Draft RFP - NP-BLRI 1L9 1M22.pdf

DRAFT

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

RFP No. 693C73- 23-R-000003

This Contract Cites

STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS (FP-14)

U.S. Customary Units

EASTERN FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAY DIVISION

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

NP BLRI 1L9, 1M22

BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY

Design Build

PARKWAY PAVEMENT REHABILITATION FROM MP 97 TO MP 121

INCLUDING ADJACENT RAMPS AND OVERLOOKS

Contract No.

PMIS# 256595

ADDRESS:

CONTRACTOR:

STATE Virginia

COUNTIES Bedford, Botetourt, and Roanoke

PARK Blue Ridge Parkway

TYPE OF IMPROVEMENT

Resurfacing, rehabilitation, drainage improvements, cleaning and resealing joints and repairing concrete at bridges, and other miscellaneous work.

Project Length Totals For Parking Areas, Lane Miles is calculated as SQFT/11ft (nominal) lane

23.82 51.34

Schedule Parking Area Roadway / Parking Area / Other Mileposts / SQFT Linear

Feet Route Miles

Lane Miles

A Blue Ridge Parkway 106.182 To 116.007 51,876 9.82 21.82

B Blue Ridge Parkway 116.007 To 119.004 15,824 3.00 5.98

C Blue Ridge Parkway 119.004 To 121.010 10,592 2.01 4.02

D Blue Ridge Parkway 97.190 To 106.182 47,478 8.99 19.52

D Blue Ridge Parkway Bridge Work 97.190 To 121.010 0 0.00 0.00

Table of Contents

Subcontracting Plan………………………………………………………………… 1 through 5

Solicitation/Contract Form (SF-1442) ........................................................................ 1 through 2

PART 1. GENERAL

A. Instruction to Offerors .................................................................................................... 1-A-1 B. Procurement Process ....................................................................................................... 1-B-1 C. Proposal Requirements ................................................................................................... 1-C-1 D. Government Furnished Information ............................................................................... 1-D-1

PART 2. CONTRACT CLAUSES AND CONDITIONS

H. Special Terms and Conditions ........................................................................................ 2-H-1 I. Contract Clauses ...............................................................................................................2-I-1

Corporate Certificate

PART 3. WAGE DETERMINATION

J. Minimum Wage Schedule ............................................................................................... 3-J-1

PART 4. REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND OTHER STATEMENTS

K. Representations and Certifications ................................................................................. 4-K-1 L. Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors or Respondents ................................. 4-L-1

PART 5. SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

A. Division 100. General Requirements ............................................................................. 5-A-1 B. Division 110. Design Criteria ......................................................................................... 5-B-1 C. Division 120. Submittals and Reviews .......................................................................... 5-C-1 D. Division 150. Project Requirements ............................................................................... 5-D-1 E. Divisions 200-700. Work Items and Material Requirements ......................................... 5-E-1

Appendix A: Preliminary Conceptual Plans

Appendix B: Culvert Assessment Summary and Recommendations

Appendix C: Safety Summary and Recommendations

Appendix D: Preliminary Pavement Report

Appendix E: Bridge Inspection Reports and As-Builts

Appendix F: Price Proposal Form

Appendix G: Request for Progress Payment Form

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ATTACHMENT 1 – FHWA SUBCONTRACTING PLAN

1. INSTRUCTIONS:

• Where subcontracting opportunities will not exist for the solicitation, the bidder/offeror shall submit a response outlining the rationale for making this determination with its proposal/bid. The statement shall be signed by an official authorized to make decisions on behalf of the firm.

• The following information shall be provided in the bidder/offeror subcontracting plan submission and shall be expressed in terms of goal percentages of the total planned subcontracting dollars.

• Text lines may be added to this template as needed.

*insert and complete additional tables if the contract includes option year(s).

1 Percentage = (subcontracted amount in the category/total planned subcontracted amount) 2 Planned subcontracts to “other than small business” concerns + subcontracts to Small Business concerns = 100% 3 SDVOSB is a subcategory of VOSB. Any dollar amount applied to SDVOSB also applies to VOSB.

