The Collier Report of U.S. Government Contracting

Sampling of Federal Government Funding Actions/Set Asides

In order by amount of set aside monies.

• $9,485 - Wednesday the 9th of May 2012
  Forest Service
  ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION
  MODIFICATION ONE (01) SNOWY RANGE SCENIC BYWAY PAVING PROJECT THIS CONTRACT IS BEING MODIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 52-243-1, CHANGES, FIXED PRICE. THIS CHANGES IS A RESULT OF CORRECTING THE DECELERATION LANE LOCATED AT THE CENTENNIAL VISITORS CENTER. THE CHANGES ARE IDENTIFIED BELOW: BID ITEM 5 - REMOVAL OF STRUCTURES AND OBSTRUCTIONS - 1 LS, INCREASE OF $12,974.00 BID ITEM 7 - ROADWAY EXCAVATION - 43 CY @ $132.17 PER CY INCREASE OF $ 5,683.31 BID ITEM 8 - AGGREGATE BASE - 12 T @ $100.81 PER T INCREASE OF $ 1,209.72 BID ITEM 10 - HOT ASPHALT - 11 T @ 193.48 PER T INCREASE OF $ 2,128.28 ITEM 22 - UNCLASSIFIED BORROW - REDUCTION OF 154 CY @ $79.33 DECREASE OF ($12,216.82) ITEM 25 - END SECTION FOR 24"CMP -REDUCTION OF 1 @ $293.75 DECREASE OF ($293.75) TOTAL INCREASE FOR THIS MODIFICATION $9,484.74 THE FOLLOWING LIST OF ATTACHMENTS ARE FOR THE REVISED DECELERATION LANE AT THE CENTENNIAL VISITORS CENTER AND ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE CONTRACT: TITLE PAGE CE ! SITE DEVELOPMENT CE 2 SITE DEMO PLAN CE 4 DECELERATION LANE CE 5 DECELERATION LANE TABLES CE 6 STRIPING DETAILS CONTRACT RECAP: BASE CONTRACT $1,205,312.42 MODIFICATION 1 $ 9,484.74 REVISED TOTAL $1,214,797.20 ALL OTHER TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND PROVIDIONS OF THIS CONTRACT REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.

