W912DS22B0003 Amendment 0003.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:

-- Make some changes to the Draw ings (Plans) -- Make some changes to the Specifications -- Provide the Government's responses to the potential bidders' Requests for Information (RFIs). This is for informational purposes only.

Other RFIs w ill be addressed in the next amendment.

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

1 6

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 20-May-2022

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 W912DS22B0003

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

25-Mar-2022

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

20-May-2022

CODE

US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, NEW YORK

26 FEDERAL PLAZA, RM 16-300

NEW YORK NY 10278-0090

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

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

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W912DS22B0003

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 0003

Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project Phase II – Contract 5

Port Monmouth, New Jersey

AMENDMENT 0003 for Port Monmouth Contract 5 Port Monmouth, NJ

TO BIDDERS:

The following changes shall be made to the drawings and specifications.

DRAWINGS:

1. The following DRAWINGS have been REVISED and REISSUED:

a. ES-100 The routing of sluice gate power conduits has been clarified and bubbled.

b. S-004 The Sheetpile Schedule has been revised and bubbled

c. S-301 Note 10 has been added and bubbled.

2. The following DRAWINGS have been REVISED but NOT REISSUED:

a. None

3. The following NEW DETAILS have been ADDED:

4. The following DRAWINGS have been DELETED:

SPECIFICATIONS:

1. The following SPECIFICATION SECTIONS have been ADDED and are provided in their entirety herein:

2. The following SPECIFICATIONS SECTIONS have been DELETED in their entirety:

3. The following SPECIFICATIONS SECTIONS have been REVISED and REISSUED:

a. SECTION 01 78 23, Section 3.1.2

1. Operational training of all equipment at least three (3) times over a week period for repetition.

2. Make sure question and answer periods are within the video.

3. Contractor operates equipment on facility while under contract and does operation based on OMRR&R requirements.

4. Contractor must simulate 3 storm events. These events should require the use of the pumps to run for at least 30 minutes in testing mode sluice gate positions.

b. SECTION 01 11 00, Para 1.4

1. Existing retaining walls that are in the way of the floodwall alignment shall be removed and rebuilt at a coordinated location post construction.

c. SECTION 01 11 00, Para 1.4.1

1. Added: sprinkler system in the body of paragraph.

2. Added: Condo Pool area shall be fenced in if fences are to be removed.

d. SECTION 01 50 00, para 3.4

1. Revised the language to " Road opening permit required for Main St., Port Monmouth Rd. and Brainard must be obtained from Monmouth County."

4. The following SPECIFICATIONS have been REVISED but NOT REISSUED:

a. None.

BIDDER’S QUESTIONS AND GOVERNMENT REPLY:

(Questions that may be of general interest to all Bidders 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 bidders “For Information Only” and do not revise the solicitation, plans or specifications.)

Bidder Inquiry 01:

Regarding the Port Monmouth Contract 5 opportunity, the advertisement does not indicate a pre-bid meeting or conference date and time. Can you confirm no meeting has been scheduled at this time? Is the site available for bidders to visit? If not, can arrangements be made for bidders to inspect the site?

Government Response: No formal site visit will be conducted; however, the entire project area is visible from public property. Contractors are encouraged to view the site at their own availability.

Bidder Inquiry 02:

Is there a procedure for submitting questions about the project? I know on other Corps projects, they will use ProjNet for submitting questions. Can you let me what the proper procedure to submit them on this project is?

Government Response: RFIs shall be delivered to the CT Specialist designated on SAM.GOV Bidder Inquiry 03:

There are several sections in the Specifications that are not included in the document; however, they do reference:

“To be provided by Contracting Division.” Please see below examples.

1. Section 00 22 10 TECHNICAL PROPOSAL DESIGN -BID-BUILD SELECTION PROCEDURES: 1.1 Note says, “To be provided by Contracting Division.”

2. Section 00 24 00 EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD: 1.1 Note says, “To be provided by Contracting Division.”

3. Section 00 72 00 CONTRACT CLAUSES: 1.1 Note says, “To be provided by Contracting Division.”

There are also sections that are referenced in the Specifications but are not included. While not included in the Specifications, there are sections in Attachment W912DS22B0003 that have relevant information to these same sections not provided in the Specifications. See the following examples:

4. Section 00 45 00 REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS: Note 1.1 says “To be provided by Contracting Division.” This Section is contained in Attachment W912DS22B0003.

5. Section 00 21 16 INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICE TO BIDDERS: 1.1 Note says, “To be provided by Contracting Division.” While this Section is not included, Attachment W912DS22B0003 00 21 00 contains Bid Submission Instructions.

6. Section 00 90 00 WAGE Rates: 1.1 Note says, “To be provided by Contracting Division.” Section 01 00 00

– General Requirement references Wage Rates.

7. Lastly, Attachment W912DS22B0003 Section 00 73 00 - Supplementary Conditions is blank. This Section is not available or referenced in the Specifications.

Government Response:

1. Not applicable, three is no technical proposal with an IFB Design-bid-build.

2. Evaluation factors for award are not applicable, this is an invitation for bid.

3. Refer to standard form 1442 section 00 70 00 for contract clauses.

4. Refer to standard form 1442 section 00 45 00 for REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

5. Refer to standard form 1442 section 00 21 00 for INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICE

TO BIDDERS

6. Refer to standard form 1442 section 01 00 00 - General Requirements

7. 00 73 00 - Supplementary Conditions is intentionally blank.

