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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICAITON NO. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicble)

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

FACILITY CODE

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICIATION NO.

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended, is not extended.

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

(a)By completing items 8 and 15, and returning copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment your desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPIRATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER

NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc. ) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15C. DATE SIGNED

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION ( Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

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6. ISSUED BY CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X)

CODE

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

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0002 May 26, 2017

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CONTRACTING DIVISION

915 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 930

LOS ANGELES, CA 90017

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May 8, 2017

FY17 – NMCA Gravesite Expansion and Cemetery Improvements, Phoenix, Arizona

1. Please see attached Amendment 0002 summary sheet for all revisions.

Sandra Oquita

CONTRACTING OFFICER

INSTRUCTIONS

Instructions for items other than those that are self-explanatory, are as follows:

Item 1 (Contract ID Code) . Insert the contract type identification code that appears in the title block of the contract being modified.

Item 3 (Effective date) .

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(2)

(3)

(4)

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For a solicitation amendment, change order, or administrative change, the effective date shall be the issue date of the amendment, change order, or administrative change.

For a supplemental agreement, the effective date shall be the date agreed to by the contracting parties.

For a modification issued as an initial or confirming notice of termination for the convenience of the Government, the effective date and the modification number of the confirming notice shall be the same as the effective date and modification number of the initial notice.

For a modification converting a termination for default to a termination for the convenience of the Government, the effective date shall be the same as the effective date of the termination for default.

For a modification confirming the contacting officer's determination of the amount due in settlement of a contract termination, the effective date shall be the same as the effective date of the initial decision.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

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Item 6 (Issued By) . Insert the name and address of the issuing office. If applicable, insert the appropriate issuing office code in the code block.

Item 8 (Name and Address of Contractor) . For modifications to a contract or order, enter the contractor's name, address, and code as shown in the original contract or order, unless changed by this or a previous modification.

Item 9, (Amendment of Solicitation No. - Dated), and 10, (Modification of Contract/Order No. - Dated ). Check the appropriate box and in the corresponding blanks insert the number and date of the original solicitation, contract, or order.

Item 12 (Accounting and Appropriation Data) .

When appropriate, indicate the impact of the modification on each affected accounting classification by inserting one of the following entries.

(2) Accounting classification Net decrease $

Include subject matter or short title of solicitation/contract where feasible.

Item 16B . The contracting officer's signature is not required on solicitation amendments. The contracting offier's signature is normally affixed last on supplemental agreements.

(i)

NOTE: If there are changes to multiple accounting classifications that cannot be placed in block 12, insert an asterisk and the words "See continuation sheet".

Item 13 . Check the appropriate box to indicate the type of modification. Insert in the corresponding blank the authority under which the modification is issued. Check whether or not contractor must sign this document. (See FAR 43.103.)

Item 14 (Description of Amendment/Modification) .

Organize amendments or modifications under the appropriate Uniform Contract Format (UCF) section headings from the applicable solicitation or contract. The UCF table of contents, however, shall not be set forth in this document Indicate the impact of the modification on the overall total contract price by inserting one of the following entries:

Total contract price increased by $

Total contract price decreased by $

Total contract price unchanged.

State reason for modification.

When removing, reinstating, or adding funds, identify the contract items and accounting classifications.

When the SF 30 is used to reflect a determination by the contracting officer of the amount due in settlement of a contract terminated for the convenience of the Government, the entry in Item 14 of the modification may be limited to --

A reference to the letter determination; and

A statement of the net amount determined to be due in settlement of the contract.

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(ii)

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STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83) BACK

(1) Accounting classification Net increase $

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SUMMARY OF CHANGES

DIVISION 00 - PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS

Section Number Section Title

00 20 00 INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROCUREMENT

DIVISION 01 – 48 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Section Number Section Title

01 11 00 SUMMARY OF WORK

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROCUREMENT

BIDDER’S NOTES

1. ALL prospective Proposers must be registered in SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT

(SAM) www.sam.gov.

2. AWARD of all Base Items will be made to one bidder. Offerors must submit a price on all items in the Pricing Schedule to be eligible for award.

