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W912P518B0005

US Army Corps Of Engineers Nashville District

DOWNSTREAM LOCK EXCAVATION

Kentucky Lock Addition Livingston County, Kentucky

Technical Specifications

95% BCOES Review

May 2018

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Downst r eam Lock Excavat i on Kent ucky Lock Addi t i on W912P518B0005 95% BCOES Li vi ngst on Count y, KY

PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS

DI VI SI ON 01 - GENERAL REQUI REMENTS

01 00 00 GENERAL REQUI REMENTS

01 00 05 GENERAL GEOLOGY AT KENTUCKY LOCK

01 22 00 PRI CE AND PAYMENT PROCEDURES

01 31 00 DATA MANAGEMENT

01 32 01 PROJECT SCHEDULE

01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES

01 33 29 SUSTAI NABI LI TY REPORTI NG

01 35 26 GOVERNMENTAL SAFETY REQUI REMENTS

01 35 50 PROJECT SI TE SECURI TY AND AT/ OPSEC PROCEDURES

01 42 00 SOURCES FOR REFERENCE PUBLI CATI ONS

01 45 00 QUALI TY CONTROL

01 45 00. 15 RESI DENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONTRACTOR MODE( RMS CM)

01 45 35 SPECI AL I NSPECTI ONS

01 50 00 TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTI ON FACI LI TI ES AND CONTROLS

01 57 19 TEMPORARY ENVI RONMENTAL CONTROLS

01 57 24 DI VERSI ON AND CARE OF WATER

01 74 19 CONSTRUCTI ON AND DEMOLI TI ON WASTE MANAGEMENT

01 78 00 CLOSEOUT SUBMI TTALS

01 78 23 OPERATI ON AND MAI NTENANCE DATA

DI VI SI ON 02 - EXI STI NG CONDI TI ONS

02 32 00 SUBSURFACE DRI LLI NG, SAMPLI NG, AND TESTI NG

02 41 00. 02 BRI DGE DEMOLI TI ON

02 41 00. 03 UTI LI TY RELOCATI ON DEMOLI TI ON

DI VI SI ON 03 - CONCRETE

03 30 00 STOPLOG SLOT CONCRETE

03 37 13 SHOTCRETE

DI VI SI ON 05 - METALS

05 50 14 STRUCTURAL METAL FABRI CATI ONS

05 50 15 CI VI L WORKS FABRI CATI ONS

DI VI SI ON 13 - SPECI AL CONSTRUCTI ON

13 50 00 I NSTRUMENTATI ON PROGRAM

DI VI SI ON 31 - EARTHWORK

31 00 00 EARTH EXCAVATI ON AND FI LL PLACEMENT

31 05 22 GEOTEXTI LES USED AS FI LTERS

31 11 00 CLEARI NG AND GRUBBI NG

31 23 05 LOCK EXCAVATI ON

31 23 06 BLASTING

31 32 23 FOUNDATI ON DRI LLI NG AND GROUTI NG

31 60 00 FOUNDATI ON PREPARATI ON

31 68 13 LOCK AND COFFERDAM STABI LI TY ANCHORS

31 68 14 ROCK BOLTS FOR SLOPE PROTECTI ON

DI VI SI ON 32 - EXTERI OR I MPROVEMENTS

32 92 19 SEEDING

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DI VI SI ON 33 - UTI LI TI ES

33 11 00 WATER UTI LI TY DI STRI BUTI ON PI PI NG

DI VI SI ON 35 - WATERWAY AND MARI NE CONSTRUCTI ON

35 31 19 STONE PROTECTI ON

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DI VI SI ON 01 - GENERAL REQUI REMENTS

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GENERAL REQUI REMENTS

PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 DESCRI PTI ON

1. 2 COORDI NATI ON WI TH OTHERS

1. 2. 1 Coor di nat i on wi t h Ot her Cont r act or s Wor ki ng Wi t hi n t he Same

Gener al Ar ea

1. 2. 2 Coor di nat i on wi t h Land Owner s and Ut i l i t i es

1. 2. 2. 1 Gener al

1. 2. 3 Coor di nat i on wi t h t he Tennessee Val l ey Aut hor i t y

1. 3 REQUI RED SEQUENCI NG OF WORK

1. 4 WATER SURFACE ELEVATI ONS AND VELOCI TY I NFORMATI ON

1. 4. 1 Hi st or i cal and Hypot het i cal I nf or mat i on

1. 4. 2 Oper at i on of Kent ucky Dam

1. 4. 2. 1 Power house Oper at i on

1. 4. 2. 2 Spi l l way Gat e Oper at i on

1. 4. 2. 3 Lock Di schar ge

1. 4. 3 For ecast s and Coor di nat i on wi t h TVA

1. 4. 3. 1 Power house Rel eases

1. 4. 3. 2 Spi l l way Rel eases

1. 5 SI TE ACCESS

1. 5. 1 Mar i ne Access

1. 5. 1. 1 Exi st i ng Boat Basi n ( West Bank)

1. 5. 1. 2 Exi st i ng East Bank Ramp

1. 5. 1. 3 Lake Access

1. 5. 2 Land Access t o West Bank Ar ea

1. 6 I MPACTS TO NAVI GATI ON TRAFFI C, OPERATI ON OF EXI STI NG LOCK, AND

REQUI RED CONTRACTOR PROVI DED HELPER BOAT

1. 6. 1 Navi gat i on Channel Rest r i ct i ons and I nf or mat i on

1. 6. 2 I mpact s t o Recr eat i onal Cr af t

1. 7 DAM SAFETY EMERGENCY ACTI ONS

1. 7. 1 Dam Saf et y Tr ai ni ng

1. 7. 2 Dam Saf et y Condi t i on Not i f i cat i on

1. 8 COORDI NATI ON CONFERENCES

1. 9 PARTNERI NG

1. 10 REFERENCES

1. 11 PROJECT SI GNS

1. 11. 1 Gener al

1. 11. 2 Mat er i al s

1. 11. 3 Pai nt i ng

1. 11. 4 Er ect i on and Mai nt enance

1. 12 CONTRACTOR' S STAGI NG AREA

1. 13 SAFE CLEARANCE PROCEDURES

1. 14 DAI LY CLEANUP AND DI SPOSAL

1. 15 STORAGE OF EQUI PMENT AND MATERI ALS

1. 16 PROTECTI ON AND RESTORATI ON OF EXI STI NG FACI LI TI ES

1. 17 WORK BY THE GOVERNMENT CONCURRENT WI TH CONTRACTOR WORK

1. 18 EVALUATI ON OF CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE

1. 19 VETERANS EMPLOYMENT EMPHASI S FOR U. S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGI NEERS

CONTRACTS

1. 20 PROJECT SCHEDULE

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1. 21 SUMMARY OF WORK

1. 21. 1 Scopes of Base and El even Opt i ons

1. 21. 1. 1 Base Scope

1. 22 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

PART 2 PRODUCTS ( NOT USED)

PART 3 EXECUTI ON

3. 1 AVAI LABI LI TY AND USE OF UTI LI TY SERVI CES

3. 1. 1 Cont r act or Responsi bi l i t i es

3. 1. 2 I nt er r upt i ons of Ut i l i t i es

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GENERAL REQUI REMENTS

PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 DESCRIPTION

Thi s sect i on of t he Speci f i cat i ons pr ovi des gener al i nf or mat i on and r equi r ement s; wor k and access r est r i ct i ons; and r equi r ed coor di nat i on wi t h ot her s. The wor k cover ed by t hese Speci f i cat i ons consi st s of f ur ni shi ng al l equi pment , l abor , and mat er i al s r equi r ed f or per f or mi ng t he Downst r eam Lock Excavat i on and associ at ed wor k, f or t he new Kent ucky Lock Addi t i on, as shown on t he dr awi ngs and as descr i bed her ei n.

