Solicitation.pdf

0010908982

This is a Design-Build project.

A. The magnitude of this project is less than $ 25,000 ( Euro 22,622.50) Rate used 1$=Euro 0.9049

b. to be aw arded a Government contract you MUST have DUNS and NCAGE (w w w .dls.dla.mil/Forms/Form_AC135.asp) numbers and be registered in SAM C. For additional technical Information please contact Mr. Serraglini at 050-547801 D. Aw ard w ill be made on price alone E. Prior to aw ard the Contracting Off icer w ill make determiantion of responsibility. The list of documentation required for the determiantion of responsibility is indicated in Section "L". If the offeror does not submit the required documentation the offeror w ill not be considered for aw ard .

DANIEL FOILES +39.050.54.8339

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder".

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS

NEGOTIATED

19-Aug-2016

(RFP)

(IFB)

CALL:

Bring to compliance LPS bldgs 3073, ASA, Livorno, Italy

B. TELEPHONE NO. (Include area code) (NO COLLECT CALLS)

See Item 7

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID

3. DATE ISSUED

9. FOR INFORMATION A. NAME

SOLICITATION

NSN 7540-01-155-3212 1442-101 STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 4-85)

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.236-1(e)

11. The Contractor shall begin performance w ithin _______10 calendar days and complete it w ithin ________190 calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________Section F

12 A. THE CONTRACTOR MUST FURNISH ANY REQUIRED PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS?

(If "YES," indicate within how many calendar days after award in Item 12B.)

YES X NO

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Sealed offers in original and __________1 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________15 Sep 2016 (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that time.

shall be marked to show the offeror's name and address, the solicitation number, and the date and time offers are due.

B. An offer guarantee is, X is not required.

C. All offers are subject to the (1) w ork requirements, and (2) other provisions and clauses incorporated in the solicitation in full text or by reference.

D. Offers providing less than _______60 calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due w ill not be considered and w ill be rejected.

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

1. SOLICITATION NO.

IMPORTANT - The "offer" section on the reverse must be fully completed by offeror.

4. CONTRACT NO.

7. ISSUED BY CODE

414TH CSB RCO ITALY SUBOFFICE LIVORNO

VIA AURELIA, EDIFICIO 5131

ZONA DEPOSITO

56128 TIRRENIA (PISA)

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(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

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Sealed envelopes containing offers

5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NO. 6. PROJECT NO.

AA1-00090-4

8. ADDRESS OFFER TO (If Other Than Item 7)

39-050-54-8289FAX:TEL: 39-050-54-8365/4 TEL: FAX:

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20B. SIGNATURE

(REV. 4-85)STANDARD FORM 1442 BACK

TO SIGN

NSN 7540-01-155-3212

SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD (Continued) (Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

CODE FACILITY CODE

17. The offeror agrees to perform the w ork required at the prices specif ied below in strict accordance w ith the terms of this solicitation, if this offer is accepted by the Government in w riting w ithin ________ calendar days after the date offers are due.

the minimum requirements stated in Item 13D. Failure to insert any number means the offeror accepts the minimum in Item 13D.)

AMOUNTS SEE SCHEDULE OF PRICES

18. The offeror agrees to furnish any required performance and payment bonds.

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the solicitation -- give number and date of each)

AMENDMENT NO.

DATE

20A. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN

OFFER (Type or print)

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT 23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN ITEM

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

CODE

(Insert any number equal to or greater than

20C. OFFER DATE

25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO

10 U.S.C. 2304(c) 41 U.S.C. 253(c)

CODE27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY:26. ADMINISTERED BY

(Include ZIP Code)14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR 15. TELEPHONE NO. (Include area code)

See Item 14

(Include only if different than Item 14)16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS

30B. SIGNATURE

29. AWARD (Contractor is not required to sign this document.)

document and return _______ copies to issuing office.) Contractor agrees Your of f er on this solicitation, is hereby accepted as to the items listed. This award con-to f urnish and deliv er all items or perf orm all work, requisitions identif ied summates the contract, which consists of (a) the Gov ernment solicitation and on this f orm and any continuation sheets f or the consideration stated in this y our of f er, and (b) this contract award. No f urther contractual document is contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract shall be necessary .

gov erned by (a) this contract award, (b) the solicitation, and (c) the clauses, representations, certif ications, and specif ications or incorporated by ref er-ence in or attached to this contract.

30A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTOR OR PERSON AUTHORIZED 31A. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

30C. DATE

(Type or print)

TEL: EMAIL:

31B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 31C. AWARD DATE

BY

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

(Contractor is required to sign this28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT

(M ust be fully completed by offeror)OFFER

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Section A - Solicitation/Contract Form

PAYMENT

The Government's payment for the items listed here below shall constitute full compensation to the Contractor for:

1. Providing all the design; and

2. Furnishing all plant, labor, equipment, applicances, material; and

3. Performing all operations required to complete the work in conformity with all Italian and US Federal Laws indicated in this solicitation.

