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Amendment 4 added a second site visit for 12/09/2020.

Amendment 5 moved the proposal due date from January 4 2021 to January 7 20201. Given the new contractors that may have become interested in the project resulting from the second site visit and the time it will take to solicit scopes and pricing information from them, that coupled with the company closures during the Holidays we are asking for a 4 week extension to the proposal due date and added time for the PPI process.

154 The bid close date remains unchanged.

Attachment K - Small Business Subcontracting Record was provided in the Solicitation documents, however, it is unclear what section the completed forms should be submitted under.

155 Attachment K is deleted.

Attachments K&L

Small Business Subcontracting Record and Small Business Participation and Commitment strategy are identified on the list of 13 attachments (A-M) on page 17 of 72 in the proposal. No requirements are listed to utilize these forms in the proposal submission. Our proposal will only include the requested documents, unless advised otherwise.

Attachments K and L is deleted.

SF1442, Block 11 and Section 00700 – FAR 52.211.10 Commencement, Prosecution and Completion of Work

SF1442, Block 11 and Section 00700 – FAR 52.211.10 Commencement, Prosecution and Completion of Work allow only 971 calendar days from award to construct this significant project. Our preliminary project schedule will require, due to the weather impact of winters in this region, three full summer seasons to successfully construct this project. Based on the current bid date and proposal evaluation period of 6 months, the award date for the project is expected mid-summer followed by a few months of preparation and administrative submittals, which will impact the start date on site. Unless there is a commitment that the contract award will occur within 3 months (spring of 2021), we respectfully request the contract duration of this project be expanded by 9 months (270 additional days), bringing the total duration of the contract to 1,241 days (41+ months). "

157 The number of calendar days remain the same.

Section 33 56 21.17

This project includes approximately 2.5M pounds (1,250 tons) of A36 steel plate for the two aboveground fuel storage tanks (801 & 802). Given the 6-month evaluation period prior to award, the length of time between award, approval of submittals prior to release of the steel for fabrication, and the volatility of steel prices, we find a potential risk of approximately $250,000 to $500,000 for the risk of material for the tanks in Section 33 56 21.17 - Single Wall Aboveground Fixed Roof Steel POL Storage Tank. To allow for more accurate price proposals without contingencies, would the Government consider including an economic price adjustment clause such as FAR 52.216-2 Economic Price Adjustment-Standard Supplies or a separate pricing CLIN that would allow for an adjustment in price if the market shifts more than 15% +/-?

158 An economic price adjustment is not authorized.

Amendment 3, PPI 005

In Amendment 3, PPI 005 asked “Would the Government accept experience from an exclusive subcontractor with a letter of commitment, to meet one of the criteria?” The response was “Yes if the exclusive subcontractor submits a signed copy of the partnership agreement with the prime as described in the ‘JV, partnership, mentor/protégé’ portion of the Factor 1 instructions.” The Factor 1 instructions state the following: “If the offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), partnership, or mentor protégé, recent and relevant project experience should be submitted for projects completed by the JV, partnership, or mentor protégé entity. If the JV, partnership, or mentor protégé does not have shared experience, projects may be submitted for the JV, partnership, or mentor protégé members. At least one recent and relevant project shall be submitted for each JV, partnership, or mentor protégé member.” Please confirm that this paragraph remains unchanged and that only Joint Ventures, partnerships, or mentor protégés qualify and that a prime contractor with a letter of commitment from a subcontractor would NOT qualify to meet the experience criteria.

159 Amendment 3, PPI 005 response is changed to: The evaluation criteria listed in the RFP remains unchanged. Unless the exclusive subcontractor is a Joint Venture (JV), partnership, or mentor protégé and submits a signed copy of a JV agreement, partnership agreement, or approved mentor protégé agreement (MPA) for each member of the offeror’s JV team in accordance with the established experience criteria in the solicitation, experience from such a subcontractor would not count under Factor1 Experience."

