Y1NE| SOLICIATION | 36C25626R0015 | CONSTRUCT NEW WATER STORAGE FACILITY

Construct New Water Storage Facility Veterans’ Healthcare System of the Ozarks (VHSO) Fayetteville, AR Project No: 564-19-101 Statement of Work 1 Foreword 1.1 Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment, expertise, administration, supervision, and transportation as necessary to perform all work in accordance with provided construction specifications, drawings, all documents attached to this contract, all terms and conditions of this contract, and this statement of work. 1.2 This document does not relieve the Contractor of their professional responsibility to comply with all local and federal construction and environmental codes and to perform and complete a fully coordinated job. 2 General Project Description 2.1 This scope of work for the project involves the construction of a new water storage facility and demolition of existing water storage facilities. All construction work shall be performed without affecting VHSO Fayetteville, AR facility operation. Phasing of work is required. See attached drawings. 2.2 Work includes construction, labor and supervision for civil, structural, architectural, fire protection, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, security and electronics, and demolition work as required by provided construction documents. This Scope of Work is not considered to be a comprehensive description of work details for this project. All work shall be completed in accordance with the plans/drawings and specifications. 2.3 Period of Performance (POP): Three hundred Thirty (330) calendar days after Notice-To-Proceed (NTP). 3 General Construction Requirements 3.1 Prior to any mobilization and construction, the Contractor shall request and have an approved Infection Control Construction Permit, Construction Safety Plan, and an Interim Life Safety Measures Certification from VHSO Fayetteville, AR. Additionally, a project/construction schedule, schedule of values/prices and construction phases shall be provided and approved by VA’s Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)/Project Engineer and/or Contracting Officer (CO). 3.2 Contractor shall completely prepare site prior to the commencement of work and furnish labor, equipment, and materials to perform work for this specific project as required by construction documents. 3.3 The entire project’s associated construction and temporary work shall conform to the latest VA specifications, VA Standards, energy conservation methods, EPA, OSHA, NFPA, NEC, ASHRAE, LIFE SAFETY CODE, UBC, local, Federal and industry requirements and regulations. 3.4 Project Record Drawings: The Contractor shall maintain a set of Record Drawings. The Contractor shall maintain a set of construction documents (field as-built drawings) to record actual construction changes during the construction process. The project record drawings shall be available for review by the VA’s COR/Project Engineer, and/or CO at all times. -- 1 of 6 -- 3.5 The following milestone dates shall be incorporated into the Contractor’s schedule. 3.5.1 Submittal Schedule and log/register shall be provided within ten (10) calendar days after Notice to Proceed. The Contractor shall provide the aforementioned documents to the COR for approval and shall include the dates for submission of Shop Drawings, Product Data, and Samples. 3.5.2 All Shop Drawings, Product Data and Samples shall be submitted and approved by the VA within sixty (60) calendar days after Notice to Proceed. The VA shall provide the Contractor with written comments within 15 business days after receiving each submittal. 3.5.3 The Contractor shall submit a construction schedule within ten (10) calendar days after Notice to Proceed. The construction schedule shall be prepared in terms of calendar days (not working days). Once the construction schedule is submitted by the Contractor and approved by the CO, no lateness in the schedule will be tolerated without the CO’s approval. 3.5.4 A pre-construction meeting shall be held within ten (10) calendar days after award of Contract. During construction, the Contractor shall attend all weekly construction progress meetings. The meeting schedule and place will be discussed in the pre- construction meeting. 4 General Contract Requirement 4.1 VA’s Normal Working Hours are 7:00 am to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Contractor shall coordinate work with the COR in order to not disrupt VHSO Fayetteville, AR facility operations which may include work earlier or later in the day and on weekends or federal holidays at no additional cost to the VA. Noise disturbances and utility shutdowns/tie-ins shall be coordinated with the COR and not interfere with VA daily operations. 4.2 Pursuant to clause 52.236-8 Other Contracts incorporated by reference under section 4.33 52.252- 2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference, Contractor shall fully cooperate with the other Contractors and with Government employees and shall carefully adapt scheduling and performing the work under this contract to accommodate the additional work, heeding any direction that may be provided by the CO. If required by the CO, Contractor shall, at no additional cost to the VA, coordinate with other VA’s activities including, but not limited to, construction activities near the job site to ensure the construction work under this project will be in harmony with those activities. This coordination shall include, but not limited to, the careful scheduling of work commencement, equipment mobilization etc. 4.3 The following legal holidays are observed by this Government Agency: New Year's Day January 1st Martin Luther King's Birthday Third Monday in January Presidents Day Third Monday in February Memorial Day Last Monday in May Juneteenth Independence Day June 19th Independence Day July 4th Labor Day First Monday in September Columbus Day Second Monday in October Veterans Day November 11th Thanksgiving Day 4th Thursday in November Christmas Day December 25th and any day declared by the federal government as holiday. 5 Pr…