Questions_and_Answers_OHV_IDIQ.doc

Pre-Proposal Conference Notes Solicitation AG-435H-S-08-0007 IDIQ Contract for OHV Trail Maintenance

A pre-proposal conference was held January 10, 2008. The following firms attended:

DAB Contracting, LLC

Thomas W. Hooper

CBS Contracting

Tudors Exterior Services

Gerald Moody

YRU Contracting

AST Services

R & G Construction

Hess Construction

Robert Thomas

Ledford Contracting & Investments

Appalachian Landscapes Management

S-D Solutions, LLC

Questions and Answers from the conference

Q: Has the Whissenhunt Trail maintenance been contracted before? What was the price?

A: There was an award in 2004. Price for the blading and reshaping dips was $17,525.00.

Q: What was the price range of other previous OHV Trail work?

A: Oakey Mountain/Moates Knob OHV Trail was awarded recently. It is a 9.2 mile trail. The contract included both maintenance and construction of new reroute segments. The most reasonable prices for the maintenance work were in the range of $11,000 to $13,500, separate from the construction work.

Q: How can we see Whissenhunt Trail?

A: Can be seen between Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, 01/15/2008 and 01/16/2008.

Will open at 9:00 a.m. at the Trailhead.

Contact: Don Vaughters

Telephone: (706) 745-6928 ext. 134 or Cellular: (706) 781-5254

Q: Is the trail open to foot traffic?

A: Yes, the trail is open to foot traffic without special arrangement.

Q: How can we see the other Forest trails?

A: For contact information on individual trails, visit the Forest OHV website at:

http://www.fs.fed.us/conf/rec/ohv/index.htm Q: How can I get a Forest map?

A: Go to Chattahoochee-Oconee NFs website at :

www.fs.fed.us/conf On the home page, look to the left in the green block for “Need a Map?”

Click on: Buy Maps on-line

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Contact the area Forest Service Office Q: Is Whissenhunt straight-out maintenance?

A: Yes, your price proposal is for maintenance only. Any other special work required will be priced later.

Q: Any hazard tree work?

A: These will be separately priced at the time a task order is issued.

Q: What are the segment measurements on Whissenhunt?

There are three trail widths within Whissenhunt. Trails 192D, 192N and segments of 192 and 192G are old road beds with trail widths between 96-120 inches. Trails 192L and 192M are single-track trails with widths of 24 inches. All other trails would be best maintained with 48-inch equipment.

Q: What is the start work date?

A: The expected start work date for Whissenhunt trail is approximately March 1, 2008.

Q: How many contractors will be selected?

A: Probably three to five contractors will be selected for award; depends on the range of contractors with best combination of past performance, experience and price.

Q: How much turn around time before work is to begin?

A: After a task order request is issued, work will usually be expected to begin within a week after the order is awarded.

Q: If the work is on another District, can the job site be seen?

A: Yes, when a future task order request is issued there will be information on how to view the specific trail.

Q: Are there time limits on the task orders?

A: Yes, the required period of performance will be stated in the task order request.

Q: How much money is set aside for this year?

A: We plan to award at least $50,000 in FY2008 (up through September 30, 2008)