1. 2 COORDI NATI ON WI TH OTHERS

Const r uct i on of f eat ur es i n t hi s cont r act wi l l i mpact or be i mpact ed by many ot her or gani zat i ons. The Cont r act or has pr i mar y r esponsi bi l i t y t o i ni t i at e t he coor di nat i on and communi cat i on i n a t i mel y manner wi t h t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer t o schedul e act i v i t i es of ot her s and mi ni mi ze or el i mi nat e conf l i c t s wi t h ot her s. The Cont r act i ng Of f i cer wi l l t hen det er mi ne t he appr opr i at e cour se of communi cat i ng wi t h t he ot her s i nvol ved. I n many cases, t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer may det er mi ne t hat t he Cont r act or shoul d communi cat e di r ect l y wi t h ot her s whi l e ensur i ng t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer i s t i mel y i nf or med of t he deci s i ons of t he communi cat i ons or act i vel y i nvol ved i n t he communi cat i ons. These di r ect communi cat i ons ar e l i kel y t o i ncl ude f r equent communi cat i ons wi t h t he Kent ucky Lock Lockmast er and l ock oper at or - on- dut y ahead of any cont r act or act i v i t i es t hat may af f ect t he use or oper at i on of t he l ock.

1. 2. 1 Coor di nat i on wi t h Ot her Cont r act or s Wor ki ng Wi t hi n t he Same Gener al Area

I n addi t i on t o t he pr ovi s i ons of Cont r act Cl ause 52. 236- 8 OTHER CONTRACTS, t he f ol l owi ng i nf or mat i on i s pr ovi ded i n t he par agr aphs bel ow.

1. 2. 2 Coor di nat i on wi t h Land Owner s and Ut i l i t i es

1. 2. 2. 1 General

The Cont r act or ' s wor k ar ea and l aydown ar eas ar e l ocat ed over or adj acent t o under gr ound sani t ar y sewer l i nes, under gr ound wat er l i nes, under gr ound and over head el ect r i cal l i nes i ncl udi ng hi gh- vol t age t r ansmi ssi on l i nes, and under gr ound and over head t el ephone l i nes. Wher e known, t he l ocat i on of t hese ut i l i t i es ar e shown on t he Cont r act Dr awi ngs. No ut i l i t y r el ocat i ons ar e ant i c i pat ed f or t he wor k act i v i t i es i n t hi s Cont r act except f or t he 8" wat er l i ne r el ocat i on; however , i f dur i ng t he cour se of t hi s Cont r act , i t i s det er mi ned t hat ut i l i t y r el ocat i ons ar e necessar y, t hey shal l be per f or med by t he r espect i ve owner s. The Cont r act or i s ( a) r esponsi bl e f or f i el d ver i f i cat i on of exact l ocat i ons wi t h t he ut i l i t y owner ; ( b) r esponsi bl e f or coor di nat i on and cooper at i on wi t h ut i l i t y owner s and schedul i ng access t o r equi r ed wor k ar eas; ( c) shoul d not assume t hat t hi s l i s t i s al l i ncl usi ve, and shoul d ant i c i pat e t hat ot her ut i l i t i es may be encount er ed. I f t hi s shoul d occur , i t i s t he Cont r act or ' s r esponsi bi l i t y t o not i f y t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer and t o

SECTI ON 01 00 00 Page 3 coor di nat e t he r el ocat i on of t he ut i l i t y appur t enance wi t h t he ut i l i t y owner.

I t i s under st ood and agr eed t o t hat t he Cont r act or has consi der ed i n hi s bi d al l of t he per manent and t empor ar y ut i l i t y appur t enances i n t hei r pr esent or r el ocat ed posi t i ons and t hat no addi t i onal compensat i on wi l l be al l owed f or del ays, i nconveni ences, or damages sust ai ned by hi m due t o any i nt er f er ence f r om t he sai d ut i l i t y appur t enances or t he oper at i on of r el ocat i ng t hem.

1. 2. 3 Coor di nat i on wi t h t he Tennessee Val l ey Aut hor i t y

The Cont r act or i s advi sed t hat al l of t he wor k l i mi t s of t hi s cont r act ar e l ocat ed on TVA pr oper t y t hat cont ai ns TVA f aci l i t i es, i ncl udi ng t he power l i nes t hat cr oss t he downst r eam cof f er dam ar ea. The Cont r act or shal l ensur e t hat access i s pr ovi ded t o TVA per sonnel t hr oughout t he pr oj ect s i t e at al l t i mes and t hat t hei r act i v i t i es ar e not hi nder ed by t he Cont r act or ' s act i v i t i es. Pr ocedur es shal l be devel oped by t he Cont r act or t o ensur e t hi s access i s avai l abl e when t he Cont r act or ' s or sub- cont r act or ' s wor k cr ews ar e of f - dut y. These pr ovi s i ons shal l be devel oped i n consul t at i on wi t h t he TVA st af f bel ow and appr oved by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

Mr . Mar k Si mmons - Kent ucky Hydr o Pl ant Manager , ( 270) 362- 1430.

Mr . Tom Wal ker - KY Reser vat i on Mai nt enance Super vi sor , ( 270) 362- 4644.

1. 3 REQUI RED SEQUENCI NG OF WORK

Many wor k act i v i t i es of t hi s cont r act have r equi r ed pr edecessor s t o be compl et ed bef or e t hey can be i ni t i at ed. These pr edecessor s ar e descr i bed i n t he appr opr i at e Pl ans or sect i ons of t hese Speci f i cat i ons. The r equi r ed sequenci ng of wor k f or maj or act i v i t i es ar e summar i zed bel ow:

- As per dr awi ng number 61N247- 72, al l cut t i ng, dr i l l i ng, and chi ppi ng of concr et e of t he exi st i ng l ock wi l l r equi r e a TVA dr i l l i ng and chi ppi ng per mi t . I nf or mat i on r equi r ed i n t hi s per mi t appl i cat i on wi l l be t he r esponsi bi l i t y of t he cont r act or and t he t i mef r ame r equi r ed f or i ssui ng each one shoul d be r ef l ect ed i n t he cont r act or ' s appr oved schedul e.

- The new mai nt enance bui l di ng must be f ul l y f unct i onal : pr i or t o demol i shi ng t he ol d mai nt enance bui l di ng, pr i or t o el i mi nat i ng t he per sonnel access f r om t he ol d mai nt enance bui l di ng t o t he l ock oper at i ons bui l di ng, and pr i or t o el i mi nat i ng vehi cul ar access f r om t he ol d mai nt enance bui l di ng t o t he upst r eam cof f er dam.

- The wat er l i ne r el ocat i on must be compl et ed pr i or t o demol i t i on of t he mai n span of t he downst r eam br i dge and pr i or t o t he excavat i on of mat er i al wi t hi n t en f eet of t he wat er l i ne' s exi st i ng al i gnment .

