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W912BU

Dredging and Rock Removal, Delaware River Main Channel Deepening, PA, NJ, and DE

THIS AMENDMENT DOES NOT EXTEND THE 25 AUGUST 2015 BID OPENING DATE AT 11:00 A.M.

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US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, PHILADELPHIA

WANAMAKER BUILDING, 100 PENN SQUARE EAST

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19107-3390

US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, PHILADELPHIA

POC: SANDI FLETCHER

WANAMAKER BUILDING, 100 PENN SQUARE EAST

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19107-3390

W912BU-15-B-0009

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Amendment No. 0001

IFB W912BU-14-B-0009

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT (continued)

a. RFI’s with RESPONSES: RFI’s with responses, annotated Amendment No.

0001 are attached to this amendment.

b. BIDDING SCHEDULE: Please delete the Bidding Schedule in its entirety, and substitute the revised Bidding Schedule, annotated Amendment No.

0001, attached hereto.

c. SECTION 00 73 00 – SPECIAL CLAUSES: Please delete this section in its entirety, and substitute revised Section 00 73 00, annotated Amendment No. 0001, attached hereto.

d. SECTION 00 73 15 – WAGE RATES: Please delete pages 15 through 22 of this section and substitute revised pages 15 through 22, annotated Amendment No. 0001, attached hereto.

e. SECTION 01 33 00 – SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES: Please delete pages 13 through 18 of this section and substitute revised pages 13 through 18, annotated Amendment No. 0001, attached hereto.

f. SECTION 01 57 21 – PROTECTION AND MONITORING OF STURGEON DURING ROCK BLASTING: Please delete this section in its entirety, and substitute revised Section 01 57 21, annotated Amendment No. 0001, attached hereto.

g. SECTION 35 20 23 – DREDGING: Please delete page 5 of this section and substitute revised page 5, annotated Amendment No. 0001, attached hereto.

h. SECTION 35 30 00 – UNDERWATER DRILLING AND BLASTING: Please delete page 17 and 19 of this section and substitute revised pages 17 and 19, annotated Amendment No. 0001, attached hereto.

i. CONTRACT DRAWINGS: Please delete Drawings C-001, C-102, C-103, C-104, C-105, C-106, C107, C-108, C-109, C-110, and C-111 in their entirety and substitute revised Drawings C-001, C-102, C-103, C-104, C-105, C- 106, C107, C-108, C-109, C-110, and C-111 with the latest revision date of 12 August 2015, attached hereto.

j. Please indicate receipt of this amendment on Standard Form 1442 (SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD) as Amendment No. 0001. Failure to acknowledge all amendments may be cause for rejection of the bid.

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P e d r i c k t o w c t i o n r a g r a e a s e c l a r i f y t h a t t h e l o c a t i o n o f w o r k r e q u i r e d b y t h e c u r r e n t c o n t r a c t d r a w i n d t h a t a n y a d d i t i o n a l w o r k a s s i g n m e n t s w i h a n d l e d t h r o u g h t h e

R F P M o d i f i c a t i o c e s e

A m e n d m e n t

N o c t i o n r a g r a j e a s e r e q u e s t a l l o w n e r s o f u t i l i t i e s m a e i r p i p e l i n e s o r m o v e t h e u t i l i t i e s s o a v o i d i n t e r f e r e n c e w i t h d r e d g i e r a t i o n

L t t e r s h a v e b e e n s e n t t o a l l u t i l i t i f o r m i n g t h e m o f t h e u p c o m i n g c o n t r a c t a e i r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r t h e f r a s t r u c t u r n e o f t h e u t i l i t i e s w i t e r f e r e w i t h d r e d g i n g a n d b l a s t i e r a t i o n c t i o n r a g r a s c l a i m s h o u l d n o t b e t h e c o n t r a c t o r s p o n s i b i l i t y t o i n v e s t i g a t e t h e l o c a t i o n l

