ADDENDUM NO. 1 Susana Martinez RFP No. 15-36 Governor Development of NMDOT Design Manual Tom Church Cabinet Secretary March 16, 2015 To Whom It May Concern: Commissioners The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) conducted the preproposal conference for RFP No. 15-36 on Thursday, March 12, 2015. Below are the questions that were asked during the pre-proposal conference along with the Department’s responses. Also included in this addendum is the attendance sheet for the pre-proposal conference. It shall be the responsibility of the interested Offerors to adhere to any changes or revisions to the RFP as identified in this Addendum No. 1. This documentation shall become permanent and made part of the Department’s procurement file. Ronald Schmeits Chairman District 4 Dr. Kenneth White Secretary District 1 David Sepich Commissioner District 2 Questions and Responses Question: Response: Questions: Response: G e n e r a l Should Offerors submit proposals in the same format that is used when responding to standard engineering RFP’s? No, follow the “Proposal Format” as specified in Section IV.C of the RFP. Also, please ensure that you respond to all “Mandatory Specifications” as specified in Section V.B of the RFP; failure to do so will deem your proposal non-responsive. It is known that content from the Washington DOT Manual has been utilized for work previously done to the NMDOT’s Design Manual. Should Offerors follow Washington’s DOT Manual format? Content has been obtained from different resources. The Washington State DOT Manual may be used as a resource however the NMDOT does not have a specific format in mind. Offerors should propose a format in their proposal or a desired format may be determined in the early on-set of the contract. O f f i c e P. O. B o x 1 1 4 9 S a n t a F e, N M 8 7 5 0 4 Butch Mathews Commissioner District 5 Jackson Gibson Commissioner District 6 Question: Response: Question: Response: Question: Response: Has there been previous efforts to develop a Design Manual for the NMDOT? If so will that previous work be made available to the awarded Contractor? Any previous work will be provided to the awarded Contractor. Does the NMDOT have any desire to make the Design Manual a web based/web interactive deliverable? At this point no. The final Design Manual shall be delivered in both hard copy and electronic (editable) format. The RFP lists the contract term to be two years. What is the ideal project schedule timeframe? Please see Section II.B.6 of the RFP. If there are any questions or inquiries in relation to this Addendum No. 1 Offerors may contact Vanessa Ytuarte at (505) 827-5492 or by email at [email protected].