Questions and Answers - ROUND FOUR - 8 ft Shearing Machine - 15 AUG 2023.pdf

15 August 2023

Questions and Answers in Response to Combined Synopsis/Solicitation W911QY-23-R-SHEAR 8-Foot Shearing Machine

Q&A Round 4

Question 1:

Move the shear ~? Ft (how many feet is that it didn’t say in the Q&A) Answer 1:

So the machine will go through the overhead door, travel 30 feet in a straight line ( 12 foot wide clearance), then make a 90 degree left hand turn, go between two columns (18 feet clearance between the columns, once through these columns, make another left hand turn, move the machine off the main path and set it down. So, 30 feet, left turn, 10 feet, left turn 15 feet.

Questions 2, 3, and 4:

Where do you/they envision a crane setting up on site at the army labs to unload? From the hand drawn diagram provided earlier I don’t see where a crane would go. If the crane can’t setup in close proximity to the delivery truck that means you need a much bigger and more expensive crane.

Inside the army labs when traveling from the unload point to the building is the ground flat? It mentions there are no curbs, but a slight incline makes a big difference moving a 7-8 ton machine. Please specific the incline.

We would be there to help lift/move the unit for final leveling but the call on when it is level would have to be made by either the receiving party or a technician of yours.

Answers:

So, there are two sets of answers to the questions. The difficulty will depend on the length of the trailer that is used to bring in the shear and to some extent on when the shear arrives.

The timing may matter because we have a couple expandable containers flanking the door. These are both 27 x 20 feet. We expect they will be shipped in the near future. If they are gone and the shear is brought on base on a short trailer, then then can get everything just outside the door I would think. Lift the shear off the trailer and set it down in front of the door. Even if the containers are not moved, I would think a crane located behind the trailer could set the machine down in front of the overhead door.

The parking lot and the road are pretty much dead flat. There is a slope from the road to the overhead door. I thought it wasn’t too bad but I measured it pretty accurately and it is a 5.7% grade for 35 feet (it is a 13 inch rise over 19 feet). I measured the difference in length of the leveling legs of a container 20-foot container 6 inches from each edge, so it is accurate). This is the section of asphalt from box 1 on the map along the arrow to the building.

If they can get the shear on a short trailer, the shear can be unloaded on the road just outside the overhead door.

Worst case scenario is a large trailer that will have to be unloaded just inside the gate. This is the location on the sketch (attached to Solicitation as separate document). Not shown on the sketch is a parking lot. On the day of delivery, we can put out cones to keep an area clear for the crane.

Please see the sketch/map for more information:

#1 is the best place to unload (if you can get here on a short bed trailer).

#2 is the best place to locate the crane. The containers may be moved. If not, then the crane can go in the road behind the trailer.

#3 is the main gate.

#4 is the unload position if we can’t maneuver the trailer around to the shop door.

#5 is the location of the crane. We would need notice the day of the move to keep this area clear. Not that big of a deal as the parking lot hasn’t been full since COVID and work from home.