Airfield Pavements Questions and Answers.pdf

Solicitation No.: FA4460-12-R-0006-0001

Airfield Pavement Systems

Questions and Answers

1. Under asphalt rejuvenator testing it states that the testing shall be the responsibility of the contractor or shall be by the government. Can you clarify which one will be responsible for the testing? Sampling and Testing shall be the responsibility of the

Contractor. Test results shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer. Specification

Section 32 01 22 BITUMINOUS REJUVENATION, Paragraph 3.04B, last sentence should state: Sampling and testing shall be the responsibility of the Contractor. Test results shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer.

2. Where can the UFC guidelines be found for download?

http://www.wbdg.org/ccb/browse_cat.php?o=29&c=4

3. Will the use of volumetric c0oncrete trucks be permitted under this contract?

Concrete provided under this contract shall meet all requirements of the

Specifications of this contract. Volumetric Trucks that can meet the requirements of the Specifications of this contract shall be an acceptable method of providing concrete, but shall not limit the method of supplying concrete. Volumetric Trucks used shall conform to ASTM C 685 Standard Specification for Concrete Made by

Volumetric Batching and Continuous Mixing and ACI 304.6R Guide for Use of

Volumetric-Measuring and Continuous-Mixing Concrete Equipment. When the requirements of the Specifications for this contract differ from ASTM C 685 or ACI

304.6R the Specifications of this Contract shall govern. The Contractor shall submit to the Contracting Officer Manufacturer’s Catalog Cuts/Data for the Volumetric

Concrete Trucks. The Contractor shall submitted to the Contracting Officer

Certifications of Compliance for Calibration and Concrete Uniformity per ASTM C

685 at the beginning of each Delivery Order involving the use of Volumetric Trucks and at intervals no greater than 6 months during an active delivery order using

Volumetric Concrete Trucks for each truck to be used (Source: ASTM C 685

Paragraph 14.12 and Annex A1 Concrete Uniformity Requirements.

4. In attachment 1 titled Bid Schedule on Fed Biz the far right column titled Amount has a $0.00 entered in the box can this be removed so that the potential bidder will be able to enter the dollar amounts? YES

5. On the Bid Schedule some of the spaces where the Unit Prices and Dollar Amount items go is very narrow and small could these be adjusted to accommodate the figures to be placed in them? YES

6. HMAC 32 12 10 Mix Design 2.05 talks about Lime as mineral filler and also that anti-strip agents can’t be added at the refinery. The local suppliers do not add Lime to their asphalt. The designs have changed they don’t use Lime as a mineral filler which was for anti-stripping. The oil company adds the anti-stripping at the refinery where the oil is tested and certified by their lab. Specification Section 32 12 15

Paragraph 2.05 ADDITVES shall be removed from the Specification as it is no longer in the current UFGS 32 12 15 and was carried over from the previous Airfield IDIQ

Contract.

http://www.wbdg.org/ccb/browse_cat.php?o=29&c=4

Solicitation No.: FA4460-12-R-0006-0001

Airfield Pavement Systems

Questions and Answers

7. If there are delivery orders where a small quantity of HMAC asphalt is required on the project could the Arkansas Dot Mix design be used? Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) for

Airfields shall meet the requirements of Specification 32 12 15 Hot Mix Asphalt

(HMA) for Airfields. Prices provided on the Bid Schedule for Hot Mix Asphalt shall meet the requirements of Specification 32 12 15 Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) for

Airfields. For delivery orders that include less than 2500 tons of Hot Mix Asphalt for

Airfield shoulder pavements, a comparable AHTD Hot Mix Asphalt Mix Design may be submitted by the Contractor to the Contracting Officer for consideration (Source:

Specification Section 32 12 15, Paragraph 1.07 Submittals and Paragraph 2.04B

Asphalt For All Other Airfield Areas.)

8. Is it correct that when performing a spall repair it could go down to the dowel bars, which would be approximately 8”? See Specification Section 32 01 15 REPAIR OF

RIGID AIRFIELD PAVEMENTS, Paragraph 3.08G CONCRETE REPAIRS, PARTIAL DEPTH, (SPALL REPAIR), Drawing Sheet C4 Details 4 & 5, and

Specification Section 32 01 15 REPAIR OF RIGID AIRFIELD PAVEMENTS, Paragraph 3.03 PARTIAL DEPTH REPAIR OF PAVEMENTS; “Spall repair shall only be charged against once for a specific repair location, and shall include up to half the depth of the full slab depth”. Typical spall repairs will take place on slabs 15-18” thick. See Bid Schedule Line Item 0001CF, 1001CF, 2001CF, 3001CF, and 4001CF, CONCRETE REPAIR, PARTIAL DEPTH, WHEN GOVERNMENT ELECTS TO

GO FULL DEPTH, the intent of this line item is to cover the Contractor’s Cost for a spall repair that must be transitioned to a full depth repair; if a repair starts out as a spall repair and the spall repair must go to full depth applicable line items on the bid schedule related to CONCRETE REPAIRS, FULL DEPTH shall be charged against per the Specifications in addition to the applicable line item 0001CF, 1001CF, 2001CF, 3001CF, and 4001CF based on year of award for the delivery order.

9. Is this project considered a new requirement? NO

10. If this project is not considered a new requirement;

a. Who is the incumbent? Please refer to Federal Business Opportunities under the archive section

b. What is the contract number? FA4460-07-D-0007

c. What was an estimated value? Please refer to Federal Business Opportunities under the archive section

11. Please provide the interested vendors for this project. Even though I have been added to the interested bidders list there is not link to obtain a copy. We would like to submit our proposal for the grooving portion of this project to those HUB Zone contractors bidding as a general. YES