DTFH71-17-R-00006_Amendment_00002.pdf

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE OF PAGES

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Federal Highway Administration Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division Acquisition Office 21400 Ridgetop Circle Sterling VA 20166-6511

Federal Highway Administration Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division Acquisition Office 21400 Ridgetop Circle Sterling VA 20166-6511

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X) 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

DTFH7117R00006

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

03/17/2017

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

CODE FACILITY CODE

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER 5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)

0002 03/17/2017 See block 14

6. ISSUED BY CODE EFLHD-AC 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE EFLHD-CO

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended. is not extended.

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing items 8 and 15, and returning copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER

NUMBER IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation data, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

Project: GWMP 11(4), 11(7), Arlington Memorial Bridge

The purpose of this Amendment is to:

1. Answer additional questions submitted after Amendment 0001.

Continued … Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

16C. DATE SIGNED

03/17/2017

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2. The deadline for additional RFQ questions is March 20, 2017, 4:00 PM EST.

Note: Due to the repetitive nature of several questions and issues, the wording of the questions may have been revised and some questions have not been included.

The due date of the Statement of Qualifications (SOQs) will remain March 28, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. EST in order to be considered for further evaluation.

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Arlington Memorial Bridge, Project No. GWMP 11(4), 11 (7) Solicitation No. DTFH71-17-R-00006, Amendment 0002

Questions and Answers

March 17, 2017

No. Question/Comment Answer

1. Are there any specific experience requirements for the Project Manager, similar to what is called out for the Construction Superintendent?

See second paragraph under number 1 on page 8 of the

RFQ.

2. Please clarify the anticipated procurement schedule, specifically:

• When can we expect the shortlist announcement?

• What is the timeline between shortlist announcement and issuance of the Final RFP?

• The requirement to submit a technical and price proposal 45 days after issuance of the RFP is aggressive. Please clarify if this intended to be from “Final RFP” and the procurement period from shortlist to submittal will be longer than 45 days.

• Please explain the timeline for award occurring 1 year from now when SOQs are due in 30 days.

The draft RFP will be available around March 3, 2017 and procurement schedule will be included in the draft RFP.

3. The 3rd paragraph states “It is not the intent of the EFLHD to receive specific design or engineering recommendations…” yet at the top of that page detailed construction, engineering, approach, schedule and resource information is requested. Please clarify how to respond to the Project Understanding and Approach Section?

Describe Project Understanding and Approach to Construction with the information provided. Refer to Draft RFP to be released approximately on March 3, 2017 for more project information.

4. The SOQ is page limited to 40 pages with the only item excluded being the Financial Audit. We request that the three owner performance evaluations, 2 references, responses to legal questions, and organizational documents requested on page 12 and 13 also be excluded from the page count.

The SOQ page limit increased from 40 to 50 pages per Amendment No. 1. The three owner performance evaluations, 2 references, responses to legal questions, and organizational documents requested on page 12 and 13 will not be excluded from the page count.

5. Item (a) on page 2 of the RFQ states “up to the centerline of the bridge”, should this say “up to the bascule span” since the bascule and approach spans are separate?

Centerline is correct (sidewalk plus 3 lanes of traffic)

6. Option 3 references a “3 span, variable depth steel girder jointless structure”, does this mean complete removal of the approach spans adjacent to the bascule span (on each side) to accommodate a 3-span continuous steel girder unit? Or does this contemplate the introduction of two (2) new piers in the existing channel span?

Bridge is to be jointless up to adjacent arches. The approach spans adjacent to the bascule span are not meant to be removed.

7. Is the Quality Assurance Manager (QAM) required to be completely independent of the Lead Construction Firm and/or Lead Design Firm?

Independent Quality Assurance Manager (QAM) is preferred but not required.

8. Regarding all references to “licensed Professional Engineer”, please confirm which state or District they must be licensed in. If the intent is to be licensed in the District of Columbia, will it be sufficient for key personnel to have his/her application for a DC license in process at the time of SOQ submission?

Professional Engineer in any state.

9. In reference to “five (5) completed {projects} in the past 10 years ……….” for the lead design firm, please confirm that the COMPLETION thresholds are design completed (for the lead design firm projects) and construction completed (for the lead construction contractor)

That is correct.

10. Regarding the reference to “Past Performance Evaluations” and “References”, may these be provided on the individual project descriptions described at the top of page 12? Or is there a separate form for these?

There is no separate form.