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• $42,584 - Friday the 10th of July 2015
  Forest Service
  ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION
  MODIFICATION SIX (6) SNOWY RANGE SCENIC BYWAY PAVING PROJECT THIS CONTRACT IS BEING MODIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 52.243-1 CHANGES FIXED PRICE. THE FOLLOWING CHANGES ARE TO SOLIDIFY THE ACTUAL QUANTITIES USED VERSUS THE ESTIMATED QUANTITIES USED FOR AGGREGATE, FOG SEAL AND HOT ASPHALT CONCRETE. CONTRACTING OFFICER TOM FULLER REQUESTED AND CONTRACTOR 71 CONSTRUCTION COMPLIED WITH A REQUEST TO REDUCE THE COST OF AGGREGATE USED FOR THIS PROJECT BASED ON THE INCREASED QUANTITIES REQUIRED. THIS MODIFICATION ALSO FORMALLY ADDRESSES THE CHANGES PREVIOUSLY AGREED TO IN EMAILS DATED JULY 25, 2012 AND AUGUST 24, 2012 REGARDING THE CHIP SEAL FOR BRUSH CREEK VISITOR CENTER AND ASPHALT QUANTITIES AND ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. CHANGES TO MIRROR/MARIE TRAIL: A. REMOVE THE CHIP SEAL FROM MIRROR/MARIE TRAILS WHICH INCLUDES: BID ITEM 13 - EMULSIFIED ASPHALT FOR ($9,788.22) BID ITEM 14 - SURFACE TREATMENT AGGREGATE FOR(15,316.20) AND BID ITEM 12 - FOG SEAL FOR ($1,820.16) B. PAY ITEM 3 - CONSTRUCTION SURVEY/STAKING WAS NOT NEEDED TO CONSTRUCT THE TRAIL WHICH RESULTS IN A COST REDUCTION OF ($2,470.00). C. PAY ITEM 8 - AGGREGATE BASE WAS UNDER ESTIMATED IN THE SCHEDULE OF ITEMS AND RESULTED IN AN INCREASE OF 85.57 TONS OF MATERIAL, WHICH EQUATES TO AN ADDITIONAL COST OF $2,481.53. D. PAY ITEM 11 - MINOR HOT ASPHALT CONCRETE LISTED IN THE SCHEDULE OF ITEMS WAS 18.05 TONS OVER WHAT WAS NEEDED TO CONSTRUCT THE TRAIL, WHICH RESULTS IN A COST REDUCTION OF ($3,438.88). TOTAL COST REDUCTION FOR MIRROR/MARIE TRAIL: ($30,351.93) 2. CHANGES TO BRUSH CREEK VISITOR CENTER: A. REMOVE AND REPLACE NEWLY PLACED ASPHALT AT BRUSH CREEK VISITOR CENTER HWY 130 ENTRANCE. ADDITIONAL COST $10,356.00. B. PAY ITEM 13 - EMULSIFIED ASPHALT. INCREASED QUANTITY BY 1106 GALLONS RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL COST OF $7,886.80. PAY ITEM 14 - SURFACE TREATMENT AGGREGATE. INCREASED QUANTITY BY 46.85 TON RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL COST OF $15,627.29. D. PAY ITEM 8 - AGGREGATE BASE. INCREASED QUANTITY BY 323.54 TON RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL COST OF $20,013.82 E. PAY ITEM 12 - FOG SEAL. DECREASED QUANTITY BY 209 GALLONS RESULTING IN A REDUCTION IN COST OF ($1,235.19) F. PAY ITEM 10 - HOT ASPHALT CONCRETE PAVEMENT. DECREASED QUANTITY BY 9.23 TONS RESULTING IN A COST REDUCTION OF ($2,314.42) TOTAL COST INCREASE FOR BRUSH CREEK VISITOR CENTER: $50,334.30 3. CHANGES TO SAND LAKE ROAD: A. PAY ITEM 8 - AGGREGATE BASE. PLACED ADDITIONAL 789.11 TONS RESULTING IN A COST INCREASE OF $39,827.44 TOTAL COST INCREASE FOR SAND LAKE ROAD: $39,827.44 4. CHANGES TO CENTENNIAL PAVING: A. PAY ITEM 10 - HOT ASPHALT CONCRETE PAVEMENT FOR PARKING LOT. REDUCED 4.3 TON RESULTING TO A COST REDUCTION OF ($797.56). B. CONTRACT MODIFICATION 5, THE REQUISITION WAS FOR $93,000.00 HOWEVER THE ACTUAL COST OF THE ADDITIONAL MATERIAL WAS $92,513.54 RESULTING IN AN OVER OBLIGATION AMOUNT OF $487.48. THIS RESULTS IN A CREDIT BALANCE OF ($487.48). C. PAY ITEM 8 - AGGREGATE BASE. INCREASED QUANTITY BY 112.65 TON RESULTING IN AN ADDITIONAL COST OF $9,800.25 D. PAY ITEM 7 - ROADWAY EXCAVATION. INCREASED QUANTITY BY 62 CY RESULTING IN AN ADDITIONAL COST OF $6,178.96 E. PAY ITEM 18 - PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT. REDUCED QUANTITY BY 16 CY RESULTING IN A COST REDUCTION OF ($6,052.96) F. PAY ITEM 21 AND 24 - CORRUGATED METAL PIPE. ELIMINATED ITEM RESULTING IN A COST REDUCTION OF ($1,267.70) G. PAY ITEM 22 - UNCLASSIFIED BORROW. DID NOT NEED THIS ITEM. REDUCTION IN QUANTITY BY 22 CY RESULTING IN A COST REDUCTION OF ($1745.26) TOTAL COST INCREASE FOR CENTENNIAL PARKING LOT: $5,628.25 5. CHANGES TO BARBER LAKE ROAD A. PAY ITEM 10 HOT ASPHALT CONCRETE PAVEMENT. REDUCED QUANTITY BY 6.11 TON RESULTING IN A COST REDUCTION OF ($2164.53) TOTAL COST REDUCTION FOR BARBER LAKE ROAD: ($2,164.53) 6. CHANGES RESULTING FROM VECP PER CONTRACT MOD 4: A. PAY ITEM 10 - HOT ASPHALT CONCRETE PAVEMENT - SWITCHING ASPHALT CEMENT FROM PG64-28 TO PG58-28 AT SAND LAKE ROAD, CENT

