Dorchester County Sealed Solicitation
Title: On-Call Contract for Stormwater Engineering Services
Deadline: 11/10/2020 2:00 PM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Status: Awarded
Solicitation Number: RFQ 2021-35
Description: Engineering and consulting services are requested on an on-call basis to assist the County in improving water quality and maintaining compliance with NPDES permit requirements as well as any other Federal, State, and local regulations related to stormwater management.
Documents:
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Addition 1
Posted: 11/3/2020
Type of Addition: Addendum
Overview: This addendum answers questions the County received regarding this solicitation.
Documents:
Addition 2
Posted: 11/12/2020
Type of Addition: In Review
Addition 3
Posted: 2/5/2021
Type of Addition: Award Information
Overview: Awarded to Woolpert, WK Dickson, and Hazen & Sawyer.
Question 1
Posted: 10/22/2020
Question: Can the County please clarify where they would like resume information of Key Personnel? Resumes are discussed under "Project Team and Resources" in the third bullet with the Organizational Chart, "Provide resumes for key staff members of the Team that will have responsibility for the work". However, they are further discussed in the fourth bullet stating "Resumes may be provided as an appendix with a maximum of three pages for each key project team member". Could the County also clarify if they want key personnel office locations in two different places? It is mentioned first under the Management and Team Location bullet (page 20) but then listed again under Project Team and Resources under the third bullet stating "Chart should identify Key team members and their office locations". Is the County really requesting this information in two places? Thank you
Response: Please see Addendum 1.
Question 2
Posted: 10/30/2020
Question: Can our accounting department send our Financial Statement directly to the County (as this information is personal and confidential) instead of including it within the proposal?
Response: Please see Addendum 1.
Question 3
Posted: 10/30/2020
Question: On pg. 19 #1, Bullet 1 Categories of work - where are the categories listed in the RFQ? #2, Bullet 4 Do you want our entire Firm's (nationwide) current and projected workload or just our local office? How do you want this information presented? Pg. 17, Scope of Work Bullet #12 Water Quality Modeling - Do you have a specific software that you use? Bullet #17/18 - Can you provide more details on how you want Consultant to assist your GIS department?
Response: Please see Addendum 1.
Question 4
Posted: 10/30/2020
Question: Owner's and Contractor’s Protective Liability Coverage is not typically retained by engineers providing professional services, but by those that are providing physical work at the job site. We believe that Professional Liability and General Liability insurance coverage provides the required coverages. Would the County remove the requirement for Owner's and Contractor’s Protective Liability Coverage?
Response: Please see Addendum 1.
Question 5
Posted: 10/30/2020
Question: Would the County be willing to revise the Insurance Requirement clauses (Section 5 of RFQ and Section 15 of Sample Contract) as follows in order to ensure all requirements reflect the provisions of our insurance policies and carriers? (B) Automobile Liability – Strike “1,000,000 Each Occurrence Limit”; (C) Workers’ Compensation – Add the following after “Employers Liability: “1,000,000 each accident, $1,000,000 each employee for disease, $1,000,000 policy limit for disease.” (D) Owners’ & Contractors’ Protective Liability – Strike this requirement in its entirety; (E) Professional Liability – Replace “occurrence” with “claim and in the aggregate.”; (F) Coverage Provisions – (b) Replace “added” with “included”; (c) Insert “required above to include additional insureds” after “The offeror’s insurance”; (d) Strike the portion of the sentence that reads “…suspension, or void of coverage in whole or part” and insert the following at the end of the subclause: “…, except in the event of cancellation due to non-payment of premium.”; (f) Revise to read “All deductibles or self-insured retentions shall appear on the certificate(s).”; (g) Strike this clause in its entirety; (h) Strike “agents” and insert the following at the end of the subclause: “, except with respect to Professional Liability insurance.”
Response: Please see Addendum 1.
Question 6
Posted: 10/30/2020
Question: Section 6 of the Sample Contract contains an indemnification obligation related to compliance with Laws. Would the County accept a change that conforms said indemnification obligation to the same terms as Section 18 (Indemnification) to avoid insurability issues?
Response: Please see Addendum 1.
Posted: 11/3/2020
Type of Addition: Addendum
Overview: This addendum answers questions the County received regarding this solicitation.
Documents:
Posted: 11/12/2020
Type of Addition: In Review
Posted: 2/5/2021
Type of Addition: Award Information
Overview: Awarded to Woolpert, WK Dickson, and Hazen & Sawyer.
Posted: 10/22/2020
Question: Can the County please clarify where they would like resume information of Key Personnel? Resumes are discussed under "Project Team and Resources" in the third bullet with the Organizational Chart, "Provide resumes for key staff members of the Team that will have responsibility for the work". However, they are further discussed in the fourth bullet stating "Resumes may be provided as an appendix with a maximum of three pages for each key project team member". Could the County also clarify if they want key personnel office locations in two different places? It is mentioned first under the Management and Team Location bullet (page 20) but then listed again under Project Team and Resources under the third bullet stating "Chart should identify Key team members and their office locations". Is the County really requesting this information in two places? Thank you
Response: Please see Addendum 1.
Posted: 10/30/2020
Question: Can our accounting department send our Financial Statement directly to the County (as this information is personal and confidential) instead of including it within the proposal?
Response: Please see Addendum 1.
Posted: 10/30/2020
Question: On pg. 19 #1, Bullet 1 Categories of work - where are the categories listed in the RFQ? #2, Bullet 4 Do you want our entire Firm's (nationwide) current and projected workload or just our local office? How do you want this information presented? Pg. 17, Scope of Work Bullet #12 Water Quality Modeling - Do you have a specific software that you use? Bullet #17/18 - Can you provide more details on how you want Consultant to assist your GIS department?
Response: Please see Addendum 1.
Posted: 10/30/2020
Question: Owner's and Contractor’s Protective Liability Coverage is not typically retained by engineers providing professional services, but by those that are providing physical work at the job site. We believe that Professional Liability and General Liability insurance coverage provides the required coverages. Would the County remove the requirement for Owner's and Contractor’s Protective Liability Coverage?
Response: Please see Addendum 1.
Posted: 10/30/2020
Question: Would the County be willing to revise the Insurance Requirement clauses (Section 5 of RFQ and Section 15 of Sample Contract) as follows in order to ensure all requirements reflect the provisions of our insurance policies and carriers? (B) Automobile Liability – Strike “1,000,000 Each Occurrence Limit”; (C) Workers’ Compensation – Add the following after “Employers Liability: “1,000,000 each accident, $1,000,000 each employee for disease, $1,000,000 policy limit for disease.” (D) Owners’ & Contractors’ Protective Liability – Strike this requirement in its entirety; (E) Professional Liability – Replace “occurrence” with “claim and in the aggregate.”; (F) Coverage Provisions – (b) Replace “added” with “included”; (c) Insert “required above to include additional insureds” after “The offeror’s insurance”; (d) Strike the portion of the sentence that reads “…suspension, or void of coverage in whole or part” and insert the following at the end of the subclause: “…, except in the event of cancellation due to non-payment of premium.”; (f) Revise to read “All deductibles or self-insured retentions shall appear on the certificate(s).”; (g) Strike this clause in its entirety; (h) Strike “agents” and insert the following at the end of the subclause: “, except with respect to Professional Liability insurance.”
Response: Please see Addendum 1.
Posted: 10/30/2020
Question: Section 6 of the Sample Contract contains an indemnification obligation related to compliance with Laws. Would the County accept a change that conforms said indemnification obligation to the same terms as Section 18 (Indemnification) to avoid insurability issues?
Response: Please see Addendum 1.