Pre-bid site vist_directions and instructions to participants_8 September 2023v1.pdf

PRE-BID SITE VISIT TO HOUGHTALING ISLAND DMPS ON 11-SEPTEMBER-2023

SOLICITATION NO. W912DS-23-S-0023

SITE VISIT SCOPE OF WORK

The date and time for the pre-bid site visit to the Houghtaling Island dredged material placement site (Site U-3A) will be on Friday, September 8th starting at 1400 hrs. The purpose of the pre-bid site visit will be to provide an opportunity for potential contractors and subcontractors to visit the Houghtaling Island site, collect samples of the material for sale and meet with a USACE representative to answer questions pertaining to the project. The USACE representative will be available for questions from 1400 hrs to 1530 hrs. A rallying point has been established in the bus and trailer parking lot, near the boat ramp, at Schodack Island State Park (Park), see attached map. USACE and all registered participants will depart from the parking lot at 1000 hrs, arriving on-site at approximately 1430 hrs and returning no later than 1530 hrs. Approximately one hour has been set-aside for this site visit.

Directions

The Park is located on Route 9J; and can be accessed by traveling on State Route 9J south out of Castleton-on- Hudson (12033) and/or north out of Stuyvesant (12173).

The approximate coordinates (Source: Google Maps) for the Park’s entrance road on Route 9J are 42.518002, -73.759722. The entrance road to the Park is clearly marked on Route 9J. A representative from USACE will try to be at the Park by 0930 hrs.

Instructions

Please stop at the Park’s Contact Station to check-in with Park staff prior to continuing to the bus and trailer parking lot.

Access to the Houghtaling Island site will be by traveling on one of the Parks recreation trails using personal/work 4WD vehicles. This trail is used by Park visitors for recreational activities (e.g. hiking, biking, dog walking) and has limited foreground visibility. Therefore, caution will be used while traveling on the trail.

Since USACE is prohibited from providing transportation for non-government personnel, all registered participants will be required to provide their own 4WD motor vehicles. Furthermore, since the Park staff has insisted on limiting the number of motor vehicles on the trail for this site visit, all participants will be required to carpool, as needed and if possible, to reduce the number of vehicles. Be advised that we will be traveling to and from the site as a group, without exception.

Finally, any registered participant that arrives at the rally point after we have departed is prohibited from accessing the site independently and should wait in the parking lot for the group to return if they have any questions.

Please be advised that Houghtaling Island is a known tick habitat. Please familiarize yourself with and take the recommended precautions to protect yourself from tick bites. Participants should also be aware that there may be active ground wasp nests throughout the site.

We will provide verbal answers to questions of a general nature regarding the site (e.g. access, location of survey control points, etc.) and the project; however, you will be requested to submit other, and more technical questions (e.g. interpretation of plans and specifications, etc.), in writing. USACE will prepare a written response to these questions and the answers will be released in an amendment to the solicitation.

Local USACE Contact Information

Devon Hinds – Office: 518-273-0870; Cell: 518-791-4435 Kristin Irwin– Office: 518-273-0870 ú

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Contact Information:

Schodack Island State Park

1 Schodack Island Way Schodack Landing, NY 12156

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