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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The Solicitation for Repair Fire Suppression Systems, Bldgs 323, 431, 441 & 443, Red River Army Depot, Texas, is amended as follows.

See SF30 Continuation Sheet(s)

NOTE: Bid Receipt date is 11 September 2020; at 10:00 a.m.,CT, as previously announced.

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

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16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

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16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 15C. DATE SIGNED 15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer) (Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

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X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10 Aug 2020

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer is extended, X is not extended.

Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO.

5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

28 Aug 2020

CODE

US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, FORT WORTH

ATTN: CESWF-CT

819 TAYLOR ST, ROOM 2A19

P.O. BOX 17300

FORT WORTH TX 76102-0300

W9126G 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODE CODE

EMAIL: TEL:

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1. Replacement Sections - Replace the sections below with the revised sections of the same name and number, noted

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Estimated Estimated Item No. Description Quantity Unit Unit Price Amount

0001 Completion of all work on Bldg 323, including O&M Manuals and Final Record Drawings, exclusive of all other work listed separately 1 *** $

OPTIONS

0002 OPTION NO. 1 : Additional of completion of all work on Bldg 431, including O&M Manuals and Final Record Drawings, exclusive of all other work listed separately 1 LS *** $

0003 OPTION NO. 2 : Additional cost for all work required for swing space during renovation of Bldg 431.

1 LS *** $

0004 OPTION NO. 3 : Additional of completion of all work on Bldg 441, including O&M Manuals and Final Record Drawings, exclusive of all other work listed separately 1 LS *** $

0005 OPTION NO. 4 : Additional cost for all work required for swing space during renovation of Bldg 441.

1 LS *** $

0006 OPTION NO. 5 : Additional of completion of all work on Bldg 443, including O&M Manuals and Final Record Drawings, exclusive of all other work listed separately 1 LS *** $

BASE OFFER: All work required by the plans and specifications exclusive of work required by the Option Items.

TOTAL BASE OFFER

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NOTES:

NOTE NO. 1. To better facilitate the receipt and proposal process, all modifications to proposals are to be submitted on copies of the latest Contract Line Item (CLIN) schedules as published in the solicitation or the latest amendment thereto. In lieu of indicating additions/deductions to line items, all Offerors should state their revised prices for each item.

NOTE NO. 2. Offerors must insert a price on all numbered items of the CLIN Schedule. Failure to do so may result in the offer being unacceptable.

NOTE NO. 3. CONDITIONS GOVERNING EVALUATION OF OFFERS AND AWARD OF CONTRACTS:

The Government may require the delivery of the numbered line items, identified in the schedule as option items, in the quantity and at the price stated in the schedule. Subject to the availability of funds, the Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within the time indicated below from the Notice to Proceed.

NOTE NO. 4. All the extensions of the unit prices shown will be subject to verification by the Government. In case of variation between the unit price and the extension, the unit price will be considered to be the offer.

NOTE NO. 5. At the option of the Government, the Government may require the Contractor to perform the work identified as Optional line item(s) at the price(s) stated in the CLIN Schedule. The Contracting Officer may exercise one or more of the Option(s) by written notice to the Contractor within 180 calendar days after the date of the acknowledgment of the Notice to Proceed by the Contractor. (AM#0003)> There is no separate completion period for these option(s) and the work included therein shall be completed within the contract duration as proposed above. Refer to Section 01 00 00.00 44 Para 1.1 Schedule, for the completion period for base and option work. <(AM#0003) Exercise of the Option(s) shall be evidenced on Standard Form 30, citing FAR 52.217-7 as the authority for exercising the Option. The Option shall be deemed exercised at the time the Government deposits the SF30 in the mail or, if earlier, at the time it is delivered to the Contractor.

NOTE NO. 6. 52.217-5 EVALUATION OF OPTIONS (JUL 1990)

(a) Except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.206(b) not to be in the Government's best interests, the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(b) The Government may reject an offer as nonresponsive if it is materially unbalanced as to prices for the basic requirement and the option quantities. An offer is unbalanced when it is based on prices significantly less than cost for some work and prices which are significantly overstated for other work.

