B09_-_Attachment_9_-_Site_Visit_and_SOW_Questions_and_Answers_0001.xlsx
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- Central Highschool NHS - Resurface Parking Lots
- Solicitation number
- 140P6226Q0004
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This file is a Questions and Answers document addressing inquiries from potential bidders regarding a site visit and Statement of Work for parking lot resurfacing at Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site.
The document compiles questions submitted by contractors and responses from the National Park Service regarding the solicitation 140P6226Q0004. The Q&A addresses clarifications on project scope, specifications, site conditions, material requirements, and work execution details for two line items: CLIN 0010 (Visitor Center Parking Lot Resurfacing) and CLIN 0020 (optional Mobile Station Parking Lot Resurfacing). The site visit occurred on 16 July 2026 at 13:00 CDT, with quotes due by 3 August 2026 at 17:00 CDT. Performance must begin within ten days of notice to proceed. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction) with a $41 million size standard. The contracting officer is Matthew Frank (matthew_frank@ios.doi.gov), and the procuring agency is the National Park Service Contracting Operations Central, located in Missouri (Zip: 63123).
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RFI Log Solicitation No.: 140P6226Q0004 Project Title / Location: Resurface Visitor Center and Mobil Station Parking Lots Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site - Little Rock, AR GOVERNMENT PROPOSAL INQUIRY FORM Date: 07/23/2026
| No. | Date Received | Reference | |||||
| (Section Paragraph/Page) | QUESTION | ||||||
| CLIN | GOV'T RESPONSE | Gov't Responder | |||||
| 1 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid / Option 1 | Spec Item 1.2; Drawing G1.1 | Please confirm whether the full-depth asphalt replacement quantities are limited strictly to the areas shown on the drawings, or whether additional full-depth replacement will be required if unsuitable pavement/base conditions are discovered after milling. | Bids are to be submitted based on the information contained within the construction documents. Unforeseen conditions will be addressed at the time of discovery. | Contracting Officer's Representative | |
| 2 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid / Option 1 | Spec Item 1.2; Drawing G1.1 | Please confirm whether the 2-inch milling depth is uniform across all mill-and-overlay areas, or whether the contractor should adjust milling depth as needed to maintain existing drainage and match adjacent elevations. | Intent is the milling depth is to be uniform based on presumed as-built, existing asphalt depths, however existing drainage patterns must be maintained. | Contracting Officer's Representative | |
| 3 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid / Option 1 | Drawing G1.1; ARDOT Division 400 | Please confirm the required asphalt mix designation, binder grade, and lift placement requirements for the 2-inch overlay and the 3-inch full-depth asphalt replacement. | As a matter of clarification, ASPHALT PAVEMENT NOTES 1 and 2 on DETAIL 2/G1.1 shall be revised as follows: |
1. 2" depth asphalt milling and overlay shall be constructed per ArDOT division 300 - Bases and Granular Surfaces, and 400 - Asphalt Pavements, of the 'Arkansas 2014 Standard Specification for Highway Construction' or most current version on file. Construct ACHM surface course 3/8", PG 64-22, 115 gyrations - single 2" lift placed over milled/prepared existing pavement, with tack coat (CSS-1h or CRS-1) applied to the milled surface per section 401/410.05 prior to placement. Match all existing surface elevations to maintain existing pavement surface drainage.
| 2. Full depth asphalt pavement replacement with 3" thick asphalt wearing course shall be constructed with two separate 1.5" thick surface courses (ACHM surface course 1/2", PG 64-22, 115 gyrations - two 1.5" lifts with tack coat, CSS-1h or CRS-1, between lifts) or one 3" thick surface course (ACHM surface course 1/2", PG 64-22, 115 gyrations - one 3" lift over primed base course per section 402), per ArDOT division 300 - Bases and Granular Surfaces, and 400 - Asphalt Pavements, of the 'Arkansas 2014 Standard Specification for Highway Construction' or most current version on file. Match all existing surface elevations to maintain existing pavement surface drainage. | Contracting Officer's Representative | ||||||
| 4 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid / Option 1 | Drawing G1.1; ARDOT Section 401 | Please confirm the required tack coat material and application rate for the overlay areas. | See response to item 3 above. | Contracting Officer's Representative | |
| 5 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid / Option 1 | Drawing G1.1 | Please confirm whether filter fabric is required under all full-depth asphalt replacement areas only, and whether Mirafi 140N or approved equal is acceptable for both the Visitor Center and Mobil Station areas. | Confirmed. | Contracting Officer's Representative | |
| 6 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid / Option 1 | Drawing G1.1 | Please confirm the required aggregate base material gradation/source requirements for the 6-inch Class 7 base course and whether City of Little Rock Public Works Detail PW-22 governs this item. | Required per PW-22 and ArDOT Division 300 | Contracting Officer's Representative | |
| 7 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid / Option 1 | Drawing G1.1 | Please confirm whether subgrade proof-roll, density testing, or geotechnical verification is required after scarifying and recompacting the top 6 inches of existing subgrade. | Subgrade compaction verification is required. | Contracting Officer's Representative | |
| 8 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid / Option 1 | Spec Item 1.3.C | Please confirm how the Owner-provided Archeologist will be scheduled for ground disturbance activities, and whether schedule impacts caused by archeologist availability will be considered excusable delays. | As a matter of clarificaiton, an NPS archeologist is not anticipated to be required for this project. | Contracting Officer's Representative | |
