Solicitation Documents.pdf

CONSTRUCTION RFP SOL NO: AG-4419-S-10-0002

Design-Build of Massabesic Experimental Forest

RECOVERY

Request for Proposal Design & Construction

(DESIGN-BUILD)

SCOPE OF WORK

ROAD AND WATERSHED RESTORATION

PROJECT

Solicitation No.: AG-4419-S-10-0002

Project No.: CIM-2423-04R-NRS-0922-01

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NAICS CODE: 237310

Proposal Due Date: December 17, 2009 Time: 2:00 PM (EST)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INSTRUCTIONS

1.1. General Description of Work

1.3. Schedule of Proposal Activities

1.5. Questions

1.6. Proposal Sealing

1.7. Basis for Proposal Evaluation

1.8. Letter of Acknowledgment

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SECTION B--SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

SECTION C—SCOPE OF WORK

EXHIBIT A

EXHIBIT B

EXHIBIT C

SECTION D--PACKAGING AND MARKING

PART III--LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS, AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

SECTION J--LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

FAR 52.223-1 Biobased Product Certification (DEC 2007)

SECTION L--INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS OR

RESPONDENTS

52.204-11 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act—Reporting

Requirements (MAR 2009)

52.215-2 Audit and Records—Negotiation (Mar 2009) – ALT I (Mar 2009)

52.225-21 Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Other Manufactured Goods— Buy American Act—Construction Materials (MAR 2009)

52.225-22 Notice of Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Other Manufactured Goods—Buy American Act—Construction Materials

52.225-23 Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Other Manufactured Goods— Buy American Act—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements

52.225-24 Notice of Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Other Manufactured Goods—Buy American Act—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements

Attachment A

Attachment D

1. INSTRUCTIONS

This Request for Proposal (RFP) is issued by USDA Forest Service – EROC East, 1720 Peachtree St., NW, Suite 700, Atlanta, GA 30309, hereinafter referred to as FS, to obtain the services of one General "Prime" Contractor (GC), also referred to as Offeror or Contractor, who shall be singularly responsible to satisfy the terms of the resulting contract. The contract is for Harper Timber Sale Road Reconstruction in accordance with the scope of work, design drawings, specifications and contract requirements included herein.

The contract will be a Firm-Fixed-Priced. The contractor for this contract will be competitively chosen using Source Selection procedures as described within this RFP. FS will evaluate all responses using the criteria stated herein. This is a Best Value Selection, therefore, FS may award, should it determine it to be in its best interest, to other than the lowest priced offeror, and other than the highest technically rated offeror. Therefore, for this procurement, the technical evaluation factors when combined will be more important than cost or price in accordance with the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process.

This is a competitive RFP for Small Business Entities ONLY.

1.1. General Description of Work

Road work will include roadside brushing, drainage excavation, removal and installation of culverts, removal and installation of road bridge, removal and installation of gates, and removal and installation of earth berms and boulders. The requirement shall include design, fabrication, demolition, removal and reconstruction of approximately 7.5 miles of road; as specified in the Scope of Work, including replacement of one bridge at Cooks Brook on the CC Road, three culverts for Aquatic

1.2. What Must Be Included with Proposal Submission

In order to properly evaluate proposal received it should include, at minimum, the following:

Cover Should reference this Request for Proposal number and include:

Dunn & Bradstreet Number ______________________________ Tax ID Number ____________________ Note: This information must match the information in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) website.

Price Proposal

• Price proposal shall be submitted under separate cover and include at minimum:

• Full breakout of labor and materials anticipated.

• Completed Schedule of Items attached in Section I.

• Completed SF1442

• Completed SF 330

Price proposals shall include all fees and charges.

Other than price

1. Past Experiences Provide past bridge and/or major culvert design and construction Experiences on similar projects completed over the past five (5) years. No more than five of the most relevant projects shall be submitted. Experience is relevant when the offeror has been confronted with the kinds of challenges that will be present under the contract contemplated by the RFP. The offeror will be assessed by relevant experience on the basis of its breadth and its depth. For each relevant contract or reference the offeror is requested to provide:

a. Name of the project,

b. Project location’

c. Contact person and phone number,

d. Whether a prime contractor or subcontractor,

e. Key subcontractors and suppliers used,

f. Brief project description, and

g. Work performed on each project.

2. Past Performances Provide Experience relevant when the offeror has satisfied performance factors with customers in the past, and complied with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations.

Provide past performance that meet following criteria:

� That you were capable, efficient, and effective;

� That your performance conformed to the terms and conditions of your contract;

� That you were reasonable and cooperative during performance;

� That you were committed to customer satisfaction; and

� That you were committed to quality work and timely completion.

The government may consider past performance on other governmental projects when that information is available.

3. Staffing Provide names and title of key personnel to be assigned to the project, i.e., Design Engineer, Structural Engineer, Project Manager, Project Superintendent, and Project Foreman. The key personnel shall be indicated in an organizational chart relative to each person’s role. The offeror shall provide the qualifications of all key personnel, including but not limited to, experience, education and for engineers the states they are licensed to practice.