Repair Fire Suppression Systems

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NOTE NO. 7 Responders are advised that this requirement may be delayed, cancelled or revised at any time during the solicitation, selection, evaluation, negotiation and/or final award process based on decisions related to DOD changes in force structure and disposition of the Armed Forces.

NOTE NO 8. The Government will not pay profit on bonds.

NOTE NO. 9. ABBREVIATIONS

For the purpose of this solicitation, the units of measure are represented as follows:

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CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE

PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 SCHEDULE

Commence, prosecute, and complete the work under this contract in accordance with the following schedule and Section 00 73 00 SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS: Commencement, Prosecution and Completion of Work and Liquidated Damges.

Item of Work Commencement of Work

(Calendar days)

Completion of Work

(Calendar days)

Liquidated Damages per cale ndar days

(1) Base - Complet ion of all work on Bldg 323, including O&M Manuals and Final Record Drawings.

Upon Contractor Acknowledgment of NTP

365 $ 297.25

(2) Option One - Completion of all work on Bldg 431, and associated swing space, including O&M Manuals and Final Record Drawings.

Upon Contractor Acknowledgment of Exercise of

Option

365 $ 117.31

(3) Option Two - Completion of all work on Bldg 441, and associated swi ng space, including O&M Manuals and Final Record Dr awings.

Upon Contractor Acknowledgment of Exercise of

Option

365 $ 144.05

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(4) Option Three - Completion of all work on Bldg 443, and associated swings space, incl uding O&M Manuals and Final Record Drawings.

Upon Contractor Acknowledgment of Excercise of Option

365 $ 127.32

Performance and Liquidated Damages:

a. The base work on this project, shall be completed within the number of calendar days stated in Item of Work #1 above, inclusive of all review periods and Government phasing requirements specified. The work for each option, shall be completed concurrently, within the number of calendar days stated in Items of Work #2, #3 and #4 above, inclusive of all review periods and Government phasing requirements specified. The liquidated damages stated above will be applied for each calendar day the Contractor exceeds the Contract scheduled duration for the base and each of the options.

b. Liquidated damages for individual items of work will not be combined.

Only the rate of the affected item of work will be assessed.

Options:

a. Completion of Work

The completion time for each option that is exercised shall be within the 365 calendar days from the time of the exercise of each option. The base work and work on the exercised option(s) shall be completed concurrently. Since the Government will exercise options within 180 calendar days of award, the longest possible combined period of performance for the base and options is 545 calendar days.

b. Liquidated Damages

See Section 00 73 00 SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIRMENTS, Liquidated Damages - Construction. Liquidated damages for the base (Item of Work #1) will be applicable when the completion of the base falls beyond the 365 calendar day original contract period. Liquidated damages for each option (Items of Work #2, #3 & #4) will be applicable when the completion of each option falls beyond the 365 calendar day performance period, which starts with the exercise of each option.

Operation and Maintenance Manuals:

See Section 01 78 01 CLOSEOUT SUBMITTALS, paragraph OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUALS for requirements withholding amount to ensure completion of O&M Manuals.

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1.1.1 Testing of Heating and Air-Conditioning Systems

The times stated for completion of this project includes all required testing specified in appropriate specification sections of heating, air conditioning and ventilation systems including HVAC Commissioning.

Exception: boiler combustion efficiency test, boiler full load tests, cooling tower performance tests, and refrigeration equipment full load tests, when specified in the applicable specifications, shall be performed in the appropriate heating/cooling season as determined by the Contracting Officer.

1.2 TIME EXTENSIONS FOR UNUSUALLY SEVERE WEATHER (OCT 1989)

(ER 415-1-15)(52.0001-4038 1/96)

a. This provision specifies the procedure for determination of time extensions for unusually severe weather in accordance with the contract clause FAR 52.249-10 entitled "DEFAULT: (FIXED PRICE CONSTRUCTION)."

