36C24920R0008-0008001.pdf

# Discussion Action

RFI-001 RFI

is it safe to assume that any electrical, plumbing, or HVAC work required for the casework or walk-in freezer deducts is to remain in Base Bid Item 0001 and not to be included with the deduct costs? Will ground floor ceiling work for new plumbing work be performed off hours? Will major demolition on first floor be permitted during regular hours or off hours?

Yes, this is to remain base bid.

Ground floor work above ceiling for floor above must be coordinated with COR onsite based on the conditions of the space to be entered.

Regular demolition work will be permitted during regular hours. All elements of demolition must be coordinated onsite with COR prior to commencing and some major demolition items may be directed to be done in off hours per the COR.

Major demolition off hours, or as herein noted:

1. Saw cutting of roof for duct and pipe penetrations for new air-handling unit above Outpatient Radiology

2. Partition demolition along the corridor for rooms across from Ophthalmology, including the rooms that back up to these. Coordinate with Ophthalmology procedure times.

RFI-002 See additional questions and answers RFI-003 Drawings AS002 & AS101 - There are (6) six wall partition types shown on AS002. Sheet AS101 calls out for several that are not shown on AS002, C4.B2, S3.B2 and S6.A1. Can you please give us details on these partition types?

The wall type sheet will be updated to include the missing wall types and reissued with ADD-1.

See sheet AS002 issued in ADD-

Drawing GI102, Infection Control Plan Notes, #2 states the contractor is to provide a Temporary Infection Control Door with Card

On drawing GI102:

1. Delete requirement for card reader and hand sanitizer

Reader Access. This will be a big cost for a temporary door. Does the existing door have a card access reader? If so, is it necessary to duplicate the card access readers?

2. Delete note 2.

3. Delete note B on phasing general notes that specify hours of work. Address with RFI submitted question regarding work hours.

RFI-004 On sheet ES502, enlarged second floor mechanical room did not print

See modified Sheet ES502 issued in

ADD-001.

RFI-005 Are we removing and replacing entire section of roof between column lines 19 and 24 or just enough to install new roof top unit which is shown on drawing AS104?

Yes, see clarification on Sheet

AS104.

See modified Sheet AS104 issued with ADD-001.

RFI-006 Sheet AS801 Detail 6 states to see detail 1 for tile. Detail 1 says Res2 is typical for all walls in all toilet rooms. Is there any tile work in the bathrooms? Does the Res2 just go from floor to 5’6” up and P1 paint to ceiling?

This sheet will be reissued in ADD- 1.

Spec will be provided in ADD-1

See modified sheet AS801 issued with ADD-001.

See modified specification section 09 96 56 issued with ADD-001.

RFI-007 Are we removing and replacing entire section of roof between column lines 19 and 24 or just enough to install new roof top unit which is shown on drawing AS104?

See response to RFI-005.

RFI-008 Can you please provide locations for the metal casework shown on drawing AS802? Is this furniture VA supplied and installed or contractor supplied and installed?

Casework on sheet AS802 is CFCI.

Sheet AS802 will be reissued in

ADD-1.

See modified sheet AS802 issued

RFI-009 There does not appear to be a spec for the lockers or benches. Please provide the spec and a basis of design.

Basis of Design - Salsbury Industries Locker Parts: Refer to drawings for quantity.

Model: 32165 – 12” Wide Double Tier – One Wide Model: 33357 – Sloping Hood Model: 33339 – Side Panel

Model: 33394 – Compartment Shelf Model: 33377 – Sloping Hood Filler Model: 33364 – Corner Front Filler Benches: Provide one of each model.

Model: 77784D – 48” Bench Model: 77781D-ADA – 42” ADA Bench Color & Locker Locks: To be determined by COR.

Standard built-in handle and recessed hasp to accommodate user furnished padlock.

RFI-010 There does not appear to be a spec for the curtain and track. Please provide the spec.

Spec 10 21 23 already included in Project Manual Vol. 1.

Spec 09 06 00 will be reissued in

RFI-011 There does not appear to be a spec for the walk-off mat. Please provide the spec.

Spec 09 68 00 already included in Project Manual Vol 1.

Spec 09 06 00 will be reissued in

RFI-012 It appears the hardware sets HW3 and HW4 are missing from the 08 71 00 specs.

HW3 and HW4 are not used on the schedule on the drawings and not missing from the specifications.

RFI-013 RES-1 resinous flooring/wall coating listed on finish schedule but no spec section. Please provide the spec.

Spec will be provided in ADD-1.

See Specification Section 09 67 23 issued with ADD-001.

RFI-014 Hardware set 1 is for Rescue Type Hardware and a 4040XP Closer will not Work: Please advise what hardware is needed for this application

Eliminate closer from HW-1 one and include a self-closing Horizontal Spring Pivot hinge similar to Ajax Double Acting Horizontal Spring Pivot Hinge J3001.

