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This document contains questions and answers from a site visit for a federal contract opportunity to conduct cyclic maintenance and renovations to restrooms at Cape Cod National Seashore's Salt Pond Visitor Center. The work includes replacing all domestic copper water lines with thick wall copper tubing throughout the building, including basement and crawlspace areas. Light fixtures are 120 volt. Floor cleaning is limited to pressure washing. Toilet carriers are in good condition but rusted studs will be replaced. Exposed plumbing must be insulated. Toilets will be replaced with manual flushometers. Sheetrock in plumbing chases will remain. The full extent of copper pipe removal and replacement is in the basement and crawlspace areas. The related federal contract opportunity is solicitation number 140P4320R0017 from the Department of the Interior National Park Service Northeast Region for renovations to the satellite restroom.

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Site Visit Questions and Answers Cyclic Maintenance and Renovations to Satellite Restroom

CAPE COD NATIONAL SEASHORE

Salt Pond Visitor Center

50 Nauset Road, Eastham, MA July 30, 2020

Questions from contractors and answers from the park

1. Q: From the scope, among the bullet points, in the middle, it says “replace all domestic copper water lines with type L thick wall copper tubing. Does this include any of the copper water lines in the crawlspace/basement? For example, the backflow preventers, etc.

A: Yes, replace the copper water lines in the basement/crawlspace, including the old, unused portion of the system, replace all the copper up to the union with PVC. Dispose of water meter and any backflow preventers – no need to replace, there is one in visitor center that covers the restroom building.

2. Q: Are the light fixtures 120 or 277 volt?

A: Light fixtures are 120 volt.

3. Q: What exactly is the work to be done on the flooring in all of the bathrooms. Is it just “pressure washing” or something more extensive?

A: The contract only includes cleaning of flooring, no other work.

4. Q: Is the contractor to replace the cast iron toilet carriers in the pipe chases?

A: No, toilet carriers are in good shape, contractor shall replace any rusted studs.

5. Q: Is the contractor re-wrapping cold water supply lines, after they are replaced?

A: Yes. See page 9, third paragraph: “All exposed plumbing in chaseways shall be insulated.” And page 15, third paragraph: “Insulate exposed plumbing in restrooms and chaseways. All exposed plumbing in chaseways shall be insulated.”

6. Q: Is the contractor to replace the toilets w/ manual flush or sensor flush controls?

A: The contactor shall replace the toilets with manual lever-type flushometers integral to the toilet plumbing.

7. Q: Is the contractor to remove all sheet rock in plumbing chases and replace with FRP?

A: No. See amendment. Sheet rock in plumbing chases to remain.

8. Q; What is the extent of copper pipe removal and replacement in the crawlspace/basement aka lower level?

A: See answer to Question 1. Remove all copper piping.

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