The Dalles Powerhouse Fire Protection and Life Safety System

This is a Total Small Business Set Aside with a Magnitude of Construction between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. Formal plans and specifications are anticipated to be issued on or about 21 May 2013.

Performance Period: Construction contract is estimated to require 9 months from award to completion.

Description of Work
The Contractor shall design and perform all work necessary to provide a pressurized control room and emergency egress route, fire detection and alarm panel installation.

The Contractor will be working in the powerhouse control room while the plant is in full operation. The Contractor shall be experienced in planning and coordination of activities in an active, critical and secure environment where disruption of normal operations must be minimized.

The work includes the construction management and coordination of several different trades and ensuring all work is planned, coordinated and completed quickly and efficiently.

A. Fire Detection and Alarm Systems.
The fire detection and alarm system will be design-build by the Contractor. It is assumed that the prime contractor will sub-contract the work to a fire protection specialist. The designs shall be completed and stamped by a licensed Fire Protection Engineer; therefore, the Contractor assumes professional liability for the life of the system (20 years). The Fire Detection and Alarm system is the brains of the entire system and critical to the life safety of operators.
The Contractor shall provide a 1 year of guarantee and 1 year of maintenance of the fire detection and alarm system.

B. Mechanical
Design and construction/installation of a Life Safety defined HVAC system such that in the event of a fire will provide a positive pressure outside air supply into the control room and emergency egress route. The mechanical system must be actuated by the Fire Detection and Alarm System so coordination of the components and coordination of operation is critical in the event of an emergency.

C. Electrical
Design and construction/installation of a Life Safety defined emergency power supply, controls, conduit and wiring system to power and control in the event of a fire the fire detection and alarm system and the HVAC system to provide for safe egress from the control room and inhibit fire and smoke propagation into the control room and egress route . The entire system must operate in all conditions without fail. Proper operation is critical protection of operators.
All work is required to be performed by NICET Level 3 Certified Fire Alarm Installers under the direct supervision of a certified Fire Protection Specialist.
The Contractor shall have a minimum of 3 years experience working with large capacity battery and emergency power systems.

D. Structural work on The Dalles Powerhouse
Design and construction of a 10'-4 quote mark x 8'-4 quote mark penetration through the 3 foot thick intake deck and the 1.5 foot thick next level down will require proper coordination of structural work. Sub-contractors for saw-cutting the concrete, mobile cranes to remove the concrete, and trucks to dispose of the concrete will require extensive coordination with project operations. The intake deck in the vicinity of the offices is always busy with the gantry crane and project operations. Work will provide a new enclosed egress stairway which includes a stair building, steel stairs and modification of the existing stairs from the control room through these openings to the intake deck.

E. Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO)
The contractor shall provide a Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO) for this project. The person that will act as the SSHO is required to have a minimum of 5 years of safety work with similar projects and have passed a 30-hour OSHA construction safety class (or equivalent) within the last 3 years. The SSHO may have no other duties for this work except function as the on-site CQC Manager.

This is a Total Small Business Set Aside with a Magnitude of Construction between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. Formal plans and specifications are anticipated to be issued on or about 21 May 2013.

Performance Period: Construction contract is estimated to require 9 months from award to completion.

Description of Work
The Contractor shall design and perform all work necessary to provide a pressurized control room and emergency egress route, fire detection and alarm panel installation.

The Contractor will be working in the powerhouse control room while the plant is in full operation. The Contractor shall be experienced in planning and coordination of activities in an active, critical and secure environment where disruption of normal operations must be minimized.

The work includes the construction management and coordination of several different trades and ensuring all work is planned, coordinated and completed quickly and efficiently.

A. Fire Detection and Alarm Systems.
The fire detection and alarm system will be design-build by the Contractor. It is assumed that the prime contractor will sub-contract the work to a fire protection specialist. The designs shall be completed and stamped by a licensed Fire Protection Engineer; therefore, the Contractor assumes professional liability for the life of the system (20 years). The Fire Detection and Alarm system is the brains of the entire system and critical to the life safety of operators.
The Contractor shall provide a 1 year of guarantee and 1 year of maintenance of the fire detection and alarm system.

B. Mechanical
Design and construction/installation of a Life Safety defined HVAC system such that in the event of a fire will provide a positive pressure outside air supply into the control room and emergency egress route. The mechanical system must be actuated by the Fire Detection and Alarm System so coordination of the components and coordination of operation is critical in the event of an emergency.

C. Electrical
Design and construction/installation of a Life Safety defined emergency power supply, controls, conduit and wiring system to power and control in the event of a fire the fire detection and alarm system and the HVAC system to provide for safe egress from the control room and inhibit fire and smoke propagation into the control room and egress route . The entire system must operate in all conditions without fail. Proper operation is critical protection of operators.
All work is required to be performed by NICET Level 3 Certified Fire Alarm Installers under the direct supervision of a certified Fire Protection Specialist.
The Contractor shall have a minimum of 3 years experience working with large capacity battery and emergency power systems.

D. Structural work on The Dalles Powerhouse
Design and construction of a 10'-4 quote mark x 8'-4 quote mark penetration through the 3 foot thick intake deck and the 1.5 foot thick next level down will require proper coordination of structural work. Sub-contractors for saw-cutting the concrete, mobile cranes to remove the concrete, and trucks to dispose of the concrete will require extensive coordination with project operations. The intake deck in the vicinity of the offices is always busy with the gantry crane and project operations. Work will provide a new enclosed egress stairway which includes a stair building, steel stairs and modification of the existing stairs from the control room through these openings to the intake deck.

E. Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO)
The contractor shall provide a Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO) for this project. The person that will act as the SSHO is required to have a minimum of 5 years of safety work with similar projects and have passed a 30-hour OSHA construction safety class (or equivalent) within the last 3 years. The SSHO may have no other duties for this work except function as the on-site CQC Manager.