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ADDENDUM NO. 1
SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
Description of BID 7611: Fencing at Soapstone Natural Area
OPENING DATE: 3:00 PM (Our Clock) March 27, 2014
To all prospective bidders under the specifications and contract documents described
above, the following changes/additions are hereby made and detailed in the following
sections of this addendum:
1. The Opening Date has changed to 3:00 PM (our clock) on March 27, 2014.
2. Additional Information
Exhibit 1 – Changes to the Specifications
Exhibit 2 – Revised Map for Bernard Bison Pasture
Please contact John Stephen, CPPO, LEED AP, 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.
Financial Services
Purchasing Division
215 N. Mason St. 2nd Floor
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
970.221.6775
970.221.6707
fcgov.com/purchasing
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EXHIBIT A – CHANGES TO THE SPECIFICATIONS
Changes are as follows:
1) All work shall be completed within 120 days of notice to proceed, with additional
days allowed for inclement weather/conditions at the City’s discretion. In the bid
it was listed as 90 days. If the Bernard bison project is delayed by the City, an
amended timeline between the City and contractor will be agreed upon. If
contractor has to leave the work site after the Brannigan project due to a delay in
the Bernard project by the City, and additional mobilization charge may be
charged by the contractor to cover costs of remobilizing.
2) You must use the following bid schedule.
3) The City will award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for the total
of the Brannigan Fence, Bernard Fence and Bernard Fence Upgrade.
Bernard Bison Pasture Fencing Project
4) Installation of new fencing along existing fence alignment will require removal
and proper off-site disposal (preferably recycling) of existing fence. There is up
to approx. 37,000 ln. ft. of existing fencing that will need to be removed. Please
list cost per ln. ft. of existing fence removal and off-site disposal.
5) The “upgrade” section is actually approx. 8,000 ln. ft., not 8,300 ln. ft.
6) The remaining distance of new fencing is up to approx. 47,800 ln ft, not up to
34,000 ln. ft.
7) The Bernard Pasture Map (attached) has been updated with new information and
correct distances.
8) All wire shall be standard 12 ½ ga wire meeting ASTM 121, Class 1 standards,
not high tensile wire.
9) All steel t-posts shall be standard weight 1.33 lbs./ft., not 1.25 lbs./ft. Length
shall be 7 feet tall, not 7 ½ feet tall. All wood line posts shall be 5” diameter, not
6”. Wood line posts shall be 7 feet tall. Top of all wood and t-posts shall be a
minimum of 66” above ground to allow for an additional wire to be installed in the
future if needed.
10) Wood brace posts for corner/gate/h-braces shall be 6” at the top of post, not 8”,
and 8 feet in length, not 9 feet in length.
11) Wood cross braces for corner/h-braces shall be 4”, not 6”.
12) H braces shall be spaced at a maximum of 800 ln. ft., not 1,320 ln. ft.
13) Wire spacing shall be as follows:
a. Top Wire – 52” above ground, not 60”
b. Second Wire – 40” above ground, not 48”
c. Third Wire – 32” above ground, not 38”
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d. Fourth Wire – 25” above ground, not 28”
e. Bottom Wire – Remains 18” above ground
14) For “upgrade” section of fence, the spec shall now be:
a. One standard weight 6 ½ foot 1.33 lbs./ft steel t-post be placed halfway in
between each wood or metal line post.
b. Replace existing gate and end posts, and the center post in each existing
double line brace, with 6” diameter 8 foot posts.
c. Add one 12 ½ ga, Class 1 smooth wire at 54” above ground, a minimum of
12” above existing top wire
d. Replace existing pipe gates with new 5’ tall pipe gates. City will retain the
existing gates.
Brannigan Cattle Fencing Project
1) All wire shall be standard 12 ½ ga wire meeting ASTM 121, Class 1 standards,
not high tensile wire.
2) All t-posts shall be standard weight 1.33 lbs./ft., not 1.25 lbs./ft.
3) H braces shall be spaced at a maximum of 800 feet, not 1,320 feet.
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BID SCHEDULE Addendum 1
7611 FENCING AT SOAPSTONE PRAIRIE NATURAL AREA
1) Brannigan Fence (Standard Wildlife Friendly Cattle Fence)
Contractor to furnish and install approx. 15,300 ln. ft. of 2 strand smooth and 2 strand barb
wire fencing per specifications for a complete project. Individual items include installation.
15,300 ln.ft. @ ________ per ln. ft. = $ ______________
H-BRACE EACH $
WIRE GATE EACH $
PIPE GATE EACH $
GRAND TOTAL $
2) Bernard Fence (Wildlife Friendly Bison Fence)
a) Contractor to furnish and install approx. up to 47,800 ln. ft. of 2 strand smooth
and 3 strand barbed wire bison fencing per specifications for a complete project.
Individual items include installation.
Up to 47,800 ln.ft. @ ________ per ln. ft. = $ ______________
H-BRACE EACH $
WIRE GATE EACH $
PIPE GATE EACH $
GRAND TOTAL $
b) Bernard Fence Upgrade or Replacement (Wildlife Friendly Cattle Fencing to
Wildlife Friendly Bison Fence)
Upgrade Costs
8,000 ln.ft. @ ________ per ln. ft. = $
H-BRACE EACH $______________
WIRE GATE EACH $______________
PIPE GATE EACH $______________
GRAND TOTAL $______________
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GRAND TOTAL OF BID INCLUDING BRANNIGAN, BENARD AND BENARD FENCE
UPGRADE
$____________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
In writing
FIRM NAME ________________________________________________________________
Are you a Corporation, Partnership, DBA, LLC, or PC
SIGNATURE ________________________________________________________________
Printed ________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS ________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
PHONE ________________________________________________________________
EMAIL ________________________________________________________________
EXHIBIT B – REVISED MAP OF BERNARD BISON PASTURE
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