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RFIs and Responses, Solicitation 12639526Q0197

1. Can the Gov't please confirm if restrooms would be available on-site for Contractor use, or should the Contractor include costs to provide a temporary portable toilet and hand-washing units?

The contractor should include costs to provide a temporary portable toilet and hand-washing units.

2. Can the Gov't please confirm if power would be available on-site for Contractor use, or should the contractor include costs to provide temporary electric/power?

The power availability will be limited; contractors should plan on providing power for their equipment.

3. Can the Gov't please confirm if water would be available on-site for Contractor use, or should the contractor include costs to provide temporary water?

Is the water for the contractor to drink or for use related to the work?

If it is for drinking purposes, then it is recommended to bring water. If it is to be used for drains and the work, the building water can be used.

4. Can the Gov’t provide the Contractor with the As-Built files in AutoCAD?

There is only a hard copy of the As-Built. There may be a plan to digitize them, but they still wouldn’t be in AutoCAD.

5. Can the Gov’t provide a survey/report outlining hazardous materials previously identified, tested, and/or abated? If no survey is available/not previously completed, should the Contractor include costs to provide Hazardous Materials Testing?

6. Can the Gov't please confirm that when phasing this renovation, the Contractor would be provided space that would be temporarily unoccupied by USDA personnel, or should the Contractor plan to sequence the work and plan that USDA personnel could be present or working throughout the Contractor’s workspace; and the Contractor should considered this space as occupied.

The goal is to work these areas in phases, during the kickoff meeting the scheduling of work will be a focus for the USDA. Once specific areas of work are identified, the intent is to not have that space occupied by USDA personnel. This may not be possible for all areas depending on how the workspace area is defined.

7. Confirm north restroom will require new partitions?

No, north restroom partitions will be reused.

8. Confirm south restroom reinstall existing restroom partitions?

No, south restroom will require new partitions.

9. Room 169 is over pit and considered a clean room. What will working hours be in this area?

Working hours will be from 6AM to 4PM in all areas. If there is a need to have alternate hours, we can make arrangements with the contractor.

10. Is a confined space permit required at pit?

11. Confirm work hours are M-F 6-2:30 working hours per job walk?

We will have someone in the facility M-F 6AM to 4PM. If alternate hours are needed, we can make arrangements.

12. Will contractor be responsible for saw cut and demo of concrete floor for access point to “Pit”?

Yes, that is what is on the project SOW and prints. Contractor access pit and seal after completion of repairs.

13. Per job walk the sanitary sewer main is not shown on plan accurately at room 134 Clean lab. Please advise actual routing per job walk.

Coming from the north restroom, the plumbing goes straight east under room 134 and into room 300 (Dark room) where it Ts with the other plumbing coming from the east wash area. Where they T under room 300, they travel north out into the main sewer line under Chipman Road. On the prints, it advises that it travels under the corridor. Plumbing company hired by engineering company verified this by using a sensor to trace the pipes.

14. Sanitary sewer piping serving boiler blowoff/drain is not called out for cast-iron drain pipe. Concern is plastic pipe may be compromised due to extreme temperature. Is there any requirement at this location for tempering water or installation of cast-iron pipe? If so, how many feet from boiler drain?

Currently, the high-pressure boiler does have a cooling vessel but blowoff is still hotter than regular hot water. Low-pressure boiler does not have a cooling vessel. On the prints, it states that the piping is stainless-steel drain pipe.