RFI-015 Hardware set 5 is set up for single openings however these are drawn as pairs.

Doors CE120, CE130B and CE171 are multiple leaf doors called out a HW5, these should be HW5.1

RFI-016 Please advise which is correct. CE171 is drawn as a 5’0x7’0 Unequal Pair, this does not meet code.

Door CE171 is door type D4 (double door). Refer to Door & Frame Type Legend on sheet

AS601.

RFI-017 Please advise sizing CE187A & CE187B are 45-minute fire rated these require closers and Coordinators.

Provide HW5C for these locations with storage function.

RFI-018 Please Clarify which hardware is to be used.

HW5A has single hardware where opening CE120 is drawn as an unequal pair please advise which is correct.

See response to RFI-015 above.

RFI-019 On Sheet PP102 in Room “HAC (JANC1) CE189”. There is a DI/RO Water Machine Equipment shown. Is this equipment furnished and/or installed by the Contractor? If so, please provide a basis of design.

DI/RO water machine equipment shall be equivalent to a Millipore Model MILLI-Q HX 7000 SD. Unit and all necessary components shall be furnished and installed by the contractor to provide a complete and operable system.

THE MILLIPORE SIGMA model “MILLI-Q HX 700 SD”, or approved equal, WILL PROVIDE

UP TO 3000 L/DAY OF TYPE 2

WATER. ROS/ROR Loop Piping is routed in ceiling cavity below (PP101) and stubbed up thru floor to each automation line.

RFI-020 On Sheet PP101 the “Plumbing Tagged Notes” are cut-off and it is missing note #6.

Please provide the remaining notes.

Tag note 6 shall read as follows:

¾”CA-UP. There are no additional tag notes.

RFI-021 Is x-raying or scanning of the concrete floors required before we do any core drilling?

In the area of the waffle slab of the existing structure all penetration of the existing slab must be coordinated with by location. No drilling through the ribs are allowed but no need to x-ray if drilling through the flat slab. Outside of this structural system x-ray may be required.

RFI-022 In the Specs 22 63 00 – 11, 2.8 Alarms, In “A.” it tells us to “Provide all low voltage control wiring, including wiring from alarm relay interface control cabinet to BAS” Where is the location of the BAS? And who makes final connections to the BAS?

The “BAS” is located on the ground level in the maintenance office.

RFI-023 Please provide specific location and size of the contractor laydown area. Are any areas above or below the work area, operational with patients and/or staff 24 hr?

Exterior laydown area available to be fenced by contractor. Limited by building inset to Lab Entrance on west, which is to remain open an unobstructed, Jefferson Ave. street entrance on east which is to remain unobstructed, and mid-point of drive which is to allow a single lane for one-way traffic. Dumpster placement and access within this laydown space. Landscaping to be restored at completion.

Areas above and below project limits are mostly non-clinical administrative or support type space as observed during the 2 site visits.

RFI-024 The new AHU is located on a roof top as shown on sheet AS104. The area outside to access this roof is in a courtyard, not easily accessible, and blocked by large trees. It will be difficult to lift the AHU in place by crane between the trees without damaging the trees.

Can the trees be trimmed to allow access for the crane?

Obstruction of trees is dependent upon placement of crane. If trees come into play, significant trimming is likely which will compromise trees. Provide tree removal instead and replace with suitable species. Specify height/caliper of replacement.

RFI-025 The new location of the AHU appears to be over an existing roof drain. What is to be done with the existing roof drain?

See modification in this area clarified on Sheet AS104.

RFI-026 Can a Reflected Ceiling Plan be provided for the floor below the workspace so an accurate estimate can be made for new utilities above ceiling on the lower level?

2 site visit opportunities provided to allow for these conditions to be observed. No Reflected Ceiling Plan to be provided.

RFI-027 Bid Item III – Alternate II says to omit all refrigerators and freezers. Shall the Contractor still provide rough-in and connection of all plumbing, mechanical and electrical for the refrigerators and freezers purchased and installed by the GOV?

Yes, rough in will still be provided in base bid.

RFI-028 Bid Item II – Alternate I Drawing GI103, Note A says to omit all casework. Does this include all wood/plastic laminate casework as well, or just the metal laboratory casework?

Alternate 1 is in reference to metal laboratory casework only illustrated with the AQ equipment series of drawings.

RFI-029 Will a hazardous materials report be provided to detail the materials requiring abatement?

Report was included in the abatement specification but is also attached to this addendum.

RFI-030 Sheet HA101 general note “E” states that Contractor shall remove all hazardous mud fittings on fiberglass insulated domestic water lines. These items do not appear to be identified anywhere in the plans or specs.

Please provide approximate quantities so all bidders are bidding apples to apples.

