Amendment 5.pdf

AMENDMENT FIVE

TO THE INVITATION FOR BIDS

DATE: November 6, 2019

STATE OF MARYLAND

DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES

Office of Procurement and Logistics eMMA NUMBER: BPM015543/001IT821057

CONTRACT TITLE: Icebreaker/Buoy Tender Vessel for the Department of Natural Resources

This Amendment is issued to clarify, add to, delete from, correct and/or change the BID documents to the extent indicated and is hereby made a part of the said BID documents on which the contract will be based. This Amendment becomes part of the BID package.

COMAR 21.05.02.08 requires all Amendments issued to be acknowledged.

Issued by:

State of Maryland

Department of General Services

Office of Procurement and Logistics

301 W. Preston Street - Room M-3

Baltimore, Maryland 21201

Kimberly Hackett Kimberly Hackett, DGS Procurement Officer

Acknowledgment Date

Company Name

AMENDMENT FIVE TO THE INVITATION FOR BIDS

eMMA Number: BPM015543/001IT821057

November 6, 2019

CONTRACT TITLE: Icebreaker/Buoy Tender Vessel for the

Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

Please see the attached questions and answers.

The bid opening date is not being changed by this Amendment.

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1) There is no mention of a Bid Bond. Can you please confirm that there is no Bid Bond?

Based on Amendment 2, a Performance Bond is required.

2) Spec Section 1.3.1.7 has and is calling for a passenger accommodation area(s) for up to

20 passengers with seating for 10. There are also many callouts using the wording

Passengers throughout the IFB specs, including asking the Contractor to supply and store

20 Adult Life Jackets. According to 46 U.S. Code Subtitle II, vessels carrying more than

6 passengers must be USCG Inspected and issued a Certificate of Inspection (COI). Have you reached out to your local USCG office and discussed this new vessel?

This vessel is intended to be an ice capable, buoy tender that has the capability to potentially transport passengers during emergency conditions, it will not be carrying passengers for hire.

Yes, we did reach out to OCMI in Baltimore.

3) There is no mention in the IFB that talks about Tonnage. All vessel that are U.S. Flagged need to be documented by the USCG National Vessel Documentation Center (NVDC).

Vessels over 79 feet must be admeasured and issued a Tonnage Certificate. That admeasured tonnage gets noted on the Certificate of Documentation (COD). What are your tonnage limitations? There are fees associated with vessel admeasurement and documentation that typically vessel builders are responsible for.

Vessel will need to be documented. We are allowed to but not required.

4) Spec Section 1.3.22.5.1 & 1.3.24.8.1 calls for (4) spare watertight electrical penetrations for each watertight bulkhead and each deck house side. It is common practice to use an

MCT (multi-cable-transit) device similar to NOFIRNO https://csdsealingsystems.com/products/nofirno-system that is ABS & USCG approved.

These penetrations should be sized to give a 15-20% margin for spare wires. Additional stuffing tubes thru the deckhouse sides and pilot house top would be recommended. Can the builder use MCT devices for interior cable penetrations?

Yes, this is fine.

5) Spec Section 1.3.25.1.3 calls for “All-weather covers for the navigation and electronics systems shall be provided”. Is this for the standard covers for the displays that would mounted inside the bridge? Or would it be for all the external gear? Can you please be more specific?

https://csdsealingsystems.com/products/nofirno-system

Covers are for the displays in the pilothouse.

6) Spec Section 1.3.25.8.8 Please elaborate on the term “Electrical Failure” that is required to be monitored?

Electrical failure can be loss of a generator, low batteries, or some other failure that prevents the delivery of power to the vessel. This section is asking for there to be monitoring of the systems proper function at all times.

7) Spec Section 1.3.23.8 Propulsion Controls are describing a primary steering station to have steering and propulsion control with alarms only and Spec Section 1.3.27.15.6 is calling for an Engineers Console, separate from the steering station, that has all the instrumentation for the mains & gears with start & stop control. Typically, engine gauges and start/stop controls are within the operators reach. Please confirm that a separate engineer’s station is preferred?

Engineer station in station room is our preference.

8) Spec Section 1.3.24.8.6 call for (5) 30-amp Exterior Duplex Receptacles but in the paragraph body I count (9). These 30AMP Weathertight Duplex outlets are expensive.

Can you please clarify the quantity?

We believe five would be appropriate.

9) Spec Section 1.3.24.11.8 refers to an alternating light that must be installed within the air draft restriction. Can I ask what is your maximum Air Draft?

We do not foresee a max air draft requirement as necessary.

10) Spec Section 1.3.25.1.6 please clarify the term “Heated Bracket” for the EPIRB.

This boat will operate in conditions where water can freeze (we are in fresh water) and so we need to make sure the EPIRB is not frozen to its bracket. Any bracket that will not prevent the EPIRB from floating free in below freezing conditions will be acceptable.

