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Organized Site Visit – May 22, 2023 Solicitation No. 140R4023R0011

Leadville Water Treatment Plant and Facilities Water Treatment Plant Replacement

Leadville, Colorado

Introduction Jessica Busman (Contracting Specialist), opened the organized site visit at 1:00 p.m with introduction of government personnel and an overview of the solicitation. The overview briefing was held at the work area. The Construction Services Loveland Mobile Division will provide construction management, inspection, and contract administration on behalf of the Contracting Officer.

Questions and Answers

• Bidder questions are highly encouraged. Questions shall be submitted in writing via email to the Contracting Officer (jbusman@usbr.gov and desplin@usbr.gov).

A list of attendees at the organized site visit will be issued via amendment.

Introduction of Government Staff Jenelle Stefanic – Plant Supervisor David Ward – Eastern Colorado Area Office Project Manager Jessica Busman – Contracting Specialist Kurt A. Anderson – Regional Construction Engineer Bryan Morales – Resident Engineer Juanita Tuttle – Lead Contract Administrator Cody Young – Mechanical Engineer Brendon Ahern – Cost Estimator Kendra Schiell – Structural Engineer

Solicitation/Acquisition Details

• Reference Form 1442 – Solicitation, Offer and Award

• The Contracting Officer for this Solicitation is Dwane Esplin and he is located in Salt Lake City, UT.

• This is a Request for Proposal – Negotiated - solicitation which was issued on

April 25, 2023, and is issued for full and open competition.

• Currently, proposals are due to the Contracting Officer by 1:00 pm on July 24, 2023, via email to Jessica Busman and Dwane Esplin. It is not anticipated the date will be extended.

• Award will be made as a fixed-price contract, with economic price adjustment.

mailto:jbusman@usbr.gov mailto:desplin@usbr.gov

• Magnitude of this acquisitions is $50 to $100 million.

• The North American Industrial Classification Code (NAIC) is 237110 – Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction.

• The Small Business Size Standard is $45 Million.

• An offer guarantee (Bid Guarantee) of 20 percent of the bid price or $3 million – whichever is less - is required, Paragraph L.11 52.228-1 Bid Guarantee.

Performance and Payment Bonds are required by reference clause FAR 52.228- 15.

• Insurance requirements are covered in Paragraph L10.

• Work is subject to the Construction Wage Rates Requirements for Colorado and can be found in Section J – Attachment 20 (Building - General Decision CO20230001 – April 7, 2023 and Heavy – General Decision CO20230003 February 24, 2023)

• The Government will be retaining 5 percent from all progress payments (except those for mobilization and preparatory work) to ensure that are adequate funds left on the contract to receive of final technical data after on-site work has been completed (See Payment for Technical Data – Paragraph H.2)

Procurement Schedule

• Anticipated award – No later than September 2023.

• Anticipated NTP – Approximately 15-calendar days after award.

• Contract completion date is 1,825-calendar days from receipt of NTP, reference SF-1442 and Section I, Paragraph I.17 – Commencement, Prosecution and Completion of Work.

• Variation in Estimated Quantities – Section I, incorporated by reference.

Safety

• Safety briefing by Jenelle Stefanic

Scope of Work

The work includes but is not limited to the following:

• Work consists of constructing a new 3.2 million gallons per day (MGD) Water Treatment Plant (WTP) adjacent to an existing 3.2 MGD WTP, then demolition of the existing WTP.

• The Contractor is responsible for:

o Staging areas, including space for construction trailers, material storage, and construction staff parking.

o Investigations before beginning any construction, including:

o Exploratory excavations and contacting utility owners, to determine locations and type of existing utilities, including:

Service connections, prior to commencing work which could result in damage to such utilities.

Immediately notify Reclamation to utilities discovered in a different position than indicated in contract documents or not indicated in contract documents.

• Install:

o Traffic control measures, protection measures for existing components, and temporary fencing.

o Erosion control measures and maintain temporary safety fence and protection of existing installations as needed.

o Site retaining walls.

o Contractor designed unwatering and/or dewatering system to perform excavations to facilitate construction.

o Hot tap with isolation valve on an existing potable water line on south side of

Colorado State Highway 91. Coordinate with Parkville Water District and Colorado Department of Transportation.

o Potable water piping via auger bore under Colorado State Highway 91.

