MAMaC Elevated Water Storage Tank - ADDENDUM 2 (1).pdf

ADDENDUM TO INVITATION TO BID

PROJECT: MID-ATLANTIC ADVANCED MANUFACTURING CENTER –

ELEVATED WATER STORAGE TANK

DATE: SEPTEMBER 22, 2026

ADDENDUM: 2

The following items represent changes, modifications, and/or clarifications to the Contract Documents for this project.

REVISIONS:

1. The additional Project Manual sections are formally issued via Addendum No. 2.

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BIDDER QUESTIONS AND RESPONSES:

1. The bid specifications do not state whether a bid opening link will be provided or if bid results will be posted at a certain time/date. Will a bid opening link be provided?

Answer: Yes. The bid opening will be held virtually using the following link:

https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/254604934689394?p=DlyFPDFpKhgCFCgrwe. The bid opening is scheduled for Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 2:00 PM. Following the bid opening, the preliminary bid tabulation will be posted publicly on eVA. The formal Notice of Intent to Award is anticipated to be posted on eVA within 30 to 60 days after the bid opening.

PRE-BID MEETING AND SITE ACCESS:

1. The non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held entirely virtually. Please use the following link to attend the pre-bid meeting:

https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/252549326618278?p=feJRNux38xkVmvhMzJ. All visits to the

Site must be coordinated in advance through the Owner’s contact: Glen Gibson, ggibson.wsa@greensvillecountyva.gov, (434) 348-4213.

ENCLOSURES:

1. 01 42 16 Definitions

RESPONSE MUST ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS ADDENDUM ON THE BID

FORM

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

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SECTION 01 42 16

DEFINITIONS

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1. GENERAL

1.01 DEFINITIONS

A. Wherever used in the Contract Documents, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated and shall be applicable to both the singular and plural thereof: The Work includes but is not limited to the following:

1. Addenda - Written or graphic instruments issued prior to the opening of Bids which clarify, correct or change the Bid Documents or the Contract Documents.

2. Agreement - The written agreement between the Owner and the Contractor covering the Work to be performed; other Contract Documents are attached to the Agreement and made a part thereof as provided therein.

3. Application for Payment - The form provided in the Contract Documents which is to be used by the Contractor in requesting progress and final payments and which is to include such supporting documentation as is required by the

Contract Documents.

4. Bid - The offer or proposal of the Bidder submitted on the prescribed form setting forth the prices for the Work to be performed.

5. Bid Documents - Documentation issued prior to the bid date, including documentation accompanying the Bid (Drawings, Project Specifications, Addenda, and Special Provisions) and any Post-Bid documentation submitted prior to the Notice of Award.

6. Bidder - Any person, firm or corporation submitting a Bid for the Work.

7. Bonds - Performance and Payment Bonds furnished by the Contractor and the

Contractor's surety in accordance with the Contract Documents.

8. Bid Security - Bid Bonds and other instruments of surety, furnished by the

Contractor or the Contractor's surety in accordance with the Contract Documents.

9. Change Order - A written order to the Contractor authorizing an addition, deletion, or revision in the Work within the general scope of the Contract

Documents that authorizes an adjustment in the Contract Price and/or Contract Time, issued on or after the Effective Date of the Agreement.

10. Completion Date - The date specified in the Notice to Proceed for final completion of the Work.

11. Contract Documents - The Agreement, including the Bid Documents, Notice of

Award, Notice to Proceed, Field Orders, Change Orders, and Modifications.

12. Contract Price - The total monies payable to the Contractor under the terms and conditions of the Agreement.

13. Contract Time - The number of calendar days stated in the Agreement for the completion of the Work. Calendar days shall be understood to be consecutive.

14. Contractor - The person, firm or corporation with whom the Owner has executed the Agreement.

15. Day - A calendar day of twenty-four hours measured from midnight to the next

01 43 33 / 2 of 4 midnight. Calendar days shall be understood to be consecutive.

16. Defective - An adjective, which when modifying the word Work, refers to Work that is unsatisfactory, faulty or deficient, or does not conform to the

Contract Documents, or does not meet the requirements of any inspection, reference standard, test or approval referred to in the Contract Documents, or has been damaged prior to the Owner’s acceptance.

17. Drawings - The plans that show the character and scope of the Work to be performed.

18. Effective Date of the Agreement - The date indicated in the introductory paragraph of the Agreement.

19. Engineer - The person, firm or corporation named as such in the Agreement. In the event the Owner should not require the services of the Engineer, then the powers, duties, and responsibilities conferred in the Contract Documents to the

Engineer shall be construed to be those of the Owner.

