2026-10-27_QA.pdf

Questions and Answers

TX FW LGA 10(5) Steve Thompson Wildlife Drive

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October 8, 2026

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1 Please provide clarification on the aggregate surface course.

The geotech recommends hmac, the aggregate surface recommendation seems to require a base material.

Will the base material specification govern?

See Sub-section 104.07

2 Please confirm that the FDR process includes milling, moisture conditioning, reshaping/filling low spots, and recompacting? Is there a bonding agent required between compacted base material and new aggregate?

See Amendment 001 (A001). A bonding agent is not required.

October 13, 2026

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4 What is the period of performance for this project? See Section 108

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October 16, 2026

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5 Water Source for Construction

Reference: FP-24 Subsections 158.03 and 304.06; Bid Items

A0080, A0090, A0100

Is there an approved water source on the refuge or within the project limits that the Contractor may use for full depth reclamation moisture conditioning, aggregate placement, compaction, and dust control? If so, please identify its location and any associated fees, metering, or use restrictions. If no on-site source is available, please confirm that the Contractor is responsible for locating, permitting, purchasing, and hauling all water.

See Section 105.No approved water source is available on the refuge or within the project limits. The contractor is fully responsible for locating, permitting, purchasing, and hauling all water required for the project

6 Payment for Soft and Unstable Areas

Reference: SCR 304.03 (page E-30); FP-24 Subsections 204.07 and 109.05

SCR 304.03 requires the Contractor to repair soft and unstable areas according to Subsection 204.07 before starting full depth reclamation. The bid schedule does not include pay items for subexcavation, select borrow, or additional aggregate, and the

Geotechnical Engineering Report (Section 5.2.1) indicates soft clay subgrade should be anticipated. How will the repair of soft and unstable areas be measured and paid? Will this work be ordered under the rental equipment and general labor items

See Amendment 001 (A001).

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(A0140 through A0170), handled by contract modification, or considered incidental to the full depth reclamation items?

7 Electronic Alignment and Survey Data

Reference: SCR 152.04 and 152.05(m) (page E-18); Bid Item

A0020; Plan Sheet D.1

SCR 152.04 states that no horizontal or vertical control information will be furnished. Are CAD or other electronic files available showing the roadway alignment and stationing used to prepare the plans? If so, please provide them for bidding and construction.

Per SCR Section 152.04, no horizontal or vertical control information will be furnished. No CAD or other electronic files will be shared. See

Subsection 152.05(m) for Centerline verification and staking requirements.

8 Extent of Erosion and Sediment Control

Reference: SCR Section 157 (pages E-24 to E-30); Bid Items

A0060 and A0070

The plans do not include erosion and sediment control sheets or quantities. Does the Government anticipate erosion and sediment control devices along the full length of the roadway, or only at disturbed areas, foreslope work, and drainage crossings? Are there any specific devices or locations the Government requires to be included in the SWPPP?

See Section 157 for Contractor requirements.

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9 SCR 304.03 / FP-24 204.07; items A0090, A0100, A0140-A0170.

SCR 304.03 requires soft and unstable areas to be repaired according to Subsection 204.07, but the bid schedule contains no pay item for subgrade repair. Please confirm how this work will be measured and paid: under the hourly equipment and labor items A0140-A0170, as subsidiary to the full depth reclamation items A0090/A0100, or otherwise. Can the Government provide an estimated quantity or extent of soft-area repair for bidding purposes?

See Amendment 001 (A001).

10 SCR 703.05(a)(3). SCR 703.05(a)(3) lists fractured faces

(AASHTO T 335, one or more) as "70 percent maximum." Please confirm whether this value is intended to be a minimum. Will a

100-percent crushed limestone meeting the Texas Special gradation of SCR 703.05(b) be acceptable?

See Amendment 001 (A001)

11 SCR 304.01 and 304.03; pay item 30110-0000. SCR 304.01 describes "adding crushed aggregate if required" during full depth reclamation. If additional crushed aggregate is required in the reclaimed base, under which pay item will it be measured and paid (for example, 30110-0000 Aggregate Surface Course by the ton), and who determines whether and how much aggregate is to be added?

See Amendment 001 (A001)

12 SCR 156.06(k). SCR 156.06(k) requires entrance gates to be kept closed and gate monitors to be used during working hours. Please identify the number and locations of entrance gates that require monitors. Does a gate that is kept closed and locked, with

Contractor key access, satisfy the gate-monitor requirement, or is an attended gate required at each location?

The Contractor is to maintain the main entrance gate closed to public at all times.

13 Item A0080 (15802-0000 Watering for Dust Control); SCR

Section 304. Is there a water source on or adjacent to the refuge that the Contractor may use for full depth reclamation moisture conditioning and dust control? If so, please identify its location

See Section 105.No approved water source is available on the refuge or within the project limits. The contractor is fully responsible for locating, permitting, purchasing, and hauling all water required for the project

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and any conditions of use. If not, please confirm that all water must be imported to the project.

14 SCR 304.03; SCR 105.04. SCR 304.03 requires removal of organic, deleterious, and oversize (larger than 6 inches) material from the top 3 inches of subgrade. Is there an approved disposal or stockpile site on the refuge for this material and for spoil from soft-area repairs, or must all such material be hauled off the refuge?

See Amendment 001 (A001) Section 304.

15 SCR Table 107-2 (El Paso Texas Pipeline Co. natural gas pipeline, Status 4). Please provide the location(s) and depth of cover of the natural gas pipeline where it crosses or runs along the project roadways. Has the pipeline owner identified any restrictions on reclaimer or heavy-equipment operations over the pipeline?

See Sub-section 107.02(d)

16 Items A0290A, A0290C, A0290E (Alternates 1, 2 and 3); plan sheets showing aggregate surfacing limits. Please confirm the limits of each aggregate surface course alternate. Specifically, which alternate(s) include the Renee's Overlook parking area and the pullouts at approximately Sta. 588+65 and Sta. 606+15, and is the aggregate placed at the transition near Sta. 571+10 measured and paid by the ton under the applicable alternate item?

See Plan sheet B.3 for parking lot and pullout quantity breakout.

17 SCR 105.04 (staging and field office location). SCR 105.04 permits use of the spur road and previously disturbed pullout area north of Sta. 300+00 for staging and the field office. Please confirm that this area may also be used to stockpile aggregate surface course material, and whether any other staging or stockpile areas are available within the refuge.

See Sub-section 105.04

18 Notice to Bidders, Section I, Pre-Bid Information. Please post to

SAM.gov the presentation, the questions and answers, and the attendee list from the virtual pre-bid conference held October 8, 2026.

The pre-bid presentation is now available on SAM.gov, along with the

Interested Vendor List. Please note that attendee details and a recording of the meeting were not captured and are unavailable.

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20 Erosion Control: After reviewing Specification 157 Soil Erosion and Sediment Control, its lists several Best Management Practices for sediment and erosion control. Reviewing the engineering drawings I do not see where any of the roadway construction activities will disturb any existing soils outside of the existing chip seal pathway. Is there any specific BMPs that are required for the roadway work activities?

See Section 157

21 Is construction water provided by the owner? See Section 105.No approved water source is available on the refuge or within the project limits. The contractor is fully responsible for locating, permitting, purchasing, and hauling all water required for the project

22 Is there a fire hydrant nearby to access construction water? See Section 105.No approved water source is available on the refuge or within the project limits. The contractor is fully responsible for locating, permitting, purchasing, and hauling all water required for the project

23 Traffic Control: During roadway construction activities, can the roadway be closed to public traffic?

See Subsection 156.06.

24 There are several specifications provided in the Standard

Specification that are not listed on the engineering drawings. I assume this is the full standard specification manual and majority of these items do not pertain to this project.

See Sub-section 104.07

25 Will there be any Prime Coating of the subgrade prior to placement of the aggregate surface course?

No prime coat is required or included in the contract. The Bid Schedule contains no pay items for liquid asphalt or prime coating prior to aggregate surface course placement

26 Will any emulsion asphalt binder or other type of binder content in the aggregate surface course be required?

No asphalt emulsion or binder additives are required.

27 Per the Aggregate Surfacing Recommendations report, the surface aggregate is showing 2 options for gradations, G & H. Is there a preferred gradation?

SCR Section 301.03 and Table 703-1

28 Is there a requirement for the surface aggregate course to meet a specified density?

See Section 301

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29 Will there be any subgrade stabilization additives during roadway reclamation?

No.

30 Is a field officer required? See Section 153

31 If a field office is required are their utilities available for the contractor to tie into? (Water, electricity)

There are no utilities available.

32 Any information you may have on the requirements for the field office, size, electrical requirements, restroom…the project is not near electrical or sewer or water.

See Section 637

33 Will anyone else be sharing the field office with us? The field office is furnished for the exclusive use of Government personnel

(Contracting Officer Representatives / inspectors) and for project coordination meetings.

34 Will the site be closed to the public during construction? See Section 156.

35 Is there a source for water available for construction use and dust control at LGA refuge?

See Section 105.No approved water source is available on the refuge or within the project limits. The contractor is fully responsible for locating, permitting, purchasing, and hauling all water required for the project

36 Working days, M-F or can we work on Saturdays as well? Work is permitted on weekends, provided the contractor complies with

SCR 108.01: Non-Workdays: Schedule at least 2 non-workdays out of every 14 days and notify the CO two (2) weeks in advance.