Provide experience and education related to aquatic passage, erosion control, hydraulic design, low volume, road design and structural engineering ,construction staff relative to erosion control, working in waterways, dewatering, Project Manager and/or other staff with the regulatory permitting processes required by the project is significant. At least one professional must be licensed to practice engineering within the State where the project is located. Failure to meet the licensing requirement will result in an overall unsatisfactory rating.

4. Quality Control and Quality Assurance Provide Quality Control and Quality Assurance (QC/QA) Plan criteria as follows:

� Quality control process during design to minimize errors and omission

� Methods to insure incorporation of government comments, concerns and feedback.

� Quality control process for insuring compliance with the project criteria and project’s goals and objectives.

� Constructability reviews (explain interaction between design and construction staff)

� Review process and certification for submittals

� Name and Qualifications of Testing and sampling firm

� Name and qualifications of person responsible for QC during construction

� Internal QC procedure to be performed during construction.

5. Project Schedule Provide preliminary project schedule a graphically format. It should depict the proposed start dates, durations and end dates. Tasks which fall on the critical path should be highlighted. As a minimum the schedule shall include the following major tasks and associated subtask criteria:

� Each design phase as identified in the submittal schedule

� Government review time as identified in the submittal schedule

� Regulatory permit process (preparation through issuance)

� Proposed dates for review meetings and preconstruction meeting.

� Start construction date

� Site mobilization

� Road closure

� Demolition and removal

� Establish erosion control measures

� Waterway diversion and control

� Excavation

� Foundation construction

� Superstructure erection

� Road alignment and approach work

� Site stabilization

� Paving.

� Project completion

Provide approach to monitoring and maintaining the project schedule. The contractor shall explain his methodology for monitoring the submittal process to insure timely submission, review and certifications of submittals.

6. Project Approach Provide approach of both the design and construction of the project.

Team interactions between the owner, designers and construction staff shall be explained to demonstrate the advantages the design-build process to the project.

In addition, sufficient project data shall be provided in order for the government to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the contractors approach when weighed against the criteria identified in the project scope of work. Information should include a narrative discussion along with conceptual sketches. As a minimum the following information should be included;

� Type of superstructure being considered, materials, treatments, etc.

� Foundation type being considered

� Approximate Structure length

� Method of water control during construction

II.Price

Provide Price proposals shall be provided separately from the Technical Proposal. Each Price Proposal shall be evaluated to determine its reasonableness for the effort proposed and to determine the demonstrated understanding of the level of effort needed to successfully complete the project.

A detail cost break down shall be provided, which displays labor hours, material costs, and subcontractor costs by task.

Provide costs summarized into the Schedule of Items provided in Section B of the Solicitation.

The government reserves the right to request additional information as required to fully understand the contractor’s pricing structure and determine its reasonableness. The government also reserves the right to award without discussions if it is deemed in its best interest.

Financial- Proposal shall provide verification of financial status of the company, credit information

1.3. Schedule of Proposal Activities

Submission:

Proposals for the RFP shall be received at the following location:

Attention:

Cassandra Carey, Contracting Officer 1720 Peachtree St., NW Suite 700 Atlanta, GA 30309

RFP submissions must be delivered complete by 2:00 PM, EST on December 17, 2009 to the above address.

Proposal received after the 2:00 PM EST on December 17, 2009 will not be considered and will be returned unopened.

Quantity: The Offeror shall submit two (2) copies of all proposals

1.4. Location of Work

Work is to be performed on the Northern Research Station at the White Mountain National Forest in York County, Maine.

1.5. Questions

Questions: All questions concerning proposal submissions shall be directed to the Contracting Officer, Cassandra Carey at cncarey@fs.fed.us, the Contract Specialist JoAnn Doughty at jdoughty@fs.fed.us and the Contracting Officers Representative (COR)jormes@fs.fed.us via email only.

The subject line shall read: Questions RFP # AG-4419-S-10-0002

THE LAST DAY TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS IS: December 1, 2009 at 4:00pm EST

1.6. Proposal Sealing

The contents of each proposal submission are to be placed in sealed envelopes or other sealed enclosure and identified with Offeror’s Name, Project Name, submission material title/heading, Dunns Number , RFP number, and the time/date delivery requirement.

1.7. Basis for Proposal Evaluation

In accordance with FAR part 15 – Contracting by Negotiation, the Best value continuum shall be used with the following criteria for selection:

Award will be made to that offeror (1) whose proposal is technically acceptable and, (2) whose technical/cost relationship is the most advantageous to the government.

Evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are approximately equal to price in the award decision. The critical factor in making any cost/technical trade-off is not the spread between the technical ratings, but, rather, the significance of that difference. The significance of the spread of ratings will be determined on the basis of what the difference might mean in terms of the performance and what it would cost the Government to take advantage of it. Award may not necessarily be made for technical capabilities that would appear to exceed those needed for the successful performance of the work. The Government reserves the right to make cost/technical trade-offs that are in the best interest and advantageous to the Government. The offeror’s proposal shall be concisely written to the evaluation criteria. Technical proposals will be evaluated based on the first 20 pages of the proposal. Pages beyond this amount including attachments and enclosures will not be considered. Award may be made without further discussions. Offers should be submitted initially on the most favorable terms, from a price and technical standpoint, which the Contractor can submit to the Government. The Government may, after evaluation of proposals, conduct further oral or written discussions as appropriate, with all offerors whose proposals are within the competitive range. Failure to provide all information requested by the RFP may render the proposal as unacceptable.

