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1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted ; or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT

THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted , such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS. IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) is not extended.is extended, Items 8 and 15, and returning

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended , by one of the following methods: (a) By completing

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

FACILITY CODE CODE

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

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8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code)

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6)CODE 6. ISSUED BY

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4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.3. EFFECTIVE DATE

04/27/2018

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

1. CONTRACT ID CODE

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

03/09/2018

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority) appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return __________________ copies to the issuing office.

ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

Pueblo Dam -- Buttress Contraction Joint Treatment, Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado

See Page 2 of 2 for changes incorporated by this amendment.

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 16C. DATE SIGNED

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

Gerri Voto-Braun

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

NSN 7540-01-152-8070

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Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9 A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect .

Solicitation No. 140R6018R0003 Amendment No. 0003

Description of Changes: This amendment incorporates the following changes to the solicitation:

1. In the Foreward – Remove the Foreward in its entirety and substitute therefor with the attached Revised Foreward.

2. In Part III – List of Documents, Exhibits, and Other Attachments, Section J – Past Performance Questionnaire – Remove Pages PPQ-1 through PPQ-2 and substitute therefor the attached revised pages PPQ-1 through PPQ-2.

Acknowledgement - See Block 11 above regarding how to acknowledge this amendment. The Government must receive the acknowledgement at the place designated for receipt of proposals (See Block 10 of the Standard Form 1442).

Closing Date for the Receipt of Proposals- The hour and date for receipt of proposals is hereby extended to 3:00 PM (Mountain Time Zone) on May 17, 2018.

Third Party – If you have given a copy of the solicitation to another party/person, please forward this amendment accordingly.

A list of questions from prospective contractors and their respective answers are attached to this amendment and are provided for informational purposes only. Additional answers to questions received will be addressed in a forthcoming amendment.

Revised Foreward - 1

PUEBLO DAM

BUTTRESS CONTRACTION JOINT TREATMENT

Fryingpan-Arkansas Project Colorado

FOREWORD

Work is located at Pueblo Dam, located approximately 8 miles west of Pueblo, Colorado, in Pueblo County.

A. The principal components of work to be performed under these specifications on the contraction joints between the buttresses 9-10, 6-7, 17-18, 18-19, 12-13, 13-14, 14-15, 15-16, 16-17, 19-20, 20-21, 3-4, 4-5, 5-6, 7-8, 8-9, 10-11, and 11-12, (18 joints total), include the following:

1. Preparation of concrete surfaces above and below the reservoir water surface (RWS) along the upstream face of the concrete dam:

a. Preparation includes power washing surface, removing asperities and repairing voids in concrete.

2. Attaching EPDM elastomeric membranes to the upstream face of the concrete dam (across contraction joints) above elevation 4888, using adhesives and temporary attachment devices for Zone 1:

a. Removal and disposal of temporary attachment devises (if applicable).

3. Underwater drilling into concrete dam for drop in anchors.

4. Fabrication and furnishing steel seal plates, anchors and miscellaneous metalwork.

5. Underwater installation of steel seal plates and EPDM sponge rubber seals (across contraction joints) to the upstream face of concrete dam below elevation 4890 for Zone 2.

6. Concrete coring and underwater installation of bottom seals in concrete dam (along contraction joints) below elevation 4870 for Zone 2.

The work under this solicitation/specifications is located at Pueblo Dam, which is located approximately 8 miles west of Pueblo Colorado, in Pueblo County.

The Government anticipates award of a firm fixed priced construction contract with one base period and two option periods, whereby each period will allow for a 9 months period of performance, (274 days for each period).

POINT OF CONTACT

The point of contact is Contract Specialist Michael Birkland. All questions and correspondence concerning this solicitation shall be directed to him via email at mbirkland@usbr.gov. To ensure all communication will be properly documented for record purposes, phone calls will not be accepted.

PROPOSAL CLOSING DATE

See Section “A”: “SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD, STANDARD FORM 1442” immediately following the “TABLE OF CONTENTS”

METHOD OF SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

See Section L of this Solicitation mailto:mbirkland@usbr.gov

Revised Foreward - 2

TYPE OF CONTRACT

This requirement is solicited as a “Request for Proposal (RFP) using the Federal Acquisition Regulation Sub Part 15, Contract by Negotiation Procedures. Results from this solicitation will be an anticipated award of a Firm Fixed Price Contract.

COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS

This acquisition is restricted to a Total Small Business set-aside.

RECLAMATION SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS (2014) EDITION)

For information regarding the Bureau of Reclamation’s publication “RECLAMATION SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS” (2014 Edition): http://www.usbr.gov/ssle/safety/RSHS/rshs.html, which is applicable to work under the anticipated contract. See Clause WBR 1452.223-81 SAFETY AND

HEALTH.

PRE PROPOSAL SITE VISIT

A pre-proposal organized site visit will be held TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2018, at 10:00 AM MOUNTAIN (COLORADO) TIMEZONE, at the Pueblo Field Office, 610 Reservoir Road, Pueblo CO 81005. Prospective Offerors should make arrangement by contacting Larry Ketcham at telephone number 970-962-4510 Ex.5. Attendees are to provide and wear safety boots, hard hats, and safety vests.

SAM: Effective July 29, 2012, any contractor interested in doing business with the Government must register in the system for award management (SAM) database prior to award of a contract or agreement.

SAM is a Federal Government owned and operated FREE website that consolidates the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA), and the excluded parties list system (EPLS). The vendor’s DUNS and Bradstreet number and banking information are required for registration. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/sam or by the Federal Service Desk at telephone number 1-866-606-8220.

PAYMENTS: Payment requests for the anticipated contract must be submitted electronically through the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Internet Payment Platform (IPP) System. The IPP website is https://www.ipp.gov. The contractor must use the IPP website to register, access, and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP production helpdesk via email at ippgroup@bos.frb.org or at telephone number 1-866-973-3131. If the contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the contracting officer with their proposal.

http://www.usbr.gov/ssle/safety/RSHS/rshs.html

PPQ-1

PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE

Offerors are required to send the attached Past Performance Questionnaire (pages PPQ-2 through PPQ-5) to a minimum of three Federal Government clients for whom it has performed similar services in the past three years. If no Federal Government clients, then State and Local Government, then private concerns.

Completed Past Performance Questionnaires must be sent directly to the Contracting Officer by the individuals who completed the forms. They are not to be submitted with your technical proposal.

Pueblo Dam Buttress Contraction Joint Treatment Fryingpan- Arkansas Project, Colorado_________________________________________________Solicitation No. 140R6018R0003

PPQ-2

Solicitation No.:

Solicitation Title:

Contractor Being Evaluated: ____________________________________________________________

Submitting Proposal as (select one) Prime Contractor Subcontractor

If submitting as Subcontractor, your prime contractor is _______________________________________

I. Background

The purpose of this questionnaire is to obtain past performance information relative to contracts that have previously be completed or are currently being performed by the contractor identified above. The company is a potential source for performing a Firm Fixed Price contract.

II. Instructions

Please complete the questionnaire based on the following guidance:

A. Handwritten responses are sufficient.

B. Please provide comments for all questions in which an Unsatisfactory, Marginal or Satisfactory rating is given and as appropriate for all other answers. Space for your comments is provided in each area. If more space is needed, attach additional sheets to the end of the questionnaire and reference the respective question.

C. You are urged to supplement your own knowledge of the contractor’s performance with the judgment of others in your organization. In addition to completing the attached questionnaire for the program, we solicit your comments on other similar programs for which your office has contract with the contractor.

D. PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRE DIRECTLY TO:

U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

GREAT PLAINS REGIONAL OFFICE

MICHAEL BIRKLAND, CONTRACT SPECIALIST

EMAIL – mbirkland@usbr.gov

YOUR ASSISTANCE IN EVALUATING THE CONTRACTOR’S PAST

PERFORMANCE IS APPRECIATED. OUR GOAL IS TO SELECT THE BEST

VALUE TO THE GOVERNMENT. YOUR PAST PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

IS A CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING THE BEST VALUE.

PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE

140R6018R0003

Pueblo Dam Buttress Contraction Joint Treatment

Pueblo Dam Contraction Joint Leak Repair Solicitation No. 140R1680R0003

1. On drawing 382-D-60018 Note 4 states a polysulfide filler must be removed. Has the polysulfide coating been tested for hazardous material? Several dams we have covered have had polysulfide coatings. The polysulfide coatings were tested and proved to contain hazardous materials.