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• $111,422 - Wednesday the 22nd of August 2012
  Forest Service
  ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION
  MODIFICATION FIVE (5) SNOWY RANGE SCENIC BYWAY PAVING PROJECT THIS CONTRACT IS BEING MODIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 52.243-1 CHANGES FIXED PRICE. THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THIS CONTRACT: A) CHANGE QUANTITY OF ASPHALT REQUIRED FOR BARBER LAKE SECTION. THE WORK REQUIRED FOR THIS SECTION OF ROAD WAS NOT PROPERLY IDENTIFIED IN THE SOLICITATION AND SUBSEQUENT AWARD. THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT QUANTITY WAS FOR APPROXIMATELY 50 TONS OF ASPHALT BASED ON AN AREA SIZE OF 32 FEET BY 65 FEET (2080 SF) X 3.5 INCHES THICK. WHILE REVISITING THE SITE WITH THE CONTRACT PRIOR TO BEGINNING WORK ON THIS SECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NOT ONE AREA TO BE TREATED, BUT THREE (3). THESE AREAS WERE 74 FEET BY 20 FEET WIDE, 129 FEET BY 20 FEET WIDE AND 8 FEET BY 14 FEET WIDE FOR A TOTAL OF 4172 SQUARE FEET. ADDITIONAL COST IS $18,421.52. B) CHANGE THE SCOPE OF WORK REGARDING THE CENTENNIAL PARKING LOT AREA. THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT REQUIRED THAT THE EXISTING PARKING LOT AREA (2435 SQUARE YARDS) BE COATED WITH SLURRY SEAL. UPON INVESTIGATION OF THE SITE THIS YEAR IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE EXISTING PARKING LOT AREA HAS DETERIORATED AND IT CAN NO LONGER BE TREATED WITH SLURRY SEAL. AS A RESULT, THE CONTRACTOR, FOREST ENGINEER, WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND FOREST LEADERSHIP RECOMMENDED THAT THIS AREA BE COMPLETELY REMOVED AND NEW AGGREGATE AND ASPHALT BE PUT IN PLACE OF THE SLURRY SEAL. ADDITIONAL COST IS $92,513.14. C) AFTER REMOVAL OF THE ABOVE ASPHALT THE EXISTING PARKING LOT AREA SHALL BE RE-SHAPED TO ACCEPT THE NEW 4 INCH THICK ASPHALT. IN ADDITION ITEM 18 SHALL BE INCREASED TO INCLUDE THE CAST-IN-PLACE CURG AND GUTTER AT THE EAST END OF THE PARKING ISLAND. ADDITIONAL COST $6,206.93. D) FOR THE BRUSHY CREEK TOILET INSTALLATION, A SEPARATE CONTRACTOR WILL BE SUPPLYING THE PRE-FABRICATED TOILET. THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THIS CONTRACT REQUIRED THAT THE PAVING CONTRACTOR (71 CONSTRUCTION) SUPPLY ONE (1) CUBIC YARDS OF CONCRETE TO BE PLACED IN FRONT OF THE INSTALLED PRE-FABRICATED BUILDING. THE ACTUAL QUANTITY WAS 3.2 CUBIC YARDS (BREAKDOWN ATTACHED). ADDITIONAL COST $3,984.15. RECAP OF ADDITIONAL COSTS FOR THIS MODIFICATION ARE AS FOLLOWS: ITEM A: $ 18,421.52 ITEM B: $ 92,513.14 ITEM C: $ 6,206.93 ITEM D: $ 3,984.15 MODIFICATION TOTAL $121,125.74 CONTRACT RECAP: BASE CONTRACT $1,205,312.42 MODIFICATION 1 $ 9,484.74 MODIFICATION 2 $ -0- MODIFICATION 3 $ (20,788.14) MODIFICATION 4 $ (10,092.50) MODIFICATION 5 $ 121,124.74 REVISED TOTAL $1,305,041.26 ALL OTHER TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND PROVIDIONS OF THIS CONTRACT REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.

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