Amendment One.pdf

SAP

State of South Carolina

Invitation for Bid Amendment One

Solicitation Number:

Date Issued:

Procurement Officer:

Telephone:

E-Mail Address:

5400023917 August 26, 2022 Cheryl D. Spann 803-898-3483 spanncd@dhec.sc.gov

DESCRIPTION: ACA Cleanup UST Permit #08424, Max Brian, 8910 Hwy. 9, Inman SC 29349 USING GOVERNMENTAL UNIT: South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

SUBMIT YOUR OFFER ON-LINE AT THE FOLLOWING URL: http://www.procurement.sc.gov SUBMIT OFFER BY (Opening Date/Time): September 13, 2022/2:30 pm ET (See "Deadline For Submission Of Offer" provision) QUESTIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY: August 19, 2022/2:30 pm ET DATE HAS PASSED (See "Questions From Offerors" provision) NUMBER OF COPIES TO BE SUBMITTED: 1 (online preferred) CONFERENCE TYPE: Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid DATE & TIME: August 18, 2022/10:00 am ETDATE HAS PASSED

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

LOCATION: Microsoft Teams (online) Email Debra Thoma for meeting access instructions, no later than Tuesday, August 16, 2022/4:00 PM ET. thomadl@dhec.sc.gov

AWARD &

AMENDMENTS

Award will be posted on September 27, 2022. 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 sixty (60) 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:spanncd@dhec.sc.gov http://www.procurement.sc.gov/ mailto:thomadl@dhec.sc.gov http://www.procurement.sc.gov/

PAGE TWO

(Return Page Two with Your Offer)

HOME OFFICE ADDRESS (Address for offeror's home office / principal place of business)

NOTICE ADDRESS (Address to which all procurement and contract related notices should be sent.) (See "Notice" clause)

Area Code - Number - Extension Facsimile

E-mail Address

PAYMENT ADDRESS (Address to which payments will be sent.)

(See "Payment" clause)

____Payment Address same as Home Office Address ____Payment Address same as Notice Address (check only one)

ORDER ADDRESS (Address to which purchase orders will be sent) (See "Purchase Orders and "Contract Documents" clauses)

____Order Address same as Home Office Address ____Order Address same as Notice Address (check only one)

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

Offerors acknowledges receipt of amendments by indicating amendment number and its date of issue. (See "Amendments to Solicitation" Provision) Amendment No. Amendment Issue

Date Amendment No. Amendment Issue

Date Amendment No. Amendment Issue

Date Amendment No. Amendment Issue

Date

DISCOUNT FOR

PROMPT PAYMENT

(See "Discount for Prompt

Payment" clause)

10 Calendar Days (%) 20 Calendar Days (%) 30 Calendar Days (%) _____Calendar Days (%)

AMENDMENT ONE

Solicitation No. 5400023917

DESCRIPTION: ACA Cleanup UST Permit #08424, Max Brian, 8910 Hwy. 9, Inman SC 29349

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)

This 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 existing provision of the solicitation in an answer does not modify the original provision except as follows: underlined text is added to the original provision. Stricken text is deleted. [02-2A097-1]

The following prospective offeror questions and agency responses are hereby incorporated into the solicitation.

VENDOR QUESTION 1: How much money has been spent on this release and how much is remaining?

STATE’S RESPONSE: To date, approximately $154,354.17 has been expended from the SUPERB Account and approximately $845,645.83 remains for site rehabilitation activities.

VENDOR QUESTION 2: Has there been any correction action performed to date?

A review of historic files on DHEC’s website didn’t indicate corrective action.

STATE’S RESPONSE: Corrective action, including AFVR events, has not been performed at this site.

VENDOR QUESTION 3: Will the logs or obstructions on top of PW-2 be removed? If this is a SSTL well, it will require sampling and appears it isn’t accessible.

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

STATE’S RESPONSE: The property owner may move the logs/obstruction to make the well accessible. The contractor can work with the property owner to make the well accessible. If the well remains inaccessible, PW-2 may be removed as an SSTL well.

VENDOR QUESTION 4: The plume appears to stretch a significant distance over a partially wooded area. Will any land clearing be performed around SSTL wells or other wells in the monitoring well network.

STATE’S RESPONSE: DHEC does not plan on conducting land clearing activities.

Historically, the wells in the wooded area have been located so land clearing is not believed to be necessary.

VENDOR QUESTION 5: Concentration data for the 2022 sampling event appears to be significantly lower (i.e. non-detect) for some SSTL wells as compared to historic data. Since no corrective action was performed, concentrations will presumably increase at some point during the contract and could make it difficult to reach payment milestones. Has DHEC considered setting initial concentrations to the highest historic concentrations, or even using an average?

STATE’S RESPONSE: DHEC has evaluated the data and the SSTL will not be modified at this time. Please be aware, that the application of corrective action technologies or natural fluctuations in the water table can cause elevated CoC concentrations in wells and sampling points. In addition, the solicitation does allow for a revision of the SSTLs if deemed appropriate.

VENDOR QUESTION 6: Please confirm there are not any water supply wells in the sampling network. It is assumed the PWs are not water supply wells.

STATE’S RESPONSE: There is one inactive Water Supply Well (WW-1) behind the house. The wells designated ‘PW’ are not Water Supply Wells.

VENDOR QUESTION 7: Is this an owner/operator bid or DHEC?

STATE’S RESPONSE: The Underground Storage Tank (UST) Management Division of DHEC’s is seeking services of a South Carolina-Certified Class I Site Rehabilitation Contractors to perform the corrective action activities. Therefore, this is a bid solicitated by DHEC not the owner/operator.

VENDOR QUESTION 8: We would like to know if as a firm or individual withing the firm are required to apply for the Certified Class I Site Rehabilitation Contractor prior to submitting the proposal.

Under R.61-98 the firm and our staff qualify for Class I and Class II, could this be verified via our projects and team resumes or is certification required? In addition, would a SC subcontractor have to be certified as well in accordance with R.61-98?

STATE’S RESPONSE: All Offerors must be South Carolina-Certified Class I Site Rehabilitation Contractors. In accordance with R.61-98, the primary contractor maintains responsibility for the quality of work performed by individuals or companies sub-contracted to them.