In order for the Contracting Officer to award a time extension under this clause, the following conditions must be satisfied:

(1) The weather experienced at the project site during the contract period must be found to be unusually severe, that is, more severe than the adverse weather anticipated for the project location during any given month.

(2) The unusually severe weather must actually cause a delay to the completion of the project. The delay must be beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the contractor.

b. The following schedule of monthly anticipated adverse weather delays due to precipitation and temperature is based on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) or similar data for the project location and will constitute the base line for monthly weather time evaluations. The contractor's progress schedule must reflect these anticipated adverse weather delays in all weather dependent activities. Wind is not considered in the Monthly Anticipated Adverse Weather Calendar Day Schedule.

TEXARKANA, TX AREA (LONE STAR AAP, RED RIVER ARMY DEPOT,

WRIGHT PATMAN LAKE AND RESERVE CTR AT TEXARKANA)

MONTHLY ANTICIPATED ADVERSE WEATHER DELAY

WORK DAYS BASED ON (5) DAY WORK WEEK

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

4 3 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 4

c. Upon acknowledgment of the Notice to Proceed (NTP) and continuing throughout the contract, the contractor will record on the daily CQC report, the occurrence of adverse weather and resultant impact to normally scheduled work. Actual adverse weather delay days must prevent work on critical activities for 50 percent or more of the contractor's scheduled work day.

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d. The number of actual adverse weather delay days shall include days impacted by actual adverse weather (even if adverse weather occurred in previous month), be calculated chronologically from the first to the last day of each month, and be recorded as full days. If the number of actual adverse weather delay days exceeds the number of days anticipated in paragraph "b", above, the Contracting Officer will convert any qualifying delays to calendar days, giving full consideration for equivalent fair weather work days, and issue a modification in accordance with the contract clause entitled "Default (Fixed Price Construction)."

1.3 CONSTRUCTION PHASING

1.3.1 Phasing Requirements

Refer to sheets G-003 (B431, B441, and B443) and sheet G-002 (B323) for recommended phasing. This is recommended phasing, the contractor shall submit a phasing plan as part of the submittals and in accordance with EM 385-1-1 (specifically 09.A). This shall be coordinated with all features of work. The Contractor shall work to minimize the downtime of the system and fire watch. Fire watch, if needed, shall be coordinated with the Fire Department and shall be the responsibility of the Contractor. The Contractor shall submit a fire watch plan, if required, as part of the submittals.

1.3.2 Swing Space

If the Option(s) for Bldg 431, 441, and/or 443 is/are executed, swing space will be required. For Swing Space requirements refer to 01 50 00 TEMPORARY

CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES AND CONTROLS.

1.4 WORK RESTRICTIONS

1.4.1 Cadmium

The type of work performed in Shop 103 (AM#0003)> in Bldg 323 <(AM#0003) generates and disperses cadmium containing dust. This portion of the building is regulated and monitored. The Employee Exposure Assessment reports for the last three years are provided as an attachment (AM#0003)> in section 01 35 26 Government Safety Requirements subsection(s) 01 35 26 A, 01 35 26 B, and 01 35 26 C <(AM#0003).

The Contractor shall follow OSHA, 29 CFR 1926.103, 29 CFR 1910.1027, 1926.1127, and EM 385-1-1 and ensure the proper protection of workers and disposal of the cadmium.

1.4.2 Lead Based Paint

Contractor should assume all painted surfaces in the building contains lead.

The Contractor shall follow OSHA, 29 CFR 1926.62, 29 CFR 1910.103, and EM 385-1-1 and ensure the proper protection of workers and disposal of the lead.

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Refer to Section 01 35 26 GOVERNMENT SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.

1.4.3 Working Hours

Normal working hours are Monday through Friday, 1800 to 0600 hours, unless otherwise indicated at the preconstruction conference. Requests to work at times other than the stated working hours, including scheduled utility outages discussed below, shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer for approval. Contractor shall not work outside of the above stated working hours without prior written approval of the Contracting Officer.