4 In this document, the term WOSB includes Economically Disadvantaged WOSB (EDWOSB) concerns.

SUBCONTRACTING GOALS – BASE YEAR

Total prime contract amount – Base Year: $ [insert amount] Total planned subcontracted amount (regardless of firm/entity size status) – Base Year: $ [insert amount]

Total planned subcontracts to “other than small business” concerns (i.e., large, non-profit, university, etc.) $[insert amount] [insert

#]%1 Total planned subcontracts to Small Business concerns: $[insert amount] [insert

#]%2

• Total planned subcontracts to Veteran Owned Small Business concerns (VOSB)3: $[insert amount] [insert #]% o Total planned subcontracts to Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns: $[insert amount] [insert #]%

• Total planned subcontracts to Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZones): $[insert amount] [insert #]%

• Total planned subcontracts to Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) concerns (includes 8(a), Alaska Native Corporations (ANC), and Indian Tribes):

$[insert amount] [insert #]%

• Total planned subcontract awards to Women-Owned Small Business concerns (WOSB)4 concerns: $[insert amount] [insert #]%

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1.1 Rationale if establishing a goal lower than 3% for VOSB:

1.2 Rationale if establishing a goal lower than 3% for SDVOSB:

1.3 Rationale if establishing a goal lower than 3% for HUBZone:

1.4 Rationale if establishing a goal lower than 5% for SDB:

1.5 Rationale if establishing a goal lower than 5% for WOSB:

1.6 Rationale if establishing a goal lower than the current DOT subcontracting goal:

2. The following principal types of supplies and/or services are planned to be subcontracted under this contract. [Add additional rows if more space is needed.]

5 List all applicable size standards for each proposed subcontractor.

Type of Supply/Service to be Subcontracted

Company/Firm

Name

Subcontracted

Amount

Subcontractor Size

Standard (Other Than

SB, SB, VOSB, SDVOSB,

HUBZone, SDB, WOSB)5 https://www.sba.gov/document/support-agency-contracting-goals

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3. The following methods were used to develop the subcontract percentage goals:

4. The following methods were used to identify potential subcontract sources for solicitation purposes. (i.e. source lists used and organizations contacted to identify potential SB concerns, such as the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov), Dynamic Small Business Search (www.DSBS.sba.gov), trade associations, industry conferences/fairs, etc.)

5. [Select appropriate option.] Indirect costs [were/were not] included in establishing the subcontracting goals specified in the table above.

6. If indirect costs were included, the following method was used to determine the proportionate share of indirect costs to be incurred with SB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone, SDB and WOSB subcontractors:

7. The following individual will administer the subcontracting program:

Name:

Title:

Address:

Telephone:

E-mail:

This individual's specific duties, as they relate to the subcontracting program, are as follows:

8. The following efforts will be taken to ensure that SB, SDB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone, and

WOSB subcontractors will have an equitable opportunity to compete for subcontracts:

http://www.sam.gov/ http://www.dsbs.sba.gov/

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[initial] It is agreed that FAR Clause 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns, will be included in all subcontracts, which offer further subcontracting opportunities. It is further agreed that all subcontractors (except small business concerns) at all tiers below the prime contractor who receive subcontracts in excess of $700,000 ($1.5M for construction of any public facility with further subcontracting possibilities) will be required to adopt and comply with a subcontracting plan in accordance with FAR Clause 52.219-9.

9. The following types of records will be maintained concerning procedures that have been adopted to comply with the requirements and goals in the plan (i.e., establishment of source lists, guides and other data that identify SB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone, SDB and WOSB concerns; a description of the offeror’s efforts to locate SB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone, SDB and WOSB concerns and to award subcontracts to them, etc.) and shall be maintained through completion of the contract:

10. In accordance with FAR Subpart 19.704(a)(10) through (15), the Contractor further agrees to:

[Initial each line]

Cooperate in any studies or surveys as may be required;

Submit periodic reports as may be required so that the Government can determine the extent of compliance by the Contractor with the subcontracting plan;

After November 30, 2017, include subcontracting data for each order when reporting subcontracting achievements for indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts intended for use by multiple agencies;

Submit the Individual Subcontract Report (ISR), and the Summary Subcontract Report (SSR) using the Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS) at http://www.esrs.gov/ within the timeframes identified at FAR Subpart 19.704(a)(10)(iv);

Ensure that other than small business subcontractors with subcontracting plans agree to submit eSRS documents online as required;

Provide its prime contract number and its unique entity identifier, and the e-mail address of the offeror’s official responsible for acknowledging receipt of or rejecting the ISRs to all first-tier subcontractors with subcontracting plans so they can enter this information into the eSRS when submitting their ISRs;

Require that each subcontractor with a subcontracting plan provide the prime contract number, its own unique entity identifier, and the e-mail address of the subcontractor’s official responsible for acknowledging receipt of or rejecting the ISRs, to its subcontractors with subcontracting plans;

http://www.esrs.gov/

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Make a good faith effort to acquire articles, equipment, supplies, services, or materials, or obtain the performance of construction work from the small business concerns that the offeror used in preparing the bid or proposal, in the same or greater scope, amount, and quality used in preparing and submitting the bid or proposal;

