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0005 03-28-2025

657A4-21-800

36C255

Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15

3450 S 4th Street Trafficway

Leavenworth KS 66048

36C255

Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15

3450 S 4th Street Trafficway

Leavenworth KS 66048

To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25525R0009

02-14-2025

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657A4-21-800 - TF - FCA - Remove and Replace End-of-Life Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Infrastructure

Building 1, Poplar Bluff VA Health Care System, Poplar Bluff Missouri.

The above solicitation is hereby amended as follows:

A. To provide answers to bidders questions. (attached)

B. To provide revised Wage Determinations. (attached)

C. To provide updated Surety Form (attached)

D. To provide 2018 Asbestos & Lead Inspection Report. (attached)

E. To provide addendum from A/E for specifications with the revised spec section and updated drawings from which resulted from bidder questions. (attached)

All Terms and Conditions of this solicitation remain the same.

ARNOLD J. PAYNE

Contracting Officer

657A4-21-800-Remove and Replace End-of-Life HVAC Infrastructure Building 1

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FROM SITE VISIT AT JOHN J. PERSHING VAMC

(February 25, 2025)

1. Please confirm that all Basis of Design equipment and materials specified by the VA have satisfied any and all Buy American and sole source requirements, if applicable.

Please provide all Buy American Act Waivers and Sole Source Justifications applicable to this contract.

A: If vendors are planning on using equipment that requires a Buy American waiver, they must provide complete information about the equipment and why they cannot procure it in the United States so the Buy American waiver can be processed and approved.

2. Please provide the sole source justification for the Laboratory Modules and Dental Clinic.

A: The A/E has provided three manufacturers, see specification section 01 52 13 – 25

Temporary Modular Building Systems, paragraph 2.4, A., B., & C, that covers the Basis of Design. If vendors are planning on using another vendor, then they most meet the salient characteristics provided by the suggested vendors. They must provide complete information about the equipment so that the justification can be processed and approved.

3. Will the VA make progress payments to Contractor for the engineering and design work evidenced by submittals, and all applicable deposits required by various manufacturers to begin design and/or production of equipment?

A: Payments will be made after the COR reviews and approves the pay application submitted.

4. Is the new VA memorandum on bolts for steam and hot water systems applicable to this project? To our understanding A307 bolts are no longer allowed.

A: Refer to specifications for piping system requirements.

5. Page 8 of the solicitation states: “Phase 0: 1) Design and submit for VA approval layouts and phasing plans for work in Building 1 and construction of the Temporary Modular Building Complex (MBC), along with product submittals for items to be part of the Project.” Please clarify “design.”

A: Please see Modular Bldg Complex Disclaimer on Drawing Number GI001. Items shown are conceptual and for informational purposes only. The contractor shall provide, as part of delegated design, layouts for modular building units, relocated departments and equipment, along with phasing documents for coordination with, review and approval by the VA prior to authorization of work by the VA.

6. The surety form attached to the solicitation states that the form is due January 16, 2025. That date has already passed. Please provide a new form.

A: Updated form is attached.

7. Although the PPQ form is attached, no directions for the provision of these are included. Will CPARS for the projects identified in the Past Performance section be allowed instead of PPQs? Contractors do not have control over whether the COs return these forms.

A: Vendors can also provide their CPARs.

8. Please provide current asbestos survey and report.

A: Provided. Referred to hazard material drawings for more details.

9. Specification 01 00 00(1.17) requires the construction of a complete temporary field office for the Resident Engineer and references drawings for the same. However, this office was not included in the designed drawings. The specifications require extensive architectural, electric, plumbing, HVAC, alarm system, acoustic ceiling, finishing, network cabling, and field work. Please provide the construction drawings for this Resident Engineer’s Field Office including where this is to be located onsite.

A: The temporary field office design requirements are listed in the referenced specification section. No other design drawings will be provided. The location of this office/trailer is to be coordinated with and determined by the COR, as stated in this specification section.

10. Can you please confirm if the temporary COR office that is supposed to be erected temporarily is part of this requirement? There are no correlating plans that go with this for grading and building this structure. If this is intended, please confirm that the list of office filing cabinets are complaint with the VA’s security policies, as they are not fire rated.

A: Yes, this is to be included in the contract, as specified. Typically, this is a trailer type of construction.

11. Who holds the roof warranty?

A: No warranties on the existing roof.

12. Please confirm that any equipment that is to be salvaged from this project will be identified by the

COR.

A: Any equipment that is to be salvaged will be identified by the COR.