See attached report for further information.

RFI-031 Sheet HA101 general note G says to assume lead paint is within the construction area on painted surfaces to be removed and demo should be conducted accordingly. Is this note instructing the Contractor to assume all painted surfaces to be removed are lead paint and to provide lead abatement and containment procedures during all demolition operations? This is a very expensive assumption. If not, please provide a report detailing the extent of the lead paint so a more accurate proposal may be provided.

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RFI-032 Sheet HA101 general note G says to assume lead paint is within the construction area on painted surfaces to remain and existing surfaces should be stabilized, not abated. Is this note instructing the Contractor to assume all painted surfaces to remain are lead paint and to provide lead stabilization procedures on all painted surfaces to remain? This is a very expensive assumption. If not, please provide a report detailing the extent of the lead paint so a more accurate proposal may be provided.

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RFI-033 Spec Section 01 00 00, 1.28 Photo Documentation – Is the contractor required to use a 3rd party professional photographer or can we use our weekly progress photos documented in Procore?

Provide as specified.

RFI-034 Spec Section 01 35 26, 1.7 States the contractor is to designate one SSHO at each project Site. It then goes on to state the CP can have collateral duties but does not state if the SSHO can have collateral duties. Can the Superintendent be the SSHO or does this need to be two separate people?

Two separate people.

RFI-035 Spec Section 01 35 23,1.13 Tuberculosis Screening requires all workers to have a TB screening 90 days prior to assignment. This

VA Memphis has not waived this requirement.

has been waved on many projects. Can this be waived on this project?

RFI-036 Sheet AS104 – Is the roofing where the new AHU installed a new roofing system? If so, what type of roofing is the contractor required to installed? Is the current roof under warranty and if so, who is the warranty through?

To match existing.

Verify with response to RFI-025.

Existing is warranted. Verify with VA M&R Shops on most recent replacement and manufacturer used.

RFI-037 Is there an anchoring detail for the new AHU? Refer to Equipment Manufacturer, mechanical specifications and seismic requirements for proper anchor information.

RFI-038 Have structural calculations been performed on the existing concrete roof slab to support the new AHU?

Yes, structural review has been done and existing conditions are adequate for new equipment.

RFI-039 Can you please specify the location for laydown?

Refer to response to RFI-023

RFI-040 Where will dumpster location be outside building?

Refer to response to RFI-023

RFI-041 Will dust barriers be required? All temporary walls are 1-hour fire rated. Refer to detail 3/GI102.

RFI-042 Will the demolition be in phases or can it take place all at once? And will there be work hour restrictions?

Demolition can happen in a single phase in the Main Project space.

Area outside that space must be coordinated on site with COR based on the area in question.

Normal duty hours will be 8:00 am

- 4:30 pm Monday through Friday.

No work shall be performed on federal holidays except as approved by COR. This project will require work to be performed outside of normal duty hours to minimize impact on patients and Medical Center operations. Refer to Section 010000.

RFI-043 Will adjacent rooms be occupied? If so, will there be requirements for noise restrictions?

There are areas immediately adjacent to the work area that will be occupied. Requirements to be coordinated with COR on site.

Refer to response to RFI-001

Normal duty hours will be 8:00 am

- 4:30 pm Monday through Friday.

No work shall be performed on federal holidays except as approved by COR. This project will require work to be performed outside of normal duty hours to minimize impact on patients and Medical Center operations. Refer to Section 010000.

RFI-044 Does the General Conditions Breakout include overhead and profit or direct costs?

Yes, profit and overhead are on last page of breakout.

RFI-045 Will demolition take place during day or night?

Refer to response to RFI-001

RFI-046 Plan sheet PP102, near column line 13/C, there is a new air compressor. It is stated to be an Atlas COPCO Model SF4, but the specifications section 2263002.10 describes a much different medical air type compressor.

Which one is correct?

Floor plan is correct – Atlas COPCO Model SF4 shall be provided.

RFI-047 Plan sheet PP102, near column 15/B, there is a DI/RO Water Machine. I do not see any specifications for this unit. Is this an owner furnished contractor installed item? Can we get a submittal information for this piece of equipment?

See response to RFI 019

RFI-048 The floor above the renovation is occupied. Is there a designated time frame of the day we will be allowed to do noisy work, drilling anchors, etc.?

No restriction other than the area occupied by the Medical Center Director above existing 1st floor rooms… Coordinate with COR the scheduling of work during the day as certain types of work might impact the scheduled use of the Medical Center Director Conference Room above existing 1st floor rooms…

Any work impacting these locations to be coordinated for after normal work hours.

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See modifications to sheet AS104.

See Modified Sheet AS104 issued

RFI-060 Detail 13/AQ801 represents Equipment item #112, Processing Table size. Item #416 is shown as Cell Block Tabletop, Item #418 is shown as Centrifuge Tabletop. Item #434 is shown as Thin Prep Processor Tabletop. All the OFOI items represent different tabletops.