DESIGN BUILD

For this project, the US Government intends to combine desing and construction in a single contract with one contractor. The US Government has developed in-house a scope of work statement that defines the project and provides prospective offerors with sufficient information regarding the US Government's requirements to enable the offerors to submit proposals which meet the US Government's needs. The work statement inclusive of drawings is herewith attached.

Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Job Upgrade Lighting System BLDG 3073

FFP

The Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, materilas, and transportation necessary for the accomplishment of the work in strict accordance with the terms and conditions of the work described in the Scope of Work/Performance Work Schedule AA1-00090-4 titled " Bring to compliance LPS bldgs 3073, ASA, Livorno, Italy" FOB: Destination FOB: Destination

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: 0010908982

NET AMT

Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

STATEMENT OF WORK

IMVI-LPW-F 1 July 2016

SCOPE OF WORK

Project. AA1 00090-4, Bring to compliance LPS bldgs 3073, ASA, Livorno, Italy

Basic Project and Options. The project consists of one basic project only. No optional work is included.

Phase 1 (Design) Description:

I. Scope of work.

Bldg. 3073 is a storage facility located in the Ammunition Storage Area. Its dimensions are approximately 16.12 (length) x 8.30 (width) x 3.82 (height) meters. The building is currently protected by an existing Lightning Protection System (LPS) composed by air terminals installed on roof and down conductors; the system is in failing conditions. Scope of the work is the complete replacement of the existing LPS, bringing it to compliance with the Air Force military standards and the American / European codes. Designer is required to perform a comparison between all the applicable standards and codes, applying the most stringent values for the new LPS technical characteristics; list of the standards and codes is shown in paragraph V.

The new LPS shall be designed considering that the warehouse can be used for explosive materials storage.

Works to be performed are mainly the following:

- Remove and bring to disposal all the components of the existing lightning protection system, including air terminals, conductors, terminals, grounding pits etc.

- Install a new LPS composed by overhead copper conductors mounted on galvanized steel masts.

- Install a new grounding ring and connect the masts to the new grounding system.

- Connect the building foundation reinforcing bars to the new grounding system. Restore consequently concrete as per the original condition.

- Replace the existing electrical panel located on an external wall with a new panel complete with an adequate Surge Protection Device (SPD).

- Perform the bonding of metallic items (doors, conduits, pipes etc.) to the new grounding system; remove the unused metallic conduits.

Additional works that can result from the design analysis performed by the designer must be considered included in the scope of work.

NOTES:

- Building drawings are only available in .tif (image) format: designer is required to make an accurate survey and provide the architectural drawing of the building in CAD format.

- New grounding ring shall be complete with 4 new grounding pits with rods in correspondence of the four building corners.

- In front of the building there is a reinforced concrete pad; a new trench shall be made to install the new grounding ring; concrete pad shall be consequently restored as per the original condition.

- Masts shall be grounded according to the requirements of paragraph 8.3.2.2.2 of NFPA 780.

- All main conductors, bonding conductors and grounding ring shall be of copper.

- Main conductors (including overhead conductor) and grounding ring minimum size shall be

70 sqmm (19 strands x 2.14 mm diameter each strand).

- Bonding conductors minimum size shall be 16 sqmm (7 strands x 1.60 mm diameter each strand).

- Design for the calculation of the new LPS shall be carried out using the rolling sphere method with maximum 20 meters of sphere radius.

- With reference to the European norm CEI EN 62305, consider the requirements relative to a

Lightning Protection Level (LPL) I and a LPS class I

- Each conductor (overhead, grounding conductor or bonding) shall have a bending radius higher than 20.32 cm

- Masts shall be complete with factory welded and galvanized plates/clamps to connect the copper conductors; overhead conductors shall be connected to the mast plates/clamps by means of exothermic welding; grounding conductors shall be connected to the mast plates/clamps by means of bolts, washers and nuts stainless steel AISI 316.

- Masts shall be anchored to new reinforced concrete plinths by means of anchor bolts, washers and nuts.

WORKS RESTRICTION

Due to environmental requirements, no construction works will be planned/performed in the period between 1 March and 1 July.

II. Documentation required

Documents required to accomplish this phase prior to building construction are as follows:

- As-built drawings of the existing utilities to be used for design will be prepared based on the documents which will be provided by the Government and on site investigations and measurements taken in order to ascertain local conditions and extent of required work.

- Structural design analysis. The analysis, in two copies, shall include all loads, computations, assumptions, and codes on which the design is based.

- Complete design analysis of the mechanical, electrical, fire protection systems (as applicable), including utilities rerouting with minimal service interruption specified.

- Verify and prepare documentation for special and/or hazardous material handling and disposal per current Italian regulation, to include ASL approval if applicable. The designer shall identify all to be disposed off in landfill or to be delivered to recycling plant.

- The requirements of Italian Law 81 of 2008 are deemed applicable to this project. The

Government will award a separate contract for Design and Construction Safety Coordination.

During the Design Phase maximum cooperation will be granted to the nominated Safety

Coordinator to allow preparation of Safety and Coordination Plan and other documents required by Law.

