9-Sp. 6590 - PTHS 2026 Paving Program Technical Specifications.pdf

Montgomery County PA - Sp. 6590 Department of Assets & Infrastructure

PTHS 2026 Park Paving Program

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

SUMMARY

This project involves asphalt paving at five (5) Park, Trail and Historic Sites locations throughout Montgomery County, consisting of parking lots, access roadways and pathways. The scope includes, but is not limited to, subbase preparation, binder course, wearing course, asphalt seal coat, pavement markings, topsoil backup and permanent restoration.

Upper Schuylkill Valley Park – Enclosure Pathways

Refer to Attachment A for pathway locations.

Prepare subbase at existing stone pathway as directed to create a level surface for the installation of 2” of asphalt wearing course. Install topsoil backup as directed at paving edge and permanently stabilize.

Remove marked locations of existing damaged or cracked asphalt paving and replace with subbase and wearing course material. Seal limits of pathway as shown and marked.

Lock 60 Recreation Area – Tow Path Road

Mill 1.5” depth and install 1.5” asphalt wearing course at Tow Path Rd entrances from Bridge Street.

Perkiomen Trail – Graterford Trailhead Parking Lot

Existing stone parking lot - prepare subbase as directed to create a level surface for the installation of 2” of asphalt binder course and 1.5” wearing course. Install topsoil backup as directed at paving edge and permanently stabilize. Remove and reset existing parking blocks and install pavement markings as directed.

Existing paved entrances – mill 1.5” depth and install 1.5” asphalt wearing course.

Pennypack Trail – Moredon Road Trailhead Parking Lot

Refer to Attachment A for improvement locations.

Existing stone parking lot - prepare subbase as directed to create a level surface for the installation of 2” of asphalt binder course and 1.5” wearing course. Install topsoil backup as directed at paving edge and permanently stabilize. Mill 1.5” existing square of asphalt pavement and install 1.5” asphalt wearing course. Remove and reset existing parking blocks and install pavement markings as directed.

Existing paved parking lot – repair 2 areas of subsidence, install sealcoat over entire paved portion of lot. Remove and reset existing parking blocks and install pavement markings as directed.

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Pennypack Trail – Welsh Road Trailhead Parking Lot

Existing stone parking lot - prepare subbase as directed to create a level surface for the installation of 2” of asphalt binder course and 1.5” wearing course. Install topsoil backup as directed at paving edge and permanently stabilize. Remove and reset existing parking blocks and install pavement markings as directed.

Existing paved entrance and handicap parking – mill 1.5” depth and install 1.5” asphalt wearing course.

FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

A. Project Duration: The Contractor shall have Ninety (90) Calendar Days from the date of the written Notice-To-Proceed to complete the project in accordance with the conditions, specifications and provisions as set forth in this contract.

B. Utility Coordination: Three (3) working days prior to excavation, the Contractor must contact the PA One Call system, Inc. (1-800-242-1776) to obtain a construction serial number for this project. Serial numbers are to be provided to the County. Locations of existing utilities are based on existing records and above ground observations at the site. Completeness or accuracy of location and depth cannot be guaranteed. All Contractors and other persons utilizing these plans and information are cautioned to comply with the requirements of PA Act 287 of 1974 as amended by Act 121 of 2008. Each individual using these plans must verify location and depth of all underground utilities and facilities before starting work. The contractor shall coordinate with the appropriate utility company contact persons as provided in these plans. All manholes and valve boxes within the project area shall be adjusted to grade by the contractor. If utility conflicts are encountered during construction, the contractor shall immediately inform the engineer and make arrangements for the relocation of the necessary utilities at no cost to the county.

Bidders shall determine the number of utility adjustments required and coordinate all work directly with the appropriate utility company.

C. Property Owner Coordination: The Contractor shall notify all nearby property owners of the project fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the start of construction. The Contractor shall provide a secure safety barrier to prevent unauthorized pedestrian and vehicle access into the construction zone at all times. The Contractor is liable for all damages (property, bodily, etc.)

that occur within the construction zone for the duration of the project.

