36C25219B0056-0005000.docx

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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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(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 07-31-2019 695-19-3-6938-0015 695-16-112 36C252 Department of Veterans Affairs Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) 115 S 84th Street, Suite 101 Milwaukee

WI

53214-1476 36C252 Department of Veterans Affairs Wm. S. Middleton Memorial VA Hospital Attn: Stacy Hoover (90C) 2500 Overlook Terrace Madison

WI

53705-2254 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25219B0056 07-31-2019

X X X

August 6, 2019 1:00 pm Local Time X

See SF 30 Continuation Page Continue to monitor fbo.gov for any and all changes to this solicitation.

The bid opening date remains unchanged as August 6, 2019 at 1:00 pm Local Time.

Stacy Hoover Contracting Officer Amendment of Solicitation p. 2 of 2 Amendment 0005 Solicitation 36C25219B0056 Building 6 Sprinkler System Replacement Project# 695-16-112 Clement J. Zablocki VAMC, Milwaukee, WI

This amendment consists of the questions from prospective bidders collected through date of this Amendment and responses.

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) RESPONSES:

Q1: Per the answer provided to question no. 30 in addendum 4, the schedule provided in the bid documents may be too short. The intent of the project is to minimize new penetrations through walls, floors and ceilings by reusing the same penetrations the existing pipe is currently in (answer 25 – Addendum 4). This suggests that all the old pipe must be removed prior to the new pipe going in (note 3 of Phasing notes), which makes sense with the answer provided to question no. 28 but in order to demolish and remove the existing sprinkler pipe that is painted with lead paint, every saw cut area (2”-3” wide) of the existing sprinkler pipe will need to be Lead Abated in order to safely sawcut and remove the existing pipe. This process/procedure takes additional time, will the Maximum Time (s) per each Phase/Area as shown on the Phasing Sheets be extended?

A1: The maximum times per phase/area will not be extended. It is allowable to perform abatement for multiple phases at a time as long as contractor removes all debris generated daily and cleans the work area prior to leaving.

Q2: Per the answer to question no. 28 in Amendment 4, we are to assume 1 square foot of surface area per penetration for asbestos abatement. Are we to assume installing ¾” drywall to close the hole, tape, mud, prime, paint just the 12” patch area and fire caulk the pipe (assuming the walls are 1-hour fire rated (info. not provided))?

A2: Yes, where penetrations must be made contractor is to assume ¾” drywall, tape, mud, primer, and paint the 12” patch to match the area adjacent to the penetration. If penetrations go through fire rated wall, contractor shall also install fire caulking.

Q3: If there are holes through the walls where old pipe comes out but new pipe is not going in, are we required to patch the hole, tape, and paint to match the existing wall? If so, are we to assume priming and painting just the patch to match the adjacent paint?

A3: Yes, where it is not feasible or not necessary to reuse existing piping penetrations, contractor shall patch the existing wall, prime, and paint to match adjacent paint.

//End of Amendment 005//