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GENERAL SATOC RFIs

1. Does the VA expect that General Contractors will be providing RS Means numbers for all divisions and trades? Ye.

1. Are we only providing Means pricing for the work we will be self-performing? No, RS means is to be used for all pricing.

1. If we are to price all scopes, how would the VA expect that a general contractor accurately provides a material and labor breakdown of Electrical work, or Tel/Data Installations, or a proprietary vendor such as Siemens, or Signet? By performing market research / contacting subs for their pricing

1. If that is not the intent, does the VA expect that we will require subcontractors to purchase RS Means and provide their pricing in the Means format? Yes.

650-16-003 Improve Primary Care HVAC and Security Providence

1. The drawings on this project state that JCI is the proprietary access control vendor for the Providence facility. When contacted JCI was unaware this project existed and informed us that to provide pricing for the project a JCI representative would need to see and document the existing conditions. Without this information we will be unable to provide pricing for the access control portion of this solicitation. Please advise.

RESPONSE: Yes Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) is the vendor at Providence VAMC.

JCI does have knowledge of the system. JCI designed the system which is being provided as part of another construction project. JCI produced the system design documents that were used as the basis of this Improve Primary Care HVAC and Security design. It is JCI project number 7N64-0016 dated 3/21/18. JCI is on site at Providence VAMC installing the system today, 8/9/2018.