1.8. Letter of Acknowledgment

Please complete the attached letter of acknowledgment (Attachment E) and forward to the Contracting Officer at cncarey@fs.fed.us by December 9, 2009 to verify your intention to place a proposal.

1.9 RECOVERY

This project is funded in whole by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 and is subject to mandatory quarterly reporting pursuant to FAR 52.204-11

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PART I—THE SCHEDULE

SECTION B--SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

SECTION C—SCOPE OF WORK

ROAD and WATERSHED RESTORATION

Combined ARRA Projects:

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American Recovery & Reinvestment Act Project

USDA Forest Service – Northern Research Station – Massabesic Experimental Forest

Scope of Work for Design-Build Services

I. General

A. Introduction The Massabesic Experimental Forest requests engineering and construction services for the reconstruction of existing National Forest System Roads (NFSR) and Bridge described below.

The Design Builder (DB) shall provide all equipment, acquire required permits, supplies, personnel, supervision, materials, quality control, and incidentals for the complete survey, investigation, design, fabrication, and construction of the work described.

The DB shall perform all work in a safe and conscientious manner meeting OSHA requirements.

B. Description of Work

1. The project includes reconstruction of approximately 7.5 miles of road. The roads are single-lane collector roads with aggregate throughout the entire length.

The roads on the North half of the Massabesic Experimental Forest in York County, Maine are Jellerson Road, FS 37 (1.5 miles), Chicken Farm Road, FS 31 (1.6 miles), and the CC Road, FS 30 (1.9 miles). The South half roads include Government Road, FS 23 (1.4 miles), and Ida Jim Road, FS 26 (1.1 miles).

The design and construction shall restore the roadway to the correct template, provide stability, improve drainage and replace aggregate surfacing. Road work shall include drainage excavation, removal and installation of culverts, removal and installation of gates, and removal and installation of earth berms.

2. The project includes the replacement of one road bridge at Cooks Brook on the CC Road. This is a single-span treated timber bridge, with solid sawn timbers, nail laminated deck with concrete abutments. The design shall remove all existing structures and abutments, and replace with new structures suitable for the site. The design shall meet all requirements for Aquatic Organism Passage

(AOP).

3. The project includes three culverts to be designed for Aquatic Organism Passage(AOP). The first crossing is replacing a 36” PE culvert on Chicken Farm Road. The second crossing is a round 30” corrugated steel pipe further up

Chicken Farm Road. The third AOP crossing is removal of two 24” CSP on

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Jellerson Road and installing the proper AOP design. Beaver mitigation is also a concern. A low water ford is being considered at this site. See Exhibit B, Massabesic Hydrology Report for more information and detail.

4. The project includes approximately 32 cross drain culverts. These culverts are to be removed from government property and replaced with properly sized culverts. Some of the existing culverts are known to be undersized.

The culvert @ M.P. 1.0 on Chicken Farm Road is washed out.

5. There are 11 gates to be replaced / stored as directed by the Contracting Officers Representative (COR). The new gates are to be installed at the following locations:

A. 2 on Ida Jim Road B. 2 on Government Road C. 1 on snowmobile trail on old Kennebunk Road Parcel D. 3 on Jellerson Road E. 2 on Chicken Farm Road F. Remove earth berm on easterly side of Moose Point Road and install new gate.

6. Earth berms / boulders

� Remove gates ; add earth berms / boulders to 5 sites on Ida Jim Road

� Add earth berms / boulders to 3 sites on Government Road

� Add earth berms / boulders to 4 sites on Jellerson Road

� Add earth berms / boulders to 4 sites on CC’ Road

C. Location The projects are located on the Massabesic Experimental Forest, York County, Maine.

See Exhibit A.

D. Pre-Bid Tour A pre-bid tour is planned as shown below.

1. Location: Maine Department of Forestry, 2281 Alfred Road, Route 111, Lyman , Me.

2. Date & Time: December 7, 2009 10:00am

E. Utilities

The DB shall coordinate utility locations and shall preserve or replace any utilities.

There is no Government sanitation, water, electrical or housing services available. The DB shall be responsible for temporary facilities

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F. Government Points of Contact Contracting Officer (CO): Cassandra Carey phone: 404-347-3975 fax:404-347-3597 email: cassandracarey@fs.fed.us

Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR): Jacob Ormes, phone: (603) 528-8741 fax: (603) 528-8783 email: jormes@fs.fed.us

Project Manager: Jonathan Janelle phone: (603) 868-7628 cell : (603) 397-7963 email: jjanelle@fs.fed.us

G. Design packages shall be prepared by, or under the supervision of a professional engineer licensed by the state of Maine. The professional engineer shall affix their stamp and signature upon all approved final design package submittals.