1.4.4 Security Requirements

1.4.4.1 Installation Entrance Requirements

Entrance requirements to the Installation are specified in Section 01 35

14.00 44 SPECIAL PROJECT PROCEDURES FOR RED RIVER ARMY DEPOT.

For the duration of this Contract, access to Red River Army Depot will be delayed between 5 minutes to 30 minutes or more due to increased security precautions, including the checking of vehicle occupants' IDs, vehicle manifests, and the searching of all vehicles. Any general or specific threat to the safety of those working or living at the Installation could result in longer waiting times at the access points to the Installation.

The following are the minimum requirements for contractor employees entering Red River Army Depot:

a. One form of picture ID.

b. A memo from the construction company on their letterhead stating the reason for entry, contract number, and the location at Red River Army Depot where the jobsite is located.

c. All delivery trucks must have a bill of lading and delivery truck drivers must have a picture ID.

1.4.5 Identification of Employees

The Contractor shall be responsible for furnishing to each employee, and for requiring each employee engaged on the work to display, identification as approved and directed by the Contracting Officer. Prescribed identification shall immediately be delivered to the Contracting Officer for cancellation upon release of any employee. When required, the Contractor shall obtain and provide fingerprints of persons employed on the project. Contractor and subcontractor personnel shall wear identifying markings on hard hats clearly identifying the company for whom the employee works.

Contractor personnel shall wear visible Contractor-furnished employee identification badges while physically on the Installation. Each badge shall include, as a minimum, the company name, employee name, photograph, Contract Title, Contract Number, and the expiration date of the badge.

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The Contractor shall provide a system to prevent the spread of lead and cadmium to adjacent areas that may include temporary containment, floor or ground cover protection, physical boundaries, and warning signs to prevent unauthorized entry of personnel. HEPA filtered local exhaust equipment may be used as engineering controls to further reduce personnel exposures or building/outdoor environmental contamination

1.5 UTILITIES

1.5.1 Payment for Utility Services

Utilitiy availability and Payment For Utility Services are specified in Section 01 50 00 TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES AND CONTROL.

1.5.2 Coordination

For Contractor Telephone And Internet Service, the Contractor shall coordinate with ITBC and the local phone company for contractor telephone and internet service during construction.

1.5.3 Outages

The Contractor shall coordinate all requests for utility outages with the Contracting Officer and local utility provider (where applicable) in writing 14 days prior to date of requested outage:

a. Water, gas, steam, and sewer outages shall be held to a maximum duration of 4 hours unless otherwise approved in writing.

b. Electrical outages shall have a maximum duration of 4 hours.

1.6 PAPERLESS CONTRACT SUBMISSION

a. General Information On Paperless Contract Submission

The goal is to reduce waste, decrease time, decrease associated costs, and to streamline most file transmission procedures.

b. Methods Of Digital Submission

This contract shall use digital submission methods to the greatest extent practicable. Acceptable methods are as follows, in order of precedence:

(1) RMS - will be used to the greatest extent practicable. Some items may not be submittable via RMS due to program constraints. Those items shall use an alternate method. All ENGR 4025’s shall be generated and submitted in RMS.

(2) Secure, Password Protected Web-Based System Access must be allowed and approved by the Government Representative. Access must be allowed and approved by the Government Representative. This method shall not be used for security sensitive documents.

(4) CD/DVD – Will be accepted if no other method is possible and upon prior approval.

c. Items To Be Submitted Via Hardcopy

Product samples, color boards, and any other item not feasible to submit digitally, shall be submitted hard copy. ENGR 4025 shall be submitted digitally always. The Government reserves the right to request hard copy submission on any item, if deemed necessary.

Contractor shall be prepared to provide requested hard copy at any time.

