Questions and Answers RFQ 19N06025Q0005 Residential Landscape Lighting Project Revised (Final).pdf

Embassy of the United States of America

Oslo, Norway

July 21, 2025

Questions and Answers for RFQ 19NO6025Q0005 - Residential Landscape Lighting Project

1. QUESTION: Please confirm if the foundation/fundaments for the lighting bollards along the driveway will be provided by the Embassy or must they be purchased?

ANSWER: Foundations/fundaments for the lighting must be purchased by the contractor. Please refer to Section B.2.11 where it states that the contractor shall obtain “Anchorage kits” for 17 walkway bollard lights and 2 light poles. Anchorage kits are specified in Attachments 5 and 6.

2. QUESTION: Attachment #3 states the generalized locations for the placement of the lighting? How do we know where to place the lights?

ANSWER:

See Section B. 2.9 The contractor shall submit a detailed site plan for locations of lights called the “Lighting Placement Plan” to mark the location for each light. The COR must approve the lighting placement plan prior to commencement of installation. FDV requirement will still be required to be submitted by the contractor at the end of the project.

3. QUESTION: Will tracking and scanning of underground cables be done or provided by the Embassy prior to starting the project?

ANSWER: See Section B.3 WORK DESCRIPTION. The contractor is responsible for locating existing underground utilities to avoid damage and disruption.

4. QUESTION: What portion of the wall mounted lighting should be steel conduit versus

PVC?

ANSWER: Requirement of steel conduit goes from 10cm above the ground to the light fixture; no visible flexible conduit is allowed in the project.

5. QUESTION: Junction boxes, please clarify if the junction boxes are or can be PVC?

ANSWER: All the boxes installed on the facade (exterior walls of the house) must be metallic (made of metal) and match the light fixture in color and style. Other locations and underground boxes can be PVC.

6. QUESTION: Please clarify if the pipe should go all the way to the lamps or the junction boxes, or if it specifically relates to the wall? What is meant by “low profile” junction boxes?

ANSWER: Please see Section B. 2.11. All the pipes shall connect directly to the junction box, meaning “no visible wires” or air gaps. “Low profile junction box” means a suitable box for this work, which is aesthetics to the environment, i.e. shallow outdoor junction box.

Example of Low-Profile Junction Box:

7. QUESTION: What is an acceptable connection for the façade lights to the wall, shall brackets be used to space lamps out from the wall?

ANSWER: Per Question 6 above. Fixtures should be secured to the contractor supplied junction boxes. This will facilitate the provided fixtures being able to be removed, reinstalled, or replaced at a future date.

8. QUESTION: Is removal of asphalt required?

ANSWER: No cutting or removal of asphalt is required. See Question 13 for additional information on demolition.

9. QUESTION: On page 69 of the solicitation documents, it requires that the two façade lights be mounted approximately 150 cm from the roof. Please confirm how the cables to this light should be run, horizontally or vertically on the wall?

ANSWER: The steel pipes and cables can run horizontally between the lights due to the asphalt driveway.

10. QUESTION: Are there any locations where power is unavailable?

ANSWER: Power can be routed from all light fixtures to the technical room in the main basement.

11. QUESTION: All the wiring should come through into the technical room. Please clarify the easy access points when it comes to connecting the lights to power on the terrace and the lawn.

ANSWER: There are existing conduits from the garden to the technical room with limited space available. Core drilling and installation of new conduit is required if more space is needed. There is existing conduit from the garage (Salt room) to the technical room which can be used.

12. QUESTION: The terrace light on page 74 shall new wiring be run for this light?

ANSWER: The new terrace light should be installed in the exact same place as the old terrace light using existing wiring routed into the new junction box.

13. QUESTION: Clarification is required on the two cutting points crossing the pathway connecting the pathway lights, terrace from lawn area. Should the asphalt be dug up?

ANSWER: Please see the picture below. No asphalt should be cut or dug up. The contractor is required to remove the stones on the pathway and re-install them in the original condition. There are two crossing points, one at the edge of the asphalt driveway the other at the beginning of the patio.

14. QUESTION: Can we use the main electric gate conduit?

ANSWER: No, the main electric gate conduit cannot be used. Installation of new conduit is required.

15. QUESTION: On page 9 under SECTION B. 3 Work Description, Paragraph (d) requires “One extra empty conduit for communication, from the house to each light pole for future use, runs in parallel with lighting power conduits”. How large should the pipe be for the electricity or conduits to be used later?

ANSWER: The contractor shall use 50mm pipe.

16. QUESTION: Are vehicles allowed to be parked on the property during work hours?

ANSWER: See section B.2.16. The contractor shall avoid parking vehicles in the lower gate driveway and main entrance area.

17. QUESTION: Are there heating cables running on the property that will interfere with the project?

ANSWER: No, heating cables that will interfere with the project.

18. QUESTION: On the override switch, is it possible to install equipment that is wireless, Bluetooth?

ANSWER: No, wireless is not allowed to be used on the override switch and on equipment installed on this project.

19. QUESTION: Clarification is required about the routing of the cable from the override switches. Is it possible to have the cable exposed in the hallway to the basement?

ANSWER: No exposed cable is allowed. Installation of the new pathway from the override switches to the technical room in the basement is required.

20. QUESTION: Clarification is required regarding the concrete for the foundations:

Is the contractor responsible for supplying and installing the concrete foundations (60x60

cm) for the 17 walkway bollard lights and the 2 light poles or if this is supposed to be included in the “anchorage kits” referenced in Section B.2.11 and Attachments 5 and 6.

ANSWER: The contractor is responsible for providing the concrete the anchorage kit is embedded in.