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Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SCOPE OF WORK & BID SCHEDULE

1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 Introduction: The work provided for herein consists of furnishing all plant, labor, materials, supplies and equipment required to fabricate, assemble and deliver the wire ropes for Melvin Price Lock and Dam Lift Gate and Tainter Gate Assemblies and Locks 27 Walkway Bridge Assemblies, as specified herein and shown on the contract drawings.

1.2 Installation: All installations will be performed by others.

1.3 Standards: The standards provided in this Scope are important to the Government; however, if any standards are not addressed, the normal industry standards, practices, specifications and/or guidelines shall prevail.

1.4 Contracting Officer: The term "Contracting Officer" shall mean the person executing this contract on behalf of the Government, and any other officer or civilian employee who is properly designated Contracting Officer; and the term shall include, except as otherwise provided in this contract, the authorized representative of a Contracting Officer acting within the limits of their authority.

1.5 Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR): The COR will be identified by separate letter. The COR monitors all technical aspects of the contract and assists in contract administration. The COR is authorized to perform the following functions: assure that the Contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract, perform inspections necessary in connection with contract performance, maintain written and oral communications with the Contractor concerning technical aspects of the contract, issue written interpretations of technical requirements including Government drawings, designs, specifications, monitor Contractor's performance and notifies both the Contracting Officer and Contractor of any deficiencies, coordinate availability of Government furnished property, and provide site entry of Contractor personnel. A letter of designation issued to the COR, a copy of which is sent to the Contractor, states the responsibilities and limitations of the COR, especially with regard to changes in cost or price, estimates or changes in delivery dates. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the resulting order.

1.6 Warranty: Materials and workmanship shall be warranted by the Contractor for a period of one year from date of delivery to the Government. All replacement parts required under the warranty provisions shall be furnished by the Contractor at no additional cost to the Government.

1.7 Final Inspection: The wire rope shall be inspected for dings, kinks or other damage. If a deficiency is noted during installation, the Contractor shall be responsible for providing information regarding serviceability and/or repair within 7 calendar days from date Contractor is notified of discovery of deficiency. Also, refer to the inspection portion in each of the DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS SECTIONS (C1, C2, and C3) for further instructions.

1.8 Payment: The Contractor shall furnish all invoices to the COR at the Rivers Project Office, 301 Riverlands Way, West Alton, MO 63386. The Contractor shall include all costs associated with contract line items shown in Section B, which price and payment shall constitute full compensation for the items specified herein and shown on the contract drawings for each item. The bid prices for each item shall represent your firm price to provide that supply. The start of the delivery schedule outlined in Section F, shall be considered the date of receipt of a written notice that the bid item is exercised by the Contracting Officer.

2.0 SECURITY AND SAFETY

2.1 ANTITERRORISM/OPERATIONS SECURITY:

a) Access and General Protection/Security Policy and Procedures: All contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall comply with applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative). The contractor shall also provide all information required for background checks to meet installation/facility access requirements to be accomplished by installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services or Security Office. Contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements (FAR clause 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel) as directed by DOD, HQDA and/or local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any installation or facility change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

a. Contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall comply with adjudication standards and procedures using the National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification Index (NCIC-III) and Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) (Army Directive 2014-05 / AR 190-13), applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative, as NCIC and TSDB are available), or, at OCONUS locations, in accordance with status of forces agreements and other theater regulations.

b) Suspicious Activity Reporting Training (e.g. iWATCH, CorpsWatch, or See Something, Say Something):

The contractor and all associated sub-contractors shall receive a brief/training (provided by the RA) on the local suspicious activity reporting program. This locally developed training will be used to inform employees of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report suspicious activity to the project manager, security representative or law enforcement entity. This training shall be completed within 30 calendar days of contract award and within 30 calendar days of new employees commencing performance with the results reported to the COR NLT 5 calendar days after the completion of the training.

c) All contract employees, including subcontractor employees who are not in possession of the appropriate security clearance or access privileges, will be escorted in areas where they may be exposed to classified and/or sensitive materials and/or sensitive or restricted areas.

d) Pre-screen candidates using E-Verify Program: The Contractor must pre-screen Candidates using the E-verify Program (http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify) website to meet the established employment eligibility requirements. The Vendor must ensure that the Candidate has two (2) valid forms of Government issued identification prior to enrollment to ensure the correct information is entered into the E-verify system. An initial list of verified/eligible Candidates must be provided to the COR no later than three (3) business days after the initial contract award.

a. When contracts are with individuals, the individuals will be required to complete a Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, with the designated Government representative. This Form will be provided to the Contracting Officer and shall become part of the official contract file.

