QA_07-18-2024.pdf
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This document appears to be a set of questions and answers related to a federal contract opportunity for the WA NP MORA 123(2) SR-123: Laughingwater Creek Bridge to Panther Creek Bridge project.
The key details are as follows: The project is being solicited by the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. Prospective bidders had questions regarding temporary access roads, equipment staging areas, the Interested Vendors List, site services, a pre-bid meeting, bid extension requests, and various technical specification details. The government responded to each question, clarifying that there will be no pre-bid meeting, no bid extension, and directing bidders to submit bids according to the solicitation documents. The document also references an amendment (A002) that addressed some quantity discrepancies, and a future amendment (A003) to address asphalt testing requirements. Overall, this document provides question and answer information to assist prospective bidders in preparing their proposals for this federal contract opportunity.
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WA NP MORA 123(2)
SR‐123: Laughingwater Creek Bridge to Panther Creek Bridge
# General Technical Question Answer Date
1 X
I wanted to inquire if any temporary access roads or equipment staging areas would be necessary in the execution of this project?
The preliminary documents posted on sam.gov have been posted to aid prospective bidders in identifying the location and type of work for this project.
Please monitor the SAM site for the actual date of solicitation release
(https://sam.gov/), and the duration of the advertisement period; and submit your questions during the advertisement period for the project. To receive automatic notification through SAM, you must login and select “Follow” feature and follow the steps as indicated.
8/24/2023
2 X How do we get added ro the Planholder's list.
To add to or view the Interested Vendors
List, you must register as a SAM.gov user, be logged in, and linked to an entity. If you are signed into SAM.gov with your registered entity and you cannot see the
Interested Vendors List, you will need to be assigned the Contract Opportunities
Administrator role for your entity in
SAM.gov. If you need assistance, call the
Federal Service Desk at 866‐606‐8220.
7/5/2024
3 X
Are you going to need any site services on this project? Any rest rooms, hand washing stations or fencing?
Please see specs and Plans 7/9/2024
4 X Will you please confirm if there is a pre‐bid meeting scheduled for the above project?
Page A‐1 indicates “No Government personnel will be available for show‐me tours.”; hence there is no pre‐bid meeting(s) scheduled for this project.
Please bid according to the solicitation documents.
7/18/2024
Check General or Technical
5 X
After a thorough and thoughtful review of the plans and specifications it has become clear this is a fairly complicated project located in a fairly remote area that will require an outstanding performance from all involved to successfully complete the project. Given the current state of the economy, as well as the construction market as a whole, Johansen has determined that we require additional time and effort to investigate every possible lead and angle to give the best possible value in competing for this project. There are a variety of trades involved and we must contact several venders from each in order to give enough time for each of them it do their own investigations, and estimating their portions of the work. Just getting to the project requires more effort than most projects. For this reason, we respectfully request a two week bid extension to further analyze and work on the estimate in order to give the best possible value on this project.
The Government does not intend to extend the bid opening date for this project.
Please submit bids according to the solicitation documents.
7/18/2024
6 X Will Section 204.06(b) Earth Cuts ‐Roadway
Excavation apply? Will 6” Scarify be required?
In accordance with FP‐14 and the SCRs, comply with the requirements of
Subsections 204.06.
7/18/2024
7 X Based off of the Square Yardage take‐off, the
Select borrow appears to be short 6,000 CY.
This has been addressed under
Amendment A002.
7/18/2024
8 X Where is the blotter item being placed?
Comply with the requirements of
Subsection 108.01(c).
7/18/2024
9 X Is compaction for Recycled Aggregate Base per
Subsection 204.11(a) or 301.05?
Recycled aggregate base specifications are under Section 308. Please submit bids according to the solicitation documents.
7/18/2024
10 X Are the complete closures limits from the start of the project to the end of the project?
In accordance with Subsection
156.04(b)(2)(b), closure lengths need to be coordinated with the CO. Please submit bids according to the solicitation documents.
7/18/2024
11 X
Is the existing clearing areas material going to be mixed with aggregate and placed back on to the project?
See Section 313 and submit bids according to the solicitation documents.
7/18/2024
12 X
There appear to be several quantity discrepancies between the proposal and the plans. See Bid Items A0420; A0720;
A0740; A0960; A1320; A1360; A1380; A1400;
A1420; A1440; and A1460. Please clarify.
This has been addressed under
Amendment A002.
13 X
Will a lab trailer be available for asphalt testing for the project? If not, will there be any changes to result reporting time in Table 401‐8 to allow time for sample transportation?
This will be addressed under Amendment
A003.
7/18/2024
14 X
SCR 308.05 – SCR 308.05(a) seems to indicate compaction of recycled aggregate based on method specified number of roller passes. SCR
308.05(b) notes that the effort of the method spec may be decreased if compaction meets FP‐
14 301.05 which requires the use of nuclear density gauge. Please clarify if density is to be determined according to SCR 308.05(b)
(AASHTO 310). If so, this will require substantial test effort.
Subsection 308.05 of the SCRs requires compaction by Subsection (a) or (b). Please submit bids according to the solicitation documents.
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