Attachment 1Technical specifications_sidewalks (003).pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

United States ARMY GARRISON VICENZA

UNIT 31301, BOX 56

APO AE 09613

PROJECT # ES – 00189 - 7P

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Consisting of 11 pages

MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF DMC SIDEWALKS

PREPARED BY APPROVED BY

Arch. GIANNI BATTINI

USAG-ITALY, DPW - OPS & MNT B&G

Engineering Technician Civil

01 July 2020

KRUSE.CHAR

LES.B.IV.1229

565563

Digitally signed by

KRUSE.CHARLES.B.IV.1

229565563 Date: 2020.07.22 16:14:31 +02'00'

INDEX

Chapter I - General Provisions

Chapter II - Work description

Chapter III - 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 Darby Military Community sidewalks. The contractor shall furnish all plant, labor, equipment and transportation necessary for the accomplishment of the work described in these specifications. In addition to what specified on the drawings and in these specifications, the requirements set forth by the following norms apply:

1. UNI 9065 (replaced by UNI EN 1338)

2. UNI EN 1338 Appendix from C to G

3. Regio Decreto n. 2234 del 16/11/39

1.02. LOCATION OF THE WORK: The work shall be performed in USAG-ITALY, Darby Military Community area and it shall be performed via the issuance of Task Order issued against the requirement type contract.

1.03. HOURS OF OPERATION: The normal working hours shall be from 08:15 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. 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.

i. 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 to cause the least possible inconvenience to the normal operations of mentioned activities and services.

ii. 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, A wrong or no evaluation of all requirement specified above, does not constitute grounds for a request for additional compensation.

iii. Traffic controls. To arrange for temporary closure of the road or sidewalks using warning signs during day and night for the time strictly necessary to perform the work. Contractor shall be provide for all temporary means necessary to permit the partial road utilization (alternate one-way traffic) during the work phases to the complete material curing.

iv. Quality control daily report. At the end of each work day the Contractor shall prepare a signed report showing that the quality of work performed is acceptable and the products are properly applied. Above report shall be received weekly and submitted to COR.

v. Work progress report. Daily, the Contractor shall prepare a signed work progress report indicating the work performed of each category and its percentage. This report shall be submitted with the quality control daily report.

vi. 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.

vii. 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.

viii. 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. Contract work shall be in compliance with all applicable Italian criteria, particularly with D.Lgs 81/2008 and all successive modifications and integrations, as well as with all applicable norms. The contractor shall provide:

i. copy of POS (“Piano Operativo della Sicurezza”, in accordance with D.Lgs n.81-2008) before starting with any work order under this contract;

ii. C.C.I.A.A. Camera di commercio, industria, artigianato e agricoltura (Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Crafts and Agriculture) Certificate;;

iii. Declaration which attest the use of equipments and tools “CE” marked, included their list;

iv. List of DPIs provided to the workers;

v. Worker’s sanitary certifications (for any operator employed);

vi. DURC;

vii. Copy of owner’s certification about “Dichiarazione di non essere oggetto di provvedimenti di sospensione o interdittivi di cui all’art.14 del D.Lgs n.81-2008”

viii. Copy of material safety data sheet of all cleaning products

1.07. 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.

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

1.09. 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.

1.10. CONTRACTOR IDENTIFICATION:

1.10.1. 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:

1.10.2. Name and address of each employee.

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

1.10.4. Copy of personnel register.

1.10.5. “Centro per l’impiego” Identification Document

1.10.6. 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.

1.10.7. 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.

1.11. CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL.

1.11.1. 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.

1.11.2. 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.

1-12 DAMAGES. Any US Government real estate or property damaged by the Contractor during the work course shall be repaired by him, at no cost to the US Government, prior to the contract expiration date. The damaged property shall be rehabilitated in such a manner as to totally restore it to the conditions existing prior to the damage. To avoid onerous restoration, Contractor, before starting excavation or demolition work, shall obtain from the COR sufficient information (through verbal explanation, survey or drawings, as required), to locate any invisible structure or utility line existing in the work site.

1.13 SUPPLY OF WATER AND ELECTRIC POWER. The US Government will make available to the Contractor form existing outlets all reasonably required amounts of water and electric power, at no cost to the Contractor. Locations and types of necessary temporary connections and service lines, which shall be at Contractor's responsibility, will be subjected to the preliminary approval of the COR. The time, hour and maximum length of water or electric power outage periods required to make or remove temporary connections, as well as any other utility service interruption necessary during the work course, shall be scheduled ahead of time with concurrence of COR.

