VA Cincinnati IT Amendment 211119.docx

RELOCATE I.T. OFFICES - PROJECT FOR THE

VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER (VAMC)—CINCINNATI, OH

PROJECT NUMBER: 539-21-208

UPDATED SPECIFICATIONS AND EXPLANATION OF REVISIONS

AMENDMENT #10

TO INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) NUMBER

36C25021B0065

IFB AMENDMENT NUMBER – SEE BLOCK 2 CONTRACTING STANDARD FORM 30

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1. Question: 11/19/21

Please see the attached email that was sent on 10/14/21. A few of the RFIs that were sent were answered in Amendment 005, however, many of the questions were not formally answered in an Amendment. Is the VA anticipating to answer these questions in a separate amendment?

Response: See updates in amendment 09 and this amendment.

Amendment 005 stated that the statement of bid items had been updated in the General Requirement 01 00 00 spec section, however, a revised price sheet (A.3 Bid Schedule) was not provided. Can a revised bid sheet be provided so that the general contractor has a placeholder to input their pricing on Bid Items #2 and #3. Response: VA to provide up dated bid form in amendment 09.

VAAR 852.219-77 was released along with Amendment 007 on 11/18/21 and the FAR Clause implies that this solicitation is for “special trade construction contractors” under Section A1-iii. Is this solicitation a specialty trade contract under a different NAICS code than what is indicated on sam. gov? Sam.gov states that the NAICS code falls under 236220 – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. Please confirm and advise. Response: See amendment #8

2. 1st Stop VCC RFI 001 - 10/1/13 The solicitation mentions that a hard copy must be submitted, but does not mention how many copies. If more than one hard copy is required, how many copies should bidders supply? One required.

3. RB Construction RFI 001 10/14/13

1. What is the height of the walls from the floor to the deck?

Response: See updated drawing AE701.

2. What is the finish level requirement on any new partitions? Level 3, 4, or 5?

Response: Level 4 as noted in 09 29 00

3. Sheet AE102A and AE141A show an open office concept as part of an “option 2”. The current bid schedule does not show this option being priced out. Please advise if an additional alternate pricing is needed for this option. If so, can a revised pricing sheet be provided?

Response: See updated drawings.

4. Will the space be occupied during construction?

Response: No – as noted on page 7 of 01 00 00.

5. Sheet 1-M104 shows an alternate new work plan. Please advise if an additional line item will be provided for Option #2.

Respond: See updated drawings.

6. Is a service elevator available for subcontractor access? If so, what is the designated route?

Respond: Utilize the service elevators in the middle of the facility that lead to the loading doc noted on updated sheet AE100.

7. Are covid vaccinations a requirement for onsite personnel?

Respond: VA to amendment #8

8. Is this project Tax exempt?

Respond: Yes

9. Will an onsite area be available for an Office Trailer?

Respond: No all designated space for work is to be with in the construction area

10. 01 00 00-26 Safety Sign. Will a Safety sign be required?

Response: See updated 01 00 00 removing requirement.

11. E400 shows the Fire Alarm plan as option 2 but shows the base bid layout. How does the Fire Alarm plan change for the open office for option 2.

Response: Fire alarm plan updated in floor plans

4. Steve Burcham RFI #1 10/12/21

1. Note 4 on drawing EY101 states that we are to run the fiber "under floor" between build desks. Is this an under carpet raceway or meant to be run in the ceiling space of the floor below?

Response: Run in the ceiling space of the floor below.

2. Note 6 on drawing EY101 states that we are supposed to run conduit for furniture data cables to above ceiling. On all other VA projects, we are required to run data outlet conduits above ceiling, and then to the cable tray. We are also required to bond these conduits to the cable tray. Is that not the case for this project? If it is, where is the nearest cable tray that these conduits need to be run to? Can they go to the new 4" tray that is being run for the fiber optic?

Response: Conduits to bond to new 4” cable tray.

3. Where do conduits for the data drops in the offices need to be run to?

Response: Conduits for data drops to terminate in nearby signal closet B416.

4. Do the furniture receptacles, note 4 on drawing EP101, come with the furniture?

Response: Furniture is owner provided and assumed to have integral receptacles. Note 5 points to connection point.

5. Are the cubicles that share a power circuit wired together from the factory? Does each cubicle get its own power feed? (See drawing EP101) Response: Few cubicles share same power circuit. Depending on furniture provided by VA, may or may not be wired together from factory. Refer to circuit numbers shown on floor plans.

6. Are the breakers shown on drawing E600, that don't say "Existing" new or just reused from demo work?

Response: Breakers not shown as existing are reused from demo work.

5. Steve Burcham RFI #3 10/12/2021 Note 2 on drawing EP101 states that we need to mount the nema L5-30R receptacle in a poke-thru. The vendor is telling us that with an 8" poke-thru only one 30A twist lock receptacle can fit. Is the intent to install two poke-thrus for each build station? Or can we mount the receptacle to the underside of the build stations and bring the circuitry up through a poke-thru?

Response: Receptacle to be mounted to the underside of the build stations and circuitry to be brought up through the poke-thru.

6. Industrial Maintenance Services RFI 001 – 10/08/21 - This spec section requires a commercial photographer and varies elements of photographic documentation during construction. Please confirm this is a requirement for this contract.

Response: See updated requirements in updated general conditions amendment 09.

7. Industrial Maintenance Services RFI 002 10/08/21 - Bid Item 2 calls for the deduction of duct sealant but no other work spelled out. The drawings have, `options' shown for the offices at the south end of the space. Should these options be included in Bid Item 2? Please clarify what should be included in the Bid item 2.

Response: See updates amendment 09.

8. Industrial Maintenance Services – RFI 003 – 10/13/21. Is the Covid19 vaccine a requirement for all personnel of the contractors, including people that would never actually be working on site (office personnel, office managers, etc.)? Or is the compliances with these safety guidelines only applicable to contract workers, working on-site on a day-to-day basis (tradesmen, technicians, on-site managers, etc.)?

Response: see amendment #8

9. Josh Hinkle – RFI 001 10/8/21 Please provide the access control manufacture. Per the drawings there is 2 new readers. Is there a scope of work for this portion of the project?

Response: Johnson Controls is the access control manufacturer. Power supply is Altronix.

10. Email – finishes basis of design Response: see updated finish plan sheet AE904.

GENERAL

1. Delete seismic requirements issued in previous amendments A. Delete Section 13 05 41 B. Delete from Section 23 05 11 seismic requirements.

C. Delete from Section 23 05 41 seismic requirements.

D. Delete from Section 23 21 13 seismic requirements.

E. Delete from Section 23 31 00 seismic requirements.

F. Delete from Section 23 36 00 seismic requirements.

G. Delete from Section 23 37 00 seismic requirements.

H. Delete from Section 26 05 33 seismic requirements.

I. Delete from Section 26 51 00 seismic requirements.

J. Delete from Section 27 05 33 seismic requirements.

ATTACHMENTS

1. Updated Drawings dated 11/02/21

Updated Specifications:

1. 01 00 00 General Conditions

General

1. None