3.0 DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS

See attached plans and specifications listed herein for additional work performance requirements to include submittal, testing, and inspection requirements:

1. SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

2. SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS SECTION

a. SECTION C1 - MELVIN PRICE LOCK LIFT GATE ASSEMBLIES

b. SECTION C2 - MELVIN PRICE DAM TAINTER GATE ASSEMBLIES

c. SECTION C3 - LOCKS 27 WALKWAY BRIDGE WIRE ROPE ASSEMBLIES

3. SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

4. SECTION J - LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

5. DRAWINGS

SECTION B

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

ITEM DESCRIPTION QTY U/I UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

Melvin Price Lock Lift Gate Assemblies

0001 Middle Leaf Assemblies 1 Set ___________

0002 Downstream Leaf Assemblies 1 Set ___________

Melvin Price Dam Tainter Gate Assemblies

0003 Gate 3 Assemblies with New Sockets 1 Set ___________

0004 Gate 4 Assemblies with New Sockets 1 Set ___________

Locks 27 Walkway Bridge Assemblies

0005 Walkway Bridge Assemblies 1 Set ___________

Total Amount ___________ ___________

NOTES: Any Set price and payments shall constitute full compensation for all costs associated with furnishing all required components of each Bid Item, following the delivery schedule as outlined in Section F – Deliveries or Performance.

When bids are solicited on a unit price basis, bidders shall insert in the spaces provided therefore in the SCHEDULE both the "unit price" and the "amount" resulting from applying the said unit price to the estimated quantity shown.

In event the bidder quotes only a total price ("estimated amount") in its bid and fails to quote the unit price, the Government will determine such unit price by dividing the total price quoted by the quantity of the item set out in the SCHEDULE. The bidder agrees that the unit price so determined shall be used for the purpose of bid evaluation, award and all payments to the Contractor including final payment.

All extensions of the unit prices shown will be subject to verification by the Government. In case of variation between the unit price and the extension, the unit price will be considered to be the bid and the extension will be corrected accordingly.

All costs for Bid Items 0001, and 0002 shall constitute full compensation for all costs associated with furnishing all required hoist and counterweight wire rope assemblies, including specified bolt assemblies, for each of the associated line items (0001 – Middle Leaf Assemblies, 0002 – Downstream Leaf Assemblies) in accordance with Section C1. All costs shall include, but not be limited to, wire rope assembly fabrication, all required testing, inspection and marking of wire rope and assemblies, preparation for shipment and delivery of final assemblies per the contract requirements.

Quantities of Assemblies Required per Set:

0001 – Middle Leaf Assemblies Hoist – 24 Counterweight - 12

0002 – Downstream Leaf Assemblies Hoist – 24 Counterweight - 12

All costs for Bid Items No. 0003 and 0004 shall include, but not be limited to, wire rope fabrication, socket fabrication, socketing of wire rope assemblies, all required testing, inspection of wire rope and assemblies, preparation for shipment, and delivery of final assemblies per the contract requirements in Section C2.

Quantities of Assemblies Required per Set:

0003 – Gate 3 Assemblies with New Sockets - 26

0004 – Gate 4 Assemblies with New Sockets - 26

All costs for Bid Item No. 0005 shall include, but not be limited to, wire rope fabrication, socket fabrication, socketing of wire rope assemblies, all required testing, inspection of wire rope and assemblies, preparation for shipment and delivery of final assemblies in accordance with the requirements in Section C3.

Quantities of Assemblies Required per Set:

0005 – Middle Leaf Assemblies Main Lock - 4 Auxiliary Lock - 4 Spare Set - 4

END OF SECTION B

SECTION C1

MELVIN PRICE LOCK LIFT GATE ASSEMBLIES

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS

1. REFERENCES. The publications listed below form a part of this specification to the extent referenced. The publications are referred to within the text by the basic designation only.

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM).

A 193 (2017) Standard Specification for Alloy-Steel and Stainless Steel Bolting for

High Temperature or High Pressure Service and Other Special Purpose Applications

A 492 (1995; R 2013) Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Rope Wire

A 564 (2013; E 2017) Standard Specification for Hot-Rolled and Cold-Finished Age-

Hardening Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes

A 751 (2014) Standard Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemical

Analysis of Steel Products

A 903 (1999; R 2017) Standard Specification for steel Castings, Surface Acceptance

Standards, Magnetic Particle and Liquid Penetrant Inspection

A 931 (2008; R 2013) Standard Test Method for Tension Testing of Wire Ropes and

Strand

E 165 (2012) Standard Practice for Liquid Penetrant Examination for General Industry

U.S. General Services Administration (GSA).

FS RR-W-410 (Rev G) Wire Rope and Strand

Wire Rope Technical Board (WRTB).

WRTB (2005) Wire Rope User’s Manual

2. SCOPE. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, plant, and equipment required to fabricate and deliver, the wire rope assemblies (using Government furnished sockets), as specified herein and shown on the contract drawings. Wire rope assemblies will be installed by others.

