12445523R0001 Questions and Answers Nov 11 22.docx

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Forest Road 10 Culvert Replacements Green Mountain National Forest
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This document provides details on a federal contract solicitation for culvert replacement projects on Forest Road 10 in Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont. The solicitation seeks contractors to perform culvert replacement work at two locations, FR10-8.4 and FR10-11.53, which will include excavation, removal of existing culverts, installation of new precast or cast-in-place concrete culverts, backfilling, embankment construction, guardrail installation and associated road and site work. Interested contractors may view the project sites and directions are provided. The contract is set aside 100% for small businesses with a size standard of $39.5 million. The solicitation documents are available on the website provided and all questions must be emailed to the Contract Specialist by the specified date. The anticipated contract value is between $500,000 and $1,000,000 to be awarded by the USDA Forest Service.

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12445523R0001 Questions and Answers

The plans call for steel posts but the bid documents call out wooden post. Which one would you like?

The guardrail posts for FR10-8.4 are to be steel.

The guardrail post for FR10-11.53 are to be steel expect as noted on Sheet S-366 for the longspan steel beam guardrail section.

-What radius would you like at the end of the guardrails?

See Sheet G-1D on each set of plans for the guardrail radius.

-Where is the temporary bridge going to be delivered to?

For the existing temp bridge on FR10-8.4, see Note 3 on Sheet C-03 for the location it shall be delivered to.

-Lastly, can we use areas outside the limits of the project and/or further down the road as an area to stockpile excavated material?

Existing parking areas and turnouts along FR10 may be used to stockpile excavated material with the approval of the COR. The contractor shall include these areas in their erosion and sediment control plan. All unused excavated material shall be disposed of per General Note 12 on each set of plans.

“are we able to cut more trees onsite to make a space that can be used to stockpile the excavated material onsite?”

Additional trees may be cut depending on the location and as approved in writing by the COR. The Contractor shall flag the additional trees and request permission in writing to cut them a minimum of 30 days in advance of the cutting. The Contractor shall include these areas in their erosion and sediment control plan. All areas shall be restored to existing grades after use.

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