13. Can the due date for the mail in hard copy bids be extended to allow for transit time past the electronic due date? There are significant weather events during these winter months that affect mail service. Allowing contractors a “grace” mailing period as most NCOs do will ensure the government received bids with the best competitive pricing. In this case, electronic bid dates will remain unchanged.

A: The VA will make an extension determination based on the circumstances.

14. The mechanical portion of this job is the most vital part of this job and is most of the project, and it is assigned NAICS code 238220. Therefore, any reliance of the prime contractor on an ostensible subcontractor for the performance of the mechanical work would improperly avoid the set-aside requirements. According to the SBA, an ostensible subcontractor exists when the prime contractor is unusually reliant on the subcontractor or that subcontractor performs the primary and vital requirements of a contract.

Shouldn’t the prime contractor’s experience be the foundation of past performance evaluation for Factors 1 and 4?

A: https://smallgovcon.com/service-disabled-veteran-owned-small-businesses/ostensibly-ok-sba-decision-on-ostensible-subcontractor-rule-gives-contractors-some-clear-guidelines/#:~:text=far%2Dreaching%20implications.-

,The%20Ostensible%20Subcontractor%20Rule,121.103(h)(3) (reference)

15. How much space will the contractor on site have for onsite material storage?

A: All onsite material storage will need to be coordinated with the COR. Currently there is a construction lot on the southeast side of the building.

16. Will AIA billings be acceptable on this project? The specifications call out for pay applications to be on Form 10-6001a which appears to be a progress reporting form.

A: AIA billings and Form 10-6001a are both acceptable.

17. Who is the manufacturer and who currently services the current Security and Access Control System?

A: Hirsch / Pro Alarm, LLC

18. Who is the manufacturer for the current Alarm System?

A: Napco

19. Who currently services the Med Gas Alarm System?

https://smallgovcon.com/service-disabled-veteran-owned-small-businesses/ostensibly-ok-sba-decision-on-ostensible-subcontractor-rule-gives-contractors-some-clear-guidelines/#:~:text=far%2Dreaching%20implications.-,The%20Ostensible%20Subcontractor%20Rule,121.103(h)(3) https://smallgovcon.com/service-disabled-veteran-owned-small-businesses/ostensibly-ok-sba-decision-on-ostensible-subcontractor-rule-gives-contractors-some-clear-guidelines/#:~:text=far%2Dreaching%20implications.-,The%20Ostensible%20Subcontractor%20Rule,121.103(h)(3) https://smallgovcon.com/service-disabled-veteran-owned-small-businesses/ostensibly-ok-sba-decision-on-ostensible-subcontractor-rule-gives-contractors-some-clear-guidelines/#:~:text=far%2Dreaching%20implications.-,The%20Ostensible%20Subcontractor%20Rule,121.103(h)(3) https://smallgovcon.com/service-disabled-veteran-owned-small-businesses/ostensibly-ok-sba-decision-on-ostensible-subcontractor-rule-gives-contractors-some-clear-guidelines/#:~:text=far%2Dreaching%20implications.-,The%20Ostensible%20Subcontractor%20Rule,121.103(h)(3)

A: OZ ARC/GAS Equipment & Supply, Inc.

20. If the Structural Steel Fabricator complies with all applicable publications in Division 051200 specifications, are they required to be AISC certified?

A: AISC certification is still a requirement for the steel fabricator.

21. PL100, RM GE-064. There is a ¾” pipe tagged as V. Per the Plumbing Symbol List that designation would define that pipe as Vent. Typically plumbing vents are larger than 3/4". Please verify that is a ¾” Vent and would require copper piping to reroute as shown.

A: Piping is ¾” Vacuum. Tag will be updated.

22. Spec section 22 66 00-6 notes that any chemical waste piping to be replaced by matching the existing. Can you please provide us with specs for the existing chemical waste used?

A: Adjustments to existing piping should match existing material if available. If not available, then the specification information provided would be used.

23. Will any chemical waste piping require replacing or rerouting? I can find no new piping tagged as AV(Acid Vent) or AW(Acid Waste) on the plumbing plans.

A: Refer to plans for piping which requires replacing or rerouting.

24. MP103, NW corner by the stairwell. Several pipes come up from the floor below.

On the floor below (MP102) 4” LPS and 1-1/2” LPC becomes 3” LPS and 1-1/2”LPC and runs to the right to go up again to become 4”LPS and 1-1/2”LPC on MP104. Verify the size is 4” LPS.

A: Size is 4” LPS all the way to the RTU.