If the offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), partnership, or mentor protégé:

Factor 1 page 13 notes, In addition, the offeror shall submit a signed copy of a JV agreement, partnership agreement, or approved mentor protégé agreement (MPA) for each member of the offeror’s JV team.

We would like to clarify which volume you would like the signed copy of the agreement to be placed and in which section or shall it be an additional separate tab labeled accordingly?

160 Prefer it in the first section of the proposal.

Section 00100 – Page 13, Factor 1 – Experience, Scope, 3rd paragraph down states that a relevant project shall include “Demolition and removal of underground fuel storage tanks with individual volumes no less than 35,000 barrels”. The demolition and removal of 35,000 barrel underground fuel tanks is uncommon and will significantly limit competition on this project.

Question: Can this relevant project criteria be revised to delete the underground component?

The revised sentence would read “Demolition and removal of fuel storage tanks with individual volumes no less than 35,000 barrels”. This would allow for both underground and aboveground fuel tank demolition to be considered relevant.

OR

Should the underground component be deemed a critical requirement, could the size of the underground tanks be decreased to 14,000 barrels? The revised criteria would read “Demolition and removal of underground fuel storage tanks with individual volumes no less than 14,000 barrels”.

161 1. Paragraph B. EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD, Page

13. (1) Factor 1 – Experience:, Scope:, sentence 3:

Demolition and removal of underground fuel storage tanks with individual volumes no less than 35,000 barrels.

Is changed as follows:

Demolition and removal of fuel storage tanks with individual volumes no less than 35,000 barrels.

(1) Factor 1 – Experience:

One of the Experience Factors pertains to the demolition of underground fuel storage tanks; “Demolition and removal of underground fuel storage tanks with individual volumes no less than 35,000 barrels.”

In our efforts to comply with this Factor CWI has reached out to multiple, large demolition contractors within Washington State as well as several Western States, to date we have not found any with the experience as defined above.

All of those contacted have fuel UST demolition experience, all of those contacted are actively engaged in the remediation of hazardous materials like asbestos and lead. All of those contacted are currently or have recently been engaged in the handling and disposal of petroleum contaminated soil and materials associated with UST decommissioning. These concrete UST’s will be emptied, rendered inert, and cleaned by qualified, certified UST decommissioning contractors. At that point the removal of the underground tanks becomes a concrete demolition exercise completed in concert with the civil contractor, all of the large demolition contractors we have contacted have that concrete demolition and disposal experience. In an effort to assure an open and competitive bidding environment CWI requests that this tank demolition experience factor be amended. The experience factor could be modified to require the demolition contractors have experience removing a similar volume of concrete from a structure, above or below ground. The unit of measure could be cubic yards or total tonnage of the concrete demolition.

More focus should be placed on the qualifications of the decommissioning agent who will be critical to the environmentally compliant cleaning of the tanks prior to demolition.

162 See Amendment 0007.

In Factor 1 – Experience, will the Government consider reducing the minimum requirement of 50,000 barrels for the construction of above ground fuel storage facilities and 35,000 barrels for the demolition of underground fuel storage tanks? Not reducing the minimum requirement will significantly limit the numbers of contractors that are able to participate in this project.

163 Section 00100 – Page 13, Factor 1;

Experience, Scope: the minimum volume criteria for the above ground storage tanks and demolition and removal of fuel storage tanks remains.

PPI+Responses+5 - #030 The response to hydro test fill height states to hydro test the tanks to full shell capacity, keeping hydro fill below the rafters. It continues by stating this will allow for higher than normal operating liquid level conditions. Please advise what we should use for a design liquid height.

164 The overall shell height of 56 feet should be acceptable. A shell height of 56 feet should provide the required 7’-1” slosh height plus clearance for the roof supporting structure (assuming approximately 18-inches for truss and seat) above the maximum design liquid level of (46.76’) of the tank. If however, the roof structure overall depth on interior shell, including the rafter seat member supporting the roof truss, is greater than 18-inches, then the shell height will have to be adjusted by the tank manufacturer accordingly. The design liquid level (46.76’) plus sloshing height (7’-1”) plus roof structure (18-inches ?) dictates the final shell height of the tank.

