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Home My WebLink AboutBID - 8212 PRESSURE WASHING FOR DOWNTOWN AREAAddendum 1 – 8212 Pressure Washing for Downtown Area Page 1 of 4 ADDENDUM NO. 1 SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS Description of BID 8212: Pressure Washing for Downtown Area OPENING DATE: 3:00 PM (Our Clock) February 12, 2016 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 been changed to February 12, 2016 at 3:00 PM (our clock) 2. Additional Information Exhibit 1 – Clarifications & Additional Information Exhibit 2 – Questions & Answers Exhibit 3 – Power Washing Schedule Please contact Doug Clapp, CPPB, Senior Buyer at (970) 221-6776 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 Addendum 1 – 8212 Pressure Washing for Downtown Area Page 2 of 4 EXHIBIT 1 – CLARIFICATIONS & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CLARIFICATIONS 1. Pressure washing operations are to be conducted between the hours of 3am to 9am unless specific locations stated in the contract require a specific time schedule for work to be completed in. 2. In the existing bid, it states that all pressure washing needs to be completed by 8am. This needs to be changed to 9am. 3. Waste water disposal – All waste water produced from the first pressure washing of the year, from each location, cannot be pumped in to any adjacent landscape. The waste water is required to be removed from the jobsite and disposed of, accordingly. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS 1. The City of Fort Collins wishes to hire a professional and experienced Contractor. The following items must be submitted with the bid package and will be reviewed as an integral part of the selection process and will have a bearing on the award. 2. Bidders shall supply the following information: a. Company name, address, phone number, fax number. b. Principal owners names and addresses. c. Qualifications of crew chiefs with number of years’ experience, number of years of supervisory experience, training, certifications, and specialties. d. Qualifications of other permanent crew members. e. Staff size estimated for this contract and break out of crews. f. Current equipment list with age of equipment. A list of equipment to be purchased if awarded this contract. g. A list of five references of past work, one per year desirable over the last five years. List of similar work within last five years (municipal, county, work desirable). h. Other major work that is scheduled for Contractor for 2016. i. Other types of services that may be used for this project or other City work (explain). j. A short written description of the Contractor motivation for the project and what enhanced service the City would receive as a result of the contract being awarded to your firm. k. Certifications/License pertinent to quality performance. NOTE: All listed certifications/license are not required to be eligible to bid on this contract but is factored into the City decision process Addendum 1 – 8212 Pressure Washing for Downtown Area Page 3 of 4 EXHIBIT 2 - QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 1. On page 4 of your ITB, requirement # 3 ask the contractor to provide the city with a list of the cleaning agents to and the Safety Data Sheet for each product. Do you want that information submitted with the bid or after, once the contract has been awarded? Yes, that required information is expected to be submitted with the bid 2. On page 4 of your ITB, requirement #4 reads "The City must receive a copy of the agreement and/or contract made with the waste disposal facility used to dispose of waste water from pressure washing referred to in this contract." Do you want the copy of that contract or agreement attached to the bid to be submitted or after the contract has been awarded? Yes, that required information is expected to be submitted with the bid 3. In the areas on the sidewalks that are fenced off and have patio furniture, specifically in front of restaurants, would you like us to move the furniture and pressure-wash up to the building or not? Fenced in areas in front of restaurants are not required to be pressure-washed. 4. In Location #15, was it only specific sections in the courtyard that are to be pressured- washed or it is the entire courtyard area? The entire Old town Square is expected to be pressure washed with the exception of the black granite oval-shaped interactive water feature area and all of the privately operated outdoor restaurant/bar patios. 5. Do you have a preferred location (s) where you would like us to get the water? Large volume water filling is available at the City of Fort Collins Utility Operations building 700 Wood Street. Using tank water is usually only needed when our sprinkler systems have not been charged up for the season. Once the sprinkler systems have been charged up, your pressure washing operation is encouraged to use our quick coupler system to provide water to the pressure washing system. The quick coupler system is available throughout the downtown area. 6. We would like to add another question: in the areas in the schedule where the bid says "six (6) monthly cleanings ...", does that mean it needs to be cleaned six times per month or once a month for the six months period states in the schedule? It means once a month for six consecutive months. Please see Exhibit 2. 7. Are traffic plans needed? Not needed 8. When does work need to be done? No earlier than 3am and no later than 9am Addendum 1 – 8212 Pressure Washing for Downtown Area Page 4 of 4 EXHIBIT 3 – POWER WASHING SCHEDULE February March April May June July August September October November Locations: Downtown Sidewalks (5 days to complete) W-1/2 W-1/2 W-1/2 W-1/2 W-1/2 W-1/2 Location #s 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 & 8 none Linden Street (2 days to complete) W-2 W-2 W-2 W-2 W-2 W-2 W-2 Location # 9 Linden Street can only be pressure washed 7am - 9am due to noise ordinance Olive NW & NE (2 corners and 1 crosswalk) W-3 W-3 W-3 Weekly Weekly Weekly W-3 W-3 Location # 10 NW corner can only be pressure washed 7am - 9am due to noise ordinance Oak NE & SE Corners (2 corners and 2 crosswalks) Weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly Location # 11 Oak Bus Stop W-2 W-2 W-2 W-2 W-2 W-2 W-2 W-2 Location # 12 Mountain & College corners (4 corners and 4 crosswalks) Weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly Location # 13 Laporte & College corners (2 corners and 1 crosswalk) W-3 W-3 W-3 W-3 W-3 W-3 W-3 W-3 Location # 14 Old Town Square (2 days to complete) 15-Mar 12-Apr 10-May 14-Jun 12-Jul 16-Aug 13-Sep 11-Oct Location #15 Oak Street Plaza - AS NEEDED BASIS - BY REQUEST TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD Location #16 Alleys: Tenney Alley - AS NEEDED BASIS - BY REQUEST TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD Location # 17 Old Firehouse Alley W-4 W-4 W-4 W-4 W-4 W-4 W-4 Location # 18 Montezuma Fuller Alley W-4 W-4 W-4 W-4 W-4 W-4 W-4 Location # 19 West Myrtle Alley W-4 W-4 W-4 W-4 W-4 W-4 W-4 Location # 20 Incidentals Legend: W-1 1st Week W-2 2nd Week of the W-3 3rd Week month W-4 4th Week 2016 Downtown Fort Collins Pressure Washing Schedule