25. Specification 01 00 00(1.2)(c) of the General Requirements mentions “work subject to tests by testing laboratory retained by the VA.” It is unclear whether this is in reference to ordinary construction inspections or some specific laboratory testing.

Please clarify what this means.

A: The VA has no work that will be subject to a testing laboratory retained by the VA.

Please disregard this paragraph in Specification 01 00 00 (1.2)(c).

26. Specification 01 00 00 (1.5)(C)(2) requires the Contractor to install permanent cores at the completion of the work per Specification Section 08 71 00, Door Hardware.

However, Specification 08 71 00(2.8) requires the Contractor to provide construction removable cores and construction master keys. Please verify what is required.

A: Both sections and paragraphs apply and are the contractors responsibility.

27. MP103. In the same area as question 24 above. 4” LPS and 3” LPC do not appear on the floor below. Are these existing lines we are to connect into? Where is the connection point? Please provide clarification.

A: Pipes shown as 4”LPS and 3” LPC should be 1” LPS and 1” LPC which tap into the

LPS and LPC new mains. The 1” lines serve the humidifier on the RTU.

28. The 4” LPS and 3” LPC shown on MP103 and referenced in the question above becomes 1” LPS and 1”LPC. Please verify the size and the routing of these two pipes.

A: Pipes shown as 4”LPS and 3” LPC should be 1” LPS and 1” LPC which tap into the

LPS and LPC new mains. The 1” lines serve the humidifier on the RTU.

29. In multiple corridor areas I observed during the site walk there to be no room to install the new duct and items in the space available. This was observed in the first floor and ground floor areas. Multiple items such as all the medical gas and cable trays will have to be removed. These items in the areas mentioned are not from what can tell shown to relocate or be removed. Also, many of the items in the ceiling are hung off the duct supports or the duct itself. We need the plans to indicate the items that must be removed, replaced, or relocated to allow for the new work to be installed. This must be quantifiable, and with the current documents it does not appear to be. Please confirm what items must be removed or relocated for the new work.

A: Drawings indicate for contractors to coordinate and reroute existing systems as necessary to accommodate new mechanical work.

30. What are the existing corridor walls in the first floor and ground floor made of?

A: They are predominantly plaster over clay tile construction, with a few places being gypsum board over metal studs.

31. Due to tariffs that were enacted today, can FAR 52.216-4 be included in this solicitation?

A: Question is still under discussion. Answer to be posted at a later date.

32. How will the VA handle price increase on material due to the tariffs? Note that just though the tariffs are on foreign goods, the cost of domestic goods is rising at roughly the same rate.

A: Question is still under discussion. Answer to be posted at a later date.

33. Please provide a list of vendors and contact for all equipment that is existing required to be relocated by the contractor. Please provide the same list for any equipment that the contractor will be responsible for calibration or testing that is existing or new provided by the VA.

A: This has been provided for all laboratory equipment on drawing QH601.

34. We are requesting that the proposal with all volumes be able to be submitted electronically to the CO. This has been what this NCO has done on previous projects in the last two years.

A: Submit your proposal in accordance with the submittal instructions:

Offerors shall submit proposals electronically by email to: Lucia.Cowsert@va.gov and Arnold.Payne@va.gov. Email Subject Line should read: Solicitation 36C25525R0009, Project 657A4-21-800: TF - FCA - Remove and Replace End-of-Life Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Infrastructure Building 1. The email(s) shall include the following as attachments:

(a) Part 1 - Technical Proposal (Item 2.c. below)

(b) Part 2 - Price Proposal (Item 3, to include items 2.a. and 2.b. below) The total size of any single email must be less than 10 megabytes. Use multiple emails if necessary and label each as 1 of 3, 2 of 3…

To ensure timely delivery due to electronic submission malfunctions, the contractor shall also provide the proposal in two separate binders along with a

CD of the proposal content by the due date – at the NCO 15 Contracting Office

3450 S 4th Street Leavenworth KS 66048 containing the technical and price information.

35. Is grooved piping and fittings allowed for chilled water and heating hot water?

A: Refer to specifications for acceptable connection types.

36. Is press connect such as Viega Propress acceptable for domestic water?

A: Refer to specifications for acceptable connection types.

37. Who will be responsible for supporting all of the existing data cables that are laying on the ceiling grid currently? Please provide a quantity of cable and supports if the contractor is required to do this work.

A: Contractors are to provide any temporary support required. VA response required if contractors are to provide new supports for all existing cabling.

38. Please provide the current roof warranty for each roof that will have roofing work conducted on it during this project. Please provide the current warranty contact for that company also.

A: There is no warranty on any of the roofing.