3. ARITHMETIC DISCREPANCIES:

(a) For the purpose of initial evaluation of bids, the following will be utilized in the resolving arithmetic discrepancies found on the face of bidding schedule as submitted by the offeror:

(1) Obviously misplaced decimal points will be corrected;

(2) Discrepancy between unit price and extended price, the unit price shall govern, and in a discrepancy between the sum of extended prices and the stated total for the base or optional items, the sum of the extended prices will govern;

(3) Apparent errors in extension of unit prices will be corrected;

(4) Apparent errors in addition of lump-sum and extended prices will be corrected.

(b) For the purposes of bid evaluation, the government will proceed on the assumption that the bidder intends his bid to be evaluated on basis of the unit prices, the totals arrived at by resolution of arithmetic discrepancies as provided above and the bid will be so reflected on the abstract of bids.

(c) These correction procedures shall not be used to resolve any ambiguity concerning which bid is low. (UAI 52.214-5000)

4. The lump sum, “L.S.” line items above are not “estimated quantity” line items and therefore are not subject to the Variation in Quantity contract clause.

5. PROGRESS PAYMENT REQUESTS made by the Contractor pursuant to the provisions of

Contract Clause, PAYMENTS UNDER FIXED-PRICE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS, shall be submitted on ENG FORM 93 to the administration office as designated in Block 26, Standard Form 1442 Back, Solicitation, Offer and Award. ENG FORM 93 shall be submitted

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05/26/2017 to that office on the 20th day of each month in appropriate form and certified. Photocopies of the form shall be furnished on that same date to the Corps of Engineers offices designated at the Pre-Construction Conference.

6. MANDATORY WORK STOPPAGES

(a) A mandatory work stoppage occurs whenever the Contractor is restricted from working a full workday and is unable to reallocate work forces to other locations. All costs associated mandatory work stoppages of up to 30 minutes per day must be included in the bid price. No additional compensation or extension to the Contract performance period will be given as a result of the mandatory work stoppages.

(1) In the event that the Contractor's work force is required to evacuate any part of the working area during working hours established by the Contractor for this contract, the Government will then make an adjustment under the clause entitled, FAR 52.242-14 SUSPENSION OF WORK, see Section 00 70 00. The Government's liability will be considered to be limited to reimbursement for loss of time of Contractor's employees and equipment which otherwise would have been employed on the job. The completion time for any part of the work will not be extended if the total number of working hours of work stoppage does not exceed 0.08 times the number of calendar days in the period between the date of notice to proceed and the specified completion date. In the event the Contractor is required to evacuate the area in excess of the time specified above, the completion times will be adjusted.

(b) The Contractor may be required, without advance notice, to move work to a different location. The Contractor shall be prepared to increase or decrease work forces with appropriate trades to perform work in the relocated work areas at no additional cost to the Government.

(c) The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer when a mandatory work stoppage occurs for recording purposes. Otherwise, the work stoppage will not be credited to the Contractor.

7. The Contract Clause 52.232-27, “Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts” requires that the name and address of the contractor official, to whom payment is to be sent, be the same as that in the contract or in a proper Notice of Assignment.

8. If a modification to a bid based on unit prices is submitted, which provides for a lump sum adjustment to the total estimated cost, the application of the lump sum adjustment to each unit price in the bid schedule must be stated. If it is not stated, the offeror agrees that the lump sum adjustment shall be applied on a pro rata basis to every unit price in the bid schedule.

9. Procuring Contracting Officer: The Contracting Officer who signs this contract will be the

Procuring Contracting Officer for this contract. However, any Contracting Officer assigned to the Los Angeles District, contracting within his authority, may take formal action on this contract when the Principal Contracting Officer is unavailable and the action needs to be taken.

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10. Amounts and prices shall be indicated in either words or figures, NOT BOTH.

11. The offeror’s prices MUST BE FIRM.

12. Offeror is cautioned to check his Price Schedule carefully prior to submission. If the Price

Schedule contains unit prices, they should be round off to the second decimal point only NOT

EXTENDED FURTHER.

13. The Bidder shall distribute his/her indirect costs (overhead, profit, bonds, etc.,) over all items in the Solicitation, Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) Schedule. The Government will review all submitted Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) Schedule for any unbalancing of the items.