Coordinate with Colorado Department of Transportation.

o Potable water piping along River Road from Colorado State Highway 91 to WTP site. Coordinate with Lake County.

o New treatment building.

o New storage building.

o New diesel emergency generators.

o Site improvements, including yard piping, duct banks, stormwater, perimeter fencing and access point modifications, relocation of two existing flammables container buildings, relocation of one 250-gallon diesel fuel storage tank and supporting structure, surface treatments, landscaping, site lighting, and restoration of construction-impacted areas.

• Site grading, cuts, and fills as required.

• Receive delivery of, store, install, startup, and commission water treatment equipment from three Government-furnished equipment supply contracts.

• Modify:

o Permanent power supply to WTP site. Coordinate with Xcel Energy.

o Natural gas service to WTP site. Coordinate with Xcel Energy.

o Site’s existing septic system. Coordinate with Lake County:

Provide septic tank hauling services as needed per Contractor’s schedule in accordance with Sections 01 14 00 – Work Restrictions and 01 32 10 – Construction Program.

Dispose of existing leach field soil material per Lake County requirements, including performing analyses required by the receiving landfill.

o Telecommunication service to WTP site. Coordinate with current provider.

o Existing pond pump station to reuse existing wet well and replace pump station.

• Replace:

o Programmable logic controller (PLC) hardware and program new PLC at existing mine drainage well facility 10+25 Well Pump Station located approximately 0.25 miles south-southeast of existing WTP site.

o Programmable logic controller (PLC) hardware and program new PLC at existing mine drainage well facility 46+96 Well Pump Station located approximately 1-mile south-southeast of existing WTP site.

o Existing holding pond lining system and associated components.

• Commission new WTP building and water treatment systems, including all associated disciplines work.

• Maintain continuity of existing WTP operations during project construction until existing WTP has been decommissioned:

o Relocate existing filter press on temporary concrete pad complete with infrastructure and utilities required for operation until new WTP building has been commissioned, then demolish components required for existing filter press operation.

• Plug, seal, and abandon existing WTP building’s commercial well, Colorado

Department of Water Resources well permit 158302, in accordance with Code of Colorado Regulations 2 CCR 402-2, Rules and Regulations for Water Well Construction, Pump Installation, Cistern Installation, and Monitoring and Observation Hole/Well Construction.

• Demolish:

o Existing storage building.

o Existing water treatment plant building and adjacent structures:

Demolition will include decommissioning existing WTP and Reclamation’s subsequent process to excess existing equipment;

Reclamation will have 90 calendar days from end of existing WTP decommissioning to complete excessing process.

Properly dispose of equipment remaining after Reclamation’s excessing process is complete.

• Remove existing sediment from existing 18-inch diameter PVC stormwater outfall line from existing catch basin CB-3 north to the pipe outlet, approximately 175 feet.

For existing conditions, in accordance with Section 51 33 01 – Storm and Clearwell Drain Line Systems Inspection Report.

• Remove existing sediment from existing 18-inch diameter stormwater outfall line from existing northeast catch basin north to the outlet, approximately 60-feet.

• Remove traffic control measures, protection measures for existing components, and temporary fencing.

• Demobilize for winter shutdown(s) as necessary.

• Project management and administration, including scheduling, obtaining permits, and coordination with Reclamation.

Work Restrictions – Construction Schedule

• Specifications 011400 – Work Restrictions

• Access to Existing Facility must be requested in writing.

• Existing WTP currently and continuously receives and treats water from Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel (LMDT), a portion of which is not interruptible. No interruption of existing WTP operations and associated functions will be allowed.

• Coordinate work to avoid or minimize any interference with normal operation of plant equipment and process, included chemical deliveries and other ongoing facility operation and maintenance.

• Specifications Section 011410 – Use of Site

• Limit construction hours to 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

• Specifications Section 011430 – Interruption of Service

• Must be submitted in writing, and approved, prior to starting feature of work.

• Specifications Section 013210 – Construction Program

• RSN 013210-3 Submittal Register – review process and information associated with submission of RSNs.

• RSN 013210-6 Schedule of Values – required breakdown of all lump-sum items.

• Specifications Section 013300 – Submittals

• Reclamation’s submittal process is extremely thorough, and the successful contractor will NOT be allowed to begin work until the appropriate submittals are reviewed and approved. The time required to review a submittal or resubmittal is 28 days, unless specified otherwise. DO NOT

UNDERESTIMATE THIS EFFORT.