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Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

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(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning __________ copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY is not extended.

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RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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003C4 Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Construction and Facilities Management (00CFM3B) 425 I Street NW Washington

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20001 101F Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Construction and Facilities Management 425 I Street NW Washington

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20001 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C10F18R0651 10-10-2018

X Please sumbit all amendments with offer X This is amendment 0004 is to include VA responses to RFIs submitted to the VA Office.

Mary Case Contracting Officer VA Responses to RFIS National Cemetery of the Alleghenies Solicitation No. 36C10F18R0651

1. Spec 010001, article 1.17.R: Please confirm that this truck is for the RE’s use on-site only, not for his daily commute as well. If that is not the case, please identify the monthly mileage to be assumed in order that we may estimate the required fuel, maintenance, etc.

VA RESPONSE: Vehicle required in Section 01 00 01 is for the onsite use of the RE staff. The only travel on public roads will be across/along Morgan Road for access to site areas.

2. Spec 010001, article 1.33: Are there any fees associated with using TRIRIGA? Will training be provided?

VA RESPONSE: There are no fees for the access or use of Tririga. A training session will be provided at the project site.

3. Spec 014500: Article 1.5.4 refers to a LEED Administrator hired by the Government; article 1.5.5 refers to a third-party Commissioning Authority hired by the Government; article 1.5.6 refers to a LEED Commissioning Authority and says this third-party CA is subordinate to the QC manager, which would imply that this person is hired by the contractor, not the Government. Per spec 019100, the contractor is to appoint a Commissioning Manager (CxM) to work with the Commissioning Team, but it doesn’t state that this person is to be a hired third party. 019100 does not indicate any other responsibilities of the contractor. Please confirm that the contractor is simply to appoint an employee as the CxM to the Commissioning Team.

VA RESPONSE: LEED certification is not required for this project; as a result, the contractor will not be required to have a LEED coordinator per 01 45 00. 01 91 00 Section 1.6 Definitions; defines the contractor appointed Commissioning Manager as “A qualified individual appointed by the Contractor to manage the commissioning process on behalf of the Contractor.” The VA will hire the third-party Commissioning Team, and the contractor will appoint their employee who will act as the CxM and interact with the VA Commissioning Team. The contractor shall submit the name and resume of the designated manager to document the individual is qualified for these responsibilities.

4. Spec 014500, article 1.18: Except for the limited interior work being performed in the maintenance building, all work on this project is outside. Is this article, and other articles throughout the specs related to IAQ, applicable?

VA RESPONSE: Quality Control per 01 45 00 is required for all construction performed under this contract.

5. Spec 044010, article 2.2: The existing caps on columbarium’s, etc. at the cemetery are cast stone, not limestone. Are all new caps, etc. to be limestone per this article, or cast stone to match existing?

VA RESPONSE: Columbarium and wall caps are to be Limestone as required by the project specifications.

6. Spec 074113 calls for aluminum roofing, but the notes on A-101 call for stainless steel roofing at the walkway roof and the notes on A-103 call for steel roofing at the temporary committal shelter. Similarly, the gutters are called out as stainless steel in 076000 and on A-101. Please clarify roofing and gutter materials required. (Note that the existing roofing and gutters at the cemetery are aluminum.)

VA RESPONSE: Roofing shall conform to 07 41 13, Part 2 Products, 2.1 Metal Roof Panel. Gutters shall be of a similar material with matching finish. Samples and manufactures literature shall be submitted for approval.

7. Spec 118300, article 1.1.A.2: Being that we are not aware of the interment statistics, please identify how many rover units are required for this contract.

VA RESPONSE: Three Rover Units are required.

8. Spec 312000: Article 1.4.A is Unclassified Excavation and Article 1.4.B is Rock Excavation. Please confirm that excavation is to be considered ‘earth excavation’, with all rock excavation (open excavation and trenches) being paid for on a unit price basis per Articles 1.5 and 1.6.

VA RESPONSE: 31 20 00 Section 1.5 “Measurement and Payment for Excavation” is to be deleted in its entirety. All unclassified excavation and borrow per Section 1.4 A shall be included in the lump sum price for CLIN # 001. The contractor shall provide a unit price for rock excavation, as defined in Section 1.6, according to the measurement criteria described by the measured cubic yard should rock be encountered. Payment under Section 1.6 shall be considered a modification to the lump sum contract.

9. Drawing A-201 shows the location of the shelving specified in 105613, but does not identify what is required. Please clarify.