1.14 CONTRACTOR MANPOWER REPORTING : The Contractor shall report ALL Contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of works provided under this contract for the Maintenance and Repair of DMC sidewalks via a secure data collection site. The Contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address: www.sam.gov. Reporting inputs shall be for the labor performed during the period of performance during each Government FY, which runs from October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year, beginning with 2020. . If contract period of performance ends prior to September 30, the Contractor has 30 calendar days from end date of the contract to complete the CMRA requirement.

CHAPTER II

WORK DESCRIPTION

2.01 WORK TO BE PERFORMED: Contractor shall manage and provide all equipment, tools and labor necessary to performance the services called for by these specifications. Required services include Maintenance and Repair of Darby Military Community sidewalks as detailed below:

Replacement existing sidewalks self blocks, geotextile and sand;

Replacement existing prefabricated curbs;

Replacement existing sidewalks self blocks, geotextile, sand and prefabricated curbs.

2.02 TASKS

i. Line ITEM 0001 Replacement existing sidewalks self blocks, geotextile and sand. Loading and transport to public landfill shall be included- Quantity 100 Sqmt for year, –

ii. Line ITEM 0002 Replacement existing prefabricated curbs. Loading and transport to public landfill shall be included- Quantity 50 LM for year

iii. Line ITEM 0003 Replacement existing sidewalks self blocks, geotextile, sand and prefabricated curbs.

Loading and transport to public landfill shall be included- Quantity 100 Sqmt for year

2.03 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Line ITEM 0001

The contractor must proceed with the removal, loading, transport and disposal to a public landfill of the self-locking blocks, sand and geotextile present. The contractor will have to reshape the parts of the base course of the portion of the sidewalk previously removed with stabilized quarry material of suitable grain size. The base course prepared in this way must be compacted by an adequate compactor of suitable dimensions. Any deficiencies of the base course laying layer shall be fixed.

Geotextile shall be 100% polypropylene fibers, uninterrupted wire, cohered by plain mechanical needling, without utilizing glues or heat treatments of any kind.

BLOCKS INSTALLATION. After the laydown of the Geotextile, Contractor shall spread 3 cm thick layer of ordinary sand on it, which will be smoothed off by straightedge and screen. Subsequently, the concrete blocks shall be placed. At the completion of this operation, the pavement shall be compacted solely by means of a vibrating plate, and joints filled with dry sand applied by brooms. The concrete blocks to be used for the new pavements shall be 6 cm thick, of same dimensions and type of the existing sidewalks. The new self block must have the same characteristic as the existing ones.

Line ITEM 0002

The contractor will have to proceed with the removal, loading, transport and disposal to a public landfill of the damaged prefabricated curbs. The contractor will have to install the new prefabricated curbs equal in size to the existing one by using 350 kg cement mortar. of concrete R32.5, including grouting the joints and will have to proceed with the arrangement, if necessary, of the sidewalk and / or ground parts that have been removed for the new installation.

Line ITEM 0003

The contractor must proceed with the removal, loading, transport and disposal to a public landfill of the self-locking blocks, sand and geotextile present. The contractor will have to reshape the parts of the base course of the portion of the sidewalk previously removed with stabilized quarry material of suitable grain size. The base course prepared in this way must be compacted by an adequate compactor of suitable dimensions. Any deficiencies of the base course laying layer shall be fixed.

Geotextile shall be 100% polypropylene fibers, uninterrupted wire, cohered by plain mechanical needling, without utilizing glues or heat treatments of any kind.

BLOCKS INSTALLATION. After the laydown of the Geotextile, Contractor shall spread 3 cm thick layer of ordinary sand on it, which will be smoothed off by straightedge and screen. Subsequently, the concrete blocks shall be placed. At the completion of this operation, the pavement shall be compacted solely by means of a vibrating plate, and joints filled with dry sand applied by brooms. The concrete blocks to be used for the new pavements shall be 6 cm, of same dimensions and type of the existing sidewalks. The new self block must have the same characteristic as the existing ones.

The contractor will have to proceed with the removal, loading, transport and disposal to a public landfill of the damaged prefabricated curbs. The contractor will have to install the new prefabricated curbs equal in size to the existing one by using 350 kg cement mortar. of concrete R32.5, including grouting the joints and will have to proceed with the arrangement, if necessary, of the sidewalk and / or ground parts that have been removed for the new installation.

