36C24818R0121-00001004.xlsx
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| GE BID # 18-022 Replace Boilers Bldg. 100 - VAMC Bay Pines, FL | ||||
| Solicitation # 36C24818R0121 | Email to Thomas.Lucas@va.gov by 1 PM May 21st, 2018 | |||
| QUESTION NO. | REFERENCE (Sect/Para/Page) | QUESTION | OFFEROR - COMPANY NAME | GOVERNMENT RESPONSE |
| 1 | 01 00 00 1.4-C | Please confirm the General Contractor shall provide unarmed guards at the project site after construction hours and provide provisions as outlined in 01 00 00 1.4-C. | Not Required | |
| 2 | 01 00 00 1.21 | Please confirm the Government wants a Photographic Documentation indexing and navigation system (similar to Multivista) as outlined in 01 00 00 1.21. | Correct | |
| 3 | 01 00 00 1.2-D | Please confirm the Government will retain the testing laboratory services (as outlined in 01 00 00 1.2-D). | This section refers only to testing that is the responsibility of the VA. The contractor will be responsible for all testing as noted in specification 014529. It will be assumed that all testing is the responsibility of the contractor unless otherwise noted by the VA during the course of the project. | |
| 4 | MP601 | Please confirm there is no sole-source justification to utilize Cleaver Brooks firetube boilers (basis of design – MP601). Please confirm any manufacturer can be utilized as long as they meet the solicitation document requirements. | There is no sole-source justification for Cleaver Brooks, however, the boilers must meet the salient characteristics as laid out in the specifications, schedules and drawings, and approved by the EOR. | |
| 5 | Please confirm this project should include FL state/local sales tax. | Yes, tax is borne by the prospective offeror. See page 43 52.229-3. | ||
| 6 | Please provide single-line document for the two (2) proposed temporary boiler solutions (which indicates all requiring mechanical piping, supports, insulation, and appurtenances, as well as electrical requirements). Please confirm barricades and/or fencing will be required around the temporary boiler(s). | Temporary boiler solution as alternate phasing plan is not authorized ignore MP401. | ||
| 7 | 23 09 23 / MP710 | Specification section 230923 was not included in the contract documents, however MP710 indicates that the Boiler Plant workstation shall tie-in to a Network Switch and feed the BMS server. Who is the POC for the proprietary controls at VA Pines? Please confirm the Government wants ALL points that are being fed to the SCADA fed back to the BMS server. In our experience at other VHA Boiler Plants, the Government is only interested in the BMS monitoring a few select points. | Specifications for the boiler plant workstations are laid out in section 230911. There is no network tie-in for the SCADA. The BMS monitoring is localized and located in points within the ECC. | |
| 8 | 23 09 11 2.13-A | 23 09 11 2.13-A states that the dangerous gas detection system shall transmit an alarm signal to a designated location out side of the boiler plant. An audible and visual alarm shall be provided at this location. Please provide the location, and the means for transmitting the signal to this location. A one-line diagram would convey this. | One-line diagram is added per Addendum #1, and drawings are modified to provide clarity and prevent overlap. | |
| 9 | 01 35 26 1.7-C | Please confirm the General Contractor shall have a Project Superintendent AND a SSHO on site during construction (01 35 26 1.7-C – last sentence). Generally the Project Superintendent can serve the duties of the SSHO. Providing a separate SSHO on a 780 calendar day project will add significant costs. | The SSHO may be the Superintendent as long as he meet the OSHA training requirements. | |
| 10 | Please confirm the Project Superintendent can also serve the role as Quality Control Manager. | The Quality Control Manager is a separate person. | ||
| 11 | 01 91 00 1.11 | Please confirm the General Contractor is required to hire the Commissioning Agent (not the Government) as outlined in 01 91 00 1.11. | The prospective offeror is to provide the commissioning and commissioning agent as applicable. | |
| 12 | 01 00 00 1.2-F | Please confirm this contract requires NO new steam trap monitors as stated in 01 00 00 1.2-F | No new steam trap monitoring is required. | |
| 13 | 23 21 11 | 23 21 11 generally includes requirements for the emergency shut-off valves associated with Natural Gas and LPG. This was not included. “New Valves” in the existing lines as depicted on MP706 are required. | Emergency gas valves are required and were properly shown on plans and specs. They are shown on drawing MP706 as new valves to be installed in existing gas lines, they are listed in the device schedules on MP602 as FSV-4701 and FSV-4802, and they are specified in 232111.2.20 and 232111.3.16. | |
