15R01vol1.pdf

Chatham County, Georgia

Solicitation Number

W912HN-15-R-0001

SHEP Raw Water Storage Impoundment Volume 1 of 3: Procurement and Contracting Requirements and Specifications, Divisions 00 and 01 August 2015

U.S. ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, SAVANNAH

CORPS OF ENGINEERS

100 WEST OGLETHORPE AVENUE

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 31401-3640

US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

SHEP Raw Water Storage Impoundment 15R01 Chatham County, GA

PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1 (Revised by Amendment 0004)

PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

01 11 00 SUMMARY OF WORK

01 30 00 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

01 32 01.00 10 PROJECT SCHEDULE

01 33 00 SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES

01 35 26 GOVERNMENTAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

01 42 00 SOURCES FOR REFERENCE PUBLICATIONS

01 45 00.00 10 QUALITY CONTROL

01 45 00.10 10 QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEM (QCS)

01 50 00 TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES AND CONTROLS

01 57 20.00 10 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

01 62 35 RECYCLED/RECOVERED/BIOBASED MATERIALS

01 74 19 CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE MANAGEMENT

01 78 00 CLOSEOUT SUBMITTALS

01 78 23 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DATA

01 91 00 COMMISSIONING

DIVISION 03 - CONCRETE

03 11 13.00 10 STRUCTURAL CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE FORMING

03 15 00.00 10 CONCRETE ACCESSORIES

03 20 00.00 10 CONCRETE REINFORCING

03 30 00.00 10 CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE

03 35 00.00 10 CONCRETE FINISHING

03 39 00.00 10 CONCRETE CURING

03 45 00 PRECAST CONCRETE BUILDING

03 45 10 PRECAST CONCRETE MANHOLES AND STRUCTURES

DIVISION 04 - MASONRY

04 20 00 MASONRY

DIVISION 05 - METALS

05 05 23 WELDING, STRUCTURAL

05 21 16 LONGSPAN STEEL JOIST FRAMING

05 30 00 STEEL DECKS

05 50 13 MISCELLANEOUS METAL FABRICATIONS

05 50 14 STRUCTURAL METAL FABRICATIONS

05 51 33 METAL LADDERS

DIVISION 06 - WOOD, PLASTICS, AND COMPOSITES

06 10 00 ROUGH CARPENTRY

DIVISION 07 - THERMAL AND MOISTURE PROTECTION

07 11 13 BITUMINOUS DAMPPROOFING

07 19 00 WATER REPELLENTS

07 21 13 BOARD AND BLOCK INSULATION

07 22 00 ROOF AND DECK INSULATION

07 52 00 MODIFIED BITUMINOUS MEMBRANE ROOFING

07 60 00 FLASHING AND SHEET METAL

07 92 00 JOINT SEALANTS

DIVISION 08 - OPENINGS

08 11 16 ALUMINUM DOORS AND FRAMES

08 33 23 OVERHEAD COILING DOORS

08 71 00 DOOR HARDWARE

08 81 00 GLAZING

08 91 00 METAL WALL LOUVERS

PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 2 (Revised by Amendment 0004)

DIVISION 09 - FINISHES

09 06 90 COLOR SCHEDULE

09 96 00 HIGH-PERFORMANCE COATINGS

DIVISION 10 - SPECIALTIES

10 14 02 INTERIOR SIGNAGE

10 44 16 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

DIVISION 11 - EQUIPMENT

11 22 70 RAW WATER IMPOUNDMENT CIRCULATOR

11 24 80 POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON STORAGE AND FEED SYSTEM

DIVISION 12 - FURNISHINGS

12 69 00 FLOOR MATS

DIVISION 22 - PLUMBING

22 00 00 PLUMBING, GENERAL PURPOSE

22 07 19.00 40 PLUMBING PIPING INSULATION

DIVISION 23 - HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR CONDITIONING

23 00 00 AIR SUPPLY, DISTRIBUTION, VENTILATION, AND EXHAUST SYSTEMS

23 03 00.00 20 BASIC MECHANICAL MATERIALS AND METHODS

23 05 48.00 40 VIBRATION AND SEISMIC CONTROLS FOR HVAC PIPING AND EQUIPMENT

23 05 93 TESTING, ADJUSTING, AND BALANCING FOR HVAC

23 07 00 THERMAL INSULATION FOR MECHANICAL SYSTEMS

23 09 33.00 40 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HVAC

23 23 00 REFRIGERANT PIPING

23 31 13.00 40 METAL DUCTS

23 81 00.00 20 UNITARY AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT

23 82 46.00 40 ELECTRIC UNIT HEATERS

DIVISION 26 - ELECTRICAL

26 20 00 INTERIOR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

26 23 00 SWITCHGEAR

26 28 01 COORDINATED POWER SYSTEM PROTECTION

26 29 23 VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE SYSTEMS UNDER 600 VOLTS

26 32 15 EMERGENCY DIESEL-GENERATOR SET STATIONARY WITH AUXILIARIES

26 41 00 LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM

26 42 14.00 10 CATHODIC PROTECTION SYSTEM (SACRIFICIAL ANODE)

26 51 00 INTERIOR LIGHTING

26 56 00 EXTERIOR LIGHTING

DIVISION 27 - COMMUNICATIONS

27 10 00 BUILDING TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLING SYSTEM

