AMEND006 Bidder Questions FINAL PART2.pdf

# RFP Location Question Answer

139 Plan Sheet CU102, No

There is no way to quantify this item. For bidding purposes we do not know the depth or the length of the water main that would fall under this note. Please provide additional detail or quantities.

There is no drawing CU‐102. Assuming this question is actually relevant to CU‐201, then based upon available data assume 144' (4" x 4'W x 144'L). Install similar to detail shown on CU‐202, culvert plan and profile.

140 N/A CU 400 Has Colorado Springs Utilities reviewed and approved the plans?

CSU has reviewed and commented on the plans (two rounds); revisions have been made but signatures are pending to make the final submission for approval

141 N/A

CU 503 Have all necessary (or required) tap fees been paid in advance for this project?

Not at this time.

The Forest Service will submit plans and will cover fees for:

Water Construction Plan Utility Service Plan Electric and Gas Development Plan

The contractor is responsible for all other remaining permits and fees, such as but not limited, Erosion Control, Pit Permits, and Air Quality Permits.

Utility hook‐up fees including but not limited to permanent water, wastewater, gas, and electric will be paid by the USDA‐FS.

Any testing fees for utilities will be paid by the contractor, unless otherwise stated.

142 N/A Will there be any involvement by the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department (PPRBD)? The PPRB may perform inspections on the project at their election and will work with the CO on any findings.

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143 not provided

If PPRBD is involved, have they performed a plan review? At this time there is a 6‐8 week review time for new plan submittals.

The Forest Service will submit plans and will cover fees for:

Water Construction Plan Utility Service Plan Electric and Gas Development Plan

The contractor is responsible for all other remaining permits and fees, such as but not limited, Erosion Control, Pit Permits, and Air Quality Permits.

Utility hook‐up fees including but not limited to permanent water, wastewater, gas, and electric will be paid by the USDA‐FS.

Any testing fees for utilities will be paid by the contractor, unless otherwise stated.

144 not provided

Are there any PPRBD permit fees for this project? If so, are we to include the permit fees in our proposal?

The Forest Service will submit plans and will cover fees for:

Water Construction Plan Utility Service Plan Electric and Gas Development Plan

The contractor is responsible for all other remaining permits and fees, such as but not limited, Erosion Control, Pit Permits, and Air Quality Permits.

Utility hook‐up fees including but not limited to permanent water, wastewater, gas, and electric will be paid by the USDA‐FS.

Any testing fees for utilities will be paid by the contractor, unless otherwise stated.

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145 not provided

Has the Colorado Springs Fire Department reviewed and approved the plans?

The Development Plan has not been officially submitted (pending signatures). However, these plans were referenced in the De‐icing project plans which have been approved by the Colorado Springs Fire Department (4/21/20).

The Forest Service will submit plans and will cover fees for:

Water Construction Plan Utility Service Plan Electric and Gas Development Plan

The contractor is responsible for all other remaining permits and fees, such as but not limited, Erosion Control, Pit Permits, and Air Quality Permits.

Utility hook‐up fees including but not limited to permanent water, wastewater, gas, and electric will be paid by the USDA‐FS.

Any testing fees for utilities will be paid by the contractor, unless otherwise stated.

146 Spec Section 01 33 00 Submittals and RFI’s Given a relatively tight construction period, can the review time of 14 working days be reduced to 5 working days?

The period of performance for this project will be changed from 310 days to 365 days to allow sufficient time for submittal and RFI review. The review times will not be changed.

147 Preproposal Meeting Confirming from the pre‐bid meeting that the Submittal Exchange fees are not a cost to the contractor? Yes, the Government will pay for the cost of submittal exchange

148 Preproposal Meeting Confirming from the pre‐bid meeting that there are no city, state, county, local or federal sales tax on the project.

CORRECTION: The USFS has a tax exemption form to provide to the awardee for State taxes on materials.

Federal and local taxes will apply to this project.

Who will have the final inspection/acceptance of work responsibility on the project?

