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Gr een Br ook, Segment C- 1

AMENDMENT # 4

SECTI ON 01 30 00

ADMI NI STRATI VE REQUI REMENTS

PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 REFERENCES

The publ i cat i ons l i s t ed bel ow f or m a par t of t hi s speci f i cat i on t o t he ext ent r ef er enced. The publ i cat i ons ar e r ef er r ed t o wi t hi n t he t ext by t he basi c desi gnat i on onl y.

U. S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGI NEERS ( USACE)

EM 385- 1- 1 ( 2014) Saf et y and Heal t h Requi r ement s Manual

1. 2 SUBMITTALS

Gover nment appr oval i s r equi r ed f or submi t t al s wi t h a " G" desi gnat i on;

submi t t al s not havi ng a " G" desi gnat i on ar e f or i nf or mat i on onl y. When used, a desi gnat i on f ol l owi ng t he " G" desi gnat i on i dent i f i es t he of f i ce t hat wi l l r evi ew t he submi t t al f or t he Gover nment . Submi t t al s wi t h an " S" ar e f or i ncl usi on i n t he Sust ai nabi l i t y eNot ebook, i n conf or mance wi t h Section 01 33 29 SUSTAI NABI LI TY REPORTI NG. Submi t t he f ol l owi ng i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES:

SD- 01 Pr econst r uct i on Submi t t al s

Vi ew Locat i on Map; G, RO

Pr ogr ess and Compl et i on Pi ct ur es; G, RO

1. 3 VI EW LOCATI ON MAP

Submi t , pr i or t o or wi t h t he f i r s t di gi t al phot ogr aph submi t t al s, a sket ch or dr awi ng i ndi cat i ng t he r equi r ed phot ogr aphi c l ocat i ons. Updat e as r equi r ed i f t he l ocat i ons ar e moved.

1. 4 PROGRESS AND COMPLETI ON PI CTURES

Phot ogr aphi cal l y document s i t e condi t i ons pr i or t o st ar t of const r uct i on oper at i ons. I nc l ude vi deso t o document and r ecor d t he ext er i or condi t i ons of al l s t r uct ur e wi t hi n 100 f eet of const r uct i on act i v i t i es. Pr ovi de mont hl y, and wi t hi n one mont h of t he compl et i on of wor k, di gi t al phot ogr aphs, 1600x1200x24 bi t t r ue col or 3264 x 1836 mi ni mum r esol ut i on i n JPEG f i l e f or mat showi ng t he sequence and pr ogr ess of wor k. Take a mi ni mum of 20 di gi t al phot ogr aphs each week t hr oughout t he ent i r e pr oj ect f r om a mi ni mum of t en v i ews f r om poi nt s l ocat ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

Submi t wi t h t he mont hl y i nvoi ce t wo set s of di gi t al phot ogr aphs, each set on a separ at e compact di sc ( CD) or dat a ver sat i l e di sc ( DVD) , cumul at i ve of al l phot os t o dat e. I ndi cat e phot ogr aphs demonst r at i ng envi r onment al pr ocedur es. Pr ovi de phot ogr aphs f or each mont h i n a separ at e mont hl y di r ect or y and name each f i l e t o i ndi cat e i t s l ocat i on on t he v i ew l ocat i on sket ch. Al so pr ovi de t he v i ew l ocat i on sket ch on t he CD or DVD as a di gi t al f i l e. I ncl ude a dat e desi gnat or i n f i l e names. Cr oss r ef er ence submi t t al s i n t he appr opr i at e dai l y r epor t . Phot ogr aphs pr ovi ded ar e f or

SECTI ON 01 30 00 Page 1 unr est r i ct ed use by t he Gover nment .

1. 5 MI NI MUM I NSURANCE REQUI REMENTS

Pr ovi de t he mi ni mum i nsur ance cover age r equi r ed by FAR 28. 307- 2 Li abi l i t y , dur i ng t he ent i r e per i od of per f or mance under t hi s cont r act . Pr ovi de ot her i nsur ance cover age as r equi r ed by New Jer sey St at e l aw.

a. The Cont r act or shal l pr ocur e and mai nt ai n dur i ng t he ent i r e per i od of t hi s per f or mance under t hi s cont r act t he at t ached i nsur ance pol i c i es:

( 1) Commer ci al Gener al Li abi l i t y I nsur ance i n l i mi t s of not l ess t han Fi ve Mi l l i on Dol l ar s ( $5, 000, 000) combi ned si ngl e l i mi t per occur r ence f or bodi l y i nj ur y, deat h, per sonal i nj ur y and pr oper t y damage, i ncl udi ng but not l i mi t ed t o cover age f or Br oad For m Pr oper t y Damage. Such cover age shal l not cont ai n envi r onment al excl usi on c l ause and t her e shal l be no excl usi ons f or pr oper t y damage ar i s i ng out of expl osi on, col l apse or under gr ound pr oper t y damage hazar ds and no excl usi on f or wat er f r ont act i v i t i es.

( 2) The pol i c i es descr i bed above shal l be endor sed ( i ) t o i ncl ude New Jer sey Depar t ment of Envi r onment al Pr ot ect i on ( NJDEP) , Mi ddl esex Count y, and t he Bor ough of Mi ddl esex as addi t i onal i nsur ed and ( i i ) t o pr ovi de t hat not i ce of an occur r ence t o t he i nsur ance company f r om any i nsur ed shal l ser ve as not i ce f r om al l i nsur ed.

( 3) Compr ehensi ve Aut omobi l e Li abi l i t y I nsur ance i n l i mi t s of not l ess t han f i ve mi l l i on dol l ar s ( $5, 000, 000) combi ned si ngl e l i mi t per occur r ence f or bodi l y i nj ur y, deat h, and pr oper t y damage cover i ng al l owned, non- owned and hi r ed vehi c l es i n connect i on wi t h t he wor k t o be per f or med i n connect i on wi t h t hi s per mi t .

