Attachment1Technicalspecifications.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

United States ARMY GARRISON VICENZA

UNIT 31301, BOX 56

APO AE 09613

PROJECT # ES-00075-8P

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Consisting of 10 pages

MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF FENCES,

USAG-ITALY, DMC

28 February 2018

INDEX

Chapter I - General Provisions

Chapter II - Specific task

Chapter III - Description of works

Chapter IV - Special requirements

Enclosure A - Minimum ammunition storage area safety/security requirements

CHAPTER I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

1.01. SCOPE OF WORK: The Contractor shall perform the maintenance and repair of interior and exterior fences in accordance with Italian Laws and UFC 4-022-03.

1.02. LOCATION OF SERVICES: The mentioned service shall be performed in USAG-ITALY, DMC area and it shall be performed via the issuance of Delivery Order requests.

1.03. HOURS OF OPERATION: The normal working hours shall be from 08:00 to 17:00, Monday through Friday, excluding Italian and U.S. Federal holidays.

1.04. QUALITY OF WORK. Contractor work shall be performed in a workmanlike manner by skilled labor in strict compliance with the drawings and specifications. The Contractor shall be responsible for the professional ability of his personnel, as well as, that of any subcontractors. Any deviations from the contract specifications and drawings will result in the demolition and reconstruction of the work as required by the specifications. Any unforeseen difficulty encountered by the Contractor in the execution of a given task order will be notified in writing to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) along with the proposal of adequate solutions.

1.05. WORK PHASING.

1.05.1. Work schedule. Whenever the nature of the contract and the work location are such that the work is to be performed in an area assigned to activities and services that cannot be interrupted, work shall be scheduled with concurrence of COR in such a manner as to cause the least possible inconvenience to the normal operations of mentioned activities and services.

1.05.2. Work site protection. The Contractor is responsible for maintaining a secure work site: signs, obstructions, night lights and any other item necessary to preclude access to unauthorized personnel to the job site and avoid injury to all personnel.

1.05.3. Utilities Cut-Offs. As a rule, the cut-off of power and other utilities (water, sewage, heating system, etc.) is not allowed. All temporary connections, necessary to insure continuous power distribution shall be provided by Contractor. If cut-offs are necessary, they shall not exceed the period of time strictly needed to make the temporary connections. Cuts-offs shall be coordinated between the Contractor and the COR prior to execution, the optimal notification period is at least 15 days in advance.

1.05.4. Alarm, telephone and television systems. Disconnection of alarm, telephone and television systems, is strictly prohibited. Should these items, which may not appear on the drawings, interfere with the contract work, they shall be temporarily diverted and fed by means of temporary connections to be adequately protected. The Contractor shall furnish and install, temporary connections in coordination with the COR.

1.05.5. Temporary Protections. The Contractor shall furnish and install, at no cost to the US Government, temporary protections to permit, in some particular areas, the performance of activities that cannot be interrupted or transferred.

1.06. SAFETY LAWS. All work described in these specifications shall be accomplished in strict compliance with the existing Italian safety laws.

1.07. TRANSLATION AND TITLE ABBREVIATION. The terms COR of these specifications is equivalent to the American term "Contracting Officer's Representative".

1.08. CONTRACTOR PROJECT MANAGER. The Contractor shall assign a project manager and alternate manager(s) for the project with full authority to act as the Contractor’s agent. The Contractor shall submit, in writing, to the COR the name, title, office/home telephone number of the assigned individuals no later than seven calendar days after the contract award date. Subsequent changes to these designations shall be notified, in writing, to the COR within the first working day after the change.

1.09. CONTRACTOR IDENTIFICATION:

1.9.1. Prior to commencement of contract performance, the Contractor shall furnish the COR in writing and in triplicate, a list of the personnel identified for work under the contract. The list shall contain:

1.9.2. Name and address of each employee.

1.9.3. Identification Document or driving license number of each employee.

1.9.4. Copy of personnel register.

1.9.5. “Centro per l’impiego” Identification Document

1.9.6. The Contractor shall furnish a list of private and commercial vehicles which will be used in conjunction with contract work. The list shall be submitted together with the list of personnel and shall contain:

a. Make of vehicle.

b. Model and year of manufacture.

c. License Plate Number.

1.9.7. The Contractor shall obtain entry passes for each employee and he shall inform his personnel that they may be subjected to search when entering or leaving the installation at the discretion of the Installation Commander. Upon completion of the contract work or upon employee termination the Contractor shall return all passes to the Contracting Officer or the COR.