Any submitted Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) Schedule determined to be unbalanced may be considered unacceptable and may cause the Bidder to be ineligible for award.

14. Payment of Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) is the mandatory method of payment. The Contractors attention is directed to Contract Clause No. 52.232-33 "Mandatory Information for Electronic Funds Transfer" located in Section 00 70 00.

15. The time stated for completion shall include final clean-up of the premises. Refer to Section

00 73 00, Contract Clause No. FAR 52.211-10, “Commencement, Prosecution and Completion of Work.”

16. PLEASE NOTE: The Contractor agrees to attend any Post Award conference convened by the contracting activity or contract administration in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation subpart 42.5.0

17. CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. In accordance with the provisions of Subpart 36.201(Evaluation of Contractor Performance) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), construction contractor’s performance shall be evaluated throughout the performance of the contract. The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) follows the procedures outlined in Engineering Regulation 415-1-17 to fulfill this FAR requirement. For construction contracts awarded at or above $650,000.00, the USACE will evaluate contractor’s performance and prepare a performance report using the Construction Contractor Appraisal Support System (CCASS), which is now a web-based system. After an evaluation (interim or final) is written up by the USACE, the contractor will have the ability to access, review and comment on the evaluation for a period of 30 days. Accessing and using CCASS requires specific software, called PKI certification, which is installed on the user’s computer. The certification is a Department of Defense requirement and was implemented to provide security in electronic transactions. The certification software could cost approximately $110 - $125 per certificate per year and is purchased from an External Certificate Authorities (ECA) vendor. Current information about the PKI certification process and for contacting vendors can be found on the web site: http://www.cpars.gov/. If the Contractor wishes to participate in the performance evaluation process, access to CCASS and PKI certification is the sole responsibility of the Contractor.

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18. PLEASE NOTE: PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS SHOULD SUBMIT CONTRACTING AND

TECHNICAL INQUIRIES AND QUESTIONS RELATING TO PROPOSAL

PROCEDURES ARE TO BE SUBMITTED VIA OFFEROR INQUIRY IN PROJNET AT

WWW.PROJNET.ORG REFER TO SECTION 00100 CLAUSE ENTITLED, “INQUIRIES”.

19. OFFEROR'S CHECKLIST

All information required by the terms of the Solicitation must be furnished. MISTAKES OR OMISSIONS CAN BE COSTLY. Important items for you to check are included in, but not limited to, those listed below. This checklist is furnished only to assist you in submitting a complete Bid. Check as you read.

[ ] Have you acknowledged all amendments?

[ ] Is your SF-1442, Certificate of Corporate Principal and CLIN sheet properly completed and signed?

[ ] Is a bid bond included with your bid? (A late bid bond is treated the same as a late bid.)

[ ] Is your bid bond in the proper amount? (Usually 20% of total bid price.)

[ ] Is the bond properly signed by both the Offeror and Surety and are all required seals affixed?

[ ] Is the name in which you submitted the bid the same on your bid as on your bid bond?

[ ] Are all erasures or corrections initialed by the person signing the bid?

[ ] Have you restricted your bid by altering the provisions of the solicitation?

[ ] Is the envelope containing your bid properly identified that it is a bid and does it contain the correct solicitation number and bid due date and time?

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[ ] Will your bid arrive on time? Late hand-carried bids will not be considered. Late bids or modifications will be handled in accordance with FAR 52.214-7 Late Submissions, Modifications, Revisions, and Withdrawals of bids.

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SUMMARY OF WORK

1.1 GENERAL INTENTION

A. Contractor shall completely prepare site for building operations, including demolition and removal of existing structures, and furnish labor, materials, equipment and services and perform and complete all work for National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona Gravesite Expansion and Cemetery Improvements as required by drawings and specifications.

