Government Answers to Industry Questions Renovate Restrooms.pdf

626A4-18-102 TVHS Renovate Restrooms Government Answers to Industry Questions -

# Industry Questions Government Answers 001 Special Note on dwg. G-001: “All work to be performed after normal working hours (unless approved by the COR).”

Is the contractor allowed to work during normal hours of 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM?

Work that is not disruptive to patient care can be performed during normal work hours.

002 It was observed during the site visit on 12- 01-21 that restrooms 202 and 104 had been incorporated into another separate project currently under construction and are no longer a part of this project.

Please confirm.

Building 9 was removed from the scope.

003 Spec 01 35 26.1.9.B states that monthly inspections are required by a third-party Certified Safety Professional (CSP). Are these monthly inspections required?

Yes.

004 If the monthly inspections are required, can they be performed by our Corporate Safety Officer?

A Corporate Safety Officer can perform the inspections if they are a Certified Safety Professional.

005 The special note on the cover page says work shall occur after normal working hours. However, it appears all the work areas at to be separated from non-work areas with ICRA barriers for the duration of the work. This would allow work to occur during normal business hours without impeding normal operations. Can non-disruptive work, be performed during normal hours?

Yes. Work that is not disruptive to patient care can be performed during normal work hours.

006 Many of the rooms which currently have ACT ceilings also have an existing plaster ceiling above. Are these plaster ceilings to be demoed along with the demo of the

ACT?

Secondary plaster ceilings did not exist for the rooms in this project.

007 If the plaster ceilings are to be removed, please identify which rooms have an existing plaster ceiling above the finished ceiling.

Secondary plaster ceilings did not exist for the rooms in this project.

008 If the existing plaster ceilings are not to be removed in their entirety, what is to be done at locations requiring new MEP utilities and/or fixtures which will not fit between the new ACT and the existing plaster ceilings?

Secondary plaster ceilings did not exist for the rooms in this project.

009 Note M on sheet A-001 appears to require the restroom doors to be undercut to accommodate the new thresholds. Is this required?

It should be Note N. Yes, this is required.

010 Can the restrooms be shut down and worked on concurrently or must they be worked one at a time?

Patients, guests and staff must always have restrooms available to them in each building.

The construction schedule must take this into account.

011 The demo plans call for existing tile floor and mortar bed to be removed. Will a new mortar bed be required for the new flooring to be at the same elevation?

Yes. Refer to Section Detail 7 of A-402. Also included waterproofing membrane and bonding material per spec Section 09 30 13.

012 If no new mortar bed is to be installed, what to do about the existing doors and the gap which will be left at the bottom of the door and the new floor elevation?

There will be new mortar bed for tile flooring.

Refer to architectural floor plans, details, and specifications. Refer to Section Detail 7 of A-402.

013 Who is to furnish and install the shower curtains and rods?

VA to furnish shower curtains. Contractor to furnish and install rods.

014 Please provide a basis of design for the shower curtain and rods.

Section 10 28 00,

2.14 SHOWER CURTAIN RODS

A. Stainless steel tubing, minimum

1.27 mm (0.050 inch) wall thickness, 32 mm (1 1/4 inch) outside diameter.

B. Flanges, stainless steel rings, 66 mm (2.6 inch) minimum outside diameter, with 2 holes opposite each other for 6 mm (1/4 inch) stainless steel fastening bolts. Provide set screw within curvature of each flange for securing rod.

015 There is a spec for 23 05 93 TAB, but the duct are not getting modified, only new registers. Is TAB required?

Completed airflow must match existing airflows.

016 There are notes on the electrical plans calling for fire alarm though there is no fire alarm spec or plans. Please provide the devices to be replaced.

The notes indicate that fire alarm devices are to be removed in place during construction and protected, and then reinstalled once construction is complete.

017 Plans call for floor mount toilet partitions and specs call for ceiling mount, which is correct?

The plans only call for Toilet Partitions without specifying either floor or ceiling mount. Specs call for ceiling mount is correct.