The contractor is responsible for securing a storage area. If the project limits do not allow for the storage on the roadway, the contractor will need to coordinate with the adjacent property owners.

The successful bidder shall contact and coordinate work with adjacent property owners to minimize disruption and conflicts. The successful bidder is to maintain access to all residential properties. Any work affecting access to properties shall be coordinated with property owners.

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D. Other Coordination: The successful bidder shall contact applicable municipalities, property owners, and the County a minimum of two weeks prior to the beginning of construction. If the successful bidder plans to perform any overnight work, they will need to obtain written approval from the municipality where the work will be completed (48) hours prior to performing any work. The successful bidder shall submit the written acceptance from the municipality to Montgomery County before performing any work.

The successful bidder shall be responsible for supplying all material and equipment for the completion of the work described.

All materials workmanship and construction methods must meet the requirements of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Publication 408 Specifications, latest edition.

The successful bidder shall visit the project locations and base the bid on existing conditions.

E. Traffic Considerations:

1. Traffic control including but not limited to: barricades, signs, flagmen, etc., shall be supplied and maintained by the successful bidder in accordance with the PennDOT Publication 213, Temporary Traffic Control Guidelines, latest edition.

2. Unless the project is being constructed under detour, no lane restrictions on any county roads can occur from 6 AM to 9 AM and from 3 PM to 6 PM. This restriction can be lifted if written approval is granted from the township in which the road is located.

3. The roadway must be delineated with temporary pavement markings at all times following the disturbance of existing pavement markings and preceding the installation of permanent pavement markings. The successful bidder shall install temporary pavement markings immediately following both the milling of existing pavement surfaces and the installation of new pavement. Permanent waterborne pavement markings in the parking lots must not be installed until at least 30 days after the installation of the wearing course.

F. Bid Proposal: Bidders are required to submit their pricing and all documentation through the Bonfire Website. A copy of the Bid Bond, Appendix A, Responsible Contractor Certification Form, a Current W-9, and copies of all other requested documentation should be uploaded as separate documents. Bidder shall indicate PennDOT Prequalification Certificate Nos., expiration dates, and ability factors as necessary.

SCHEDULE

Within one week of an official notice to proceed, and before the start of physical work, the contractor will submit a narrative schedule of the entire project. The contractor will update their work schedule every two weeks.

PROTECTION OF PROPERTY AND STRUCTURES

The Contractor shall at their own expense, sustain in their places and protect from direct or indirect injury, all utilities, pipes, conduits, poles, tracks, walls, buildings, and other structures or property in the vicinity of their work, whether above or below ground.

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PERMITS

Contractor shall obtain and pay for any and all permits required by Federal, State or local governments or utilities. Copies of all permits must be supplied to the Director of Assets and Infrastructure before the start of any work.

EROSION AND SEDIMENT POLLUTION CONTROL

1. The Contractor shall complete the proposed work in a manner which insures the prevention of soil erosion and sedimentation. If, for any reason, specific soil erosion and sedimentation control devices are required during the course of this project, the Contractor shall provide the necessary facilities or measures to achieve a complete non-eroded stabilized condition.

2. If control devices are necessary, the Contractor shall also be responsible for the maintenance of these facilities. Maintenance should include inspections of all erosion and sedimentation control facilities after each storm event and on a weekly basis. Any damage to the facilities must be repaired immediately. Any lost soil material shall be recovered, if possible. Washed out lawn or slope areas must have topsoil replaced and then must be reseeded and mulched.

This item shall not be considered a separate pay item and provisions for this cost should be included in the unit prices of the appropriate Bid Items.

NOTE: The Contractor shall also be responsible for developing and submitting to the County Conservation District a separate Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan for each spoil, borrow, or other off-site work area which might be required.

QUANTITY CLAUSE

1. It shall be understood and agreed that quantities listed are estimates only and may increase or decrease according to the actual requirements of the County, and the County agrees to pay only for that work which is actually completed.

Where the quantity of work shown for an item in the Bid Form, including any modification thereof, is estimated, no adjustment of the Contract unit price, or of the Contract time of completion, shall be made for any differentials that are within twenty-five percent (25%) of the estimated quantity of any such item.