Holiday Closures: No work allowed during specified holidays (Table 108-

2. Youth Hunt Closures: Absolutely no work on Jan 15–17, 2027; Feb 26–

28, 2027; Mar 12–14, 2027; and Mar 19–21, 2027.

37 Hours for work? Can we work 7-5:30? See Sub-section 108.01(b)

38 Is there a designated area to stockpile materials? See Sub-section 105.04.

39 Are Liquidated damages $3,300.00 per day? Are they $5,100.00 per day if over 4 Million?

Liquidated damages are $3,300.00 per calendar day of delay, as set forth in

FAR Clause 52.211-12 and SCR 108.05.

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40 Construction Phasing and Refuge Protection: See Section 107

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Because the work is within a wildlife refuge, may construction disturb only one side of the road at a time? Please identify applicable access, phasing, environmental, and restoration requirements.

41 Public Access and Roadway Closure:

Will the project area or roadway be closed to the public during construction? If not, what traffic-control, access, and sequencing requirements will apply?

See Section 156

42 Work Outside Defined Construction Limits:

What disturbance or damage outside the defined work limits is permitted? Heavy equipment may affect roadway shoulders or adjacent areas when access or operation from those areas is necessary.

Please define protection and restoration requirements.

See Section 107

43 Three-Inch Full-Depth Reclamation Requirement:

Please clarify the requirement described as “3-inch chip seal,” including the intended material, application method, limits, and whether the 3-inch dimension applies to chip seal or another pavement treatment.

See Plan Sheets C.1 and C.2 Typical Sections

44 Full-Depth Reclamation — Items A0090 and A0100: Both items on page A-7 describe Full Depth Reclamation, Method 2, at a 3-inch depth. However:

• A0090 — Pay Item 30401-5000: 13 miles.

• A0100 — Pay Item 30402-5100: 3,000 square yards.

Could the Government please confirm:

a. Whether both descriptions, units, and quantities are correct.

b. The specific locations and work limits covered by each item.

c. Whether the 3,000 square yards under A0100 are additional to, and excluded from, the work measured under A0090.

See Plan Sheet B.3 for Surfacing Summary

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d. How each item will be measured and paid to avoid overlapping quantities or duplicate pricing.

45 Aggregate Surface Course — Alternates 1, 2, and 3: The bid schedule on page A-8 lists:

• Alternate 1 — A0290A: 7,500 tons at a 2-inch depth.

• Alternate 2 — A0290C: 11,500 tons at a 2-inch depth.

• Alternate 3 — A0290E: 11,000 tons at a 3-inch depth.

Could the Government please confirm:

a. Whether the listed tonnages and specified depths are correct for all three alternatives.

b. The roadway limits, widths, and total surface areas used to calculate each alternative.

c. Whether Alternate 3 intentionally covers a shorter roadway length than Alternate 2, resulting in a lower total tonnage despite its greater depth.

d. Whether the 3-inch depth for Alternate 3 represents the total thickness of new aggregate placed following reclamation, rather than an additional 3 inches above the 2-inch alternative.

e. Whether 11,000 tons is the correct quantity for Alternate 3 or whether a revised quantity is required.

If any descriptions, units, or quantities require correction, please issue a revised bid schedule through a formal amendment.

See Plan Sheet B.3 for Surfacing Summary

46 Can one person "triple hat" as Superintendent, SSHO and QC

Manager?

No. See Section 153

47 Please provide the site visit attendee sign in sheet. No official site visit occurred.

48 Are soil boring reports available? If not, confirm discovery of rocks and obstructions during excavation will be treated as

See Physical Data Section 102 Reports.

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differing site conditions under FAR 52.236‑2 or addressed as a change under FAR 52.243‑4.

49 Is there a bulk water fill i.e. a hydrant or water source we can pump from for grading operations in close proximity?

See Section 105.No approved water source is available on the refuge or within the project limits. The contractor is fully responsible for locating, permitting, purchasing, and hauling all water required for the project

50 Does this project require phasing? No

51 Is this project tax exempt?

52 When do you anticipate on site work starting? See Section 108

53 Is permitting required? See Section 107

54 Please provide staking data points for the project. See Section 152

55 Are red, yellow, and blue tops required? See Section 152

56 For bidding purposes, are we to include silt fencing along the length of the roadway?

See Section 157

57 Can we shut down the roadway for the duration of construction or must we maintain one lane of traffic?

See Section 156

58 Which pay item(s) are measured for payment using Pay Factors on this project?

See Section 301

Tax exemptions on materials or purchases depend on state law.