018 Is there any steel or Unistrut supports designed above the ceiling to support the toilet partitions?

Yes, refer to specification Section 05 50 00 Metal Fabrications.

019 Are any of the toilet partitions used in mental health areas? If so, please clarify the anti-ligature basis of design.

No.

020 Are signs to be furnished and/or installed by the VA?

Signs will be VA Furnished, VA Installed.

021 There does not appear to be any work associated with the following spec sections.

If there is work for these sections, please clearly define the SOW for each section.

a. Where is work associated with 05 50 00 Metal Fabrications?

b. Where is work associated with 07 60 00 Flashing and Sheet Metal?

c. Where is work associated with 08 31 13 Access Doors?

d. Where is work associated with 08 90 00 Louvers and Vents?

Where is work associated with 09 05 16 Floor Prep (says applies to surface prep for resinous flooring)?

Item a is for the metal support for the ceiling mounted toilet partitions; Items b and d are for the new louvers shown on Mechanical Sheets M- 101 and M-102; After removing the existing tile and mortar bed from the bathrooms within the area of work, prepare existing concrete flooring substrate and deck per specification Section 09 05 16 for Item e. Item c scope was removed.

022 Please clearly define each alternate and the full scope of work in each.

Statement of work is the controlling document pertaining to bid alternate deducts.

023 Do all tile walls get the existing drywall removed and cementitious board in its place?

Yes, per Architectural General Note J on Sheet A- 001.

024 Do all tile floors get waterproofing under tile?

Yes.

025 Detail 36/A-402 shows cementitious board on the walls across from the vanities. Do all walls in the restrooms get cementitious board?

Yes, per Architectural General Note J on Sheet A- 001.

026 The general note J on sheet A-001 calls for all gypsum board in all restrooms to be removed and replaced with cementitious backing board at all tile and painted walls.

Typically, cement board is only used behind wall tile. Is all gypsum board to be replaced with cementitious board from floor to ceiling in all restrooms?

Yes. All gypsum board used in the restrooms shall be cementitious type per Architectural General Note J on Sheet A-001.

027 If all gypsum board is to be replaced with cementitious board in all restrooms, is the board to be skimmed fully and painted?

Refer to specification Section 09 06 00 Part 2.4 E1-2.

028 Please clearly identify all walls to receive cementitious board.

All walls in the bathrooms and associated rooms are to receive cementitious board per Architectural General Note J on Sheet A-001.

029 Please clearly identify all floors to receive waterproofing.

All floors inside of the new bathrooms with tile flooring and mortar bed finish within the area of work limit to receive waterproofing, Refer to the architectural plans.

030 What is the existing floor type in each room to be removed?

Existing bathrooms are tile on mortar bed.

031 It appears most of the existing walls in all the restrooms are getting cut and patched.

Should the walls all be skimmed to provide a like new finish?

Refer to Architectural General Note J, interior elevations, and Details 6 and 7 of A-402.

032 The floor drain detail shown on sheet P-001 appears to show new concrete fill and mud bed getting poured on top of a new waterproofing membrane. This would require demo of the existing structural floor slab and pour back to install the floor drain in accordance with this detail.

However, the detail 36/A-401 provided on the architectural plans only show a new mud bed for tile, with the waterproofing under it. Which detail is correct?

Existing mud beds are being removed and new water proofing and mud beds are being installed.

Core drill for new drain and pipe is completed and then mud bed and tile is sloped to the drain.

033 Please provide a corrected floor drain detail if applicable.

Closed per response above.

034 There are references in the abatement specs to an existing condition report which is to provide the areas and/or quantities for asbestos and lead abatement. Please provide this report or provide quantities of all abatement to be included in GC’s SOW.

There is no report for lead-based paint. Assume all paint in the bathrooms are lead-based.

Asbestos drawings will be provided.

035 Which toilet accessories are to be furnished and installed by the GC?

Refer to the schedule for items VA Provided- Contractor Installed, Provided by VA, and Provided and Located by Contractor on Sheet A- 001.

