RECOVERY - XUMU071262B - Repair and Exercise Water Valves Basewide

TAS::57 3404::TAS ARRA XUMU 07-1262B, Repair and Exercise Water Valves Basewide, fully funded by Recovery Act.

Work efforts for this project will consist on the repair and exercise of water valves basewide at Vandenberg AFB, CA. Contractor shall provide and install a Pressure Reducing and Isolation Valve to an existing, 18" located along Surf Road (across fac. 595). Isolation Valves shall be installed on the influent and effluent sides of the Pressure Reducing Valve. The following steps shall be followed during the construction: Dig up and locate the water main line and determine the actual pipe size for valve installation; Dewater the areas that have been dug up; Shore up the excavated site; Contractor shall perform demolition and removal of all existing old pipes and fittings. Each water piping is known to contain asbestos. Contractor shall perform abatement procedures at a minimum of 3' (feet) and encapsulate; Contractor shall properly package, transport and dispose all asbestos transite to at an approved landfill IAW federal, state and local regulations. Contractor's asbestos abatement team or workers shall be in compliance with all asbestos abatement rules and regulations; Provide and install a "line stop and by-pass valve(s)" to provide continued water line flow without service interruption to all affected facilities during all construction efforts; Provide and install a Mueller Isolation Gate Valves and a Cla-Val Pressure Reducing Valve, Construct an 8'W x 8'L x 6'D with built-in access ladder and hinged lockable access door; Vault(s) shall have 6" to 12" of crushed rock on the bottom of the vault for drainage; Contractor shall ensure all construction work efforts are IAW the Unified Plumbing Code (UPC), State and County regulations or requirements. Contractor shall provide and replace two (2), 36" water line valve(s) located along Firefighter Road adjacent to the base reservoir. Contractor shall provide and replace water line valve(s); and install new Water line valve(s) of different pipe sizes.