB $

0004 Relocations 1 JOB $

0005 Utilities 1 JOB $

0006 As-Builts 1 JOB $

Total Base Bid $

Bid Option #1:

Item DESCRIPTION Estimated Quantity

Unit Unit Price Estimated Amount

0007 Optional Furniture and Equipment 1 JOB $

0008 Optional Landscaping 1 JOB $

TOTAL BASE BID AND OPTIONS: $

b. The Chart below depicts the twelve (12) Drawings.

DRAWINGS FOR KAZCENT CONFERENCE CENTER

NUMBER DOCUMENT NAME

1 100% DESIGN KAZCENT - AR

2 100% DESIGN KAZCENT - GP

3 100% DESIGN KAZCENT - EOM

4 100% DESIGN KAZCENT - LC

5 100% DESIGN KAZCENT -TE

6 100% DESIGN KAZCENT - HVAC

7 100% DESIGN KAZCENT - WS

8 100% DESIGN KAZCENT - MS

9 100% DESIGN KAZCENT - RC

10 100% DESIGN KAZCENT - EWS

11 100% DESIGN KAZCENT - ES

12 100% DESIGN KAZCENT - HS

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Job Mobilization/ Demobilization

FFP

The Contractor shall provide all management, tools, equipment, transportation, supervision, and labor necessary for construction of the Conference Center located at Almaty, Kazakhstan in accordance with Project KAZ 2021-001 Statement of Work (SOW) dated 15 December 2021.

FOB: Destination

PSC CD: Y1JZ

NET AMT

0002 1 Job KAZCENT Conference Center

FFP

The Contractor shall provide all management, tools, equipment, transportation, supervision, and labor necessary for construction of the Conference Center located at Almaty, Kazakhstan in accordance with Project KAZ 2021-001 Statement of Work (SOW) dated 15 December 2021.

0003 1 Job Demolition

FFP

The Contractor shall provide all management, tools, equipment, transportation, supervision, and labor necessary for construction of the Conference Center located at Almaty, Kazakhstan in accordance with Project KAZ 2021-001 Statement of Work (SOW) dated 15 December 2021.

0004 1 Job Relocations

FFP

The Contractor shall provide all management, tools, equipment, transportation, supervision, and labor necessary for construction of the Conference Center located at Almaty, Kazakhstan in accordance with Project KAZ 2021-001 Statement of Work (SOW) dated 15 December 2021.

0005 1 Job Utilities

FFP

The Contractor shall provide all management, tools, equipment, transportation, supervision, and labor necessary for construction of the Conference Center located at Almaty, Kazakhstan in accordance with Project KAZ 2021-001 Statement of Work (SOW) dated 15 December 2021.

0006 1 Job As-Builts

FFP

The Contractor shall provide all management, tools, equipment, transportation, supervision, and labor necessary for construction of the Conference Center located at Almaty, Kazakhstan in accordance with Project KAZ 2021-001 Statement of Work (SOW) dated 15 December 2021.

0007 1 Job OPTION Optional Furniture and Equipment

FFP

The Contractor shall provide all management, tools, equipment, transportation, supervision, and labor necessary for construction of the Conference Center located at Almaty, Kazakhstan in accordance with Project KAZ 2021-001 Statement of Work (SOW) dated 15 December 2021.

0008 1 Job OPTION Optional Landscaping

FFP

The Contractor shall provide all management, tools, equipment, transportation, supervision, and labor necessary for construction of the Conference Center located at Almaty, Kazakhstan in accordance with Project KAZ 2021-001 Statement of Work (SOW) dated 15 December 2021.

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC /

CAGE

0001 N/A N/A N/A N/A

0002 N/A N/A N/A N/A

0003 N/A N/A N/A N/A

0004 N/A N/A N/A N/A

0005 N/A N/A N/A N/A

0006 N/A N/A N/A N/A

0007 N/A N/A N/A N/A

0008 N/A N/A N/A N/A

STATEMENT OF WORK

STATEMENT OF WORK

KAZCENT CONFERENCE CENTER

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN

KAZ 2021-001

15 December 2021

1.0 GENERAL:

1.1. For the purposes of this document, United States Government (USG) refers to the United States Government and the Contracting Officer or their designated representative. Contractor refers to the Contractor, Sub Contractor, Contractor and Sub Contractor employees, personnel, tools, and equipment. This document provides a general overview of the scope of work to be performed in accordance with US Government (USG) and Kazakhstan administrative codes in addition to local government administration codes and generally accepted engineering and construction practices.

