SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Inspection and Installation of Antenna Towers in Cyprus
- Notice Date
- 5/28/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 515112
— Radio Stations
- Contracting Office
- Broadcasting Board of Governors, Director, Office of Contracts, Germany Transmitting Station, AmConGen - IBB, Unit 24520, APO, 09053-4520
- ZIP Code
- 09053-4520
- Solicitation Number
- BBG-RFP-13-002
- Point of Contact
- Michael Hardegen, Phone: 00496206159101, Nim Dedner, Phone: 00496206159301
- E-Mail Address
-
mhardegen@bbg.gov, ndedner@bbg.gov
(mhardegen@bbg.gov, ndedner@bbg.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials (that are not furnished by the Government), supplies, and services necessary including all travel and transportation, visa and working permits, lodging and meals to inspect corrosion on the three 133 meters tall guyed antenna towers (MW antenna array) and to install the specified structural members on the antenna towers. The antenna towers are located at Cape Greco, Cyprus. BBG/IBB will supply the structural members and fasteners, as described in the following Statement of Work. Statement of Work (SOW) 1. General 1.1 The U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors and the U.S. International Broadcasting Bureau (BBG/IBB) requires a Contractor to inspect corrosion on the three 133 meters tall guyed antenna towers (MW antenna array) and to install the specified structural members on the antenna towers. The antenna towers are located at Cape Greco, Cyprus. BBG/IBB will supply the structural members. 1.2 BBG/IBB leases this MW antenna array facility from Audiovisuel Exterieur de la France (AEF) who currently operates the facility. Cape Greco is about 1 hour drive from Larnaca International Airport, Cyprus. The Contractor shall perform the contract work on dry days only and shall not climb any towers on raining days. The Contractor shall coordinate with the BBG/IBB engineer and the AEF Cyprus site manager to perform the contract work Monday through Friday, local time 8:00 am - 4:30 pm except local and Federal holidays. 1.3 The three 133 meters tall guyed antenna towers were originally erected at Cape Greco, Cyprus around 1972. The tower sections from base to elevation 23 meters were re-painted in 2002 and 2010 for corrosion control. All structural guys were replaced in 2002. The climbing ladders and the platforms from base to elevation 23 meters were replaced in 2002. The existing climbing ladders and the platforms above elevation 23 meters appear severely corroded and are not safe to use for supporting any riggers. 2 Safety Requirements and Contact Information 2.1 The Contractor is responsible for safely climbing antenna towers with proper fall protection and for the safety of its materials, tools, employees, personal protective equipment (PPE). Corrosions on the antenna towers have been observed. The Contractor shall comply with U.S. Safety and Health Regulations for Construction (OSHA) safety requirements, including fall protection requirements of OSHA 1926.501. http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=10757&p_table=STANDARDS 2.2 The Contractor shall use double lanyard to climb and work on antenna towers at all time for fall protection. Using single lanyard will not be permitted. Climbing and working on any antenna towers without 100% tie-off and fall protection will not be permitted. 2.3 BBG/IBB headquarters structural engineer: Richard Cai, email address: rcai@bbg.gov, phone: (202) 382-7314. 2.4 AEF Cyprus site technical manager: Philippe Sardos, email address: psardos@aol.com, phone/fax: 357-23-83-13-44. 3. Inspection Requirements for the Antenna Towers 3.1 The Contractor shall:  Supply all riggers, digital cameras, tools and materials, including safety climbing and personal protection equipment.  Coordinate all inspection activities with the BBG/IBB engineer and the AEF site manager.  Safely perform and complete the inspection work within 30 days after the Notice-to-Proceed (NTP) is issued. 3.2 The Contractor shall climb all three 133 meters tall guyed antenna towers (MW antenna array) from base to top and use digital cameras to record all corrosions on the antenna towers, including corrosions on the structural guys. When the inspection is complete, the Contractor shall supply the BBG/IBB engineer with two USB flash drives with all recorded photos in JPEG format. 4 Requirements of Installation of the Structural Members on the Antenna Towers BBG/IBB will supply and deliver the specified structural members including fasteners in a 20 ft. container to the MW antenna array site at Cape Greco, Cyprus. The specified structural members are:  180 angel steel L80x80 brackets with U-bolts  180 angel steel L80x80 tower-face bracing members with fasteners  180 angel steel L50x50 internal bracing members with fasteners For structural installation details and photo illustration, see attachment No. 1. Statement of Work (SOW) for the Supply of Structural Steel Bracing Members with Fasteners. After inspecting the antenna towers, the Contractor shall safely perform and complete the installation work within 30 days after the Notice-to-Proceed (NTP) is issued. 4.1 The Contractor shall:  Supply all riggers, tools and materials, including safety climbing and personal protection equipment.  Coordinate all installation activities with the BBG/IBB engineer and the AEF site manager.  Climb the antenna towers from base to top and mark the locations where the structural members will be installed. All markings shall be made in such a way (such as yellow tapes or color paint or others) that they are clearly visible for BBG/IBB engineer to observe from the ground. All markings and the structural bracing installation locations shall be reviewed and approved by the BBG/IBB engineer prior to the installation.  Install the structural members. All bolts shall be installed by turn-of-nut tightening method per manual of ninth edition of AISC Steel Construction - allowable steel design. Tighten the nuts so that the joint surfaces are in firm contact with the full effort of a man using ordinary wrench or socket wrench plus 1/3 turn - 1/2 turn in nut rotation.  Perform necessary field modifications including enlarging or drilling bolt holes on the structural members for fitting purpose.  Supply and apply zinc primer to all modified bolt holes for corrosion control. All bolt hole modifications must be reviewed and approved by the BBG/IBB engineer. 4.2 A complete installed set of the structural bracing members consists of three brackets with U-bolts, three tower-face bracing members L80x80 with fasteners and three internal bracing members L50x50 with fasteners. The Contractor shall install total 60 complete sets of the structural bracings on the three 133m tall guyed antenna towers. Because corrosion conditions vary among the antenna towers, the actual installation of the structural bracing members will not be equally distributed among the three antenna towers. 5 Available Government Furnished Tools In general, the Contractor is responsible for the supply and use of his own tools that are required to perform the contract work. BBG/IBB will ship some limited tools along with the specified structural bracing members and fasteners in the 20 ft. container to the MW antenna array site at Cape Greco, Cyprus. The list of the Government furnished tools is attached as Attachment 2 List of BBG/IBB tools. As an option, the Contractor can consider of using the Government furnished tools to perform the contract work. However, the Contractor is responsible for the safety of using all Government furnished tools and is responsible for all repair and replacement for the Government furnished tools when they are damaged or lost due to theft and vandalism. 6 Antenna Outage, Contractor's Riggers and Work Duration It is estimated that it will take approximate 30 calendar days for a Contractor's crew of three riggers to complete the contract work. Therefore, BBG/IBB plans for an initial antenna outage time of 30 continuous calendar days to allow the Contractor to perform and complete the contract work. The Contractor shall notify the BBG/IBB engineer 14 calendar days in advance for additional antenna outage time if extra time is required to complete the contract work.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: IBB MW Transmitting Station, Audiovisuel Exterieur de la France Facilities, in Cape Greco, Cyprus., Cape Geco, Cyprus
- Record
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