Amd 0001 final.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICAITON NO. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicble)

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

FACILITY CODE

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICIATION NO.

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended, is not extended.

Offers 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 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 your 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 APPROPIRATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

CHECK ONE 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.

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.

15C. DATE SIGNED

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

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

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION ( Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

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6. ISSUED BY CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X)

CODE

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

NSN 7540-01-152-8070

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0001 Aug 13, 2020

USACE-LOS ANGELES DISTRICT

CONTRACTING DIVISION, WEST REGION BRANCH

915 WILSHIRE BLVD, SUITE 1440

LOS ANGELES, CA 90017

W912PL20B0012

Aug 10, 2020

Murrieta Creek – Phase 1 & Phase 2A, Sediment Removal,Murrieta Creek, Riverside County, California

Amendment issued to correct Section 00 21 13, Instructions to Bidders, specifically the Bidders Inquiry Key to: NVT7WD-K8JZQR

Murrieta Creek Project Phase I and Phase IIA, Sediment Removal W912PL20B0012 Riverside County, CA

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Section 00 21 13

Instructions to Bidders

Table of Contents

52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995)—ALTERNATE I (FEB 1995)

52.0000-4010 INQUIRIES

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO SUBMISSION OF ELECTRONIC BIDS (APR 2020)

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING ELECTRONIC BIDS:

INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW ON THE SAFE WEBSITE:

RECEIPT OF SUBMISSIONS:

FORMAT AND CONTENTS OF ELECTRONIC BID

VIRTUAL BID OPENING PROCEDURES AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR BIDDER’S PARTICIPATON

CONTRACTOR REPONSIBILITY, PRE-AWARD SURVEY

OFFEROR'S CHECKLIST

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52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995)—ALTERNATE I (FEB 1995)

(a) The clauses at 52.236-2, Differing Site Conditions, and 52.236-3, Site Investigations and Conditions Affecting the Work, will be included in any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation. Accordingly, offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed.

(b) A site visit is scheduled for this project on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 10:00 am.

Location: Temecula Community Center – Parking Lot, 28816 Pujol St., Temecula, CA 92590.

(c) Offerors interested in attending the site visit should contact Derek.O.Walker@usace.army.mil or 213.452.3687 (office) or 213.300.8106 (cell). The e-mail or phone interest is to be received by Corps of Engineers personnel no later than 48 hours preceding the site visit. Include in the e-mail the person’s name, company name, and Driver License numbers of all people attending the Site Visit.

The e-mail shall include a day-time telephone number. If there are any changes to the site visit date or location, or if special procedures are to be implemented, people who have registered to attend the site visit will be informed. Following are the USACE e-mail addresses:

(End of provision)

52.0000-4010 INQUIRIES

Any prospective offeror desiring an explanation or interpretation of the solicitation, drawings, specifications, etc., must request it in writing soon enough to allow a reply to reach all prospective bidders/offerors before submission of their bids/offers. Oral explanations or instructions given before award of a contract are not binding. Any information given to a prospective offeror concerning a solicitation will be furnished promptly to all other prospective offerors as an amendment to the solicitation, if that information is necessary in submitting offers or if lack of it would be prejudicial to other prospective bidders/offerors.

1. All inquiries relating to this solicitation are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at https://www.projnet.org/projnet/

A. To submit and review bid inquiry items, offerors will need to be a current registered user, self register into the ProjNet system.

To access the Bid Inquiry system, go to the ProjNet web page and fill in:

- Managing Agency – USACE

- Email address

- Key Access (this is the Bidder Inquiry Key – see below for key)

- Click on “Sign In”

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- You will be prompted for the answer to your secret question on the next screen

If this is your first time accessing ProjNet, you will be directed to a screen titled, “User account not found. Please create one using the form below.” Fill in the requested information (name, company, city, phone #, etc.).

B. From this page, you may view all bidder inquiries or add an inquiry. Please note:

Offerors shall only submit one question per inquiry. All inquiries containing multiple questions may be rejected.

C. Offerors will receive an acknowledgement of their question via email, followed by an answer to their question after it has been processed by our technical team.

The Solicitation Number is: W912PL-20-B-0012

The Bidder Inquiry Key is: NVT7WD-K8JZQR

2. The Bidder Inquiry System will be unavailable for new inquires up to 5 business days prior to bid/proposal submission in order to ensure adequate time is allotted to form an appropriate response and amend the solicitation if necessary.