1.2. The Contractor is responsible for all permits and permitting processes required by the local, regional and Country of Kazakhstan. All permit fees shall be paid for by the Contractor and all costs associated with permit fees shall be paid for under mobilization/demobilize bid item.

1.3. The Contractor shall provide all management, tools, equipment, transportation, supervision, and labor necessary for construction of a Conference Center for KAZCENT in Almaty, Kazakhstan. To the maximum extent feasible, the Contractor shall employ local national (LN) professionals and shall provide written narrative justification for any non‐LN project labor employed. The Contractor shall perform a l work in accordance with this Statement of Work (SOW). The Contractor shall coordinate all work with the Contracting Officer and is subject to the work schedule as stated in this document.

1.4. The Contractor shall construct to Kazakhstan construction-related laws, codes, and regulations at a level to take advantage of the Contractor’s local presence in the Kazakhstan and the Kazakhstan Construction Contractors.

1.5. The contractor shall be responsible for obtaining any and all construction related permits. The contractor shall accept the site with the current conditions, prior to construction start. The contractor is solely responsible to understand the local codes, standards, project permits, referenced project documents and furnish, install, test, and complete the entire work according to these regulations.

1.6. The Contractor shall be solely responsible for constructing in compliance with Kazakhstan codes and regulations. Only in areas where Kazakhstan construction codes and regulations do not exist, the Contractor may employ applicable international construction codes, to include the International Building Code and all referenced standards. Fire protection design shall be to Kazakhstan construction codes, and shall ensure facilities have safe egress, detection, and alarms. Full fire suppression system designs are not required unless required by Kazakhstan codes.

1.7. The Contractor shall be solely responsible for maintaining technical supervision of quality and compliance with code and regulations during construction (known as “technadzor” in Russian). Technical supervision should include but is not limited to; inspection of concealed work, mounting work, construction material and equipment, and load carrying structures. Technical supervision will create intermediate acceptance reports for critical l structures and maintain a technical supervision log. Technical supervision will ensure compliance with state regulations to ensure endurance, stability, and safety of the load carrying structures and external envelope, and functional qualities of the building. The contractor will maintain documentation of compliance with technical supervision in accordance with Kazakhstan legislation and regulation and will provide such documentation with all technical supervision reports and supervision log prior to building acceptance.

1.8. The Contractor shall be solely responsible for maintaining author’s supervision of compliance with design during construction(known as “avtorskiynadzor” in Russian). Author’s supervision should include but is not limited to, object of construction, equipment and materials, construction mounting, structural elements and systems of the building, and acquisition documents. The contractor will maintain documentation of compliance with author’s supervision in accordance with Kazakhstan legislation and regulation and will provide such documentation with author’s supervision final inspection report and supervision log prior to building acceptance.

1.9. The contractor is responsible for ensuring that the construction meets all current Kazakhstan legislation. If new legislation goes into effect during construction, it is the Contractor’s responsibility to immediately notify the contracting officer of the change and the effects to the construction.

1.10. Units of measurement shall be standard U.S. measurements with metric provided in parenthesis [e.g., 25.4

mm. (1 in.)]. Cost estimates shall be provided in U.S. Dollars and local Kazakhstan currency – Tenge

(KZT) at the exchange rate on the date of submittal of cost estimate. All coordination with USG shall occur in English and the Contractor shall be responsible for translation of documents and interpretation services during meetings if required.

1.11. Construction shall occur in Kazakhstan. Site visits to perform construction work and in‐country meetings to discuss project requirements are anticipated to support this effort. The Contractor shall coordinate a visit with the Contracting Officer. All access requests for country and site visits, as well as coordination with the end users, or landowners, of the facility such as obtaining landowner signatures, powers of attorney, and other required documents shall take place through the Security Cooperation Office (SCO) at the U.S. Embassy in Nur-Sultan (Astana), Kazakhstan. Coordination with SCO shall take into account U.S. and Kazakhstan holidays.

1.11.1. In order to arrange for access to the project site to conduct any type of work there, SCO needs the following information provided no less than thirty (30) calendar days in advance of the date such access is required:

Names, job titles and company names of all individuals who require access to the site. Passport/ID scans of all of these individuals.

Type, model, and license plate number of all vehicles that will need to enter the site.

Types and model of any special equipment that will be used during the survey (to include GPS devices, drilling equipment, topographic survey equipment, etc.).

1.11.2. Cellular phones have been outlawed on government premises in Kazakhstan; this information must be included in access requests if required during the site visit.

1.11.3. Failure to adhere to these requirements will result in the Contractor being turned away at the project site. Changes to dates or personnel on the site visit request require submission of a new request and reset the 30-calendar days approval timeline from paragraph 1.8.1.

