W912DS18B0027-amendment0002.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) Revise and reissue Bid Schedule

2) Answ er Questions to Prospective bidders for information purposes only.

3) Incorporate changes to the specifications, and draw ings.

4) Provide updated w age rates

5) add clause 252.236-7004

6) Bid opening date is hereby extended to 18 Sep 2018 at 2:00 P.M. EST NOTE: Bidders must acknow lledge receipt of this amendement of date specifiied in the bid (or as amended ) by one of the follow ing methods:

In the space provided on the SF 1442, by separate letter, or by signing block 15 below . FAILURE TO ACKNOWLEDGE BY DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR BID IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LATE BID, LATE MODIFICATION OF BID, OR LATE WITHDRAWAL OF

BID (FAR 14.304).

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 61

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 11-Sep-2018

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 W912DS18B0027

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

13-Aug-2018

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 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

11-Sep-2018

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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W912DS18B0027

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following items are applicable to this modification:

SUMMARY

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Job Mobilization - Demobilization

FFP

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0002 1 Job Floodwall

FFP

All work to construct approximately 1,047 ft of floodwall between stations 28+83 and 34+78 and between stations 35+78 and 36+12 and between 37+62 and 41+80, including but not limited to clearing and grubbing, demolition, excavation, temporary fencing, monitoring of existing structures, shoring, dewatering, backfill, sheet pile, painting, swales, drainage chambers, grading, seeding and other landscaping, erosion control measures in accordance with drawings and specifications.

0003 3,574 Linear

Foot

Micropile -Drill Through Overburden Soil

All labor, equipment and material to drill All labor, equipment and material to drill holes for micropiles through overburden soils. (estimated quantities)

0004 12,600 Linear

Micropile Drill Through Rock

All labor, equipment and material to advance holes for micropiles through Rock (estimated quantities)

0005 4,512 Linear

Micropile-Permanent Steel Casing

All labor, equipment and material to install permanet steel casings for micropiles

0006 16,882 Linear

Micropile - Steel Reinforcing

All labor, equipment and material to install reinforcing bars for micropiles, including but not limited to couplings, plates, nuts and centralizers

0007 16,440 Linear

Micropile- Grouting

All labor, equipment and materials for installing and testing grout for micropiles

0008 12,600 Linear

Micropile Temporary Casing

All labor, equipment and material to install and remove casings in rock as necessary to hold the drill hole open until grout is installed

0009 1 Job Micropile Verification Load Test

AMOUNT

Liability Insurance

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Middlesex County, and the Borough of Middlesex Liability Insurance.

The amount bid will be the maximum amount payable. Actual payment will be based on actual costs.

0011 1,000 Cubic

Yard Haul and Dispose

FFP

All work necessary to haul and dispose of unsatisfactory material at an approved off-site location in accordance with the drawings and specifications, but not including any work in Bid Item 0009. (Estimated Quantities)

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE

0010 1 Job

0012 2,000 Cubic

Yard

BORROW MATERIAL

FFP

All work necessary to obtain borrow material satisfactory for backfill, meeting all state residential requirements, and transport it to the project site in accordance with the drawings and specifications. (Estimated Quantities)

0013 1,000 Cubic

Yard Top Soil

FFP

All work necessary to obtain top soil, meeting all state residential requirements, and transport it to the project site in accordance with the drawings and specifications. (Estimated Quantities).

0014 1,000 Cubic

Yard Contaminated Non-Hazardous

FFP

All work for handling, transport, treatment and off-site disposal of material exceeding NJDEP residential soil cleanup criteria and classified as contaminated non-hazardous (ID27 WASTE), suitable for landfill cover, roadway sub-base and recycling facilities, complete.

(Estimated Quantities)

Verizon Fiber Optic Communications Line

Coordinate with utility owner, design, disconnect, remove and reinstall or install new in locations shown on drawings two 6-inch steel pipes and fiber optic cables. One pipe is empty and one pipe contains the fiber optic bundle.

Amount shall include all material, labor, equipment and fees necessary to complete the work.

Allowance amount of $200,000 to be included in bid as shown and not changed. Actual payment will be based on actual costs. Actual payment in excess of allowance amount is subject to availability of funds.

$200,000

0015 1 Job

CLIN 0016 is added as follows:

Forested Wetlands Mitigation

All costs associated with purchasing mitigation credits in accordance with Specification Section 00 73 00 Special Contract Requirements

CLIN 0017 is added as follows:

Open Water Mitigation

All costs associated with purchasing mitigation

0016 .03 Each

0017 .085 Each

CLIN 0018 is added as follows:

0018 1.59

Riparian Zone Mitigation

FFP

All costs associated with purchasing mitigation

CLIN 0019 is added as follows:

OPTION OPTION # 1

Not separately priced

SUBCLIN 0019AA is added as follows:

0019AA 1 Job

OPTION MOBILIZATION-

FFP

DEMOBILIZATION

SUBCLIN 0019AB is added as follows:

OPTION FLOODWALL

All work to construct approximately 561 ft of floodwall between stations 41+80 and 47+41, including but not limited to clearing and grubbing, demolition, excavation, temporary fencing, monitoring of existing structures, shoring, dewatering, backfill, sheet pile, painting, swales, connection of existing storm drain pipes to new culvert, grading, seeding and other landscaping, erosion control measures in accordance with drawings and specifications.