The Contractor shall notify the County immediately of any item quantity differentials in excess of twenty-five percent (25%) of the Contract quantity and written approval is required before performing any work. The County reserves the right to negotiate the unit price of item quantities with a differential in excess of twenty-five percent (25%). The price paid for each unit of the overrun quantity greater than twenty-five percent (25%) of the bid quantity shall be one hundred percent (100%) of the unit price shown on the Bid Form unless otherwise agreed upon in writing. The Contract shall be modified accordingly and the Contract time of completion shall be adjusted equitably by a change order.

INCIDENTAL WORK

Work not specifically itemized, but required to complete the intended project, shall be considered incidental to the project.

CONTACTS

It is recommended that bidders visit the job site prior to submitting a bid in order to fully familiarize themselves with the Scope of the Work. Bidders shall assume full responsibility for all charges and costs resulting from their failure to verify conditions affecting the work.

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All questions must be submitted through the Bonfire portal and answers will be posted there for public review. All responses will posted for public review, and all information in regards to Addenda for the solicitation will be uploaded in Bonfire through the message portal.

PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE BONDS

1. In accordance with the Public Works Contractors’ Bond Law of 1967, Act of Dec. 20, 1967, P.L.869, No. 385 any Contract for construction, reconstruction, alteration or repair of any public building or other public work in an amount exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) the Contractor shall furnish to County the following bonds, which shall be binding upon the award of said Contract to such Contractor:

a) A performance bond in the amount of One Hundred Percent (100%) of the contract sum, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the Contract in accordance with the Contract Documents shall be submitted. Such bond shall be executed on the form contained in the Bid Documents and shall be solely for the protection of County.

b) A payment bond in the amount of One Hundred Percent (100%) of the contract sum shall be submitted. Such bond shall be executed on the form contained in the Bid Documents and shall be solely for the protection of claimants supplying labor and materials to the Contractor, or to any of the Contractor’s subcontractors, in the prosecution of the work provided for in such Contract and shall be conditioned upon the prompt delivery of such materials furnished or labor supplied or performed in the prosecution of the work.

2. A separate Maintenance bond in an amount equal to 100% of the total contract shall be furnished prior to final payment as security to remedy all defects which may develop during the period of one (1) year from the date of completion by the Contractor and final acceptance of the work performed in accordance with the contract documents.

3. Each of the above-referenced bonds shall be executed by a surety named in the current list of “Companies Holding Certificates of Authority as Acceptable Sureties on Federal Bonds and as Acceptable Reinsuring Companies,” as published in Circular 570 (as amended) by the Audit Staff, Bureau of Governmental Financial Operations, U. S. Treasury Department, and the amount of the bonds shall not exceed the underwriting risk of the surety as set forth in said circular or revision thereof. The surety shall be licensed and qualified to do business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The bonds shall be accompanied by a power of attorney evidencing the authority of the agent of the surety to execute the bonds as of the date of the bonds.

4. Failure of a Contractor to submit the required bonds within ten (10) calendar days of the date of the County’s Contract shall constitute a default by the Contractor, and the County may, at its sole discretion, award the Contract to the next lowest responsible Bidder, reserving to itself all rights for damages relating to said default, or, in the alternative, allow the Contractor additional time in which to secure the required bonds. Other forms of bonds or changes in amounts may be required in the Specifications.

AWARD

A contract may be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, meeting all of the requirements of the specifications on the basis of the lowest total price.

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STIPULATION AGAINST LIENS

At the time of and immediately before the execution of the contract and before any authority has been given by the County to the successful bidder to begin work on the project or to purchase materials, it is agreed that no mechanics claims or other liens shall be filed by said contractor, nor any subcontractor, nor by any material men or workmen or any person for any materials, or labor or extra materials or labor purchased or furnished in connection with the project or any part thereof, the right to file such claims or liens being expressly waived and relinquished herewith.