1.11.4. Below is an example of a request for site access.

Table 1: Sample Site Access Request

Dates for site access

Location

Purpose of the visit

Task order/contract No./ Project name

Name, job title, company name

Remarks

From 10 Military Unit To TO 333/ W913-ER- 1. Mr. John Johnson, Passport scans for

September 1234 in conduct 0000/ Design Project Manager, TTT individuals listed to 15 Alma ty, initial Site Astana Kennel and 2. Ms. Inna Ivanova, attached.

November Kazakhstan Survey Support Facility Accountant, CCC

20xx Visit LLC

3. Mr. Serik Berikov, SSS Translations

1.12. ALL CHANGES to this SOW must be approved by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall not perform any work outside the scope of this contract. Any requests to deviate from the scope of this contract by anyone other than the Contracting Officer must be addressed to the Contracting Officer within three (3) business days of their occurrence to permit the USG to address concerns and resolve them as required to allow construction efforts to continue.

1.13. Unless otherwise noted in writing by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer is the only person with the authority to change, modify, deny, or approve any part and has the sole authority for all aspects of contract, SOW, contract changes, approvals, payments, and project changes.

1.14. The final technical product and associated deliverables shall be the property of the US Government. As such, when technical products are prepared by Contractor personnel, the Contractor shall not, within professional engineering guidelines, copyright or otherwise restrict the US Government from using, distributing, duplicating, or disseminating this product.

2.0 PRE-CONSTRUCTION EFFORT:

2.1. The Contractor responsible for performing the actual construction work shall review the 100% design and notify the Contracting Officer of any required or recommended changes for approval. The purpose is for the Contractor to ensure the constructability of the design. Any deviations from the final approved design shall be coordinated and approved by the Contracting Officer.

2.2. A Pre-Construction (Pre-Con) meeting is required prior to start of construction. A Pre-Construction meeting shall be held no later than seven (7) calendar days following contract award. Topics to be covered are Show Times, Approved Haul Routes, Approved Contractor Lay Down Areas, Period of Performance, and any Contractor questions. Pre-Con members include the Contracting Officer and Civil Engineer. NTP will be issued not earlier than the Pre-Construction meeting.

3.0 SCOPE OF WORK:

3.1. KAZCENT Conference Center:

Work will be completed in accordance with 100% design provided as an addendum to this SOW. KazCent Conference Center is a single-story building with a mezzanine floor, which covers approximately 1/ 3 of the total foot area of the building. The building is rectangular in plan with the dimensions of 30.1 5x1 4.55 m, as column grids are 5.85 x 6.825 m.

The design includes a large conference room, which could be divided into 3 smaller conference rooms with movable wall panels. The large conference room has a stage at the north end and mezzanine floor at the south end. The conference rooms are technically and functionally designed as they can be used as merged or separately.

The lobby area is longitudinal extending from cloak room to south (side) entrance. This area will be used as foyer and lounge area, where visitors will be hosted prior to conferences or at interludes. Access to the mezzanine floor will be provided by a decorative round stair, located at the south side of the lobby area. This longitudinal area also extends to the south entrance and the restroom a rea.

Conference rooms will be flexible in use with the help of movable (acoustical) wall panels. They could be either merged as a single large room (including mezzanine), or could be used as separate rooms, when the attendees are less. Tables and chairs will be movable so sitting arrangement could be modified with different setups such as theatre sitting, classroom sitting, board room sitting, or hollow square sitting.

The building and all common areas (except the mezzanine) will be accessible by disabled people. Two main entrance doors and three emergency exits will be led by ramps with proper slope. The ramps will be provided with the required dimensions, slopes, and features such as handrails and detectible warning tiles as required in SN RK 3.06-01 -2011. All flooring surf ace materials will be non-slippery, in order to provide safety precautions for disabled people. From parking lot to the south entrance, continuous detectable warning tiles will be installed. Likewise, the beginning and ending of all ramps will be indicated by the warning tiles. Please refer to general plan for more information about the location of tiles. All emergency egresses are designed as complying the minimum required dimensions for disabled people. There will be a dedicated restroom for disabled people designed according to turning radius and including grab bars and emergency button.

3.2. Demolition:

The plan set shows two existing buildings to be demolished. Those buildings have already been demolished;

therefore, the Contractor is not responsible for demolition of those buildings. The concrete slab and foundations of those two buildings remain; the Contractor is responsible for demolition and removal of the concrete slab and foundations as part of this Scope of Work.

In addition, all abandoned utility lines shall be removed by the Contractor if there is a conflict with the new construction.

