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Underground Electric Lines, Camp Buehring, Kuwait 474411

SECTION TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

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PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 SUBMITTALS

1.2 DIGGING PERMITS

1.2.1 Requirements for Digging Permits

1.2.2 Requests for Digging Permits

1.2.3 Preparation of Requests for Digging Permits

1.2.4 Existing Underground Utilities

1.2.5 Use of Underground Utility Detecting Device

1.2.6 Hand Excavation

1.3 HAUL ROUTES - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

1.4 RESPONSIBILITY FOR PHYSICAL SECURITY

1.5 CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE

1.6 ACCIDENT PREVENTION

1.6.1 Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) Requirement - Overseas

Construction

1.6.2 Temporary Power - Electrical Distribution Boxes

1.7 LOCALLY AVAILABLE SERVICE FOR EQUIPMENT

1.8 CONTRACTOR'S MOBILIZATION AREA

1.9 CONTRACTOR'S OFF BASE MOBILIZATION AREA

1.9.1 Facilities Within the Mobilization Site

1.9.2 Special Requirements

1.10 STANDARDIZATION

1.11 ON-BASE PHOTOGRAPHY PROHIBITION

1.12 PUBLIC RELEASE OF INFORMATION

1.12.1 Prohibition

1.12.2 Subcontract and Purchase Orders

1.13 UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE

1.13.1 UXO Safety Support During Construction

1.14 RESIDUAL CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL

1.15 CUSTOM EXEMPT CONTRACT

1.16 COMPLIANCE WITH HOST COUNTRY RULES AND CUSTOMS

1.16.1 Contractor's Responsibilities

1.17 RADIO TRANSMITTER RESTRICTIONS

1.18 BASE HOT WORK PERMITS

1.18.1 Requirement for Hot Work Permits

1.18.2 Requests for Hot Work Permits

1.18.3 Preparatory Inspections and Inspection of Equipment

1.19 CONTRACTOR TRANSPORTATION AND CUSTOMS CLEARANCE

1.19.1 Shipments of Materials

1.19.2 Contractor's Responsibilities

1.19.3 Physical Handling of Materials

1.20 NOT USED

1.21 ENGLISH SPEAKING REPRESENTATIVE

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SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS

Revised by Amendment 0001

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PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 SUBMITTALS

Government approval is required for submittals with a "G" designation;

submittals not having a "G" designation are for information only. When used, a designation following the "G" designation identifies the office that will review the submittal for the Government. Submittals with an "S" are for inclusion in the Sustainability Notebook, in conformance to Section 01 33 29, SUSTAINABITY REPORTING. Submit the following in accordance with Section 01 33 00 SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES:

SD-01 Preconstruction Submittals

Foreign Objects Damage (FOD) Control Plan; G R

Registered Designers' Proof of Degrees and Licensing; G R

Proposed Construction Or Alteration (Kuwait; G R)

Requests for Digging Permits; G R

Proposed Means of Providing Project Security; G R

SD-07 Certificates

Certificates Of Compliance

1.2 DIGGING PERMITS

1.2.1 Requirements for Digging Permits

Prior to the start of any work activity which requires excavation within the current base, the Contractor shall obtain a digging permit.

1.2.2 Requests for Digging Permits

Requests for Digging Permits shall be submitted through the Contracting Officer to the Base a minimum of seven (7) days prior to the start of the work activity covered by the permit. The request for a Digging Permit shall include a narrative description of the work to be performed and a detailed map of the area of the excavation clearly marking the location of all known utilities or other obstructions. If the work activity covered by the Digging Permit request also requires a utility outage, a separate request for the outage shall be submitted.

1.2.3 Preparation of Requests for Digging Permits

Prior to submitting a request for a Digging Permit, the Contractor shall carefully review the area to be excavated to determine the location of

SECTION 01 15 00.12 10 Page 3 existing utilities and other obstructions. The Contractor will review available drawings and will conduct a visual inspection of the site. The Contractor will utilize underground utility detecting devices such as metal and cable detectors to determine the location of existing utilities.