The Contractor is ultimately responsible for the inspection of the work and for ensuring the quality and completion of the work. The Final Inspection will be made by the Contracting Officer, as supported by technical team. The Contracting Officer has authority for final acceptance.

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150 Preproposal Meeting

Confirming from the pre‐bid meeting that the general contractor will need the following full time on the site, stand alone personnel, Superintendent, Quality Control, and Project Manager. And that the SSHO can dual hat as either Super or QC.

Amendment 003 changed 01 35 26 Government Safety Requirements as well as 01 45 00.00 10 Quality Control.

That said, a conflict remains between the two specs. To resolve this conflict, we have determined that the superintendent may serve as the Site Safety and Health Officer. The Quality Control Manager shall have no collateral duties.

Section 01 35 26, paragraph 1.5.1.1.1 will be revised to remove the first sentence "The SSHO may also serve as the Quality Control Manager" as well as the reference to "QCM" in the second paragraph.

There are no restrictions on collateral duties for the Project Manager.

151 Spec sections 01 33 0

There are two Spec sections 01 33 00. The first starts on page 55 of 1447 (also titled 01 30

00) and the second starts on page 89 of 1447.

There is an error in the header of the section starting on page 55.

Section 01 30 00, Administrative, General, and Special Requirements, page header has the incorrect specification number and shows "01 33 00."

Per Amendment 003 specifications, section 01 30 00, Administrative, General, and Special Requirements, is 17 pages long, from page 55‐71.

Section 01 33 00, Submittal Procedures, is 18 pages long , from page 89 ‐ 106.

152 Spec Section 01 33 00

Para 1.23 “Accommodations for Gov’t Rep.” Starts by asking for a 100SF office space, the following paragraph states a 240SF office space. Are you asking for two Government office trailers? Additionally, the 240SF trailer asks for indoor plumbing which for a project of this duration is quite expensive. Is indoor plumbing required? This would also limit the location of the government trailer.

The first paragraph of this section will be deleted. The requirements of subparagraph A ‐ C will apply. Location of trailer is shown on C‐006.

Running water and flushing toilets are required.

153 Section H

Special Contract requirements. Paragraph H.2.d. As there will not be aircraft used in performing the contract, we are confirming that this insurance rider will not be required for the execution of the construction for this project.

This is a standard AGAR Clause. Paragraph D is not applicable as aircraft will not be allowed to be used for this project.

154 Schedule of Items

SCHEDULE OF ITEMS (BID ITEMS) BI #3 IS MEASURED IN SQUARE FOOTAGE. DEFINITION

OF CONTRACT ITEMS MEASURE AND PAYMENT, BID ITEM #3 STATES MEASUREMENT PER

CY OF CONCRETE PLACED. PLEASE ADVISE. This question is a duplication. Please refer to answer provided in response to previous question.

155 Schedule of Items

SCHEDULE OF BID ITEMS (BID ITEMS) BI #29 INCLUDES “HAULING/DISPOSING OF EXCESS

FILL MATERIAL. SCHEDULE OF BID ITEMS (BID ITEMS) BI #32 INCLUDES

“HAULING/DISPOSING OF ANY EXCESS SOIL MATERIALS. PLEASE ADVISE. This question is a duplication. Please refer to answer provided in response to previous question.

156 Schedule of Items

SCHEDULE OF ITEMS (BID ITEMS) BI #36 IS MEASURED IN SQUARE YARDS. DEFINITION OF

CONTRACT ITEMS MEASUREMENT & PAYMENT, BID ITEM # 36 STATES “PER SQUARE

FOOT”. PLEASE ADVISE. This question is a duplication. Please refer to answer provided in response to previous question.

157 Drawings WHAT DOES S.C.D. STAND FOR. IT IS NOT LISTED ON THE DRAWINGS OF ABBREVIATIONS. This question is a duplication. Please refer to answer provided in response to previous question.

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158 REFERENCE DWG S‐2

REFERENCE DWG S‐201r. On the west side of the slab, there is a note “step T.O.W. 1’‐0””.