WAIVER OF LIENS

A Waiver of Liens in a form satisfactory to the County shall be filed in the Office of the Prothonotary of Montgomery County at such time as may be necessary to preclude the filing of any lien by any subcontractor or material suppliers. In any event, the filing of the Waiver of Liens must occur no later than one (1) day prior to the state of operations for execution of the contract work. The filing fee is the responsibility of the contractor. Copy of Waiver of Liens Form is attached to and made a part of this specification.

INSURANCE

The successful bidder shall be required to carry liability insurance as described below:

A. Vendor shall maintain adequate public liability, property damage, malpractice and workers’ compensation insurances, insuring as they may appear in the interest of all parties to said contract. Certification of said insurance coverage shall be submitted to the County at the time of the execution of the contract by vendor. County shall be named as an additional insured on certificate of insurance provided. If the additional insured requirement must be endorsed then the endorsement must accompany the insurance certificate.

B. Vendor shall annually provide the County with a certificate of insurance as noted below in paragraph G, with the Contract Number or Solicitation (Specification or RFP) Number clearly noted on said certificate of insurance.

C. Each policy and Certificate of Insurance shall provide at least 30 calendar days prior written notice be given to the County in the event coverage is canceled, non-renewed, or coverages reduced.

D. If Vendor desires to self-insure any or all of the coverages listed in this section, except where prohibited by law, it shall provide to the County documentation that such self-insurance has received all the approvals required by law or regulations, as well as the most recent audited financial statement of the Vendor’s insurance. Any coverage, which is self-insured, shall provide the same coverage limits and benefits as the coverages listed in this section.

E. If Vendor fails to provide such required insurance coverage and/or adequate proof of current coverage in amounts required, the County shall have the right to treat such failure as a material breach of the contract and to exercise all appropriate rights and remedies.

F. The County reserves the right to review categories and levels of insurance coverage held by the Vendor in an ongoing program of risk management. The Vendor will be notified, in writing, of coverage requirements as determined by this review and Vendor agrees to secure such requested coverage.

G. Insurance requirements are as detailed below:

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Commercial General Liability - Each policy and Certificate of Insurance shall contain an endorsement naming the County of Montgomery as an additional insured party.

$1,000,000 Each Occurrence $2,000,000 General Aggregate $2,000,000 Products/Completed Operations Aggregate $1,000,000 Personal/Advertising Injury (Any restrictive endorsements must be included) Workers Compensation PA Statutory Coverage Employers Liability - Basic Limits

Business Automobile Policy (if contract involves transportation of goods or persons) $1,000,000 Each Accident Limit

Professional Errors and Omissions Liability (if contract involves performance of a recognized professional service)

$1,000,000 Each Occurrence $1,000,000 Each Aggregate

Medical Malpractice Insurance (if contract involves performance of a member of the medical profession. Those in the medical professions must also provide evidence of participation in the MCARE in the amounts noted below)

$1,000,000.00 Each Occurrence $3,000,000.00 Each Aggregate

CONTRACTOR’S RESPONSIBILITY

The successful contractor shall be responsible for the removal and proper disposal of, at their expense, all refuse associated with this specification.

Any areas damaged by the contractor’s operations or equipment are to be restored to the satisfaction of the property owner.

PREVAILING MINIMUM WAGE

Successful bidder(s) shall abide by the Prevailing Wages as it applies to this project. A copy of these wage rates is attached hereto and made a part hereof.

TIME OF FINAL COMPLETION

The work which the Contractor is required to perform under this contract shall commence within fourteen (14) calendar days of NTP and be completed as indicated in the Functional Requirements, Paragraph A.

If the work is not completed within the time stipulated, including any extensions of time for excusable delays, the Contractor shall pay to the County liquidated damages as described in PennDOT Publication 408 Specifications, Section 108.07 Liquidated Damages, Paragraph (a) Construction Engineering Liquidated Damages, until the work is completed. The Contractor and their sureties shall be liable to the County for the amount thereof.

