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ADDENDUM No. 1
SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
Description of RFP: 7023 South Transit Center
OPENING DATE: 3:00 P.M. (Our Clock) April 8, 2009
Financial Services
Purchasing Division
215 N. Mason St. 2nd Floor
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
970.221.6775
970.221.6707
fcgov. corn/purchasing
To all prospective bidders under the specifications and contract documents described
above, the following changes are hereby made.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
Question:
Please describe the City's expectations for "Fast -Track Scheduling". Specifically, will
the City employ an independent Construction Manager to oversee Multiple -Prime
Contracts with the selected General Contractor(s), and will the City consider the
option to pursue limited construction activities concurrent with design activities in
later stages of the Phase Two work?
Response:
The City's Operations Services will directly oversee the design and construction of
the South Transit Center and will serve as construction manager. We anticipate that
there may be more that one bid package for this project - i.e. separate bid packages
for the building and for the site work. However, the City would like to keep their
options open at this time. Some of the IT components such as data/telecom, video
security, and communications may be contracted directly through City vendors.
There will not be opportunities for concurrent design and construction activities.
CDOT funding for construction will not be made available until after final design is
complete - i.e. we are planning conventional design/bid/build procurement for this
project.
2. Question:
Please clarify the City's intentions for multiple bid packages. Should the design team
expect to create two separate bid packages for construction purposes, and if so,
please clarify extent.
Response:
See above response. This has not yet been determined, but may be required.
3. Question:
The sketch site plan provided shows bus circulation exiting the site from the North-
West corner of the property, but this does not appear to be a feasible option based
on observed site conditions? Can you please describe the proposed connection of
the Mason Corridor BRT between the South Transit Center and Harmony Road?
Response:
I'm not sure I understand this question. The Mason BRT will connect to the NW
corner of the site in the approximate location of the existing Mason Trail. The
existing Mason Trail will be shifted further to the west adjacent to the BNSF railroad
to accommodate the BRT alignment along the west side of the South Transit Center.
4. Question:
Will a Traffic Impact Analysis be needed as part of the South Transit project and
therefore should a traffic engineer be on our team.
Response:
No, a traffic impact study is not required.
5. Question: We have an out-of-state architect and a local architect on our team. We
are toying with who should be prime on this and are wondering if there is a desire by
the City to have the prime be local.
Response: Consultant teaming arrangements are strictly up to the Proposer.
However, the Proposer should consider that the South Transit Center Project will
involve a significant coordination effort with local City staff, the Mason BRT Project
and other local entities. How the Proposer plans to address these coordination
efforts should be considered in their proposed organization and demonstrated in the
Proposal.
6. The following is in response to questions raised at the Pre -Proposal Meeting
regarding the total project funding. Total funding for the transit component of the
project including the transit center building and all transit related facilities is $5 million
— 80 percent from a grant from CDOT SB-1 funding and 20 percent local match in
the form of funding dollars and/or land value. The cost of the parking facilities and
related site work is not included in the $5 million transit funding. The cost of the
parking facilities, estimated at $500,000, will be paid through other funding sources.
7. Correction on Page 4 of the RFP Project Schedule: Bid/Contract Phase should be
November through December, 2009.
Please contact John D. Stephen, CPPO, CPPB, Senior Buyer at (970) 221-6777 with
any questions regarding this addendum.
RECEIPT OF THIS ADDENDUM MUST BE ACKNOWLEDGED BY A WRITTEN
STATEMENT ENCLOSED WITH THE BID/QUOTE STATING THAT THIS ADDENDUM
HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
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