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Hidden Dam/Hensley Lake – Well Destruction Questions and Answers.

1. Plan holders’ list/bidders list or mandatory pre-bid list?

1A. There is no Plan Holders list or bidders list. In the Announcement on SAM you can click on the interested vendors list, see any other companies who have entered their info into the system and add your company information if you wish.

2. Please confirm that the bid date and time listed above are unchanged.

2A. The RFQ closing date and time has not changed.

3. Are there any addenda that have been released?

3A. No amendments have been released.

4. What is the construction cost estimate or a construction cost range for the project?

4A. There is no Cost Estimate or Service Cost Range for this project.

5. Can you please provide some photos of the inside of the well house for well 1 and 3 if possible?

5A. Please see the attached Hidden View Well #1 and Buck Ridge Well #3 photos.

6. Will the removal of the existing pump houses be part of the bid?

6A. See PWS paragraph 3bv. Yes, removal of the existing pump housings shall be part of the bid as the existing pump houses need to remain in place as a temporary cover as indicated in section 3bv, Temporary Cover, which states, “During periods when no work is being done on the well, such as overnight or while waiting for sealing material to set, the well and surrounding excavation, if any, shall be covered.

The cover shall be sufficiently strong and well enough anchored to prevent the introduction of foreign material into the well and to protect the public from a potentially hazardous situation.”

7. Do the wells in question have existing pumps in them and if so, will removing the pumps be part of the bid?

7A. See PWS Part B, Section 2. Yes, the existing wells have pumps and plumbing that remain inside the well that will need to be removed as part of the bid.

8. Will removal of all the materials from the pump houses and the pump system from the property be part of the bid?

8A. Yes, The Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, and supplies necessary to fulfill the terms and conditions stated in this contract.

The Contractor shall be responsible for all costs related to performing water well destruction services for two permanently inactive water wells (“Water Well #1” and “Water Well #3”) at Hidden Dam, Hensley Lake in Madera County, California. Part B, Section 3bi1 states, “The enforcing agency should be contacted to determine requirements for proper disposal of materials removed from a well to be destroyed.”

9. The opportunity is listed as a Small Business set-aside in SAM.gov, but appears as a HUBZone set-aside on the Standard Form?

9A. This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside, not a HUBZones Set-Aside.

10. Is a Payment and Performance bond required to bid on this job as a prime contractor?

Hidden Dam/Hensley Lake – Well Destruction Questions and Answers.

10A. No, a Payment and Performance Bond is not required to bid on this job as a prime contractor.

11. Could you please provide us with the plans for the well destruction, on the website only finds Specs?

11A. Only the specifications provided on the solicitation are available.

12. Where can we get potable water from?

12A. Potable water can be obtained from Project Headquarters, Buck Ridge Recreation Area and/or Hidden View Recreation Area.

13. Where is the laydown area for our equipment and materials?

13A. Approved laydown areas for equipment and materials can be discussed with the COR following contract award. Both sites have paved parking lots within .25 mile of the wells that can be suitable laydown locations for equipment and materials.

14. Will the public need access to our work area or if it will be closed off to the public?

14A. The wells are located on public lands, but the public will not need access to the work area. There are nearby public access roads that will remain open while work is performed.

15. Please provide the well installation log for when the well was first installed that notates geology per depth and what equipment and materials were installed.

15A. Please see the attached Well 1 Completion Report and Well 3 Completion Report.

16. Can the equipment be buried in place when the well is abandoned or does the equipment needs to be removed?

16A. The equipment needs to be removed and properly disposed. Part B, Section 3bi1 states, “The well shall be cleaned, as needed, so that all undesirable materials, including obstructions to filling and sealing, debris, oil from oil-lubricated pumps, or pollutants and contaminants that could interfere with well destruction are removed for disposal. The enforcing agency shall be notified as soon as possible if pollutants and contaminants are known or suspected to be in a well to be destroyed. Well destruction operations may then proceed only at the approval of the enforcing agency. The enforcing agency should be contacted to determine requirements for proper disposal of materials removed from a well to be destroyed.”