2 - Amendment 1 - Attachment - Bidder Questions and Answers.pdf

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Attached to: MCC Chicago - FS Drainage and Floor Federal contract opportunity
Solicitation number: 15BFA023B00000043
Issued by: Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Field Acquisition Office

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This document contains questions and answers related to solicitation number 15BFA023B00000043 from the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Field Acquisition Office for drainage and flooring work at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago. The questions and answers clarify details of the statement of work such as confirming the existing slope of the floor will be acceptable; specifying the installation of 2-inch cant cove base around the total floor and structural columns; and noting that scanning of the floor prior to saw cutting is recommended. Kitchen equipment will be removed by institution staff prior to construction and utility connections will remain and be protected by the contractor.

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MCC CHICAGO – FS DRAINAGE AND FLOOR

PROJECT 23Z4AN7 - QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

SOLICITATION 15BFA023B00000043

1. Slope of floor: Will the current slope of the floor for drainage be acceptable or is the contractor responsible for resloping the floor?

CLARIFICATION: The SOW requires no RESLOPING.

2. The tile base cove will be removed by others. Prime Coat normally installs a 45 degree angle 2” Cant cove base.

Would that be acceptable?

CLARIFICATION: See SOW, page 2: 1. The

contractor

shall

responsible

for

removing

the

existing

quarry

tile

floors

and

thin‐set

mortar

down

sound

concrete

substrates

and

disposed

contractor

provided

dumpster.

This

work

will

completed

the

entire

Food

Service

area,

including

the

tile

all

cooler

boxes

(Dairy,

Food

Bank,

Produce)

and

Food

Service

Administrator

Office.

Approximately

5000

sqft.

3. Is Cove base required around cement columns, if so, the stainless-steel wrap would need to be removed during demo process. (See picture that Officer took, I did not get a copy of them)

CLARIFICATION: See SOW, page 3: 15.

The

contractor

Install

2‐inch

Cant

cove

base

the

floor/wall

interface

around

the

total

floor

and

around

the

seven

(7)

structural

columns

provide

watertight

“bathtub

effect”

for

the

entire

area.

NOTE:

cove

base

against

Freezer

and

Refrigerator

insulated

panel

walls.

4. If you are facing the Power panels the one to the right, next to the cement column, has a very tight opening. I could not get my hand between panel and column, would best prep and coating effort be acceptable, or can the panel be moved?

CLARIFICATION: Best prep and coating effort will be acceptable.

5. We are basing our saw cutting to cut around the drains with a 2’ x 2’ perimeter. Is that sufficient or do you require us to cut a greater perimeter around the drains to create greater slope for drainage?

CLARIFICATION: See SOW, page 2: 9.

Contractor

remove

all

concrete

needed

make

all

repairs/replacements.

All

concrete

prepping

and

cutting

equipment

will

electrical,

with

all

construction

work

being

basement

gas‐powered

equipment

will

allowed.

Wet

cut

saws

and

dust

controlling

vacuums

will

used

all

equipment.

6. How thick is the existing concrete floor, and what thickness is expected to be poured back?

CLARIFICATION: Thickness is 5”-7”. See SOW, page 2: 11.

After

all

plumbing

repairs/additions

have

been

made,

the

contractor

will

ensure

all

concrete

repairs

are

done

such

way

that

the

new

seamless

coating

can

installed

over

these

concrete

repairs

reasonable

amount

time

(EXAMPLE:

additive

concrete

mix

speed

cure

times).

Time

frames

will

discussed

and

approved

the

MCC

Facility

Manager,

and

COR.

7. Is scanning of the floor required prior to saw cutting?

CLARIFICATION: It is recommended. See SOW, page 2: 8.

shall

the

responsibility

the

Contractor

complete

work

accordance

with

Federal,

State,

and

Local

Code

Standards.

Additional

procedures

and

materials

may

required

than

indicated

herein.

any

item

specified

herein

conflicts

with

the

applicable

codes

and

recommendations,

the

Contractor

shall

bring

the

attention

the

Contracting

Officer

Representative

for

immediate

resolution.

8. There are 2 existing trench drains. I believe only 1 is shown on drawing. Confirming no work is being done with either?

CLARIFICATION: Correct.

9. Please confirm that all disconnecting of equipment, any reworking of supplies, and reconnecting of kitchen equipment is to be done by owner?

CLARIFICATION: See SOW, page 2: The Food Service/Kitchen Area indicated by the drawings shall be deemed a “construction zone” and will not be active during the life of this project. All kitchen equipment such as, but not limited to ovens, griddles, steam kettles, mixers, warmer tables, dishwashers, carts, sinks, etc., will be removed by the institution staff prior to the Contractor beginning demolition and construction. The three existing walk‐in coolers will remain in the kitchen during construction. The utility rough‐in connections for all removed kitchen equipment will remain, and the Contractor shall protect all connection points from potential construction damage. The Contractor shall replace all damaged equipment connections to match existing; so as not to hamper the institution’s re‐ installation of equipment.

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