3.3. Relocations:

There are three existing trees that the Contractor is responsible for relocating prior to construction start. The Contractor shall relocate those trees to the location within the compound identified by the compound authorities. The Contractor shall utilize the services of an arborist or other specialist to ensure proper care is taken in the relocation process.

Several utility lines which conflict with the new construction need to be re-routed. Please refer to demolition plan and underground utilities plan for more detailed information.

3.4. Utilities:

The Contractor shall install all water, sewer, and electrical utilities per the plans. Any fees, permits or any other costs for construction or connecting to existing utilities shall be paid for by the Contractor and a cost shall be paid for under this bid item.

3.5. Optional Bid Item Furniture and Equipment

As an option for the Government, the Contractor shall procure and install all furniture and equipment shown on the plans. The government reserves the right to exercise this option item within 180 days from the award date of the contract.

3.6. Optional Bid Item Landscaping

As an option for the Government, the Contractor shall procure, plant, and maintain all landscaping. The Contractor shall maintain all landscaping for a minimum of 60 days after the turnover of the project. Any landscaping features that die, brown or are damaged during the 60-day period shall be replaced by the Contractor at no cost to the Government. The government reserves the right to exercise this option item within 180 days from the award date of the contract.

4.0 SPECIFICATIONS:

4.1. All work must meet local Kazakhstan construction standards and, as a minimum baseline, meet the requirements detailed below in this SOW and in the 100% design included as an addendum to this SOW.

Instances where specifications below are not used shall be highlighted to the contracting officer during submittals for approval.

4.2. The Contractor shall be liable for any damage caused to public or private property as a result of negligent acts by the Contractor, Sub Contractor, employee, agent, or representative of the Contractor.

4.3. Any questions or concerns during the construction process regarding these specifications shall be addressed to the Contracting Officer prior to the construction submittal in the phase they are identified.

Concerns shall identify the specification in question and the conflict or concern to be addressed. Any supporting documentation, references or standards provided with the question or concern will assist with providing a prompt response.

4.4. COLD WEATHER CONSTRUCTION: The following are minimum standards for cold weather construction.

4.4.1. All snow and ice shall be removed from construction surfaces prior to starting construction each day.

4.4.2. Cold weather construction is defined as temperatures below 5 degrees Celsius for three

(3) consecutive days or if ambient temperatures are projected to drop below 5 Celsius degrees within the next five (5) calendar days.

4.4.3. If any construction is performed during these weather conditions, a cold weather construction plan must be submitted to the Contracting Officer, to include concrete mixture, curing, and foundation construction plan at a minimum. Plan shall also include measures taken to protect and heat masonry materials including both block and mortar ingredients.

Methods such as weather-resistive blankets, heaters, weather- resistive membranes, and heating enclosures shall be utilized as required to keep materials above 4.4 degrees Celsius.

4.4.4. During cold weather construction, contractor shall provide documentation of methods used in accordance with the cold weather construction plan in their weekly reports.

4.5. WET WEATHER CONSTRUCTION: The following are minimum standards for wet weather construction.

4.5.1. CONCRETE/MORTAR: Concrete shall not be placed if it is actively raining. If ra in is projected within five (5) calendar days of concrete placement, concrete must be protected from rain while curing. Concrete shall not be placed on a wet surface in which water has affected compaction.

4.5.2. FOUNDATIONS: Foundation work shall not be placed directly on wet soil/engineered fill if there is standing water or if water infiltration is deeper than 1 inch into the soil/engineered fill.

“Muddy” conditions are not appropriate for foundation work, unless excavated or dried.

4.5.3. INTERIOR: Structure must be waterproofed and protected from weather conditions prior to final interior finishes such as drywall, carpet, and ceiling being installed.

4.6. Structure: Structural system of the building will be prefabricated metal facility. The entire steel structure will be located on reinforced concrete foundations consist of stem walls, pedestals, tie columns, footings, and mat foundation (concrete class B25, steel reinforcement A-III). The total depth of the foundation will be 2800 mm from the floor finish level. The foundation walls will be insulated and wrapped with vapor barrier from the exterior side of the stem wall. Thus, there will not be any insulation underlying the slab on grade.

Structural elements will not be exposed after the completion of architectural finishing. Slab on grade will be cast-in-place reinforced B-25 concrete with the thickness of 1 25 mm, with the reinforcement of Class A-III.

All steel structure will be painted by 2 layers of f ire rated primer and 2 layer of fire rated paint, in order to increase the performance of fire resistance of the structures. Please refer to metal structure part of the project f or more information.

