Arlington County Government Sealed Solicitation
Title: 21-DPR-ITB-646 Marcey Road Park Improvements
Deadline: 8/12/2021 1:00 PM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Status: Awarded
Solicitation Number: 21-DPR-ITB-646
Description: Arlington County is seeking a qualified Contractor for renovation of the tennis courts, basketball court, sports lighting, picnic shelter, parking lot, site circulation, site furnishings, storm water management and landscaping located at Marcey Road Park.
Pre-Bid Meeting Date: 7/19/2021 9:00 AM
Pre-Bid Meeting Details: Please sign up if you plan to attend the pre-bid meeting.
Documents:
Addition 1
Posted: 7/19/2021
Type of Addition: Addendum No. 1
Overview: Addendum No. 1 replaces the Project Manual and revises the Landscape Maintenance Bond. Sign-in sheets for Site Visits and Prebid Conference attached.
Documents:
Addition 2
Posted: 8/2/2021
Type of Addition: Addendum No.2
Overview: Addendum No. 2 revises Attachment B - Construction Drawing, extends Bid due date and answers additional vendor questions
Deadline: 8/12/2021 1:00 PM
Documents:
Addition 3
Posted: 8/9/2021
Type of Addition: Question Clarification
Overview:
Question: Are the Musco light being provided by Arlington.
Answer: Please reference the Bid Form, Base Bid section, DPR General Terms and conditions, Section B.1.a. INTENT OF THE DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS and SECTION 265668, PART 1 – GENERAL, 1.1-B.
Addition 4
Posted: 8/12/2021
Type of Addition: In Review
Overview: Bid Tabulation
Documents:
Addition 5
Posted: 9/22/2021
Type of Addition: Award Information
Overview: Notice of Award - Avon Corporation
Documents:
Question 1
Posted: 7/13/2021
Question: The project Manual List Segmental walls in the table of contents, but the actual Specs were not provided. Please clarify
Response: Please reference Addendum No. 1
Question 2
Posted: 7/13/2021
Question: What is the Estimated budget for this project?
Response: The County does not disclose budget information
Question 3
Posted: 7/13/2021
Question: 034500 pre cast manufacturers listed are from California , Chicago-there not interested in providing the products this far for the project, Will we able to provide alternate manufacturers.
Response: Please reference Addendum No. 1
Question 4
Posted: 7/13/2021
Question: The add alternate 1 for the Benches , on sheet L-02 detail 3 - list 4 different manufacturers for the alternate add, in leu of the worlds fair bench, Are they suppose to make up the same length has the worlds fair bench, if so how would this be done, all the benches are different. Who makes the worlds fair bench, i cannot find a manufacturer. Please clarify
Response: Please reference Addendum No. 1
Question 5
Posted: 7/13/2021
Question: The links to Attachments A, B, and C are not working. The other two links worked fine. Is there another way to obtain the bid documents?
Response: The pdf. attachments have been tested again and are downloading fine. If you are still having trouble, please reach out to Vendor Registry's Customer Service. Thank you.
Question 6
Posted: 7/14/2021
Question: A full time arborist is required, please provide the approved Arborist for Arlington County
Response: Please reference Addendum No. 1
Question 7
Posted: 7/19/2021
Question: We were not able to attend the first site visit, can another site visit be scheduled for Friday Afternoon, July 23rd or Monday Morning July 26th?
Response: Please reference Addendum No. 1
Question 8
Posted: 7/26/2021
Question: Plan sheet C-04 Note 25: "Contractor shall coordinate with respective utility companies for shut-off etc.," It has been our recent experience that VA Dominion will not take a shut-off request or any work order requests from us as a contractor and it must come from the actual utility account owner. Can you please amend this note to read that the County will perform the work order requests to utilities?
Response: Please see Addendum No. 2
Question 9
Posted: 7/26/2021
Question: Plan sheet LF-02 Phase 2 Note #2- RE: "there shall be no cut or excavation..." In the areas referenced in that note there is also a 4"PVC pipe that is to be installed that goes to a trench drain. Please clarify how the pipe is to be installed There with no cut or excavation.
