MCSF Blount Island - Revision 0004.pdf

ADDENDUM TO THE STANDARD FORM 1442

Revision 0004, dated 1 May 2020

MARINE CORPS SUPPORT FACILITY- BLOUNT ISLAND MANINTENANCE

DREDGING, 38-FOOT PROJECT, DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ORDER: THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO

THE FOLLOWING CONTRACTORS AWARDED A CONTRACT UNDER

SOLICITATION NUMBER W912EP18R0029, GROUP 2 – SMALL BUSINESS SET

ASIDE:

Cavache, Inc. (W912EP19D0038); CJW Construction (W912EP19D0039); Coastal Dredging Company, Inc. (W912EP19D0040); Cottrell Contracting Corporation (W912EP19D0041); Florida Dredge and Dock, LLC (W912EP19D0042); Southern Dredging Co., Inc. (W912EP19D0043); Southwind Construction Corp (W912EP19D0044); Waterfront Property Services, LLC dba Gator Dredging

(W912EP19D0045);

PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FROM ANY ENTITY OTHER THAN THE

PREVIOUSLY LISTED FIRMS INCLUDED IN THE GROUP 2 – SMALL BUSINESS

SET-ASIDE DREDGING MATOC POOL.

PRE-PROPOSAL TELECONFERENCE:

A Pre-Proposal Teleconference will be held on 24 April 2020 at 2:00pm, local time.

The call-in information is as follows:

Phone: 1-877-402-9753 Access Code: 6546236 Security Code: 2873

TECHNICAL EVALUATION: The award of the task order will be made on the basis of Lowest Price, Technical Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation method. To be considered technically acceptable, an offeror’s proposal must be rated “Acceptable under all non-price factors. The factors for evaluation will be as follows:

FACTOR 1 – Availability of technically acceptable dredge(s)

FACTOR 2 – Past performance

FACTOR 3 – Price

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Contractors are required to submit the following:

FACTOR 1 - Availability of technically acceptable dredge(s).

The contractor shall provide a letter on company letterhead identifying the dredge(s) the contractor proposes to do the work and the current location of dredge(s).

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Evaluation Method:

The Government will evaluate all identified dredge(s) submitted to determine whether the identified dredge(s) have been found technically acceptable by the Contracting Officer prior to the proposal due date. The Government will also determine whether the dredge(s) are available to meet the required period of performance as stated in the Notice of Intent.

To be determined Acceptable for Factor 1, the identified dredge(s) must have been found technically acceptable prior to the proposal due date and be available to meet the required period of performance.

FACTOR 2 - Past performance.

NO SUBMISSION REQUIREMENT. Past Performance information submitted in response to the Dredging MATOC (Solicitation No. W912EP18R0029) will be used to determine the offeror’s record of complying with contractual requirements and meeting acceptable levels of performance risk.

Past Performance was recently evaluated for all contractors under the Dredging MATOC. An "Acceptable" rating was earned under Past Performance for all offerors that received an award in accordance with the solicitation evaluation criteria for the Dredging MATOC (Solicitation No. W912EP18R0029). Therefore, for this task order, all offerors will receive the Past Performance rating of "Acceptable".

Note: For future task orders, the Government reserves the right to use recent and relevant project data independently obtained from other Government or commercial sources or from any other sources available to include, but not limited to: (1) the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), (2) Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) or Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), or other data bases; (3) interviews with Program/Project Managers and Contracting Officers or rely upon personal business experience with the offeror; and (4) consider any information the offeror submits which explains any problems encountered on the identified contract and the offeror's corrective actions. The Government reserves the rights to obtain and evaluate past performance information from any source it deems appropriate. Information related to the contractor’s (or contractor’s team) performance in Quality, Schedule, Management, Regulatory Compliance and Safety/Security will be reviewed from the aforementioned additional sources to determine if the offeror is “Acceptable” or “Unacceptable.

FACTOR 3 – Price.

The Offeror’s submission for this factor shall be fully completed. Offeror completeness addresses the extent to which the elements of the price proposal are consistent with the requirements of the RFP.

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Offerors are required to submit the following:

(1) Completed Bid Schedule (see Section 00010A).

(2) Bid Guarantee per Section 00700, Clause 52.228-1 and Section 00100A, Attachment 8, Paragraph 2.4.3, of the MATOC

(3) Completed “Addendum to the Standard Form 1442” with the latest revision.

In accordance with Task Order Procedures of the Dredging MATOC Solicitation, price or cost will be one of the evaluation factors for each task or delivery order in accordance with FAR 16.505(b)(1)(ii)(E). Price is not rated.

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS APPLICABLE ONLY TO THIS TASK ORDER:

Block 7. ISSUED BY:

USA Engineer District Jacksonville Contracting Division 701 San Marco Blvd.

Jacksonville, FL 32207-8175

Block 9 -- For additional information contact:

A. NAME: Frederick L. Cooper or Anelis Nazario-Castillo

EMAIL ADDRESS: frederick.l.cooper@usace.army.mil and Anelis.I.Nazario- Castillo@usace.army.mil

B. TELEPHONE NO.: (904) 232-1186 / (904) 232-3285

Block 10 – THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS: Project work consists of maintenance dredging at the Marine Corps Support Facility – Blount Island (MCSF-BI) from Station 0+00 to Station 56+09.1 with a 38-foot required Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) maintenance depth as shown on the drawings. The placement location of the dredged material will be Dayson Island DMPF (D/A-D) as shown on the drawings. Additional work also includes Bird monitoring, Turbidity and Disposal Monitoring, Standby Time, and Partnering Regroup. This contract incorporates two feet of allowable overdepth throughout.

DESCRIPTON OF WORK: Refer to Section 01 11 00 for complete description.

MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION: Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

THIS SOLICITATION IS FOR GROUP 2 - SMALL BUSINESS SETASIDE

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YOU MUST BE REGISTERED IN SAM IN ORDER TO RECEIVE AN AWARD FROM

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT. THE SAM WEBSITE IS LOCATED AT WWW.SAM.GOV.

THE NAICS CODE FOR THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS 237990 AND THE SMALL

BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD IS $27.5 MILLION.

Block 11 -- The performance period is mandatory. (See FAR Clause 52.211-10 in Section 00700).

Block 12A. THE CONTRACTOR MUST FURNISH ANY REQUIRED PERFORMANCE

AND PAYMENT BONDS: YES

Block 12B. PAYMENT BONDS DUE WITHIN 10 CALENDAR DAYS AFTER AWARD.

Block 13 ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Offers to perform the work required are due electronically at the following email address by 2:00 PM, local time on 05 May 2020 12 May 2020: frederick.l.cooper@usace.army.mil;

Anelis.I.Nazario-Castillo@usace.army.mil and carbon copy (cc) tedra.n.thompson@usace.army.mil and griselle.gonzalez@usace.army.mil.

B. An offer guarantee is required. Electronic copy of the bid guarantee shall be submitted with the offer and the Original must be received within two calendar days of the submission date for proposals.

C. All offers are subject to the (1) work requirements, and (2) other provisions and clauses incorporated in the Notice Intent in full text or by reference.

D. Offers providing less than 60 calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due will not be considered and will be rejected.

NOTICE TO OFFERORS: Offerors are to complete Blocks 14, 15, 16, 17, 19 and 20A- 20D below:

Block 14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR (including Zip Code)

DUNS: CAGE:

Block 15. TELEPHONE NO. (Include area code):

Block 16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS: (Include only if different than Item 14)

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Block 17. The offeror agrees to perform the work required at the prices specified below in strict accordance with the terms of this Notice of Intent, if this offer is accepted by the Government in writing within 60 calendar days after the date offers are due.

Block 18. The offeror agrees to furnish any required performance and payment bonds.

Block 19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF REVISIONS (The offeror acknowledges receipt of revisions to the notice of intent -- give number and date of each)

REVISION

NO.

DATE

Block 20A. NAME AND

TITLE OF PERSON

AUTHORIZED TO SIGN

OFFER (Type or print)

Block 20B. EMAIL

ADDRESS

Block 20C. SIGNATURE Block 20D.

OFFER DATE

Block 26 --This Task Order will be administered by:

Melbourne Resident Office 4070 Boulevard Center Dr.

Suite 201, Jacksonville, FL 32207

Block 27 -- Payment will be made by:

USACE Finance Center 5722 Integrity Drive

ATTN: CEFC-AO-P

Millington, TN 38054-5005

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SF 30 CONTINUATION SHEET

Marine Corps Support Facility – Blount Island, Maintenance Dredging, 38-Foot Project, Duval County, Florida

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SUMMARY OF CHANGES

1. SPECIFICATIONS:

DELETE the Addendum to the SF 1442 and REPLACE with the attached revised Addendum to the SF 1442.

DELETE Section 01 22 00 and REPLACE with the attached revised Section 01 22 00.

DELETE Section 01 57 25 and REPLACE with the attached revised Section 01 57 25.

DELETE Section 35 20 23 and REPLACE with the attached revised Section 35 20 23.

2. DRAWINGS:

DELETE Sheet ID C-05 and REPLACE with the attached revised Sheet ID C-05.

(End of Summary of Changes)

Marine Corps Support Facility - Blount Island Maintenance Dredging, 38-Foot Project

SECTION TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

SECTION 01 22 00

MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 SUMMARY

1.1.1 Reference

1.2 RESIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (RMS)

1.2.1 Definition

1.2.2 Instructions

1.3 SUBMITTALS

1.4 JOB PAYMENT ITEMS

1.4.1 Mobilization and Demobilization (Line Item 0001)

1.4.2 Turbidity and Disposal Monitoring (Line Item 0003)

1.4.3 Bird Monitoring (Line Item 0004)

1.5 UNIT PRICE PAYMENT ITEMS

1.5.1 Excavation, Unclassified (Line Item 0002)

1.5.1.1 Payment

1.5.1.2 Measurement

1.5.1.3 Unit of Measure

1.5.2 Standby Time (Line Item 0005)

1.5.2.1 Payment

1.5.2.2 Measurement

1.5.2.3 Unit of Measure

1.5.3 Partnering Regroup (Line Item 0006)

1.5.3.1 Payment

1.5.3.2 Measurement

1.5.3.3 Unit of Measure

PART 2 PRODUCTS (NOT APPLICABLE)

PART 3 EXECUTION

3.1 PAYMENT PROCEDURES

3.1.1 Requesting Progress Payment

3.1.2 Options and Modification CLINS

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SECTION 01 22 00

MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 SUMMARY

This section describes how Line Items will be measured and paid for when making progress payments. Work to be measured is described in specification sections listed for each Line Item. Measurement procedures for payment, required quantity survey or procurement documentation and payment restrictions are described in applicable specification sections.

Allocate costs for work not specifically mentioned to the Line Item most closely associated with work involved. Unless there is a specific Line Item for administrative costs, such as Quality Control and Safety, allocate such costs proportionally across all Line Items.

1.1.1 Reference

The publication listed below forms a part of this specification to the extent referenced. This publication is referred to in the text by the basic designation only.

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (USACE)

EM 1110-2-1003 (2013) Hydrographic Surveying

1.2 RESIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (RMS)

1.2.1 Definition

The terms "Contract Line Item Number (CLIN)" and "Line Item" are interchangeable herein (e.g.: CLIN 0001 is Line Item 0001). The term "CLIN" is a contracting term used in the Resident Management System (RMS) payment data base.

