161150_Questions and Answers #1.pdf
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- Attached to
- IFB 161150 - I95 Emergency Heavy Equipment
- Solicitation number
- IFB-126742
- Issued by
- Virginia
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This is a Questions and Answers document issued by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Fredericksburg District for Invitation for Bid (IFB) 161150, which solicits heavy equipment with experienced operators to support Interstate maintenance operations during emergencies and severe weather events. The contract covers roadway clearing operations including debris removal, vegetation clearing, and snow and ice removal to maintain safe traffic flow. This is an on-call, as-needed contract with no guaranteed call-out rate. Bidders may submit bids for multiple service locations, though each bid must identify sufficient equipment to perform services across all simultaneously awarded service locations, and the same equipment cannot be listed in more than one location. Awards will be made on a line-item basis to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, with VDOT reserving the right to reject any or all bids in whole or in part and to waive informalities as deemed in its best interest.
The solicitation requires bidders to submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan (SBSP) with their electronic bid response. Bidders planning to complete all work must be certified as a small or micro business by the Commonwealth of Virginia's Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity (DSBSD) by the solicitation due date to participate in the SWaM Program. If the bidder is not DSBSD-certified, they must select the "I Plan To Use Subcontractors" option and identify portions of the contract to be subcontracted to DSBSD-certified small businesses for the initial contract period and any renewal periods. This contract has not been previously utilized by the Fredericksburg District.
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Other files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| IFB 161150_Specifications.pdf | ||
| 161150_eVA Attachments.pdf | ||
| 161150_Pre-bid Sign in Sheet.pdf | ||
| 161150_Addendum #1.pdf |
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
87 Deacon Road
Fredericksburg, Virginia 22405
Stephen C. Brich, P.E.
COMMISSIONER
Questions and Answers
IFB 161150
1. Has the contract been utilized in the past? If so what was the average call out rate?
Answer: Fredericksburg District has not had this contract in the past to support Interstate Maintenance Operations. The nature of this contract is to assist with emergencies and severe weather events, therefore, there is no prediction on the call-out rate. This contract will be utilized on an on-call, as-needed basis.
2. Are you able to bid the service location of your choice?
Answer: Refer to Section I (Purpose) 2nd paragraph: VDOT may make multiple (Primary;
Secondary) awards in each Service Location. Bidders may submit bids for more than one Service Location; however, each bid must identify sufficient equipment to perform services in all Service Locations that are awarded simultaneously. The same equipment cannot be listed in more than one Service Location.
Answer: Refer to Section X (Special Term and Condition) item 4 – Award which states:
AWARD: The Commonwealth will make the award(s) on LINE basis to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. The purchasing office reserves the right to conduct any test it may deem advisable and to make all evaluations. The Commonwealth also reserves the right to reject any or all bids, in whole or in part, to waive informalities and to delete items prior to making the award, whenever it is deemed in the sole opinion of the procuring public body to be in its best interest.
3. Is this solicitation set aside for micro business or small business?
Answer: Refer to Section I (Reminder to Bidders) which states:
Reminder to Bidders: This solicitation includes the requirement for the Bidder to submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan (SBSP) Attachment B with the electronic bid response in eVA. Bidders selecting the “I Plan To Complete All Work” box must be certified as a small/micro business by the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity (DSBSD) by the due date of this solicitation to participate in the SWaM Program. If the Bidder is not a DSBSD-certified small business, the “I Plan To Use Subcontractors” box must be selected and the Bidder shall identify on the SBSP attachment the portions of the contract that will be subcontracted to DSBSD-certified small business for the initial contract period and any subsequent renewal periods.
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