EPA__07-01-2015transcript.pdf

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Wednesday, July 1, 2015 10

12:46 p.m. 11

Holiday Inn Express 18

Meeting Room A 19

524 East 23rd Street 20

Columbus, Nebraska 68601 21

P R O C E E D I N G S 1

PROJECT OFFICER DAVID WENNERSTROM: We are going to 2 get started. Chester, can you check to see if there is anybody 3 walking around outside? 4

Okay, we are going to do a Question and Answer 5 session, but first, we are going to have Arby’s and their 6 architect talk about the work they are doing at Arby’s, and we 7 will go on, and then Chester will talk about the Small Business 8

Program, and then we will go into the Q&A. 9

All right, go ahead. 10

MR. KEVIN FLECKY: Thank you. 11

Hi. Good afternoon. I am Kevin Flecky. I am with 12 the Schemmer Associates. I am an architect representing Arby’s, 13

Alan D’Agosto and the panel, Panda Corporation, and we just 14 wanted to say a couple words about the scope of work and the 15 schedule involving the Arby’s which is just west of the dry 16 cleaner site. 17

What we are doing is essentially an image upgrade to 18 the exterior and the interior. It is the type of work that is 19 happening in quite a few locations, required of Arby’s, and if 20 you can picture the exterior, there is exterior insulation and 21 finish system there currently, and we will be going around and 22 replacing a certain amount of that. We will be replacing the 23 large canopy, wood-framed canopy you see. And coming in with 24 the new signage, new lighting, new colors, but it is 1 essentially new finishes on the exterior, and on the interior, 2 very similar. We will be refinishing the walls the ceilings and 3 the floors. And on the exterior also, we are going to be 4 replacing the concrete walks and the curbs and the aprons that 5 you see, in the immediate vicinity of the building itself. And 6 then, the dumpster enclosure, as well, will be part of our work 7 to remove. 8

The plan right now is to begin construction in the 9 middle of September, and Jason, I will let you talk a little bit 10 more about the timing, the schedule of construction. 11

MR. JASON MATELJAN: Good afternoon, everybody. 12

My name is Jason Mateljan. I am the General 13

Contractor of Panda, Inc. 14

I really don’t have much to add to that other than 15 the goal is to kind of be done with the exterior work on our 16 facility before anybody has to start digging on the front side 17 of our drive-thru over there. 18

We plan on replacing, on the east side, at least two 19 pieces of the concrete for the walkway right there, but not 20 fully up to where you guys will be doing your work, just to 21 avoid any problems with that as you are digging. As Kevin said, 22 the shed and the -- or the dumpsters will be removed on the east 23 side so none of that will be in the way. Other than that, 24 nothing we are doing should really affect anybody here. 1

I would be happy to leave some business cards if 2 anybody has any questions that they want answered in greater 3 detail, but the plan is just to be shutdown while you guys are 4 doing your thing and coincide that a little bit, save time for 5 everybody, so. If anybody has any simple questions, yeah. 6

AUDIENCE MEMBER: Yeah, just a real simple question. 7

I know how these schedules float around just a little bit. Will 8 the winning contractor -- will you guys notify the EPA so that 9 you can notify the winning contractor of the exact start date, 10 because there are some damages -- $20,000 is a pretty big -- 11

MR. MATELJAN: Sure. Yeah. 12

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: I will answer that 13 question; Dave Wennerstrom, EPA. 14

Yes, when the winning contractor gets notified, I am 15 going to coordinate right with Alan D’Agosto, with Arby’s, and 16 myself and the winning contractors, so we can line up that work. 17

To clarify what they said is, the exterior work is 18 going to be done in September, and then they are going to move 19 to the interior, shut down Arby’s for a couple weeks while the 20 contractor, the EPA contractor is working on the outside -- 21

AUDIENCE MEMBER: Okay. 22

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: -- for those two weeks. 23

The contract allows for fifteen days. 24

MR. MATELJAN: We will get started probably about a 1 month from -- before when your date is currently, about -- on or 2 about September 14th, we will get started on our exterior. 3