1.10. CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL.

1.10.1. The contractor shall not employ any person for work under this contract if such person is identified to the contractor by the Contracting Officer as a potential threat to the health, safety, security, general well being or operational mission of the installation and its population. The contractor shall not transfer or rehire any American National employee whose employment is terminated for cause under this contract to any other job or position under any contract held by the contractor within the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense. The contractor shall not employ any person who is an employee of the United States Government if the employment of that person would create a conflict of interest. In the event it becomes necessary to replace any contract personnel for any of the above reasons, the contractor shall not be reimbursed for costs associated with such removal including the costs for replacement of any personnel so removed. The contractor shall inform the COR in writing within 5 working days of any incidents of misconduct by their employees that violate laws of the USA or the Host Nation.

1.10.2. The contractor shall be responsible for obtaining any necessary licenses and permits to comply with any applicable U.S. and host nation laws, codes, and regulations. The contractor shall be responsible for the professional ability of his personnel. The contractor shall ensure all employees driving on base are required to have a valid driver’s license. The contractor shall ensure that employees maintain proper personal hygiene and a neat, professional appearance while in the performance of their duties. The contractor’s employees shall be recognizable by wearing distinctive clothing bearing the name of the company or by wearing appropriate badges, which contain the company name and employee name.

CHAPTER II

SPECIFIC TASK

2.01. STATEMENT OF WORK. Furnish all plant, labor, equipment, material and transportation necessary to perform the repair/replacement the boundary fences as required.

2.02. CLEANING OF THE WORK SITE. The Contractor shall clean up the work site at the completion of the specific task, or at the close of each Contract workday, whichever comes first, and dispose of all waste generated in the performance of this contract in accordance with current regulations and Italian laws. Debris material shall be transported to a disposal site selected at Contractor’s care and expense. A delivering certification shall be shown for each transportation so to leave the work site completely cleaned. No additional cost can be required by Contractor for the distance from work site to the dumping area.

2.03. WORK PHASES. Work shall be performed in a methodical and orderly way and in case of interference with occupants activities, work performance shall be scheduled jointly to Contracting Officer Representative (COR), in order to cause the minimum inconvenience both to occupants and Contractor. At the end of each working day, the conditions of the external fence shall, at any time, ensure the necessary security of each installation against any intrusion.

2.03.1. Only for maintenance and/or repairing works concerning the ASA perimetral fence, north side along via Pisorno, Contractor shall obtain, at his own care and expense, the working permit on public property by the Comune di Pisa proper offices. Copy of authorization shall be delivered to COR at least two days before the work starting date".

CHAPTER III

DESCRIPTIONS OF WORKS

3.01. REMOVAL OF DAMAGED FENCES: During the replacement of the damaged fence, foundations of the existing poles shall be removed from the ground and taken to a public dump chosen by Contractor. He will provide the COR with copies of the following documents:

- Authorization to transport construction and demolition waste;

- Authorization of the landfill;

- 4th copy of Formulario di Identificazione del Rifiuto.

3.01.1 Waste Manifest. All transported waste will be accompanied by the Formulario di Identificazione del

Rifiuto (waste manifest) to ensure a complete audit trail from point of origin to ultimate disposal. The waste manifest must be completed in quadruplet, all dated and signed by the waste generator and countersigned by the transporter. The first copy of the manifest will remain with the waste generator; of the remaining three copies, (countersigned and dated by the receiver), the second copy will remain with the transporter, the third copy will remain with the receiver, and the fourth copy must be returned by the transporter to the waste generator within 3 months of delivery of the waste to the disposal/treatment facility.

3.01.2. All the ferrous material resulting from the work execution shall be dumped, at Contractor’s care & expense, in the areas shown by COR inside Camp Darby area. Contractor shall eliminate the hazard created by sharp material (concertina & barbed wire) by packing it with industrial metal strips so to avoid that this dangerous material could unwind inside the cited dumper areas. All disposal cost, licenses and permits for this work is the responsibility of the Contractor. Finally, all holes left on the ground shall be filled with soil.

3.02. APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS. The following publications of the issues listed below, but referred to thereafter by basic designation only, form a part of this specification to the extent indicated by the reference there to:

3.02.1. Unificazione Italiana:

UNI 4148-74 Unalloyed steel seamless and welded tubes for gas threads-Medium series tubes

UNI 5745 Hot galvanized of steel pipes

UNI 5744-66 Hot-applied metal coating-dip coating zinc on ferrous material different articles.

