1282A721R0009 Q.pdf

1282A721R0009 Q&A DOCUMENT

Is the estimated budget for mitigation services hard capped at $500,000.00? Is there any leniency whatsoever? There is nothing precluding a contractor from submitting a price proposal over the estimated budget. This is the disclosure of magnitude per FAR 36.204.

• Referring back to 1, the reason this is brought into question is three-fold:

• Once demolition has begun, and we are performing flood cuts along affected walls, once those cavities have been opened up there is a very likely chance, we find additional contamination, mold growth, or some degree of affected exterior building materials (whether that be a layer of exterior drywall, exterior sheathing, siding, etc.). This would inherently increase the scope of work, and in turn, the cost of the job overall to perform the necessary mitigation services. The price proposal should state assumption made about the quantities of removed materials include in the price. Any additional unforeseen damage will be handled through change order.

• The cleaning efforts put forth by the employees of Schenck Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center have been great, however, after the preliminary muck-out, our industry standard we are governed by states to then sanitize the affected materials. Money has certainly been saved due to the efforts put forth, but there is certainly more cleaning that will need to be performed due to the inherent nature of contaminants found within groundwater. Yes, detailed cleaning and disinfection is included in the scope of work.

• Mold contamination was found in somewhere around half of the affected structures of the property. This alone would increase costs from the initial inspection/quote performed pending how this issue is desired to be tackled. The initial quote included services that are not required (e.g. inventory/storage/cleaning/disposal of personal property). If there are items that were discovered during the second inspection (i.e. additional measures required due to mold contamination), state those as exclusions in the price proposal, or include additional price options in the proposal.

On page 4 of Form 1442 under the requested returned documents in addition to a provided quote, it is stated under number 2 to include a breakout of our pricing per building. I am looking for clarification on this particular request. Are you requesting a breakdown of each building line by line, or are you asking for a lump sum per building? Lump sum per building

It would require a great deal of time on-site and otherwise to compile a total breakdown per affected building. Such a request would inherently force us to provide a line-by-line breakdown per room, per building. The scope of work created by the engineers has helped to a certain degree by including associated square footage per affected building, however, we would have to return to sketch out buildings in their entirety to accurately reflect walls, partial walls, toilets, vanities, sinks, contents, etc. My suggestion to Vaughn, in the interest of time to both parties, was to put a grading system together per building based on the severity of damage. In succession to this grading system I would break down each building with a lump sum that would total the sum of the overall job. As stated above, you only need to provide a lump sum cost per building. However you choose to break out your cost by building is up to you.

Beyond these questions and suggestions remains asbestos containing materials, regulated materials, lead paint, hazardous materials, etc. These would not be included in the quote as they are all required to be handled by licensed contractors specializing in these particular fields, and thus requiring a much different approach. Noted, please state the exclusions in your proposal.