G o v e r n m e n t

U S A C E p e r m i t t e d u t i l i o s s i n g s

W e r e s p e c t f u l l y r e q u e s t t h s c l a i m e r b e r e m o v e d f r o m t h e c o n t r a c o r d i n a t e u t i l i t y c r o s s i n g s p e r

S e c t i o n p a r a g r a p h c a t i o n s a n d

P r a l l k n o w n p e r m i t t e d u t i l i t y c r o s s i n g s a n t a i n e d i n t h e c o n t r a c

U d a t e d

P O C f o r u t i l i t i e s a r e a v a i l a b l e e w e b s i t m e u t i l i t y d e s c r i p t i o n s w i t h i n t h e

C o n t r a a w i n g s a r e i d e n t i f i e d b y

B e l i e v e c a t i o n n t r a c t o r s m u s t h a v e m o s u r a n c e a s t o w h e r e

G o v e r n m e n t p e r m i t t i l i t y c r o s s i n g s a r e l o c a t e e a e c i f y e x a c t l o c a t i o n s h o r i z o n t a l a r t i c a l o f a l l u t i l i t y c r o s s i n g e

A m e n d m e n t

N o c t i o n r a g r a p a e a s e i d e n t i f y a l l u t i l i t y l o c a t i o n s w i t h e r e q u i r e d w o r k l i m i t e

C o n t r a c t d r a w i n g s f o r u t i l i t y l o c a t i o e a s e i d e n t i f y t h e l i m i t s f o r a

‐dredg i n g o r n o

‐blast i n g z o n e s s u r r o u n d i m i t s a r e a s i d e n t i f i e d o n t h e d r a w i n g

Q U E S T S

F O R

I N F O R M A T I O N a n d

C L A R I F I C A T I O N S w i t h

R E S P O N S l i c i t a t i o n

N o

W B U B e e t S p c t i q u e s t f o r

I n f o r m a t i s p o n i l i t i e s c r o s s i n g t h e c h a n n e c t i o n r a g r a n t i n u i

W o e a s e i d e n t i f y t h e s p e c i f i c w o r k a r e a s t h i s p a r a g r a p h r e l a t e s t e

A m e n d m e n t

N o c t i o n r a g r a n t h e

G o v e r n m e n t p l e a s e c o n f i r m t h r t i a l m o n t h l y p a y m e n t s w i l l b e m a d e f o r a s o m e p e r c e n t a g e o f t h e m a t e r i a l d r e d g d d i s p o s e d o f durin g a n y g i v e n m o n t h n q u i r i n g f u l l a c c e p t a n c e o f a n a r e a j a c e n t a r e a s b e f o r e p a y m e n t i s a p p r o v e f e r t o

S e c t i o n

D R E D G I N G p a r a g r a

P a r t i a l

P a y m e n t s c t i o n r a g r a a t a k e o c c u r s w h a t d u r a t i o n s h o u d d e r s a s s u m e t h a t b l a s t i n g a c t i v i t i e s w i a s e f o e

A m e n d m e n t

N o c t i o n a w l i n l o c a t i d d a i n i t o r i r i n g t h e w i n t e r a n d d e p e n d i n g o n r i v e r i n d i t i o n s i t i s p o s s i b l e t h a t t r a w l i n l o c a t i o n o r d a i l y m o n i t o r i n g v e s s e l s w i h i n d e r e d o r h a l t e d b y i c e c o n d i t i o n s

W i a s t o p e r a t i o n s b e e x p e c t e d t o h a l t u r g e o n a c t i v i t i e s a r e h i n d e r e d o r h a l t e t o i c e c o n d i t i o n s

I f s o c a n t

G v e r n m e n t p l e a s e i n c l u d e a s e p a r a t e b i d i t r

B l a s t i n g a n d

S t u r g e o n

M o n i t o r i e r a t i o n s

D a i l y

S t a n d

‐By Ra t e

A m e n d m e n t

N o c t i o n n t h e

G o v e r n m e n t p l e a s e s p e c i f y i f t h e r e a x i m u m n u m b e r o f

