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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

PROJECT TITLE: Chickamauga Lock Electrical Raw Water Line Rehabilitation.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this amendment is to:

1. Correct the bid closing date from September 21, 2019 to September 23, 2019 to allow a thirty day advertising period.

2. Provide the Pre-Bid meeting and site visit minutes

3. Extend the question period submitted by the Contractor

4. FAR 52.252-3, Alterations in Solicitation, is updated.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 10

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 29-Aug-2019

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 W912P519B0014

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

23-Aug-2019

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

29-Aug-2019

CODE

US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS-CELRN-RC-N

DIRECTORATE OF CONTRACTING

110 9TH AVENUE SOUTH, RM A405

NASHVILLE TN 37203

W912P5 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

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W912P519B0014

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:

SITE VISIT MINUTES

CELRN-RC-N 28 August 2019

MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD

SUBJECT: Chickamauga Lock Electrical and Water Line Rehabilitation (W912P519B0014), Pre-Bid Meeting and Site Visit

1. Purpose: To summarize the Pre-Bid Meeting and Site Visit held on 28 August 2019.

2. Attendees:

Government:

Mr. Joseph Van Deusen, Mechanical Engineer, CELRN-EC-CD-EM Ms. Susan Nicholson, Chief of Small Business, CELRN-ZS Ms. Fannie Robertson, Contract Specialist, CELRN-RC-N Mr. Cory Richardson, Lock and Dam Eq Mech Supervisor, LRN, CELRN-OPT-CKL Mr. Byron Dixon, Property Book Officer, LRN, CELRN-ZO Mr. Allan Steele, Civil Engineer, CELRN-EC-C Mr. In Sovireak, Construction Control Inspector, CELRN-ECC-W

Vendors:

A. AECOM

Mr. R. Cooper Mr. M. Blackmon Zach Melton D Phillips

B. Crowder Construction Company

Mr. Ryan Betts Mr. Jeffrey Dellinger

C. ISI

Mr. Billy Wood

D. RIG

Mr. Mike Harden

3. Summary of Discussions: Ms. Fannie Robertson started the meeting at 9:00 a.m. Central Time with a brief overview of the project and contracting requirements.

a. INTRODUCTIONS: Government employees introduced themselves and attendees signed-in.

b. Solicitation W912P519B0014, Electrical and Water Line for Chickamauga Lock is a firm fixed price construction contract with a set aside Full and Open Competition. The estimated magnitude for this project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

c. Basis of Selection of Award: Award shall be made to the lowest priced bidder who is determined to be responsive and responsible. See Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.214-19, Contract Award— Sealed Bidding—Construction, for more information. In accordance with FAR 52.217-5, Evaluation of Options, the Government intends to evaluate bids for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement.

d. Project Description: Replace wiring and electrical equipment throughout the existing lock. Reroute wiring utilizing cable trays and conduits. Replaced-embedded wiring and conduit to be abandoned in place. Replace upstream and downstream operator control consoles. The motor control center is to be reused in place. Replace exposed raw water and gate spray water piping throughout the lock Option 1-Water Piping Work.

e. QUESTIONS: Questions were addressed to the best of the Government’s ability, but anything said at the

Pre-Bid Meeting and Site Visit is considered not official unless it is in writing in the issued amendment to this solicitation. Questions shall be in writing and sent to Contract Specialist Fannie Robertson at email address Fannie.M.Robertson@usace.army.mil no later than Friday, September 06, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. Central Time.

Questions received after this deadline will not be addressed.

(1) An amendment will be posted with the information and questions from Pre-Bid Meeting and Site Visit on www.fbo.gov website.

f. SOLICITATION OVERVIEW:

(1) Bids are due by Monday, September 23, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. Central Time. Prospective bidders can attend the bid opening in Nashville, TN. Any bid submitted late will not be considered for award. See clause FAR 52.214-7, Late Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals of Bids.

(2) Bids received by email or facsimile will not be considered. If bids are sent by FedEx or other carriers, and it is late, it will not be accepted.

(4) Reference Section 00 10 00, Instructions (paragraph 2.0) on what, how and where to submit bids.

(5) Section 00 10 00, Instructions, paragraph 3 identifies the bid guarantee, bonds and insurance needs for this project.

(6) Section 00 10 00, Instructions, paragraph 4, System for Award Management (SAM) Representations and Certifications, states that registration is required in SAM at www.sam.gov. More specifically, "An Offeror is required to be registered in SAM when submitting an offer or quotation, and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation." (See FAR 52.204-7(b)(1)).