3. SUBMITTALS. Government Approval is required for submittals with a “GA” designation; submittals having an “FIO” designation are for information only. Submittals required by this section of the Technical Specifications include, but are not necessarily limited to:

3.1 Data.

3.1.1 Material, Size, Type, Construction, Strength, and properties of the wire rope used for the rope assemblies. GA

3.1.2 Pre-Stretching Procedure. GA

3.1.3 End Termination Attachment Method. The Contractor shall submit, for approval, complete data on the proposed resin, including a statement from the resin manufacturer as to the applicability of the resin for this size of rope assembly and specified load. The Contractor shall also submit for approval the complete socketing procedure including any wire rope preparation and any post-socketing procedures including cure times for the resin.

GA

3.1.4 Wire Rope Manufacturer’s Qualifications Statement. The Contractor shall submit a complete list of previous project completed using wire rope of equal size and load rating. The list shall include the purpose of the rope, the end customer, and the date of manufacture. GA

3.1.5 Quality Control Plan. The Contractor shall submit its Quality Control Plan. FIO

3.1.6 Work/Fabrication Schedule. The Contractor shall submit its Work/Fabrication Schedule. FIO

3.2 Reports.

3.2.1 Tension Testing. Rope tension test report. GA

3.2.2 Attaching and Proof Loading Termination. Proof load of terminations test report and measured rope lengths. GA

3.2.3 Wire Strength and Ductility. Wire strength and ductility test results. GA

3.2.4 Pre-forming. Verification of pre-forming test results. GA

3.3 Certificates.

3.3.1 Wire Rope Size, Material, Construction and Certified Breaking Strength. GA

3.3.2 Type of Wire Rope. Wire material certification for all wire used in rope, along with copies of any in-house QA tests done on purchased products. GA

4. WIRE ROPE MANUFACTURER’S QUALIFICATIONS. The wire rope material and the fabrication of the wire rope shall be the standard product and procedure of a manufacturer regularly engaged in the manufacture of wire rope of this type, size and breaking strength, and shall essentially duplicate products having been in satisfactory use for at least 10 years prior to bid opening.

5. CONTRACTOR QUALITY CONTROL. The Contractor shall follow a standard and pre-established Quality Control Plan for all operations involved with the manufacture, fabrication, inspection and testing of all of the wire rope assemblies required under this contract. This Quality Control Plan shall include ordering of the required wire, inspection and testing of wire supplied, inspection of the Government Furnished sockets, assembly/fabrication of the required quantity of wire rope, pretensioning of the wire rope, cutting of wire rope sections, socketing operations, proof testing, final measurements, inspections and preparations for shipment and delivery including reeling operations. This plan shall include all required documentation required to insure that the requirements of this contract are met. The plan shall address what steps the Contractor shall institute if any defective materials or manufacturing processes are encountered at any point during this contract. The Quality Control Plan shall include documentation on the frequency of calibration of measuring devices used during the manufacture, testing and measurement of the wire rope assemblies required by this contract. The Contactor shall designate, in writing, a Quality Control Manager for all of the operations including documentation and records required to meet the requirements of the Quality Control Plan.

6. WORK/FABRICATION SCHEDULE. Within 5 business days after Notice to Proceed, the Contractor shall submit to the Contracting Officer a work/fabrication schedule. The schedule shall include dates for major milestones in the production of the wire rope assemblies. These milestones shall include, but not be limited to the following:

receive wire necessary for wire rope production, fabricate wire rope, pre-stretch wire rope, tension test wire rope, attach sockets, proof load wire rope assemblies, prepare wire rope assemblies for shipment, delivery of wire rope assemblies. Changes to the submitted work/fabrication schedule shall be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer.

7. WIRE ROPE AND SOCKET.

7.1 General. The Contractor shall furnish wire ropes with Government furnished sockets at both ends, as indicated in drawing M-L26(R) 230/6. Each wire rope assembly shall be of the length indicated on the drawings and shall include all appurtenances as shown in the drawings. All like assemblies (Middle Hoist, Middle Counterweight, Downstream Hoist, Downstream Counterweight) shall be fabricated using the same production run of wire rope.

This will insure that each set of wire rope assemblies will not contain any inconsistencies inherent with the wire rope manufacturing process. The quantities of each rope assembly shall be as follows.

Middle Leaf Hoist – 24 Middle Leaf Counterweight – 12

Downstream Leaf Hoist – 24 Downstream Leaf Counterweight – 12

7.2 Wire Rope Test Results and Certification. The Contractor shall submit the following certificates prior to fabrication of the wire rope and wire rope assemblies.

7.2.1 Manufacturer of Stainless Steel Wire and Wire Rope will provide Test results for Chemical

Composition of the stainless steel (S 30400 – UNS Designation) that meet ASTM A-492-95 – these test results will be what is commonly refer to as being “Certified Mill Certification’s” or ladle analysis (ASTM A751-11).