SUBCLIN 0019AC is added as follows:

0019AC 2,328 Linear

Foot

OPTION MICROPILE

FFP

DRILL THROUGH OVERBURDEN SOIL All labor, equipment and material to drill holes for micropiles through overburden soils (Estimated Quantities)

SUBCLIN 0019AD is added as follows:

0019AB 1 Job

0019AD 6,525 Linear

Foot

OPTION MICROPILE

FFP

DRILL THROUGH ROCK All labor, equipment and material to Advance holes for micropiles through Rock (Estimated Quantities)

SUBCLIN 0019AE is added as follows:

0019AE 2,814 Linear

Foot

OPTION MICROPILE

FFP

PERMANENT STEEL CASING All labor, equipment and material to install permanent steel casings for micropiles (Estimated Quantities)

SUBCLIN 0019AF is added as follows:

0019AF 9,230 Linear

Foot

OPTION MICROPILE – STEEL REINFORCING

FFP

All labor, equipment and material to install reinforcing bars for micropiles, including but not limited to couplings, plates, nuts and centralizers

SUBCLIN 0019AG is added as follows:

0019AG 8,991 Linear

OPTION

MICROPILE GROUTING

All labor,equipment and materials For installing and testing grout for micropiles

SUBCLIN 0019AH is added as follows:

0019AH 6,525 Linear

Foot

OPTION MICROPILE – TEMPORARY

FFP

CASING All labor, equipment and material to install and remove casings in rock as necessary to hold the drill hole open until grout is installed

SUBCLIN 0019AJ is added as follows:

0019AJ 1 Job

OPTION STORM DRAINAGE

FFP

CULVERT All work to construct approximately 275 ft of reinforced concrete box culvert between culvert stations 13+50 and 16+25, including but not limited to excavation, shoring, dewatering backfill, connection of existing storm drain pipes to new culvert, grading, seeding and erosion control measures in accordance with drawings and specifications.

SUBCLIN 0019AK is added as follows:

0019AK 1 Job

OPTION LIABILITY INSURANCE

FFP

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Middlesex County, and the Borough of Middlesex Liability Insurance. The amount bid will be the maximum amount payable. Actual payment will be based on actual costs.

CLIN 0020 is added as follows:

OPTION OPTION # 2

Not separately priced

SUBCLIN 0020AA is added as follows:

0020AA 1 Job

OPTION MOBILIZATION-

FFP

DEMOBILIZATION

SUBCLIN 0020AB is added as follows:

OPTION FLOODWALL

All work to construct approximately 493 ft of floodwall between stations 36+12 and 37+62 and between stations 47+41 and 50+84, including but not limited to clearing and grubbing, demolition, excavation, temporary fencing, monitoring of existing structures, shoring, dewatering, backfill, sheet pile, painting, swales, connection of existing storm drain pipes to new culvert, grading, seeding and other landscaping, erosion control measures in accordance with drawings and specifications.

SUBCLIN 0020AC is added as follows:

0020AB 1 Job

0020AC 2,394 Linear

Foot

OPTION MICROPILE – DRILL THROUGH

FFP

OVERBURDEN SOIL All labor, equipment and material to drill holes for micropiles through overburden soils

SUBCLIN 0020AD is added as follows:

0020AD 5,400 Linear

Foot

OPTION MICROPILE DRILL THROUGH

FFP

ROCK All labor, equipment and material to Advance holes for micropiles through Rock (Estimated Quantities)

SUBCLIN 0020AE is added as follows:

0020AE 2,796 Linear

Foot

OPTION MICROPILE – PERMANENT

FFP

STEEL CASING All labor, equipment and material to install permanent steel casings for micropiles

SUBCLIN 0020AF is added as follows:

0020AF 8,080 Linear

Foot

OPTION MICROPILE – STEEL REINFORCING

FFP

All labor, equipment and material to install reinforcing bars for micropiles, including but not limited to couplings, plates, nuts and centralizers

SUBCLIN 0020AG is added as follows:

0020AG 7,908 Linear

Foot

OPTION MICROPILE – GROUTING

FFP

All labor,equipment and materials For installing and testing grout for micropiles

SUBCLIN 0020AH is added as follows:

0020AH 540 Linear

Foot

OPTION MICROPILE – TEMPORARY CASING

FFP

All labor, equipment and material to install and remove casings in rock as necessary to hold the drill hole open until grout is installed

SUBCLIN 0020AJ is added as follows:

0020AJ 1 Job

OPTION LIABILITY INSURANCE

FFP

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Middlesex County, and the Borough of Middlesex Liability Insurance. The amount bid will be the maximum amount payable. Actual payment will be based on actual costs

SUBCLIN 0020AK is added as follows:

0020AK 1 Job

OPTION STORM DRAINAGE CULVERT

FFP

All work to construct approximately 350 ft of reinforced concrete box culvert between culvert stations 10+00 and 13+50, including but not limited to excavation, shoring, dewatering backfill, connection of existing storm drain pipes to new culvert, grading, seeding and erosion control measures in accordance with drawings and specifications

Total BASE Amound (CLINS 0001 thru 0018) $______________________

Total Option Amount (0019AA thru 0020AK)_ $______________________

Total Base Plus Options CLINS (0001 thru 0020AK) $______________________

NOTES

1. Any bid which is materially unbalanced as to the price for the individual bid items may be rejected. An unbalanced bid is one which is based on prices significantly less than cost for some work and prices significantly overstated for other work.