1.2.2 Instructions

See Section 01 45 00 RESIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONTRACTOR MODE (RMS CM) for more information on CLINs, schedule of values of pay activities and construction schedule, and payment procedures. The Contractor mode user manual with in-depth instructions can be downloaded from the RMS web site indicated in Section 01 45 00 RESIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONTRACTOR MODE

(RMS CM).

1.3 SUBMITTALS

Government approval is required for submittals with a "G" designation;

submittals not having a "G" designation are for information only. When used, a designation following the "G" designation identifies the office that will review the submittal for the Government. Transmit submittal items in accordance with Section 01 33 00 SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES. Submit the following preconstruction submittal items no later than 30 calendar

SECTION 01 22 00 Page 2 days after Notice to Proceed:

SD-01 Preconstruction Submittals

Schedule of Values ; G, RO

Provide a breakdown of job items into proposed pay activities as part of the initial project schedule. Schedule of Values will become basis for CLIN and Pay Activity data in the RMS payment data base.

SD-07 Certificates

Request for Progress Payment ; G, RO

Submit monthly in accordance with subparagraph "Requesting Progress Payment" below.

1.4 JOB PAYMENT ITEMS

Payment items for the work of this contract for which contract lump sum payments will be made are listed in the LINE ITEMS AND PRICING SCHEDULE with the unit "JOB" and described below. All costs for items of work, which are not specifically mentioned to be included in a particular job or unit price payment item, shall be included in the listed job item most closely associated with the work involved. The job price and payment made for each item listed shall constitute full compensation for furnishing all plant, labor, materials, and equipment, and performing any associated Contractor quality control, environmental protection, meeting safety requirements, tests and reports, and for performing all work required for which separate payment is not otherwise provided.

Progress payments for job CLINs will be made in accordance with the Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts clause of Section 00700 CONTRACT CLAUSES in Volume 1. Submit a list of pay activities, (Schedule of Values) to breakdown bid for each job CLIN. The Schedule of Values shall be submitted for Government approval with the baseline schedule submittal (see Section 01 32 01.10 PROJECT SCHEDULE). An unbalanced Schedule of Values and Pay Activity Schedule will be returned for revision. If this contract contains either the Continuing Contracts clause or the Continuing Contracts (Alternate) clause, the Contractor should take into account the amount reserved for contract payments when preparing the construction schedule.

1.4.1 Mobilization and Demobilization (Line Item 0001)

Payment will be made for costs associated with or incidental to mobilization and demobilization and establishment of initial project management and coordination. See Clause PAYMENT FOR MOBILIZATION AND DEMOBILIZATION of Section 00700 CONTRACT CLAUSES in Volume 1.

1.4.2 Turbidity and Disposal Monitoring (Line Item 0003)

Payment will be made for costs associated with or incidental to obtaining, analyzing, and reporting the results of monitoring for turbidity. See Section 01 57 25 TURBIDITY AND DISPOSAL MONITORING.

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1.4.3 Bird Monitoring (Line Item 0004)

Payment will be made for costs associated with or incidental to bird monitoring. See Section 01 57 20 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

1.5 UNIT PRICE PAYMENT ITEMS

Payment items for the work of this contract on which the contract unit price payments will be made are listed in the LINE ITEMS AND PRICING SCHEDULE and described below. The unit price and payment made for each item listed shall constitute full compensation for furnishing all plant, labor, materials, and equipment, and performing any associated Contractor quality control, environmental protection, meeting safety requirements, tests and reports, and for performing all work required for each of the unit price items.

Each Unit Price CLIN may be a single pay activity item or may be broken down into pay activities with smaller quantities equal to CLIN total.

Contract unit price multiplied by agreed quantity is full compensation.

1.5.1 Excavation, Unclassified (Line Item 0002)

1.5.1.1 Payment

a. Payment will be made for costs associated with or incidental to excavation, transportation, and disposal of materials; providing and maintaining access to the work site(s) and disposal area(s);

operations at the disposal area(s); foam elimination at the outfall of the disposal area foam reduction/elimination during outfall structure discharge ; noise control; and debris removal. See Section 35 20 23

DREDGING.

b. Insofar as consistent with the paragraph CONTINUITY OF WORK of Section 35 20 23 DREDGING, monthly partial payments will be based on approximate quantities determined by soundings or sweepings performed by the Contractor behind the dredge. The term "area designated by the Contracting Officer" as used in the CONTINUITY OF WORK paragraph, is defined as "acceptance section".

c. Hydrographic surveys for final measurement and payment and for channel clearance will be made by the Government. All surveys will be performed in accordance with USACE EM 1110-2-1003 . Survey frequencies will be the same as those shown in the drawings and will remain consistent throughout the contract.

1.5.1.2 Measurement

a. The maps and/or drawings already prepared (clause CONTRACT DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS of Section 00700 CONTRACT CLAUSES in Volume 1) are believed to represent accurately average existing conditions, but the depths shown thereon may be verified and corrected by soundings taken before dredging. Once quantities within a specified reach or section have been determined through the use of in-place measurement, they will not be reopened except on evidence of collusion, fraud, or obvious error.

b. The total amount of material removed, and to be paid for under the contract, will be measured by the cubic yard in place. The volume computed shall be between the bottom surface shown by soundings taken

SECTION 01 22 00 Page 4 within 3 weeks before dredging and the bottom surface shown by the soundings taken within 2 weeks after the work specified in each acceptance section has been completed. The Contractor shall give 10 days advance notice, in writing, to the Contracting Officer's Representative of the need for a pre-dredging survey or after-dredging survey for final acceptance for each acceptance section. The quantity shall include the volume within the limits of the side slopes described in subparagraph "Side Slopes" of paragraph REQUIRED DEPTH, ALLOWABLE OVERDEPTH, AND SIDE SLOPES of Section 35 20 23 DREDGING, less any deductions that may be required for misplaced material described in subparagraph "Misplaced Materials" of paragraph DISPOSAL OF EXCAVATED MATERIAL of Section 35 20 23 DREDGING.

