RFQ_R15AD023_Addendum_1.pdf

State of California • Natural Resources Agency Edmund G. Brown Jr., Governor

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION Lisa Ann L. Mangat, Director One Capitol Mall, Suite 410 Sacramento, California 95814

ADDENDUM No. 1

Issue Date: March 23, 2016

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

BID NUMBER: R15AD023

RESOURCE SPECIALISTS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

FOR PROJECTS WITHIN CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS

Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) Due Date: April 1, 2016 April 12, 2016

This addendum corrects/revises the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Resource Specialist Professional Services. The changes in this addendum shall be included in the Statement of Qualifications submitted in response to this RFQ. All conditions not affected by this addendum shall remain unchanged.

1. Statement of Qualifications (SOQs) Due Date Extension:

REVISE Section 1.4 SOQ Deadline and Delivery, page 7 of 21, item 1.4.1, as follows: Deadline:

Sealed SOQs will be accepted no later than 2 p.m., Friday, April 1, 2016, Tuesday, April 12, 2016.

2. Clarification 1:

Section 1.2, Type of Professional Services, Section 1.21, Pages 3-5 of 21, Item 1.21 A.-D.

REVISE as follows:

A. ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST (NSC and SSC) Environmental Specialist is responsible for the planning, coordination, analysis, documentation, compilation, circulation and completion of the appropriate environmental document necessary for Project compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

B. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST (NSC and SSC) Environmental Scientist is responsible for all tasks that help DPR meet compliance with environmental laws concerning the identification, evaluation, and protection of natural resources.

C. ARCHAEOLOGIST (NSC)

Principal Investigator will be a known expert in prehistoric or historic archaeology specializing in archaeological sites specific to the location of the project and will have the ability to analyze complex archaeological sites, present information clearly and effectively in pictorial and written forms, analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action.

Addendum #1 RFQ Bid Number: R15AD023

D. HISTORIAN (NSC)

Historian will have specific experience in identification, recordation, evaluation, and treatment of historical properties including writing determination of eligibility and register nominations; and Historic Structure Reports that include in-depth analysis on contributing features, current conditions and treatment recommendations. Experience in completing Primary Record, and Building, Structure, Object (BSO) Record Forms (DPR 523A & 523B) and National Register nominations is desired. The DPR 523A & 523B Forms are used by all State agencies and their consultants.

Clarification 2:

Section 2.4, Description of Work, Section 2.44 Pages, 11-12 of 21, Item A.-D.

REVISE as follows:

A. ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST (NSC and SSC) Environmental Specialist shall be responsible for participating on multi-discipline teams in the planning and construction of park facilities; the planning, coordination, analysis, documentation, compilation, circulation and completion of the appropriate environmental document necessary for project compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); submitting permit applications (Coastal Development Permits, CalTrans Encroachment permits, etc.), including all pertinent documentation, tracking permit progress through repeated contact with permitting agency and providing additional information to permitting agency, as required; prepare and maintain CEQA records, project tracking and document scheduling; provide assistance to other staff in the preparation of CEQA documentation; and assist in scoping and budget preparation of the environmental review component of proposed development projects.

B. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST (NSC and SSC) Environmental Scientist shall be responsible for all tasks that help DPR meet compliance with environmental laws concerning the identification, evaluation, and protection of natural resources; to work with the Project team to ensure that all aspects of the project design comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and/or the National Environmental Policy Act, Federal Endangered Species Act (FESA), California Endangered Species Act (CESA), Public Resource Code (PRC) 1601 & 1603, Sec. 401 & 404 of the Clean Water Act, and other state and federal laws, as needed; primary role, as a team member, is to provide the team with informed biological, project site information necessary for legal compliance and the protection of significant natural resources. Tasks include scoping projects, preparing project constraint/opportunities analysis, reviewing published databases for potential project area sensitivities, performing sensitive species surveys (as needed), performing wetland delineation (as needed), preparing the biological sections of CEQA/NEPA compliance documents, reviewing project plans, consulting with regulatory agencies and preparing Biological Assessments, as necessary, preparing project re-vegetation plans, preparing subcontractor contracts, performing construction monitoring to prevent impacts to sensitive species and preparing monitoring reports

