QnA - August 21 2020.pdf
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This document contains questions and answers from a pre-bid meeting for a federal construction contract. The solicitation is for a road and parking area rehabilitation project within Yosemite National Park, including resurfacing 12 miles of Tioga Pass Road, expanding and reconfiguring parking areas in Tuolumne Meadows and Tenaya Lake, and bridge repairs. Work will involve asphalt paving, concrete work, utility relocations, excavation and road base activities. The estimated price range is $25-35 million and work is to occur between August 2020 and October 2022. Bidders must have experience with similar national park construction projects. Environmental constraints may impact scheduling and operations. The pre-bid meeting addressed questions on plan availability, interested vendors lists, site access, specifications, material sources and payment items.
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Questions and Answers during Advertisement for CA FTNP NPS YOSE 17(4) 941(1), Tioga Road & Tuolumne Meadows
August 3, 2020
Questions Answers 1 The project Plans Part 1 thru Part 3 are not downloadable on beta.sam.gov. Please advise if / when this correction will be made?
The plans are now available as a single file instead of 3 separate files.
August 12, 2020
2 How does our company get on the Interested Vendors List and how do we view the list?
See attached FAQ from beta.SAM.gov on how to sign up on the Interested Vendors List. Unfortunately, the government has not made the list publicly viewable yet. The list from 8/12/2020 has been printed and posted on beta.SAM.gov.
August 18, 2020
3 Due to COVID restrictions, Yosemite National Park is only open to visitors with advanced reservations. Will the FHA provide the contractor with reservations so they can visit the site?
Contractor needs to provide the Company Name, visiting participants email, license plates of the visiting vehicles, and dates. An email will be sent from the Park with a guest pass.
Provide the above information to Michael Pieper, Yosemite National Park Project Manager, Michael_Pieper@nps.gov (209) 379-1263 (Office)
4 Will pipe profiles be provided for the drainage work (crossings)?
Or approximate depth of pipe for each crossing/system?
Not all of the project has mapping, so many of the pipes do not have profiles provided. All of the box culverts have an initial profile. For the pipe culverts crossing Tioga Road, or and the pipes within the parking lots, these are all relatively shallow pipe crossings with a desired minimum cover and trench depths below 5-ft. There are no deep pipe crossings.
5 Please refer to plan sheet 211-A which has details for different treatments for roadway obliteration, method 1. For each pullout shown to receive roadway obliteration, method 1, could you please specify which treatment is applicable to that pullout?
These treatments are provided as a toolbox of solutions typically addressed in the field on a site by site basis between the CO and the Contractor.
6 Please refer to the Summary of Quantities table on plan sheet B3.
Line item no. A0860 has a quantity of 56,116 LNFT and an
Line A0860 correctly displayed the quantity from the “Embankment Curb, Gutter, Sidewalk and Misc Item Summary” Tab (56,116), but the total allowance of 591 LNFT. The bid schedule total of the item, however, is 77,225 LNFT. Please clarify.
didn’t show a separate summary from the Paved Ditch Summary Tab (20,518). Together, these add up to 76,634. Add to this the allowance of 591, and we have the bid total of 77,225. The bid quantity is correct. See revised plan sheet B3 in Amendment A001.
7 We do not see a typical section for Tioga Road 1965+00 to 2130+00 in the plans. Is there one or can it be provided?
Somehow, Sheet A12 (Sheet 4 of 7) was not compiled in the bid set. Sheet A12 will be issued in Amendment A001.
8 For the bid items Seeding, Hydraulic Method, could you please specify the composition of the seed mix and the application rates?
Park will provide the seeds. They typically provide a seed spread rate of
2.25 lbs of live seed / acre.
August 19, 2020
9 Please refer to plan sheet A10. The Tioga Road Typical Section on the top of the sheet shows variable width Shoulder and Ditch Reconditioning on both sides of the road. For the stationing provided for this typical section, the total length is 39,064 lf or approximately 7.40 miles. For both sides, the total length of Shoulder and Ditch Reconditioning would be approximately 14.8 miles.
The pay quantity for bid item A0460 is 7.44 mile. Why is the quantity for this bid item not the 14.8 miles shown on the typical section?
Please refer to Sheet B12, Note 2 and Subsection 109.02 (k)
10 Please refer to plan sheet B11. For Schedule A, the only Roadway Excavation shown is at the parking areas. However, it looks like there will also be roadway excavation for various items of work associated with Tioga Road such as the pullouts, shuttle stops, curb, and sidewalk. How is the roadway excavation for these items paid?
Please refer to Subsection 304 of the FP and SCRs for work within the existing roadway and paved prisms. For unpaved areas adjacent to the roadway, per the typical sections, minor excavation and shaping is required prior to placing aggregate. No Pay. The work is incidental to the Roadway Aggregate pay items.
11 Will all Boulders required for this project be sourced on-site? Or, at a minimum, the Olmstead Pit?
All boulders required are within the project limits. Excess boulders removed will be reset at the Olmstead Pit.
August 21, 2020
12 Bid documents say water is available for the contractor’s use at
Tenaya Lake. There’s also language saying to contact Valley Utilities for metering information and costs. Does this apply to water taken from Tenaya Lake?
Metering is not required for water extracted from Tenaya Lake.
13 Previous Q&A has clarified any material needed for “Boulders” item is available to the Contractor at sources on the project. Does this apply to material needed for Rockery, Rock Buttress and Riprap as well?
No.
14 If Riprap material is to be supplied by the Contractor, are there any aesthetic requirements? I don’t see any in bid documents (other than exposed aggregate material).
See Section 105.02 (c).
15 Are there supplemental specifications for A0500 30701-0000 Cement Treated Aggregate Course? 307 in FP-14 is “Reserved” and nothing listed under this section in specials.
Response will be provided in upcoming amendment.
16 Is the asphalt material for paved ditch paid for in the asphalt item (per ton) and paved ditch item (per SY) or does the paved ditch item include the material?
See Section 609.
17 Are there specific material requirements for 30202-2100 Roadway Aggregate Method 2 Aggregate Surface Course that differentiate it from 30202-2000 (i.e., binders, additives, pugmill mixing)?
See Section 703.06.
18 Can you provide more information on how to sign up on the Interesed Vendor List?
See attached instructions.
Please try the following in order to sign up on the Interested Vendor List:
1) Login to your account on beta.sam.gov
2) Click on the person icon near the top right of the screen and click Profile
3) Under Entity Information, select Edit
4) Enter your companies DUNS code and click save. This should link your beta.sam.gov profile to the sam.gov profile.
5) Go back into the solicitation and check to see if the interested vendors list button shows up.
If you still are unsuccessful, you can contact the Federal Service Desk (https://fsd.gov/fsd-gov/home.do) and see if they can help.
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