2. Bidders are required to bid on all items or their bids will be rejected.

3. Contract will be awarded to responsive low bidder based on sum of base contract plus contract option amounts.

4. Bidders are reminded that they must bid on the issued plans and specifications as amended. Any deviations, conditions or attachments made by the bidders thereto may render the bid non-responsive and be cause for its rejection.

5. Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) 0010 and 0019AK and 0020AJ amounts represent the maximum that the contractor shall be reimbursed after all the supporting documents are submitted. Only actual expenses will be reimbursed, refer to Section 00 73 00 paragraph

36. No additional time will be permitted to complete CLINs 0010 and 0019AK and

0020AJ.

6. Contract Option 1 (CLIN 0019 (0019AA through CLIN 0019AK) may be awarded within

395 calendar days from receipt of NTP. If Option 1 is awarded, 180 calendar days will be added to the period of performance.

7. Contract Option 2 for (CLIN 0020 (0020AA hrough CLIN 0020AK) may be awarded within 395 calendar days from receipt of NTP. If Option 2 is awarded, 180 calendar days will be added to the period of performance.

GREEN BROOK FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT PROJECT

SEGMENT C2 CONTRACT 1

AMENDMENT #2

SUMMARY OF AMENDMENT

CIVIL DRAWINGS

C-100 Updated abbreviations C-104 Modified right-of-way & working limits between Lots 8 and 9 of Block 244 C-201 Noted that culvert dimensions in callouts are inside dimensions C-501 Construction (Temporary) Fence Details (new drawing)

EROSION CONTROL DRAWINGS

EC-101 Revised sheet note 1 to require 6’ high chain link safety fence along contractor working limits instead of 4’ high fence.

EC-501 Moved callout arrow to point to 6” course aggregate EC-502 Moved callout arrows to point to geotextile EC-504 Corrected scales at edges of Section 2-2 to indicate proper elevations EC-505 Moved callout arrows in Section 2-2 to point to 6” coarse aggregate and geotextile EC-510 Modified sheet note 1 to require repair of any damaged curbs

RIGHT-OF-WAY DRAWINGS

X-104 Modified right-of-way & working limits between Lots 8 and 9 of Block 244

STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS

S-101 Modified concrete note 2 – clarified that strength of micropile reinforcement differs from other reinforcement.

Modified piling note 2 – eliminated vinyl and FRP sheet pile from project.

S-103 Modified callouts to eliminate vinyl sheet pile; require PZ22 sheet pile.

Expanded note to clarify that sheet pile at end of wall must protrude past concrete to mate with sheets in adjoining segment.

S-104 Modified callouts to eliminate vinyl sheet pile; require PZ22 sheet pile.

S-105 Modified callouts to eliminate vinyl sheet pile; require PZ22 sheet pile.

Modified callout to clarify that there are two existing conduits to pass through floodwall stem.

S-106 Modified callouts to eliminate vinyl sheet pile; require PZ22 sheet pile.

S-107 Modified callouts to eliminate vinyl sheet pile; require PZ22 sheet pile.

Modified callout to clarify that there are two existing conduits to pass through floodwall stem.

S-108 Modified callouts to eliminate vinyl sheet pile; require PZ22 sheet pile.

S-109 Modified callouts to eliminate vinyl sheet pile; require PZ22 sheet pile.

S-110 Modified callouts to eliminate vinyl sheet pile; require PZ22 sheet pile.

S-111 Modified callouts to eliminate vinyl sheet pile; require PZ22 sheet pile.

S-112 Modified callouts to eliminate vinyl sheet pile; require PZ22 sheet pile.

S-113 Modified callouts to eliminate vinyl sheet pile; require PZ22 sheet pile.

S-114 Modified callouts to eliminate vinyl sheet pile; require PZ22 sheet pile.

Modified callouts to clarify that a sheet pile interlock must protrude past end concrete on monolith

C2-58 to joint to future floodwall segment.

S-301 Modified callouts to eliminate vinyl sheet pile; require PZ22 sheet pile.

S-302 Modified callouts to eliminate vinyl sheet pile; require PZ22 sheet pile.

Added dowels and formsavers to monoliths C2-14 and C2-15 to attach rebars in future gate sill concrete placement.

S-303 Modified callouts to eliminate vinyl sheet pile; require PZ22 sheet pile.

S-304 Modified callouts to eliminate vinyl sheet pile; require PZ22 sheet pile.

S-305 Modified callouts to eliminate vinyl sheet pile; require PZ22 sheet pile.

S-306 Modified callouts to eliminate vinyl sheet pile; require PZ22 sheet pile.

S-307 Modified callouts to eliminate vinyl sheet pile; require PZ22 sheet pile.

S-308 Modified callouts to eliminate vinyl sheet pile; require PZ22 sheet pile.

S-309 Modified callouts to eliminate vinyl sheet pile; require PZ22 sheet pile.

S-310 Modified callouts to eliminate vinyl sheet pile; require PZ22 sheet pile.

S-404 Modified callouts to eliminate vinyl sheet pile; require PZ22 sheet pile.

Added dowels and formsavers to monoliths C2-14 and C2-15 to attach rebars in future gate sill concrete placement.

S-405 Modified callouts to eliminate vinyl sheet pile; require PZ22 sheet pile.

S-408 Modified callouts to eliminate vinyl sheet pile; require PZ22 sheet pile.

S-413 Modified callouts to eliminate vinyl sheet pile; require PZ22 sheet pile.

