HSHQDC-08-R-00070 Amendment 000006.pdf

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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 telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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Room 3051-65, Attn: Paula Nusbaum

Departmental Operations Division

Office of Procurement Operations

Department of Homeland Security

Washington DC 20528

245 Murray Lane, SW, Bldg 410

DHS/OPO/DEPT.OPS

Room 3051-65, Attn: Paula Nusbaum

Departmental Operations Division

Office of Procurement Operations

Department of Homeland Security

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13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS. IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) is not extended.is extended, Items 8 and 15, and returning

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

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

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08/08/2008

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

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority) appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

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Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return __________________ copies to the issuing office.

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Revisions to the solicitation begin on Page 2.

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

15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 16C. DATE SIGNED

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Johnnie Lewis-Banks

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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.

AMENDMENT 000006

Not all of the questions received by the Office of Procurement Operations are addressed in this amendment. OPO plans to issue responses to these questions on or around September 11, 2008.

QUESTIONS AND RESPONSES

Question Response 1 Contract drawing E-002 of Part II indicates a Sectionalizing Cabinet #1C. However, Contract drawing E- 104 & E-210 does not indicate this equipment. Please explain.

E-002 is correct showing SC #1C. References to SC#2D on E-104, E-211 and E-212 should be revised to indicate SC#1C. There is no cabinet

SC#2D.

2 Contract drawing E-212 of Part II indicates SS#2 Switch C as a spare.

However. Contract drawing E-210 indicates SS#2 Switch C as having 1 set of #2 cables leaving it. Please explain.

E-212 is correct. E-210 should be revised to show Switch C as spare therefore requirement for cables should be deleted.

3 Does existing SS#6 require to be tested before it is relocated and becomes SS#5?

Yes.

4 Contract drawing C-016 Detail 2 of Part II dimensional data for precast manholes does not match the dimensions indicated on E-102.

Please explain.

Dimensions on Drawing C-016 are correct.

5 No specific dimensional data is indicated for the communications hand holes. Please explain.

For straight pulls, provide 24”W x 60”L x 12”D minimum.

6 Contract drawing E-210 Part II indicates SS#4 Way circuits #3, 4, & 5 and references Contract drawing E- 214 for continuation. However, Contract drawing E-214 does not indicate what these circuits power.

This instance occurs again for other Station Switches. Please explain.

Switching Station #4 Switch C (Way 3) is spare as shown on E-214. Switching Station #2 Switch C (Way 3) is spare as shown on E-214.

Switching Station #7 SC7A & 7B should not be shown on drawing E-217. Switch C (Way 3) is spare and Switch D (Way 4) feeds SC#7C. On E-210 SS#7 Switch C is spare and therefore requirement for cables should be deleted.

7 Contract drawing E-300 Part III General Note 4 states that exterior electrical equipment shall be corrosion resistant. Does this mean fiberglass or stainless steel? As another example the disconnect switch for the load bank blower motors is stated as NEMA 3R. Please explain.

Exterior electrical equipment shall be stainless steel NEMA 4X and load bank blower motor disconnect shall also be stainless steel NEMA 4X.

8 Sheets C-024, C-025 and C-026 of Part II point to details 1/C-025, 3/C- 025 and 5/C-025. The only details

The detail indicators reference Sheet C-015 where detail 1-TRENCH DETAIL, detail 3-DUCT BANK REINFORCEMENT, and detail 5-

HSHQDC-08-R-00070/000006 Page 2 of 5 available are on sheet C-025 Part III and do not seem to apply as intended. Ie: Detail 5 should be for duct bank at road crossing, however the detail in the documents is for manhole steps.

PAVEMENT PATCHING are located.

9 Phase I Site Clearing, Activity 1.3 on Dwg No. C-009 state to install ST-2 (sediment trap). The Erosion and sediment control dwgs do not show an ST-2, should there be one and where?

Disregard Sediment Trap ST-2. It has been deleted from Dwg. C-006

10 Drawing Sheet C-022 provide detail Security Fence around Building 714, is there any addition Specification section for this trade item?

No. All the information in on the drawing C-022.

11 Considering the rocky nature of the site, are we to assume 4’’ topsoil spread for the Landscaping work?

Yes, the Offeror shall assume a 4” of topsoil spread.

12 Specification section 02930-6, Plant Material does not provide specific type of plant, there is also no Plant schedule per the specification. Please provide plant types.

The Note on Drawing C-012 calls for “TREES TO

BE 22 - PINUS NIGRA (AUSTRIAN PINES) 8’-

10’ HEIGHT. B&B (BALLED AND BURLAPPED)

15’ O.C. (ON CENTER).

13 Will existing utilities be marked by the Owner, and elevations provided, prior to the start of construction activities?

No.

