Amendment_No._0002_-_R16PS01275.pdf

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R16PS01275

x x copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted ; or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT

THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted , such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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Billings MT 59107

R60

PO Box 36900 Regional Office Great Plains Region Bureau of Reclamation

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13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS. IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) is not extended.is extended, Items 8 and 15, and returning

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended , by one of the following methods: (a) By completing

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

FACILITY CODE CODE

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code)

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6)CODE 6. ISSUED BY

PAGE OF PAGES

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.3. EFFECTIVE DATE

08/25/2016

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

1. CONTRACT ID CODE

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

07/31/2016

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority) appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return __________________ copies to the issuing office.

ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

Project Title: North Gravity Drain, Pueblo Dam, Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado

See attachment for changes incorporated by this amendment.

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 16C. DATE SIGNED

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

Gerri Voto-Braun

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

NSN 7540-01-152-8070

Previous edition unusable

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9 A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect .

Bureau of Reclamation Great Plains Region Regional Office PO Box 36900 Billings MT 59107

Amendment No. 0002 Solicitation No. R16PS01275

Description of Changes - This amendment incorporates the following changes to the solicitation:

1. Remove Foreword in its entirety and substitute therefore the attached revised Foreword.

2. The Government is providing the Questions received from interested offerors and the associated Answers provided by the Government.

3. For informational purposes only, the Government is providing the Site Visit Attendance Records from the organized site visit that the Government held on August 19, 2016 at 11:00 AM Mountain Daylight Time.

For convenience, essential changes on the revised solicitation pages are indicated by a vertical line in the margin where lines or paragraphs changed from the previous version.

However, all portions of the revised solicitation pages shall apply whether changes thereon have or have not been indicated.

Acknowledgement - See Block 11 above regarding how to acknowledge this amendment.

The Government must receive the acknowledgement at the place designated for receipt of bids (See Block 10 of the Standard Form 1442).

Bid Opening Date - This hour and date for receipt of sealed bids remains unchanged at 2:00 PM (Mountain Daylight Time) on August 31, 2016.

Third Party – If you have given a copy of the solicitation to someone else, please forward this amendment accordingly.

A list of questions from prospective contractors and their respective answers are attached to this amendment and are provided for information only.

The following contractors were in attendance at the organized site visit, which took place on August 19, 2016:

Mike Montano Harrison Western 303-881-6637 Rob Billings RJS Construction 719-358-3717 i

NORTH GRAVITY DRAIN

PUEBLO DAM

FRYINGPAN-ARKANSAS PROJECT

COLORADO

FOREWORD

Work is located approximately 8 miles west of Pueblo, Colorado in Pueblo County.

The principal components of work to be performed under these specifications include the following:

1. Locate embedded metal work and reinforcing steel then core reinforced concrete up to 18 inches in diameter:

2. Provide HDPE pipe, pipe supports, joints and pipe seals.

3. Furnish drain closure plate.

4. Control and divert gallery water.

TELEPHONE INQUIRIES REGARDING THIS SOLICITATION SHOULD BE MADE TO:

Contractual Matters: Darlene Dillon Contracting Officer Billings, Montana Telephone: (406) 247-7809 7820 ddillon@usbr.gov

FOR DATE AND PLACE BIDS ARE DUE, SEE “SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD,"

STANDARD FORM 1442, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE TABLE OF CONTENTS.

FOR INFORMATION REGARDING BUREAU OF RECLAMATION'S PUBLICATION

"RECLAMATION SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS," WHICH IS APPLICABLE TO

WORK UNDER THIS CONTRACT, SEE CLAUSE AT "WBR 1452.223-81 SAFETY AND

HEALTH."

YOUR ATTENTION IS DIRECTED TO PART VI, SECTION L, INSTRUCTIONS,

CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS, WHICH IN PART PROVIDES THAT “ORAL

EXPLANATIONS OR INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN BEFORE THE AWARD OF CONTRACT

WILL NOT BE BINDING."