Anybody else? 4

Okay. All right. 5

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: Thank you. 6

MR. MATELJAN: Thank you. 7

MS. AMBER KRUEGER: Hello again. My name is Amber 8

Krueger, and I am the Contracting Officer on this project. I 9 would like to welcome you to the Proposal Conference Site Visit 10 for 10th Street Remedial Action, Phase II, Columbus, Nebraska. 11

The Solicitation Number is SLL-R7-15-0012. 12

I would like to summarize a bit on how this 13 conference is going to go. 14

I would like to introduce my fellow EPA co-workers, 15 and also, I would like for you to introduce yourself eventually, 16 and kind of -- and allow, you know, time to explain who you are, 17 what company you are from, and if you are a prime or sub, then I 18 would like to go into Chester Stovall -- he is our Small 19

Business Specialist, and he will be talking about, you know, our 20 philosophy pertaining to the small business, and we appreciate 21 your business, of course. 22

First of all, I would like to introduce my fellow EPA 23 co-workers; David Wennerstrom, he is the COR. Bill Gresham, 24 where are you, Bill? There he is back there. He is the COR 1

Alternate. Chester Stovall, of course. He is the Small 2

Business Specialist. Marie Noel; she is the Lead Contracting 3

Officer, Amber Krueger, obviously. Don Denno; he is the 4

Regional Acquisitions Manager, he is back there. And Kate 5

Clever, the EPA Contracts Attorney. She is -- there she is in 6 the back. 7

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: And Nebraska MDE2 just 8 left, Tom Buell and Sarah Jeffries, they are our counterparts on 9 this state, working alongside this contract with the EPA. 10

MS. KRUEGER: Okay, now, I would like for the vendors 11 to introduce yourselves, please. Just kind of starting left to 12 right. 13

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: We would you like you 14 to stand. The purpose of this is so that other people will know 15 that you are here. We would like you to give your name, the 16 name of your company, where you are from, and whether you are 17 looking to be either a prime or a sub. 18

Okay, if you would please stand up, please. 19

(Introduction of Vendors) 20

MS. KRUEGER: Very good. Thank you. 21

Chester, would you like to come up here and say a few 22 words? 23

MR. CHESTER STOVALL: Thank you, Amber. 24

Hello folks. I am glad you could make it in to see 1 how we do contracts in our Region. It is very important that 2 you realize a couple things. Number one, that we are going to 3 treat you fair and honest. You may not believe it, but we will. 4

Take my word for it. 5

The contract you are looking at is one of several we 6 are doing this week and next week. In order to find more -- we 7 have a couple contracts on the street that will be doing -- 8 people are going to their conferences next week. Check with me 9 after and I will give you that information. 10

As you go through this particular solicitation, 11 please make sure that you understand everything that we are 12 asking. If you are not quite sure about it, now is the time to 13 ask the questions for it. Especially, look at the background 14 requirements and the experience requirements for your firm and 15 other folks, to make sure you really know what we are asking the 16 prime to be able to do. It is important when you are putting 17 your proposal together. 18

We strongly believe in small business, we really do, 19 because in our experience, it has worked out very, very well. 20

The reason why we have the people to conferences is to ask -- to 21 give you a chance to ask your questions and get them answered, 22 either here or -- or with an Amendment, to enable you to give us 23 a good bid with a good price, something maybe we can award to 24 with no problem. 1

This is the place to ask your questions. I hope you 2 appreciate all of the hard work that some folks have put in to 3 make this a possibility for you to take a look at today. 4

One last thing; this is a sign-in sheet. What my 5 plan is is to be able to give -- this will be listed online with 6 the transcript. However, because you made it this far, what we 7 would like you to do is give you a copy of this before you leave 8 so you can do the prime and subcontractor relationship building, 9 to get that process underway. Once it is -- I will hold my hand 10 up, and if anybody has a sign-in sheet, I would like you to get 11 it to me, and I will wave my hand which means I am leaving the 12 building. If you have not signed in, stop me; otherwise I am 13 going to run down the street and get copies and bring them back 14 for you at no charge to take home with you. 15

With that, back to our Hostess of Ceremony. 16

MS. KRUEGER: Thank you, Chester. 17

Now, I would like to introduce David Wennerstrom. He 18 is the COR, and he may have a few words to say. 19

