DRAFT RFP 693C73-24-R-000030.pdf

DRAFT

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

RFP No. 693C73- 24-R-000030

This Contract Cites

2006 PRHTA Standard Specifications Metric Units

EASTERN FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAY DIVISION

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

PR ER PRMNT RPR(1)

Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority (PRHTA)

Design Build

BRIDGE REPLACEMENTS IN CANOVANAS, PUERTO RICO

Contract No.

ADDRESS:

CONTRACTOR:

STATE Puerto Rico

CITY Canovanas

AGENCY Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority (PRHTA)

TYPE OF IMPROVEMENT

Design and permanent repair of storm damaged bridges.

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

0.59 0.00

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

Feet Route Miles

Lane Miles

A Design and permiting for all scheduleS To 0.00 0.00

B Construction of Bridge 606 10200 To 12200 2,000 0.38 0.00

C Construction of Bridge 653 20000 To 21091 1,091 0.21 0.00

Table of Contents

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

Solicitation/Contract Form (SF-1442)…................................................................... . 1 through 3

Scope of Work.....................................................................................................................1 through 17

PART 1. INSTRUCTIONS TO THE OFFEROR

A. General........................................................................................................... ................ 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 200-900. Work Items and Material Requirements.................................... ..... 5-E-1

Appendix A: Conceptual Plans – Conceptual Plans are for information purposes only.

Appendix B: PR ST ER PRMNT RPR(1): Final Design Scoping Report

Appendix C: Bridge Inspection Reports for Bridge #606

Appendix D: Bridge Inspection Reports for Bridge #653

Appendix E: Modular Bridge Shop Drawings for Bridge #606

Appendix F: Modular Bridge Shop Drawings for Bridge #653

Appendix G: FHWA NEPA Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)

Appendix H: Geotechnical Subsurface Data and Report

Appendix I: Bridge #606 Preliminary Bridge Hydraulics Memo

Appendix J: Bridge #653 Preliminary Bridge Hydraulics Memo

Appendix K: USFWS Conservation Measures

Appendix L: Utility agreements – PRHTA and PRASA

Appendix M: Utility agreements – PRHTA and PREPA

Appendix N: Manual de Rotulación para las Vías Públicas de Puerto Rico

Appendix O: Planning Board Regulation No. 13, Special Flood Hazard Areas Regulations

Appendix P: Design Direction No 107 (DD-107) – Design Coordination and Plan

Appendix Q: DTOP’s Manual de Señales de Transito

Appendix R: Design Directive No. 111 (DD-111) – Guidance for Preparing Land Acquisitions

Appendix S: Design Directive No. 114 (DD-114)

Appendix T: Design Directive No. 410 (DD-410)

Appendix U: PRHTA Material Testing Schedule

Appendix V: PRHTA Special Provisions

Appendix W: PRHTA Standard Drawings

Appendix X: PRHTA Standard Specifications

Appendix Y: PRHTA Supplemental Specifications

Appendix Z: Puerto Rico Governor Executive Order, OE-2023-024

Appendix AA: Work Zone and Mobility Policy

Appendix AB: Price Proposal Forms

Appendix AC: Request for Progress Payment Forms

Note: Newly posted documents supersede any previous documents.

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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.

Note to the CS/CO: Per APM 025, where a subcontracting plan is required, the complete solicitation shall be sent to the Small Business Specialist (SBS) for review/approval along with Attachment 3, Combined

Subcontracting Plan Routing Sheet. Prior to award, completed Subcontracting Plan(s) shall be sent to the SBS for review/approval along with the previously signed routing sheet.

*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 5% for VOSB:

1.2 Rationale if establishing a goal lower than 5% 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

693C7324R000030

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

Bid Schedule, including all applicable Federal, State, and local taxes.

