W912DS-17-B-0007-0001_Amend_1_Port_Monmouth.pdf

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

The purpose of this amendment is to:

1. Make some changes to the Plans.

2. Provide responses to questions received from interested vendors, for informational purposes only.

The bid opening date is extended to 17 October 2017 at 2:00pm EST.

NOTE: Bidders must acknow ledge receipt of this amendment by the date specified in the solicitation (or as amended) by one of the follow ing methods: In the space provided on the SF1442, by separate letter, or by signing Block 15 below . FAILURE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AMENDMENTS BY THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR BID IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LATE BID, LATE

MODIFICATIONS OF BIDS OR LATE WITHDRAWAL OF BIDS (FAR 14.304).

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 24-Aug-2017

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 W912DS17B0007

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

03-Aug-2017

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 X is extended, 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 1 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)

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

24-Aug-2017

CODE

US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, NEW YORK

26 FEDERAL PLAZA, RM 1843

NEW YORK NY 10278-0090

W912DS 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

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W912DS17B0007

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE (SF 30)

The following have been added by full text:

AMENDMENT 0001

Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project, Port Monmouth, NJ Phase II-Contract 4

IFB NO. W912DS-17-B-0007

AMENDMENT 0001

Bid Opening hour and date are changed to 17 Oct 2017 at 2:00PM local time.

1. The following changes are made to the plans: Revise and reissue Sheets G-102, C-104, C-109, C-111, C-504, S-301, S-310, S-311, S-507, S-508, S-511, S-512, S-513, S-514, S-515, S-516, S-517

2. The following are responses to questions received from bidders (FOR

INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY):

(Questions that may be of general interest to all Offerors and/or the Government and that are not readily answered by the proceeding changes will appear below. These questions may have been paraphrased or altered to represent several questions regarding the same subject and/or simply revised to clarify and simplify the question(s).

Questions and answers are issued to the Offerors “for information only” and do not revise the solicitation, plans, or specifications.)

Question No. 1: What is the MWDBE goal for this project?

Response: As stated in Contract Clause 52.222-23 included in the solicitation, the goal for minority participation is 9.5% and the goal for female participation is 6.9%.

Question No. 2: Regarding sheets S-301 thru 303, please provide the dimensions of the #4 stirrups in the wall stems as it is unclear as to how many vertical bars each one is to wrap around. Please provide the horizontal spacing.

Response: Per the stirrup note, the stirrups wrap around every linear foot of the floodwall.

Question No. 3: Please provide limits of the wall staining and anti-graffiti coating.

Response: Per specification 09 97 02 para 3.5, the entire height of wall on both sides must be painted, including fluted fin areas and column areas.

Question No. 4: The bid form has options 4 thru 7 all with the same description but just varying quantities. Please clarify what is the difference with each option.

Response: The only difference between these options are the quantities. The options may be exercised at the discretion of the Government depending on the final pile lengths.

Question No. 5: At the fixed piles please confirm whether 2 or 4 bars get welded to each pile.

Response: 4 bars as per the pile connection top view drawing on sheet S-301

Question No. 6: Please confirm the length of the welded studs at the piles as it says both 5” and 4”.

Response: The length of the studs are 5”. See revised Sheet S-301 included in this amendment.

Question No. 7: All floodwall sectional views indicate a circle near the top of them but it is not called out as anything. Please clarify what this is.

Response: This is the Electrical Conduit per 5/S-507 detail.

Question No. 8: What is the traffic control plan for the Campbell and Broadway crossings?

Response: In accordance with Specification 01 55 26, Traffic Control, the Contractor shall submit a traffic control plan for approval. This plan shall delineate the procedure the Contractor shall follow to control, protect and guide the traffic during construction.

Question No. 9: Regarding detail 1/s-508, please provide locations and/or spacing of the 2.5’ flat section

Response: The flat section is located after every expansion joint per detail 1/S-508.

The expansion joints are called on the plan sheets S-101, S-102, S-103.

Question No. 10: Please provide details for the safety railing at the drainage structures.

Response: Refer to specification section 05 52 00.

Question No. 11: Please provide details for the ladder at the drainage structures.

Response: Refer to specification section 05 51 33.

Question No. 12: We respectfully request to extend the due date by two (2) weeks due to the Labor Day Holiday. In talking to the different subcontractors and suppliers, they may not be able to submit pricing for their work before the holiday. We will require more time to incorporate their pricing into our proposal. Due to the logistics and complexity of the project, the additional time is also needed to effectively plan and estimate the proposal.

In addition, the time from the security checking of bringing a paper bid into NYC further complicates matters.

Response: The bid opening date is changed to 17 Oct 2017 per this amendment.

Question No. 13: Drawings S-511 through S-517 show headwall reinforcing but does not indicate the size of the reinforcement or the spacing, please provide.

Response: See revised Sheets S-511 through S-517 included in this amendment for reinforcement size and spacing.

Question No. 14: Detail 3/s-507, what is the connection from the 3/8” plate to the ssp cutoff wall?

Response: The steel plate is welded to the SSP. See the revised sheet S-507 included din this amendment for the weld size.

Question No. 15: The bid form has several set allowance amounts for utilities.

a. Does the ACOE have set agreements with the utility companies that the amounts will not be exceeded?

Response: The USACE has no utility agreements in place. Contractor will need to need to make their own agreements.

b. If not, how is compensation made to the contractor if the costs are above these amounts?

Response: In accordance with Section 01 22 00.00 10, requests for payment in excess of not to exceed allowance amount must be in accordance with the Requests for Equitable Adjustment contract clause and is subject to availability of funds.

Question No. 16: Please clarify if the pile design load is equal to the test load values given on sheet 107.

Response: The allowable working load for the piles are shown on S-001 Note VII and the Test Pile Loads are on sheets S-101 to S-103.

Question No. 17: On plan sheet 16, there is a callout for 195 LF of 18” RCP but it appears to be pointing to the run on 2-12” RCP pipes shown on sheet 15. Please clarify whether this pipe run is supposed to be 2-12” or 1-18” pipe.

Response: See revised Sheet C-104 included in this amendment. Note on Sheet C-104 has been revised to state that the culverts are Twin 12" DIA RCP (L=104.5’).

Question No.18: The Solicitation form 1442 (REV. 4-85) states that “The Contractor shall begin performance within 5 calendar days and complete it within 730 calendar days after receiving the notice to proceed”, On Contract Drawing G 102 , under SEQUENCE OF CONSTRUCTION, item 13 estimates the project duration as 549 calendar days; Please clarify which is correct.

Response: The contract duration is 730 calendar days. See revised sheet G-102 included in this amendment.

3. This amendment shall be attached to the specifications and plans and shall be a part thereof.

SECTION 00 10 00 - SOLICITATION

The required response date/time has changed from 05-Sep-2017 02:00 PM to 17-Oct-2017 02:00 PM.

(End of Summary of Changes)