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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

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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 amendmen t, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 565-17-303 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 2300 Ramsey Street, Bldg. 4-006 Fayetteville NC 28301 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 2300 Ramsey Street, Bldg. 4-006 Fayetteville NC 28301 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24622B0012 06-19-2022

X X ** HOUR & DATE for Receipt of Offers is EXTENDED to: 08-15-2022 3:00PM X The purpose of this amendment is to publish Questions and Answers resulting from the request for information received.

The date and time specified for receipt of bids is hereby changed to 08-15- 2022 3:00

PM EASTERN

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

SUBMISSION OF BIDS

The bidder shall submit the following in response to this Invitation for Bids:

(a) A completed and signed Standard Form 1442.

(b) A completed copy of the Representations and Certifications (See FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications (MAR 2012)).

(c) A fully executed bid bond.

(d) Documentation of their safety record.

(e) All forms and/or certifications as directed in the solicitation, including the specifications.

NOTE: Email all required documents to wayne.goodmond@va.gov

BID DUE DATE: AUGUST 15, 2022 – 3:00 PM EASTERN

Virtual Bid Opening Information:

All bids received, on or before, the date and time specified above will be held unopened until the virtual bid opening which will be conducted on August 16, 2022 at 11:00 AM. To attend the virtual bid opening the following information is provided.

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SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RECORD: In order to be eligible for consideration and award, the contractor shall have no more than three serious, or one repeat, or one willful OSHA or EPA violation(s) in the past 3 years and have an Experience Modification Rate (EMR) of equal to or less than 1.0.

All Bidders/Offerors shall submit the following information pertaining to their past Safety and Environmental record with their bid.

1. A self-certification on company letterhead that the bidder has no more than three (3) serious, or one (1) repeat or one (1) willful OSHA or any EPA violation(s) in the past three years. Bidders shall submit copies of their OSHA logs (OSHA Form 300A) for the past three years with their bid. If the firm has been in business for less than three years, they shall submit copies of their OSHA logs for the period of time they have been in business.

2. Information regarding their current Experience Modification Rate (EMR) equal to or less than 1.0. This information shall be obtained from the bidder’s/offeror’s insurance company and be furnished on the insurance carrier’s letterhead.

Self-insured contractors or other contractors that cannot provide their EMR rating on insurance letterhead must obtain a rating from the National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc. (NCCI) by completing/submitting form ERM-6 and providing the rating on letterhead from NCCI. Note: Self-insured contractors or other contractors that cannot provide EMR rating on insurance letterhead from the states or territories of CA, DE, MI, NJ, ND, OH, PA, WA, WY, and PR shall obtain their EMR rating from their state run worker’s compensation insurance rating bureau.

NOTE: Failure to submit this documentation with the bid shall be grounds for rejection of the bid as non-responsive.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK: See “Statement of Work”.

COST RANGE: $1,000,000.00 - $5,000,000.00

NAICS: The NAICS Code for this procurement is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, with a maximum small business size standard of $39.5 million.

COMPLETION TIME: All work shall be completed within Three Hundred Sixty-Five (365) calendar days from receipt of the Notice to Proceed.

SDVOSB SET-ASIDE: This procurement is 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). Bids are solicited only from SDVOSB concerns and bids received from concerns that are not SDVOSB concerns shall be rejected. In order to be considered, the firm must be shown in the www.sam.gov website as verified at the time of submission of their bid.

CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY: Contractor shall be required to complete all contract work and schedule a final inspection within the specified contract performance period. Should the Contractor fail to complete the contract work (including scheduling of the final inspection), and it is determined by the Government to be a Contractor-caused delay, the Contractor shall be in default status. If the Government determines it to be in the best interest of the Government to allow the Contractor to continue to perform contract work, the Contractor shall provide equitable consideration to the Government for additional time granted for completion of contract work. Such agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of the Government’s right to terminate this contract in the event the Contractor fails to complete the contract work (including scheduling of the final inspection) on or before the completion date.