7.2.2 Manufacturer of Stainless Steel Wire and Wire Rope will provide Tensile Strength test results for the individual wire(s) in the wire rope for the wire strand diameters and for the 304 Stainless Steel wires that meet TABLE 2 of ASTM A492-95.

7.3 Government Furnished Property (GFP). The Government will furnish all the sockets, as shown on the contract drawings, for the fabrication of each of the wire rope assemblies. The Contractor shall ship the sockets from the River’s Project Office Warehouse, located 1.5 miles south of 301 Riverlands Way, West Alton, Missouri, to the fabrication site. The Contractor shall be responsible for maintenance of the proper original condition of the GFP during all shipping, handling, socketing processes, and testing, including verification of the proper quantity of all GFP. Any GFP damaged, or lost, by the Contractor shall be replaced with materials equal to the original items. All GFP not used in the fabrication process shall be returned to the Contracting Officer, in original condition, at the River’s Project Office Warehouse. Government personnel and equipment will be available to assist in loading. All work performed with respect to loading or delivering of the GFP at the River’s Project Office Warehouse shall occur between the hours of 0800 and 1600 local time, Monday through Friday. Point of Contact for shipping and handling of GFP shall be Point of Contact for delivery and unloading shall be Mr. Allen Barnes (618-462-1713) or Mr. Joey Gibbs (618-419-5136).

7.3.1 Socket Final Cleaning. The Government furnished sockets have been previously used on the Melvin Price Main Lock Lift Gate leaves. The Government, under separate contract, has had the sockets completely cleaned and non-destructively tested. The Contractor shall be required to perform any final cleaning required to achieve an acceptable socketed connection. The Contractor shall also perform any and all preparatory work to the socket necessary for proper attachment to the wire rope in accordance with industry standards and the Wire Rope User’s Manual. Any anomalies in the GFP that will negatively impact the socketing procedure or use of the final assembly shall be reported to the Contracting Officer before proceeding with a proposal for continuation.

7.4 Type of Wire Rope. The wire rope shall be of the following type:

Strand Configuration: 6x30, Style G construction.

Lay: right, lang.

Diameter: 1-1/2 inch, with a tolerance of -0 and +5 percent.

Finish: plain.

Material: AISI 304 stainless.

Core Type: independent wire rope core (IWRC).

Pre-formed: yes.

Minimum Breaking Strength: 204,000 lbs.

7.5 Pre-Stretching. The manufacturer shall pre-stretch the wire ropes. This shall be done by subjecting them to three cycles at 40 percent of its nominal strength. The 40 percent loads shall be held for 5 minutes with 5 percent loads for 5 minutes between cycles.

7.6 Wire Strength and Ductility. The Manufacturer shall perform testing in accordance with FS RR-W-410 to verify wire strength and ductility.

7.7 Pre-forming. The wire rope shall be pre-formed, and the Manufacturer shall perform testing in accordance with FS RR-W-410 to verify pre-forming.

7.8 Weld Distribution. Wire joints in any strand shall not be closer than 18 inches in any strand. Welding is the only approved method of wire joints.

7.9 Lubrication. The wire rope assemblies shall be free of all lubricant, except residual traces of the lubricant required to perform the pre-stretching. The Contractor shall submit a recommendation for the type of wire rope lubricant that the Government should use during use of this wire rope.

7.10 Core Strand Wires. The number of wires in the core strand shall be equal to or greater than the number of wires in the other strands. The wires shall be of the same material as the wires in the other strands.

7.11 Tension Testing. A tension test shall be performed to verify the wire rope meets the required minimum breaking force. Two rope samples from each production run shall be tested to failure. The test shall be performed using suitable tension testing equipment and by qualified personnel, both furnished by the Contractor. The rope samples shall be cut to no less than 3 feet of length. The test will not be considered valid if the failure occurs less than 2 inches from either socket or holding mechanism, unless it meets or exceeds the minimum breaking force.

Relative speed between the machine heads shall not exceed 1 inch per minute. Load test certificates shall be furnished for each production run of wire rope.

7.12 Attaching and Proof Loading Terminations. The manufacturer shall attach the end terminations after pre-stretching the wire rope. The sockets shall be attached such that the orientation of the sockets shall be as shown in the attachments under load. The end termination attachments shall be resin speltered in accordance with the resin manufacturer’s published instructions and the Wire Rope User’s Manual. The resin shall be supplied by the resin manufacturer in pre-measured batches to insure proper mixing ratios (Wirelock or approved equal). When choosing a resin, the type of environment with which the sockets will be installed shall be considered. During the speltering process, a minimum of 5 feet of free and straight length of rope shall be present below the base of the socket. After their attachment, the wire rope assemblies shall be proof loaded at 40 percent of nominal strength of the rope.

Length of the wire ropes shall be measured to the nearest 1/32 inch at the proof load.

7.13 Wire Rope Assembly Documentation and Marking. Each wire rope assembly shall be assigned a unique identification. The designations shall be: U/S HOIST #(1-24), U/S C/W #(1-12), MID HOIST #(1-24), MID C/W #(1-12), D/S HOIST #(1-24), D/S C/W #(1-12). The following information shall be documented and supplied to the Contracting Officer in a neat and orderly document for each assembly: strand configuration (including core type), lay, measured finished diameter (measured at approximately 6’ from the gate connection sockets [MK 30/24-1 for counterweight, MK 30/24-3 for hoist]) to the nearest 0.001”, measured lay length (measured under proof load starting at the same point that diameter is measured and extending away from the socket) to the nearest 1/32”, material, measured length under proof load to the nearest 1/32”, and minimum breaking force from tension test.

Along with the documentation, each wire rope assembly shall have the following information etched on the gate connection sockets: wire rope assembly unique identification and measured length under proof load.

7.14 Indicator Stripe. Each wire rope assembly shall have a ¾-inch wide white or yellow indicator stripe applied to the assembly while under load. The stripe shall be applied with paint of the wire rope manufacturer’s recommendation for the type of material used in construction. The striping shall be straight, durable, visible, and shall extend from a point on both sockets to a point about 20 feet into the wire rope. The stripe will be used as an indication of rope twist during installation of the ropes by others.

7.15 Socket Bolt Assemblies. The socket bolt assemblies, shown in the attachments and supplied by the

Contractor shall be considered part of the wire rope assembly for which it is listed. Socket bolt assemblies shall meet all design requirements to include dimensions and materials as shown in the attachments. All threading shall have thread protectors installed prior to shipping.

8. FABRICATION INSPECTION. The Contractor shall be prepared to accommodate up to four representatives of the Contracting Officer to witness the various manufacturing processes for the wire rope assemblies. At a minimum:

a site visit will be made to witness the socket attachment and proof load testing to include measured wire rope assembly lengths. A minimum of 7 Calendar Days notice will be provided by the Contractor to witness the various manufacturing processes for the wire rope assemblies.

9. PREPARATION FOR SHIPMENT. Prior to shipment from the fabricator’s plant, the Contractor shall prepare all assemblies for shipment as described herein. The wire rope assemblies shall be neatly coiled and bound or wound on wood spools in the same direction as they were bent during manufacturing. The coils or spools shall be covered for protection from rain, snow, and road spatter during shipping. Wire rope assemblies shall be packaged in a way that the sets of assemblies are not intermixed. Only assemblies of the same set shall be packaged on a pallet. Pallets shall be of sufficient size and strength to permit safe loading and unloading without causing any kinking or other adverse bending. All materials shall be protected from abrasion or contact damage in shipping. Pallets shall not be stacked without sufficient supports to prevent contact of wire rope with an adjacent pallet. Each pallet shall be marked with the proper assembly designation (Upstream Hoist, Upstream Counterweight, Middle Hoist, Middle Counterweight, Downstream Hoist, Downstream Counterweight), quantity, assembly length, and shipping weight, as well as the fabricator’s name, address, contract number, and telephone number. All markings shall be in the English language with letters at least one-inch in height. A packing list, sealed in a moisture-proof envelope, shall be attached to each pallet.

10. DELIVERY. The completed wire rope assemblies shall be delivered to the River’s Project Office Warehouse, located 1.5 miles south of 301 Riverlands Way, West Alton, Missouri. Government personnel and equipment will be available to assist in unloading, the Contractor will be responsible for coordinating unloading requirements with point of contact and providing equipment that is needed and not owned by the Government. All work performed with respect to unloading or delivering of the completed assemblies at the warehouse shall occur between the hours of 0800 and 1600 local time, Monday through Friday. Point of Contact for delivery and unloading shall be Mr. Allen Barnes (618-462-1713) or Mr. Joey Gibbs (618-419-5136).

11. INSPECTION. Upon delivery to the Government, the wire rope assemblies will be inspected by the Contracting Officer’s Representative. In particular, the wire rope shall be inspected for dings, kinks or other damage. The wire rope assemblies will be separated from each other and extended straight to allow complete inspection of the wire rope assemblies over their entire length. The Contractor shall have a qualified representative at the site during this inspection.

END OF SECTION C1

SECTION C2

MELVIN PRICE DAM TAINTER GATE ASSEMBLIES

1. REFERENCES. The publications listed below form a part of this specification to the extent referenced. The

A 492 (1995; R 2013) Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Rope Wire

A 743 (2017) Standard Specification for Castings, Iron-Chromium, Iron-Chromium-

Nickel, Corrosion Resistant, for General Application

A 747 (2016) Standard Specification for Steel Castings, Stainless, Precipitation

Hardening

A 751 (2014) Standard Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemical

Analysis of Steel Products

A 903 (1999; R 2017) Standard Specification for steel Castings, Surface Acceptance

Standards, Magnetic Particle and Liquid Penetrant Inspection

A 931 (2008; R 2013) Standard Test Method for Tension Testing of Wire Ropes and

Strand

E 165 (2012) Standard Practice for Liquid Penetrant Examination for General Industry

FS RR-W-410 (Rev G) Wire Rope and Strand

2. SCOPE. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, plant, and equipment required to fabricate and deliver, the wire rope assemblies, and cleaned/inspected Government furnished sockets, as specified herein and shown on the contract drawings. Wire rope assemblies will be installed by others.

