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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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0001 04-01-2026

631-19-002

36C241

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 1

VA CENTRAL WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS HCS

421 North Main Street Leeds MA 01053-9764

36C241

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 1

VA CENTRAL WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS HCS

421 North Main Street Leeds MA 01053-9764

To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24126Q0173

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** HOUR & DATE for Receipt of Offers is EXTENDED to: 04-15-2026 1:00PM EDT

The purpose of this amendment is to incorporate the following:

1. Provide responses to RFIs received.

2. Provide revised specifications.

3. Provide revised drawings.

4. Provide the site visit sign-in sheet.

631-19-002 Steam Phase II Responses to RFIs Received

1. Please confirm if taxes should be carried in proposals?

VA Response: Upon Offerors are hereby notified that under the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts G.L. c. 64H, § 6(f), sales of building materials and supplies to be used in the construction, reconstruction, alteration, remodeling or repair of any building structure, public highway, bridge or other public works owned by or held in trust for the Federal government and its agencies and used exclusively for public purposes are exempt from sales tax.

Therefore, the contractor’s purchase of such building and construction materials within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to be used in the construction, reconstruction, alteration, remodeling or repair of any building structure belonging to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is subject to the exemption from tax on retail sales of certain tangible personal property. To take advantage of the tax exemption, the VA will furnish to the contractor at award Massachusetts Form ST-5C Contractor’s Sales Tax-Exempt Purchase Certificate identifying the contract number for the project involved, and the contractor may present this form when purchasing materials for incorporation into such project.

2. Please confirm if any state, local, and/or Federal permits will be required on this project?

VA Response: Notification and permits will be required through-out the project. Review of Project Specification and Drawings detail when these will be required. Possible Local, State and Federal permits include, but are not limited to, Abatement, Lead Paint Removal.

3. Please confirm if there are any known hazardous materials?

VA Response: Yes, review spec section 02 82 11 and 02 83 33.13

4. What is the anticipated construction starting date for this project?

VA Response: This is dependent on the contractor. Once NTP is issued and the contractor obtains approval of pre-construction submittals and materials for installation, construction may commence.

5. Please confirm if any ACT ceiling work is required for this project? There is a note regarding ACT ceiling and a lengthy Acoustical Ceiling spec section that does not specify basis of design.

Please advise.

VA Response: ACT work will be required for locations ACT is damaged or needs to be modified. Basis of design shall be 24” x 24” Armstrong Optima Product # 3250. However, Contractor shall match existing ceiling tiles surroundings (style, type, size, etc.).

6. In rooms with 12” x 12” ceiling tile is the contractor to provide 12” x 12” replacement ceiling tile or can ceilings be restored with Acoustic Ceiling Tile and grid?

VA Response: Replace with 12” x 12” ceiling tile. However, VA is not opposed to restoring with acoustical ceiling tiles and grid. Dimensions to be coordinated with COR.

7. Please provide a schedule for the PRV-A-1, PRV-1023-1, PRV-1023-2, PRV-B108-1, PRV- B109-1, PRV-B109-2, PRV-B109-3, PRV-B109-4, PRV-B245-1, and PRV-B245-2.

VA Response: See updated drawing M302.

8. Drawing 01-MP116, keynote 2 and drawing 01-MP117, keynote 10, refers to drawing M302, detail 4 regarding the PRV’s. There is no detail 4 on drawing M302. Please provide detail for the PRV’s.

VA Response: See updated drawing M302

9. Identify allowable work hours by building and department, including off-hours and weekend work requirements.

VA Response: Review Phasing and Construction Notes for each building in the contract document drawings.

Additionally, Work in Building 5 rooms 102-110 and 129 shall be off hours, 7:30pm to 5am, including weekends.

Work in Building 9 shall be closely coordinated with the COR to not interrupt patient care.

Activities impacting normal operations, patient care, scheduling conflicts or noisy work shall be scheduled off hours.

10. Clarify areas subject to “noisy work” restrictions and permissible time windows for such activities.

VA Response: See spec sections 01 00 00, 01 57 15 and 01 57 19. Sound levels shall not exceed 70 decibels during business hours. Concrete drilling, coring, and anchoring in patient care areas (Buildings 1, 4, 8 and 9) shall be off hours unless otherwise coordinate with COR.

