23R1308-P459B Note 3-Issued.pdf
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This document contains a notice of questions and answers related to solicitation number N62742-23-R-1308. The solicitation is for a design-build contract to construct a 240-stall parking lot at Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz in Guam. The contract value is estimated between $10-25 million. The work includes grading, landscaping, site lighting, and design and construction of the parking lot. The period of performance is 500 calendar days. The acquisition is set aside 100% for small businesses. Proposals are due on an unspecified date. A pre-proposal site visit will take place on March 8, 2023. The notice provides answers to 33 questions from potential offerors relating to requirements, drawings, and processes for the opportunity.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SYSTEMS COMMAND PACIFIC
258 MAKALAPA DR STE 100
PEARL HARBOR HI 96860-3134
Notice No. 3 31 March 2023
PRE-PROPOSAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
RFP N62742-23-R-1308
FY20, MCON PROJECT P-459B, MCB CAMP BLAZ PARKING,
US NAVSUPPACT, MCB CAMP BLAZ, GUAM
NOTE: The following questions and answers are provided for INFORMATION ONLY.
The RFP remains unchanged unless it is amended in writing on a Standard Form 30.
17. Part 3 project program section G101004 Grubbing, section G101006 Debris Disposal, section G103002 Common Excavation, and section G1040 1.5 Disposal, require disposal to off-site and permitted facilities, and all waste materials shall become the property of the contractor. Please confirm if excess topsoil and mulch shall be hauled out and disposed of to an off-site facility.
RESP: Top soil and mulch shall be hauled out and disposed of at an off-site facility.
Hauling material out of the Cantonment shall be coordinated and approved by MCBCB EV and GEPA. RFP Part 3, Chapter 6, Section G101004, G101006, G103002, and G1040 revised in Amendment No. 0003.
18. Part 3 project program section 3.2.21 Construction Access/Laydown Areas.
Construction staging/laydown areas will be located near the project site. Refer to the concept plans in Part 6. There are no “staging/laydown areas shown in the RFP drawings. Please verify and provide the location.
RESP: Concept Plan was revised to show staging/laydown area. See previous Amendment 0002, Part 6, Appendix A.
19. Part 3 project program section G2010 Roadways requires the repair of existing roadways of bituminous pavement that are damaged during construction.
a. Provided J-001B project drawings do not show the thickness of Road 3 and Road
9. Please provide asphalt thickness.
RESP: J-001B drawing sheets CR136, CR152, and CR502 provided with Amendment No. 0003. See sheet CR502 for asphalt thickness.
b. Please clarify if Road 3 and Road 9 have friction course layers and provide thickness.
Subj: RFP N62742-23-R-1308, FY20, MCON PROJECT P-459B, MCB CAMP BLAZ
PARKING, US NAVSUPPACT, MCB CAMP BLAZ, GUAM
RESP: Road 3 and 9 have friction course layers, see detail on CR502 provided with Amendment No. 0003.
c. Please clarify if the entrance pavement to the parking area will be required to have a friction course.
RESP: Entrance pavement will not be required to have a friction course.
20. Part 3 project program section G2050 Landscaping and section G205004 Seeding Sprigging and Sodding allows the use of Synthetic turf in the parking lot median island where mowing maintenance could be an issue. Please clarify if the government prefers the use of synthetic turf in the parking lot median due to an issue with mowing maintenance.
RESP: Grass or synthetic turf may be used so long as the applicable LID requirements are met. Contractors are responsible for developing their own design.
21. Part 3 project program section G2050 Landscaping the last paragraph mentions “a form of reinforced grass paving shall be used in lawn areas designated for overflow parking”.
a. Please clarify if a designated overflow parking is required by the RFP and provide the minimum area required.
RESP: Overflow parking not required by RFP. Section G2050 Landscaping revised in Amendment No. 0003 to remove this statement.
b. If an overflow parking area is required, please identify the location.
RESP: Overflow parking not required by RFP. Section G2050 Landscaping revised in Amendment No. 0003 to remove this statement.
22. Part 3 project program section G205005 Plantings requires screening the proposed parking lots (that contain more than 12 stalls) that can be seen from surrounding roadways” with an evergreen hedge, landscape buffer, or berms. Shrubs’ size must be a minimum height of 30 inches and a minimum width of 24 inches and planted 3 feet on center. This will conflict with the ATFP requirement. Please clarify.
RESP: ATFP requirements do not apply for this project since there are no buildings located within 33 feet.
23. Part 3, project program section G1020 Site Demolition & Relocations mentions “Potential items to be reused or relocated include but are not limited to: fire hydrants, water meters, hand holes, light poles, drainage structures, utility lines, bollards, trees, planting, fencing, and road signage. The quantity and type of items to be reused or relocated will be dependent on the Contractor's design”.
Section G102005 Utility Relocation mentions “Items by others to be relocated may include, but are not limited to the following: fire hydrants, water meters, water lines, sewer cleanouts, sewer lines, drainage structures, drain lines, street lights, electrical manholes, electrical switchgears, sectionalizing terminal cabinets, associated enclosures, telecommunications maintenance holes, and telecommunications handholes.”
Please clarify which items are expected to be relocated by the others and which ones the bidder is responsible for relocating.
RESP: Contractor responsible for determining which utilities, if any, need to be relocated by reviewing the J-001B Final Drawings in Part 6. Utility relocations are dependent on the Contractor’s parking design. Additional drawing sheet CW152 provided with Amendment No. 0003.
24. Part 3 project program section 1.0 Project Description states that “The project is to design and construct an asphalt concrete (AC) paved parking lot to meet the Basic Facility Requirements (BFR) for P-459 Bachelor Enlisted Quarter (BEQ) H.” While section G201003 Paved Surfaces mentions “Provide Portland cement concrete or asphalt concrete (AC) pavement for parking lot.” Please clarify that both rigid and flexible pavements are acceptable for parking lot.
RESP: Both rigid and flexible pavements are acceptable for the parking lot. Section 1.0 revised in Amendment No. 0003.
25. Please provide the dimensions for the Milcon4 area shown in the conceptual drawings.
RESP: Contractors are responsible for developing their own independent design.
Parking lot will not necessarily be the same shape as shown in the Concept Drawing.
The parking lots shall not exceed the maximum allowable BFR (SY).
26. Please confirm if the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command Transportation Engineering Agency (SDDCTEA) Pamphlet 55-17, in particular Chapter 17, should be a reference requirement for the parking lot layout, geometry, spacing, access land width and other critical dimensions for the design. If not, please provide the requirements that should be followed.
RESP: Refer to Section 3.2.7 Parking Lots and Spaces.
27. Please confirm that there is no requirement for a fire access lane to any building from this parking lot.
RESP: No fire lane design required for this parking lot.
28. Please confirm that no additional stormwater pond storage will be required to meet the recharge or water quality volume requirements of the CNMI and Guam Stormwater Management Manual, as long as the parking lot does not exceed 70% permeable area and provides adequate water quality pretreatment and treatment features to comply with the manual.
RESP: Stormwater treatment (i.e. stormwater pond storage and pre-treatment) will be required and shall be sized for future parking lot build out assuming a total 70% impervious area for the project site.
29. Please confirm if the government has a preferred type of permeable paver or pavement to meet the 70% maximum permeable surface requirements.
RESP: Permable pavers or permeable pavement will not be allowed for the paved portion of the parking lot.
30. Given that this project is a design-build, our designers require additional time to provide us with design drawings, allowing us to prepare a more competitive proposal and request pricing from vendors/suppliers. With this, we respectfully request a 4-week time extension to the bid submission date.
RESP: Proposal receipt date remains unchanged.
31. In reference to Milcon Schematic Parking Map from Amendment 2, we would like to confirm if there are spare conduits from the Electrical Manhole in front of SW574-8 to the nearest Electrical Manhole at the site area that we can use.
RESP: Best available data shows there are no spare conduits from Electrical Manhole in front of SW574-8 to the nearest Electrical Manhole at the site area. Refer to G4010 Electrical Distribution in the RFP for information on the point of connection.
32. Since this is a design build project, our design team needs time to develop conceptual drawings for us to properly estimate and submit our proposal and mail the package to Hawaii, which would take few days. As such, we are requesting to extend the bid closing date 3-weeks.
RESP: Proposal receipt date remains unchanged.
33. Is it possible to upload the solicitation on PIEE web site instead mailing the package?
RESP: Proposals submission remains unchanged and must be as indicated in accordance with Document 00 21 16 of the RFP.
End of Notice
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