4.7. Façade: Prefabricated metal facility building will be enveloped by cassette profiles filled with 100 mm thick insulation. There are 3 different facade system installed to these cassette profiles: Composite Aluminum Paneling System, Brick Cladding System, Trapezoidal Paneling System. All transition between windows, doors, and facade will be properly sealed and flashing will be provided if necessary. The entire facade will be illuminated by wall washers. In addition, there will be a hidden exterior lighting at the parapet niche of the facade.

4.8. Partition Walls: Internal partitions will be made of gypsum wall board s with various thickness, which is classified in the wall schedule. Partition systems will be safe enough to carry the own load and any load transferred to them. Any installation on walls require wall blocking inside of the partition. Several partitions will be sound, or fire rated per schedule. Refer to wall schedule for detailed information.

4.9. Roof: It will consist of insulated sandwich panels installed on purlins. Roof slope will be 8% (1:1 2) and the minimum height of the parapet will be one meter and will vary with the roof slope. There will be 6 drains and 4 overflow scuppers on the roof for the discharge of rainwater. Roof will be accessed by roof hatch, which meets the life safety requirements. All roof equipment and devices will be installed on metal support framing, which is directly tied to main structure.

4.10. Electrical: The current project is subject to II category of power supply with the exception of evacuation lighting, electric receivers of fire-fighting devices, fire alarm and notification systems and evacuation management, which belong to the category of power supply reliability.

5.0 CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULING AND PHASING OF WORK:

5.1. These sections are intended to guide construction, cost estimates, and development of the specifications included in the final design package and construction deliverables.

5.2. A Pre-Construction (Pre-Con) meeting is required prior to start of construction. A Pre-Construction meeting shall be held no later than seven (7) calendar days following contract award. Topics to be covered are Show Times, Approved Haul Routes, Approved Contractor Laydown Areas, Period of Performance, and any Contractor questions. Pre-Con members include the Contracting Officer and Civil Engineer. NTP will be issued not earlier than the Pre-Construction meeting.

5.3. The government reserves the right to start and stop construction at no additional cost to the government.

These work stoppages could be due to safety concerns, conflicting construction projects.

5.4. Contractor must attend pre-con prior to construction start.

5.5. The Contractor shall commence construction activities within five (5) calendar days of receiving the Notice to Proceed.

5.6. The Contractor shall complete all specified work within 270 calendar days from Notice to Proceed as determined by the final design.

5.7. General Schedule: All products and deliverables are due to the Contracting Officer. US Government will return comments, if any, after review.

Award: Begin scheduling design and construction activities Award + 7 Calendar days: Pre-Con Meeting scheduled Post Pre-Con Meeting + : Issue NTP NTP + 5 calendar days: Contractor must begin construction activities

NTP + Total Period of Performance: Contractor must have completed all work

6.0 STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF CONTRACTOR MATERIALS DURING CONSTRUCTION:

6.1. These sections are intended to guide construction, cost estimates, and development of the specifications included in the final design package and construction deliverables.

6.2. The Contractor shall be responsible for the receipt, unloading, security and handling of all equipment and materials required for the completion of this work. The Contractor shall identify storage area requirements and coordinate said location with the Contracting Officer.

6.3. The Contractor shall be responsible to properly dispose of all debris generated by this contract in accordance with all Kazakhstan laws. The Contractor shall ensure all trash and debris is cleaned and removed from the site daily. All trash and debris shall be placed in the appropriate trash receptacles provided by the Contractor at or around the construction site.

6.4. The Contractor shall secure all material and equipment at the end of each working day.

6.5. All materials are the responsibility of the Contractor; Government will not reimburse Contractor for stolen items or delivery related additional incurred costs (such as weather-related materials delays).

7.0 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES:

7.1. These sections are intended to guide construction, cost estimates, and development of the specifications included in the final design package and construction deliverables.

7.2. The Contractor shall furnish a ll necessary supplies, fuels, lubricants, solvents, parts, materials, equipment, products, tools, electricity, any other items, and all services that are required to perform this statement of work.

8.0 CONSTRUCTION INSPECTIONS/QUALITY CONTROL:

8.1 Contractor Quality Control

8.1.1 The Contractor shall conduct quality control of all work on site. Quality control includes but is not limited to appropriate material selection, testing, inspections, reporting, identifying and correcting deficiencies without input from the USG.

8.1.2 The Contractor shall comply with the general terms of the overall contract with respect to construction quality control, inspections of the work by the Contracting Officer, and acceptance inspections.

8.1.3 Any concerns regarding clarification of drawings or specifications shall be directed to the Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer Representative for resolution.

