S06 Amend A00003 to 36C24420B0006 7-24-20.docx

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Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

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is extended,

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning __________ copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY is not extended.

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is not, A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

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13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS,

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

07-24-2020

562-21-1-5705-0001

562-17-307

00244 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 4

00244 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 4

To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24420B0006

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This amendment is issued to provide responses to questions recieved on this solicitation.

The Bid Due Date remains unchanged.

All other information remains unchanged.

Questions and Responses CLC NRM - Construction for Proposal 36C2442B0006 Date of Responses – 07/24/2020

Question #1 Specification Section 01 32 16.15 Subparagraph 1.4 (A) Computer Produced Schedules notes that the contractor shall provide monthly time/cost schedules and reports generated from monthly project updates. This paragraph goes on to note that “up to five different reports” are to be provided and that “the COTR shall identify the five different report formats that the contractor shall provide”. Does the VA desire time and cost loaded schedules for this project, or will a CPM schedule suffice? If the time and cost loaded schedules is required, please provide specifically which reports (up to five) that the VA will require so that General Contractors can appropriately include the scheduling costs associated with the schedule requirements.

Response: The Schedule is required to be built utilizing Critical Path Method software. In addition to the logic required to accurately track the relationship between the predecessors and successors of an activity, the schedule shall have all costs associated with an activity linked to it – including all labor, materials, equipment and appropriate overhead. In this way, the schedule can be tracked not only from a time standpoint, but also from a monetary standpoint as compared to the monthly pay application.

Regarding the number of “reports”. The VA Central Office has used the number (5) as reasonable place holder. The intention is to allow the Government to request UP TO five different reports from the Contractor for each schedule update. The term “Report” is not intended as a specific form. Instead, “Reports” could possibly be more accurately described as an iteration of the schedule that is filtered by various inputs – such as Early Start, Cost Expensed, Late Finish, etc.

Question #2 Specification Section 05 12 00 Part 1.5 requires AISC certification. Is it possible to utilize a steel contractor without this certification?

Response: As per Specifications, AISC Certification is required.

Questions #3A and #3B Related to steel fabrication, AESS Category and galvanizing.

3A. Can you please confirm which AESS Category this project is?

3B. Can you confirm if we can bypass the galvanizing and simply blast and prime the steel, with GC to carry the finish paint afterwards?

Responses:

3A. Using the keynote designations on Drawing A101, provide the following:

▪ Category AESS 2:

◦ Keynote 2, Vehicular Canopy

◦ Keynote 5, Truck Port Loading Dock Canopy

▪ Category AESS 3:

◦ Keynote 4, Covered Walkway 3B. Include galvanizing as specified in the documents. Weep holes for the galvanizing process can be placed at connection points as to not require plugs.

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