S t u r g e o n t a k e s a l l o w r b l a s t s e a s o c t i o n t h e r e i s a p o s s i b i l i t y t h a t b l a s t i e r a t i o n s w i l l b e s h u t d o w n f o r t m a i n d e r o f a b l a s t s e a s o n d u e t o

S t u r g e k e s c a n t h e

G o v e r n m e n t p l e a s e p r o v i d a s t i n g s u s p e n s i o n m o b d e m o b b i d i t e m a e

A m e n d m e n t

N o

Q U E S T S

F O R

I N F O R M A T I O N a n d

C L A R I F I C A T I O N S w i t h

R E S P O N S l i c i t a t i o n

N o

W B U B e e t S p c t i q u e s t f o r

I n f o r m a t i s p o n e c i f y w h a t t h e

G o v e r n m e n t s p l a n w o u l d r e x t e n d i n g t h e c o n t r a c t p e r i c o r d i n g l c t i o n n t o n t h e

G o v e r n m e n t p l e a s e s p e c i f y t q u i r e m e n t s f o r t h i s b o a t m a x s p e e d c r p a c i t y h u l l c o n s t r u c t i o n h a i l e r s e t c e s t h i s v e s s e l n e e d t o b e a

P o n t o o n

B o a e

A m e n d m e n t

N o c t i o n r a g r a n t h e

G o v e r n m e n t p l e a s e i d e n t i f y o r o b t a l n e c e s s a r y p e r m i t s r e q u i r e d f r o m l o c t h o r i t i e e

S e c t i o n

R e f e r e n c

Amendment 0001

IFB W912BU-15-B-0009

00 10 00-3

BIDDING SCHEDULE

(To be attached to SF 1442)

Item No. Description

Estimated Quantity Unit Unit Price

Estimated Amount

BASE BID:

1. Mobilization &

Demobilization 1 JOB L.S. $____________

2. Areas Required to be

Dredged to -47 MLLW 250,692 CY $__________ $____________

3. Areas Required to be

Dredged to -46 MLLW 71,491 CY $__________ $____________

4. Sturgeon Environmental

Monitoring & Protection 1 JOB L.S. $____________

TOTAL ESTIMATED BASE BID AMOUNT $____________

Note:

(a) Bidders must bid on all items.

(b) Award of this contract is subject to the availability of funds.

(Deleted “ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRACTOR-FURNISHED DISPOSAL AREAS” paragraphs)

SECTION TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIVISION 00 - PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS

SECTION 00 73 00

SPECIAL CLAUSES

PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 PHYSICAL DATA (APR 1984)

1.2 LAYOUT OF WORK (DEC 1996)

1.3 CONTRACTOR SUPPLY AND USE OF ELECTRONIC SOFTWARE FOR

PROCESSING DAVIS-BACON ACT CERTIFIED LABOR PAYROLLS (APRIL

2011)

1.4 EQUIPMENT OWNERSHIP AND OPERATING EXPENSE SCHEDULE (MAR 1995)

1.5 DAMAGE TO WORK

1.6 CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE

1.7 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF CONTRACTOR (MAR 2014)

1.8 SIGNAL LIGHTS (FEB 1983)

1.9 Clause Deleted

1.10 FINAL EXAMINATION AND ACCEPTANCE (APR 1965 OCE)

1.11 SHOALING (1965 APR OCE)

1.12 INSPECTION (DEC 1996)

1.13 ACCOMMODATIONS AND MEALS FOR GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS (1965 APR OCE)

1.14 INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

PART 2 PRODUCTS (Not Used)

PART 3 EXECUTION (Not Used)

-- End of Section Table of Contents --

Section 00 73 00 Page 1

SECTION 00 73 00

SPECIAL CLAUSES

PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 PHYSICAL DATA (APR 1984)