39. Please provide the current fire alarm company and contact for this facility.

A: Johnson Controls Fire Protection, Hannah Dierkes hannah.dierkes@jci.com

40. Are ECM fans acceptable in lieu of VFD controlled fans for the AHU’s?

A: Provide fans as indicated on documents.

41. Are ETL listed AHU’s acceptable?

A: Refer to specifications for requirements.

42. Can you please provide the basis of design for the AHU’s, fans, and VAV boxes?

A: VA projects do not list manufacturers. Major equipment manufacturers were used for basis of design.

43. Is aluminum acceptable for the exterior casing of the AHU’s assuming that the gauge of aluminum is of an equivalent strength?

A: Refer to specifications for casing requirements.

44. Does AHU-AC9 require fire smoke dampers at the supply outlet?

A: Provide dampers as indicated on plans.

45. What is the purpose of two traps off the single AHU steam coil? One correctly sized trap would be sufficient.

A: Two traps are for startup and redundancy.

46. Please provide the pipe sizing on the steam coil and chilled water coil detail for all units not just one. We assume that the different size units get different pipe sizes.

Please list the sizes by unit for bidding purposes.

A: Pipe sizes are indicated on plans.

47. Can the walkway for the temporary trailers be built out of wood?

A: The walkway connecting to the hospital must be as designed on the contract documents. This includes everything south of, and including the 2-hour fire separation wall. Everything north of that wall may be built out of wood.

48. Since this is not a design project, please advise as how the contractor is responsible for designing multiple temporary building complex’s in order to bid the project?

A: The site pads are designed to receive the modular buildings. The modular buildings and connecting walkways are to be designed by the modular building vendors.

Adequate requirements have been provided for said vendors to provide bid prices for their respective modular buildings.

49. Please provide a design for the plumbing, ramp, low voltage, electrical, and HVAC for the temporary buildings.

A: This is all to be designed and provided by each respective modular building manufacturer based on the criteria provided.

50. The extent/progress drawing sets for the Modular Building Complex is significantly more advanced than “conceptual and show layouts used for initial planning and phasing” as drawing AG002 states. What is intent/purpose of the Delegated Design instructions reflected in the drawing packages? Is it to just verify the details of drawing sets published and complete the drawing packages by the contractor for construction or is there a potential that the VA will alter the design and undergo a full drawing package revision? If there is a potential for design changes what are areas the VA is exploring to change/revise?

A: We agree the modular building drawings are more advanced than conceptual. The

AE design team working with various vendors on the design of the types of modular buildings determined it was necessary to provide this much information to adequately describe the intended functions and design criteria for the General Contractors and vendors to put together a bid for these modular buildings throughout all intended phases of the project.

51. The Plumbing Fixture Schedule lists item P-528 Breakroom Sink but this item is not listed in Specification Section 22 40 00 Plumbing Fixtures. Please provide a spec for this particular fixture.

A: Revisions to plumbing fixtures are as follows:

• Revise P-527 tags on plans to be P-528.

• Revise P-528 tag on plans to be P-527.

• Revise P-708 tags on plans to be P-707.

• ADD description to specifications for P-528:

o P-528) Sink (CRS, Single Compartment, drop-in Sinks, Foot Pedal

Control) self-rimming, back faucet ledge, approximately 559 mm by

559 mm (22 inches by 22 inches) with single compartment inside dimensions approximately 406 mm by 483 mm by 191 mm (16 inches by 19 inches by 6 1/2 inches) deep. Will be minimum of 1.3 mm thick

(18 gauge) CRS. Corners and edges will be well rounded. Provide valve plate for foot pedal control.:

▪ 1. Faucets: Solid brass construction, single gooseneck spout with outlet 127 mm to 203 mm (5 inches to 8 inches) above flood rim of sink. Provide laminar flow control device. Wall mounted, mechanical pedal mixing valve with self-closing pedal valve with stops, renewable seats, and supply from valve to spout, indexed lift up pedals having clearances of not more than

13 mm (1/2 inch) above the floor and not less than 356 mm (14 inches) from wall when in operation. Supply pipe from wall to valve stop will be rigid threaded IPS copper alloy pipe. Supply pipe from valve to faucet will be manufacturer's option. Exposed brass parts will be chrome plated with a smooth bright finish.

▪ 2. Gooseneck spout: Spout and trim shall be solid brass construction and be chromium plated with smooth bright finish.

Provide laminar flow device.

▪ 3. Drain: Drain plug with cup strainer, stainless steel.