DIVISION 28 - ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND SECURITY

28 23 23 CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION SYSTEMS

28 31 74 INTERIOR FIRE DETECTION AND ALARM SYSTEM

DIVISION 31 - EARTHWORK

31 00 00 EARTHWORK

31 05 21 GEOGRID SOIL REINFORCEMENT

31 05 22 GEOTEXTILE FOR ROADWAYS

31 11 00 CLEARING AND GRUBBING

31 32 11 SOIL SURFACE EROSION CONTROL

DIVISION 32 - EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS

32 01 16 ASPHALTIC CONCRETE PAVEMENT PARTIAL REMOVAL, REPAIR AND

RESURFACING

32 01 19 FIELD MOLDED SEALANTS FOR SEALING JOINTS IN RIGID PAVEMENTS

PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 3 (Revised by Amendment 0004)

32 13 13.06 PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT FOR ROADS AND SITE

FACILITIES

32 15 00 AGGREGATE SURFACE COURSE

32 31 13.53 HIGH-SECURITY CHAIN LINK FENCES AND GATES

32 92 19 SEEDING

DIVISION 33 - UTILITIES

33 31 00 HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (HDPE) PIPE

33 81 27 TELEPHONE SYSTEM

DIVISION 35 - WATERWAY AND MARINE CONSTRUCTION

35 27 40 GEOCOMPOSITE DRAINAGE NETS

35 31 19.20 ARTICULATING CONCRETE BLOCK REVETMENTS

35 73 13 EMBANKMENT FOR EARTH DAMS

35 75 00 HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (HDPE) LINER

DIVISION 40 - PROCESS INTEGRATION

40 05 12 COPPER PIPE AND TUBING

40 05 13.19 STAINLESS STEEL PIPE AND FITTINGS

40 05 13 PVC PIPE AND FITTINGS

40 05 18 DUCTILE IRON PIPE AND FITTINGS

40 05 19 IN-SITU CEMENT MORTAR LINING REPAIR TO EXISTING STEEL PIPE

40 15 66 STAINLESS STEEL PIPE AND FITTINGS

40 21 07 WELL WATER SYSTEMS

40 95 00 PROCESS CONTROL

40 95 01 PROCESS CONTROL DESCRIPTIONS

DIVISION 43 - PROCESS GAS AND LIQUID HANDLING, PURIFICATION, AND STORAGE

EQUIPMENT

43 21 13 PUMPS: WATER, CENTRIFUGAL, STRAINER, AND HEATED ENCLOSURE

43 21 49 VERTICAL COLUMN TYPE SOLIDS HANDLING PUMPS

43 21 59 VALVES AND APPURTENANCES

APPENDICES

Appendix A A - Geotechnical Data Report Appendix B B - Existing River Intake PanelMate Screens

*4 Appendix C C - Environmental Permits

-- End of Project Table of Contents --

W912HN-15-R-0001-0004

This Request for Proposal w ill result in a Single Firm Fixed Price Contract Aw ard for the Raw Water Storage Impoundment, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP), Chatham County, Georgia.

This acquisition is Unrestricted, offered as Full and Open Competition.

The Government w ill use a best value, Low est Price Technically Acceptable Methodology, IAW Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.101-2 w hen evaluting offerors proposals

The Construction magnitude for this requirement is betw een $ 25,000,000 and $100,000,000. The contract duration w ill be for a period not to exceed 540 calendar days after issuance of the Notice to Proceed.

The North American Industry Classif ication System (NAICS) Code for this solicitation shall be 237990.

For purposes of this Request For Proposal, all contract draw ings and specifications that reference Solicitaion Number W912HN-14-R-0002, are applicable to and synonymous w ith RFP W912HN-15-R-0001, Raw Water Storage Impoundment Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP), Chatham County GA.

SHANNON D ANTHONY 912-652-5161

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder".

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS

NEGOTIATED

25-Aug-2015

(RFP)

(IFB)

X

CALL:

B. TELEPHONE NO. (Include area code) (NO COLLECT CALLS)

See Item 7

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID

3. DATE ISSUED

9. FOR INFORMATION A. NAME

SOLICITATION

NSN 7540-01-155-3212 1442-101 STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 4-85)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.236-1(e)

11. The Contractor shall begin performance w ithin _______10 calendar days and complete it w ithin ________540 calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________FAR 52.211-10

12 A. THE CONTRACTOR MUST FURNISH ANY REQUIRED PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS?

(If "YES," indicate within how many calendar days after award in Item 12B.)

X YES NO

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Sealed offers in original and __________0 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________08 Oct 2015 (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that time.

shall be marked to show the offeror's name and address, the solicitation number, and the date and time offers are due.

B. An offer guarantee X is, is not required.

C. All offers are subject to the (1) w ork requirements, and (2) other provisions and clauses incorporated in the solicitation in full text or by reference.

D. Offers providing less than _______120 calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due w ill not be considered and w ill be rejected.

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

1. SOLICITATION NO.

IMPORTANT - The "offer" section on the reverse must be fully completed by offeror.

4. CONTRACT NO.

7. ISSUED BY CODE

U.S. ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, SAVANNAH

100 WEST OGLETHORPE AVE

SAVANNAH GA 31401-3640

W912HN

PAGE OF PAGES

1 OF

CODE

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

02:00 PM (hour)

Sealed envelopes containing offers

5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NO. 6. PROJECT NO.