036 Which toilet accessories are to be furnished by the VA and installed by the GC?

Assume all toilet accessories shown, unless noted otherwise.

037 The door schedule on sheet A-402 does not appear to indicate which doors are to have new auto openers and or new ADA push buttons. Please clearly identify.

Refer to Electrical Drawings E-101 to E-104.

038 Do all existing push buttons to remain get replaced with the model provided per the ADDENDUM note on sheet E-001?

Any pushbutton on the affected bathroom doors, is to be replaced with new as per new work plans on the electrical drawings for the group bathrooms only. No existing pushbuttons are to be reused for these doors.

039 There is no spec or sheets for fire sprinkler.

Please clearly identify any rooms which require modification of the sprinkler system or relocation of sprinkler heads due to new wall layouts.

Refer to General Note M on A-001 for ceiling work. Existing sprinkler heads are to be protected during construction and the spaces with walls moving have been removed from scope.

040 Do any of the existing fire sprinkler heads get replaced in any rooms?

Refer to General Note M on A-001 for ceiling work. Existing sprinkler heads are to be protected during construction and the spaces with walls moving have been removed from scope.

041 General note N on sheet A-001 calls for new windowsills at all windows. Please identify the windowsills to be replaced in all rooms.

Each of the existing windows within the limit of area of work. Refer to Sheets A-101 to A-104.

042 Sheet A-101 shows new ACT ceilings but does not call for existing ceilings to be removed. Do the existing ceilings get removed?

Yes. Demo Note 3 was to be used.

043 The conference room on plan 1/A103 does not call out ceiling to be removed. Does the existing ceiling remain and get modified due to existing wall getting removed and reinstalled?

Building 9 was removed from the scope.

044 What is the existing ceiling type in the conference room on plan 1/A103?

Building 9 was removed from the scope.

045 The conference room on plan 1/A103 does not call out floors to be removed. Do the existing floors remain and get modified due to existing wall getting removed and reinstalled?

Building 9 was removed from the scope.

046 What is the existing floor type in the conference room on plan 1/A103?

Building 9 was removed from the scope.

047 Restroom 202 on sheet A-103 calls for the upper plaster ceiling to be removed. Is there a lower ceiling which requires removal as well? If so, what type of ceiling?

Building 9 was removed from the scope.

048 Restroom 202 on sheet A-103 does not show existing floors to be removed. Should demo be included?

Building 9 was removed from the scope.

049 If Restroom 202 on sheet A-103 does get removed, what is the existing flooring?

Building 9 was removed from the scope.

050 Restroom 202 on sheet A-103 does not show the existing door/frame/hardware to be removed but the door schedule on sheet A-402 calls for all new. Is the door to remain or be replaced?

Building 9 was removed from the scope.

051 Restrooms on sheet A-104 does not show existing floors to be removed. Should demo be included?

Yes. Demo Note 9 was to be used.

052 If Restrooms on sheet A-104 does get removed, what is the existing flooring?

Existing bathrooms are tile on mortar bed.

053 The buildings in the Bid Item Numbers do not match the building numbers shown on the plans. The Bid Item numbers reference Buildings 9, 116 and 4. The plans have work shown in Buildings 4, 6, 9 and

116. Please clarify.

Bid items referencing Buildings 9, 116, and 4 are bid alternate deducts. Building 6 will not be deducted from the scope; therefore, it is not shown as a bid item.

054 Can the bid bond hard copy be sent to the CO at a date after the bid date so long as the digital copy is attached to the proposal?

No. Refer to solicitation page 1, block 10 last paragraph.

055 There is no asbestos report nor drawings indicating the locations of the asbestos containing materials pipe insulation and lead based paint.

Please provide an asbestos report and drawings indicating locations of the asbestos containing materials.

There is no report for lead-based paint. Assume all paint in the bathrooms are lead-based.

Asbestos drawings will be provided.