A.07.24_W9127N-16-R-0072_Amendment_0009.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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.

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

PROJECT TITLE: JOHN DAY 500KV DISCONNECT REPLACEMENT

See Continuation Pages.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 10

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 18-Nov-2016

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. 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 W9127N-16-R-0072

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

14-Jun-2016

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

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 X is extended, 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 1 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

18-Nov-2016

CODE

USACE PORTLAND DISTRICT

333 SW 1ST AVE

PORTLAND OR 97204-3440

W9127N 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following items are applicable to this modification:

SECTION 00100 - BIDDING SCHEDULE / INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

AMENDMENT 0009

1. This amendment is issued to update the evaluation criteria in Section 00100 and various technical specifications.

2. The mandatory project value for projects submitted under Factor 1, Experience and Factor 2, Past Performance has been decreased from $1,000,000 to $500,000.

3. Division 01 - General Requirements:

- Section 01 35 26.00 25 Paragraph 1.6.1.1 has been updated.

- Section 01 45 00.00 25 Paragraph 3.4.2 has been updated.

4. Division 33 – Utilities:

- Section 33 75 10.00 26 Paragraph 2.1.16.1 has been updated.

5. The proposal due date is extended from 28 November 2016 to 5 December 2016.

6. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION 00010 - SOLICITATION CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 28-Nov-2016 04:00 PM to 05-Dec-2016 04:00 PM.

SECTION 00100 - BIDDING SCHEDULE / INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

1. BASIS FOR AWARD.

A. General

(1) This solicitation is an unrestricted competitive acquisition using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection process for the award of a firm-fixed-price contract. Award will be made at the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptable standards for non-cost factors.

This acquisition will utilize FAR Part 15 LPTA source selection procedures, leading to selection of the proposal representing the best value to the Government.

(2) The Government intends to make an award without discussions, but reserves the right to conduct discussions should discussions prove to be necessary or advantageous to the Government. Because the

Government does not intend to hold discussions Offeror’s are encouraged to include their best pricing in their initial proposal.

(3) In the context of this proposal, the “Offeror” refers to the proposed prime contractor. A major subcontractor is defined as a subcontractor that the Offeror proposes to perform 25% or more of the work required under the solicitation.

(4) All proposals received will stand alone and be considered complete and final. The evaluation board will not consider any information or data incorporated by reference or otherwise referred to. The successful Offeror will be selected solely on the basis of the evaluation factors set forth below. Accordingly, proposals submitted in response to this solicitation should provide clear, complete, concise, and straightforward responses to the evaluation factors. Elaborate proposals, color brochures, and other excesses are discouraged.

(5) Joint Ventures (JV) A joint venture is defined as follows: a legal business entity formed between two or more companies (parties) to undertake the performance activities of a contract together. This does not include other arrangements such as “teaming agreements” or “strategic alliance” which are not recognized as bona fide joint ventures for the purposes of this solicitation. A company that is part of a joint venture shall submit a legally binding joint venture agreement. Joint ventures shall include a copy of the legal joint venture agreement signed by an authorized officer from each of the firms comprising the joint venture with the chief executive of each entity identified. If submitting a proposal as a joint venture, the experience and past performance of each of the joint venture partners can be submitted for the joint venture entity. The experience for each joint venture partner will be considered the experience of the joint venture entity. Page and project form limits apply to the joint venture as a whole. Prospective Offeror’s that submit proposals may not change their firm (including Letters of Commitment (LOC) and proposed subcontractors) or their Joint Venture firms, if selected to submit Final Proposal Revisions (FPR).

(6) Subcontracting Plan (Large Businesses Only). Proposals from large businesses, as defined by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code, shall include a subcontracting plan that will be evaluated on the extent to which Small Businesses (SBs),Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSBs), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs), HUBZone Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDBs) Woman-Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs), would be utilized in the performance of this proposed contract. The plan must include realistic goals and demonstrate a track record of consistently meeting those goals in order to be acceptable. The Subcontracting Plan will be evaluated as acceptable or unacceptable. Award cannot be made before a firm provides an acceptable subcontracting plan.

B. Evaluation Ratings

(1) The principle objective of the evaluation process is to make award of a contract to the responsible Offeror whose proposal is determined to be the “best value” to the Government, price and other factors considered. An evaluation of acceptability will be performed on each proposal in accordance with FAR 15.101-2, Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Process. Award will be made on the basis of the low evaluated price of proposals meeting the acceptability standards of non-cost factors. Tradeoffs are not permitted. The failure of a proposal to meet any of the acceptability standards for non-cost factors will result in a technically unacceptable rating and thus preclude award.

(2) A Technical Proposal will be rated as “Acceptable” or “Unacceptable” based upon whether it demonstrates the minimum requirements of the RFP.

Table 1. TECHNICAL Acceptable/Unacceptable RATINGS

RATING DESCRIPTION

Acceptable Proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation.

Table 2. Past Performance Acceptable/Unacceptable Rating Method

Adjectival Rating DESCRIPTION

Acceptable Based on the Offeror’s performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the Offeror’s performance record is unknown. (See note above)

Unacceptable Based on the Offeror’s performance record, the Government does not have a reasonable expectation that the Offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

2. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

A. Administrative Details and General Instructions: Proposals are due no later than the time and date specified in Block 13 of Standard Form 1442.