8. ADDRESS OFFER TO (If Other Than Item 7)

FAX:TEL: TEL: FAX:

20B. SIGNATURE

(REV. 4-85)STANDARD FORM 1442 BACK

TO SIGN

NSN 7540-01-155-3212

SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD (Continued) (Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

CODE FACILITY CODE

17. The offeror agrees to perform the w ork required at the prices specif ied below in strict accordance w ith the terms of this solicitation, if this offer is accepted by the Government in w riting w ithin ________ calendar days after the date offers are due.

the minimum requirements stated in Item 13D. Failure to insert any number means the offeror accepts the minimum in Item 13D.)

AMOUNTS SEE SCHEDULE OF PRICES

18. The offeror agrees to furnish any required performance and payment bonds.

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the solicitation -- give number and date of each)

AMENDMENT NO.

DATE

20A. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN

OFFER (Type or print)

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT 23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN ITEM

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

CODE

(Insert any number equal to or greater than

20C. OFFER DATE

25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO

10 U.S.C. 2304(c) 41 U.S.C. 253(c)

CODE27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY:26. ADMINISTERED BY

(Include ZIP Code)14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR 15. TELEPHONE NO. (Include area code)

See Item 14

(Include only if different than Item 14)16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS

30B. SIGNATURE

29. AWARD (Contractor is not required to sign this document.)

document and return _______ copies to issuing office.) Contractor agrees Your of f er on this solicitation, is hereby accepted as to the items listed. This award con-to f urnish and deliv er all items or perf orm all work, requisitions identif ied summates the contract, which consists of (a) the Gov ernment solicitation and on this f orm and any continuation sheets f or the consideration stated in this y our of f er, and (b) this contract award. No f urther contractual document is contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract shall be necessary .

gov erned by (a) this contract award, (b) the solicitation, and (c) the clauses, representations, certif ications, and specif ications or incorporated by ref er-ence in or attached to this contract.

30A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTOR OR PERSON AUTHORIZED 31A. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

30C. DATE

(Type or print)

TEL: EMAIL:

31B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 31C. AWARD DATE

BY

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

(Contractor is required to sign this28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT

(M ust be fully completed by offeror)OFFER

Section 00 01 15 - List of Drawing Sheets

WAGE DETERMINATION

U. S. Department of Labor Wage Decision No. GA150089 dated 05/08/2015 shall be applicable to any contract resulting from this solicitation. The rates and benefits are the minimums to be paid employees hereunder.

General Decision Number: GA150089 05/08/2015 GA89

Superseded General Decision Number: GA20140089

State: Georgia

Construction Type: Heavy Heavy Construction, Includes Water and Sewer Lines, and Heavy Construction on Treatment Plant Sites and Industrial Sites (Refineries, Power Plants, Chemical and Manufacturing Plants, Paper Mills, Etc.)

Counties: Bryan, Chatham and Effingham Counties in Georgia.

Note: Executive Order (EO) 13658 establishes an hourly minimum wage of $10.10 for 2015 that applies to all contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act for which the solicitation is issued on or after January 1, 2015. If this contract is covered by the EO, the contractor must pay all workers in any classification listed on this wage determination at least $10.10 (or the applicable wage rate listed on this wage determination, if it is higher) for all hours spent performing on the contract. The EO minimum wage rate will be adjusted annually. Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under the EO is available at www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

Modification Number Publication Date 0 01/02/2015 1 05/08/2015

ELEC0508-002 06/01/2011

Rates Fringes

ELECTRICIAN......................$ 22.52 8.02

ENGI0474-025 07/01/2013

Rates Fringes

POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR:

Mechanic....................$ 24.55 12.30

* PLUM0188-006 09/01/2014

Rates Fringes

PIPEFITTER.......................$ 25.00 13.15

SUGA2012-107 08/11/2012

Rates Fringes

CARPENTER (Form Work Only).......$ 15.44 0.00

CARPENTER, Excludes Form Work....$ 14.76 0.00

CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER...$ 16.96 0.00

IRONWORKER, REINFORCING..........$ 13.30 1.66

LABORER: Common or General......$ 11.96 1.16

LABORER: Pipelayer..............$ 15.50 0.00

OPERATOR:

Backhoe/Excavator/Trackhoe.......$ 16.88 1.30

OPERATOR: Bulldozer.............$ 18.36 4.57

OPERATOR: Crane.................$ 20.29 1.60

OPERATOR: Grader/Blade..........$ 20.24 0.00

OPERATOR: Loader................$ 13.21 0.00

OPERATOR: Piledriver............$ 18.72 2.06

OPERATOR: Roller................$ 12.04 0.69

PILEDRIVERMAN....................$ 18.50 0.78

TRUCK DRIVER: Dump Truck........$ 12.79 0.00

TRUCK DRIVER: Lowboy Truck......$ 17.28 1.84

WELDERS - Receive rate prescribed for craft performing operation to which welding is incidental.

Unlisted classifications needed for work not included within the scope of the classifications listed may be added after award only as provided in the labor standards contract clauses

(29CFR 5.5 (a) (1) (ii)).

The body of each wage determination lists the classification and wage rates that have been found to be prevailing for the cited type(s) of construction in the area covered by the wage determination. The classifications are listed in alphabetical order of "identifiers" that indicate whether the particular rate is a union rate (current union negotiated rate for local), a survey rate (weighted average rate) or a union average rate (weighted union average rate).

Union Rate Identifiers

A four letter classification abbreviation identifier enclosed in dotted lines beginning with characters other than "SU" or "UAVG" denotes that the union classification and rate were prevailing for that classification in the survey. Example:

PLUM0198-005 07/01/2014. PLUM is an abbreviation identifier of the union which prevailed in the survey for this classification, which in this example would be Plumbers. 0198 indicates the local union number or district council number where applicable, i.e., Plumbers Local 0198. The next number, 005 in the example, is an internal number used in processing the wage determination. 07/01/2014 is the effective date of the most current negotiated rate, which in this example is July 1, 2014.