Bidder Inquiry 04:

A 4-week extension is requested to the current bid date.

Government Response: The bid date was extended to 05-MAY-22 in Amendment 1.

Bidder Inquiry 05:

Having gone through the documents and the references mentioned therein, please advise as to where I may find the insurance requirements for this contract.

Government Response: Refer to spec section 01 30 00 paragraph 1.8 Bidder Inquiry 06:

In the absence of any requirements within the Solicitation documents, please confirm whether the 23% Small Business Enterprise goal per the Reauthorization Act of 1997 is the governing requirement pertaining to the use of small and/or disadvantage firms on this project.

Government Response: There are no established small business goals. Goals will be established with the winning bidder based on their subcontracting plan submittal Bidder Inquiry 07:

1. Drawing S-004 shows 2 types of sheet piles # 1 has S=18.1 and will require a Z sheet.

2. Is there a minimum sheet pile thickness required?

3. On Pages 1620 and 1623 both the sheet pile and H pile require coal tar epoxy paint for 10ft.

from the top. There is no material, preparation, application for the coal tar paint?

4. I also note that the H piles do not have tip protection that most projects use today.

Government Response:

1. Sheet pile 1” are Z shape piles. Plan drawings and section drawings show Z shaped pile driving.

2. The controlling factors for “sheet pile 2” are the moment of inertia 258.3 and minimum thickness of 0.5 inch (example of section equivalent is PZ 35). Section modulus value of S=10.7 will be removed and drawings will be amended. Plan section S104 and detail section S303 show Z shape connections.

3. Refer to Spec 31 41 16 section 2.1.2 on required minimum thickness (0.5 inch).

4. Follow spec 09 96 00 for high performance coating. Apply epoxy as per section 2.2 and prep surface as per section 3.1

5. Pile tip and pile shoes are for the contractor to provide based on soil condition and pile drivability. Refer to specs 31 62 16.16 and provide shop drawings accordingly.

Bidder Inquiry 08:

What is the deadline for RFI’s pre bid?

Government Response: RFIs will be accepted until end of day 24-MAY-22 Bidder Inquiry 09:

Contractors informed the Government that they will be hand-delivering this bid in accordance with the solicitation.

Government Response: Acknowledged.

Bidder Inquiry 10:

A contractor requested assistance with searching PDFs in the solicitation package.

Government Response: Contractors shall use the documents provided in the solicitation.

Bidder Inquiry 11:

1. I wanted to request a bidder list, if available.

2. Additionally, I noticed that the NJDEP permit(s) require mitigation for the project stipulated impacts as follows:

Permanent Impacts (NJDEP File & Activity # 1331-14-0001.7 CDT210001) (NJDEP Permit #

1331-14-0001.7 LUP210001):

0.387 acres Scrub Shrub freshwater wetlands

0.587 acres Emergent freshwater wetlands

6.926 acres Coastal wetlands

0.028 acres Intertidal and Subtidal Shallows

0.339 acres Transition areas

Do you know how the Corps plans to mitigate for those impacts? I noticed that the current solicitation on SAM.gov only requests 1.04 acres of freshwater wetland mitigation bank credits in Option 12 (Item # 0028) of the Bid Sheet.

Government Response:

There is no bidder list this is a full and open competition. however there is an interested vendors list on SAM.Gov

1. There is no bidders’ list; however, there is an interested vendors’ list on SAM.gov.

2. The contractor shall bid on the credits specified in Option 12 (CLIN 0028).

Bidder Inquiry 12:

1. Please advise of whether there are provisions for pay adjustments for fuel, asphalt, and steel index adjustments.

2. Section 01.30.00 Administrative Requirements, page 1, Part 1.4, mentions taking “a minimum of 10 digital photos each day throughout the entire project…”. Please advise if daily photos are correct or if this was meant to mean monthly.

3. Drawing C-503, the Earthen Levee detail shown on C-503 depicts an inspection trench below existing grade. Please confirm if this inspection trench only exists in conjunction with wherever there is a sheet pile cut off wall.

4. Drawing C-101G, the Levee Dune Tie In detail on C-101G does not depict the sheet pile cut off wall through STA 37+00, however the sheet pile cut off wall is shown on the plan view on that same drawing. Please confirm if sheeting is to be installed through the levee dune tie in.

5. Drawing C-503, please confirm if the inspection trench shown on C-503 as part of the Earthen Levee detail will be required at the levee shown on C-101G. The section view on C- 101G currently does not depict an inspection trench.

Government Response:

1. The bids submitted shall be a firm fixed price bid.

2. The language in Section 01.30.00 is as stated.

3. The detail “Centerline Profile View” on drawing C-101G shows sheet pile cutoff wall beneath the earthen levee.

4. Yes – inspection trench is required beneath the earthen levee shown on drawing C-101G.

Bidder Inquiry 13: Please confirm that all gas utility work will be performed by New Jersey Natural Gas.

Government Response: All work involving New Jersey Natural Gas is to be coordinated between the contractor and utility company to determine the scope of work needed on their utility. The need for certain utility work is dependent on how the contractor goes about doing the work based on the means and methods they so chose. The Government provided plans has multiple ways achieve the intended final product. If the contractor has the equipment capable and finds a more cost-effective means to not disturb this utility, the contractor should coordinate with that utility company and bid accordingly.

(End of Summary of Changes)