(1) General Proposal Format. Submit each copy of the proposal in tabbed, 3-ring binders with a “D” ring or locking closures.

Title Page. Each copy must include the Offeror’s name and address, phone number and email address, title of the solicitation, solicitation number and date of submittal clearly identified on the front cover of the binder.

Table of Contents. Each binder of the proposal shall contain a detailed table of contents. The complete table of contents shall be included in each binder.

Printed Matter Submissions. Pages containing text are expected to be 8 ½ x 11 inches with at least one-inch margins at the top, bottom, and both sides. Paragraphs should be separated by at least one blank line. A standard 11-point font in either Arial or Times New Roman fonts are required.

Organization charts or schedules. A folded 11” x 17” format may be used. Larger format drawings or tables may be added by folding them to fit within the binder.

All information must be confined to the appropriate volume. If the materials do not fit within a single volume, they should be separated in additional binders, but clearly identified as such. Each volume of the proposal is expected to contain a table of contents, summary section with a brief abstract of the volume, and the narrative discussion.

THE OFFEROR SHALL SUBMIT AN ELECTRONIC VERSION OF EACH PROPOSAL. The electronic version shall be on a readable CD. Any discrepancies between the electronic and paper copies shall give precedence to the paper copy.

(2) Proposal Content Limitations.

The Offeror must confine the proposal to relevant information and documentation sufficient to provide an adequate basis for evaluation. Offeror’s are responsible for including sufficient details, in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of the proposal. The page count is at the discretion of the Offeror, however the proposal may not be more than 25 pages total.

The evaluation panel for the Government is instructed to evaluate the non-price proposal factors on the basis of the information provided. Extraneous information provided in the proposals will not be considered in the evaluations; therefore, the Offeror should only provide information that satisfies the solicitation requirements. Merely restating the specifications without sufficient elaboration demonstrates a lack of understanding of the requirement.

DO NOT cross reference past performance information. It is acceptable to repeat data, project information or experience in more than one non-price area as long as it satisfies the requirements of the factor.

Proprietary information must be clearly marked.

B. Content of Proposals: All proposals must be prepared in two (2) volumes: A technical proposal (Volume I) and a price proposal (Volume II). Each of the volumes shall be separate and complete in itself so that evaluation of one may be accomplished independently from evaluation of the other. The technical proposal must not contain reference to price. The narrative and content structure of the proposal shall follow the format shown in the table for Volume I below. Offeror’s who fail to submit a complete proposal may be excluded and thus receive no further consideration for award.

(1) Technical Proposal, Volume I: Provide one (1) original and four (4) copies and one (1) pdf. file on a CD-ROM. Volume I shall consist of information for the three (3) factors listed in tabular form, as noted below. Repeating or restating the specifications without sufficient elaboration will be determined to show a lack of understanding of the requirement.

Volume I – Technical (Non-Price) Factors:

Tab 1 – Factor 1: Experience

Tab 2 – Factor 2: Past Performance

Tab 3 – Factor 3: Schedule

(2) Price Proposal, Volume II: The Price Proposal shall be submitted on one (1) original copy and one

(1) pdf. file on a CD-ROM. Contractors shall provide pricing and complete all line items on Standard Form 1442 (SF 1442). Your price proposal must be prepared in accordance with below paragraphs and must include:

Tab 1 - SF1442, Solicitation, Offer, and Award.

The SF1442 shall be filled out completely by the Offeror and signed by an official that is authorized to bind the company. The Offeror shall also acknowledge all amendments to the solicitation in accordance with the instructions on the Standard Form 30 or Block 19 of SF1442.

Tab 2 – Section 00010, Proposal Price / Bid Schedule.

The Offeror shall fully complete this section.

Tab 3 - Representations, Certifications and other Statements of Offeror’s.

The Offeror shall complete all representations and certifications in Section 00600 and also ensure current registration and completed/updated Annual Representations and Certifications on the System for Award Management (SAM) website, www.sam.gov.

Tab 4 – Banking and Bonding Points of Contact.

The Government is required to determine Contractor’s responsibility; the Offeror shall provide contact information (company name, point of contact, address, email, and phone number) for the Offeror’s bank and bonding institutions.

Tab 5 - Bid/Offer Guarantee. The Bid Bond shall be at least 20% of the bid price, but shall not exceed $3 million. See FAR Clause 52.228-1 – Bid Guarantee.

Tab 6 - Subcontracting Plan. Other than U.S. Small Business offerors must submit a subcontracting plan meeting the requirements of FAR 52.219-9 and DFARS 252.219-7003 (or DFARS 252.219-7004 if the offeror has a comprehensive subcontracting plan) contained in Section 00700 of the Contract Clauses.

Other than U.S. Small Businesses must submit acceptable subcontracting plans to be eligible for award.