- I f const r uct i on met hods empl oyed t o demol i sh t he t hr ee br i dges cr ossi ng t he l ock' s l ower appr oach ar e ant i c i pat ed t o negat i vel y af f ect t he exi st i ng l ock' s ef f i c i ency at l ocki ng t hr ough vessel s, t hen t hose act i v i t i es empl oyi ng t hose met hods wi l l be r equi r ed t o be per f or med dur i ng a pl anned out age of t he exi st i ng l ock. Thi s 21 day pl anned out age i s schedul ed t o commence on Jul y 8, 2019 and be compl et ed by August 1, 2019.

I f t he dat es of t hi s pl anned out age change, t hen t he COR wi l l pr ovi de at l east 60 days not i ce t o t he cont r act or pr i or t o commencement of t he out age.

- The l andwal l gr at i ng syst em wi l l need t o be i nst al l ed bef or e t he cr ane can be posi t i oned on t he l ock' s l ower l andwal l .

- The new l andwal l cr ane and per sonnel hoi st syst em wi l l have t o be posi t i oned on t he exi st i ng l ock' s l ower l andwal l bef or e cr ane access t o t hi s ar ea i s r emoved, pr obabl y by excavat i on act i v i t i es.

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- I f const r uct i on of t he downst r eam st opl og sl ot s ar e ant i c i pat ed t o negat i vel y af f ect t he oper at i on of t he exi st i ng l ock, t hen as per above, t hose act i v i t i es ar e r equi r ed t o be per f or med ent i r el y wi t hi n t he schedul ed 21 day l ock out age i n 2019.

- The i nst al l at i on of al l t he st r and anchor s ar e pr edecessor s t o excavat i on and dewat er i ng act i v i t i es as st at ed on t he Dr awi ngs.

- Access t o t he downst r eam cof f er dam wor k ar ea t o f aci l i t at e gr out i ng, i nst r ument at i on, and i nst al l at i on of st r and anchor s ( al l scope i t ems i ncl uded i n Opt i on ??) wi l l not be gr ant ed unt i l subst ant i al compl et i on of t he downst r eam cof f er dam. The Cont r act or shal l not ant i c i pat e t hi s subst ant i al compl et i on and access t o t he downst r eam cof f er dam bef or e Mar ch 31, 2019.

- Dewat er i ng of t he downst r eam cof f er dam cannot commence unt i l : 1) i nst al l at i on and successf ul oper at i on of t he downst r eam cof f er dam i nst r ument at i on syst em; 2) compl et i on of t he ent i r e gr out i ng pr ogr am; and

3) i nst al l at i on and accept ance of t he st r and anchor s i n monol i t hs M- 22c and M- 23c.

- Phase 3 Rock Excavat i on cannot commence unt i l t he compl et i on and accept ance of t he i nst al l at i on of al l s t r and anchor s. .

1. 4 WATER SURFACE ELEVATI ONS AND VELOCI TY I NFORMATI ON

The Cont r act or i s advi sed t hat much of t hi s pr oj ect s i t e i s subj ect t o wat er l evel s i n t he r i ver di r ect l y bel ow TVA' s Kent ucky Dam, and as such, i s subj ect t o l ar ge and r api d f l uct uat i ons i n wat er sur f ace el evat i ons.

Dat a on di schar ges, wat er sur f ace el evat i ons, and wat er vel oci t i es f or t he pr oj ect s i t e have been pr ovi ded i n t he Cont r act Pl ans and Speci f i cat i ons t o hel p t he Cont r act or eval uat e how t he t ai l wat er condi t i ons bel ow Kent ucky Dam may i mpact hi s wor k act i v i t i es. Thi s dat a i s descr i bed and ot her per t i nent i nf or mat i on i s pr ovi ded i n t he f ol l owi ng sect i ons.

1. 4. 1 Hi st or i cal and Hypot het i cal I nf or mat i on

Pl ot s of hi st or i cal r i ver el evat i ons over t he per i od of 1990 t o 2016;

mont hl y and year l y t abl es of hypot het i cal f l ood f r equency el evat i ons;

mont hl y and year l y t abl es of hypot het i cal f l ood dur at i on dat a ar e pr ovi ded i n Dr awi ng Number s 1012N401- 27 t hr ough 30 and i ncl uded i n Appendi x B - FORMS AND ATTACHMENTS. The hypot het i cal f l ood f r equency and f l ood dur at i on dat a was der i ved usi ng st andar d st at i st i cal anal yses of t he maxi mum year l y and aver age dai l y t ai l wat er el evat i ons ( f eet , NGVD 29) , r espect i vel y, at Kent ucky Dam f r om t he avai l abl e dat a f r om 1948 t o 2016.

The mont hl y f l ow dur at i on dat a can be used t o get an i dea of t he per cent of t i me t hat t he Dam i s r el easi ng wat er t hr ough i t s spi l l way bays. The maxi mum sust ai ned f l ow r el ease t hr ough Kent ucky Dam' s t ur bi nes i s appr oxi mat el y 65, 000 cf s; t her ef or e, any f l ows hi gher t han 65, 000 cf s i n t he dur at i on t abl es i ndi cat e t hat t he dam woul d be usi ng i t s spi l l way.

The Cont r act or i s caut i oned t hat unusual weat her pat t er ns wi l l cause t he wat er l evel s and f l ows at t he pr oj ect s i t e t o var y f r om t he pr obabl e el evat i ons and f l ows pr edi ct ed i n t he mont hl y hypot het i cal dat a. Al so, t he Tennessee Ri ver l evel s at t hi s s i t e ar e af f ect ed by bot h wat er r el eases out of Kent ucky Dam and by t he el evat i ons of t he Ohi o Ri ver 22 mi l es downst r eam. I t i s not unusual f or t hi s pr oj ect s i t e t o exper i ence hi gh t ai l wat er el evat i ons when ver y l i t t l e wat er i s bei ng r el eased f r om Kent ucky Dam. The hypot het i cal f r equency and dur at i on dat a pr ovi ded i n t hese Cont r act Document s t ake i nt o account t he ef f ect s of t he Ohi o Ri ver el evat i ons s i nce t he dat a was der i ved f r om act ual hi st or i cal Tennessee Ri ver el evat i ons, not r i ver f l ows. The pr ovi ded f l ood el evat i on dat a can be compar ed t o t he t opogr aphy of t he pr oj ect s i t e as shown i n t he Cont r act Dr awi ngs t o hel p det er mi ne t he suscept i bi l i t y of var i ous l ocat i ons wi t hi n

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1. 4. 2 Oper at i on of Kent ucky Dam

Si nce wat er condi t i ons at t he pr oj ect s i t e ar e af f ect ed t o a l ar ge degr ee by t he oper at i on of Kent ucky Dam, t he f ol l owi ng i nf or mat i on i s pr ovi ded t o t he Cont r act or t o hel p i n hi s under st andi ng of t hese i mpact s t o hi s wor k activities.

1. 4. 2. 1 Power house Oper at i on

The power house has f i ve gener at i on uni t s t hat can di schar ge up t o 15, 000 cf s each; however , a maxi mum sust ai ned r el ease per t ur bi ne under most c i r cumst ances i s appr oxi mat el y 13, 000 cf s. Tai l wat er el evat i ons coul d change on t he or der of up t o f our f eet due t o r el eases out of t he power house. These f l uct uat i ons coul d occur wi t hi n a per i od of l ess t han t hr ee hour s.

