RFI Responses 4-13-21.xlsx
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- 36C25021B0018
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This document contains responses to questions from contractors regarding a solicitation to renovate basement spaces in Building 1 at the VA Northern Indiana Health Care System campus in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The project involves modernizing areas for Environmental Management Services, Biomedical Services, Pharmacy, Mailroom, Engineering Services, Office of Information and Technology, Graduate Medical Education, and Medical Imaging. Work will be conducted over three phases to allow for continued hospital operations, with Phase I taking 300 days in rooms 15-26 and 45A-B, Phase II taking 210 days in rooms 49A-59A and an east corridor, and Phase III taking 270 days in rooms 30-35, 43-44A and a west corridor. The responses clarify design details, hazardous material handling, signage and equipment specifications, and confirm that certain rooms are no longer part of the project scope.
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| Number | Question | Response |
| 1 | Is FAR 52.229-3 Federal, State, and Local Taxes applicable to this project? | Federal, State, and Local taxes apply. |
| 2 | Please clarify the laminate color and thickness? And panel grade/type | PL-1 to be used for the restroom millwork. PL-2 Wilsonart Pinnacle Walnut is to be used on all other millwork. |
| 3 | What the existing access floor type is? I.E. is it Tate? | OIT Room B309 & B311 are no longer part of this project. No access flooring in this project |
| 4 | The finish schedule on A130 calls out 2 types of Solid Surface SS-1 and SS-2. Drawing A100E, note 4 calls out “new window shade and solid surface window stool.” However, it does not specify if this is to be SS-1 or SS-2. Please clarify. | SS-2 to be on check-in/out window. SS-1 to be used on millwork within restrooms. |
| 5 | Regarding window stools: I do not see a section view of the Window Stool to determine the thickness and depth of these window stools. Please clarify both | Depth should match existing. Assume 16" deep stool, 3/4" thick solid surface. |
| 6 | On sheet A401 the equipment schedule – there are MULTIPLE pieces of equipment that are listed to be installed by contractor that are typically NOT installed by contractor, including | This equipment is not part of this project. The X-ray, CT-scan and controls rooms will not be drywalled |
| 7 | If we are to install the following equipment, we need specs/product data/model # etc to be able to properly quote: | This equipment is not part of this project |
| 8 | For contractor furnished/installed equipment, please provide specs/product data/model # for the following: 1.) 5' wide shelving unit 2.) 4' wide shelving unit 3.) 3' shelving unit 4.) deep shelving unit 5.) Mailboxes 6.) Bookshelves 7.) Lockers - double stacked 8.) 6-0 w x 2-0' d shelving unit | Use the following as a basis of design 1.) Metro Super Erecta Pro Shelving 2.) Metro Super Erecta Pro Shelving 3.) Metro Super Erecta Pro Shelving 4.) Metro Super Wide Shelving Units 5.) New England Lab - Adjuast Wall Shelving painted steel 6.) Tennsco 15" D, 36" W 72" H Painted Steel Adjustable Bookcase 7.) Salsbury Industries Double Tier 6 Door Designer Wood Locker, 12"Wx18"Dx72"H, Gray, Partially Assembled 8.) Global Industrial™ Record Storage Rack Without Boxes 72"W x 30"D x 84"H - Gray |
| 9 | G004 ICRA Plan – there are no barriers shown, and is noted : “Coordinate ICRA Barrier locations with VA Contracting Officers Representative”. Please advise where we will need to install ICRA barriers for bidding purposes so all bidders are on the same playing field rather than trying to guess what will be required | Phase I ICRA barriers will mainly be at the doors. Most of this work will be self contained. A barrier will be needed for corridor C03 (outside of passenger elevators). This barrier should be 2' out from the existing walls. |
| 10 | Will CPIH monitoring be required for the asbestos abatement on this project? If so will this be hired by the contractor or by the VA | CPIH monitoring is required and is the responsibility of the contractor to provide. |
| 11 | Will there be a staging area available for contractor use? If so where will this be? | The staging area will be on the south side of building 1. Approximately starting at room B103 and running to the west end of building 1. |
| 12 | Will there be a location available for contractor dumpster? If so where will this be | Yes. It will be on the south side of the building on the west end of the project. It will be outside/in the vincentity of rooms 36-42. |
| 13 | WIll a temporary toilet/port-a-john be required by contractors or will contractors be able to use VA facilities provided they are used in a responsible/clean manner? | Port-a-johns will be required by the contractor |
| 14 | Will any construction signage be required for this project? | Yes |
| 15 | On sheet A400, there is a note “Extent and thickness of lead-lined drywall to be determined by final imagining equipment selected.” Please confirm that the drawing shown in the “Specs Volume 1” document, page 831 of 831 is the drawing that accurately shows | Lead lined drywall will not be part of this project. The X-ray, CT-scan, & control rooms will be not be drywalled in this project. |
| 16 | The last page of the Specs Volume 1 (page 831 of 831) in section 13 49 00 “Radiation Protection” shows a drawing that highlights either 1/16” lead or 1/32” lead. Please confirm this is lead lining on drywall. Also, please re-distribute this drawing to contractors with COLOR because it is too hard to distinguish what is 1/16 and what is 1/32 without color | Lead lined drywall will not be part of this project. |
| 17 | Note on sheet A400 states “Replace stone panel.” Please provide specs and elevations of this area so we can get an accurate pricing on the specified quantity of material that is being replaced | A demolition elevation is shown on detail 1/AD100W. No specifications are available on this existing condition. |
