1240LT26Q0003-0001 Questions and Answers Amendment 02 .pdf

Amendment 02 Questions & Answers

Strawberry-Kamas Bunkhouse Renovations March 4, 2026

A site visit was held on February 11, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. at the Strawberry and Kamas Administrative sites. The following were attendees:

Individual Company/Organization

Rob Broomhead Global Engineering Sherry Wiscombe Cripple Creek Consulting Steve Barker Sage Construction Wyatt Sargent High and Heavy Const.

Charlotte Underdal House of Renovations Pete Smith Advanced Solutions Vincent Steinfeldt Diversified Maintenance Dave Meryhew D.M. Concrete Const. Inc Molly Meryhew D.M. Concrete Const. Inc.

Calvin Patterson Mountain Floor Coverings Todd Raisanen Miko LLC Alan Harce AA&A Maintenance LLC Travis Claborn TXCS Services LLC Dave Gantulga Fix Now Dave Petterson Fix Now Robert Mitchell Done Right Construction Eran R Campbell Paulsen Construction Harold Saunders Paulsen Construction

The following questions and answers are being provided for informational or clarification purposes only.

Strawberry Site Visit Questions:

1. Environmental inspections to be done?

Environmental inspections like asbestos, lead paint, and mold testing and reporting will be done by contractor or subbed out by contractor to a qualified entity.

2. Is each contractor responsible for their own demolition?

Yes.

3. Does safety, quality control, quality assurance and superintendent have to be at the site all the time or can the superintendent represent all of them?

So long as they have the proper qualifications for all roles, they can be the same person.

All qualified and competent personnel will be required to join all intermittent construction update meetings.

4. Are sizes of windows to be provided by the Forest service?

No, contractor will verify all measurements before providing a quotation.

5. Can subcontractors come and visit?

The exteriors of all sites are all available for visual access. Interiors will not be available for visitation.

6. Concerning main house, will windowsill tiles be removed or leave when new windows are installed?

Interior tiles to be preserved.

7. Will contractors or subcontractors be able to come back and visit to take measurements?

Measurements can be taken from the exterior of buildings. There is no further interior access.

8. Concerning main house, leaving heater units in place on the wall and painting around them?

Disconnect from wall, paint behind OR isolate (taping) paint around them.

9. Will contractors be providing furniture?

Yes, for all line items specifying replacement of furniture. See SEC 125000.13.

10. Scheduling houses for work, what order will these be in?

Construction sequencing will be coordinated after award with COR/ CO. Plan for entire Strawberry site first, then plan for working at Kamas site, 2 houses at a time.

11. Any bat mitigation in crawlspaces under house or bunkhouses?

Inspect as instructed in SOI & Specifications. Forest Service wildlife biologists will confirm no presence of protected bats prior to sealing up of bat intrusion entrances.

12. On the outside of bunkhouses, where the glue stains are will there be cleaning off the glue or putting a larger board to cover glue, stains?

If this references the glue below the soffit/fascia, no. The glue is to remain for prevention of bird nesting in the crevices of the building.

13. Is there flexibility with the laydown and staging areas?

Strawberry & Kamas staging sites will need approval from COR after award.

14. Any foundation information for strawberry bunkhouses?

There is no additional information on foundation conditions for the Strawberry site.

15. What are the contract evaluation factors, and is it best value?

Yes, See in solicitation: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

16. Building 1063 baseboard?

Strawberry buildings will have baseboards replaced with wood to match existing, based on specification 062023.

17. Do the Priority Work items under the SUB ITEM 1001 - All Buildings - BASE portion of the Strawberry SOI need to be incorporated into the Kamas SOI?

No, Strawberry and Kamas are separate SOI’s. All 'All buildings - BASE' will refer to the respective sites, not both sites.

18. What if any Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) will be required for Strawberry/Kamas?

For Strawberry, IAQ testing and reporting must adhere to the spec 018109. This is supplemented with the asbestos abatement specification and will require an air monitoring plan and testing prior to occupancy.

For Kamas ref Sec 024230: 1.12

19. Spec Section 092900 Gypsum Board: Will Insulation need to be included in the repairs for these areas?

Strawberry site has the gypsum spec for the wall to be installed to create a new room in building 1062. Add new insulation for new wall.

Kamas site: Yes: for all new and exterior walls that are exposed.

Kamas Site Visit Questions:

1. Question about installing smoke / CO2 detectors – locations and quantity?

Wired for power, battery back-up, wire interconnected, refer to Section 267500 in specifications.

2. Would we consider allowing them to install new cabinets instead of refinishing & new hardware Stay with Description of work, Refinishing & new hardware.

3. When were Kamas Houses built?

West House built 1943 East House built 1938 North House built 1960 South House built 1959

4. Does each bunkhouse need to be tested.

All houses need to be tested for lead paint.

All houses “except East House” need tested for mold and asbestos.

East House asbestos report (was negative) is attached to this Amendment for reference.

