B09-_P1521R0011_Amendment__1_0001.pdf

Solicitation # 140P1521R0011; Amendment# 1 Questions and Answers from Site Visit held on July 7th, 2021 at 10:00 AM Local Arizona Time

General

Question: Can the proposal be electronically submitted?

Answer: Yes

Question: Bid Schedule, There is little room for inputting the pricing. Does the Government want pricing for each activity under each CLIN or total for each CLIN?

Answer: The Government requires pricing for each activity, under each CLIN.

Question: What is the Government’s expectation for “Drainage”?

Answer: FHWA FP-14 Sections 303.03 and 303.07.

Question: Per discussion on site visit it was stated that construction water would be supplied at no cost to the contractor. Is there any limitations? If so, please describe Answer: Answer to this will come on July 26th, 2021 with Amendment#2. Park service is working with local fire department and state restrictions.

Question: It is stated in the RFQ that the average width of the road is 16’, but upon measuring several areas the width of the road is actually between 17’ to 20’. What is the desired width?

Answer: The desired width of the road is the width of the road that is already cut. Contractor shall not increase or decrease road width. Road width shall cover the area from the cut edge on the uphill side, to the windrow on the downhill side. Road width included in the RFQ is an average, meaning some sections are wider and some are narrower. Contractor is responsible for field-verifying all dimensions, distances, and conditions prior to bid submittal.

Question: It was discussed during the site visit that if the contractor decided that 6” ABC was deemed too much than the contractor could propose using a lesser amount of ABC. In order to keep the proposals fair , can the government please clarify the depth of ABC to be bid on?

Answer: Contractor shall provide 6” of compacted aggregate over the entire width of the road.

United States Department of the Interior

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

INTERMOUNTAIN REGION

Arizona Major Acquisition Buying Office

1824 South Thompson Street, Suite 200

Flagstaff AZ 86001

Question: Does the Government want Aggregate Base Course per FHWA FP-14 Section

703.05 (a) and (b) or Surface Course Aggregate per FP Section 703.05(c) or 703.06?

Answer: Contractor shall provide aggregate base course in accordance with FHWA FP-14

Section 703.06 Crushed Aggregate.

Question: The Solicitation generally references FHWA FP-14. Please provide particular specification sections from FHWA FP-14 that are applicable to this project Answer: FHWA FP-14 Sections: 106.02 Visual Inspection, 106.04 Measured or Tested Conformance, 302.03 Preparing Surface, 303.04 Placing Crushed Aggregate, 302.05 Compacting and Finishing Crushed Aggregate, 302.06 Acceptance, 303.07 Roadway Reconditioning, 303.08 Acceptance, 703.06 Crushed Aggregate, 725.01 Water.

Question: What are the Quality Control requirements for this project?

Answer: Contractor shall provide quality control in accordance with FHWA FP-14 Sections

106.02 and 106.04. Testing shall be conducted by the contractor in accordance with FHWA FP-14 Sections 303.08 Acceptance and 302.06 Acceptance. Test reports shall be submitted to the CO for final acceptance.

Question: Are the vehicle pullouts found along all three sections of roadway to be included in the placement of ABC ?

Answer: All vehicle pullouts within the project area shall be included in the placement, compaction, and grading of aggregate. See FHWA FP-14 Section 303.04.

NO SOLICITATION CLAUSES WILL BE CHANGED WITH THIS AMENDMENT.

THE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) DATE CHANGES WITH THIS AMENDMENT FROM THE

ORIGINAL DATE OF 7/21/2021 1:00pm MST TO 7/30/2021 1:00PM MST; TO ALLOW FOR

REVIEW OF THIS AND FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS.