QUESTIONS,_ANSWERS_&_CLARIFICATIONS.docx

QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, & CLARIFICATIONS

Questions regarding products:

1. Is there a list of acceptable products (regarding plastic wood items such as plastic wood railings, plastic wood decking, etc.)?

1. What’s the definition of plastic wood?

Answers regarding products:

1. There’s no list of acceptable products. Submit product(s) that provide longevity / durability (i.e. most bang for the buck); was the answer provided at the Pre-bid meeting.

1. Specified products.

Questions regarding soil borings:

1. Are there soil borings available for review?

Answers regarding soil borings:

1. No.

Question(s) regarding permit(s):

1. Whose responsible to obtain permits?

1. Is it a shorter time span for the Forest Service to acquire permits than it is for the contractor to obtain the permits?

Answers regarding permit(s):

1. According to FAR 52.236-7, Permits and Responsibilities, the contractor is responsible for obtaining all permits.

1. It’s estimated that there’s no time savings if the Forest Service acquires permits when compared to the contractor acquiring permits.

1. FAR clause 52.236-7 indicates that the contractor is responsible to acquire all permits for this project.

Question(s) regarding equipment requirements:

1. What are equipment requirements (in regards to cleaning the equipment, listing the equipment for the project, and for the technical proposal)?

Answers regarding equipment requirements:

1. See Section H – Special Contract Requirements (page 12 of 29) of the solicitation document titled “12569R18Q0011_OTT_Henry_Lake_Fishing_Pier.rtf” for Equipment Cleaning requirements.

1. See 452.215-71 Instructions for the Preparation of Technical and Business Proposals (SEP 1999) (page 28 of 29) of the solicitation document titled “12569R18Q0011_OTT_Henry_Lake_Fishing_Pier.rtf” for technical proposal requirements in terms of equipment listing for use on the project.

1. See Technical Evaluation Factors (page 29 of 29) of the solicitation document titled “12569R18Q0011_OTT_Henry_Lake_Fishing_Pier.rtf” for technical evaluation factors being partly based on available equipment.

Question(s) regarding water elevation & fishing pier height:

1. What water elevation is going to be used to set the height of the fishing pier?

Answer regarding water elevation & fishing pier height:

1. Use the water elevation on the first day of construction.

Question(s) regarding work hours and time frame for project:

1. What are the daily starting and ending work hours for this project?

1. What’s the time frame (starting & ending dates) for this project?

Answers regarding work hours and time frame for project:

1. Between 8 am & 5 pm local time.

(a) The contractor can provide a written request to the CO to adjust daily work hours.

1. Per the FBO solicitation listing page, the anticipated project start date is 06/15/2018 and the project must be completed for use no later than September 14th, 2018.