This project is intended to address the design and construction (replacement) of

Bridge Number 606 on Route PR-962 and Bridge Number 653 on Route PR-957, both over the Canóvanas River in the Municipality of Canóvanas, Puerto Rico. Both bridges are modular and require design and construction (replacement) from the current condition to concrete bridges. The work will include but is not limited to the design and construction (replacement) of the two bridges, a new roadway alignment, geotechnical subsurface exploration and laboratory testing, foundation design and construction, bridge approach work, retaining walls, temporary traffic control, right-way of acquisition, temporary and permanent erosion sediment control, utility investigation and relocations, scour design and countermeasures and other miscellaneous work. It should be noted that the bridges are in the Federal Emergency Management Agency

(FEMA) Zone AE mapped floodplain.

This Request for Proposal (Design Build) Project No. PR ER PRMNT RPR(1), located in the municipality of Canovanas, Puerto Rico, is 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

Government Furnished Information (GFI) -- SEE SLFTS

11. The Contractor shall begin performance within

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

award, notice to proceed. The performance period is mandatory

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 calendar days and complete it within ________________ 2,005______ calendar days after receiving negotiable. (See ________________________________________________.)

CONTINUATION SHEET, BLOCK 11

02/19/2025

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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Conditions:

The Principal has submitted the bid identified above.

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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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The Principal and Surety(ies) executed this bid bond and affixed their seals on the above date.

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3. The bond may express penal sum as a percentage of the bid price. In these cases, the bond may state a maximum dollar limitation (e.g., 20% of the bid price but the amount not to exceed dollars).

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

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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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A. SCOPE OF WORK

A.1 Description of Project

The project consists of the design and replacement of Bridge Number 606 on Route PR-962 and Bridge Number 653 on Route PR-957 over the Canóvanas River in the Municipality of Canóvanas, Puerto Rico. Currently, the bridges are temporary modular bridges installed after hurricanes Irma and Maria as temporary structures since the pre-existing structures were severely damaged because of the storms.

This project will include the full replacement and roadway construction of Bridge Number 606 on PR-962 and Bridge Number 653 on PR-957. The work consists of replacing the existing temporary modular bridges with concrete bridges, new roadway alignment, geotechnical investigations, foundation design and construction of new bridge approach, new retaining walls, temporary and permanent traffic control, right-of-way (ROW) acquisition, temporary and permanent erosion and sediment control, utility investigation and relocations, scour design and countermeasures, and other miscellaneous work.

This Design-Build (D-B) contract will provide design for new structures, removing the existing modular bridges, and delivering them to a Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority (PRHTA) facility, removing remnants from pre-storm structures, and constructing new structures. The Offeror will also support the Government in complying with the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) requirements and addressing ROW needs as required, coordinating project work as needed with the public, local governments, utility companies, and other stakeholders, and perform required permitting among other duties as described in the scope of work. The government has prepared Type, Size and Location (TS&L) for each of the structures and the Offeror has the option of continuing the conceptual designs or recommending an alternative approach for the proposed work as described in the scope of work.

Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division (EFLHD) issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for NEPA compliance in July 2022, which adopted the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Commonwealth of Puerto Rico – Transportation: Bridges, Culverts, Roads, and Landslides Programmatic Environmental Assessment. The project design and construction for bridges must adhere to the conditions and mitigation measures outlined in the FONSI and subsequent CEs to be developed by EFLHD for the project sites included in this contract. The design will be subject to review by EFLHD, PRHTA, Federal Highway Administration’s Puerto Rico Division (FHWA-PR), and other government agencies and consulting parties.

When the proposed project limits are outside of existing PRHTA ROW, the Offeror will be responsible of performing the ROW studies to provide FHWA and PRHTA the necessary information to acquire the necessary ROW for completing the proposed work. The Offeror shall consider the timeframe required for completing ROW acquisitions in their technical and price proposals. Refer to Sections 112 and 121 of the Special Contract Requirements (RFP Part 5).

The work is split into bid schedules as follows:

Schedule A (Base Contract), Bridge Number 606:

The Schedule A (Base contract) of the project includes the full design and permitting for

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the work included in Schedules A and B. The base contract will also include the construction of the new two-lane bridge structure for Bridge Number 606 on PR-962 on a new alignment near KM 4.1, in the Municipality of Canóvanas, Puerto Rico.