Large Businesses shall provide a completed Subcontracting Plan and most recent annual subcontracting report. A model subcontracting plan is included as an attachment to this solicitation. See Attachment A9 for the Small Business Subcontracting Plan template. For information on the evaluation of subcontracting plans, see Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, Appendix DD.

C. Submission of Proposals: Proposals must arrive at the location designated in the RFP for receipt of such proposals prior to the time and date established in Block 13, SF 1442. There will not be a public proposal opening. In order for the proposal to be considered, it MUST be prepared in ENGLISH, and must be submitted as a hardcopy original (Volume I and II) and four (4) copies (Technical Volume I only) with the required electronic CD-ROM:

BY HAND OR COURIER TO:

U. S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, NWP

Block 300 (10th Floor USACE Security Desk) 333 SW First Avenue

Portland, Oregon 97204 Attention: Ryan S. Shoemaker – CECT-NWP-C

OR SURFACE MAIL ADDRESS:

U. S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, NWP

P. O. Box 2946 Portland, OR 97208-2946 Attention: Ryan S. Shoemaker – CECT-NWP-C

NOTE: E-MAIL SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. If the electronic CD-ROM proposal differs from the hard copy, the hard copy will take precedence.

OFFEROR SHALL MARK THE OUTSIDE ENVELOPE(S) AS FOLLOWS:

Envelope(s) shall be plainly marked with the following information:

Solicitation No. W9127N-16-R-0072 Proposal Due Date: ____________________________________ Number of each amendment that has been received: _________

3. EVALUATION FACTORS

Volume I – Technical (Non-Price) Submission Requirements and Evaluation Method:

FACTOR 1 (TAB 1) – Experience

Submission Requirements:

The Offeror shall submit information for up to two projects that demonstrate the Offeror’s experience replacing existing access platforms, replacing disconnect switches rated 245kV and higher, replacing all related control equipment, and electrical testing of the completed system rated at 245kV or higher.

Information submitted for each project must include the information outlined in Attachment A7, Offeror’s Experience Form.

To be evaluated, each project must have been completed or must be substantially complete within six years of the date that proposals are due and be a project individually valued over $500,000.00.

Substantially completed is defined as being 75% complete by the date that proposals are due. If an Offeror submits a project that it represents as “substantially complete,” the Offeror must reasonably explain why the project is considered at least 75% complete. The Government reserves the right to reject the project if it is not substantially complete.

A maximum of two projects will be evaluated. If an Offeror disregards these instructions and submits more than two projects, only the first two projects will be evaluated for meeting the requirements. Offerors should describe each project with enough detail to ensure that the Government can meaningfully assess whether the projects submitted meet the minimum evaluation criteria outlined below.

Evaluation Method: Experience will be rated on an “acceptable” or “unacceptable” basis.

Acceptable: To be determined “acceptable,” the Offeror’s proposal must demonstrate that the Offeror has experience successfully replacing existing access platforms, disconnect switches rated 245kV and higher, replacing all related control equipment, and performing electrical testing of the completed system rated at 245kV or higher valued over $500,000.00.

Unacceptable: The Offeror’s proposal fails to demonstrate experience successfully replacing existing access platforms, disconnect switches rated 245kV and higher, all related control equipment, and performing electrical testing of the completed system rated at 245kV or higher valued over $500,000.00.

Table 1. TECHNICAL Acceptable/Unacceptable RATINGS

RATING DESCRIPTION

Acceptable Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

FACTOR 2 (TAB 2) – Past Performance

Submission Requirements:

The Offeror shall provide past performance information for each project listed by the Offeror under Factor 1, Experience. Recent and relevant projects are those projects completed or substantially completed** within five years of the date that proposals are due that are valued over $500,000.00 and that are similar in scope and complexity to the work within this requirement.

** Substantially completed is defined as having completed more than 75% of the project work at the time proposals are due.

If a completed Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) evaluation is available, it shall be submitted with the proposal. Do not submit a PPQ when a completed CPARS is available.

Completed PPQs should be submitted with your proposal if a CPARS is not available. If the Offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project(s) before proposal closing date, the Offeror should complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ (Attachment A8), which will provide contract and client information for the respective project(s). Offerors should follow-up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. If the client requests, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government's point of contact, Ryan S. Shoemaker, via email at Ryan.S.Shoemaker2@usace.army.mil prior to proposal closing date. The Offerors shall instruct the clients to refer to the solicitation number in the subject line. The PPQs are Source Selection materials. All successfully submitted PPQs will receive an e-mail confirmation upon receipt. If the Offeror does not receive the confirmation, it is their responsibility to follow up to ensure the government has received the information.

Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs or CPARS previously submitted for other RFPs. However, this does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted past performance information in the past performance evaluation.

Offerors may provide explanation on problems encountered on past projects and the corrective actions taken by the Offeror.

In addition to the above, the Government may review other sources of information for evaluating past performance. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the PPIRS, including Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), using all CAGE/DUNS numbers of team members (partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary/affiliate) identified in the Offeror’s proposal, inquiries of owner representative(s), FAPIIS, telephone interviews with organizations familiar with the Offeror’s performance, Government personnel with personal knowledge of the Offeror’s performance capability, and any other known sources not provided by the Offeror.