Provide the contracting officer with a written explanation if the contractor fails to acquire articles, equipment, supplies, services or materials or obtain the performance of construction work as described in FAR 19.704(a)(12) of this section. This written explanation will be submitted to the contracting officer within 30 days of contract completion;

Will not prohibit a subcontractor from discussing with the contracting officer any material matter pertaining to payment to or utilization of a subcontractor; and

Pay its small business subcontractors on time and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the subcontract, and notify the contracting officer if the offeror pays a reduced or an untimely payment to a small business subcontractor (see FAR 52.242-5).

Submitted by:

POC Name:

Title:

Email Address:

Company Name:

DUNS/CAGE:

Mailing Address:

Signature http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_237.htm#P308_50712

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

6. PROJECT NO. 4. CONTRACT NO. 5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NO.

PAGE OF PAGES

7. ISSUED BY CODE 8. ADDRESS OFFER TO

SOLICITATION

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

1. SOLICITATION NO. 3. DATE ISSUED

IMPORTANT -- The "offer" section on the reverse must be fully completed by offeror.

9.

INFORMATION

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder."

CALL:

FOR

SEALED BID (IFB)

NEGOTIATED (RFP)

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

EASTERN FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAY DIVISION

QUANTUM PARK, 22001 LOUDOUN COUNTY PKWY

SUITE E2-3-300

693C73

ASHBURN VA 20147

SEE BLOCK 7

a. NAME

Shirley A. Anderson

b. TELEPHONE NO. (Include area code) (NO COLLECT CALLS) eflhd.contracts@dot.gov

SEE BLOCK 10

x 09/06/2022

693C7323R000003

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS (Title, identifying no., date)

This Request for Proposal (Design Build) is to rehabilitate sections of the Blue

Ridge Parkway, Project No. BLRI 1L9, 1M22, located in Bedford, Botetourt, and

Roanoke Counties, Virginia in strict accordance with the Solicitation/Contract instructions, notices, clauses, provisions, items listed below, and for the quantities of work actually performed at the unit prices as bid in the Bid Schedule, including all applicable Federal, State, and local taxes.

The project consists of the rehabilitation of approximately 24 miles of the Blue

Ridge Parkway (BLRI) between milepost (MP) 97 and 121 in Bedford, Botetourt, and

Roanoke Counties, Virginia. The work consists of reconstruction/rehabilitation of asphalt concrete pavement, milling and resurfacing, asphalt pavement patches, drainage assessment and improvements, scour and erosion countermeasure analysis and design, minor bridge repairs, stone and asphalt curb replacement, asphalt sidewalk replacement, ditch reconditioning and rehabilitation, steel-back timber guardrail and stone masonry guardwall(s) assessment and recommendations for repairs and rehabilitation, signing, pavement markings and other miscellaneous work.

Government Furnished Information (GFI)

COE: XX

Continued ...

11. The Contractor shall begin performance

12a. THE CONTRACTOR MUST FURNISH ANY REQUIRED PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS?

award, notice to proceed. The performance period is mandatory negotiable. (See ________________________________________________.)

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

a. Sealed offers in original and is not required.is, b. An offer guarantee

c. All offers are subject to the (1) work requirements, and (2) other provisions and clauses incorporated in the solicitation in full text or by reference.

(date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers will be publicly opened at that time. Sealed envelopes containing offers shall be marked to show the offeror's name and address, the solicitation number, and the date and time offers are due.

d. Offers providing less than

12b. CALENDAR DAYSYES NO

(If "YES", indicate within how many calendar days after award in Item 12b.)

10 500 calendar days and complete it within ________________ ________________ calendar days after receiving

CONTINUATION SHEET, BLOCK 11

11/10/2022

NSN 7540-01-155-3212

x x x x copies to perform the work required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by _____________ ___________________ (hour) local time calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due will not be considered and will be rejected . _________________

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FOR (Construction, Supplies or Services)

OBLIGATION:

We, the Principal and Surety(ies) are firmly bound to the United States of America (hereinafter called the Government) in the above penal sum. For payment of the penal sum, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, and successors, jointly and severally. However, where the Sureties are corporations acting as co-sureties, we, the Sureties, bind ourselves in such sum "jointly and severally" as well as "severally" only for the purpose of allowing a joint action or actions against any or all of us. For all other purposes, each Surety binds itself, jointly and severally with the Principal, for the payment of the sum shown opposite the name of the Surety. If no limit of liability is indicated, the limit of liability is the full amount of the penal sum.