(7) Complete FAR 52.209-7, Information Regarding Responsibility Matters on page 18.

(8) Do not submit information that is not requested. Follow the guidelines in the solicitation. Section 00 10 00, Instruction, paragraph 5 is a Bidder’s Checklist to assist in submitting a proper bid.

(9) It was addressed that an amendment will be posted with information provided at the Pre-bid Meeting/Site Visit, go ahead and start drafting a Sub-Contracting Plan, and questions to extend the question period to one week instead of August 30, 2019.

(f) TECHNICAL OVERVIEW: The submittal process was discussed by Tyler Sholes.

(g) Closing Comment from Government: Ms. Fannie Robertson stated that an amendment will be issued after the site visit to provide the Pre-Bid Site Visit attendees, meeting minutes, and answer vendors' questions. She also stressed that any questions the attendees had must be submitted in writing by the aforementioned deadline.

4. Attendees toured the construction site which ended approximately at 12:00 p.m. Central Time.

SECTION 00 10 00 - SOLICITATION

The required response date/time has changed from 21-Sep-2019 11:00 AM to 23-Sep-2019 11:00 AM.

The following have been modified:

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS & NOTICES TO BIDDERS

1.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

1.1 Intent: The intent of this solicitation is to award one (1) contract for the Chickamauga Lock Electrical Raw Water Line Rehabilitation

1.2 Disclosure of Magnitude of Construction Project: The estimated magnitude of this requirement is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

1.3 Basis of Selection of Award: Award shall be made to the lowest priced bidder who is determined to be responsive and responsible. See Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.214-19, Contract Award—Sealed Bidding—Construction, for more information.

1.4 In accordance with FAR 52.217-5, Evaluation of Options, the Government intends to evaluate bids for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement.

1.5 Type of Contract: The Government intends to award one (1) firm fixed-price construction contract.

1.6 Who May Submit: This procurement is Full and Open competition.

1.7 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code and Small Business Size Standard: The

NAICS code for this project is 238210, Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors, with a size standard of $15 million.

1.8 Specifications and Drawings: Specifications and Drawings will be provided as separate files and will be available on FBO. See the complete drawings and specification package located at www.fbo.gov.

The Specifications and Drawings are part of the solicitation/contract and shall be considered in that respect (see Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.236-7001, Contract Drawings and Specifications).

1.9 Pre-Bid Site Visit: An organized site visit has been scheduled to occur during the solicitation period. Bidders should inspect the job site prior to submitting a bid. Bidders should take such other steps as may be reasonably necessary to ascertain the nature and location of the work and the general and local conditions that can affect the work or the cost thereof. Failure to do so will not relieve bidders from the responsibility for properly estimating the difficulty or cost of successfully performing the work. The Government assumes no responsibility for any understanding or representations concerning conditions made by any of its officers, agents or employees, unless included in the solicitation, the specifications or related documents. Please refer to FAR 52.236-27 Alt I, Site Visit (Construction) incorporated by full text in this solicitation, for information pertaining to the scheduled site visit.

REGISTRATION: Only registered persons will be permitted to attend the site visit. In addition to the information below, please also provide your firm’s name, firm’s CAGE and/or Unique Entity Identifier (known as DUNS) number, and name and position title of primary point-of-contact and their telephone number and email address. Please provide this information via email to Fannie.m.Robertson@usace.army.mil.

Contractors and/or potential contractors wishing to attend a pre-bid meeting held at or in LRN restricted/controlled areas (such as a Power Plant or Navigation Lock) shall submit a Nashville District (LRN) Security Access Form to the Contract Specialist five (5) business days prior to the site visit or meeting. If submitting the document in less than five business days, the bidder may not receive approval for participation.

The Contract Specialist will notify the Contractor if the request is approval or denied. Any pre-bid meeting which will cover anything other than public domain information shall be limited to U.S. Citizens, except under unique circumstances.

U.S. CITIZENS: The bidder shall submit a Nashville District Corps of Engineers U.S. Citizen Pre-Bid and/or Site Visit Request Form to the LRN Point of Contact, Contract Specialist Fannie Robertson, no later than five (5) business days prior to the site visit. If submitting the document in less than five (5) business days, the bidder may not receive approval for participation. The LRN POC will notify the individual(s) if the request is approved or denied. The Security Access Form and guidance is available as a pdf attachment on www.fbo.gov with this solicitation and is titled Pre-Bid Meeting and/or Site Visit Request Form.