2.07 MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS.

Self blocking characteristics shall be not less than::

Concrete with double drainage layer thickness mm. 60, made in double layer of which the finishing or top layer, thickness mm. 10, is made up of dough semi-wet cement R42.5, selected stone aggregates with grain size 0-3 mm., limestone sands, oxides for coloring, while the second layer, or substrate, consists of a mixture semi-wet cement R 42.5, selected stone aggregates with a grain size of 3-6 mm., limestone sands and siliceous. The pressing and the conformation of the aggregates are determined so as to obtain one permeability of the material to 95%. All the elements will be equipped, on the lateral faces, with suitable spacers to create gaps between contiguous elements, to be filled with fine sands in order to obtain self-locking of the flooring. The production of the products is carried out according to procedures compliant with requirements pursuant to UNI EN 1338.

Weight 125/128 kg/mq Thickness tolerance +/- 2 mm Average volumetric mass >2200 kg/dm3 Average compressive strength > 50 – 60 N/mm2 Frost resistance not freezing Average water absorption < 6 % Abrasion resistance Class 2 Slipping resistance > 60

Stabilized characteristics shall be not less than:

Granolumetry 0,00 ÷ 20,00 mm Specific Weight 1600/1900 kg/mc (variable according to relative humidity) Water absorption 1 – 1,3 % Resistance to fragmentation LA25

Sand characteristics shall be not less than:

Granolumetry 0,00 ÷ 2,00 mm Specific Weight 1.460 kg/mc (variable according to relative humidity) Shape round granules MOHS hardness 6

Geotextile characteristics shall be not less than:

Weight 200 g/sq m Thickness with pressure 2.00 mm Resistance to punching 2100 n Resistance to breaking 13.0 kn/m

Curbs characteristics shall be not less than:

Abrasion resistance Class 2 Average water absorption < 6 % Slipping resistance > 60 Breaking strength 5 MPa

2.08 TRANSPORTATION TO DUMPING AREA Debris material shall be transported to a dump area selected at Contractor’s care and expense. No additional cost can be required by Contractor for the distance from work site to dumping area. The contractor shall furnish the 4TH Copy of FORMULARIO to the COR when the waste are disposed at landfill. No additional cost can be required by Contractor for the disposed the debris material.

2.09 CERTIFICATION AND MATERIAL SUBMITTAL Material technical specifications and/or certificates issued by an official test laboratory concerning the materials cited on these Technical Specifications shall be provided by the Contractor with the material submission, before work starting date.

CHAPTER III

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

3.01. 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.

3.02. 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.

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

3.02.2. 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.

3.03. TASK ORDER: The task order could be performed on all the above cited areas at the same time. Work to be performed will be requested by USA Government by Task Order specifying the work location, the work extend and estimated completion date. The Contractor shall start to work within 10 calendar days from Task Order award date. The task order will be sent to the Contractor via e-mail. The contractor shall keep his e-mail in operation from 08.15 to 17.00 hours and shall provide an alternate email address immediately if the first address became inoperative.

3.04 EXECUTION TIME

Replacement existing sidewalks self blocks, geotextile and sand. The estimated quantities of 10 square meters or less than 10 square meters will be performed in 6 (six) working days. The same parameter will be used for bigger quantities.

Replacement existing prefabricated curbs. The estimated quantities of 10 LM or less than 10 LM will be performed in 4 (four) working day. The same parameter will be used for bigger quantities.

Replacement existing sidewalks self blocks, geotextile, sand and prefabricated curbs. The estimated quantities of 10 square meters or less than 10 square meters will be performed in 8 (eight) working days.

The same parameter will be used for bigger quantities.

3.05 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. Depot Area

c. Ammunition Storage Area

3.06 This contract does not include work during holidays or at night.

3.07. WARRANTY. Contractor shall furnish to the COR a warranty for all sidewalks work including in this TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS. In no event shall warranty period be less than 2 (two) years from the date of Government's acceptance of the work, see Contract clause 52.246-21 - “Warranty of construction”. The warranty shall include:

i. When, within the warranty period, the sidewalks becomes breakage of the self-locking, growth of grass in the joints between the self-locking, formation of holes, formation of depressions, lowering of the level of flooring compared to the final height, discoloration of the self-locking, loss of coplanarity, at the seams because of defective materials and/or workmanship, repair or replacement of defective materials and correction of defective workmanship shall be the responsibility of the Contractor who will execute the works within a reasonable time after receipt of the notification (by "reasonable time" it is intended to mean that it should not exceed 120 hours).

ii. When the Contractor or his approved applicator fail to perform repairs within this reasonable time of written notification, emergency repairs performed by others will not void warranty and costs shall be paid by the Contractor.

