B.06 ProjNET report.pdf

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Bid Inquiry Contractor Report All Inquiries

Project: FY21 AIWW Maintenance Dredging Review: Bidder Inquires (00001) (sorted by CommentID ) Displaying 13 inquiries.

Id Discipline Sheet Detail Spec

9312199 Contracting Question Deadline

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Reference - "Submit technical inquiries and questions relating to this solicitation via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at .....no later than 11 calendar days after the Pre-Bid Conference".

Evaluation - It is typical to allow the Contractor to continue submitting questions 10 days prior to bid opening.

Currently you are only allowing the Contractor to submit questions 18 days prior to bid opening. This is not allowing enough time to the Contractors to digest the project and go over all the information including site visits and coordinating with subcontractors. It is in everyone's best interest to allow a fair amount of time for the Contractors to ask questions so that the majority of the issues are clarified prior to a Contractor arriving on-site and having these unanswered questions and issues come up while the project is on-going.

Question - Please push back the question deadline to allow Contractors to submit questions up to 10 days prior to the bid due date.

On: Jul 06 2021.

Government Response. . The Bidder Inquiry period will remain 11 calendar days after the Pre-Bid Conference to allow enough time for Government evaluation and solicitation amendments. On: Jul 08 2021

Current Request Status: Request Closed

Information for this report is procurement sensitive.

9312381 Contracting Scope of Work Pg. 74 of 74

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Reference - "Up to 600 thousand cubic yards of maintenance material is expected to be removed from the AIWW".

Question - The bid form is only showing 376,000 cubic yards of material being removed. Please clarify.

On: Jul 06 2021.

Government Response. . The sentence in the Statement of Work that states "up to 600 thousand cubic yards..." will be removed. The bid schedule annotates the correct amounts of material. An amendment to the solicitation is forthcoming to update the statement of work. On: Jul 08 2021

Current Request Status: Request Closed

Information for this report is procurement sensitive.

9313657 Contracting 01 57 19 Pg. 23 3.16

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Reference - ...."During the North Atlantic Right Whale migration and calving season (November 1 through April 30), implement the North Atlantic Right Whale Conservation Plan (avoidance measures of 2020 SARBO Appendix F)...."

Question - There is no Appendix F found in the specifications. Please include this documentation so that this information may be reviewed.

On: Jul 07 2021.

Government Response. . Appendix F will be provided in the forthcoming amendment. On: Jul 14 2021

Government Response. . The text below appends or clarifies ALL previous replies.

Dredging operations for this project are covered under the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 2020 SARBO (available for reference at https://media.fisheries.noaa.gov/dam-migration/sarbo_acoustic_revision_6-2020-opinion_final.pdf

Appendix F will be provided in the forthcoming amendment. On: Jul 18 2021

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Current Request Status: Request Closed

Information for this report is procurement sensitive.

9314129 Contracting 35 20 23 Pg. 2 1.4.1

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Reference - "To accommodate the limits of available funding, needs for navigation, and instances when it is in the best interest of the Government, the Government may reduce the required depths stated above".

Evaluation - This would not be acceptable for the majority of Contractors. It can not be expected that the Owner could reduce the allowable depth (reducing the available bank) and not allow the Contractor an equitable adjustment to their unit price. Reducing the amount of bank found in the dredge cut, directly affects the plants anticipated production.

Question - Please delete this specification in it's entirety, or add in some language stating "The Government will not reduce the required depth unless a mutually agreeable unit price by the Government and Contractor is made".

On: Jul 07 2021.

Government Response. . This paragraph will remain in the contract. On: Jul 12 2021

Current Request Status: Request Closed

Information for this report is procurement sensitive.

9314236 Contracting 35 20 23 Pg. 3 1.4.6

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Reference - "Repair damages to the valves to the satisfaction of the Government, at no cost to the Government".

Question - Please confirm that the Contractor is not responsible for pre existing damages to the valves, and that the Contractor is only responsible for damages caused by the Contractors own operations".

On: Jul 07 2021.

Government Response. . The Government confirms that the contractor is not responsible for pre-existing damages to the valves. Contractor and Government QA Representative will conduct a pre-dredge joint inspection on the disposal area and weirs / valves. On: Jul 09 2021

Current Request Status: Request Closed

Information for this report is procurement sensitive.

9314436 Contracting Permits

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Question - Please send out all the acquired permits that pertain to this project so that the Contractor may review prior to the bid due date.

On: Jul 07 2021.

Government Response. . The Government has obtained all necessary permits for this work. An MFR detailing the permits obtained will be included in the forthcoming amendment. On: Jul 14 2021

Current Request Status: Request Closed

Information for this report is procurement sensitive.

9314483 Contracting 01 57 19 Pg. 25 3.18.2

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Reference - "The Contractor is not entitled to an equitable adjustment or reimbursement for work stoppage of 24 hours or less from the time the COR directs the Contractor to stop. The work stoppage of 24 hours or less from the time when the Government stops the Contractor is non-accumulative".