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: Yeah, David 20

Wennerstrom. I will be on-site after the contract is awarded. 21

I will be the Project Manager and the Quality Assurance 22

Representative from the Government, and I will see who ever gets 23 the contract on-site for the duration of the contract. 24

That’s all I have. 1

MS. KRUEGER: I believe we are going to go right into 2 questions and answers now. 3

Question 1: “Is this a total Small Business Set-4

Aside for the performance of the demo, excavation, etc.?” 5

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: And the answer is, the 6 contract is a Small Business Set-Aside. 7

MS. KRUEGER: “I see on the Disposal section, the 8 estimate tonnage which possibly be hazardous is slated for 9 disposal at Kimberly, Nebraska. Would you perhaps be referring 10 instead to the Kimball, Nebraska RCRA Incineration Facility?” 11

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, 12 correction, it is Kimball, Nebraska, K-i-m-b-a-l-l. 13

MS. KRUEGER: Question 3: “Does an incumbent exist 14 for the 10th Street Remedial Action Phase II in Columbus, 15

Nebraska requirement, and if so, could you please provide the 16 vendor and the corresponding contract number?” 17

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is no, an 18 incumbent does not exist. 19

MS. KRUEGER: Question 4: “Section M-2, Fact to 20

Land, includes a requirement that the prime contractor 21 demonstrate experience with three separate projects which 22 include using Direct Push Technology, DPT, and Insitu Chemical 23

Oxidation, ISCO, ISCO injections to a depth of at least sixty 24 feet Below Ground Surface, BGS, to be considered technically 1 acceptable. We ask for your consideration of an alternative 2 qualification on the DPT/ISCO portion of this factor. We 3 believe that this factor’s new criteria reduces competition but 4 does not improve the evaluation of prime contractor’s 5 demonstrated performance. We ask for your consideration for an 6 alternative procedure where a prime contractor may qualify under 7 this factor for the DPT/ISCO portion.” 8

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, we will 9 be issuing an Amendment to make the changes to the evaluation 10 factors. 11

AUDIENCE MEMBER: Can you tell us what the changes 12 will be? 13

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: Can I? 14

MS. MARIE NOEL: We wrote it down. 15

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: We wrote it -- I can 16 say generally what it is. 17

Generally, that requirement will be the contractor 18 will show experience -- the contractor to show experience 19 performing at least fifteen DPT/ISCO injections, one of which is 20 at least sixty feet BGS. 21

MS. KRUEGER: Question 5: “Please accept this e-mail 22 as our formal request to receive all notifications for this Pre-23 solicitation/solicitation.” 24

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, all 1 notifications, amendments, etc., shall be posted on the 2

FedConnect to all vendors. 3

MS. KRUEGER: Question 6: I am paraphrasing the 4 question, “Are bid bonds required?” 5

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, this is 6 not a construction contract, and thus, no bid bond is required. 7

MS. KRUEGER: Question 7: “Will EPA consider 8 revision of Factor 1, Corporate Experience, Item C, to include 9 evaluation of Subcontractor qualification for DPT work since 10

ISCO injection activities are primarily completed by a key 11 subcontractor?” 12

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer to that 13 question is, no. However, a revision to the Corporate 14

Experience sub-factor is being issued in the Amendment as 15 discussed earlier at this conference. 16

AUDIENCE MEMBER: You said it was going to be posted 17 on FedConnect. Is this going to be posted on the FBO website, 18 as well, the actual solicitation for that? 19

MS. KRUEGER: It will be posted on FedConnect. FBO 20 will just refer you to FedConnect. 21

AUDIENCE MEMBER: All right. 22

MS. KRUEGER: Question 8: “Please expand on the 23

“$50,000 credit for local allowance.” 24

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, it is 1

Incentive No. 2 of the QASP (Quality Assurance Surveillance) 2

Plan. 3

MS. KRUEGER: Question 9: “Could you grant a seven-4 day extension for questions and for proposal closing?” 5

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: At this time, the 6 answer is, no. 7

MS. KRUEGER: Question 10: “Can an alternative 8 disposal site be proposed?” 9

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, yes. 10

MS. KRUEGER: Question 11: “Can you provide a list 11 of today’s attendees?” 12

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: As you heard Chester 13 say, the answer is, yes, one will be provided today, and the 14 list will also be included in the Amendment. 15

