File 2 - Emergency Lock Bulkhead.pdf

SCOPE-OF-WORK/STATEMENT OF WORK

Emergency Lock Bulkhead Storage Area Truck Crane

Dated: January 2010

1. SUMMARY

The contractor is required to provide all necessary personnel, services, parts and equipment to move eleven (11) structural steel, emergency Lock bulkhead (stop log) sections. The Lock Bulkhead Sections are stored at the COM-ED Sampson Slip, located off Loomis Avenue, just North of the bridge over the South Branch of the Chicago River (approximately 22nd & Loomis), Chicago, IL.

Some bulkhead sections at this site are stacked two-high and some are placed on low timber cribs, but all need to be rearranged to a one-high configuration, placed on wood timbers, which will be high enough for 100% inspection by NDT inspection personnel.

2. DEFINITIONS

For this purchase agreement work order, the following terms shall be defined as follows:

Truck Crane: The portable crane which is truck mounted and can be transported to the site using the surrounding city streets.

Normal Working Hours: Normal working hours for COE personnel will be 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

USACE COR: Contracting Officer’s Representative or the personnel otherwise designated by the Contracting Officer to make inspections and/or speak on behalf of the Contracting Officer.

3. REFERENCES

A. USACE Safety Manual, EM 385-1-1, 15 SEP 2008

a) Appendix A.11

b) Appendix I B. ANSI Standard B30.5 (1968) - Crawler, Locomotive, and Truck Cranes C. Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Crane Manuals

4. CRANE SERVICES TO MOVE BULKHEAD SECTIONS

Each bulkhead section weighs approximately 33 tons. The government furnished spreader bar and slings will be used to move the bulkhead sections, weighing approximately 2 tons. The bulkhead sections are 87 feet long and six feet wide (black sections are 6 feet high and green sections are 5-½ feet high, and are currently stored approximately 3 feet apart. Some larger access lanes exist but are not considered wide enough for safe crane clearance at this time, and all lifting should be made from the West ends of the bulkhead sections (see existing storage plan, dated 27 May 2009).

The contractor shall provide qualified personnel, equipment and tools to perform the following services:

4.1 MOVE BULKHEAD SECTIONS TO SINGLE-HIGH CONFIGURATION

The contractor will provide a 300-ton truck-crane with all required permits and current test certification, plus all necessary operators, oiler, signalman, riggers (also handle tag lines) and any other personnel required, to lift the bulkhead sections and place them in a single-high configuration. Corps of Engineers personnel will place the necessary new timbers, prior to placing each lifted unit.

All other operations are the full responsibility of the Contractor.

All stacked sections will require the top section to be lifted and placed one-high on new timbers, and those sections already on the ground must be lifted and then replaced in approximately the same location, after new stacking timbers have been placed in the proper location.

The Army Corps of Engineers will supply the Spreader Bar and slings, and all timber materials, as well as a Government owned Bob Cat to move the timbers.

5. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT

The Government will only have personnel on site to remove and set timbers, using a Government owned Bob Cat. Other than this function, Government personnel will only provide directions for where the sections must be placed.

6. SAFETY

The contractor will be subject to USACE safety policies while performing services on Federal Government property. A copy of the USACE Safety Manual can be furnished for reference. (See Appendix A-11 at the end of this Document). An abbreviated Accident Prevention Plan must be submitted as part of the contract, and approved by the USACE Chicago District Safety Officer, prior to commencement of work on this contract. A Safety meeting must be conducted each day at the work site, prior to commencement of operations, with the Contractor’s personnel and all attending USACE personnel in attendance.

7. FACILITIES ACCESS

The contractor must plan their operations such that they can access the Loomis Avenue site with minimum disruption to traffic.

If contractors wish to inspect the site and bulkhead sections prior to bid, access can be arranged by calling the Technical Point of Contact, Bob Ojala, at the USACE, Chicago District, 312-846-5488 or 312-860-0135 (cell).