| 18 | On detail 12 on sheet A402 it shows “open adjustable shelving on standard”. Please clarify what is intended here. Provide specs of shelving and “standards” | Adjustable metal shelving on wall mounted standard pilasters. Refer to New England Lab adjustable wall shelving system as basis of design. https://www.newenglandlab.com/products/subcategory-detail.cfm?subcategory=adjustable%20wall%20shelving |
| 19 | On sheet A501 detail 1 it calls out 5/8” lead-lined gyp in x-ray and CTscan rooms. However the drawing provided in “Specs Volume 1” document page 831 of 831 only lists 1/16 or 1/32 lead-lined gypsum board. Please clarify what should be included in our bid. | No lead lined gyp will be installed in this project. The x-ray, CT-scan, and control rooms will not be drywalled in this project |
| 20 | Detail 7 on A501 shows a “1.5” SS tube, GUARD/HAND RAIL SYSTEM”. Please verify the VA is requesting a Stainless Steel guard/handrail system. There is no spec for this item in 05 50 00 “METAL FABRICATIONS” or anywhere else that I can find. Please provide a spec for this guard/handrail system. | If this is for room B311, this is not needed. The two OIT rooms are not part of this project. |
| 21 | Please confirm who will be the fire alarm system that needs to be quoted on this project. At the site visit it was relayed that the current system is being phased out and replaced with a new system. Confirm which should be included in our bid. | The VA currently has a Simplex fire alarm system. Simplex will need to be used until the system is upgraded. Start date for fire alarm update it TBD, Possibly fall 2021. |
| 22 | Please provide the Height for the Finish Floor Height of the access flooring. | If this is for room B311. This room is no longer in the project. There is no new access flooring in the project |
| 23 | For the access flooring – What should these ramps be? rubber, anti-slip material? Or just build the ramp with the same laminate finish as the rest of the room? Please advise. | If this is for room B311, this is no longer in the project. There is no new access flooring in the project |
| 24 | Per spec section 10 14 00 Signage Attachment D Interior Signage states: “Insert Type: Acetate Insert with Custom Manchester Castle Logo. Please provide a photo or sample of this logo.” Are signs A & F the only ones to get the logo? Where is the logo to be located on the signs? Drawings call out for Font to be Futura MD…. But in Spec section Part 2.2.3 Sign Standards, it calls out the font to be Helvetica Medium & Times New Roman. Which font should be used? Please clarify. | signs will not have a logo. Font will be Futura |
| 25 | Specs Vol 1 / Division 10 14 00 / 3.3.1-E / Sign Message Schedule Where is this located in the docs? | see attachment for basis of design.A701E & A701W. Needs more development |
| 26 | Specs Vol 1 / Division 10 14 00 / Attachment D / Part 1.7 colors & Finishes Calls out “Overhead Signage with a 2” wood header. What is the design to look like? Page A701 does not show any detail regarding this. | see attachment for basis of desing and whay they should look like |
| 27 | REGARDING SIGNAGE: • Specs Vol 1 / Division 10 14 00 / Attachment D / Part 3 / Detailed Scope : “D1A/F/W 9” x 9” changeable Slot Framed ADA Room ID” “Cubicles will be identified with sign type H1/D1A/W 2” x 9” changeable Slot Framed ADA Cubicle ID.” If these have removable inserts, what is the ADA Braille Copy to be? • Are signs A, L & S the only ADA requirement signs you want? • Are signs A, C, L & S the only ones to have an aluminum frame? • Are signs A & F the only ones to get the logo? | No Braille on cube signage. Only on the room sign with the room number. |
I think the attachment will answer all the other questions if not let me know.
No logos on any signs.
| 28 | On page A100E room B311 and A501 detail 7 there is a stainless steel railing. Can you provide a detail of the mounting needed to attach to the ground? The detail provided is not adequate. | Room B311 is not in this project, so stainless steel railing is not needed. |
| 29 | There appears to be 3 windows with lead equivalency glazing (W1, W2, and W3), in rooms B120D and B120E. Please confirm we just need to do the glass, and that the frames will be done by others. | No, provide new frame and new glazing. |
| 30 | Who’s doing the window demo on the south west corner? | The general contractor should subcontract a demolition contractor |
| 31 | There is a service window at B120A. Do they have a BOD product for that window? | Project Narative says: Basis of Design Sliding door handle: EPCO Sliding Door Handle - GP15. Basis of Design track: EPCO Assembly No.1-A-3. 1/4" clear glass with polished edge. |
| 32 | What is our scope at detail 6/A501 (if any)? | The contractor's scope is the new work. The windows will not be touched. |
| 33 | Amendment 4, in the base bid’s “statement of bid items”, they included a narrative about “some exterior work and structural work related to blast mitigation of the new Mailroom”… Please confirm we have no work at this scope, specifically, no work with the existing windows and making them “blast rated”. | Blast mitigation is limited to reinforcing interior walls, existing beams, floor joists. There is no exterior work or changes to the exterior windows. |
| 34 | They have included a storefront spec (084113) in the specification package. However, I do not see any storefront in this project. Please advise what scope of work the 084113 spec references on this project. | The storefront is on page A400, detail 2. |
| 35 | Plan Sheet P100W and P100E, Keynote 1: Provide Oxygen and CA Connection. Plan Sheets do not show any piping, locations, and how many connections are required for us to provide. Plans only show the location of Note1. | Oxygen and Compressed Air turret and routing will be done by a separate, future project. This project will need O2 and CA lines (rough-in) brought to the East side of the room XRAY B120E, midway within wall and capped. There will Oxygen and Compressed Air need a the southeast corner of WORKSHOP B316C, VA should confirm final location and qualities of med gas connection |
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