36C25219B0022-0007001.pdf

REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION

PROJECT: 537-321 – Material Management DATE: May 15, 2019

SOLICITATION: 36C25219B0022

RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION (RFI) MATRIX

RFI # RFI REFERENCE Response

The Rauland-Borg Responder IV nurse call system was manufacturer discontinued October 5, 2015. At that time, the Responder IV transitioned into service and maintenance mode only, with parts no longer available from the manufacturer. Please advise how to proceed.

Drawing

EY103 and

Specification

27 52 23

The manufacturer is aware of a near future system-wide upgrade and they have indicated that they can provide sufficient new components needed for this minor extension to the existing system.

Precast panels to remain above and below windows will self -support themselves once the middle sections are removed.

Are they load bearing from the footing? Are they suspended from the top? Is each section an individual panel or will the seams require saw cutting?

Drawing

AD100

Details 1, 2 & 3

The original Construction Documentation indicates that these panels are individual limestone panels and are supported independently by clip angles secured to the concrete encased steel structure. See details 1, 2 &

3 on Drawing AD100.

Specification 02 83 33.13 section 1.1 A.1 indicates “Removing and disposal of lead-based paint at locations indicated in existing conditions report.” We didn’t find any lead report.

Please provide the lead investigation report.

Specification

02 83 33.13

Section 1.1A1

Omit Specification 02 83 33.13 from the project. Jesse Brown VAMC

(JBVA) is not aware of any lead-based paint in the construction area and has removed lead-based paint previously from several areas. Should the contractor encounter suspected lead-based paint in the construction area, the contractor is to immediately stop work in that area and contact the COR and the Contracting Officer. VA will be responsible for determining the existence of lead-based paint and will provide all required testing and abatement procedures. The General Contractor is responsible for coordinating access and schedule with the JBVA Industrial

Hygienist prior to and during construction.

Dwg AS500 door schedule notes 3 & 4 call for the signage.

Please provide a signage schedule and details for each signage.

Drawing

AS500

Notation has been added to the Door Schedule as well as the Door

Schedule Notes #3 & #4 on Drawing AS500R for location clarification.

Details have also been added and called out for further clarification.

Door schedule on dwg AS500 indicated door no 1479A &

1480A as a door type A (wood/glazed door). However, no glazing has shown on door type A. Please clarify.

Drawing

AS500

The Door Schedule on Drawing AS500R has been updated to remove the indication of glazing on Door 1479A and has omitted door 1480A in its entirety.

Door no 1480A is not annotated on the floor plan. Please confirm.

Door 1480A has been omitted in its entirety.

Detail 5 of dwg AS500 calls to match existing adjacent window. Please provide the manufacturer, window series name/type, finish, glazing unit makeup with blinds, etc. of the existing windows.

Drawing

AS500

The Drawings and Specifications provided indicate the performance, size and aesthetic requirements of the windows. Window manufacturers and models meeting the requirements outlined in the construction documentation will be allowable. Please note that Specification

08 51 13R - ALUMINUM WINDOWS has been revised to include integral louver blinds and Section 12 24 00 – Window Shades has been removed in its entirety.

Existing windows have integral blinds in them, and specifications call for window shades. Please confirm that

VA’s intent is integral blinds in new windows and fabric window shades.

The intent is to have integral blinds. Specification 08 51 13R –

ALUMINUM WINDOWS has been revised to include integral louver blinds and Specification 12 24 00 – WINDOW SHADES has been removed in its entirety.

Please provide the contact information of the temperature controls maintaining/preferred Contractor.

Specification 23 09 23 defines and refers to the Native BACnet requirement. An additional reference has been added to section 2.2 in that specification.

Please provide the contact information for the fire alarm system maintaining/preferred vendor.

Existing fire alarm vendor in the Damen Building is Siemens.

Light fixture schedule note 1 on ES400 indicates

“MANUFACTURERS ARE LISTED AS BASIS OF DESIGN (OR

APPROVED EQUAL).” However, the fixture schedule has not provided any information about manufacturers nor a catalog/part #. Also, fixture type A, A1, C, E, and F marked as a fluorescent light. Please provide BOD for light fixtures.

Drawing

ES400

Drawing ES400R has been revised omitting the Note #1 reference to manufacturers. The fluorescent fixtures have been changed to LED fixtures. The fixture selection indicated is a basis of design and approved equals will be considered. Specification 26 51 00R has also been revised to reflect these changes.

PVC corner guards and flush mounted corner guards are specified in Specification 10 26 00 Section 2.2. No locations are indicated in the plan. Please provide the location of PVC corner guard applicable to in the plan.