| 9 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid / Option 1 | Spec Item 1.3; Spec Item 3.5; Spec Item 9.1.C | Please confirm whether the Contractor must submit a Historic Preservation Treatment Plan before mobilization and whether a specific format is required. | As a matter of clarification, a Historic Preservation Treatment Plan is NOT required for this project. | Contracting Officer's Representative | |
| 10 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid / Option 1 | Spec Item 2 | Please provide any available utility record drawings, recent utility locates, or known utility conflicts within the milling, full-depth replacement, fence, sign, and pavement marking work areas. | Construction documents display all known utilities, contractor to coordinate a Utility One Call and coordinate with COR prior to commencing construction. | Contracting Officer's Representative | |
| 11 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid / Option 1 | Spec Item 2.3 | Please confirm whether any utility interruptions are anticipated for this project and whether temporary utility provisions are required. | None are required, contractor to confirm via One Call and coordination with COR | Contracting Officer's Representative | |
| 12 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid / Option 1 | Spec Item 3.1.D; Drawings C0.1/C0.2 | Please confirm whether the Visitor Center parking lot and Mobil Station parking lot may be fully closed during construction, or whether phased access must be maintained at all times. | Public access needs to be provided to the VC at all times, thus phasing will need to be implemented, coordinate with COR. Mobil station can be fully closed, COR to confirm. | Contracting Officer's Representative | |
| 13 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid / Option 1 | Spec Item 3.1.D | Please identify any restricted work periods related to Little Rock Central High School drop-off/pick-up traffic or school events. | No restrictions, this is more of a convenience and traffic circulation/congestion item to be aware of. Coordinate with COR as necessary. | Contracting Officer's Representative | |
| 14 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid / Option 1 | Spec Item 3.2 | Please confirm whether weekend, early morning, evening, or night work will be considered for paving operations if needed to reduce visitor disruption or complete the work within the contract period. | Information is included within the specifications, coordinate with COR per 3.2. | Contracting Officer's Representative | |
| 15 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid / Option 1 | Spec Item 3.4; Drawing C0.1 | Please confirm the approved staging area limits and whether the contractor may use portions of the Visitor Center and/or Mobil Station lots for equipment staging during active construction. | Coordinate with COR. | Contracting Officer's Representative | |
| 16 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid / Option 1 | Spec Item 3.3.C; Drawings C0.1/C0.2 | Please confirm whether construction mats are required for all equipment operating on turf areas and whether the contractor must include soil compaction remediation in the base bid. | Construction activities are not anticipated to occur in vegetative areas, however any disturbance shall be protected and/or remedied per section 3.3.C | Contracting Officer's Representative | |
| 17 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid / Option 1 | Spec Item 3.3.E.3; Drawings C0.1/C0.2 | Please confirm the limits of temporary vegetation protection fencing and whether the COR will mark vegetation protection zones prior to mobilization. | Construction activities are not anticipated to occur in vegetative areas, however any disturbance shall be protected and/or remedied per section 3.3.E | Contracting Officer's Representative | |
| 18 | 07/23/2026 | Bid Option 1 | Spec Item 1.2.B; Drawing C0.2 | Please confirm whether the 73 LF wooden fence, posts, gate, and concrete footings are to be removed and replaced with new materials, or removed, salvaged, and reinstalled. | Information is included within Construction Documents. | Contracting Officer's Representative | |
| 19 | 07/23/2026 | Bid Option 1 | Spec Item 1.2.B; Drawing C0.2 | Please provide required fence material, height, post spacing, gate width, hardware, finish, and concrete footing dimensions for the Mobil Station fence/gate replacement. | Information is included within Construction Documents. | Contracting Officer's Representative | |
| 20 | 07/23/2026 | Bid Option 1 | Spec Item 1.2.B | Please confirm whether the approximately 12 concrete wheel stops at the Mobil Station are to be disposed of, salvaged and reinstalled, or replaced with new wheel stops. | Information is included within Construction Documents. | Contracting Officer's Representative | |
| 21 | 07/23/2026 | Bid Option 1 | Spec Item 1.2.B; Drawing C0.2 | Please confirm the exact relocation point, mounting method, post requirements, and any restoration requirements for the one existing sign to be relocated at the Mobil Station. | Information is included within Construction Documents. | Contracting Officer's Representative | |
| 22 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid | Spec Item 1.2.B; Drawing C1.1 | Please provide sign details for the five Staff Parking Only signs, including sign size, post type, mounting height, material, reflective sheeting, and installation location. | Information is included within Construction Documents. | Contracting Officer's Representative | |
| 23 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid / Option 1 | Spec Item 1.2.B; Drawing C1.1; ARDOT Section 719 | Please confirm thermoplastic pavement marking colors, widths, thickness, symbol details, and whether all markings must comply with ARDOT Section 719. | Information is included within Construction Documents. | Contracting Officer's Representative | |
