B09_Amd_02_Solicitation_QA_HAVO_140P2023R0028_0002.xlsx
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- Solicitation number
- 140P2023R0028
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This document contains questions and answers related to a solicitation to demolish and replace facilities damaged by volcanic activity at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
The solicitation calls for demolition of structures at the Uekahuna Bluff and Jaggar Museum areas, including the HVO facility, Annex, and Jaggar Museum. It also involves realigning Crater Rim Drive and expanding the entrance station. The National Park Service will provide clearing for the waterline and fiber optic line replacements. Limited potable water is available on site and the contractor may use up to 4,000 gallons per day, while non-potable water must be sourced off-site. Salvaged equipment will become the contractor's property to resell locally. Mechanical demolition is acceptable to sort recyclables from non-recyclables for landfill disposal. The NPDES permit is the only permit required. Night work will not be permitted. The pre-proposal meeting on May 4th will provide an opportunity to visit the project sites.
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| Question | Answer | Addressed in Amendment: | |
| 1 | If proposing as a Joint Venture formed under the 8a Mentor/Protege relationship – do RFI’s and other pre-proposal correspondence need to be in the name of the Joint Venture? | No the correspondence and questions prior to proposal submission do not need to be in the name of the JV. | 1 |
| 2 | If proposing as a Joint Venture formed under the 8a Mentor/Protege relationship -- does the Joint Venture need to demonstrate experience/qualifications as a separate entity or can it propose using individual joint venture partner qualifications? | JV or individual JV Partner qualifications are acceptable. | 1 |
| 3 | Solicitation page 47, subsection B: Please define the word “day” in the phrase “10 days” in reference to the minimum amount of lead time for pre-proposal questions ahead of the bid date? (Calendar or business day) | Calendar days, May 5th questions are due. | 1 |
| 4 | In the zip folder for B08_Attach_1b2 there are files with a suffix of “.ai” that do not open under any platform we know of? Please provide clarification? | The Road Guide Sign Layouts pdf provided has the same information as the .ai files. The .ai files were provided for use by the contractor’s sign fabricator, they are Adobe Illustrator files | 1 |
| 5 | Are there any areas proposed as work zones where the ground conditions may be unreasonably “unsafe” due to terrain|slope-stability compromised by the initial eruption event and/or subsequent events? | We do not have any information/evidence that the area is unsafe due to the eruption and subsequent seismic/volcanic events. The limited instrumentation we have in the HVO, Annex, and Jaggar Museum area indicates that there have been some minor ground motions since July 2020. These millimeter scale motions, expansions and contractions, could crack foundations but shouldn't cause any issues with demolition work or lead to safety concerns for people being in the area. Large equipment shall stay away from caldera cliff edges. Large equipment utilized for the dismantling of the facilities shall work from the west side of the HVO facility. | 1 |
| 6 | Is there an onsite staging area specifically identified for “green waste”; so, such piles of vegetative debris can be screened for types of flora/fauna/fungus species unwanted at the local landfill? | No specific areas have been identified for green waste staging. The park natural resource specialists have confirmed that park generated green waste has not been a concern for the landfill / county green waste facility on past park projects and we do not anticipate this being a concern on this project. | 1 |
| 7 | Will water for use during all construction activities be provided to the contractor? If so, is it free of charge, where is the source located, and how much water will be made available? | Refer to specification section 01 50 00 Part 1.3: Water Service: Limited potable water is available in the vicinity of the project sites. Contractors shall be allowed to use up to 4,000 gallons of water per day. See 01 50 00 Part 3.2: Non-potable water for construction is not available within the park boundaries. Contractor shall furnish non-potable water from a source outside park boundary as needed. | 1 |
| 8 | There are a few plan notes requiring the contractor to provide temporary water during construction activities for either facility operation and/or visitor use? Will a water source be provided, if so, will the water be free of charge, where is the source located, how much water will be required at each of the facilities/area of use, and how much water will be made available? | Refer to specification section 01 50 00 Part 1.3: Water Service: Limited potable water is available in the vicinity of the project sites. Contractors shall be allowed to use up to 4,000 gallons of water per day. See 01 50 00 Part 3.2: Non-potable water for construction is not available within the park boundaries. Contractor shall furnish non-potable water from a source outside park boundary as needed. | 1 |
| 9 | Plan sheet 01-X103 references “equipment to be sold by contractor to a local equipment reseller” for an above ground diesel fuel storage tank, generator/dry tank/transfer switches/etc., fire pump/accessories, chiller, boilers, vav air handlers --- and other similar notes exist within the documents for the generator, boiler & day tank, and other MEP systems. Please provide clarification regarding the term “local resellers” for Hawaii Island; and more specifically, once such equipment is “sold” who owns the proceeds? Is the contractor acting as an agent/broker for the government in the act of “reselling” or does the subject equipment become the property of the contractor upon removal and all “reselling” efforts, including potential proceeds become a benefit/burden to the contractor? | All proceeds from the reselling of salvaged equipment and material are the contractor's (successful offeror). All salvaged equipment and material becomes the property of the contractor and all “reselling” efforts, including potential proceeds become a benefit/burden to the contractor. Specification section 02 41 16.13 includes a list of Local Salvage/Deconstruction Companies and Recycling Receivers and Processors. The NPS is keenly interested in implementing a sustainable approach for waste management during construction. There is a solicitation evaluation factor related to this requirement. A technical approach that demonstrates the diversion of higher quantities of material from a landfill will be more favorably rated. | 1, 2 |