S-416 Modified callouts to eliminate vinyl sheet pile; require PZ22 sheet pile.

Added reference to detail on sheet S-805 for sheet pile treatment at end of monolith.

S-801 Modified callouts to eliminate vinyl sheet pile; require PZ22 sheet pile.

S-802 Revised floodwall lower paint limit from top of pile cap to grade.

S-803 Clarified concrete cover over steel requirement in floodwall stem.

S-804 Multiple note and detail revisions to eliminate vinyl sheet pile.

S-805 Multiple note and detail revisions to eliminate vinyl sheet pile.

S-806 Added size of micropile casing to callout.

S-807 Added casing size and material to micropile note 2.

S-810 Added note to Typical Pipe Thru Wall Stem detail to clarify that separate sleeves are required for each utility.

SPECIFICATIONS

Project Table of Contents

Added Division 35 - Waterway and Marine Construction Added section 35 31 19 Stone, Channel, Shoreline/Coastal Protection for Structures

00 01 00 Bid Schedule

Entire section replaced

00 73 00 Special Contract Requirements

Tenzin marking up to show additions/changes

01 33 00.00 18 Submittal Register

Added geotechnical engineer's qualifications submittal under Section 31 00 00 Earthwork Eliminated all submittals relative to vinyl and FRP sheet pile from Section 31 41 16 Sheet Piling Added submittals for new section 35 31 19 Stone, Channel, Shoreline/Coastal Protection for

Structures

03 20 00.00 10 Concrete Reinforcing

Paragraph 2.2 Reinforcing Steel. Indicated that ASTM A615 bar shall not be welded; only ASTM A706 bars may be welded.

03 31 01.00 10 Cast-In-Place Concrete

Added ASTM C1260 in reference section.

Added ASTM C1567 in reference section.

Added paragraph 2.1.2.1 Aggregate Expansion

03 39 00.00 10 Concrete Curing

In paragraph 2.1 Curing Materials, eliminated reference to ACI 301.8 and clarified that membrane curing compound may not be used on painted surfaces of floodwall.

Removed ACI 301.8 from reference article.

09 97 02 Painting

Changed floodwall bottom limit from "top of pile cap" to "final grade" in System 25 at end of section.

31 00 00 Earthwork

Added Geotechnical Engineer's Qualifications to paragraph 1.4 Submittals.

Added qualification requirement for Geotechnical Engineer in paragraph 3.5.2 Geotechnical

Engineer.

31 05 22 Geotextile Used as Filters

Removed requirement for cushioning material from paragraph 3.3 Protection Deleted paragraph 3.4 Placement of Cushioning Material Removed requirement for cushioning material from paragraph 3.5.1 Overlapping (Now paragraph

3.4.1)

31 41 16 Sheet Piling

Entire section replaced, eliminating use of vinyl and FRP sheet piling.

31 63 29 Drilled Micropiles

Section 1.3.2 General Site Conditions, added subparagraph "d" concerning the possible need for full depth casings.

section 1.3.2 General Site Conditions, deleted the last two sentences of subparagraph "f" concerning limitations on access and operations.

Section 1.5.4 Government Inspection, added a requirement for a downhole camera suitable for underwater use and a trained operator.

Section 3.2, 2nd sentence, deleted requirement for micropile plumbness and added tolerance on batter angle.

Section 3.3.2 Drilling, added requirement for full depth casing and requirement to check batter angle during drilling operations.

32 92 19 Seeding

Section 3.2.3 Preparation of Subsoil, modified depths of subsoil preparation for topsoil placement to match requirement in Spec Section 31 00 00 Earthwork, Section 3.15.

35 31 19 Stone, Channel, Shoreline/Coastal Protection for Structures

New section

(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 1 Contract drawing S-301 indicates a 10” dia. Micropile. Can you specify what casing diameter and casing wall thickness is required for the micropiles to resist the design compressive and tensile forces?

Answer 1 The micropile casings are 10” diameter schedule 80 pipe: 10 3/4” OD, 9 3/4” ID, 1/2” wall thickness. This information has been added to drawings S-806 and S-807.

Question 2 Contract drawing S806 indicates a 35’ min. embedment into shale layer. Can you specify what bond socket diameter is required for the micropiles to resist the design compressive and tensile forces?

Answer 2 Design was based on 8” minimum socket diameter in the bond zone.

Question 3 Specification Section 09 97 02 details the coal tar epoxy coating requirements for the micropile casing and steel sheet pile. Would the owner accept the use of alternate epoxy types, or the use of a thicker casing/sheet pile with an approved corrosion loss expected?

Answer 3 No. Use the coal tar epoxy specified.

Question 4 What type of reinforcement bar is required for flood wall & micro-piles? Black, epoxy coated, hot-dip galvanized?

Answer 4 Black steel, free from loose rust and scale, dirt, oil, or other deleterious coating that could reduce bond.

Question 5 Soil that has to be removed offsite if it contains contamination above the NJDEP residential contact limits will that be handled as a change order to dispose of the soil at a license facility since no soil testing for contamination was in the bid documents?

Answer 5 No Question 6 The Specifications Booklet was supposed to provide Flood Hazard, Erosion Control and NJPDES Permits but none were included with the bid documents. Please provide this missing information as soon as possible.

Answer 6 The permit documents will be provided as soon as they are received from the permitting agencies.

