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620-20-104 l Anti-Scald Mixing Valves 10468-3904 36C24220B0046 08-25-2020 12:00

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238220 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 2 James J. Peters VA Medical Center 130 West Kingsbridge Road Bronx NY 10468-3904 Dany.Humphreys2@va.gov Department of Veterans Affairs Hudson Valley Healthcare System 2094 Albany Post Road Montrose, NY 10548 10548

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https://www.va.gov/hudsonvalleyhealthcaresystem Agency Webiste Hudson Valley Dany.Humphreys2@va.gov Contract Specialist Montrose VA, Anti Scald Mixing Valves Project RFI Questions

1) It this a tax-exempt project?

COR defers to Contracting Office for clarification.

2) If tax-exempt, will the government be providing a tax-exempt certificate to the Prime Contractor for use by subcontractors and vendors?

The awardee is able to secure a letter via FOIA requirements. It is local policy not to provide Tax ID number.

3) Can the Superintendent be shared across multiple projects or should they be dedicated full-time to this project and this project only?

Each project site must have a dedicated site superintendent present at all times while work is taking place.

Contract Specifications Section “01-00-00 General Requirements” Section 1.1.H.2 states:

“The Superintendent shall be dedicated exclusively to the Project once approved by the CO and until the completion of all Project construction activities and shall not be responsible for administering or managing in any capacity any other work site on behalf of the General Contractor or other third party. The superintendent shall have no hands-on construction interaction.”

4) Can the Superintendent fulfil multiple roles? Can the super have a dual role as the SSHO The Superintendent serves in a supervisory capacity. This must include having the 30-hours OSHA certificate and being a designated competent person.

Contract Specifications Section “01-00-00 General Requirements” Section 1.1.H.2 states:

“The Superintendent shall be dedicated exclusively to the Project once approved by the CO and until the completion of all Project construction activities and shall not be responsible for administering or managing in any capacity any other work site on behalf of the General Contractor or other third party. The superintendent shall have no hands-on construction interaction.”

5) If so, can they also fulfil the Quality Control role?

The site superintendent is responsible for assuring quality of workmanship in the project. Certified inspectors (as needed) must be third party and act independently of the General Contractor.

Contract Specifications Section “01-00-00 General Requirements” Section 1.1.H.2 states:

“The Superintendent shall be dedicated exclusively to the Project once approved by the CO and until the completion of all Project construction activities and shall not be responsible for administering or managing in any capacity any other work site on behalf of the General Contractor or other third party. The superintendent shall have no hands-on construction interaction.”

6) Are Edge Guard Panels acceptable ICRA containment?

VA cannot approve any particular manufacturer of materials. We simply reiterate that ICRA requirements must be met.

7) Can the VA Clarify if off-duty are required if so, for what trade or scope of work.

Contract Specifications Sections 01-00-00 General Requirements Section 1.9.G.1:

“This project may require work to be completed during evening hours. Normal work hours are 8a.m. to 4:30p.m.”

The Child Day Care has 12 fixtures which require work. This work shall be done during W.H.E.N. hours so as not to impact the daily operations of the facility. This scope is to be included in the base bid. All other WHEN hours work shall be as designated in Contract Specifications 01-00-00 General Requirements Section 1.43 Contract Work Hours.

8) Can the VA elaborate on what scope requires plaster repair.

The base bid shall include the scope for plaster repair as written in the statement of work:

“The VA estimates that there are approximately 16 locations where the fixture shutoff valves will not hold or are “frozen” and cannot be shut off. These locations will require cut and patch work to ceramic tile, backer board, and waterproof membrane and repatching/tiling to match existing. The locations will also require asbestos abatement. The contractor shall base his bid on performing asbestos abatement at sixteen (16) locations. The contractor shall also provide unit pricing per anti-scald location for add/deduct contract purposes.”