1.2 STATEMENT OF BID ITEM(S)

A. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION: Installation of all work shown on the plans and described in the specifications including but not limited to:

1. Columbaria Courts I and J:

a. 4,688 columbaria niches with shade structures

b. Paving system

c. Flower watering station

d. Landscaping with irrigation

e. Site furnishings

2. Columbaria Bridge:

a. Vehicular bridge over existing drainage channel

b. Landscaping with irrigation

3. In-Ground Cremains Area (Section 70):

a. Burial section markers for 1,900 in-ground cremains sites

b. Decomposed granite paving

c. Flower watering station

d. Landscaping with irrigation

e. Site furnishings

4. Pre-Placed Crypt Area (Section 78):

a. Pre-fabricated concrete crypt units with drainage system for 2,179 pre-placed crypt sites

b. Burial section markers

c. Decomposed granite paving

d. Flower watering station

e. Landscaping with irrigation

f. Site furnishings

5. Channel and Ponds:

a. 2 earthen stormwater ponds

b. Concrete stormdrain channel

6. Supporting Facilities:

a. Legion of Honor Road storm drain

b. New and relocated utilities

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c. 550 linear feet of AC roadway

1.3 SEQUENCE OF WORK

A. Submittal: Phasing Schedule. To insure such executions, the Contractor shall furnish the RE/COR with a schedule of approximate phasing dates on which the Contractor intends to accomplish work in each specific area of site, building or portion thereof. In addition, the Contractor shall notify the RE/COR two weeks in advance of the proposed date of starting work in each specific area of site, building or portion thereof. Arrange such phasing dates to insure accomplishment of this work in successive and/or concurrent timeframes mutually agreeable to the Cemetery Director, RE/COR and Contractor. General phasing shall be as follows:

1. Phase 1: Columbaria Court I, Columbaria Court J and Columbaria Bridge: Deadline to complete construction of Phase 1 must occur prior to January 1st, 2018.

2. Phase 2: In-Ground Cremains Area (Section 70), Pre-Placed Crypt Area (Section 78), Supporting Facilities, Channel and Ponds. Phase 2 can be constructed concurrently with Phase 1. Phase 2 is not required to be completed by the January 1st, 2018 Phase 1 deadline.

1.4 SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR CONTRACTOR

A. AFTER AWARD OF CONTRACT, 2 bond paper set(s) of specifications and drawings will be furnished.

B. Additional sets of drawings may be made by the Contractor, at Contractor's expense, from digital files furnished by the Government.

1.5 COORDINATION OF CONSTRUCTION

A. Coordination of Construction with Cemetery Director: The burial activities at a National Cemetery shall take precedence over construction activities. The Contractor must cooperate and coordinate with the Cemetery Director, through the RE/COR, in arranging construction schedule to cause the least possible interference with Cemetery activities in actual burial areas. Expect mandatory work stoppages for up to 30 minutes per day throughout the duration of the contract. Mandatory work stoppages will be enforced when burial and/or committal services take place near the contractor’s work area or in any area the RE/COR determines potential conflicts may occur. Construction noise during the committal services shall not disturb the service.

Trucks and workmen shall not pass through the service area during this period.

1. The Contractor is required to discontinue his work sufficiently in advance of Easter Sunday, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Memorial Day, Veteran's Day and/or Federal holidays, to permit him to clean up all areas of operation adjacent to existing burial plots before these dates.

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1.6 PHYSICAL DATA

A. Data and information furnished or referred to below is for the Contractor's information. The Government shall not be responsible for any interpretation of or conclusion drawn from the data or information by the Contractor.

B. Subsurface conditions have been developed by core borings and test pits.

Logs of subsurface exploration conducted by ACS Services LLC are shown diagrammatically on drawings.

C. A copy of the Geotechnical Investigation and Design Report (prepared by HDR, Inc.), dated March 21, 2017 is Appendix A to the specifications.

D. The following previous reports are included as appendices to the Geotechnical Investigation and Design Report, dated March 21, 2017 report for reference only:

1. Preliminary Geotechnical Investigation Report (prepared by HDR, Inc.), 2016

2. Report on Geotechnical Investigations (prepared by Speedie and Associates), 2011

Any geotechnical recommendations presented in these previous reports are superseded by the March 21, 2017 report.

E. The Government does not guarantee that other materials will not be encountered nor that proportions, conditions or character of several materials will not vary from those indicated by explorations. Bidders are expected to examine the site of work and logs of borings and, after investigation, decide for themselves the character of materials and make their bids accordingly. Upon proper application to the Department of Veterans Affairs, including approved scheduling bidders will be permitted to make subsurface explorations of their own at site.