The design work for Bridge Number 606 includes a new alignment north of the existing modular bridge with two travel lane width of 11-feet shown in the preliminary TS&L, bridge design work providing the minimum required hydraulic capacity to meet the 100-year flood event with a 2-foot overboard, conveys the PRHTA bridge capacity, freeboard, and stability requirements, temporary traffic control during construction, pavement markings and other miscellaneous work. Perform scour analysis and design scour countermeasures. Since the bridge is located within a FEMA Regulated Base Floodplain, design should meet the PRHTA, FEMA, and other local government agencies design requirements.

The design work for Bridge Number 653 includes bridge design work for a new two-lane structure with 11-feet lanes, providing the minimum required hydraulic capacity to meet the 100-year flood event with a 2-foot overboard, conveys the PRHTA bridge capacity, freeboard, and stability requirements, temporary traffic control during construction, pavement markings, and other miscellaneous work. Perform scour analysis and design scour countermeasures. Since the bridge is located within a FEMA Regulated Base Floodplain, design should meet the PRHTA, FEMA, and other local government agencies design requirements.

Schedule B (Option 1), Bridge Number 653:

Option 1 for the project includes the construction of the new Bridge Number 653 and approaches on PR-957, near KM 0.1, in the Municipality of Canóvanas, Puerto Rico.

This structure is to maintain a similar alignment to the pre-existing structure with minor horizontal alignment shifts. At a minimum, the structure needs to provide a travel lane width of 11-feet as shown in the TS&L and provide the minimum required hydraulic capacity to meet the 100-year flood event with a 2-foot overboard, conveys the PRHTA bridge capacity, freeboard, and stability requirement.

The project design shall be completed and approved by the Contracting Officer (CO) prior to any permanent construction. Temporary traffic control, erosion sediment control, and other non-earth disturbing measures, such as survey, staking, tree cutting, and design submittals, can be implemented in advance of the start of permanent construction to facilitate project design, fieldwork, and time of year restrictions.

A.2. Roadway Design and Pavement Design

A.2.a. General

In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is preparing an analysis of potential environmental effects and corresponding regulatory consultations. The Contractor has flexibility to produce benefits or savings to FHWA and/or the Contractor, without impairing essential project functions and characteristics such as safety, maintainability, environmental protection, drainage, and other permitted constraints.

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Develop a horizontal alignment, vertical profile, and bridge design conforming to the Conceptual Plans as a guide to commencing the design.

A.2.b. Scope of Work

Site Access. Develop an Access Plan that describes the means to stage and store equipment, materials, etc. at the project site. Describe the means and methods that will be required to access the site and construct the proposed bridge. Dredging will not be permitted. Propose methods of access that minimize adverse impacts to environmental resources.

Roadway Design. Provide plan sheets similar in nature to the Conceptual Plans, as well as the ground survey and mapping with stationing for the Project corridor to develop the design in accordance with the Highway Design Standards.

Develop an alignment, profile, and other design features according to Section 121. The alignment and profile shown in the Conceptual Plans convey the Government's intent for the proposed bridges. The Government encourages the Offeror to investigate alignment and profile options that optimize cost-effectiveness while reducing environmental and right-of-way impacts.

Pavement Design. 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 integrates surface and subsurface drainage systems while adequately addressing the Right-of-Way (ROW) and environmental considerations.

The physical limits of the constructed pavement must adhere to the boundaries specified in the conceptual plans and shall not exceed the PRHTA Right-of-Way.

Roadway Obliteration. The Conceptual Plans show the design intent to obliterate the existing roadway approaches to and from the existing Bridge Number 606. Obliterate these areas according to Section 211. Restore to approximate original or proposed ground contours and blend with the adjacent areas.