SITE VISIT: AN ORGANIZED SITE VISIT HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 19, 2016

AT 11:00 AM MDT. INTERESTED CONTRACTORS SHALL MAKE ARRANGEMENTS IN

ATTENDING THE SITE VISIT BY CONTACTING MR. JOHN FOREMAN AT 970-962-4527

OR VIA E-MAIL AT JFOREMAN@USBR.GOV. SEE PARAGRAPH L.19 FOR

DIRECTIONS. ATTENDEES ARE TO PROVIDE AND WEAR SAFETY BOOTS, HARD

HATS AND SAFETY VESTS. PROSPECTIVE CONTRACTORS ARE STRONGLY

ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND THE PRE-BID SITE VISIT TO GAIN A BETTER

UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORK REQUIREMENTS AND SITE CONDITIONS.

mailto:gvotobraun@usbr.gov mailto:JFOREMAN@USBR.GOV ii

SAM: EFFECTIVE JULY 29, 2012, ANY CONTRACTOR INTERESTED IN DOING

BUSINESS WITH THE GOVERNMENT MUST REGISTER IN THE SYSTEM FOR AWARD

MANAGEMENT (SAM) DATABASE PRIOR TO AWARD OF A CONTRACT OR

AGREEMENT. SAM IS A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OWNED AND OPERATED FREE

WEBSITE THAT CONSOLIDATES THE CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION

(CCR), THE ONLINE REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS APPLICATION

(ORCA), AND THE EXCLUDED PARTIES LIST SYSTEM (EPLS).

THE VENDOR’S DUNS AND BRADSTREET NUMBER AND BANKING INFORMATION

ARE REQUIRED FOR REGISTRATION. CONTRACTORS MAY OBTAIN INFORMATION

ON REGISTRATION AND ANNUAL CONFIRMATION REQUIREMENTS VIA THE SAM

WEBSITE ACCESSES THROUGH HTTPS://WWW.SAM.GOV/PORTAL/PUBLIC/SAM/ OR

BY THE FEDERAL SERVICE DESK AT 1-866-606-8220.

PAYMENT REQUESTS FOR THE ANTICIPATED CONTRACT MUST BE SUBMITTED

ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY’S

INTERNET PAYMENT PLATFORM (IPP) SYSTEM. THE IPP WEBSITE

IS HTTPS://WWW.IPP.GOV. THE CONTRACTOR MUST USE THE IPP WEBSITE TO

REGISTER ACCESS AND USE IPP FOR SUBMITTING REQUESTS FOR PAYMENT.

CONTRACTOR ASSISTANCE WITH ENROLLMENT CAN BE OBTAINED BY

CONTACTING THE IPP PRODUCTION HELPDESK VIA E-

MAIL IPPGROUP@BOS.FRB.ORG OR PHONE (866) 973-3131. IF THE CONTRACTOR IS

UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENT TO USE IPP FOR SUBMITTING

INVOICES FOR PAYMENT, THE CONTRACTOR MUST SUBMIT A WAIVER REQUEST

IN WRITING TO THE CONTRACTING OFFICER WITH ITS PROPOSAL OR BID.

https://www.sam.gov/PORTAL/PUBLIC/SAM/ https://www.ipp.gov/ mailto:ippgroup@bos.frb.org

Prospective Contractor Questions North Gravity Drain, Pueblo Dam, Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado

Solicitation No. R16PS01275

1. Is the orientation of the 18” Diameter core hole fixed? Can the location be moved to accommodate the coring equipment?

Reclamation Response: The vertical orientation of the hole is relatively fixed, except for small adjustments made in the field to avoid reinforcement. Reclamation may accept a small adjustment to the horizontal orientation of the 18-inch hole, subject to an approved drilling plan.

2. To what extent is the contractor required to locate rebar embedded within the dam and to what degree of accuracy? Is there an acceptable amount of rebar that can be cut while coring the concrete?

Reclamation Response: Reclamation planned for and anticipates cutting reinforcement while drilling both the 18-inch and 8-inch diameter core holes. Locating reinforcement is required on the downstream face (entry and exit) and within the gallery around the areas where the holes are located. An acceptable degree of accuracy has been achieved on similar jobs using GPR or other similar penetrating radar methods. The objective is to locate and mark the reinforcement first, then field locate the core holes while making minor adjustments to avoid hitting as much reinforcement as feasibly possible (at the entry and exit locations).

3. To run pumps inside the galley chamber to divert water will require a generator to run outside with cables running inside. If it becomes necessary to run the pumps around the clock (24 hours) on this secure work site are standby personnel 1) Required and 2) Allowed.

Reclamation Response: The Contractor may obtain a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) clearance so the Pueblo Dam may be accessed outside of normal business hours and without a Reclamation escort. Another option is the Contractor may modify the access door to accommodate any equipment (pipes, hoses, cords, etc.) and be secured outside of normal business hours. However, the door would need to be replaced following completion of work, and the replacement door shall match the existing door.

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