1.7 ALTERATIONS

A. Survey: Before any work is started, the Contractor shall make a thorough survey with the RE/COR of areas in which alterations occur, areas which are anticipated routes of access, and furnish a signed report, to the Contracting Officer.

1. Existing condition and types of site other surfaces not required to be altered throughout affected areas.

2. Existence and conditions of items such as plumbing fixtures and accessories, electrical fixtures, required by drawings to be either reused or relocated, or both.

3. Shall note any discrepancies between drawings and existing conditions at site.

4. Shall designate areas for working space, materials storage and routes of access to areas within buildings where alterations occur

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and which have been agreed upon by Contractor and RE/COR.

B. Any items required by drawings to be either reused or relocated or both, found during this survey to be nonexistent, or in opinion of RE/COR, to be in such condition that their use is impossible or impractical, shall be furnished and/or replaced by the Contractor with new items in accordance with specifications which will be furnished by the Government. Provided the contract work is changed by reason of this subparagraph B, the contract will be modified accordingly, under provisions of clause entitled "DIFFERING SITE CONDITIONS" (FAR 52.236-2) and "CHANGES" (FAR 52.243-4 and VAAR 852.236-88).

C. Protection: Provide the following protective measures:

1. Temporary protection against damage for portions of existing structures and grounds where work is to be done, materials handled and equipment moved and/or relocated.

2. Protect the interior of existing structures at all times, from damage, dust and weather inclemency. Wherever work is performed surfaces that are to remain in place shall be adequately protected prior to starting work, and this protection shall be maintained intact until all work in the area is completed.

1.8 PROFESSIONAL SURVEYING SERVICES

A. A registered professional land surveyor or registered civil engineer whose services are retained and paid for by the Contractor shall perform services specified herein and in other specification sections. The Contractor shall certify that the land surveyor or civil engineer is not one who is a regular employee of the Contractor, and that the land surveyor or civil engineer has no financial interest in this contract.

B. Perform all surveys and prepare final digital survey material in accordance with the following References:

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

2. EM 1110-1-1000 (2002) Photogrammetric and LiDAR Mapping

3. EM 1110-1-1002 (2012) Survey Markers and Monumentations

4. EM 1110-1-1003 (2011) NAVSRTAR Global Positioning System Surveying

5. EM 1110-1-1004 (2002) Engineering and Design - Geodetic and Control

6. Surveying

7. EM 1110-1-1005 (2007) Control and Topographic Surveying

8. EM-1110-1-2909 (2012) Geospatial Data and Systems

C. Submit Surveyor Acceptance documentation for:

1. Modern, electronic surveying equipment and processing software to be used for all surveys. Documentation must include: name, model, and year of manufacture of the electronic equipment and software; the manufacturer's stated accuracies; the last time equipment was calibrated; and capability of the equipment and software proposed for use.

2. Credentials and qualifications verifying that qualified, experienced staff are available and will be used for the operation of the electronic positioning and surveying equipment and processing

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software. Include records of training.

1.9 LAYOUT OF WORK

A. The Contractor shall lay out the work from Government established base lines and bench marks indicated on the drawings, and shall be responsible for all measurements in connection with the layout. The Contractor shall furnish, at the Contractor's own expense, all stakes, templates, platforms, equipment, tools, materials, and labor required to lay out any part of the work. The Contractor shall be responsible for executing the work to the lines and grades that may be established or indicated by the RE/COR. The Contractor shall also be responsible for maintaining and preserving all stakes and other marks established by the RE/COR until authorized to remove them. If such marks are destroyed by the Contractor or through Contractor's negligence before their removal is authorized, the RE/COR may replace them and deduct the expense of the replacement from any amounts due or to become due to the Contractor.

(FAR 52.236-17)

B. Establish and plainly mark center lines for each building and/or addition to each existing building, lines for each gravesite control monument, and such other lines and grades that are reasonably necessary to properly assure that location, orientation, and elevations established for each such structure and/or addition, roads, parking lots, gravesite control monuments, are in accordance with lines and elevations shown on contract drawings.

