10-25-18 Bidder Conference Questions and Answers.docx
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This document contains the Questions and Answers from the Bidder Conference held on October 25, 2018 for the Illinois Department of Human Services' Invitation for Bid (IFB) to remove and replace heating and cooling water looping piping in four (4) buildings at the Shapiro Center in Kankakee County, Illinois. The project involves removing and replacing supply and return lines, valves, and piping in each building, with 29 bedrooms in Building 100 and 28 bedrooms in the other three identical buildings. The work is required to be completed during Fiscal Year 2019, which ends on June 30, 2019. Prevailing wage rates apply, and the use of Pro Press fittings is acceptable.
The Q&A session addressed numerous technical details of the project, including the presence of asbestos in elbows and fittings, requirements for ceiling tile and grid work, and the location of the system shut-off. Bidders were informed that they can submit bids through the BidBuy system, and that the Center's staff will be responsible for removing the ceiling grid. Additionally, soft solder is acceptable if pipes are not soldered using the Pro Press method.
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Questions and Answers from Bidder Conference held on October 25, 2018 at 10:00am
Q1 – Can the Veteran and BEP minority vendor be the same entity?
A1 – Yes.
Q2 - Does every room have piping?
A2 – Yes. Every bedroom and office with outside walls will have piping going to it.
Q3 - Do the existing valves stay?
A3 – Yes. Valves that are located where piping enters each wing will stay but new valves will go next to old valves. Valves at each bedroom and office will be replaced since they are before the strainer.
Q4 – Are we replacing the strainer?
A4 – No only the pipe to the strainer.
Q5 - Is the insulation staying?
A5 - Yes but only the insulation on the pipes not being replaced.
Q6 - Circuit set around this?
A6 – No there will be no circuit setters installed.
Q7 - How many bedrooms are in each building?
A7 – There are 29 bedrooms in Building 100 and 28 bedrooms in the other buildings.
Q8 - Is there asbestos?
A8 – Yes at the elbows and fittings.
Q9 - Demo in place?
A9 – Yes – can reuse any old hangers if usable.
Q10 - Are all buildings mirror images of each other?
A10 – Building 100 is a single floor building and the other 3 are identical.
Q11 - Replace supply and return?
A11 – Yes replace both the supply and return lines.
Q12 - Where is the system shut down located?
A12 – In the basement of Building 100.
Q13 - How old is the system?
A13 – Circa 1970-1972.
Q14 - Is this project for 2019?
A14 – This project is for Fiscal Year 2019 which we are currently in and which ends June 30, 2019.
Q15 - Is the vendor replacing ceiling tiles?
A15 – No the Center shall be responsible for that.
Q16 - Does vendor remove ceiling grid or salvage?
A16 – No the Center’s staff shall do this.
Q17 - Can bids be submitted in BidBuy?
A17 – Yes.
Q18 - Is Pro Press acceptable?
A18 – Pro Press method is acceptable.
Q19 - Is Pro Press rated for 220 degrees Fahrenheit?
A19 – Yes - 250F.
Q20 – Is soft solder ok?
A20 – Yes if pipes are soldered instead of using Pro Press method.
Q21 - Is Pro Press easier?
A21 – Yes - no torch or fire used to make up fittings.
Q22 – Are Prevailing Wage rates required?
A22 – Yes.
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