14 What is the turn-around time for submittals? Materials descriptions, shop drawings etc.

See Specification Section 01220 – Submittal Procedures.

15 Is there water and sanitary sewer to the new generator building?

There is a sanitary sewer line stub-out with cleanout as shown on C-011 and E-302. There is no water connection.

16 On sheet C-006, it is hatched in the area below the Construction Entrance, is this to be a stoned area? There is nothing stating what the hatching means. I see below this area is the construction staging area, nothing is said about stoning this area.

Refer to Dwg. C-002 EXISTING CONDITIONS AND DEMOLITION PLAN and see LEGEND Item No. 1 and others for treatment of this area.

17 I will pick up the concrete pavement, sidewalk along road and ditches.

What about the sidewalk and pads around the building? I have no details on what these are to be.

The concrete pavement extends to the building line along the north and west sides of the building. The concrete sidewalk is called for along the south side and the stoop at the east wall per Dwg. C-003 Site Layout Plan. Refer to Dwg. S-202 details 8 and 9 for TYPICAL EQUIPMENT PAD. See Detail 3 on Dwg S-206 for EXTERIOR STAIR DETAIL.

18 At the gravel area, what is the edging referred to?

Edging to contain the gravel.

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19 There is no information on type of trench drain.

Refer to Details 1A and 1B Dwg. C-016.

20 There is no information on storm runs 12 - 13 - 14 and 15 -16. I need invert elevations. Also, there is no information on the SWP pond and the 24" Endwall structure.

Refer to Dwg. C-021 PB STORM DRAIN PROFILE. Also, Details 1 through 6 for the

SWP.

21 Is blasting of rock allowed? Is excavation of rock to be accomplished only by ripping? Please clarify.

Blasting is NOT allowed per Specification Section 02300 Paragraph 3.3.A.

22 What type of fuel tanks do you want?

The spec. wants fiberglas { they are underground tank that require pea gravel backfill support all around them} Yet the dwgs. show above ground steel tanks that are set in below ground concrete vaults.

The underground tanks FOT-1,2,3,4 needs to be double-wall steel. All the containment sensors as specified are still required.

23 Question 42 asks if the past performance questionnaires count towards our 25 page count for the technical portion? The answer was yes. The problem is the RFP on Page 35 of 40 states “The offeror shall provide a minimum of 5 references” under Part Three – Past Performance.

The Attachment G – Past Performance Questionnaire, provided by Mt. Weather, is a 5 page questionnaire. If we submit the 5 projects required by the RFP and the questionnaires are included in the page count, we have already reached the 25 page maximum for the Technical Proposal.

We suggest not including the questionnaires in the page count to allow for the offeror’s to respond to all aspects of the RFP.

Question and Response # 42 from Amendment 000005 is deleted in its entirety.

Past performance questionnaires do not count toward the page limitation set forth in L-9.

24 Is there a HUBZone price preference on this project?

Yes. See FAR 52.219-4 Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Jul 2005) in Section I of the

RFP.

25 Specification Section 16231-13H indicates that emergency stop switches shall be wired as shown on the contract drawings. The contract drawings do not show this work.

Please explain.

The remote emergency stop function is handled at the generator control gear. Each generator will be provided with its own control panel mounted to the unit which also includes an emergency stop control.

26 The locations for the remote Conduit is shown for annunciation from generator

HSHQDC-08-R-00070/000006 Page 4 of 5 annunciators for the generators are not shown. Please indicate.

building to HH5 on Drawing E-322, Part III and E- 003 Part II, Detail 2. Exact locations and requirements for remote annunciation will be determined both by the SCADA system design and the COTR.

27 The generator specifications require notice prior to factory tests so that the owner may attend. Does the contractor carry these costs?

Factory tests as specified in 16231 Section 2.18 are contractor costs including witness testing by the owner. Travel costs by owner are not included in the specifications as contractor costs.

28 The contract drawings for Part III do not indicate the control and monitoring conduits and cabling for the Generator system. However, the specifications outline minimum requirements. Are the specifications for these sections performance based?

Yes.

29 Part II Contract Drawings ED Series Note 3 indicates that the signal ductbank is to remain. Detail 2 on Contract Drawing E-102 indicates the SCADA Cabinet and cabling to be demolished. Does the cabling get demolished to the nearest handhole?

If so, are there splices in the handhole? How does this work?

Identify and confirm the removal of all cabling before removal. If unable to remove, either by function of cable or difficulty at junction points, obtain permission from COTR to either cut wires or reroute cable.

30 It has been asked whether the site electrical demolition requires both cable and ductbank removal or just cable removal with the ductbanks being abandoned in place? Please clarify.

The design intent is to only remove the existing cables and abandon the ductbanks in place.

However, some minor ductbank removal may be required to accommodate new construction.

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