Please confirm that there is no “Controlled Unclassified Information” (CUI) within the plans and specifications for this solicitation

165 Confirmed.

Specification Section 33 56 21.17, SINGLE WALL

ABOVEGROUND FIXED ROOF STEEL POL STORAGE

TANK, Paragraph 1.5.4

Specification Section 33 56 21.17, SINGLE WALL

ABOVEGROUND FIXED ROOF STEEL POL STORAGE

TANK, Paragraph 1.5.4 Corrosion Allowance states:

“Provide corrosion allowance of 1/16 inch in thickness of steel for the interior of the shell, roof, and interior structural members.” The specification does not clearly define if the bottom and annular plate shall have a corrosion allowance of 1/16 inch. Can you please confirm that the bottom and annular plate do not receive a corrosion allowance?

166 Reference Specification Section 33 56 21.17. Confirmed. The contract documents do not require a corrosion allowance for the bottom plates or annular plate.

Specification Section 33 56 21.17, SINGLE WALL

ABOVEGROUND FIXED ROOF STEEL POL STORAGE

TANK

Specification Section 33 56 21.17, SINGLE WALL

ABOVEGROUND FIXED ROOF STEEL POL STORAGE

TANK, is silent on the use of a door sheet as a temporary opening to assist the painting contractors’ access of mobile equipment during the interior coating application. It is our understanding that API-650 allows door sheets to be an acceptable method for contractors on tanks of this capacity.

Please confirm that a door sheet, with proper examination and testing of the weld area, is acceptable for the contractors to expect for bidding purposes.

167 Reference Specification Section 33 56 21.17. Confirmed. Use of door sheet is acceptable for tank access for internal tank coating operations.

Drawing GI100 On Drawing GI100 you have identified hazardous materials for the entire Manchester Fuel Storage facility in which very little will be encountered in our work for Phase 1 of this development. Unless told otherwise, we are going to assume that we will only be dealing with the hazardous materials involved in constructing work in this phase. Please confirm.

168 Reference Drawing GI100.

Confirmed. Contractor will only be responsible for hazardous materials encountered which will allow them to complete their scope of work and they are not responsible for all hazardous material mitigation shown on Drawing GI100.

Drawing GI401

On Drawing GI401 you have identified hazardous materials for the entire Building 12 facility in which very little will be encountered in our work inside this building. Unless told otherwise, we are going to assume that we will only be dealing with the hazardous materials encountered in constructing work in this area. Please confirm.

169 Reference Drawing GI100.

Confirmed. Contractor will only be responsible for hazardous materials encountered which will allow them to complete their scope of work and they are not responsible for all hazardous material mitigation within Building 12.

Amendment 4

In Amendment 4 there were scans of the existing tanks. In tanks 24, 25, and 26 there were existing 2-inch steam and condensate lines and supports shown. It appears there was a contract to remove these lines in the scans. Unless told otherwise, we are going to assume the steam, condensate lines, and supports have been removed for these tanks and there is no other interior piping line in the remaining tanks 26 and 31 that has to be removed. Please confirm.

170 Confirmed. There are no known existing/ remaining steam or condensate lines within Tanks 26 or 31 that have to be removed by the contractor.

Drawing ES-301, Detail A3

Detail A3 on Drawing ES-301 indicates a 4-inch RGS conduit running inside the tunnel; however, Detail B1 on Drawing E-602 and Medium Voltage Feeder Schedule Note indicates this to be 5-inch. The RFI 34 response also confirms this to be 5-inch. Please confirm that this longitudinal run of conduit shall be 5-inch and not 4-inch.