CONDITIONS:

The Principal has submitted the bid identified above.

THEREFORE:

The above obligation is void if the Principal - (a) upon acceptance by the Government of the bid identified above, within the period specified therein for acceptance (sixty (60) days if no period is specified), executes the further contractual documents and gives the bond(s) required by the terms of the bid as accepted within the time specified (ten (10) days if no period is specified) after receipt of the forms by the principal; or (b) in the event of failure to execute such further contractual documents and give such bonds, pays the Government for any cost of procuring the work which exceeds the amount of the bid.

Each Surety executing this instrument agrees that its obligation is not impaired by any extension(s) of the time for acceptance of the bid that the Principal may grant to the Government.

Notice to the surety(ies) of extension(s) is waived. However, waiver of the notice applies only to extensions aggregating not more than sixty (60) calendar days in addition to the period originally allowed for acceptance of the bid.

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1. This form is authorized for use when a bid guaranty is required. Any deviation from this form will require the written approval of the Administrator of General Services.

2. Insert the full legal name and business address of the Principal in the space designated "Principal" on the face of the form. An authorized person shall sign the bond. Any person signing in a representative capacity (e.g., an attorney-in-fact) must furnish evidence of authority if that representative is not a member of the firm, partnership, or joint venture, or an officer of the corporation involved.

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4. (a) Corporations executing the bond as sureties must appear on the Department of the Treasury's list of approved sureties and must act within the limitations listed therein. The value put into the LIABILITY LIMIT block is the penal sum (i.e., the face value) of the bond, unless a co-surety arrangement is proposed.

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(c) When individual sureties are involved, a completed Affidavit of Individual Surety (Standard Form 28) for each individual surety, shall accompany the bond.

The Government may require the surety to furnish additional substantiating information concerning its financial capability.

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6. Type the name and title of each person signing this bond in the space provided.

7. In its application to negotiated contracts, the terms "bid" and "bidder" shall include "proposal" and "offeror."

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STANDARD FORM 24 (REV. 8/2016) BACK

1-A-1

PART 1. GENERAL

1.A INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

1.A.1 General

This Request for Proposal (RFP) is issued by the Federal Highway Administration, Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division (FHWA-EFLHD), in cooperation with the National Park Service (NPS) to solicit competitive proposals for a design-build contract for Blue Ridge Parkway (BLRI) Project NP BLRI 1L9, 1M22. This RFP is issued as a design-build selection process. Those Offerors selected are invited to submit proposals to design and build the project according to the requirements and procedures contained in this RFP. Selected Offerors are those firms/teams who were notified in writing by EFLHD inviting them to participate in the design-build selection process.

Offerors are directed to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 9.5 and must describe any actual, apparent, or potential organizational conflict of interest if awarded the contract.

Offerors shall also describe any action(s) it has taken or proposes to take to avoid or mitigate any conflict and shall set forth any other information that the Offeror believes would be helpful to the Contracting Officer (CO) in analyzing the situation.

The Offerors invited to submit proposals are as follows:

1. *******

2. *******

3. *******

1.A.2 Description of Project

The project consists of the design and reconstruction/rehabilitation of the Blue Ridge Parkway, Sections 1L and 1M, from milepost (MP) 97 to MP 121 including overlooks, parking areas, and ramps.

The project consists of asphalt pavement roadway reconstruction/rehabilitation with drainage/culvert improvements, minor granite curb replacement, ditch reconditioning and rehabilitation, guardwall and guardrail assessment and recommendations for repairs or rehabilitation , signing, pavement markings, bridge joint repairs, repair of delaminated concrete deck, mill and place new asphalt over buried frame bridges, cleaning and repointing stone masonry, resetting or replacing damaged stone masonry, structural concrete repairs, and other miscellaneous work. The project located in Bedford, Botetourt, and Roanoke Counties, Virginia.

This project is being undertaken to repair the deteriorating infrastructure of the BLRI to enhance safety and improve mobility for all users while reducing ongoing maintenance requirements, and to enhance quality of life by improving the quality of the roadway and maintaining access to recreational opportunities and natural and cultural resources along the Parkway.

