Pre-Bid Slide Presentation W50S9C23B0001 PV Expansion.pdf

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W50S9C-23-B-0001

Expand Photovoltaic (PV) Array

CURZ 149601

Pre-Bid

August 15, 2023

10:00 AM

158th FW, South Burlington, VT

INTRODUCTION

• Mr. James A. Belaski – Contracting Officer

• TSgt James R. Yoshikawa – Contract Specialist

• 1st Lt Dayton Brown – Deputy Base Civil Engineer /Contracting Officer Representative (COR)

• Ms. Sherry Libby - Smith Alvarez Sienkiewycz Architects P.C.

• Mr.– John Askew - LN Consulting

Pre Bid Discussions

• Solicitation Section 00100 4.5

• Information provided at this conference or site visit shall not qualify the terms and conditions of the solicitation and specifications. Terms of the solicitation and specifications remain unchanged unless the solicitation is amended in writing. If an amendment is issued, normal procedures relating to the acknowledgment and receipt of solicitation amendments shall apply.

• Bottom Line – No matter what is discussed or said, provide bid based - on plans, specifications, addendums, and written documents only.

SCOPE OF CONTRACT

• Magnitude - $1,000,000 - $5,000,000

• One Firm-Fixed Price Contract will be awarded

• FAR 52.216-1

• Small Business Set-Aside

• NAICS Code 237130; Small Business Size $45M

• Period of Performance – 600 Days after Notice to Proceed.

• Registered in SAM – Interested offerors must be registered. Go to https://www.sam.gov to register.

SOLICITATION, PLANS &

SPECIFICATIONS

• On the Web – www.sam.gov

• Solicitation

• Exhibits

• Questions & Answers Document

• Amendments

• Check Regularly

Section 00010 Contract Line Items (CLINS)

• 0001 CURZ 149601 Energy PV Expansion

• 0002 Option #1 Recloser

• 0003 Option #2 Transformer 750 KVA

• 0004 Option #3 KW PV

• 0005 Option #4 Change BESS 250 KW/ 250 KWH

• 0006 Option #5 Change BESS 250 KW/500 KWH

• 0007 Option #6 Stone Drainage Cover

Section 00010 Contract Line Items (CLINS)

Helpful Hints

• Only provide price information for each CLIN.

• Do not write - explanations, exceptions, qualifications on the bid. (This could result in bid rejection)

When in doubt.….submit a question

Offer (Bid) Guarantee

• Solicitation Item 13 B

• An Offer Guarantee “is” Required

• FAR 52.228-1 Bid Guarantee (SEP 1996)

• shall be 20% of the bid price or $3 Million whichever is less

Period of Performance

52.211-10 Commencement, Prosecution, and

Completion of Work (Apr 1984)

The Contractor shall be required to (a) commence work under this contract within 30 calendar days after the date the Contractor receives the notice to proceed, (b) prosecute the work diligently, and (c) complete the entire work ready for use not later than 600 calendar days for all work including all exercised options. The time stated for completion shall include final cleanup of the premises.

Period of Performance

Projected Timeline

• Bid Opening – Currently 23 August 2023

• Contract Award – Late September 2023 (Tentative)

• Performance & Payment Bonds Approval – Early Oct

• Pre-Performance Conference / NTP – Mid Oct

Liquidated Damages

• Liquidated Damages Apply (Section 00700)

• FAR Clause 52.211-12

• Amount of $977.00 for each calendar day of delay until the work is completed or accepted.

• One-time charge of $153.00 For legal services.

Questions

• SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS EARLY

• Questions must be Submitted as shown in Section 00100 Para 5. Email to:

james.a.belaski.civ@army.mil and james.yoshikawa@us.af.mil

• Subject Line: Solicitation No. W50S9C-23-B-0001

• Submit Questions no later than the 5th business day prior to bid due date. (18 Aug 23)

• DO NOT contact Government Engineering or the Architect- Engineer – This will delay response time

Bid Due Date

• Bid Due: 23 August 2023, 3:00 PM Local Time (Solicitation - Page 1 Block 13 a)

• Bid Opening (Solicitation Section 00100 Para 6)

• Location:

Vermont Air National Guard

Logistics Readiness Bldg 70 Room #230

45 NCO Drive

South Burlington, VT 05403

• Fax or Email Proposals

Will “NOT” be accepted

• Please Note Base Access Requirements in Para 6.

Complete Bid Package

• A complete bid package must contain:

(a) Offer, Standard Form (SF) 1442 pages 1 & 2 completed and signed

(b) Section 00010 Line Items- all items must be priced

(c) A valid Bid Bond. Standard Form 24.

(d) Section 00600, Representations and Certifications, completed and return only additional certifications found in this section. In addition, the offeror must have entered current and complete data within the past year in Online Representations and Certifications (ORCA), is https://sam.gov.

Complete Bid Package (cont)

• Section 00600 Representations and Certifications

• Please read carefully and complete as needed if you haven’t updated Reps & Certs recently at SAM.gov

• Make sure to find, and mark, the little blanks.

• Covered Telecommunication Equip or Services (New)

• 52.204-24 (OCT 2020)

• 52.204-26 (OCT 2020)

• 252.204-7007 (NOV 2020)

Complete Bid Package - continued

(e) When completing the “Offeror” portion of the SF 1442 (Blocks 14 – 20), an official having the authority to contractually bind the company must sign the SF 1442 in accordance with FAR 4.102. At least one of the SF 1442’s shall have an original signature.

(f) All amendments to the solicitation must be acknowledged.

(g) Mark the front of the envelope with the following: “BID No.

W50S9C-23-B-0001”, and the Name and Address of Bidder.

(See Block 13A of SF 1442 for required number of copies.)

Amendment - Page 1 Acknowledgement

Solicitation - Page 2 Acknowledgement of Amendments

Architect - Engineer Project Overview

Ms. Sherry Libby

Smith Alvarez Sienkiewycz Architects, P.C.

Mr. John Askew

LN Consulting

Project Overview

Project Site Drawing

SITE VISIT

• Any Preliminary Questions?

• Security & Photo Procedures

• Let’s go to the site!