Amendment_0008.pdf

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

This amendment is issued to extend the bid opening date from 16 Oct 2018 to 25 Oct 2018 and to provide responses to Requests for Information (RFI's) and supporting documents. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

1 9

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 12-Oct-2018

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 W912WJ18B0006

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

26-Jul-2018

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 X is extended, 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

12-Oct-2018

CODE

U S ARMY ENGR DISTRICT, NEW ENGLAND

696 VIRGINIA RD

CONCORD MA 01742-2751

W912WJ 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W912WJ18B0006

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following have been added by full text:

AMENDMENT 0008

1. Specification section 05 12 00 Structural Steel requires the steel posts for the noise wall to be placed by an AISC certified erector (see below). We have extensive experience constructing noise walls (nearly 1,000,000 square feet to date) but we don’t have any AISC certifications. The work has always been treated and classified as fence construction and accomplished with laborers. I can’t speak to other contractors, but I believe our competitors approach the work the same way we do. Please consider removing the AISC erector qualification from the specs so that we can compete for the work.

GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: Section 05 12 00 Par 1.2 SD-7 AISC Erector Quality Certification and Paragraph 1.3 second paragraph has been revised to remove AISC Erector requirements.

2. From the precast spec. the panel erector is required to have a PCI cert (see below). That is not a cert we have, and has never been required of our company.

We have extensive experience with sound walls, and have erected a 240’ span precast bridge over a highway without any certs. Please remove this requirement from the specs or we will be unable to pursue this work.

1.9 ERECTOR CERTIFICATION

Erector with erecting organization and all erecting crews certified and designated by PCI's Certificate of Compliance to erect Category S2 (Complex Structural Systems) for load-bearing members.

GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: Sections 1.9 to 1.10 in section 03 45 00 has been revised to remove PCI erector certification.

3. In regards to erecting the precast concrete and structural steel noise wall, specification section 03 45 00 1.9 requires the erector to be PCI and 05 12 00 1.3 requires the erector to be AISC Certified. Our company has successfully erected thousands of feet of precast and wood noise wall but does not possess either of these certifications. Are these certifications a firm requirement to construct the proposed noise wall?

GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: See above Government Responses #1 and #2.

4. United Illuminating, who owns the utility poles scheduled for relocation on Longbrook Ave, has a call back time period of 1-3 weeks to look at the poles. It is not expected that they will provide a quotation for the relocation before bid time. For level bidding purposes, can ACOE please provide an allowance for the utility pole relocation work?

GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: See revised Bid Schedule and Measurement and Payment 01 22 00. Costs for the utility pole relocation is excluded from this bid. USACE is removing the utility pole relocation from the Bid Schedule at this time with the knowledge the work will still be required per the plans. The contractor will need to include cost for coordinating with the utility company to determine a cost and schedule for the utility pole relocation. A contract modification will be required after the contractor determines the cost for the relocation work.

5. Has the Town finalized the contractor doing demo work onsite? When will they begin work and be expected to finish?

GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: See attached Figure 7 - Contract Plating Work Area Markup Aerial Overview. The Town expects to complete Slab and Soil Remediation B by December 14, 2018. Slab and Soil Remediation area A and Assessment area B assessment will be completed by March 1 2019. Utility pole relocation work may occur any time after Notice to Proceed (NTP) is issued. Work that does not interfere with the Town's contractor such as Stockpiling of new access road gravel and fill may occur any time after NTP. Location of stockpile or other work shall be conditional on coordinated with the Contracting Officers Representative (COR). The access road and All Noise Barriers except final grading and landscaping shall be completed by August 1, 2019.

6. Please confirm that the costs to relocate the four (4) utility poles to be relocated on Longbrook Ave. will be by others and only coordination with United Illuminating will be required of the contractor.

GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: See revised Bid Schedule and Measurement and Payment 01 22 00. Costs for the utility pole relocation is excluded from this bid. USACE is removing the utility pole relocation from the Bid Schedule at this time with the knowledge the work will still be required per the plans. The contractor will need to include cost for coordinating with the utility company to determine a cost and schedule for the utility pole relocation. A contract modification will be required after the contractor

7. Plan Sheets CD-101 demolition note #9 states that “existing contours may be revised due to final site grades as received by the town”. If the grades differ from the ones shown on the plan and it is necessary for the contractor to remove unsuitable material and replace with suitable material or supplement low areas with suitable material how will the contractor be compensated for this work?

GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: Payment for filling in low areas not shown on the plans or replacement of unsuitable material will be paid under option #2. See revised Bid Schedule and Measurement and Payment 01 22 00.

8. Speaking with UI, who owns the poles scheduled to be removed and relocated. Poles #6365, #6366, #6367, and #9222 all contain large amounts of circuitry that run to the nearby substation. One of the poles contains underground work and will not be able to be relocated. The other 3 will require re-engineering of the systems in that location. UI will not be able to provide a cost for this work prior to bid time as their engineering department now needs to go through the information. Please provide an allowance or exclusion for bid Item 3 Utility Pole Relocation.

GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: See revised Bid Schedule and Measurement and Payment 01 22 00. Costs for the utility pole relocation is excluded from this bid. USACE is removing the utility pole relocation from the Bid Schedule at this time with the knowledge the work will still be required per the plans. The contractor will need to include cost for coordinating with the utility company to determine a cost and schedule for the utility pole relocation. A contract modification will be required after the contractor

9. The specification reads that the wall panels must be made of entirely precast concrete. This spec language would exclude a MADOT and CTDOT approved precast wall produced by Armtec, which is a precast core with durisol exterior for sound absorption. Using this wall provides an extremely large project cost savings over vendors providing full precast. I have attached a list of DOT projects using Armtec. Their product meets all safety specifications and precast certifications, the only hold back is the exterior durisol material, which is neither rejected nor accepted in the spec.

GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: Armtec or similar CTDOT approved products are acceptable. See revised specification 03 45 00 par 1.4.

10. During demolition and clearing activities on the OU4 parcel, is it anticipated that work may disturb or encounter existing asbestos fill or other hazardous material both within existing structures or in soils?

REVISED GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: Concrete foundations on the former Contract Plating Site (see Figure 7 - Contract Plating Work Area Markup Aerial Overview) are to be removed by the town before roadway site work for this contract can begin. Contaminated soil under the concrete slabs will be removed/remediated by others, however levels of up to 10 ppm PCB should be anticipated to remain where slabs were located. Health and Safety plans to be prepared by contractor should incorporate this information as well as the provided supplemental environmental information in Amendment 8 and implement necessary protection for workers and required methods for vehicle and construction equipment decontamination or wash down. No hazardous material is expected to be handled or removed as part of this effort and potential wash down water is to be kept on site but be allowed to infiltrate on site.

REVISED BIDDING SCHEDULE

Refer to Section 01 22 00 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT.

Item Estimated Unit Estimated No. Description Quantity Unit Price Amount

Base Bid Items

0001 Construction of New Road 1 Job Job $

0002 Roadwork at Longview Ave 1 Job Job $

0003 Permanent Sound Barrier Panels 1 Job Job $

0004 Temporary Sound Barrier Installation 1 Job Job $

0005 Rock Drilling - 2' 30 VLF $ $

0006 Rock Drilling - 2.5' 35 VLF $ $

0007 Rock Drilling - 3' 50 VLF $ $

0008 Landscaping (LS) 1 Job Job $

0009 Security Fence 1,500 LF $ $

0010 Ledge Removal

0010A First 10 Cubic Yards 10 CD $ $

0010B Over 10 Cubic Yards 25 CD $ $

TOTAL ESTIMATED AMOUNT, BASE BID ITEMS $

Optional Item

0011 Wood Debris Movement 2,000 CD $ $

0012 Placement of Borrow Material 2,000 Ton $ $

TOTAL ESTIMATED AMOUNT, OPTIONAL BID ITEM $

Note 1: "LF" = Linear Foot,"VLF" = Vertical Linear Foot, "CD" = Cubic Yard.

Note 2: In the event there is a difference between a unit price and the extended total, the unit price will be held to be the intended bid. If the bidder shows only the total price but fails to enter a unit price, the total divided by the estimated quantity will be held to be the intended unit price.

Note 3: Bidders must bid all items. The work will be awarded as a whole to one bidder. Offers will be evaluated and the low bidder determined by the Total Estimated Amount for Line Items 0001 through 0012. The minimum work awarded will be the Base Bid work.

Note 4: Item Numbers 0011 and 0012 above are Optional Line Items that may be awarded multiple times, at the option of the Government at any time during the period of perfomance.

Note 5: All work shall be completed within the time period specified in Section 00 80 00 SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS, Subpart COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION AND

COMPLETION OF WORK (APR 1984) FAR 52.211-10.

Note 6: Item Number 0010 above is subdivided into two estimated quantities and are to be separately priced.

The Government will evaluate these items on the basis of the total price of their sub-item. See SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS, Clause "VARIATIONS IN ESTIMATED QUANTITIES - SUBDIVIDED

ITEMS - UAI 5152.211-9001."

Note 7: Optional Item 0011 may be exercised up to five separate times. The quantity for Item 0011 consists of two thousand cubic yards. Therefore, if Item 0011 is exercised five times, ten thousand cubic yards of wood debris movement shall be provided.

Note 8: Optional Item 0012 may be exercised up to ten separate times. The quantity for Item 0012 consists of two thousand tons. Therefore, if Item 0012 is exercised ten times, twenty thousand tons of borrow placement shall be provided.

NARRATIVE CHANGES TO SPECIFICATIONS

1. SUBMITTAL REGISTER, Page 6, 03 45 00, SD 07 – Delete “Erectors Certification” and “Erectors Post Audit Declaration” in their entirety.

2. SUBMITTAL REGISTER, Page 7, 05 12 00, SD 07 – Delete “AISC Erector Quality Certification” in its entirety.

3. Section 03 45 00 PRECAST ARCHITECTURAL CONCRETE, Subpart 1.2 Submittals, SD- 07, Certificates - delete "ERECTOR CERTIFICATION" and “ERECTOR’S POST AUDIT DECLARATION” in their entirety.