( 4) Cer t i f i cat es of I nsur ance evi denci ng t he i ssuance of al l i nsur ance r equi r ed her eby, and guar ant eei ng at l east t hi r t y ( 30) days pr i or not i ce t o t he Gover nment of cancel l at i on or non- r enewal , shal l be del i ver ed t o New Jer sey Depar t ment of Envi r onment al Pr ot ect i on ( NJDEP) , Mi ddl esex Count y, and t he Bor ough of Mi ddl esex, pr i or t o ent r y of t he Gover nment ' s cont r act or s upon t he pr oj ect ar ea, or , i n t he case of new or r enewal pol i c i es r epl aci ng pol i c i es expi r i ng dur i ng t he per i od, no l at er t han t hi r t y ( 30) days bef or e t he expi r at i on dat es of such expi r i ng pol i c i es.

b. Pr i or t o t he commencement of wor k her eunder , t he Cont r act or shal l f ur ni sh t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer a cer t i f i cat e or st at ement of t he above r equi r ed i nsur ance. The pol i c i es evi denci ng r equi r ed i nsur ance shal l cont ai n an endor sement t o t he ef f ect t hat cancel l at i on or any mat er i al change i n t he pol i c i es adver sel y af f ect i ng t he i nt er est s of t he Gover nment i n such i nsur ance shal l not be ef f ect i ve f or such a per i od as may be pr escr i bed by t he l aws of t he St at e i n whi ch t hi s cont r act i s t o be per f or med and i n no event l ess t han t hi r t y ( 30) days af t er wr i t t en not i ce t her eof t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

c. The Cont r act or agr ees t o i nser t t he subst ances of t hi s c l ause, i ncl udi ng par agr aph c. , i n al l subcont r act s her eunder .

1. 6 PERFORMANCE OF WORK BY THE CONTRACTOR

The Cont r act or shal l per f or m on t he s i t e, and wi t h i t s own or gani zat i on, SECTI ON 01 30 00 Page 2 wor k equi val ent t o at l east t went y ( 20) per cent of t he t ot al amount of wor k t o be per f or med under t he cont r act . Thi s per cent age may be r educed by suppl ement al agr eement t o t hi s cont r act i f , dur i ng per f or mi ng t he wor k, t he Cont r act or r equest s a r educt i on and t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer det er mi nes t hat t he r educt i on woul d be t o t he advant age of t he Gover nment .

1. 7 SUBMI TTAL OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED BY THE CONTRACTOR

The Cont r act or shal l f ur ni sh t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer and/ or hi s Repr esent at i ve, wi t hi n f i ve ( 5) days af t er awar d, i t ems of wor k he wi l l per f or m wi t h hi s own f or ces and t he est i mat ed cost of t hose i t ems. For t he pur poses of t hi s cont r act , t he per cent age of wor k t hat must be per f or med by t he Cont r act or i s st at ed i n Sect i on 00 72 00, FAR Cl ause 52. 236- 01.

1. 8 VETERANS EMPLOYMENT EMPHASI S FOR U. S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGI NEERS CONTRACTS

I n addi t i on t o compl yi ng wi t h t he r equi r ement s out l i ned i n FAR Par t 22. 13, FAR Pr ovi s i on 52. 222- 38, FAR Cl ause 52. 222- 35, FAR Cl ause 52. 222- 37, DFARS

222. 13 and Depar t ment of Labor r egul at i ons, U. S. Ar my Cor ps of Engi neer s ( USACE) cont r act or s and subcont r act or s at al l t i er s ar e encour aged t o pr omot e t he t r ai ni ng and empl oyment of U. S. vet er ans whi l e per f or mi ng under a USACE cont r act . Whi l e no set - asi de, eval uat i on pr ef er ence, or i ncent i ve appl i es t o t he sol i c i t at i on or per f or mance under t he r esul t ant cont r act , USACE cont r act or s ar e encour aged t o seek out hi ghl y qual i f i ed vet er ans t o per f or m ser vi ces under t hi s cont r act .

The f ol l owi ng r esour ces ar e avai l abl e t o assi st USACE cont r act or s i n t hei r out r each ef f or t s:

Feder al Vet er an empl oyment i nf or mat i on at http://www.fedshirevets.gov/index.aspx Depar t ment of Labor Vet er ans Empl oyment Assi st ance https://www.dol.gov/vets/ Depar t ment of Vet er ans Af f ai r s- VOW t o Hi r e Her oes Act http://benefits.va.gov/vow/ Ar my Wounded War r i or Pr ogr am-http://wtc.army.mil/modules/employers/index.html U. S. Chamber of Commer ce Foundat i on- Hi r i ng Our Her oes http://www.hiringourheroes.org /

1. 9 EQUAL OPPORTUNI TY PREAWARD CLEARANCE OF SUBCONTRACTORS

Not wi t hst andi ng t he c l ause of t hi s cont r act ent i t l ed “ Subcont r act s” , t he Cont r act or shal l not ent er i nt o a f i r st - t i er subcont r act f or an est i mat ed or act ual amount of $1 mi l l i on or mor e wi t hout obt ai ni ng i n wr i t i ng f r om t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer a c l ear ance t hat t he pr oposed subcont r act or i s i n compl i ance wi t h t he equal oppor t uni t y r equi r ement s and t her ef or e i s el i gi bl e f or awar d.

1. 10 VERI FI CATI ON OF SMALL BUSI NESS UTI LI ZATI ON

a. Thi s c l ause i s appl i cabl e t o smal l busi ness concer ns whose cont r act s exceed $1, 000, 000.

b. I n accor dance wi t h t he c l ause at FAR 52. 219- 8, ent i t l ed UTI LI ZATI ON OF SMALL BUSI NESS CONCERNS AND DI SADVANTAGED BUSI NESS CONCERNS, i n ef f ect on t he dat e of t hi s Cont r act , t he Cont r act i ng Of f i ce may sur vey t he ext ent of smal l and smal l di sadvant aged busi ness ut i l i zat i on under t hi s Cont r act .

