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Home My WebLink AboutNCD980602163_19811202_Warren County PCB Landfill_SERB C_Sverdrup & Parcel memo - Response to Comments-OCRG. H. ANDREWS C. L. CUTTING SVERDRUP & PARCEL E. M. DOUGHERTY ELI LEMCOE CONSULTING ENGINEERS JOHN I. PARCEL 1928-1965 L. J . SVERDRUP 1928-1976 C. N. LETELLIER W. LITTLEFIELD C.M.METCALF W. H. RIVERS 21211 WEST ME!J\(JWVIEW ROAD SUITE 114 GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA 2740? 919/855-9260 G . E. ROSENKOETTER B. R. SMITH. JR. I. R. VERON R. C. WEST December 2, 1981 North Carolina Department of Administration 121 West Jones Street Raleigh, NC 27511 Attention: Mr. John H. Emerson, PE Chief Engineer Subject: Department of Crime Control and Public Safety PCB Wa ste Disposal Site, Warren County Code 14900 -Item 1111-1990 Response to Comments Gentlemen: Submitted herewith are responses to the comments contained in your letter dated September 3, 1981, concerning the subject project. We have added a sentence to the "Notice to Bidders" stating a General Contractors License Classification "Intermediate" is required for this project. The following responses are numbered the same as your comments: I. Forms and Documents A. Typo corrected B. A paragraph, Art. 64, has been added to the supplementary general conditions concerning Builders Risk Insurance. II & III. No Comments therefor~ no responses IV. Plumbing Specifications We disagree, the trash pump does not need to be specified since this will be a contractor owned piece of equipment the same as a dozer, truck, roller, etc. I • North Carolina Department of Administration December 2, 1981 Page II We are enclosing two copies of the revised specification pages for your final review and to be inserted into your documents. Very truly yours, SVERDRUP & PARCEL ;Jo.., .. ..,,__ E-4··· .~ 1-- Frank B. Rainey, Jr. Manager cc: Dav id E. Kelly -with one copy enclosure/ William Meyer -with one copy enclosure M. C. Adams -with one copy enclosure NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals will be received by the North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, Archdale Building, 512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina, up to p.m. and immediately thereafter publicly opened and read for the furnishing of labor, material and equipment entering into the construction_ of PCB Waste Disposal Site, Warren County, North Carolina. Complete plans, s~ecifications and contract documents will be open for inspection in the office of the North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety , Raleigh, North Carolina; in the office of Sverdrup & Parcel, 2211 West Meadowview Road, Suite 114, Greensboro, North Carolina 27407; the offices of the Associated General Contractors, Greensboro, Raleigh and Cha rlotte ; and the offices of F. W. Dodge Corporation, Raleigh and Charlotte, North Carolina, or may be ob tained by those qualified and who will make a bid, upon deposit of Twenty- Five Dollar s ($25) in cash or certified check. The full deposit will be returned to those submitting a bona fide proposal provided plans and specifications are returned to the Engineer in good condition within ten (10) days after the date set for receiving bids. All contractors are hereby notified that they must have proper license under the State laws governing their respective trades. The work will consist of constructing a landfill for approximately 40,000 cubic yards of contaminated soil, placement of the soil, landfill close out, and related miscellaneous work. Genearl Contractors are notified that Chapter 87, Article 1, General Statutes of North Carolina, will be observed in receiving and awarding general con- tracts. General Contractor's license classification "intermediate" is required for this project. Each proposal shall be accompanied by a cash deposit or a certified check drawn on some bank or trust company insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, of an amount equal to not less than 5 percent of the bid executed by a surety company licensed under the laws of North Carolina to execute such bonds, conditioned that the surety will, upon demand forthwith make payment to the obligee upon said bond if the bidder fails to execute the contract in accordance with the Bid Bond. Said deposit shall be retained by the Owner as liquidated damages in event of failure of the successful bidder to execute the contract within 10 days after the award or to give satisfactory surety as required by law, Performance Bond and Payment will be required for one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price. Payment will be made on the basis of ninety-five percent (95%) of monthly estimates and final payment made upon completion and acceptance of work. 7219 PCB WASTE DISPOSAL SITE WARREN COUNTY NC ' . No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for the receipt of bids for a period of thirty (30) days. The owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive infor- malities. 7219 PCB WASTE DISPOSAL SITE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CRIME CONTROL AND PUBLIC SAFETY By : ____________________ _ Burley B. Mitchell, Jr. Secretary WARREN COUNTY NC I . SGC-2 2. Once the landfill is ready to receive contaminated soil, it is estimated that the total time to haul the contaminated soil shall not exceed a period of 6 weeks. Since the time required to place contaminated soil is dependent upon the Department of Transportation's schedule of hauling, no liquidated damages will be assessed for delays in this portion of the work. 3. Placing of top membrane and cover material of the landfill after all contaminated soil is placed -10 calendar days. 4. Completion of project including fencing, seeding, clean- up, etc. -20 calendar days after cover material has been placed over landfill. For each day in excess of the above number of days for only items 1, 3 and 4, Contractor shall pay to the Owner the sum of Two Hundred and No/100 Dollars ($200.00) as liquidated damages reasonably estimated in advance to cover the losses to be incurred by the Owner by reason of failure of said Contractor to complete the work within the time specified, such time being in the essence of this contract and a material consideration thereof. b. The Contractor's attention is invited to the GENERAL CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT, Article 18, "Time of Completion, Delays, Ex- tens ion of Time." Art. 47 CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CODE All work performed shall be in accordance with applicable requirements of the "Rules and Regulations Governing the Construction Industry," promulgated by the North Carolina Department of Labor. Art. 48 EXISTING CONDITIONS The Contractor, in submitting a proposal and in signing the contract, acknowledges that he has thoroughly investigated the existing facilities, has examined the drawings and specifications, and understands clearly the requirements necessary to construct to completion the improve- ments contracted for; that he is fully prepared to sustain all losses . . . ... SGC,8 e. In the event of beneficial occupancy, retainage of funds due the Contractor(s) may be reduced with the approval of the Division of State Construction to an equitable amount to cover the list of items to be completed or corrected. Retainage may not be reduced to less than two and one-half (2 1/2) times the estimated value of the work to be completed or corrected. Reduction of retainage must be with the consent and approval of the Contractor's Bonding Company. Art, 64 INSURANCE The new State General Conditions have changed the Builders Risk Insurance forms 80 and 87 to a single form CF1102. This new form shall be used in lieu of the forms 80 and 87 referred to in this document.