H. Review Comments. The Forest Service will provide review comments at each submittal stage. The DB shall participate in a conference call or design review meeting with the Forest Service Design Team to discuss and find resolution to comments to the satisfaction of the Forest Service. The DB shall annotate and provide a written response to each comment, documenting the agreed to resolution. Only the Forest Service can delete comments. Forest Service review will include the services of the Regional Office Technical Services Team and additional resources as deemed necessary.

I. Meetings and Conference calls. The DB shall attend periodic meetings as identified in the submittal schedule or when requested by the Contracting Officer. The DB and representatives of any relevant subcontractors shall attend and participate. Meetings may be held at the Supervisor's Office, Contractor's office or other locations as agreed to by the Contracting Officer. Phone conversations and conference calls may be used when practical to discuss the project.

II. Pre-Design.

A. BRIDGE AND AOP SITE SURVEYS

The DB contractor shall perform a site surveys in sufficient detail to perform a hydraulic analysis of the effected river/stream reaches, and provide design and construction control throughout the project at road/stream crossings. The surve

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provide all the required information needed for the required federal, state and local permits. The surveys shall provide for two feet contouring over the general sites and provide spot elevations at all key tie in points and site features. The surveys shall establish the current tree line, ditch line, roadway, road profile, shoulders, existing structures, catch points of slopes, etc. and extend a sufficient distance to cover all anticipated approach, embankment and stream work. Elevations shall be tied to established bench marks such as USGS monuments. Assumed elevations will not be permitted. Stream cross sectioning and profiles shall of sufficient detail and accuracy to allow accurate modeling of the entire stream reach utilizing HEC RAS. Chapters 3 and 5 of the HEC-RAS Hydraulic Reference Manual describes the required cross sectioning and data collection requirements.

The DB contractor shall establish a rectangular coordinate system to be used throughout the life of the project. Both vertical and horizontal control points shall be established and maintained on both sides of the crossing. Surveying shall be performed by experienced crews utilizing total station equipment and downloadable to software programs such as eagle point or Civil 3 D. The Forest service shall be provided a copy of the point files.

B. BRIDGE AND AOP HYDARUALIC ANALYSIS

The DB shall perform a detail hydraulic analysis using the latest version of the Corps of Engineers HEC-RAS River Analysis System Software. The analysis shall follow the general guideline described in the Users manual and Hydraulic Reference manual. The HEC-RAS project files shall be provided to the Forest Service along with the error identification reports. The output data shall be included in an appendix to the Design Analysis and a narrative summary provided in the body of the report. The analysis shall demonstrate compliance with all regulatory requirements and other criteria provided herein.

C. BRIDGE GEOTECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

The DB shall perform a geotechnical investigation in accordance with AASHTO R 13 - 99 and AASHTO, 1988 Manual on Subsurface Investigation at the bridge site. As a minimum, two soil borings shall be drilled to a depth of 10 feet beyond the anticipated depth of the bridge foundation. In addition to the reporting requirements in AASHTO R 13-99, the report shall include recommendations on foundation type, bearing capacity, sizing criteria, subgrade reconstruction, base material, structural fill, cut and fill slopes, frost susceptibility and pavement thickness.

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D. ROADWAY WORK LOGS

The DB shall travel the roads listed for the project and create a task list of necessary work items for the restoration of the roadways to be consistent with the roadway criteria. The task list shall separated by Road Number and indicate Milepost, to nearest

0.01 miles, and work required at each site. Indicate in the work logs the locations of culverts to be replaced, locations of any new culverts, locations of turnouts, clearing limits and other general work items.

Upon approval of work logs, roadway reconstruction activities may be scheduled concurrent with structural design requirements.

III. Project Specific Design Criteria

A. BRIDGE OR MAJOR CULVERT

Design of bridges shall be in accordance with Forest Service Transportation Structures Handbook #FSH7709.56b, AASHTO’s LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, and the following criteria as required.

1. Bridges shall be designed for simple-span, with spill-thru channel configuration, on concrete grade beam or stem-wall abutments.

2. Bridge length shall accommodate the natural channel and streamside widths.

3. Vertical clearance above 100-year flood stage.

4. Desired Characteristics:

� Structures shall have rustic appearance, with aesthetics suitable to the surroundings.

� Preferred material is treated timber if cost effective.

� Minimum maintenance and easy repair of components.

5. Horizontal Alignment shall provide smooth transition to roadway approaches, with minimum skew to the stream.

6. Vertical alignment shall provide for positive drainage away from bridge deck, and smoothly transition to roadway grades.

7. Deck drainage shall not be impeded by railing or other bridge appurtenance.

8. Object markers, Type 3 Black and Yellow, shall be installed at each bridge Corner (Government provided and contractor installed).