C. Following completion of general mass excavation and before any other permanent work is performed, establish and plainly mark (through use of appropriate batter boards or other means) sufficient additional survey control points or system of points as may be necessary to assure proper alignment, orientation, and grade of all major features of work. The Survey shall include, but not be limited to, location of lines and grades of footings, exterior walls, center lines of columns in both directions, major utilities and elevations of floor slabs:

1. Such additional survey control points or system of points thus established shall be checked and certified by a registered land surveyor or registered civil engineer. Furnish such certification to the RE/COR before any work (such as footings, floor slabs, columns, walls, utilities and other major controlling features) is placed.

D. During progress of work, the Contractor shall have lines, grades, locations and plumbness of all major form work checked and certified by a registered land surveyor or registered civil engineer as meeting requirements of contract drawings. Furnish such certification to the RE/COR before any major items of concrete work are placed. In addition, furnish to the RE/COR certificates from a registered land surveyor or registered civil engineer that the following work is complete in every respect as required by contract drawings.

1. Lines of each Columbarium and/or addition.

2. Elevations of bottoms of footings.

3. Lines and elevations of sewers and of all outside distribution

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systems.

4. Lines of grave plot documentation.

5. Lines of elevations of all swales and interment areas.

6. Lines and elevations of roads, streets and parking lots.

7. Lines and elevations and location of top of pre-placed crypts within their respective plots.

8. Lines and elevations of grade over pre-placed crypts.

9. Northing/Easting coordinate locations and elevation, depth below finished grade of all water, sanitary, storm, gas and irrigation structures, directional fittings, control wire and lines.

10. Northing/Easting coordinate locations and elevation for each gravesite grid monument.

E. Upon completion of the work, the Contractor shall furnish the RE/COR with reproducible drawings, in AutoCAD form, at the scale of the contract drawings, showing the finished grade on the grid developed for constructing the work. These drawings shall bear the seal of the registered land surveyor or registered civil engineer.

F. The Contractor shall perform the surveying and layout work of this and other articles and specifications in accordance with the provisions of Article "Professional Surveying Services".

1.10 CONSTRUCTION DIGITAL IMAGES

A. Submittal: Weekly Progress Photographs. During construction period through completion, furnish Department of Veterans Affairs weekly color digital photographs of construction progress (8 to 10 images per week.)

Photographs of the reinforcing steel shall be taken after all reinforcing steel, sleeves, inserts, etc. are in place but prior to setting of runways. Photographs must show distinctly, at as large a scale as possible, all parts of work embraced in picture.

B. Photographs are to be taken with a high-resolution digital camera, minimum 6 megapixels, with good wide-angle capability. The images shall be recorded in JPEG format with a minimum of 24-bit color and no reduction in actual picture size.

1. Compressed size of the file shall be no less than 80% or the original with no loss of information.

2. File names shall contain the Project number, the date the image was taken, and a unique sequential identifier, for example:

101CM3202_10-01-2013_0001. Use underscore, not spaces in digital file names.

C. The digital photo files shall become property of Government and will be both e-mailed and submitted on CD-ROM.

1. The images shall be forwarded electronically to the COR/Project Manager via email to magaret.jensen@va.gov within 2 days of when the photo was taken. Identify the content of each picture by a caption incorporated in the photo.

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2. The digital photo files shall also be submitted on CD-ROM to the COR/Project Manager at the conclusion of the project. The CD-ROM shall also contain an index of all the images contained therein in either a TXT or Microsoft Word format.

1.11 TIME EXTENSIONS FOR UNUSUALLY SEVERE WEATHER

A. This provision specifies the procedure for determination of time extensions for unusually severe weather in accordance with the CONDITION OF CONTRACT 52.249-10 DEFAULT (FIXED-PRICE CONSTRUCTION). The Contracting Officer may award a time extension under this clause, if the following conditions are satisfied:

1. 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 anticipation for the project location during any given month.

2. 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 or negligence of the Contractor. The following is a schedule of monthly anticipated adverse weather days that 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.

B. The table below is provided for Monthly Anticipated Adverse Weather Delay Work Days:

Monthly Anticipated Adverse Weather Delay Work Days

Number of Days based upon a 5-Day Work Week

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

4 3 3 1 3 4 4 4 4 2 2 5

C. Documentation. The number of actual adverse weather days will include days impacted by actual adverse weather, and 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 days exceeds the number of days anticipated above, the Contractor may request an extension to the contract.