The Cont r act or may be r equi r ed t o r epor t t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer st at i st i cal dat a on t he number and dol l ar s amount s of subcont r act i ng awar ds

SECTI ON 01 30 00 Page 3 wi t h smal l busi ness and smal l di sadvant aged busi nesses.

c. As appr opr i at e, t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer may r equi r e one or mor e f ol l ow- up r epor t s t o t he i ni t i al r epor t .

d. The Cont r act or agr ees t o i nser t t hi s c l ause i n any subcont r act t hat may exceed $1, 000, 000, i ncl udi ng t hi s subpar agr aph d.

1. 11 PHYSI CAL DATA ( FAR 52. 236- 4) ( APR 1984)

Dat a and i nf or mat i on f ur ni shed or r ef er r ed t o bel ow i s f or t he Cont r act or ' s i nf or mat i on onl y. The Gover nment wi l l not be r esponsi bl e f or any i nt er pr et at i on of or concl usi on dr awn f r om t he dat a or i nf or mat i on by t he Contractor.

a. Weat her Condi t i ons: Cl i mat ol ogi cal dat a det er mi ned f r om r ecor ds of t he U. S. Weat her Bur eau st at i on, El i zabet h, New Jer sey

Mean Annual Temper at ur e: 54 degr ees F.

Mean Annual Pr eci pi t at i on: 46 i nches

1. 12 UTI LI TI ES DCOUMENTATI ON

For ut i l i t i es l ocat i ons of sani t ar y sewer ( s) , st or m wat er sewer ( s) and gas mai n( s) 6- i nches i n di amet er or l ar ger wi t hi n 20 f eet or cr ossi ng const r uct i on act i v i t y l ocat i ons, t he Cont r act or shal l v i deo and r ecor d t he pi pi ng bet ween manhol es l ocat ed out s i de t he l i mi t s of const r uct i on act i v i t y l ocat i ons and f or gas mai ns v i deo bet ween access l ocat i ons or l ocat i ons sel ect ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer t hat ar e l ocat ed out s i de t he const r uct i on act i v i t y l ocat i ons. The cont r act or shal l v i deo pr e- and post - const r uct i on condi t i ons. For gas mai ns, t he Cont r act or shal l secur e per mi t s and/ or per mi ssi on f r om t he ut i l i t y t hat has j ur i sdi ct i on and per f or m al l r equi r ed ut i l i t y act i v i t i es. The vi deo document at i on and r ecor di ng shal l cont i nuousl y r ecor d t he sewer ( s) or gas mai n( s) i ndi cat i ng t he f oot age dat a and showi ng t he ent i r e per i met er of t he sani t ar y sewer ( s) above t he di r t y wat er l evel or t he ent i r e per i met er of st or m wat er pi pi ng or gas pi pi ng. For st or m wat er pi pi ng, v i deo shal l document pi pi ng connect ed t o cat ch basi ns or i nl et s wi t hi n const r uct i on act i v i t y l ocat i ons

1. 13 TOPOGRAPHI C SURVEY

Topogr aphi c mappi ng and exi st i ng s i t e condi t i ons pr ovi ded on pl ans ar e based on aer i al phot ogr aphy dat ed Januar y 2014, convent i onal mappi ng met hods and f i el d edi t i ng. I t shal l be t he r esponsi bi l i t y of t he cont r act or t o ver i f y al l di st ances and l ocat i ons i n t he f i el d.

1. 14 AS- BUI LT CONDI TI ONS SURVEY

a. Sur veys shal l i ncl ude cr oss sect i ons and cr eat i on of t he Di gi t al Ter r ai n Model ( DTM) i n 3- D Mi cr ost at i on

b. Sur veys shal l be obt ai ned t o at l east t hi r d or der c l ass I I accur acy.

c. Upon compl et i on of t he gr adi ng, a f i nal DTM must be t aken on t he f i nal pr oj ect wor ksi t e. The DTM shal l def i ne br eakl i nes al ong boundar i es wher e shar p or abr upt changes i n sur f aces occur , such as t op of and bot t om of l evee, et c. The DTM shal l al so i ncl ude hi gh poi nt s and l ow poi nt s at a pr edet er mi ned gr i d i nt er val .

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d. Sur vey shal l be pr ovi ded accor di ng t o Sect i on 01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES and Sect i on 01 78 00 CLOSEOUT SUBMI TTALS.

e. Ref er t o Sect i on 01 78 00 CLOSEOUT SUBMI TTALS f or addi t i onal requirements.

1. 15 SUPERVISION

1. 15. 1 Mi ni mum Communi cat i on Requi r ement s

Have at l east one qual i f i ed super i nt endent , or compet ent al t er nat e, capabl e of r eadi ng, wr i t i ng, and conver si ng f l uent l y i n t he Engl i sh l anguage, on t he j ob- si t e at al l t i mes dur i ng t he per f or mance of cont r act wor k. I n addi t i on, i f a Qual i t y Cont r ol ( QC) r epr esent at i ve i s r equi r ed on t he cont r act , t hen t hat i ndi v i dual must al so have f l uent Engl i sh communi cat i on skills.

1. 15. 2 Super i nt endent Qual i f i cat i ons

The pr oj ect super i nt endent must have a mi ni mum of 10 year s exper i ence i n const r uct i on wi t h at l east 5 of t hose year s as a super i nt endent on pr oj ect s s i mi l ar i n s i ze and compl exi t y. The i ndi v i dual must be f ami l i ar wi t h t he r equi r ement s of EM 385- 1- 1 and have exper i ence i n t he ar eas of hazar d i dent i f i cat i on and saf et y compl i ance. The i ndi v i dual must be capabl e of i nt er pr et i ng a cr i t i cal pat h schedul e and const r uct i on dr awi ngs. The qual i f i cat i on r equi r ement s f or t he al t er nat e super i nt endent ar e t he same as f or t he pr oj ect super i nt endent . The Cont r act i ng Of f i cer may r equest pr oof of t he super i nt endent ' s qual i f i cat i ons at any poi nt i n t he pr oj ect i f t he per f or mance of t he super i nt endent i s i n quest i on.