1. 4. 2. 2 Spi l l way Gat e Oper at i on

Each of t he 24 spi l l way gat es has t hr ee l eaves. The t op l eaf , or f l ood gat e, i s t ypi cal l y not i nst al l ed. Dur i ng spi l l way r el eases, t he spi l l way gat e c l osest t o t he power house, gat e number 1, i s opened f i r st by r emovi ng t he mi ddl e l eaf . As addi t i onal spi l l way r el eases ar e needed, t he mi ddl e l eaves of t he gat es ar e r emoved goi ng f r om east t o west ( i . e. , st ar t i ng on t he power house si de and pr ogr essi ng t o t he west ) i n t he gat e number sequence 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, and 23. I f addi t i onal mi ddl e l eaf openi ngs ar e r equi r ed, t hen t hey ar e opened i n t he sequence 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, and 24. Each spi l l way bay r el eases appr oxi mat el y 10, 000 cubi c f eet per second ( cf s) wi t h t he mi ddl e l eaf r emoved. Thi s r el ease amount var i es dependi ng on t he l ake wat er el evat i on. I f addi t i onal spi l l way r el eases ar e needed af t er al l 24 mi ddl e l eaves ar e r emoved, t hen t he l ower l eaves ar e r emoved i n t he gat e number sequence 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 24, 22, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, and 1. Removal of t he l ower l eaf adds an addi t i onal di schar ge t o each spi l l way bay of appr oxi mat el y 16, 000 cf s ( i . e. , t ot al di schar ge of appr oxi mat el y 26, 000 cf s per spi l l way bay) . Thi s di schar ge amount al so var i es by l ake l evel and t ai l wat er l evel . No mor e t han one gat e l eaf i s r emoved per hour ( i . e. , t he f ast est t he 24 mi ddl e l eaves coul d be r emoved i s 24 hour s) . However , t hi s maxi mum gat e r emoval r at e i s not uncommon, and combi ned wi t h t he power house r el eases, t he dam' s di schar ge can go f r om 5, 000 cf s t o 300, 000 cf s i n a 24 hour per i od. The gat e l eaves ar e r ei nst al l ed i n t he r ever se or der descr i bed above f or t hei r removal.

1. 4. 2. 3 Lock Di schar ge

Whi l e t he oper at i on of t he power house and spi l l way i s cont r ol l ed by TVA, t he oper at i on of t he navi gat i on l ock at Kent ucky Dam i s oper at ed by Cor ps of Engi neer s per sonnel . Thi s i s a hi gh use l ock t hat oper at es 24 hour s a day and usual l y exper i ences ei ght t o t wel ve di schar ge cycl es each 24 hour per i od. Dur i ng l ow t ai l wat er el evat i ons, t he Kent ucky Dam t ai l wat er ar ea can exper i ence an i ncr ease i n wat er sur f ace el evat i on of up t o one f oot dur i ng a l ock di schar ge cycl e. I t t akes appr oxi mat el y 11 t o 20 mi nut es f or a compl et e l ock di schar ge.

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1. 4. 3 For ecast s and Coor di nat i on wi t h TVA

1. 4. 3. 1 Power house Rel eases

As an exi st i ng publ i c ser vi ce t hr ough a TVA t el ephone number / i nt er net s i t e ( 1- 800- 238- 2264, #33 or " https://www.tva.gov/Environment/Lake-Levels/Kentucky " ) , t he Cont r act or can access t he ant i c i pat ed schedul e of oper at i ons f or t he hydr opower uni t s f or t he next day, st ar t i ng at 6: 00 p. m. on t he day bef or e. I n addi t i on, t he Cont r act or can cal l TVA' s Ri ver Oper at i on of f i ce at 865- 632- 6065 t o obt ai n aver age dai l y dam di schar ge f or ecast s t hat cover a t i mef r ame 8 days i nt o t he f ut ur e. However , due t o l i mi t ed accur acy i n weat her f or ecast i ng and t he compl exi t y of t he power r el ease schedul i ng, t hese 8 day f or ecast can be ver y i naccur at e.

1. 4. 3. 2 Spi l l way Rel eases

A communi cat i on syst em wi l l be est abl i shed t hat wi l l al l ow TVA' s onsi t e dam oper at i ons per sonnel t o i nf or m t he Cont r act or of i mpendi ng spi l l way gat e changes as soon as possi bl e af t er a deci s i on i s made by TVA on t he gat e change schedul e. Under some f l ood condi t i ons, t he need and appr oxi mat e scope of t he st ar t of t hese spi l l way oper at i ons may be known up t o t wo days i n advance of t he spi l l way r el eases. However , i n most cases, t he advance knowl edge of t he st ar t of spi l l way oper at i ons wi l l be l ess t han t wo days. I n some cases, t he war ni ng f or t he i mpendi ng st ar t of spi l l way oper at i ons may onl y be a f ew hour s. For exampl e, dur i ng t he summer of 1994, an i sol at ed, i nt ense summer t hunder st or m dumped sever al i nches of r ai nf al l wi t hi n t he l ocal wat er shed of t he Kent ucky Lake and Bar kl ey Lake pool s t hat caused Kent ucky Dam t o st ar t spi l l way r el eases i n t he over ni ght hour s af t er t he af t er noon/ ear l y eveni ng st or m. Thi s st or m event was so i sol at ed, i t di d not af f ect any ot her TVA r eser voi r s.

1. 5 SI TE ACCESS

I n addi t i on t o t he s i t e r est r i ct i ons descr i bed i n t he above Sect i ons and el sewher e i n t hese Speci f i cat i ons and Cont r act Pl ans, t he Cont r act or i s advi sed t hat ot her access r est r i ct i ons wi l l appl y t o bot h l and and wat er based act i v i t i es i n t he pr oj ect wor k ar ea. These r est r i ct i ons ar e def i ned i n t he f ol l owi ng sect i ons. I n addi t i on, t he Cont r act or shal l adher e t o al l l oad r est r i ct i ons and speed l i mi t s on publ i c r oads when haul i ng mat er i al t o and f r om t he pr oj ect s i t e.

1. 5. 1 Mar i ne Access

The Cont r act Pl ans show t hr ee l ocat i ons f or t he Cont r act or t o gai n access t o mar i ne equi pment f r om t he shor e and ar e f ur t her descr i bed i n t he f ol l owi ng sect i ons. The use or const r uct i on of ot her mar i ne access l ocat i ons wi t hi n t he pr oj ect ar ea wi l l not be per mi t t ed wi t hout pr i or wr i t t en appr oval by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . I t i s l i kel y t hat per mi ssi on t o use an al t er nat e mar i ne access l ocat i on wi l l depend at l east par t i al l y on an envi r onment al assessment as descr i bed i n Sect i on 01 57 19 TEMPORARY ENVI RONMENTAL CONTROLS of t hese Speci f i cat i ons. The Cont r act or i s advi sed t hat t he Downst r eam Cof f er dam cont r act or i s usi ng or has used al l t hr ee of t hese l ocat i on f or mar i ne access. Thi s Cont r act or ' s use of t hese ar eas wi l l need t o be coor di nat ed and pl anned wi t h t he COR.