3. Offerors are requested to review the specifications in its entirety, review the Bidder Inquiry System for answers to questions prior to submission of a new inquiry.

4. The ProjNet call center operates weekdays from 8AM to 5PM U.S. Central Time Zone (Chicago). The telephone number for the ProjNet Call Center is 800-428-HELP.

5. Responses on the Bidder Inquiry System do not revise, change, amend or supersede the provisions of the solicitation. Changes to the solicitation must be by written amendment thereto.

Any Bidder Inquiry System response that can be interpreted to be in conflict with the solicitation or amendment, shall be subordinate to the conflicting provision, term, and/or note, wherever it appears in the solicitation, until revised or altered by a written amendment to the solicitation.

Additionally, offerors may not anticipate a change to the solicitation until the change, revision, correction, or alteration of the solicitation is actually made, in writing and published as an amendment to the solicitation.

(End of Provision)

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SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO SUBMISSION OF ELECTRONIC BIDS

(APR 2020)

The Bidder’s bid shall be submitted electronically, as described below. The IFB will provide the Government address and receipt date for bid submittal. The Bidder’s bid shall not contain classified data. The use of hyperlinks in bids is prohibited.

NOTE: The only authorized transmission method for bids in response to this solicitation is electronically via SAFE online submission. NO OTHER TRANSMISSION METHODS

(EMAIL, FACSIMILE, REGULAR MAIL, HAND CARRIED, ETC.) WILL BE ACCEPTED.

The Bidder’s bid must be received by the Government by the date/time specified in the solicitation. Bidders shall email their bid using the following link: https://safe.apps.mil/

Please send bids using the link above to

Contract Specialist Wendell.L.Mendoza@usace.army.mil AND to Contracting Officer Patricia.B.Bonilla@usacearmy.mil .

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING ELECTRONIC BIDS:

In an effort to reduce paperwork and cost, all bids shall be submitted electronically through the SAFE site. Submission shall be in Adobe PDF format. You are limited to five (5) maximum files per upload (total size cannot exceed 2GB). If you have a large number of files, recommend that you combine or ZIP your files before uploading to the SAFE site. Bidders may use compression utility software such as WinZip or PKZip to reduce file size and facilitate transmission.

REQUEST FOR UPLOAD CODE: Bidders must email Contract Specialist Wendell.L.Mendoza@usace.army.mil and to Contracting Officer Patricia.B.Bonilla@usace.army.mil no later than five (5) working days prior to the bid due date to receive a request code which will allow for file uploads via the SAFE site. Bidders who fail to email for request a code five (5) working days before bid submission date may not be able to receive a request code in time to upload their submission.

FILE DESCRIPTION: Include a “File Description” for each file(s) you upload. The “File Description” will be included in the email notice to each of the recipients you choose to have access your file(s). NOTE: Do NOT enter Privacy Act Data (Personal Identification Information (PII)) in the File Description.) Submission shall be in Adobe PDF format.

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INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW ON THE SAFE WEBSITE:

1. Once at the SAFE website select the “Drop-off” icon. This allows users without a CAC or users whose computer is not configured to read a CAC the option to access the SAFE site as a guest.

2. After selecting the “Click Here” link you will be prompted to add your personal information, file information, recipient (Government representative) information and email settings.

3. When completing your file information for transmittal via the SAFE website, you will be required to enter the email address for all recipients. For this solicitation, the recipients are the Contract Specialist and the Contracting Officer. The Contract Specialist for this solicitation is Wendell.L.Mendoza@usace.army.mil and the Contracting Officer is Patricia.B.Bonilla@usace.army.mil . The E-Mail address of the Government Employee who initiated the request code will be automatically entered. The Proposer must enter the E-Mail address for both the Contracting Officer and Specialist. The Proposer can enter an additional E- Mail address if desired. After entering the email address, click the ADD button to add the person(s) email to the “Recipients List” of your response. When your proposal is submitted, a notification will be sent to the recipients you added.

NOTE: Do NOT send the SAFE site packages to group email accounts. Even if you successfully upload your bid to the SAFE site, notification will not be sent to the government recipients until you verify your email address. Entering an incorrect email may result in the rejection of your submission for lateness. A Proposer can confirm proper submission by the ‘Drop-Off Completed” screen which generates based on proper file submission.

