36C24122R0135 0005.docx

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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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is extended,

(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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is required to sign this document and return ___________ copies to the issuing office.

is not, A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

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.

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

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Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 02/08/2023 405-13-104 Department of Veterans Affairs

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Togus 1 VA Center Augusta ME 04330 Department of Veterans Affairs

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Togus 1 VA Center Augusta ME 04330 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24122R0135 12-30-2022

X X X ** HOUR & DATE for Receipt of Offers is EXTENDED to:

X The purpose of this amendment is to provide additional RFI responses.

See attached RFI responses.

There is no change to the RFI deadline of 02-07-2023 and the proposal due date 0f 02-23-2023 at 13:00EST.

Stephen Slaby Contracting Officer RFI Questions Submitted with Answers 36C24122R0135 Amendment 0005 405-13-104 Renovate Inpatient Ward, White River Junction, VT Questions #1 - #57 Appear in earlier amendments Question# 58

SECTION: 27 52 23-12

G. Functional Components: As indicated on the drawings or as required to complete system.

1. Staff Consoles.

2. Patient and Staff Audio Stations: Standard.

3. Patient and Staff Audio Stations: Graphical.

4. Smart Bed Connectors.

5. Bed Side Rail Interface.

6. Call Switches.

7. Remote Audio Devices.

8. Corridor (Dome / Zone) Lights.

9. Room Control Boards (RCB).

10.Power over Ethernet (PoE) Switches.

11.Bed Interface Device (pillow speaker, bed and auxiliary input).

12.Electronic Whiteboard.

13.Configuration Software.

14.Physical Servers.

Please advise if VA will provide drawings that show which rooms will have Patient and Staff Audio Stations: Standard, versus Patient and Staff Audio Stations: Graphical

Answer: The bidder shall refer to “New Nurse Call Legend” on Drawing 31-E-601, “Navicare Nurse Call Schedule” on Drawing 31-E-607, and the various Power & Signal distribution plans including but not necessarily limited to enlarged room details on Drawings 31-EP-411 and 31-EP-412. No additional drawings shall be provided beyond those already included in the bidding documents. The successful nurse call bidder shall prepare fully detailed design & installation shop drawings and equipment catalogue and review the same with the Owner to confirm all aspects of the design.

Question# 59 Please confirm that the Room Control Board (RCB) should be the latest version (v3).

Answer: VA confirms that all hardware should be the latest version.

Question# 60 Please confirm intent of the Bed Interface Device will allow for all 3 inputs on one device versus multiple nurse devices to accomplish.

Answer: VA confirms intent of bed interface device will allow all 3 inputs on one device.

Question# 61

SECTION: 27 52 23-15

N. Electronic Whiteboard: Real-time dashboard, typically displayed on large central monitors, displaying Nurse Call System, patient and smart bed information.

1. Display: LAN-PC or smart LCD.

2. Data: Patient room number, patient name, patient notes, assigned patient risk protocol, assigned staff, nurse call type, call wait time, and staff presence.

Please confirm you want following smart bed data to be available on the Electronic Whiteboard:

Answer: VA confirms that the smart bed data should include items 1-6 above on the electronic whiteboard.

Question# 62 Are there any additional requirements related to the Nurse Call System?

Answer: This project requires installation of a nurse call system that has been approved through VA's national Office of Information & Technology vetting and approval process. Bidders should only cost an approved nurse call system for installation with this project.

Question# 63 Are you able to provide a list of bidding contractors?

Answer: The VA has only a list of contractors who attended the site visits and does not know who all intends to bid this contract. Please see site visit sign-in sheets provided by amendments 02 and 03.

Question# 64 Will updated Asbestos drawings be provided?

Answer: Please see updated attached files: Building 31 Abatement Diagrams REV-1 02072023.

Question# 65 How high is the asbestos wall tile present on the 1st floor? What rooms is it present in? From the site visit, it appears that tile is present in rooms other than hallways and rooms not indicated on the drawings.

Answer: Please refer to attached revised Abatement Drawings (See 31-AS-105B). The ACM wall tile is throughout Level 1 all hallways, including hidden behind the sheet wall paneling, approximately 4ft up the walls. It is in each patient room bathrooms and shared bathrooms it runs floor to ceiling. Also, at each water fountain/sink there is wall tile for a back splash.

Question# 66 No abatement plan or notes were found for the basement. Are there any hazardous materials in the basement that will require abatement? If so, please provide information on such.

Answer: Please refer to Attached Abatement Diagrams (see 31-AS-105C). The basement level has limited abatement work to include areas that will be impacted by ground level and level-1 M-E-P utility service connections. The bidder shall refer to the M-E-P drawings to ascertain the scope..

Question# 67 Sheet AS-105 B abatement plan legend does not appear to be consistent with field conditions from the site visit specifically with the ceramic wall tile in rooms and corridors please review and confirm legend is correct.

Answer: Please refer to attached revised abatement drawings (See 31-AS-105B). All hallways, including hidden behind the sheet wall paneling, approximately 4ft up the walls. It is in each patient room bathrooms and shared bathrooms it runs floor to ceiling. Also, at each water fountain/sink there is wall tile for a back splash. Additionally Room 125 nurses breakroom/kitchenette has ceramic wall tile ceiling to floor.

Question# 68 Sheet AS-105 A abatement plan only indicates Floor tile mastic and HVAC Duct Caulking please confirm no wall tile to be abated and removed on ground floor. During site visit ceramic tile was noted in hallways and bathrooms.