▪ 4. Trap: Cast copper alloy 38 mm (1 1/2 inches) P-trap with cleanout plug. Provide wall connection and escutcheon.

• Remove P-708 specification description and replace with P-709:

o (P-709) Emergency Eye and Face Wash (Pedestal/Deck Mounted):

CRS receptor, pedestal mounted, hand operated. Mount eye and face wash spray heads 1067 (42 inches) above finished floor through floor waste connection and P-trap. Paint pedestal same color as room interior. Provide with thermostatic mixing valve to provide tepid water from 30 to 35 degrees C (85 to 95 degrees F). Flow rate will be 11.4

L/m (3 gpm). Coordinate installation with fixture trim and VA.

52. The scope does not mention the removal of medical gas piping that may obstruct the removal of ductwork or plumbing piping. How will this be addressed if removal is necessary? Will the cost be determined on a per-occurrence basis during construction?

A: Drawings indicate piping removal where known.

53. Are there any noise requirements during day work?

A: Refer to Spec 01 57 19 Sub Section 1.5 Part E.

54. When the indicated plumbing piping is removed, how will the floors above, which rely on this piping, be supplied in the interim? What temporary measures will be required?

A: Contractor shall determine all temporary measures required to maintain service to all areas during all phases of the project as noted on plans.

55. The drawings specify a basis of design for the duct silencers; however, no manufacturers are listed for other equipment on drawings MP601, MH605, and MH606.

Can you provide the basis of design manufacturers used for this project?

A: VA projects do not list manufacturers. Major equipment manufacturers were used for basis of design. Drawings also indicate size and weight of units.

56. Were the air handlers designed with seismic requirements in mind, in other words will the air handlers grow size wise if the basis of design manufacturer didn’t select the unit with internal seismic components?

A: Yes, units were designed with IBC certification for seismic.

57. Drawings seem to be missing, concerning the energy recovery (GWR & GWS) loop associated with AHU-LAB and EXU-LAB. There is no reference to any kind of air separator, expansion tank or water fill valve assembly inside the 4” closed loop.

Typically, we see these item in a closed loop. Please clarify if these things are required?

A. The drawings do not have a piping detail which shows the components, but they are all listed within the specifications – 23 25 00 – as part of the glycol closed loop system.

58. I’m a pipe vendor who attended the February 25th walk through at the VA hospital in Poplar Bluff. I came to determine what steps are necessary to submit the general type of pipe I represent (polypropylene) for approval to be listed in the VA spec for future work in my territory. Jerimiah advised me to submit a request in writing to VA engineers in Washington. Duly noted.

I made an inquiry to my fellow reps across the country if anyone had done this. The Chicago rep had a story about a PP-RCT installation at Hines. Polypropylene was preferred by the hospital administration as an anti-legionella measure. A submission to request approval was sent to Washington. It was installed. Four years later it was denied. Subsequently it was approved.

By chance in a conversation with a customer, I was told that PP-R had already been approved for VA work. The spec that is attached is the one I had been working from. I do not see anything referring to pressure rated polypropylene pipe. I remain skeptical and would be grateful for comments from any of you who care to chime in on the following document which does list polypropylene pipe – please see Section 23 05 15 Page 24 / 2.2.7

A. Meet current VA specifications.

59. Trailer Availability

A. Phone contact with multiple vendors of modular buildings and trailers, and in particular the ones we ended up listing for a basis of design in the specifications. They were all aware of the specific project and location of the project, and all helped us with design and specification questions.

60. Spec Section 01 52 13, 2.1 C4:

Three -Plex (General Purpose Modules for Phase 2- Laundry and Phase-3 Clinics and

Administration – (3) 11’ -8” x 60’-0” Modules Nominal 36’ x 60’

a) Large open area with an office at one end office capable of four workstations or to operate as a small conference room

CONFLICTS

with Drawing A-103 which shows examinations rooms with sinks at both ends of Three

Plex trailers. With the current available information, an acceptable floor plan and associated project costs for Three-Plex Phase 2 and Phase 3 cannot be determined.

Please provide Phase 2 and Phase 3 floor plans and equipment layouts similar to

Phase 1 drawings already provided.

A: The floor plan shown on A-103, is the intended floor plan layout of the modular building during both Phase 2 & 3. There is no equipment to layout anticipated in these building during these two phases. Only loose furniture which will be moved in and out of this building by the VA.

61. What Laundry equipment from Environmental Management Services will be relocated to the Modular Building Complex during Phase 2?

A: There is no laundry equipment being placed inside the modular building complex.

Only loose furniture. Washing and drying on laundry is being done off site. Only folding and storage of laundry is being performed in the modular building.