1. 5. 1. 1 Exi st i ng Boat Basi n ( West Bank)

The west bank boat basi n and i t s exi st i ng, uni mpr oved ear t hen r amp as

SECTI ON 01 00 00 Page 7 depi ct ed i n Dr awi ng No. 61N247- 71 can be modi f i ed by t he Cont r act or t o f aci l i t at e access t o mar i ne equi pment , i ncl udi ng dr edgi ng. The Cont r act or i s advi sed t hat under l ow t ai l wat er el evat i on condi t i ons, t he maxi mum dept h of t he basi n i s l ess t han 5 f eet deep and cont ai ns r emnant s of H- pi l es f r om t he f oundat i on f or t wo t empor ar y bent s. The r esul t s of a hydr ogr aphi c sur vey of t hi s basi n per f or med i n Mar ch 2016 i s shown i n For I nf or mat i on Onl y dr awi ng number 23N217 t o pr ovi de t he appr oxi mat e bot t om cont our s of t he basi n. I f t he Cont r act or el ect s t o dr edge t hi s basi n, t hen he must compl y wi t h t he t ai l wat er r est r i ct i ons out l i ned i n par agr aph

1. 4 WATER SURFACE ELEVATI ONS AND VELOCI TY I NFORMATI ON. The Gover nment may r equi r e t hat any i mpr ovement s const r uct ed by t he Cont r act or t o f aci l i t at e t he usage of t hi s s i t e as mar i ne access shal l r emai n t he pr oper t y of t he Gover nment as det er mi ned by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . Exampl es of i mpr ovement s t hat may be r et ai ned by t he Gover nment i ncl ude concr et e or asphal t pavi ng and moor i ng f aci l i t i es.

1. 5. 1. 2 Exi st i ng East Bank Ramp

An uni mpr oved r amp i s l ocat ed on t he east bank as shown i n Dr awi ng No.

61N247- 72. The Cont r act or i s advi sed t hat t he pr esent conf i gur at i on of t hi s r amp may not be sui t abl e f or hi s mar i ne access r equi r ement s al t hough i t has been used by pr i or const r uct i on Cont r act or s. The Fi nal Suppl ement al Envi r onment al I mpact St at ement has assessed t he i mpact s of dr edgi ng 6, 200 cubi c yar ds of mat er i al at t hi s l ocat i on t o bet t er f aci l i t at e t he of f - l oadi ng of mat er i al s f r om bar ges. However , mussel r el ocat i on i s r equi r ed bef or e dr edgi ng of t hi s ar ea and t he dr edgi ng wi l l have t o be done i n accor dance wi t h t he seasonal f i sh spawni ng r est r i ct i on. The Cont r act or wi l l not be al l owed t o expand on t hi s pr oposed pl an wi t hout pr i or appr oval and envi r onment al c l ear ances. I f appr oved, t he dr edgi ng and any ot her i mpr ovement s wi l l be at t he opt i on of t he Cont r act or and wi l l be per f or med at hi s expense. I f t he Cont r act or el ect s t o per f or m dr edgi ng or const r uct i mpr ovement s, hi s wor k pl an wi l l r equi r e pr i or appr oval by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . The Gover nment wi l l have t he opt i on t o r et ai n owner shi p on any i mpr ovement s at t he end of t hi s Cont r act as det er mi ned by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

1. 5. 1. 3 Lake Access

Pr evi ous cont r act or s have of f l oaded equi pment and mat er i al f r om bar ges i n t he ar ea shown i n Dr awi ng No. 61N247- 72. However , t he exi st i ng under wat er t opogr aphy may af f ect t he v i abi l i t y of t hi s l ocat i on dependi ng on l ake l evel s and upon t he conf i gur at i on of t he vessel s bei ng used. Any modi f i cat i ons t o under wat er t opogr aphy wi l l r equi r e t o conf or m t o t he r equi r ement s of Sect i on 01 57 19, TEMPORARY ENVI RONMENTAL CONTROLS, of t hese Speci f i cat i ons and wi l l r equi r e appr oval of t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

1. 5. 2 Land Access t o West Bank Ar ea

Ther e ar e t wo access r oads of f of KY Hwy 282 t o t he west bank pr oj ect ar ea. The sout her n r out e t r aver ses t hr ough a shar ed publ i c r oad. Al l t r uck t r af f i c ent er i ng t he west bank pr oj ect ar ea wi l l be r equi r ed t o use t hi s sout her n access r out e. The nor t her n access r out e cont ai ns a t i mber br i dge wi t h an 18, 000 pound l oad l i mi t and t r aver ses a popul ar r ecr eat i on ar ea. The Cont r act or ' s per sonnel wi l l onl y be al l owed t o access t he si t e usi ng car s and l i ght t r ucks on t hi s nor t her n r out e. I t wi l l be t he Cont r act or ' s r esponsi bi l i t y t o mai nt ai n a cr edi bl e separ at i on l i ne t o keep t he publ i c f r om ent er i ng hi s wor k ar ea upst r eam of t he downst r eam boundar y of t he boat basi n.

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1. 6 I MPACTS TO NAVI GATI ON TRAFFI C, OPERATI ON OF EXI STI NG LOCK, AND

REQUI RED CONTRACTOR PROVI DED HELPER BOAT

The Cont r act or i s advi sed t hat t he devel opment of hi s wor k pl an and i t s execut i on shal l not i mpede commer ci al navi gat i on t hr ough t he pr oj ect s i t e, except as not ed el sewher e i n t hese Speci f i cat i ons. Speci f i c cr i t er i a i s pr ovi ded i n t he f ol l owi ng t wo sect i ons.

1. 6. 1 Navi gat i on Channel Rest r i ct i ons and I nf or mat i on

The Cont r act or i s advi sed t hat t he pr oj ect ar ea i s heavi l y t r aver sed by commer ci al car go vessel s on t he Tennessee Ri ver . Most t ows t r avel i ng t hi s r each of r i ver ar e i n a 5L x 3W conf i gur at i on of j umbo bar ges r esul t i ng i n t ows of appr oxi mat el y 1200 f eet i n l engt h and 105 f eet i n wi dt h. Si nce t he vast maj or i t y of t ows r equi r e a doubl e l ockage t hr ough t he 600 f oot l ong l ock, t ot al l ockage t i mes of 2. 5 t o 3 hour s ar e common. I n cal endar year 2015, an aver age of 8. 3 t ows l ocked- t hr ough Kent ucky Lock each day.

As such, i t i s t he most ut i l i zed l ock i n t he Ohi o Ri ver syst em and has an aver age del ay t i me per t ow at t he t op or near t he t op of any l ock i n t he nat i on. Const r uct i on of t hi s Downst r eam Lock Excavat i on i s not expect ed t o have si gni f i cant negat i ve i mpact s on t he ef f i c i ency of t he exi st i ng Kent ucky Lock i n passi ng vessel s. I t i s t he i nt ent of t hese Pl ans and Speci f i cat i ons t o mi ni mi ze any negat i ve i mpact s dur i ng const r uct i on. As a r esul t , t he Cont r act or ' s wor k pl an and r esul t i ng bi ds shoul d r ef l ect t hi s cr i t er i a.

