A11 Idaho City QA 03_26_2026.docx

Q&A Critical Housing Deferred Maintenance – Idaho City

1) Item 36 Soffit Repair has already been completed. How should I handle that when I bid in the schedule of items? Please bid $0 for that item

2) When is work allowed to occur in each of the buildings? When are they occupied? See Specs Section 1.3. The bunkhouses are typically occupied between between April 15th and October 31st. Contractors shall give at least 2 week lead time before starting work on any building.

Addition limitations/ include:

The occupancy of the houses does not have a consistent schedule and residents move in and out frequently. In general there are 1-2 empty houses at any point. The contractor shall give a 2-month lead time before they start work on an occupied house so the FS can shuffle residents to another house. The FS would prefer that the empty houses are completed first so that residents can be shuffled in a newly remodeled house. The Contractor shall coordinate with the COR as early as possible, for the FS to accommodate the contractors preferred schedule.

Flooring work in the bunkhouses shall occur when they are unoccupied – between Oct 31, 2026 and April 15, 2027.

All work shall be completed between 7am and 7pm.

3) Who is responsible for moving furniture prior to construction and moving it back after work is completed? The contactor is responsible and the work is considered incidental to selective demo.

4) During the site visit some additional work was mentioned that was not in the contract, how should I handle that in my bid? So that all contractors are bidding on the same items, bid only on the work that is in the contract. If the forest identifies additional work that they want to include in the contract, it will be done through a change order after the contract has been awarded.

5) This site visit included Lowman, Crawford, and Idaho City; are all of these projects being solicited together? These projects are being solicited as separate projects, and the plans and spec packages for each project is independent of the other projects. They all have a similar name as they are being funded through the same part of the Great American Outdoors Act

6) Will a handrail/guardrail be required on any sloped sidewalks/concrete ramps for ADA or wheelchair accessibility? No, if the sidewalk is at 5% slope or less it is not considered a ramp and does not require a handrail

7) In the bunkhouses is replacing the cove part of the flooring work? Yes, if the flooring work in the bunkhouses the contractor shall replace the cove in kind.

8) In the bunkhouses should the tile remain in the bathrooms? Yes, the tile in the bathrooms shall remain and contractor shall regrout the tile as needed.

9) For building 1173 – Middle Fork Bunkhouse, it is likely the existing vinyl will break as we try to complete spot repairs, how should we bid this? Bid the spot repair work as it is shown on the plans and assuming that you can find a siding that matches the existing. If it makes more sense to replace all of the siding on that building, that will be negotiated in a change order after the contract is awarded.

10) For Building 1107 – Ranger House the sidewalk and stairs have deteriorated so far the grout repair is not possible, how should I bid this? Yes the stairs have gotten much worse since the contract was written. Please include a price to replace the sidewalk and stairs in kind. A pay item for ‘Concrete Sidewalk’ will be added to the schedule of items after the final questions have been received.

11) Where windows are getting replaced, is the contractor also expected to replacing the trim/casing? Yes, casing the windows, and painting the casing in kind is included in window replacement. If the existing casing can be salvaged it may be reused.

12) If pressure washing is used to remove the lead based paint is treating the drain water also required? The contractor will submit a work plan showing how they plans to complete the work in compliance with OSHA and EPA regulations. In general no contaminants are allowed to leave the job site or enter storm drains

13) Is the goal to cover up the LBP, or to remove it? The goal is to remove the LBP.

14) Instead of removing the LBP, can I remove and replace the siding and trim? Because these houses are considered historic the existing siding need to remain in place.

15) Is the LBP in the interior of the houses? The interior paint has not been tested.

16) Are there limits on the work hours? See question 1.

17) Is porch repair at building 1134 included? See question 4.

18) For building 1167, the site visit only went into the basement and the COR only mentioned the basement windows getting replaced. Are we still replacing the window on the main floor? Yes, the site visit mistakenly did not include visiting the upstairs. All of the windows on the main floor are also being replaced according to Sheet Sheet A-104-P1 and A-630. Photos of some of the windows are attached below image6.jpeg image7.jpeg image8.jpeg image1.jpeg image2.jpeg image3.jpeg image4.jpeg image5.jpeg