ATTACHMENT_8__Section_L_replacement.docx

REPLACE SECTION L -1 THROUGH L-1-3 AG-82FT-S-13-0007 with the following:

SECTION L

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS OR RESPONDENTS

L-1 BEST VALUE EVALUATION INSTRUCTIONS

IMPORTANT: The Government may only rely on the information you initially submit.

Ensure you submit information clear, concise, and detailed for each sub factor listed below.

All evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined, are approximately equal to cost or price.

L-1-1 Technical Proposal (not to exceed 10 pages) Technical proposals must provide a detailed description of how the Offeror intends to use innovation, complete the construction, and meet or exceed the performance goals set forth in this RFP. The technical proposal must clearly indicate how the Offeror would proceed if awarded the contract. In addition, the Offeror must provide a detailed description of how the proposed approach will enable the project to be constructed faster, safer, with higher quality, and with improved user satisfaction.

A. The technical proposal must be organized as follows:

1. Executive Summary (not to exceed 5 pages): Provide an overview of the technical approach. Clearly include any assumptions made in responding to the RFP and any exceptions made in the offer. The executive summary also must identify any uncertainties and briefly explain how the Offeror intends to address those uncertainties.

2. Summary of Work Plan: Although an acceptable work plan shall be required 30 days after award of the contract, Offerors must explain how they intend to schedule and complete the construction set forth in the RFP and meet each of the performance goals. The summary shall be submitted in a Gantt Chart or similar format. The summary must clearly identify the following:

a. The resources, including an adequate line of credit, equipment, materials, and staff, necessary and available to conduct the work;

b. The techniques and practices that shall be used to conduct the work, including any innovative techniques and practices, that may be used over the life of the contract;

c. Any assumptions, deviations, or exceptions to the RFP;

d. Any technical uncertainties and specific proposals for resolving those uncertainties;

e. The Offeror's plan for keeping an adequate supply of materials and labor resources;

f. The Offeror's plan for how they shall prioritize and address activities to ensure safety, including activities or issues that may not be specifically addressed in this Scope of Work.

g. Any other issues the Offeror believes are important to meeting the performance goals set forth in this RFP.

h. List the items of work the Offeror will self-perform and how much will be subcontracted (this should be based on the Owner Agency's self- performance requirement).

L-1-2. Staffing/Management/Quality Management/Past Performance /Equipment/Schedule Proposal (not to exceed 27 pages) A. Staffing/Management/Quality Management/Past Performance/Facilities and Equipment/Schedule proposals must clearly describe how the Offeror intends to staff the project and how the Offeror intends to proactively manage staff and information to ensure that work is completed and that the performance goals set forth in this RFP are met. If subcontractors are used, the staffing/management proposal must describe how the Offeror intends to manage and provide oversight of all subcontractor activities. Contractor may submit information available from the Contractor Reporting System available at www.cpars.gov/ in lieu of the Past Performance Questionnaires or both.

B. The Quality Management Plan is a key element to the success of any performance contract, and it outlines Quality Control and Quality Assurance for the project. The proposal must describe the Offeror's plans for managing quality both in identifying needs and inspecting quality of work performed.

C. Related experience and past performance on related projects of similar size and scope must also be described. As noted in Section M, past performance and related experience are key evaluation criteria.

D. The Staffing/Management/Quality Management/Past Performance/Facilities and Equipment/Schedule Proposal must be organized as follows:

1. Executive Summary (not to exceed 5 pages): Provide an overview of how the Offeror intends to staff, manage, and implement the Quality Management Plan for all of the tasks in this RFP.

2. Summary of Staffing/Management Plan(not to exceed 5 pages): Although an acceptable staffing/management plan shall be required 30 days after award, Offerors must explain how they intend to provide staff and management support to ensure that all tasks are completed to the performance goals set forth in this RFP. At a minimum, Offerors must describe:

a. The overall project manager and construction superintendent, including resumes. Provide list of potential subcontractors’.

b. The Offeror's plan to ensure that all employees, including subcontractors, have adequate training and understand the requirements of their functions;

c. How the Offeror intends to make management of the contract proactive;

d. The Offeror's ability to control prices and reduce financial risk to the government;

e. The procedures and plans for managing subcontractor performance;

f. The procedures and plans for labor/material supply and inventory;

g. The Offeror's training plan to ensure properly trained personnel.

h. The Offeror's plan to innovatively meet the schedule performance goals under this contract. The resources needed for adequate schedule monitoring and tracking.

i. How the plan minimizes the impact of the construction project to the public due to scheduling.

j. How the plan ties in with the Quality Management plans and CPM.

3. Summary of Quality Management Plan(not to exceed 5 pages): Although an acceptable quality management plan shall be required after award of the contract, Offerors must include information regarding the key elements of that plan, including:

4. Experience(not to exceed 2 pages) and Past Performance(minimum of 5 projects not to exceed 7projects not to exceed a page each): Offerors must describe their experience, as well as the experience of any proposed subcontractors, in conducting construction projects of similar scope, in applying innovative construction/ work zone practices, and in project management for projects of comparable size, and complexity. Offerors must include:

5. Schedule (not to exceed 5 pages): Although an a construction schedule shall be required after award of the contract, Offerors must include information that shows the proposed construction schedule for the project including:

a. Proposed timeline and sequence of events to complete the construction project.

b. Proposed method for monitoring, controlling, and tracking of construction progress.

L-1-3 Price: Complete the Schedule of Items including the additives items. We do not use optional items, we do use additive or deductive items.