B09_Amd_2_Q_and_A_0002.pdf
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- 140P2021R0114
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This document contains questions and answers related to a federal solicitation for landscape construction services at the USFWS Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge in Hanalei Valley, Hawaii. Key details include specifications for landscape berms, seed mixes, pipe materials, concrete finishes, and fence and gate coatings. It also provides drawings for drop inlets and a flared end section. The solicitation number is 140P2021R0114 and is seeking landscape construction for a viewpoint area at the Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge.
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Amendment 2 Q and A
Q3: Sheet C6 Plant Schedule shows Thespesia populnea - Kou - 10 GAL. However this botanical name id Milo, not Kou. Please confirm this.
A3: Confirmed, the common name for Thespesia populnea should be Milo. Please provide Thespesia populnea/Milo as shown on plans.
Q4: Sheet L6 Please provide the detail of Landscape berm.
A4: The grading design for the landscape berm is shown on the civil plans sheet C13 and C14.
The berm is 3 feet tall with side slopes of 3h:1v. The top of the berm is approximately 3 feet wide. The berm cross section is conceptually illustrated on drawing S3, refer to the civil plans for berm design. The surface of the berm will be seeded as shown on the landscape plans. Refer to detail 5, sheet L8 for adjacent swale design.
Q5: Sheet L6 Please give us the detail of Seed mix.
A5: Seed mix consists of a blend of Paspalum notatum (80 pounds per acre) and Lolium multiflorum (40 pounds per acre) as noted in specification section 32 93 00, section 2.3(A).
Q6: Sheet L7 Please confirm the scale is 1”=40’-0”, not 1”=30’-0
A6: The drawing scale for sheet L7 is 1”=20’-0”.
Q7: Section 01 50 00 Temporary Facilities and Controls: Please confirm if a Contracting Officers Field Office is required. If so, Paragraph 3.3 B. refers to water and sewer provisions. Paragraph 2.3 C. lists the items to be included in the field office, but does not mention any restroom facilities. If a field office is required, please confirm if it needs to have a restroom. if a field office is required please confirm if we will be required to provide internet service as indicated in the specs.
A7: A Contracting Officer’s Field Office is not required.
Q8: In Bid Document “B08_Forms_for_use_in_proposalsubmission” there is Report on Limitations on Subcontracting. This form appears to be something that we would turn in during the progress of the work. Please confirm if this form needs to be submitted with our bid proposal.
A8: Yes, please submit this form with your proposal. Refer to Instructions for the submission of Offers – F. – 3. Subcontracting percentage worksheet – The form itself requests input of amounts paid; however, for solicitation purposes, input projected amounts based on your proposed pricing and that of your anticipated subcontractors. Refer to Clause 52.219-14.
Q9: Clients do not seem to appreciate a request to fill out Past Performance Questionnaires multiple times for the same projects. For Factor 5, are firms able to submit PPQ forms that were previously filled out by clients during previous proposal efforts, rather than asking them for another PPQ?
A9: Please refer to section L Instructions for the submission of offers – 3. – Factor 5. If your past clients do not wish to fill out additional PPQs you may submit a Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) evaluation report in lieu of the Past Performance Questionnaire.
Q10: Please reference a State DOT Standard Plan for Drop Inlets 1 thru 4 in the highway right-of-way.
A10: Grate drop inlet Type 1A-9 per detail H-08 and grate type 1211214 per detail H-15 of HDOT standard plans 2008
Q11: The drainage plans call for 6” and 24” diameter HDPE piping. Does this need to be fused HDPE pipe or can it be N-12 corrugated pipe. If it is to be fused pipe, please specify the required SDR pressure rating.
A11: SDR 21
Q12: Does the walkway concrete need to be pigmented or only the concrete walls and seating blocks?
A12: Walkway concrete to be pigmented per specification section 321313.
Q13: The original Solicitation and Amendment 0001 both reference drawings. The SWPPP includes 15 sheets and indicates that there is a drawing package with 44 drawings available. Can the Government please provide the complete drawing package?
A13: The drawings added in the SWPPP were pulled from the construction package plans not all 44 sheets were applicable to the SWPPP so were not included.
Q14: Does the entry gate need to be painted?
A14: The coatings for fences and gates are referenced in spec section 32 31 00 Paragraph 2.5 for Fence Type A and 2.7 for Gate.
Q15: Please provide the details for the flared end section in Detail 7/C20.
A15: detail provided in attachment titled “drawing 03_C-16-03_C-20 8-11-2021.pdf”
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