ESBD_383171_1733860990076_2024.12.10 - TSUS Lake Ament Dam Engineering 25-00091 - Addendum No. 1 (final).pdf
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- Blanco County, Waco City, Texas
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This is Addendum No. 1 to a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) issued by The Texas State University System for professional engineering services related to the Lake Ament Dam Alteration project in Terlingua, Texas. The addendum includes responses to questions from a pre-submittal conference held on December 3, 2024, along with detailed site photographs and technical specifications of the existing dam structure. The project involves engineering services for a rock masonry dam that is 125 feet long, 56 feet high, with a 12-foot top width, originally constructed in the 1910s. Key dates include a question submission deadline of December 10, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. CST and a qualification submittal deadline of January 7, 2025. Site visits during construction will be required at least monthly.
The construction cost limitation is set at $900,000, which covers only construction and demolition costs, not engineering fees. The project includes a HUB (Historically Underutilized Business) requirement where the selected firm must demonstrate good faith efforts to allocate 20% of engineering services to qualified HUB consultants. The dam is classified as "Intermediate" size with a "High" hazard classification by TCEQ, and currently shows multiple structural issues including cracks in both upstream and downstream faces noted in a 2016 TCEQ Dam Safety Inspection Report. The dam's current specifications include a normal pool elevation between 3543.7 feet (low-water mark) and 3551.0 feet (high-water mark), with a surface area ranging from 4.4 to 12.8 acres and a capacity between 16.4 and 76.7 acre-feet.
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REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
FOR
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING
SERVICES
FOR
THE TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
TERLINGUA, TEXAS
Lake Ament Dam Alteration
RFQ No.:
758-25-00091
Notice To All Respondents:
The following is Addendum No. 1 to the Request for Qualifications (RFQ)
ESBD Posting No. 758-25-00091 was posted on November 20, 2024
Prepared By:
Donna Bryce, Senior Contract Administrator
The Texas State University System
601 Colorado Street
Austin, TX 78701 - 512-463-1808
Donna.Bryce@tsus.edu
Addendum No. 1 Issued December 10, 2024
Addendum No. 1 - RFQ for Professional Engineering Services (posted 12/10/2024) Lake Ament Dam Alteration in Terlingua, Texas for The Texas State University System
RFQ No. 758-25-00091
I. GENERAL:
A. The optional Pre-Submittal Conference was held on December 3, 2024, at The Texas State University System office in Austin, Texas and virtually. The Attendance Sign-In Sheets for in-person attendees are included as part of this Addendum along with the questions and answers presented in response to this solicitation as of December 10, 2024:
1. Question: What is the general expectation of the engineer during construction? Specifically, how often do we need to visit the site? We office out of Austin and it is quite a haul.
Answer: The standard language contained in our template agreement requires site visits during construction “no less than monthly” and more frequently depending on planned or actual activities at the site. The actual number of visits needed during the construction phase will be negotiated with the successful respondent.
2. Question: I noticed the 'construction cost limitation' is $900,000. Does this include all design fees? If not, is there a ballpark budget or expectation for design services?
Answer: The $900,000 Construction Cost Limitation is for construction/demolition only. The engineer’s fee will be negotiated with the successful respondent and will be based on the level of effort required to perform the engineering work.
3. Question: What is the TS’s HUB percentage goal for responding firms to meet or exceed? TSU supplied a sample Agreement with the RFQ which states that “The PE agrees to make a Good Faith Effort to allocate twenty percent (20%) of the services required under this Agreement to qualified consultants, which are HUB.” Does this include construction or only engineering services?
Answer: There is no specific HUB percentage goal that must be met.
However, the HUB Subcontracting Plan must demonstrate the Respondent’s good faith effort to allocate twenty percent (20%) of the services required under the agreement to HUBs. If the Respondent has made a demonstrated good faith effort but falls below the stated value, it has satisfied the intent of paragraph 1.13 of the RFQ. This requirement applies only to the PE services. The contractor will have a separate HUB percentage goal.
4. Question: Are there other specific HUB goals required, such as SMBE or WBE goals that will also need to be met?
Answer: No.
Attachments:
(1) Optional Pre-Submittal Attendance Sign-In Sheets
(2) PowerPoint presentation slides from the Pre-Submittal Conference held on December 3, 2024.
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Addendum No. 1 - RFQ for Professional Engineering Services (posted 12/10/2024) Lake Ament Dam Alteration in Terlingua, Texas for The Texas State University System
Addendum No. 1 - RFQ for Professional Engineering Services (posted 12/10/2024) Lake Ament Dam Alteration in Terlingua, Texas for The Texas State University System
Request for Qualifications for Professional Engineering Services
Lake Ament Dam Alteration for The Texas State University System RFQ No. 758-25-00091
Pre-Submittal Meeting December 3, 2024Addendum No. 1 - RFQ for Professional Engineering Services (posted 12/10/2024) Lake Ament Dam Alteration in Terlingua, Texas for The Texas State University System
Lake Ament Dam Located North of Terlingua East of State Highway 118
Addendum No. 1 - RFQ for Professional Engineering Services (posted 12/10/2024) Lake Ament Dam Alteration in Terlingua, Texas for The Texas State University System
USGS 2024
Point of entry from State Highway 118
Lake Ament Dam Unpaved Access
Road
Addendum No. 1 - RFQ for Professional Engineering Services (posted 12/10/2024) Lake Ament Dam Alteration in Terlingua, Texas for The Texas State University System
Lake Ament Dam Pertinent Data
Location: Brewster County, Texas
Drainage Area: 1.56 square miles
Embankment Type: Rock Masonry (Main Dam): Length: 125 feet Height: 56 feet Top Width: 12 feet Top Elevation: 3578.7 feet
Principal Spillway: Type: N/A
Auxiliary Spillway: Type: N/A
Lake: Normal Pool Elevation: 3543.7 feet (Low-water mark)
3551.0 feet (High-water mark) Surface Area at Normal Pool: 4.4 acres (Low-water mark)
12.8 acres (High-water mark) Capacity at Normal Pool: 16.4 acre-feet (Low-water mark)
76.7 acre-feet (High-water mark) Effective Top of Dam Elevation: 3578.7 feet Surface Area at Top of Dam: 79.2 acres Capacity at Top of Dam: 1274.3 acre-feet
General: TCEQ Size Classification: Intermediate TCEQ Hazard Classification: High Construction History: Originally completed circa 1910s
USACE NID ID: TX06492
Addendum No. 1 - RFQ for Professional Engineering Services (posted 12/10/2024) Lake Ament Dam Alteration in Terlingua, Texas for The Texas State University System
Lake Ament Dam in the distance
Upstream Face of Dam
Close-up view with access bridge to the right Addendum No. 1 - RFQ for Professional Engineering Services (posted 12/10/2024) Lake Ament Dam Alteration in Terlingua, Texas for The Texas State University System
Upstream Face of Dam
Left Abutment
Right Abutment Cracks in Upstream Face of Dam noted in
TCEQ’s 2016 Dam Safety Inspection Report Addendum No. 1 - RFQ for Professional Engineering Services (posted 12/10/2024) Lake Ament Dam Alteration in Terlingua, Texas for The Texas State University System
Bridge to top of Dam
The bridge is supported by a truss-like structure that is structurally compromised
Addendum No. 1 - RFQ for Professional Engineering Services (posted 12/10/2024) Lake Ament Dam Alteration in Terlingua, Texas for The Texas State University System
Top of Dam
Cracks at top of Dam noted on TCEQ’s 2016 Dam Safety Inspection Report
Downstream view from top of Dam
Addendum No. 1 - RFQ for Professional Engineering Services (posted 12/10/2024) Lake Ament Dam Alteration in Terlingua, Texas for The Texas State University System
Top of Dam
Upstream view of Lake Ament
Downstream view Addendum No. 1 - RFQ for Professional Engineering Services (posted 12/10/2024) Lake Ament Dam Alteration in Terlingua, Texas for The Texas State University System
Downstream Face of Dam
Cracks in Downstream Face of Dam noted in TCEQ’s 2016 Dam Safety Inspection Report
Addendum No. 1 - RFQ for Professional Engineering Services (posted 12/10/2024) Lake Ament Dam Alteration in Terlingua, Texas for The Texas State University System
Questions?
Submittal of Question Deadline
December 10, 2024 – 12:00 p.m. (C.S.T.)
Deadline for the Submittals of Qualifications January 7, 2025
Send, via email only, to:
peter.maass@tsus.edu
Addendum No. 1 - RFQ for Professional Engineering Services (posted 12/10/2024) Lake Ament Dam Alteration in Terlingua, Texas for The Texas State University System
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