TRAINING: All employees of the general contractor and subcontractors shall have the 10-hour OSHA certified construction safety course and/or other relevant competency training, as determined by the COR with input from the ICRA (Infection Control Risk Assessment) team. The General Contractor’s competent person shall have completed the 30-hour OSHA certified construction safety course. Documentation of training shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer for review and approval prior to any work being performed. No ID badge will be issued to an employee who does not provide this documentation. There shall be no exceptions to this requirement.

TB TESTING:

In accordance with VHA Directive 2011-036, CEOSH Construction Safety Guidebook, 2012 1.1.1 VHA Policy, CDC 2005 Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings.

(a) The contractor must provide written certification that all contract employees assigned to the work site have had a pre-placement tuberculin screening within 90 days prior to assignment to the worksite and been found have negative TB screening reactions. Contractors will be required to show documentation of negative TB screening reactions for any additional workers who are added after the 90-day requirement before they will be allowed to work on the work site.

NOTE: This can be the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention and two-step skin testing or a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved blood test.

(b) Contract employees manifesting positive screening reactions to the tuberculin must be examined according to current CDC guidelines prior to working on VHA property.

(c) Subsequently, if the employee is found without evidence of active (infectious) pulmonary TB, a statement documenting examination by a physician must be on file with the employer (construction contractor), noting that the employee with a positive tuberculin screening test is without evidence of active (infectious) pulmonary TB.

(d) If the employee is found with evidence of active (infectious) pulmonary TB, the employee would require treatment with a subsequent statement to the fact on file with the employer before being allowed to return to work on VHA property.

PRE-BID CONFERENCE: N/A

All potential bidders, subcontractors, and suppliers are strongly encouraged to attend this pre-bid conference.

KEYS: All keys provided the Contractor for use during the project shall be returned to the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) at completion of the work or upon request. No keys shall be reproduced by the Contractor. There shall be a charge of $10.00 for each key that is lost or not returned to the COR. Payment shall be made to the VA Medical Center, Fayetteville, North Carolina upon receipt of a Bill of Collection.

PREPARATION OF BIDS/OFFERS/PROPOSALS: Neither the VAMC nor the VISN 6 NCO will pay for any costs incurred in preparation and submission of bids or proposals.

PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY: Contractors to the Department of Veteran Affairs may be unintentionally exposed to sensitive information. Information may be overheard, seen on documents or electronic devices, or observed that could potentially violate the privacy and confidentiality of our veterans, employees, volunteers, and their families. Regulations such as, but not limited to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act of 1974 have been enacted to protect sensitive information from being improperly disclosed. Information should not be divulged or released to anyone unless specifically authorized by this contract or its’ attached documents in accordance with the contracted services. Failure to comply with applicable statutes and regulation can result in the termination of this contract and civil and criminal penalties, including fines and imprisonment. All suspected or actual breeches of privacy and confidentiality should be reported immediately to the Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) or the Facility Privacy Officer.

The C&A requirements do not apply and a Security Accreditation Package is not required. If the contractor opts to use a computer or computer system for processing contract documents, the requirements of FIPS 140-2 for encryption of contract documents must be met.

VETS 100: Title 38, USC Section 4212(d) and Public Law 105-339, requires that federal contractors report, at least annually, the number and category of veterans who are within their workforce. Submission of the VETS 100 reporting information can be done electronically at: http://vets100.cudenver.edu. Award cannot be made unless the awardee has filed their VETS 100 report; therefore, all bidders/offerors are encouraged to file every year.

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM): Federal Acquisition Regulations require that federal contractors register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at http://www.sam.gov and enter all mandatory information into the system. Award cannot be made until the contractor has registered. Bidders are encouraged to ensure that they are registered in SAM prior to submitting their bid.

· RFI-1 previously requested more detail on demo space. Is there an as built for that space or site pics that show amount of lights to be demo and devices on the walls to get better accountability of requirement.

· Bidders can come and take existing conditions pictures if you want. We do not have as-builts or pictures showing wall devices, lighting, etc.

