08B0016-AMND1.PDF

US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, PHILADELPHIA

POC: DENISE DETITTA

WANAMAKER BUILDING

100 PENN SQUARE EAST

PHILADEPHIA PA 19107-3390

TESTTRACKAPG

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

THIS AMENDMENT DOES NOT EXTEND THE JULY 16, 2008 BID OPENING DATE.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 1

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X W912BU-08-B-0016

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

16-Jun-2008

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer is extended, X is not extended.

Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning 0 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY EALUATION FACILITY, ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, HARFORD COUNTY, MARYLAND

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

20-Jun-2008

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US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, PHILADELPHIA

CONTRACTING DIVISION

WANAMAKER BUILDING

100 PENN SQUARE EAST

PHILADELPHIA PA 19107-3390

W912BU 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE E5CTCDMD

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

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Amendment No. 0001 Invitation for Bids

W912BU-08-B-0016

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT (continued)

a. Please delete the Inside Cover Page in its entirety and substitute revised Inside Cover Page, annotated Amendment No. 0001, attached hereto.

b. Please insert “Site Visit Requirements” pages 1 and 2 after the Inside Cover Page, annotated Amendment No. 0001, attached hereto.

c. SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS:

(1) Section 00800 – SPECIAL CLAUSES: Please delete page 00800-2 in its entirety and substitute revised page 00800-2, annotated Amendment No. 0001, attached hereto.

d. Please indicate receipt of this amendment on Standard Form 1442(SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD) as Amendment No. 0001. Failure to acknowledge all amendments may be cause for rejection of the bid.

16 June 2008

AMENDMENT NO. 0001

INVITATION NO. W912BU-08-B-0016

PHILADELPHIA DISTRICT

CORPS OF ENGINEERS

INVITATION FOR BIDS

FOR

AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION FACILITY

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND,

ABERDEEN, MD

I. NOTE THE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION REQUIREMENT OF THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY CLAUSE

WHICH MAY APPLY TO THE CONTRACT RESULTING FROM THIS SOLICITATION.

II. BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE REPRESENTATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

PORTION OF SECTION 00600 OF THIS SOLICITATION AND SUBMIT THIS WITH THEIR BID.

III. PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS ARE INVITED TO VISIT THE SITE OF THE WORK TO ACQUAINT

THEMSELVES WITH THE SITE CONDITIONS AND ANY PROBLEMS INCIDENT TO THE

PROSECUTION OF THE WORK. A SITE VISIT WILL BE HELD ON 1 JULY 2008. THE SITE

VISIT WILL BEGIN AT 10:00 AM FROM BUILDING 5414. ALL THOSE PLANNING TO ATTEND

SHOULD CONTACT MRS. CHRISTINE CLAPP, NO LATER THAN 27 JULY 2008, AT 215-656-

6643, OR VIA EMAIL AT CHRISTINE.D.CLAPP@USACE.ARMY.MIL TO BE PLACED ON THE

ABERDEEN VISITORS LIST. ALL PARTICIPANTS IN THE SITE VISIT SHALL BE U.S.

CITIZENS OR ACCESS WILL BE DENIED. ALL VISITORS SHALL HAVE APPROPRIATE ID AND

BIRTH CERTIFICATE (COPY) AVAILABLE. FURTHER REQUIREMENTS AND DIRECTIONS TO THE

SITE ARE INCLUDED ON THE NEXT PAGE ENTITLED “SITE VISIT REQUIREMENTS”.

Site Visit - Page 1

SITE VISIT REQUIREMENTS

A. GENERAL

1. All visitors shall be U.S. Citizens or access will be denied.

2. A maximum of 2 individuals per Company will be permitted.

B. DIRECTIONS

1. Access:

Department of Defense (DOD) ID card holders may access APG through either the Route 22 (Harford) Gate or the Route 715 (Maryland) Gate. All others shall access APG through the Route 715 (Maryland) Gate.