8. SITE CONDITIONS

The contractor is advised that the site where the bulkhead sections are located is accessed from a busy, Chicago street near the Loomis Bridge over the Chicago River and permits may be required.

No telephone, toilets or drinking water is available at this site, and the contractor must meet all needs of his personnel.

APPENDIX A11

SAFETY – ACCIDENT PREVENTION PLAN

11. ABBREVIATED APP for LIMITED-SCOPE SERVICE, SUPPLY AND R&D

CONTRACTS.

If service, supply and R&D contracts with limited scopes are awarded, the contractor may submit an abbreviated Accident Prevention Plan. This APP shall address the following areas at a minimum. If other areas of the EM 385-1-1 are pertinent to the contract, the contractor must assure these areas are addressed as well.

a. Title, signature, and phone number of the plan preparer.

b. Background Information to include: Contractor; Contract number; Project name; Brief project description, description of work to be performed, and location (map); The project description shall provide a means to evaluate the work being done (see AHA requirements in 01.A.13) and associated hazards involved. Contractor’s APP shall address the identified hazards involved and the control measures to be taken.

c. Statement of Safety and Health Policy detailing their commitment to providing a safe and healthful workplace for all employees.

d. Responsibilities and Lines of Authorities – to include a statement of the employer’s ultimate responsibility for the implementation of his SOH program; Identification and accountability of personnel responsible for safety at all levels to include designated site safety and health officer (SSHO) and associated qualifications. The District SOHO will review the qualifications for acceptance.

e. Training - new hire SOH orientation training at the time of initial hire of each new employee and any periodic retraining/recertification requirements (as applicable).

f. Procedures for job site inspections - assignment of responsibilities and frequency.

g. Procedures for reporting man-hours worked and reporting and investigating any accidents as soon as possible but not more than 24 hours afterwards to the Contracting Officer/Representative (CO/COR). An accident that results in a fatal injury, permanent partial or permanent total disability shall be immediately reported to the Contracting Officer.

h. Emergency Planning. Employees working alone shall be provided an effective means of emergency communication.

This may be cellular phone, two-way radio or other acceptable means. The selected means of communication must be readily available and must be in working condition.

i. Drinking Water provisions, toilet and washing facilities.

j. First Aid and CPR training (at least two employees on each shift shall be qualified/certified to administer first aid and CPR) and provision of first aid kit (types/size).

k. Personal Protective Equipment.

(1) WORK CLOTHING - Minimum Requirements. Employees shall wear clothing suitable for the weather however minimum requirements for work shall be short-sleeve shirt, long pants (excessively long or baggy pants are prohibited) and leather work shoes. If analysis determines that safety-toed (or other protective) footwear is necessary (i.e., mowing, weed-eating, chain saw use, etc), they shall be worn.

(2) Eye and Face Protection. Eye and face protection shall be worn as determined by an analysis of the operations being performed HOWEVER, all involved in chain saw use, chipping, stump grinding, pruning operations, grass mowing, weed-eating and blowing operations shall be provided safety eyewear (Z87.1) as a minimum.

(3) Hearing Protection. Hearing protection must be worn by all those exposed to high noise activities (to include grass mowing and trimming, chainsaw operations, tree chipping, stump grinding and pruning).

(4) Head Protection. Hard hats shall comply with ANSI Z89.1 and shall be worn by all workers when a head hazard exists. At a minimum, hard hats shall be worn when performing activities identified in (2) above.

(5) High Visibility Apparel shall comply with ANSI/ISEA 107, Class 2 requirements at a minimum and shall be worn by all workers exposed to vehicular or equipment traffic.

(6) Protective Leg chaps shall be worn by all chainsaw operators.

7) Gloves of the proper type shall be worn by persons involved in activities that expose the hands to cuts, abrasions, punctures, burns and chemical irritants.

(8) If work is being performed around water and drowning is a hazard, PFDs must be provided and worn as appropriate.