3.03. GENERAL. Manufacturer’s standard items shall be furnished insofar as applicable to the type shown on drawings and in accordance with the following:

3.03.1. Materials. Concrete pouring for the work specified in these specifications shall have the following indicative mix unless different requirements are provided:

Fine sand 0.1-2 mm 300 Kg Coarse sand 2-7 mm 600 Kg Crushed rock 7-15 mm 450 Kg Gravel 15-25 mm 450 Kg Cement, class 325 360 Kg Water 210 l

Sand shall be free from slime, and the organic matter contents shall not exceed the limit established by Ministerial Decree 3/6/1968.

Concrete shall have the following characteristics:

Lean concrete:

- 28-day characteristic cubic strength: Rck min. 15 N/mm2

Concrete for structural elements:

- 28-day characteristic cubic strength: Rck min. 30 N/mm2 (25/30 class– UNI EN 206 )

- exposure class: Rck E XC1– XC2-UNI EN 206

- water/cement ratio: max 0.60

- aggregates: normal type

- consistency type: S5

- chloride content class: Cl 0.20

3.03.2 Batches. Batches shall be prepared and hauled so as to avoid segregation of the components, or a premature start of curing at the time of concrete placement. The casting must be adequately compacted and vibrated.

The concrete surface must be kept moist for a minimum 3 days period. Concrete shall not be placed when the temperature is less than 0 degrees C.

3.03.3 Norms. In addition to what specified on the drawings in these specifications, the requirements of law 5/11/1971 and of D.M. 14/1/2008 “Norme Techniche per le Costruzioni” (technical norms for constructions) apply.

3.03.4. Chain-link fabric. The wire net shall have a galvanization equal to 360 gr. of zinc/1 mq of effective surface. The dimension of the mesh, of the wire and the height of the net are shown on the enclosed drawing. Top selvedge shall have twisted and barbed finish.

3.03.5. Steel posts, braces, and gate frames shall conform to UNI 4148 Medium Series Tubes. Posts, braces and gate frames shall be of the sizes and shapes shown on the drawings. All steel parts, including extension arms, shall be zinc-coated after fabrication with an average coating weight of 400 grams of zinc per square meter of actual surface, in accordance with UNI 5745.

3.03.6. Wires. All wires shall be of steel unless as otherwise specified on the drawings, with an average coating of 350 grams of zinc per square meter of actual surface, in accordance with UNI 5744.

a. Barbed wire. Each barbed wire shall consists of two wires, twisting between them, 2,4 mm.

diam., with 4 points strands, leveled every 10 cm

b. Tension Wire. Shall be of the size indicated and shall have a minimum tensile strength of 6000 kg per square cm.

c. Tie Wire for attaching fabric to top reinforcing wire and to intermediate posts shall be of size shown on drawings.

NOTE: Certificates indicating compliance with standards UNI 5744 and 5745, issued by the firms that have performed zinc coating, shall be submitted to the COR.

3.03.7. Concertina. It shall be Mil-B-52775B Type II Concertina (Mil-B-52775B Type II): Type II, double roll, manufactured strictly in compliance with the US Military regulations for general utilizations of barbed wire obstacles. Obstacles of barbed tapes shall consist of rolls having 750 mm. diameter the external one and 600 mm. the internal one.

Made of tapes AISI 301, stainless steel of the anti-magnetic type, hardening Rockwell (30N) 50-55. The stainless steel tapes shall be 0.64 mm. thick and 32 mm. wide before the construction of the barbed wire. The grouped points shall consist of four (4) corrugated points, 100 mm. on the middle. The points shall be opposite and distant 3.8 mm. and 11.4

mm. from the middle of the tape. Each length from point to point shall be 60 mm. Rolls shall have (21/24) points, one more or less, per each knot and each roll consist of 33 ends. Adjacent loops shall be connected to each other permanently through 4 trends made of stainless steel 7x7 wires, 1.2x2 mm. minimum diameter. Metallic wire plaits shall fix the distance between knots, spaced 600 mm. each roll covers 20m.

Double coil stainless steel shall be placed on the support arms installed on tops of chain link fence. When emplaced, the concertina wire coils shall form a double helix, one inside the other. Contractor shall make sure that the black plastic tip straps are towards the top of unit. The twister wire shall be used to attach the concertina to the two outside strands of barbed wire at every point where the coils cross each of the two outside barbed wire strands at interval of 60 cm. Attach the successive units to each other to form one continuous obstacle. Installation of the concertina shall also be in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions.