- Sets of construction drawings on ISO A1 sheets. As a minimum the drawings must contain the following information, if applicable:

Cover sheet and index of drawings including vicinity map, and a general location plan;

Location layout indicating the route of existing utility lines, adjacent buildings and other facilities;

Architectural plan and details;

Building elevations;

Structural details as necessary;

Existing Lightning Protection System and grounding system: demolitions New Lightning Protection System and grounding system: plan, sections and details;

Panel wiring diagrams and panel layout;

All drawings shall be to scale, with graphic scale indicated. Dimensions and material identifications shall be clearly indicated. Drawings shall include all necessary notes and legends. All wording shall be in both English and Italian.

- Detailed technical report (in English and Italian) to include the following:

Detailed description of all works to be accomplished;

Method of accomplishment;

Materials and finishing;

Reference to norms and laws (both US and Italian) in force;

- For any excavations deeper than 6" (15 cm.), the Contractor must request the digging permit to the COR. This form will be provided to the Contractor at the pre-construction conference.

- Construction drawings, design analysis and technical report must be prepared and signed by professional engineers, within their respective expertise, registered in Italy, who will accept responsibility in accordance with Italian laws in force.

- All documents shall be submitted in paper and electronic format Autocad compatible for drawings, MS Office compatible for documents and in TIFF/PDF format for raster and pictures.

- The final submission shall include Certification of Compliance with Italian Norms. It will consist of the following statement, to be signed and stamped by a professional engineer:

“Having reviewed the definitive and detailed project No. AA1 00090-4, pertaining to “Bring to compliance LPS bldgs 3073, Ammunition Storage Area, Livorno, Italy”, I declare that I have ascertained that the technological system included therein comply with the applicable Italian norms.

DATE SIGNATURE

Esaminato il progetto definitivo e dettagliato No. AA1 00090-4 “Messa a norma dell’impianto di protezione scariche atmosferiche, Area Deposito Munizioni, Livorno, Italia”, dichiaro di aver accertato che strutture ed impianti tecnologici in esso contenuti rispondono alla vigente normativa italiana.

DATA FIRMA

- The final design submittal shall also be accompanied by the following statement, signed by a technically qualified representative of the construction contractor:

“I, undersigned __________, in the vest of __________, have reviewed the final design submittal of project _____________, prepared by __________, with particular reference to the drawings and technical specifications, and I have found it:

- complete;

- constructible;

- fully compliant with the Scope of Work;

- feasible within the terms of the contract.

I understand that the above mentioned design documents, once reviewed and accepted by the Government, will become contract documents. I also understand that if anything of the Scope of Work is missing in the design, my Company will still be obliged to perform.”

III. Drawings and documents provided to Contractor The following drawings are provided to the contractor with the purpose of showing the consistency of the facility where the work is planned. There is, however, no guarantee that the situation shown in the drawings exactly reflects the existing conditions. The drawings are provided in tiff format and will not be available in CAD format:

- A2 plans, elevation, section and details

- C2 Site layout

- C3 Sections

- C4 Details

- E1 Site plans and electrical services

- S1 Foundation plan, roof plan and detail A Geotechnical Report, done for a facility not far from bldg. 3073, is provided in pdf format (not available in .doc) for the structural calculation of the new LPS components.

IV. Technical Specification Technical Specification, are furnished to the Contractor to be used as the basis for design. The TS will be able to be modified/expanded/integrated as applicable only upon authorization of the Design COR. However integrations will be mandatory for sections which are not covered in what provided by the Government.

V. Applicable Codes

All applicable Italian Laws, Italian Codes and American Codes, in particular:

- Italian D.M. 37/08

- CEI EN 62305-1/2/3/4 “Protezione contro i fulmini”

- NFPA 780 “Standard for the installation of Lightning Protection Systems”

- Air Force Instruction 32-1065 “Grounding systems”

- Air Force Manual 91-201 “Explosives safety standards”

- DOD 6055.9-STD “DOD Ammunition and explosives safety standards”

- Department of the Army Pamphlet 385-64 “Ammunition and Explosives Safety Standards”

- NFPA 70 “National Electric Code”

- All applicable Italian CEI and European CEI EN norms

- UFC 4-010-01, Unified Facilities Criteria, Design: DOD Minimum Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings

- All other applicable Unified Facilities Criteria

- USAG Livorno Installation Design Guide, April 2009

VI. Submission Requirements.

(1) Prefinal Submission (60% Design Completion).

The prefinal submission will be delivered as per enclosed Progress Plan (enclosure 5) and will consist of the following elements in the quantities specified:

ELEMENT QUANTITY

Print copies of proposed Technical Specifications (additions/modifications will be highlighted)

2 sets (English)

Print copies of drawings 2 sets (English and Italian) Print copies of basis of design including survey report identifying all codes requirements and technical information/brochure related to the selected material/techniques.

2 sets (English only)

Prefinal design analysis 2 sets (Italian only) CD containing electronic (pdf) version of all documents above

(2) Final Design Submission (100% Design Completion).

