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1330 Nebraska Demolition & Site Excavation
Request for Bids
Posted: February 21, 2024
Site Visit: February 27, 2024 at 8:30 a.m.
Questions by: March 1, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.
Deadline for bids: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 by 2:30 p.m.
1330 Nebraska Project Questions & Answers
Question: There is no “bid sheet” attached to the request for bids. How should contractors submit their cost-itemized bids? What work should be cost-itemized?
Answer: Bidders should submit an itemized bid in the typical fashion of your firm. Cost itemization should include at least the following areas:
- Demolition of the primary structure on the site, including full foundation removal.
- Removal of all ancillary structures, pavement, concrete, and trees from the entire project site.
- Excavation of select areas of the project site to 18” below grade to check for existing foundations.
- Filling, grading, and seeding of the entire site following demolition and excavation work.
Question: The Request for Bids states that all trees should be removed from the project site, as well as any vegetation that is in the path of equipment. Can you clarify the extent to which trees and vegetation on the site need to be cleared?
Answer: The Land Bank is seeking a shovel-ready site following demolition work. This includes removing all trees on the project site, including small trees, bushes, and brush.
Question: Should tree stumps be dug up and removed, or ground down?
Answer: Our expectation is a shovel-ready site as best as a bidder can deliver. If tree stumps cannot be removed with heavy equipment, then tree stumps should be ground down after trees are cleared; full stump removal is not required unless also necessary to remove concrete or pavement.
Question: Does the entire site need to be graded and leveled as part of the work?
Answer: Those areas on the project site directly affected by the work - building demolition, clearance of ancillary structures, concrete, and trees, and excavation of select areas – will need to be filled, graded, and seeded. Areas unaffected by the work do not need to be graded.
Question: Should the electrical utility pole behind the structure be removed during demolition work?
Answer: The electrical line will be terminated and disconnected before the start of demolition work through the Owner’s coordination. The electrical pole should be abandoned through the regular Toledo Edison process by the bidder and must be disposed of as part of the scope of work.
Question: Are there any other considerations we should factor in for this demolition project?
Answer: We expect you to follow the bid proposal and safely deliver the project using all of the best practices of the demolition industry.