( 1) I f mor e t han 50 per cent and l ess t han 70 per cent of t he val ue of t he cont r act wor k i s subcont r act ed, one super i nt endent shal l be pr ovi ded at t he s i t e and on t he Cont r act or ' s payr ol l t o be r esponsi bl e f or coor di nat i ng, di r ect i ng, i nspect i ng and expedi t i ng t he subcont r act wor k.

( 2) I f 70 per cent or mor e of t he val ue of t he wor k i s subcont r act ed, t he Cont r act or shal l be r equi r ed t o f ur ni sh t wo such super i nt endent s t o be r esponsi bl e f or coor di nat i ng, di r ect i ng, i nspect i ng and expedi t i ng t he subcont r act wor k.

b. I f t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer , at any t i me af t er 50 per cent of t he subcont r act ed wor k has been compl et ed, f i nds t hat sat i sf act or y r equi r ement i s bei ng made, he may wai ve al l or par t of t he above r equi r ement f or addi t i onal super i nt endence subj ect t o t he r i ght of t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer t o r ei nst at e such r equi r ement i f at any t i me dur i ng t he pr ogr ess of t he r emai ni ng wor k he f i nds t hat sat i sf act or y pr ogr ess i s not bei ng made. ( DOD FAR Suppl ement 52. 236- 7008)

1. 15. 2. 1 Duties

The pr oj ect super i nt endent i s pr i mar i l y r esponsi bl e f or managi ng and coor di nat i ng day- t o- day pr oduct i on and schedul e adher ence on t he pr oj ect .

The super i nt endent i s r equi r ed t o at t end par t ner i ng meet i ngs, and qual i t y cont r ol meet i ngs. The super i nt endent or qual i f i ed al t er nat i ve must be on- si t e at al l t i mes dur i ng t he per f or mance of t hi s cont r act unt i l t he wor k i s compl et ed and accept ed.

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1. 15. 3 Non- Compl i ance Act i ons

The Pr oj ect Super i nt endent i s subj ect t o r emoval by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer f or non- compl i ance wi t h r equi r ement s speci f i ed i n t he cont r act and f or f ai l ur e t o manage t he pr oj ect t o i nsur e t i mel y compl et i on. Fur t her mor e, t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer may i ssue an or der st oppi ng al l or par t of t he wor k unt i l sat i sf act or y cor r ect i ve act i on has been t aken. No par t of t he t i me l ost due t o such st op or der s i s accept abl e as t he subj ect of c l ai m f or ext ensi on of t i me f or excess cost s or damages by t he Cont r act or .

1. 16 PRECONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE

Af t er awar d of t he cont r act but pr i or t o commencement of any wor k at t he s i t e, meet wi t h t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer t o di scuss and devel op a mut ual under st andi ng r el at i ve t o t he admi ni st r at i on of t he val ue engi neer i ng and saf et y pr ogr am, pr epar at i on of t he schedul e of pr i ces or ear ned val ue r epor t , shop dr awi ngs, and ot her submi t t al s, schedul i ng pr ogr ammi ng, pr osecut i on of t he wor k, and cl ear expect at i ons of t he " I nt er i m DD For m 1354" Submi t t al . Maj or subcont r act or s who wi l l engage i n t he wor k must al so at t end.

The Cont r act or must pr ovi de at t hi s conf er ence t he f ol l owi ng i t ems as indicated:

a. I ni t i al Pr oj ect Schedul e; sect i on 01 32 01. 00 10 Pr oj ect Schedul e

b. Acci dent Pr event i on Pl an ( APP) ; sect i on 01 35 26 Gover nment al Saf et y Requirements

c. Cont r act or Qual i t y Cont r ol ( CQC) Pl an; sect i on 01 45 00. 00 10 Qual i t y Control

d. Li st of Cont act Per sonnel ; sect i on 01 14 00 Wor k Rest r i ct i ons

e. Let t er appoi nt i ng Super i nt endent f . Det ai l ed Concept of Oper at i ons Pl an

1. 17 FAR 52. 211- 12, LI QUI DATED DAMAGES- - CONSTRUCTI ON

a. I f a del ay t o t he NTP dat e i s a r esul t of t he Cont r act or , an ext ensi on wi l l not be gi ven. I f t he Cont r act or f ai l s t o compl et e t he wor k wi t hi n t he t i me speci f i ed i n t he cont r act , or any ext ensi on, t he Cont r act or shal l pay t o t he Gover nment as l i qui dat ed damages, t he sum of $ 4, 118 f or each day of delay.

b. I f t he Gover nment t er mi nat es t he Cont r act or ' s r i ght t o pr oceed, t he r esul t i ng damage wi l l consi st of l i qui dat ed damages unt i l such r easonabl e t i me as may be r equi r ed f or f i nal compl et i on of t he wor k t oget her wi t h any i ncr eased cost s occasi oned t he Gover nment i n compl et i ng t he wor k.

c. I f t he Gover nment does not t er mi nat e t he Cont r act or ' s r i ght t o pr oceed, t he r esul t i ng damage wi l l consi st of l i qui dat ed damages unt i l t he wor k i s compl et ed or accept ed. ( FAR 52. 212- 5)

d. At a t i me bef or e t he pr oj ect i s physi cal l y compl et e but i s f unct i onal l y compl et e t o t he sat i sf act i on of t he Gover nment , t he Gover nment at i t s sol e di scr et i on may agr ee t o accept t r ansf er of t he f ac i l i t y or pr oj ect pr ovi ded t hat t he r emai ni ng wor k t o be done ( " punchl i st " ) i s compl et ed no l at er t han

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30 days f r om t he dat e of t r ansf er . I n t hi s case t he cont r act or shal l pay l i qui dat ed damages f or punchl i st i t ems not compl et ed i n t he dai l y amount of $ 1, 030 per day commenci ng af t er 30 days of pr oj ect t r ansf er or af t er dat e r equi r ed f or pr oj ect compl et i on ( i ncl udi ng al l ext ensi ons) , whi chever occur s l at er .

1. 17. 1 Addi t i onal Del ays Char ges

Ref er t o sect i on 03 25 30 BRI DGE CONSTRUCTI ON USI NG MOVEMENT SYSTEMS, POST- MOVE OPERATI ONS par agr aph.