The Parkway is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as a designed historic landscape providing access to several cultural, natural, and recreational sites. The FHWA and NPS issued a Categorical Exclusion (CE) for the National Environmental Policy Act

1-A-2

(NEPA) compliance in June 2022. The project design and construction will need to adhere to the conditions and mitigation measures outlined in the CE and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act for protecting the environment and landscape, preserving the historic character of the Parkway, and meeting the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Treatment of Historic Properties Per 36 CFR part 68.

The work is split into the following bid schedules and can be referenced by either one of their titles:

Base Contract (Schedule A):

The base contract for the full design and permitting for the work included in Schedules A, B, C, and D. The base construction will include the construction for Section 1M of the Blue Ridge Parkway. The work includes pavement resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation of 10 miles along the Blue Ridge Parkway, (Section 1M), from MP106 to MP116, including overlooks, ramps, and parking areas, drainage repairs and improvements, safety improvements, and other miscellaneous work. The drainage improvements include a drainage assessment of all inlets, culverts, ditches, and waterways to identify repairs or rehabilitation strategies. The safety improvements include assessment of guardrails and guardwall(s) along the Sections to identify repairs or rehabilitation needs of damage sections and not meeting current standards and justified under the Roadside Barrier Warranting Process. Miscellaneous work includes but not limited to replacement of regulatory signs and permanent striping.

In addition to the base contract, additional work may be added in the form of contract options (see FAR Clause 52.217-7). These contract options are for the construction of the following:

Option 1 (Schedule B):

This bid schedule consists of the construction of pavement resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation of 3 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway, (Section 1M), including overlooks, ramps, and parking areas from MP 116 to MP 119. This work also includes drainage repairs, scour and erosion countermeasure analysis and design, and other miscellaneous work.

Option 2 (Schedule C):

rehabilitation of 9 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway, (Section 1M), including overlooks, ramps, and parking areas from MP 119 to MP 121. This work also, includes, drainage repairs, scour and erosion countermeasure analysis and design, and other miscellaneous work.

Option 3 (Schedule D):

rehabilitation of 9 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway, (Section 1L), including overlooks, ramps, and parking areas from MP 97 to MP 106. This work also, includes minor bridge

1-A-3 rehabilitation from MP 97 to MP 121, drainage repairs, scour and erosion countermeasure analysis and design, and other miscellaneous work.

The base contract and options for the project include, but are not limited to:

ROADWAY DESIGN

General

The Design-Builder shall design and construct the project within the limits identified in the final NEPA document. These project limits will be referred to as NEPA Corridor in this document. The Design-Builder has flexibility to produce benefits or savings to FHWA and/or the Design- Builder, without impairing essential aesthetics, project functions and characteristics such as safety, maintainability, environmental protection, drainage, and other permitted constraints. The final NEPA corridor is described in the CE.

Scope of Work

Highway Design Provide updated plan sheets based off the Preliminary Conceptual Plans in the Government Furnished Information and complete all required ground survey and mapping with stationing for the Project corridor to conduct the design in accordance with the Highway Design Standards. The Design Team shall be advised that there is an approximate 2-mile discrepancy between the Road Inventory Program (RIP) data and the physical MP in the field. Be advised the Preliminary Conceptual Plan sheets are based on the field MPs that are not always placed 5280 feet apart. See D plan sheet General Notes and RIP data. Final design elevations cannot exceed existing pavement elevations (i.e., no grade raise will be permitted for this project).

All project design shall be completed prior to any permanent construction efforts will be approved to start. Temporary traffic control and erosion sediment control measures can be implemented to facilitate the highway design survey, staking, drainage assessment and cleaning, and design project deliverables in advance of the start of Permanent Construction.

Pavement Design Provide pavement design to meet a minimum structural number of 3.3. The design for mainline, overlooks, parking areas, and ramps and roadways will all meet the same requirements. Design Build Team (DBT) as a minimum provide pavement design options as shown in Preliminary Conceptual Plans.

Design and re-establish existing driveways, overlooks and parking areas along the Parkway mainline. Some areas of the Parkway have 4-inch or 6-inch asphalt curb that is not depicted on the plans. All asphalt curb that is damaged shall be replaced as part of the project. Construct new asphalt curb that matches the existing color and texture, and cross section in the area. Ensure the physical limits of constructed pavement match the existing limits as depicted in the Preliminary Conceptual Plans, not to exceed the limits of the NPS Right of Way. Parking areas and overlooks may require changes in elevation to ensure adequate drainage to existing inlet structures. Final

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Roadway Pavement Analysis and Design Criteria

Provide a pavement structure that consists of a combination of base and/or subbase, and asphalt concrete pavement placed in layers above the subgrade. Design a pavement section that provides for surface and subsurface drainage, considering the in-situ soil types including expansive soils.