1.5.1.3 Unit of Measure

Cubic yard.

1.5.2 Standby Time (Line Item 0005)

1.5.2.1 Payment

Standby time is defined as when the dredge plant is not in operation at the direction of the Contracting Officer or Administrative Contracting Officer. Standby time shall be utilized only due to the presence of endangered species in the immediate area of the dredging operations, differing site conditions, security operations or other conditions as determined by the Contracting Officer. Standby time is not afforded for delays caused by adverse weather conditions. Payment will only be made for actual standby time required by the Contracting Officer. See Section 01 57 20 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. During normal business hours (Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST), Marine Corps Support Facility Operations personnel will contact both the North Florida Area Office and the dredge. The Administrative Contracting Officer will then issue the appropriate confirmatory direction to cease dredging operations and go on standby. However, during non-normal business hours, the direction to cease dredging operation will be given by the Marine Corps Support Facility Operations personnel directly to the dredge. Both the Contractor and the Marine Corps Support Facility Operations personnel will note the time the direction was given, the name of the person who gave the direction, and the time the dredge is allowed to resume operations.

1.5.2.2 Measurement

Standby Time, if required and implemented as described in payment above, will be measured and paid for each hour or part thereof in 1/6 hour increments that the plant is not in operation by request of the Contracting Officer.

1.5.2.3 Unit of Measure

Hour.

1.5.3 Partnering Regroup (Line Item 0006)

1.5.3.1 Payment

Payment will be made for costs associated with or incidental to conducting a partnering regroup. This line item is not subject to the VARIATION IN ESTIMATED QUANTITY clause, and the Contractor will only be paid for the

SECTION 01 22 00 Page 5 actual number of partnering regroups conducted. See Section 01 30 00 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES. The initial partnering meeting will not be paid for under this line item as it is a distributed cost mandatory administrative action.

1.5.3.2 Measurement

The basis for payment will be for the completion of each partnering regroup meeting and Government receipt of all completed work products.

1.5.3.3 Unit of Measure

Each.

PART 2 PRODUCTS (NOT APPLICABLE)

PART 3 EXECUTION

3.1 PAYMENT PROCEDURES

Upon receiving initial Resident Management System import file, go to "Pay Activities" and establish a link between bid breakdown schedule of values of "Pay Activities" to contract CLINs using "Schedule Activities" data entry page.

3.1.1 Requesting Progress Payment

For progress payments, ensure "Activity Schedule", "Feature Schedule", submittal register, and punchlists are all up to date. Use "Progress Payments" to "Request Activity Earnings" for both "Activity Earnings" data entry page and "Other Earning". Provide hard copies of supporting invoices and quantity measurements to support all requested earnings.

Ensure that sums of payment activities do not exceed contract award CLIN funding amounts, or "unbalanced" CLINs error will prevent processing the payment. Submit a request for progress payment monthly in accordance with Clause 52.232-5 PAYMENTS UNDER FIXED-PRICE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS of Section 00700 CONTRACT CLAUSES. In addition to the items listed in Clause 52.232-5(b)(1), submit the following in the request for progress payment:

a. Approved construction schedule.

b. Up-to-date payroll records.

c. Current submittal register.

d. Approved submittals on installed property.

e. QA/QC deficiency tracking list.

Once the complete pay application package is received to include the Contractor's signed ENG 93, the 14 calendar days will commence.

3.1.2 Options and Modification CLINS

When additional work is added by modification, existing CLINs funding amounts must be updated, or new CLINs for modification will be created.

If contract has option CLINs not yet awarded, option CLINs will appear as zero dollar CLINs until option is awarded by modification. No payment may be requested for Options or Modification CLINs until contract modification has been funded and signed.

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SECTION TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

SECTION 01 57 25

TURBIDITY AND DISPOSAL MONITORING

PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 SCOPE

1.2 SUBMITTALS

PART 2 PRODUCTS (NOT APPLICABLE)

PART 3 EXECUTION

3.1 MONITORING REQUIREMENTS

3.1.1 General

3.1.1.1 Turbidity Monitoring Equipment

3.1.2 Dredging and Disposal Locations

3.1.2.1 Station Descriptions

3.1.2.2 Turbidity

3.2 TURBIDITY TESTS

3.2.1 Testing

3.2.2 Reporting

3.2.2.1 Report Contents

3.2.2.2 Notification

3.3 WORK DELAY

3.4 CONSTRUCTION FORMS AND DETAILS

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SECTION 01 57 25

TURBIDITY AND DISPOSAL MONITORING

PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 SCOPE

The work covered by this section consists of furnishing all labor, materials, and equipment, and performing all work required to obtain, analyze, and report the results of turbidity and disposal monitoring.

1.2 SUBMITTALS

Government approval is required for submittals with a "G" designation;

submittals not having a "G" designation are for information only. When used, a designation following the "G" designation identifies the office that will review the submittal for the Government. The following shall be submitted in accordance with Section 01 33 00 SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES:

SD-01 Preconstruction Submittals

Qualifications ; G, DO

No later than 15 calendar days prior to the Preconstruction Conference, and prior to hiring, the Contractor shall furnish to the Contracting Officer for approval, the qualifications of the turbidity monitor. No later than 10 calendar days after NTP, and prior to hiring, the Contractor shall furnish to the Contracting Officer for approval, the names and qualifications of those individuals performing turbidity monitoring, along with 24-hour contact information. Appropriate qualifications for a turbidity monitor shall be familiarity with the dredging techniques being used and professional experience monitoring water quality without a record of permit violations.