Question 7 The Monitoring Specifications were not written to address the specific project conditions and specific tasks that will be performed on this project. Consequently, the Monitoring Specifications are too vague and too broad for bidders to be able to provide a firm lump sum price to the Government. As a result, the Scope and Cost of the Monitoring Work is subject to too many unknown variables and preferences that will not be completely determined or known until after the Contractor Submits the first draft of the Monitoring Plan/Program. Therefore, the Monitoring Work should be removed from the Lump Sum Pricing and placed in a separate CLIN as a Fixed Allowance. Please make this change as soon as possible.

Answer 7 It is the bidder’s responsibility to determine cost required to meet the specification requirements. No change to the bid schedule items will be made.

Question 8 The Monitoring Specifications require Monitoring to be performed during "Pile" installation operations. Yet, this project does not require any Driven Piles to be installed. Therefore, please remove the requirement to perform Monitoring during "Pile" installation operations.

Answer 8 Monitoring is required during sheet pile and micropile installation Question 9

Please revise the Monitoring Specifications to specifically exclude the Micro Pile Work from the Contractor's Monitoring Plan/Program.

Answer 9 Monitoring during micropile installation is required Question 10 The Bid Documents do not address the potential damage that may result to the existing roads and infrastructure that must be used by the Contractor to deliver construction materials and supplies to the project and to remove excess soil, etc. from the project. The Contractor cannot be held responsible for any damage to the existing roads and infrastructure if legal weight limits are not exceeded by the trucks that are servicing the needs of this project.

Please address and clarify this important issue.

Answer 10 Damage to existing roads and infrastructure outside the Contractor Working Limits shown on the drawings are the responsibility of the Contractor.

Question 11 The Note #1 on the Erosion & Control Dwg EC-101 provides a generic description for the installation of a 4' High Temporary Fence and related Gates, but there are no details provided on the drawings to indicate how this Temporary Fence is to be constructed. Please provide the missing information so that the bidders can properly estimate the cost of providing this temporary fence.

Answer 11 Drawing C-501 is added to the drawing set. It contains the details and specification for the temporary chain link fencing. The required fence height is increased from 4 ft to 6 ft.

Question 12 The Technical Specifications do not provide any specifications for the materials that are to be used for this Temporary Fence. Please provide this missing information

Answer 12 Specifications for the fencing material is included on new drawing C-501.

Question 13 None of the drawings provide a symbol for this Temporary Fence in the Legends, and none of the drawings show exactly where this temporary fence is to be located. Please provide this important missing information

Answer 13 The note on EC-101 requires chain link fence to be installed along all residential and commercial property boundaries. The intent is to provide a barrier to public access.

Question 14 Since this Temporary Fence is not an Erosion Control Measure, Note #1 does not belong on Erosion & Control Dwg EC-101. Please put Note #1, along with the appropriate Symbol for the Temporary Fence, as well as the Fence locations and Temporary Fence Details on the Civil Drawings.

Answer 14 The note will remain on drawing EC-101. The required height of the temporary fencing is increased from 4 ft to 6 ft.

Question 15 There are notes on the lower right corner of Dwg S-701 which call-out a Closure Assembly for the end of Culvert C1. Note #6 directs the Contractor to provide a "Temporary Culvert Closure Assembly, as required". This lack of information is not acceptable. The bidders need to know exactly what type of materials are to be used to create the Temporary Closure, and how the Temporary Closure Assembly is to be constructed. For example: Is the Temporary Closure made of ¾" Plywood or ¾" thick Steel Plates, or is it made from Chain Link Fence or is it Plastic Mesh?

Please provide the missing information as soon as possible.

Answer 15 As Note 6 indicates, the details are on sheet S-704. Materials and attachment details are shown.

Question 16 With regard to the payment mechanism for the Micro Pile Work, please provide Unit Price Bit Items for this work for bidding purposes and payment purposes. Unit Prices are typically provided for all 6. types of Piling Work performed on USACE Projects as well for other civil works projects performed by other public agencies and private owners. This method of payment is standard industry practice and provides fair treatment for the benefit of both parties. It is not appropriate to make the Contractor take the risk on the depth of the Steel Casing as well as the completed depths of the drilled Micro-Piles since the depths for both items are variable and the Soil Borings are not guaranteed by the Government to be an accurate representation of the subsurface conditions. Please make this change to the Bid Proposal as soon as possible.

Answer 16 Unit prices for micropile installation have been added to the Bid Schedule.

Question 17 The Green Brook is prone to flooding, which is why this project is being implemented. Therefore, the Contractor will likely require some type of water control measures such as Temporary Cofferdams, yet the drawings do not address this need. It also appears that the Contractor is at Risk for all Damage to the Work that may result from Flooding. Therefore, please clarify how the Contractor is to be paid for Temporary Cofferdams Answer 17 Specification section 01 50 20.00 18 Stream Diversion and Dewatering requires the contractor to “design, construct and maintain all necessary temporary cofferdams and other protective measures”. The cost for this shall be included in the Contractor’s bid.

Question 18 Please provide a complete written scope of work that Verizon will be performing with regard to the underground Fiber Optic Lines that cross the alignment of the Flood Wall and for which a Fixed Price Bid Allowance of $50,000 is included in CLIN #0007. Please clarify the following:

a. For example, the bidders need to know if Verizon will disconnect and remove the Fiber Optic Lines from the work area without any assistance or support from the Contractor,

b. Will Verizon remove their Cables prior to the commencement of the Contractor's work, so that there are no delays or interruptions to the Contractor's work?

c. What are the plans to relocate the Verizon Cables, and when will this work be performed?

d. Do the relocated Verizon Cables penetrate the new Flood Wall?

e. Please provide typical details for the relocated Verizon Cables.

f. How is the money to be paid to Verizon and how is the Contractor to be reimbursed for this work by Verizon Answer 18 See paragraph #46 that has been added to Specification section 00 73 00 Special Contract Requirements. Also, note that the allowance in the Bid List has been increased to $200,000.

