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- 140L0625R0007
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This document is a Site Inspection Tour/Prebid Conference Record for a Design-Build Cahuilla Ranger Station Replacement project. The federal solicitation (No. 140L0625R0007) is issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management, with a total small business set-aside and project magnitude exceeding $10M. The project involves building and heavy construction, classified under NAICS code 236220, with a performance period of 906 calendar days. Key requirements include a 20% bid bond, 100% performance and payment bonds, and compliance with Construction Wage Rate Requirements. The procurement will use a two-phase submission and evaluation process, with the government intending to make a single award to the most responsive offeror providing the best value. The Phase One proposal due date was extended to Monday, 06/02/25 at 12PM MT, with questions due by Friday, 05/09/25 at 2PM MT.
The document includes a list of 20 attendees from various construction and architectural firms who participated in the site visit, such as Empire Equipment Service, Nielsen Construction California, Balfour Beatty Construction, and others. The site inspection was conducted on 05/02/2025 at 10:00 AM local time by key Bureau of Land Management personnel including Suong Chong (Civil Engineer, COR), Matthew Lohr (Field Manager), and Mark Kougl (State Engineer). Contractors are reminded to carefully complete all sections of the solicitation, including representations, certifications, and to closely review instructions and evaluation factors. The prime contractor must perform at least 15% of the contract cost with its own employees, and the Buy American Statute applies to this contract.
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CA, GAOA DESIGN-BUILD CAHUILLA RANGER STATION REPLACEMENT
Solicitation No: 140L0625R0007 – Amendment 0002 Site Visit Attendees, Solicitation Overview
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
SITE INSPECTION TOUR / PREBID CONFERENCE RECORD
1. Solicitation No.: 140L0625R0007 4. Meeting Place: CAHUILLA RANGER STATION
2. Title: GAOA DESIGN-BUILD CAHUILLA RANGER STATION
REPLACEMENT – PHASE 1
5. Conducted by: SUONG CHONG – COR | MATTHEW LOHR – FIELD
MANAGER | MARK KOUGL – STATE ENGINEER
3. Date and Time: 05/02/2025 | 10:00 AM LOCAL TIME 6. Solicitation Overview by: GREETCHEN JEREMIE – CS | BLM NOC ACQUISITIONS. See Page 2
7. Attended By:
Name Organization Email | Phone Number
TODD MARKS EMPIRE EQUIPMENT SERVICE, INC. estimating@empireequipservice.com
JIM SHAW EMPIRE EQUIPMENT SERVICE, INC. estimating@empireequipservice.com
BRIAN STILLEY FASONE CONSTRUCTION brian@FasoneGBC.com | (562) 783-6931
EMANUEL AGRIGOROAE LACY MECHANICAL, INC. emanuel@lacyinc.com | (916) 747-3449
TIM MERRILL ANDERSON BURTON tim@andersonburton.com | (805) 280-5869
LUKE FERRELL ANDERSON BURTON like.ferrel@andersonburton.com | (805) 280-5869
JONATHAN HOFF VIC’S A/C jhoff@vicsac.com | (760) 996-3089
RICK CESENA NIELSEN CONSTRUCTION CALIFORNIA, INC. rcesena@nielsencc.com | (760) 234-2112
GEORGE LANE NIELSEN CONSTRUCTION CALIFORNIA, INC. glane@nielsencc.com | (619) 787-6523
DAVE GAZZANEO EC CONSTRUCTORS, INC. daveg@ecconstructors.com | (619) 440-7181
JACK LAWVER WILLOCK CONTRACTING, INC. jack@willockcontracting.com | (619) 579-0700
JOE TRIOLO BALFOUR BEATTY CONSTRUCTION jtriolo@balfourbeattyus.com | (619) 977-3143
GERARDO MACALPIN ARCHITECTS MOSHER DREW gerardom@mosherdrew.com
ROY CABRERA PILKINGTON CONSTRUCTION CO. roy@pcco.us | (928) 919-8071
CLIFF FIVECOATS PILKINGTON CONSTRUCTION CO. cliff.fivecoats@pcco.us | (928) 200-4845
DAMIAM ALFARO BILBRO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. estimating@bilbroconstruction.com | (760) 481-0828
XING SUNG BILBRO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. xsung@bilbroconstruction.com
TIM MCKAY BRISTOL GC tmckay@bristol.companies.com
MICHAEL MCGUIRE DELAWIE mmcguire@delawie.com | (619) 454-0440
NICK ALFORD DEMPSEY CONSTRUCTION malford@dempseyconstruction.com | (619) 840-4600
8. Questions asked, and responses given: See Attachment 16
NOTICE