MS. KRUEGER: Question 12: “Are other EPA Regions 16 posting similar opportunities? If so, how do I contact them?” 17

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, to find 18 such information, please check FedConnect and/or Fedbiz Ops. 19

MS. KRUEGER: Question 13: “Will we be provided the 20

Questions and Answers via e-mail?” 21

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, all 22

Questions and Answers will be provided in the transcript within 23 the Amendment, to be issued early next week. 24

MS. KRUEGER: Question 14: “Where do residential 1 zones start for decibel readings? Far side of street?” 2

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, the 3 opposite side of the street or alley. 4

MS. KRUEGER: Question 15: “C-18 need orientation on 5

Section B and on A.” 6

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, see 7

Cheat C-17. 8

MS. KRUEGER: Question 16: “Fill in equal fill out.” 9

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, true. 10

MS. KRUEGER: Question 17: “Quantities don’t seem to 11 match.” 12

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, 13 corrections will be made in the Amendment. I am going to expand 14 on that answer. 15

The pricing schedule and the sheets quantity will be 16 reissued in the Amendment. 17

MS. KRUEGER: Question 18: “Is tonnage lump sum or 18 unit price?” 19

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, unit 20 price. 21

MS. KRUEGER: Question 19: “Website to print off 22 specs.” 23

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, see 24

FedConnect.net under portion of Solicitation. 1

MS. KRUEGER: Question 20: “Has the blown-on 2 insulation on the corrugated wall in the Jackson Building been 3 tested for asbestos?” 4

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, see 5

Specification Section 022419. The report is listed in the 6

Specifications for all of the buildings. 7

MS. KRUEGER: Question 21: “The very limited 8 requirements for the prime in regard to experience stipulations 9 will make for limited competition. 10

A) Can a team show the required experience?” Answer: 11

A team’s subcontractor experience will not be evaluated. 12

“B) Was there a source or spot that provides the 13 names of the technically acceptable firms?” The answer is, no. 14

“Can the stipulations be removed?” Answer: Only the 15 prime will be evaluated. 16

Please note, if a legal joint venture a proposal, 17 both companies’ experience will be evaluated as a joint venture, 18 is considered a single entity.” 19

Question 22: “Has an asbestos survey been completed 20 on any of the facilities?” 21

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, yes, see 22

Specification 024119. A report is included in the 23

Specifications. 24

MS. KRUEGER: Question 23: “Will the building be 1 de-energized?” 2

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, 3

Contractor to perform utility isolation and any de-4 energizations. 5

MS. KRUEGER: Question 24: “Will the treatment 6 equipment be drained/prepped to move?” 7

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, yes. 8

The used carbon will be removed from the GAC vessels by the 9

Government. 10

MS. KRUEGER: Question 25: “The small structure 11 between Arby’s and site, is it to be saved or demoed?” 12

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: Answer, as Arby’s 13 personnel said, the white shed belongs to Arby’s and they will 14 move it prior to any kind of contractor working the build. 15

MS. KRUEGER: Question 26: “Do all workers 16 performing services on-site require 40-hour HAZWOPER or are 17 there exceptions, i.e. construction fence installed, utility 18 disconnect, site restore?” 19

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, yes. No 20 exceptions. 21

MS. KRUEGER: Question 27: “Where is there known 22 asbestos-containing material?” 23

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: Answer, see previous 24 question. 1

MS. KRUEGER: Question 28: “Will all excavated 2 material be considered contaminated whether or not contaminants 3 are detectable, i.e., concrete drives, walks, building 4 foundations, top two feet of soil?” 5

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, yes. 6

However, sidewalks, foundations, concrete drives are considered 7 non-contaminated. 8

MS. KRUEGER: Question 29: “Please clarify north 9 excavation limits at OHM site, i.e., Drawing Sheet C-5, Note 3, 10 versus Performance Work Statement Task 4, Paragraph 2, “Shall 11 not excavate into Highway 30.” 12

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: Answer is, revised 13 sheets will be reissued in Amendment. To expand upon that, the 14 excavation limits north of Arby’s will not extend into Highway 15