4. Section 03 45 00 PRECAST ARCHITECTURAL CONCRETE, subpart 1.9 ERECTOR CERTIFICATION - delete "ERECTOR CERTIFICATION" paragraph in its entirety.

5. Section 03 45 00 PRECAST ARCHITECTURAL CONCRETE, subpart 1.10 ERECTOR QUALIFICATIONS - delete "ERECTOR QUALIFICATIONS" Paragraph in its entirety.

6. Section 05 12 00 STRUCTURAL STEEL, Subpart 1.2 Submittals, SD-07, Certificates - delete "AISC Erector Quality Certification" in its entirety.

7. Section 05 12 00 STRUCTURAL STEEL, Subpart 1.3 AISC QUALITY CERTIFICATION -delete second paragraph "Work must be erected by an AISC Certified Erector, Category CSE.

Submit AISC erector quality certification."

8. BIDDING SCHEDULE, Base Bid Line Item 0003, “Utility Pole Relocation” – Delete this line item in its entirety, and renumber the rest of the line items respectively.

9. BIDDING SCHEDULE, Optional Bid Line Item 0011, “Wood Debris Movement” – Change “15,000” to “2,000” under the “Estimated Quantity” column.

10. BIDDING SCHEDULE, Optional Bid Items – Add the following line item to the Optional Bid Items –

“0012 Placement of Borrow Material 2,000 Ton”

11. BIDDING SCHEDULE, Notes – Add the following Note:

“Note 7: Optional Item 0011 may be exercised up to five separate times. The quantity for Item 0011 consists of two thousand cubic yards. Therefore, if Item 0011 is exercised five times, ten thousand cubic yards of wood debris movement shall be provided.”

12. BIDDING SCHEDULE, Notes – Add the following Note:

“Note 8: Optional Item 0012 may be exercised up to ten separate times. The quantity for Item 0012 consists of two thousand tons. Therefore, if Item 0012 is exercised ten times, twenty thousand tons of borrow placement shall be provided.”

13. SECTION 01 22 00 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT, Subpart 1.3, BIDDING SCHEDULE - PAYMENT ITEMS, Base Bid Items, Item b. – Add the following text to the end of the line item: “Cost for the utility pole relocation is excluded from this bid item.”

14. SECTION 01 22 00 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT, Subpart 1.3, BIDDING SCHEDULE - PAYMENT ITEMS, Base Bid Items, Item c. – Delete Item c. “Item Number 0003, "Utility Pole Relocation"” in its entirety.

15. SECTION 01 22 00 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT, Subpart 1.3, PAYMENT ITEMS, Optional Bid Items – Add optional line item l, titled “Item No. 12 -Placement of Borrow Material” as follows –

“All costs for labor, equipment, and materials for delivering, placing and compacting of borrow material to replace unsuitable materials or depressions not shown on the project drawings and necessary to conduct the work as shown on the contract drawings and in accordance with Section 31 23 00 Excavation and Fill, and other appropriate sections of the specifications.”

16. SECTION 01 11 00 SUMMARY OF WORK, Subpart 1.6.2 Work Sequence, article 1.6.2.1, General – Add the following text to the end of the second paragraph of this article:

“In addition, no work on the New Access Road may occur before 1 MARCH 2019 with the exception of the relocation/removal of the utility poles as shown on CD-101. Utility pole relocation work may occur any time after NTP is issued. Work that does not interfere with the Town's contractor such as Stockpiling of New Access Road gravel and fill may occur any time after NTP. Location of stockpile or other work shall be conditional on coordination with COR. All Noise Barriers excepting final grading and landscaping and the access road shall be completed by 1 August 2019.”

17. SECTION 03 45 00 PRECAST ARCHITECTURAL CONCRETE, Subpart 1.4 General Requirements – In the first line, after the word “units” insert the following text:

“including precast core sections with exterior for sound absorption.”

18. SECTION 03 45 00 PRECAST ARCHITECTURAL CONCRETE, Subpart 1.4 General Requirements – In the fifth line, after the word “years” insert the following text:

“precast core sections with exterior for sound absorption must show past CTDOT work.”

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Ortho Base Map: State of Connecticut 2012 aerial imagery with 1-ft ground resolution provided by CTECO

GIS data layers displayed on this map were obtained from CTDEEP's data library (http://www.ct.gov/deep).

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Raymark Ballfield

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SECTION 00010 - SOLICITATION CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 16-Oct-2018 02:00 PM to 25-Oct-2018

02:00 PM.

SECTION 00800 - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

The following have been modified:

52.211-10 COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COMPLETION OF WORK (APR 1984)

The Contractor shall be required to (a) commence work under this contract within 15 calendar days after the date the Contractor receives the notice to proceed, (b) prosecute the work diligently, and (c) the access road and All noise barriers shall be complete by August 1, 2019 and the entire project work ready for use not later than 365 days after Notice to Proceed. The time stated for completion shall include final cleanup of the premises.

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