8.2 SAFETY:

8.2.1 The Project Engineer, COR or the Contracting Officer may stop work at any time for a potential safety hazard. The Contracting Officer is the only personnel allowed to restart work in writing.

8.2.2 The Contractor shall certify that products do not contain mercury, lead, hexavalent chromium, toluene, chlorinated solvents, hydrolysable chlorine derivatives, ethylene based glycolethers and their acetates, nor any carcinogen. When tested, the lead content shall not exceed 0.06% by weight of the dry film and the test for chromium content shall benegative.

8.2.3 The Contractor shall ensure on-site safety meets all Kazakhstan requirements.

8.3 SITE INSPECTIONS:

8.3.1 The Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer’s Representative shall conduct regular site inspections for Quality Assurance purposes. This is independent of the Contractor’s internal Quality Control Plan and does not relieve the Contractor of overall responsibility for construction quality.

8.3.2 The Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer’s Representative are the only personnel authorized to direct the contractor to make any changes to ongoing work. The Contracting Officer is the only person with authority to make revisions to the scope of this project.

8.4 Progress Photos:

8.4.1 The Contractor shall upload all progress construction photos and all submittals to the Resident Management System (RMS). See Section 01 45 00.15 10 for RMS information.

9.0 CONSTRUCTION SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS:

9.1. These sections are intended to guide construction, cost estimates, and development of the specifications included in the final design package and construction deliverables.

9.2. GENERAL: For each facet of construction, the Contractor shall submit material catalog data, and material samples to the Contracting Officer for approval a minimum of ten (10) calendar days prior to procurement and placement of that particular material and construction respectively. Upon review by the Contracting Officer, the submittals along with any comments will be returned to the Contractor. The Contractor sha l modify the submittals per the USG’s comments and resubmit within three (3) calendar days for final approvals. Upon final approval, the Contractor shall commence with the procurement and construction activity accordingly.

9.3. MASTER SCHEDULE: The Contractor shall provide a comprehensive master schedule in support of their proposal. This original schedule shall contain key milestones, critical path, and proposed start/completion dates and shall be considered as the project baseline schedule upon award. The Contractor shall update this master schedule monthly or as critical tasks a re exceeded more than 10 calendar days.

9.4. SITE WORK: The Contractor shall submit certified test results via email to the Contracting Officer from compaction, concrete, and any other site tests and receive notification of acceptance from the Contracting

Officer prior to moving to next phase. Contracting Officer shall approve test results. Concrete test results are required for seven (7) calendar day and 28 calendar days strength test. If Contractor moves on prior to full strength being attained and the strength tests are not sufficient at the 28-calendar day point, Contractor shall be responsible for replacement of concrete and any additional work affected by concrete at no additional cost to the Government.

9.5. STRUCTURAL: The Contractor shall submit a complete set of structural shop drawings for the proposed concrete foundation and other structural systems if they differ from the contract solicitation drawings. The concrete floor slab shall show block outs for utility points. Construction on structural work shall not commence until approval of the structural shop drawings have been received by the Contractor and a l

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9.6. PLUMBING: The Contractor shall submit a complete set of shop drawings for all plumbing systems if they differ from contract solicitation drawings. Calculations shall be provided to substantiate the sizes for a all piping, water heaters, water hammer arrestors, valves, etc. The Contractor shall coordinate the connection of the facility plumbing and waste systems with the local site utilities. Catalog cuts for all plumbing equipment and materials proposed for installation shall be submitted.

9.7. EQUIPMENT: The Contractor shall submit catalog cuts for the equipment and materials the Contractor shall install for Contracting Officer approval. The catalog cuts shall include the manufacturer’s name, address, and telephone number. The submittals shall include the physical size of the equipment, performance characteristics at design conditions, ratings (electrical or otherwise), and other pertinent standards.

Equipment or devices selected by the Contractor shall be clearly identified especially when the catalog cut lists multiple items.

9.8. STATUS REPORTS: The Contractor shall submit a weekly status report via email and RMS to Contracting Officer Representative (COR) no later than Friday afternoon by 5 PM Kazakhstan time each week until the contract is complete. At a minimum, the weekly report shall include:

Contract number

Name of project manager and contact information Overall percentage Work In Place (Planned and Actual) Estimated completion date (Planned and Actual) Key tasks accomplished during the past week

Work expected to be accomplished during the upcoming week Significant Issues/Events At least five (5) digital photos of new work accomplished, if applicable

9.9. PROGRESS PAYMENTS: Contractor shall use RMS to submit all progress payment requests.

9.10. FINAL INSPECTION: The Contractor shall provide the Contracting Officer a consolidated inventory of all installed equipment, operations manuals at the final inspection.