WE DON’T SEE A STEP HERE. FINISH FLOOR OF THE STORAGE BUILDING IS EL 1094, AS IS

THE CORNER OF THE SLAB. PLEASE ADVISE. This question is a duplication. Please refer to answer provided in response to previous question.

159 N/A

DURING THE JOB SITE VISIT, WE NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF EXCAVATION HAS

OCCURRED ON THE SITE OF THIS PROJECT. CAN WE ASSUME THAT THE 5’ OF

OVEREXCAVATION HAS BEEN PERFORMED THAT IS REQUIRED ON THIS PROJECT, AND THE

GRADE THAT WILL BE GIVEN THIS CONTRACT TO BE SUBGRADE? IF NOT, CAN NEW

EXISTING GRADES BE PROVIDED? This question is a duplication. Please refer to answer provided in response to previous question.

IF THERE IS EXCESS EXCAVATION FROM THE WORK ON THIS PROJECT, CAN IT BE LEFT ON

SITE? This question is a duplication. Please refer to answer provided in response to previous question.

THE PLANS NOTE THAT THE UTILITIES THAT CROSS THE PERIMETER ROAD MUST BE

TRENCHLESS, YET AT THE JOB WALK WE NOTICED THAT THE CURRENT CONTRACTOR OPEN

TRENCHED SOME STORM LINES ACROSS THE SAME ROAD. CAN WE OPEN CUT OUR

UTILITY LINES? This question is a duplication. Please refer to answer provided in response to previous question.

162 DRAWING CU‐402

REFERENCE NOTE 4 UNDER WATER ON DRAWING CU‐402 SAYS THAT COLORADO SPRINGS

UTILITIES MAKES ALL TAPS ON “COLORADO SPRINGS UTILITY MAINS”/PLEASE INDICATE

WHICH, IF ANY, ARE COLORADO SPRINGS MAINS THAT THIS PROJECT TAPS INTO. This question is a duplication. Please refer to answer provided in response to previous question.

163 DRAWING CU‐403

REFERENCE DRAWING CU‐403. WHAT SIZE ARE THE WATER SERVICE LINES TO THE 2

BUILDINGS? NOT SHOWN ON THIS DRAWING. This question is a duplication. Please refer to answer provided in response to previous question.

164 DRAWINGS CU‐404‐C

REFERENCE DRAWINGS CU‐404‐CU‐405. ARE WE TO ASSUME THAT THE WATER SERVICE

“T” AND ASSOCIATED VALVE HAS BEEN INSTALLED “BY OTHERS” FOR THE 2 WATER LINES

SHOWN ON THES 2 PAGES? This question is a duplication. Please refer to answer provided in response to previous question.

WHAT IS THE COATING REQUIREMENT FOR OVERHEAD COILING DOORS? BAKED‐ON

ENAMEL, OR POWER‐COAT? This question is a duplication. Please refer to answer provided in response to previous question.

WHAT TAXING ENTITIES ARE RELEVANT TO THIS PROJECT. IS THE PROJECT TAX EXEMPT

FROM FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL TAXATION? This question is a duplication. Please refer to answer provided in response to previous question.

PLEASE PROVIDE HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS

Without a specification or drawing reference to where hardware is required and not sufficiently specified, we are unable to provide a response to this question. We do not see where we are missing hardware specifications at this time.

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ARE TAP FEES FOR WATER AND SEWER CONNECTIONS TO BE INCLUDED IN OUR BID?

The Forest Service will submit plans and will cover fees for:

Water Construction Plan Utility Service Plan Electric and Gas Development Plan

The contractor is responsible for all other remaining permits and fees, such as but not limited, Erosion Control, Pit Permits, and Air Quality Permits.

Utility hook‐up fees including but not limited to permanent water, wastewater, gas, and electric will be paid by the USDA‐FS.

Any testing fees for utilities will be paid by the contractor, unless otherwise stated.

