Amendment 10 - Attachment 1 - FINAL Questions and Answers.pdf
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This document contains a federal contract opportunity notice and related questions and answers file. The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 9 is seeking a Two-Phase Design-Build contract for installing miscellaneous high-tech, high-cost equipment in a Cardiac Cath Lab at the Memphis VA Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee. The estimated value is between $1-2 million. The contractor must provide all labor, materials, tools and equipment, transportation, supervision, coordination, and services necessary for the design and renovation of approximately 1,560 square feet of space. The work includes general construction, alterations, mechanical, and electrical work, and utility systems. The project is expected to be split into two phases and must be completed within 210 calendar days. The solicitation and amendments will be available on or about May 16, 2022 on sam.gov. The opportunity is a 100% SDVOSB set-aside under authority of 38 U.S.C. 8127(d) with an approved NAICS code of 236220 and size standard of $39.5 million.
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Structural Engineering: Please confirm that all costs associated with structural surveying, site and equipment specific design, and contract administration, are to be included in the base bid proposal, and paid by the contractor, for compliance with Phillips "Equipment Support Notes 2, 3 & 4) as shown on Phillips Plan Sheet SN. VA Response: Items described shall be included in contractor's proposal.
2. Equlpment Anchorage P'ih]lips provides, with this plan and SJ)!lcelfications. lnformatlon elatlve to equ�t size. welghl shc\p,e, a:nchorl119 hole locations and forces which ma,y be e:xartltd on anchoring fasteners. The c:ustomer shall be solely responsible. ihrough the engineer of record fo:r itie building. to p:rovide on the archil!leturalfconstrucllon drawings, lnfoimalion regarding the approved method of equq1m,en1 anc'hor ng 10 lloors, 111all andlor ceillng of iho bulkilng. Any anchorage t st required by local authority shall be 1h11 ct1storoor's responsibility. Stud type anchor baits Slhould .not be specified as they ·hlnde-r equipment remo11al for seNice. Consult wiiti Phm ps ser11lce prior to speci(¥ing anchor melhods. Phifips equi?rnenl must be e1edrica11y lsolatecl from anchorag!I.
3. Floor Loading and Surface Phll\ps pro11ld11s. Wlln th.ls plan and sp,ecificallons. lnrormatlon relative to siz.e. weight and snape of floor mounted equip.men!. The customer shaU be solely r11Sponsib1e, thr�ugh lhe 1fnginoor of record for the bu lding. to provlde on the a.rch.itocturaVconstructlon drawings confirmation or the struc:turaJ adequacy of the lloor upon which lhe equ�nt w II be placed. Any toad test rnquired by local aulhority, shall be the oostom11r's responsibl11ly.
The ftoor surface upon which Phi ps equlJ)ment is lo be placed/aochored sha'II be flat and level to wilhin tli" (2mm) 011er a lenglh of 39",(1m).
4. ,cell ng Suppon Apparatus
a. Ph.llips pro11ides, with th.ls plan and SP@'Cllica�ons. Jnrormatlon relative lo size, weight and s,llape of c:elllng supportoo equ prnent. Th11 customer shall be solely responsible. through lhe engi�r of record forthe buildiAg, to;provide on thflt archifectural/Ctlnstruction drawings, Information regarding !he a,pproved method of structural support apparatus, fasteners a.ru:I anchoraga to whfch Phi6ps will attach equ�L Any anchorage andfor load test requlred by local authority s,ha I be the customer's responslbl ily. Ph I� eqllfpment must be eledrica ly isolated from anchorage.
b. Conuactor lo clearly mark Philips. equipment longitudinal cooterllne on bottom of each sln.Jctural support.
c. Tl18 structur-al support appara�us surface to which Ph.ii� eqlllpmenl. ls to be attached, sha I have horizontal equipment attachment surfaces parallel, squareaJ'ld level to with.in .236" {6mm) ,p,erenlire span.
d. Arly dnll 09 and/or tappfng of holes requ !Id to attach Ph�-ps equlpmenc to lhe strucrura1 support apparatus. shall be lhe respons llity or the customer.
e. Fasteners/anchors �-ll� bolis, spning nuts .. lock and llal washers) and strip closures shaD be provided by die �tomer.
Radiation/Shielding: Confirm VA is providing (and bearing the cost for) the shielding documentation, or does the contractor need to do so as. per General Condition Note 4 on Phillips Plan Sheet AN?
VA Response: Contractor shall be responsible for providing and paying for the items described.
-Should the contractor assume that existing construction will be adequate for new equipment shielding requirements, or should the contractor account for removing existing construction, providing and installing new lead lined drywall, view windows, shielding in general, etc.?
VA Response: Contractor is responsible for providing an overall arrangement which is shielded properly. Contractor shall obtain the service of a licensed radiation physicist to specify radiation protection and testing.
4. R1unat1o.n Protru;Mo.n
The customfl'r or �oo1r oonlractor, at IIHf r own exp r,se,. slha' I obta too seNie@ of a censed radlatlort 1physiclst ·10 specify radlallon protf!clloo and tesllng.
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