11. Confirm allowable shutdown durations for steam, domestic hot water, and heating systems, and required notification periods.

VA Response: Review Phasing and Construction Notes for each building in the contract document drawings and spec section 01 00 00.

Limited steam and heating system interruptions, as required for interconnections of new and existing systems during heating season will be permitted by the COR during periods when the demands are not critical to the operation of the VAMC. Interruptions that are longer than a shift shall be during the non-heating season unless otherwise coordinated with the COR. Anticipated end of heating season is end of May to mid-October. Installation of new work allowing zone isolation could increase flexibility and offer value add engineering proposal tradeoffs.

Limited domestic hot water interruption as required for interconnections of new and existing systems, will be permitted by the COR during periods when the demands are not critical to the operation of the VAMC. This shall be off hours and/or weekends. Contractor shall provide a temporary domestic hot water heater when steam is not available.

For minor interruptions, the Contractor shall submit a request to interrupt any such services to COR, in writing, seven (7) calendar days in advance of proposed interruption. Minor shutdowns shall occur off hours unless coordinated otherwise with COR.

Major interruptions of any system must be requested, in writing, at a minimum twenty-one (21) calendar days prior to the desired time and shall be performed as directed by the COR. The request must be submitted as soon as possible.

12. Clarify the General Contractor’s responsibility for providing temporary heating and domestic hot water during phased outages.

VA Response: Contractor must maintain the minimum temperature of 65 degrees F for a building working environment per paragraph 1.8. E in section 23 05 11. Contractors means and methods will be the responsibility of the Contractor.

The contractor will be responsible for providing temporary domestic hot water facilities during the construction period when the existing instantaneous water heater is not available, please refer to the Phasing and Construction Notes in the contract documents drawings.

13. Confirm the required Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) classification for each building.

VA Response: See the Infection Control Risk Assessment attachment and spec section 01 35 26, in particular paragraph 1.12 Infection Control. The primary project scope of this project is: Class IV. Depending on the project location as shown on drawings, however, the class type may vary.

14. Please confirm approved laydown areas, staging zones, material delivery routes, and dumpster locations on campus.

VA Response: Laydown area on campus will be coordinated with COR after award, based on contractor’s needs and available space.

15. Will all walls and ceilings that require patching be required to be painted from corner to corner, floor to suspended ceiling?

VA Response: Any space with clinical/patient care shall be painted from corner to corner, floor to suspended ceiling

16. Please confirm that material warranties begin upon acceptance of each area rather than the final acceptance of the entire project.

VA Response: Correct. The warranty period will begin upon acceptance of each individual building. There will be no partial acceptance for buildings. The entire building needs to be completed to get acceptance, this includes but not limited to all contract requirements, final inspection, red-line drawings, O&M Manuals, training, warranty management plan, etc. This is required for each building acceptance. Please note latent defects, code violations, inoperable equipment, and culpable negligence may be subject to other clauses and not warranty items which is intended for unexpected and premature failures not blatant QC errors that were not caught.

17. Insulation on steam and steam condensate piping is required to be continuous through floor and wall penetrations. Please confirm that an additional 1" gap is not required between the wall/floor deck and the insulation material.

VA Response: Insulation should be continuous through walls and floors penetrations with ½” gap between pipe and penetration wall sleeve which will need to be filled with fire rated material as per NFPA, but piping passing through pre-fab insulated wall panels, insulation should not be continuous through walls, however, The contractor will need to apply insulation after insertion of respective service facility thru walls

18. Please confirm we are to widen/recore all floor opening, use continuous insulation and fire stop.

VA Response: Existing opening are to be re-used to the greatest extent possible. Continuous insulation refers to typical exterior construction but, does allow for mechanical penetrations to interrupt the insulation. In terms of fire ratings penetrations are permitted in the wall as long as they comply with Section 714.4 Fire-resistance-rated walls under the IBC. It would be our recommendation that all pipe penetrations that require annular space to be filled to use ignite copper waste (mineral wool) that meets the UL and ASTM under 714.4. In concrete or masonry walls we would recommend grouting, concrete or mortar as allowed under 714.4. Alternative paths to re-use may be coordinated with the COR on a case-by-case basis (e.g. contractor proposes value engineering to route new large 15psi main line through rooms rather than basement main hall for safety and accessibility while permitting less off-hours work to complete).