Provide a structural pavement design utilizing the following design criteria:

• Provide pavement design to meet a minimum structural number of 3.3.

• Pavement sections shall be designed based on a 25-year design life. Determine the

Equivalent Single Axel Load (ESAL) for the design life of the pavement structure.

• The asphalt mix design shall be by the gyratory method only (Section 401 of the FP-14).

• The new asphalt concrete pavement thickness will be 4 or more inches.

• The asphalt concrete pavement will be placed with a minimum of 2 lifts and meet the lift to Nominal Maximum Size Aggregate (NMSA) requirements approved by the CO. Tack coat material is required between lifts.

• The binder for the asphalt mix design will be PG 64-28 or PG 76-22 or better.

• Provide positive drainage for the pavement structure for the transporting of surface water.

• Perform all necessary tests to determine the structural strength (e.g., CBR, R-value), quality and attributes of all subgrade soils. Determine the subgrade soil resilient modulus values, using correlations or methods accepted by the government, for use in the pavement design.

• If recycled or reclaimed materials are used in the pavement structure, provide appropriate materials testing data and analysis to determine strength and structural coefficient.

• For traditional aggregate base, if the base course placed over the subgrade does not meet the filter criteria D15(subbase)/D85(subgrade soil) ≤ 5 for the subgrade soil, a geotextile separator/filter is required. This will apply to subgrade soils with 50% or more passing No. 200 sieve in addition to soils classifying as SM or SC per USCS.

Deliverables

Submit one hardcopy of the Geotechnical and Pavement Report with the Preliminary Design Submittal. Include the following, at a minimum, in the report:

• Pavement design life (including both the construction year and design year).

• Traffic load input data.

• AASHTO and the Unified Soil Classification System (USCS) based soil classifications of the subgrade soils.

• The subgrade strength as determined above and a methodology to assure that this strength is provided throughout the project

• The resilient modulus design value(s) used for the structural pavement design.

• The strength properties for the materials selected for the subbase and/or base layers,

• If applicable, depth and type of reclaimed or recycled material layers and structural coefficients used.

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• All design assumptions used.

• Detailed design computation.

Shoulders Shoulder widths vary along the Parkway mainline. Re-establish a minimum 5-foot-wide shoulder for all mainline and ramps. Place a maximum 4-inch depth aggregate topsoil course on all shoulders as shown in the Preliminary Conceptual Plans.

Overlooks and Parking Areas The Government Furnished Information includes plan sheets for all parking areas, overlooks, and ramps that contain stone curb. Remove and replace all damaged curbs and sidewalks as part of the project and as identified in the Preliminary Conceptual Plans. Construct new stone curb and asphalt sidewalk that matches the existing color and texture, and cross section in the area.

Ditches and Waterways Construct new paved and stone masonry waterways or repair and replace waterways as shown in the Preliminary Conceptual Plans at a minimum. Additional waterways may be needed based on Contractor’s drainage assessment.

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Scope of Work

Perform all necessary work to obtain permits; design, construct, and maintain erosion control;

identify, test, and properly handle hazardous materials if encountered; perform erosion control inspections; and complete all environmental related work listed in the RFP. Also, an environmental field monitor is required to ensure construction operations do not negatively impact park natural resources. In addition to field monitoring, weekly reports will be required to document construction impacts to natural resources and for sedimentation issues. Comply with environmental compliance policies, such as NEPA regulations and Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, to verify construction is within documented project compliance. Conduct a wetland delineation and prepare a wetland report and map meeting US Army Corp of Engineers and NPS standards. Ensure all wetland impacts are within project limits. NEPA has been completed for the project. See Final NEPA document provided as part of the Government Furnished Information.

Permitting Environmental Compliance Plan

Create an environmental compliance plan narrative. This document will outline expected permits and approvals, and mitigation measures that are likely to be required for the project. Provide expected completion dates for submitting permit applications and deadlines for receiving final approved permits. Describe how any expected mitigation measures have been or will be met through the design and construction process. Submit the Environmental Compliance Plan to EFLHD for review and approval.

Acquire approval of the Erosion and Sediment Control Plan and the Stormwater Management (SWM) Plan and coverage under the Construction General Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) Permit for Discharges of Stormwater from Construction Activities

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Endangered Species Act Compliance Implement the Avoidance and Minimization Measures (AMM) to protect federally regulated species. The AMMs can be found in the FHWA NEPA CE and in Section 107 of the RFP.

