IFB_24C601002_-_QUESTIONS_AND_ANSWERS.pdf
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This document is a Question and Answer summary related to an Invitation for Bid (IFB) issued by the California Highway Patrol (CHP) for Fuel Storage System Testing and Certification Services for their Border Division. The IFB includes questions about site access for testing, availability of recent test results, clarification on the scope of testing overfill valves and alarms, identification of fuel tank types, and requirements for handling and disposing of test water. The CHP provided responses addressing these questions, confirming that canisters are accessible without lifts, recent test results can be obtained from the local Area office, testing will cover both overfill valves and alarms, the facilities only hold regular unleaded gasoline, and hazardous waste disposal requirements apply to test water.
The IFB is for a contract to provide Fuel Storage System Testing and Certification Services for the CHP Border Division, identified as IFB 24C601002. The contract term is not specified. Pricing terms, set-asides, incumbent information, funding sources, and other salient contract details are not provided in this Question and Answer document.
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DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL
September 13, 2024 Page 1 of 1
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
TO
INVITATION FOR BID – NUMBER 24C601002
Border Division – Fuel Storage System Testing & Certification Services
CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL
QUESTION AND ANSWER SUMMARY
QUESTION 1.
1. We will not be able to visit all sites prior to the bid due date. At the sites equipped with
Veeder Root carbon canisters, can you confirm whether the current vendor was able to access them for testing without the use of a scissor or boom lift?
2. In the interest of providing the most efficient pricing, will the CHP provide copies of the most recent test results for all sites referenced in this IFB?
3. For the OPE inspections, will you please state whether we are testing the overfill valves, overfill alarms, or both?
4. The TESTING SCHEDULE AND SPECIFICATIONS, it states that the sensors and probes on the E-85 and Diesel tanks shall be tested annually. Would you please clarify which tanks are E-85 and diesel?
5. The IFB requires removal of testing fluids on the same day of testing. Does the CHP require test water used for SB-989 or spill bucket tests at their sites to be disposed of as hazardous waste?
6. Will the CHP confirm how the current testing vendor is handling test water?
ANSWER – QUESTION 1.
1. Canisters are accessible without a lift, just an extension ladder.
2. Most recent test results can be obtained by contacting the Area office.
3. Testing will apply to both overfill valved and alarms.
4. Facility only holds regular unleaded gasoline. No E85 or diesel.
5. Hazardous wastes are required to be disposed of properly.
6. Current vendor is responsible for disposing testing water.
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