FOREIGN NATIONALS (FNs): All non-U.S. Citizens, including permanent residents wishing to attend the site visit must be approved in advance. FNs wishing to attend a site visit shall submit a completed Nashville District Corps of Engineers Foreign National Pre-Bid Meeting Request Form and legible color copies of two

(2) of the following documents: Passport (unexpired or expired), Certificate of U.S. Citizenship (INS Form N- 560 04 N-561), Certificate of Naturalization (INS Form N-550 or N-570), unexpired foreign Passport with I- 551 stamp or attached INS Form I-94 indicating unexpired employment authorization, an Alien Registration Receipt Card with photo (INS Form I-151 or I-551), unexpired Temporary Resident Card (INS Form I-688), unexpired Employment Authorization Card (INS Form I- 688A), unexpired Reentry Permit (INS Form I-327), unexpired Refugee Travel Document (INS Form I-571), or unexpired Employment Authorization Documentation issued by the INS which contains a photograph (INS Form I-688B) to the LRN Point of Contact, Contract Specialist Fannie Robertson. These documents must be submitted two (2) weeks prior to the site visit. FN requests require approval at the Headquarters U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (HQUSACE) level. Exceptions will be considered on a case by case basis but will be limited. The form is available as a pdf attachment on www.fbo.gov with this solicitation and is titled Foreign National Pre-Bid Meeting Request Form.

POINT-OF-CONTACT: For questions and /or concerns regarding the site visit, please contact Contract Specialist Fannie Robertson via email at the address referenced above.

This will be the only site visit for this project. If you miss the scheduled site visit, no other arrangements will be made due to personnel and time restrictions.

1.10 POC for Communication/Questions: Any communications regarding this procurement must be made in writing to the Nashville Contracting Branch, Attn: Fannie Robertson at email Fannie.m.Robertson@usace.army.mil. Inquiries must identify the solicitation number, the requestor’s company name, address, email address, and telephone number to include area code.

Phone calls or requests to arrange meetings at the Nashville District during the solicitation period to discuss project requirements or company’s capabilities are highly discouraged and will not be scheduled.

QUESTIONS: Questions regarding the solicitation must be submitted to Fannie Robertson via email at Fannie.m.Robertson@usace.army.mil no later than 1:00 PM, 06 September 2019, Central Time.

SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS: The complete Specifications and Drawings are provided as separate files and are available to download on Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website, www.fbo.gov.

1.11 Amendments Prior to Date Set for Closing of IFB. The right is reserved as the interest of the Government may require, to revise or amend the specifications or drawings or both prior to the date set for submission of bid. Such revisions and amendments, if any will be announced by an amendment or amendments to this IFB. If the revisions and amendments are of a nature which requires material changes in quantities or prices proposed or both, the date set for receipt of bids may be postponed by such number of days as in the opinion of the issuing officer will enable bidder to revise their bid. In such cases, the amendment will include an announcement of the new date for receipt of bid.

1.12 NOTICE TO BIDDER: Use of Class I Ozone-Depleting Substances

a. In accordance with Section 326 of P.L. 102-484, the Government is prohibited from awarding any contract which includes a specification or standard that requires the use of a Class I ozone-depleting substance (ODS) identified in Section 601(a) of the Clean Air Act, (42 U.S.C 767a(a)), or that can be met only through the use of such a substance unless such use has been approved, on an individual basis, by a senior acquisitions official who determines that there is no suitable substitute available.

b. To comply with this statute, the Government has conducted a best effort screening of the specifications and standards associated with this acquisition to determine whether they contain any ODS requirements. This requirement has no relationship to ODSs.

c. If the bidder possesses any special knowledge about any other ODSs required directly or indirectly at any level of contract performance, the U.S. Army would appreciate if such information were surfaced to the Contracting Officer for appropriate action. To preclude delay to the procurement, the bidder should provide any information as soon as possible after release of this IFB and prior to the submission of bids to the extent practicable. It should be understood that there is no obligation on the bidder to comply with the request and that no compensation can be provided for doing so.