30. There will be no excavation into Highway 30. 16

AUDIENCE MEMBER: Is that Highway 30 or right-of-way? 17

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, edge of 18 pavement, Highway 30. 19

AUDIENCE MEMBER: Thanks. 20

MS. KRUEGER: Question 30: “What is expected of the 21 basement Jackson site?” 22

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, remove 23 basement. The contractor to perform excavation per drawings. 24

MS. KRUEGER: Question 31: “Are there plume 1 diagrams which are referenced, or other drawings which will show 2 the existing contamination and ducts based on a plan view?” 3

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, yes. We 4 will provide the plume diagrams in the Amendment.” 5

MS. KRUEGER: Question 32: “Is this a bid bond 6 required?” 7

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, no. 8

MS. KRUEGER: Question 33: “Sheet C-11, power pole 9 next to trash area on edge of the excavation appears to be 10 adjacent to ten-foot excavation on sheet C-17, as LOUP (power 11 company) has been engaged. Have they expressed concerns?” 12

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, 13 contractor is required to coordinate with utility companies. 14

MS. KRUEGER: Question 34: “Which line items shall 15 the PA will be casted?” 16

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, building 17 demolition. 18

MS. KRUEGER: Question 35: “Are excavation and 19 backfill quantities based on surveyed in-place volumes or loose 20 tract yard?” 21

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, in-place 22 volume. 23

MS. KRUEGER: Question 36: “Will all ISCO injections 24 be performed at one time?” 1

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, ISCO 2 injections will be performed at the location shown for the 3 former Jackson Services and Liberty Cleaners, and OHM, 4 immediately following site restoration and OHM. 5

An Amendment will be issued to indicate the 6 injections at OHM immediately following site restoration; ground 7 water monitoring, and any subsequent injections will be removed 8 from the scope of the contract. 9

MS. KRUEGER: Question 37: “Brick at Jackson to 10 remain?” 11

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, Jackson 12

Services Building, some of the brick façade will be removed 13 prior to contractor work in the field. 14

MS. KRUEGER: Question 38: “Excavation at OHM.” 15

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: This has already been 16 previously answered, but I will answer it again. The answer is, 17 excavation limits will be adjusted. Excavation will not extend 18 into Highway 30. Revised sheets will be sent in the Amendment. 19

MS. KRUEGER: Question 39: “For chemical delivery to 20 excavations, can groundwater be used for the dilution purposes, 21 therefore not adding additional liquid to the excavation?” 22

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, 23 groundwater shall not be used for chemical oxidant placement in 24 excavation areas. 1

MS. KRUEGER: Question 40: “Will the contractor be 2 responsible for removing everything from the building?” 3

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, personal 4 property and equipment in the Jackson and Top Score buildings, 5 along with non-furniture, will be removed by the Government. 6

For the Liberty Cleaners, the contractor will be responsible for 7 removing personal property and equipment. 8

MS. KRUEGER: Question 41: “Section 02 52 20, 9

Section 2.3.1 states, ‘An expendable tip cannot be left behind.’ 10

Why? We ask that you permit a tip to be left behind as the 11 procedure we use to inject requires expendable tip to remain in 12 the ground.” 13

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, per 14

Section 02 52 20, Paragraph 2.3.1, requires horizontal 15 injection, thus the use of expendable tips do not meet the 16 requirement of an injection probe that allows horizontal 17 injection. 18

MS. KRUEGER: Question 42: “What are injection 19 rates, GPM? Has any testing been done with site soils and 20 direct push?” 21

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, 22 injection rates are not specified. Injection rate and volume 23 must meet the State of Nebraska requirement of 1 PSI per foot of 24 overburden. Injection volumes are specified in Section 1

02 52 20. Chemical oxidant injection has been conducted at the 2 site previously. 3

MS. KRUEGER: Question 43: “Is an injection permit 4 needed from NDEQ, for chemical injection?” 5

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: Yes. Contractor must 6 meet the requirements of the application, including the permit 7 application. 8

MS. KRUEGER: Question 44: “Cross-section on C-06 9

A-A, B-B, C-C, D-D. What is the orientation of cross-sections?” 10

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, see 11

Sheet C-05. 12

MS. KRUEGER: Question 45: “What are 20-inch 13 unmarked manholes on each side of Arby’s?” 14

