HAVO 326181 Rehabilitate Rainshed&Water Treatment

Watch out for

• Very large construction project. The stated magnitude is over $25 million, which is a lot of work, bonding capacity and cash flow for a small firm to carry without a strong team. Magnitude of Construction is over $25 Million.
• Bid guarantee plus performance and payment bonds. You need a bid bond at proposal time and construction bonds after award, and a surety must be willing to bond a project of this size. The SF 24 Bid Bond (OR OTHER SUITABLE BID GUARANTEE) will be reviewed for
• Park water supply must keep running. Only limited parts of the water system can be offline at once, so the schedule has to be carefully phased and your proposal is judged on how you keep water production up. Having all three structures offline, the evaluation showed that there would not
• Lead paint and other hazardous materials. The survey found lead-based paint above EPA limits in several samples (no asbestos found in the samples, and the PCB ballast results were cut off), which adds worker protection, handling and disposal costs. five of the 25 samples exceeded the EPA guidelines
• Historic buildings and national park rules. The buildings being replaced are part of a historic water system, and a separate line item covers the historic (Section 106) review, so expect extra reviews, documentation and possible delays. 00040 CLIN 4 - Building 43 and 241 Section 106
• Resource protection restrictions at a remote island site. The specifications include work restrictions to protect park resources, an endangered bird factsheet and archeological protection, and the site is in Hawaii, so shipping, labor and work windows can raise cost and risk. Resource Protection Work Restriction
• Evaluation favors very similar past projects. Experience with potable water systems, tank rehabilitation and National Park work is rated best, so a firm without that background may score poorly on the top-weighted sub-factor. Projects demonstrating successful performance of potable water infrastructure work, water storage/tank or
• Liquidated damages for late completion. The solicitation lists a liquidated damages clause (a daily charge for finishing late), but the daily amount was not in the text provided. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES—CONSTRUCTION (SEPT 2000)
• Unbalanced pricing is checked. Line items that look front-loaded or out of proportion can hurt your price evaluation, so spread costs carefully across the price schedule. items are unbalanced in accordance with FAR 15.404-1(g). Offerors are cautioned to distribute costs
• Schedule dates are unclear. The line items start 11/01/2026, only about a week after offers are due, and a later delivery date of 12/21/2028 also appears, so the real completion deadline needs to be confirmed. Delivery: 12/21/2028
• Most solicitation sections were not readable. The submission rules (Section L), price schedule, special requirements, drawings and most of the specifications were cut off or too large, so this brief may miss important requirements.