2.0 WHAT, HOW, AND WHERE TO SUBMIT BID

2.1 The following documents must be submitted with your IFB in original and one (1) copy:

(1) SF 1442, Solicitation, Offer and Award

a. Should include:

i. Unique Entity Identifier (known as DUNS)

ii. CAGE number

iii. Tax Payer ID number

(2) Solicitation amendments acknowledged, if applicable

(3) Bid Schedule

(4) Original Bid Bond with Power of Attorney

(5) Representations and Certifications, unless you are currently registered in SAM.

NOTE: To establish its responsibility the bidder may be requested by the Government to submit a statement regarding previous experience in performing comparable work, business and technical organization, financial resources, and plant available to be used in performing the work. The requested statement submitted will have the following: a minimum of one (1) up-to-date banking reference for their firm and a minimum of three (3) past performance references for similar work.

a. The banking reference shall include the financial institution’s legal name, complete physical address, a point-of-contact (POC) at the financial institution, the POC’s telephone number, and email address.

b. The past performance references shall include firm’s name, the contract number, the contract period of performance and/or contract completion date, the contract’s aggregate value, a brief description of the project, a POC, the POC’s telephone number, and email address.

2.2 PUBLIC OPENING OF BIDS: Bids will be publicly opened at the time set for opening in Block 13 of the

SF1442 at the Estes Kefauver Federal Building, USACE Conference Room A681, 110 9th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, 37203. The content will be made public for the information of bidders and others interested, who may be present. Unbalanced bids may be rejected.

2.3 Bidders shall submit sealed IFB packages to the USACE address listed below. Receipt of delivery is highly recommended. The Government will accept sealed IFB packages prior to the due date. It is highly recommended that IFB packages be received at the address listed below at least one (1) day prior to due date to avoid a possible late bid situation. The Government will accept hand delivered packages until the time of bid closing but will not accept bids submitted via email or fax. The Government must be in receipt of your IFB by the bid closing time set forth in Block 13 of the SF1442.

If being hand delivered:

Arrive at address shown below and call Fannie Robertson at 615-736-7986 or Melissa Scogin at 615-736- 7917 to gain access to 6th floor from elevator lobby.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Contracting Branch, CLENR-RC-N Attn: Ms. Fannie Robertson Solicitation Number W912P519B0014 110 9th Avenue South, Room A680, Sixth Floor Nashville, TN 37203

Physical Address for mail delivery (USPS or carrier):

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Contracting Branch, CLENR-RC-N Attn: Ms. Fannie Robertson Solicitation Number W912P519B0014 110 9th Avenue South, Room A405 (Mailroom) Nashville, TN 37203

Faxed or emailed bids will not be accepted.

3.0 INSURANCE/BONDS:

3.1 BID GUARANTEE. In accordance with FAR 52.228-1, Bid Guarantee, the bidder shall furnish a bid guarantee in the form of a firm commitment, e.g., bid bond (use Standard Form 24) supported by good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the Government, postal money order, certified check, cashier’s check, irrevocable letter of credit, or, under Treasury Department regulations, certain bonds or notes of the United States. The bid guarantee amount shall be at least 20 percent of the bid price but shall not exceed $3,000,000.00. If using a Bid Bond, it must be submitted on SF 24. The SF 24 can be found at the GSA Forms Library at https://www.gsa.gov/forms.

3.2 INSURANCE. Contractor shall carry Liability and Insurance. See FAR 52.228-5, Insurance – Work on a

Government Installation.

3.3 The bidder whose bid is accepted will be required to comply with the following within the time established in the invitation for bid:

c. PERFORMANCE BONDS (SF 25-A). Pursuant to FAR 52.228-15, Performance and Payment Bonds— Construction, the penal amount of the performance bond shall equal one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price. Bonds shall be received within ten (10) calendar days after receipt of contract award.

d. PAYMENT BONDS (SF 25). Pursuant to FAR 52.228-15, Performance and Payment Bonds—Construction, the penal amount of the payment bond shall equal one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price. Bonds shall be received within ten (10) calendar days after receipt of award.

4.0 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM) AND ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND

CERTIFICATIONS

4.1 IMPORTANT NOTICE: Effective June 29, 2018 vendors creating or updating their registration can have their registration activated prior to the approval of the required notarized letter. However, the signed copy of the notarized letter must be sent to the GSA Federal Service Desk (FSD) within 30 days of activation or the vendor risks no longer being active in SAM. Vendors can check whether an account is active by performing a query by their CAGE or Unique Entity Identifier (known as DUNS). The new registration process may now take several weeks, so vendors are highly encouraged to begin registering as soon as possible to avoid any possible delays in future contract awards. Remember, there is no cost to use SAM. To find out additional information about the changes of the SAM registration process, contractors should visit the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) link located at the top of the SAM homepage (www.sam.gov).