Oral comments provided by any party, including but not limited to government personnel, potential offerors, and contractors, during this pre-proposal conference or at any time prior to contract award is not binding. All questions must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer in accordance with the issued solicitation. If an offeror receives information orally that they believe changes the requirements of the solicitation they shall submit, in writing, information regarding the issue to the Contracting Officer at least 4 days before the date offers/proposal are due. No changes to the solicitation are binding unless issued by the Contracting Officer as a final written solicitation amendment. Reference 52.236-27, Site Visit (CONSTRUCTION (Feb 1995} mailto:estimating@empireequipservice.com mailto:emanuel@lacyinc.com mailto:tim@andersonburton.com mailto:like.ferrel@andersonburton.com mailto:jhoff@vicsac.com mailto:rcesena@nielsencc.com mailto:glane@nielsencc.com mailto:daveg@ecconstructors.com mailto:jack@willockcontracting.com mailto:gerardom@mosherdrew.com mailto:roy@pcco.us mailto:cliff.fivecoats@pcco.us mailto:estimating@bilbroconstruction.com mailto:xsung@bilbroconstruction.com mailto:mmcguire@delawie.com mailto:malford@dempseyconstruction.com
Pre-Bid Conference Contracting Talking Points
Solicitation No: 140L0625R0007
Project Title: GAOA Design-Build Cahuilla Ranger Station Replacement
Type of Construction: Building, Heavy Construction
Magnitude: > $10M
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS): 236220 - "Commercial and Institutional Building Construction"
Set-Aside: Total Small Business
POP: Work would commence within 7 calendar days, with a completion date of 906 calendar days after the notice to proceed.
Work Hours: The performance period is based upon work conducted 7:00am – 5:30pm Monday through Friday, except government holidays.
(See pg. 11 of the solicitation).
Limitations on Subcontracting: Yes; the prime contractor must perform at least 15% of the cost of the contract, excluding the cost of materials, with its own employees. Breakout reporting is required at contract closing, using spreadsheet. (See solicitation section J, Attachments pg. 23).
Buy American: The Buy American Statute applies to this contract and will be monitored per Clause 52.225-9. (See solicitation pgs. 17 & 18).
Bid Bond: Yes, 20% of the total proposed price, to be submitted on an executed GSA form SF24.
Performance and Payment Bonds: Yes, 100% of the contract amount, to be submitted within 10 days after award on GSA forms SF25 and
SF25A respectively.
Construction Wage Requirements: DOES apply to this project. Labor costs associated with this project shall be in accordance with the
Construction Wage Rate Requirements Statute. Wage Determination will be provided in PHASE TWO (See solicitation section J, Attachments pg.
23).
Basis for Award: Source selection will utilize the two-phase submission and evaluation procedures in accordance with FAR 36.3 for design-build construction projects. The government intends to make ONE award. Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal conforms to all solicitation requirements, such as terms and conditions, representations and certifications, technical requirements, and provides the best value to the government based on the results of the two-phase evaluation. (See page 38 of the solicitation).
Questions Due Date: Friday 05/09/25 at 2PM MT.
1. All questions must be submitted in writing via email to CS & CO as instructed in L-2. (See pg. 32 of the solicitation).
2. No questions will be accepted via phone calls. All questions are addressed/answered in a solicitation amendment posted on SAM.gov.
PHASE ONE Proposals Due Date: Monday 05/19/25 at 2PM MT. Extended to Monday 06/02/25 at 12PM MT.
Final Reminders
1. Each electronic volume must be contained in a separate file. PHASE ONE of this acquisition requires three volumes.
2. Feel free to use the SF1442 Completion Instructions attachment, to ensure accurate and complete form completion.
3. Be sure to read and complete Section K: REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFCATIONS, AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF
OFFERORS in its entirely. (See pgs. 24-29 of the solicitation).
a. Accurate and complete forms, including Reps and Certs, are part of an offeror’s proposal evaluation.
b. Please be sure to fill in the applicable section accordingly to reflect your certification.
4. Be sure to read Sections L: INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS and M: EVALUATION
FACTORS FOR AWARD closely. (See pgs. 30-40 of the solicitation).
9. Was a complete site inspection made? ∼ Yes
By (Name) Title Date
Suong Chong Civil Engineer, COR 05/02/2025
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