36C24524B0006 LB Bldg 14 Prostetitics Construction RFI 003 Responses.pdf

36C24524B0006 Loch Raven Building 14 Prostetitics Construction Pre-Bid

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RFI # Specs / Drawings Reference Request Response

1 Yes

The solicitation did not include any stated bid items, however, on Drawing A101 Renovation Keynote #14 states “New roof fall protection railing, deduct alternate.” and, Specification 01 00 00 General Requirements lists 5 different bid items.

Please provide a pricing schedule to clarify and explain the correct bid items for this project.

The specifications include a list of bid items. The fall protection railing is listed as a bid deduct, i.e. - it should be included in the bid, but an alternative price should be provided with the fall railing not included.

2 No Section 1.23 of General Requirements states lists extensive photo requirements including a third-party commercial photgrapher Please verify whether this is required.

For a project of this size, the third-party commercial photographer is not necessary.

3 Yes

This specification states that “The Contractor shall engage a consultant to perform the scheduling at no additional cost to the government.”

Can the contractor produce schedules in-house? Is a third-party scheduling consultant mandatory?

As long as the contractor can perform scheduling per the CPM, in-house scheduling is acceptable.

4 No Confirm that the contractor’s superintendent may concurrently serve as project safety officer (SSHO).

Superintendent may concurrently serve as the project safety officer.

5 No Will the building be occupied during construction?

Yes, building is to remain open during construction to see veterans. Area to-be-renovated will be blocked off from staff during project duration. Prosthetics lab, bathrooms, patient exam rooms, and storage area are to remain open.

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6 No What level of ICRA measures are required for this project?

Official ICRA determination to be made by the VA Infection Control team before construction begins. Initial estimate is a Class III ICRA rating.

7 Yes

Drawing AD101, Removal Key Note R7, states, "Remove existing flooring, prep surface to receive new finish.” This note applies to the new Office #2 and part of Exam Room #3, however, there are no notes indicating new flooring on A101.

Drawings A601 & I001 appear to indicate new flooring for all rooms involved in the project.

All floors in the renovation area are to have new flooring after demolishing the existing. Those rooms would be the new exam room, the new office/receptionist area, the new waiting area, and the corridor outside the new exam room/office.

8 No

Renovation Key Note #6 states “Re-point damaged masonry joints.” The masonry appears to be in reasonably good condition. This note is indicated at the front of the building, but the extent of it is unclear.

Can you provide an approximate quantity of re-pointing to be performed?

Drawing A101 appears to point out four (4) locations to repair, mostly on the East end of the building. A site visit can be requested from the AE if needed to confirm locations.

9 Yes

Traditional Asbestos Abatement is included in the Specification table of contents, but not in the package.

Is there asbestos abatement involved in this project? If so, please provide Spec Section 02 82 11 in its entirety.

Asbestos is not prevalent in Building 14 and thus abatement is not required.

10 Yes

Lighting Controls is included in the specifications package, but not in the Table of Contents for Specifications.

Please confirm whether the inclusion of this spec section was intentional.

Section 26 09 23 is required. Wall mounted occupancy sensor required in Shared Office 2.

Ceiling mounted occupancy sensor required in Waiting Area.

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11 Yes

Panelboards is included in the spec package, but not in the Table of Contents.

Confirm whether inclusion of this specification section was intentional.

Inclusion not intentional. Panelboards Sect 26 24 16 not required.

12 No

Please provide Panel Manufacturer, Breaker Type and AIC rating for Panel PP section 2. During the walk through I asked if there were any breakers going in and it was stated there was not. I did not have Drawings for the project at this time of the walk through. Please provide Information

GE A Series Panelboard. Cat # AQF3424MTX, MLO. Existing breakers rated at 22kAIC.

13 No Exam room #3 calls for a new fire alarm device, Please provide fire alarm vendor who maintains this building.

The VA fire alarm service provider is Kinetix Fire.

14 Yes

Drawing M-101 indicates new wall mounted thermostats for controlling the HVAC equipment. In review of the specifications, we do not see a Division 23 specification section related to automatic temperature controls (ATC) nor is a sequence of operations with control schematic indicated on the drawings.

Will the new HVAC equipment be controlled by standalone thermostats? Or does the VA want to have this new installation controlled and monitored by the campus JCI Metasys control System?

Will sequence of operations drawing(s) and a ATC specification be provided?

RTU’s shall be controlled by stand-alone space mounted thermostats as indicated on the drawings.

Sequence of operations and ATC specifications will not be provided.

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