4.2 To be considered for award all contractors must be successfully registered in the SAM database

(www.sam.gov). See FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management, as applicable for requirement information.

For SAM Customer Service, contact:

Federal Service Desk URL:

www.fsd.gov Hours: 8am - 8pm (Eastern Time) U.S. Calls: 866-606-8220 International Calls: 334-206-7828

DSN: 866-606-8220

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Effective March 22, 2018, new entities that are registering in SAM must submit an original, signed notarized letter identifying the authorized entity’s Administrator that is authorized to register the entity in the SAM database, or to make changes to its registration.

Effective April 27, 2018, entities that are updating or renewing their existing SAM registrations must submit an original, signed notarized letter identifying the authorized entity’s Administrator that is authorized to register the entity in the SAM database, or to make changes to its registration, before the registration is activated.

The new registration may now take several days to become active depending on (1) the inmation provided passing existing validations and (2) the entity’s successful delivery of the required notarized letter.

Contractors who are new to the SAM registration process are highly encouraged to begin registering as soon as possible to avoid any possible delays in future contract awards. Remember, there is no cost to use SAM.

To find out additional information about the changes of the SAM registration process, contractors should visit the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) link located at the top of the SAM homepage (www.sam.gov).

4.2 Contractors shall have representations and certifications completed in www.sam.gov OR provide FAR

52.204-8, Annual Representations and Certifications, with paragraph (c) completed. If completing the aforementioned clause, provide with submitted bid.

5.0 SUBCONTRACTING PLAN

In accordance with FAR 19.702 any large business must agree that small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns will have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in contract performance consistent with its efficient performance. It is further the policy of the United States that its prime contractors establish procedures to ensure the timely payment of amounts due pursuant to the terms of their subcontracts with small business, veteran-owned small business, service disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns.

The apparent low bid, if a large business, shall submit a subcontracting plan within 2 calendar days of request.

5.1 BIDDERS CHECKLIST

All information required by the terms of the Solicitation must be furnished. MISTAKES OR OMISSIONS CAN BE COSTLY. Important items for you to check are included in but not limited to those listed below.

This checklist is furnished only to assist you in submitting a proper bid. The Government shall not be responsible for items not described below. It is not required to be return with your bid.

[ ] Is your bid properly signed by an officer of your company?

[ ] If signing on behalf of your company, have you attached evidence of your authority to sign the bid?

[ ] Have you acknowledged all amendments? Have you submitted your bid on the latest amended bid schedule?

[ ] Is the name in which you submitted your bid the same as on the bid bond?

[ ] Have you entered a unit price for each bid item?

[ ] Have you checked your bid for possible errors? Arithmetically?

[ ] Are all erasures or corrections initialed by the person signing the bid?

[ ] The Government may reject a bid as nonresponsive if it is materially and mathematically unbalanced as to price for any bid item or combination of items. A bid is unbalanced when it is based on prices significantly less than cost for some work and prices which are significantly overstated for other work.

[ ] Is the envelope containing your bid properly identified that it is a sealed bid and does it contain the correct solicitation number and bid opening time? See FAR 52.214-5, Submission of Bids.

[ ] Will your bid arrive on time? See FAR 52.214-7, Late Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals of Bids.

[ ] Have you furnished all information required by the invitation for bids solicitation and/or the specifications?

6.0 CONTRACTOR FEEDBACK

Help us in BUILDING STRONG. Please provide us with your feedback, comments and recommendations for improvement by visiting our Interactive Customer Evaluation (ICE) website at:

http://ice.disa.mil/index.cfm?fa=card&service_provider_id=110824&site_id=856&service_categ ory_id=14

SECTION 00 21 00 - INSTRUCTIONS

The following have been modified:

52.252-3 ALTERATIONS IN SOLICITATION (APR 1984)

Portions of this solicitation are altered as follows:

Amendment 0001

PROJECT TITLE: Chickamauga Lock Electrical Raw Water Line Rehabilitation.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this amendment is to:

1. Correct the bid closing date.

2. Provide the Pre-Bid meeting and site visit minutes

3. Extend the question period submitted by the Contractor

(End of Summary of Changes)