SD-03 Product Data

Calibration Standard

The Contractor shall furnish to the Contracting Officer a copy of the operating instructions and standards used in calibrating equipment used in collecting samples for turbidity.

SD-06 Test Reports

Turbidity Monitoring

All required daily turbidity test reports shall be submitted (by electronic mail in Excel format) to the Contracting Officer, within 24 hours after completion of each test.

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PART 2 PRODUCTS (NOT APPLICABLE)

PART 3 EXECUTION

3.1 MONITORING REQUIREMENTS

3.1.1 General

Nearshore or inland water samples shall be obtained and analyzed for turbidity. Sampling shall be conducted in accordance with techniques described in the latest edition of "Standard Methods" published by the American Public Health Association (APHA), American Water Works Association (AWWA), and Water Pollution Control Federation (WPCF), and other current techniques recognized by the scientific community and approved by the Jacksonville District, Corps of Engineers. Water samples shall be obtained during dredging and during the release of ponded water from the upland disposal area (at the effluent of Dayson Island Disposal Area) and analyzed. Samples obtained for turbidity analysis shall be analyzed within 30 minutes of collection. Samples shall be taken with a sampler obtaining samples uncontaminated by water from any other depth.

3.1.1.1 Turbidity Monitoring Equipment

Monitoring required for turbidity shall be measured in Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU) using a standard Nephelometer. Global Positioning System (GPS) is also required to record sampling stations. The Contractor shall provide the Government with a certification, attesting to the accuracy of his testing equipment and procedure. The Contractor shall also provide the Contracting Officer with a duplicate of the standard used to calibrate his testing instrument as well as a complete set of operating instructions for the turbidity testing equipment. The Contractor and the Contracting Officer will use this standard throughout the project to maintain the calibration of the equipment.

3.1.2 Dredging and Disposal Locations

Monitoring shall occur at dredging and disposal locations provided sea, wind, visibility, marine traffic and other conditions allow for safe performance of the activity. The Contractor shall document all instances where turbidity monitoring within the bounds of the above parameters could not be performed.

3.1.2.1 Station Descriptions

a. Station 1 (Compliance Turbidity): No more than 150 meters downcurrent of the dredge and point of discharge and in the direction of any visible plume.

b. Station 2 (Background Turbidity): At least 150 meters upcurrent from the dredge and point of discharge and outside of any turbidity generated by the project.

3.1.2.2 Turbidity

Samples to be analyzed for turbidity shall be taken twice daily (one before 12 noon and the other after 12 noon), during daylight hours only, and at least 4 hours apart at surface and mid-depth at the following locations. Additional sampling shall be performed when the Contracting Officer determines that there may be non-compliance with water quality

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a. Compliance at Station 1

b. Background at Station 2

3.2 TURBIDITY TESTS

3.2.1 Testing

Whenever there is doubt as to the adequacy of the testing or validity of the results, the Contracting Officer may direct that additional tests be performed at no additional cost to the Government.

3.2.2 Reporting

The monitoring data shall be recorded on summary forms, and upload as a daily QC test in the RMS system, that contain the pertinent information in the following paragraphs. Example forms are on the web site indicated in paragraph CONSTRUCTION FORMS AND DETAILS below. Other data shall be submitted in the form supplied by the laboratory chosen to do the analysis. All data shall be forwarded (electronically) to the Contracting Officer within 7 days of collection. Electronic mail addresses of the Corps to receive these reports are provided below. Reports shall be provided in Excel Spreadsheet (.xls) files.

NAME ORGANIZATION E-MAIL ADDRESS

To be determined USACE ACO To be determined To be determined CESAJ-PD-E POC To be determined

Information to be determined will be provided in the Preconstruction Conference. CESAJ-PD-E POC may also be indicated in the Environmental Compliance Matrix (ECM). See Section 01 57 20 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

3.2.2.1 Report Contents

a. Permit application number.

b. A statement describing the methods used in collection, handling, storage, and quality control methods used in the analysis of the samples.

c. A map indicating the sampling location and plume configuration, if any.

d. A map plotting the dredge location during each traverse through the borrow area. This map can be combined with the map indicating the sampling location.

e. A statement by the individual responsible for implementation of the sampling program concerning the authenticity, precision, limits of detection, and accuracy of the data.

f. Monitoring Reports. Monitoring reports shall also include the following information for each day that samples are taken:

(1) Time of day and date samples were taken.

(2) Depth of water body.

(3) Depth of sample.

(4) Antecedent weather conditions.

(5) Tidal stage and direction of flow.

(6) Dredge or disposal location (station location and map).

(7) Water sample location.

(8) Wind direction and velocity.

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g. A description of any factors influencing the dredging or disposal operation or the sampling program. Reports shall be furnished daily even when no sampling is conducted. When sampling is not conducted, a brief statement shall be given in the report explaining the reason for not conducting the sampling, such as "dredge not working due to mechanical problems" or "no sampling taken due to high seas".

h. State plane coordinates (x and y) shall be provided for all sampling stations along with the coordinates of the dredge and discharge pipe and the distance between the sampling station and dredge/discharge pipe for each sampling event to demonstrate compliance with the stated sampling distances.