1.12 PROGRESS PAYMENTS

A. Submit partial pay estimates every month. Submit with the partial pay estimates:

1. Project schedule narrative and earnings monthly update reports as specified in Section 01 32 01.00 10 PROJECT SCHEDULES.

2. Safety report(s) in accordance with OSHA and the Corps of Engineers'

EM 385-1-1.

3. Updated/current submittal register as specified in Section 01 33 00

SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES.

4. Quality Control Reports as specified in Section 01 45 00.00 10

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5. Updated forecasting of expenditure worksheets.

1.13 SUPERVISION BY THE CONTRACTOR

A. Contract Authority: In addition to the SUPPLEMENTARY CONDITION 52.236-6, SUPERINTENDENCE BY THE CONTRACTOR, appoint a site representative, satisfactory to the Contracting Officer, who has the authority to negotiate and execute supplemental agreements to the Contract. Contracting authority must include agreements up to $100,000.

B. Minimum Communication Requirements: Provide a minimum of one qualified superintendent, and competent alternate, capable of reading, writing, and conversing fluently in the English language. The superintendent or alternate must be on the job-site at all times during the Contract performance period. In addition, the Quality Control (QC) representative must also be capable of reading, writing, and conversing in the English language.

C. Superintendent Qualifications: The project superintendent must have a minimum of 10 years’ experience in construction with at least 5 of those years as a superintendent on projects similar in size and complexity. The individual must be familiar with the requirements of EM 385-1-1 and have experience in the areas of hazard identification and safety compliance.

The individual must be capable of interpreting a critical path schedule and construction drawings. The qualification requirements for the alternate superintendent are the same as for the project superintendent.

The Contracting Officer may request proof of the superintendent's qualifications at any point in the project.

D. Non-Compliance Actions: The project superintendent is subject to removal by the Contracting Officer for non-compliance with requirements specified in the Contract and for failure to manage the project to ensure timely completion. Furthermore, the Contracting Officer may issue an order stopping all or part of the work until satisfactory corrective action has been taken. No part of the time lost due to such stop orders is acceptable as the subject of claim for extension of time for excess costs or damages by the Contractor.

E. Preconstruction Meeting: After award of the Contract but prior to commencement of any work at the site, meet with the Contracting Officer to discuss and develop a mutual understanding relative to the administration of the contract including value engineering, safety program, preparation of the schedule of prices, shop drawings and other submittals, scheduling programming, prosecution of the work, and clear expectations of the "DD Form 1354" Submittal. Major subcontractors who will engage in the work must also attend.

F. Electronic Mail (e-mail) Addresses: Establish and maintain electronic mail (e-mail) capability along with the capability to open electronic attachments including text files, pdf files, and other similar formats.

Within 10 days after Contract award, provide the Contracting Officer a single (only one) e-mail address for electronic communications from the Contracting Officer related to this Contract including, but not limited to Contract documents, invoice information, request for proposals, and other

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correspondence. The Contracting Officer may also use e-mail to notify the Contractor of site access conditions when emergency conditions warrant, such as hurricanes or terrorist threats. Multiple e-mail addresses are not allowed. Promptly notify the Contracting Officer, in writing, of any changes to this e-mail address. It is the Contractor's responsibility to make timely distribution of all Contracting Officer initiated e-mail within its own organization including subcontractors, suppliers, and field offices.

1.14 RESTRICTIONS

A. Limits of Disturbance: Contain all work within the Limits of Disturbance, unless otherwise directed.

B. Work Hours: The Contractor must restrict all construction activities, including start-up and warming of equipment, to the following schedule, unless otherwise approved by the Contracting Officer: Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. or daylight hours, whichever is less.

Saturday work may be permitted with 2 days advance notice and the prior approval of the Contracting Officer. No work will be permitted on Sundays or federal holidays. Access to the job site will be allowed 30 minutes prior to starting time.

C. Construction Vehicle Speed: Limit onsite construction vehicle speeds to 15 mph unless otherwise approved.

D. Date Restrictions: Phase 1 construction must be completed by January 1st, 2018.

E. Environmental Restrictions: Refer to Section 01 57 19 TEMPORARY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS for additional restrictions.

F. Burning: Burning will not be permitted.

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