Response: Please see Addendum No. 2
Question 10
Posted: 7/26/2021
Question: Plan Sheet LF-02 Re: Comment at top right of sheet reads: ...."prior to demolition of basketball court, install reforestation planting..." What is the timeline (approximate date) for this reforestation planting?
Response: Please see Addendum No. 2
Question 11
Posted: 7/26/2021
Question: My email and phone contact info was not included in the sign-up sheet on Addendum #1. Would it be possible for you to put it in Add #2 please? DeBorn Construction Inc., Deborah Munoz, deborah@debornconstruction.com 703-298-7642
Response: Please see Addendum No. 2
Question 12
Posted: 7/26/2021
Question: Please confirm the contractor is only responsible for installation of new lamps provided by others.
Response: Please see Addendum No. 2
Question 13
Posted: 7/26/2021
Question: Please clarify how many boulders are to be relocated
Response: Please see Addendum No. 2
Question 14
Posted: 7/26/2021
Question: L-06 shows a plan of the new basketball court with specified colors for the court surfacing and stripping. However, no plan is shown for the new tennis courts. Please provide a stripping plan of the tennis courts.
Response: Please see Addendum No. 2
Question 15
Posted: 7/26/2021
Question: Please provide an E&S control plan to build the bioretention area out of the standard sequence as it will need to be constructed prior to the construction of the tennis court or all construction access will be cut off.
Response: Please see Addendum No. 2
Question 16
Posted: 7/26/2021
Question: Per detail 6/L07 it appears that the fence footer will be in conflict with the footer for the existing retaining wall. Please advise.
Response: Please see Addendum No. 2
Question 17
Posted: 7/26/2021
Question: For the bench alternate, would it be acceptable to work with a local supplier for a more cost effective solution?
Response: Please see Addendum No. 2
Question 18
Posted: 7/26/2021
Question: Tree Protection Spec 311300-6, 3.01 (I.) refers to a "third party arborist." Other references in the manual are made to the Contractor's Certified Arborist> Is the Contractor's arborist and the third-party arborist one in the same, or are they 2 different individuals? Please clarify.
Response: Please see Addendum No. 2
Question 19
Posted: 7/26/2021
Question: Is a SWPPP required to be maintained by the Contractor as Responsible Land Disturber for this project? If so has the Owner developed the SWPPP and have it already approved? If so can you add the SWPPP document as an Addendum please.
Response: Please see Addendum No. 2
Posted: 7/19/2021
Type of Addition: Addendum No. 1
Overview: Addendum No. 1 replaces the Project Manual and revises the Landscape Maintenance Bond. Sign-in sheets for Site Visits and Prebid Conference attached.
Documents:
Posted: 8/2/2021
Type of Addition: Addendum No.2
Overview: Addendum No. 2 revises Attachment B - Construction Drawing, extends Bid due date and answers additional vendor questions
Deadline: 8/12/2021 1:00 PM
Documents:
Posted: 8/9/2021
Type of Addition: Question Clarification
Overview:
Question: Are the Musco light being provided by Arlington.
Answer: Please reference the Bid Form, Base Bid section, DPR General Terms and conditions, Section B.1.a. INTENT OF THE DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS and SECTION 265668, PART 1 – GENERAL, 1.1-B.
Posted: 8/12/2021
Type of Addition: In Review
Overview: Bid Tabulation
Documents:
Posted: 9/22/2021
Type of Addition: Award Information
Overview: Notice of Award - Avon Corporation
Documents:
Posted: 7/13/2021
Question: The project Manual List Segmental walls in the table of contents, but the actual Specs were not provided. Please clarify
Response: Please reference Addendum No. 1
Posted: 7/13/2021
Question: What is the Estimated budget for this project?
Response: The County does not disclose budget information
Posted: 7/13/2021
Question: 034500 pre cast manufacturers listed are from California , Chicago-there not interested in providing the products this far for the project, Will we able to provide alternate manufacturers.