VA RESPONSE: Shelving units to be provided shall conform to 10 56 13 Section 1.2 A 1. “Heavy Duty” classification. Contractor to provide steel units 48” in height with a solid top and back containing 3 shelves. Units shall be of sufficient quantity to provide a minimum of 16 total lineal feet of shelf units.

10. Section 01 91 00 General Commissioning Requirements page 21 jumps to page 35.

VA RESPONSE: The A/E confirmed no pages are missing. The numbering is miss-sequenced.

11. The Cecil Township secretary states that no permits are required since it's federal property and the structures are under 1,000 sf.

That goes over the township's road, which probably would not be considered federal property. It seems like that should have been sent to them by the AE. And did not see any procedures or information on the Package B documents about logistics/requirements of the bridge installation, road closures, etc. Can you confirm?

VA RESPONSE: All bridge plans have been reviewed and approved by Cecil Township however permits for the bridge construction are not required.

12. Amendment Numbers: Please reference page 1 of the SF30 Amendment 0002, dated 9/14/18 and page 1 of the SF 30 Amendment 0003, dated 9/22/18. On FBO.gov they are listed as Amendment 1 and Amendment 2. Please confirm the correct amendment numbering.

VA RESPONSE: Be sure to look at all Amendments for this solicitation including those from Sources Sought and Pre-Solicitations and include them in on the BLOCK 18 of the 1442. The VA Contract Writing System included Amendment 0001 found on the “Modification to a Previous Notice”. Is was Amendment 0001. Please acknowledge on Block 18 of the SF 1442 Amend. 0001 and attached with your proposal along with any other amendments.

13. Cecil Township secretary is pretty sure that no permits are required since it's federal property and the structures are under 1,000 sf.

What about the bridge? That goes over the township's road, which probably would not be considered federal property. It seems like at least that should have been sent to them by the AE. And I don't recall seeing any procedures or information on the Package B documents about logistics/requirements of the bridge installation, road closures, etc. This bridge is a big deal and all this should be clarified so the bidders all have the same info and are on a level playing field.

VA RESPONSE: All bridge plans have been reviewed and approved by Cecil Township, however permits for the bridge construction are not required. Maintenance of traffic and all road closures shall be coordinated with Cecil Township prior to commencement of bridge construction. All signage and maintenance of traffic devices shall per PENNDOT standards.

14. If available, please provide us with the Governments lump sum item takeoff for this project.

VA RESPONSE: Lump sum estimates / takeoffs are not provided to the contractors.

15. Is the supply and delivery of the columbarium units to be included in the CLIN 002 with the crypts? Or are they to be included (furnish and installed) under CLIN 001?

VA RESPONSE: Columbarium Niche units are furnished and installed as part of CLIN 001.

16. Sub-Factor 2.2 Key Personnel includes a (3.) Project Engineer. This is a bid build project not design build. Please verify if this person is to be included and / or the role of this person.

VA RESPONSE: A project engineer is not required for this project.

17. Sub-Factor 2.2 Key Personnel includes a (7.) LEED Coordinator / Commissioning Agent. Spec 01 91 00 Calls for VA to Contract Directly with Commissioning Agent (1.8.C). Also, we do not see where LEED Certification is being applied for. Please verify if this person is contractor’s responsibility or not.

VA RESPONSE: LEED certification is not required for this project, as a result the contractor will not be required to have a LEED coordinator per 01 45 00.

18. The specs indicate that there are Pylon Street Signs, but there are none shown on the drawings. Can you verify if any Street Signs will be required for this project? If so can details be provided for the Street Signs?

VA RESPONSE: Street signs (pylon signs) are not required.

19. Are we replacing the Flower Water Station Signs at existing locations?

VA RESPONSE: All watering stations are to be replaced with a new watering stations consistent with the details on sheet L505. Trash receptacles and vase holders shall be removed from the existing watering station and reinstalled following reconstruction of the pad.

20. The drawings nor the specs provide a total overall size of the shelving required (L x H). Can this be provided?

VA RESPONSE: See response to RFI #9 above.

21. The specs refer to drawers for the shelving. Please verify if this is a requirement.

VA RESPONSE: Drawers are not required; all shelving shall be per response to RFI #9 above.

22. Detail 13 CT501 States Heavy Duty Sidewalks to be 6” thick. The drawings nor the specs indicate which areas are to receive Heavy Duty Sidewalks. Please indicate the locations that will require Heavy Duty Sidewalks.

VA RESPONSE: Heavy duty sidewalks are not required for this project; all sidewalks shall be 4” thick.