All utility lines found shall be clearly flagged or marked and the location of the utility shall be shown on the drawing to be submitted with the request for Digging Permit.

1.2.4 Existing Underground Utilities

Existing utilities may be present in the construction area which may not be shown, or are inaccurately shown, on the base as-built drawings and the contract drawings. The Contractor shall exercise utmost care in researching locations of existing utilities and reducing damage to existing utilities. Any utilities damaged by the Contractor shall be promptly repaired by the Contractor. The Contracting Officer will review and approve any proposed repairs. Any damage to existing utilities will be immediately reported to the Contracting Officer and the Base.

1.2.5 Use of Underground Utility Detecting Device

Prior to any excavation, a metal and/or cable detecting device shall be used along the route of the excavation. All underground utilities discovered by this method will be flagged a minimum distance of one-half (1/2) meter on each side of the location.

1.2.6 Hand Excavation

Hand excavation methods and special supervisory care shall be used between any flagged markers, in areas of known or suspected hazards, and in areas known or suspected to have multiple and/or concentrated utility lines or connections.

1.3 HAUL ROUTES - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor shall be responsible for coordinating with the Host Government use of any existing roads as haul routes. Construction, and routing of new haul roads, and/or upgrading of existing roads for the Contractor's use, is the sole responsibility of the Contractor. It shall be the Contractor's responsibility to obtain such local authorizations, permits and licenses necessary to establish his mobilization camp, quarry operations, batching operations and haul routes.

1.4 RESPONSIBILITY FOR PHYSICAL SECURITY

Prior to mobilization, the Contractor shall submit his proposed means of providing project security to prevent unauthorized access to equipment, facilities, materials and documents, and to safeguard them against sabotage, damage, and theft. The Contractor shall be responsible for physical security of all materials, supplies, and equipment of every description, including property which may be Government-furnished or owned, for all areas occupied jointly by the Contractor and the Government, as well as for all work performed.

1.5 CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE

Any certificates required for demonstrating proof of compliance of materials with specification requirements shall be executed in accordance with Section 01 33 00 SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES. Each certificate shall be

SECTION 01 15 00.12 10 Page 4 signed by an official authorized to certify in behalf of the manufacturing company involved and shall contain the name and address of the Contractor, the project name and location, description and the quantity of the items involved, 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.

1.6 ACCIDENT PREVENTION

The Contractor shall comply with all applicable Host Country laws and with such additional measures as the Contracting Officer may find necessary in accordance with CONTRACT CLAUSE 52.236-13 entitled ACCIDENT PREVENTION (NOV 1991). Applicable provisions of the Corps of Engineers manual entitled Safety and Health Requirements Manual EM 385-1-1, will be applied to all work under this contract. The referenced manual may be obtained from the Contracting Officer's Representative at the jobsite or from the Middle East District at Winchester, Virginia.

1.6.1 Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) Requirement - Overseas Construction

The Corps of Engineers Health and Safety Manual, EM 385-1-1, section 11.C.05.a. states: "The GFCI device shall be calibrated to trip within the threshold values of 5 ma +/- 1 ma as specified in Underwriters Laboratory (UL) Standard 943." A variance from USACE has been granted allowing 10 ma, in lieu of 5 ma, for overseas activities that use 220 Volts(V)/50 hertz(hz) electrical power.

1.6.2 Temporary Power - Electrical Distribution Boxes

EM 385-1-1 section 11.A.01.a. states "All electrical wiring and equipment shall be a type listed by a nationally recognized testing laboratory for the specific application for which it is to be used." This includes temporary electrical distribution boxes. Locally manufactured electrical boxes will not be allowed. Only manufactured electrical distribution boxes that meet the European CE requirements, with 10 ma CE type GFCIs installed shall be allowed.

Contractors shall:

a. Make no modifications that might void any CE or manufacturer certification.

b. Test the installed systems to demonstrate that they operate properly and provide the 10 ma earth leakage protection.

c. Ensure GFCIs will have an integral push-to-test function. The testing shall be performed on a regular basis.

d. Check that proper grounding is checked regularly and flexible cords, connectors, and sockets inspected before each use.

