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| Request | For | Information | FA8501‐15‐0011 | Municipal | Solid | Waste | Collection | & |
| Disposal | Services | | | | | | | |
| 1. PWS | Page | 1 | 1.1.4 | | Yard | Waste. | | Is | that | picked | up | by | hand? | Or | is | it |
| containerized? | If | so | how | many | loads | since | it | priced | monthly? | Are | the | | | | | |
| tonnages | reimbursable? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
This has been eliminated from the PWS.
| 2. PWS | Page | 2. | 1.1.6 | Does | the | government | have | a | list | of | approved | Geobase |
| approved | devices | so | we | can | research | the | cost? | | | | | |
| This | has | changed | in | the | PWS. | | We | will | provide | the | device | to | be | utilized. | |
| Contractor | will | sign | the | device | out | on | an | AF | 1297 | and | will | be | liable | for | any |
| damage | to | the | device. | | Please | see | updated | PWS. | | | | | | | |
3. PWS Page 2 Can the trucks exit gates besides gate 5?
No
4. PWS Page 3. 1.1.8.3 Who produces the form 303? Who is responsible for
| contacting | the | building | and | obtaining | the | necessary | signatures? | Are | they |
| available | in | electronic | form? | | | | | | |
| Facility | Manager | is | responsible | for | for | 303. | | The | COR | will | contact | the | facility |
| manager | to | ensure | that | forms | are | on | the | containers. | | | | | |
| 5. PWS | Page | 4. | 1.1.8.6 | The | government | is | providing | the | electricity | and | the | | | |
| contractor | may | hook | up | to | unit. | Does | the | contractor | have | to | have | an | | |
| licensed | electrician | or | can | our | staff | do | it | since | its | already | in | place | and | the |
| units | are | similar? | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Contractor must provide electrician to hook up all compactors.
| 6. PWS | page | 4 | 1.1.10 | | “the | contractor | will | be | reimbursed | for | tipping | fees | |
| according | to | submitted | invoices” | So | if | the | tipping | fees | go | up | or | a | surcharge |
| of | any | type | like | regulatory | fee | or | fuel | surcharge | is | added | will | the | |
| government | pay | that? | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tipping | fees | will | be | paid | based | on | exactly | what | is | charged | by | the | landfill | to |
| the | contractor. | | Please | see | updated | PWS. | | | | | | | | |
| 7. PWS | Page | 7 | 4.1 | | Does | the | contractor/Bidder | have | to | submit | a | quality |
| control | plan | with | the | proposal? | | | | | | | | |
Yes. Ten (10) days after award of contract.
| 8. Fuel | Foam/Asbestos | and | Tobacco | waste. | | What | PPE | does | the | contractor | |
| have | to | supply | such | as | respirators? | What | training | is | required | for | that? |
| None. | | No | actual | hazardous | material | comes | in | contact | with | the | contractor |
| during | empty | of | waste. | | | | | | | | |
| 9. | | The | container | located | at | building | 322 | the | sludge | can. | | Waste | water | is | very |
| corrosive. | Will | the | government | compensate | the | contractor | for | damage | to | the | | | | | |
| container | as | result | of | storing | the | material | over | the | life | of | the | contract? | | | |
| No, | the | government | will | not | reimburse. | | Contractor | must | bid | as | per | any |
| shortened | life | they | feel | their | equipment | may | incur. | | | | | |
| 10. | | PWS | Page | 8 | 4.7.2 | | Contractor | must | report | spills | including | radioactive |
| materials. | How | much | exposure | is | there | to | radioactive | materials? | | | | |
| This | contract | will | not | require | any | transportation | of | radioactive | materials. |
| That | paragraph | covers | any | accidental | incidents. | | | | |
| 11. | | We | are | registered | in | SAM. | Do | we | need | to | complete | the | Certs | and | Reps | on |
| pages | 68 | to | 82? | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Contracting?
12. CLIN 16 has a box for pricing. Please confirm what it says not separately priced?
Contracting?
| 13. | | | Page | 92 | | “Non | displacement | of | qualified | workers”. | | Does | this | apply | to | the |
| Project | Manager | or | just | hourly | employees? | | If | they | are | being | paid | more | than | | | |
| the | Wage | Determination | 2005‐2139 | revision | 15 | are | we | obligated | to | pay | the | | | | | |
| rate | they | were | paid | by | the | prior | contractor? | | | | | | | | | |
Contracting?
| 13. | | How | long | do | the | trucks | sit | in | line | getting | through | security? | Will | the |
| contractor | be | reimbursed | for | any | time | that | is | excessive? | If | so | what’s | | | |
| considered | excessive | and | how | will | it | be | billed | for? | | | | | | |
| Trucks | can | be | in | line | anywhere | from | 10 | minutes | to | several | hours. | The |
| Government | will | not | reimburse | for | excessive | time | spent. | | | | | |
14. How often do the containers need to be repainted?
Annually. Please see PWS. 1.4.
| 15. | | | The | tipping | fees | are | a | separate | line | item. | | Is | the | contractor | allowed | to |
| mark | them | up | to | cover | cost | for | the | administration | of | the | account? | Does | the | | | |
| contractor | have | any | responsibility | to | seek | the | lowest | cost | for | disposal? | | | | | | |
| Tipping | fees | are | reimbursed | to | the | contractor | for | the | direct | cost | charged | by |
| the | landfill. | | Please | see | PWS | 1.1.10. | | | | | | |
| 16. | | Does | the | contractor | have | to | use | the | Houston | County | Landfill? | Currently | the |
| wood | waste | is | being | recycled | there. | Can | this | material | (wood | waste) | be | | |
| landfilled | elsewhere | provided | it’s | a | permitted | facility? | | | | | | | |
| No, | Houston | County | Landfill | is | not | a | required | usage | Landfill. | | The | only |
| requirement | is | that | permits | be | submitted | from | a | licensed | facility | within | 10 | |
| days | of | usage | start. | | | | | | | | | |
On the bid spread sheet updated 28JUL2015 is the intent to be a monthly
| firm | fixed | price | for | unscheduled/specials | services? | Please | confirm | that | the |
| Government | will | pay | the | estimate | quantify | each | month. | | |
SEE REVISED SPREADSHEET
| 1. On | the | 1449 | Item | 0010 | the | services | do | not | match | up | (due | to | two | different |
| types | of | services) | with | the | 0010 | on | the | bid | spread | sheet. | Will | this | be | |
| separated | into | two | CLIN | items, | if | not | how | do | we | merge | our | pricing? | | |
SEE REVISED SPREADSHEET
2. Would the Government consider making the following changes to the bid spreadsheet?
| a. Move | each | base | and | option | year | to | a | separate | tab. | | | | |
| b. Add | a | separate | price | for | each | year | that | would | allow | us | to | adjust | pricing |
| over | the | years. | | | | | | | | | | | |
| c. Insert | the | formulas | so | that | calculations | fill | the | cells. | | | | | |
| d. Format | the | page | breaks | to | allow | it | to | be | easier | to | read | once | printed. |
SEE REVISED SPREADSHEET