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, they are 15

PCIX-1 wells. 16

MS. KRUEGER: Question 46: “What are rectangular 17 vaults just south of Highway 30 at the Prestige site?” 18

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: Answer, they are PCIX-19

2, 3, 4, and 5 wells. 20

MS. KRUEGER: Question 47: “Where on the plane view 21 are the deepest excavation areas?” 22

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: Answer is, refer to the 23 cross sections. 24

MS. KRUEGER: Question 48: “Are shallow 1 excavations required or may we shore and dig only deep 2 sections?” 3

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: Answer is, all soils 4 above clean-up levels must be excavated. 5

MS. KRUEGER: Question 49: “Who is responsible for 6 asbestos survey for building demos?” 7

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, see 8 previous question. 9

MS. KRUEGER: Question 50: “The house behind Arby’s 10 looks to have restricted access once the alley is blocked. 11

Assumption is access to back of property must be maintained.” 12

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, the west 13 side of the alley may not be blocked, but the east side may. As 14 long as Arby’s is open, the west end of the alley must also 15 remain open. 16

MS. KRUEGER: Question 51: “Regarding the Jackson 17

Building, are trees to be protected?” 18

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: Answer is, yes, subject 19 to COR approval. See Plans Sheet C-11. If any tree is more 20 than 12-inches in diameter, any removal requires COR approval. 21

MS. KRUEGER: Question 52: “Are all utilities 22 requiring protection identified in the Performance Work 23

Statement or drawings?” 24

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, yes. 1

MS. KRUEGER: Question 52: “Is the red building 2 across the alley that says “Liberty Cleaners” on it, part of the 3 project? 4

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, no. 5

MS. KRUEGER: Question 53: “The cubic yardage for 6 excavation on the top sheet and the cubic yardage on the drawing 7 is not the same. Which should we use?” 8

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, as 9 stated before, the pricing schedule and the sheets will be 10 amended and sent in the Amendment. 11

MS. KRUEGER: Question 54: “Is there a line item for 12 well abandonment?” 13

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, well 14 abandonment is included in Building Demolition. 15

MS. KRUEGER: Question 55: “Please clarify special 16 waste quantities. Besides asbestos, what is it?” 17

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, non-18 hazardous contaminated soil. Asbestos demolition is to be 19 included in the building demolition. 20

MS. KRUEGER: Question 56: “What is the intent of 21 disposal for excavated non-contaminated soils?” 22

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is, 23

Contractor shall sample soil. If determined to be not 24 contaminated, it may be used for backfill. 1

MS. KRUEGER: Question 57: “Is this project Small 2

Business Set-Aside? Please define Small Business by sales 3 volume.” 4

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: The answer is NAICS 5

Code 562910, there are no sales volume limits. The limit is 6 less than 540. They used to be small business. 7

MS. KRUEGER: Question 58: “What is the compaction 8 spec and frequency of test required?” 9

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: Answer is if you will 10 refer to Specification 31233. 11

MS. KRUEGER: Question 59: “Is City aware of 12 project?” 13

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: Answer, yes. 14

MS. KRUEGER: Question 60: “Do we need permits from 15 the City?” 16

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: Answer is, yes. 17

MS. KRUEGER: Question 61: “Is the electric utility 18 aware of project?” 19

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: Answer is, yes. The 20

Contractor is required to coordinate with all utilities. 21

MS. KRUEGER: Question 62: “Is an injection permit 22 required? If so, does it exist? Do we need to get it?” 23

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: Answer is, an 24 application is required. If it does not exist, then the 1

Contractor is required to get it. 2

These are additional questions that were just 3 received prior to the Q&A Section. 4

Question 1 was, “The Kimberly, Nebraska facility, 5 spelling error?” It is supposed to be Kimball, Nebraska. 6

Another question is, “Site staging options?” The 7 answer is, the contractor is required to submit a plan for 8 staging locations for Government approval. There are no pre-set 9 staging locations. 10

The next question is, “For de-watering, possible to 11 put water back in excavation to be treated with Chemox?” The 12 answer is, no. 13