The Cont r act or ' s wor k ar ea f or some of t he downst r eam l ock excavat i on i s i mmedi at el y adj acent t o t he exi st i ng l ock' s l ower appr oach channel . I t i s expect ed t hat t he Cont r act or ' s appr oved wor k pl an and appr oved saf et y pl an wi l l addr ess many of t he Cont r act or ' s wor k act i v i t i es whi l e a vessel i s t r ansi t i ng t he l ower appr oach channel . Ther ef or e, i t i s i mpor t ant t o under st and how and how l ong i t t akes vessel s t o t r ansi t t hi s l ower appr oach under di f f er ent modes of l ock oper at i ons.

For t he pur poses of t hese Speci f i cat i ons, t he def i ni t i on of a vessel " t r ansi t i ng" t he l ower appr oach i ncl udes bot h upbound and downbound vessel s when t hey ar e movi ng past t he Cont r act or ' s wor k ar ea ( i . e. , bet ween St at i ons 10+00B t o 19+00B) and ar e not act i vel y engaged on t he l ock' s l ower r i ver appr oach wal l . For downbound t ows wher e a cut i s comi ng out of t he chamber t o t i e t o t he l ower r i ver appr oach wal l , t hi s woul d not be consi der ed a " t r ansi t " i n t he l ower appr oach, even i f t he t ow ext ends downst r eam of St at i on 10+00B. Li kewi se f or an upbound t ow t hat i s t i ed t o t he l ower r i ver appr oach wal l t hen moves f ur t her upst r eam t o t i e- of f af t er i t s cut i s t aken i nt o t he chamber , t hi s move woul d not be consi der ed a " t r ansi t . " Si nce most l ockages t ake on t he or der of 2. 5 hour s t o compl et e and i f t he l ock oper at es under t he mode of one vessel l ockage upbound f ol l owed by a downbound l ockage, t her e wi l l be a t i me wi ndow of 3 t o 5 hour s wher e a commer ci al vessel does not t r ansi t t he l ower appr oach. When t he l ock oper at es wher e an upbound t ow i s f ol l owed by anot her upbound t ow ( i . e, " 2 Up" mode) , t hen t her e i s a wi ndow of about

2. 5 hour s t o 3 hour s bet ween t r ansi t s. I f t he f i r st upbound t ow i s 600' l ong or l ess i n a " 2 up" mode, t hen t her e may onl y be on t he or der of 30 mi nut es bet ween l ower appr oach t r ansi t s. Ei t her an upbound or downbound t r ansi t usual l y l ast s l ess t han 10 mi nut es.

The Cont r act or wi l l not be al l owed t o have equi pment or per sonnel r i ver war d of t he downst r eam cof f er dam ( i . e. , i n t he l ock' s l ower appr oach channel ) when a vessel i s t r ansi t i ng t he l ower appr oach. Equi pment woul d i ncl ude any physi cal i t ems obst r uct i ng a vessel . The Cont r act or ' s saf et y

SECTI ON 01 00 00 Page 9 pl an shal l addr ess appr opr i at e cont r ol s necessar y when a r ed f l agged bar ge or bar ges ar e t r ansi t i ng t hr ough t he wor k ar ea. I t i s ant i c i pat ed t hat t he t r ansi t of r ed f l agged bar ges wi l l cur t ai l spar k gener at i ng act i v i t es wi t hi n ?? f eet of t he bar ge.

The Cont r act or i s advi sed t hat t he dept h of t he l ower appr oach channel i s at bar e mi ni mum l evel s when wat er el evat i ons appr oach t he 300 f oot l evel .

As such, t he Cont r act or wi l l be r equi r ed t o devel op wor k pl ans t o mi ni mi ze t he possi bi l i t y of any of hi s equi pment or mat er i al s bei ng deposi t ed i n t hi s channel and become a hazar d t o navi gat i on. The ACO may r equi r e t he Cont r act or t o empl oy sur vey and r emoval met hods dur i ng const r uct i on i f equi pment or mat er i al i s suspect ed of i mpedi ng navi gat i on due t o t he Cont r act or ' s act i v i t i es.

The Cont r act or i s al so advi sed t hat dur i ng a l ock di schar ge cycl e, t he wat er sur f ace el evat i ons can i ncr ease by up t o a f oot and t hat f l ow vel oci t i es can be exper i enced i n t he l ock' s l ower appr oach. These i ncr eases ar e mor e sever e dur i ng l ow r i ver el evat i ons and dur i ng maxi mum empt yi ng val ve oper at i ons at t he l ock. Dur i ng t he maxi mum empt yi ng val ve oper at i ng speed, t he l ock can compl et e i t s di schar ge cycl e i n appr oxi mat el y 11 mi nut es. The r esul t i ng f l ow vel oci t i es i mmedi at el y downst r eam of t he l ock can be up t o about 5 f eet per second. The l ock can and wi l l oper at e wi t h a s l ower empt yi ng val ve oper at i on upon t he r equest of t he Cont r act or . Thi s wi l l r esul t i n an appr oxi mat el y 20 mi nut e di schar ge cycl e wher e t he r esul t i ng aver age peak vel oci t i es wi l l be r educed by al most one- hal f f r om t hose exper i ence dur i ng t he maxi mum empt yi ng val ve cycl e. I f t he cont r act or has sensi t i ve act i v i t i es t hat r equi r e even l ower vel oci t i es, t hen even sl ower val ve oper at i ons wi l l be consi der ed f or l i mi t ed occur r ences.

The Lockmast er or l ock oper at or on dut y can be r eached by phone at ( 270) 362- 4226 or by Mar i ne Band Radi o VHF - FM 156. 8 MHz ( Ch. 13) or 156. 7 MHz ( Ch. 14) . Channel 16 i s t he aut hor i zed r epl y and di st r ess f r equency, and l ocks ar e not per mi t t ed t o use t hi s f r equency except i n an emer gency i nvol v i ng t he r i sk t o i mmedi at e l oss of l i f e or pr oper t y. The Cont r act or i s advi sed t hat under most c i r cumst ances, he wi l l not be al l owed t o use or i mpede t he use of t he t wo Feder al moor i ng cel l s i mmedi at el y downst r eam of t he power house i s l and or t he t wo cel l s on t he l ef t descendi ng bank j ust upst r eam of t he I - 24 br i dge. Onl y when gi ven speci al per mi ssi on by t he Kent ucky Lock Lockmast er wi l l t he Cont r act or be al l owed t o use t hese moor i ng f aci l i t i es.

1. 6. 2 I mpact s t o Recr eat i onal Cr af t

The Cont r act or i s advi sed t hat t he wor k ar ea of t hi s Cont r act i s a popul ar ar ea f or r ecr eat i onal and commer ci al cr af t i nvol ved i n f i shi ng. Dur i ng opt i mum wat er and weat her condi t i ons, i t i s not unusual f or over 30 f i shi ng boat s t o be pr esent i n t he one- hal f mi l e r each of r i ver bel ow Kent ucky Dam. Even dur i ng i ncl ement weat her , except when mor e t han t wo spi l l way bays ar e open, i t i s unusual not t o see some f i shi ng boat s bel ow t he dam i n dayl i ght hour s. Many of t hese boat s mot or up t o j ust bel ow t he dam, t hen f i sh as t hey dr i f t down t o a poi nt bel ow t he exi st i ng br i dges' al i gnment , t hen mot or back up t o t he dam and r epeat t he sequence. The Cont r act or ' s wor k pl an and saf et y pl an shal l be devel oped wi t h t hi s knowl edge and wi t h t he goal t o mi ni mi ze t he i mpact s t o t hese vessel s. I t i s expect ed t hat t hi s possi bl e i nt er f er ence i s most l i kel y dur i ng const r uct i on of t he t r ai ni ng di ke. I n pr evi ous envi r onment al document s, t he Gover nment has not ed t hat i t i s expect ed t hat i sol at ed ar eas of t he t ai l wat er r each bel ow Kent ucky Dam wi l l be c l osed t o t hese boat s whi l e

SECTI ON 01 00 00 Page 10 const r uct i on i s ongoi ng. I t i s t he r esponsi bi l i t y of t he Cont r act or i n t he devel opment of hi s wor k pl an and saf et y pl an t o det er mi ne t he need and mechani sm f or any cl osur es of t he t ai l wat er ar ea t o t hese boat s.