11. Please confirm that the requested information in the last paragraph in Section 4 – Financial Condition is also excluded from the 40-page limit.

Yes

12.

Please confirm precisely which SF 330 forms are required as part of this submission, just individual resumes and project descriptions or all SF 330 forms?

The Statement of Qualification (SOQ) may be submitted exclusively using the SF 330, or alternate forms and formats may be submitted, provided that the applicable information from the SF 330 is included and the 50 page count limit is observed.

13. Please confirm that a proposal COVER is treated as a TAB and therefore does not count towards the page limit (if it does not

The cover will not count towards the page count.

contain project-specific information).

14. Is a cover letter required, and if so, does the cover letter count against the 40-page limit? Also, can the cover letter be up to two pages?

A cover letter is not required.

15. For purposes of Team composition, have subcontractor and/or sub-consultant participation goals been established for this contract? If so, please state what they are by category of disadvantaged and/or minority category.

No. The Subcontracting Plan will be submitted by the selected offeror to the Contracting Officer in accordance with FAR 52.219-9, “Small Business Subcontracting Plan”.

16. Can the SF 330 Part II forms be excluded from the 40-page limit? No

17. Can resumes, whether in SF 330 Part I E format or otherwise, be excluded from the 40-page limit?

Resumes or SF 330 Part 1 E are part of the proposal and will not be excluded from the 50-page count.

18. Regarding the instructions, “Interested Offerors may use the [SF 330 . . .] as the basis for their SOQ” AND “All SOQs shall be written using Times New Roman with a font of 12-point”—If the SF 330 format is used, does the 12-point TNR restriction apply to all fields and all sections? Would resumes be excluded given the limited space available for project descriptions?

There is a default font type and size on the Adobe version of the SF 330 form. The Times New Roman with a font of 12-point requirement is for alternate forms and formats which may be submitted.

19. “Under question 5.4 of the RFQ document, it states that the proposer should address the duration of each project stage/option including total construction duration. In the Draft RFP, each option is assigned a number of maximum days for construction completion. Is EFLHD’s intent that each option’s duration is additive to the base contract duration, or is the intent that the options are to be completed concurrently with the base contract. For example, Option 1 and 2 include construction of the westbound portion, which would not be feasible to be constructed concurrently with the base contract which includes eastbound construction, however, Option 4 could be completed at any time during the project. Please clarify.”

Yes, it is EFLHD’s intent that each option’s duration is additive to the base contract duration.

20. Amendment 1 recently indicated the forms required in Part II of the No, Part II of the SF 330 will not be excluded from the page

SF 330 would count against the page count. Understanding there can be numerous pages required per team, and that it is not typical for the forms to be included in the page count, would EFL reconsider excluding these from the page count?

count.

21. If we include a cover letter or table of contents, would these two items be included in the page count?

A cover letter or table of contents these two items will not be included in the page count.

22. Are three past performance evaluations required for only the contractor and not the lead designer?

Addressed in amendment 1.

23. Is there a list of precluded firms that contributed to the bid documents that are not able to be included on a team?

There are no precluded firms at this time.

24. Can a reference and evaluation be on the same project or are they required to be different projects?

A reference and evaluation on different projects is preferred but not required.

25. Section 5 of the RFQ (Project Understanding and Approach), item #4 ask for each team to address “Duration of each project stage/option including the total construction duration and the planned number of construction crews.”

This level of detail is commonly addressed in the Technical Proposal, but will be difficult to address prior to design and quantification of the work. Please clarify the intent of this item as well as to what level the teams should address the schedule in their RFQ responses.

Please see response for number 3.

26. Design Build teams can have several subconsultants, at times in excess of 15. Being that SF 330 Part IIs are not excluded from the page count, please clarify if only the lead design firm and lead construction contractor are required to provide SF330 Part IIs.

No change, see amendment 1.

27. The fourth and the sixth paragraph both make mention of providing references. Please clarify if we are to respond to both paragraphs separately.

Respond separately.

28. “In the request for qualifications, proposers are limited to 40 pages. In section 2, each team is required to submit three past performance evaluations from owner agencies. Many of these evaluations are several pages long, and would consume a significant number of the 40 pages allowed. We request that the past performance evaluations be excluded from the page count in order to appropriately respond to the other critical items required in the RFQ. Please confirm.”