The next question is, “Specification Section 025220-14

2, Paragraph 1.3.1, Chemox info. Is this open to any Chemox 15 manufacturers?” The answer is yes. 16

And then the next question is, “Explain approval 17 process for other equivalent product. Can equivalent product be 18 combined oxidant with reductive dechlorinization?” The answer 19 is, contractor may submit equivalent product for Government 20 approval, however guaranteed approval is not guaranteed. 21

Are there any other questions from the field? Okay, 22 if you have a question, please come up to the microphone. State 23 your name, your company -- 24

MS. KRUEGER: Wait, wait. 1

If you have any further -- we are going to take a 2 break here, 15 to 20 minute break. 3

So, if you have any more questions, please write them 4 down and send them up front to me, please, and we will get them 5 answered. 6

So, about 1:45, let’s reconvene. 7

[Off the record - Break] 8

MS. KRUEGER: We are going to finish off the rest of 9 the questions and answers. 10

Excuse me, can we all sit down, please? 11

Okay, I will go ahead and start off with what I have 12 here. 13

Question: “How do you know you will get enough 14 competition with such a narrow description of a technically 15 acceptable firm? Is the language following, ‘five years of 16 multiple building demolition projects and experience with three 17 separate projects, which including using DPT and ISCO to be 18 interpreted as a three-separate ISCO project within the same 19 five years as the demolition project?’” 20

The answer to that is, we are amending the language, 21 as follows: Under the sub-factor for Corporate Experience, 22 requirements will be amended to read, as follows: “To be deemed 23 technically acceptable, offers submitted shall demonstrate that 24 the prime contractor meets all minimum technical requirements 1 on its own merits. Capabilities of proposed subcontractors will 2 not be evaluated, and therefore will not be taken into 3 consideration during technical acceptance determinations. 4

A) Offer will demonstrate and describe the 5 environmental corporate experience, at least five years of 6 environmental corporate experience that includes the handling 7 and disposal of hazardous and contaminated material is 8 considered technically acceptable. 9

B) Offer will demonstrate and describe its 10 experience using direct push technology and insitu chemical 11 oxidation injection. Experience performing fifty or more direct 12 push technology and insitu chemical oxidation injections, at 13 least one injection to a depth of at least sixty feet below 14 ground surface, is considered technically acceptable.” 15

Furthermore, under the factor for Key Personnel, the 16 requirements for superintendent will be amended to read as 17 follows: “The site superintendent is the on-site point person 18 overseeing all project work and is required to be on-site 19 throughout the project while work is occurring. The SS must 20 demonstrate and describe at least five combined years’ 21 experience as a site superintendent in a combination of the 22 following features: earth moving, demolition, managing and 23 supervising hazardous clean-up personnel. The site 24 superintendent must have experience in all multiple areas to 1 qualify for the position. Years’ experience can occur 2 concurrently. Site superintendent shall also have three years’ 3 experience out of the last ten years managing or supervising DPT 4 with ISCO injections. If an offer proposes, a site 5 superintendent who is otherwise qualified, the injection 6 experience requirement may be met by proposing a second 7 individual as an injection superintendent. The site 8 superintendent and injection superintendent, if one is proposed, 9 must have OSHA 10-Hour Construction Outreach training, and 40-10

Hours OSHA HAZWOPER training, and be up to date on HAZWOPER 11 training and be up to date on HAZWOPER 8-Hour annual 12 refreshers.” 13

The next question that I received, “Does the prime 14 have to demonstrate self perform of demo, DPT, ISCO or all three 15 on each project?” Basically, refer to the revised language I 16 just now provided, and of course, that will be in the Amendment 17 that I send out, as well. 18

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: Okay, I have a couple 19 more questions here. 20

“Is the general contractor required to complete 21 confirmation soil sampling at floor and sidewalls, and of the 22 clean over-burden?” The answer is, yes. 23

The next question is, “Can the general contractor de-24 water prior to or during excavation?” The answer is, yes. 1

“Can water be treated on-site and discharged to 2 sanitary sewer?” Yes, and contractor to submit their plan for 3 their treatment and disposal into the sanitary sewer for COR 4 approval. 5

Next question is, “Does the contractor determine how 6 the excavation is dug?” The answer is, yes. The contractor is 7 to submit their excavation and shoring plan for COR approval. 8