Conver sat i ons wi t h af f ect ed agenci es have i ndi cat ed t hat t he pr esence of enf or cement vessel s may be pr udent dur i ng some per i ods of const r uct i on t o ensur e t he saf et y of t he vessel s i n t he ar ea. The cost s of i mpl ement i ng any r est r i ct i ons deemed necessar y by t he appr oved saf et y pl an, i ncl udi ng enf or cement boat s and per sonnel , wi l l be consi der ed i nci dent al t o t he cost t he Downst r eam Cof f er dam const r uct i on and ar e t he r esponsi bi l i t y of t he Contractor.

1. 7 DAM SAFETY EMERGENCY ACTI ONS

1. 7. 1 Dam Saf et y Tr ai ni ng

At l east one r epr esent at i ve f r om each of t he Cont r act or ' s and al l of hi s subcont r act or s ' wor k cr ews t hat ar e i nvol ved i n excavat i on wor k shal l be r equi r ed t o at t end dam saf et y t r ai ni ng. Thi s t r ai ni ng wi l l be pr ovi ded on- si t e by TVA per sonnel and shal l consi st of l ess t han t hr ee hour s of i nst r uct i onal v i deo t ape and si t e speci f i c i nst r uct i ons. The t r ai ni ng wi l l be pr ovi ded at no cost t o t he Cont r act or or subcont r act or s. Thi s t r ai ni ng i s r equi r ed pr i or t o any of t he descr i bed wor k ef f or t above.

1. 7. 2 Dam Saf et y Condi t i on Not i f i cat i on

I f a pot ent i al condi t i on t hr eat eni ng dam saf et y i s not i ced by t he Cont r act or or subcont r act or empl oyees, t he Cont r act or shoul d i mmedi at el y not i f y t he TVA' s seni or power pl ant oper at or on dut y at 270- 362- 4569. The seni or oper at or wi l l t hen di spat ch a TVA empl oyee t o v i ew and r epor t on t he condi t i on. As soon as possi bl e, t he Cont r act or shal l al so not i f y t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer ' s Repr esent at i ve at t he s i t e or t he Resi dent Engi neer . I f t he s i t uat i on i s a pot ent i al or act ual Dam Saf et y Emer gency, t he seni or power pl ant oper at or wi l l i ssue gui dance t hr ough t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer ' s Repr esent at i ve or t he Resi dent Engi neer on act i ons t he Cont r act or must t ake t o st abi l i ze t he dam saf et y s i t uat i on or TVA wi l l t ake act i ons i n an at t empt t o st abi l i ze t he dam saf et y s i t uat i on. I n t he event t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer ' s Repr esent at i ve or Resi dent Engi neer ar e not avai l abl e, and t he si t uat i on i s consi der ed cr i t i cal , t he seni or power pl ant oper at or may i ssue t hi s gui dance di r ect l y t o t he Cont r act or .

Any par t of t he cont r act wor k del ayed or ot her wi se i mpact ed due t o a dam saf et y concer n as descr i bed her ei n wi l l be addr essed i n accor dance wi t h t he Cont r act Cl ause 52. 242- 14 SUSPENSI ON OF WORK.

1. 8 COORDI NATI ON CONFERENCES

Rout i ne coor di nat i on conf er ences wi l l be schedul ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer t hr oughout t he l i f e of t hi s pr oj ect . Coor di nat i on conf er ences wi l l be hel d t o di scuss cont r act admi ni st r at i on, Cont r act or qual i t y cont r ol , phasi ng, schedul i ng, and ot her aspect s r el at i ng t o t hi s const r uct i on. The Cor ps of Engi neer s and t he Cont r act or wi l l be r epr esent ed at each of t hese meet i ngs. Coor di nat i on conf er ences wi l l be schedul ed t o occur when not i f i ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

1. 9 PARTNERING

I n or der t o most ef f ect i vel y accompl i sh t hi s cont r act , t he Gover nment ur ges t he Cont r act or t o j oi n t he Gover nment i n est abl i shi ng a cohesi ve and pr of essi onal pr oj ect management t eam. Thr ough t hi s " par t ner i ng" r el at i onshi p bot h ent i t i es woul d st r i ve t o dr aw on t he st r engt hs of each

SECTI ON 01 00 00 Page 11 or gani zat i on f or t he ul t i mat e goal of assur i ng t hat t he pr oj ect ’ s i nt ended r esul t s ar e achi eved, wi t hi n budget and on schedul e. Thi s endeavor seeks an envi r onment t hat nur t ur es t eam bui l di ng, cooper at i on and t r ust bet ween t he Gover nment and t he Cont r act or . The par t ner i ng r el at i onshi p woul d be bi l at er al i n make- up, and par t i c i pat i on wi l l be t ot al l y vol unt ar y.

The f i r st st ep i n i ni t i at i ng t he concept woul d be a j oi nt pr oj ect management t eam " par t ner i ng" conf er ence at t ended by mul t i pl e of f i cer s f r om each or gani zat i on r epr esent i ng management and t he key j obsi t e st af f of each ent i t y. The i ni t i al conf er ence woul d be hel d wi t hi n t he f i r st t hi r t y ( 30) days f ol l owi ng cont r act awar d. The Resi dent Engi neer woul d chai r t he conf er ence, est abl i sh i t s agenda and di st r i but e mi nut es of t he meet i ng. A pr of essi onal f aci l i t at or accept abl e t o bot h par t i es woul d l ead t he par t i c i pant s of t he sessi on, t hr ough t he st eps of t eam bui l di ng and t he f or mat i on of a pr obl em sol v i ng mechani sm wi t hi n t he gr oup. The conf er ence dur at i on woul d be no mor e t han one day. Locat i on of t he conf er ence woul d be of f s i t e wi t hi n a 60 mi l e r adi us of t he j obsi t e at a f aci l i t y whi ch of f er s conf er ence r ooms and f ood ser vi ce. Al l cost s i n connect i on wi t h r ent ed f aci l i t i es and t he f aci l i t at or woul d be shar ed equal l y by t he Gover nment and t he Cont r act or . Each or gani zat i on woul d pay ot her cost s of i t s r espect i ve empl oyees at t endi ng t he conf er ence.

Addi t i onal par t ner i ng sessi ons woul d be hel d no l ess t han bi annual l y.

I mpl ement at i on of t he par t ner i ng concept and phi l osophy woul d be an on- goi ng pr ocess.