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1.7 CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS

In accordance with the provisions of Subpart 36.201 (Evaluation of Contractor Performance) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), construction contractor’s performance shall be evaluated throughout the performance of the contract. The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) follows the procedures outlined in Engineering Regulation 415-1-17 to fulfill this FAR requirement. For construction contracts awarded at or above $700,000.00, the USACE will evaluate contractor’s performance and prepare a performance report using the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), which is now a web-based system. After an evaluation (interim or final) is written up by the USACE, the contractor will have the ability to access, review and comment on the evaluation for a period of 60 days. Accessing and using CPARS requires specific software, called PKI certification, which is installed on the user’s computer. The certification is a Department of Defense requirement and was implemented to provide security in electronic transactions. The certification software could cost approximately $110 - $125 per certificate per year and is purchased from an External Certificate Authorities (ECA) vendor. Current information about the PKI certification process and for contacting vendors can be found on the web site:

http://www.cpars.csd.disa.mil/ If the Contractor wishes to participate in the performance evaluation process, access to CPARS and PKI certification is the sole responsibility of the Contractor.

1.8 CONTRACTOR PAYROLL RECORD

Contractor shall be required to log payrolls for all their own employees and subcontractors utilizing ENG Form 3180. Each subcontractor requires a separate ENG 3180 for their payrolls. The Contractor shall maintain the ENG 3180, along with the payrolls, on site and available for review by the Contracting Officer's Representative. The ENG 3180's shall be updated weekly as payrolls are submitted. After making copies for their files, the Contractor is required to submit the originals of each week’s payrolls to the Resident Office. Before final payment, the Contractor shall provide the completed ENG 3180’s to the Contracting Officer's Representatives.

1.9 CONTRACTOR SUPPLY and USE OF ELECTRONIC SOFTWARE FOR PROCESSING WAGE

RATE REQUIREMENTS CERTIFIED LABOR PAYROLLS

a. The contractor is required to use a commercially-available electronic system to process and submit certified payrolls electronically to the Government. The requirements for preparing, processing and providing certified labor payrolls are established by the Wage Rate Requirements statute.

b. The contractor shall be responsible for obtaining and providing for all access, licenses, and other services required to provide for receipt, processing, certifying, electronically transmitting to the Government, and storing weekly payrolls and other data required for the contractor to comply with the Wage Rate Requirements statute. When the contractor uses an electronic payroll system, the electronic payroll service shall be used by the contractor to prepare, process, and maintain the relevant payrolls and basic records during all work under this construction contract and the electronic payroll service shall be capable of preserving these payrolls and related basic records for the required 3 years after contract completion. The contractor shall obtain and provide electronic system access to the Government, as required to

SECTION 01 00 00.00 44 Page 7 comply with the Wage Rate Requirements over the duration of this construction contract. The access shall include electronic review access by the Government contract administration office to the electronic payroll processing system used by the contractor.

c. The contractor's provision and use of an electronic payroll processing system shall meet the following basic functional criteria:

(1) commercially available;

(2) compliant with appropriate Wage Rate Requirements statute payroll provisions in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR);

(3) able to accommodate the required numbers of employees and subcontractors planned to be employed under the contract

(4) capable of producing an Excel spreadsheet-compatible electronic output of weekly payroll records for export in an Excel spreadsheet to be imported into the contractor's Quality Control System (QCS) version of Resident Management System (RMS), that in turn shall export payroll data to the Government's RMS;

(5) demonstrated security of data and data entry rights;

(6) ability to produce contractor-certified electronic versions of weekly payroll data;

(7) ability to identify erroneous entries and track the date/time of all versions of the certified Wage Rate Requirements statute payrolls submitted to the government over the life of the contract;

(8) capable of generating a durable record copy, that is, a CD or DVD and PDF file record of data from the system database at end of the contract closeout. This durable record copy of data from the electronic payroll processing system shall be provided to the Government during contract closeout.

d. All contractor-incurred costs related to the contractor's provision and use of an electronic payroll processing service shall be included in the contractor's price for the overall work under the contract. The costs for compliance with the Wage Rate Requirements statute by using electronic payroll processing services shall not be a separately bid or reimbursed item under this contract.