The current intent is that the Verizon conduits will be routed through the floodwall stem. Details for passing the conduits through the floodwall stem are shown on drawing S-810. Further details of the Verizon conduits/cable rerouting are dependent on the Contractor’s construction sequence and are to be coordinated between Verizon and the Contractor.

Question 19 Please clarify whether or not the C1 Culvert can be made of Precast Concrete.

Answer 19 Culvert C1 cannot be constructed with precast concrete.

Question 20 The Civil Drawings show Demolition and Removal (Site Clearing) work to be performed by others on almost the entire length of the project. Since this Site Clearing work needs to be completed prior to the commencement of the work by this Contractor, please clarify when this Site Clearing work is scheduled to begin and when is it scheduled for completion Answer 20 There are seven residential properties that will be demolished by others: Three properties in the Base Contract, two in Contract Option 1 and two in Contract Option 2. Contracting effort for demolition of properties in the Base Contract and Contract Option 1 are underway and demolition is expected to be complete by 1 January 2019. Note that no demolition by others is required and construction may begin immediately following award from the west end of the project site near Station 28+00 to Station 36+12.

Question 21

Can this requirement for providing an electronic submittal either be removed, or can this electronic copy of our submittal be provided to the USACE within 24 hours following the bid closing time?

Answer 21

The requirement for electronic submittal will not be removed. The electronic copy may be submitted 24 hours after bid opening.

Question 22

Would the government consider providing a one to two week bid extension for this project, to allow bidders more time to refine our pricing and solicit additional subcontractor and supplier involvement, which is becoming more difficult in the current strong construction market.

Question 22

Bid Openingd Date is extended 10 18‐Sep‐2018 at 2:00 P.M.

ADD CLAUSE to 007200

252.236-7004 PAYMENT FOR MOBILIZATION AND DEMOBILIZATION (DEC 1991)

(a) The Government will pay all costs for the mobilization and demobilization of all of the Contractor's plant and equipment at the contract lump sum price for this item.

(1) 60 percent of the lump sum price upon completion of the contractor's mobilization at the work site.

(2) The remaining 40 percent upon completion of demobilization.

(b) The Contracting Officer may require the Contractor to furnish cost data to justify this portion of the bid if the Contracting Officer believes that the percentages in paragraphs (a) (1) and (2) of this clause do not bear a reasonable relation to the cost of the work in this contract.

(1) Failure to justify such price to the satisfaction of the Contracting Officer will result in payment, as determined by the Contracting Officer, of --

(i) Actual mobilization costs at completion of mobilization;

(ii) Actual demobilization costs at completion of demobilization; and

(iii) The remainder of this item in the final payment under this contract.

(2) The Contracting Officer's determination of the actual costs in paragraph (b)(1) of this clause is not subject to appeal.

SECTION 00 73 00

SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION AND COMPLETION OF WORK

2. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES – CONSTRUCTION

3. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PREAWARD CLEARANCE OF SUBCONTRACTORS

4. CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE

5. BID GUARANTEE

6. CONTRACT DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS

7. RECORD DRAWINGS

8. PHYSICAL DATA

9. PRICING OF ADJUSTMENTS

10. PAYMENT FOR MATERIALS DELIVERED OFF-SITE

11. EQUIPMENT OWNERSHIP AND OPERATING EXPENSE SCHEDULE

12. ALTERATIONS IN CONTRACT

13. AVAILABILITY AND USE OF UTILITY SERVICES AND PERMITS

14. LAYOUT OF WORK

15. FIELD OFFICE

16. BULLETIN BOARD

17. PROGRESS MEETINGS

18. SUPERINTENDENCE OF SUBCONTRACTORS

19. SCHEDULING AND DETERMINATION OF PROGRESS

20. PROCEDURES FOR SUBMISSION AND PAYMENT OF ALL

CONTRACT PAYMENTS

21. SUBMISSION OF CLAIMS

22. PROGRESS PAYMENTS

23. SAFETY AND HEALTH REQUIREMENTS MANUAL

24. AUTHORIZED CONSTRUCTION AREA AND TRESPASSING

25. DAMAGE TO WORK

26. LABOR-ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

27. CRANE AND DRAGLINE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

28. TIME EXTENSIONS FOR UNUSUALLY SEVERE WEATHER

29. VEHICULAR AND OTHER TRAFFIC CONTROL

30. STORAGE AREAS

31. VERIFICATION OF SMALL BUSINESS UTILIZATION

32. PRECONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE

33. COORDINATION CONFERENCES

34. CONTRACTOR WORKING HOURS

35. CONSTRUCTION PROJECT SIGNS

36. INSURANCE PROCURED BY CONTRACTOR

37. IDENTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES

38. HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION & MATERIAL SAFETY DATA

39. GOVERNMENT RESIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND CONTRACTOR

QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEM (QCS) MODULE

40. PRICING OF CONTRACTOR-FURNISHED AND INSTALLED PROPERTY AND

GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED CONTRACTOR-INSTALLED PROPERTY