171 Reference Drawing ES301. The conduit in the tunnel will be 4" as indicated in detail A3 on sheet ES301. Conduit outside of the tunnel shall be 5" minimum and conduit inside the tunnel shall be 4" minimum.

RFI 98

RFI 98 indicates that Lighting and Ventilation is existing in these tunnels. Please confirm if the Lighting and Ventilation within Main Tunnels C and D are powered via OH line feeding Building 85 or via another power source.

172 Tunnels C and D are currently fed from overhead electrical lines and will be re-fed from pump house (Building 12). Tunnel C will be re-fed via tunnel and Tunnel D is re-fed with new duct bank from an existing panel outside of Building

85. Please refer to the following sheets which show that work:

• Tunnel C: ED106, ES105, ES106, ES107, EP602

• Tunnel D: ED103, ED106, ES103, ES108, ES402, EP602

Drawing EI712

No specification for the cable to be installed on Cable Tray has been found. Drawing EI712 describes the cable types;

for the cables exposed on cable tray, will these need to be the armored type? Are cable splices allowed on the cable tray?

173 Reference Drawing EI712. The cable to be installed in the cable tray does not need to be armored-type. The TC-ER as called out shall be used. No cable splices are allowed in the cable tray.

RFIs 84 & 85

As a follow-up to RFIs 84 and 85, please advise the design standard the existing roadways were constructed to originally. Specifically, are the access roadways designed to handle vehicle traffic or the heavier transport loads that will total up to 10,000 each semi loads throughout the duration of this 3-year contract. The risk to the contractor to restore the roads to award-time condition is an expensive added cost to our estimate that will hinge on whether the roads were designed to withstand the heavy truck traffic.

174 Assume existing roadways will withstand the heavy truck traffic and NAVFAC address repairs later, if required.

Sections 02 61 13 and 02 65 00

As a follow-up to RFI 114, will HAZWOPER training be required for the employees handling the soil in specification Sections 02 61 13 and 02 65 00?

175 No Hazardous Materials training or certification is required to excavate at FLCPS Manchester. Since this is a construction project - not a remediation, OSHA construction regulations apply.

RFI 128

As a follow-up to RFI 128, can the contractor provide additional page(s) in Factor 3 Past Performance to proactively explain and adverse comments that might be found in a CPARS or PPQ?

176 The page limit remains unchanged.

Section 01 50 00 Page 5, Paragraph 3.3 AVAILABILITY AND USE OF UTILITY SERVICES 3.3.2.b Payment for Utility Services

Can the contractor expect for bidding purposes that temporary power (480 V 200 amp, per tank) is available for use during the construction at no cost, in lieu of utilizing generator power for the tank construction and tank painting operations?

177 Reference Specification Section 01 50 00. Usage of temporary power is available to the contractor at no cost during construction.

Contractor is responsible all work associated with making temporary utility connect/disconnection.

Amendment 4

In Amendment 4 you provide us drawings of the existing tanks. The drawings indicated that tanks 38, 39 and 40 show that exterior banding and gunite coating was pertaining to the fuel oil tanks that were converted or retrofitted to hold aviation fuel. Are we to assume tanks 23, 24, 25, 26 and 31 (the ones we are demoing in this phase) contain the 3/4-inch banding cable and gunite covering? This has a substantial impact on the cost to remove these tanks.

178 Contractor to assume that Tanks #23, #24, #25, #26, and #31 have gunite covering.

Cathodic Protection

No Cathodic Protection is shown on Water/Containment Drain lines and/or fittings. Please confirm if this is required.

179 Based on the geotechnical investigation, soils in this area have low corrosivity potential and therefore water and/or containment drain lines do not require cathodic protection.

Drawing ES-311

The response to RFI 75 indicates a new Cable Tray Section B1 is to be added to the drawings; please confirm a new Cable Tray Section will be added to Drawing ES-311 to instruct contractors on the dividers.