Permits

Design Team will prepare all documents required to secure and obtain all permits, waivers, exceptions, and clearances needed for completion of the project and provide copies of the documents to EFLHD. The Design Team is responsible of acquiring any and all permits necessary for the project and perform the coordination with the permitting agencies to obtain approval.

USACE 404 Permit - The contractor shall conduct a wetland delineation survey and produce a report meeting US Army Corp of Engineers and NPS Standards. The report shall be used to obtain any necessary approvals and permits including a US Army Corp Clean Water Act Section 404 permit. The Corps’ District Engineer determines compensatory mitigation requirements on a case-by-case basis. Minimize to the extent practicable encroachment in and impacts to wetlands and other waters of the U.S.

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Virginia Water Protection Permit/401 Water Quality Certification: Information about the Virginia Water Protection Permit can be found at: https://www.deq.virginia.gov/permits-regulations/permits/water/wetlands-streams

Virginia Pollution Discharge Elimination System (VPDES)- Construction General Permit:

Information about the VPDES permit can be found at https://www.deq.virginia.gov/permits-regulations/permits/water/stormwater-construction

This permit will also require review and approval of the Erosion and Sediment Control Plan by DEQ and development of a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan. In addition to ESC measures, the VPDES contains water quality and quantity discharge requirements.

Other Permits, as necessary – Prepare any and all documentation that is required to complete the project.

GEOTECHNICAL AND PAVEMENT

General

Conduct all work necessary to perform the geotechnical investigation and design for the project. Elements of the work include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Evaluating the requirements of the work, and performing geotechnical/geological explorations, geotechnical analyses, and laboratory testing sufficient to design and construct the project.

• Temporary retaining walls https://www.deq.virginia.gov/permits-regulations/permits/water/wetlands-streams https://www.deq.virginia.gov/permits-regulations/permits/water/stormwater-construction https://www.deq.virginia.gov/permits-regulations/permits/water/stormwater-construction

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• Provide geotechnical designs, investigation data reports, recommendations, and construction support to EFLHD within 30 days as requested by the CO

Performance Requirements

Perform a design level geotechnical investigation for all geotechnical and pavement structures, to meet or exceed the requirements in the Project Development and Design Manual (PDDM) Chapters 6 and 11.

Collect appropriate data for geotechnical evaluation, including embankments, soil and rock cuts, culvert, minor structures including drainage pipes, and any other earth supported structures or elements of highway design and construction. The Contractor is responsible for obtaining all required permits, temporary traffic control, and utility locates and markings.

In addition to conducting minimum requirements for design level geotechnical investigation, conduct field investigation considering findings from the Geotechnical and Pavement Report (refer to the Government Furnished Information) and using the following guidance:

1. Conduct a pavement investigation at locations discovered in the field investigation for use in the design of pavement structure and address all subgrade issues.

2. Investigate all embankments slopes and conduct detailed geotechnical studies at all slopes steeper than 2H:1V and have a minimum height of 10 ft or experiencing slide or erosion issues.

3. Investigate, all bridge approaches identified for settlement issues and provide recommendations for remedial measures, if needed.

4. Take asphalt cores on all bridges to determine the condition and depth of the asphalt.

Avoid coring completely through the bridge deck and through reinforcing. Core locations must be marked in the field and approved by the CO 7 days before coring operations.

Complete laboratory tests in accordance with pertinent ASTM or AASHTO standards and analyze the data to provide design and construction requirements. Soils and materials tests shall be performed by a laboratory accredited by AASHTO, AASHTO resource (formerly AMRL), and Cement and Concrete Reference Laboratory (CCRL) for each test it conducts for the project, unless otherwise approved by the CO.

Provide all records of subsurface explorations and describe the soils and rocks encountered and their depth limits as well as groundwater depths when encountered.

Provide geotechnical design and construction reports that summarize pertinent subsurface explorations and findings, tests, and engineering evaluations. Provide technical specifications for construction methods that are not adequately addressed in the Standard Specifications. Review the construction documents to assure that they have appropriately incorporated the geotechnical components. Provide quality management processes that document how each specific geotechnical recommendation or requirement is addressed in the construction documents and reference the drawing(s) that incorporate the pertinent results. The results of the geotechnical exploration and laboratory results shall support design and construction efforts to meet the following performance requirements:

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1. Provide construction recommendations to address soil-structure interaction and to accommodate the unique construction methods applied to this project. All geotechnical survey work shall be completed to satisfy baseline and post-construction contract performance requirements.