41. SITE INSPECTIONS

42. PRICING OF ADJUSTMENTS

43. (S-102) CONTRACTOR SUPPLY AND USE OF ELECTRONIC SOFTWARE FOR

PROCESSING DAVIS-BACON ACT CERTIFIED LABOR PAYROLLS (April 2011)

44. QUALIFICATIONS FOR PERFORMANCE OF ELECTRICAL WORK

45. E-VERIFY PROGRAM

46. UTILITY RE-ROUTING

47. WETLAND MITIGATION BANK CREDITS

SECTION 00 73 00

SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

a. The Contractor shall be required to (i) commence work under this contract within 5 calendar days after the date the Contractor receives the notice to proceed, (ii) prosecute the work diligently, and

(iii) complete the entire work ready for use not later than 540 calendar days after the date the Contractor receives the notice to proceed. The time stated for completion shall include final cleanup of the premises except in case the Contracting Officer determines that seeding and exterior planting is not feasible during the construction period (FAR 52.211-10). The Contractor shall accomplish such seeding and exterior planting in the first planting period as specified in Paragraph 3.1.1 of Section 32 92 19 following the contract completion date. This action will not operate to extend the performance time for the balance of the work.

Contract Option may be exercised at the discretion of the Government and are not mandatory.

Contract option 1 may be awarded within 395 calendar days from receipt of NTP, if Option item 1 is awarded 180 calendar days will be added to the period of performance

Contract option 2 may be awarded within 395 calendar days from receipt of NTP, if Option item 2 is awarded 180 calendar days will be added to the period of performance

If Contract Option 1 is exercised , CLIN 0019 (0019AA thru 0019AK) shall be exercised If Contract Option 2 is exercised , CLIN 0020 (0020AA thru 0020AK) shall be exercised

b. Location: The site of work is located in Middlesex, NJ, along the right bank of Bound Brook (creek), east and west of South Lincoln Avenue.

c. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, and services (except those furnished by the Government) for the following work: Construction of concrete floodwall supported on drilled micropiles, construction of concrete culverts and drainage features, associated earthwork and seeding.

d. All work shall be in accordance with the drawings and specifications or instructions attached hereto and made a part thereof, or to be furnished hereafter by the Contracting Officer and subject, in every detail, to his supervision, direction, and instructions.

e. Magnitude of Construction Project: The estimated value of the proposed work is between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000

2. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES – CONSTRUCTION

a. If the Contractor fails to complete the work within the time specified in the contract, or any extension, the Contractor shall pay to the Government as liquidated damages, the sum of $2,219 for each day of delay.

b. If the Government terminates the Contractor’s right to proceed, the resulting damage will consist of liquidated damages until such reasonable time as may be required for final completion of the work together with any increased costs occasioned the Government in completing the work.

c. If the Government does not terminate the Contractor’s right to proceed, the resulting damage will consist of liquidated damages until the work is completed or accepted.

d. At a time before the project is physically complete but is functionally complete to the satisfaction of the Government, the Government at its sole discretion may agree to accept transfer of the facility or project provided that the remaining work to be done ("punchlist") is completed no later than 30 days from the date of transfer. In this case the contractor shall pay liquidated damages for punchlist items not completed in the daily amount of $555.00 per day commencing after 30 days of project transfer or after date required for project completion (including all extensions), whichever occurs later.

3. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PREAWARD CLEARANCE OF SUBCONTRACTORS

Notwithstanding the clause of this contract entitled “Subcontracts”, the Contractor shall not enter into a first-tier subcontract for an estimated or actual amount of $1 million or more without obtaining in writing from the Contracting Officer a clearance that the proposed subcontractor is in compliance with the equal opportunity requirements and therefore is eligible for award.

4. CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE

Any certificates required for demonstrating proof of compliance of materials with specification requirements shall be executed in 4 copies. Each certificate shall be signed by an official authorized to certify on behalf of the manufacturing company and shall contain the name and address of the Contractor, the project name and location, and the quantity and date or dates of shipment or delivery to which the certification applies. Copies of laboratory tests reports submitted with certificates shall contain the name and address of the testing laboratory and the date or dates of the tests to which the report applies. Certification shall not be construed as relieving the Contractor from furnishing satisfying material, if, after tests are performed on selected samples, the material is found not to meet the specific requirements.

5. BID GUARANTEE

See contract clause entitled BID GUARANTEE in Section 00 70 00 CONTRACT

CLAUSES.

6. CONTRACT DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS

See contract clause entitled CONTRACT DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS in Section

00 70 00 CONTRACT CLAUSES.

For a listing of the contract drawings, see drawing sheets G-102 and G-103.

7. RECORD DRAWINGS

Requirements for Record Drawings (“as-builts”) are contained in SECTION 01 78 00.00 18

CLOSEOUT SUBMITTALS.