Union prevailing wage rates are updated to reflect all rate changes in the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) governing this classification and rate.

Survey Rate Identifiers

Classifications listed under the "SU" identifier indicate that no one rate prevailed for this classification in the survey and the published rate is derived by computing a weighted average rate based on all the rates reported in the survey for that classification. As this weighted average rate includes all rates reported in the survey, it may include both union and non-union rates. Example: SULA2012-007 5/13/2014. SU indicates the rates are survey rates based on a weighted average calculation of rates and are not majority rates. LA indicates the State of Louisiana. 2012 is the year of survey on which these classifications and rates are based. The next number, 007 in the example, is an internal number used in producing the wage determination. 5/13/2014 indicates the survey completion date for the classifications and rates under that identifier.

Survey wage rates are not updated and remain in effect until a new survey is conducted.

Union Average Rate Identifiers

Classification(s) listed under the UAVG identifier indicate that no single majority rate prevailed for those classifications; however, 100% of the data reported for the classifications was union data. EXAMPLE: UAVG-OH-0010 08/29/2014. UAVG indicates that the rate is a weighted union average rate. OH indicates the state. The next number, 0010 in the example, is an internal number used in producing the wage determination. 08/29/2014 indicates the survey completion date for the classifications and rates under that identifier.

A UAVG rate will be updated once a year, usually in January of each year, to reflect a weighted average of the current negotiated/CBA rate of the union locals from which the rate is based.

WAGE DETERMINATION APPEALS PROCESS

1.) Has there been an initial decision in the matter? This can be:

* an existing published wage determination

* a survey underlying a wage determination

* a Wage and Hour Division letter setting forth a position on a wage determination matter

* a conformance (additional classification and rate) ruling

On survey related matters, initial contact, including requests for summaries of surveys, should be with the Wage and Hour Regional Office for the area in which the survey was conducted because those Regional Offices have responsibility for the Davis-Bacon survey program. If the response from this initial contact is not satisfactory, then the process described in 2.)

and 3.) should be followed.

With regard to any other matter not yet ripe for the formal process described here, initial contact should be with the Branch of Construction Wage Determinations. Write to:

Branch of Construction Wage Determinations Wage and Hour Division U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20210

2.) If the answer to the question in 1.) is yes, then an interested party (those affected by the action) can request review and reconsideration from the Wage and Hour Administrator

(See 29 CFR Part 1.8 and 29 CFR Part 7). Write to:

Wage and Hour Administrator U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20210

The request should be accompanied by a full statement of the interested party's position and by any information (wage payment data, project description, area practice material, etc.) that the requestor considers relevant to the issue.

3.) If the decision of the Administrator is not favorable, an interested party may appeal directly to the Administrative Review Board (formerly the Wage Appeals Board). Write to:

Administrative Review Board U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20210

4.) All decisions by the Administrative Review Board are final.

END OF GENERAL DECISION

Section 00 10 00 - Solicitation, Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) Schedule

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Job Site Preparation

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

0002 327,700 Cubic

Yard

Unsatisfactory Material Haul Off and Replacement

0003 1 Job Impoundment Earthwork - Fill from

Offsite Sources

0004 1 Job Impoundment Filter Drain

0005 1 Job Impoundment - Procurment/Installation of

HDPE Liner

0006 1 Job Access Road

0007 1 Job Yard Piping

0008 1 Job Exterior Electric

0009 1 Job Transfer Pump Station

0010 1 Job PAC Silo System

CLIN SCHEDULE CONTINUED

TOTAL BASE OFFER BID (Items 0001-0010) $_________________

NOTES FOR CONTRACT LINE ITEM (CLIN) SCHEDULE

NOTE NO. 1. Offerors must insert a price on all numbered items of the CLIN Schedule.

Failure to do so will disqualify the Offeror.

NOTE NO. 2. CLIN 0002, Unit of Measure Cubic Yard is the equivalent of BANK

CUBIC YARDS

NOTE NO. 3. Contract performance time is a maximum of 540 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed.

NOTE NO. 4. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES will be assessed at $2,524.01 per day

NOTE NO. 5. Offers providing less than 120 calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due will not be considered and will be rejected.

NOTE NO. 6. Magnitude of Construction for Funded CLIN 0001 through 0010 is between $25M and $100M dollars.

NOTE NO. 7. To better facilitate the receipt and proposal process, all modifications to proposals are to be submitted on copies of the latest Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) schedules as published in the solicitation or the latest amendment thereto.

NOTE NO. 8. The estimated quantity in CLIN 0002 includes all areas identified for undercut

SOLICITATION OVERVIEW

Amendment 0003, September 9, 2015

PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE & SITE VISIT NOTES

W912HN-15-R-0001

Raw Water Storage Impoundment, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) September 09, 2015

The Pre-Proposal Conference was opened at 09:00AM (ET) on September 09, 2015 and was hosted by Mr. Spencer Davis, Project Manager, USACE Savannah District.

Mr. Davis greeted all attendees and introductions were made with each attendee providing an informal introduction. The following information was discussed:

Meeting Purpose: Solicitation W912HN-15-R-0001, Raw Water Storage

Impoundment, SHEP This procurement will result in a Firm Fixed Price contract through the development of a Best Value Decision using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Process

Explained that unless answers to a question appear in a written amendment to the solicitation, the RFP as it now stands, is not altered

Provided direction that all questions regarding the solicitation must be submitted through the Bidder Inquiry module in ProjNet

Photos of the project site(s) are permitted, however access is limited due to the heavy vegetation and standing water.