NOTE: It has been reported that documents are more quickly uploaded into the SAFE website when using a Firefox web browser. The Government cannot verify that this is true and offers no guarantee that Bidders will have more success utilizing any particular browser.

RECEIPT OF SUBMISSIONS:

For the purposes of establishing whether a bid submission is considered timely, the government considers the date and time the submission is completely uploaded into the SAFE website. For bids larger than the 2GB capacity of the SAFE website and require multiple submissions, the Government will consider the date and time the last submission is completely uploaded into the SAFE website. Do not assume that electronic communication is instantaneous. It can take several minutes or even hours in some cases.

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The government will not be responsible for submissions delivered to any location or to anyone other than those designated to receive bids. Bidders are responsible for ensuring that bids are submitted so as to reach the designated recipient. Bidders are responsible for allowing sufficient time for the bid to be received in accordance with the instructions provided.

(End of statement)

FORMAT AND CONTENTS OF ELECTRONIC BID

The only authorized transmission method for bids in response to this solicitation is electronically via SAFE online submission. NO OTHER TRANSMISSION METHODS (EMAIL, FACSIMILE, REGULAR MAIL, HAND CARRIED, ETC.) WILL BE ACCEPTED.

The Bidder’s bid must be received by the Government by the date/time specified in the solicitation. Bidders shall email their bid using the following link: https://safe.apps.mil/

The bid shall be organized as indicated below, and shall be comprised of the following items:

#1 A completed SF 1442, “Solicitation, Offer and Award” including the Certification of Corporate principals, Section 00 01 05. The SF 1442 and the Certifications shall be completed by the bidder and duly executed with an original signature by an official authorized to bind the company in accordance with instructions at FAR 4.102.

#2 Section 00 10 00, Solicitation, Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) Schedule. The complete Solicitation, Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) Schedule with the bidder’s proposed contract line item prices inserted in the appropriate spaces. Prices must be proposed for all contract line items and prices sub-line items, if any. Unit prices are to be extended to the actual “dollar and cents” amounts (i.e., to two decimal places). Do not round off to the nearest dollar. Check your pricing submissions very carefully for mathematical and clerical errors prior to submission.

#3 Official Online System for Award Management Representations & Certifications or completed Section 00 45 00.

#4 A fully executed Bid Guarantee, Standard Form 24, “Bid Bond.”

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VIRTUAL BID OPENING PROCEDURES AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR BIDDER’S

PARTICIPATON

a. The electronic bids for this project are due on the date and time as specified on the SF 1442, block 13.

b. In order to allow the bid opening officer sufficient time to download the bids after bids are due, the virtual bid opening will be held one hour after the time bids are due.

c. At the bid opening teleconference, bids and the Independent Government Estimate will be read aloud, just as in a traditional bid opening.

d. The Abstract of Bids will be posted to beta.SAM.gov as soon as practicable, typically within 24 hours of bid opening.

e. To participate in the Virtual Bid Opening, the following information is provided:

Call-in toll-free number (ATT Audio Conference): 1-877.873.8018

Access Code: 533 383 1

Security code is 1111

CONTRACTOR REPONSIBILITY, PRE-AWARD SURVEY

In accordance with FAR 9.103(a)…”contracts shall be awarded to responsible, prospective contractors only.” In order to determine a contractor’s responsibility for purposes of contract award in accordance with FAR Part 9, a statement regarding previous experience in performing comparable work, and/or plant to be used in performing the work is required. After the bid opening, the Government will request this information and set a due date for its submission.

OFFEROR'S 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 complete Bid. Check as you read.

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[ ] Have you acknowledged all amendments?

[ ] Is your SF-1442, Certificate of Corporate Principal and CLIN Schedule (Section 00 10 00), properly completed and signed?

[ ] Is a fully executed SF-24 bid bond included with your bid? (A late bid bond is treated the same as a late bid.)

[ ] Is your bid bond in the proper amount? (20% of total bid price or $3,000,000 whichever is less)

[ ] Is the bond properly signed by both the Offeror and Surety and are all required seals affixed?

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

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

[ ] Have you restricted your bid by altering the provisions of the solicitation?

[ ] Have you completed the Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Bidders/Offerors (Section 00 45 00) or copy of your ORCA.

[ ] Will your bid arrive on time? Late bids or modifications will be handled in accordance with 52.214-7 Late Submissions, Modifications and Withdrawals of Bids

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