Solicitation No 191NLE23Q0012 Narcotics Incinerator Questions 2.pdf

1. Question and answer - Is the system going to be installed indoors? And / or will the system be installed near existing buildings? We ask because as specified the total height is 10 ft w/o the stack plus (2) 4 ft sections of stack for a total height as specified of only 18 ft. This is 7-12 feet below the industry standards. And with only an 18 ft stack outlet height none of the nearby building(s) should be over 10 ft high. Please clarify this total height requirement or if buildings exist nearby. The system will be installed indoors. The building square footage is 13’ x 16’ = 208

sq. ft.

Answer: Yes the system will be installed inside. The 10ft stack along with both 4ft stack will be able to fit the space provided.

Follow up question - As specified, the total height is 10 ft w/o the stack plus (2) 4 ft sections of stack for a total height as specified of only 18 ft. This 18 ft is 7-12 feet below the industry standards. And with only an 18 ft stack outlet height the building height should not be over 10 ft high. Please clarify this total height of the building, floor to roof, so we can supply the appropriate height exhaust stack.

Answer: From floor to ceiling to roof is fifteen feet (15ft), the height from the existing incinerator id seven (7ft)

2. The contractor is responsible for equipment rental and installation. Can you provide details of the area of installation? Please send photos and plan drawings of the area (if possible), in which the equipment will be installed. This is needed so that the vendor can determine the crane, truck, and forklift access to the site, as well as crane size needed to set the stack. Crane sizing is determined by both weight of the lift and the distance the crane must reach to set equipment.

Incinerator Building

Answer: Area of for installation 15 feet by 20 feet

3. As the equipment will be indoors, will the customer be opening the roof temporarily to allow a crane to set the equipment? Or is it anticipated that the incinerator/equipment can fit through doors?

Answer: The picture above shows existing doors which is 7ft width and 9ft in height.

4. The existing fuel tank is 24.3 ft from the incinerator. Who is proving the fuel piping and connection to the incinerator?

Answer: The fuel piping and connection to the incinerator will be provided by Royal Bahamas Police Force.

Regarding the Statement of work Section 3.1, Deliverables and Specifications, item 2.

“Installation, Inspection, and training”, there are a couple of critical unknown items that are not mentioned in the RFQ that must be clarified as follows:

1. Relevant to matters of possible taxes, customs clearances and duties, if applicable, what is the status and, if applicable, who will be responsible for these? Equipment brought in under the US Embassy are exempt from taxes and customs duties. The vendor will be responsible for all paperwork in relation to this. The US Embassy Nassau will provide the signature/stamp documents that allows tax/Vat/duties exemption. Please refer to section nine of the Statement of Work.

2. Is the incinerator to be an outdoor installation or is it going into a building/structure? It will be inside.

3. Is there an existing suitable, load bearing concrete pad to set the incinerator on? Yes.

Is there a diesel fuel tank on site and what its proximity to the where the incinerator is to be installed? Yes, the proximity is 24’ 4” (twenty-one feet four inches) away from the incinerator.

(If there is no tank who will be responsible for provision of a tank and relevant interconnecting piping between tank and incinerator?)

What electric is at the site (i.e. 208-230V or 460V, 3 phase or single phase and 50 or 60Hz)? The electrical supply will be 208volts – 230volts (3 Phase 60Hz)

Doors: 7ft width

9ft height

(Will the facility be providing the power to the single point connection on the system?)

Yes