7821 - Scope of WorkRFP # 7821
Annual Contract for Installation, Repair and Removal Guard Fence Services
Scope of Work
The scope of work shall be finalized upon the selection of the Contractor. The respondent’s
submission shall have accurately described your understanding of the objectives and scope of the
requested products and services and provided an outline of your process to implement the
requirements of the Scope of Work and Services. It is anticipated that the scope of work will
include, at a minimum, the following:
SCOPE
The City of Denton is seeking a primary, and secondary, contractors to provide Installation and
remove of Guard Fence. The intent is to award multiple contracts. The scope of work shall be
finalized upon the selection of the Contractor The respondent’s submission shall have accurately
described your understanding of the objectives and scope of the requested products and services and
provided an outline of your process to implement the requirements of the Scope of Work and
Services. It is anticipated that the scope of work will include, at a minimum, the following:
These specifications are for the annual Contract for the Installation, Repair and Removal of Guard
Fence. Vendor Must bid on every item on the bid proposal Form. Award shall made to the bidder
who meets or exceeds all specifications.
The City of Denton desires a complete turnkey job for guard fence, which includes installation,
repair, and removal of guard fence shall include all required materials that meet current TxDOT
Roadway Standards and Details. Quantities listed on the Bid Proposal Form are estimates only.
The City of Denton will issue purchase order for the listed of locations that need to be repaired,
replaced and or removed on a as needed basis.
All materials furnished and construction methods must mee Texas Department of Transportation
standard specifications for Metal Beam Guard Fence (MBGF) (item 540), Removing Metal beam
Guard Fence (item 542), and Guardrail end treatments (item 544) including all referenced standard
and material specifications and requirements.
All installation will be in accordance with current TxDOT Roadway Standard Plan sheets for 28
inch and 31 inch Flexible barrier accordingly.
All Materials shall be sourced from a manufacture approved on the TxDOT Materials Producers
List (MPL) specific to that material.
Standard Timber Line Post shall be round and have domed tops meeting requirements of TxDOT
DMS-720” Timber Post and Blocks for the Metal Beam Guard Fence” Controlled Release
Terminal (CRT) Post may be 6 in. x 8 in. rectangular shape.
When holes for the post are drilled below the bottom of post elevation or needs to be repositioned
higher than the original hole. The contractor will backfill the excessive depth with sand and tamp
the material to density of the undisturbed soil adjacent to the hole.
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Annual Contract for Installation, Repair and Removal Guard Fence Services
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Adjusting Metal Beam Guard fence and Single Guardrail Terminal will include the removal of the
existing rail, pulling the post completely, backfilling and tamping the excessive depth, and
reinstalling of the salvaged post and beam or terminal.
All prices include removal and proper disposal of any debris and clean-up of the jobsite.
Repair of Single Guardrail Terminal may include up two (2) breakaway post, remove and rest
head, and up to one (1) guardrail terminal rail.
DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this specification, the term “Project Manager” means the Project Manager of the
Department of Street Services or his duly authorized representative, administering this contract
and overseeing work performed under this contract.
For this contract, normal working hours will be considered as 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday
through Friday. Work outside the normal working hours, including Saturday and Sunday, or during
restricted hours as defined in the specification, shall not be permitted except with the written
permission of the City of Denton’s Project Manager (Project Manager). In addition, no work will
be allowed on legal city holidays except with the written permission of the Project Manager.
Requests shall be made on a case-by-case basis in writing at least 5 days in advance. The following
is a list of the City’s legal holidays:
1. New Year’s Day (January 1)
2. Martin Luther King’s Birthday (third Monday in January)
3. Memorial Day (last Monday in May)
4. Independence Day (July 4)
5. Labor Day (first Monday in September)
6. Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November)
7. Friday after Thanksgiving (fourth Friday in November)
8. Christmas Eve Day (December 24)
9. Christmas Day (December 25)
No excavation will take place three days prior to Thanksgiving and Christmas Holidays.
PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS
The successful respondents will be required to meet the performance specifications as follow:
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Annual Contract for Installation, Repair and Removal Guard Fence Services
Scope of Work
Scheduled Work
The contractor is expected to respond to the initial contact* from The City within 24 hours during
normal business hours. Normal business office hours are Monday – Friday 7am- 4pm. If no
response from contractor within 24 hours, the City has the right to call secondary contractor.
Secondary contractor must also respond to initial contact* within 24 hours. If no response from
the secondary contractor within 24 hours, the City has the right to call tertiary contractor (if any).
Tertiary contractor must also respond to initial contact* within 24 hours.
Response time** for scheduled work of Guardrail Repair and Installation is not to exceed 7 business
days after the initial call for standard requests. After the initial contact response, the contractor has
three (3) business day to provide a schedule of the planned work. Once the proposed schedule has
been approved, the contractor has 4 business days to begin work. If contractor is not able to meet
delivery deadline, the City reserves the right to call secondary contractor. Tertiary contractor must
also respond to initial contact* within 24 hours.
Emergency Work
In the case of an emergency, the contractor is expected to respond to the initial contact* from The
City within 8 hours of the initial call. If no response from contractor within 8 hours, the City has the
right to call secondary contractor. Secondary contractor must be also respond to initial contact*
within 8 hours. If no response from the secondary contractor within 8 hours, the City has the right
to call tertiary contractor (if any). Tertiary contractor must also respond to initial contact* within
8 hours.
