Addendum-10-Contract-5-Substations-Step-1-8-25-26.pdf

August 25, 2026

Dear Sir/Madam:

Attached is Addendum No. 10 for SEPTA's Sealed Bid No. 26-00105-AJEB Traction Power Substation Rehabilitation Program – Contract 5 Broad, Loudon, Park and Castor Substations Project. The Proposal Due Date remains unchanged on Thursday, August 27, 2026, by 11AM.

Any inquiries regarding this bid must be directed to Justin Benante of the Procurement and Supply Chain Management Department at (215) 580-7022.

Sincerely, Justin Benante

Justin Benante Sr. Contract Administrator Procurement & Supply Chain Management Dept.

Addendum #10 August 25, 2026

SEALED BID No. 26-00105-AJEB

Traction Power Substation Rehabilitation Program – Contract 5 Broad, Loudon, Park and Castor Substations Project

ADDENDUM No. 10 To All Bidders:

The following constitutes Addendum No.10 to SEPTA's Sealed Bid No. 26-00105-AJEB Traction Power Substation Rehabilitation Program – Contract 5 Broad, Loudon, Park and Castor Substations Project. Addendum No. 10 must be acknowledged by inserting the date on the Addenda Response form. Failure to do so may render a bidder's proposal as non-responsive. Addendum No. 10 must be acknowledged by inserting the date of the Addendum within Attachment 4: ADDENDUM ACKNOWLEDGEMENT SHEET of the Bid Package. Failure to do so may render a bidder's proposal as non-responsive.

Questions and Answers issued with this Addendum No. 10 are hereby incorporated by reference and made part of the Terms and Conditions of this project.

A. General

1. N/A

B. Specifications, C. Drawings & Attachments

D . Ques t ions & Answers

Please see answers be low in RED.

33 . Your r esponse to RFI 11 rev ises Sec t ion XI Par t C to " I f t he Con t rac to r i s un reasonably de layed by the neg l igence o f SEPTA, i t s agen ts o r r ep resen ta t i ves , o r ano the r con t rac to r fo r whom SEPTA i s r e spons ib l e , t he Con t rac to r shal l be en t i t l ed t o an equ i t ab l e ad jus tment in t he Con t rac t Sum and Cont rac t T ime in acco rdance wi th t he T ime Impac t Analys i s l anguage in Sect ion XI C 4 o f the cont rac t . " We have two i ssues wi th th i s l anguage :

- The requ i rement tha t fo r any de l ay to be compensable , i t mus t be t he r esu l t o f SEPTA’s negl igence i s no t acceptab le , a s i t would p rec lude re imbursemen t fo r a lmos t a l l poss ib le causes o f de l ay due to SEPTA. P l ease r emove the words “ the negl igence o f” f rom the sen t ence .

- The requ i remen t t ha t t he con t rac to r be un reasonab ly delayed be fo re del ays a re compensable i s p rob lemat i c , as SEPTA and the cont rac to r wi l l have ve ry d i f fe ren t op in ions as t o wha t i s un reasonable . Wi thout a quant i f i ab l e de f in i t ion fo r "un reasonably" i t i s imposs ib l e to quan t i fy t he i nd iv idual and cumula t ive du ra t i on o f de l ays caused by SEPTA that a cont rac to r cou ld be exposed to wi thou t e l ig ib i l i t y fo r add i t i ona l compensat ion . Scope tha t canno t be quan t i f i ed cannot be p r i ced . P l ease r ev i se t h i s l anguage to de l e t e t he word "unreasonab ly" o r p rov ide a de f in i t i on wh ich quant i f i e s the ind iv idua l and cumula t ive du ra t ion o f de l ays e l ig ib l e fo r compensat ion .

I f t he Con t rac to r i s de l ayed by the neg l igence o f SEPTA, i t s agent s o r r ep resenta t i ves , o r anothe r cont rac to r fo r whom SEPTA i s r e spons ib l e , t he Con t rac to r shal l be en t i t l ed to an equ i t ab l e ad jus tment in the Cont rac t Sum and Con t rac t Time in acco rdance wi th t he T ime Impac t Ana lys i s l anguage in Sec t ion XI C4 o f t he cont rac t .