While the Government may elect to consider data from other sources, the burden of providing detailed, current, accurate and complete past performance information rests with the Offeror.

Evaluation Method:

The past performance evaluation results is an assessment of the Offeror’s probability of meeting the minimum past performance solicitation requirements. This assessment is based on the Offeror’s record of relevant and recent past performance information that pertain to the project outlined in the solicitation requirements.

There are two aspects to the past performance evaluation. The first is to evaluate whether the Offeror’s present/past performance is relevant or not relevant to the project.

The second aspect of the past performance evaluation is to determine how well the contractor performed on the contracts. The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s past performance to ensure previous work performance satisfactorily met the contract requirements, performance schedules, prescribed quality of work, safety requirements, and other customer expectations on these projects.

The Government reserves the right to obtain or verify Offeror’s past performance information from references and other sources available to the Government.

Past performance under Factor 2 shall be evaluated using the following rating of an “acceptable” or “unacceptable” basis using the ratings stated in Table 2:

Table 2. PAST PERFORMANCE EVALUATION RATINGS

RATING DESCRIPTION

Acceptable Based on the Offeror’s performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the Offeror’s performance record is unknown. (See note below.)

Unacceptable Based on the Offeror’s performance record, the Government has no reasonable expectation that the Offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

Note: In the case of an Offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the Offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance (see FAR 15.305 (a)(2)(iv)). Therefore, the Offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, “unknown” shall be considered “acceptable.”

FACTOR 3 (TAB 3) - Schedule

Submission Requirements:

The Offeror shall submit a schedule, in Gantt chart format, for completing the work within the timeframes described in the solicitation requirements. At a minimum, the schedule shall include the following:

1. Critical path;

2. Contractual milestones described in 52.211-10, Commencement, Prosecution, and

Completion of Work;

3. Line outage periods;

4. Mobilization;

5. Major features of work as described in the Project Background and Objectives;

6. Demobilization; and

7. Closeout submittals.

The following major features of work must be accounted for:

1. Remove and dispose of the Existing Disconnect Switches and controls

2. Provide new Disconnect Switches and controls

3. Remove the existing Maintenance Access Platforms and Walkways

4. Provide new Maintenance Access Platforms and Walkways.

5. Testing & Commissioning

6. Providing Final As-Built drawings and O&M’s

Evaluation Method:

The Schedule will be rated on an “acceptable” or “unacceptable” basis.

Acceptable: To be determined “acceptable,” the Offeror’s schedule must include a Gantt chart that includes the work items outlined in the submission requirements above that are in a logical sequence, and the work is completed within the timeframes described in the solicitation specifications, to include completion of work during the line outage period.

Unacceptable: The Offeror’s schedule fails to include a schedule in Gantt chart format addressing each of the work items contained in the submission requirements. The Offeror’s proposed schedule demonstrates an inability to complete the work within the timeframes described in the solicitation specifications or to complete the work on time. The Offeror’s proposed schedule fails to complete all work requiring an outage within the line outage period.

Table 1. TECHNICAL Acceptable/Unacceptable RATINGS

RATING DESCRIPTION

Acceptable Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Volume II - Price.

Price Evaluation

Award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price (sum of all CLINs) of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors.

The Price Proposal will be evaluated to determine fairness and reasonableness. For evaluation purposes, the total evaluated price will be calculated by adding the total price for all optional items to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the options.

The Government may determine that a proposal is unacceptable if the prices proposed are materially unbalanced between line items or subline items. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more contract line items is significantly overstated or understated as indicated by the application of cost or price analysis techniques. A proposal may be rejected if the Contracting Officer determines that the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government.

(End of Summary of Changes)

John Day 500kV Disconnect Replacement

PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

01 10 00.00 25 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

01 10 10.00 25 CONTRACTOR'S OPERATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

01 11 00.00 25 SUMMARY OF WORK

01 22 00.00 25 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

01 32 01.00 25 PROJECT SCHEDULE

01 33 00 SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES

01 35 26.00 25 GOVERNMENTAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

01 42 00 SOURCES FOR REFERENCE PUBLICATIONS

01 45 00.00 25 QUALITY CONTROL

01 45 00.10 25 QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEM (QCS)

01 57 20.00 25 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

01 78 23.00 25 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DATA

01 78 39.00 25 PROJECT RECORD DOCUMENTS

DIVISION 03 - CONCRETE

03 60 00.01 26 CONCRETE DEMOLITION, REPAIR OF CONCRETE SURFACES

DIVISION 05 - METALS

05 05 23.16 26 STRUCTURAL WELDING

05 50 03.02 26 METALWORK FABRICATION, MACHINE WORK, AND MISCELLANEOUS

PROVISIONS

05 50 04.00 26 METALS: MISCELLANEOUS, STANDARD ARTICLES, SHOP FABRICATED

ITEMS

DIVISION 13 - SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION

13 48 00.00 26 SEISMIC RESTRAINT FOR MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL

EQUIPMENT

DIVISION 26 - ELECTRICAL

26 00 00.00 26 GENERAL ELECTRICAL WORK AND EQUIPMENT

26 05 19.00 26 INSULATED WIRE AND CABLE

26 05 26.01 26 GROUNDING AND GROUND TESTING

26 08 00.00 26 SYSTEMS TESTING AND COMMISSIONING

DIVISION 33 - UTILITIES

33 75 10.00 26 HIGH VOLTAGE GROUP-OPERATED DISCONNECT SWITCHES

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SECTION TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

SECTION 01 35 26.00 25

GOVERNMENTAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 REFERENCES

1.2 SUBMITTALS

1.3 DEFINITIONS

1.4 REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

1.5 DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE PREVENTION PROGRAM

1.6 SITE QUALIFICATIONS, DUTIES, AND MEETINGS

1.6.1 Personnel Qualifications

1.6.1.1 Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO)

1.6.1.2 Alternate SSHO and Designated Representative (DR)

1.6.1.3 Crane Operators

1.6.2 Personnel Duties

1.6.3 Meetings

1.6.3.1 Preconstruction Conference

1.6.3.2 Safety Meetings

1.6.3.3 Work Phase Meetings

1.7 TRAINING

1.7.1 New Employee Indoctrination

1.7.2 Periodic Training

1.7.3 Training Plan

1.7.4 Hazardous Energy Control Plan and HEC Procedures Training

Certification

1.7.5 Fall Protection Training Program

1.8 ACCIDENT PREVENTION PLAN (APP)

1.8.1 General Information

1.8.2 EM 385-1-1 Contents

1.9 ACTIVITY HAZARD ANALYSIS (AHA)

1.9.1 General

1.9.2 Periodic AHA Review and Updating

1.10 DISPLAY OF SAFETY INFORMATION

1.11 SITE SAFETY REFERENCE MATERIALS

1.12 EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT

1.13 PROJECT SAFE CLEARANCE PROCEDURE

1.13.1 General

1.13.2 Safe Clearance Procedure System

1.14 REPORTS

1.14.1 Accident Notification

1.14.2 Accident or Mishap Reports

1.14.3 Crane Testing Reports

1.14.4 Certificate of Compliance

1.15 HOT WORK

1.16 FACILITY OCCUPANCY CLOSURE

1.17 INCLEMENT WEATHER AND HEAT/COLD STRESS MANAGEMENT PLANS

PART 2 PRODUCTS - NOT USED

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PART 3 EXECUTION

3.1 CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER WORK

3.1.1 General

3.1.2 Hazardous Material Exclusions

3.1.3 Unforeseen Hazardous Material

3.2 PRE-OUTAGE COORDINATION MEETING

3.3 FALL HAZARD PROTECTION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM

3.3.1 General

3.3.2 Fall Protection Equipment and Systems

3.3.2.1 General

3.3.2.2 Personal Fall Arrest Equipment

3.3.3 Fall Protection for Roofing Work

3.3.4 Existing Anchorage

3.3.5 Horizontal Lifelines

3.3.6 Guardrails and Safety Nets

3.3.7 Rescue and Evacuation Procedures

3.3.8 Aerial Lift Equipment and Movable Work Platforms

3.3.9 Safety Monitoring System

3.3.10 Controlled Access Zones

3.4 EQUIPMENT

3.4.1 Load Handling Equipment (LHE)

3.4.2 Cranes, Hoists, and Rigging

3.5 EXCAVATIONS

3.5.1 Soil Classification

3.5.2 Utility Locations

3.5.3 Utility Location Verification

3.5.4 Utilities Within and Under Concrete, Bituminous Asphalt, and

Other Impervious Surfaces

3.6 ELECTRICAL

3.6.1 Conduct of Electrical Work

3.6.2 Portable Extension Cords

3.7 HOUSEKEEPING

3.7.1 Clean-Up

3.7.2 Dust control

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1.4 REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

a. In addition to the detailed requirements included in the provisions of this Contract, comply with the most recent edition of EM 385-1-1, in effect on the date of the Solicitation for this Contract, and applicable Federal, State, and local laws, ordinances, criteria, rules and regulations. Submit regulatory citations, violations, and corrective action and matters of interpretation of standards to the appropriate administrative agency for resolution before starting work.

Where the requirements of this specification, applicable laws, criteria, ordinances, regulations, and referenced documents vary, the most stringent requirements must apply.

b. Contact the Contracting Officer immediately of any OSHA or other regulatory agency inspection or visit, and provide the Contracting Officer with a copy of each citation, report, and Contractor response.

Correct violations and citations promptly and provide written corrective actions to the Contracting Officer.

1.5 DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE PREVENTION PROGRAM

Conduct a proactive drug and alcohol use prevention program for all workers, prime and subcontractor, on the site, to include administrative action for employees failing the program. Ensure that no employee uses illegal drugs, in accordance with Federal law, or consumes alcohol during work hours. Ensure there are no employees under the influence of drugs or alcohol during work hours and are fit for duty. During the Contract period a copy of tests, to include results of random testing, must be submitted to the Contracting Officer. No personal data must be submitted, only numbers of individuals tested and results of tests.

