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RFQ 19H08020Q0005

JANITORIAL SERVICES FOR US EMBASSY PREMISES, USAID AND SCO

FORMAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Questions transcribed as received:

Q.1. Is this a new requirement? If not is the Scope of work the same as the previous contract?

A.1 It isn’t a new requirement; cafeteria deep cleaning has been added to the previous scope of work.

Q.2 Please provide breakdown of type of flooring per floor and per building by square meters. For example, 1st floor 500 SM of carpet and 200 of tile.

A.2 US EMBASSY: Total area with carpet in the Embassy is 3334.16 square meters

USAID: All 7 floors have carpets. The basement has an old granite. Please refer to page 23 of the

SOW for the areas per floor.

Q.3 Will the site visit include all building included in the SOW?

A.3 Site visit has taken place, it included all buildings except for the Ambassador's Residence.

Q.4 Please provide square footage of bathrooms, # of bathrooms for each building. For each bathroom please provide number of toilets, sinks, showers, urinals, etc.

A.4 US Embassy: Women’s bathrooms - 25 sinks. Men’s Bathrooms - 21 sinks, 18 urinals. 4 showers (gym bathrooms), and 1 Toilet and shower in a private office.

USAID: 34 restrooms with the same number of toilets and sinks with an approximately 5.58 m2 p/each one. Urinals: 25 u. Showers: 4 u.

Q.5 Please provide number of staff required by the embassy.

A.5 That is up to the vendor to determine.

Q.6 I would like to know if companies from NY are allowed to bid on this.

A.6 Yes.

Q.7 Who is the current vendor and annual price?

A.7 Current Vendor: Servicios Integrados de Honduras, S.A de C.V

Contract Award Amount: Lps.4,625,451.92 (USD196,827.74)

Q.8 SCO Honduras

How many rooms and bathrooms are there?

A.8 Rooms: 12

Bathrooms: 4

Q.9 Motor Pool

What is the real area to attend? describe 269.52 square meters, but in the visit, they showed us the upper parking area.

A.9 The 269.52 square meters is what is required, parking area is not included, only office spaces.

RFQ 19H08020Q0005

JANITORIAL SERVICES FOR US EMBASSY PREMISES, USAID AND SCO

FORMAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Q.10 The ambassador's house was not visited, Please confirm the area and know if the gardens require a permanent gardener.

A.10 Gardening is not part of the contract, only the pool area and bathrooms for gardeners and guards are part of the of the contract.

Q.11 Are the materials and supplies to be used within the green concept?

A.11 Yes.

Q.12 If so, do you have a preferred brand or suggested brands?

A.12 No.

Q.13 Is there a specific formula for the mixture of water and chlorine used to clean the gym machines, or a specific volume of chlorine or is it handled at the contractor's discretion?

A.13 3 chlorine drops per atomizer.

Q.14 Should be cleaned the cashier's area, the store, the national bank and the foreign bank inside the Embassy?

A.14 Yes, with the proper US Government Escort.

Q.15 According to page 20.

MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION.

#2. 1 According to the text, a supervisor is required for The American Embassy, SCO

Honduras and USAID.

Please clarify if it is correct to have only one supervisor for the 3 fields or if one supervisor is required for each of the sites?

A.15 US EMBASSY: it is required a supervisor per shift.

USAID: A supervisor is required to be at the Mission the whole time.

SCO: An on-site supervisor is not required, see Amendment 003.