Response time** for Emergency work of Guardrail Repair and Installation is not to exceed 24 hours
after the initial call. If contractor is not able to meet delivery deadline, the City reserves the right to
call secondary contractor.
Citizen Complaints
The contractor will be called back based upon citizen complaints or failure to meet City inspection
expectations at no cost to the City. If called back, contractor must replace/fix within 24 hours.
Failure to meet performance requirements listed above could be consider in breach of the contract.
*Contractor is expected to answer/call back within 24 hours for standard scheduled work and 8
hours for emergency work and be able to perform job as requested.
**Response time: Time elapsed between first call from the City and the time contractor is expected
to be on-site working.
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STAGING AREA
If necessary, the contractor will be responsible for acquiring locations for staging. Contractor shall
provide copy of the signed agreement.
UTILITIES AND LOCATES
The Contractor will be responsible for obtaining all necessary excavation locations (Dig Tess) and
coordinating with other utilities in the work vicinity prior to digging. The following are the most
common utilities having facilities in and around the City of Denton. Other facilities may be
present, and each site shall be thoroughly researched prior to any work beginning.
Utility Company Type of Service
Frontier Telephone, Fios Cable Television, Communications
Charter Communications Cable Television, Communications
TXU Electric
Atmos Energy Gas
Co-Serv Electric, Gas, Communications
City of Denton Sewer, Water
DME Electric, Communications
CREW COORDINATION
The contractor will be required to coordinate construction activities with other organizations
performing work in the same project areas. Such coordination shall not entitle the contractor to
any claims or additional compensation. Some work may be required on weekends and holidays to
coordinate with other organizations. Payment will be made based only on unit cost for all
construction.
SAFETY
The Contractor, while working for the City, shall conduct all operations in a safe manner and in
accordance with all state, federal, and city regulations.
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As part of the proposal, a copy of the prospective contractor’s annual US Department of Labor
OSHA 300 Logs that replaced the OSHA 200 Logs as of January 2002 and safety manual shall be
included or made available upon request. Safety Manual shall include shoring and CPR training
requirements and curriculum. Also, contractors must submit the Safety Record Questionnaire as
included in this document. City of Denton reserves the right to inspect Contractor’s safety and
training records prior to and after award of contract.
The Contractor shall immediately correct any unsafe conditions identified by the Construction
Manager. If the Contractor fails to immediately correct such unsafe conditions, the Construction
Manager may either have the unsafe conditions corrected by others at the Contractor's expense, or
direct that the work be stopped immediately in the area of the unsafe condition.
BARRICADES, LIGHTS, SIGNS, AND TRAFFIC CONTROL
The Contractor shall furnish and erect such barricades, fences, flashers, signals, and signs, and
other precautionary measures for the protection of persons and property as necessary to comply
with all federal, state, and local regulations. The Contractor shall install all traffic control devices
in accordance with the most current TMUCD Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
The Contractor is responsible for compliance with these regulations without intervention from the
City. No work will be allowed to begin prior to proper placement of all barricades, signs, and/or
traffic controls. The Construction Manager may order that work be stopped immediately if the
barricading or traffic control is not properly set up. Failure of the Contractor to insure proper
barricading, signage, and/or traffic control on a recurring basis may be considered a breach of
contract.
This contractor shall provide a phone number, pager number, or mobile phone number (or
numbers) where a knowledgeable individual can be contacted, on a 24-hour basis, to repair
barricades and/or signs that might be discovered to be inadequate, damaged, vandalized, and/or
missing. The contractor must respond to the City’s request within one (1) hour and be onsite within
two (2) hours to address any issues.
TRAFFIC
The Contractor shall conduct his work with as little interference to public travel, be it vehicular or
pedestrian, as possible. Whenever it is necessary to cross, obstruct, or close roads, driveways,
and/or walks, the Contractor shall, at his own expense, provide and maintain suitable and safe
detours or other temporary expedients for the accommodation of public and private travel, be it
vehicular or pedestrian. The Contractor shall also give reasonable notice to owners of private
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Annual Contract for Installation, Repair and Removal Guard Fence Services
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drives before interfering with access. The Contractor shall provide all notices required by city
regulations.
FIELD CONDITIONS
City of Denton makes no guarantees as to actual field conditions that may be encountered for any
project. The Contractor, in accordance with state law, is responsible for locating all underground
facilities prior to excavation. City of Denton will provide as much information as is available for
each project but makes no guarantee of accuracy or completeness. In the event the Contractor fails
to exercise appropriate caution or to complete underground locating, all costs for repair shall be
the Contractor’s responsibility. Any restoration shall be with the same type of material and
construction as the original, or better.
The Contractor shall be responsible for damage to any underground utilities and associated
property damage as a result of operator error or failure to exercise appropriate caution. Contractors
are required to make the necessary repairs in a timely manner as deemed by City of Denton. If
repairs are not made as required, the City will make the repairs and bill the contractor for services.
QUALITY CONTROL
The Contractor shall be responsible for the quality control of each installation to assure that all
requirements of these specifications are met. The City of Denton reserves the right to observe, to
inspect and to require additional quality control investigations, either by its personnel or an
independently employed quality control investigator, at any or all stages of installation. Failure to
adequately maintain quality of installation until completion shall be grounds for cancellation of
the order or any part thereof.
Field repairs required or having to redo a work due to quality control failures or deviation from
permitted grade or alignment locations shall be the full responsibility of the Contractor. Any
corrective action that is required to complete the project, or bring it up to an acceptable condition,
shall be determined by the City of Denton.