1.6 SITE QUALIFICATIONS, DUTIES, AND MEETINGS

1.6.1 Personnel Qualifications

1.6.1.1 Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO)

a. Provide a Safety oversight team that includes a minimum of one competent person to function as the SSHO. The SSHO must meet the requirements of EM 385-1-1, section 1, and ensure that the requirements of 29 CFR 1926 are met for the project. The SSHO must be at the work site at all times to implement and administer the Contractor's safety program and Government-accepted Accident Prevention Plan. The SSHO's training, experience, and qualifications must be as required by

EM 385-1-1.

b. Provide a Competent Person for all of the hazards identified in the Contractor's Safety and Health Program in accordance with the accepted Accident Prevention Plan. The Competent Person must be on-site at all times when the work that presents the hazards associated with their professional expertise is being performed. Provide the credentials of the Competent Persons(s) for acceptance by the Contracting Officer in consultation with the Safety Office.

c. The Contractor Quality Control (CQC) manager canbe the SSHO on this project.

d. The SSHO must meet the following requirements:

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(1) A minimum of five years of continuous construction industry safety experience in supervising/managing general construction (managing safety programs or processes or conducting hazard analyses and developing controls) on similar projects.

(2) Thirty-hour OSHA Construction safety class or equivalent within the last four years.

(3) SSHOs must maintain competency through having taken eight hours of documented formal, on-line, or self-study safety and health related coursework every year.

(4) Competent person training as needed.

1.6.1.2 Alternate SSHO and Designated Representative (DR)

a. The Alternate SSHO must meet the same requirements and assume the responsibilities of the project SSHO. Assistant SSHO's may be necessary during the main shift along with the lead SSHO, but are primarily intended to be on-site during the times that the lead SSHO is absent from the work site. The assistant SSHO may have other duties on the jobsite.

b. If the SSHO is off-site for a period longer than 24 hours, an alternate SSHO must be provided and fulfill the same roles and responsibilities as the primary SSHO.

c. When the SSHO is temporarily (up to 24 hours) off-site, a Designated Representative (DR), as identified in the AHA may be used in lieu of an Alternate SSHO, and must be on the project site at all times when work is being performed.

Note: DRs are collateral duty safety personnel, with safety duties in addition to their full-time occupation.

d. If an activity, task or DFOW contains multiple sites and has been assessed and given an activity Risk Assessment Code (RAC) of low or medium, a DR must be appointed for each site where remote work locations are more than 45 minutes travel time from the SSHO's duty location.

(1) DRs must perform safety program tasks as designated by the SSHO and report safety findings to the SSHO.

(2) A DR may not be assigned to projects that have a RAC level of high or extremely high.

1.6.1.3 Crane Operators

Meet the crane operator's training and medical requirements in EM 385-1-1, Section 16 and Appendix I; ASME B30-PKG; 29 CFR 1910; and 29 CFR 1926.

Provide proof of current qualification.

1.6.2 Personnel Duties

Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO)

Failure to perform the following duties will result in dismissal of the

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DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

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QUALITY CONTROL

PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 REFERENCES

1.2 SUBMITTALS

1.3 LABORATORY VALIDATION

1.4 PAYMENT

PART 2 PRODUCTS - NOT USED

PART 3 EXECUTION

3.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

3.1.1 Quality Control System

3.1.2 Project Superintendent

3.2 CONTRACTOR QUALITY CONTROL PLAN

3.2.1 Content of the CQC Plan

3.2.2 Acceptance of CQC Plan

3.2.3 Notification of Changes

3.3 COORDINATION MEETING

3.4 QUALITY CONTROL ORGANIZATION

3.4.1 Personnel Requirements

3.4.2 CQC System Manager Qualifications

3.4.3 CQC Specialized Personnel

3.4.4 Construction Quality Management for Contractors

3.4.5 Organizational Changes

3.5 SUBMITTALS AND DELIVERABLES

3.6 QUALITY CONTROL

3.6.1 Preparatory Phase

3.6.2 Initial Phase

3.6.3 Follow-up Phase

3.6.4 Additional Preparatory and Initial Phases

3.7 TESTS

3.7.1 Testing Procedure

3.7.2 Testing Laboratories

3.7.3 Onsite Laboratory

3.7.4 Furnishing or Transportation of Samples for Testing

3.8 COMPLETION INSPECTION

3.8.1 Punch-Out Inspection

3.8.2 Pre-Final Inspection

3.8.3 Final Acceptance Inspection

3.9 DOCUMENTATION

3.10 NOTIFICATION OF NONCOMPLIANCE

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3.2.2 Acceptance of CQC Plan

Acceptance of the CQC plan is required prior to the start of construction.

Acceptance is conditional and will be predicated on satisfactory performance during the construction. The Government reserves the right to require the Contractor to make changes in the CQC Plan and operations including removal of personnel, as necessary, to obtain the quality specified.

3.2.3 Notification of Changes

After acceptance of the CQC Plan, notify the CO in writing of any proposed change. Proposed changes are subject to acceptance by the CO.

3.3 COORDINATION MEETING

After the Preconstruction Conference, before start of construction and prior to acceptance by the Government of the CQC Plan, the Contractor must meet with the CO and discuss the Contractor's quality control system.

