RFP25CRDLWBGANTO-0015 - Addendum 01.pdf
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- Solicitation number
- DOMPQB-185-1827-2025
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- Floyd County, Iowa
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This document is Addendum One for RFP25CRDLWBGANTO-0015, issued by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on May 13, 2025. The addendum provides clarifications and additional details for a water infrastructure project involving a facility plan, well performance investigation, and potential construction improvements. The project scope includes reviewing well performance, reservoir capacity, reservoir condition, supply pipe sizing, chemical treatment, and booster pumps, with a planned construction budget between $115,000 and $145,000. The respondent will be responsible for completing well tests and determining the condition and remaining working lifespan of the reservoir.
The budget breakdown includes $65,000 for general construction, $10,000 for valve pit, $25,000 for connections and incidentals, and $15,000 for well building plumbing, with a $30,000 contingency. The DNR is open to increasing the construction budget if the evaluation identifies higher costs for recommended improvements. The project requires three letters of reference from previous clients, and no existing facility plan or construction documents were available. The current well pump is a 15SQE10-220 Grundfos Submersible Pump, and the project involves replacing all plumbing inside the existing well building. No fast-tracking of facility plan or construction permit approvals is planned.
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May 13, 2025
To: All Potential Respondents From: Michael Bradbury – Statewide Procurement Officer Subject: RFP25CRDLWBGANTO-0015
Addendum One
Please amend the subject RFP to include the following:
Question and Answer
Q) Section 1.4, Objectives references “planned budget for construction” with a range of $115k – 145k. Is this the budget range for engineer services or the budget for the overall project which includes engineer services?
A) The range of $115k - $145k refers to our planning budget for just construction. Engineering services provided under any contract that results from this RFP is a separate cost.
Q) Section 1.4 (page 3) mentions the planning budget for construction is between $115,000 and $145,000. Does this amount include only the Contractor engineering fees, or only the capital improvements by the construction contractor?
A) The range of $115k - $145k refers to our planning budget for just construction. Engineering services provided under any contract that results from this RFP is a separate cost.
Q) Paragraph 1.4 Objectives states, “DNR planning budget for construction is between $115,000 and $145,000”.
Could DNR provide additional detail on when this budget was developed and what improvements were included?
Is DNR open to increasing the construction budget if the evaluation identifies higher costs for the recommended improvements?
A) Additional detail on when this budget was developed:
General construction 65k
Valve pit 10k
Connections/incidentals 25k
Well building plumbing 15k
Planning budget 115k plus contingency of 30k resulted in DNR planning budget for construction between
$115,000 and $145,000.
Yes, DNR open to increasing the construction budget if the evaluation identifies higher costs for the recommended improvements.
Q) Are there any example proposals from bidding this project before and/or similar project proposals we can reference?
A) No
Q) Section 1.4 (page 3) notes that a facility plan will be required for this project. We are assuming it will require
Iowa DNR water supply permitting as well. Are there plans for the DNR to fast-track the approval of the facility plan and construction permit to meet the desired deadlines?
A) There are currently no plans for DNR to fast track the approval of the facility plan and construction permit.
Q) Section 1.4 (page 3) Has a previous facility plan been completed that could be made available to the designer?
A) No
Q) Section 3.2 (page 11) under Exhibit 5 – Experience, it states that Letters of Reference are required. For a project this small, is this necessary? Would placing the reference information on a project sheet suffice?
A) The Respondent must provide letters of reference from three (3) previous or current customers or clients knowledgeable of the Respondent’s performance in providing goods and/or services similar to the goods and/or services described in this RFP and a contact person and telephone number for each reference.
Q) Section 4.1 (page 13) states the investigation is to include review of the well performance. What existing well performance information is available? Will the Respondent be responsible for completing any tests?
A) The investigation is to include, but is not limited to, review of the well performance, reservoir capacity, reservoir condition, supply pipe sizing, chemical treatment, and booster pumps. Other than the information available on the University of Iowa's GeoSam website, the DNR has no additional information on the well. The
Respondent will be responsible for completing any well tests.
Q) Section 4.1 (page 13) states the investigation is to include review of the condition of the reservoirs. Can more information regarding the reservoirs be provided? For reviewing the reservoir condition, what work will be required? Will this include any testing or confined space entry?
A) The Respondent is to determine the means and methods for inspecting the reservoir to determine if the reservoir is in serviceable condition, recommended repair work, and the remaining working lifespan of the reservoir. The investigation is to include, but is not limited to, review of the well performance, reservoir capacity, reservoir condition, supply pipe sizing, chemical treatment, and booster pumps.
Q) Could DNR provide construction documents for the 2” water line from Reservoir #1 to Flush Hydrant installed in 2014?
A) The DNR could not locate construction documents for the 2014 2” waterline installation. This was considered an emergency repair, and no documents other than an invoice were ever produced. The invoice for this job supports that was a 2" gasket-joint PVC
Q) Paragraph 1.5 Background states that replacing all the plumbing inside the existing well building is an identified need. Could DNR provide photos of the interior of the well building or construction documents for the well building?
A) See below photos
Well house plumbing images and blueprint
Model number for the current well pump (15SQE10-220 Grundfos Submersible Pump)
END OF ADDENDUM ONE
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