Wetland Restoration Project #2 - Ingham County, Michigan

This is amendment is issued to provide copies of the Pre-Bid Meeting/Site Showing Sign In Roster, current questions and answers, and post revised construction specifications and sheet 6 and 8 of the drawings.

Details of changes:

Drawing Sheet 8:  1. Note 4 has been modified for the placement of excess road removal material at the south end of the ingress/egress (access ramp) instead of placing it in the ditch upstream of ditch plug 8.  2. The access ramp is shown and labeled on the drawing.

Drawing Sheet 6:  1.  200 feet has been removed from the Structure Removal 240 ft - 6 in pipe length in Field 8.  2.  A label has been added for Structure Removal 150 ft - 12 in CMP in Field 9.

Specification 3 Structure Removal -

B.  Bid Item 2, Structure Removal - Added (2) Structure Removal may begin on or after August 19, 2013 and shall be completed by June 30, 2014.

C.  Bid Item 3, Tile Breaks - Added (3) Broken clay tile pieces larger than 3 inches in diameter shall be removed and disposed of offsite.  Broken clay tile pieces less than 3 inches in diameter may be mixed will with earthfill material prior to compaction, and placed according to Construction Specification 23 Earthfill.  Add (4) Tile Breaks may begin on or after May 1, 2014 and shall be completed by June 30, 2014.

Specification 6 Seeding, Sprigging & Mulching -

A. Sub Item Seeding - Added (4) A temporary seeding of oats shall be performed between September 30 to October 25 at a rate of 96 lbs/ac or 2 lbs/1000 sf.

Specification 8 Mobilization & Demobilization

A Bid Item 1 Mob & Demob - Added to (2) Demobilization shall also include repairing damage to existing drives.  Added to (4) and repair of damaged existing drives.

Specification 21 Excavation -

B.  Bid Item 4 Shallow Water Wildlife Areas - Added (2) Shallow Water Wildlife Area 1 may being on or after August 19, 2013.  The Shallow Water Wildlife Areas providing earthfill for the Ditch Plugs shall be done concurrently with the Ditch Plugs beginning on or after May 1, 2014.  All Shallow Water Wildlife Areas shall be completed by June 30, 2014.

C.  Bid Item 10, Road Removal - Added (2) Road Removal may begin on or after May 1, 2014 and shall be completed by June 30, 2014.

D.  Bid Item 11, Microtopography - Added (2) The microtopography shall be completed by October 31, 2013.

Specification 23 Earthfill -

B.  Bid Item 5 Ditch Plugs - Added (3) Ditch Plugs may begin on or after May 1, 2014 and shall be completed by June 30, 2014.

Specification 46 Drain Tile -

A.  Bid Item Drain Tile - Added (2) The installation of the drain tile shall be completed by September 27, 2013.

Specification 451 Well Decommissioning -

A.  Bid Item 8 Well Decommissioning - Added (6) The installation of the wells shall be completed by September 27, 2013.

Specification 61 Rock Riprap -

A.  Bid Item Rock Chutes - Added (7) The installation of the rock chutes shall be completed by September 27, 2013.

Specification 92 Field Fence -

A.  Bid Item Field Fence - Added (7) The installation of the fence and gates shall be completed by September 27, 2013.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service in Michigan is planning to restore a wetland located in Stockbridge and White Oak Townships, Ingham County, Michigan. Major items of work are as follows: Structure Removal (lump sum); Mobilization and Demobilization (lump sum); Microtopography (304 acres); Shallow Water Wildlife Areas (4.1 acres); Tile Breaks (251 each); Ditch Plugs (1082 linear feet); Vegetative Site Preparation (505.1 acres); Tree/Shrub Establishment (505.1 acres); Rock Chutes (952 tons), Drain Tile (1066 linear feet), Well Decommission (4 each), Field Fence (6493 linear feet), and Road Removal (5393 linear feet).

The duration of the contract is approximately 320 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed. Any contract resulting from this solicitation will be a firm fixed price contract. The North American Industry Classification for this acquisition is 237990 and the size standard is $33.5 million.

