36C24218Q9655-0001001.pdf

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36C242

Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office 2

James J. Peters VA Medical Center

130 West Kingsbridge Road

Bronx NY 10468-3904

36C242

Department of Veterans Affairs

James J. Peters VA Medical Center

Network Contracting Office 2

130 West Kingsbridge Road

Bronx NY 10468-3904

To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24218Q9655

07-16-2018

X

X X

August 3, 2018, 12:00PM EDT

See CONTINUATION Page

a. The purpose of this amendment is to announce a time extension to this solicitation and provide answers to questions received from the Site Visit.

b. Attached is an updated Price/Cost Schedule in which Line Item 12 is edited to reflect the correct quantity of trees to be planted and the USDA Zone applicable for tree selection.

c. New response due date is in block 11 above.

d. POC for this action is the Contracting Officer, Brad Mills, at William.Mills4@va.gov, phone 914.737.4400 x2074.

BRAD MILLS

Contracting Officer

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Solicitation 36C24218Q9655 Questions and Answers

Q.1: Will the material from the stump grinding need to be remove and soil added to level out the area? Also, will the contractor be responsible for the seeding of those area?

A.1: Yes, to both.

Q.2: When the uprooted trees are removed will the contractor be responsible for adding top soil and seeding of those areas?

A.2: Yes

Q.3; Will the contractor be responsible for the removal and disposal of trees and debris off site or is there an area for disposal on site?

A.3: Yes, contractor is responsible to remove and disposal off site.

Q.4: The trees that have fallen along the stone wall by the playground area and fallen on the other side of the fence. Will the contractor be responsible for removal of the trees not on the outside of the fence?

A.4: Yes

Q.5: The Bradford pear mentioned in 3.7.1 really needs to be removed because of the amount of damage to the tree. Do you want it removed or just the damage trimmed out?

A.5: Just trimmed out.

Q.6: Can machinery stay on site during the contract and if so, where at on site? How much space will be made available for machinery?

A.6: Space is available down River Road on the campus by the sewer plant.

Q.7: Are there any state or local considerations for bat habitat that would require a waiver from state or local governments to proceed with the work?

A.7: The Contracting Officer is checking with NY DEC, New Paltz office, regarding the Indiana Bat, which is an endangered species with habitat in this area.

Q.8: What Specific species need to be replanted/ sizes needed? What Season would these need to be planted in?

A.8: Twenty (20) 4-5” diameter trunks 15-18’ in height, several species of Oak, Maple and Pine, as earlier as possible

(we are not the expects). We don’t require any specific species of these trees, but note that we are in USDA Zone 6a.

Q.9: Would we be able to pull stumps out as opposed to grinding some of them?

A.9: Yes

Q.10: Do you have an area where we can dump the wood chips?

A.10: Yes

Q.11: We would need Dig Safe to mark out each area.

A.11: That is correct. A Notice to Proceed will not be issued by the Contracting Officer until this is accomplished.

Q.12: Would the parking lot be cleared? How much notice would be needed?

A.12: With notice, 2 days in advance.

Q.13: What hours are we allowed to work?

A.13: 7:00am – 4:30pm

Q.14: Would we be able to hire non-union workers at prevailing wages?

A.14: Yes, this is a new requirement that is not replacing a previous contract that was based on CBA wages. Refer to the wage determination provided in the solicitation for wages and benefits applicable to this requirement.

A.1 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

ITEM

NUMBER

DESCRIPTION OF

SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Job 1: Building 13

Contract Period: Base

POP Begin:

POP End:

0001AA 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Uprooted Elm located in field adjacent to Parking Lot: Remove to stump

Contract Period: Base

0001AB 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Damaged Gingko Tree in Field: Remove all damaged and hanging branches

Contract Period: Base

0001AC 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Severely damaged Mulberry in field - Remove to grade and grind stump

Contract Period: Base

0001AD 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Two damaged Elm Trees in field: Remove the smaller tree and prune back all snapped broken and hanging branches on the larger tree and grind stump

Contract Period: Base

0001AE 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Grouping of 4 severely damaged White Pines on field: Remove to grade and grind stump

Contract Period: Base

0001AF 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Pathway across from Building 13: Remove large fallen White Pine and grind stump

Contract Period: Base

0001AG 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Damaged Crimson King Maple along roadway in front of Building 13: Prune all snaps hanging and broken branches

Contract Period: Base

0001AH 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Adjacent severely damaged Norway Maple - Remove to grade & grind stump

Contract Period: Base

0001AJ 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Snapped Norway Maple adjacent to curb - Remove to grade & grind stump

Contract Period: Base

0001AK 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Uprooted Linden Tree on hillside adjacent to building - Remove to stump

Contract Period: Base

0002 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Job 2: Hill adjacent to Urgent Care:

Contract Period: Base

0002AA 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Severely damaged Horse Chestnut and Linden Tree - Remove to grade and grind to stump

Contract Period: Base

0003 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Job 3: Building 18:

Contract Period: Base

0003AA 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Large damaged Mulberry trunk and debris – Remove and grind to stump

0004 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Job 4: Building 88:

Contract Period: Base

0004AA 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Multi-stem damaged Maple - remove to grade and grind to stump

Contract Period: Base

0004AB 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Remaining sections of damaged Maples adjacent to fence - remove to grade

Contract Period: Base

0005 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Job 5: Flagpole Area:

Contract Period: Base

0005AA 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Severely damaged Maple - remove to grade and grind stump

Contract Period: Base

0005AB 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Uprooted and fallen trees in field - Remove to wood line

Contract Period: Base

0006 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Job 6: Building 17 Parking Lot:

Contract Period: Base

0006AA 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Remove all storm damaged, fallen, uprooted and hanging trees and branches along the fence line and parking lot; cut trees to grade

Contract Period: Base

0007 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Job 7: Gazebo Area:

0007AA 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Storm damaged Bradford Pear – Perform hazard reduction pruning to remove damaged and weakened branches

Contract Period: Base

0008 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Job 8: Building 7:

Contract Period: Base

0008AA 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Severely damaged Hickory adjacent to parking lot and remove to grade & grind stump

Contract Period: Base

0008AB 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Large split Sugar Maple in lawn area opposite building: Remove to grade & grind stump

Contract Period: Base

0008AC 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Split Norway Maple adjacent to roadway in front of building: Remove to grade & grind to stump

Contract Period: Base

0008AD 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Three severely damaged Norway Maple trees located in front of building adjacent to roadway: Remove to grade & grind to stump

Contract Period: Base

0008AE 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Pin Oak located at right side of Building 7: Prune snaps and hanging branches

Contract Period: Base

0009 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Job 9: Building 45:

Contract Period: Base

0009AA 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Severely damaged Norway Maple in front of building: Remove to grade & grind stump

Contract Period: Base

0009AB 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Damaged Pin Oak located at right side of building: Remove snaps and hangers

Contract Period: Base

0010 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Job 10: Areas Behind Building 4, 45 and 46:

Contract Period: Base

0010AA 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Severely damaged Honey Locust: Remove to grade & grind stump

Contract Period: Base

0010AB 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Damaged Spruce: Prune top

Contract Period: Base

0010AC 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Lawn Area: Remove all uprooted, split, fallen and severely damaged trees

Contract Period: Base

0010AD 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Fence Line Area: Remove all fallen, severely damaged and uprooted trees and prune remaining broken and hanging branches along neighboring properties

Contract Period: Base

0010AE 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Damaged Norway Maple located behind Building 44: Prune broken and hanging branches

Contract Period: Base

0011 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Job 11: Sewer Plant:

Contract Period: Base

0011AA 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Damaged and uprooted trees adjacent to entrance: Remove to wood line

Contract Period: Base

0011AB 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Uprooted Ash on fence and trailer: Remove to grade

Contract Period: Base

0011AC 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Severely damaged Ailanthus Tree adjacent to fence and trailer: Remove to grade

Contract Period: Base

0011AD 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Fallen Ailanthus on rotation mechanism: Remove to fence line

Contract Period: Base

0012 1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Job 12: Tree Planting

Contract Period: Base

POP Begin:

POP End:

Tree Replanting Installation of 20 trees 4-5"diameter trunks 15-18' in height.

Various species of Oak, Maple and Pine suitable for USDA Zone 6a. Location and selection to be decided by the VA. One-year replacement warranty on installed trees.

GRAND TOTAL __________________

A.2 DELIVERY SCHEDULE

ITEM NUMBER QUANTITY

DELIVERY

DATE

0001 SHIP

TO:

Department of Veterans Affairs

VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System

Route 9D

Castle Point, NY 12511 0100

USA

1.00

0002 SHIP

TO:

Department of Veterans Affairs

VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System

Route 9D

0003 SHIP

TO:

Department of Veterans Affairs

VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System

Route 9D

0004 SHIP

TO:

Department of Veterans Affairs

VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System

Route 9D

0005 SHIP

TO:

Department of Veterans Affairs

VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System

Route 9D

0006 SHIP

TO:

Department of Veterans Affairs

VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System

Route 9D

0007 SHIP

TO:

Department of Veterans Affairs

VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System

Route 9D

0008 SHIP

TO:

Department of Veterans Affairs

VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System

Route 9D

0009 SHIP

TO:

Department of Veterans Affairs

VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System

Route 9D

0010 SHIP

TO:

Department of Veterans Affairs

VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System

Route 9D

0011 SHIP

TO:

Department of Veterans Affairs

VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System

Route 9D

0012 SHIP

TO:

Department of Veterans Affairs

VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System

Route 9D