At the same location as Item #112. Which are item will the Contractor be required to provide and install?

Equipment #112 is CFCI. All other equipment identified (#416, 418,

434) are GFGI and to be placed on the tabletop of equipment #112.

RFI-061 Plan Page AS 104, note 5 indicates cutting hole through the roof deck. Please provide information about the roof deck such as material type, structural supports, and type to space is below this penetration?

Modification to location of ductwork shown on AS104 allows for hole to be cut with not reinforcement required.

RFI-062 The configuration and locations of the EF 1-7 shown on sheet ES302 are not shown in the same as those on MH104. Which configuration and location are correct?

MH104 configuration correct.

Electrical to update drawings to match.

RFI-063 The Sheet ES302 shows EF 1-7 while sheet MH104 shows EF 1-8. Which quantity is correct?

RFI-064 Sheet ES 302 shows two (2) walk-in condenser units near the column line intersection 13E while the sheet MH104 shows only one (1). Which quantity is correct?

RFI-065 Is the option available to run ground floor electrical into and through the crawlspace in lieu of fighting through the highly congested ground floor corridor ceilings?

Yes – it is acceptable to run through the crawl space as long as it is placed in an accessible location within the crawl space areas.

RFI-066 Detail 1/AD101 shows the existing wall in CW126B Supply Room to be removed. Detail 1/AS111 shows the ceiling to be modified for a new layout. However, there does not appear to be any reference to the flooring. If an existing wall is to be removed, there will be a gap in the flooring where the wall stood. What should be done with the existing flooring at this location?

The extent of this work is for phasing and temporary egress from areas while this project is under construction. Where the wall is removed the area should be patched with similar material for a smooth flooring situation.

RFI-067 Note #5 on Sheet AD101 existing pneumatic tube system. Swisslog is not aware of this project, are they the vendor, or is it another vendor that needs to be contacted for pricing?

They are the original vendor for the pneumatic tube system. The modification of this system and the sub-contractor for that modification are up the General Contractor.

The original vendor and manufacturer of the pneumatic tube system is Swisslog. Modification is to be performed by an authorized manufacturer representative.

RFI-068 Note #5 on Sheet AD101 existing pneumatic tube system does not appear to be used on this sheet. Please identify the existing location of the pneumatic tube system.

The existing pneumatic tube runs through the existing primary care space to the existing clinical lab space and terminates in the existing clinical lab space. The portion of this project is to provide a new termination as shown on the architectural drawings to the existing system in what will be the new clinical lab space. Careful coordination of the existing function must stay in place and the modifications made so that the seamless transition in function from existing clinical lab space to new clinical lab space remain uninterrupted.

VA has a back-up pneumatic tube station that is to be installed in the new location. Setting of station and installation of tubing to a transfer station in the vicinity of the new Clinical Lab space should allow work to be completed and the station operational without impacting use of the existing.

RFI-069 Note #5 on Sheet AD101 existing pneumatic tube system.

The existing pneumatic tube runs through the existing primary care space to the existing clinical lab space and terminates in the existing clinical lab space. The portion of this project is to provide a new termination as shown on the architectural drawings to the existing system in what will be the new clinical lab space. Careful coordination of the existing function must stay in place and the modifications made so that the seamless transition in function from existing clinical lab space to new clinical lab space remain uninterrupted.

RFI-070 Does this scope relocate an existing tube station with modified tube network, or is it a new tube station with modified tube network?

The intent is to modify the existing Tube system to the new location.

See response to RFI-068

RFI-071 The Solicitation requirement Factor 2a calls for the following “provide a Gantt chart of contract times broken into schedule of values by trade discipline and by General Wage Decision (formerly Davis-Bacon Act)”.

Assuming cost loaded schedule Also, specific response on breakdown provided post award.

Specifically, what document is being requested?

A cost loaded schedule, list of schedule activities organized by subcontractor, or a simple breakdown of the estimate by specification numbers?

Please clarify. Can the breakdown of cost by General Wage Decision be provided post award?

RFI-072 Plan Sheet AF102- Room CW 16 shows LVT. Room Finish Schedule lists CPT. Which is correct?

Plan Sheet AF 102 Corridor CW 17 shows CPT. Room Finish Schedule lists LVT. Which is correct?

Plan Sheet AF 102 Room CE 156 shows CPT. Room Finish Schedule does not list this room. It is noted on other plans as Walk in Freezer.

Do we place CPT in this area?

CW16 Blood Draw Waiting room is to be LVT-1.

CW17 Corridor room is to be LVT- 1.

It is a walk-in freezer no carpet required.

**Note** All references to Carpet on this job will be changed to LVT as of this response to questions.