| 10 | General note 7 on the Fiber Optic Plans states, “…NPS will complete the clearing and removal of vegetation and trees…”; will the NPS be performing clearing for the Waterline work and any other similar clearing needed for the entire project? | The park will complete any required clearing for Contract Line Item Number 7: PMIS 196582 - Replace Water Distribution System and Contract Line Item Number 8: PMIS 258076 - Replace Fiber Optic Lines. The contractor will be responsible for additional clearing associated with the remainder of project. | 2 |
| 11 | General note 9 on the Fiber Optic Plans states, “Existing Overhead comm lines will be relocated to underground and co-located in trench with fiber optic line, see note 8.2. Contractor shall be responsible for trench, all utility service fees, and coordination with utility service”; please provide all information needed for the contractor to properly quantify the referenced work, to understand/gain knowledge as to who the system belongs to, and how it would estimate the service fees associated? A contractor needs much more information for such a far-reaching ambiguous note. Please consider converting the referenced work to a fixed ALLOWANCE amount, that will be the same for all contractors -- otherwise some contractors may miss this note and put no cost in their bid for the work, while others may put a very large value in their bid due to the risk associated with such an ambiguous note. | The NPS will be issuing an Amendment that clarifies General Note No. 9 and the collocation of telecom in the NPS fiber optic trench. The topic will also be discussed in the May 4, 2023 preproposal meeting. | 2 |
| 12 | Second paragraph in the general notes on sheet 23 of the “Replace Failing Water Distribution System” plans reference “unit price bid items” intended to compensate the contractor for an unknown number of “bollards” and such? Please provide a basis for the contractor to use to determine the number of “Type I” and “Type II” support structures, and provide clarification regarding the fact that the referenced “unit price bid items” are no longer on the bid form? | The NPS will be issuing an Amendment which will include an updated CPS with quantities and specification section 01 27 00 with CLIN descriptions that the offerors can use as a basis for cost. | 2 |
| 13 | Reference Specifications 02 41 16.13 - 6 to -9 (Page 23 to 26 of 508) |
It is likely that there are no current | feasible on-island options for recycling/reuse of wood, gypsum board/drywall, acoustic ceiling tile, structural steel, etc. Additionally, the labor and effort required for manual removal and onsite sorting of these building components often proves to be cost prohibitive (especially if a full analysis is performed to include shipping of debris off-island, mainland rehandling costs, full carbon footprint types of costs, etc.). Dismantling efforts required to achieve the degree of sorting and segregation as outlined in this Specifications section will drastically increase the required labor/manpower, substantially increase project costs and schedule duration, and present unnecessary worker hazards of structural collapse and injury due to increased manual handling/labor. Standard mechanical demolition will involve the top-down demolition of the structures utilizing an excavator equipped with a processor or bucket/thumb and can effectively sort scrap metal (including structural steel, piping, tanks, and ductwork) and concrete/CMU masonry for recycling. All other ‘soft’ building components (as outlined above) are non-recyclable and thus will need to be disposed of offsite. Please confirm that mechanical demolition operations as outlined above will be an acceptable alternative to dismantling. Additionally, please confirm that wood, drywall, acoustic ceiling tile, and other non-recyclables will be permitted to be disposed of at West Hawaii Sanitary Landfill as Construction & Demolition (C&D) debris.
| Structural steel and other recyclable scrap material is typically sorted offsite at a designated recycling facility. Given the logistics of the site, the staging, loading, and transport of full structural members in their entirety will involve substantial added cost for trucking, needed equipment, and space requirements. Please confirm that recyclable scrap can be mechanically processed onsite using a shear or other means to maximize loadout efficiency for transport to a recycling facility. | The NPS would like to divert as much material from a landfill as is practical and there are many ways this could be accomplished. Shipping material off island and similar approaches that result in a net increase to the carbon footprint are not desired. Materials considered no-recyclable on island can be disposed of in a local landfill. It is acceptable to mechanically process recyclable scrap on site. A preproposal meeting is scheduled on May 4, 2023. Any interested offerors will have the opportunity to review the project sites, including the interior of the facilities scheduled to be demolished in the Uēkahuna Bluff area. | 2 | ||
| 14 | Please address which State and County permits are required for this project; we are not aware of anything at this level other than the NPDES permitting administered by the State of Hawaii Department of Health, Clean Water Branch? | The NPDES is the only anticipated required permit to be obtained by the contractor. | 2 | |
| 15 | Will contractors be allowed to work at night to reduce overall impact to NPS operations and park Visitors? | No night work will be allowed to protect dark skies and night-active species, such as the Hawaiian petrel. | 2 |
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