Excusable Delays: The right of the Contractor to proceed shall not be terminated nor shall the Contractor be charged with liquidated damages for any delays in the completion of the work due:

(a) To any acts of the Government, including controls or restrictions upon requisitioning of materials, equipment, tools, or labor by reason of war, National Defense, or any other national emergency;

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(b) To any acts of the County;

(c) To causes not reasonably foreseeable by the parties to this Contract at the time if the execution of the Contract which are beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Contractor, including, but not restricted to, acts of God or of the public enemy, acts of another contractor in the performance of some other contract with the County; fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine, restrictions, strikes, freight embargoes, and weather of unusual severity such as hurricanes, tornadoes, cyclones and other extreme weather conditions; and

(d) To any delay of any subcontractor occasioned by any of the causes specified in subparagraphs (a), (b), and/or (c) of this section.

The Contractor must notify the County within ten (10) days in writing of the cause of the delay.

Upon receipt of such notification, the County shall ascertain the facts and the cause and extent of delay. If, upon the basis of the facts and the terms of this contract, the delay is properly excusable, the County shall extend the time for completing the work for a period of time commensurate with the period of excusable delay.

WARRANTY

All work shall be guaranteed by Contractor against defects in workmanship and materials for a period of one (1) year from the date of acceptance by the County. During this period, Contractor shall agree to promptly remedy, at Contractor’s expense, any defects which were caused, in the judgment of the County, by defective or inferior workmanship or materials.

ESCALATOR CLAUSE/PRICE ADJUSTMENT OF ASPHALT MATERIALS

Price adjustments will NOT be required, in the form of a payment to the Contractor or as a rebate to the Owner, for fluctuations in the cost of asphalt cement used in the asphalt materials placed as part of the construction work in this project. Montgomery County has chosen not to adopt the requirements of the Escalator Clause / Price Adjustment of Asphalt Materials and is therefore not financially responsible for any Price Adjustment of Asphalt Materials in accordance with Section

110.04 of PennDOT Specifications - Publication 408.

STANDARD PROVISIONS

For each of the following, the Construction Specification shall be the referenced Section identified in PennDOT Publication 408-Specifications, Latest Edition:

Item 0203-0001 – Class 1 Excavation In accordance with Section 203

Item 0203-0006 – Saw Cutting In accordance with Section 203

Item 0212-0014 – Geotextile, Class 4, Type A In accordance with Section 212

Item 0350-0121 – Subbase (No. 2A) In accordance with Section 350

Item 0413-0193 – Superpave Asphalt Mixture Design, Wearing Course, PG 64S-22, < 0.3 Million ESALs,

9.5 MM Mix, 1 1/2" Depth, SRL-G

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In accordance with Section 413

Item 0413-0198 – Superpave Asphalt Mixture Design, Wearing Course, PG 64S-22, < 0.3 Million ESALs,

9.5 MM Mix, 2" Depth, SRL-G

In accordance with Section 413

Item 0413-6037 – Superpave Asphalt Mixture Design, Binder Course, PG 64S-22, < 0.3 Million ESALs,

19.0 MM Mix

In accordance with Section 413

Item 0460-0001 – Asphalt Tack Coat In accordance with Section 460

Item 0470-0323 – Asphalt Seal Coat, Using AASHTO No. 8 Aggregate, SRL-G In accordance with Section 470

Item 0491-0012 – Milling of Asphalt Pavement Surface, 1 1/2" Depth, Milled Material Retained by Contractor

In accordance with Section 491

Item 0802-0001 – Topsoil Furnished and Placed In accordance with Section 802

Item 0804-0025 – Seeding and Soil Supplements - Formula B Residential Mix, Including Mulch In accordance with Section 804

Item 0960-0119 – White Hot Thermoplastic Legend “Handicap Symbol”, 3’ - 3” X 2’-11” In accordance with Section 960

Item 0960-0220 – White Hot Thermoplastic Legend “Straight Arrow”, 12’ - 0” X 1’ - 8” In accordance with Section 960

Item 0960-0224 – White Hot Thermoplastic Legend “Left Arrow”, 12’ - 0” X 3’ - 0” In accordance with Section 960

