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36C24919R0012 P0007 Amendment 7

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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

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is required to sign this document and return ___________ copies to the issuing office is not, A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO:

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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 amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and d ate 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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(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 03-07-2019 596-19-2-1001-0002 596-332 90C Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 9 1639 Medical Center Parkway Suite 400 Murfreesboro TN 37129 90C Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office(

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c/o: Roxie Ann Keese, CS 800 Zorn Avenue Louisville KY 40206 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24919R0012 02-12-2019

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March 18, 2019 at 2:00pm Eastern Time 596-36X0111-1001-854200-3220 Solicitation 36C24919R0012 is hereby amended to correct offer submission date and time. Offers are due on Monday March 18, 2019 @ 2:00pmET. Offers must be sent to the address listed in Block #2 above. Offers sent to any other will be considered non-responsive and returned to the Offeror. This amendment provides responses to questions submitted as well as provide additional drawings relative to the project work. All interested parties are advised that the intends to issue one final amendment of late questions received which are considered worthy of a response, despite the untimeliness. The final amendment will be issued on or before Tuesday March 12, 2019.

Douglas Crowley Contracting Officer 1.) Can an offeror submit a CPARS rating in lieu of a Past Performance Questionnaire, as in many instances sometimes the Contracting Officer or COR at a particular medical center may no longer be employed or may have retired?

Yes. The government will accept CPARS rating and/or the Past Performance Questionnaire 2.) Is this project sales tax exempt? If the project is sales tax exempt can the government provide a sales tax exemption certificate? No.

3.) Will the government accept the use of the industry leading Procore Project Management software as the primary submittal and data tracking tool for this project? The software is compatible with the VA’s networks and is currently in use at many VA locations. Yes, that is acceptable and used by many contractors.

4.) Who is the servicers for the DDC and Fire alarms that GC will need to tie these two project to the rest of the services onsite? Johnson Controls services the DDC. The fire alarms are monitored by Koorsen.

5.) Is the GC expected to bring in a surveyor for all underground utility locations? The contractor is expected to mark all underground utilities where excavation will occur. A licensed surveyor could perform this work, but it not required. A crew that locates underground utilities would suffice.

6.) Due to current potentially significant tariffs being placed on the importation of building materials such as wood or steel by the current Presidential Executive Branch, if a tariff is placed after bid time and before award will the government consider a price escalation on a contract value for products such as steel or wood should the executive branch levee tariffs effecting such materials? Most of these materials would still have been Buy American compliant as the tariffs would increase pricing on all steel or wood materials, regardless of origin. The contract price will not be adjusted for escalation after the bid prices are received.

7.) Will the qualified super act as the SSHO on site, please confirm? Specification 01 35 26, Section 1.8 (C) explains this.

8.) The VA sent out a breakdown in the solicitation but its missing divisions, can we submit our own breakdown showing all items listed in the breakdown provided by the VA? The price sheet is intended only as an example. Offeror’s should feel free to add additional divisions where they feel work would be involved.

9.) Who is to provide a bat survey if one is needed? Who is the person or company that can provide that service? The contractor would be expected to hire an appropriate company/firm to conduct a bat study if trees are demolished during the months stated on the construction drawings. Biological specialty companies specialize in this type of work. The Government cannot recommend any specific company.

10.) Drawings and Notes call for the 300 pair telephone cable to be CAT 5, but Specification Section 27 15 00; 2.3; B; 1 (page 27 15 00 – 9) states the cable is to be CAT 3. Can you please clarify the type of cable required to be installed?

References: Sheet TS102 / Sheet Key Note No. 11 | Sheet T601 / Sheet Key Note No.’s 9, 10b, 11b 11.) The Diagram show a detail with 300 pair telephone cable, 3-12 strand fiber & 2-14/2 shielded cable in a 4” conduit. The Sheet Key Note No. 10, call for a 50 pair telephone cable, 1-12 strand fiber & 2-14/2 shielded cable in a 4” conduit. As well, on Sheet TS102, the details on the sheet do not match note 8. Can you please clarify size and types of cables required to be installed?

References: Sheet T601 / Partial Local/Wide Area Riser Diagram / Sheet Key Notes No.’s 10a & 10b Sheet TS102 / Sheet Key Note No. 8 12.) Are any of the cables, referenced in this note to be removed, in use currently? If so, please specify which and if an outage is required.

Reference: Sheet TS102 / Sheet Key Note No. 17 13.) Please clarify and confirm the date and time that offer submissions are due.

The date and time of offer submission are as follows: the solicitation will officially close on Monday March 18, 2019 at 2:00pmET. All offers must be sent to the following address, any offers sent elsewhere will be considered nonresponsive:

***NOTE***-There will be no formal opening of offers for this solicitation.

14.) 005OP3B is often used throughout the electrical specs., from VA Headquarters (005OP3B) to TV (005OP3B) to SM (005OP3B). Please define what 0050P3B is.

005OP3B is defined in the Nurse call section 27 52 23 item 1.1B. Work shall be complete, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), National Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL – i.e. Underwriters Laboratory [UL]) Listed and Labeled; and VA Central Office (VACO), Telecommunications Voice Engineering (TVE 005OP3B) tested, certified by the contractor and ready for operation. Engineering Division (TVE-005OP3B) at 301-734-0350 for assistance with systems design and preparation of construction documents. b. For the VAHBS concept, locate the telecommunications rooms in the equipment bay. 8. EMERGENCY and/or STANDBY GENERATOR ROOMS - Locate emergency and/or standby generators in a separate building, on grade and near the normal power switchgear room. Refer to the Physical Security Design Manual. Size the emergency generator building to fit the equipment required with maintained clearances of minimum1500 mm (5 ft.) between generators and 1200 mm (4 ft.) between a generator and a wall or large piece of equipment. Refer to the Architecture Design Manual for Hospitals for recommended ceiling heights. 9. FIRE ALARM EQUIPMENT ROOMS - Preferably, locate fire alarm equipment at the Engineering Control Center (ECC). If an ECC is not included, locate the fire alarm equipment in a room adjacent to the Telephone Equipment Room. See also the Fire Protection Design Manual. 10. ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING BUILDINGS - Follow the recommended space requirements as described herein for new buildings.

10. Is Metal Clad Cable (MC Cable) permissible for electrical circuits run in walls and ceilings?

MC cable is not allowed to be used in walls, all conductors shall be in the conduit types detailed in Specification 26 05 33. Flexible conduit is only allowed in limited lengths to make connections to lighting fixtures (fixture whips) and to make final connections to vibrating equipment.

ATTACHMENTS

15-584 - AE301 - BUILDING 201 - BUILDING ELEVATIONS .

15-584 - FA001 - FIRE ALARM NOTES, LEGEND, AND ABBREVIATIONS.

09 OVERALL UTILITY PLAN-uncertified.