Q_and_A's_as_of_06-26-14.pdf

No. Date of Question

Question Response Response Issued

1 6/10/2014 In regards to Solicitation Number: P14PS00906. Will it be possible to substitute, automated bollards, and fixed bollards, as long as it meets the same crash rating

Spec section 32 39 00 allows "-approved equal" for retractable bollards. There is also a complete performance specification in that section 6/18/2014

2 6/10/2014 We’re seeking some information regarding the CAD file used for the grading design. We typically pull this file into our quantity takeoff software, in order for us to better calculate our cuts & fills for the grading operation. It just makes the whole estimating process faster and more accurate.

Anyway, I was hoping that you would release this file to the public for this exact use. Is this something I need to request through you, or should I contact the engineer direct?

NPS does not release CAD drawings in native format to bidders. These drawings may be pprovided upon contract award. All bidders have access to all drawings and Specifications in .pdf format only.

6/18/2014

3 6/12/2014 RFP Clauses, Section L Pages 117 and 121. Project Experience - How many projects can offerors submit? Experience Form says 5 Projects for any team member-prime or major subcontractor.

Factor 1 - Technical Capability, Sub-Factor A (p. 118) states a minimum of 3 and no more than 7 relevant projects completed within the previous 5 years. Please clarify the quantity ofprojects allowed and from which entities they can be submitted.

Experience form is being changed with Amendment No. 3, to match the RFP.

6/18/2014 4 6/12/2014 RFP Clauses, Section L, Volume 2, Item 10, Paragraph A and

B (Page 123) Small Business Participation Plan: Instructions indicate that offerors should use a spreadsheet included in the Proposal Submissions Package to list the supplies and/or services to be subcontracted and the corresponding socio-economic status of the business projected toreceive these subcontracts. The spreadsheet was not included in the Proposal Submissions Package. Please provide the spreadsheet.

Spreadsheet is being added with Amendment No. 3. 6/18/2014

5 6/12/2014 SF 1442 and RFP Clauses, Section L, Volume I and Volume II Proposal Copies: SF 1442 states that 1 original and 3 copies of the proposal are required. Section L states that 1 original and 4 copies of Volume 1 as well as 1 original and 1 copy of Volume 2 are required. Please clarify the correct quantities of each volume to be submitted.

SF 1442 has been changed to 4 copies with Amendment No.

3.

6/18/2014

6 6/12/2014 RFP Clauses, Section L, Volume 2, Item 1-C (page 119) Schedule: Would NPS accept a schedule in Primavera 6 software? Primavera software is more of the standard inthe construction industry. If this is not acceptable, please provide the version of MS Project software you prefer theschedule

NPS will accept schedule in MS Project, Primavera P6 or Meridian Prolog - per Secificaiton Section 01 32 16 2.1 F.1.

RFP has been changed with Amendment No. 3.

6/18/2014

7 6/12/2014 Solicitation, Page 9 and 10 of 140: Durations: Page 9 and 10 of 140 of the solicitation refer to phase 2A and 2B, and refer the bidders to the Terms and Conditions for the duration of work for each phase. Please confirm that since the durations of the individual phases are not provided that phase 2A and 2B can run concurrently for the overall duration of work which is 645 days per page 1 of the solicitation

Yes, work on phase 2A and 2B may run concurrently for the entire duration of the project. The Contractor may complete Phase A earlier. In such event, the Contracting Officer may consider Beneficial Occupancy and return control of Phase 2A areas to the Park.

6/18/2014

8 6/12/2014 Solicitation, Page 12 of 140 Liquidated Damages: Please confirm that the Liquidated Damages indicated on sheet 12 of 140 of the solicitation are tied to the overall duration of the project (645 days), and are not tied individually to either phase 2A or 2B since there are no individual durations given for these phases.

Confirmed 6/18/2014

9 6/12/2014 FAR 52.229-3 Federal, State and Local Taxes, Page 84 of 140 Sales Tax: Please refer to sheet 84 of 140, FAR 52.229- 3 Federal, State, and Local Taxes. On previous Federal projects, this FAR has been included to indicate that sales tax is required and it has also been included to indicate that sales tax is not required. Please confirm that since there is no explicit direction given that this project is sales tax exempt, that all bidders will be required to include sales tax in their bids for all temporary and permanent materials.

Alternatively, if the project will be sales tax exempt, please confirm that the Government will “furnish evidence appropriate to establish exemption…” as required by FAR 52.229-3.

