36C24219B0037-0002001.pdf

2 August 2019

Mr. Philip Civello, Chief, Planning and Design, COR

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Brooklyn Campus VA New York Harbor Healthcare System

800 Poly Pl.

Brooklyn, NY 11209-7104

Re: Renovate Oncology Pharmacy Project #630A4-17-490 Responses to List of RFI’s

Mr. Civello:

Below please find a most current and complete list of RFI’s received to date. No further RFI’s will be accepted.

RESPONSE by VA, RESPONSE by Architect

1) Time limit is only 100 calendar days, so in order to complete the work contractor will have to work in two shifts. Please confirm VA will allow contractor to work in both shifts 7:00 am to 3:30 pm and 4:00 pm to 1:00 am. Also spec section 01 00 00 page no.2 states completion time is 250 calendar days. So which is the correct time limit.

RESPONSE by VA: Time can be extended based on bidders proposed HVAC equipment documented Leadtime from manufactures. Then project completion period can be adjusted to not to exceed 150 days.

2) Please confirm that all the furniture and equipment’s in the project rooms will be removed by VA. RESPONSE by VA: Confirmed

3) There is a spec volume 1, spec volume 2 and Additional spec 1 and Additional spec 2. Please clarify which spec volume to be used for this bid? RESPONSE: Only Volume 1 and Volume 2.

4) As there is lot of traffic in morning hours can agency extend the bid submission time to 11:00

am. RESPONSE by VA: No

5) Spec volume 1 section 01 00 00 page no.2 and 3 has Deduct Alternates no. 1 and 2. These alternates are not shown in bid sheet. Also if these alternates are part of bid then please identify the limits of corridor 8-820 on project drawings for alternate no.1.

RESPONSE by VA: The bid deduct is to eliminate all flooring work and associated asbestos abatement for these areas shown on the drawings except for the east corridor. The bid deduct will only include work at the east corridor and nowhere else.

6) Spec volume 1 section 01 00 00 page no.25 para 1.27 states ‘STORAGE SPACE FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EQUIPMENT’. --- Is this storage space work part of this project? If yes then please provide the detailed scope of the work and quantity/area.

RESPONSE: No.

7) Spec volume 1 section 01 00 00 page no.26 para 1.30 is for PHOTOGRAPHIC

DOCUMENTATION, please confirm if a commercial photographer is required to be hired by contractor.

RESPONSE by VA: No, but project progression photos with a minimum of 8MP color camera quality are to be utilized before, throughout and after construction.

8) Spec volume 1 section 01 35 26 page no.14 para 1.7 states for SSHO. Please confirm contractor’s site supervisor can simultaneously perform the duties of this SSHO.

RESPONSE by VA: Contractor’s site supervisor can simultaneously perform the duties of this

SSHO, if they are a Competent Person on site.

9) Spec volume 1 section 01 35 26 page no.16 para 1.9B states for CSP’s monthly site safety inspection. Please advice if contractor’s has to hire an independent person/agency to perform the duty of this CSP?

RESPONSE by VA: As per spec, the CSP or CSHT can be a corporate safety professional or independently contracted.

10) We have following questions about the spec section 01 45 00 Quality Control:

a) Para 3.2 states Include CQC system manager --- Is this manager required full time or part time? Can our site supervisor simultaneously perform the duties of this CQC systems manager? b) Para 3.4,A states the requirements for the CQC organization are a Safety and

Health Manager, Design Quality Manager ---- Is this Safety and Health Manager and Design

Quality Manager required full time or part-time? Can our site supervisor simultaneously perform the duties of this Safety and Health Manager and Design Quality Manager?

c) Para 3.4,C states In addition to CQC personnel specified elsewhere in the contract, provide as part of the CQC organization specialized personnel to assist in the CQC system manager for the following areas: Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Structural, Environmental, Architectural. ---- Please clarify if all these personnel must be separate individuals? do they have to be present full time or part time? can our site supervisor simultaneously perform the duties of all these individuals?

RESPONSE by VA:

a) Time dictated by job requirements. Include a CQC System Manager that reports to the project superintendent.

b) Site supervisor can simultaneously perform the duties of this Safety and Health Manager and Design Quality Manager

c) Site supervisor can simultaneously perform the duties of all questioned positions, except CQC System Manager

11) Spec volume 1 section 01 91 00 has detailed specs for GENERAL COMMISSIONING REQUIREMENTS. – Please advice if contractor has to hire an independent third-party commissioning agent or contractor can perform this commissioning work with his own crew.

RESPONSE by VA: Contractor has to hire an independent third-party commissioning agent

12) Drawing HA-01 has ACM materials quantity table which has quantities for pipe insulation in various rooms. Please advice if this pipe insulation removal quantity is inside the chase walls or only in ceilings. As if this insulation is behind the existing chase walls then asbestos contractor will be responsible to demolish these masonry chase walls. RESPONSE: There are areas where ceiling plaster, wall plaster, ceiling tile, drywall and/or masonry will be removed and disposed of as ACM because it is contaminated with thermal system ACM (Please see specification for locations).

13) Please advise if any insulation is required in the inside of exterior stainless-steel ductwork which runs from 8th floor to the new fan units on roof. Also, this exterior stainless-steel ducts should be welded, correct? Ductwork is to have 1” of insulation inside and exterior should be welded.

14) Drawing 1-MH102, roof part plan note states sidewalk shed and bridging are required. --- Please identify on drawings the location and length of this sidewalk shed and bridging. RESPONSE: Shed and bridging are determined by GC for his/her methods of installing exterior exhaust ducts.

15) Drawing 1-MH102 roof part plan and detail 7 on drawing 1-AS300 indicates work of new equipment curb, roof flashing and patching will be required, it also states to maintain any existing roof warranties. Please confirm if the roof is under warranty and provide the name of roofing contractor, so that we can request quote.

RSPONSE by VA: Roof is currently not under warranty

16) Drawings indicate work by Clean Room manufacturer, please advice if the contractor has to consider any work/cost associated with clean room in his bid. RESPONSE: No. This is work by others.

17) Drawing HA-02 indicates entire asbestos abatement of corridor floor tile and mastic in phase 2.

Please confirm that contractor will be allowed to perform the entire work at one time. This may require to shutdown the corridor and will have no access to VA employees till the abatement work is complete. Also advice if work has to be done on weekends or weekdays? RESPONSE: The corridor asbestos abatement must be performed over a three (3) day weekend when the entire corridor can be shutdown. Scheduling of work shall be coordinated with the V.A. The asbestos abatement shall be coordinated to avoid interruptions to the normal activities of the V.A. Asbestos Abatement will be performed over a three (3) day holiday weekend for both Phase I and Phase II because the decontamination units will be located in the corridor. Work will begin at 5pm on a Friday and be completed by 6am Tuesday including clearance air testing and breakdown

18) Spec volume 1 section 09 06 00 page 7, para 2.10 states exterior louver is metal and painted.

Usually this louver is supposed to be aluminum material with Kynar finish which doesn’t require painting. Please confirm the material and finish of exterior wall louver. RESPONSE: louver is not to be painted. Material to be aluminum with factory-finish Kynar.

19) At prebid it was discussed that the location of the exterior exhaust duct may change. Please advice. RESPONSE by VA: The exterior duct to run to the East corner of the building to the roof 10’ pass the finished roof. Solar panels will be relocated by the VA

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END OF RESPONSES

New Exterior Exhaust Location