803CM3014 Vendor Questions and Answers 02.pdf

Bath NCA - Phase 1 Expansion RFI Questions

1) Is this a tax-exempt project?

2) If tax-exempt, will the government be providing a tax-exempt certificate to the Prime Contractor for use by subcontractors and vendors?

3) Can the Superintendent be shared across multiple projects, or should they be dedicated full-time to this project and this project only?

4) Can the Superintendent fulfil multiple roles?

5) If so, can they also fulfil the Quality Control role?

6) What about the SSHO role?

7) Will the VA provide shore power for the Prime Contractor temp office, or should contractors include monies for a generator?

8) Can the NCA advise on the expected number of burials per day that will impacts work?

9) Of these, is the expectation that work will stop completely during this time?

10) If work is to be stopped, what is the expected duration or each stoppage?

11) Does the NCA anticipate this project will require off hours work?

12) If so, what trades or scopes will be required to perform off hours work?

13) Is the Period of Performance set in stone or should the contractor’s budget additional manpower and resources?

14) The boring logs don’t show how many inches of topsoil there are in the existing fields.

Please advise how many inches of topsoil are to be stripped/reinstalled.

15) Is there an onsite stockpile of topsoil for use by this contract or should we provide pricing to import if more is needed than we can strip?

16) Is there an onsite stockpile of soil where excel fill can be dumped or should all excel fill from this project be discarded offsite?

17) Does the government expect dewater activities to be required? If not, and it is encountered, is this an unforeseen condition and addressed via contract mod? Pricing a “possible groundwater encounter” is impossible likely not required based on the boring logs.

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vacoborgmm Typewritten Text No, super is required and a Proj Manager vacoborgmm Typewritten Text QA QC is per specifications vacoborgmm Typewritten Text Can be filled by Superintendant vacoborgmm Typewritten Text Means and methods, VA is not providing power vacoborgmm Typewritten Text See below vacoborgmm Typewritten Text See below vacoborgmm Typewritten Text Off hours generally not permitted vacoborgmm Typewritten Text Means and Methods vacoborgmm Typewritten Text Proposal should include your anticipated period of performance vacoborgmm Typewritten Text Unknown vacoborgmm Typewritten Text Include required topsoil in proposal vacoborgmm Typewritten Text There is no where to dump extra fill on site vacoborgmm Typewritten Text All anticipated dewatering activities to be included in cost proposal vacoborgmm Typewritten Text See below

18) The drawings specify “provide full-time soils engineer onsite during any cut and fill operations”. Is the expectation that we will have our Geotech engineer onsite anytime we are moving, stockpiling, grading, pushing, etc soil?

19) If easement is greater than allowance, will the added cost be addressed contract modification?

20) Is it expected that the project specifications are a guide and not the bible? In other words, does the government expect the specs to be followed religiously from submitting EVERYTHING specified no matter how minor and everything in the specs shall be performed even if not relevant to this specific project scope or this specific project geographic location?

21) Please confirm orange safety fencing is NOT allowed for tree protection and the only approved fence type is 12ga. 2”x4” WWF.

22) vacoborgmm Typewritten Text Yes, that is what is specified vacoborgmm Typewritten Text No vacoborgmm Typewritten Text Confirmed

T4D02 Text Box Specifications, particularly 01 sections, typically include multiple scenarios and conditions. Each that specifically applies to a given scenario or condition are expected to followed.

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