Specification

10 26 00

Section 2.2

General Note #5 on Drawing AS102 indicates: "Provide full height S.S.

corner guards @ all outside corners in Logistics Area 1477 and all

Corridors". The following notation has been added: "All other areas within the scope of work are to receive PVC corner guards."

Door and door frame protection is specified in Specification

10 26 00 Section 2.4. No locations are indicated in the drawings. Please provide what doors and frames to receive the door and door frame protection

Specification

10 26 00

Section 2.4

Door Schedule Note #12 on Drawing AS500R has been revised to include the following: "Provide door and door frame.”

Regarding handrails in Specification 10 26 00 Section 2.3, no product information was provided beside a profile detail on

Drawing AS502. Please provide product information.

Specification

1 026 00

Section 2.3

Specification 10 26 00R has been revised to include item 2.3.B:

"Handrails: Walguard.com Model 2045 or approved equal.”

General Note #5 of Drawing AS102 indicates to provide full height SS corner guard. What should we consider full height

8’ or custom-made product for entire height (close to 11’)?

Drawing AS102

General Note #5

Where location has a drop ceiling, installed full height refers to bottom of drop ceiling. Where location has exposed bottom of roof/floor above, full height refers to bottom of roof/floor above.

The note below the Caisson Schedule on Drawing SB101 references 1,123 linear feet of caissons (total depth). I only measured approximately 800 linear feet.

Drawing

SB101

The note below the Caisson Schedule referencing the total linear feet on

Drawing SB101R has been omitted.

Are there any requirements for off-hours work? Does the VA anticipate that any of this project require being performed at nights/weekends?

Specification 00 01 20 – CONSTRUCTION STATEMENT OF WORK Part 6:

JBVA Additional Requirements indicates the facility requirements with relation to work hours.

Will there be any commissioning required? If yes, will the VA be providing the commissioning agent?

The commissioning requirements are identified in Specification

01 91 00 – GENERAL COMMISSIONING REQUIREMENTS.

Please provide the VA record documents and municipal records for verification and planning for buried utilities

JBVA has drawings indicating locations of potable water and sewer lines which will be made available to the awarded contractor. Electrical utilities and gas utilities should be available from utility providers. Fire hydrant pipe information should be available from the city, if not shown on JBVA drawings.

20 Will area be provided for site trailer?

Per Specification 00 01 20 – CONSTRUCTION STATEMENT OF WORK Part

6: JBVA Additional Requirements item 10: "The Contractor may provide on-site storage/office container within the construction zone. Provide

‘just in time delivery and pickup’ for all large deliveries." If the construction zone is too constricted, the awarded contractor may apply with the city for approval to install a site trailer on Polk Street.

Please confirm the manufacturer of the existing fire alarm control panel for this project.

Existing fire alarm vendor in the Damen Building is Siemens.

The plans are asking for data racks in 1477A. There is no information in the specs about racks. If this is a new closet it would need some kind of ties to the MDF. There is no indication as to whether this is new or existing and specifications on ties. Do the card readers tie into existing system? I don’t see the security contractor listed in the spec and the same for fire alarm. Please list existing manufacturer and/or security contractor for the existing fire alarm equipment, card reader equipment.

1. Drawing EY103R Note #13 has been modified to include

"Tripp Lite #42U racks, P/N SR42UB".

2. Regarding Video Security and Access Control Systems Construction:

a. Conduits and junction boxes for the Video Security System and the

Access Control System shall be provided and installed per the drawings and specifications.

b. Access Control hardware for doors shall be provided and installed per the drawings and specifications.

c. All electrical and electronic components, wiring, and programming for the Video Security System and the Access Control System will be provided and installed by others after the construction contract work has been completed.

There are no details on how the windows are installed, and no details on the interior security guards. Drawing AS5O0 shows window types and a one-piece guard. Not sure how the windows are supposed to open with the interior guard.

Can you provide details for both?

The Drawings and Specifications provided indicate the performance, size and aesthetic requirements of the windows. Window manufacturers and models meeting the requirements outlined in the construction documentation will be allowable. Please note that Specification

08 51 13R – ALUMINUM WINDOWS has been revised to include Integral louver blinds. Aesthetically the windows shall match the existing units as closely as possible. First floor windows are not intended to open for security reasons; as a result, interior guards will not be an issue.

When reviewing the project manual and drawings for the project; there appears to be no fixture schedule provided in the project documentation. Is it the intent of the government to publish a fixture schedule as an amendment to the plumbing drawings?

Specification section 21 40 00 – PLUMBING FIXTURES lists performance specifications for fixtures.