9.10.1. The contractor shall be solely responsible for obtaining final approval of any local and state agencies prior to final acceptance and furnishing any required documentation of supervision required for such approvals.

9.10.2. PARTS, SERVICE AND OPERATION & MAINTENANCE MANUALS: Standard Parts, Service and Operation & maintenance manuals shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer in English and Russian, as hard copy in Russian-only, and in English and Russian in electronic PDF format to include the following:

9.10.2.1. Manufacturer’s technical catalogues, dimensional drawings and wiring diagrams for each and every type of equipment installed.

9.10.2.2. Opera ting instructions for various equipment and systems included in the installation work.

9.10.2.3. Parts, Service and Maintenance manuals for all equipment and systems included in the installation work, which require regular and specialized maintenance. These manuals shall include at a minimum, all scheduled service required and a suggested inventory of parts required for the maintenance of the units for a period of 5 years.

9.10.3. ACCEPTANCE TESTS AND APPROVALS: Acceptance tests shall be performed by the Contractor in the presence of the Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer’s Representative on a all systems installed by the Contractor. The Contractor shall give the Contracting Officer at least seven

(7) calendar days advance notice prior to testing date of all systems.

9.10.4. FURNISHINGS AND EQUIPMENT LIST: Contractor shall provide a complete list of furnishings and equipment purchased for construction of the project. List shall be numbered and include, name, make, model, dimensions, manufacturer, quantity, item cost and total cost for the item in USD and KZT. List shall be subtotaled for equipment and subtotaled for furnishings with a total cost for both at the bottom of the list. List shall be provided to the Contracting Officer as two electronic PDF copies (Russian and English) prior to the final inspection. Contractor sha l be prepared to provide up to three (3) hard copies for government agencies and end-users.

9.10.5. AS-BUILT DRAWINGS: Contractor shall provide two electronic PDF copies (Russian and English) of as-built drawings to the Contracting Officer within thirty (30) days of construction completion. Contractor shall be prepared to provide up to three (3) hard copies of as-builts for government agencies and end-users.

9.10.6. The Contractor shall ensure compliance with Kazakhstan commissioning and government acceptance requirements, codes, laws and regulations and ensure that all associated documentation is provided at the final inspection and acceptance of built facilities to the end user.

That includes, but not limited to: Conclusion of Working Commission on Facility Readiness for the presentation to the State Acceptance Board; Act of State Acceptance Board for the commissioning of built facility; Updated Technical Conditions Documents for all utilities (if in possession of contractor); Hard copies of As-built drawings for the facilities and all of the utilities and infrastructure in Russian/Kazakh language.

9.10.7. Originals/copies of all hardware/equipment operating manuals installed as part of the construction, as well as warranty documentation.

9.11. WARRANTY INFORMATION: The Contractor shall provide a one (1)-year warranty on all equipment, materials and furnishings constructed or installed within the facility. The Contractor shall provide contact information and warranty call procedures in English and Russian, as hardcopy in Russian- only, and in English and Russian in electronic PDF format. Disagreements with regard to responsibility for any damages or failures with equipment, furniture or constructed items shall be addressed to the Contracting Officer for resolution.

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions

INSTRUCTION TO OFFERORS

SECTION 00 21 00

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS, INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS,

NOTICE TO OFFERORS, BASIS OF AWARD, AND LOCAL INSTRUCTIONS

1.0 PROPOSAL EVALUATION AND SELECTION PROCESS

2.0 GENERAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

3.0 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

4.0 SOLICITATION INQUIRIES

5.0 CONTENTS OF VOLUME 1, TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

6.0 CONTENTS OF VOLUME 2, PRICE PROPOSAL

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS, INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS,

NOTICE TO OFFERORS, BASIS OF AWARD, AND LOCAL INSTRUCTIONS

1.0 PROPOSAL EVALUATION AND SELECTION PROCESS

The evaluation and selection process used for this solicitation will be Low Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA).

2.0 GENERAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

In order to effectively and equitably evaluate the submitted proposal, the Contracting Officer must receive information sufficiently detailed to clearly indicate compliance with the proposal submission requirements. The price proposal submitted in response to this request will be evaluated using one or more of the proposal analysis techniques identified in FAR 15.404-1(b). Contract award will be made to the proposal found to be the lowest aggregated proposed price in accordance with FAR 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options.

a. SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM): Contractors (including Joint Venture entities) shall be registered in the SAM and determined to be responsible prior to award. For more information, visit the SAM website at SAM.gov. Offerors must ensure that NAICS code 236220 – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction is listed in their SAM registrations.

b. Proposals must be typed and submitted in English. Proposals submitted in a language other than English are unacceptable and will not be evaluated or reviewed. Letters of Commitment, partnership agreements and Joint Venture Agreements, if not written in English, must be accompanied by English translated copies with signed statements, in English, by an authorized representative who can bind the offeror that the English translation is true and correct.

c. An offeror’s proposal must include an original copy of both volumes in Adobe Portable Document Format

(PDF).

d. All proposals must be submitted electronically.