COR shall review for best interest of the government. For consistent bidding purposes it is assumed the re-using existing holes to the degree possible is the intent.

19. Is the domestic water heater for B9 being replaced? 09-MPD has HX ETR and 09-MP calls for a new WH VA Response: Yes. Provide temporary domestic water heater facilities during the construction period when the existing instantaneous water heater is not available. ETR is in error and should be ED.

20. Is the intent to install new flooring in room 1231A and 1-MC-3 in B1?

VA Response: Yes. For room 1231A provide the following, Basis of design: Daltile Fabrique 24”x24” Porcelain tile (PT), 3”x12” Bullnose Base, Schluter Dilex Stain Anodized, Tarkett Vinyl Transition – see selection chart for specific gauge required for PT and carpet.

For room 1-MC-3 repair, level and seal concrete.

21. Please confirm if the Mechanical Contractor’s foreman could be the MEP Coordinator and CQC Manager. VA Response: The Mechanical Contractor’s Foremen could be the MEP Coordinator and CQC Manager. However, they have to meet all of the requirements for the MEP Coordinator and CQC Manager and shall be on site at all times during construction.

22. Are we to assume that only areas listed on the mechanical demo drawings that are called out as hard ceilings are the only areas we will encounter drywall and plaster ceilings?

VA Response: Some areas with hard ceilings (plaster or drywall) have been identified for reference; however, it shall not be assumed by the contractor that all such areas are identified; the contractor has full responsibility for cutting and patching such ceilings to facilitate work.

23. Please confirm and advise on project schedule and phasing durations.

VA Response:

a. The period of performance is 730 calendar days – see section 01 00 00.

b. Review section 01 00 00 and the Phasing and Construction Notes for each building in the contract document drawings. The number of minimum phases anticipated are noted.

Work for a project phase shall not commence until all materials required to complete that phase are onsite. A new phase cannot commence until the previous phase has been fully completed unless approved by the COR.

c. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to develop a work plan and schedule detailing, at a minimum, the procedures to be employed, the equipment and materials to be used, the interim life safety measure to be used during the work, and a schedule defining the duration of the work with milestone subtasks.

d. Contractor shall furnish the COR with a schedule of approximate dates on which the Contractor intends to accomplish work in each specific area of site, building or portion thereof.

e. Commissioning will be by building.

24. Please confirm if work in existing tunnels, crawlspaces, and basements is classified as confined space areas. Please clarify which areas are confined space areas.

VA Response:

a. Review section 01 35 26

b. Crawl spaces are considered confined space.

c. Work in a confined space will either be permit required or permit exempt. See the forms in the list of attachments in section 01 00 00. These forms are subject to change.

25. Please advise basis of design for Shipco condensate controls and note on BMS tie in of alarm.

VA Response: Controls basis of design is for contractor to supply matching OEM Shipco “Gold Panel” with aqueous controller for BMS BACnet communication. Enclosure NEMA 2 or 3R, Nema starters, Integral breakers, Control circuit disconnect, Alarm bell with silencing relay/light (include float switch). Add

The following specification sections and drawings were updated,

• Section 01 00 00 00 & List of Attachments

• Section 01 35 26

• Section 02 41 00

• Appendix A

• Section 22 05 11

• Section 23 05 11

• Section 23 07 11

• Drawings, M301, M302, M401, 01-MPD113, 01-MPD114, 01-MPD115, 01-MPD116, 8-

MPD101 & 8-MP101

• Drawing HA001 has been removed from the drawing set. See spec section 02 82 11 and

Appendix A for the asbestos abatement inventory. For drawings referencing HA001, review spec section 02 82 11 and Appendix A.

See attached document: 631-19-002 Steam Ph2 Specifications 3-31-2026_Rev1.

See attached document: 631-19-002 Steam Ph2 Bid Drawings 3-31-2026_Rev1.

See attached document: S04_3-3-2026 Sign-in Sheet - 631-19-002.