Item 0960-1121 – White Hot Thermoplastic Legend, Shared Lane Marking In accordance with Section 960

Item 0960-2000 – 4” Blue Hot Thermoplastic Pavement Markings In accordance with Section 960

Item 0962-1001 – 6" White Waterborne Pavement Markings In accordance with Section 962

Item 0962-1009 – 24” White Waterborne Pavement Markings In accordance with Section 962

ITEM SPECIFICATIONS

MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION OF TRAFFIC DURING CONSTRUCTION

(ITEMS 0901-0001, 0901-0002, 0901-0003, 0901-0004, 0901-0005)

Perform all work in accordance with Section 901 and as supplemented below.

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Short-term closures at all locations will be permitted only with prior coordination and approval from the Park Regional Managers. Provide written notification to Montgomery County and the Inspector-in- Charge at least two (2) weeks prior to the start of construction activities.

Maintain continuous access to all trails during construction. Where existing pedestrian circulation paths are affected, provide a safe, alternate, and accessible pedestrian route around the construction area.

The alternate route shall comply with all applicable accessibility and design standards to the maximum extent feasible, ensuring equivalent usability to the original accessible route.

Maintain the alternate pedestrian route in place and in good condition for the full duration of construction activities.

ITEM 9000-0001 REMOVE AND REINSTALL PARKING BLOCKS

DESCRIPTION - This work consists of removing existing concrete parking blocks (wheel stops) prior to subbase and paving operations and reinstalling them upon completion of final paving. Parking blocks shall be securely anchored in place using reinforcing steel (rebar).

MATERIALS -

• #4 reinforcing steel bars, 14 inches in length

• Existing concrete parking blocks (to be reused)

CONSTRUCTION - Remove and carefully stockpile existing concrete parking blocks at locations approved by the County’s Representative. Handle and store blocks to prevent chipping, cracking, or other damage.

After final paving is completed, reinstall the parking blocks at locations directed by the County’s Representative. Secure each block using #4 rebar anchors as shown or as directed.

MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT - Each Payment will be made at the contract unit price per each parking block removed and reinstalled. The cost of supplying and installing rebar anchors shall be incidental to this item.

ITEM 9000-2026 – UNFORESEEN PAVEMENT CONSTRUCTION

DESCRIPTION - This work consists of performing unforeseen pavement-related construction activities as directed by the County’s Representative. Such work may include, but is not limited to, subgrade and drainage adjustments, adjustments of unknown or buried utility structures (e.g., manholes), and installation or modification of pavement markings.

MATERIALS – Provide materials in accordance with the applicable requirements of Sections 203, 350, 413, 606, 960, 962 and other pertinent sections of the specifications, as required for the specific work performed.

CONSTRUCTION - Perform the work at locations and in a manner directed by the Engineer.

The Contractor shall not commence any work under this item without obtaining prior written authorization from the County. All work shall be completed in accordance with standard construction practices and applicable specification sections for the type of work being performed.

MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT - Dollar

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The proposal includes a predetermined allowance for Unforeseen Pavement Construction with a unit price of $1.00 and a quantity equal to the allowance amount specified in the Bid Proposal.

Payment will be made only for work that has been specifically authorized in writing by the County’s Representative.

Due to the contingent and unpredictable nature of the work, the provisions of Section 110.02(d) shall not apply to this item.

Payment for authorized work will be made as follows:

(a) Contract Items. Work corresponding to items already included in the contract will be paid at the applicable contract unit prices.

(b) Non-Contract Items. Work not covered by existing contract items will be paid as follows:

1. Negotiated Price. At a price mutually agreed upon by the Contractor and the County prior to performance of the work.

COMMUNICATION & SUBMISSION

1. Submission

Responses to this project must be submitted through the County’s procurement submission portal, Bonfire, at https://montcopa.bonfirehub.com/portal.

2. Questions/Communication All questions must be submitted through the Bonfire portal and answers will be posted there for public review. All responses will posted for public review, and all information in regards to Addenda for the solicitation will be uploaded in Bonfire through the message portal.

https://montcopa.bonfirehub.com/portal