Q&A.Part_3.Amendment_06.60617.pdf

GSA RESPONSES TO CONTRACTORS’ QUESTIONS (Q and A - PART 3)

SOLICITATION # GS-11P-17-MK-C-0016

June 6, 2017

# Offeror Question Government Response

Will you provide the sign in log from the site visit on 4/24/17?

Duplicate of Question 72

The structural notes under column shortening indicate the requirement to construct tapestry columns longer than the final lengths shown in the construction documents. What length are the columns required to be?

Duplicate of Question 73

191 Option 1, item D indicates Site Clearing is in Option 1 Base

Construction, but Option 2 includes Site Demolition. Please clarify what "site clearing" will include so that the scope can be separated correctly

Duplicate of Question 74

With the recent Presidential Executive Order regarding buying

American Products for Federal work, will this affect the current selection of Foreign Stone?

Duplicate of Question 75

193 Are the Bas Relief stone wall panels being supplied by the owner for install only or is this all to be figured as supply and install by the installer?

Duplicate of Question 76

Detail 12/ A8-4-2 is a schematic drawing of the typical anchorage for the veneer on the columns. There is a note that states this is only diagrammatic and final design is by contractor. The anchorage shown looks like an established anchorage system that has been used before. Is there any way to get a manufacturers name for this system so that we can explore the possibility of using this type of system or something similar to it for our pricing?

Duplicate of Question 77

June 6, 2017

# Offeror Question Government Response

The notes indicate the Contractor is responsible for the design of the cladding systems, including their structural integrity, waterproofing systems, and connection to the primary structure.

Will this design be required during the initial design review phase?

Duplicate of Question 78

Would it be possible to extend the RFI deadline to May 16, 2017?

Duplicate of Question 79

197 Would it be possible to schedule another site visit for the LBJ

Electrical and Mechanical Rooms?

Duplicate of Question 80

The first sentence of the Past Performance requirement states "For each of the four (4) 'similarly complex' projects identified by the

Offeror under Factor A" however under Factor A, Submittal

Required by Offerorthe Solicitation speaks of a minimum of one, but no more than two CMc projects and a minimum of three, but no more than four Memorial projects (6 projects possible). Please confirm the maximum allowed number of projects for this

Solicitation.

Duplicate of Question 91

199 Please confirm if proof of bonding capacity is required for the actual

Proposal, if any?

Duplicate of Question 92

The provided Word Document titled

"Past_Performance_Questionnaire" has a paragraph on the first page which instructs the Project client to complete the questionnaire and submit it directly back to the Offeror. Please confirm that we can remove this paragraph and the footer and instruct our clients to submit solely to the GSA Points of Contact, as required in the RFP. If the provided Document is erroneous, please issue the correct PPQ Form.

Duplicate of Question 93

June 6, 2017

# Offeror Question Government Response

Please confirm if one project can count as both Similar CMc experience and Similar Memorial Construction Experience?

Duplicate of Question 94

The temporary stairs (Drawing G2-1.2-NDC07001) call out metal pan with concrete treads in detail 8, in detail 9 the treads are called out as diamond plate. The picket size is also different on the two details.

Which is correct?

Duplicate of Question 95

203 Can the bronze panel on sign S2 can be separated into 3 separate bronze panels for ease of production?

Duplicate of Question 96

The work restrictions indicate that Promenade work including concrete demolition, core drilling, hammer drilling concrete must all be performed during Government Unoccupied Hours. Please clarify if excavation and auger cast pile operations are exempt from this requirement.

Duplicate of Question 97

205 Please clarify if Fee should include PM costs or if it should only include Overhead and Profit.

Duplicate of Question 98

The paragraph states "If the proposed final ECW is less than the target ECW, the GMP shall be reduced accordingly." What will occur if the final ECW is greater than the target ECW?

Duplicate of Question 99

Previous emails have been sent with an RFI log as an attachment.

They have been immediately returned as undeliverable. Is there an

FTP site or other means of submitting the final proposal?

Duplicate of Question 100

Please define activities that are expected to occur during the 360 days between substantial completion and contract completion.

Duplicate of Question 101

209 Have the trees to be transplanted already been identified and tagged?

Duplicate of Question 102

June 6, 2017

# Offeror Question Government Response

210 Due to the construction market being fairly busy, many of our subcontractors are just beginning to look at the drawings for this project. Would it be possible to extend the final proposal deadline to June 9, 2017?

Duplicate of Question 103

Is the excavated soil on site suitable for reuse on the project?

Duplicate of Question 104

The Evaluation under FACTOR D - Past Performance currently states:

"(c) The Offeror must demonstrate the ability to provide Design

Phase services that result in a final Estimated Cost of the Work

(ECW) within the target established at award. The Offeror must also demonstrate successful past performance of its ability to complete construction phase work within the GMP."

We are assuming this to mean that it will be demonstrated via the

Past Performance form sent to the Government by the references as we are only given one page for this section in the Technical

Proposal. Please confirm.

Please review the modified Solitication issued in Amendment 2 issued

May 16 2017

Please confirm that folded 11x17" pages are acceptable to display diagrammatic information and/or drawings, e.g. the Organizational

Staffing Plan.

Yes

June 6, 2017

# Offeror Question Government Response

The required Contents of the Price Proposal state: "The Price

Proposal shall consist of the SF 1442 and Pricing Sheet (attached) and the Agreement, with prices and/or rates indicated for each price element shown on the pricing form included in Section II of the

Agreement"

Please confirm if this means we are to append the Entire

Agreement following the SF 1442 and Pricing Sheet (in addition to the Section II Pricing Form)?

No. Just submit SF1442 and the Pricing/Bid Speadsheet.

Item 1 noted that IV.E was changed in entirety, it does not appear any changes were incorporated, please confirm.

Solicitation Volume: IV:E. FAR 52.233-2, Service of Protest (SEP 06)

Item 1 noted that IV.F was changed in entirety, it does not appear any changes were incorporated, please confirm.

Solicitation Volume: IV:F. FAR 52.225-12, Notice of Buy American

Requirement--- Construction Materials Under Trade Agreement (MAY

2014)

Item 2 noted that 1.C(1)(a) was changed in entirety, it does not appear any changes were incorporated, please confirm.

The Contractor shall commence performance of the Design Phase

Services within 5 work days after the Contractor receives the Notice to

Proceed (NTP).

218 Item 3 noted that I.H(9) was added, it does not appear this was incorporated, please confirm.

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June 6, 2017

# Offeror Question Government Response

Refer to Para. E ( Sterilization of Silt Loam and Organic Humus

Components ) of Section 1.6 of Section 329113 – Soil Preparation.

This section requires that the silt loam component be sterilized using an indirect fired rotary drum kiln sterilizer. It also requires that the soil material must have a minimum temperature of 212 degrees

F. with a contact time in the sterilizer of at least 10 minutes. To meet these requirements it would require equipment not available in the mid - Atlantic region. Also, it is important to note that processing a silt loam soil in a rotary heater will tend to “ Pelletize “ the soil causing the larger pelletized particles to be screened out during the next process step in the sterilization process. Please confirm this is required.

Per Spec 329113.1.6.E - The sterilization process is a critical requirement of the soil preparation and is required.The process described is common for some topsoil manufacturers, particularly for use with golf courses. Our team is aware that the sterilization process will create silt loam pellets; this is quite beneficial when mixing with the uniformly graded sand which produces a highly uniform soil mix. There are multiple suppliers in the Mid-Atlantic area that are capable of performing this process.

What is the fabrication and delivery timeline of the tapestry panels?

Are they currently being fabricated?

The Tapestry Panels are being refined, but the final panels are not yet in production.

The specifications require "The load test pile shall be loaded at increments of approximately 10 percent of the allowable compressive load and shall be held for a minimum of 4 hours (at each load). This will take approximately 40 hrs. for each test The most common method is 10% of total load ( 250 % of 95 tons =

237.5 ton at 23.75 ton per increments every 5 min and hold total load for 1 hour for creep and unload 25 % of total load to zero and 1 hour readying. Please advise

This question is pertinent to Spec 316316.3.3.E.which references the

Geotechnical Report in Appendix 5 under section 4.1.5 Pile Load

Testing. The Pile load testing shall be in accordance with ASTM D-

1143 per this report. The proposed modification is consistent with

ASTM D1143 – Quick Load Test Method and is acceptable.

222 What will occur if the final total ECW exceeds the original GMP

Option amount?

Duplicate of Question 99

223 Please confirm that the GMP Options will be exercised inder bilateral agreement.

Yes

June 6, 2017

# Offeror Question Government Response

Please define what GSA considers to be General Conditions.

Division 1

Is the Contractor responsible for purchasing the lift shown for GSA?

Yes

Are special inspections to be provided at the Contractor's expense?

Not enough information provided to respond.