RFI QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR PROJECT 578-20-002 IFB SOLICITATION 36C25225B0014.docx
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This document is a Request for Information (RFI) Questions and Answers for Solicitation 36C25225B0014, a renovation project at Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital in Hines, IL. The project involves renovations to Building 217 and will be completed within 330 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed. Key technical details include specifications for building automation systems (BAS), with clarifications that the existing system uses Johnson Controls Facility Explorer, and Metasys is not to be used in new installations.
The RFI addresses multiple technical questions from potential contractors, including details about pre-bid conferences (which were held on May 13 and 14, 2025 and were not mandatory), control system integration requirements, and system communications protocols. TL Services is noted as the current controls maintenance contractor, and the VA provided additional guidance through an attached "SOW Requirements for AC Shop" document. The project is being managed by the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 12, with a focus on precise technical specifications for building systems renovations.
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Solicitation # 36C25225B0014 578-20-002 Building 217 Renovations (CON) at Edward Hines Jr VA Hospital RFI Questions and Answers (As of 05/22/2025)
Question #: 01 Question will be published soon A: Answer will be published soon Question #: 02 I’m reaching out regarding the VA project 36C25225B0014 Renovations to Building 217. I wanted to confirm that the Pre-bid meeting was not mandatory.
A: No, it is not mandatory. We had two of them.
PRE-BID CONFERENCE:
A pre-bid conference will occur on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at 11:00 AM CST, and a second one on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 11:00AM CST. The location is at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, 5000 S. Fifth Avenue Hines, IL 610141 All participants will meet the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) at Bldg. 217 lobby.
Question #: 03 In the specifications, Section 23 09 23, PART 1 – GENERAL, 1.1 DESCRIPTION, Paragraph E. – It states “This facility’s existing direct-digital control (DDC) system is manufactured by Johnson Control. The existing system’s top-end communications is via Metasys.”
We don’t believe the existing system’s top-end communications is Johnson Control Metasys. We believe it is a Johnson Controls Facility Explorer BACnet System. Please clarify what the top-end communications system actually is.
A: The existing system’s top-end communications is Johnson Controls Facility Explorer. Metasys is not to be used in any new installations. See attached “SOW Requirements for AC Shop 4-13-2023” for A/C Shop Controls requirements.
Question #: 04 In the specifications, Section 23 09 23, PART 1 – GENERAL, 1.1 DESCRIPTION, Paragraph E. – It states “This facility’s existing direct-digital control (DDC) system is manufactured by Johnson Control. The existing system’s top-end communications is via Metasys.”
Will the Hines VAMC accept JCI Metasys for BAS Temperature Controls on this project?
A: The existing system’s top-end communications is Johnson Controls Facility Explorer. Metasys is not to be used in any new installations. See attached “SOW Requirements for AC Shop 4-13-2023” for A/C Shop Controls requirements.
Question #: 05 In the specifications, Section 23 09 23, PART 1 – GENERAL, 1.1 DESCRIPTION, Paragraph E. – It states “Provide a new BACnet ECC, communications network, and controllers. Provide a programmable internetworking gateway allowing for real time communication between the existing direct-digital control system and the new BACnet control system. Real-time communication shall provide all object properties and read/write services shown on VA-approved interoperability schedules.”
The CLC Building has an existing JCI Facility Explorer BACnet ECC already in place. Does the VA want a “new BACnet ECC” or is the existing BACnet ECC to be utilized?
A: Utilize the existing BACnet ECC. Do not install a new BACnet ECC.
Question #: 06 In the specifications, Section 23 09 23, PART 1 – GENERAL, 1.1 DESCRIPTION, Paragraph A. First paragraph, states “A System Integrator and Direct Digital Controls Contractor shall be two separate direct subcontractors of General Contractor.”
Who (what company) is the Hines VAMC’s BAS System Integrator?
A: TL Services is the current controls maintenance contractor. As long as the requirements in the attached “SOW Requirements for AC Shop 4-13-2023” are met, there does not need to be a separate system integrator.
Question #: 07 Do the “Hines AC Shop Controls Requirements” apply to this project? See attached document labeled “36C25223R0068-25 Hines AC Shop HAVC Controls Requirements”.
A: See attached “SOW Requirements for AC Shop 4-13-2023” for Hines A/C Shop Controls requirements.
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