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Seaway FUSRAP Site Engineered Cap

Specification Section 01 35 26, Paragraph 1.6.1.1.1, Append “SSHO must be an employee of the prime contractor.”

(Reference inquiry ID 9893643)

Specification Section 01 20 00, Paragraph 1.1.1.1 Insert “Payment will be made in full for costs associated with mobilization upon the completion of this item as determined by the COR. Mobilization includes all activities and associated costs for transportation of Contractor's personnel, equipment, and operating supplies to the site;

establishment of offices, buildings, and other necessary general facilities for the contractor's operations at the site as defined in Section 01 50 00 TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES

AND CONTROLS.”

Delete “Payment will be made for costs associated with mobilization, as defined in Special Clause PAYMENT FOR MOBILIZATION AND DEMOBILIZATION.”

Specification Section 01 20 00, Paragraph 1.1.4.1 Insert “Payment will be made for in full for costs associated with site restoration and demobilization upon the completion of this item as determined by the COR. Demobilization includes all activities and costs for transportation of Contractor's personnel, equipment, and operating supplies from the site; including the disassembly, removal, and site cleanup of offices, buildings, and other facilities assembled on the site specifically for this contract, as defined in Section 01 50 00 TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES AND CONTROLS. Site restoration includes all activities and costs to restore areas used during the performance of the contract as defined in Section 01 57 19 TEMPORARY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS, Section 01 50 00 TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES AND CONTROLS, Section 31 00 00 EARTHWORK, and Section 32 92 19 SEEDING, and as shown on the Drawings.”

Delete “Payment will be made for costs associated with site restoration and demobilization, as defined in Special Clause PAYMENT FOR MOBILIZATION AND DEMOBILIZATION, as specified in Section 01 50 00 TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES AND CONTROLS, Section 31 00 00 EARTHWORK, and Section 32 92 19 SEEDING, and as shown on the Drawings.”

(Reference inquiry ID 9893629)

Section 31 00 00, Paragraph 1.5, Insert “ SD-01 Preconstruction Submittals

Nuclear Densometer Documentation; G” Append “1.5.1 Nuclear Densometer Submittal Requirements

Submit the following documentation:

a. NRC license

b. Nuclear Densometer Operations and Safety Program

Submit the following documentation for each nuclear densometer proposed for use:

a. Laboratory calibration certificate dated within 1 year of the proposed date of use on site.

b. The proposed type/model of nuclear density gauge used to determine soil moisture content and dry density.

c. Certifications of the construction quality control inspector(s) monitoring earthwork (e.g., Troxler certificate, NICET certificate, etc.)

d. Latest wipe test certificate to ensure gauge has been satisfactorily leak tested in the last 6 months.

FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY

e. All required nuclear density gauge shipping papers (Bill of Lading, Emergency Response Information, copy of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Certificate of Competent Authority, etc.)

f. Calibration certificate of survey meter (a.k.a., Geiger counter) that will be used concurrent with the nuclear density gauge per NRC requirements. Calibration certificate must be dated within 1 year of the proposed date of use on site.

g. All proposed temporary storage facility for the nuclear density gauge.”

(Reference inquiry ID 9893659)

Specification Section 01 45 00.00 10, Paragraph 3.4.4, Append, “The CQC System Manager / Quality Control Manager may not serve as the Superintendent. The CQC System Manager / Quality Control Manager may not serve as the

SSHO.”

(Reference inquiry ID 9893703, 9893900, 9893901)

Specification Section 01 45 00.00 10, Paragraph 3.2.1(j), Delete entire paragraph (concerning special inspections)

Specification Section 01 45 00.00 10, Paragraph 3.6.1(e), Delete entire paragraph (concerning special inspections)

Specification Section 01 45 00.00 10, Paragraph 3.6.2(h), Delete entire paragraph (concerning special inspections)

(Reference inquiry ID 9893711)

Specification Section 01 45 35 Delete entire section

(Reference inquiry ID 9893711)

Specification Section 02 66 16, Paragraph 1.3, Insert “SD-01 Preconstruction Submittals

QC Inspector Qualifications; G” Delete “QC Inspector”

Specification Section 02 66 16, Paragraph 1.4, Insert “1.4.1 QC Inspector Qualifications

The QC inspector is the person or corporation hired by the Contractor, who is responsible for monitoring and documenting activities related to QC of the radon attenuation layer.