The final design will be delivered as per enclosed Progress Plan and will consist of the following elements in the quantities specified for the project:

ELEMENT QUANTITY

a. Reproducible originals of final drawings including details as necessary to construct all features of the project, signed and stamped.

1 set (Title and Notes in English and Italian)

b. Compact disk, rewritable, containing:

1. The entire technical specifications (English and Italian) in a data format compatible with Word for Windows Software.

2. All project drawings in a data format compatible with Autocad Software

1 set

c. Compact disk, rewritable, containing:

1. The entire technical specifications (English and Italian) in a data format compatible with Adobe Acrobat Reader.

2. All project drawings in a data format compatible with Adobe Acrobat Reader.

1 set

d. Print copies of drawings 2 sets

e. Print copies of technical specifications 2 sets

f. Print copies of final design analysis 2 sets

g. Certification of Compliance with Italian norms, signed and stamped 2 originals

Documents at point a., b., and c. above will be delivered after the other documents have been checked and approved, and will incorporate any further comment or discovered deficiency.

VII. Design Review Meetings.

The Contractor is expected to attend a pre-design meeting, and review meetings after the preliminary submittal. All meetings will take place at the COR’s office, Bldg 5155, Supply and Maintenance Area, Livorno.

VIII. Design Review Comments.

In general, design review comments will be returned to designers within 15 calendar days from the date of receipt of design. Every submittal after the preliminary shall be accompanied by an annotated copy of the review comments.

Phase 2 (Construction) Description:

Provide construction of all features of the project as designed in phase 1 and approved, in accordance with proposed and approved design and progress plan. Construction will start upon final approval of design for each of the areas involved in the project, and will last as per the enclosed progress plan (enclosure 1).

General notes:

a. At the completion of the work, the following documents will be provided to the COR:

- Copy of the certification of each utility system, according to Italian D.M. 37/08 requirements; in addition to paper copy, provide a .pdf file of each certification, created by scanning the original document, stamped and signed, attachments included.

- Copy of the official test of each utility system performed by a licensed engineer/technician; in addition to paper copy, provide a .pdf file of each test report, created by scanning the original document, stamped and signed.

- Copy of the instruction manuals of the systems, if applicable.

- Copy of the As built drawings stamped and signed, in reproducible format; in addition to the reproducible copy provide electronic copies in CAD format (.dwg files) and in ADOBE ACROBAT format (.pdf files)

- All the other documents required in the Scope of Work

b. Compliance with laws, regulations, criteria. All design and construction work shall be performed in full accordance with applicable Italian and United States laws, regulations, codes, whichever is more restrictive at contract award date. Main criteria are listed under 2.e. This includes any required certification by engineers licensed in Italy.

c. The project is subject to D. Lgs. 81/08. The Safety & Coordination Plan will be prepared during the design phase. The contractor shall provide his/her Piano Operativo di Sicurezza (safety plan, complementary final plan) and comply with the requirements of above mentioned laws as well as with those all other applicable Italian safety laws.

d. Emergency Situations. Contractor will maintain the following documentation available and usable at the work site, to be provided by the COR:

- A copy of the Camp Darby Emergency Plan, to which contractor will refer in the case of the emergency conditions indicated in the plan itself.

- Base Grid Coordinates layout, with the work site highlighted.

- List of emergency telephone numbers.

e. Project Identification Sign. The contractor shall supply and install a sign identifying the project. The sign shall be of high-resistant plywood for outdoor installation, white painted.

The dimensions shall be 1200x2400x12 mm. The letters of the wording shall be uppercase, black color, 5 cm high, except the letters of the project title which shall be 10 cm.The sign shall be fixed to a structure made of any material provided it is lasting and in compliance with all safety requirements. The sign shall be well visible, with the lower side at 1.2 m from ground level.

f. The annexed Technical Specifications general sections Ia, Ib, and Attachment 1 are ruling, for what attains construction management, quality control and safety/security, and are not allowed to be modified by Contractor.

SECTION END

IMVI-LPW-F 1 July 2014

PERFORMANCE WORK SCHEDULE

1. Project AA1 00090-4, Bring to compliance LPS bldgs 3073, ASA, Livorno, Italy.

2. This project is made of one (1) Basic Project Item and no (0) Project Option Items.

3. This project shall be performed in two phases. The contract performance period for the entire contract (Phase 1 plus Phase 2) is as follows:

- Design Phase: 130 calendar days;

- Construction Phase: 60 calendar days.

Individual Notice to Proceeds will be released for each of the two phases.

a. Phase 1 (Design): This phase is managed by a Contracting Officer Representative, from the Directorate of Public Works (DPW), Engineering Services Branch. The US Government should not take longer than 15 days to provide review comments to the contractor for each planned submittal.

b. Phase 2 (Construction): This phase will be controlled by the COR from the DPW

Construction Management Branch, in accordance with documents approved in Phase 1.