END OF CLAUSE

END OF SCOPE OF WORK/STATEMENT

WD 95-0847 (Rev.-18) was first posted on www.wdol.gov on 06/02/2009

FL/HH/MS

REGISTER OF WAGE DETERMINATIONS UNDER | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

THE SERVICE CONTRACT ACT | EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION

By direction of the Secretary of Labor | WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION

| WASHINGTON, D.C. 20210

Shirley F. Ebbesen Division of Wage | Wage Determination No: 1995-0847 Director Determinations | Revision No: 18 | Date Of Revision: 05/26/2009 State: Illinois Area: Illinois Counties of Boone, Cook, De Kalb, Du Page, Kane, Lake, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Winnebago

**Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE RATE

Food & Lodging:

07041 - Cook I 11.74 07042 - Cook II 14.42 07070 - Dishwasher 8.05 07130 - Food Service Worker 9.01 07260 - Waiter/Waitress 8.05 11060 - Elevator Operator 8.05 11210 - Laborer, Grounds Maintenance 9.01 11240 - Maid or Houseman 9.01 99030 - Cashier 9.01 99050 - Desk Clerk (see 1) 9.01

Halfway House & Residential Community Treatment:

01011 - Accounting Clerk I 11.79 01012 - Accounting Clerk II 12.73 01111 - General Clerk I 10.78 01311 - Secretary I 13.76 01611 - Word Processor I 10.78 07041 - Cook I 11.74 07042 - Cook II 14.42 07070 - Dishwasher 8.05 07130 - Food Service Worker 9.01 11150 - Janitor 9.01 11210 - Laborer, Grounds Maintenance 9.01 11240 - Maid or Houseman 9.01 23370 - General Maintenance Worker 12.63 27101 - Guard I 10.67 27102 - Guard II 11.55 99050 - Desk Clerk (see 1) 10.78

Moving & Storage:

21020 - Forklift Operator 11.74 21050 - Material Handling Laborer 9.97 21110 - Shipping Packer 11.74 21410 - Warehouse Specialist 11.74 31361 - Truckdriver, Light 11.74 31362 - Truckdriver, Medium 12.63 31363 - Truckdriver, Heavy 13.52 31364 - Truckdriver, Tractor-Trailer 14.42

ALL OCCUPATIONS LISTED ABOVE RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:

HEALTH & WELFARE: $3.35 per hour or $134.00 per week or $580.66 per month

VACATION: 2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service with a contractor or successor; 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 15 years, and 5 weeks after 25 years. Length of service includes the whole span of continuous service with the present contractor or successor, wherever employed, and with the predecessor contractors in the performance of similar work at the same Federal facility.

(Reg. 29 CFR 4.173)

HOLIDAYS: A minimum of ten paid holidays per year: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. (A contractor may substitute for any of the named holidays another day off with pay in accordance with a plan communicated to the employees involved.) (See 29 CFR 4.174)

THE OCCUPATIONS WHICH HAVE NUMBERED FOOTNOTES IN PARENTHESES RECEIVE THE

FOLLOWING:

1) Rates are applicable only under the appropriate occupational category.

** UNIFORM ALLOWANCE **

If employees are required to wear uniforms in the performance of this contract (either by the terms of the Government contract, by the employer, by the state or local law, etc.), the cost of furnishing such uniforms and maintaining (by laundering or dry cleaning) such uniforms is an expense that may not be borne by an employee where such cost reduces the hourly rate below that required by the wage determination. The Department of Labor will accept payment in accordance with the following standards as compliance:

The contractor or subcontractor is required to furnish all employees with an adequate number of uniforms without cost or to reimburse employees for the actual cost of the uniforms. In addition, where uniform cleaning and maintenance is made the responsibility of the employee, all contractors and subcontractors subject to this wage determination shall (in the absence of a bona fide collective bargaining agreement providing for a different amount, or the furnishing of contrary affirmative proof as to the actual cost), reimburse all employees for such cleaning and maintenance at a rate of $3.35 per week (or $.67 cents per day). However, in those instances where the uniforms furnished are made of "wash and wear" materials, may be routinely washed and dried with other personal garments, and do not require any special treatment such as dry cleaning, daily washing, or commercial laundering in order to meet the cleanliness or appearance standards set by the terms of the Government contract, by the contractor, by law, or by the nature of the work, there is no requirement that employees be reimbursed for uniform maintenance costs.

** NOTES APPLYING TO THIS WAGE DETERMINATION **

Under the policy and guidance contained in All Agency Memorandum No. 159, the Wage and Hour Division does not recognize, for section 4(c) purposes, prospective wage rates and fringe benefit provisions that are effective only upon such contingencies as "approval of Wage and Hour, issuance of a wage determination, incorporation of the wage determination in the contract, adjusting the contract price, etc." (The relevant CBA section) in the collective bargaining agreement between (the parties) contains contingency language that Wage and Hour does not recognize as reflecting "arm's length negotiation" under section 4(c) of the Act and 29 C.F.R. 5.11(a) of the regulations. This wage determination therefore reflects the actual CBA wage rates and fringe benefits paid under the predecessor contract.

The duties of employees under job titles listed are those described in the "Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations", Fifth Edition, April 2006, unless otherwise indicated. Copies of the Directory are available on the Internet. A links to the Directory may be found on the WHD home page at http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/ or through the Wage Determinations On-Line (WDOL) Web site at http://wdol.gov/.

REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL CLASSIFICATION AND WAGE RATE {Standard Form 1444 (SF 1444)}

Conformance Process:

The contracting officer shall require that any class of service employee which is not listed herein and which is to be employed under the contract (i.e., the work to be performed is not performed by any classification listed in the wage determination), be classified by the contractor so as to provide a reasonable relationship (i.e., appropriate level of skill comparison) between such unlisted classifications and the classifications listed in the wage determination. Such conformed classes of employees shall be paid the monetary wages and furnished the fringe benefits as are determined. Such conforming process shall be initiated by the contractor prior to the performance of contract work by such unlisted class(es) of employees. The conformed classification, wage rate, and/or fringe benefits shall be retroactive to the commencement date of the contract.

{See Section 4.6 (C)(vi)} When multiple wage determinations are included in a contract, a separate SF 1444 should be prepared for each wage determination to which a class(es) is to be conformed.

The process for preparing a conformance request is as follows:

1) When preparing the bid, the contractor identifies the need for a conformed occupation(s) and computes a proposed rate(s).

2) After contract award, the contractor prepares a written report listing in order proposed classification title(s), a Federal grade equivalency (FGE) for each proposed classification(s), job description(s), and rationale for proposed wage rate(s), including information regarding the agreement or disagreement of the authorized representative of the employees involved, or where there is no authorized representative, the employees themselves. This report should be submitted to the contracting officer no later than 30 days after such unlisted class(es) of employees performs any contract work.

3) The contracting officer reviews the proposed action and promptly submits a report of the action, together with the agency's recommendations and pertinent information including the position of the contractor and the employees, to the Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, for review. (See section 4.6(b)(2) of Regulations 29 CFR Part 4).

4) Within 30 days of receipt, the Wage and Hour Division approves, modifies, or disapproves the action via transmittal to the agency contracting officer, or notifies the contracting officer that additional time will be required to process the request.

5) The contracting officer transmits the Wage and Hour decision to the contractor.

6) The contractor informs the affected employees.

Information required by the Regulations must be submitted on SF 1444 or bond paper.

When preparing a conformance request, the "Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations" (the Directory) should be used to compare job definitions to insure that duties requested are not performed by a classification already listed in the wage determination. Remember, it is not the job title, but the required tasks that determine whether a class is included in an established wage determination. Conformances may not be used to artificially split, combine, or subdivide classifications listed in the wage determination.