1. 18 NO WAI VER BY GOVERNMENT

The f ai l ur e of t he Gover nment , i n any one or mor e i nst ances, t o i ns i st upon t he st r i c t per f or mance of any of t he t er ms of t hi s Cont r act or t o exer ci se any opt i on her ei n conf er r ed shal l not be const r ued as a wai ver or r el i nqui shment t o any ext ent of t he r i ght t o asser t or r el y upon such t er ms or opt i on on any f ut ur e occasi on.

1. 19 PROCEDURES FOR SUBMI SSI ON AND PAYMENT OF ALL CONTRACT PAYMENTS

I n addi t i on t o t he r equi r ement s cont ai ned i n t he Cont r act Cl ause ent i t l ed " PAYMENTS UNDER Fl XED- PRI CE CONSTRUCTI ON CONTRACTS" and t o i mpl ement t he r equi r ement s of t he Pr ompt Payment Act Amendment s of 1988, P. L. 100- 496, t he f ol l owi ng shal l appl y t o al l payment s made under t hi s cont r act :

a. At t he t i me of submi ssi on of t he pr ogr ess char t , t he cont r act or shal l submi t f or appr oval by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer or hi s aut hor i zed r epr esent at i ve a br eakdown of t he cont r act wor k whi ch shal l be t o t he degr ee of det ai l r equi r ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer or hi s r epr esent at i ve t o ef f ect r easonabl e pr ogr ess payment s. The Cont r act i ng Of f i cer or hi s r epr esent at i ve shal l r evi ew t hi s br eakdown wi t hi n 30 cal endar days af t er r ecei pt and ei t her advi se t he cont r act or t hat i t i s appr oved or di sappr oved, and i f di sappr oved t he r easons f or di sappr oval . Onl y af t er t he br eakdown i s appr oved shal l any payment i nvoi ce be accept ed f r om t he cont r act or and any payment made t o hi m.

The Cont r act i ng Of f i cer can det er mi ne i f i t i s i n t he best i nt er est of t he Gover nment t o make payment wi t hout an appr oved br eakdown, however , i n no case shal l mor e t han 10% of t he cont r act amount be pai d unl ess t he br eakdown i s appr oved.

b. The cont r act or shal l submi t hi s r equest f or payment by submi ssi on of a pr oper i nvoi ce t o t he of f i ce or Per son( s) desi gnat ed i n subpar agr aph ( c) . For pur poses of payment a " pr oper i nvoi ce" i s def i ned as t he following:

( 1) An est i mat e of t he wor k compl et ed i n accor dance wi t h t he appr oved br eakdown i ndi cat i ng t he per cent age of wor k of each i t em and t he associ at ed cost s.

( 2) A pr oper l y compl et ed Eng For m 93 and 93a ( wher e r equi r ed) .

( 3) Al l cont r act ual submi ssi ons i ndi cat ed el sewher e i n t hi s cont r act t o be submi t t ed wi t h payment , such as updat ed pr ogr ess schedul es, updat ed submi t t al r egi st er s, et c.

( 4) The f ol l owi ng cer t i f i cat i on execut ed by a r esponsi bl e of f i c i al of t he or gani zat i on aut hor i zed t o bi nd t he f i r m. A " r esponsi bl e of f i c i al " woul d be ei t her a cor por at e of f i cer , par t ner , or owner , SECTI ON 01 30 00 Page 7 i n t he case of a sol e pr opr i et or shi p.

I her eby cer t i f y , t o t he best of my knowl edge and bel i ef , t hat -

( a) The amount s r equest ed ar e onl y f or per f or mance i n accor dance wi t h t he speci f i cat i ons, t er ms and condi t i ons of t he cont r act ;

( b) Payment s t o subcont r act or s and suppl i er s have been made f r om pr evi ous payment s r ecei ved under t he cont r act and t i mel y payment s wi l l be made f r om t he pr oceeds of t he payment cover ed by t hi s cer t i f i cat i on, i n accor dance wi t h subcont r act r equi r ement s and t he r equi r ement s of chapt er 39 of Ti t l e 31, Uni t ed St at es Code; and

( c) Thi s r equest f or pr ogr ess payment s does not i ncl ude any amount s whi ch t he pr i me cont r act or i nt ends t o wi t hhol d or r et ai n f r om a subcont r act or or suppl i er i n accor dance wi t h t he t er ms and condi t i ons of t he subcontract.

( d) Al l r equi r ed pr i me and subcont r act or payr ol l s have been submi t t ed.

( Name) ( Ti t l e) (Date)

c. The Gover nment shal l desi gnat e t he of f i ce or per son( s) who shal l f i r st r ecei ve t he i nvoi ce submi ssi ons and t he Cont r act or shal l be so not i f i ed at t he pr econst r uct i on conf er ence. I n addi t i on t o t he desi gnat ed Pr oj ect Engi neer , t he Cont r act or shal l at t he same t i me submi t one copy of t he det ai l ed br eakdown and t he Eng For m 93 and 93a For m t o t he Ar ea Engineer.

d. The Gover nment r epr esent at i ve shal l r et ur n any r equest f or payment whi ch i s deemed def ect i ve wi t hi n 7 days of r ecei pt and shal l speci f y t he def ect s. I f t he def ect concer ns a di sagr eement as t o t he amount of wor k per f or med and/ or t he amount of t he payment bei ng submi t t ed, t he Gover nment and t he cont r act or ' s r epr esent at i ve shoul d meet t o r esol ve t he di f f er ences and r each agr eement . Upon agr eement , t he cont r act or shal l submi t a new br eakdown and Eng For m 93 ( and 93a) and any ot her submi ssi ons r equi r i ng cor r ect i on. These wi l l be i ncor por at ed wi t h t he pr evi ous submi t t al and wi l l t hen const i t ut e a pr oper i nvoi ce.

f . The Gover nment shal l pay t he cont r act or i n accor dance wi t h t he f ol l owi ng t i me f r ames:

( 1) Pr ogr ess Payment s - Fr om t he dat e a " pr oper i nvoi ce" i s r ecei ved, i n accor dance wi t h subpar agr aphs b and d of t hi s c l ause, t he Gover nment wi l l i ssue a check wi t hi n 14 cal endar days.

