70Z08026QMECP001800001 Q_A.pdf

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AMENDMENT 1 Q&A

1. Will the customer be able to provide pier side crane rigging support for duration of the repair? NO, contractor to provide needed crane support for availability.

2. Will there be laydown and storage area available for KTR equipment, tools, and materials? How much space is available? CG Base Portsmouth has pier side space available for each cutter; however space is limited and KTR is to provide an equipment/storage/office plan after award and prior to POP start, plan is to be approved by CG Base Portsmouth before equipment is allowed on pier.

3. Will there be office space for on site management to conduct reporting and business with the customer? NO office space provided by customer for daily KTR business. However, there will be an area on the ship to conduct weekly progress meetings and any other short-term meetings pertaining to the availability as needed.

4. Will all the affected tanks already be empty prior to Award? NO. Per Tank Clean and Inspect WI’s: “Content removal. Remove and dispose of all contents, fluids, and/or residues in accordance with all applicable Federal, state, and local regulations”.

5. If tanks are not empty, for estimating purposes, will customer provide an estimated amount in gallons to be removed from each tank? For bidding purposes all tanks are to be calculated at 95% Capacity as stated in the Table 1 in each WI, unless otherwise stated in WI. Once awarded and at arrival conference cutter can provide estimated amounts so KTR can plan removal accordingly.

6. Will shore power, air, lights be available from the customer? NO. To be provided by

KTR.

7. Will the pier space be available to support temp services equipment and fuel support vehicles? See reply in question 2.

70Z08026QMECP0018

AMENDMENT 1 Q&A

8. Does the customer have a TAO plan in place currently for the anticipated access cuts? NO. This work has been completed on previous cutters however, each cutter has differences in interferences KTR must follow WI: 13 para “3.3 Temporary access opening. The Contractor must cut a temporary access opening (TAO) to facilitate ingress/egress of equipment. Perform all required work for opening and closing the access in accordance with SFLC Std Spec 8636. Submit the required TAO proposal for approval via CFR.” Customer highly recommends a ship check.

9. Acknowledging that HY-130 is not commercially available? Does the customer recommend HY-100 T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 grade steel as a substitute? See General Requirements para “ 3.4.1 HY-130 material substitution. The Contractor must be aware that HY-130 steel plating is no longer commercially available. For the purpose of performing flight deck repairs on US Coast Guard WMEC-270 “B-Class” cutters, Strenx 900 steel plating has been approved as a replacement for HY-130.

Due to the similarity in material properties and weldability of HY-130 and Strenx 900, all welding procedures and welder qualifications for welding Strenx 900 must be the same as those outlined in NAVSEA TP 1688 as applicable for welding HY-130.”