29. “In the request for qualifications, proposers are required to include audits to evaluate the proposers financial condition. In the RFQ, it states, include audits for all joint venture partners and architect-engineering firm subcontractors. Due to the nature of this procurement, we have included a lead design firm, along with several highly specialized sub consultants working for the lead design firm. Are we required to submit audited statements for all sub consultants, or just the lead contractor and design firm?”

30. Please explain the duties you would expect the “Project Engineer” to perform. It appears to us that position “Responsible for all engineering decisions, judgments and work at the site” would be the responsibility of the Designer of Record. Can this position be eliminated or the DOR fill this position?

Project engineer and designer of record are two different individuals. Project engineer is for construction work.

Designer of record is for the design work.

31. Pleasers clarify Options no 1 and 2 on page 2 of the RFQ. Is option 1 rehabilitation of the westbound roadway for the upstream half of the bridge from the center Bascule span to the Abutment on the Lincoln Memorial end of the bridge? Is option 2 rehabilitation of the westbound roadway for the upstream half of the bridge from the center Bascule span to the Abutment on the Virginia end of the bridge?

Please see attached plan showing the options.

32. Please confirm that the value of design and/or professional services does not contribute to the value of Subcontracted Work performed

The selected offeror’s Subcontracting Plan will be evaluated by the Contracting Officer in accordance with FAR 52.219-on the project, and is therefore not included in the value of Subcontracted Work for computation of Small Business Enterprise (SBE) participation as prescribed by FAR Subpart 19.7.

9, “Small Business Subcontracting Plan”.

33. The FHWA-EFLHD clearly understands the scale and complexity of this project, and as anticipated the need for multiple resources by providing for “Bridge Engineer(s)” and “Superintendent(s)” in its listing of Experienced personnel for this project. Please confirm that this project may also have two (2) Designer(s) of Record to accommodate this projects size and complexity. This practice would be applied in a manner such that a clear and concise scope exists, i.e. Concrete Arch vs. Bascule Spans, to recognize the strengths of individual design firms. Design coordination would be assigned to one (1) design firm to ensure a complete design.

Two (2) Separate Bridge Engineers is acceptable, But only one (1) Designer of Record for the Entire project is expected.

34. Please confirm that all design activities for the construction of Options 1 through 4 are completed as part of the base contact for the project. Design of the westbound concrete approach spans, the bascule span and rehabilitation of the existing piers and abutments are not specifically described as part of the base contract, but inferred to be included as all waivers, exceptions, permits, and approvals for the construction of the Options 1 through 4 are required to be competed in the base contract. With this understanding, Contract Options 1 through 4 consist primarily of construction activities.

The design of all options will be under the base contract.

Contract Options 1 through 4 primarily consist of construction activities.

35. Please confirm that the responses included in our SOQ are to be based solely on the RFQ and not the Draft RFP, as the Draft RFP contains information that conflicts with the RFQ and may ultimately change prior to issuance of the FINAL RFP.

Yes, the SOQ solely based on RFQ.

36. After reviewing the Draft RFP, we request that NPS/EFLHD consider using a unit cost, based on specified quantities for all pier repairs such as crack repairs and pointing/patching. The potential for each team to accurately determine quantities during the proposal phase will place an undue burden on NPS/EFLHD through required site visits and investigations. The use of a unit price with field

The comment will be evaluated during the final RFP.

measured quantities during construction will reduce risk and therefore cost to the DB teams and provide NPS/EFLHD with a standard pricing criteria to evaluate across all competitors.

37. Will the owner consider another site visit prior to Proposal submission for further investigation and to verify certain assumptions? Also, the weather during the Friday March 10th site visit was prohibitive for bridge exterior examination/photos.

Pre-Proposal Conference and Project Walk-Through (site visit) will be scheduled during phase II (RFP).

38.

On page 14 of the RFQ, it states that “Alternate forms and formats may be submitted, provided that the applicable information from the SF 330 is included”. The SF 330 form includes a supplemental Part II section titled General Qualifications. Please confirm that the Part II section of the SF 330 form is not required as part of this submittal.

Part II information titled “General Qualifications” is required. In order to save pages the Design Build team can provide the information in a more condensed alternate format. Large firms with many branches do not need to prepare a Part II form or an alternate format for each branch of the company only for the branch office that will be providing the primary engineering and construction services for the Arlington Memorial Bridge Design Build Project.

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FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

EASTERN FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAY DIVISION

GEORGE WASHINGTON MEMORIAL PARKWAY

ARLINGTON MEMORIAL BRIDGE

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(Anticipated Bascule Span Emergency Repairs) As Required

Base Contract

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