( 2) Reduct i on i n Ret ai nage Payment . I f dur i ng t he cour se of t he cont r act , a r educt i on i n r et ai nage payment i s r equi r ed, t he Gover nment shal l i ssue a check wi t hi n 30 cal endar days af t er t he appr oval of t he r el ease t o t he cont r act or by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer or hi s aut hor i zed r epr esent at i ve.

( 3) Fi nal Payment . A f i nal payment r equest shal l not be consi der ed val i d unt i l t he cont r act or has f ul f i l l ed al l cont r act r equi r ement s

SECTI ON 01 30 00 Page 8 i ncl udi ng al l admi ni st r at i ve i t ems, payr ol l s , war r ant i es, et c. and has submi t t ed a r el ease of c l ai ms. When t he cont r act or has f ul f i l l ed al l cont r act r equi r ement s and a " pr oper i nvoi ce" has been submi t t ed, t he Gover nment shal l i ssue a check wi t hi n 30 days f r om t he dat e of accept ance of t he pr oj ect by t he Cont r act i ng Officer.

1. 20 CLAI MS PROCESSI NG PROCEDURES

The f ol l owi ng shal l be submi t t ed t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer at t he f ol l owi ng addr ess: US Ar my Cor ps of Engi neer s, New Yor k Di st r i c t , 26 Feder al Pl aza, Room 1843, NY, NY 10278- 0090:

a. Cl ai ms r ef er enci ng or ment i oni ng t he Cont r act s Di sput es Act of 1978.

b. Request f or a wr i t t en deci s i on by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

c. Cl ai ms cer t i f i ed i n accor dance wi t h t he Cont r act Di sput es Act of 1978.

No ot her Gover nment r epr esent at i ve i s aut hor i zed t o accept such a r equest .

A copy shal l al so be pr ovi ded t o t he aut hor i zed Cont r act i ng Of f i cer ' s Repr esent at i ve. The Cont r act or shal l al so pr ovi de t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer wi t h a copy of r equest s f or addi t i onal t i me, money, or i nt er pr et at i on of cont r act r equi r ement s whi ch wer e pr ovi ded t o t he aut hor i zed r epr esent at i ve of t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer t hat have not been r esol ved af t er 90 days.

1. 21 PAYMENTS FOR MATERI ALS DELI VERED OFF- SI TE ( 52. 232- 5000)

( a) Pur suant t o FAR 52. 232- 5, Payment s Under Fi xed Pr i ce Const r uct i on Cont r act s, mat er i al s del i ver ed t o t he cont r act or at l ocat i ons ot her t han t he s i t e of t he wor k may be t aken i nt o consi der at i on i n maki ng payment s i f i ncl uded i n payment est i mat es and i f al l t he condi t i ons of t he Gener al Pr ovi s i ons ar e f ul f i l l ed. Payment f or i t ems del i ver ed t o l ocat i ons ot her t han t he wor k s i t e shal l be l i mi t ed t o:

( 1) Mat er i al s whi ch have been appr oved, i f r equi r ed by t he t echni cal pr ovi s i ons; or

( 2) Mat er i al s t hat have been f abr i cat ed t o t he poi nt wher e t hey ar e i dent i f i abl e t o an i t em of wor k r equi r ed under t hi s cont r act ; or

( b) Payment f or mat er i al s del i ver ed of f - s i t e shal l be made onl y af t er r ecei pt of pai d i nvoi ces l i s t i ng t he val ue of mat er i al and l abor i ncor por at ed i n t he i t ems al ong wi t h a cancel ed check showi ng t he pr i me cont r act or ' s t i t l e t o t he i t ems del i ver ed of f s i t e.

Payment f or mat er i al s del i ver ed of f - s i t e shal l be l i mi t ed t o t he f ol l owi ng items: None

1. 22 PROGRESS PAYMENTS

See FAR Cl ause 52. 232- 16 PROGRESS PAYMENTS f or any i t em of wor k i n t he bi d schedule.

1. 23 PRI CI NG OF ADJUSTMENTS

When cost s ar e a f act or i n any det er mi nat i on of a cont r act pr i ce adj ust ment pur suant t o t he Changes cl ause or any ot her c l ause of t hi s cont r act , such cost s shal l be i n accor dance wi t h Par t 31 of t he Feder al Acqui s i t i on Regul at i on and DFARS 252. 215- 7000 ( Dec. 1991) as f ol l ows:

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PRI CE ADJUSTMENTS ( DEC 2012)

The t er m “ pr i c i ng adj ust ment s” , as used i n par agr aph ( a) of t he c l auses ent i t l ed “ Pr i ce Reduct i on f or Def ect i ve Cer t i f i ed Cost or Pr i c i ng Dat a- Modi f i cat i ons” , “ Subcont r act or Cer t i f i ed Cost or Pr i c i ng Dat a, ” and “ Subcont r act or Cer t i f i ed Cost or Pr i c i ng Dat a- Modi f i cat i ons, ” means t he aggr egat e i ncr eases and/ or decr eases i n cost pl us appl i cabl e pr of i t s .

1. 24 LABOR- ADDI TI ONAL REQUI REMENTS

Fr i nge benef i t s st at ement : The met hod of payment of appl i cabl e f r i nge benef i t s wi l l be i ndi cat ed on DD For m 879, St at ement of Compl i ance, and at t ached t o each weekl y payr ol l .

