Amendment 3 addt'l Q & A.pdf

State of South Carolina

Invitation For Bid Amendment #3

Questions and Answers

Solicitation:

Date Issued:

Procurement Officer:

Phone:

E-Mail Address:

Mailing Address:

5400018766 01/29/2020

JEFFERY C. SCHWALK

(803) 737-1018 SchwalkJC@scdot.org SCDOT Procurement Office PO Box 191 Columbia SC 29202-0191

DESCRIPTION: TRUCK-MOUNTED PIPE CLEANER

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) 02/14/2020 2:30 PM EST (See "Deadline For Submission Of Offer" provision) QUESTIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY: 01/23/2020 10:00:00 CLOSED (See "Questions From Offerors" provision)

NUMBER OF COPIES TO BE SUBMITTED: ONE

CONFERENCE TYPE: Not Applicable

DATE & TIME:

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

LOCATION: Not Applicable

AWARD &

AMENDMENTS

Award will be posted on 03/20/2020 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)

mailto:SchwalkJC@scdot.org http://www.procurement.sc.gov/ http://www.procurement.sc.gov/ http://www.procurement.sc.gov/

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.

Additional questions and associated answers are published for this solicitation, as follows:

QUESTION: SCDOT Spec portion 6.5:

a. 6.5.1: Water tank storage shall be provided in one or more plastic or stainless steel tank with a combined certified capacity of at least 1300 gallons.

Our tank is aircraft grade aluminum with a 10 year non-prorated warranty which exceeds any manufacturer’s plastic tank. Will this be an acceptable alternative?

STATE’S RESPONSE: Yes since it exceeds our requirements.

QUESTION: SCDOT Spec portion bidding schedule line #0001:

a. Class 8 Pipe Cleaner Truck-Mounted

Should this unit be priced with either a fan or PD unit? Which should we include with the base unit price? Also, is this to include the Chassis since Line #0007 requests pricing in the GVWR Truck.

STATE’S RESPONSE: The fan should be priced and included in the base price and should include the chassis.

QUESTION: SCDOT Spec portion bidding schedule line #0003:

a. Optional Fan or PD Blower

Our pricing here is dependent upon knowing advice on Line #0001.

STATE’S RESPONSE: The base price should be with the fan unit.

QUESTION: SCDOT Spec portion bidding schedule line #0007

a. 66,000 GVWR Truck

Are you expecting the chassis to be priced out separately from the body?

STATE’S RESPONSE: Yes

QUESTION: SCDOT Bid Spec, page 22 -23, Delivery Date:

a. SCDOT requesting 180 days ARO.

We are requesting that be modified to 220 days ARO

STATE’S RESPONSE: This will be acceptable as we know the lead times can be lengthy.