PROPOSAL DUE DATE: September 24, 2015 @ 02:00pm (ET)(if the due date changes, the proposed new due date will be issued via amendment)

BID ACCEPTANCE PERIOD: Minimum of 120 Days MAXIMUM CONSTRUCTION TIME: 540 Days from issuance of NTP Bid Schedule includes 10 line items (CLINs 0001 thru 0010) which are all base bid items, NO OPTIONS Section 00 21 00, Instructions.

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS: Offerors shall submit only 2 files, a single file (PDF format) for Volume I and a single file for Volume II. Follow the file naming instructions outlined in Section 00 21 00, Instructions.

Proposal Format: Volume I – Tabs A-G; Volume II – Tabs H-I

BID BONDS: Original hardcopy bid bond must be mailed to the address in the solicitation and received by the proposal due date. Failure to submit a proper bid bond shall be cause for rejection of an Offeror’s proposal.

NON-COST FACTORS:

FACTOR 1 – Past Performance FACTOR 2 – Corporate Relevant Specialized Experience Process for evaluation of proposals is outlined and explained in Section 00 21 00, Instructions of the solicitation

LIQUIDATED DAMAGES:

Project LDs = $2,524.01 per day

PROJECT SITE:

The work shall be located to the west of I-95 and to the east of Hwy 21 with access through the Rice Hope subdivision in Port Wentworth (Chatham County), Georgia, as indicated in the solicitation drawings.

Project consists of the construction of a raw water storage impoundment, Powdered Activated Carbon (PAC) system, transfer pump station, reservoir circulation equipment, yard piping and incidental related work.

Google Earth Imagery Slides of the RWSI Site was shown to attendees

GFCI EQUIPMENT: None.

WEATHER: The contract duration(s) are inclusive of weather days.

Mr. Davis concluded the meeting at 09:25am (ET) and provided a strip map to the site visit location.

Raw Water Storage Impoundment, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project

Chatham County, Georgia Single Firm Fixed Priced Contract

This Acquisition is Unrestricted, offered as Full and Open Competition. This is a Single Firm Fixed Price Contract for the Raw Water Storage Impoundment, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project Chatham County, Georgia.

ELECTRONIC PROPOSAL SUBMISSION IS REQUIRED THROUGH THE WEBSITE

LISTED BELOW. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION SENT VIA EMAIL OR FACSIMILE WILL

NOT BE ACCEPTED. HAND CARRIED PROPOSAL SUBMISSION IS NOT

AUTHORIZED.

DIRECTIONS FOR SUBMITTING PROPOSALS

In an effort to reduce paperwork and reduce cost, all proposals shall be submitted electronically. All submissions shall be in Adobe PDF format. The Price Proposal and Technical Proposal shall be submitted as “separate” single files. Offerors may use compressions utility software such as WinZip or PKZip to reduce file size and facilitate transmission.

Title the file(s) in the following format:

W912HN-15-R-0001_COMPANY NAME_VOLUME I

W912HN-15-R-0001_COMPANY NAME_VOLUME II

Submit the Price and Technical proposals electronically via the AMRDEC SAFE website at: https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/SAFE/ . At the AMRDEC SAFE website select the link:

I do not have a CAC or this machine is not configured to read my CAC and I would like to access SAFE as a Guest User, to register, access the site and submit your proposal(s). [Note: It has been reported that documents are more quickly uploaded into the AMRDEC SAFE website when using a Firefox web browser. The Government cannot verify that this is true and offers no guarantee that offerors will have more success utilizing any particular browser.]

When your proposal is submitted via the AMRDEC SAFE website, the website will provide notification of the submittal to the Government recipients. When completing the information for transmittal at the AMRDEC SAFE website, you will be required to enter email addresses for the recipients. For this solicitation, the recipients will be the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist. The Contract Specialist for this project is Ms. Shannon D. Anthony, whose e-mail address is shannon.d.anthony@usace.army.mil. The Contracting Officer for this project is Mr.

Bruce A. Helms, whose e-mail address is Bruce.A.Helms@usace.army.mil. These e-mail addresses are the ones you will enter as recipients.

In addition, after uploading your documents, you will be required to verify your email address before AMRDEC will send notification to the Government recipients. This is a very important step – even if you successfully upload your proposal to AMRDEC SAFE, notification will not be sent to the Government until you verify your email address, which may result in the rejection of your proposal for lateness. Follow the instructions on the AMRDEC website and confirmation emails you receive from AMRDEC.

Proposal Due Date and Time:

Request For Proposal No: W912HN-15-R-0001 Due Date of Proposal: September 24, 2015 October 8, 2015 Time by which Proposals are Due: 02:00 P.M. (E.T.)

Title of Project: Raw Water Storage Impoundment, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Chatham County Georgia

The date and time of delivery will be established by the time of receipt of the e-mail notification to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer by the AMRDEC SAFE website, not by the date and time of uploading of the proposal into the AMRDEC SAFE website. Do not assume that electronic communication is instantaneous. Please make allowances for delays in transmittal. If an electronic submission is uploaded minutes before the deadline but notification is not actually received in the recipients’ e-mail inboxes until after the deadline, the submission will be considered late.

