Site Visit Notes and Sign-In Sheets.pdf

IDIQ Pre-Bid Site Meeting Questions/Comments

General questions:

1. Are the Task Orders individually awarded or all task orders awarded in one package to the lowest overall proposal?

o Task orders will be individually awarded.

2. Will other facility projects be awarded out of this IDIQ/MATOC contract?

o Yes, future facilities construction projects will be competed among MATOC contractors for award of individual task orders.

3. Are the proposed task orders (1-4) given an individual period of performance? Or are all the task orders seen as one project? If so, how long are the individual task order period of performance(s)? Each has an individual period of performance:

o Task order #1, Caney Creek Amphitheater Demo – 45 days o Task order #2, Sam Houston Communication BLDG – 60 days o Task order #3, Supervisor’s Office Exterior Wood Fence – 30 days o Task order #4, Supervisor’s Office Warehouse Roof – 60 days

Task Order #1 Caney Creek Recreation Area - Amphitheater Decommission

Site Meeting on Wednesday, June 11, 2020 @ 2pm

1. Delete Weather station on Page 9. There is no weather station in the area of the amphitheater.

2. How far are the clearing limits from the amphitheater?

o The clearing limits include removing the water fountain and the asphalt walking path from the water fountain to the amphitheater.

3. Where is the sewer line and pump out location?

o No known sewer in the area of the amphitheater o That notation is in error and can be disregarded

4. Who is the power provider?

o Jasper-Newton Electrical Coop (Kirbyville, PH: 409-423-2241) o Contractor is responsible to coordinate with them for disconnect

5. What seed is to be used?

o See attached seeding schedule.

6. Backfill, dress, and seed all tire ruts and ground disturbance is required

Task Order #3 Supervisor’s Office – Wood Fence Repair and Paint

Site Meeting on Wednesday, June 11, 2020 @ 10am

1. Backfill, dress, and seed all tire ruts and ground disturbance is required

2. What boards must be replaced?

o All warped, rotten, or damaged boards shall be replaced o All boards (new and existing) shall be prepped, primed and painted (2 coats).

o Repair includes replacing broke and missing wood post caps

Task Order #4 Supervisor’s Office - Warehouse Roof Repair

Site Meeting on Wednesday, June 11, 2020 @ 10am

1. Deck board dimensions are 1-5/8” x 5-1/2” Wide T&G board

2. What seed is to be used?

o See attached seeding schedule.

3. Backfill, dress, and seed all tire ruts and ground disturbance is required

4. Add: Remove existing rain gutters and down spouts and replace in kind with new.

Task Order #2 Sam Houston Ranger District - Communication Building Repair

Site Meeting on Thursday, June 12, 2020 @ 10am

1. Add: Replace the existing access door and hardware. Reuse existing functional hardware.

2. Electrical can be shut off during construction through coordinated timing. This must be coordinated and kept to a minimum, preferably no more than 8 hours at a time.

3. Add: Replace missing or damaged wall insulation with R-13 Kraft faced fiberglass batt insulation

4. Backfill, dress, and seed all tire ruts and ground disturbance

5. Dismounting of any equipment must be approved and coordinated through the COR.

6. Reference the specifications (Section 073113, Asphalt Shingles) for roofing information

7. Delete: Vicinity maps on page 15, 16.

JANUARY-MAY and SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER JUNE-AUGUST

WHEAT 50 LBS BROWN MILLET 20 LBS

LITTLE BLUESTEM 2 LBS PEARL MILLET 20 LBS

"OK SELECT", "COASTAL PLAINS", OR "CATAHOULA"

PARTRIDGE PEA 2 LBS (Innoculated)

"COMMANCHE" OR "LARK"

INDIANGRASS 1 LBS

"CHEYENNE" OR "LOMETA"

SAND LOVEGRASS 0.5 LBS

"MASON"

ASHE SUNFLOWER 1 LBS

"CAJUN SUNRISE"

SWITCHGRASS 0.5 LBS

"BLACKWELL"

SPOTTED BEE BALM 1 LBS

LANCELEAF COREOPSIS 1 LBS

INDIAN BLANKET 1 LBS

Spotted bee balm is Monarda punctata. Can also substitute lemon bee balm-Monarda citriodora

Bamert Seed

1897 County Road 1018

Muleshoe, TX 79347

1-800-262-9892

Turner Seed

210 County Road 151

Breckenridge, TX 76424

1-800-722-8616

Roundstone Native Seed Co.

9764 Raider Hollow Rd.

Upton, Ky. 42784

1-888-531-2323

Douglass King Seed Co.

4627 Emil St.

San Antonio, TX 78219

1-210-661-4191

Indian Blanket is Gaillardia pulchella

Lanceleaf Coreopsis is Coreopsis lanceolata

WHEAT is Triticum aestivum

Use bales of pine straw instead of baled hay for use in wing ditches and water bars.

Mulch:1-1/2 to 2-1/2 tons of mulch applied to a depth of 1-3 inches (If bare soil).

Fertilizer: Fertilization rates will be set at 100 LBS/acre of 12-12-12

Project areas containing greater than 3% slope will require site specific analysis.

CERTIFIED VENDORS

For substitutions or technical guidance: Thomas Philipps, Forest Botanist- US Forest Service Phone: 936-639-

8514 Email: thomas.philipps@usda.gov

General notes:

Seeding rates are pure live seed (PLS) per acre

Special Instructions:

Ashe sunflower is Helianthus mollis

Sand Lovegrass is Eragrostis trichodes