3.2.2.2 Notification

If turbidity exceeds background levels by more than 29 NTU, the Contractor shall immediately notify Chief, Environmental Branch at 904-232-2336 and the Contracting Officer, or on the morning of the following work day if it occurs after normal work hours. In addition, all dredging or disposal activity shall cease immediately and all measures to reduce turbidity shall be taken. Dredging or disposal shall not resume until corrective measures have been taken and turbidity has returned to acceptable levels as determined by proper testing described in subparagraph "Dredging and Disposal Locations" above. Provide a copy of all monitoring data sheets to the contracting Officer within 24 hours of the time when any suspended dredge or discharge operations resume (email acceptable).

3.3 WORK DELAY

Delays in work due to the fault or negligence of the Contractor or the Contractor's failure to comply with this specification shall not be compensable. Any adjustments to the contract performance period or price that are required as a result of compliance with this section shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the Clause SUSPENSION OF WORK of Section 00700 CONTRACT CLAUSES in Volume 1.

3.4 CONSTRUCTION FORMS AND DETAILS

See the "Construction Forms & Details" module at the following web address:

http://www.saj.usace.army.mil/About/Divisions-Offices/Engineering/Design-Branch/ Specifications-Section/

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SECTION TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIVISION 35 - WATERWAY AND MARINE CONSTRUCTION

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DREDGING

PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 SCOPE

1.2 REFERENCES

1.3 SUBMITTALS

1.4 DREDGING RESTRICTIONS

1.4.1 Order of Work

1.4.1.1 Marine Corps Support Facility - Blount Island (MCSF-BI)

Maintenance Dredging

1.4.2 Hopper Restriction

1.4.3 Rehandling Facility

1.5 CONCRETE SILL REMOVAL CONTRACT

1.6 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

1.7 PUMPING OF BILGES

1.8 HISTORICAL PERIOD SHIPWRECK SITES

1.9 UTILITY CROSSINGS

1.9.1 General

1.10 PERMITS

1.11 FUEL OIL TRANSFER OPERATIONS

1.12 SIGNAL LIGHTS

1.13 NOTICE TO MARINERS -- DREDGING CONTRACTS

1.14 FINAL CLEANUP

1.15 WORK VIOLATIONS

PART 2 PRODUCTS (NOT APPLICABLE)

PART 3 EXECUTION

3.1 NOTIFICATION OF COAST GUARD

3.1.1 Relocation of Navigation Aids

3.1.2 Dredging Aids

3.2 WORK AREA

3.2.1 Access

3.2.2 Port Security Barrier (PSB) Operations

3.2.3 Protection of Existing Waterways

3.2.4 Adjacent Property and Structures

3.2.5 Subaqueous Cable Crossings

3.3 CHARACTER OF MATERIALS

3.4 DREDGE LOCATION CONTROL

3.5 DISPOSAL OF EXCAVATED MATERIAL

3.5.1 General

3.5.1.1 Disposal Area Details

3.5.2 Location of Pipeline Discharge Area

3.5.3 Upland Disposal Area Management

3.5.3.1 Maximum Height of Dredged Materials at D/A-D

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3.5.3.2 Control of Water Outside Containment Dike

3.5.3.3 D/A-D Weir Operations

3.5.3.4 Foam During Outfall Structure Discharge

3.5.3.5 Existing Dredge Pipe Segment

3.5.4 Placing of Dredged Material

3.5.5 Dredge Pipelines

3.5.5.1 Dredge Discharge Pipeline

3.5.5.2 Submerged Pipeline

3.5.5.3 Floating Pipeline

3.5.6 Booster Pumps

3.5.7 Misplaced Material

3.6 REQUIRED DEPTH, ALLOWABLE OVERDEPTH, AND SIDE SLOPES

3.6.1 Required Depth

3.6.2 Allowable Overdepth

3.6.3 Side Slopes

3.6.4 Excessive Dredging

3.6.5 Sensitive Structures

3.6.6 Areas to be Dredged

3.6.7 Acceptance Sections

3.7 SURVEYS

3.7.1 General

3.7.2 Contractor Representative

3.7.3 Survey Conflict Identification, Notification and Resolution

3.7.4 Tide Data

3.7.4.1 Real Time Kinematic (RTK) GPS

3.7.4.2 Kinematic Tidal Datum (KTD Data File)

3.7.4.3 Non-Operational Reference Station

3.8 INSPECTION

3.8.1 Quality Assurance Representative (QAR)

3.8.2 Failure to Comply

3.9 FINAL EXAMINATION AND ACCEPTANCE

3.9.1 Final Examination of Work

3.9.2 Bed Leveling

3.9.2.1 Reporting and Documenting

3.9.3 Final Acceptance

3.10 SHOALING

3.11 CONTINUITY OF WORK

3.12 NOISE CONTROL

3.13 DREDGE CERTIFICATION

3.14 CERTIFICATION OF ATTENDANT AND AUXILIARY PLANT

3.15 CONSTRUCTION FORMS AND DETAILS

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SECTION 35 20 23

DREDGING

PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 SCOPE

The work covered by this section consists of furnishing all labor, materials, and equipment, and performing all excavation and disposal of all material as specified herein or indicated on the drawings. This scope also includes all necessary measures for protection of the environment.

Environmental protection requirements under this contract are as important to overall completion of the work as other technical aspects. Failure to meet the requirements of these specifications for environmental protection may result in work stoppages or termination for default. No part of the time lost due to any such work stoppages shall be made the subject of claims for extensions of time or for excess costs or damages by the Contractor. If the Contractor fails or refuses to promptly repair any damage caused by violation of the provisions of these specifications, the Contracting Officer may have the necessary work performed and charge the cost thereof to the Contractor.

1.2 REFERENCES

The publications listed below form a part of this specification to the extent referenced. The publications are referred to in the text by basic designation only.