C. ARCHAEOLOGIST (NSC)

Principal Investigator, who is a known expert in either prehistoric archaeology or historic archaeology, shall provide a full range of professional archaeological services. This work may include pre-field research, preparing research designs, overseeing archaeological survey, field

RFQ Bid Number: R11AD015 testing, lab work, analysis, cataloging, and/or artifact or feature conservation or treatment recommendations including all pertinent studies and report preparation, and performing or overseeing archaeological monitoring as required for various construction projects throughout Northern California. Monitoring would include communicating with the State’s representative and specialist staff to establish a monitoring schedule during the construction phase of a project and completing daily monitoring logs and reports. On some projects archaeological monitors may potentially be exposed to hazardous substances.

D. HISTORIAN (NSC)

Historians shall be responsible for a full range of services including assistance in project development by preparing documentation for the identification, recordation, evaluation, and/or preservation or conservation treatments of historic properties that occur with in within the project area. These tasks may include completion of Historic Structure Reports; complete historic building condition assessments, Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) and Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) recordation, and National Register and California Register nominations; prepare Historic Property Survey Reports and Damage Survey Reports as needed. Determine potential project affects and through application of the Secretary of Interior Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties how to avoid, reduce, or mitigate substantial impacts caused by project actions, thus addressing CEQA and/or NEPA, Natural Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Section 106 or PRC 5024.5 compliance and complete documents and reports to ensure compliance with environmental mandates. Historians may also perform construction monitoring of projects that include the rehabilitation or restoration of historic buildings, structures, or landscapes to ensure avoidances and mitigations are performed as specified in the environmental compliance (CEQA/NEPA) documents, professional standards, and project specifications. Monitoring would include communicating with the State’s Representative to ensure that the project is adhering to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for preservation, restoration or rehabilitation; to establish a monitoring schedule during the construction phase of a project and the completion of daily monitoring logs and reports. On some projects monitors may potentially be exposed to hazardous substances.

3. Questions (Q) and Answers (A) submitted:

1) Q: Can we only submit qualifications for the Historian discipline?

A: SOQs can be submitted for all four disciplines for Northern Service Center (NSC) which includes Archaeologist, Environmental Scientist, Environmental Specialist and Historian, and two disciplines for Southern Service Center (SSC) which includes Environmental Scientist and Environmental Specialist.

2) Q: If so, can you please double check if we can submit for Historian in both NSC and SSC?

Page 16 indicates we can submit for both regions. But Attachment A.2, page 27, indicates we cannot submit for Historian in SSC.

A: See Item #2. Clarification #1 and Clarification #2. in this Addendum and Attachment A.2 of

RFQ.

3) Q: Is there a page limit for the submittal?

A: No.

RFQ Bid Number: R15AD023

4) Q: Can we print the submittal double-sided?

A: Yes, it is preferred that the submittal is printed double-sided.

5) Q: Is there a preferred delivery service that works best with the DPR Contracts Section in Sacramento? (ie. Which works best, FedEx, UPS, USPS, or other?)

A: No. Submittals may be delivered via any carrier service or hand-delivered. DPR will not accept postmarks, email or facsimile (Fax) responses.

6) Q: The RFQ Checklist (Attachment A.2) says that the Archaeologist and Historian disciplines are available for “NSC only” and the boxes for SSC for these two disciplines are blacked out.

However Section 1.2.1 of the RFQ says “Contractors may submit qualifications for any or all of the disciplines listed and for either or both service centers.” Section 2.4.4 C says that the Archaeologist would be “performing or overseeing archaeological monitoring as required for various construction projects throughout California.”

A: See Item #2. Clarification #1 and Clarification #2. in this Addendum and Attachment A.2 of

RFQ.

7) Q: This is a complex SOQ process with little time to prepare. Will the deadline for receipt of the SOQs be extended?

A: See Item #1 in this addendum.

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ADDENDUM No. 1