34 . Your r esponse t o RFI 12 rev i ses Sec t ion XI Par t D to " I f t he du ra t ion o f suspended

Work i s fo r an un reasonab le pe r iod o f t ime, an ad jus tmen t wi l l be made to t he Con t rac t Sum in acco rdance wi th the T ime Impac t Analys i s l anguage in Sect ion XI C 4 o f the cont rac t fo r any inc rease i n t he cos t o f pe r formance ( i nc luding p ro f i t ) caused by such Suspens ion and th i s Cont rac t shal l be mod i f i ed acco rd ingly i n wr i t i ng ." Again , wi thout a quant i f i ab l e de f in i t i on fo r "un reasonab le , " i t i s imposs ib l e t o quan t i fy t he du ra t ion o f SEPTA-di rec t ed suspens ions t ha t the con t rac to r mus t accommodate wi thou t add i t ional compensa t ion . Scope tha t canno t be quan t i f i ed cannot be p r i ced . P l ease r ev ise t h i s l anguage in one o f two ways : (1 ) de l e t e the word "unreasonable” , o r (2 ) de l e t e t he word "unreasonable” and a l so p rov ide t he cumula t ive t h reshold du ra t ion o f SEPTA-d i rec t ed suspens ions t ha t would enab le fu r the r days o f suspens ion to be e l i g ib l e fo r compensa t ion .

The l anguage has been rev ised to the fo l lowing:

Suspens ions o f Work The Cont rac tor shal l suspend the progres s o f t he Work , o r any pa r t t he reof , fo r t he opera t i ona l neces s i t y o r convenience o f SEPTA whenever i t shal l be r equi red by wr i t t en o rder o f t he P ro j ec t Manager or Contract Admini s tra tor (au thorized SEPTA Representa t ive ) . Such suspens ions shal l be fo r such reasonab le per iods o f t ime as the au tho r i zed SEPTA Represen ta t ive may o rder ; p rov ided tha t , i n t he even t o f such suspens ion (s ) o f t he p rogress o f Work o r any par t the reo f , the Comple t ion Date o f the Work so suspended o r de l ayed by such suspens ion (s ) shal l be ex t ended by SEPTA fo r a pe r iod equival en t to the t ime los t by reason o f such suspens ion (s ) .

I f any s ing le suspens ion d irec ted by the au thor ized SEPTA Representat ive exceeds f i f t een (15 ) ca l endar days or , i f mul t ip l e d i rec ted suspens ions cum ulat ively exceed th i r ty (30 ) ca lendar days , the Contractor m ay submi t a reques t for an equi table ad jus tm ent to the Contract Sum in accordance wi th the T im e Impact Ana lys i s requirem ents s e t for th in Sect ion XI .C.4 o f the Contract .

To the ex ten t the Contractor dem onstra tes an increase in the cos t o f per form ance resu l t ing from such suspens ion , including reasonable prof i t where perm i t ted under the Contract , the Contract Sum shal l be ad jus ted by wr i t ten m odi f i ca t ion o f the Contract .

Such o rder f rom an authorized SEPTA Representa t ive sha l l no t o the rwi se modi fy , o r inva l ida t e i n any way, any o f the o the r p rov i s ions o f t he Cont rac t .

35 . Spec 02205-3 .03 -A-6 fo r haza rdous so i l s s t a t es "SEPTA shal l be l i s t ed in the d i sposal document s as t he was t e genera to r" . Speci f i ca t i on sec t ions 02080 , 02081, 02082 , 02083 , 02084 , and 02085 fo r o the r haza rdous mate r i a l types do not s t a t e "SEPTA shal l be l i s t ed in the d i sposal documen ts a s the was t e genera to r" . I t mus t be c l ea r i n the Con t rac t t ha t SEPTA i s the was t e genera to r o f a l l haza rdous ma te r i a l t ypes . P lease immedia t e ly conf i rm that SEPTA i s t he "was t e genera to r" o f a l l haza rdous mate r i a l s . Al so , p r io r to the p r i c ing phase o f th i s b id , p l ease add th i s l anguage to specs 02080 , 02081, 02082 , 02083 , 02084, and 02085 to c l a r i fy t ha t SEPTA i s the was t e genera to r o f a l l haza rdous mate r i a l t ypes .

Yes SEPTA i s the was t e genera to r and wi l l supply an EPA ID i f needed fo r t he was t e . Al l o f t he Spec i f i ca t i on sec t ions l i s t ed above wi l l be r ev i sed to r e f l ec t th i s .

The cont rac to r wi l l be r espons ib l e fo r r emova l and cos t as soci a t ed wi th t he p ro j ec t fo r a l l was t e .