| 14 | 23 52 39 3.3-C.1 & 23 52 39 3.3-G | The General Contractor is required to provide an inspector certified by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessels Inspectors to conduct tests after equipment is installed (23 52 39 3.3-C.1). Please confirm the Government will retain an inspector as outlined in 23 52 39 3.3-G after all operational tests are complete. In the past, the Government has wanted the General Contractor to pick-up both costs. | the contractor will provide the third party inspector, and the inspector can be part of the third party commissioning team. | |
| 15 | 01 91 00 | Operation & Maintenance Training Requirements (01 91 00). Please verify if this section will be enforced as part of this solicitation. Is it the Government's intention that the contractor engage in the commercial production of a compilation of professional training videos as detailed. | It is the government's intent to have the vendor of the software for the boiler monitoring to conduct trainings sessions to familiarize personnel with the programs and to have any manufacturer's and vendors training literture and material on hand for our operators to refer to in the future. | |
| 16 | 23 21 11 2.25 | 23 21 11 2.25 Piping Support System – please confirm these engineered documents are required (outside of the current plans). | Required. Refer to Paragraph 232111.1.4.L for submittal requirements of the Pipe Support Systems. | |
| 17 | 22 05 11 & 23 05 10 | Layout Drawings – 22 05 11 & 23 05 10 require complete consolidated and coordinated layout drawings for all new systems, and for existing systems that are in the same area. Please advise if the Government requires these drawings in a certain format (e.g. AutoCAD, AutoDesk Revit, etc.). | These drawings must be in at least two formats, AutoCAD and PDF | |
| 18 | 23 09 11 & 23 51 00 | Opacity Monitors - Opacity monitors are mentioned in 230911 and 235100 (“if required”), please confirm Opacity Monitors are not required. | Opacity Monitors are not required. Devices are removed from drawings MP-603 and MP-709 in Addendum #1. | |
| 19 | 23 09 11 | Stainless Steel Tubing - 23 09 11 (stainless steel tubing) – please confirm that the stainless steel tubing requirements (as outlined in 230911) are COMPLETELY depicted on the drawings. We assume that all the mechanical details and P&ID’s on the drawings outline the extent of the stainless steel tubing requirements. | Stainless Steel tubing in control panels is not required. | |
| 20 | 23 09 11 | Please confirm that the controls series drawings depict the complete extent of required interconnecting conduit and wiring as required for a complete system (as outlined in 230911) – including, but not limited to the Automatic Boiler/Burner Control System, Burner Management System with Safety Interlocks and Accessories, Main Instrumentation and Control Panel, Boiler/Burner Control Panels, Computer Workstation, Flue Gas Oxygen Analyzers, Flow Meters, Pressure sensors and transmitters, Boiler draft gages, temperature sensors and transmitters, recorders, and Boiler Plant Building Dangerous Gas Detection System. | Interconnecting conduit and wiring is not shown on the drawings. Complete wiring diagrams shall be submitted by contractor per 230911.1.4.D.3, 1.4.E.5, and 1.4.H. | |
| 21 | 1. Page 17, Section 2.10 Proposal Instructions | In regards to submittal of the proposals, please clarify if the bidder is to submit redacted Technical and Price Proposals on the one (1) CD/DVD copy or if we are to submit a second CD/DVD copy with redacted Technical and Price Proposal. | Only one cd or dvd needs to be submitted. Just denote in the file name which version is redacted. | |
| 22 | 2. Page 20, Factor IV – Past Performance | Will the government consider the submission of CPARS in place of PPQs? | Yes, as a course of business CPARS is reviewed. Any offeror with CPARS meeting the past performance criteria will have the CPARS included as a part of the proposal review process. We are trying to get away from doing the PPQs and using CPARS more. | |
| 23 | Page 19, Factor I – Specialized Exp. & Capability (Project Information Form) | In regards to item 10, the government specifies they are seeking the prime/key subcontractors involved in the example project, and “their respective contract numbers.” Please clarify if the “respective contract numbers” is intended to be the internal, administrative contract number that is specific to the firm or the government issued contract number. | Looking for the Government issued contract number. On Government contracts we can query FPDS, ECMS, and other sources to verify contract information. | |
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