3.04. FENCE REPLACING PHASES. Fencing shall be replaced as indicated on the enclosed drawing. Contractor shall:

3.04.1. Remove the old fence, including tension wire, barbed wire and concertina.

3.04.2. Total removal of support posts, concrete basement included.

3.04.3. Demolish and remove the curb or foundations in the concerned place.

3.04.4. Excavation for post bases.

3.04.5. Furnish and install new hot zinc coated steel support posts, including barbed wire outriggers and concertina, bracers, corner posts and stretchers. Included are labor and material for construction of post bases.

3.04.6. Furnish and install hot zinc coated steel tension wire, as shown on the drawings.

3.04.7. Furnish and install new chain link wire mesh and concertina.

3.04.8. Furnish and install wire mesh, concertina, hot zinc coated barbed wire and tie wire, as indicated on the drawings.

3.04.9. Furnish and install steel blocks for fence anchorage to the ground. Three anchor shall be installed between posts, as shown on the drawings.

3.04.10. Clean and backfill the ground, including backfilling of old foundation holes.

3.04.11. Furnish and install material necessary for fence grounding wires for lightening strikes.

3.05. EXCAVATION AND LEVELLING.

3.05.1. Ground leveling. Prior to starting the new fence installation, the ground shall be accurately leveled lengthwise, between each pair of consecutive posts, so as to obtain an even laying surface. When the anchors have been installed, the fence bottom shall not be in contact with the ground, but it shall hang from 2 to 5 cm. above it.

3.05.2. Excavation for post bases and other concrete-embedded items shall be of the dimensions indicated.

Waste material from excavation shall be spread where directed by the COR. Post base holes shall be cleared of loose material.

3.06. POST SETTING. Concrete foundations shall be poured in place directly in the ground, without interposition of forms of any type. Foundations shall be thoroughly compacted so as to be free of voids and to improve the connection with the ground. Posts shall be set plumb and true to line. Concrete shall cure a minimum of 72 hours before any further work is done on the posts. The posts shall be filled with concrete, unless their tops have been closed with welded and galvanized steel covers.

3.07. BRACING. Reinforced line posts and corner posts shall be braced with horizontal compression members securely attached to posts and with hot galvanized tension rods with turnbuckles. Corner posts shall be braced in both directions.

A braced post shall be installed wherever indicated on the drawings.

3.08. GALVANIZED SUPPORT ARMS shall be installed so as to accommodate the barbed wires and the concertina;

the arms shall be welded to the post external side, as indicated on the drawings.

3.09. TENSION WIRES shall be installed prior to erection of chain-link fabric and shall be pulled taut. Tension wires shall be installed as shown on drawings.

3.10. FABRIC shall be installed on the posts external side. It shall be pulled taut and secured to the top middle and bottom wires at intervals of no more than 60 cm on centers and to the intermediate posts at intervals of no more than 60

cm. on centers with wire ties.

3.11. BARBED WIRE shall be installed on support arms above the fabric. The method of securing wire shall be positive and complete at each contact. Each strand shall be pulled taut and securely fastened to the support arms by wire ties.

3.12. ANCHORS. The fence bottom shall be fastened to the ground by 100 cm long steel anchors driven into the ground. The anchors shall consists of 14 mm diam. steel bars FEB 38K with four 3 mm thick sheet metal discs welded to the bars. The discs shall be spaced as indicated on the drawings, and shall be of the following diameters from the bottom upwards: 42, 55, 68, 81 mm. diameter steel rod and shall lock the bottom wire and one fabric mesh.

3.13. WELDING. Welding of support brackets, stirrups, plates and any other items to the supporting posts shall be previously performed before hot galvanizing.

3.14. FENCE GROUNDING. The wire mesh shall be grounded at the two sides of each gate and of each fence section where the mesh is intersected by overhead electrical lines. The two rods at the sides of gates shall be interconnected by 25 sq. mm. annealed copper conductor laid in a trench 60 cm. below ground level. The gate ground rods shall be of copper plated steel, 19 mm. diameter, 450 cm. long. Two sections of 25 sq.mm. annealed copper conductor of different lengths shall be welded to each gate ground rod. The shorter section of the conductor shall be connected to a post bolt, and from there to a bolt of the gate sash if adjacent. Connection shall be made by 30x4 mm. flexible copper strand jumper. The above mentioned bolts shall be galvanized, 10 mm. diameter, previously welded to the steel mass so that they are approximately 10 cm. above the ground level. The longer section of the conductor shall be connected to the three tension wires and to the three barbed wires. The connection to the post and gate bolts, and to the three tension wires shall be made by pressure type brass cable terminals and connectors. The connection to the barbed wires shall be made in the same way. Grounding rods shall be housed in rectangular pits provided with traffic type covers.

