IFB 12441923B0003 Questions and Answers.pdf

IFB 12441923B0003

GMNF FR59-4.9 Culvert Replacement

Questions and Answers

1. Will you please clarify which documents are required to be submitted with the bid?

Please complete and submit, at a minimum, the following taking into consideration FAR Subpart 9.104-1 General Standards as referenced in Section M.2 PROPOSAL EVALUATION:

a) B.1 SCHEDULE OF ITEMS table with unit and total prices.

b) 452.237-74 Key Personnel (FEB 1988) Table as applicable.

c) 52.225-9 Buy American Act-Construction Materials (OCT 2022) Foreign and Domestic

Construction Materials Price Comparison table if applicable.

d) All performance, payment, and bid guarantee bonds in the amounts specified (see 52.228-1

Bid Guarantee (SEP 1996), 52.228-11 Individual Surety - Pledge of Assets (FEB 2021) (DEVIATION APR 2020), 52.228-15 Performance and Payment Bonds -- Construction (JUN 2020) (DEVIATION APR 2020), 52.228-17 Individual Surety – Pledge of Assets (Bid Guarantee) (FEB 2021), etc.).

e) Attachment 1 – GMNF FR59 – 4.9 Culvert Replacement Schedule of Items.

f) Any questions that require a response and any fill-ins that apply to bid (see highlighted).

2. Will you please clarify who the bids should be emailed to?

Please email all bid documents, to include copies of any bid bonds, to the Contract Specialist, Michael Winstead, at michael.winstead@usda.gov. See Amendment 0001.

3. What is the plan for traffic control?

The road will be closed during construction. The contractor shall provide localized traffic control closing the road.

4. Will the traffic control plan be the responsibility of the Contractor or the GMNF?

Contractor

5. Will you please specify where the road closures will take place?

The contractor shall close the road with the construction zone.

6. Will you please specify if there are any time limits on how long the road can be closed for?

The road may be closed for the duration of construction. Per the project schedule this may be between July 1 and October 31 of the same calendar year. Contractor shall submit a schedule to the COR outlining road closure dates.

7. Will culvert be new or used?

See the Arch Structure Notes on Sheet 2 of the Plans and the Project Scope of Work.

8. Will culvert be delivered to Manchester Center VT or Rochester VT?

See the Arch Structure Note 2 on Sheet 2 of the Plans

9. Will contractor be required to off load culvert from delivery location?

mailto:michael.winstead@usda.gov

IFB 12441923B0003

GMNF FR59-4.9 Culvert Replacement

Questions and Answers

See the Arch Structure Notes on Sheet 2 of the Plans

10. There appears to be item numbers referenced in plan that are not on bid tab, please clarify.

The following attachments have been uploaded via Amendment 0001 and supersede the original documents:

IFB 12441923B0003 GMNF FR59-4.9 Culvert Replacement Amendment 0001 Attachment 1 - GMNF FR59-4.9 Culvert Replacement Schedule of Items Rev1

11. What would be the outer limits of disturbance, outside the proposed work for access to river/slopes/bypass water etc., as only neat line is shown?

Temporary access outside of the area of disturbance shown on the plans shall be submitted to the COR for review and approval.

12. Is the concrete collar shown correctly on plans as typically it would be installed on the inlet side?

Collar shall be installed as shown on the plans.

13. Is there a physical address for the culvert?

The culverts themselves do not have an actual address per se, but the coordinates are as follows:

Lat: 43.98895° N

Long: -72.96600° W

We were able search for these coordinates formatted as 43.989073, -72.966000 and received the result below. Please note, the coordinates are approximate, and all prospective bidders will still need to locate the milepost 4.9 and the corresponding culvert located on Forest Road 59.