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Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

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is extended,

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning __________ copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY is not extended.

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is not, A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

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Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

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13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS,

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 12-14-2018 537-19-1-6985-0012 537-18-161 36C252 Department of Veterans Affairs

GLAC-NORTH CHICAGO IL

3001 Green Bay Road Building 1, Room 329 North Chicago

IL

60064-3048 36C252 Department of Veterans Affairs

GLAC-NORTH CHICAGO IL

3001 Green Bay Road Building 1, Room 329 North Chicago

IL

60064-3048 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25219B0008 12-14-2018

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PROJECT 537-18-161 CORRECTIONS TO FUME HOODS & BIO-SAFETY CABINETS

This amendment is issued to disseminate RFIs and RFI answers.

The bid opening day and time is not extended.

All other terms and conditions remain the same and in full force and effect.

Response to 537-18-161 Corrections to Fume Hoods & Bio-Safety Cabinets RFIs

1. Regarding the Bio-Safety Cabinet Replacement: what cabinet manufacturer is currently installed?

There is a class A2, model SG404 cabinet manufactured by the Baker company, the other is a type B2, model 36210 by the Labconco corporation.

2. On drawing 1B-M6 Detail 1 says “design based on Thermo Fisher Scientific 1300 series” but General Note # 1 “Cabinet shall Thermo Scientific 1300 series.” Please confirm that Bio-Safety cabinet is based on Thermo Fisher Scientific 1300 series or it is the REQUIRED manufacturer/make.

The design is based on Thermo Fisher Scientific 1300 and it is also the preference of lab personnel.

3. Is DDC control programming required to be done during off hours or can it be done during regular hours?

Refer to page 7 of the solicitation. Construction work hours are 6:00 pm though midnight to 6 am Monday through Friday, including the same hours on the weekends as needed to meet the period of performance. This includes erecting temporary partitions, the work, cleanup and removing temporary barriers.

4. Per Drawings we are to restore roofing to match existing. Please provide information for existing roof, including type and manufacturer.

It is a membrane roof and the information on the manufacturer is not available.

5. Is there a permutant fall arrest system in place on the roof? Or will the contractor need to provide temporary roof rails?

None in place. Contractor needs to inspect the work area and make a determination about temporary roof rails.

6. Some of the fans are specified as explosion proof. Will all of the electrical connections have explosion proof requirements also?

Electrical connections do not have explosion proof requirements.

7. Please define the connections to the buildings Fire Alarm System?

The first paragraph on page 11 of the solicitation states the following: Provide uniform heat detection in the area of work, connected to the existing supervised building master fire alarm system, for the duration of the work whenever the: ceiling tiles are removed or sprinkler system is disabled.

8. Can you please provide the locations of the existing JCI controllers that we are to tie the new fume hood to?

As per the third paragraph from the bottom of page 11 of the solicitation, contractor shall include as single source procurement the services of JCI. JCI will provide the information requested.

9. Will the JCI controllers have the capacity to receive the new points for the fume hoods?

Please refer to response to question 8 above.

10. Please define the temporary enclosures required in the corridors and lab areas for the construction work?

The solicitation makes references to temporary partitions, barriers to isolate the work area. No reference is made about enclosures.