Normally, construction can begin after the contractor has made all changes identified during the Government design review. However, the contractor may be allowed to proceed with construction while clarification and administrative comments are being incorporated into the design. The revisions can be approved by partial re-submittals.

c. The Notice to Proceed (NTP) date for the Design Phase will be established at the Pre- Performance Conference. After the final design submittal has been approved and it is time to start construction, the first phase is closed and a new Notice to Proceed is issued by the Contracting Officer to the contractor.

d. Phasing: Project phasing will be in accordance with the Milestones Plan at Enclosure 1, which is a Contract document.

Overall number of Calendar Days allowed will be in accordance with paragraph 3. This will include Government times as listed in the Milestone Plan at Enclosure 1.

e. General Installation Access Information: Once the contractor has been awarded the contract, he must apply for installation passes for each contract personnel requiring access for more than 60 calendar days to perform work. It takes a minimum of 30 working days from the date of application to the Security Office to be issued an installation pass. This strict access requirement will require more attention for scheduling and handling pass applications and shall be considered prior to submission of contractor’s proposal.

f. General Submittal Requirements:

(1) Government approval is required for extensions of design, critical materials, deviations, O&M manuals or those involving equipment whose compatibility with the entire system must be checked, and other items as designated by the Contracting Officer. Within the terms of the Contract Clause entitled “Specifications and Drawings for Construction,” they are considered to be “shop drawings.” The Contracting Officer’s approval of submittals shall not be construed as a complete check, but will indicate that the general method of construction, materials, detailing and other information are satisfactory. Approval will not relieve the Contractor of the responsibility for any error, which may exist, as the contractor is responsible for dimensions, the design of adequate connections and details, and the satisfactory construction of all work.

(2) Shop drawing submittals for Government approval are required for electrical, mechanical and LAN equipment to be installed and shall be made concurrently, and shall include layout drawings showing the equipment proposed to be furnished, including special foundations, duct work, piping and electrical conduit, superimposed on the building plans and elevation. Elevation views of the layout shall be included. The layouts shall be true to scale in both plan and elevation. The equipment shall be shown in its final position as recommended by the manufacturer and shall contain adequate dimensions to determine the location of all equipment proposed and areas required for maintenance indicated.

(3) Definitions and Examples: The examples provided below are not all-inclusive and are used only for illustration purposes.

(4) Extensions of design examples are fire alarm and sprinkler protection systems, prefabricated buildings, structural steel drawings, standing seam metal roof drawings, coordination studies such as short circuit analysis of contractor selected electrical equipment, etc.

(5) Critical materials are defined as materials, which must meet specific quality performance standards required by design parameters, the failure of which will have a major impact on the operation, maintenance, quality of life or life safety of the system. Examples of critical materials are coatings for cathodic protection of storage tanks, high-pressure piping and controls, acid and hazardous waste systems, or architectural finishes for customer approval.

(6) Deviations are any submittal by the construction contractor that varies from or are omitted from the construction contract specifications.

(7) Examples of equipment which must be checked for compatibility with existing systems or the entire new system are equipment for sewage treatment and water purification plants, energy management control systems, intrusion detection systems, power generation and distribution systems, etc.

SECTION END

Section E - Inspection and Acceptance

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

CLIN INSPECT AT INSPECT BY ACCEPT AT ACCEPT BY

0001 Destination Government Destination Government

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.246-12 Inspection of Construction AUG 1996

Section F - Deliveries or Performance

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC

0001 220 dys. ADC 1 W6LF USAG USA GARRISON LIVORNO

W6LF USAG USA GARRISON LIVORNO

BLDG 702 UNIT 31301

APO AE 09613

049-631-413-8182 FOB: Destination

W582TM

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.211-10 COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COMPLETION OF WORK (APR 1984)

The Contractor shall be required to (a) commence work under this contract within 10 calendar days after the date the Contractor receives the notice to proceed, (b) prosecute the work diligently, and (c) complete the entire work ready for use not later than 190 calendar days after the issuance of Notice to Proceed. The time stated for completion shall include final cleanup of the premises.

(End of clause)

ADDENDUM 52.211-10

(*) The aforementioned federal Acquisition regulation (FAR) clause 52.211-10 entitled “ COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION AND COMPLEITON OF WORK (APR 1984) is supplemented as follows:

-Two separate notice to proceed will be issued for design phase and construction phase

-The performance period for design phase is 130 calendar days from the issuance of the notice to proceed .

- The performance period for construction phase is 60 calendar days from the issuance of the notice to proceed.

-Two Notice to Proceed will be issued for design phase and construction phase.

CCE 236-4003 NOTICE TO PROCEED (March 2005)

The notice to proceed will be provided as indicated below:

[__________] The effective date of contract will constitute the date of notice to proceed.

[________X__] A notice to proceed letter will be issued.

[__________] The date of the letter transmitting the contract will constitute the date of the notice to proceed.