1.7 LOCALLY AVAILABLE SERVICE FOR EQUIPMENT

All equipment furnished under this contract, regardless of country of manufacture or purchase, must have in-country service availability. In the

SECTION 01 15 00.12 10 Page 5 event that the Contractor proposed to provide equipment for which in-country service is not available, the Contractor must provide written justification for the Contracting Officer's approval. This justification shall be submitted for each product or material for which a waiver is sought concurrently with the submittal required by the Technical Provisions. Submission of group or "blanket" waivers is unacceptable.

1.8 CONTRACTOR'S MOBILIZATION AREA

The Contractor will be permitted to use an area as directed by the Contracting Officer within the contract limits for operation of his construction equipment and plants, shops, warehouses, and offices. The Contractor shall not be authorized to have living accommodations for his work force on the site. The Contractor is responsible for obtaining any required additional mobilization area above that designated. On completion of the contract, all facilities shall be removed from the mobilization area by the Contractor and shall be disposed of in accordance with applicable Host Government Laws and Regulations. The site shall be cleared of construction debris and other materials and the area restored to its final grade. See Section 01 50 00 TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES for additional requirements.

1.9 CONTRACTOR'S OFF BASE MOBILIZATION AREA

The Contractor shall provide, furnish, operate and maintain facilities for his batching operations (e.g. concrete, asphalt, etc.) major shops and living facilities for his workers in an area off base. The specific area must be located such that no new contractor facilities are within the "Inhabited Building Clear Zone" (approximately 1355 meters, radius) surrounding ammunition/explosives storage and/or handling areas. The Contractor must submit his desired site location to the Contracting Officer for approval. All utilities will be the responsibility of the Contractor and shall be provided at no cost to the Government. On completion of the contract, all facilities shall be removed by the Contractor and shall be disposed of in the manner directed by the Contracting Officer. The site shall be cleared of construction debris and other materials and the area restored to its original condition. See Section 01 50 00 TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES for additional requirements.

1.9.1 Facilities Within the Mobilization Site

All facilities within the Contractor's mobilization site shall be of substantial construction suitable for the local weather conditions.

Housing, messing and sanitary facilities shall meet the requirements of Corps of Engineers Safety and Health Requirements Manual EM 385-1-1. The Contractor shall provide all utilities required to make the site self-sufficient.

1.9.2 Special Requirements

The Contractor shall be responsible for coordinating with the Host Government use of any existing roads as haul routes. Construction, and routing of new haul roads, and/or upgrading of existing roads for the Contractor's use, is the sole responsibility of the Contractor. It shall be the Contractor's responsibility to obtain such local authorizations, permits and licenses necessary to establish his mobilization camp, quarry operations, batching operations and haul routes (See paragraphs entitled

"COMPLIANCE WITH HOST COUNTRY RULES AND CUSTOMS".

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1.10 STANDARDIZATION

Where two or more items of the same type or class of equipment furnished in this project are required, the units shall be products of the same manufacturer and shall be interchangeable when of the same size, capacity, performance characteristics, and rating. The only exception to this requirement is where the items are interchangeable due to conformance with industry standards (valves, fittings, etc.), they need not be by the same manufacturer. This requirement applies to all manufactured items in the project which normally require repair or replacement during the life of the equipment.

1.11 ON-BASE PHOTOGRAPHY PROHIBITION

The Contractor shall not engage in any form of photography without prior written approval from the Contracting Officer.

1.12 PUBLIC RELEASE OF INFORMATION

1.12.1 Prohibition

There shall be no public release of information or photographs concerning any aspect of the materials or services relating to this bid, contract, purchase order, or other documents resulting therefrom without the prior written approval of the Contracting Officer.

1.12.2 Subcontract and Purchase Orders

The Contractor agrees to insert the substance of this clause in all purchase orders and subcontract agreements issued under this contract.

