The contractor shall provide supervision, labor, equipment, materials and supplies necessary to perform miscellaneous repairs to PVSC plant-wide HVAC systems on an as needed basis. It is the intent of this contract to provide for supplementary HVAC repair work and related services which are provided on an as needed basis for various tasks including but not limited to emergency services, unscheduled repairs and system modification tasks. Work shall include but not be limited to the following: • Shop Fabrication • HVAC Service and Repair • Pipe Fitting Services • General Labor & Demolition • Electrical Work The work required under this contract is indeterminate. There shall be no fixed contract amount. Individual Task Orders will be issued to the contractor based on an agreed upon detailed scope of work. Each Task Order shall establish a “not to exceed” cost limit, based on the labor rate provided in Section 00400.Contractor’s time required to develop a cost proposal for any given task or project and the time spent in pre-construction meeting(s) shall not be compensable. For purposes of evaluating and comparing bids only, the contractor shall provide Labor Rates for the identified labor categories identified in Section 00400 to maintain a hypothetical work crew at a PVSC facility, for a period of two (2) forty (40) hour work weeks per year. The Contractor hourly rates for labor shall commence from the actual time the Contractor reports at the PVSC Facility requiring service until the time leaving PVSC. PVSC will maintain appropriated records showing the actual time the contractor spent on the job. The contractor will not be compensated for any traveling time between place of business and the PVSC Facility where work is to be performed. Costs for supervision and labor shall include all cost factors, such as wages, benefits, travel time, fuel, insurance, overhead and profit, general and administrative (G&A) and all other additional expenses. Billing time for all services performed is to begin at the start of work at PVSC and end at the time leaving PVSC. Wage rates shall comply with New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act (N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.25 et seq.) All hourly labor rate(s) listed in Section 00400 shall be filled out. Failure to do so may be considered a non-responsive bid and may be cause for the bid to be rejected. The hypothetical work crew described is for bid evaluation purposes only. Actual crews, equipment and duration will vary, depending on the specific task to be done. The contractor shall be reimbursed for materials based on invoice price plus a fixed fee in accordance with the fixed fee schedule provided in Section 01025. Costs for the Contractor to supply rental equipment that is not included within this contract shall be based on documented invoices. Plus a fixed fee in accordance with a fee schedule provided in Section 01025 Costs for the contractor to supply equipment that he owns and is not included within the contract requirements shall be based on documented invoices. The pricing of all contractors owned equipment must be reasonable and competitive with prevailing market pricing and as per Equipmentwatch.com All rates shall include all fuel, lubricants, supplies, small tools, necessary attachment, repairs, overhaul, any maintenance, storage fees and insurance required. Idle time for equipment will not be paid for, except where the equipment has been held on the site on a standby basis at the request of the Engineer. In the event of a conflict between the bid specifications (request for proposal, invitation to bid, etc.) and the contractors bid submission (proposal, response, etc.) the terms of the specifications (or otherwise as referenced) shall govern the agreement between PVSC and the contractor. The contractor hourly rate submitted for straight time will cover PVSC’s normal working hours of 7:45AM to 4:15PM Monday through Friday in accordance with Division 1, Section 01046 - Working Hours. The overtime hourly rate will be used during weekdays after 40 hours per week or for services provided on weekends, Holidays or when being requested to work during PVSC non-normal working hours. The contractor shall be available 7 days a week for 24 hour notice on-call and emergency service work during the life of this contract and will be compensated at the respective hourly rates. The term of this contract is for a two (2) year period, beginning from the Notice to Proceed date. All prices shall hold firm and not be subject to increase during the term of the contract.