Section G - Contract Administration Data

Section H - Special Contract Requirements

SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

CONTRACTING OFFICER AUTHORITY

In no event shall any understanding or agreement between the Contractor and any Government employee, other than the Contracting Officer on any contract, modification, change order, letter of verbal direction to the Contractor be effective or binding upon the Government. All such actions must be formalized by a proper contractual document executed by an appointed Contracting Officer. The Contractor is hereby put on notice that in the event a Government employee, other than the Contracting Officer, directs a change in the work to be performed, or increases the scope of work to be performed, it is the Contractor's responsibility to make inquiry of the Contracting Officer before making the deviation. Payments will not be made without being authorized by an appointed Contracting Officer with the legal authority to bind the Government.

CONTRACT MANAGER

1. The contractor shall provide a contract manager who shall be responsible for the performance of work. The name of this person and an alternate(s) who shall act for the contractor when the manager is absent shall be designated in writing to the Contracting Officer or designee prior to start performance.

2. The contract manager or alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract.

3. The contract manager or alternate shall be available during normal duty hours within sixty (60) minutes to meet at the job site with the Contracting Officer or designee to discuss problem areas. The contractor shall provide to the Contracting Officer or designee the telephone number of the person(s) to call should the need arise.

4. The contract manager or alternate shall be capable of explaining the work operations and receiving instructions in the English language. The Contracting Officer shall have the right to determine without appeal of such decision, whether the proposed representative has sufficient technical and lingual capabilities and the Contractor shall immediately replace any individual not acceptable to the Contracting Officer.

ENTRY PASSES

1. Within 10 working days after contract award, the Contractor shall submit, to the COR, completed

Applications for USAREUR Installation Pass forms for each person that will be employed for the performance of this contract. The forms will be issued at the pre-performance meeting. The forms must be supported by the following documentation.

a. 2 photocopies of the personal identification document;

b. 1 passport size picture;

c. 1 certificato del casellario giudiziale or 1 certificato dei carichi pendenti.

2. Failure to obtain entry approval shall not affect the contract price and/or time of completion.

PERFORMANCE COORDINATION

Before starting performance, the Contractor SHALL coordinate the operation with the COR.

SUBSTITUTION OF PROPOSED FIRM(S)

If the award is made to a Permanent Pool of Firms (Consorzio Stabile), the Contractor shall make no substitution of the firm(s) that it has proposed to perform the work during the evaluation phase unless the firm(s) goes/go out of business. In this case, the Permanent Pool of Firms shall provide to the Contracting Officer the names of at least five (5) proposed substitutions with comparable or better qualification, past performance, and technical competence to the firm being replaced, and any additional information requested by the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer will notify the Contractor within ten (10) calendar days after receipt of all required information of the decision on substitution.

SUBCONTRACTING

The Contractor shall submit requests to subcontract any portion of work to be performed under this contract to the Contracting Officer for approval. The following documents shall be submitted for subcontract consent.

1. Description of Work to be subcontracted

2. Name(s) of the Subcontractor(s)

CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY

1. Contractor Supervision. Pursuant to FAR 52.236-6 Clause “SUPERINTENDENCE BY THE

CONTRACTOR (APRIL 1984)”, Contractor shall supervise his/her employees to ensure compliance with contract standards. Contractor or his/her representative shall be present at all times during work performance at contract site.

2. Host Nation Safety Requirements. In addition to the safety requirements set forth in FAR 52.236-13 Clause

“ACCIDENT PREVENTION (APRIL 1984)”, Contractor shall comply with Host Nation Safety Regulations.

If a prime contractor subcontracts work, the prime contractor will be responsible to verify the professional technical capabilities of its subcontractors in accordance with attachment XVII of Italian DLGS 81/2008. In case of conflict between Host Nation and US Standards, the more stringent standards shall govern.

3. Fire Protection and Prevention. The Contractor shall comply with fire protection and prevention regulation and fire defense plan prescribed for buildings in which work is to be performed. A copy of the regulation and plan is on file with the Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer Representative (COR).

4. NOTE: UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL CONTRACTOR STORE FLAMMABLE

MATERIAL WITHIN GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.

5. Lost Articles. Contractor shall be responsible in the event of theft by his personnel of Government property or personal property of Government personnel, civilian or military. All lost or misplaced articles found by his/her employees shall be turned in to the COR.

6. Protective Measures. In addition to FAR 52.236-9 “PROTECTION OF EXISTING VEGETATION, STRUCTURES, EQUIPMENT, UTILITIES, AND IMPROVEMENTS (APRIL 1984)”, Contractor shall provide barricades and precaution signs in both English and the Host Nation language for the safety of inhabitants and passers-by. Contractor shall be responsible for removal of furnishings and equipment as required for preparation of work sites as well as for reinstallation thereof. Contractor shall replace any furnishings and equipment at their original locations upon completion of contract work.

7. Building Security. Contractor employees shall assure that all equipment is de-energized and stored in designated storage areas together with supplies upon completion of work. When buildings are unoccupied – lights, water outlets, and blowers shall be turned off and windows closed and locked on a floor-to-floor basis as work progresses, followed by locking of all exterior doors upon completion of work. Keys to buildings shall be deposited with the COR. Contractor shall be responsible for any losses or damages arising from failure to secure buildings during and after working hours by his/her personnel.