1. 25 ( S- 102) CONTRACTOR SUPPLY AND USE OF ELECTRONI C SOFTWARE FOR

PROCESSI NG DAVI S- BACON ACT CERTI FI ED LABOR PAYROLLS ( 2011)

The cont r act or i s encour aged t o use a commer ci al l y- avai l abl e el ect r oni c syst em t o pr ocess and submi t cer t i f i ed payr ol l s el ect r oni cal l y t o t he Gover nment . The r equi r ement s f or pr epar i ng, pr ocessi ng and pr ovi di ng cer t i f i ed l abor payr ol l s ar e est abl i shed by t he Davi s- Bacon Act as st at ed i n FAR 52. 222- 8, PAYROLLS AND BASI C RECORDS and FAR 52. 222- 13, COMPLI ANCE

WI TH CONSTRUCTI ON WAGE RATE REQUI REMENTS AND RELATED ACT REGULATI ONS.

I f t he cont r act or el ect s t o use an el ect r oni c Davi s- Bacon payr ol l pr ocessi ng syst em, t hen t he cont r act or shal l be r esponsi bl e f or obt ai ni ng and pr ovi di ng f or al l access, l i censes, and ot her ser vi ces r equi r ed t o pr ovi de f or r ecei pt , pr ocessi ng, cer t i f y i ng, el ect r oni cal l y t r ansmi t t i ng t o t he Gover nment , and st or i ng weekl y payr ol l s and ot her dat a r equi r ed f or t he cont r act or t o compl y wi t h Davi s- Bacon and r el at ed Act r egul at i ons. When t he cont r act or uses an el ect r oni c Davi s- Bacon payr ol l syst em, t he el ect r oni c payr ol l ser vi ce shal l be used by t he cont r act or t o pr epar e, pr ocess, and mai nt ai n t he r el evant payr ol l s and basi c r ecor ds dur i ng al l wor k under t hi s const r uct i on cont r act and t he el ect r oni c payr ol l ser vi ce shal l be capabl e of pr eser vi ng t hese payr ol l s and r el at ed basi c r ecor ds f or t he r equi r ed 3 year s af t er cont r act compl et i on. I f t he cont r act or chooses t o use an el ect r oni c Davi s- Bacon payr ol l syst em, t hen t he cont r act or shal l obt ai n and pr ovi de el ect r oni c syst em access t o t he Gover nment , as r equi r ed t o compl y wi t h t he Davi s- Bacon and r el at ed Act r egul at i ons over t he dur at i on of t hi s const r uct i on cont r act . The access shal l i ncl ude el ect r oni c r evi ew access by t he Gover nment cont r act admi ni st r at i on of f i ce t o t he el ect r oni c payr ol l pr ocessi ng syst em used by t he cont r act or .

The cont r act or ' s pr ovi s i on and use of an el ect r oni c payr ol l pr ocessi ng syst em shal l meet t he f ol l owi ng basi c f unct i onal cr i t er i a: commer ci al l y avai l abl e; compl i ant wi t h appr opr i at e Davi s Bacon Act payr ol l pr ovi s i ons i n t he FAR; abl e t o accommodat e t he r equi r ed number s of empl oyees and subcont r act or s pl anned t o be empl oyed under t he cont r act ; capabl e of pr oduci ng an Excel spr eadsheet - compat i bl e el ect r oni c out put of weekl y payr ol l r ecor ds ( f or mat at ht t p: / / www. r mssuppor t . com/ gui des. aspx) f or expor t i n an Excel spr eadsheet t o be i mpor t ed i nt o t he cont r act or ' s Qual i t y Cont r ol Syst em ( QCS) ver si on of Resi dent Management Syst em ( RMS) , t hat i n t ur n shal l expor t payr ol l dat a t o t he Gover nment ' s Resi dent Management Syst em ( RMS) ; demonst r at ed secur i t y of dat a and dat a ent r y r i ght s; abi l i t y t o pr oduce cont r act or - cer t i f i ed el ect r oni c ver si ons of weekl y payr ol l dat a;

abi l i t y t o i dent i f y er r oneous ent r i es and t r ack t he dat a/ t i me of al l ver si ons of t he cer t i f i ed Davi s Bacon payr ol l s submi t t ed t o t he gover nment over t he l i f e of t he cont r act ; capabl e of gener at i ng a dur abl e r ecor d copy, SECTI ON 01 30 00 Page 10 t hat i s , a CD or DVD and PDF f i l e r ecor d of dat a f r om t he syst em dat abase at end of t he cont r act c l oseout . Thi s dur abl e r ecor d copy of dat a f r om t he el ect r oni c Davi s- Bacon payr ol l pr ocessi ng syst em shal l be pr ovi ded t o t he Gover nment dur i ng cont r act c l oseout .

Al l cont r act or - i ncur r ed cost s r el at ed t o t he cont r act or ' s pr ovi s i on and use of an el ect r oni c payr ol l pr ocessi ng ser vi ce shal l be i ncl uded i n t he cont r act or ' s pr i ce f or t he over al l wor k under t he cont r act . The cost s f or Davi s- Bacon Act compl i ance usi ng el ect r oni c payr ol l pr ocessi ng ser v i ces shal l not be a separ at el y bi d/ pr oposed or r ei mbur sed i t em under t hi s contract.

1. 26 BI D GUARANTEE

See cont r act c l ause ent i t l ed BI D GUARANTEE i n Speci f i cat i ons sect i on

00 72 00 CONTRACT CLAUSES.

1. 27 FI NAL EXAMI NATI ON AND ACCEPTANCE ( APR 1965 OCE)

a. The ent i r e ar ea wi t hi n t he cont r act l i mi t s wi l l be sur veyed f or f i nal exami nat i on and accept ance.

b. The cost f or al l sur veys f or pr ogr ess payment s shal l be bor ne by t he Contractor.

c. Fi nal accept ance of t he whol e or a par t of t he wor k and t he deduct i ons or cor r ect i ons of deduct i ons made t her eon wi l l not be r eopened af t er havi ng once been made, except on evi dence of col l usi on, f r aud, or obvi ous er r or , and t he accept ance of a compl et ed sect i on shal l not change t he t i me of payment of t he r et ai ned per cent age of t he whol e or any par t of t he wor k.