Data and information furnished or referred to below is for the Contractor's information. The Government shall not be responsible for any interpretation of or conclusion drawn from the data or information by the Contractor. (FAR 52.236-4)

a. The indications of physical conditions on the drawings and in the specifications are the result of site investigations by surveys. Samples of material to be dredged which are dated as shown were obtained by using a harpoon and/or peterson sampler.

b. Tide Data. Tide tables and tidal current tables for the Delaware River may be obtained from the National Ocean Service, Distribution Division, 6501 Lafayette Avenue, Riverdale, MD 20840. The channel depths specified herein are referenced to mean lower low water.

c. Weather Conditions. The site of the work varies from sheltered to exposed conditions. It is believed that work can be performed during all seasons of the year except during winter months when ice conditions may interfere with dredging operations, subject to the seasonal time restrictions specified in Section 35 30 00 DREDGING.

d. Channel Traffic. Traffic in the work area consists of ocean going and coastwise vessels, tugs and barges, and pleasure craft. Passing vessels may interfere with rock removal and dredging operations.

e. Conditions of Channel. The channel was previously dredged to varying depths. The following records are available for inspection by prospective bidders in the Office of the District Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer District, Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, PA 19107-3390:

(1) Soundings after dredging, most recent dredging.

(2) Examinations and soundings before dredging, most recent dredging.

(3) Examinations and soundings (before and after dredging) for 1982 to the present for all dredging locations.

(4) Records of sampling, most recent investigation.

(5) NADP Form 27, Report of Hopper Dredge Operation (most recent dredging).

(6) Marcus Hook Range: The Government has in the past experienced significant shoaling during dredging. The Contractor is cautioned to

Section 00 73 00 Page 2 evaluate for himself the effect of bottom changes between before-dredging surveys and the completion of the work assignment. The record of after-dredging surveys for contracts which included unclassified excavation, including drilling and blasting before excavation, are available for inspection.

f. Obstruction of Channel. The Government will not undertake to keep the channel free from vessels or other obstructions, except to the extent of such regulations if any, as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, in accordance with the provisions of Section 7 of the River and Harbor Act approved 8 August 1917. The Contractor will be required to conduct the work in such manner as to obstruct navigation as little as possible, and in case the Contractor's plant so obstructs the channel as to make difficult or endanger the passage of vessels, said plant shall be promptly moved on the approach of any vessel to such an extent as may be necessary to afford a practicable passage. The Contractor shall request the U.S. Coast Guard to issue a Notice to Mariners for each work assignment advising navigation interests that the Contractor's dredging plant will be operating in the work assignment waterway. The Contractor shall submit each such request to the U.S. Coast Guard, MSO/Group Philadelphia, 1 Washington Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19106 for Delaware River work assignments. The Contractor shall furnish a copy of each request to the Contracting Officer not less than five days prior to the start of dredging. Each request shall contain the approximate time required for completion of dredging. The Contractor shall also notify the U.S. Coast Guard prior to the movement of his dredge plant from one acceptance section to another on the opposite side of the channel. Upon completion of dredging in a work assignment area, the Contractor shall promptly remove his plant, including ranges, buoys, piles and other marks placed by him under the contract in navigable waters and on shore.

g. Navigation Aids. The Contractor shall not relocate or move any aids to navigation that have been established by the U.S. Coast Guard. If it becomes necessary to have any aid to navigation moved in order to complete dredging operations under this contract, the Contractor shall notify the Fifth Coast Guard District (dpw) at least three weeks prior to the desired date for movement of the aid. To request a relocation, Contractors shall contact Lt(jg) Amy Harrison at (757)398-3903 and Mr. John Walters at (757)398-6230; e-mail both Amy.E.Harrison@uscg.mil and john.r.walters@uscg.mil or FAX (757)398-6303 at least three weeks before the planned dredging. When making a request by telephone, Contractors must speak to the designated points of contact. The leaving of voicemail messages will not be acceptable. The Fifth CG District (dpw) will coordinate all temporary relocations or discontinuances. A copy of each request (including records of telephone conversations) shall be furnished to the Contracting Officer.