3. SUBMITTALS. Government Approval is required for submittals with a “GA” designation; submittals having an “FIO” designation are for information only. Submittals required by this section of the Technical Specifications rope assemblies. GA

3.1.2 Pre-Loading Procedure. GA

3.1.3 End Termination Attachment Method. The Contractor shall submit, for approval, complete data on the proposed resin, including a statement from the resin manufacturer as to the applicability of the resin for this size of rope assembly and specified load. The Contractor shall also submit for approval the complete socketing procedure including any wire rope preparation and any post-socketing procedures including cure times for the resin.

GA

3.1.4 Wire Rope Manufacturer’s Qualifications Statement. The Contractor shall submit a complete list of previous project completed using wire rope of equal size and load rating. The list shall include the purpose of the rope, the end customer, and the date of manufacture. GA

3.1.5 NDT Test Procedure. The Contractor shall submit the NDT test procedure. The procedure shall also include the pass/fail criteria and certificates/qualifications of personnel performing the NDT testing. GA

3.1.6 Quality Control Plan. The Contractor shall submit its Quality Control Plan. FIO

3.1.7 Work/Fabrication Schedule. The Contractor shall submit its Work/Fabrication Schedule. FIO

3.2.1 Tension Testing. Rope tension test report. GA

3.2.2 Attaching and Proof Loading Termination. Proof load of terminations test report and measured rope lengths. GA

3.2.3 Wire Strength and Ductility. Wire strength and ductility test results. GA

3.2.4 Pre-forming. Verification of pre-forming test results. GA

3.2.5 Socket Non-Destructive Testing. Socket non-destructive testing results. GA

3.3.1 Wire Rope Size, Material, Construction and Certified Breaking Strength. GA

3.3.2 Type of Wire Rope. Wire material certification for all wire used in rope, along with copies of any in-house QA tests done on purchased products. GA rope shall be the standard product and procedure of a manufacturer regularly engaged in the manufacture of wire rope of this type, size and breaking strength, and shall essentially duplicate products having been in satisfactory use for at least 10 years prior to bid opening.

5. CONTRACTOR QUALITY CONTROL. The Contractor shall follow a standard and pre-established Quality Control Plan for all operations involved with the manufacture, fabrication, inspection and testing of all of the wire rope assemblies required under this contract. This Quality Control Plan shall include ordering of the required wire, inspection and testing of wire supplied, inspection of the Government Furnished sockets (If Bid Item No. 0012 is exercised), manufacturing of new sockets, assembly/fabrication of the required quantity of wire rope, pre-loading of the wire rope, cutting of wire rope sections, socketing operations, proof testing, final measurements, inspections and preparations for shipment and delivery including reeling operations. This plan shall include all required documentation required to insure that the requirements of this contract are met. The plan shall address what steps the Contractor shall institute if any defective materials or manufacturing processes are encountered at any point during this contract. The Quality Control Plan shall include documentation on the frequency of calibration of measuring devices used during the manufacture, testing and measurement of the wire rope assemblies required by this contract. The Contactor shall designate, in writing, a Quality Control Manager for all of the operations including documentation and records required to meet the requirements of the Quality Control Plan.

6. WORK/FABRICATION SCHEDULE. Within 10 business days after Notice to Proceed, the Contractor shall submit to the Contracting Officer a work/fabrication schedule. The schedule shall include dates for major milestones in the production of the wire rope assemblies. These milestones shall include, but not be limited to the following:

receive wire necessary for wire rope production, fabricate wire rope, pre-load wire rope, tension test wire rope, attach sockets, proof load wire rope assemblies, prepare wire rope assemblies for shipment, delivery of wire rope assemblies. Changes to the submitted work/fabrication schedule shall be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer.

7. WIRE ROPE AND SOCKET.

7.1 General. The Contractor shall furnish wire ropes with new sockets at both ends, as indicated in drawing M-1. Each wire rope assembly shall be of the length indicated on the drawings. All like assemblies (Gate 3 and Gate 4) shall be fabricated using the same production run of wire rope. This will insure that each set of wire rope assemblies will not contain any inconsistencies inherent with the wire rope manufacturing process. The quantity of wire rope assemblies shall be 26 for each gate.

7.2 Wire Rope Test Results and Certification. The Contractor shall submit the following certificates prior to fabrication of the wire rope and wire rope assemblies.