Response: Please reference Addendum No. 1
Posted: 7/13/2021
Question: The add alternate 1 for the Benches , on sheet L-02 detail 3 - list 4 different manufacturers for the alternate add, in leu of the worlds fair bench, Are they suppose to make up the same length has the worlds fair bench, if so how would this be done, all the benches are different. Who makes the worlds fair bench, i cannot find a manufacturer. Please clarify
Response: Please reference Addendum No. 1
Posted: 7/13/2021
Question: The links to Attachments A, B, and C are not working. The other two links worked fine. Is there another way to obtain the bid documents?
Response: The pdf. attachments have been tested again and are downloading fine. If you are still having trouble, please reach out to Vendor Registry's Customer Service. Thank you.
Posted: 7/14/2021
Question: A full time arborist is required, please provide the approved Arborist for Arlington County
Response: Please reference Addendum No. 1
Posted: 7/19/2021
Question: We were not able to attend the first site visit, can another site visit be scheduled for Friday Afternoon, July 23rd or Monday Morning July 26th?
Response: Please reference Addendum No. 1
Posted: 7/26/2021
Question: Plan sheet C-04 Note 25: "Contractor shall coordinate with respective utility companies for shut-off etc.," It has been our recent experience that VA Dominion will not take a shut-off request or any work order requests from us as a contractor and it must come from the actual utility account owner. Can you please amend this note to read that the County will perform the work order requests to utilities?
Response: Please see Addendum No. 2
Posted: 7/26/2021
Question: Plan sheet LF-02 Phase 2 Note #2- RE: "there shall be no cut or excavation..." In the areas referenced in that note there is also a 4"PVC pipe that is to be installed that goes to a trench drain. Please clarify how the pipe is to be installed There with no cut or excavation.
Response: Please see Addendum No. 2
Posted: 7/26/2021
Question: Plan Sheet LF-02 Re: Comment at top right of sheet reads: ...."prior to demolition of basketball court, install reforestation planting..." What is the timeline (approximate date) for this reforestation planting?
Response: Please see Addendum No. 2
Posted: 7/26/2021
Question: My email and phone contact info was not included in the sign-up sheet on Addendum #1. Would it be possible for you to put it in Add #2 please? DeBorn Construction Inc., Deborah Munoz, deborah@debornconstruction.com 703-298-7642
Response: Please see Addendum No. 2
Posted: 7/26/2021
Question: Please confirm the contractor is only responsible for installation of new lamps provided by others.
Response: Please see Addendum No. 2
Posted: 7/26/2021
Question: Please clarify how many boulders are to be relocated
Response: Please see Addendum No. 2
Posted: 7/26/2021
Question: L-06 shows a plan of the new basketball court with specified colors for the court surfacing and stripping. However, no plan is shown for the new tennis courts. Please provide a stripping plan of the tennis courts.
Response: Please see Addendum No. 2
Posted: 7/26/2021
Question: Please provide an E&S control plan to build the bioretention area out of the standard sequence as it will need to be constructed prior to the construction of the tennis court or all construction access will be cut off.
Response: Please see Addendum No. 2
Posted: 7/26/2021
Question: Per detail 6/L07 it appears that the fence footer will be in conflict with the footer for the existing retaining wall. Please advise.
Response: Please see Addendum No. 2
Posted: 7/26/2021
Question: For the bench alternate, would it be acceptable to work with a local supplier for a more cost effective solution?
Response: Please see Addendum No. 2
Posted: 7/26/2021
Question: Tree Protection Spec 311300-6, 3.01 (I.) refers to a "third party arborist." Other references in the manual are made to the Contractor's Certified Arborist> Is the Contractor's arborist and the third-party arborist one in the same, or are they 2 different individuals? Please clarify.
Response: Please see Addendum No. 2
Posted: 7/26/2021
Question: Is a SWPPP required to be maintained by the Contractor as Responsible Land Disturber for this project? If so has the Owner developed the SWPPP and have it already approved? If so can you add the SWPPP document as an Addendum please.
Response: Please see Addendum No. 2