Utility Relocation By Others. The Conceptual Plans show that existing utilities fall within the project limits. The Contractor is responsible for the location, maintenance, protection, safety, and continuation of service of all existing utilities within the project limits for the life of the contract. Locate these utilities according to Sections 107 and 935.

Utility Removal From Existing Bridge. The Conceptual Plans indicate the removal of the utilities from the existing bridge in Option 1.

Right-Of-Way (ROW). The proposed project limits are within existing PRHTA government right-of-way.

A.3. Environmental Compliance

A.3.a. General

Provide an Environmental Manager according to Subsection 101.04. Elements of work related to all aspects of environmental compliance and include but not limited to permitting, cultural resource surveying, and erosion and sediment control, SOW-4

A.3.b. Scope of Work

The Environmental Manager is responsible for the following and the work listed in Section 117:

• Developing of an environmental compliance and permitting plan in coordination with the Permitting and Utility Coordinator. Create an environmental compliance plan narrative. This document will outline expected environmental permits, approvals, and mitigation measures that are likely to be required. This plan will describe how the project will comply with the descriptions, impact thresholds, and protective measures described in the FHWA NEPA document(s). The plan shall also identify any additional actions and recommendations 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 the CO for review and approval.

• The design, construction and maintenance of erosion control and stormwater management measures

• Documentation of efforts to avoid, minimize, and mitigate impacts to wetlands and other waters of the U.S.

• Implementation of conservation measures to protect the Puerto Rican boa, native vegetation, and other natural and biological resources.

• Design, coordination, and implementation of mitigation related to wetlands and other waters of the U.S., stormwater and/or other environmental resources as required.

• Identification, testing, and handling of hazardous materials, if encountered.

• Completing cultural resource survey and report.

• Conduct pre-construction surveying for threatened and endangered species.

Cultural Resource Survey and Report. Conduct a Phase IA/IB Cultural Resource Survey and associated report in accordance with Section 117.02 adhering to the current Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) standards for archaeological and architectural investigations/evaluations and reports for any road realignments or detours outside the existing road prism. Work must be led by personnel meeting the Secretary of the Interior’s professional qualification standards. The Government (not the contractor) will initiate the Section 106 process with the Puerto Rico SHPO.

A.4. Geotechnical Design

A.4.a. 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.

• Designing permanent and temporary retaining walls, foundations, abutments, and piers.

• Provide geotechnical designs, investigation data reports, recommendations, and construction support to EFLHD within 7 days as requested by the CO.

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A.4.b. Scope of Work

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

1. Collect appropriate data for geotechnical evaluation of roadway and bridge design and construction. The Contractor is responsible for obtaining all required permits, temporary traffic control, and utility locates and markings.

2. Submit a detailed Field Investigation Plan for approval at least 14 days prior to performing the field investigation. Supplemental investigation, if necessary, should be approved by the CO.

3. 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 geotechnical engineer with a minimum of 10 years’ experience in the performance and supervision of subsurface geotechnical investigations.

4. 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.

5. Reference elevations to the project datum and horizontal control system.

6. Provide boring horizontal coordinates with an accuracy of +/-1.0 foot and vertical coordinates with an accuracy of +/- 0.5 foot.

7. Backfill borehole, after drilling, in accordance with Federal, State, or local guidelines.

Dispose of bored material offsite.

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

In addition to conducting minimum requirements for design level geotechnical investigation, conduction pavement field investigation using the following guidance:

1. Conduct 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 bridge approaches identified for settlements issues and provide recommendations for remedial measures.

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.

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Provide all records of subsurface explorations and describe the soils and rocks encountered and their depth limits.

Provide Geotechnical Design Reports that summarizes pertinent subsurface investigations, tests, used for the design of permanent and temporary retaining walls, foundations, piers, and pavement structures. 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 investigation and subsequent laboratory tests shall support design and construction efforts to meet the following performance requirements:

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 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.

• 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:

• Be less than one inch over the life of the structure.

• Have a maximum differential settlement between structure foundations in accordance with AASHTO requirements, or in accordance with the requirements of the Contractor’s structural engineer, whichever requires 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 2 is not applicable for rock cut slopes.

