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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

USAG ITALY – DARBY MILITARY COMMUNITY

DIRECTORATE OF PUBLIC WORKS

APO AE 09613

Project

ES-00336-9P

Ditches reshaping & cleaning of ducts

USAG Italy (DMC)

STATEMENT OF WORK

Consisting of 7 pages

2 October 2020

Contents

SECTION I – GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION II – QUALITY CONTROL BY CONTRACTOR

SECTION III – DEMOLITION AND REMOVAL

SECTION I – GENERAL PROVISION

1-01 WORK PHASING.

a. 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. Contractor shall submit his proposed work schedule to the COR at the time of the pre-construction conference. Work start shall be contingent upon schedule approval.

b. Utilities Cut-Offs.

As a rule, 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. If cut-offs are necessary, they shall not exceed the period of time strictly needed to make the temporary connections.

Cut-off shall be scheduled with the COR not less than 15 days ahead of time.

1-02 INAIL (EX ISPESL) AND CEI STANDARDS.

All work described in these specifications shall be accomplished in strict compliance with the ISPESL (Superior Institute of Prevention and Assurance of Work) and CEI (Italian Electrotechnical Committee) standards.

1-03 TRANSLATION AND TITLE ABBREVIATION.

The terms COR and "Direzione dei Lavori" used in the Italian version of these specifications are equivalent to the American term "Contracting Officer's Representative," which in the English version is indicated by the letters COR.

1-04 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: httQ://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.

c. 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 processes.

d. iWATCH Training.

The contractor and all associated sub-contractors shall brief all employees on the local iWATCH program (training standards provided by the requiring activity ATO).This local developed training will be used to inform employees of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report suspicious activity to the COR. This training shall be completed within 30 calendar days of contract award and within 30 calendar days of new employees commencing performance with the results reported to the COR NLT 40 calendar days after contract award.

1-05 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SYSTEM.

The contractor will provide the following information semi-annually to be used by the Government to address environmental performance relative to the goals of the USAG Vicenza Environmental Management System. Please note that the amounts reported are those used/generated by the contractor regardless of source (private purchase or government furnished). Reports for January – June will be submitted by 15 July and reports for July-December will be submitted by 15 January each year.

Media Report Element #1 Report Element #2

Non-Hazardous Solid Waste Total Waste Generated (Kg) Amount of Waste Diverted from Landfill (Kg)

Construction Debris/Demolition Materials

Total Waste Generated (Kg) Amount of Waste Diverted from Landfill (Kg)

Compostable/Organic Material Total Waste Generated (Kg) Amount of Waste Diverted from Landfill (Kg)

Hazardous Materials Total Used (Kg)

Hazardous Waste Total Generated (Kg) Total Recycled (Kg)

Energy Consumption - Electricity

Total Energy Consumed (MBtu)

Energy Consumption - Fuel Total Fuel Consumed (L)

Renewable/Alternative Energy Total Consumed (MW)

Facility Construction/Renovation

Number of Buildings LEED Certified Silver or Higher

SqFt of buildings LEED Certified

SECTION II – QUALITY CONTROL BY CONTRACTOR

2-01 GENERAL.

The Contractor shall establish and maintain an effective quality control system to implement the requirements of contract clause entitled "Inspection of Construction (July 1986)". The quality control system shall comprise plans, schedules, and organization necessary to provide materials, equipment, workmanship, manufacture, construction, and operations which comply with contract requirements and shall identify personnel and forms to be used. The system shall cover construction operations, both indoors and outdoors, and shall be in accordance with the proposed construction sequence.

2-02 DELIVERY ORDERS AND COORDINATION MEETING.

DELIVERY ORDER. Each delivery order could be performed on all the above said installations at the same time. Work to be performed will be requested by Delivery Orders specifying the work location, the work extend and estimated completion date. Contractor shall start the work included in the Delivery Orders after 15 calendar days from the award date. Delivery Orders shall be sent to the Contractor via e-mail. The contractor shall keep his e-mail in operation from 08.00 to 17.00 hours and shall provide an alternate email address immediately if the first address became inoperative. .It is required that the starting date of the work be established after fifteenth (15) days from the award date of each Delivery Order.

During this period (15 calendar days) the Contractor shall accomplish the Safety coordination procedure and provide all documents required by the safety coordinator to start the work included in the delivery order the following working day.