8. Clean Up. In accordance with Contract Clause FAR 52.236-12 “CLEANING UP (APRIL 1984)”, Contractor shall be responsible for cleaning up. Accumulated dirt and debris shall be hauled off, and disposed of in accordance with Host Nation Law, at least once a week by the Contractor. Stairwells used by the Contractor during execution of work shall be cleaned daily. Cloths, mops, and brushes containing combustible materials shall be disposed of or stored outside of the buildings in tight, covered, metal containers. Paints and thinners shall not be poured into inlets of the interior or exterior sewage system.

Paints, stains, and other residues on adjacent surfaces or fixtures caused by the Contractor shall be carefully removed and cleaned to original finish. Upon completion of the work, the Contractor shall remove all construction equipment, materials, and debris resulting from contract work. The entire work site and the area used by the Contractor personnel shall be left clean.

9. Turn-in Salvage Material. The Contractor shall be responsible for salvage. All dismantled materials indicated for turn-in by the specification or as directed by the COR shall be enumerated in a roster prepared by the Contractor and turned in to Government disposal office/yard selected by COR. Contractor shall obtain a hand receipt for the materials turned in and attach the hand receipt to his final invoice. Turn-in times shall be as directed by the COR.

AS-BUILT DRAWINGS

The Contractor shall include as-built drawings as an element of work in its progress schedule.

The Contractor shall maintain at the job site one set of full-size prints of the contract drawings, accurately marked in red with adequate dimensions, to show all variations between the construction performed by the Contractor and those that are indicated or specified in the contract documents, including buried or concealed construction.

Special attention shall be given to recording the horizontal and vertical location of all buried utilities that differ from the contract drawings. Existing utility lines and features revealed during the course of construction shall also be accurately located and dimensioned. Variations in the interior utility systems shall be clearly defined and dimensioned; and coordinated with exterior utility connections at the building five-foot line, where applicable.

Existing topographic features which differ from those shown on the contract drawings shall also be accurately located and recorded. Where a choice of materials or methods is permitted herein, or where variations in scope or character of methods is permitted herein, or where variations in scope or character of work from that of the original contract are authorized, the drawings shall be marked to define the construction actually provided. The representations of such changes shall conform to standard drafting practice and shall include such supplementary notes, legends, and details as necessary to clearly portray the as-built construction.

The Contractor’s as-built drawings shall be available for review by the Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and Government Inspector at all times.

Upon completion of the work, the as-builts shall be certified and signed by the Contractor as being accurate, and delivered to the COR for approval and acceptance. Within 14 calendar days from receipt, the COR will review the as-builts and return, with comments, to the Contractor. The as-builts will be returned to the Contractor with an electronic copy of the original contract drawings in the CAD version. The Contractor shall update the original drawings as recorded during the construction phase and shall provide the following documentation.

a. One CAD electronic copy of the entire project in the as-built version certified by the Contractor as as- builts.

b. One PDF electronic copy of the entire project in the as-built version, certified by the Contractor as as- builts.

c. One printed copy on reproducible support (polyester) of the entire project, limited to the copies on which some modifications were made, to be provided with the same characteristics and format of the originals (certified by the Contractor as as-builts).

Requests for partial payments will not be approved if as-builts are not kept current

Requests for final payment will not be approved until the final corrected as-builts are delivered to the COR for final acceptance. The COR will review and perform final acceptance of the as-builts within 7 calendar days from receipt.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

1. General: The Contractor shall be responsible for providing a plan for the prevention of environmental pollution during and as a result of construction operations under this contract. During the Pre-Construction Conference, the Contractor will meet with representatives of the Contracting Officer to develop an understanding of the environmental pollution control program.

2. Protection of Land Resources: The land resources outside the limits of permanent work shall be preserved in its present condition, or restored to its original condition, after completion of construction. The Contractor shall confine his construction activities to areas defined by the plans or specifications.

3. Prevention of Landscape Defacement: Except in areas shown on plans or specified to be cleared, the

Contractor shall not deface, injure or destroy trees or shrubs, nor remove or cut them, without the written authorization from the Contracting Officer. Survey monuments or markers shall be protected before operations in the vicinity of the survey markers.

4. Restoration of Landscape Damage: Any landscape feature damaged by the Contractor’s operation shall be restored to its original condition at the Contractor’s expense. The Contracting Officer will decide what method of restoration shall be used.

5. Temporary Excavation and Embankments: If the Contractor proposes to construct temporary roads or embankments and excavations for plant and/or work areas, the Contractor shall submit for approval at least seven (7) calendar days prior to scheduled start of such temporary work:

a. A layout of all temporary roads, excavations and embankments to be constructed within the work area. b. Details of the completed borrow excavations.

6. Post-Construction Cleanup: The Contractor shall remove all signs of temporary construction such as haul roads, work areas, structures, foundations of temporary structures, and stockpiles of materials.

7. Protection of Water Resources: The Contractor shall not pollute streams or drainage courses with fuels, oils, bitumen, calcium chloride, acids, construction wastes, or other harmful materials. The Contractor is responsible for investigating and complying with all applicable local laws and directives concerning pollution. All work shall be performed so that objectionable conditions will not be created.