1.13 UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE

1.13.1 UXO Safety Support During Construction

Unexploded ordnance (UXO) may be discovered and/or uncovered within or around the construction work areas. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to be aware of the risk of encountering UXO and to take all actions necessary to assure a safe work area to perform the requirements of this contract. If at any time during contract performance, the Contractor becomes aware of or encounters UXO or potential UXO, the Contractor shall immediately stop work at the site of the encounter, move to a safe location, notify the contracting Officer, and mitigate any delays to scheduled or unscheduled contract work. The Contractor shall not perform nor incur any costs for the removal or disposal of UXO. The Contractor assumes the risk of any and all personal injury, property damage or other liability, arising out of and resulting from any Contractor action hereunder. In these cases the contractor shall be required to identify and dispose of the ordnance.

1.14 RESIDUAL CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL

All Contractor purchased materials and equipment intended for incorporation into the completed facilities and which are later determined excess to the actual construction requirements, will become the property of the Government. The residual materials and equipment shall be tagged (giving the area where like type material and equipment were installed), and stored in an orderly manner in a designated area as directed and approved by the Contracting Officer.

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1.15 CUSTOM EXEMPT CONTRACT

The Contractor shall furnish to the Contracting Officer, just prior to completion of this contract, a consolidated inventory of all inventory of all excess supplies, materials and equipment imported duty free for use under this contract. The Contractor shall either pay required duties on the excesses, re-export the excesses, or the excesses shall become the property of the Government.

1.16 COMPLIANCE WITH HOST COUNTRY RULES AND CUSTOMS

The laws of Host Country may prohibit access to certain areas of the country which are under military control. The Contractor shall furnish the Contracting Officer the names of personnel, type, and amounts of equipment, dates and length of time required at the site, and the purpose of entering the host country. It is understood that areas to which rights of entry are provided by the Host Government are to be used only for work carried out under the contract and no destruction or damages shall be caused, except through normal usage, without concurrence of the Host Government.

1.16.1 Contractor's Responsibilities

The following items are the sole responsibility of the Contractor to investigate, estimate as to cost, and assume the risk, as normally encountered by Contractors. The Contractor shall be responsible for determining the effect of the following on his own cost of performance of the contract and for including sufficient amount in the contract price:

a. Official language and type of accounts required to satisfy the officials of the Local Government.

b. Entry and exit visas, residence permits, and residence laws applicable to aliens. This includes any special requirements of the Host Government, including those required by local Labor Offices, which the Contractor may have to fulfill before an application for a regular block of visas will be accepted.

c. Passports, health and immunization certificates, and quarantine clearance.

d. Compliance with local labor and insurance laws, including payment of employer's share of contribution, collecting balance from employee and paying into insurance funds.

e. Strikes, demonstrations and work stoppage.

f. Collection through withholding and payment to local Government, of any Host Country income tax on employees subject to tax.

g. Arranging to perform work in the Host Country, to import personnel, to employ non-indigenous labor, to receive payments and to remove such funds from the country.

h. Operating under local laws, practices, customs and controls, and with local unions, in connection with hiring and firing, mandatory wage scales, vacation pay, severance pay, overtime, holiday pay, 7th day of rest, legal notice or pay in lieu thereof for dismissal of employees, slowdown and curtailed schedules during religious

SECTION 01 15 00.12 10 Page 8 holidays and ratio of local labor employed in comparison to others.

i. Possibility of claims in local bureaus, litigation in local courts, or attachment of local bank accounts.

j. Compliance with workmen's compensation laws and contributions into funds. Provisions of necessary medical service for Contractor employees.

k. Special license required by the local Government for setting up and operating any manufacturing plant in the Host Country, e.g.

concrete batching, precast concrete, concrete blocks, etc.

l. Sales within the host country of Contractor-owned materials, and equipment.

m. Special licenses for physicians, mechanics, tradesmen, drivers, etc.

n. Identification and/or registration with local police of imported personnel.

o. Stamp tax on documents, payments and payrolls.

p. Base passes for permanent staff, day laborers, motor vehicles, etc.

q. Compliance with all customs and import rules, regulations and restrictions, including, but not limited to, local purchase requirements.