7.2.1 Manufacturer of Stainless Steel Wire and Wire Rope will provide Test results for Chemical

Composition of the stainless steel (S 30400 – UNS Designation) that meet ASTM A492 – these test results will be what is commonly refer to as being “Certified Mill Certification’s” or ladle analysis (ASTM A751).

7.2.2 Manufacturer of Stainless Steel Wire and Wire Rope will provide Tensile Strength test results for the individual wire(s) in the wire rope for the wire strand diameters and for the 304 Stainless Steel wires that meet TABLE 2 of ASTM A492.

7.3 New Sockets. The Contractor shall furnish the sockets, as shown on the contract drawings, for the fabrication of wire rope assemblies for Bid Items No. 0003 and 0004. The sockets shall be cast in accordance with ASTM A743 (Drum Socket, MK 7-5) and ASTM A747 (Gate Socket, MK 23-1), grade as shown on drawings. The castings shall be manufactured to the final finished dimensions shown on the contract drawings, in accordance with the standard industry practice for “as cast” tolerances. Castings that are warped, distorted, or not within the tolerances will be rejected. The structure of the metal in the castings shall be homogenous and free from nonmetallic inclusions. Each casting shall bear the mark number shown on the contract drawings, unless waived in writing by the Contracting Officer. All repairs to a casting shall meet the requirements of ASTM A743 and ASTM A747 (as applicable).

7.4 Type of Wire Rope. The wire rope shall be of the following type:

Strand Configuration: 6x30, Style G construction.

Lay: right, lang.

Diameter: 1-3/8 inch, with a tolerance of -0 and +5 percent.

Finish: plain.

Material: AISI 304 stainless.

Core Type: independent wire rope core (IWRC).

Pre-formed: yes.

Minimum Breaking Strength: 174,610 lbs.

7.5 Pre-Loading. The manufacturer shall pre-load the wire ropes to better position the wires and strands in their proper operating position after the closing operation. This shall be done by loading to 40 percent of its nominal strength and held for 5 minutes then relaxed to 20 percent of its nominal strength and held for a minimum of 5 minutes. During the 20 percent loading, an indicator stripe shall be applied to the rope according to paragraph 7.14 and the rope shall be measured for final assembly length.

7.6 Wire Strength and Ductility. The Manufacturer shall perform testing in accordance with FS RR-W-410 to verify wire strength and ductility.

7.7 Pre-forming. The wire rope shall be pre-formed, and the Manufacturer shall perform testing in accordance with FS RR-W-410 to verify pre-forming.

7.8 Weld Distribution. Wire joints in any strand shall not be closer than 18 inches in any strand. Welding is the only approved method of wire joints.

7.9 Lubrication. The wire rope assemblies shall be free of all lubricant, except residual traces of the lubricant required to perform the closing and pre-loading. The Contractor shall submit a recommendation for the type of wire rope lubricant that the Government should use during use of this wire rope.

7.10 Core Strand Wires. The number of wires in the core strand shall be equal to or greater than the number of wires in the other strands. The wires shall be of the same material as the wires in the other strands.

7.11 Tension Testing. A tension test shall be performed to verify the wire rope meets the required minimum breaking force. Two rope samples from each production run shall be tested to failure. The test shall be performed using suitable tension testing equipment and by qualified personnel, both furnished by the Contractor. The rope samples shall be cut to no less than 3 feet of length. The test will not be considered valid if the failure occurs less than 2 inches from either socket or holding mechanism, unless it meets or exceeds the minimum breaking force.

Relative speed between the machine heads shall not exceed 1 inch per minute. Load test certificates shall be furnished for each production run of wire rope.

7.12 Attaching and Proof Loading Terminations. The manufacturer shall attach the end terminations after pre-loading the wire rope. The sockets shall be attached such that the orientation of the sockets shall be as shown in the attachments under load equal to 20 percent nominal strength. The end termination attachments shall be resin speltered in accordance with the resin manufacturer’s published instructions and the Wire Rope User’s Manual. The resin shall be supplied by the resin manufacturer in pre-measured batches to insure proper mixing ratios (Wirelock or approved equal). When choosing a resin, the type of environment with which the sockets will be installed shall be considered. During the speltering process, a minimum of 5 feet of free and straight length of rope shall be present below the base of the socket. After their attachment, the wire rope assemblies shall be proof loaded at 40 percent of nominal strength of the rope. Length of the wire ropes shall be measured to the nearest 1/32 inch at the proof load.

7.13 Wire Rope Assembly Documentation and Marking. Each wire rope assembly shall be assigned a unique identification. The designations shall be: GATE 3 #(1-26) and GATE 4 #(1-26). The following information shall be documented and supplied to the Contracting Officer in a neat and orderly document for each assembly:

strand configuration (including core type), lay, measured finished diameter (measured at approximately 6’ from the gate connection sockets [MK 23-1]) to the nearest 0.001”, measured lay length (measured under proof load starting at the same point that diameter is measured and extending away from the socket) to the nearest 1/32”, material, measured length under proof load to the nearest 1/32”, and minimum breaking force from tension test. Along with the documentation, each wire rope assembly shall have the following information etched on the gate connection sockets: wire rope assembly unique identification and measured length under proof load. Contractor may submit alternate means of permanently marking assemblies for Government approval.

