RFIs A wing Facade Repairs Continued.pdf

Project Number: 528A8-21-812 Solicitation Number: 36C24226B0050 Project Name: A Wing Façade Repair

Request For Information

1) Will the sign-in sheet from site visit be available in addendum? Yes.

2) Please clarify if a superintendent can be a dual hat to cover the requirements of SSHO?

Yes.

3) If no to the question above, will the SSHO need to be full-time for this project? N/A.

4) Please clarify if a superintendent can be a dual hat to cover the requirements of QA/QC?

Superintendent can be "dual-hatted" to act as the Quality Control (QC) Manager, but they cannot cover Government Quality Assurance (QA). QA is strictly performed by the government representative.

5) If no to the question above, will the QA/QC need to be full time for this project? N/A.

6) Can a superintendent be a triple hat to cover the requirements of SSHO and QA/QC?

Yes

7) Please confirm if tax should be included in our proposal? This is a Firm Fixed Price Contract so all cost should be totaled into the bid.

8) Please provide the latest wage determination for this project’s county. Wage determination is attached to the amendment.

9) Please confirm if the current prevailing wages will be consistent for the life of the project with no escalation? Yes.

10) Please confirm the current design documents meet current VA TIL guidelines. Yes.

11) Drawing AS-104 appears to have inaccurate scales, specifically details 1 and 2. Please provide correct drawing scale and confirm the remainder of the drawing set is scaled accurately. Updated drawings provided in amendment.

12) Is the use of temporary plastic wall panels (such as STARC panels) acceptable to meet ICRA requirements? Yes

13) Will any construction activity be required to be done during off hours or weekends?

TBD

14) Please confirm if we will be allowed to keep a locked storage container or conex box within the grounds. Yes a key copy must be submitted to VA police

15) Please confirm whether the masonry, stone, lintel, mortar joint, sealant, roofing, and other façade repair quantities indicated on the drawings represent the full quantities to be included in the Base Bid, or whether they are estimated quantities subject to adjustment based on actual field conditions. Quantities are indicated on the drawings and differing conditions found will be addressed via supplemental agreement.

16) If concealed deterioration is discovered following removal of existing masonry, roofing, flashing, sealants, or other materials beyond the repair limits indicated in the Contract Documents, please confirm that the additional work will be considered an unforeseen condition and addressed by contract modification. YES – see above answer

17) Please confirm whether unit prices will be established for additional masonry replacement, masonry repointing, stone repair/replacement, lintel or structural steel repair, sealant replacement, roofing repairs, and other façade repairs exceeding the quantities indicated in the Contract Documents. Unit prices are not pre established

18) Please confirm that the means and methods for accessing the façade are at the Contractor's discretion, including supported scaffolding, suspended scaffolding/swing stages, aerial lifts, and/or combinations thereof, subject to VA approval and applicable safety requirements. Means and methods for accessing the façade are at the contractors discretion pending Safety approval

19) Please confirm whether temporary scaffold ties or anchors may be installed into the existing building façade. If permitted, please identify any restrictions regarding anchor locations and required restoration following removal. Yes anchors are permitted but need to be submitted for COR approval. Anchors are likely to exceed noise limits and would be required to occur on weekends

20) Please confirm whether existing roof areas may be utilized for worker access, material handling, suspended scaffold/swing-stage rigging, temporary equipment, or other construction operations. If permitted, please identify any roof loading, attachment, protection, or access restrictions. YES existing roof areas may be utilized for worker access, material handling.

21) Please confirm that the asbestos- and mold-abatement locations and quantities identified in the Contract Documents represent the anticipated limits of abatement to be included in the Base Bid. If additional suspect ACM, asbestos-contaminated material, or mold is encountered outside the indicated limits, please clarify how the additional abatement work will be addressed. Confirmed – any differing conditions will require an RFI process that may result in an RFP and contract modification

22) Please identify any façade elevations, roof areas, chapel areas, entrances, patient areas, or other work zones that are subject to restricted working hours beyond the general working-hour requirements established in the Contract Documents.