Answer: Please refer to attached revised abatement drawings (See 31-AS-105A). AS-105 A was not accurate. Yes, there is ceramic wall tile in hallways approximately 4ft up wall, bathrooms and patient room bathrooms floor to ceiling, and at water fountains and sinks as backsplash. The intent on the Ground Floor is to abate only those areas that are disturbed by construction activities but not necessarily all areas of the Ground Floor.

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a. Confirmed and acknowledge; however, the contractor shall make every reasonable attempt to match existing materials in all respects.

b. Confirmed and acknowledge; however, the contractor shall make every reasonable attempt to match existing materials in all respects.

c. Transition between finish materials under the center of the closed door. Match existing on the corridor side.

Question# 70 Will nurse call systems drawings be provided?

Answer: The bidder shall refer to “New Nurse Call Legend” on Drawing 31-E-601, “Navicare Nurse Call Schedule” on Drawing 31-E-607, and the various Power & Signal distribution plans including but not necessarily limited to enlarged room details on Drawings 31-EP-411 and 31-EP-412. No additional drawings shall be provided beyond those already included in the bidding documents. The successful nurse call bidder shall prepare fully detailed design & installation shop drawings and equipment catalogue and review the same with the Owner to confirm all aspects of the design.

Question# 71 What are the floor-to-floor elevations between Ground, Basement, First, Second and Roof? If you have a section through the building in the original drawings, that would be helpful.

Answer: PDFs of the original building exterior elevations and building sections are attached, 3 drawings total (Bldg 31 Exterior Elevations & Building Sections). Also refer to the original building structural drawings included in the bid documents.

Question# 72 For the exterior windows, please specify the following: Winter U value, visible light transmittance, solar heat gain coefficient and center-of-glass U value for the system.

Answer: Provide 1-inch insulated glass units with performance characteristics equal to or better than Vitro Architectural Glass, SolarBan 60 (2) Clear+Clear, Low E, Argon Filled. See also specification section 085113.2.1.E.

Question# 73 What are the floor-to-floor elevations between Ground, Basement, First, Second and Roof? If you have a section through the building in the original drawings, that would be helpful.

Answer: PDFs of the original building exterior elevations and building sections are attached, 3 drawings total. Also refer to the original building structural drawings included in the bid documents.

Question# 74 We have called and emailed the two contacts for Sure Hands and not received any response. Please provide a responsive contact.

Answer: The contacts have been notified that they need to respond in a timely manner.

Question# 75 Could you please clarify the quantities of sinks with undercoating. The provided asbestos drawings identify 77 sinks throughout the workspace with coatings, but the asbestos specifications calls out only 19. Could we clarify which is the correct quantity?

Answer: The bidders shall refer to the updated Abatement Diagrams. These include drawings 31-AS-105 Basement, 31-AS-105A Ground Floor, and 31-AS-105B First Floor, all being Revsion-1 dated 02/07/2023.

Question# 76 The BSASI Rep stated they will be including pricing for replacing and upgrading a number of existing cameras in their proposal. We do not find a requirement for this scope of work in the documents provided. When asked about this the BSASI Rep stated it was set forth by VAPD when they were originally assisting in designing the scope. Please clarify if these should be included in our proposal?

Answer: The replacement cameras and associated cabling shall be furnished and installed by BSA Security Integrators through the general contractor and the costs shall be carried by the general contractor as part of the contract for construction. No change to the head-end network equipment is anticipated. Existing cameras and cabling shall be removed by the contractor and the Owner shall have the right of first refusal. The contractor shall itemize, package, label and deliver to the Owner’s place of storage any materials that the Owner chooses to keep. The contractor shall dispose of rejected materials at the least costly legal disposal site. All work shall proceed in a manner consistent with the project phasing to ensure that all occupied spaces are appropriately covered at all times.

Question# 77 Reference specification 098400 for “Acoustic Room Components”. We cannot find these items depicted on the drawings. Where do these occur?

Answer: Tackable wall panels are indicated on elevation 4 on drawing 31-AS-401 and elevations 2 & 7 on drawing 31-AS-409; however, pursuant to the Owner’s request please use Carnegie Xorel fabric in lieu of the specified material. Fabric Color to be selected by the Owner from the manufacturer’s standard product line. There are no other “acoustic room components”.

Question# 78 Reference VHA Supplemental Contract Requirements for Combatting COVID-19, section 1.a, subsections 1) and 2). Since we now know that even though a person may be vaccinated they can still contract and transmit the virus, is this supplemental requirement still applicable to this project?

Answer: VHA Supplemental Contract Requirements for Combatting COVID-19 are hereby removed from this contract. Contractors will be required to comply with station/facility requirements.

Question# 79 Regarding infection control, please confirm that this project is Construction Type D and specify whether the spaces are Group 1 – “Lowest Risk” or higher classification. Refer to specification 013533-1.2.B.

Answer: This project is confirmed Construction Type D. Renovation work within one-hour fire rated construction barriers as described in Section 010000, 1.9, D., 2. are considered Group 1-Lowest Risk. Work outside the construction barrier may have higher risk levels and will vary based on specific location and use of the nearby spaces by VA.

Question# 80 Please issue the sign in sheet from the additional site visit that was held on Tuesday, January 24, 2023.

Answer: Sign-in sheet from the site visit on 1/24/2023 is attached. There were no attendees.

ATTACHMENTS

See attached document: Building 31 Abatement Diagrams REV-1 02072023.

See attached document: Bldg 31 Exterior Elevations _ Building Sections.

See attached document: Pre-bid site visit sign-in 01-24-2023.

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