RFI 002 prebid responses SYR VA Garage pdf format.pdf

RFI-002, Syracuse VA: Repair Parking Garage Floors and Beams

1) Spec. Section 01 35 26 – 1.7A states a Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO) must be appointed to the project to “administer the Contractor's safety program and government-accepted Accident Prevention Plan.”

a. Please confirm the SSHO can have collateral duties and act as the Prime Superintendent to meet FAR Clause 52.236-6: Superintendence by the Contractor

RESPONSE: Yes, the Prime Superintendent can have collateral duties as the

SSHO.

2) Spec Section 01 35 26-1.7A&D states each subcontractor shall designate a minimum of one Competent Person (CP) and the CP will maintain presence during their construction activities. It goes on to state under section 1.8 all designated CPs shall have completed the OSHA 30-hour Construction Safety course within the past 5 years

a. Per OSHA, 30 hour certificates don’t expire and Federal OSHA standards do not require refresher course. Please confirm an OSHA 30 hour course within the last 5 years is required?

RESPONSE: We will accept a 30 hour OSHA Construction Safety certificate, Regardless of the date completed.

3) Please clarify who will be responsible for providing services for and conducting Special Inspections as outlined in section 01 45 35.

a. Will the owner be providing the third-party inspectors or is this the prime contractors responsibility to provide?

RESONSE: As outlined in specification 01 45 35, the contractor is responsible for the Special Inspections. Furthermore, change paragraph 1.1 of specification 01 45 29, Testing Laboratory Services, to read:

“This section specifies materials testing activities and inspection services required during project construction to be provided by a Testing Laboratory retained by the General Contractor”

The owner (Department of Veterans Affairs) may also perform testing independent of the contractor’s required inspections and testing.

4) Are as built drawings available for this garage?

RESPONSE: As-built drawings are available as well as the drawings developed by the consultant that scanned the floor slabs for identifying the broken post-tensioned cables. These materials will be made available to the awarded contractor.

5) Does existing slab on grade concrete we are removing per S-101 and S-102 contain any reinforcement (rebar, wire mesh, etc.)?

RESPONSE: Yes, welded wire fabric.

6) Per details on S-301, we do not see any new reinforcement (rebar, wire mesh, etc.)

being installed in the new slab. Please confirm no new reinforcement being placed in new S.O.G. on levels C & B as seen on S-101 and S-102.

RESPONSE: No reinforcement required. Provide joint reinforcement per B1 & B1a S-301.

7) Will stored materials off site be paid for?

a. Will sored materials On-site be paid for?

RESPONSE: Payment for stored materials on or off site will not be paid in advance as a normal expectation.

8) Due to constantly changing market prices for materials, will there be any pricing adjustments post award for material price escalations?

a. Can/will a economic price adjustment clause be added to this project?

RESPONSE: This is a firm-fixed price contract and there is no economic price adjustment clause in this contract.