The Government will not be responsible for proposals delivered to any location or to anyone other than those designated to receive proposals on its behalf. Offerors are responsible for ensuring that proposals are submitted so as to reach the designated recipient of proposals. Offerors are responsible for allowing sufficient time for the proposal to be received in accordance with the information provided.

WAGE DETERMINATIONS: The appropriate wage determination for this requirement is U.S. Department of Labor Wage Decision No. GA150089 dated 05/08/2015.

TECHNICAL MATTERS: Submit technical inquiries and questions relating to this solicitation via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at (https://www.projnet.org) at least 10 calendar days prior to the date established in the RFP for receipt of proposals. The Government reserves the right to decline addressing questions received less than 10 calendar days prior to receipt of proposals.

If an Offeror believes that the requirements in this Request for Proposal contain an error, omission, or are otherwise unsound; immediately notify the Contract Specialist in writing with supporting rationale. The Government reserves the right to award this Request for Proposal based on the initial proposal, as received, without discussion.

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W912HN-15-R-0001

Raw Water Storage Impoundment, SHEP Single Firm Fixed Price Contract Bidder Inquiry Key: 59XW6E-277HBW

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Section 00 21 00 - Instructions

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS

1. OVERVIEW.

1.1 This Request for Proposal (RFP) solicits for the construction of the SHEP Raw Water Storage Impoundment, Savannah GA. This will be a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract.

1.2 The purpose of Source Selection procedures is to establish a uniform evaluation procedure for the technical evaluation of proposals by the Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) and the development of the Best Value Decision by the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Process (See Federal Acquisition Regulation 15.101-2). In as much as the proposal shall describe the capability of the Offeror to perform any resulting contract the proposal should be specific and complete in every detail as well as be prepared simply and economically, providing a straightforward and concise description of capabilities to satisfactorily perform the contract issued thereafter.

2. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

2.1 Who May Submit. The requirement will be advertised as full and open competition;

any legally organized firm registered in SAM (www.sam.gov) may submit a proposal.

2.2 Contractor Team Arrangements. Contractor Team Arrangements are considered an arrangement in which (1) two or more companies form a partnership or joint venture to act as a potential prime contractor; or (2) a potential prime contractor agrees with one or more other companies to have them act as its subcontractors under a specified Government contract or acquisition program. In accordance with FAR Subpart 9.6, the Government will recognize the integrity and validity of contractor team arrangements;

provided, the arrangements are identified and company relationships are fully disclosed in the offer. The Offeror shall identify the major or critical aspects of the requirement to be performed by those identified in the Contractor Team Arrangement. The submission must contain a narrative that clearly explains the relevance to a particular factor of information concerning a company that is part of a Contractor Team Arrangement. The Government will consider the adequacy of this explanation in deciding the relevance of the information to this procurement. Any narrative provided should be incorporated into the Offeror’s proposal at Tab G.

2.3 Notwithstanding the specific requirements of any other area of the RFP, information submitted about any company other than the Offeror, whether a predecessor company, affiliated company, subsidiary (including wholly owned subsidiaries), or subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of this requirement, or other associated business, WILL NOT be evaluated for any factor unless the proposal contains a detailed narrative explaining why this submitted information is relevant to this acquisition. The Government will consider the adequacy of this explanation in deciding the relevance and weight, if any, of the information to this procurement. Where information about a subcontractor is properly submitted and relied upon by the Government in evaluating proposals, the failure of the Offeror to actually perform with that subcontractor may be grounds for termination for default. Any narrative provided should be incorporated into the Offeror’s proposal at Tab G.

2.4 Offerors shall submit their proposal electronically to the address referenced in Section 00 10 00, Solicitation Overview of this RFP. Bid bonds shall be mailed to the address indicated in Section 00 21 00 Paragraph 3.4 of this RFP shown in Block 7 of Standard Form 1442.

2.5 Proposals are due no later than the time and date specified in Block 13 of Standard Form 1442.

3. GENERAL PROPOSAL FORMAT:

3.1 Title Page. Include the title of the solicitation, solicitation number, Offeror name, and date of the submittal.

3.2 Table of Contents. Each volume of the proposal shall contain a detailed table of contents. Any materials submitted but not required by this solicitation (such as company brochures) shall be relegated to appendices.

3.3 Electronic Matter Submissions.

3.3.1 Written material shall be on 8 ½ x 11 inch paper size, using no smaller than a 10 pitch or 10 font. Page limitations, where specified in the RFP, shall be considered a maximum. Pages in excess of any specified limitation shall not be evaluated.

3.3.2 Offerors SHALL submit an electronic version (PDF Format) of the original Volume I and Volume II. Offerors SHALL submit only two files in PDF format (i.e. Volume I and Volume II). These two files should be named in a specific format: Solicitation Number, Offerors Company and the volume (i.e. W912HN-15-R-0001_USACE_VolumeI.pdf).

Given the limited time and resources of the evaluation board, failure to provide proposal in the correct format may hinder the board's ability to evaluate the Offeror's proposal.

Failure to provide any copies of Volume I or Volume II may result in the Offeror’s proposal being determined ineligible for award.

3.4 Tabs. Proposal shall be organized and tabbed as follows:

VOLUME I Price/Representative/Compensation

TAB A – Standard Form 1442, completed and signed by authorized individual(s) of the Offeror. Offers submitted in the name of a Joint Venture must be signed in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the joint venture agreement as evidenced in the proposal.

TAB B – Section 00 10 00 – Proposal Pricing Schedule

TAB C - Section 00 45 00– Representations and Certifications

TAB D – Proposal Data Sheet – See Attachment 1 provided at the end of this section.