3.08 ANTI-TERRORISM TRAINING. The Contractor shall comply with the following security requirements:

a. AT Level I Training. All contractor employees, to include subcontractor employees, requiring access Army installations, facilities and controlled access areas shall complete AT Level I awareness training within 30 calendar days after contract start date. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor employee and subcontractor employee, to the COR within 10 calendar days after completion of training by all employees and subcontractor personnel. AT Level I awareness training is available at the following website:

http://jko.jten.mil.

b. OPSEC Training. According to AR 530-1, new contractor employees must complete Level I OPSEC training within 30 calendar days after they report for duty. All contractor employees must complete annual OPSEC awareness training. The contractor will develop an OPSEC standing operating procedure (SOP)/plan within 90 calendar days after the contract is awarded, to be reviewed and approved by the responsible Government OPSEC officer, according to AR 530-1. This SOP/plan will include the Government’s critical information, why it needs to be protected, where it is located, who is responsible for it, and how to protect it. The contractor will ensure this individual becomes OPSEC Level II certified according to AR 530-1.

Access and general protection/security policy and procedures. Contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall provide all information required for background checks to meet installation 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 individual facility or installation change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or process.

ENCLOSURE A

AMMUNITION STORAGE AREA

Work to be performed in the Ammunition Storage Area shall be subject to prescriptions shown on Memorandum from Directorate of Ammunition Operations, dated 1 December 2000 and shown in the following paragraph. In addition, the Contractor will be responsible for any infringement made by his personnel. The access to the workplace with instruments that may cause fires or explosions (i.e. electrical welding machines) is subject to written approval by the COR to be requested at least 15 days ahead of time.

a. If old or suspected ammunition or other suspicious items are found in the Ammunition Storage Area

(ASA), they may be extremely dangerous, do not touch or disturb. Mark the area near the item, move all persons away from the immediate area (1,200 feet minimum) and immediately notify one of the following: nearest passing security patrol, any ASA gate guard and/or call DSN: 633-8326/7603 and identify the situation to any person that answer the telephone.

b. No matches, lighters (to include vehicle lighters), fireworks, or other fire, heat or spark-producing device and equipment are authorized in the ASA unless specifically authorized in writing. Written authority must be posted at the site where heat-producing device will be used. All unauthorized material will be turned over to the gate security personnel prior to entering the area.

c. All personnel entering the ASA will undergo a badge exchange, i.e. installation badge or paperwork allowing the individual on Camp Darby turned over to the security guard at the gate for an ASA badge. The ASA badge will be displayed on the upper portion of the body on your outer garment where it is clearly visible to patrolling security and ASA personnel. This badge exchange will take place every time you enter/exit the ASA, with no exceptions.

d. No smoking in the ASA exception by written exception. If written exception is given the document must be posted at the smoking location with strict adherence to its requirements.

e. No fires for heating or cooking.

f. No cell phones inside the ASA.

g. All motor vehicles US, Military (Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corp), security vehicles, contractor vehicles, etc, entering the ASA will be equipped with at least one serviceable fire extinguisher. All motor vehicles will be in a safe and serviceable operating condition with no leaking of oil or fuel and no leaks in the exhaust system.

Ammunition laden vehicles (military or commercial) will be in possession of a valid DD Form 626 prior to entrance or exit.

h. No privately owned vehicles (POV) will be permitted to enter the ASA.

i. All vehicles/personnel are subject to search upon entering and exiting the ASA.

l. Alcoholic beverages/drugs are prohibited in the ASA.

m. Wandering within the ASA is strictly prohibited. All personnel must stay within their work area and approved entrance/egress routes.

n. To approach within 500 feet of an operation in progress is strictly prohibited without permission from the individual in charge of the operation.

o. In the event of a fire or emergency all personnel will immediately evacuate the ASA unless you are responsible for the fire/emergency. If you are responsible for the fire/emergency place yourself at safe distance from the hazard and direct security/fire personnel to the problem area.

p. All personnel working in the ASA will maintain an immaculate area. If you make a mess you will clean it up or be barred from ASA. You are responsible for the removal of “all” material brought into the ASA.

q. Do not exceed the speed limit while in the ASA. The speed limit inside the ASA is 20 miles per hour (MPH) or 32 kilometers per hour (KPH), no exceptions. NOTE; road, weather and environmental conditions override posted speed limits.

r. No weapons or fire arms except for on duty security personnel are permitted in the ASA.

s. Ammunition/explosive operations to include transport will have priority over all other operations.