h. Paragraph Deleted

i. Laying of Submerged Pipelines and Obstruction of Channel. When the disposal area is on the opposite side of the navigation channel from the dredging area, a submerged pipeline shall be used to cross the channel. If the submerged line is to be placed across a navigable channel, the Contractor shall submit a request for approval, at least three working days (Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excluded) prior to the desired closure date, to the U.S. Coast Guard, MSO/Group Philadelphia, 1 Washington Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19106 for the Delaware River and to Commander (OAN), Fifth Coast Guard District, 431 Crawford Street, Portsmouth, VA 23704 for the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. A copy of each request containing the

Section 00 73 00 Page 3 following information shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer:

(1) Location (Channel Centerline Stationing) and depth (over the top of the pipeline) at which the submerged line will be placed;

(2) The desired length of time the channel is to be closed;

(3) The date and hour placement or removal will commence;

(4) The date and hour of anticipated completion; and

(5) The name and telephone number of the person to be contacted for information and response to any emergency condition.

The Coast Guard has indicated that the requirements of navigation may make it necessary to establish times other than those requested. IT SHALL BE

THE CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO COORDINATE HIS PLANS WITH THE COAST

GUARD SUFFICIENTLY IN ADVANCE OF THE PLANNED CLOSING TO PREVENT DELAY TO

THE DREDGING OPERATIONS AND COMPLY WITH THE COAST GUARD REQUIREMENTS. The minimum depth to the top of any submerged pipe in the Delaware River shall not be less than that shown as the required dredging depth for the appropriate acceptance section(s) shown on the contract drawings.

j. Bridge and Utility Line Crossings (Delaware River):

(1) Bridges: The following bridges are within the project waterway.

The vertical clearances presented are above Mean High Water.

HORIZONTAL VERTICAL MILES

LOCATION TYPE CLEARANCE CLEARANCE ABOVE MOUTH

Del. Memorial Twin Bridges Fixed Hwy. 2000 ft. 175 ft. 68.9 Pigeon Point, Delaware

Commodore Barry Fixed Hwy. 1644 ft. 180 ft. 81.4 Bridge, Chester, PA

(2) Utility Lines: A report, titled "DELAWARE RIVER MAIN CHANNEL DEEPENING PROJECT - Investigation of Submarine Utility Crossings in Reach B Between Stations 96+000 and 176+000 can be found electronically, on the USACE website, http://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/CivilWorks/DelawareRiverMainChannelDeepening/ The location and elevation of known oil, gas, chemical, telephone or power lines crossing beneath the river in the vicinity of this project are included in the report.

Take all necessary precautions to prevent damage to these utilities. Give timely notice of the dredging to the owners and, when in the opinion of the Contractor such action is necessary, request that the Government require said owner or owners to mark the pipelines or move the cables so as to avoid interference with the dredging operations. Any request made by the Contractor shall be within 30 days following his receipt of the Notice to Proceed.

Disclaimer: The above information may not be complete and it is the Contractor's responsibility to investigate all utility crossings.

k. Bridge to Bridge Radio Telephone Equipment. In order for radio telephone communication with passing vessels, all dredges engaged in work

Section 00 73 00 Page 4 under the contract shall be equipped with and operate with bridge-to-bridge radio telephone equipment. The radio telephone equipment shall operate on VHF Channel 13 (156.65 MHz) with low power output having a communication range of approximately ten miles. The frequency has been approved by the Federal Communication Commission.

l. The Delaware River, Philadelphia to the Sea Project was last dredged under Contract No. W912BU-14-C-0026 by Norfolk Dredging Company.

m. Disposal Areas: The following Government-furnished disposal areas are available for use under this contract, subject to the restrictions below:

(1) Fort Mifflin - rock and other material may be mechanically off-loaded; hydraulically off-loaded; and/or directly pumped;

(2) Pedricktown North - disposal of hydraulically off-loaded and/or direct pumped material only;

Either or both of the disposal areas designated above may be utilized for material dredged.