11) Spec Section 1.3.25.8.1, USCG COMDTINST (72 COLREGS) could have issue with the vessels signaling device (air horn/whistle) being used for other than its intended purpose.

For that reason, can the contractor substitute that warning device with an audible device thru the alarm system manufacturer?

The intent of the sentence “The LE light(s) and the air horn shall be activated while the vessel is unmanned to alert the operators on shore of any of these alarm activations.” Is for an alarm to sound when the boat is tied to the dock, unmanned, and in danger of a serious floating or fire event. Any siren/alarm that is loud enough to be hear ashore, inside another building will be sufficient. An electric horn dedicated to this mission will be acceptable.

12) Spec Section 1.3.27.3.2 calls for eight kevel chocks suitable for 4-inch nylon line. Is the

4-inch call-out referring to the rope circumference?

Yes, circumference.

13) Spec Section 1.3.27.13.2 calls for “All galley appliances shall be marine commercial grade stainless steel.” Would it be possible for the DNR to give the actual appliance make and model numbers? Marine Galley equipment and marine grade stainless steel are two entirely different subjects and actual makes and models would allow for a more competitive bid.

All galley appliances need to be marine commercial grade and made of stainless construction.

14) There seems to be no Section D, Supplemental Terms and Conditions section issued with

IFB package.

There are no Supplemental Terms and Conditions.

15) Does the State of Maryland Prevailing Wage Laws come into effect for a Rhode Island

Shipyard?

Please see https://www.dllr.state.md.us/labor/prev/livingwagefaqs.shtml#outofstate

16) Spec Section 1.3.25.5.1 is calling for a marine grade, water resistant, headset type crew communications system configured for both hard-wired and wireless operation, but does not say how many headsets to provide. Can you please elaborate on the quantity? Could you please specify a make and model? Below link is a sample of available units, https://www.dllr.state.md.us/labor/prev/livingwagefaqs.shtml#outofstate file:///L:/Proposals/Maryland%20Ice%20Breaker%202019/Electronics/Commiunications/

Setcom-Marine-Headset-Brochure.pdf

Five headsets would be sufficient. As long as it is made for Marine workboat applications it should be ok. There are a few systems that would be adequate. David

Clark is the system that many police and fire departments use. It is relatively cheap.

Series 9500 is designed for workboats. www.davidclark.com Another would be Eartech

17) Spec Section 1.3.25.2.1 is asking for a four camera CCTV system. Would you be expecting fixed or pan/tilt/zoom cameras that are controlled from the bridge?

Fixed.

18) Spec Section 1.3.27.11.2 states that the interior surfaces of the hull shall be insulated to minimize condensation and provide sound dampening. This specification is very vague and must be elaborated on. For example, is it the intent for the contractor to provide a sprayed on thermal coating such as Mascoat? www.mascoat.com Or are we to use standard hull board insulation. Can you please also elaborate on the extent of the insulation, stem to stern? Deck to waterline? Etc.

Standard Hull board from Stem to Stern, up to the main deck. Insulation required in the pilothouse as well. This is a boat that will operate year around and in freezing temperatures.

19) Spec Section 1.3.27.17.6 Stowage for four (4) 24” Diameter x 36” Long fenders shall be provided. Will the contractor be responsible for providing those fenders?

No.

20) Spec Section Table 600-1 Page 59; please specify make and type of pollution control kit.

Is it a containment boom?

Oil Spill Kit. Universal 20 gallon size. No boom is required.

21) There is some confusion regarding the IFB requirements. I hope we explain it clearly below, but we wish to confirm Maryland’s intent since clarification to this requirement has an impact on both cost and schedule.

Section C, Specification paragraph 1.3.1.5 states that the vessel is to be designed in accordance with ABS rules and “classed for inland service with ice strengthening. Construction plans are to be prepared and submitted to ABS for approval of the hull and various systems. Further, paragraph 1.2.3.1 states “Although these file:///L:/Proposals/Maryland%20Ice%20Breaker%202019/Electronics/Commiunications/Setcom-Marine-Headset-Brochure.pdf file:///L:/Proposals/Maryland%20Ice%20Breaker%202019/Electronics/Commiunications/Setcom-Marine-Headset-Brochure.pdf http://www.davidclark.com/ http://www.mascoat.com/

Specifications require that the vessel be designed to various USCG and ABS standards, the vessel to be procured through this contract is not intended to be certified or inspected by the USCG, nor is the vessel to be classed or to have a load line assigned by ABS, or any other classification society. The design will be reviewed by ABS.”

Is it Maryland’s intent that the Contractor shall submit to ABS all drawings and calculations specified by the ABS rules that would be required if the vessel was to actually be classed by ABS, or only the drawings specified in Paragraph 1.3.13.3 for the

Final Design Review and Paragraph 1.3.13.4 for the as-built package?”

Only the drawings specified in Paragraph 1.3.13.4 for the as-built package are required to be ABS-reviewed. Calculations that support these drawings would be required by ABS.