1. 10 REFERENCES

The publ i cat i ons l i s t ed bel ow f or m a par t of t hi s sect 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)

EP 310- 1- 6a ( 2006) Si gn St andar ds Manual , VOL 1

EP 310- 1- 6b ( 2006) Si gn St andar ds Manual , VOL 2, Appendices

ER 385- 1- 31 ( 2009) The Cont r ol of Hazar dous Ener gy

1. 11 PROJECT SI GNS

1. 11. 1 General

Fur ni sh and er ect , wi t hi n 15 days af t er i ssuance of t he Not i ce t o Pr oceed, a PROJECT I DENTI FI CATI ON SI GN and a SAFETY PERFORMANCE SI GN at t he l ocat i on di r ect ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . Let t er s i gns on one si de onl y and conf or m t o EP 310- 1- 6a ( Sect i on 16) , EP 310- 1- 6b, and t o t he det ai l s and col or s shown on t he sket ches i ncl uded i n Appendi x B - FORMS AND ATTACHMENTS. Name t he pr oj ect as f ol l ows:

KENTUCKY LOCK DOWNSTREAM LOCK EXCAVATI ON

1. 11. 2 Materials

Const r uct t he s i gn wi t h a f ace sheet of 3/ 4 i nch ext er i or gr ade pl ywood mount ed on a subst ant i al f r amewor k of t r eat ed 4- i nch by 4- i nch mat er i al .

Scr ews shal l be commer ci al qual i t y and of s i zes shown.

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1. 11. 3 Painting

Appl y one pr i me coat and t wo f i ni sh coat s of ext er i or oi l pai nt t o s i gns and post bef or e l et t er i ng. Appl y l et t er s and t r i m t o one si de onl y usi ng one coat of enamel of col or , st y l e, and si ze shown.

1. 11. 4 Er ect i on and Mai nt enance

Er ect s i gns at t he l ocat i ons desi gnat ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . Si gns shal l be pl umb and backf i l l of post hol es shal l be wel l t amped t o pr oper l y suppor t t he s i gns t hr oughout t he l i f e of t he cont r act . Mai nt ai n s i gns i n good condi t i on unt i l compl et i on of t he cont r act . Remove si gns f r om t he si t e upon f i nal accept ance of t he cont r act wor k.

1. 12 CONTRACTOR' S STAGI NG AREA

The Cont r act or may use ar eas wi t hi n t he def i ned wor k l i mi t s ( see Dr awi ng No. 61N247- 72 ????) , excl udi ng Di sposal Ar ea D, as st agi ng ar ea. The bui l di ng of st r uct ur es, t he er ect i on of t ent s or ot her f or ms of pr ot ect i on wi l l be per mi t t ed onl y at such pl aces as t he Gover nment shal l appr ove, and t he sani t ar y condi t i ons of t he gr ounds i n or about such st r uct ur es shal l at al l t i mes be mai nt ai ned i n a sat i sf act or y manner . Tempor ar y Cont r act or f aci l i t i es pr ovi ded dur i ng Const r uct i on shal l be r emoved pr i or t o f i nal accept ance f r om t he Gover nment . As a mi ni mum t he ar ea shal l be l ef t l ooki ng " br oom cl ean" and at l east as c l ean as bef or e t he st r uct ur e placement.

1. 13 SAFE CLEARANCE PROCEDURES

Pr oj ect per sonnel use A Saf e Cl ear ance Syst em, as st at ed i n ER 385- 1- 31 and amended by t he Nashvi l l e Di st r i ct t o ensur e cont i nui t y of ser vi ce and saf et y t o per sonnel and equi pment . Any wor k per f or med whi ch r equi r es t aki ng t he Pr oj ect ' s oper at i ng equi pment out of ser vi ce wi l l be done onl y af t er a f or mal c l ear ance i s obt ai ned by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer wi t h 48- hour mi ni mum not i ce. Cont r act or per sonnel shal l not v i ol at e c l ear ance. Any vi ol at i on of Saf e Cl ear ance Pr ocedur es wi l l be gr ounds f or r emoval of t he of f ender ( s) . Up t o f i ve copi es of t he Nashvi l l e Di st r i ct Saf e Cl ear ance Pr ocedur e wi l l be suppl i ed t o t he Cont r act or upon r equest .

1. 14 DAI LY CLEANUP AND DI SPOSAL

Wor k ar eas shal l be kept r easonabl y neat on a dai l y basi s. Debr i s r esul t i ng f r om t he wor k, such as empt y pai nt cans, packi ng cases, scr ap l umber , oi l and gr ease spi l l s , and ot her debr i s shal l be col l ect ed, r emoved, and di sposed of of f - s i t e at l east once per week. Gover nment t r ash cans, dump boxes and ot her cont ai ner s shal l not be used. Li qui d wast e shal l not be di sposed of i n exi st i ng dr ai ns.

1. 15 STORAGE OF EQUI PMENT AND MATERI ALS

St or age of equi pment and mat er i al s wi l l be per mi t t ed onl y i n desi gnat ed st agi ng ar eas. A mi ni mum access space of t hr ee f eet shal l be mai nt ai ned bet ween t he Cont r act or ' s st or ed i t ems and exi st i ng f aci l i t y equi pment .

1. 16 PROTECTI ON AND RESTORATI ON OF EXI STI NG FACI LI TI ES

Exi st i ng f aci l i t i es shal l be pr ot ect ed whet her or not shown on t he dr awi ngs. Upon compl et i on of t he wor k, exi st i ng f aci l i t i es, not i ncl uded

SECTI ON 01 00 00 Page 13 as a por t i on of t he wor k, shal l be l ef t i n a condi t i on equal t o t he or i gi nal condi t i on pr i or t o t he cont r act . Cost s f or r epai r and r est or at i on of any f aci l i t i es shal l be consi der ed t o be i nci dent al t o and i ncl uded i n t he cont r act pr i ce.

1. 17 WORK BY THE GOVERNMENT CONCURRENT WI TH CONTRACTOR WORK

The Gover nment wi l l l i mi t i nt er f er ence wi t h t he Cont r act or ' s wor k t o t he maxi mum r easonabl e ext ent and t he Gover nment and Cont r act or shal l coor di nat e as necessar y.

1. 18 EVALUATI ON OF CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE

The Cont r act or ' s per f or mance wi l l be eval uat ed i n accor dance wi t h FAR Par t

42. 15 i n t he ar eas of qual i t y, schedul e, cost cont r ol , management , ut i l i zat i on of smal l busi nesses, and r egul at or y compl i ance at mi ni mum.

The eval uat i on wi l l i ncl ude a wr i t t en nar r at i ve and r at i ng of ei t her except i onal , ver y good, sat i sf act or y, mar gi nal , or unsat i sf act or y f or each. The f or mat f or t he eval uat i on i s i ncl uded i n Appendi x B - FORMS AND

ATTACHMENTS.

The Cont r act or ' s r evi ew of t he eval uat i on shal l be compl et ed el ect r oni cal l y at t he CPARS websi t e, http://www.cpars.gov . Thi s websi t e al so i ncl udes gui dance and t he user ' s manual .

Upon cont r act awar d, t he Cont r act or shal l pr ovi de t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer wi t h t he name and e- mai l addr ess of t he Cont r act or ' s Repr esent at i ve t o be r egi st er ed i nt o t he syst em. Fol l owi ng i ni t i al compl et i on by t he Gover nment , t he Cont r act or wi l l have si xt y ( 60) cal endar days t o r evi ew, comment , and r et ur n t he eval uat i on.

1. 19 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 .