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Pavana Check Point Construction Questions and Answers 19AQMM18R0214

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1 1. Bodily Injury on or off the site stated in US Dollars:

Per Occurrence $ 500,000

Cumulative $1,500,000

This point #1 in previous projects we had to make ammendments, since in Honduras medical attention is less expensive and Insurance companies are not used to contract this values. They don't offer insurance packages for these amounts.

May I respecfully ask to reconsider the values for bodily injury insurance?

Since this is full and open requirement, the Government does not intending to decrase the insurnace amount. Offerors may contact insurance companies outside of Honduras whose coverage meets the minimum amount of coverage stated in the solicitation.

2 Please indicate what type of material would be acceptable for manhole covers at Septic

Tank, concrete or metal?

All manholes cover shall be constructed with reinforced concrete and according to drawing HS-03

3 Can you provide specs for the Roof industrial fans required per drawing EL-04 The equipment shall be from a well-known brand from United Satates that can be easily obtained in Honduras for maintenance purpose, as it states in C.1.7. At the corrected SOW, we also had included that fans shall be simillar to

Essence from BIGASS.

4 In drawing HS-01 it calls for 5 Sinks for hand washing clothes but in Drawing HS-03 shows an electric washing machine. Do we include both?

Include both, note that the electric washing mashines will be located in front of the hand washing, that is why you have at drawings electric, water and sewer connetions in that area. Also see corrected drawing H-03.

5 Please confirm if it is necessary to include exterior painting for Building No. 3? Yes, the painting shall be included for the complete building #3 as it is requested in C.3.7.4

6 Please confirm if materials purchased from outside Honduras will have tax and duties exemption?

All materials can be obtained locally, but if for some reason the contrcator is planing to import materials he shall pay the local taxes.

7 a) Drawing EL-01 and EL-02 (See Symbology) request installation of emt channeling for lighting and power system.

b) Section C.3.13.2 & C.3.13.3 ILUMINATION & POWER OUTLETS (Page 58 of

61). They require that all the pipes for these Systems be PVC SHC-40.

Please clarify

According to contract, the Specification prevel over the drawings, therefore the material to be use for pipes is PVC according to the specifications descrived in chapter C.3.13.

8 a) Section C.1.6 CONSTRUCTION OF THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM (Page 3 of 61).

The power supply for the building must be from the power line in front of the existing building.

The final connection of the electrical supply to the main electrical panel must be made by the contractor.

Send plan with connection points between the existing power line and the main electrical board.

We need to know distances and distribution of the system.

According to contract the Contractor has to develop the design, also the site visit was developed to review the facilities, we do not have a drawing for this. Contractor has to complete this part of the project with the respective designs, as it is requested in C.1.1.

9 a) Section C.3.13.4 GROUND NET (Page 59 of 61).

Requests construction of ground network for main electrical panels.

Send location of main electrical panels.

Should Lightning system protection be included for new buildings?

According to contract the Contractor has to design the electric system (C.1.1) including the groud conection, the design will stablish the apropiate location for the ground net.

Pavana Check Point Construction Questions and Answers 19AQMM18R0214

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10 Inquiry # 4

a) Section C.3.13 ELECTRIC SYSTEM (Page 58 of 61)

The electrical supply for the buildings must be from existing electrical panels.

For buildings # 3 and # 2 the existing boards will be replaced respectively by boards

TD1 and TD2.

Please clarify if the existing power supply should be reused.

Please send a single line diagram as in previous paragraphs request that the power supply be done from the power line that is located in front of the existing building.

Contractor has to provide the design and build the electrical system as it is stated in C.1.1, and C.1.6. providing the new electrical conection from the existing power supply located in the front of the project.

On Building No.3 bathroom extension, please indicate what type of floor underlayment is to be used to place the ceramic tile. Concrete for example?

Floor shall be concrete acoording to detail #1 see corrected drawing AD-04. The Finishing has to be acording to specification for antiskid ceramic tiles (C.3.7.2).

Please provide specifications for windows and doors in Building No.3?

See C. 3.9.1 for the specification for windows and C.3.9..2 and C3.9.3 for the specifications for doors.

13 In block 13 of Standard Form 1442, it is read that the Offer must be delivered in the place specified in item 8, but item 8 is empty. Please confirm if the address to deliver the offer is the one described in item 7 of SF-1442.

Confirm the offerors shall deliver the offer to address stated in item #7 for physical delivery/submittion of offer/proposal.

The address for electonic submission of offers is following: Email both Volume I and Volume II to the following:

Hwangj2@state.gov and IP_Contracting_Team@state.gov. please see section L.17 of solicitation for detail submission information.

14 In Block 11 of the Standard Form 1442 it is not specified the performance period, please provide.

The Contractor shall begin performance within 30 calendar days and complete within 210 calendar days after receiving notice to proceed. The Solicitation has been amendended to update the information.

2) In Block 13 of the Standard Form 1442 indent d. it is not specified the acceptance time for the offer, please provide.

offers providing less than 120 Calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due will not be considered and will be rejected. The Solicitation has been amendended to update the information.