Offerors should ensure telephone number; fax number, e-mail address and DUNS number are all included. The DUNS number provided will be used to access Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) data. Offerors should also provide any other assigned number that identifies them in the PPIRS database. If a separate DUNS has been created for a joint venture (J-V) it must be submitted. A DUNS number shall also be provided for each company identified in any other proposed association of firms or Contractor Team Arrangement. The offeror should also submit their Tax ID number on the proposal data sheet.

TAB E – Bid Bond – In accordance with FAR Clause 52.228-1, Bid Guarantee, incorporated by reference, offerors are required to submit an original bid bond in accordance with these instructions and by the time and date established for the receipt of proposals. The Bid Guarantee shall be 20% of the bid price or $3 Million, whichever is less. Bid bonds must be submitted in original form and contain original signatures.

Photocopied, facsimile, scanned or otherwise mechanically reproduced bid bonds will not be accepted. Failure to submit a proper bid bond shall be cause for rejection of an Offeror's proposal.

ELECTRONIC BID BOND SUBMISSION, TO INCLUDE E-MAIL AND

FACSIMILE TRANSMISSIONS IS NOT AUTHORIZED.

HANDCARRIED BID BOND SUBMISSIONS, except for delivery by Federal Express and United Parcel Service, IS NOT AUTHORIZED.

Bid Bonds must be delivered by U.S. Mail, including U.S. Express Mail, or by Federal Express or United Parcel Service. All Bid Bonds must be clearly identified with the contractor's name and address. To ensure timely and proper handling, the lower left corner of the outermost wrapper should indicate the following:

Request For Proposal No: W912HN-15-R-0001 Due Date of Proposal: September 24, 2015 October 08, 2015 Time by which Proposals are Due: 02:00 P.M. (Eastern Time) Title of Project: Raw Water Storage Impoundment, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP), Chatham County, GA

Bid Bonds must be addressed:

U.S. Army Engineer District, Savannah

ATTN: CECT-SAS-E (Shannon Anthony) 100 West Oglethorpe Avenue Savannah, GA 31401-3640

The date and time of delivery established by commercial carriers is not the official time of receipt by the Government. Security Guards posted at the loading dock entry for the building do not receive bid bonds and will contact Mailroom personnel. Once Mailroom personnel are available, the bid bonds will be processed by the Security Guards using established security procedures and subsequently picked up by Mailroom personnel. After receipt by the Mailroom personnel, a record will be made of the receipt of the bid bonds. Completion of these actions will constitute delivery of the bid bonds by the date and time designated for receipt of the bid bonds.

Offerors that use U.S. Mail or U.S. Express Mail must allow sufficient time for the bid bonds to be received by Mailroom personnel by the time specified. Offerors are responsible for allowing sufficient time for the bid bonds to be processed for receipt and are cautioned that sufficient time may be as much as 24 hours prior to the date and time designated. The Government will not be responsible for bid bonds delivered to any location or to anyone other than those designated. Offerors are responsible for ensuring that bid bonds are submitted so as to reach the office designated for receipt.

Offerors are responsible for allowing sufficient time for the bid bonds to be physically received and processed by Mailroom personnel in accordance with the information provided.

TAB F – Financial Information (e.g. the last three years financial statement, Annual Reports, Dun and Bradstreet ratings and/or number, etc.) Provide a list of all current contracts held, total dollar value, award date, anticipated completion, performance and payment bond amount. The Offeror shall also provide a Subcontracting Plan in accordance with FAR Clause 52.219-9 and DFARS 252.219-7003, Small Business Subcontracting Plan.

TAB G – Teaming Agreements and Narratives, if applicable. See paragraph 2.2 and 2.3.

VOLUME II Technical

TAB H – FACTOR 1 Past Performance

TAB I– FACTOR 2 Corporate Relevant Specialized Experience

4. TAB H - FACTOR 1 –PAST PERFORMANCE

4.1 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS.

4.1.1 The Offeror shall demonstrate a record of performance on recent relevant projects using the Past Performance Questionnaire Assessment Sheet, Attachment 2 and the Past Performance Questionnaire, Attachment 3 at the end of this section. The Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) is provided for the offeror or its team members to submit to the client (Point of Contact) for each relevant project submitted. Offeror must ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client Point of Contact. Completed PPQs must be submitted with your proposal by the specified closing date and time. Offerors should follow-up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. If the offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a point of contact for a project(s) before proposal closing date, the Offeror shall complete blocks 1 – 5 of the PPQ and submit it with the proposal. Please note that, at a minimum, this first page of the PPQ must contain sufficient information for the government to determine the relevancy of the project. In addition, this will provide contract and client information for the respective project(s). The Government will call and confirm information provided by the Offeror on the PPQs with the points of contact, to the extent necessary to verify the information in the PPQ or to obtain additional information. The Government reserves the right to interview other individuals if the point of contact is not available. Offerors are cautioned that the information submitted pertaining to a project shall be limited to the PPQ form and shall contain enough information to determine relevancy of a project. Project Information submitted in a format other than or in lieu of the PPQ (to include CCASS or CPARS) will not be considered. Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs previously submitted for other RFPs. However, this does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted PPQ information in the past performance evaluation. Offerors may submit PPQ submitted on other procurements provided they are on the NAVFAC/USACE Past Performance Questionnaire Form and the client contact information is accurate and up-to-date.