Table 1 – Structure Design Criteria

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Design Element Design Criteria Design Loadings Per AASHTO Design Vehicle HL 93 Bridge Width 14’ Clear Deck Width Accommodate Clear Width and Railing Railing Crash-Tested – TL1 Wearing Surface Timber Planks Approach Rail N/A Object Markers Type 3, Black and Yellow, 12”x36” Hydrology 100-year Storm Skew 0-degree Deck Grade 0% 2% Max. where approved

B. AQUATIC PASSAGE CRITERIA.

Live-stream crossings, including bridges, shall accommodate the passage of aquatic organisms and shall be designed by personnel with experience in aquatic passage criteria.

1. Hydraulic capacity, including streambed simulation, shall be suitable for designlife storm, with clearance for debris passage.

2. Flow velocities through the structure shall be suitable for organism passage.

3. Span a minimum of 1.2 times the channel bankfull width.

4. Streambed slope through the structure shall match the average up- and downstream stream gradient.

5. Channel skew shall match the stream alignment.

6. Streambed through the structure shall be reconstructed with natural streambed material to simulate the stream bottom.

7. Construction shall not occur within the wetted perimeter of live streams during the months of October through April annually.

B. ROADWAY REQUIREMENTS

1. Roadway design shall be in accordance with Forest Service Preconstruction Handbook #FSH7709.56, AASHTO’s Guidelines for Geometric Design of Very Low-Volume Local Roads, and the following as required.

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2. Alignment shall smoothly fit the natural topography, matching the existing general alignment.

3. The existing template shall be incorporated into the reconstruction where practical.

4. Existing turnouts shall be reconstructed; or new turnouts designed and constructed at approximately 1,000-foot intervals. Turnouts should meet the following:

� 10-foot additional top width.

� 50-foot long.

� 50-foot tapers each side.

5. Surfacing shall be up to 6” of compacted aggregate. Aggregate shall meet the State Department of Transportation specifications for similar types of construction.

6. A traffic control plan shall be prepared by the DB, with detour and signing conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).

� Closure of all roads will be allowed during construction.

� Reflect in the traffic control plan closure locations and schedule.

7. Asphalt aprons are required where the CC Road and Jellerson Road meet Route

5. Place approximately ten tons at each intersection, shaped to fit approximately 50’wide x 10’long with curve radii to match highway.

8. Signs will be government provided and are to be installed by Contractor. Signs include gate signs and bridge signs.

Table 2 – Road Deisgn Criteria

Design Element Design Criteria

Design Speed 15 MPH Lanes Single Lane w /turnouts Template Crown 3-4% Shoulder 1’ L & R Top Width 14’ total Surfacing Crushed Aggregate

Min. Horiz. Radius, R 100’ Vertical Grades 2% min. – 8% max.

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1’ depth Clearing Limits 5’ from shoulder Construction Slopes Fill- 2 to 1 Cut- 1.5 to 1

C. ROADWAY DRAINAGE

1. Design and construction shall account for optimum roadway drainage opportunities.

2. Drainage features shall flow through filter-zones prior to entering streams.

3. Culverts shall be of new materials and installed for proper drainage.

4. Structural capacity for HS-25 loading.

5. Culverts shall be sized to accommodate sediment and woody-debris transport, minimum 18” equivalent diameter.

6. Provide adequate drainage for OHV intersections.

7. Multiple vernal pools are located within the road system which require shoulder reinforcement and silt fence protection.

IV. General Project Requirements

A. WEB/FTP SITE ACCESS

The DB shall create and maintain a web and/or FTP site where electronic copies of drawings, specifications, design analysis, project schedule, cost estimates, and other projects documents are stored and available for viewing and downloading by authorized Forest Service representatives. The Forest Service shall be provided access for post drawings and other documents on the site. This does not relief the DB from providing the required hardcopy documents specified in this task order. The DB is responsible for developing a site, which is compatible with the Forest Service computer network system. The Government anticipates the FTP site and electronic communications such as “Net Meeting”, “SameTime”, etc. will be utilized by the DB to communicate ideas and concepts between formal review stages.

B. DESIGN ANALYSIS

The design

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D. ROADWAY DRAINAGE

1. Design and construction shall account for optimum roadway drainage opportunities.

2. Drainage features shall flow through filter-zones prior to entering streams.

3. Culverts shall be of new materials and installed for proper drainage.

4. Structural capacity for HS-25 loading.

5. Culverts shall be sized to accommodate sediment and woody-debris transport, minimum 18” equivalent diameter.

6. Provide adequate drainage for OHV intersections.

7. Multiple vernal pools are located within the road system which require shoulder reinforcement and silt fence protection.

V. General Project Requirements

A. WEB/FTP SITE ACCESS

The DB shall create and maintain a web and/or FTP site where electronic copies of drawings, specifications, design analysis, project schedule, cost estimates, and other projects documents are stored and available for viewing and downloading by authorized Forest Service representatives. The Forest Service shall be provided access for post drawings and other documents on the site. This does not relief the DB from providing the required hardcopy documents specified in this task order. The DB is responsible for developing a site, which is compatible with the Forest Service computer network system. The Government anticipates the FTP site and electronic communications such as “Net Meeting”, “SameTime”, etc. will be utilized by the DB to communicate ideas and concepts between formal review stages.

B. DESIGN ANALYSIS

The design analysis shall be a bound assembly, in one or more volumes of functional and engineering criteria and design information. The design analysis submitted for review shall include all information, narrative descriptions, catalog cuts, product information, project scope, confirmation notices, computations and all previously made review comments with the DB's annotations as necessary to support and describe the design developed. It shall be in such detail as to permit complete understanding of the

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project design. When brand names or equal are used to specify a product the design analysis shall contain catalog cuts and other information in sufficient detail to clearly identify the product and its saline characteristics. When products are specified by standards and not by name, the design analysis shall identify at least two sources of products meeting the listed standards. The design analysis shall be prepared to present the data in an organized manner for:

1. Review, approval, and record purposes,

2. Use in adapting designs to other sites,

3. Future reevaluation and modification of construction.

4. Review and acceptance of submittals.

Design Calculations. Calculations shall be computed and checked by separate individuals. The names or initials of these individuals will be indicated on the page or insert carrying the calculations. Presentation will be clear and legible with a tabulation showing all design loads and conditions. The source of loading conditions, formulas, and references will be identified. Assumptions and conclusions will be explained and cross-referencing will be clear. Load paths shall be clearly indicated and structural member identification shall coincide with the identification tagging used in the project drawings. Lengthy or complex analysis shall be presented in a clear and understandable format, such as with MathCAD or similar computer program

Use of Computer Programs. When computer programs are used, the design analysis should include a complete listing of the input and output data, and calculations necessary for preparation of the input data. Input should be annotated to facilitate a reviewer's verification of data. Computer output should be in a format that identifies results by proper column headings and line identification keyed to a sketch of the structure if necessary. Voluminous output data may be included in a separate volume or, output presentation may be limited to key sections or to typical results when output is repetitive. Results should be verified by a "ball park" hand analysis. The required level of verification is dependent on such factors as complexity of analysis, importance of results and level of confidence in the program. Approved computer programs will be those commonly used programs judged to be reliable and thoroughly debugged. For Hydraulic Analysis the Corps of Engineers HEC-RAS program is an approved program. When non-approved programs are used, the design analysis must include a description of the theories, assumptions and design methods employed, sufficient to verify validity of the program.

Other Data. Codes, manuals, special investigations and reports are to be considered and used as applicable. The Geotech and similar investigative reports shall be included as appendices to the design Analysis.

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B. DRAWINGS

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All drawings shall be prepared in AutoCAD release 2009 version or newer in a Tabloid size format (11”x17”). Drawing format and style shall be fully compatible with the Forest Service computer and software systems. The DB is responsible for resolving compatibility issues. Generally, font size less then 3/32” will not be accepted without prior approval. A drawing scale bar shall be provided on each sheet, for each of the different scales represented on that sheet.

Plans shall indicate design standards or limitations stated by the Design Engineer, such as but not limited to, Roadway Criteria, Structural Criteria, Timber Grades, Steel Grades, Concrete Strength, etc

At each of the intermediate submission stages, the drawings shall be provided in hardcopy and electronic as required in the Submittal/Delivery schedule. If the contractor is required to maintain an FTP site then copies of all documents shall be posted in PDF format.

Hardcopy drawings shall be provided in Tabloid size format unless otherwise requested.

When requested, drawings shall be made available in AutoCAD, DWG format. As mentioned above, care shall be taken to insure DWG drawings are compatible with the Forest Service computer system and plotters.

The Final project Drawings shall be provided in both hardcopy and electronic.

Hardcopies shall be provided on one set of 4 mil double matted polyester film (“Mylar”) and two sets of reproduced paper copies. Each sheet of the polyester film hardcopy shall be stamped and signed by a engineer registered in the State where the work will be performed.

The Final drawings shall include a cover sheet, provided by the governemnt, to include the signature review of the Regional Director of Engineering.

The electronic copies shall be provided in both PDF and DWG formats. The PDF formatted drawings shall bear the name and electronic signature of the sheet’s designer, along with a certification the designer is registered to practice within the State where the work will be performed. The DB shall scan final drawings with Forest Service signatures into PDF format. The PDF drawings shall be provided on a CD-RW. Drawings shall be grouped together into file sizes of approximately 4 - 5 Megabytes (“MB”) each. The drawings shall be placed in a folder labeled “Drawings” and the specifications placed in another folder labeled “Specifications”.

The DWG drawings shall be provided on a separate CD along with the specifications in Microsoft word format for internal Forest Services use.

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D. SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications shall be prepared utilizing the Federal Highway Administrations FP-03 (U.S. Customary Units) Titled, Standard Specifcations for Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects. The FP03 specifcation book is available for download at :http://www.wfl.fhwa.dot.gov/design/specs/fp03.htm.

The Forest Service has a series of supplemental specifications which are used to modify the FP-03 Specifications to better fit Forest Service type projects. The Forest Service will provide these to the DB in Microsoft Word Format. The DB contractor shall develop any additional supplemental specifications required.

When “Brand Name or Equal” is used as a method of specifying a product, equipment, or material, it shall be done in accordance with FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal. Where a list of acceptable vendors is provided, the list shall be reduced to the top 3 or 4 vendors and always allow for an “or equal” to be submitted and considered. When a specific product name or vendor is provided, the DB shall validate the product, material, supply, or equipment complies with the Buy American Act as defined in FAR 25.200.