Confirmed

6/18/2014

10 6/12/2014 Solicitation, Paragraph 4, Page 121 of 140 Major Work Price Breakdown: Paragraph 4 titled Volume II –Business and Price Proposal, on page 121 of 140 of the solicitation, states, “Also provide a schedule of values showing the price breakdown by major work components. A schedule of values format is provided in the Proposal Submission Package.” Please confirm that since this schedule of values format was not provided, that a cost breakdown of the major work components will not be required.

Schedule of Values is not required at this time. RFP has been changed with Amendment No. 3.

6/18/2014

11 6/12/2014 Solicitation, Paragraph 4, Page 140 of 140 General Conditions Price Breakdown: Paragraph 4 titled Non- Technical Factor 3 – Price, on page 140 of 140 of the solicitation, states, “Contractors shall provide a detailed breakdown of their general conditions to demonstrate how the project will be executed. Reasonableness of this pricing shall be analyzed and should back up the approach presented in Sub-factor 1 of this solicitation. Proposed staffing and allocation of time shall be clearly shown within the General conditions. Project specific field overhead costs shall be shown to support the overall approach to the project.” Please confirm that this price breakdown is not required since there was not format to follow provided. If this breakdown is required, please provide a template with cost categories for all bidders to follow.

The detailed breakdown of general conditions is a proposal requirement and consistent with Federal Acquisition Regulations. This information shall be accurate and consistent with contractor's staffing and operating costs.

No standard format or template is required, though sufficient detail is necessary.

6/18/2014

12 6/12/2014 SF 1442 and FAR 52.211-10 Performance Begins: The SF 1442 indicates that the contractor must begin performance within 30 calendar days of Notice to Proceed. Section F, page 12, FAR 52.211-10 indicates that the contractor shall commence work within 15 calendar days of Notice to Proceed. Please clarify

SF 1442 has been changed to 15 days with Amendment No.

3.

6/18/2014

13 6/17/2014 Provision 52.219-4(b)(2). Do the SBA and HUBZone advantages apply on this contract? If they do apply, how are they factored in to the proposal evaluation?

Yes, this clause applies. Clause 52.219-4(b)(1) explains how it will be factored.

6/26/2014

14 6/17/2014 Will you consider extending the bid date by one week due to the July 4th Holiday?

At this time we do not intend to change the proposal due date.

6/26/2014

15 6/23/2014 L200, S109: Salvaged Bench Footings: Will footings be required for the salvaged bench type 2A and 2B footings.

Please provide if necessary. benches? All current details only reference

Yes, footings are required for salvaged benches. Refer to specification 12 93 00 section 3.5 for installation of benches 2A, 2B, and salvaged benches. Refer to drawing L983 for footing details. Bench Type 2A and embedded foundation type salvaged benches are dimensionally similar and both require type 2A footing shown on L983

6/26/2014

16 6/23/2014 Ram Barrier: Drawings G011 and G012 show the locations/limits as to where the new K-8 Ram Barrier is to be installed. Drawings G041 and G042 show the locations/limits as to where the new construction fencing is to be installed. G011 and G012 show the Ram barrier on the inside of the new fencing. Please verify that this is correct and it is not traffic is.

The plans are correct. The Contractor will install new permanent Ram Barrier elements within the enclosure of the construction fence.

6/26/2014

18 6/23/2014 Salvaged Bollard Casings: Please refer to specification section 31 10 00, paragraph B. 1. c. This paragraph defines a damaged bollard casing vs. an undamaged casing. If the casings are considered damaged and need to be replaced, please confirm that the Government will be procuring the new casings, the contractors will still be responsible for the installation.

If the Contracting Officer determines that additional casings do need fabrication, then a separate contract with others will be procured to supply the Contractor with additional casings. The Contractor is only responsible in this bid for the work of salvaging existing casings and installing salvaged or new casings

6/26/2014

19 6/23/2014 Sales Tax: Please refer to RFI #9 included in amendment #4.

The question asked to confirm one way or another if the project was sales tax exempt or not sales tax exempt and the response was unclear. Please advise if bidders are to include sales tax or if this will be a sales tax exempt project

Government will not be providing a tax exempt certification. See (b)(1) of the clause.

6/26/2014

20 6/23/2014 Sheet L900 calls for welded wire mesh reinforcement in details 1-4 for pedestrian and vehicle pavements. Please clarify what size wire mesh is required for each of the conditions.

WWF in these pavement conditions is to be 6x6 –W2.9xW2.9

21 6/23/2014 Is the contractor to furnish new sleeves for the 3 retractable bollards & the one with the control panel due to the differing size from the salvaged bollards or will the government furnish these sleeves? .

Contractor to furnish the stainless steel sleeves for retractable bollards noted in detail 3 L942

6/26/2014

22 6/23/2014 Is the contractor responsible for installing the government furnished wayside signage and pedestrian signage per sheet L949?

