Question and Answers for pit cleaning.docx
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- Pit Cleaning-Bascule Bridges, Multiple Services
- Solicitation number
- RFP 591 220000001714 2
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- Michigan
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This is a Question and Answers document for solicitation 220000001714 issued by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) for pit cleaning services at bridge locations. The contract covers cleaning of individual pits at multiple locations over a three-year period, with MDOT issuing one work order per location during this timeframe. Work is to be completed within an eight-hour period per pit, with cleaning activities limited to a single pit per location rather than all pits at a location. MDOT will coordinate scheduling to conduct cleaning during non-busy hours, preferably before or after boating season to minimize disruption to bridge operations. All equipment and personnel must be evacuated from the bridge structure during bridge operations, with hoses positioned outside the draw bridge influence zone to permit bridge lifting when necessary.
Key requirements include identification of subcontractors holding Michigan industrial waste hauler licenses with confined space work permits, with licensing documentation required at bid submission. The contractor must remove debris and wash water generated during power washing operations, with payment based on gallon unit prices provided in the solicitation. MDOT will sign manifests documenting the volume of material transported to approved disposal sites. No bid bond is required for this solicitation. MDOT indicated it does not possess records of previous pit cleaning dates or prior bid tabulations for similar work, and will not provide specific bridge operating cycle times, instead committing to schedule cleaning during optimal periods with flexibility for emergency situations through contractor coordination.
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Question and Answers for solicitation 220000001714 – Pit Cleaning
1. Does the owner anticipate issuing a work order for each location within one contract year?
MDOT will issue a work order once within the three-year period for each location
2. Will the owner provide the date each of the locations was last cleaned of liquid and debris?
No. I don’t have that record.
3. Will the owner provide previous bid tabulations for work of similar scope?
No. I don’t have that record either.
4. Does the equipment and personnel needed for pit cleaning, need to evacuate the pit during bridge operation?
Just the trucks that are on top of the bridge. As long as the hoses are not in the influence of the draw bridge, they can remain. All employees will need to be outside the gates as well.
5. If there is no vessel traffic requiring the bridge to be operated, does the bridge still operate at the times and intervals specified in the contract documents?
No, they will help us as much as they are allowed either by talking to the boat operators and keeping it down as much as they can.
6. Is the MOT provided by MDOT limited to 8 work hours?
MDOT is not limited to the 8 hours, but the contractor will need to explain if more time is needed and the MDOT engineer will make the call about the progress. Remember you are only cleaning one pit per location for an 8-hour period. You are not cleaning all the pits at that location.
7. Will the owner provide time required to operate each bridge, one complete cycle?
I don’t understand this question. I will try to provide cleaning time during not busy hours either prior to boating season or after boating season. Only if it is a real emergency and we would have talks with our contractor on this issue before we start cleaning.
8. Does all equipment and personnel need to be moved beyond the traffic barrier during bridge operation?
No, just the trucks and employees. The hoses need to be outside the draw bridge itself so that we can lift the bridge when we need too.
9. For Item 7 on page 4 of 48, "Mandatory Minimum Requirements", Is it OK if the subcontractor holds a Michigan license as an industrial waste hauler with a permit to work in confined spaces, and not the prime contractors?
Yes, the Subcontractor must be identified in the solicitation responses and the license must be provided with bid submission.
10. For Item H on page 20 of 48, access and clean up duration is nearly impossible for one single day for both pits. We have had a pit clean up take over a week, when considering access, confined space, etc.
I haven't had any issue with being able to clean a pit within an 8 hour period if the contractor is actually working on the pit. I have had a vendor have trouble and he was down a few hours and still was able to clean the pit close to an 8 hour session. So not sure why he doesn't think that he can. Also, it is just one pit and not the whole bridge.
11. Once the pit cells are empty and we begin power washing walls and bottom of the pit, will debris and wash water be paid at the gallon unit prices?
Yes. After the pits are emptied, they will power wash and suck up the water as they are cleaning it. Once we approve the pit, they will tear down their operation. I will have to sign the manifest papers of the amount in gallons that will be transported to the approved dumping site.
12. Is a bid bond required?
No, Bond requirements for this solicitation.
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