| 24 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid / Option 1 | Spec Item 1.2.B; Pricing Schedule | Please confirm whether the pavement marking quantities listed in the SOW are for bidding only and whether final payment will be lump sum per CLIN regardless of actual installed LF/symbol count. | Lump sum | Contracting Officer | |
| 25 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid / Option 1 | Drawing C1.1 | Please confirm whether accessible parking layout, signage, striping, access aisles, and slopes must be field verified before installation and whether any nonconforming slopes must be corrected under this contract. | Confirmed. | Contracting Officer's Representative | |
| 26 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid / Option 1 | Drawing G1.1 | Please define acceptable drainage tolerance after overlay and full-depth replacement, including whether ponding testing will be required before acceptance. | Must match existing conditions, currently water does NOT pond. | Contracting Officer's Representative | |
| 27 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid / Option 1 | Attachment 3 - Submittals | Please confirm which ARDOT asphalt and thermoplastic submittals are required Due with Quote and whether subcontractor supplier letters/certifications are acceptable in lieu of final approved mix designs at bid time. | Submittals are due after award and prior to Notice to Proceed. | Contracting Officer | |
| 28 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid / Option 1 | Spec Item 9.1.A | Please confirm whether CM-16 transmittal forms are required only after award or whether any bid-time technical submittals must also be transmitted using CM-16. | Yes, after award. | Contracting Officer | |
| 29 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid / Option 1 | Spec Item 1.2.D; Spec Item 4.1 | Please confirm whether the 60-calendar-day performance period includes material lead times, weather days, mobilization, construction, final inspection, punch list, and acceptance. | Period of performance is from Notice to Proceed to Final Inspection. | Contracting Officer | |
| 30 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid / Option 1 | Spec Item 1.2.D | Please confirm what documentation will be required to support requests for additional time due to weather impacts beyond typical average weather patterns. | You will refer back to daily logs when requesting additional time do to weather. | Contracting Officer | |
| 31 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid / Option 1 | Spec Item 1.2.B; Spec Item 3.7 | Please confirm whether asphalt millings become the property of the contractor and may be recycled off-site, and whether disposal/recycling tickets are required for all millings and demolished materials. | Confirmed. | Contracting Officer's Representative | |
| 32 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid / Option 1 | Spec Item 3.9 | Please confirm whether preconstruction photos must include adjacent public streets, sidewalks, curbs, building edges, existing signs, fencing, landscaping, and all items to remain. | Confirmed. | Contracting Officer's Representative | |
| 33 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid / Option 1 | Spec Item 3.9.C | Please confirm whether the contractor must provide as-built markups documenting full-depth replacement limits, subsurface repairs, geotextile locations, utility conflicts, and dimensions before backfill/cover. | Item 3.9.C references Cosntruction Progress Images, not as-built markups. | Contracting Officer's Representative | |
| 34 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid / Option 1 | Spec Item 3.11 | Please confirm whether paving, milling, sawcutting, compaction, and demolition activities are subject to the specified 50-foot noise limits and whether any additional local noise restrictions apply. | Confirmed. | Contracting Officer's Representative | |
| 35 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid / Option 1 | Combined Synopsis/Solicitation; FAR 52.228-1 | Please confirm the acceptable bid bond submission method for an emailed quote and whether the bid guarantee must be submitted electronically with the quote by the due date. | Bid Bond is submitted with the quote. Electronic copies only. | Contracting Officer | |
| 36 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid / Option 1 | Attachment 4 - Pricing Schedule | Please confirm whether pricing must be submitted only as two lump-sum CLINs, Base Bid Visitor Center Parking Lot and Bid Option 1 Mobil Station Parking Lot, or whether a backup breakdown is required with the quote. | Two CLIN using attached bid sheet | Contracting Officer | |
| 37 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid / Option 1 | Combined Synopsis/Solicitation | Please confirm the required quote email subject line and whether all attachments must be submitted in a single email or may be transmitted in multiple emails due to file size. | Submit in a single email. In the event that there are size limitations, you may separate into multiple emails with '1 of X' included in the subject line. | Contracting Officer | |
| 38 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid / Option 1 | Combined Synopsis/Solicitation; Calendar Reminder | Please confirm whether the deadline for questions is 07/27/2026 at 2:00 PM and whether responses will be issued by amendment. | Yes and all Q&A will be posted. | Contracting Officer | |
| 39 | 07/23/2026 | Base Bid / Option 1 | Spec Item 7.2; Spec Item 9.1.C | Please confirm whether this project may be staffed using a triple-hat supervision approach, where one qualified individual serves concurrently as Project Superintendent, Site Safety and Health Officer / responsible safety supervisor, and Quality Control Manager, provided the individual meets all applicable qualifications and can fully perform each required duty. If this approach is not acceptable, please identify any required separation of roles or minimum staffing requirements. | Yes, this is sufficient. | Contracting Officer | |
| 40 | 07/23/2026 | Would the government be interested in mastic patching, followed by seal and stripe? | Not interested at this time. | Contracting Officer's Representative |
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