The contractor is responsible for providing the pad, footings, and bolts shown on L949. The contractor will also be responsible for installing the owner supplied signs on the anchor bolt footing assemblies.

6/26/2014

23 6/23/2014 Should light pole footings for SG-07, SP-013, and SP-25 be similar to detail 3/S111 instead of what is listed on L122 since these are located on top of the railroad tunnel lid?

For SG-07 use detail 11, S111. The depth above the rail tunnel at SP-13 and SP-25 is sufficient at those locations to accommodate detail 4, S111.

6/26/2014

24 6/25/2014 What is required for temporary K8 crash barrier? Temporary ram barriers during construction shall consist as noted on revised G043 “ Temporary ram barrier to consist of end-to-end typical concrete “Jersey Barriers” with Steel cable securing the barriers together.” The contractor will have to review proposed layout and cabling technique with the Contracting Officer and park security staff for approval.

6/26/2014

25 6/24/2014 Can shallow mount bollards be used as long as they are K8 rated? The bollard would only have a depth of 8”to 12” and still be K8 rated, the width of the foundation would be 6 ft wide.

No, shallow mounted bollards are not acceptable due to the adjacency of lawn and planting areas. Fixed bollards are to be provided as shown in the drawings.

6/26/2014

26 6/24/2014 I see on the site furnishing sheet it mentions 21 automated bollards. I have only found 6 new automated bollards. Did some of the bollards get labeled wrong as fixed? See attached file.

Per L200 Furnishing Schedule; only 3 retractable bollards are included in Contract 2. These occur at the SW corner of the site as shown on sheet L201. The remaining retractable bollards are in Contracts 1, 3, and 5.

27 6/24/2014 The Specifications read all main line needs to be C900 PVC Pipe. This needs to be changed to SDR21 200# PVC for several reasons.

#1 Harco does not make a Ductile Iron Fitting for C900 PVC Pipe the just make DI Fittings for SDR21 200# PVC.

#2 C900 sizing stops at 4". There is a lot of main line piping on this project that is smaller than 4".

#3 No transition gaskets allowed. The only way you can go from C900 PVC to the smaller main line is by using transition gaskets.

C900 Main Line is changed to SDR21 Main Line in revised specs dated 6-25-14

#1 Agreed. Harco and LEEMCO do, however, make ‘transition gaskets’ for their ductile iron couplings and fittings, which should be used when connecting to existing ductile iron pipe. This is addressed in revised specs dated 6- 25-14. #2 The specifications (2.4, A, 1) describe C900 pipe in 4”-12” diameters. Any 3” pipe (mainline or lateral) would be gasketed SDR21 Class 200 PVC. This is addressed in revised specs dated 6-25-14, where now all new pipe will be SDR21 Class 200 PVC.

#3 Agreed; that statement will be omitted from the spec.

This is addressed in revised specs dated 6-25-14.

C900 Main Line is changed to SDR21 Main Line in revised specs dated 6-25-14

6/26/2014

28 6/23/2014 Are items listed as "Government Furnished" or "Owner Furnished" to be priced and included in the proposal.

No, all items listed as "Government Furnished" or "Owner Furnished" will be provided at no cost to the contractor.

Please see Specification Section 01 11 00 1.5 A for details of delivery, inspection and contractor responsibility for protection and installation of government furnished items.

6/26/2014

Q1: In the 29 page RFP_Proposal_Submission_Pkg document, section 4 of the template Small Business Subcontracting Plan notes an SB Plan flow down threshold of $500,000. FAR 52.219-9(d)(9), however, indicates an SB Plan flow down threshold of $650,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility). These two thresholds conflict. Confirm the SB Plan flow down threshold is $650,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility) pursuant to FAR 52.219-9(d)(9).

Confirmed. Update was made in Amendment No. 5. 6/26/2014

Q2: The 137 page document noted as “Clauses” makes reference to FAR 52.219-25 and associated SDB reporting.

We have been notified by DoD on December 2013 that the “Year-End Supplementary Report for SDBs" and the report for "Small Disadvantaged Participation" as required by this clause are no longer needed since the statute (10 U.S.C 2323) which required these reports has expired. We assume same is true for DOI and separate SDB specific reports are no longer required. Please confirm.

This is an active clause in the Federal Acquisition Regulation

(FAR)

6/26/2014

Q3: The 137 page document noted as “Clauses”, Item 10A and 10B on page 120 refers to the SB Participation Plan and states “Complete the spreadsheet included in the Proposal Submission Package”. We can’t locate a spreadsheet in the document named RFP_Proposal_Submission_Pkg. Please clarify where this spreadsheet is located or provide if omitted.

See Amendment No. 3 6/26/2014

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