Amend_2_Q A_-_S-16-46_Demo_15_Bldgs_BARC.pdf

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AG-32SC-S-16-0046 Demo 15 Bldgs, BARC, Beltsville, MD Amendment 002 – Questions & Answers

1. The CMU Planters at Bldgs. #470AA thru #470JJ to stay in place or to be considered as trash to be removed with the Bldgs.?

A: The CMU Planters shall be considered part of Bldgs. #470AA thru #470JJ and shall be removed along with the major Bldg. #009 structures as well.

2. The trash and scrap metal material including the metal table around at Bldgs. #009 to stay in place or to be considered as trash to be removed with the major Bldgs. #009 structure?

A: The trash and scrap metal material including the metal table around at Bldgs. #009 and shall be removed along with the major Bldg. structures as well.

3. Are the existing concrete sidewalks coming from the Building #009 and connecting to the concrete curb at the street are to stay in place or to be demolished with the Bldg.?

A: The existing concrete sidewalks coming from the Building #009 and connecting to the concrete curb at the street shall be removed along with the major Bldg. #009 structures as well.

4. At Bldg. #009 existing active steam vault on the West end on the Bldg. which shares the East wall of the steam vault with Bldg. #009 concrete foundation wall is to stay in place or to be removed with Bldg. #009 major structure?

A: Bldg. #009 existing active steam vault on the West end on the Bldg. which shares the East wall of the steam vault with Bldg. #009 concrete foundation wall is to stay in place and fully intact. All Bldg. #009 major structures including the foundation walls, footings and all associated components of the building shall be removed except the portion that is connected to the active steam vault and would cause a direct adverse condition to the steam vault integrity.

5. Regarding the project proposal for the 15 buildings demo, the Hazardous Material quantities in the solicitation do not match the actual amounts on site. How do you wish for me to provide the proposal and what amounts should I use? The amounts listed in the solicitation or the actual amounts?

A: Base proposals on the quantities indicated in the contract documents.

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6. "Page 27, Factor 2 - Relevant Experience, Subfactor 1 - Comparable work, states that the government will perform an assessment of completed or ongoing projects, but does not state how many projects should be submitted with the proposal, or what project information should be provided. The Past Performance Project Sheet states, "Minimum of three needs to be submitted with contractor's proposal." Please clarify how many projects are to be submitted for Relevant Experience, if there is a specific format/form/list of project information that is required, and if these project should be the same projects provided under Past Performance."

A: A minimum of three projects are to be submitted, in any format chosen by the contractor, but text paragraphs are the most common format, and the projects submitted can be the same or different projects as those submitted regarding past performance.

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