· RFI-2 EP101 the open work area requires furniture connections but there are no permanent walls in which to mount them. are they intended to be via floor box or power pole. Expectation that it is a power pole, please confirm

· The plan is to buy systems furniture and use whips provided by the systems furniture supplier to connect to the center columns and wall mounted power and data outlets.

· Are the specifications the same for this project as for the 4A Nursing Admin & Education project?

· The specs are identical and apply to both projects.

Exception: General project description in Division 1 and section 10 21 13 Toilet Compartments in Division 10.

· Hardware set HW-12C is missing from the Hdw. Schedule. Please verify.

· HW-12C is only in project 4B. See screen shots below from 4B.

· Doors C4BN & 479 are shown as HM. Please verify HM or wood core with Acrovyn face.

· Doors C4BN & 479 should be changed to wood core with Acrovyn finish to match other new doors.

· Where would the dumpster be located?

· Locate a trash chute with a dumpster at the bottom with infection control measures in place.

· Will at least 1 A-Wing elevator be set aside for contractors use.?

· The elevator will not be set aside for contractors, however, it can be scheduled for contractors use in the early morning or later afternoon for material delivery. This is a 24-hour medical facility and patients and staff have elevator priority.

· Would an elevator be set aside for the contractors use?

· Contractors can coordinate with the COR for use of the service elevator at the Main Elevator bank. Elevators will not be set aside for contractor-only use.

· Would an elevator or a trash chute be used to remove waste?

· Trash chute.

· There is no list of bid items in the solicitation. However, there is a very general mention of one single bid item in specs. Do each of these projects only have one bid item?

· Yes.

· Can the superintendent, SSHO, and QC manager be the same individual?

· Yes, if they meet the qualifications of the positions.

· Can the elevators be used for debris removal? If so, are there any time restrictions?

· The majority of debris must go through the trash chute. Anything unable to make it down (e.g., insulation) could go on an elevator with required infection controls measures taken. This must be scheduled with the COR.

· Will cementitious topping be required to level the existing slab after the interior walls are removed?

· Spec section 09 05 16 Subsurface Prep for Floor Finishes covers this matter. The maximum depth of cementitious leveling topping is not expected to exceed 2 inches.

· Contractor to patch, fill, and level any depressions, slab penetrations, holes, etc. in concrete floor slab that are existing, occur from demolition, or are newly created. Provide bid pricing per hole based on size. Contractor to assume 200 holes at 1-inch or less, 50 holes at 1-3 inches, and 5 holes at 10 inches or greater.

· The specification document for this project includes a 07 81 00 Spec Section for Applied Fireproofing. However, there does not appear to be fireproofing shown on the project drawings. Is the specification section only for potential damages/repair of existing fireproofing, or is additional fireproofing work required as a part of this contract?

· Spec Section 07 81 00 should be deleted.

· Where will contractor laydown / storage areas be permitted

· Down the hill from the Boiler Plant.

· Will there be temporary power available for the contractor’s trailer and operations (for which the contractor will be responsible for paying for all connections/disconnects)?

· The contractor is expected to set up their office inside the construction area and run their temporary power provided by the VA.

· Specification Section 01 45 00, Article 3.2.B.1 states that the CQC System Manager should report to the project Superintendent; however, we believe it unnecessary to have two separate individuals on site for the CQC and Superintendent roles on a project such as this. Please confirm if the Site Superintendent can fulfill the role of CQC Manger, so long as they can successfully fulfill the requirements and duties of both positions?

· The Site Superintendent can fill the role of CQC Manger but must have the qualifications for both roles.

· Who is the current service provider for the existing fire alarm system? Can a contact be provided?

· Edwards Electronic Systems, Inc. EES

· Who is the current service provider for the DDC controls in this facility? Can a contact be provided?

· Information provided in the first paragraph of Spec Section 23 09 23. Become familiar with this spec section before bidding.

· Will the contractor be permitted to use service or passenger elevators for access and materials?

· Service elevator at the Main Elevator bank.

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