1.10 ADDITIONAL CONTRACTOR PAYROLL RECORD

The Fort Worth District requires the contractor and all sub-contractors to use an electronic payroll system meeting the requirements of the above referenced requirements and the following.

a. The Certified Labor Payrolls must be tracked electronically via WEB-based software and all data must be submitted via WEB. Payroll guidelines,"Instructions to Contractors on Contract Labor Requirements, published as "Appendix A, SWFP 1185-1-1" (also known as the Green book), will be provided to advise/inform contractors how these labor provisions will be administered and enforced.

b. The WEB-based software must be capable of downloading data directly

SECTION 01 00 00.00 44 Page 8 from existing electronic payrolls, track workers to ensure that overtime is being paid when overtime status is reached on Government contracts whether on one or multiple contracts or different sub-contractors. The software must track apprentices and journeyman ratios, create and track SF-1444 "Request for Authorization of Additional Classification and Rate", track workers by name/address/with or without Social Security Numbers, allow automated redaction of information appearing on payroll statements for agency response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA requests), and provide free online training by the software provider to any user of the software.

c. The software must allow fringe benefit statement to track fringe benefits "whether cash or into an approved plan, fund, or program. If the fringe benefits are paid into a plan, fund, or program the company's name (receiving benefits), phone number, and address shall be listed on the Statement of Compliance Form (DD Form 879 or WH-347).

d. Software must provide a method of tracking standard and non-standard deductions such as restitution, alimony, child support, and allow for custom entries. Method of tracking must list the deductions on the statement of compliance or be listed as an attachment.

e. The Contractor is required to provide the updated 3180's and notify the Contracting Officer's Representatives weekly by email when the current payrolls are complete and ready for inspection/review on the WEB.

Before final payment, the Contractor shall provide the completed ENG For 3180's and 3 disks (CD/DVD) which include complete copies of the Contractor and sub-contractor's payrolls/attachments, to the Contracting Officer's Representatives.

f. Electronic copies of electronically/manually signed forms/memos/letters such as SF 1413 Statement of Acknowledgement (sub-contractor agreement), SF-1444 "Request for Authorization of Additional Classification and Rate", employee deduction authorization, certification of apprentices and trainees shall be provided to the Contracting Officer's Representative as required by FAR.

1.11 STREET CLOSINGS

The Contractor shall coordinate all requests for street closings with the Contracting Officer in writing 14 days prior to date of requested outage:

a. One lane of traffic shall be maintained at all times (except that a total closing may be allowed for specific 8-hour periods).

b. The final street repair shall be completed within 14 days after the start of any street crossing. Any part of the street returned to service prior to final repair shall be maintained smooth with hot-mix cold-lay surface course.

c. Open cuts across paved roads and streets for utility crossings will not be allowed. Utility crossings will be accomplished by boring or jacking procedures only.

1.12 Veterans Employment Emphasis for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Contracts

In addition to complying with the requirements outlined in FAR Part 22.13, FAR Provision 52.222-38, FAR Clause 52.222-35, FAR Clause 52.222-37, DFARS

222.13 and Department of Labor regulations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) contractors and subcontractors at all tiers are encouraged to

SECTION 01 00 00.00 44 Page 9 promote the training and employment of U.S. veterans while performing under a USACE contract. While no set-aside, evaluation preference, or incentive applies to the solicitation or performance under the resultant contract, USACE contractors are encouraged to seek out highly qualified veterans to perform services under this contract. The following resources are available to assist USACE contractors in their outreach efforts:

Federal Veteran employment information at http://www.fedshirevets.gov/index.aspx Department of Labor Veterans Employment Assistance http://www.dol.gov/vets/ Department of Veteran Affairs - VOW to Hire Heroes Act http://benefits.va.gov/vow Army Wounded Warrior Program -http://wtc.army.mil/modules/employers/index.html U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation - Hiring Our Heroes http://www.hiringourheroes.org/ Guide to Hiring Veterans - Reference Material -http://whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/white_house_business_council_ -_guide_to_hiring_veterans_0.pdf

PART 2 PRODUCTS (NOT USED)

PART 3 EXECUTION (NOT USED)

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