Q&A_10032018.pdf

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION: 1224H818Q0014

AMENDMENT 1

3 OCTOBER 2018

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS:

The following questions and answers are hereby provided:

1. QUESTION: Shouldn’t there be a line item for 90701 (Mobilization) on your bid sheet schedule of items?

RESPONSE: Reference revised schedule of items.

2. QUESTION: Item’s 98202.1 Through 90202.3 Rip-Rap. Should the units read Ton instead of EA? Also there is no line item to place rip-rap.

RESPONSE: Reference revised schedule of items and response to question 4.

3. QUESTION: Item 98101 Seed & Mulch. Is the unit correctly marked SY Instead of acre?

RESPONSE: Reference revised schedule of items.

4. QUESTION: Item’s 920.1 through 920.6 Aggregate. Is this just per ton delivered to a pre-determined location, trailhead, as there are no line items to place, haul or compact (91303, 91307).

RESPONSE: Reference 920: Maintenance work is already priced, the line items are the prices for the materials required in order to perform that maintenance. Task Orders under this section will specify types of aggregate surfacing to be applied. Additional appurtenant trail structures shall be maintained within NORMAL and HEAVY tread trail maintenance pay items and may include in each task order the following additional requests separately priced:

920.1 AASHTO #8,

920.2 AASHTO #10

920.3 DSA Limestone

920.4 PA 2A

920.5 AASHTO #3 (PA 3A)

920.6 AASHTO #3 Limestone (PA 3A Limestone)

91116 Obliteration of abandoned/unauthorized trail by removing existing trail and trail structures and also backfilling any resulting trenches, holes or pits.

91217 Hazard tree removal for dead or snagged trees posing a safety issue for riders as identified by the COR.

98101 Seeding and mulching disturbed sites to ensure protection of the soil resource within 14 days of disturbance.

98202 Installation of 36” staked silt fencing or staked straw bale sediment structures to collect sediment.

98202-1 Riprap R-3 98202-2 Riprap R-4 98202-3 Riprap R-5 98901 Government furnished surfacing aggregate, Loading, unloading and transportation of government furnished materials to a trail location determined by the COR

5. QUESTION: There is also no line item to place any of the aggregate on the trail system.

RESPONSE: Refer to the response for question 4 above.

6. QUESTION: 98901 (loading, Unloading, or transport of Gov. furnished materials) Your spec indicates this line item as LF and your bid sheet lists this item as Ton. Please advise as to whether this item means from trailhead to specific location on trail or undetermined location to trailhead?

RESPONSE: Reference revised schedule of items. Per 989.01: This work consists of loading, unloading, or transporting government-furnished materials at trailheads or to a designated location along trails. Materials may include, but are not limited to, pavers, geotextiles, materials for gates or other restriction devices, or culverts.

7. QUESTION: Will you be extending the bid deadline past the 8th of October?

RESPONSE: The due date and time for quotes remains unchanged.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

CLARIFICATION: This is for the Forest-Wide ATV Trail Normal and Heavy Maintenance IDIQ on the Allegheny National Forest. Work is for all-terrain vehicle/off-highway vehicle (ATV/OHV) trails.