2. Design pavements, subgrades, and embankments for the following post-construction settlement tolerances:

• Longitudinal settlement less than one-inch over 200 feet; Settlement in cross section less than two-inches over 24 feet,

• Settlement less than two inches over the initial 20 years, and

• Settlement less than a magnitude that will result in damage to adjacent or underlying structures, including utilities.

3. Design foundations such that the maximum post-construction foundation settlement shall:

o Be less than one inch over the life of the structure, and o Have a maximum differential settlement between structure foundations accordance with AASHTO requirements, or in accordance with the requirements of the Contractor’s structural engineer, whichever require less settlement.

4. Design stable cut slopes and embankment slopes. Evaluate stability for interim construction stages, for the end of construction condition, and for the design-life conditions. The following factors of safety are to be used with limit equilibrium methods of analysis to determine factors of safety for representative sections of all soil cut and soil embankment fill slope areas greater than 10’ in height and/or where slopes are supporting on, or are supported by, retaining structures. Approval of site-specific investigation plans with reduced boring frequency may require higher factors of safety. Table 1 is not applicable for rock cut slopes.

Table 1: Minimum Factors of Safety for Soil Cut/Fill Slopes

Slope analysis parameters based on: Factor of Safety Involves Structure or

Critical Slope1 Non-Critical Slope

In-situ or lab. tests and measurements2,3 1.5 1.3 No site-specific tests N/A3 1.5

1. A critical slope is defined as any slope that is greater than 25’ in height, affects or supports a structure, or whose failure would result in significant cost for repair, or damage to, private property

2. Site specific in-situ tests include both groundwater measurements and SPT testing but may also include CPT or DMT

3. Parameters for critical slopes involving structures must be based on specific laboratory testing

4. Problem soils (very soft soils, very loose soils, or heavily over-consolidated soils), must be analyzed using shear strength parameters determined from appropriate laboratory strength tests

5. Problem soils should be analyzed in accordance with specialized local practices.

6. Construction plans shall specify use of soil types consistent with the parameters used in slope analyses

The geotechnical reports should have detailed computations, computer results, and references.

Geotechnical memos and reports should be sealed and stamped by a professional engineer registered in the State of Virginia. The final geotechnical report should address all the comments

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The Contractor shall prepare and incorporate into the plans, typical sections, profiles, and cross-sections in accordance with the applicable manuals noted in Subsection 111.02. This includes drainage and subdrainage requirements to ensure positive drainage both within the pavement structure and on the pavement surface.

Software Requirements

Use the following software:

• gINTTM (version 8 or higher) or a compatible computer program to develop boring logs and maintain an electronic database of subsurface information

• SLIDE, SLOPE/W for slope stability analyses

• MSEW (version 3.0 or higher) for MSE retaining wall design

• RESSA (version 3.0 or higher) for reinforced slope design

• LIQUEFY PRO (version 5.8 or higher) for liquefaction analyses

• Settle #3

Alternate software may be used if approved by EFLHD.

Certification Requirements

Perform all laboratory tests and testing equipment calibration at AASHTO Materials Reference Laboratory (AMRL) - accredited facilities for the geotechnical tests and equipment calibration required by this section. Provide laboratories certifications and documentation of calibration within the last year for all Equipment used for testing.

Geotechnical Subsurface Exploration

Drilling

The Design-Builder must perform drilling in accordance with ASTM Standards and other applicable standards.

Supervision

Perform all boring, in-situ testing, and inspection by geologists, engineering geologists, or geotechnical engineers under the onsite direct supervision of a Professional geologist or engineer with a minimum of 10 years’ experience in the performance and supervision of geotechnical investigations.

Location and Ground Surface Elevation

Determine and document the coordinate location and ground surface elevation for each boring and field investigation site, and show the coordinates, station, and offset, and elevation for each individual boring log or investigation record. Reference coordinates and station and offset to the project survey control.

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Reference elevations to the project datum and horizontal control system. Provide boring horizontal coordinates with an accuracy of +/-1.0 foot and vertical coordinates with an accuracy of +/- 0.5 foot.

Site Cleanup

Backfill borehole, after drilling, in accordance with VDOT and EFLHD Guidelines and as directed by the CO. Properly dispose of bored material offsite.

Sample Retention

Retain rock and soil samples and make the samples available to FHWA until after final acceptance.

Retaining Wall Design

Design all earth retaining structures (retaining walls) in accordance with current AASHTO standards.

Slope Stability

Design embankment slopes in accordance with the “Soil Slope and Embankment Design,” FHWA/NHI-05-123, 2005, or latest edition. Design all unreinforced embankment slopes no steeper than 1V:1.5H.

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