62. Who is responsible for reassembling and commissioning this equipment into a fully functional laundry?

Thus, the Contractor has no responsibility for same.

63. What is the plan for maintaining laundry service during the Laundry move?

A: Washing and drying on laundry is being done off site. Only folding and storage of laundry is being performed in the modular building.

64. Will the floor plan and associated access routes as shown in A-103 be adequate for moving soiled and cleaned linens to and from the Temporary Laundry?

A: Yes.

65. Will the Laundry equipment to be relocated be under warranty and require the

Equipment Vendor to move this laundry equipment?

Thus, the Contractor has no responsibility for same.

66. What are the dimensions of each piece of equipment to be relocated?

A: Not applicable.

67. What are the operating weights (for example: washer empty weight plus water plus laundry during wash cycle) of each piece of equipment to be relocated?

68. What are the electrical requirements for this equipment?

69. What are the hot water requirements for this equipment?

70. What are the cold-water requirements for this equipment?

71. What are the HVAC requirements for this equipment?

72. What VSO, Pain Clinic, and Women’s Clinic equipment will be relocated to the

Modular Building Complex during Phase 3?

A: It is all loose furniture to be relocated by the VA.

73. Will the VSO, Pain Clinic, and Women’s Clinic equipment to be relocated be under warranty and require the Equipment Vendor to move this equipment?

74. What are the dimensions of each piece of equipment to be relocated?

75. What are the operating weights (for example: washer empty weight plus water plus laundry during wash cycle) of each piece of equipment to be relocated?

76. What are the electrical requirements for this equipment?

77. What are the hot water requirements for this equipment?

78. What are the cold-water requirements for this equipment?

79. What are the HVAC requirements for this equipment?

80. The Four Plex and Covered Walkway and associated ramps Grid Lines 1 to 6 have floor plans that do not change at all through all 4 phases. Correct? If incorrect, please describe changes in detail.

A: Yes, that is correct.

81. The Covered Walkway and associated stairs Grid Lines 6 to 7 floor plan essentially is constant other than the doors on Grid Line 7 may need to move as new trailers for

Three Plex are brought in for Phase 2 (replacing Rented Lab Trailers removed at end of

Phase 1). Correct? If incorrect, please describe changes in detail.

A: Yes, this is correct. Will also be a change in the openings along grid 7 between phases 3 to 4 to accommodate the dental trailers.

82. The Covered Walkway and associated stairs Grid Lines 6 to 7 floor plan essentially is constant other than the doors on Grid Line 7 may need to move as dental trailers are brought in for Phase 4 (replacing Three Plex Trailers removed at end of Phase 3).

Correct? If incorrect, please describe changes in detail.

A: Yes, this is correct.

"General Decision Number: MO20250004 03/07/2025

Superseded General Decision Number: MO20240004

State: Missouri

Construction Type: Building

County: Butler County in Missouri.

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (does not include single family homes or apartments up to and including 4 stories).

Note: Contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act are generally required to pay at least the applicable minimum wage rate required under Executive Order 14026 or Executive Order 13658.

Please note that these Executive Orders apply to covered contracts entered into by the federal government that are subject to the Davis-Bacon Act itself, but do not apply to contracts subject only to the Davis-Bacon Related Acts, including those set forth at 29 CFR 5.1(a)(1).

|If the contract is entered |. Executive Order 14026 |

|into on or after January 30, | generally applies to the |

|2022, or the contract is | contract. |

|renewed or extended (e.g., an |. The contractor must pay |

|option is exercised) on or | all covered workers at |

|after January 30, 2022: | least $17.75 per hour (or |

| | the applicable wage rate |

| | listed on this wage |

| | determination, if it is |

| | higher) for all hours |

| | spent performing on the |

| | contract in 2025. |

|If the contract was awarded on|. Executive Order 13658 |

|or between January 1, 2015 and| generally applies to the |

|January 29, 2022, and the | contract. |

|contract is not renewed or |. The contractor must pay all|

|extended on or after January | covered workers at least |

|30, 2022: | $13.30 per hour (or the |

| | applicable wage rate listed|

| | on this wage determination,|

| | if it is higher) for all |

| | hours spent performing on |

| | that contract in 2025. |

The applicable Executive Order minimum wage rate will be adjusted annually. If this contract is covered by one of the

Executive Orders and a classification considered necessary for performance of work on the contract does not appear on this wage determination, the contractor must still submit a conformance request.

Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under the Executive Orders is available at http://www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

Modification Number Publication Date

0 01/03/2025

1 01/10/2025

2 01/31/2025

3 03/07/2025

ASBE0090-002 10/01/2024

Rates Fringes

ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST

INSULATOR........................$ 34.69 22.84

BRMO0023-001 06/07/2023

BRICKLAYER.......................$ 31.51 15.00

BRMO0023-003 06/07/2023

TILE SETTER......................$ 31.51 15.00

CARP0014-001 05/01/2024

CARPENTER (Including Formwork)...$ 32.59 21.85

CARP1310-005 05/01/2024

CARPENTER (Floor Layer)

(Vinyl Installation Only)........$ 40.08 21.85

ELEC0001-003 06/02/2024

ELECTRICIAN......................$ 47.04 18.196

* ELEV0003-001 01/01/2025

ELEVATOR MECHANIC................$ 62.73 38.435+a+b

FOOTNOTES:

a) Employer contributes 8% of regular basic hourly rate as as vacation pay credit for employees with more than 5 years of service, and 6% for less than 5 years of service

b) Eight paid holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day Friday after

Thanksgiving Day, Veterans' Day and Christm

ENGI0513-014 05/01/2024

POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR:

Backhoe/Excavator/Trackhoe..$ 35.76 30.07

Bulldozer...................$ 35.76 30.07

Loader......................$ 35.76 30.07

Paver.......................$ 35.76 30.07

Roller......................$ 35.76 30.07

IRON0782-008 08/01/2024

IRONWORKER, REINFORCING AND

STRUCTURAL.......................$ 34.47 24.85

LABO1104-002 03/01/2024

LABORER

Brick Mason Tender..........$ 29.98 14.50

Landscape...................$ 28.66 14.50

PLAS0908-002 05/01/2024

CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER...$ 33.50 18.78

PLUM0562-011 07/01/2024

PIPEFITTER, Includes HVAC

Pipe Installation

Mechanical Contracts including all piping and temperature control work

$7.0 million & under........$ 48.66 22.79

Mechanical Contracts including all piping and temperature control work over $7.0 million...........$ 50.60 30.13

PLUMBER, Excludes HVAC Pipe

Installation

Mechanical Contracts including all piping and temperature control work

$7.0 million & under........$ 46.66 21.99

Mechanical Contracts including all piping and temperature control work over $7.0 million...........$ 46.66 21.99

ROOF0002-011 06/01/2024

ROOFER...........................$ 31.25 16.86

SFMO0669-003 01/01/2025

SPRINKLER FITTER (Fire

Sprinklers)......................$ 42.93 27.52

SHEE0036-017 08/01/2022

SHEET METAL WORKER, Includes

HVAC Duct and Unit

Installation.....................$ 47.43 24.65

* SUMO2010-003 03/08/2010

LABORER: Common or General......$ 22.75 0.00

OPERATOR: Grader/Blade..........$ 22.80 10.78

PAINTER: Brush Only.............$ 16.44 ** 6.01

PAINTER: Roller.................$ 16.44 ** 6.01

PAINTER: Spray..................$ 18.79 8.12

TRUCK DRIVER: Dump Truck........$ 25.57 0.00

WELDERS - Receive rate prescribed for craft performing operation to which welding is incidental.

** Workers in this classification may be entitled to a higher minimum wage under Executive Order 14026 ($17.75) or 13658

($13.30). Please see the Note at the top of the wage determination for more information. Please also note that the minimum wage requirements of Executive Order 14026 are not currently being enforced as to any contract or subcontract to which the states of Texas, Louisiana, or Mississippi, including their agencies, are a party.

Note: Executive Order (EO) 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors applies to all contracts subject to the

Davis-Bacon Act for which the contract is awarded (and any solicitation was issued) on or after January 1, 2017. If this contract is covered by the EO, the contractor must provide employees with 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours they work, up to 56 hours of paid sick leave each year.

Employees must be permitted to use paid sick leave for their own illness, injury or other health-related needs, including preventive care; to assist a family member (or person who is like family to the employee) who is ill, injured, or has other health-related needs, including preventive care; or for reasons resulting from, or to assist a family member (or person who is like family to the employee) who is a victim of, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under the EO is available at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/government-contracts.

Unlisted classifications needed for work not included within the scope of the classifications listed may be added after award only as provided in the labor standards contract clauses

(29CFR 5.5 (a) (1) (iii)).

The body of each wage determination lists the classifications and wage rates that have been found to be prevailing for the type(s) of construction and geographic area covered by the wage determination. The classifications are listed in alphabetical order under rate identifiers indicating whether the particular rate is a union rate (current union negotiated rate), a survey rate, a weighted union average rate, a state adopted rate, or a supplemental classification rate.