This solicitation is issued as a Small Business Set-Aside. The magnitude of proposed construction is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. The solicitation package along with the specifications and drawings will be issued as an Invitation for Bid and will be available for downloading from the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fbo.gov on or around July 5, 2013. A site visit will be held on July 11, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. (EDT) on the lawn at the Stockbridge Township Hall located at 125 S. Clinton Street, Stockbridge, MI 49285. The bid opening will be held at USDA-NRCS, Michigan State Office, 3001 Coolidge Road, Suite 250, East Lansing, MI 48823, Conference Room B on August 8, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. (EDT). A Notice to Proceed is expected to be issued on or about August 15, 2013 with construction to begin within 10 days of issuance. The Davis-Bacon Act Wage Determination No. MI130058 dated May 24, 2013 applies. PLEASE NOTE: Contractor will be required to follow the USDA-NRCS Supplement to OSHA Part 1926.

Notification of any changes to this solicitation (amendments) shall be made only on the internet. It is therefore the contractor's responsibility to check the above listed web address daily for any posted changes to this solicitation. Downloading from the internet is free of charge; however, specifications and drawings may take a considerable amount of time to download. Telephone and fax requests will not be accepted for request for copies of the solicitation.

E-mail all questions to the Contracting Officer, Gay Mullen, at gay.mullen@mi.usda.gov. All contractors must register with the System for Award Management (SAM) database at www.sam.gov. The first step in registering is to obtain a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, which is a unique nine-character identification number provided by the commercial company Dun & Bradstreet (D&B). To request a DUNS number call D&B toll free at 1-866-705-5711. Obtaining a DUNS number through this process is free of charge. It behooves anyone who is submitting a bid to begin this process as soon as possible since it can take several days or longer to complete. Failure to register may cause a rejection of your offer.

USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service in Michigan is planning to restore a wetland located in Stockbridge and White Oak Townships, Ingham County, Michigan. Major items of work are as follows: Structure Removal (lump sum); Mobilization and Demobilization (lump sum); Microtopography (304 acres); Shallow Water Wildlife Areas (4.1 acres); Tile Breaks (251 each); Ditch Plugs (1082 linear feet); Vegetative Site Preparation (505.1 acres); Tree/Shrub Establishment (505.1 acres); Rock Chutes (952 tons), Drain Tile (1066 linear feet), Well Decommission (4 each), Field Fence (6493 linear feet), and Road Removal (5393 linear feet).

The duration of the contract is approximately 457 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed. Any contract resulting from this solicitation will be a firm fixed price contract. The North American Industry Classification for this acquisition is 237990 and the size standard is $33.5 million.

This solicitation is issued as a Small Business Set-Aside. The magnitude of proposed construction is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. The solicitation package along with the specifications and drawings will be issued as an Invitation for Bid and will be available for downloading from the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fbo.gov on or around July 5, 2013. A site visit will be held on July 11, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. (EDT) on the lawn at the Stockbridge Township Hall located at 125 S. Clinton Street, Stockbridge, MI 49285. The bid opening will be held at USDA-NRCS, Michigan State Office, 3001 Coolidge Road, Suite 250, East Lansing, MI 48823, Conference Room B on August 8, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. (EDT). A Notice to Proceed is expected to be issued on or about August 15, 2013 with construction to begin within 10 days of issuance. The Davis-Bacon Act Wage Determination No. MI130058 dated May 24, 2013 applies. PLEASE NOTE: Contractor will be required to follow the USDA-NRCS Supplement to OSHA Part 1926.

Notification of any changes to this solicitation (amendments) shall be made only on the internet. It is therefore the contractor's responsibility to check the above listed web address daily for any posted changes to this solicitation. Downloading from the internet is free of charge; however, specifications and drawings may take a considerable amount of time to download. Telephone and fax requests will not be accepted for request for copies of the solicitation.

E-mail all questions to the Contracting Officer, Gay Mullen, at gay.mullen@mi.usda.gov. All contractors must register with the System for Award Management (SAM) database at www.sam.gov. The first step in registering is to obtain a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, which is a unique nine-character identification number provided by the commercial company Dun & Bradstreet (D&B). To request a DUNS number call D&B toll free at 1-866-705-5711. Obtaining a DUNS number through this process is free of charge. It behooves anyone who is submitting a bid to begin this process as soon as possible since it can take several days or longer to complete. Failure to register may cause a rejection of your offer.