Drawings showing disposal areas are enclosed. Drawings are marked to indicate the discharge pipe limits within disposal areas of the Contractor-owned discharge pipes, where applicable.

n. Magnitude of the Contract Work. The estimated value of the contract is over $50,000,000.

o. Survey control description sheets are included as Section 00 73 30 of this contract.

p. Geotechnical Data for this project is available at:

http://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/CivilWorks/DelawareRiverMainChannelDeepening/Proje

Data can also be obtained on CD. Contact Sandra Fletcher at 215-656-6915.

1.2 LAYOUT OF WORK (DEC 1996)

The Contractor shall lay out its work from Government-provided channel coordinates and survey control points, furnished as part of each work assignment. The Contractor shall furnish, at its own expense, such stakes, templates, platforms, equipment, range markers and labor as may be required in laying out any part of the work, from the channel coordinates and surveying benchmarks furnished by the Government and shall be responsible for all measurements in connection therewith. If any Government control is found disturbed or destroyed, this must be communicated to the Philadelphia District Surveys Branch through the COR before any control is re-established. The Contractor shall be responsible for executing the work to such lines and grades as may be established or indicated by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall have real time differential GPS positioning in accordance with the Corps surveying manual, EM 1110-2-1003, for class 1 survey requirements for dredge positioning. The Contractor shall provide real time positioning on a computer screen during dredging, and have the capability of playback in 15 minute intervals. The position must be recorded on disk every 15 minutes and submitted to the Contracting Officer on a daily basis. (CENAP)

Section 00 73 00 Page 5

1.3 CONTRACTOR SUPPLY AND USE OF ELECTRONIC SOFTWARE FOR PROCESSING

DAVIS-BACON ACT CERTIFIED LABOR PAYROLLS (APRIL 2011)

(a) The contractor is encouraged 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 Davis-Bacon Act as stated in FAR clause 52.222-8, Payrolls and Basic Records and FAR clause 52.222-13, Compliance with Davis-Bacon and Related Act Regulations.

(b) If the contractor elects to use an electronic Davis-Bacon Act payroll processing system, then 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 Davis-Bacon and Related Act Regulations. When the contractor uses an electronic Davis-Bacon Act 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. If the contractor chooses to use an electronic Davis-Bacon Act payroll system, then the contractor shall obtain and provide electronic system access to the Government, as required to comply with the Davis-Bacon and Related Act Regulations over the duration of this construction contract. The access shall include electronic review access by the Government contract admin 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: commercially available; compliant with appropriate Davis Bacon Act payroll provisions in the FAR; able to accommodate the required numbers of employees and subcontractors planned to be employed under the contract; capable of producing an Excel spreadsheet-compatible electronic output of weekly payroll records (format at http://rms.usace.army.mil/guides.aspx) 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 Resident Management System (RMS); demonstrated security of data and data entry rights; ability to produce contractor-certified electronic versions of weekly payroll data;

ability to identify erroneous entries and track the data/time of all versions of the certified Davis-Bacon Act payrolls submitted to the government over the life of the contract; 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 D-B 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 Davis-Bacon Act compliance using electronic payroll processing services shall not be a separately bid or reimbursed item under this contract. (UAI 22.406-6-100)

Section 00 73 00 Page 6

1.4 EQUIPMENT OWNERSHIP AND OPERATING EXPENSE SCHEDULE (MAR 1995)

a. This clause does not apply to terminations. See 52.249-5000, Basis for Settlement of Proposals, and FAR Part 49.

b. Allowable cost for construction and marine plant and equipment in sound workable condition owned or controlled and furnished by the Contractor or sub-contractor at any tier shall be based on actual cost data for each piece of equipment or groups of similar serial or series for which the Government can determine both ownership and operating costs from the Contractor's accounting records. When both ownership and operating costs cannot be determined for any piece of equipment from the Contractor's accounting records, costs for the equipment shall be based upon the applicable provisions of EP 1110-1-8, "Construction Equipment Ownership and Operating Expense Schedule," Region I and II. Working conditions shall be considered to be average for determining equipment rates using the schedule unless specified otherwise by the Contracting Officer. For equipment not included in the schedule, rates for comparable pieces of equipment may be used or a rate may be developed using the formula provided in the schedule.