Union Rate Identifiers

A four-letter identifier beginning with characters other than

""SU"", ""UAVG"", ?SA?, or ?SC? denotes that a union rate was prevailing for that classification in the survey. Example:

PLUM0198-005 07/01/2024. PLUM is an identifier of the union whose collectively bargained rate prevailed in the survey for this classification, which in this example would be Plumbers.

0198 indicates the local union number or district council number where applicable, i.e., Plumbers Local 0198. The next number, 005 in the example, is an internal number used in processing the wage determination. The date, 07/01/2024 in the example, is the effective date of the most current negotiated rate.

Union prevailing wage rates are updated to reflect all changes over time that are reported to WHD in the rates in the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) governing the classification.

Union Average Rate Identifiers

The UAVG identifier indicates that no single rate prevailed for those classifications, but that 100% of the data reported for the classifications reflected union rates. EXAMPLE:

UAVG-OH-0010 01/01/2024. UAVG indicates that the rate is a weighted union average rate. OH indicates the State of Ohio.

The next number, 0010 in the example, is an internal number used in producing the wage determination. The date, 01/01/2024 in the example, indicates the date the wage determination was updated to reflect the most current union average rate.

A UAVG rate will be updated once a year, usually in January, to reflect a weighted average of the current rates in the collective bargaining agreements on which the rate is based.

Survey Rate Identifiers

The ""SU"" identifier indicates that either a single non-union rate prevailed (as defined in 29 CFR 1.2) for this classification in the survey or that the rate was derived by computing a weighted average rate based on all the rates reported in the survey for that classification. As a weighted average rate includes all rates reported in the survey, it may include both union and non-union rates. Example: SUFL2022-007

6/27/2024. SU indicates the rate is a single non-union prevailing rate or a weighted average of survey data for that classification. FL indicates the State of Florida. 2022 is the year of the survey on which these classifications and rates are based. The next number, 007 in the example, is an internal number used in producing the wage determination. The date, 6/27/2024 in the example, indicates the survey completion date for the classifications and rates under that identifier.

?SU? wage rates typically remain in effect until a new survey is conducted. However, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has the discretion to update such rates under 29 CFR 1.6(c)(1).

State Adopted Rate Identifiers

The ""SA"" identifier indicates that the classifications and prevailing wage rates set by a state (or local) government were adopted under 29 C.F.R 1.3(g)-(h). Example: SAME2023-007

01/03/2024. SA reflects that the rates are state adopted. ME refers to the State of Maine. 2023 is the year during which the state completed the survey on which the listed classifications and rates are based. The next number, 007 in the example, is an internal number used in producing the wage determination.

The date, 01/03/2024 in the example, reflects the date on which the classifications and rates under the ?SA? identifier took effect under state law in the state from which the rates were adopted.

WAGE DETERMINATION APPEALS PROCESS

1) Has there been an initial decision in the matter? This can be:

a) a survey underlying a wage determination

b) an existing published wage determination

c) an initial WHD letter setting forth a position on a wage determination matter

d) an initial conformance (additional classification and rate) determination

On survey related matters, initial contact, including requests for summaries of surveys, should be directed to the WHD Branch of Wage Surveys. Requests can be submitted via email to davisbaconinfo@dol.gov or by mail to:

Branch of Wage Surveys

Wage and Hour Division

U.S. Department of Labor

200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20210

Regarding any other wage determination matter such as conformance decisions, requests for initial decisions should be directed to the WHD Branch of Construction Wage Determinations.

Requests can be submitted via email to BCWD-Office@dol.gov or by mail to:

Branch of Construction Wage Determinations

Wage and Hour Division

U.S. Department of Labor

2) If an initial decision has been issued, then any interested party (those affected by the action) that disagrees with the decision can request review and reconsideration from the Wage and Hour Administrator (See 29 CFR Part 1.8 and 29 CFR Part 7).

Requests for review and reconsideration can be submitted via email to dba.reconsideration@dol.gov or by mail to:

Wage and Hour Administrator

U.S. Department of Labor

The request should be accompanied by a full statement of the interested party's position and any information (wage payment data, project description, area practice material, etc.) that the requestor considers relevant to the issue.

3) If the decision of the Administrator is not favorable, an interested party may appeal directly to the Administrative

Review Board (formerly the Wage Appeals Board). Write to:

Administrative Review Board

U.S. Department of Labor

Washington, DC 20210.

END OF GENERAL DECISION"

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