HVO-PIERC_CMGC_Attch_3_QA1_0001.docx

140G0321R0011 - HVO-PIERC CMGC Q&A #1

Q1. The Phase 1 “Proposal Submission Instructions, Evaluation of Offerors” section bullet 1 notes that all subcontractors must be currently licensed Hawaii class C specialty contractors in their respective trades. The Contractor requests to amend this section to state: to perform Work on this project all subcontractors must be licensed Hawaii class C specialty contractors in their respective trades. The Subcontractors are not required to have their licenses at the time of Phase 1 and Phase 2 deliverables due. Do you concur?

A1. Partially. To clarify:

· The prime contractor must be a currently licensed class A or B contractor when submitting the proposal and throughout the project.

· The prime contractor is expected to identify key subcontractors with the proposal and use those key subcontractors throughout the project. Those key subcontractors must be currently licensed A/B/C (as appropriate) when the proposal is submitted and throughout the project. In our experience, this usually includes at least mechanical, electrical, and plumbing.

· The prime contractor and his key subcontractors form the core project team and are expected to begin working immediately after contract award on the design phase services, such as constructability reviews, cost estimation validations, etc., and remain together throughout the project. It would be extremely disruptive to the project if a key subcontractor had to be replaced due to a licensing issue, hence the requirement for the appropriate licensure to be in-place at proposal submission.

· For the remainder of subcontractors, which could number into the dozens, we concur with the interpretation of licensure prior to working on the project. Those subcontractors won’t even be identified during the solicitation phase of this effort.

Q2. Please confirm whether the SF 1442 and Representations and Certificates (sic) need to be submitted with the Phase 1 proposal. If they are required, please confirm that they will not be included in the 40-page limit.

A2. Yes, the SF1442 and your reps and certs (via SAM.gov) need to be submitted with the phase 1 proposal, but no, they do not count against the 40 pages.

Q3. Please confirm that copies of Past Performance Forms, key personnel resumes, and State of Hawaii Contractors license documents are excluded from the 40-page limit.

A3. Contractors’ license documents do not count against the 40 pages; in fact, it’s acceptable just to include your license number prominently in the proposal and we can look it up online. Past performance forms and key personnel resumes count against the 40 pages.

Q4. Please confirm that for the Phase I submission it would be acceptable to only list Key SB Subcontractors Name and their various Socio-Economic Statuses. With no pricing being submitted in the Phase I proposal and limited project/design drawings estimating the percentage of dollars going to each would be challenging during this proposal phase. In Phase II those percentages would be much easier to determine.

A4. Confirmed.

Q5. Of the 43.5%, please verify the percentage goal for each business category e.g., Large Businesses, Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Women-Owned Small Businesses, HUBZone Small Businesses, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, AbilityOne, and Alaskan Native Corporations & Indian Tribes.

A5. The overall goal is that 43.5% of dollars subcontracted go to small business concerns, so there is no “large business” goal or limitation other than the 12% self-performance minimum identified at FAR 52.236-1. We do not maintain additional subcontracting percentage goals for the various categories of small businesses.

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