2020.09.02 - Questions and Answers - Solicitation (RFQ) 12805B20Q0188.pdf

09/02/2020

Solicitation 12805B20Q0188 - Window & Door Replacement for ARS‐17

Question and Answers

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1. Specification 1.1.1 asks for (42) tan commercial insulated windows with a tan filler panel below. For the insulation requested, are you requiring thermal breaks in the aluminum? No

2. Specification 1.1.1 asks for (42) tan commercial insulated windows with a tan filler panel below. Please add more detail to the filler panel below portion of the request. Are these blank panels for PTAC units or louvers? They are blank filler panels, no louvers. Are these wood or metal fillers? Metal Was there a specific brand and part number you’d like to model the request after? No

3. Specification 1.1.1 asks for (42) tan commercial insulated windows with a tan filler panel below. Not many companies make tan windows anymore. Is Tan required or can that be opened up to other colors such as bronze, white, or clear coated aluminum? Open to other colors, clear coated aluminum is preferred. What is the frame size desired (typically commercial windows are in the 2-1/2-4” range)? Should be the same as the original window. Bidder should take their own measurements. It is probably close to 2-1/2”.

4. Specification 4.1.B askes that the windows and doors be ‘functional in the weather conditions normally found at the WPOFC unit’. In what ways does that expand the window and door specification beyond the details listed? It does not expand the details. South facing metal doors tend to expand in extreme heat making them hard to open and close.

5. What interior work is anticipated during the installation process? Seal around windows and doors. Return openings to near original condition. No wall painting is expected. Will the building be occupied during installation? Yes. Will the government move furniture and other obstacles from the inside of the windows or is that contractor responsibility? Government will move.