No. For proposal preparation, the polysulfide joint filler should be treated as a nonhazardous material. The Government will test a sample of the material once available, and if test results indicate the material is hazardous, a modification to the contract will be issued for increased handling and disposal costs.

2. Can the government classify the type of sediment at the bottom of the joint? The method to move the material out of the way will be determined based on the size of the sediment we encounter. If the material exceeds 2 inch in diameter it will change our means and methods to remove it.

No. The Government cannot classify the type of sediment.

3. There is no wood identified as being in the contraction joints on the plans or specifications except in one photo on page 168/304. Will you please quantify the amount, type and size of the wood that needs to be removed or expected by the contractor?

No. The Government cannot quantify the amount, type and size of wood that may be present in the contraction joints. A forthcoming amendment will provide additional clarification regarding removal requirements.

4. The amount of caulking that needs to be removed is very vague, and is described that it may or may not exist above and below two elevations. Can the government create bid items in the schedule to remove the caulking and wood on a unit price?

No. Refer to specifications Section 03 81 14, Concrete Surface Preparation and Repair for measurement and payment, and Section B, CLIN 3 for the bid item. A forthcoming amendment will provide additional clarification regarding removal requirements.

5. Do any underwater videos or pictures exist that depict the condition of the contraction joints or the chamfered lift lines underwater?

Yes. There are two underwater inspection videos (one from 1995, and one from 1997). To request a DVD copy of these videos, send a request to Howard Bailey: hbailey@usbr.gov mailto:hbailey@usbr.gov

6. Have any surveys been conducted either by fathometer, diving or ROV to determine the extent of sediment that might exist at the upstream base of the dam? Is there any information available relating to any debris that might also exist at the bottom such as tree limbs, etc.?

Yes, Refer to Drawing 382-D-60014.

7. Drawing 382-D-60019, Section F-F indicates that the tolerances for concrete surfaces prior to installation of the sponge rubber seals are plus ⅛” and minus ¼” in the vertical plane and refers to Note 7 for concrete repair and architectural chamfer fill. Note 7 also advises that use of shorter steel seal plates may be used to accommodate changes in alignment. Shorter steel plates may assist with changes in alignment in the vertical plane. At the site visit, a number of joints were observed which had offsets in both the vertical and horizontal planes at the juncture between the vertical contraction joint and the horizontal lift line joint which could cause significant installation challenges for the seal plates. In addition, there is no information regarding the condition of the underwater joints as it relates to alignment. Please address vertical or horizontal offsets at the lift line construction and contraction joints and what the contract requirements will be.

The Government has no additional information regarding the condition of the underwater joints as it relates to alignment and offset. Vertical and horizontal offsets will be addressed in a forthcoming amendment

8. The wage determination included in the RFP does not have a wage rate for divers, standby divers or tenders. Please advise us of the wage rates which should be used for these labor classifications as their total hours on the project will be significant.

A Standard Form 98 has been submitted to the Department of Labor (DOL) requesting applicable wage rate and fringes for diver, dive tender, standby diver, etc. for the state of Colorado. DOL has not yet responded. The Government cannot delay proposal due date until such time as DOL does provide guidance. Therefore, interested contractors shall perform a survey to determine what they believe is a reasonable wage rate and fringe for these labor classifications in Pueblo County. These rates and fringes shall be used as the basis of their price proposal. After award, the successful contractor shall submit a Standard Form 1444 requesting approval for their proposed rate and fringes. If DOL later requires a higher rate and fringe, the Contractor may submit a request for equitable adjustment.

9. Please advise us of any proposal formatting restrictions or page limitations.

There are no proposal formatting restrictions or page limitations.

10. Based upon having to submit proposals, which are valid for 160 days, and for purposes of developing our proposal schedule, please confirm that the following dates are advisable to use for the proposal schedule. The dates are based upon a proposal due date of 4/16/18.

Contract Award: 09/24/18

NTP: 10/01/18

CCD – Schedule A: 07/02/19

Award of Schedule B: 365 days after completion of Joint 9-10 Award of Schedule C: 365 days after award of Schedule B

Although the Government requested 160 calendar days for acceptance, we will make every attempt to award a contract as quickly as possible. Assuming we need the entire acceptance period, the schedule outlined above appears reasonable.