5. Tenants during work? Specify schedule and that they will have full access to each building as they work on it.

Plan to work on the Strawberry site first. Work at Kamas site is limited to 2 houses at a time after that.

6. Who will move the furniture out of Houses?

Forest Service employees will move furniture out of houses.

7. Strawberry VS Kamas- one has vinyl, one has fiberglass windows, which type will be used?

Stay with each respective SOI.

8. Sick tenant at (West bunkhouse), what information will be provided?

Floor Plan drawing provided with this Amendment.

9. Will replacement baseboards also be 6”?

Section 096519, Part 1.2, B, g. “Replace baseboard with 5”-6” by 15/32-9/16 inch

PVC.”

10. Will the bunkhouses be occupied during construction?

No.

11. Will double hung windows be replaced with double hung windows?

No, replace with vertical sliding windows.

12. Will the Kamas South House porch be fully taken out?

Yes, the front porch will be taken out and replaced, along with other items in the description of work for this section, see also South House Section 33000-701 Task 4 & 5.

13. What are the summer and winter temperature ranges for Strawberry and Kamas?

Temperatures are responsibility of Contractor to ascertain.

14. For the Kamas East House, will the ceiling tiles need to be taken out?

No, ceiling tiles will be painted.

15. Will the South House need refinish of cabinetry?

16. Is there any permitting needed for this remodel?

None required for remodeling work (i.e. city permits), contractors are required to be licensed, bonded, and insured.

17. Will the South House kitchen need refinishing?

No, just the hallway and entryway.

18. Will the porch come fully out for the East house?

No concrete work for the East House.

Only concrete cutting if Option Item is exercised. Sect 091110-405.05

19. East House has a covered cold air return in the front room, what will be done with that?

That cold air return has been abandoned, remove covering, install gypsum board, finish and paint to match existing room.

20. Will there need to be code upgrades to the houses?

All new construction must be brought up to code. Existing infrastructure is not required to be brought up to code.

21. There is a dresser in the East House kitchen, will that also need refinishing with the cabinetry?

22. Does the East House have an asbestos report, and does that include lead and mold testing?

The East House has an asbestos report, see attached document, but does not have a lead and mold testing report.

23. How much of the flooring will need to be removed?

Pull all flooring down to expose original wood subfloor.

24. Will the East House basement need any access to the hole in concrete?

East house basement storage room, installation will include an access door, in this area with a hole in the north wall concrete. (defined in the description of work, Sec 091110- 405.05- A.-B.-b.) The concrete hole currently is located where the west storage room will be.

25. Will the basement in the East House need to be fully finished?

No. Ref: Sec. 091110-405.05

26. Will the pavers outside (in backyard) of the North House also be reworked?

No. Ref: Sec 033000-501, 1.2

27. West house. Could we do like a zoom call, and I could walk through with my camera on the phone so that they can see it.

No, West House floor plans are provided with this Amendment.

28. What does refinishing entail? Definition of refinishing?

Ref SECTION 090190 - MAINTENANCE REPAINTING.

General Questions:

29. Why is there no toilet existing in back restroom/master bedroom for Strawberry on building 1002 or 02? ….. Are there any problems inside the drain or known plumbing problems associated with that drain line that need to be addressed before installing a toilet?

There are no known plumbing issues for that location. Contractor shall perform an inspection to confirm no problems exist prior to the new toilet installation.

30. I would ask does the customer require any termite treatment or pest control treatment for bugs/roaches becoming a naissance besides mice and bats? If so for how long would the customer like these specific treatments to be performed?

There are no known issues with bugs, roaches, or termites. Follow protocols for bat/rodent mitigation.

31. Where shall a backflow preventer (RPDA) be installed for all four buildings as I don’t see any backflow/back siphonage or cross connection protection for these buildings and the potable water supply lines (well or city supplied)? Can these be called out in drawings?

RPDAs/Backflow Prevention is not in the scope of this contract.

32. A. What type of heated shed/structure/room and where would the customer like a small heating unit with a shed built for preventing freezing during the winter months?

No new shed will be built.

B. If any; Does the customer concur with contractor to protect all hose bibs or wall or free-standing hydrants which shall require a frost free/lead free PVB on all hose bibs per building codes. Can these be called out in drawings?

Not Applicable to this requirement.

32. Per our review, Buildings #1062, #1063, #1064, and #1065 are indicated to receive blinds. Could you kindly confirm if these buildings correspond to the Strawberry Bunkhouses?

Yes, Buildings #1062, #1063, #1064 and #1065 are the Strawberry Administrative Site Bunkhouses.

33. Additionally, may we please request guidance on where we can find the drawing plans for the Kamas Bunkhouses?

The Kamas Bunkhouse floor plan/drawings are attached to this Amendment and outline window locations.

34. One more question just to confirm in buildings 1063 & 1065 it states on the bid form that we are only replacing the mattresses is that correct with no bedframe?

This is correct, only replace mattresses and keep bedframes in these two buildings.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.