7.14 Indicator Stripe. Each wire rope assembly shall have a ¾-inch wide white or yellow indicator stripe applied to the assembly while under load equal to 20 percent nominal strength. The stripe shall be applied with paint of the wire rope manufacturer’s recommendation for the type of material used in construction. The striping shall be straight, durable, visible, and shall extend the length of the assembly. The stripe will be used as an indication of rope twist during installation of the ropes by others.

8. FACTORY INSPECTION. The Contractor shall be prepared to accommodate up to four representatives of the Contracting Officer to witness the various manufacturing processes for the wire rope assemblies. At a minimum: a site visit will be made to witness the socket attachment and proof load testing to include measured wire rope assembly lengths. A minimum of 7 Calendar Days notice will be provided by the Contractor to witness the various manufacturing processes for the wire rope assemblies.

9. PREPARATION FOR SHIPMENT. Prior to shipment from the fabricator’s plant, the Contractor shall prepare all assemblies for shipment as described herein. The wire rope assemblies shall be neatly coiled and bound or wound on wood spools in the same direction as they were bent during manufacturing. The coils or spools shall be covered with tarps for protection from rain, snow, and road spatter during shipping. Wire rope assemblies shall be packaged in a way that the sets of assemblies are not intermixed. Only assemblies of the same set shall be packaged on a pallet.

Pallets shall be of sufficient size and strength to permit safe loading and unloading without causing any kinking or other adverse bending. All materials shall be protected from abrasion or contact damage in shipping. Pallets shall not be stacked without sufficient supports to prevent contact of wire rope with an adjacent pallet. Each pallet shall be marked with the proper assembly designation (GATE 3, GATE 4, etc.), quantity, assembly length, and shipping weight, as well as the fabricator’s name, address, contract number, and telephone number. All markings shall be in the English language with letters at least one-inch in height. A packing list, sealed in a moisture-proof envelope, shall be attached to each pallet.

10. DELIVERY. The completed wire rope assemblies shall be delivered to the River’s Project Office Warehouse, located 1.5 miles south of 301 Riverlands Way, West Alton, Missouri. Government personnel and equipment will be available to assist in unloading, the Contractor will be responsible for coordinating unloading requirements with point of contact and providing equipment that is needed and not owned by the Government. All work performed with respect to unloading or delivering of the completed assemblies at the warehouse shall occur between the hours of 0800 and 1600 local time, Monday through Friday. Point of Contact for delivery and unloading shall be Mr. Allen Barnes (618-462-1713) or Mr. Joey Gibbs (618-419-5136).

11. DELIVERY INSPECTION. Upon delivery to the Government, the wire rope assemblies will be inspected by the Contracting Officer’s Representative. In particular, the wire rope shall be inspected for dings, kinks or other damage. The wire rope assemblies will be separated from each other and extended straight to allow complete inspection of the wire rope assemblies over their entire length. The Contractor shall have a qualified representative at the site during this inspection.

13. WARRANTY. The Contractor warrants that work performed under this contract conforms to the contract requirements and is free of any defect in equipment, material, or design furnished, or workmanship performed by the Contractor or any subcontractor or supplier at any tier. This warranty shall continue for a period of 1 year from the date the Government takes possession.

END OF SECTION C2

SECTION C3

LOCKS 27 WALKWAY BRIDGE WIRE ROPE ASSEMBLIES

1. REFERENCES. The publications listed below form a part of this specification to the extent referenced. The

A148 (2015) Standard Specification for Steel Castings, High Strength, for Structural

Purposes

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).

EM 385-1-1 (2014) Safety and Health Requirements Manual

FS RR-W-410 (Rev H) Wire Rope and Strand

2. SCOPE. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, plant, and equipment required to fabricate and deliver, the wire rope assemblies, as specified herein and shown on the contract drawings. Wire rope assemblies will be installed by others.

3. SUBMITTALS. Government Approval is required for submittals with a “GA” designation; submittals having an “FIO” designation are for information only. Submittals required by this section of the Technical Specifications rope assemblies; GA.

3.1.2 Pre-Stretching Procedure; GA.

3.1.3 End Termination Attachment Method; GA. The Contractor shall submit, for approval, complete data on the material used for speltering.

3.1.4 Wire Rope Manufacturer’s Qualifications Statement; GA. The Contractor shall submit a complete list of previous projects completed within the last 24 months using wire rope of similar size and load rating. The list shall include the purpose of the rope, the end customer, and the date of manufacture.

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