20. Field Order - A verbal or written order effecting a change in the Work not involving an adjustment in the Contract Price or an extension of the Contract Time, issued by the Engineer or Owner to the Contractor during construction.

21. Final Completion - All work, including punch list items noted at the final inspection, is complete to the satisfaction of the Owner.

22. Laws and Regulations - Any and all applicable laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, codes and orders of any and all governmental bodies, agencies, authorities and courts having jurisdiction.

23. Liens - Liens, charges, security interests or encumbrances upon real or personal property.

24. May - The term "may" is permissive.

25. Notice - All written notices, demands, instructions, claims, approvals, and disapprovals required to obtain compliance with the Contract Documents. Any written notice by either party to the Agreement shall be sufficiently given if delivered to or at the last known business address of the person, firm or corporation constituting the party to the Agreement, or to his, their, or its authorized agent, representative or officer, or when enclosed in a postage envelope addressed to such last known business address and deposited in a

United States mailbox. Notice shall be deemed received within 3 business days of U.S. Mail Service postmark date.

26. Notice to Proceed - A written notice given by the Owner to the Contractor

(with a copy to the Engineer, if appropriate) fixing the date on which the

Contract Time will commence to run and on which the Contractor shall start to perform its obligations under the Agreement.

27. Owner - The public body or authority, corporation, association, firm or person with whom the Contractor has entered into the Agreement and for whom the

Work is to be provided.

28. Owner's Representative - The person, firm or corporation named by the Owner to act as the Owner’s agent.

29. Partial Utilization - Use by the Owner of a substantially completed part of the

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Work for the purpose for which it is intended (or a related purpose) prior to Substantial Completion of all the Work.

30. Project - The entire Work as described in the Contract Documents, including

Work that is necessary and incidental to the furnishing of all materials, services, equipment, labor and supplies required to install, perform, and complete all items of Work in accordance with Contract Documents.

31. Reference Standards - Those bulletins, standards, rules, methods of analysis or tests, codes, and specifications of other agencies, engineering societies, or industrial associations referred to in the Contract Documents. These refer to the latest edition, including amendments in effect and published at the time the

Project was advertised, unless specifically referred to by edition, volume, or date.

32. Responsible Bidder - A person or firm who, in the sole opinion of the Owner, has the capability in all respects, to fully perform the contractual requirements as well as the moral and business integrity and reliability to assure good faith performance.

33. Responsive Bidder - A person or firm who has submitted a bid that conforms in all material respects to the Bid Documents.

34. Resident Project Representative - The authorized representative of the Engineer or Owner who is assigned to the Project or any part thereof.

35. Rock - Any indurated material with a minimum compressive strength of 200 psi that requires drilling, wedging, blasting, or other methods of brute force for excavation.

36. Shall - The term "shall" is mandatory.

37. Shop Drawings - All drawings, diagrams, illustrations, schedules, specified design related submittals, and other data or information which are specifically prepared or assembled by or for the Contractor and submitted by the Contractor to illustrate some portion of the Work.

38. Specifications - Those portions of the Contract Documents consisting of written technical descriptions of materials, equipment, construction systems, standards and workmanship as applied to the Work and certain administrative details applicable thereto.

39. Subcontractor - A person, firm or corporation having a direct contract with the

Contractor or with any other Subcontractor for the performance of a part of the

Work at the site.

40. Substantial Completion - That date certified by the Owner when the construction of the Project or a specified part thereof is sufficiently completed in accordance with the Contract Documents, including completion of all tests, so that the Project or specified part can be utilized for the purpose for which it is intended.

41. Successful Bidder - The lowest, responsible and responsive Bidder to whom the Owner (on the basis of the Owner's evaluation as hereinafter provided) makes an award.

42. Supplier - Any person or organization that supplies materials or equipment for the Work, including that fabricated to a special design.

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43. Underground Facilities - All pipelines, conduits, ducts, cables, wires, manholes, vaults, tanks, tunnels or other such facilities or attachments, and any encasements containing such facilities which have been installed underground to furnish any of the following services or materials: electricity, gases, steam, liquid petroleum products, telephone or other communications, cable television, sewage and drainage removal, traffic or other control systems or water.

44. Work - All labor, materials, equipment, transportation, supervision, or other facilities, duties or incidentals necessary for execution and completion of the Project in compliance with the Contract Documents.

2. PRODUCTS (Not Used)

3. EXECUTION (Not Used)

END OF SECTION

ADDENDUM TO INVITATION TO BID