Submit the CQC Plan for review a minimum of 10 calendar days prior to the Coordination Meeting. During the meeting, a mutual understanding of the system details must be developed, including the forms for recording the CQC operations, control activities, testing, administration of the system for both onsite and offsite work, and the interrelationship of Contractor's Management, and control with the Government's Quality Assurance. Minutes of the meeting will be prepared by the Government and signed by both the Contractor and the CO and will become a part of the Contract file. There may be occasions when subsequent conferences will be called by either party to reconfirm mutual understandings and/or address deficiencies in the CQC system or procedures which may require corrective action by the Contractor.

3.4 QUALITY CONTROL ORGANIZATION

3.4.1 Personnel Requirements

The requirements for the CQC organization are a CQC System Manager and sufficient number of additional qualified personnel to ensure Contract compliance. Personnel identified in the technical provisions as requiring specialized skills to assure the required work is being performed properly must be included as part of the CQC organization. The Contractor's CQC staff must maintain a presence at the site at all times during progress of the work and have complete authority and responsibility to take any action necessary to ensure Contract compliance. All CQC staff members must be subject to acceptance by the CO. Promptly complete and furnish all letters, material submittals, shop drawing submittals, schedules, and all other project documentation to the CQC organization. The CQC organization must maintain these documents and records at the site at all times, except as otherwise acceptable to the CO.

3.4.2 CQC System Manager Qualifications

Identify an individual, within the onsite work organization, as CQC System Manager who will be responsible for writing and executing a complete CQC plan, overall management of CQC, and have the authority to act in all CQC matters for the Contractor. The CQC System Manager must be a Journeyman Electrician with a minimum of five years experience in a verifiable CQC

SECTION 01 45 00.00 25 Page 5 role on jobs similar to this Contract. This CQC System Manager must be on the site at all times during construction and be employed by the prime Contractor. The CQC System Manager can be the SSHO on this project.

Identify in the plan an alternate for the CQC System Manager to serve in the event of the CQC System Manager's absence and/or to cover work performed on additional shifts. The requirements for the alternate are the same as the designated CQC System Manager.

3.4.3 CQC Specialized Personnel

In addition to CQC personnel specified elsewhere in the Contract, provide as part of the CQC organization specialized personnel to assist the CQC System Manager for the following areas: electrical, structural, if the CQC manager is not qualified to cover these areas. These individuals must be directly employed by the prime Contractor and may not be employed by a supplier or subcontractor on this project; must be responsible to the CQC System Manager; be physically present at the construction site during work on their areas of responsibility; and meet the same experience/education qualifications in their own discipline as for the CQC Manager. These individuals may perform other duties but must be allowed sufficient time to perform their assigned quality control duties as described in the Quality Control Plan. A single person may cover more than one area provided that they are qualified to perform QC activities in each designated and that workload allows.

3.4.4 Construction Quality Management for Contractors

In addition to the above experience and/or education requirements, the CQC System Manager and Alternate CQC System Manager must have successfully completed the course entitled "Construction Quality Management For Contractors." This course is periodically offered by the Associated Builders and Constructors, Inc., or Associated General Contractor, Inc. and must be retaken every five years. The course has been coordinated with the Navy and certificates from the Navy will be accepted. For further information regarding courses in the Portland area contact: Associated General Contractors, Oregon-Columbia Chapter at (503) 682-3363 or http://www.agc-oregon.org/education-and-training/army-corps-of-engineers/.

3.4.5 Organizational Changes

Maintain the CQC staff at full strength at all times. When it is necessary to make changes to the CQC staff, revise the CQC Plan to reflect the changes and submit the changes to the CO for acceptance.

3.5 SUBMITTALS AND DELIVERABLES

Submittals, if needed, must comply with the requirements in Section 01 33 00, SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES. The CQC organization must be responsible for certifying that all submittals and deliverables are in compliance with Contract requirements.

3.6 QUALITY CONTROL

Contractor Quality Control is the means by which the Contractor ensures that the construction, to include that of subcontractors and suppliers, complies with the requirements of the Contract. At least three phases (Preparatory, Initial, and Follow-up) of control must be conducted by the CQC System Manager for each definable feature of the construction work as follows:

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DIVISION 33 - UTILITIES

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HIGH VOLTAGE GROUP-OPERATED DISCONNECT SWITCHES

PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 GENERAL INFORMATION

1.2 REFERENCES

1.3 SUBMITTALS

1.4 MANUFACTURER'S QUALIFICATIONS

1.5 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

1.5.1 Contract Drawings

1.5.2 Departures from Drawings

1.5.3 Bill of Materials

1.5.4 Manufacturer's Nameplate

1.5.5 Contractor's Drawings

PART 2 PRODUCTS

2.1 OUTDOOR DISCONNECT AND GROUNDING SWITCH

2.1.1 General Switch Requirements

2.1.2 Operating Conditions

2.1.3 Support Structure

2.1.4 Construction

2.1.5 Hardware

2.1.6 Galvanizing

2.1.7 Ratings

2.1.8 Bases

2.1.9 Blades

2.1.10 Contacts

2.1.11 Hinge Connections

2.1.12 Terminals

2.1.13 Switch Bearings

2.1.14 Switch Insulators

2.1.15 Arcing Horns

2.1.16 Surge Resistors

2.1.16.1 Resistors

2.1.16.2 Support Bracket

2.1.16.3 Tests

2.1.17 Grounding Switch

2.2 OPERATING MECHANISMS

2.2.1 Construction

2.2.2 Grounding

2.2.3 Operator Bearings

2.2.4 Shafts and Linkages

2.2.5 Interlocking

2.2.6 Manual Operating Mechanisms

2.2.7 Motor Operated Mechanisms

2.2.7.1 DC Motor

2.2.7.2 Motor Operator Control

2.2.7.3 Motor Limit Switches

2.2.7.4 Motor Operator Housing

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2.2.7.5 Motor Operator Isolation

2.2.7.6 Wire Markings

2.2.8 Grounding Switch Operator

2.3 AUXILIARY SWITCHES

2.4 SWITCH TOOLS AND ACCESSORIES

2.5 SPARE PARTS

PART 3 EXECUTION

3.1 FACTORY TESTS

3.1.1 Routine Test

3.1.2 Group-Operated Disconnect and Grounding Switch Type Tests

3.1.3 Group-Operated Switch Production Tests

3.1.4 Motor Operating Mechanisms

3.1.5 Insulator Tests

3.1.5.1 Design

3.1.5.2 Production

3.2 FIELD TESTING AND COMMISSIONING

3.3 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (O&M) DATA

3.4 INSTALLATION

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This Specification Contains Brand Name Products.

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HIGH VOLTAGE GROUP-OPERATED DISCONNECT SWITCHES

PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 GENERAL INFORMATION

Replace the existing group-operated disconnect switches ZU1, ZU2, ZU3, & ZU4, including grounding switches, with new group-operated disconnect switches, grounding switches, and surge resistors in their present locations at the John Day Powerhouse, with minimal impact to the existing tubular aluminum buses or the existing steel supporting structure for the switch assembly. Provide the switches complete with operating mechanisms and accessories as indicated herein.

1.2 REFERENCES

The publications listed below form a part of this specification to the extent referenced. The publications are referred to in the text by basic designation only.

AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI)

ANSI C29.1 (1988; R2002) Test Methods for Electrical Power Insulators

ANSI C29.9 (1983; R2002) Wet-Process Porcelain Insulators (Apparatus, Post Type)

ASME INTERNATIONAL (ASME)

ASME B1.1 (2003; R 2008) Unified Inch Screw Threads (UN and UNR Thread Form)

ASME B1.20.1 (1983; R 2001) Pipe Threads, General Purpose (Inch)

ASTM INTERNATIONAL (ASTM)

ASTM A 36/A 36M (2005) Standard Specification for Carbon Structural Steel

ASTM A 123/A 123M (2002) Standard Specification for Zinc (Hot-Dip Galvanized) Coatings on Iron and Steel Products

ASTM A 153/A 153M (2005) Standard Specification for Zinc Coating (Hot-Dip) on Iron and Steel Hardware

ASTM B 98/B 98M (2003) Standard Specification for Copper-Silicon Alloy Rod, Bar, and Shapes

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2.1.14 Switch Insulators

Each pole of each switch must be provided with stacks of insulator units as described in paragraph: GENERAL SWITCH REQUIREMENTS complete with posts and hardware. Insulators must be technical reference number as specified in paragraph: RATINGS. Each insulator unit must conform to the requirements of ANSI C29.9 and to all insulator requirements specified in paragraph:

INSULATORS. Suitable means must be provided to adjust the vertical axis on all insulator stacks when assembled.

2.1.15 Arcing Horns

Equip the switch jaw and the blade with arcing horns. The arcing horns must be the manufacturer's standard for switches of the ratings provided. Arc horn details and the associated equipment spacings must be included on the manufacturer's submitted drawings.

2.1.16 Surge Resistors

2.1.16.1 Resistors

Provide Pacific Air Switch Corporation (Pascor) SR 500, part number 10-553-01. All assembly hardware must be stainless steel.

2.1.16.2 Support Bracket

Provide resistor support brackets having mounting holes that will match up with the existing mounting supports. Holes must be in accordance with the requirements of ASME B1.1. The support bracket must be one-piece cast aluminum alloy.

2.1.16.3 Tests

Ensure that the equipment meets each of the specified test requirements either by furnishing certified test reports of previously performed tests on equipment of the same basic configuration and rating or, by actually performing the tests on the equipment on this contract.

a. Lightning Impulse. Perform a lightning impulse withstand test on one complete surge limiting resistor. The impulse wave must be the standard 1.2/50 microsecond wave with a crest of at least 1550 kV;

however, the tail portion of the wave may be shorter than 50 microseconds when the size of the resistor coupled with the capacity of the impulse generator does not permit the full 50 microsecond tail.

b. Radio Influence Voltage (RIV) Tests. Tests must be in accordance with NEMA 107, and assembled resistors and switches must have sufficient corona protection to pass RIV test.

c. Manufacturer's Production Tests. Perform all standard

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