Solicitation_Questions_and_Answers_Amend_01.pdf

GATE 201185 – Solicitation 140P2018R0017 Amendment 01– Questions and Answers

1. On page 147 of the solicitation (52.222‐23 Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to

Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity for Construction the end of section B), it states: “The percentage goal established for female participation is 6.9.” Is this the only minority goal requirement – WBE ‐ 6.9%?

ANSWER: See page 139 #6 and page 146‐147

2. On the same page, (52.228‐1 Bid Guarantee (Sep 1996)), states: “(c) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be 20 percent of the bid price of $3M whichever is less.” Is the 20 percent based on the low or high range? Are there Bid Bond Forms in this package?

ANSWER: The bid guarantee shall be 20% of your bid, or $3,000,000.00, whichever is less. A Bid

Bond Form is attached to this Amendment.

3. On page 148 of the solicitation ( 52.236‐27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995)

(b) An organized pre‐proposal meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 17, 2018, from

9:00am to 10:00am, with an on‐site walk from 10:00am to 1:00pm.

Participants will meet in the 1st Floor Conference room at:

Gateway National Recreation Area

Floyd Bennett Field

Jamaica Bay Unit Headquarters, Building 69

Brooklyn, New York 11234

Is this pre‐proposal meeting & site visit mandatory in order to bid the project?

ANSWER: The Pre‐proposal Meeting and Site Visit is not mandatory.

4. What are the licensing requirements for the project? Specifically our electricians are licensed in

New Jersey can we bid on the project and perform the work in New York?

ANSWER: All work on this project is on Federal land and on National Park Service (NPS) owned equipment, thus a New York license is not required (but is recommended).

The only utility company related work is coordinating some downtime for installation of the equipment in the North Substation (Con Edison feeds). Con Edison may ask for a New York license number to coordinate this shutdown. This shut down would require coordination between the contractor, NPS, and the utility company (Con Edison).

5. Could you please provide a spec for the 5KV wire?( I assume we purchasing it) I do not see it in the specifications or on the drawings

ANSWER: Please refer to Spec Section 26 05 13 (Medium Voltage Cable), under Part 2 ‐

Products.

6. Also – same goes for the load disconnects, splices and termination kits – please provide spec

ANSWER: For load disconnects please refer to construction drawing Sub Sheets E1.1, E1.2 and

E4.13 and Spec Section 01 27 00 (Definition of Contract Line Items) CLINs 13, 14 and 16. For splices and termination kits, please refer to Spec Section 26 05 13 (Medium Voltage Cable), under Part 2 ‐ Products.

7. Please confirm we can use schedule 40 PVC in the duct banks.

ANSWER: Please refer to Spec Section 26 05 43 (Electrical: Exterior Underground), under Part

2.4 ‐ Underground Conduit and Accessories.