SAP

State of South Carolina

Amendment #1 Questions and Answers

Solicitation:

Date Issued:

Procurement Officer:

Phone:

E-Mail Address:

Mailing Address:

5400020283 09/23/2020

JEFFERY SCHWALK

1-800-737-1018 SchwalkJC@scdot.org SCDOT Procurement Office PO Box 191 Columbia SC 29202-0191

DESCRIPTION: STATEWIDE TRUCK PARKING ASSESSMENT STUDY

USING GOVERNMENTAL UNIT: SC Department of Transportation

SUBMIT YOUR OFFER ON-LINE AT THE FOLLOWING URL: http://www.procurement.sc.gov

SUBMIT OFFER BY (Opening Date/Time): 10/08/2020 14:30:00 (See "Deadline For Submission Of Offer" provision) QUESTIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY: 09/17/2020 10:00:00 CLOSED (See "Questions From Offerors" provision)

NUMBER OF COPIES TO BE SUBMITTED: ONE

CONFERENCE TYPE: Pre-Bid

DATE & TIME: 09/16/2020 10:00:00 COMPLETED

(As appropriate, see "Conferences - Pre-Bid/Proposal" & "Site Visit" provisions)

LOCATION: Teleconference Only. Dial-In Number: 1-800-753-1965 Access Code:

7236783. Those wishing to participate should contract the Procurement Officer by 5:00 PM September 14, 2020 to pre-register.

AWARD &

AMENDMENTS

Award will be posted on 11/03/2020. The award, this solicitation, any amendments, and any related notices will be posted at the following web address: http://www.procurement.sc.gov

You must submit a signed copy of this form with Your Offer. By signing, You agree to be bound by the terms of the Solicitation. You agree to hold Your Offer open for a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days after the Opening Date. (See "Signing Your Offer" provision.)

NAME OF OFFEROR

(full legal name of business submitting the offer)

Any award issued will be issued to, and the contract will be formed with, the entity identified as the Offeror. The entity named as the offeror must be a single and distinct legal entity. Do not use the name of a branch office or a division of a larger entity if the branch or division is not a separate legal entity, i.e., a separate corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, etc.

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

(Person must be authorized to submit binding offer to contract on behalf of Offeror.)

DATE SIGNED

TITLE

(business title of person signing above)

STATE VENDOR NO.

(Register to Obtain S.C. Vendor No. at www.procurement.sc.gov)

PRINTED NAME

(printed name of person signing above)

STATE OF INCORPORATION

(If you are a corporation, identify the state of incorporation.)

OFFEROR'S TYPE OF ENTITY: (Check one) (See "Signing Your Offer" provision.)

___ Sole Proprietorship ___ Partnership ___ Other_____________________________

___ Corporate entity (not tax-exempt) ___ Corporation (tax-exempt) ___ Government entity (federal, state, or local)

COVER PAGE - ON-LINE ONLY (MAR. 2015)

http://www.procurement.sc.gov/ http://www.procurement.sc.gov/ http://www.procurement.sc.gov/

AMENDMENTS TO SOLICITATION (JAN 2004)

(a) The Solicitation may be amended at any time prior to opening. All actual and prospective Offerors should monitor the following web site for the issuance of Amendments: www.procurement.sc.gov (b) Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment to this solicitation (1) by signing and returning the amendment, (2) by identifying the amendment number and date in the space provided for this purpose on Page Two, (3) by letter, or

(4) by submitting a bid that indicates in some way that the bidder received the amendment. (c) If this solicitation is amended, then all terms and conditions which are not modified remain unchanged. [02-2A005-1]

QUESTIONS FROM OFFERORS - AMENDMENT (JUN 2017)

THE SOLICITATION IS AMENDED AS PROVIDED HEREIN. INFORMATION OR CHANGES

RESULTING FROM QUESTIONS WILL BE SHOWN IN A QUESTION-AND-ANSWER FORMAT. ALL

QUESTIONS RECEIVED HAVE BEEN REPRINTED BELOW. THE “STATE’S RESPONSE” SHOULD BE

READ WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE QUESTIONS. THE QUESTIONS ARE INCLUDED SOLELY TO

PROVIDE A CROSS-REFERENCE TO THE POTENTIAL OFFEROR THAT SUBMITTED THE QUESTION.

QUESTIONS DO NOT FORM A PART OF THE CONTRACT; THE “STATE’S RESPONSE” DOES. ANY

RESTATEMENT OF PART OR ALL OF AN EXISTING PROVISION OF THE SOLICITATION IN AN

ANSWER DOES NOT MODIFY THE ORIGINAL PROVISION EXCEPT AS FOLLOWS: UNDERLINED

TEXT IS ADDED TO THE ORIGINAL PROVISON. STRICKEN TEXT IS DELETED.

QUESTION 1:

The RFP requires us to submit a summary of our insurance. It is unclear what SCDOT is looking for. Would a sample certificate of insurance evidencing the types and amounts of coverage required by the RFP would be a sufficient summary?

SCDOT RESPONSE:

A Certificate of Insurance (COI) listing the insurance types and amounts of coverage would meet the requirement.

QUESTION 2:

We understand that the rates should be the fully burdened rate, and should be grouped by classification (not by name).

If a prime teams with one or more other consultants for this opportunity, should we develop blended rates for similar classifications regardless of firm, or develop discernable multiple classifications that more closely reflects the actual rates of those classifications for each firm?

SCDOT RESPONSE:

The rates developed should align with the method of billing you will use. Since the contract is held between the prime subcontractor and SCDOT, we would expect billing to come from the prime. If you wish to itemize the billing to indicate which subcontractor is being billed, you may provide the fully loaded rate at that level. If SCDOT needs additional information, the Procurement Officer will make the request.

QUESTION 3:

Are the requirements in Section V. Qualifications - Required Information (a) - (f) excluded from the page limit?

SCDOT RESPONSE:

Yes, the required information in Section V: Qualifications is excluded from the page limit.

QUESTION 4:

Should the required information in Section V. Qualifications - Required Information (a) - (f) be included as an Appendix Tab, at the end of the submittal?

SCDOT RESPONSE:

If you are submitting a hard copy, this information may be included as a clearly labelled Appendix Tab. If you are submitting on-line, include each as a clearly labelled separate attachment.

QUESTION 5:

Should the insurance requirements and the Minority Participation on Page 18 both be included in the Appendix Section?

SCDOT RESPONSE:

Yes, these may be included as a clearly labelled Appendix tab. If you are submitting on-line, include them as clearly labelled attachments.

QUESTION 6:

Under Section V. Qualifications - Required Information (d), does “every business” include government (public) clients?

SCDOT RESPONSE:

Yes, it should include those clients, except those requested in item (e) South Carolina Public Bodies.

All other terms, conditions, bidding instructions, and specifications remain unchanged. If there are any questions or if any confusion or uncertainty arises as a result of this amendment, it is the sole responsibility of the offeror to contact the procurement officer for clarification. Contact information can be found in the top right-hand corner of the cover page of this amendment. Reference the “duty to inquire” clause in the original invitation for bid.