The Specifications shall require the contractor to hire a qualified firm to perform all Testing and Sampling. In general, a qualified firm is one that has been approved by the local State Department of Transportation for the type of testing or sampling being performed.

The Specifications shall be posted on the DB’s FTP Site at each design submittal phase when required elsewhere, and provided in hardcopy in accordance with the submittal schedule.

Final Project Specifications shall be provided in hardcopy, and electronically in Microsoft Word and PDF formats. The PDF format shall have the specifications grouped into files size of approximately 4-5 MB’s. Each page of the PDF specifications shall be sequentially numbered (i.e. 1 of 512, or 320 of 512 etc.).

E. DESIGN PHASES

1. 35% Design Submittal.

a. The 35% design submission. The 35% Design shall be fully developed to adequately define the structure, substructure, preliminary road alignment & approaches, abutments, and water diversion and control methods. Proposed materials for major components shall be indicated.

b. The preliminary design (35% complete) submission shall consist of:

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-Preliminary Drawings

� Coversheet (Format will be provided by FS)

� Plan and profile (structure and roadway)

� Traffic Control Plan

� Boring logs

� Plan and typical elevation of the structure

� Typical section through the structure

� Soil erosion control & water diversion plan

� Typical Abutment detail

� Typical guardrail detail

� Typical road section.

-Draft Supplemental Specifications

-Design Analysis. Design calculations, shall be consistent with the level of design development. As a minimum the hydraulic analysis shall have been completed and demonstrate compliance with aquatic passage and regulatory requirements. The hydraulic analysis shall include scour. The structure, foundation, alignment of the structure, road, and approaches shall be based on sufficiently analysis and design development to verify the validity and feasibility of the proposed structure.

2. Advance Final Design (95%):

a. General: The advanced final design shall represent a product which is nearly complete with only the omission of a few minor details/items. All previous review comments shall have been incorporated into the design.

b. The advance final design submission shall consist of:

- 95% Drawings

� Coversheet (Format will be provided by FS)

� Schedule of items, material list, general and technical notes

� Plan and profile (structure and roadway)

� Traffic Control Plan

� Boring logs

� Detail plan and elevations of the structure

� Longitudinal and cross sections through the structure at all key points

� Soil erosion control & water diversion plan, including all BMP details.

� Slope and Ditch stabilization, including rip rap details

� Abutment & wing wall details and sections

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� Guardrail and railing details including ends and transitions

� All cross sections

� All other drawing required to fully depict the work.

- Specifications

- Design Analysis. Design calculations, shall be consistent with the level of design development. The structure, foundation, alignment of the structure, road, and approaches shall be based on a fully developed design for all components of the project. The hydraulic analysis shall be expanded to include ditches, and all other drainage features, and any temporary water control structures. The design analysis shall document compliance with all applicable codes, standards, and other criteria provided by the Forest Service.

- Completed Local, State and Federal permit Applications

- Submittal Log for all submittals, required by the specifications and/or plans.

- Qualification statements for the DB contractors testing and sampling Firm. Utilize an SF330 or other government approved form. The firm shall be subject to government approval.

3. Final Design (100%)

a. General: Accomplish the final detail design of the project complete with all component parts and appurtenances. The final designs shall be based upon the project criteria and approved 35%-95% designs, and permit conditions.

b. The Final Design shall consist of complete drawings (all previous review comments incorporated), complete specifications (all editing completed) complete design analysis, and any other documents required for the advanced final review which were revised. Submission shall be made in accordance with the submittal schedule.

V. Construction Requirements A. Construction shall be in accordance with FP-03 and applicable Supplemental Specifications, Forest Service approved drawings, and all regulatory permit requirements B. Pre Construction meeting. Prior to the start of any on site construction activities, the DB contractor shall hold a preconstruction meeting near the vicinity of the project. The meeting schedule and location shall be coordinated and approved by the government.

As a minimum the DB contractor shall come prepared to discuss the following items:

� Identify the full time construction superintendent.

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� Safety officer and general safety provisions

� Identification of the DB’s testing and sampling firm

� Review of Regulatory permits

� Review of the Construction schedule

� Review of the submittal log

� Construction staging

� Traffic control

� Review of key items in the plans and specifications.

� Erosion control methodologies.

� Other items identified by the government prior to the meeting

C. Progress Meetings. Throughout the course of the Project the BD contractor shall hold progress meetings at least every two weeks unless more frequent meeting are required by the Contracting Officer. A progress meeting shall be required before submission of any invoice for payment of construction costs. As a minimum, the following items shall be discussed:

� Review of the project schedule

� Review of the submittal log and submittals in general.

� Review of the upcoming work

� Discussion of upcoming progress payment

� Other items as identified by the Contracting Officer

D. Design-Builder shall furnish and install “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act” Project Funding Source Sign Assembly prior to commencing construction. See sign details, required sign sizes are highlighted.