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Table 2 Minimum Factors of Safety for Soil Cut/Fill Slopes

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

Critical Slope (1) Non-Critical Slope

In-situ or lab. tests and measurements

(2)(3)

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No site-specific tests N/A (3) 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.

For the Pavement design, at a minimum include the following:

• Pavement design life (including both the construction year and design year). Assume a minimum service life of 25 years.

• 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 limits

• 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.

• All design assumptions used.

• Detailed design computation.

• Advanced construction quality control technology deployment (see Subsection 153.14)

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 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The final geotechnical report should address all the comments submitted by the federal government.

The Contractor shall prepare and incorporate the geotechnical recommendations from the Final Geotechnical Report and/or Memo into the plans, typical sections, profiles, and cross-sections as applicable. This includes drainage and subdrainage requirements to ensure positive drainage both within the pavement structure and on the pavement surface.

A.5. Bridge Design

A.5.a. General

Design the replacement bridge according to the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications.

The Design-Build team shall take into consideration the negative impact of the marine

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environment on the service life of the bridge to ensure that the provided design will meet the 75-year design life specified in the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design specifications.

A.5.b. Scope of Work

For Bridge Number 606, construct a new bridge and approaches on the new alignment adjacent to the existing bridge meeting the cross-section requirements provided in the Conceptual Plans.

Demolish the existing bridge after the new bridge is open to traffic. Construct the new bridge and demolish the existing bridge without impacting PRHTA’s and other local partners’ missions.

Conduct construction activities to avoid damage to the existing bridge. Erect protection as necessary to prevent errant construction equipment from damaging existing structure. Repair any damage to the existing bridge at no cost to the Government. Perform repairs immediately and continuously until the repair is complete as directed by the CO.

For Bridge Number 653, construct a new bridge and approaches on the existing alignment meeting the cross-section requirements provided in the Conceptual Plans. Demolish the existing bridge after the new bridge is open to traffic. Construct the new bridge and demolish the existing bridge without impacting PRHTA’s and other local partners’ missions.

Conduct construction activities to avoid damage to the existing bridge. Erect protection as necessary to prevent errant construction equipment from damaging existing structure. Repair any damage to the existing bridge at no cost to the Government. Perform repairs immediately and continuously until the repair is complete as directed by the CO.

Develop and provide a detailed construction sequence plan, outlining the construction of the new bridge, including any necessary detours, phased construction methods (such as segmented or sequential approaches), and nighttime work, in accordance with Contract Specifications. Ensure the sequence plan provides a safe and efficient construction while minimizing disruptions to PRHTA, local partners, and traffic. Submit the proposed construction sequence for review and approval by an independent design/construction firm to ensure the construction sequence plan complies with all project requirements and safety standards. Once the independent design/construction firm approves, submit the sequence for final approval by the Contracting Officer (CO).

Bridge Deck Drainage. Carry all bridge deck drainage to the ends of the bridges or nearest inlet. Maintain sufficient longitudinal profile gradient, 0.5% minimum, for bridge deck drainage. Ensure no sag or downward camber is present on the final bridge profile grade under dead loads. Provide drains at bridge ends with sufficient capacities to carry all contributing runoff from bridge deck(s). Do not discharge runoff directly into the underlying waterway during construction operations.

Embankment Erosion. Place flowable fill or approved equal along wingwalls and parapets to fill all subsurface voids as directed by CO. Do not use flowable fill to repair slope or embankment failures, scour, or erosion.

Substructure Scour/Erosion Countermeasures. Design and construct erosion and scour countermeasures according to the “Drainage and Erosion Control” section of Subsection A.6 Hydraulic/Drainage Design for bridge substructure elements. Submit countermeasure to the CO for approval prior to construction.

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Waterproofing Bridge Deck. Install waterproofing membrane system on all bridges and in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations.

As-Builts and Reports. Provide updated information to the latest Bridge Inspection Reports based on the condition…