For forward pricing, the schedule in effect at the time of negotiations shall apply. For retrospective pricing, the schedule in effect as of the time work was performed shall apply.

c. Equipment rental costs are allowable, subject to the provisions of FAR 31.205(d)(ii) and FAR 31.205-36. Rates for equipment rented from an organization under common control, lease-purchase arrangements, and sale-leaseback arrangements, will be determined using the schedule, except that actual rates will be used for equipment leased from an organization under common control that has an established practice of leasing the same or similar equipment to unaffiliated lessees.

d. When actual equipment costs are proposed and the total amount of the pricing action exceeds the small purchase threshold, the contracting officer shall request the contractor to submit either certified cost or pricing data, or partial/limited data, as appropriate. This data shall be submitted on Standard Form 1411, "Contract Pricing Proposal Cover Sheet."

(UAI 31.105-101)

Note #1: The small purchase threshold is $150,000.

Note #2: By submitting cost or pricing data, the Contractor grants to the Contracting Officer or an authorizing representative the right to examine those books, records, documents and other supporting data that will permit evaluation of the proposed equipment costs. This right shall extend for two years after expiration of contract performance. After price agreement the Contractor shall certify that the equipment costs or pricing data submitted are accurate, complete and current.

1.5 DAMAGE TO WORK

The responsibility for damage to any part of the permanent work shall be as set forth in the clause of the contract entitled "Permits and Responsibilities". However, if, in the judgement of the Contracting Officer, any part of the permanent work performed by the Contractor is damaged by flood or hurricane, which damage is not due to the failure of the Contractor to take reasonable precautions or to exercise sound engineering and construction practices in the conduct of the work, the Contractor shall make the repairs as ordered by the Contracting Officer and

Section 00 73 00 Page 7 full compensation for such repairs will be made at the applicable contract unit or lump sum prices as fixed and established in the contract. If, in the opinion of the Contracting Officer, there are no contract unit or lump sum prices applicable to any part of such work, and equitable adjustment pursuant to Contract Clause entitled "Changes," will be made as full compensation for the repairs of that part of the permanent work for which there are no applicable contract unit or lump sum prices. Except as herein provided, damages to all work (including temporary construction), utilities, materials, equipment and plant shall be repaired to the satisfaction of the Contracting Officer at the Contractor's expense regardless of the cause of such damage. (CENAP)

1.6 CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE

Any certificates required for demonstrating proof of compliance of materials with specifications requirements shall be executed in triplicate copies. Each certificate shall be signed by an official authorized to certify on behalf of the manufacturing company and shall contain the name and address of the Contractor, the project name and location, and the quantity and date or dates of shipment or delivery to which the certificates apply. Copies of laboratory test reports submitted with certificates shall contain the name and address of the testing laboratory and the date or dates of the tests to which the report applies.

Certification shall not be construed as relieving the Contractor from furnishing satisfactory material, if, after tests are performed on selected samples, the material is found not to meet the specific requirements.

(CENAP)

1.7 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF CONTRACTOR (MAR 2014)

a. As a minimum, the Contractor's performance will be evaluated upon final acceptance of the work for contracts less than one year in duration.