TBD

23) Please confirm the allowable durations and working hours for temporary closure or restriction of building entrances, sidewalks, pedestrian routes, roadways, and areas immediately below overhead façade work. Durations will differ depending on the requested location. Contractor will need to request closures with 14 days review time for COR, Safety and VA Police approval. Egress routes shall be always be protected coordinated with COR. Note contractors will be accessing X location; provide overhead protection

24) Please confirm whether there is a maximum allowable area of existing roofing that may be removed or opened at one time and whether all roofing areas disturbed during each workday are required to be made completely watertight prior to the Contractor leaving the site. No limit on allowable area – all areas disturbed need to be made watertight prior to contractor leaving the site

25) Please clarify the required temporary weather-protection measures for façade and roofing areas opened during construction, including requirements for protection of occupied spaces from water infiltration during construction.

Contractor shall protect the hospital from water and insect infiltration at all times.

26) Please confirm which special inspections, material testing, and third-party testing services will be contracted and paid directly by the VA and which inspections or testing services, if any, are required to be provided and paid for by the Contractor. VA will provide third party monitor for Chapel abatement to review abatement plans, oversee safety plans, and provide air clearances. Contractor is responsible during abatement to provide their own third-party inspector to protect their personnel per NY code rule 56 and verify abatement quantities. All other testing and inspections are the contractor’s responsibility.

27) Please identify all required masonry cleaning, repointing, brick repair, stone repair, sealant, roofing, coating, and other aesthetic mockups required prior to production work.

Please also confirm whether approved mockups may remain as part of the completed Work.

Refer to contract documents – mark ups may be approved to remain-coordinate with the

COR

28) For replacement brick, stone, mortar, sealants, coatings, roofing materials, and other exposed materials required to match existing construction, please confirm whether the VA has attic stock, original manufacturer information, previous submittals, or previously approved matching products available for Contractor reference. The VA does not have “Attic stock” Material submittals must be approved by A/E & VA. VA has submittals of previously approved materials that are available on request.

29) Where masonry removal exposes existing lintels, shelf angles, anchors, reinforcing, structural steel, flashing, or other concealed components, please clarify the extent of cleaning, coating, repair, or replacement required to be included in the Base Bid versus deterioration discovered after exposure.

Refer to contract documents

30) Please confirm the exact limits of the Contractor's designated staging and laydown areas and whether these areas may accommodate dumpsters, secured storage containers/Conex boxes, scaffolding materials, aerial lifts, temporary facilities, and other construction equipment for the duration of the project. Lay down areas may contain all listed assets in question (30)

31) Please confirm the number and location of parking spaces that will be available for Contractor and subcontractor personnel throughout the duration of the project.

Contractors are allowed to park in the rear of the VA visitors’ lot on a first-come basis

32) Please identify any restrictions applicable to cranes, boom lifts, material hoists, aerial lifts, or similar equipment, including allowable setup locations, roadway or sidewalk closures, operating hours, and required advance approvals. Lifts plans are required minimum 14 days in advance for VA Safety review and approval

33) Please confirm the required infection-control classification and barrier requirements applicable to each work area, particularly exterior façade work adjacent to operable windows, air intakes, building entrances, and occupied patient or staff areas.

AS-001 indicates type ‘D’ as the ICRA level. VA Confirms.

34) Please identify any air intakes that will be required to be temporarily shut down, isolated, protected, or monitored during façade cleaning, masonry demolition, grinding, cutting, repointing, roofing, or other dust- or odor-generating operations. Refer to bid documents

35) Please confirm whether façade cleaning methods and pressures are limited to those specifically indicated in the Contract Documents and clarify whether additional cleaning test panels will be required prior to commencement of production cleaning. Contractor shall submit cleaning means and methods for approval

36) Please confirm whether the Contractor is responsible for protecting and/or temporarily relocating existing exterior cameras, lighting, signage, antennas, conduit, louvers, drains, or other building-mounted equipment that conflicts with façade and roofing repairs, and identify which items, if any, are to be relocated by the VA. The contractor is responsible for all listed items and is required to reinstall and ensure proper operation at end of construction.

37) To allow sufficient time to review responses and prepare our bid we kindly request that you please extend the bid date. Bid due date has been extended.