“Proposals shall be submitted by email only to the specified email addresses. Proposals shall be submitted via email to: DLL-CETAE-CT-Proposal-Submission@usace.army.mil and carbon copy (Cc) :

Jessica.l.merrill@usace.army.mi and Phyllis.watson@usace.army.mil. Multiple emails may be submitted. In the case of multiple emails, include in the subject of the emails # of #. The subject of the email shall be labeled: Email _#_ of _#__W5J9JE22R0004 COMPANY NAME PROPOSAL. You are encouraged to request a delivery receipt and read receipt with your email submission.

The submission email must be received no later than 2:00PM Kuwait time zone, on April 05, 2022 (or sooner).

The Kuwait time zone will be used for the purposes of determining whether the proposal was received "late" in accordance with FAR 15.208. Do not assume that electronic communication is instantaneous. Please make allowances for delays in transmittal.

Coordinate directly with the Contract Specialist (Phyllis Watson) for any questions related only to submission requirements or format : Phyllis.Watson@usace.army.mil. See below paragraph 4.0 for solicaiton inquires.

e. Offerors shall organize their proposal as described in this section. Proposals may be determined to be non-responsive for failure to follow the prescribed format.

f. Offerors shall submit their proposal packages in accordance with the instructions outlined in this Section 00 22 10.

g. In order to effectively and equitably evaluate all offers, the Contracting Officer must receive information sufficiently detailed to clearly indicate compliance with the proposal submission requirements. Proposal clarity, organization, and cross-referencing are necessary. Failure to submit and organize proposals as requested may adversely affect an Offeror's evaluation. Offerors should provide sufficient detail and clearly define all items required in the proposal submission requirement. The Contracting Officer may remove any offeror from further consideration if the Offeror fails to meet the submittal requirements of the RFP.

h. Each volume of the proposal shall be submitted in electronic pdf format. Narrative portions of the proposal shall be in 8-1/2 x 11-inch format using no more than 7 vertical lines per inch, with page margins at least 1-inch wide.

Font size shall not be less than 11 pt. include a Table of Contents for each volume. The first page of each Tab shall begin with the number “1” with succeeding pages consecutively numbered at the bottom of each page to the end of the Tab.

i. Offerors who include information in their proposals which they do not want disclosed to the public for any purpose, or used by the Government except for evaluation purposes, must mark such information in accordance with instructions at FAR 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition, paragraph (e), “Restriction on disclosure and use of data.”

j. The Offeror is cautioned to refrain from quoting prices, or other pricing terms of any nature, in the technical portions of the proposal.

3.0 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The proposals shall be submitted in two separate Volumes:

Each volume must be clearly identify its content (i.e., project title, RFP number, name of the offeror, Volume #,.

Information, within each volume, shall be organized sequentially under the specified Tabs to facilitate evaluation.

“W5J9JE-22-R-0004_Company Name Volume 1 Technical and Past Performance Proposal”.

“W5J9JE-22-R-0004_Company Name Volume 2 Price and Pro Forma Information”.

4.0 SOLICITATION INQUIRIES

1. All inquiries regarding this solicitation are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry. Telephone and email inquiries will not be accepted. Bidder Inquiry is a web-based program that allows bidders to post questions regarding the solicitation and view all questions by other bidders and responses by USACE. Bidder Inquiry can be accessed through ProjNet at https://www.projnet.org/projnet/.

a. Offerors shall submit one question per inquiry. All inquiries containing multiple questions will be rejected.

b. Offerors will receive acknowledgement s of their question via email, followed by answers to their questions after they have been processed by the Government’s technical team. Offerors may view all bidder inquiries through ProjNet.

c. Inquiries must be submitted seven (7) calendar days prior to the proposal due date. Offerors will not be able to submit inquiries after this date as the ProjNet system must be shut down.

2. To submit and review bid inquiries, prospective offerors will need to use the Bidder Inquiry Key presented below and follow the instructions listed below the key for access.

The Bidder Inquiry Key: 7S9PJA-UERJRJ

3. Specific Instruction for ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

a. From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.

b. Identify the…