36C10F18R0581-0001001.pdf

SACRAMENTO VALLEY NATIONAL CEMETERY PHASE 2 CONSTRUCTION

RFP NO: 36C10F18R0581

RESPONSES to Questions/RFIs

QUESTION #1:

Solano County Prevailing Wage Determination are incomplete such as Laborers, Painters etc. Please reissue.

RESPONSE: The Solano County Prevailing Wage Determination has been updated and the solicitation is amended to included General Decision Number: CA180009 08/31/2018 CA9(Attached).

QUESTION #2:

Section 01 35 26, Safety Requirements, Paragraph 1.7, Page 14

Is this a Full-Time position? Not clear, please verify.

RESPONSE #2: YES, SSHO MUST BE FULL TIME, CANNOT BE SUPERINTENDENT

OR OTHER ROLE. SEE 1.7C “SSHO HAS TO BE A SEPARATE QUALIFIED

INDIVIDUAL FROM THE PRIME CONTRACTOR’S SUPERINTENDENT AND/OR

QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER WITH DUTIES ONLY AS THE SSHO.”

QUESTION #3:

Section 01 35 26, Safety Requirements, Paragraph 1.9.B, Page 16

You have a certified safety professional attending site once a month. Please clarify if this is necessary.

RESPONSE #3: YES, BUT THE SSHO CAN MEET THIS REQUIREMENT IF THEY

HAVE THE SPECIFIED CREDENTIALS.

QUESTION #4:

Crypt plan detail on sheet C-501 shows double depth lawn crypts. Will the VA allow the use of quad unit crypts for this project?

RESPONSE #4: YES

QUESTION #5:

Details on Plan Sheets SC101 denote a 12” Concrete wall on each end of the columbarium. Plan sheet SC301 denote the same end walls as 1’ 1 1/8”. Please specify which is the correct dimension.

RESPONSE #5: CONCRETE WALLS ON EACH END OF THE COLUMBARIUM WILL

BE 1’ 1 1/8” THICK.

QUESTION #6:

Plan sheet S-001 Note C-11 states “Continuous waterstop shall be installed in joints subject to static water pressure”. Is the joint between the columbarium footing and stem wall subject to static water pressure?

RESPONSE #6: WATERSTOP IS NOT REQUIRED ON THIS PROJECT. NOTE C-

11/S-001 CAN BE DELETED.

QUESTION #7:

Section 01 45 00, Quality Control, Paragraph 1.4.1, Page 3

“Commissioning is a systematic process of ensuring that all building systems meet the requirements” There is no building, nothing to submit. Is this correct?

RESPONSE #7: CORRECT, NO BUILDING COMMISSIONING REQUIRED

QUESTION #8:

Requesting extension due to the Labor Day holiday. A majority of people take extended time off, can bid be delayed until 09/19/18?

RESPONSE #8: BID DUE DATE IS EXTENDED TO 9/26/18 @ 4:00 PM ET.

QUESTION #9:

Section 2.2.E of planting – 32 90 00 requests to spread and incorporate organic soil amendment into the depth indicated on drawings, but there is no any note or details on landscape drawings for the amount of organic amendment. Please advise.

RESPONSE #9: CONTRACTOR SHALL SPREAD 1” OF COMPOST (DEFINED IN

SPEC SECTION 2.2.A.2 ORGANIC SOIL AMENDMENT) OVER ALL TURF GRASS

AND PLANT BEDS LOCATIONS AND TILL INTO THE EXISTING SOIL A MINIMUM

OF 4”. CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL SOIL TESTING REQUIRED BY SPEC

TO DETERMINE THE COMPOSITION OF EXISTING SOILS AND AMENDED SOILS.

QUESTION #10:

Please advise what is the number of days for landscape plant establishment.

RESPONSE #10: 90 CALENDAR DAYS REQUIRED FOR PLANT ESTABLISHMENT.

QUESTION #11:

Unable to locate PCB Transformer mentioned on page 10. Please advise

RESPONSE #11: DISREGARD THERE ARE NO PCB TRANSFORMERS TO BE

DECOMMISSIONED.

QUESTION #12:

Please provide location of precast concrete unit pavers, unable to locate.

RESPONSE #12: PRECAST CONCRETE UNIT PAVERS ARE FOUND AT

DETECTABLE WARNING AREAS OF COLUMBARIA AND COMMITTAL SHELTER.

PLANS C-103 AND A-101 WITH DETAIL REFERENCE 6/CR-502.

QUESTION #13:

Specification section 31 23 19, paragraph 2.2B requires the contractor to design a dewatering system that draws ground water down 1 foot below lowest foundation subgrade or bottom of pipe trench. There are many locations where pipe trench and pump stations will be excavated below the ground water table. We have 2 questions regarding this dewatering:

A) Dewatering of pipe trench can often be completed using a simple sump system, draining the nuisance water to a low point and pumping it out in lieu of a more expensive system of dewatering well points that draw the entire area down 1’ below trench grade. Is a sump system allowed for dewatering at the contractors discretion, in lieu of drawing down entire areas?

B) Dewatering of deep excavations around pump stations will likely require a larger area where ground water is completely drawn down during construction. The design of these systems must be engineered, which takes a fair amount of time. We request a 2 week extension to the bid date to allow for appropriate analysis of dewatering system design and pricing.

RESPONSE #13: DEWATERING DESIGN REQUIRED PER CONTRACT

DOCUMENTS. BID DUE DATE IS EXTENDED TO 9/26/18 @ 4:00 PM ET.

QUESTION #14:

The detention pond is to be constructed under the existing electric transmission lines.

Has approval/permission been obtained from the power company within their license/easement for this construction?

RESPONSE #14: YES

QUESTION #15:

There will be excess dirt from the excavations performed on site, specifically from the detention basin. It is the governments intent for the site to be balanced with the use of this material, or will import be necessary?

RESPONSE #15: EXCESS DIRT SHALL BE REMOVED BY THE CONTRACTOR AT

THEIR EXPENSE.