1. 28 NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVI RONMENTAL PROTECTI ON POI NT OF CONTACT

The poi nt of cont act f or t he New Jer sey Depar t ment of Envi r onment al Pr ot ect i on ( NJDEP) i s Mr . Wi l l i am Di xon, Super vi sor , Bur eau of Coast al Engi neer i ng, 1510 Hooper Avenue, Sui t e 140, Toms Ri ver , NJ 08753, t el ephone: 732- 255- 0767, ( f ax 732- 255- 0774) , Emai l :

william.dixon@dep.state.nj.us

1. 29 NEW JERSEY TRANSI T TRACK CLOSURE

No wor k shal l be per mi t t ed wi t hout pr i or appr oval f r om New Jer sey Tr ansi t and t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . Al l c l osur es shal l al so be subj ect t o t he r equi r ement s of t he “ Gui del i nes f or Wor ki ng wi t hi n or i n t he Vi c i ni t y of NJ Tr ansi t s Ri ght - of - Way” dat ed November 2012. See Appendi ces 00 90 06.

1. 30 PARTNERING

To most ef f ect i vel y accompl i sh t hi s cont r act , t he Gover nment r equi r es t he f or mat i on of a cohesi ve par t ner shi p wi t hi n t he Pr oj ect Team whose member s ar e f r om t he Gover nment , t he Cont r act or and t hei r Subcont r act or s. Key per sonnel f r om t he Suppor t ed Command, t he End User ( who wi l l occupy t he f aci l i t y) , t he Gover nment Desi gn and Const r uct i on t eam and Subj ect Mat t er Exper t s, t he I nst al l at i on, t he Cont r act or and Subcont r act or s, and t he Desi gner of Recor d wi l l be i nvi t ed t o par t i c i pat e i n t he Par t ner i ng pr ocess. The Par t ner shi p wi l l dr aw on t he st r engt h of each or gani zat i on i n an ef f or t t o achi eve a pr oj ect t hat i s wi t hout any saf et y mi shaps, conf or ms

SECTI ON 01 30 00 Page 11 t o t he Cont r act , and st ays wi t hi n budget and on schedul e.

The Cont r act i ng Of f i cer wi l l pr ovi de I nf or mat i on on t he Par t ner i ng Pr ocess and a l i s t of key and opt i onal per sonnel who shoul d at t end t he Par t ner i ng meeting.

1. 30. 1 For mal Par t ner i ng

Pr ovi de and host t he Par t ner i ng sessi ons wi t h key per sonnel of t he Pr oj ect Team, i ncl udi ng Cont r act or per sonnel and Gover nment per sonnel . Pay al l cost s associ at ed wi t h t he Par t ner i ng ef f or t i ncl udi ng t he Faci l i t at or , t he meet i ng r oom, and ot her i nci dent al i t ems. I n except i on, each par t i c i pant bear s t hei r own cost s f or meal s, l odgi ng, and t r anspor t at i on associ at ed wi t h t he Par t ner i ng sessi ons.

Bef or e a Par t ner i ng sessi on, coor di nat e wi t h t he Faci l i t at or al l r equi r ement s f or i nci dent al i t ems ( such as audi o- v i sual equi pment , easel s, f l i pchar t paper , col or ed mar ker s, not e paper , pens/ penci l s, col or ed f l ash car ds) , and have t hese i t ems avai l abl e at t he Par t ner i ng sessi on. Pr ovi de copi es of document s f or di st r i but i on t o al l at t endees. Pr ovi de a Faci l i t at or exper i enced i n conduct i ng Par t ner i ng Wor kshops, and who i s accept abl e t o bot h t he Gover nment and t he Cont r act or . The Faci l i t at or i s r esponsi bl e f or l eadi ng t he t eam i n a t i mel y manner and maki ng sur e t hat i ssues ar e i dent i f i ed and r esol ved. A l i s t of Par t ner i ng Faci l i t at or s i s avai l abl e f r om t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

a. The I ni t i al Par t ner i ng sessi on must be a par t of t he Pr e- Const r uct i on Meet i ng. Par t ner i ng sessi ons wi l l be hel d at a l ocat i on agr eed t o by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer and t he Cont r act or ( t ypi cal l y a conf er ence r oom pr ovi ded by t he Resi dent Engi neer of f i ce or t he Cont r act or ) . The I ni t i al I nf or mal Par t ner i ng Sessi on wi l l be conduct ed and f aci l i t at ed usi ng el ect r oni c medi a ( a v i deo and accompanyi ng f or ms) pr ovi ded by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . The Par t ner s wi l l det er mi ne t he f r equency of t he f ol l ow- on sessi ons, at no mor e t han 3 t o s i x mont h i nt er val s.

1. 31 ELECTRONI C MAI L ( E- MAI L) ADDRESS

Est abl i sh and mai nt ai n el ect r oni c mai l ( e- mai l ) capabi l i t y al ong wi t h t he capabi l i t y t o open var i ous el ect r oni c at t achment s as t ext f i l es, pdf f i l es, and ot her s i mi l ar f or mat s. Wi t hi n 10 days af t er cont r act awar d, pr ovi de t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer a s i ngl e ( onl y one) e- mai l addr ess f or el ect r oni c communi cat i ons f r om t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer r el at ed t o t hi s cont r act i ncl udi ng, but not l i mi t ed t o cont r act document s, i nvoi ce i nf or mat i on, r equest f or pr oposal s, and ot her cor r espondence. The Cont r act i ng Of f i cer may al so use emai l t o not i f y t he Cont r act or of base access condi t i ons when emer gency condi t i ons war r ant , such as hur r i canes or t er r or i st t hr eat s.

Mul t i pl e emai l addr esses ar e not al l owed.

I t i s t he Cont r act or ' s r esponsi bi l i t y t o make t i mel y di st r i but i on of al l Cont r act i ng Of f i cer i ni t i at ed e- mai l wi t h i t s own or gani zat i on i ncl udi ng f i el d of f i ce( s) . Pr ompt l y not i f y t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer , i n wr i t i ng, of any changes t o t hi s emai l addr ess.

PART 2 PRODUCTS

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1.15.3 Non-Compliance Actions

1.31 ELECTRONIC MAIL E-MAIL ADDRESS