At the Route 715 (Maryland) Gate, visitors will be issued an APG Day Pass. Some form of valid photo ID, i.e. Drivers License, Passport, etc. is required. This policy includes all vehicle passengers, with the exception of minors. APG Day Passes will be valid only for the date issued.

Multiple day passes will not be issued.

2. Directions:

Directions to Route 715 (Maryland) Gate:

From Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI) or Washington, D.C.:

Take I-95 north through the Fort McHenry Tunnel.

Stay on I-95 north until you get to Exit 80(Riverside/Churchville).

Take Exit 80 and bear right onto Route 543 South (Creswell Rd).

Follow Route 543 to Route 40 (Pulaski Highway) about 2 miles.

[Note that after you cross over Route 7 (Philadelphia Rd.) Creswell Rd. becomes Riverside Pkwy.].

Turn right on to Route 40 East. Follow Route 40 East approximately 3 miles until you reach Route 715 East/Aberdeen Proving Ground.

Bear right on to Route 715, which leads you to the entrance gate at APG-AA.

From Philadelphia, PA, New Jersey, New York, and points north:

Take I-95 south until you get to Exit 80 (Riverside/Churchville) [Note that you will pass Exit 85 (Aberdeen)] From Exit 80 make a left turn onto Route 543 South (Creswell Rd.)

Follow Route 543 to Route 40 (Pulaski Highway) about 2 miles. [Note that after you cross over Route 7 (Philadelphia Rd.) Creswell Rd. becomes Riverside Pkwy.].

Turn right on to Route 40 East. Follow Route 40 East approximately 3 miles until you reach Route 715 East/Aberdeen Proving Ground.

Bear right on to Route 715, which leads you to the entrance gate at APG-AA.

Site Visit - Page 2

Directions to the Automotive Test Center (ATC):

Once through the APG entrance gate you will be on Maryland Blvd.

At the fourth traffic light turn right onto Aberdeen Blvd.

Follow Aberdeen Blvd. until the road divides in to a Y.

Bear right onto Colleran road and proceed to Gate 13.

On the left, just before the gate, will be the ATC Visitor Control Building, Bldg 379.

Obtain an ATC visitor's pass in Bldg 379.

C. AUTOMOTIVE TEST CENTER (ATC) VISITOR’S PASS

1. All visitors shall be U.S. Citizens or access to the ATC will be denied.

1. Visitor’s are required to obtain an ATC Visitor’s Pass.

2. Allow one hour for this process.

3. Visitor’s shall present a Picture Driver’s License, a Birth Certificate (Copy) and SSN.

D. AGENDA

1. Participants shall report to the US Army Corps of Engineers Building 5414 Conference Room for project overview briefing.

2. Participants shall then board a Government-provided bus (20 persons) to be escorted to the project site, or if filled, shall follow in POV to tour project site.

NOTE: Cell Phones with Cameras, Cameras and recording devices are prohibited unless approved by the ATC Security Manager via a Special Photographic Permit or memorandum for recording equipment.

E. QUESTIONS

All questions generated during the site visit shall be submitted in writing to the Contract Administrator indicated on the SF1442.

SPECIAL CLAUSES

SC-1 COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COMPLETION OF WORK (APR 1984)

The Contractor shall be required to (a) commence work under this contract within 10 calendar days after the Contractor receives the notice to proceed, (b) prosecute the work diligently, and (c) complete the entire base bid work ready for use not later than 720 calendar days after the date the Contractor receives the notice to proceed.

The Contracting Officer has the right to exercise Option 1 within 120 calendar days after the Contractor receives the notice to proceed for the Base Bid. The contract will not be extended if Option 1 is awarded.

There will be a phased Notice to Proceed issued under this project. The Contractor shall be required to commence work on submittals, work plans, etc. within 10 calendar days after receipt of the Administrative Notice to Proceed. Upon receipt of the storm water permit, the Contractor will be given a separate notice to proceed to commence physical construction which is scheduled to be issued on or about 15 November 2008.