8. Erosion Control: Prior to the start of construction, the Contractor shall submit a plan for approval of the

Contracting Officer showing his methods for controlling erosion and disposing of wastes. Fills and waste areas shall be constructed by selective placement to eliminate silts or clays on the surface that will erode and contaminate adjacent streams and reservoirs.

9. Spillage: Special measures shall be taken to prevent chemicals, fuels, oils, greases, bituminous materials, waste washings, herbicides and insecticides, cement and other contaminants from contaminating the soil and ground water, or from entering streams.

10. Disposal: Disposal of any materials, wastes, effluents, trash, garbage, oil, grease, chemicals, etc., shall be subject to the approval of the Contracting Officer. Ground which has been contaminated by Contractor activities shall be excavated and disposed of as directed by the Contracting Officer, and replaced with suitable fill material, compacted and finished with top soil, at the Contractor’s expense.

ACCIDENT PREVENTION

1. In accordance with clause 52.236-13 "Accident Prevention," the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Safety and

Health Requirements Manual, EM 385-1-1 can be accessed at: http://www.usace.army.mil/inet/usace-docs/eng- manuals/em385-1-1/toc.htm

2. The Contractor will maintain an accurate record of, and will report to the Contracting Officer in the manner and on the forms prescribed by the Contracting Officer, all accidents resulting in death, traumatic injury, occupational disease, and damage to property, materials, supplies and equipment incident to work performed under this contract.

3. Compliance with the provisions of this article by subcontractors will be the responsibility of the Contractor.

4. Prior to commencement of the work, the Contractor may be required to;

a. submit in writing his proposals for effectuating provision for accident prevention;

b. meet in conference with representatives of the Contracting Office to discuss and develop mutual understandings relative to administration of the overall safety program.

HOT WORK PERMIT

The Contractor shall be responsible for coordinating with the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) to obtain a Hot Work Permit from the Directorate of Public Works (DPW) Fire Department before starting any work with an open flame.

UTILITY OUTAGES

The Contractor shall obtain the COR approval in ordre to perform any utility outage under this contract. Utility outages requests shall be submitted in writing to the COR at least 15 calendar days before any desired utility outage.

ASBESTOS

If the Contractor encounters material suspected of containing asbestos, the project manager shall note those materials and inform the COR on a daily basis. The Contractor shall treat suspected materials as if they contain asbestos until an analysis is possible. The Government will provide the analysis.

GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED UTILITIES

1. Utilities. Water and electrical power required for the execution of this project will be made available to the

Contractor without charge, in accordance with the contract clause “AVAILABILITY AND USE OF UTILITY SERVICES (APRIL 1984), FAR 52.236-14. Necessary connections to lines shall be made by the

Contractor without additional cost to the Government. Electrical connections or temporary installations shall be made in accordance with VDE 0100. No other material, equipment, or services shall be furnished by the Government unless expressly stated elsewhere herein.

2. Telephones. Telephone facilities shall be made available without charge at a location designated by the Contracting Officer to make calls within the military reservation areas only. Use of telephones in family quarters by the Contractor or his/her employees or Sub-Contractors is strictly prohibited.

TIME EXTENSIONS FOR UNUSUALLY SEVERE WEATHER

1. This requirement specifies the procedure for determining time extensions for unusually severe weather, in accordance with the Contract Clause FAR 52.249-10 – DEFAULT (FIXED PRICE CONSTRUCTION). In order for the Contracting Officer to award a time extension under this clause, the following conditions must be satisfied:

a. The weather experienced at the project site during the contract period must be found to be unusually severe, that is, more severe than the adverse weather anticipated for the project location during any given month.

b. The unusually severe weather must actually cause a delay to the completion of the project. The delay must be beyond the control, and without the fault and negligence, of the Contractor.

2. The following schedule of monthly anticipated adverse weather delays for the project location is based on the Italian Weather Agency (Bollettino Meteorologico) and will constitute the base line for monthly weather time evaluations. The Contractor’s progress schedule must reflect these anticipated adverse weather delays in all weather dependent activities.

Monthly Anticipated Adverse Weather (Calendar Days)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 8 7 10 8 5 3 3 3 5 10 10 8

3. Upon acknowledgement of the Notice to Proceed (NTP) and continuing throughout the contract, the

Contractor shall record on the daily Contractor Quality Control (CQC) report, the occurrence of adverse weather and resultant impact to normally scheduled work. Actual adverse weather delay days must prevent work on critical activities for 50 percent or more of the Contractor’s scheduled work day.

4. The number of actual adverse weather delay days shall include days impacted by actual adverse weather, even if the adverse weather occurred in the previous month, be calculated chronologically from the first to the last day of each month, and be recorded as full days. If the number of actual adverse weather delay days exceeds the number of days anticipated in paragraph 2 above, the Contracting Officer will convert any qualifying delays to calendar days, giving full consideration for equivalent fair weather work days, and issue a modification for time, in accordance with the FAR 52.249-10 –…