NOTE: All material will be furnished by the Contractor.

CHAPTER IV

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

4.01. QUALITY CONTROL. The Contractor shall establish a Quality Control program apart from the supervising system to assure the requirements of the contract are met as specified and accomplished in a professional, workmanlike and timely manner. The Contractor shall maintain an internal inspection system. The program shall include identification and clearly defined authority of the personnel under the Contractor’s organization. The quality control inspection system shall encompass general and specific tasks included in the contract scope of work. It shall specify tasks or areas to be inspected on either a scheduled or unscheduled basis, and the manner in which inspections are to be conducted. A method of documenting and enforcing quality control operations for prime or subcontractor work shall be established.

The quality control plan shall be submitted to COR for approval within 15 calendar days from contract award.

4.02. INSPECTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT. The inspections will be conducted by the COR within one working day after the completion of work. The COR will report to Contractor all deficiencies noticed upon completion of inspection. Contractor’s presence may be required.

4.02.1. In case of deficiencies the Contractor shall take appropriate corrective actions within one working day after the inspection.

4.02.2. Upon correction of deficiencies, the COR shall conduct the final inspection at the presence of the Contractor or his representative. In the event of unsatisfactory/non acceptable work, the COR shall notify the Contracting Officer (KO) with a written report of the failure of the final inspection.

4.03. DELIVERY ORDER. Each delivery order could be perform on all the above said installations at the same time.

Work to be performed will be requested by USA Government by Delivery Orders specifying the work location, the work extent and the estimated completion date. Contractor shall start work performance from the Notice to Proceed date issued within 10 calendar days from the Delivery Order e-mail receiving.

Delivery Orders shall be sent to the Contractor via e-mail. After contract award, the Contractor shall provide the email address to which this office will address the abovementioned Delivery Orders. The Contractor shall keep his email in operation from 08.00 to 17.00 hours and shall provide an alternate email address immediately if the first address becomes inoperative.

4.04. On each Delivery Order shall be authorized the following minimum and maximum quantities for every projected type of work and its respective execution time (day means a working day composed of 8 working hours):

4.04.1. Replacement of the complete fence posts with support and foundation:

Unit Completion time Minimum quantity: 1 ea. 4 hours Maximum quantity: 10 ea. 4 days

4.04.2. Replacement of the complete corner posts with support and foundation:

Minimum quantity: 1 ea. 6 hours Maximum quantity: 3 ea. 2 days

4.04.3. Replacement of top post support:

Minimum quantity: 1 ea. 3 hours Maximum quantity: 20 ea. 2 days

4.04.4 Replacement of barbed wire and concertina wire:

Minimum quantity: 3.00 lm. 1 day Maximum quantity: 300.00 lm. 20 days

4.04.5. Replacement of barbed wire (the lm. (linear meters) unit is to be considered as the development of the interior fence including the 6 barbed wire installed in the fence top section. Consequently, each lm. (linear meters) of barbed wire replacement shown in Technical Specifications corresponds to 6 lm. of development of the same):

Unit Completion time

Maximum quantity: 300.00 lm. 30 days

4.04.6. Replacement of concertina wire only:

Maximum quantity: 300.00 lm. 20 days

4.04.7. Replacement of chain link fence wire inclusive of fence grounding. The replacement of green mesh already installed on the perimetral fence shall be included if it is involved in the portion to be replaced (green mesh and plastic clamps will be provided by Government):

Unit Completion time Minimum quantity: 3.00 lm. 5 hours Maximum quantity: 200.00 lm. 20 days

4.04.8. Replacement of turnbuckle:

Minimum quantity: 1 ea. 1 hours Maximum quantity: 50 ea. 2 days

4.04.9. Replacement of tension rod:

Minimum quantity: 1 ea. 1 hours Maximum quantity: 25 ea. 2 day

In case in a single Task Order has type of work with different completion times, the Contractor shall perform the Task Order within the longer completion time. The sum of the different completion times is permitted only for the correlated works.

Completion time: In case the quantity of surface to be performed in a Task Order is between the minimum and maximum authorized quantities, the expected execution time will be calculated as per following formula:

Expected execution time = Surface to be treated X execution time of the maximum quantity Maximum quantity

In case of decimals they shall be rounded up.

4.05. The work described at the paragraphs above shall be performed in the Livorno American Military Community, which includes the following installations:

a. Camp Darby b. Ammunition Storage Area

b. Depot Area c. Training Area