Note to the shoring plan, it must be approved by a Professional 9

Engineer prior to submitting. 10

All right, the next question is, “Regarding your 11 response to the question about leaving the expendable tip in the 12 ground, the answer assumes there is no equivalent horizontal 13 injection tool which would require an expendable tip to remain 14 in the ground. If our horizontal injection tool is equivalent, 15 can the tip remain in the ground?” The answer is, if the 16 horizontal injection tool is shown to be equivalent, the tip can 17 remain pending COR approval. 18

Next question: “For the hazardous waste disposables, 19 specified to be disposed of at the Kimball, Nebraska 20 incinerator, will a permitted treatment alternate be allowed to 21 permit disposal at another facility?” The answer is, yes. 22

The second question is, “Under what criteria could 23 treated contaminated soil be returned to the site as backfilled 24 in the excavation?” The answer is, backfill sampling 1 requirements are found in Section 312323, as well as the VOC 2 clean-up levels are in 026113. 3

All right, the next question is, “Please revisit 4

Question 44. The directional arrows on Sheet C-05 do not match 5 the profiles on Sheet C-06.” The answer is, the sheet will be 6 amended and then included in the Amendment. 7

Thanks for bringing that up. 8

Are there any more questions? 9

MS. KRUEGER: If there are any more questions, now is 10 the time to come up and orally ask them. And just speak right 11 there. Please be sure to state your name and company. 12

AUDIENCE MEMBER REENER: Jackie Reener with GPAC out 13 of Kearney. 14

Some of the guys told me that the sampling following 15

ISCO has -- might be taken out, but instead I was going to 16 sample three months and six months after injection, and I didn’t 17 understand how that would fit in my 270 days. 18

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: Correct. I will answer 19 that question. 20

David Wennerstrom. 21

Yes, the confirmation sampling after the three and 22 six months sampling after ISCO injections will be removed from 23 the contract. We are considering doing an option, however that 24 will be -- that will be revised and included in the Amendment. 1

It is not going to be in the Scope of Work right now. 2

MS. KRUEGER: Anyone else? This is your big time. 3

AUDIENCE MEMBER: To clarify your response on the -- 4

I’m sorry? 5

MS. KRUEGER: Name and company. 6

AUDIENCE MEMBER SCHNEIDER: Mark Schneider, Prudent 7

Technologies, Incorporated. 8

Now I lost my question. 9

The response you gave on the key personnel, the ISCO 10 person still has to be from the prime; is that correct? 11

MS. KRUEGER: That's correct. 12

AUDIENCE MEMBER SCHNEIDER: They have to be on their 13 staff? All of the key personnel have to be from the prime’s 14 staff, employees? 15

MS. KRUEGER: Yes. 16

AUDIENCE MEMBER SCHNEIDER: Okay, thank you. 17

AUDIENCE MEMBER: Letter of Intent? 18

MS. KRUEGER: You must also have a Letter of Intent 19 on that, as well. Or a Letter of Intent signed by the 20 individual and notarized. 21

AUDIENCE MEMBER GERBER: Brandon Gerber with IUT. 22

What kind of security is recommended for storing the 23 oxidant on-site, on each of the sites? 24

PROJECT OFFICER WENNERSTROM: I will answer that 1 question. The contractor is to submit their own security and 2 plan for Government approval. It is your choice whether you 3 want to secure the -- your equipment or not. 4

MS. KRUEGER: This is the time, one last time. 5

Anyone have any questions? 6

Okay. I would like to go ahead and close this 7 conference. 8

MR. FLECKY: Chester is not back yet. If anyone 9 wants to hang around for the copy of the sign-in roster, they 10 can do so after we are done. 11

MS. KRUEGER: Okay, did everyone hear that? Chester 12 is not here yet with the signed -- the sign-in sheets, so if you 13 would like to stick around, he will be back soon. 14

Thank you all for coming, and please have your 15 proposals to me by July 20th, 2015, at 12:00 p.m. Central 16

Daylight Time. 17

Thank you for attending this conference. I 18 appreciate it. 19

Good luck to you. 20

(Whereupon, at 1:56 p.m., the conference was 21 adjourned.) 22