1.17 RADIO TRANSMITTER RESTRICTIONS

To preclude accidental actuation of sensitive electronic equipment, the Contractor shall not use radio transmitting equipment without prior approval of the Contracting Officer.

1.18 BASE HOT WORK PERMITS

1.18.1 Requirement for Hot Work Permits

Prior to the start of a work activity including hot work (welding, burning, etc.) or the operating of other flame producing devices, the Contractor shall obtain a Hot Work Permit.

1.18.2 Requests for Hot Work Permits

Requests for Hot Work Permits shall be submitted through the Contracting Officer to the Base Fire Department a minimum of 7 days prior to the start of the work activity covered by the permit. The request for a Hot Work Permit shall include a narrative description of the work to be accomplished, a list of equipment to be used, and a description of special safety precautions that the Contractor will put in place during the work to assure compliance with EM 385-1-1 and Base Fire Regulations.

1.18.3 Preparatory Inspections and Inspection of Equipment

During the Preparatory Inspection for any work activity including hot work, the Hot Work Permit shall be reviewed. During the Preparatory inspection, all hot equipment and safety equipment shall be checked to

SECTION 01 15 00.12 10 Page 9 assure that it is in proper working order. Safety equipment required by the Hot Work Permit shall be checked at the beginning of each shift to assure that it is in proper working order.

1.19 CONTRACTOR TRANSPORTATION AND CUSTOMS CLEARANCE

All materials and equipment which are not to be incorporated into the project, such as office trailers, cranes, metal forms, etc, may be shipped free of duty, if the following actions are taken:

1.19.1 Shipments of Materials

All shipments of materials into the country for use in performance of work under this contract and supplies or services necessary for support of the Contractor's personnel shall be addressed to the shipping address furnished to the Contractor by the Contracting Officer. Address will be furnished upon request by the Contractor.

1.19.2 Contractor's Responsibilities

The Contractor shall be responsible for all customs clearance actions. All necessary arrangements, clearance procedures, and coordination with the Host Government customs, will be the sole responsibility of the Contractor. The Contractor shall submit to the Contracting Officer, with a cover letter, information copies of the shipping documents for the shipment(s) involved. As a minimum, the following shall be included as enclosures, with the cover letter to the Contracting Officer in three (3) copies:

a. Invoice. (Include a copy in Arabic)

b. Bill of Lading.

c. Certificate of Origin.

d. Statement on the cover letter as to Port of Customs Clearance, estimated arrival date, general description of the shipment, quantity and the name of the carrier.

e. Serial number or model number of shipment items.

1.19.3 Physical Handling of Materials

The Contractor shall be responsible for performance of all loading, unloading, transportation or other physical handling of materials as may be required, including all movement from carrier unloading site to delivery at the job site and all movement required at the customs area.

1.20 NOT USEDREQUIREMENT FOR USE OF U.S. CITIZENS

To assure that the United States maintains a construction capability that is dependable, technically proficient, and responsive to its National requirements and interests this project has been limited to U.S.

Contractors. Therefore, the Contractor shall use U.S. Citizens in key management and supervisory positions at the site of the work to the maximum extent necessary to support this goal. The following positions are required to be filled by U.S. Citizens:

Project Manager

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Quality Control System Manager Accident Prevention System Manager Within thirty (30) calendar days after contract award, the Contractor shall submit for approval, an organization chart showing all management and supervisory positions to the foreman level. The chart shall denote those positions which will be filled by U.S. Citizens.

1.21 ENGLISH SPEAKING REPRESENTATIVE

At all times when any performance of the work at any site is being conducted by any employee of the Contractor or its subcontractors, suppliers, or vendors at any tier, the Contractor shall have a representative present at each site who has the capability of receiving instructions in the English language, fluently speaking the English language and explaining the work operations to persons performing the work in the language that those performing the work are capable of understanding. The Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) shall have the right to determine whether the proposed representative has sufficient technical and lingual capabilities, and the Contractor shall immediately replace any individual not acceptable to the COR.

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