a. NICET Soils Technician Level I Certificate in Construction Material Testing with 2 years of related experience, or

b. Geosynthetic Certification Institute-Inspectors Certification Program (GCI-ICP) Certificate for Compacted Clay Liners with 2 years of related experience”

Specification Section 31 00 00, Paragraph 1.5, Insert “SD-01 Preconstruction Submittals

QC Inspector Qualifications; G” Specification Section 31 00 00, Part 1, Insert “1.6 Quality Control

1.6.1 QC Inspector Qualifications

The QC inspector is the person or corporation hired by the Contractor, who is responsible for monitoring and documenting activities related to QC of the radon attenuation layer.

a. NICET Soils Technician Level I Certificate in Construction Material Testing with 2 years of related experience, or

b. Geosynthetic Certification Institute-Inspectors Certification Program (GCI-ICP) Certificate for Compacted Clay Liners with 2 years of related experience”

Specification Section 31 00 00, Paragraph 3.7 Insert “The QC inspector must inspect the radon attenuation layer during construction to verify material and placement methods are acceptable and in agreement with the procedures developed by the Test Fill specified in Section 02 66 16 TEST FILL.”

(Reference inquiry ID 9893711, 9893899)

Drawing G-002, Insert note 8.1.7, “Contractor’s surface water management must comply with the substantive requirements of any existing NPDES permit for the site.”

(Reference inquiry ID 9893714)

Specification Section 01 57 19, Paragraph 3.2.1 Insert “The Contractor will comply with the substantive requirements of 40 CFR 122.26, EPA, the State of New York general permit requirements, as applicable.”

Delete “The Contractor will comply with 40 CFR 122.26, EPA, the State of New York general permit requirements.”

(Reference inquiry ID 9893715)

Specification Section 01 33 00, Paragraph 1.2.1, Delete “surety bonds”

(Reference inquiry ID 9893742)

Drawing G-002, Append note 7.1, “Do not remove trees between 1 April and 31 October.”

(Reference inquiry ID 9893725)

Specification Section 01 50 00, Paragraph 3.5, Append “Use of properly installed trailer or skid mounted self-contained sanitary facilities (that include both toilet and lavatory fixtures) will be acceptable in lieu of connections to water/sewer mains. The use of external Porta-Johns and hand/wash stations will not be an acceptable alternative.”

(Reference inquiry ID 9893737)

Specification Section 02 66 13, Paragraph 2.1, Table 1, Replace “Soil Classification” row with

Soil Classification SC, SC-SM “clayey sands, sand-silt mixtures”;

CL, CL-ML “inorganic clays of low to medium plasticity, gravelly clays, sandy clays, silty clays, lean clays”; or CH “Inorganic clays of high plasticity, fat clays”

ASTM D2487

(Reference inquiry ID 9893746)

Specification Section 31 00 00, Paragraph 2.2, Table 3, Replace “Soil Classification” row with

Soil Classification SC, SC-SM “clayey sands, sand-silt mixtures”;

CL, CL-ML “inorganic clays of low to medium plasticity, gravelly clays, sandy clays, silty clays, lean clays”; or CH “Inorganic clays of high plasticity, fat clays”

ASTM D2487

(Reference inquiry ID 9893746)

Specification Section 31 00 00, Paragraph 2.2, Table 3, Append row:

Minimum fines content 30% retained on #200 sieve ASTM D6913/D6913M (Reference inquiry ID 9893746)

Drawing V-101 Add general note 5, “No existing signs or barricades for radioactive work are present on site.”

(Reference inquiry ID 9893941)

Specification Section 01 35 26, Paragraph 1.14.4 Insert “The need for site demarcation and barricades must be determined by Contractor’s RSO”

(Reference inquiry ID 9893941, 9893942)

Specification Section 01 35 29.13, Paragraph 1.5.6 Replace “1.5.6 Safety and Health Technicians” with “1.5.6 Safety and Health Technicians (if needed)”

(Reference inquiry ID 9893942)

Specification Section 01 35 29.13, Paragraph 3.5.2 Insert “Screening levels for clearance in the Contamination Monitoring Plan are shown in Table

1.”

Insert Table 1:

Specification Section 01 35 29.13, Paragraph 3.5.2.2 Insert “Screening levels for clearance are shown in Table 1.”

(Reference inquiry ID 9893944)

*** These questions and answers were part of an earlier acquisition that was canceled.