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1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted ; or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO BE

RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR

OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted , such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS. IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) is not extended.is extended, Items 8 and 15, and returning

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended , by one of the following methods: (a) By completing

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

FACILITY CODE CODE

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

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8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code)

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6)CODE 6. ISSUED BY

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4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.3. EFFECTIVE DATE2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

05/12/2021

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority) appropriation data, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not is required to sign this document and return __________________ copies to the issuing office.

ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

GAOA Fremont Crossing Trail Bridge Replacement

The purpose of this amendment is to document the pre-proposal conference attendance, answer questions and provide photos of sites since it is currently unavailable.

The following companies attended the pre-proposal conference:

307 Irrigation and Construction

WRU Contracting

CKC Operations

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Johnson Contracting

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16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 16C. DATE SIGNED

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

AMELIA R. VELASCO

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Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

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Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9 A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect .

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Bad Land Fab

Eagle Rock Timber

Questions and answers are as follows:

Q: When public access is mentioned, does that include the river?

A: Yes

Q: How long can bridge be out to get abutment set?

A: May be a typical bridge contract, but will confirm with ranger

Q: Can you give us an estimated weight of the existing bridge?

A: Please refer to exhibit 4

Q: Is Elk Hart trail head accessible either foot traffic or motor vehicle?

A: The trailhead is accessible by motor vehicle;

the project site is only accessible by foot or stock since it is in the wilderness.

Q: Section C.10 - roadway area adjacent to project site. Is that the roadway before the trail?

A: This is referring to staging area at the site.

Temp staging area outside of wilderness which will be the White Pine ski area.

Q: Is there a staging area at the site?

A: Yes, on and off the site.

Q: Where is the staging area is going be? Is that up to the contractor or the forest?

A: The staging area will be at the White Park ski area, approximately 10 miles northeast of

Pinedale.

Q: Project site is near the meadow area. Is there wet land that we need to be aware of to cross that bridge?

A: Yes, but not sure the extent of the wet land.

Forest will be designating staging area next to the bridge, which will not be in a wetland.

Q: Does the prime contractor have liability insurance to include sub? Please clarify insurance requirement for the helicopter. The way

I understood it, was that the prime and the sub

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helicopter both need to have insurance on the helicopter?

A: Each company is to have their own liability insurance to cover their operations. The resulting contract would be with the prime;

therefore, no privy of contract between the prime and their sub-contractors.

Q: On page 57 of 59 of the solicitation under

Solicitation in Advance of Funding it states fund are not presently available for this effort.

A: Funds are available, and this amendment will remove "Solicitation in Advance of Funding" from this solicitation and any resulting contract.

Q: How far is the borrow site and is the bridge site going to have to have a professional surveyor?

A: Suitable material is available at the site and nearby, a specific borrow site not identified. As for survey, no since it has already been completed, although more points could be provided if necessary.

Q: So, if it has been survey are there some center line?

A: Yes.

Q: Old bridge will be where the new bridge is at?

A: No change in alignment

Q: Drawings page 2 note regarding class A (AE) concrete should not be there?

A: Yes, should be pre-cast.

Q: When we are ready to bring in new bridge, do you want old one bridge on site until new one is ready? If you do, what if handrails are pulled off are, we going to be expected to put handrails off old bridge until helicopter passes?

A: We are not specifying installation. If you want to use the old one as the platform, that would be the discretion of the contractor. Not addressed on plans. Specifications states "shall be kept open as long as possible". The helicopter load is limited to 4,000 pounds with the reason being to keep loads low so that a helicopter is more likely to be available since the larger helicopters won't be needed. Bridge is going in the exact location of existing bridge and the old

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pier will be demolished and new pier will not be required as shown on sheet 3.

Q: Will the new bridge be in the same area as existing bridge area?

A: Note on sheet 3 that say remove existing bridge and can see limits of existing and new bridge.

Q: Are the helicopter lifts restricted to 2 days or will the contractor be allowed to schedule them as needed?

A: The helicopter days are meant to be restricted to a total of two days, whether that mean 4 half days or two whole days or some other combination of times to total two days. It is also not a strict limit, but the number of helicopter days will be limited to reduce impact.

Q: Is there enough suitable aggregates at the site or are you anticipating the need to import from a commercial source?

A: This was discussed in the early design phase and it was decided that there was enough material either at the site or within a reasonable distance nearby.

Q: Will alternative bridge types be considered on this project?

A: We won't be considering alternative bridge types on this project.

Q: Project completion date shows 09/30/2022.

Would work be extended to end of October?

A: Since the site will start to become inaccessible and will start to have lots of conflicts with elk hunting and hunters an extension would not be considered.

Q: Are we restricted to 90 working days prior to the completion date of 9/30/2022 or are the working days open as long as it is completed by

9/30/2022?

A: All work shall be completed at the end date of

September 30, 2022. This amendment shall remove the 90-day requirement.

Q: Could you send me the list of bidders or plan holders for this project?

A: Since this project has been posted on the

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Government-wide Port of Entry (GPE) website, each contractor has the option to include their own company information. So, you can either check the solicitation posting to see who has listed themselves as an interested vendor. Or you can reach out to your local Procurement Technical

Assistance Center (PTAC) using the following website: https://www.aptac-us.org/, which is a free resource for small businesses. If you are a small business in the State of Wyoming you can contact Janean Forsyth Lefevre, Program Manager via email at JForsyth@uwyo.edu.

Q: If we have been asked to provide a supply-on bridge proposal for the Fremont Crossing Trail

Bridge Project on the Bridger-Teton National

Forest, is there is a pre-approval process for bridge fabricators/suppliers for this project?

Also, I have received the specs for the bridge but no plans, could you please send these to me?

A: If there is a specific prime contractor looking for a bridge supplier, please would work directly with the prime to become one of their suppliers/sub-contractors. As for the plans, please be sure to go directly to the GPE website listed above. I have included a link below that will take you directly to the documents associated with the subject project.

https://beta.sam.gov/opp/8cc2ef8a459845baa86e6182d

58996e2/view.

Q: Has a pick up location for bridge components been identified or is this contractor responsibility?

A: It will be the contractor's responsibility to decide the best location for picking up bridge components.

Since the site is currently not accessible, photos from 2016, 2018, and 2020 are being uploaded and can be found at the GPE website listed above.

All other terms and conditions remain the same.

Period of Performance: 07/01/2021 to 09/30/2022

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