Amendment 001 RFI Attachment 1- RFI Response.pdf
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- Dredge Boat Basin USCG Station Venice, LA
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- 70Z08221BPMW00100
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This document contains responses to questions from potential offerors regarding a solicitation for dredging services at the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Venice, Louisiana. The solicitation seeks dredging of approximately 3,777 cubic yards from the boat basin to a depth of -12 feet mean lower low water at the discharge location. Work may be performed seven days a week from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. The quality control manager may also serve as project superintendent. The boat slip within the boathouse is 26 feet wide by 64 feet long and there is one slip that can contain two vessels. The height from the water to the lowest structure in the boathouse is approximately 35 to 40 feet. The disposal site is a combination of marsh and inland pond and the pipeline may be moved as required to achieve the target elevation of -1.75 feet at the discharge location. There are no specified environmental windows prohibiting work. The solicitation was posted by the U.S. Coast Guard.
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Request for Information (Pre-award August 3, 2021) – USCG Station Venice
1. Does the 3,777 CY include the 1’ overdredge?
Yes, please reference Appendix E “September 2019 Hydrographic Survey” provided during solicitation.
2. The works hours are restrictive. To submit a lower price, can we work 7 days per week, 12 hours per day? Can we work 24/7?
The contractor may work 12 hours per day, seven (7) days a week. Work schedule may be coordinated to be from 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.
3. Can the QC Manager be an operator of equipment on site?
The QC Manager may perform the duties of project superintendent.
4. What depth must be the top of the dredge pipe within Tiger Pass?
Tiger Pass is a navigable waterway and therefore, sufficient depth shall be provided for vessels. This information may be obtained from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that maintains waterways in this District.
5. What is the estimated start date if funds are available?
Estimated start date cannot be provided at this time since funding is presently not available.
6. Is the Tiger Pass disposal area a marsh or is it a typical DMPA with levees and a outfall structure? Is the contractor required to change boards out on the outfall if there is one?
The Tiger Pass disposal site is a combination of marsh and inland pond; it is currently identified as a wetland development site by the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources. The USCG and disposal area management are unaware of any outfall structures just across from the Station in the disposal site.
7. What is the dimension of the boat slip within the boat house?
The boat slip is 26 feet wide x 64 feet long.
8. How many boat slips are there within the boat house?
There is one covered boat slip capable of containing two assets side by side [please refer to “RFI (Pre-award) Attachment – Boat House”].
9. What is the height available within the boat house from the water to the lowest hanging structure?
Height from water to lowest structure is approximately 35 to 40 feet.
10. Can the government give more clarification on what is expected of the contractor to achieve a 1.75’ elevation at the discharge location? Are we to grade the area to this elevation or can we move the pipe as required?
The pipeline can be moved as required.
11. Is there an environmental window when work may not occur?
The contractor shall ensure compliance with the dredging permits as stipulated in Contract Section 01 11 00, Paragraph 1.7 “Permits”, and included in the Appendices.
These permits do not provide environmental windows when work may not occur.
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