E. No payment will be made for any construction work for which submittals have not been reviewed and approved by the government.

F. DB shall be responsible for construction control, including establishing and maintaining temporary benchmarks, construction surveying and staking.

G. No work or ground disturbing activities shall proceed until the DB contractor is in receipt of all required permits.

H. As-Built drawings shall be retained onsite during construction and updated as necessary to reflect changes in conditions or work. Mark such changes in red on the drawings.

Submit one set of approved as-built drawings to the Government upon completion of work.

I. The Government will inspect the work at anytime and may reject any work or material found not in compliance with the contract requirements.

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J. Construction shall begin after approval of fabrication submittals and shall proceed diligently until completion.

K. The DB shall be responsible for quality control of all phases of the Contract, including necessary supervision, sampling, testing and reporting.

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EXHIBIT A

Site Maps

All Directions start at the Rt. 4 & 111 intersections in Alfred Maine.

Northern Unit: Proceed North on Rt. 4 to the Rt. 202 intersection turning right at the lights heading west. Jellerson Rd (FS 37) is located on the right hand side of the road from the intersection. To reach the CC’rd (FS 30) proceed 1.4 miles past Jellerson Rd to Rt. 5. CC’Rd is the first dirt road from the intersection.

Southern Unit: Take Rt. 4 South to New Dam Rd. Approximately 2.4 miles. Head west on New Dam Rd for 2.5 mile to Goodwins Bridge Rd located on the northerly side of the road. Follow Goodwins Bridge Rd. eventually bearing east to Whitcher Mills Rd approximately .5 miles from the intersection. Both the Ida Jim (FS 26) and Government Roads (FS 23) are located on the westerly side of Whicher mills Rd.

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EXHIBIT B

Hydrology Report A field review of stream crossing sites on the Chicken Farm and Jellerson roads on the Massabesic Experimental Forest near Waterboro, Maine was made during an intermittent rain on Friday June 12, 2009 in preparation for possible road reconstruction. In attendance were Mariko Yamasaki, Jon Janelle, Gordon Stuart, Dave Welsch, and James Airey. Dave Welsch and Roger Monthey made a subsequent visit on June 18, 2009, sunny Wednesday, to record elevations.

Chicken Farm Road Crossing #2 The stream is approximately 6 feet wide at bankfull with a very low gradient. The floodplain is approximately 170 feet wide at the crossing. The soil material underlying the stream and floodplain appears soft and may be at least partially composed of marine clay.

The crossing structure is a round 30 inch corrugated culvert. The bottom of the culvert is set 7 feet below the road surface on the inlet end and 8.3 feet below the road surface on the outlet end. The inlet elevation is 1.3 feet above the outlet end.

The road is a single lane, low speed, intermittent use gravel road. It receives low maintenance, has some usage by the local public in spite of being gated and shows shallow wheel ruts.

The road approach from the NW slopes toward the crossing on 6 % down grade for 250 feet, the last 70 feet of which is on fill and 5.4 feet above the flood plain on both sides of the road at the crossing.

The road approach from the SE slopes toward the crossing on 6 % down grade for 220 feet, the last 100 feet of which is on fill and 5.4 feet above the flood plain on both sides of the road

Considerations:

Use a closed bottom “D” culvert set below the grade of the streambed to encourage the reestablishment of natural stream bottom material within the culvert. Size the culvert to

1.3 times the bankfull width at the bankfull elevation to facilitate fish and macro invertebrate passage.

Stop the road ditches before entering the filled approaches in the floodplain. Utilize broad based dips on the approaches to disperse any road surface water onto the forest floor well back from the crossing structure.

Chicken Farm Road Crossing #1 The stream varies in width from 6 to 17 feet wide at bankfull with a very low gradient.

The floodplain is approximately 115 feet wide at the crossing. The soil material underlying the stream and floodplain appears soft and may be at least partially composed of marine clay.

The crossing structure is a round 36 inch corrugated culvert. The bottom of the culvert is set 6.5 feet below the road surface on the inlet end and 7.8 feet below the road surface on the outlet end. The inlet elevation is 1.3 feet above the outlet end. There is an outlet drop of 1.4 feet below the outlet end of the culvert to the surface of the stream. Scour depth is

3.4 feet below the culvert bottom at 3 feet downstream from the culvert end.

The road is a single lane, low speed, intermittent use gravel road. It receives low maintenance, has some usage by the local public in spite of being gated and shows shallow wheel ruts.

The road approach from the NW slopes toward the crossing on 4 % down grade for 200 feet and then continues on a 2 % upgrade for an additional 50 feet to the culvert crossing.

The last 80 feet of the approach is on fill 5.4 feet above the flood plain on the upstream side and 6.6 feet above the flood plain on the downstream side of the road at the crossing.

The road approach from the SE slopes toward the crossing on 5 % down grade for 160 feet, the last 35 feet of which is on fill 5.4 feet above the flood plain on the upstream side and 6.6 feet above the flood plain on the downstream side of the road at the crossing.

Considerations:

Use a closed bottom “D” culvert set to encourage the reestablishment of natural stream bottom material within the culvert.