The time stated for completion shall include final cleanup of the premises.

(FAR 52.211-10)

SC-2 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES - CONSTRUCTION (SEP 2000)

(a) If the Contractor fails to complete the work within the time specified in the contract, the Contractor shall pay liquidated damages to the Government in the amount of $1582 for each calendar day of delay until the work is completed or accepted..

(b) If the Government terminates the Contractor's right to proceed, liquidated damages will continue to accrue until the work is completed.

These liquidated damages are in addition to excess costs of repurchase under the Termination clause. (FAR 52.211-12)

SC-3 CONTRACT DRAWINGS, MAPS AND SPECIFICATIONS (AUG 2000)

a. The Government will provide to the Contractor, without charge, one set of contract drawings and specifications, except publications incorporated into the technical provisions by reference, in electronic or paper media as chosen by the Contracting Officer.

b. The Contractor shall—

(1) Check all drawings furnished immediately upon receipt;

(2) Compare all drawings and verify the figures before laying out the work;

(3) Promptly notify the Contracting Officer of any discrepancies;

(4) Be responsible for any errors that might have been avoided by complying with this paragraph (b); and

(5) Reproduce and print contract drawings and specifications as needed.

c. In general--

(1) Large-scale drawings shall govern small-scale drawings; and

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(2) The Contractor shall follow figures marked on drawings in preference to scale measurements.

d. Omissions from the drawings or specifications or the misdescription of details of work that are manifestly necessary to carry out the intent of the drawings and specifications, or that are customarily performed, shall not relieve the Contractor from performing such omitted or misdescribed details of the work. The Contractor shall perform such details as if fully and correctly set forth and described in the drawings and specifications.

e. The work shall conform to the specifications and the contract drawings identified on the following, all of which are available in electronic bid set format on the internet at the following address:

https://www.fedteds.gov. Drawings are titled: "AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION FACILITY, APG, MARYLAND" and have the drawing numbers, subtitles, and dates as indicated on Contract Drawing No. G1 - "TITLE

SHEET".(DFARS 252.236-7001)

SC-4 PHYSICAL DATA (APR 1984)

Data and information furnished or referred to below is for the Contractor's information. The Government shall not be responsible for any interpretation of or conclusion drawn from the data or information by the Contractor. (FAR 52.236-4)

a. The physical conditions indicated on the drawings and in the specifications are the result of site investigations by core borings and test pits. Foundation exploration logs are shown on the contract drawings.

Laboratory test results have been performed on the soil samples and results are attached at the end of this section. The geotechnical report and soils samples are available for inspection in the Baltimore District, Corps of Engineers, Geotechnical Engineering Branch, Room 9250, City Crescent Building, 10 South Howard Street, Baltimore, Maryland. Prospective bidders are required to call (410) 962-4045 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (excluding Federal Holidays), a minimum of 24 hours in advance to arrange a time and date for the inspection of the samples.

b. Weather Conditions. The climate of the area is referred to as "continental" by climatologists, characterized by cold winters and moderately hot summers. Complete weather records and reports may be obtained from the local U.S. Weather Bureau Office nearest to the work site. The Contractor shall satisfy himself as to the hazards likely to arise from weather conditions during the construction period.

c. Transportation Facilities. The facility is off Interstate 95 and U.S.

Route 40 and is accessed by public transportation, motor freight and ConRail system.

d. Soil Stabilization/Modification Report: A laboratory testing study was completed in March 2008 using existing silty clay subgrade materials modified with varying percentages of lime or cement to provide stabilization information of these soils upon which to construct fill and information to modify these clays for compaction as fill materials. A test strip was also conducted using the results of the laboratory testing as well as using geotextile and stone for subgrade stabilization. The report for this work is included as Section 00860 of these specifications for the contractor's information.

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