ARE CONNECTION FEES FOR GAS AND ELECTRIC TO BE INCLUDED IN OUR BID

The Forest Service will submit plans and will cover fees for:

Water Construction Plan Utility Service Plan Electric and Gas Development Plan

The contractor is responsible for all other remaining permits and fees, such as but not limited, Erosion Control, Pit Permits, and Air Quality Permits.

Utility hook‐up fees including but not limited to permanent water, wastewater, gas, and electric will be paid by the USDA‐FS.

Any testing fees for utilities will be paid by the contractor, unless otherwise stated.

170 BID ITEMS #6 & #7 BID ITEMS #6 & #7. PLEASE INDICATE WHERE THE SITE WALLS ARE SHOWN. This question is a duplication. Please refer to answer provided in response to previous question.

171 BID ITEM #5

BID ITEM #5. PLEASE INDICATE WHERE “SHADE STRUCTURE” FOOTINGS AND PIERS ARE

SHOWN. This question is a duplication. Please refer to answer provided in response to previous question.

172 PLEASE PROVIDE AS‐BUILT UTILITY DRAWINGS FROM PHASE I WORK. Amendment 004 includes the Deicing Ramp Plans

WILL PHASE I CONTRACTOR INSTALL EROSION & SEDIMENT CONTROL “BMP” FOR PHASE I

WORK? This question is a duplication. Please refer to answer provided in response to previous question.

174 WHO WILL INSTALL TEMPORARY FENCE FOR PHASE II WORK? Please refer to revised sheet C‐006 and specification 010001 for revised requirements for this fence.

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175 PLEASE PROVIDE AS‐BUILT GRADING PLANS COMPLETED BY PHASE I CONTRACTOR. Amendment 004 includes the Deicing Ramp Plans

HAS THE REQUIREMENT FOR ENGINEERED FILL UNDER BUILDINGS BEEN COMPLETED BY

THE PHASE I CONTRACTOR? This question is a duplication. Please refer to answer provided in response to previous question.

177 ARE ONSITE SOILS SUITABLE FOR USE IN ENGINEERED FILLS?

Yes. Engineered fills constructed by others from on‐site materials. Please see other questions and answers regarding engineered fill placement requirements for this project, completed by others.

178 WILL THE REGIONAL BLDG DEPARTMENT CHARGE A BUILDING PERMIT FEE? This question is a duplication. Please refer to answer provided in response to original question.

179 SECTION H

PLEASE CONFIRM, PER SECTION H – SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS THAT THE

CONTRACTOR IS ONLY REQUIRED TO ASSIGN A PROJECT MANAGER, A SITE

SUPERINTENDENT (WHO CAN ALSO BE THE PROJECT MANAGER), AND A QUALITY

CONTROL MANAGER TO THE PROJECT. This question is a duplication. Please refer to answer provided in response to previous question.

180 PLEASE CONFIRM JULY 24, 2020 AS THE REVISED DATE FOR RECEIPT OF

Amendment 004 extended the proposal due date. Amendment 005 was issued to extend proposal due date further to August 17, 2020 to account for timeline in providing answers to questions and revising proposals. We do not anticipate issuing any additional proposal due date extensions at this time.

PLEASE CONFIRM AVAILABLE WATER AND ELECTRIC SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED AT NO

COST TO THE CONTRACTOR.

The Forest Service will submit plans and will cover fees for:

Water Construction Plan Utility Service Plan Electric and Gas Development Plan

The contractor is responsible for all other remaining permits and fees, such as but not limited, Erosion Control, Pit Permits, and Air Quality Permits.

Utility hook‐up fees including but not limited to permanent water, wastewater, gas, and electric will be paid by the USDA‐FS.

Any testing fees for utilities will be paid by the contractor, unless otherwise stated.

Relative to use of water and electrical service for/during construction:

The contractor is responsible for all fees associated with the service and usage of temporary water and electrical during construction.

182 PLEASE CONFIRM THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL PAY COSTS FOR SUBMITTAL EXCHANGE. Yes, the Government will pay for the cost of submittal exchange