180 Reference Drawing ES311. The new 24" cable tray shall be divided as follows:

10" Power 4" Controls 6" Instrumentation 2" Intrinsically Safe 2" Fiber

Section 00100, Factor 1 Experience & PPI 130

Factor 1 Experience states: “Every project shall meet at least one scope element, and the corresponding minimum size (i.e.

tank capacity).” The following five scope elements are required:

1. Construction of above ground fuel storage facilities with transfer pipelines for liquid fuel with minimum individual tank storage volume (capacity) of 50,000 barrels of fuel storage.

2. Construction of fuel tank secondary containment structures.

3. Demolition and removal of underground fuel storage tanks with individual volumes no less than 35,000 barrels.

4. Cathodic protection of field erected aboveground tanks and associated constructed fuel systems.

5. Automatic Tank Gauging (ATG) & Automatic Fuel Handling Equipment (AFHE) System installation with instrumentation and controls integration.

Will the government consider a project relevant if it only meets Scope Element 2?

181 Yes. Factor 1 remains unchanged.

Every project shall meet at least one scope element and the corresponding minimum size (i.e.

tank capacity). There is no minimum tank capacity on 3 of the scope elements.

Section 00100, Factor 1 Experience & PPI 130

Factor 1 Experience states: “Every project shall meet at least one scope element, and the corresponding minimum size (i.e.

tank capacity).” Of the five required scope elements, only two elements have a corresponding minimum size. These two scope elements are:

• Construction of above ground fuel storage facilities with transfer pipelines for liquid fuel with minimum individual tank storage volume (capacity) of 50,000 barrels of fuel storage.

• Demolition and removal of underground fuel storage tanks with individual volumes no less than 35,000 barrels.

Does the corresponding minimum size only apply to these two scope elements?

182 Yes. Factor 1 remains unchanged.

Every project shall meet at least one scope element and the corresponding minimum size (i.e.

tank capacity). There is no minimum tank capacity on 3 of the scope elements.

There are very few projects that have construction of new 50,000-barrel tank and demolition of 35,000-barrel tanks.

We respectfully request that if this interpretation requirement of two projects remain that you allow the use of subcontractor experience to be counted with the requirement of a commitment letter from the subcontractor submitted with the proposal similar to other NAVFAC projects.

183 Barrel capacity remains unchanged.

See PPI# 159 response.

Factor 1 Experience states: “Every project shall meet at least one scope element, and the corresponding minimum size (i.e.

tank capacity).” The following five scope elements are required:

1. Construction of above ground fuel storage facilities with transfer pipelines for liquid fuel with minimum individual tank storage volume (capacity) of 50,000 barrels of fuel storage.

2. Construction of fuel tank secondary containment structures.

3. Demolition and removal of underground fuel storage tanks with individual volumes no less than 35,000 barrels.

4. Cathodic protection of field erected aboveground tanks and associated constructed fuel systems.

5. Automatic Tank Gauging (ATG) & Automatic Fuel Handling Equipment (AFHE) System installation with instrumentation and controls integration.

Will the government consider a project relevant if it meets Scope Elements 2, 4, & 5, but the associated tanks were less than 50,000 barrels of fuel storage?

184 Factor 1 remains unchanged. Every project shall meet at least one scope element and the corresponding minimum size (i.e. tank capacity).

There is no minimum tank capacity on Scope Elements 2, 4, & 5.

Factor 1 Experience requirements states: “Submit a minimum of two (2) and maximum of five (5) construction projects for the offeror that best demonstrates its experience on relevant projects that are similar in size, scope and complexity to the RFP. Every project shall meet at least one scope element, and the corresponding minimum size (i.e.

tank capacity.) Failure to meet all the stated criteria will result in an unacceptable rating.”

Will two projects with 50,000-barrel fuel tanks and one project with demolition and removal of existing 35,000-barrel tank fuel tank meet the Factor 1 experience for the tank capacity requirement?

185 If the project meets one of the scope elements as defined in Factor 1 Experience, it will be considered relevant.