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RFI RESPONSE

DATE: 5/7/2020

COMPANY: VA New Jersey Health Care System- East Orange Campus

ATTENTION: Lisa Lake, Contract Specialist

FROM: Jennifer Villena-Johnson – Bancroft A+E

PROJECT: East Orange Campus- Upgrade Bathrooms/ Drinking Fountains

PROJECT #: 561-14-106

TRANSMITTED: May 1, 2020

RFI NUMBER: 002

COMMENTS

RFI 002:

See attachment.

BAE Response:

See RFI 002 attachment.

Reviewed By: Jennifer Villena-Johnson

Copies To: Pat Bailey

Esteban Rivera, VA COR

Bancroft AE - File

VA NEW JERSEY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, EAST ORANGE CAMPUS

PROJECT NAME: Upgrade Bathrooms/ Drinking Fountains

VA PROJECT NO: 561-14-106

A/E PO NO: 17-113

RFI 002

1- Tile manufacturer makes accent tile PT-4 in size of 12” x 12”, contractor will have to field cut this into size of 0’ – 4” ht x 0’ – 12” LF pieces and then install it. Please confirm this is acceptable. Yes, this is a mosaic that can be cut to size.

2- There is a complete set of drawings issued via amendment no. A0002 dated 4/10/2020. Please confirm that there are no changes to the original drawings, and this amend no.2/dwgs are issued only to provide drawings at proper size and scale for printing purpose only as contractor does not have to print these drawings again. If there are any changes then please mark/identify them with ‘clouds/bubbles. Correct, the drawings issued were to provide drawings to proper scale, no changes were made to the drawings.

3- Drawing A100B, toilet 11-169, wall elevation no.5 drawing is not shown/missing. Please provide the missing elevation drawing. There is no elevation tag 5 for 11-169. Please make sure you have the correct bid documents.

4- Drawing A102A & PT-16 on drawing I601 indicates shower pan in toilet room18-118. Please specify the material/manufacturer for this new shower pan. This is not a shower pan. Refer to sheet IF102 and PT-16 which indicates that this is a tile floor and base.

5- Demo drawings, architectural dwgs and plumbing dgws, indicates there are total new 14 drinking fountains, 2 recessed electric bottle fillers and 15 locations of new solid surface panel work. Please confirm this is correct. Information is on drawings. AE does not provide quantities.

6- Refer to dwg I601 room finish legend and room finish schedule and confirm that all ACT is type ACT-1 only. This is correct, only one type of ACT specified.

7- Drawing AC100A detail 1 ceiling plan indicates various work for offices 12-207/12-208. Please confirm besides this work there is no other new work in these 2 rooms. This is correct. Work in these rooms on ceilings is due to work required for 13th floor.

8- Refer to drawing AC100A detail 3 it states do not disturb exist gyp bd soffit, whereas drawing M100B detail 4 is showing the new duct run above the exist gyp soffit and above exist gyp bd ceiling in toilet room 13-200. Please clarify if contractor will have to remove and rebuild the gypsum board soffit/ceiling? The intent is for the gypsum board soffit to remain and installation of HVAC can be access via ceiling tiles on either side.

9- RFI no 1 and response states existing bathrooms walls are block walls, whereas all infection control plans states wall type C which is shown on drawing GI401 and all demolition drawings key note 1 states all existing bathroom walls are gypsum wall board and contractor has to remove existing gypsum wall board 'on area of work' side only. ---- Please clarify which is

VA NEW JERSEY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, EAST ORANGE CAMPUS

PROJECT NAME: Upgrade Bathrooms/ Drinking Fountains

VA PROJECT NO: 561-14-106

A/E PO NO: 17-113

RFI 002

correct? also we completed similar bathroom work in East Orange campus bldg 1 and observed that all the existing bathroom walls were block walls. We had to remove the existing ceramic wall tiles and scrape and clean mortar from the block walls which took a long time and then had to fur out the existing block wall with 1 5/8'' furring channels and install the new cement board.

This application of cleaning the mortar from existing block walls is very labor intensive. So again requesting to clarify if existing bathroom walls are block walls or gypsum board with stud framing? Removal of tile and mortar is required, whether block or metal stud/gyp. bd. walls.

Due to small sizes of rooms, finish dimensions need to be maintained.

10- RFI no. 2 response--- spec section 01 00 00 is revised but bid pricing sheet on solicitation page

no. 3 of 64 should be revised too. Does the agency require separate line item price for asbestos abatement, fire suppression and plumbing? if yes then please make the required changes on the bid pricing sheet or we will have to include cost in Item I General Construction. Revised Bid Pricing sheet is included with this amendment.