Contracts in excess of one year will receive at a minimum, an annual interim evaluation in addition to the final evaluation. However, interim evaluation may be prepared at any time during contract performance when determined to be in the best interest of the Government. The evaluation will be entered into the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System

(CPARS).

b. CPARS is a web-enabled application that supports the completion, distribution, and retrieval of construction contract performance evaluations. CPARS is for UNCLASSIFIED use only. An evaluation assesses Contractor performance and provides a record, both positive and negative, on a given contract. Each evaluation is based on objective facts and supported by contract management data, such as contract performance elements that evaluate quality, timely performance, effectiveness of management, and compliance with contract terms, labor standards, and safety requirements. The Contractor will be rated either outstanding, above average, satisfactory, marginal, or unsatisfactory in the areas of Contractor Quality Control, Timely Performance, Effectiveness of Management, Compliance with Labor Standards, and Compliance with Safety Standards. The Contractor will be advised of any unsatisfactory rating, either in an individual element or in the overall rating, prior to completing the evaluation, and all Contractor comments will be made a part of the official record. Performance Evaluation Reports will be available to all DOD Contracting offices for their future use in determining Contractor responsibility, in compliance with ER 415-1-17.

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c. Upon successful award of the contract, the Contractor will be notified by CPARS via email that access has been granted to a contract within the system. The email will contain instructions of how to log into the system.

(CENAP)

1.8 SIGNAL LIGHTS (FEB 1983)

The Contractor shall display signal lights and conduct his operations in accordance with the General Regulations of the Coast Guard governing lights and day signals to be displayed by towing vessels with tows on which no signals can be displayed, vessels working on wrecks, dredges, and vessels engaged in laying cables or pipe or in submarine or bank protection operations, lights to be displayed on dredge pipe lines, and day signals to be displayed by vessels of more than 65 feet in length moored or anchored in a fairway or channel, and the passing by other vessels of floating plant working navigable channels, as approved by the Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard with respect to vessels in inland waters (33 CFR 88), as applicable. (CENAP)

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1.10 FINAL EXAMINATION AND ACCEPTANCE (APR 1965 OCE)

a. As soon as practicable after the completion of the entire work or any section thereof (if the work is divided into sections) as in the opinion of the Contracting Officer will not be subject to damage by further operations under the contract, such work will be thoroughly examined at the cost and expense of the Government by sounding or by sweeping, or both, as determined by the Contracting Officer. Should any shoals, lumps, or other lack of contract depth be disclosed by this examination the Contractor shall be required to remove same by dragging the bottom or by dredging at the contract rate for dredging, but if the bottom is soft and the shoal areas are small and form no material obstruction to navigation, the removal of such shoal may be waived by the discretion of the Contracting Officer. The Contractor or his authorized representative will be notified when soundings and/or sweepings are to be made, and will be permitted to accompany the survey party. When the area is found to be in a satisfactory condition, it will be accepted finally. Should more than two soundings or sweeping operations by the Government over an area be necessary by reason of work for the removal of shoals disclosed at a prior sounding or sweeping, the cost of such third and any subsequent sounding or sweeping operations will be charged against the Contractor. The rate of each day in which the Government plant is engaged in such sounding or sweeping operations and/or is enroute to or from the site or held, for the Contractor's convenience, at or near the site for these operations shall be $5,500.00, except on Saturday, Sunday and holidays when the rate shall be $6,000.00.

b. Final acceptance of the whole or a part of the work and the deductions or corrections of deductions made thereon will not be reopened after having once been made, except on evidence of collusion, fraud, or obvious error, and the acceptance of a completed section shall not change the time of payment of the retained percentages of the whole or any part of the work.

(CENAP)

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1.11 SHOALING (1965 APR OCE)

If before the contract is completed, shoaling occurs in any section previously accepted, including shoaling in the finished channel, because of the natural lowering of the side slopes, redredging at contract price, within the limits of available funds, may be done if agreeable to both the Contractor and the Contracting Officer. (CENAP)

1.12 INSPECTION (DEC 1996)

The presence of the inspector shall not relieve the Contractor of responsibility for the proper execution of the work in accordance with the specifications. The Contractor will be required:

a. To furnish, on the request of the Contracting Officer or any inspector, the use of such boats, boatmen, laborers, a part of the ordinary and usual equipment and crew of the dredging plant as may be reasonably necessary in inspecting and supervising the work.

b. To furnish, on the request of the Contracting Officer or any inspector, suitable transportation…