Evaluation - It can not be expected that the Contractor would not be paid a stand-by rate due to a Government directed shut down. It can also not be expected that this event could happen multiple times (under 24 hrs. each time) and the Contractor have to eat this cost each and every time. It can cost thousands of dollars for a Contractor to stand idle per hour.

Question - Please add a bid line item for "Stand-by Time" with payment being made for each hour the Contractor is idle due to a Government direct shutdown.

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On: Jul 07 2021.

Government Response. . A CLIN for standby time will be added to the Bid Schedule. Amendment to the solicitation will be forthcoming. On: Jul 12 2021

Current Request Status: Request Closed

Information for this report is procurement sensitive.

9314532 Contracting 35 20 23 Pg. 6 1.8

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Question - Please send out any borings or sediment analysis that has been done for this project so that the Contractors can review in detail what the character of material consists of.

On: Jul 07 2021.

Government Response. . Borings data and grab samples data, with their respective maps and coordinates, will be included in the forthcoming amendment. On: Jul 14 2021

Current Request Status: Request Closed

Information for this report is procurement sensitive.

9314567 Contracting 35 20 23 Pg. 7 1.8.4

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Reference - "Remove the inorganic and organic debris above the required dredging depths".

Question - Will the Contractor be made to remove debris above the required dredging depths which can not be removed via standard hydraulic dredging means?

On: Jul 07 2021.

Government Response. . Yes, debris recovered by the contract during dredging operations shall be required to remove the debris and dispose of it properly. See paragraphs in section 35 20 23 page 14,

1.24 Proper Disposal of Trash and Debris, page 17, 3.3.2 Protection of Existing Waterways, page 22, 3.6.4 Debris Disposal. On: Jul 12 2021

Current Request Status: Request Closed

Information for this report is procurement sensitive.

9333064 Contracting 01 11 00 Summary of Work

Comment Classification: UNCLASSIFIED (U)

REFERENCE:

Section 01 11 00_1.9.1 Established Project Control

- "Government-established monuments along the work sites are identified on the Drawings"

COMMENT:

- There are no monuments identified on the Drawings.

On: Jul 19 2021.

Government Response. . The government does not have any maintained project control monuments along the AIWW corridor.(RCW) On: Jul 22 2021

Current Request Status: Request Closed

Information for this report is procurement sensitive.

9333073 Contracting 35 20 23 Dredging

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

REFERENCE:

Section 35 20 23_3.7.5.2 b Open Water Placement Area Survey Requirements

- "Conduct the survey using a multibeam bathymetric survey with 100 percent coverage, extend 200 feet beyond the buffer line, and conduct survey weekly during placement operations."

QUESTION:

Will the Government allow weekly surveys to be conducted using a single beam bathymetric survey utilizing high density line spacing in lieu of Multibeam? The concern is that the shallow water conditions provide only a narrow swath of coverage similar to single beam coverage, as well as putting very expensive equipment at likely risk to damage.

On: Jul 19 2021.

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Government Response. . Single beam survey is the appropriate methodology for this survey requirement.(RCW) Requirement for multibeam bathymetric survey will be removed. Amendment to the solicitation is forthcoming. On: Jul 22 2021

Current Request Status: Request Closed

Information for this report is procurement sensitive.

9333077 Contracting 35 20 23 Dredging

Comment Classification: UNCLASSIFIED (U)

REFERENCE:

Section 35 20 23_3.7.4.1 Real Time Kinematic (RTK) GPS

- "Provide the applicable RTK equipment for surveying and dredging operations" Section 35 20 23_3.7.4.3 Non-Operational Reference Station

- "In the event that the reference station becomes non-operational, notify the Government. The Government will take measures to ensure correction of problems with the GPS equipment within 72 hours of notification"

COMMENT:

Based on these two statements, it is unclear if the Government will provide an RTK Reference Station or if the contractor will need to provide their own. Please clarify.

On: Jul 19 2021.

Government Response. . The government has four permanent RTK base stations, two each located in the vicinities of Savannah and Brunswick harbors. If the contractor is working within range of, and has necessary compatible equipment to utilize these base stations they may do so. Beyond these stations the government will not be providing any additional RTK reference stations. (RCW) On: Jul 22 2021

Current Request Status: Request Closed

Information for this report is procurement sensitive.

9333080 Contracting 35 20 23 Dredging

Comment Classification: UNCLASSIFIED (U)

REFERENCE:

Section 35 20 23_3.7.5.3 d Unconfined Upland Placement Area

- "Ground Control, of at least 3 times the accuracy of the required laser scanning surface, must be established to support absolute calibration and accuracy assessment of the resulting topographic laser scanning surfaces"

QUESTION:

Will the Government be providing controls for the contractor to utilize for surveys?

On: Jul 19 2021.

Government Response. . The government will not be providing ground controls. The contractor should establish their own appropriate ground control network. Laser scanning requirement will be removed.

Amendment to the solicitation is forthcoming. On: Jul 22 2021

Current Request Status: Request Closed

Information for this report is procurement sensitive.

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