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (USACE)

EM 385-1-1 Safety and Health Requirements Manual

EM 1110-1-1000 (1993) Photogrammetric Mapping

EM 1110-1-1002 (1990) Survey Markers and Monumentation

EM 1110-1-1003 (1996) NAVSTAR Global Positioning System Surveying

EM 1110-1-2909 (1998; Chg 2) Geospatial Data and Systems

EM 1110-2-1003 (2013) Hydrographic Surveying

EM 1110-2-1009 (2002) Structural Deformation Surveying

FLORIDA BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS AND MAPPERS (FBPSM)

FBPSM Minimum Technical Standards, Chapters 177, 472, 61G17

TRI-SERVICE STANDARDS (TSS)

TSS (2006) A/E/C CADD Standards

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1.3 SUBMITTALS

Government approval is required for submittals with a "G" designation;

submittals not having a "G" designation are for information only. When used, a designation following the "G" designation identifies the office that will review the submittal for the Government. The following shall be submitted in accordance with Section 01 33 00 SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES:

SD-01 Preconstruction Submittals

Notice of Intent to Dredge

Prior to commencement of work on this contract, the Contractor shall notify the Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District of his intended operations to dredge and request that it be published in the Local Notice to Mariners. This notification must be given in sufficient time so that it appears in the Notice to Mariners at least two weeks prior to the commencement of this dredging operation. A copy of the notification shall be provided to the Contracting Officer.

Relocation of Navigation Aids

The Contractor shall not remove, change the location of, obstruct, willfully damage, make fast to, or interfere with any aid to navigation. Within 7 calendar days following receipt of Notice of Award, the Contractor shall notify the Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District, Miami, Florida, of his plan to dredge adjacent to any aids which require relocation to facilitate dredging. The notification shall be sent via Fax to 305-415-6757, ATTN: Mr. Gene Stratten. This notification shall be immediately followed by a formal written request with a copy to the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall also contact the U.S.

Coast Guard, 305-415-6750, for information concerning the position to which the aids will be relocated.

SD-02 Shop Drawings

Drag Bar ; G, RO

Submit drawings and one photograph showing drag bar equipment used for final leveling work indicated in the paragraph FINAL EXAMINATION AND ACCEPTANCE below.

Acceptance Sections Plan ; G, DO

Submit an acceptance sections plan for approval by the Government prior to commencement of work. See subparagraph "Acceptance Sections" in paragraph REQUIRED DEPTH, ALLOWABLE OVERDEPTH, AND SIDE SLOPES below.

Dredging and Disposal Plan ; G, AO

For Base work, the Contractor shall submit a dredging and disposal plan thirty (30) days prior to commencement of dredging, to be approved by the Contracting Officer prior to the commencement of dredging. For work required in options, the Contractor shall submit a dredging and disposal plan thirty (30) days prior to commencement of dredging, to be approved by the

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Contracting Officer prior to the commencement of dredging. The dredging and disposal plan must include the dredging plant the Contractor intends to use on each bid item and a schedule indicating starting and completion dates for each dredging section. The Contractor's dredging and disposal plan as well as operations plan shall ensure the following:

a. Sufficient ponding area within the disposal area(s) for proper effluent water quality.

b. Dredge size and production rates suitable to the disposal area(s) size and proper effluent discharge rates.

c. The dredging plan shall also include (but is not limited to) the following:

(1) A description and schedule of all operations that will be performed in connection with the removal and transport of material. The operations shall be described in the sequence in which they will be performed.

(2) A description of all plant (including names of dredges) and equipment that will be utilized in connection with the removal and transport of material.

(3) Plant to be used in each section.

(4) A description of the plan of operation of the weir, including which weirs will be used during dredging operations.

(5) A Foam Control Plan for foam reduction/elimination. See subparagraph "Foam During Outfall Structure Discharge" below.

d. The Contracting Officer must approve the operations plan prior to mobilization and any operation plan modifications prior to their implementation. The operations plan must be explicit and must include, but is not limited to the following:

(1) Shifts and crew sizes.

(2) Communications.

(3) How the depth and horizontal positioning of the dredge head will be monitored and how the depth measurement will be calibrated.

Dredge Equipment Position And Depth

Submit daily as indicated in paragraph DREDGE LOCATION CONTROL below.

SD-07 Certificates

Equipment and Performance Data

The Contractor shall furnish proof of electronic positioning equipment calibration to the Contracting Officer. See paragraph DREDGE LOCATION CONTROL below.

Historical Period Shipwreck Sites

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The Contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer if any shipwreck, artifact, or other objects of antiquity that have scientific or historical value, or are of interest to the public, are discovered, located, and/or recovered.

Surveys

The Contractor shall give 10 days advance notice, in writing, to the Contracting Officer of the need for a pre-dredging survey or after-dredging survey for final acceptance for each acceptance section.

Daily/Monthly Report of Operations

The Contractor shall prepare on RMS and submit one (1) hard copy of the Daily Report of Operations, using ENG Form No. 4267, for each dredge and/or unloader working. This report shall be submitted on a daily basis and not in groups (groups = multi-days reports packaged together at one time). In addition to the daily report, the Contractor shall prepare a Monthly Report of Operations for each month or partial month's work on ENG Form No.

4267. The monthly report shall be submitted on or before the 7th of each month, consolidating the previous month's work. Upon completion of the job, the Contractor shall submit a consolidated job report, combining the monthly reports. The Contractor shall distribute one copy of each report to the District Engineer;

ATTN: CESAJ-EN-C; U.S. Army Engineer District, Jacksonville, P.O.

Box 4970; Jacksonville, Florida 32232-0019. Reports shall be submitted on a monthly basis with daily reports accompanying the monthly report and job report.

Additionally, one copy of the form(s) shall be maintained by the Contractor on the dredge(s) for the Contracting Officer's inspection purpose. Further instructions on the preparation of the reports will be furnished at the Preconstruction Conference.

