Amendment_to_Proposal_Instructions.docx

Amendment to FAR 452.215-71 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS PROPOSALS (SEP 1999) Paragraph (b)

Proposals given must present sufficient information to reflect a thorough understanding of the requirements and a detailed description of the organization, techniques, procedure, and program for achieving the government’s objectives of the specifications/statement of work. The following factors will be also evaluated:

· ABA compliance

· Durability and cost of maintenance

· Future add-on ability

· Sensitivity to environmental and aesthetic aspects

· Project specific safety plan

· Shop drawings for the permanent walkway, the articulating hinge, the railing system, the lift system and the manufactured floating docks.

Shop drawings shall include details showing dock construction and connection to shoreline, framing members, spacing for the wood pilings, railing system and connections, wood treatments, fabrication of the floating pier sections, connecting elements between perpendicular and in-line floating dock sections, the articulating hinge for the moveable section of dock between the permanent structure and the floating sections and the fabrication /mechanics of the lift system. Drawings shall be submitted in electronic (AutoCAD) form or as clearly drawn hand sketches.

Bid packages should include technical expertise and in-depth specialized knowledge, skills, and judgement to accomplish the project effectively. Offerors should present information demonstrating the bidder’s relevant experience in completing similar projects exercising the technical expertise required to complete this project.