24R0002 - Questions and Answers.pdf
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- Solicitation number
- 19BE2024R0002
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Department of State US Embassy Brussels
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This document is a set of Questions and Answers related to Solicitation 19BE2024R0002 for the Repair and Restoration of an Office Building Rear Façade at the U.S. Embassy in Brussels, Belgium.
The key details are:
- The project involves furnishing and installing a suspended platform, surface preparation, repairs, waterproofing, and painting a 450 square meter area on a 4-story building.
- A site visit is scheduled for July 9, 2024 at 11:00 am, with responses due prior to the response date and time.
- The contract will be a firm fixed price type, and the government may award the contract based on initial offers without discussions.
- Contractors must be registered in the SAM database prior to submitting an offer.
- The government will provide access to sanitary facilities but cannot provide a changing room, canteen, or allow installation of temporary facilities.
- The performance period has been extended to 50 calendar days.
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U.S. Embassy Brussels, Belgium Solicitation 19BE2024R0002
Repair and Restoration of Office Building Rear Facade Questions & Answers
As of July 12th, 2024
1. Question: Is there a statement of work for this Project?
Answer: Please see RFP posted on SAM
2. Question: Are there any restrictions for bidding this project?
Answer: Please see RFP posted on SAM
3. Question: Planning on renting an 80ft boom lift for the platform, using street parking for lift and boom over sidewalk. Does this comply?
Answer: Street parking will be made available, however it is up to the contractor to verify the size of the boom lift needed for any platform if this is indeed the proposed method of access.
4. Question: Do the grids have to be painted?
Answer: No
5. Question: Does the window ledge have to be painted too? Being a different material
Answer: No
6. Question: What is the width and height of the garage entrance?
Answer: The garage entrance measures 3.2M wide X 2.2M high
7. Will it be possible for workers to have access to sanitary facilities, a changing room and a canteen during the execution of the work or should we provide temporary modules accordingly?
In this case will locations on the embassy site be available to install the modules?
Answer: Access to sanitary facilities will be provided. We cannot provide a changing room or canteen nor can we approve the installation of such facilities.
8. Will it be possible to reserve two parking spaces for workers' vehicles (vans) during the execution of the work?
Answer: Yes
9. Will it be possible to receive a plan view or dimensioned plan of the roads on the embassy site to adequately plan for the lifting and delivery of equipment necessary for the execution of the work?
Answer: No.
10. Please confirm that the NTP will not be issued until all administrative submittals are approved and the pre-construction conference has taken place?
Answer: Confirmed.
11. To ensure the placement and dismanteling of scaffolding, correct execution and to be sure of the good quality of the repairs before painting, we believe that a minimum duration of one motnth excluding bad weather is necessary. Furthermore, if we have to respect the notice periods for "substation completion" (15days), for the final inspection (5 days) and include the completion of punch list items, we believe that 20 additional days are required. On the other hand, do we need to maintain the scaffolding for final inspection? This will also impact the total delay.
Answer: Duration to be extended to 50 calendar days. Scaffolding (if used) does not need to remain in place for final inspection as we will conduct regular inspections throughout the work.
12. Question: Can we have pictures of the state of wall and of the ground for stability?
Answer: .Yes, see attached.
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