8. PHYSICAL DATA

Information and data furnished or referred to below is furnished for the Contractor’s information. However, it is expressly understood that the Government will not be responsible for any interpretation or conclusion drawn therefrom by the Contractor.

a. Weather Conditions: Climatological data determined from records of the U.S. Weather Bureau Station, New Brunswick, NJ (Middlesex County)

Average high temperature for warmest month (July): 86°F Average low temperature for warmest month (July): 65°F

Average high temperature for coldest month (January): 39°F Average low temperature for coldest month (January): 22°F

Average annual precipitation: 48.9 inches Average annual snowfall: 29 inches

See also paragraph entitled TIME EXTENSIONS FOR UNUSUALLY SEVERE

WEATHER.

a. Transportation Facilities: Access to the project site is by local roads. (See also paragraph entitled COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION AND COMPLETION OF WORK, Location.) There are no rail lines or navigable waterways adjacent to the site. The Contractor shall construct such temporary haul roads and bridges as may be necessary for the conduct of his work. Any such temporary construction shall be restored to its original condition. All costs for construction, maintenance, repair, removal and restoration of temporary facilities shall be borne by the Contractor. The Contractor shall be responsible for repair and restoration to original condition of any private, Borough, County, State or Federal transportation facilities damaged by the Contractor’s activities.

9. PRICING OF ADJUSTMENTS

When costs are a factor in any determination of a contract price adjustment pursuant to the Changes clause or any other clause of this contract, such costs shall be in accordance with Part 31 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and DFARS 252.215-7000 (Dec. 1991) as follows:

In determining whether a pricing adjustment is expected to exceed $100,000, the term “pricing adjustment” shall mean “the aggregate increases and /or decreases in cost plus applicable profits.”

10. PAYMENT FOR MATERIALS DELIVERED OFF-SITE

Pursuant to the Contract Clause in this contract titled: Payment Under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts, materials delivered to the Contractor at locations other than the site of the work may be taken into consideration in making payments if included in payment estimates and if all the conditions of the Contract Clauses are fulfilled. Payment for items delivered to locations other than the work site will be limited to those materials which have been approved, if required by the technical provisions; those materials which have been fabricated to the point where they are identifiable to an item of work required under this contract. Such payment will be made only after receipt of paid or receipted invoices or invoices with cancelled check showing title to the items in the prime contractor and including the value of materials and labor incorporated into the item.

11. EQUIPMENT OWNERSHIP AND OPERATING EXPENSE SCHEDULE

a. Allowable cost for construction and marine plant and equipment in sound workable condition owned or controlled and furnished by a contractor or subcontractors at any tier shall be based on actual cost data when the Government can determine both ownership and operating costs for each piece of equipment or equipment groups of similar serial and series from the Contractor’s accounting records. When both ownership and operating costs cannot be determined from the Contractor’s accounting records, equipment costs shall be based upon the applicable provisions of EP 1110-1-8 (Vol. 1) and Errata 1 “Construction Equipment Ownership and Operating Expense Schedule,” Region 1*. Working conditions shall be considered to be average for determining equipment rates using the schedule unless specified otherwise by the Contracting Officer. For equipment not included in the schedule, rates for comparable pieces of equipment may be used or a rate may be developed using the formula provided in the schedule.

For forward pricing, the schedule in effect at the time of negotiation shall apply. For retrospective pricing, the schedule in effect at the time the work was performed shall apply.

(*This manual and Errata can be downloaded and printed from http://www.publications.usace.army.mil/USACEPublications/EngineerPamphlets.aspx?udt_4354 5_param_page=12 or can be ordered from the Government Printing office by calling telephone number (202) 783-3238. There is a charge for the manual.)

b. Equipment rental costs are allowable, subject to the provisions of FAR 31.105(d)(ii) and FAR 31.205-36 substantiated by certified copies of paid invoices. Rates for equipment rented from an organization under common control, lease-purchase or sale-leaseback arrangements will be determined using the schedule except that rental costs leased from an organization under common control that has an established practice of leasing the same or similar equipment to unaffiliated lessees are allowable. Costs for major repairs and overhaul are unallowable.

c. When actual equipment costs are proposed and the total amount of the pricing action is over $25,000, cost or pricing data shall be submitted on Standard Form 1411, “Contract Pricing Proposal Cover Sheet.” By submitting cost or pricing data, the Contractor grants to the Contracting Officer or an authorizing representative the right to examine those books, records, documents and other supporting data that will permit evaluation of the proposed equipment costs. After price agreement the Contractor shall certify that the equipment costs or pricing data submitted are accurate, complete and current.

12. ALTERATIONS IN CONTRACT

Portions of this contract are altered as follows:

Add the following sentence to paragraph “g” of basic contract clause, SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION:

“Upon completing the work under this contract, the Contractor shall furnish a complete set of all shop drawings as finally approved. These drawings shall show all changes and revisions made up to the time the equipment is completed and accepted.”

13. AVAILABILITY AND USE OF UTILITY SERVICES AND PERMITS

a. The Government shall make all reasonable amounts of utilities available to the Contractor without charge from existing outlets and supplies available to the Government on military installations. Otherwise the contractor shall make arrangements with local utility companies for connection, metering and payment for utilities at its expense. The Contractor shall carefully conserve any utilities furnished without charge. If the use of utilities is abused the Contractor will be required to meter and pay for utilities.

b. The Contractor, at its expense and in a workmanlike manner satisfactory to the Contracting Officer, shall install and maintain all necessary temporary connections and distribution lines, and all meters where required. The Contractor shall furnish to the Contracting Officer Representative a complete system layout drawing showing type of materials to be used and method of installation for all temporary electrical systems. Telephone service is the responsibility of the Contractor. The Contractor shall maintain all temporary lines in a workmanlike manner satisfactory to the Contracting Officer Representative. Before final acceptance of the work by the Government, the Contractor shall remove all temporary connections, distribution lines, meters and associated paraphernalia.

c. Utility Service Interruptions.