It is important for offerors to provide accurate, up-to-date, client Point of Contact information on the project PPQs. If the Government is unable to verify the information provided on the PPQs with the client Point of Contact, or by other sources available (e.g. CPARS), the Government reserves the right to disregard that project when evaluating the offeror’s past performance (Factor 1) and experience (Factor 2). Similarly, it is important for the PPQs to be signed by the client Point of Contact. If PPQs are not signed by the client, the Government reserves the right to disregard the past performance ratings for that particular project. Unverifiable and/or unsigned PPQs may result in a rating of Unacceptable in Factor 1 or Factor 2.

In addition to the PPQ, the Offeror’s proposal shall include the Past Performance Evalutation Questionnaire Assessment Sheet (Attachment 2) to provide a summary of the PPQs included and/or submitted to clients. The summary sheet at a minimum shall include the following: 1) Project name; 2) Team member submitting the project; 3) Contract Number; 4) % Completion at the time of solicitation; and 5) Completion date.

Offerors should identify federal, state and local government and private contracts that meet the Government’s requirements described in paragraph 4.1.2.below. If the Offeror is a joint venture, each firm shall provide information, demonstrating experience relevant to their expected role on this contract. If any firm has multiple functions or divisions, limit the project examples to those performed by the division, unit or team member submitting the offer.

4.1.2 RECENT, RELEVANT PROJECTS

4.1.2.1 Using PPQs (see Attachment 3) as described above, Offerors shall demonstrate experience and quality of performance information on projects similar in scope, type of work, complexity, contract type, and degree of subcontracting or teaming proposed by the offeror.

4.1.2.2 Offeror shall submit projects that have a minimum value of no less than $5 million each and that demonstrate experience similar to the various requirements described in RFP Section 01 00 00 General Requirements, Scope of Work. Projects must be successfully completed, or fully designed and at least 80% construction progress completed within TEN (10) years preceding the date of this solicitation.

Projects that meet these criteria will be evaluated to determine the level of relevancy.

Offerors must note the specific volume of earthen fill, in cubic yards, when describing experience in constructing water storage impoundments, levees or dams. Similarly, Offerors must note the specific flow rate, in millions of gallons per day, when describing experience in constructing pump stations or water/wastewater treatment facilities. If Offerors are unable to submit projects that demonstrate both impoundments, levees or dams experience AND pump stations or water/wastewater treatment facilities within the same project, Offerors may submit separate projects with either experience. If Offerors demonstrate experience in impoundments, levees, and dams in separate projects (i.e. with no pump station/water/wastewater element), no fewer than five (5) of such projects should be submitted. Similarly, if Offerors demonstrate experience in pump station or water/waste water facilities in separate projects (i.e. with no impoundments, levees and dams element), no fewer than three (3) of such projects should be submitted.

4.1.2.3 The project description in section 4 of the PPQ shall clearly describe the characteristics of the projects. The Government will not assume any project characteristics that are not specifically identified and described.

4.1.3. Offerors shall submit no more than eight (8) PPQs (Attachment 3). Project information shall be limited to the PPQ. Additional project information attached to the PPQ will not be evaluated. Where a project was awarded as a task order or delivery order under an IDIQ type contract, Offerors are cautioned to submit information specific to the instant task or delivery order considered relevant to the requirements of this RFP, rather than the umbrella contract. For purposes of this Request for Proposal, if the Offeror represents the combining of two or more companies in a Contract Team Arrangement as defined in paragraph 2.2 above, no more than eight (8) total project examples may be submitted for the entire team. If an Offeror submits more than eight

(8) total project examples, only the first eight (8) will be evaluated. Offerors are advised to submit projects wherein the Offeror, or proposed team members, played a significant role and to clearly define those roles.

4.1.4 If any firm has multiple functions or divisions, limit the project examples to those performed by the division, unit or team member submitting the offer.

4.1.5 While the Government may elect to consider data from other sources, the offeror must provide detailed, current, accurate and complete past performance information for evaluation by the Government.

4.1.6 The experience and past performance of team members will be considered under this factor. The experience requirement may be satisfied by demonstrating that entities directly responsible for performing the contract requirements have the requisite experience or by demonstrating that any intended primary subcontractor with a significant role in performing the contract requirements has the requisite experience. If the offeror is relying on team members to satisfy any experience and past performance requirement, offerors must provide some evidence that those team members are committed to performing under this contract (e.g. signed teaming agreement).

4.2 EVALUATION CRITERIA.

4.2.1 Past Performance Evaluation. The past performance evaluation results in an assessment of the Government’s confidence in the ability of the Offeror to meet the solicitation requirements. The past performance evaluation considers each Offeror’s demonstrated record of performance on recent and relevant projects that involve a similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities as this solicitation requires. Past Performance will be rated on an “Acceptable” or “Unacceptable” basis using the ratings in Table 1.

4.2.2. Relevancy Evaluation: Projects that meet the criteria in 4.1.2 will be evaluated to determine how relevant the projects are compared to the effort to be acquired through this solicitation. Aspects of relevant projects include similarity of scope, type of work, complexity, contract type, and the degree of subcontracting or teaming proposed by the Offeror.

4.2.3 The Government will not consider multiple projects, such as individual task orders, combined to meet the minimum value.

4.2.4 Relevancy Ratings. The SSEB will evaluate the submitted projects to determine the similarity in scope, magnitude and complexity to the requirements under this solicitation. Based on the SSEB’s determination, projects will be rated according to the table below:

Past Performance Relevancy Ratings.

Ratings Definitions Relevant Present/past performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation…