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Suisun Bay/New York Slough Channel FY21 Dredging Project W912P721B0007

SECTION TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

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SUMMARY OF WORK

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PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

1.1.1 Requirements

1.1.2 Constraints

1.2 MEETINGS

1.2.1 Preconstruction Conference

1.2.2 USACE Command Safety Meeting

1.2.3 Weekly Meetings

1.3 CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS

1.4 PERMITS

1.5 PUBLIC SAFETY

1.5.1 General

1.6 PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PRIVATE IMPROVEMENTS

1.7 LAYOUT OF WORK

1.8 SAFETY OF STRUCTURES

PART 2 PRODUCTS

PART 3 EXECUTION

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SUMMARY OF WORK

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PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The work includes annual maintenance dredging of the federal navigation channel in Suisun Bay/New York Slough Channel, which cannot begin before 1 August in any year.

1.1.1 Requirements

a. Dredge Suisun Bay/New York Slough Channel to -35-ft MLLW for acceptance except for CLIN 002 Bull Head Reach between STA 62+00 and STA 88+00. CLIN 0002 will be dredged to -37-ft MLLW for acceptance.

b. The environmental window is from 1 August to 30 November.

c. All material to be dredged is suitable for disposal at SF-16 and a contractor-furnished upland site within the environmental window.

d. In-bay disposal at SF-16 is prohibited after 11/30. There are no extensions past 11/30 for dredging.

1.1.2 Constraints

Hopper dredging is prohibited for this project.

1.2 MEETINGS

1.2.1 Preconstruction Conference

After award of contract, a preconstruction conference will be held at such time and location as determined by the Contracting Officer or delegated representative for purposes of discussing and developing mutual understanding between the Contracting Officer or delegated representative and the Contractor's Representatives regarding the terms, conditions, and requirements of the contract. Members of the conference from the Government will include the quality assurance staff, the Contracting Officer or delegated representative, environmental and construction staff.

Members from the Contractor shall include the dredge master, chief hydrographic surveyor, and the quality control staff. The discussion will include, but will not be limited to, the following:

-Contractor supervisory and quality control project staff

-Correspondence procedures

-Accident Prevention Plan

-Environmental Protection Plan and Pollution control program

-Quality Control and Hydrographic Surveying

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-Project scheduling and payment procedures

-Resident Management System (RMS-QC)

-Other subjects that may be of interest to the contracting parties

-Schedule of Weekly Meeting

-Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC)/Unexploded Ordinances (UXO) Awareness Training

1.2.2 USACE Command Safety Meeting

Prior to dredge operation commencing, a "USACE Command Safety Meeting" must be scheduled and be held on a project dredge vessel. Attendees for this safety meeting will be the Contractor's management, the District Engineer, the Construction representative, and other personnel that play an active role on the project.

1.2.3 Weekly Meetings

The contractor shall submit a Weekly Progress Report on each Tuesday at noon via email in lieu of Weekly Meetings.

1.3 CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS

The Contractor's performance shall be evaluated using the Construction Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) in accordance with Subpart

36.201 (Evaluation of Contractor Performance) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and Engineering Regulation 415-1-17. The Contractor may access, review, and comment on the evaluation for a period of 60 days. Accessing and using CPARS requires Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) certification.

The certification is a Department of Defense requirement and was implemented to provide security in electronic transactions. This certification is purchased from an External Certificate Authorities (ECA) vendor. Contractor access to CPARS is required for Contractor to participate in the performance evaluation process. PKI certification is the sole responsibility of the Contractor. Current information about the PKI certification process and known PKI vendors can be found at the following link: http://www.cpars.gov/.

1.4 PERMITS

The Contractor shall obtain and comply with all licenses and permits required by Federal, State, and local laws, codes, and regulations unless otherwise specified in these contract documents. The Government has provided the requirements of the Water Quality Certification in accordance with the Clean Water Act, and the requirements of the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA)Consistency Notification for 2020 - 2024. The Contractor shall comply with these requirements and provisions in these contract specifications included in Sections 01 57 19.01 43 (TEMPORARY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS FOR DREDGING IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY) and 35 20 23 (DREDGING). The Water Quality Certification and the CZMA Consistency Notification will be provided upon request

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1.5 PUBLIC SAFETY

1.5.1 General

The Contractor shall provide guard personnel as required to provide protection in the interest of public safety. Whenever the Contractor's operations create a condition hazardous to the public, he shall furnish at his own expense and without cost to the Government, such guards as are necessary to give adequate warning to the public of any dangerous conditions to be encountered, and he shall furnish, erect, or maintain such lights, signs and other devices as are necessary to prevent accidents and to avoid damage or injury to the public. Flagmen and guards, while on duty and assigned to give warning to the public that the dredging is being accomplished, and of any dangerous conditions to be encountered as a result thereof, shall be equipped with appropriate safety equipment and a red flag. Signs, flags, lights, and other warning and safety devices shall conform to applicable city, county, and state requirements. Should the Contractor appear to be negligent in furnishing adequate warning and protective measures, the Contracting Officer or delegated representativewill direct attention to the existence of a hazard, and the necessary warning and protective measures shall be furnished and installed by the Contractor without additional cost to the Government. The installation of any general illumination shall not relieve the Contractor of his responsibility for furnishing and maintaining all devices necessary to provide protection to all parties concerned. As part of the best practices, the contractor is highly encouraged to hold a safety meeting, open to the general public, at a venue frequented by the boating community to proactively inform and receive feedback from the public of the upcoming dredging work and task timelines.

1.6 PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PRIVATE IMPROVEMENTS

The Contractor shall take care to preserve and protect any existing utilities or features improvements from injury or damage during construction operations. All damages shall be promptly repaired or replaced by the Contractor. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer or delegated representative immediately if any utility or structure has been damaged by the Contractor. The Contractor shall assume full responsibility for reimbursing the owners for any damage to their properties, utilities, or improvements, or interference with their services caused through the dredging operations. The Contractor is not relieved from the responsibility set forth in "FAR 52.236-3, Site Investigation and Conditions Affecting the Work" except as provided above.

1.7 LAYOUT OF WORK

The Contractor shall lay out his work from Government established monuments and gages as shown on the drawings and shall be responsible for all measurements in connection therewith. The Contractor shall furnish, at his own expense, all templates, platforms, equipment, markers and labor as may be required in laying out any part of the work from the gages established by the Government. Contractor is responsible for the execution of the work to such lines, grades and gages as may be established or indicated by Government. Contractor shall maintain and preserve all monuments and other marks established by Government until authorized to remove them. Contractor shall check the accuracy of monuments as the Government does not guarantee their accuracy.

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1.8 SAFETY OF STRUCTURES

The Contractor shall use reasonable and proper care in the execution of the work to assure the stability of piers and other structures lying on or adjacent to the site of work, insofar as they may be jeopardized by the dredging operations and on account of moving or mooring of equipment. The Contractor shall make good all damages resulting from the moving and mooring of equipments and from dredging operations insofar as such damages may be caused by variations in locations and/or depth of dredging below that ordered by the Contracting Officer or delegated representative.

PART 2 PRODUCTS

Not used.

PART 3 EXECUTION

Not used.

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