Misplaced Material

The Contractor shall notify the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office of any misplaced material as stated in the Clause OBSTRUCTION OF NAVIGABLE WATERWAYS of Section 00700 CONTRACT CLAUSES in Volume 1.

Declaration of Inspection for Refueling

Refer to paragraph FUEL OIL TRANSFER OPERATIONS below for submittal.

1.4 DREDGING RESTRICTIONS

1.4.1 Order of Work

The Contractor shall perform the Order of Work as directed by the Contracting Officer. Incoming Naval Vessels move into and out at any time without notice; therefore, dredging operations may have to move if so directed by the Contracting Officer.

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1.4.1.1 Marine Corps Support Facility - Blount Island (MCSF-BI) Maintenance Dredging

There is no order of work specified for dredging relative to performance of the dredging.

1.4.2 Hopper Restriction

The use of hopper dredges is prohibited for this location.

1.4.3 Rehandling Facility

No agitation dredging is permitted.

1.5 CONCRETE SILL REMOVAL CONTRACT

It is anticipated that another contractor will perform concrete sill structure removal work within the project channel prior to and during the commencement of work under this maintenance dredging contract. The concrete sill structure is located between Stations 7+00 to 7+32.6 between channel Range 713.25 and Range 286.75. Coordination between the Contracting Officer and the other contractors will be necessary in order to dredge in the vicinity of the concrete sill structure. See Appendix B attached after the end of this section to view historic sill construction photos for reference.

1.6 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

Dredging of insitu rock is not required; but if encountered, the location and extent of any insitu rock above grade or required depth shall be reported to the Contracting Officer. All debris encountered during the dredging process shall become property of the Contractor and shall be removed and disposed in an offsite landfill selected by the Contractor and approved by the Contracting Officer.

1.7 PUMPING OF BILGES

Contractors are warned that pumping oil or bilge water containing oil into navigable waters, or into areas which would permit the oil to flow into such waters, is prohibited by Section 13 of the River and Harbor Act of 1899, approved 3 March 1899 (30 Stat. 1152; 33 U.S.C. 407). Violation of this prohibition is subject to the penalties under the referenced Acts.

1.8 HISTORICAL PERIOD SHIPWRECK SITES

If any shipwreck, artifact, or other objects of antiquity that have scientific or historical value, or are of interest to the public, are discovered, located, and/or recovered, the Contractor acknowledges that:

a. The site(s), articles, or other materials are the property of the State of Florida, with title vested in the Department of State, Division of Historical Resource; and that,

b. They will immediately notify the Contracting Officer.

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1.9 UTILITY CROSSINGS

1.9.1 General

It is the Contractor's responsibility to investigate the location of all utility crossings. The Contractor shall take precautions against damages which might result from his operations in the vicinity of the utility crossings. If any damage occurs as a result of his operations, the Contractor will be required to suspend dredging until the damage is repaired and approved by the Contracting Officer. Costs of such repairs and downtime of the dredge and attendant plant shall be at the Contractor's expense.

1.10 PERMITS

The Contractor's attention is directed to the Clause PERMITS AND RESPONSIBILITIES of Section 00700 CONTRACT CLAUSES in Volume 1 and the paragraph PERMITS AND AUTHORIZATIONS of Section 01 57 20 ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION.

1.11 FUEL OIL TRANSFER OPERATIONS

In accordance with U.S. Coast Guard regulations (33 CFR 156.120), couplings used in fuel oil transfer operations on any vessel with a capacity of 250 or more barrels of oil shall be either a bolted or full-threaded connection; or a quick-connect coupling approved by the Commandant; or an automatic back-pressure shutoff nozzle used to fuel the vessel. An executed fuel oil transfer (Declaration) form signed by the tanker operator shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer for each refueling operation. The U.S. Coast Guard shall also be notified prior to any refueling. A copy of the Declaration of Inspection for Refueling is on the web site indicated in the paragraph CONSTRUCTION FORMS AND DETAILS below.

1.12 SIGNAL LIGHTS

The Contractor shall display signal lights and conduct operations in accordance with the General Regulations of the Department of the Army and of the Coast Guard governing lights and day signals to be displayed by towing vessels with tows on which no signals can be displayed, vessels working on wrecks, dredges, and vessels engaged in laying cables or pipe or in submarine or bank protection operations, lights to be displayed on dredge pipe lines, and day signals to be displayed by vessels of more than 65 feet in length moored or anchored in a fairway or channel, and the passing by other vessels of floating plant working in navigable channels, as set forth in Commandant U.S. Coast Guard Instruction M16672.2, Navigation Rules: International-Inland (COMDTINST M16672.2), or 33 CFR 81 Appendix A (International) and 33 CFR 84 through 33 CFR 89 (Inland) as applicable.

1.13 NOTICE TO MARINERS -- DREDGING CONTRACTS

Should the Contractor, during operations, encounter any objects on the channel bottom which could be a hazard to navigation, the Contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer as to the location of said object and shall provide any other pertinent information necessary for the Contracting Officer to prepare and issue a Notice to Mariners.

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1.14 FINAL CLEANUP

Final cleanup, as stated in the paragraph COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COMPLETION OF WORK of Section 00700 CONTRACT CLAUSES in Volume 1, shall include the removal of all the Contractor's plant and equipment either for disposal or reuse. Plant and/or equipment and/or materials to be disposed of shall only be disposed in a manner and at locations approved by the Contracting Officer. Unless otherwise approved by the Contracting Officer, the Contractor will not be permitted to abandon any equipment in the disposal area or other areas adjacent to the worksite. Failure to promptly remove all plant, pipeline, equipment, and materials upon completion of the dredging will be considered a delay in the completion of the final cleanup and demobilization work.