Before start of construction, the Contractor shall meet with the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and discuss the Contractor's quality control (CQC) system. During the meeting a mutual understanding of the system details shall be developed including the forms for recording the CQC operations, control activities, testing, administration of the system, and the interrelationship of Contractor's inspection and control with the Government's inspection.

2-03 QUALITY CONTROL PLAN.

a. Prior to starting the construction, the Contractor shall furnish his CQC plan through the COR to the Contracting Officer for acceptance. Construction will be permitted to begin only after acceptance of the CQC plan or approval of that portion of the plan applicable to the particular feature of the work to be started. The QC plan proposed by the Contractor shall identify personnel, procedures, instructions, records and forms, and, as a minimum, shall include:

- A description of the quality management organization.

- The names, qualifications, duties, responsibilities, and authorities of each person assigned a quality control (QC) function.

- A copy of the letter to the QC manager, signed by an authorized official of the firm, which describes the responsibilities and delegates the authorities of the QC manager.

- Procedures to perform QC over other activities including subcontractors, manufacturers, and suppliers.

- Control testing procedures for each specific test.

- Reporting procedures for QC including proposed reporting formats.

b. After approval of the QC plan the Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing of any proposed change to his QC plan. Proposed changes are subject to acceptance by Contracting Officer.

c. The acceptance of the QC plan is conditional and will be predicated on a satisfactory performance during the construction. If it is determined that the QC plan, personnel, instructions, controls, tests or records are not providing a construction conforming to contract requirements, the Government will reserve the right to require the Contractor to make changes in his QC plan and operations, as deemed necessary to obtain the specified quality. Any changes required to the plan will be made at no cost to the Government.

2-04 QUALITY CONTROL ORGANIZATION. 7

a. The Contractor shall identify an individual within his organization at the site of the work who shall be responsible for overall management of CQC and have the authority to act in all CQC matters for the Contractor.

b. A staff shall be maintained under the direction of the system manager to perform all QC activities.

The actual strength of the staff during any specific work period may vary to cover work phase needs, shifts and rates of placement. The personnel of his staff shall be fully qualified by experience and technical training to perform their assigned tasks, and shall be directly hired by and work for the prime Contractor.

SECTION III – DESCRIPTION OF WORK

3-01 STATEMENT OF WORK.

The Contractor shall manage and provide all equipment, tools and labor necessary to performance the services called for by these specifications. Required services include reshape existing ditches partially or completely filled with earth maintaining original type section and restoring the necessary longitudinal slopes and clean ducts under the pedestrian and road crossings so to assure the water flow.

3-02 DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK.

- Task 1 (Ditches reshaping).

Work consists of ditches reshaping for the quantities indicated in the issued Delivery orders as described on their attached maps. The re-shaping shall consider the water flow as shown in the attached drawing, restoring the necessary longitudinal slopes so to assure the water flow, including possible weeds, vegetation, roots, debris, and rubbish removal inside the ditch (approx. 1 lm). In the reshaping execution, the Contractor shall consider the filling and excavation areas by maintaining the original type section as shown in the concerned sections of the Delivery orders attached drawings and by restoring and consolidating possible landslides grown on, in time, along the slopes. The material resulting from the reshaping of the ditches must be spread on the surrounding ground in order to obtain a flat and regular surface.

- Task 2 (Excavation ditches).

Where ditches are completely filled with earth, contractor shall perform a new excavation of the ditches restoring the necessary longitudinal slopes so to assure the water flow and maintaining the original type section as shown in the concerned sections of the Delivery orders attached drawings. The material resulting from the excavation of the ditches must be spread on the surrounding ground in order to obtain a flat and regular surface.

- Task 3 (Cleaning of ducts).

The cleaning of ducts under the pedestrian and road crossings will be performed by high pressure hydraulic nozzle. Quantities will be indicated in the issued Delivery orders and their location will be shown in their attached maps.

3-03 SAFETY DURING CONSTRUCTION.

The project is performed assuming the presence of only one firm on the work place; therefore paragraphs 3 and 4 of art. 90 of the Legislative Decree 81/2008 are not deemed applicable. However, the contractor shall take all safety measures necessary to prevent accidents on the work site as set forth by any other applicable part of the same Law. The Contractor shall also provide the COR with a “Piano Operativo di Sicurezza” (operational safety plan). In case a second firm becomes present, the fact shall be notified immediately to the Contracting Officer.

3-04 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 case of the emergency conditions indicated in the plan itself.

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

- List of emergency telephone numbers.