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36C25626R0047 Abate Central Chase & Replace Fire Main Amendment No. 2

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06-12-2026

667-26-111 36C256

Department of Veterans Affairs Overton Brooks VA Medical Center (90C) 510 East Stoner Avenue Shreveport LA 71101

36C256

Department of Veterans Affairs Overton Brooks VA Medical Center (90C) 510 East Stoner Avenue Shreveport LA 71101 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25626R0047 05-20-2026

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The purpose of this amendment is to provide responses to questions submitted by offerors and to clarify certain aspects of Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 36C25626R0047. This amendment includes:

1. Attachment No. 1 Piping Asbestos Survey

2. Attachment No. 2 Pre-bid Conference Sign-in Sheet

3. Attachment No. 3 WD LA20260031 (Wage Determination)

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

Kaitlyn West Sr. Contracting Officer

VA-VHA-RPOC-2025-0042

The purpose of this amendment is to provide responses to questions submitted by offerors and to clarify certain aspects of Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 36C25626R0047. This amendment includes:

· The Government’s responses to the questions listed below, and All other terms and conditions of the solicitation remain unchanged.

1. Is any commissioning required on this project?

Answer: No, commissioning is not required.

2. Can the Superintendent also be the Prime Contractor’s Commissioning Manager during commissioning?

Answer: Yes

3. Is a full-time on-site quality control manager required for this project?

Answer: Yes

4. Can the Superintendent also be the quality control manager?

Answer: No

5. Is a full-time on-site Safety and Health Officer required for this project?

Answer: Yes

6. Can the Superintendent also be the site safety and Health Officer?

Answer: No

7. Can the Superintendent be Triple hatted as the SSHO and QC Manager?

Answer: No

8. As is typical for most VA projects can the QC plan be implemented by the onsite superintendent and administrated by the PM without additional staff (other than what is required for commissioning) as call for in 01 45 00.?

Answer: QC manager must execute the QC plan. The PM can be coauthor on plan development.

9. Is full funding for this project available to the NCO station?

Answer: Yes

10. When does the VA anticipate this project starting?

Answer: August 2026

11. What work in this project will have to be performed after hours or weekends?

Answer: Work resulting in extensive noise or odor, shall be performed after hours or on weekends. Any required utility outages shall be scheduled at the convenience of the hospital and potentially require after-hours work or on weekends.

12. What will the ICRA requirements be for working in the Central Chase?

Answer: Refer to drawings.

13. What openings can we use to vent our negative air to meet the ICRA requirements?

Answer: Contractor to determine acceptable means of achieving negative air at each level. Dumbwaiter closets are stacked floor to floor and most available starting on the 3rd floor. (3W72). Other means would be using nearby windows in elevator lobbies or as approved by COR.

The contractor is responsible for determining acceptable methods. Dumbwaiter closets (stacked floor‑to‑floor beginning on the 3rd floor) or nearby windows in elevator lobbies may be used, subject to COR approval.

14. In ICRA areas that require Category B Level 1 or 2, can we use zip-walls or plastic sheeting as containment?

Answer: No. AD100 and AD101 Keynotes 4, 5, and 6 Must use fire-rated temporary wall systems (Gypsum board, STARC, TWS, etc.)

15. In any ICRA areas that require above Category B containment, can plastic wall panels be used for the ICRA walls, such as STARC Panels or Temporary Wall System’s panels?

Answer: No, refer to AD100 and AD101 Keynotes 4, 5, and 6

16. Will we have to test and balance the HVAC system after the work is complete?

Answer: Only contractor negative containment must remain within limits. No other TAB is required.

17. Who is the manufacturer of the current Fire Alarm system?

Answer: Firetrol

18. Please provide contact name and phone number for who services the current Fire Alarm System.

Answer:

Brett Dunlop

9720 Praxton Rd Unit E Shreveport, LA 71106 bdunlop@firetrol.net www.firetrol.net Cell: (318) 517-1838 Office: (903) 526-0000 Fax: (903) 526-1010

19. Who is the manufacturer of the current Security and Access Control system?

Answer: HIRSCH

20. Please provide contact name and phone number for who services the current Security and Access Control System?

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21. What brand and model card readers are currently being used in the Building?

Answer: Refer to specs to meet requirements.

22. Does the VA want a specific brand and model card reader for all of the new doors in the door schedule on sheet AP 102?

Answer: Must integrate into existing system

23. Who is the manufacturer of the current HVAC Controls?

Answer: JCI

24. Please provide contact name and phone number for who services the current HVAC Controls.

25. Who is the manufacturer of the current Building Automation System?

Answer: JCI

26. Please provide contact name and phone number for who services the current Building Automation System.

Answer:

27. Will the VA provide the latest hazardous materials survey report for the area of construction to the contractor prior to bid?

Answer: Yes. VA will provide survey reports. Contractor to verify existing conditions, see Attachment No. 1- Asbestos Surve

28. Are doors to be factory finished or field finished?

Answer: Doors should be factory finished. Refer to specs.

29. What is the typical veneer finish for the wood doors in this building now?

Contractor to submit sample for approval. Below is the current finish but subject to change.

30. What is the total height from Sub Basement to the Twelfth Floor?

Answer: Contractor to verify. Refer to drawings.

31. Sheet GI103 indicates that there is no existing platforms or floors inside the chase from the sub basement all the way to the 12th floor. However, the details on sheet AP102 indicate that every floor has a concrete floor and concrete ceiling above. Please clarify is there any current platforms or solid floors existing in the central chase for the offerors to perform the demo and new work from?

Answer: No existing platforms in the central chase from the sub-basement to the 12th floor

32. If not, is the intent for the contractor to erect scaffolding all of the way up the chase to demo the brick flue from the top to the bottom prior to being able to install the new steel platforms?

Answer: Yes

33. There are existing doors at every level of the chase, what do these doors allow personnel to walk on inside the chase currently?

Answer: Allows maintenance access to each floor. Proper tie-off must be utilized if needing access for emergency situations. Each doorway is rarely used and used only for emergencies.

34. Please provide the following heights for the central chase:

a. Height from Finished Floor of Sub-basement to underside of deck above?

b. Height from Finished Floor of Basement to underside of deck above?

c. Height from Finished Floor of 1st Floor to underside of deck above?

d. Height from Finished Floor of 2nd Floor to underside of deck above?

e. Height from Finished Floor of 3rd Floor to underside of deck above?

f. Height from Finished Floor of 4th Floor to underside of deck above?

g. Height from Finished Floor of 5th Floor to underside of deck above?

h. Height from Finished Floor of 6th Floor to underside of deck above?

i. Height from Finished Floor of 7th Floor to underside of deck above?

j. Height from Finished Floor of 8th Floor to underside of deck above?

k. Height from Finished Floor of 9th Floor to underside of deck above?

l. Height from Finished Floor of 10th Floor to underside of deck above?

m. Height from Finished Floor of 11th Floor to underside of deck above?

n. Height from Finished Floor of 12th Floor to underside of roof deck above?

Answer: Contractor to verify all

35. Please provide a detail showing the area where the new steel grating meets the new metal stud chase wall. There has to be some kind of joint there, please provide a detail showing this?

Answer: Refer to SE103 framing details.

36. Will the VA please provide a Mechanical Piping cover sheet for the drawing set?

Answer: PL001 Sheet 28/39 is the cover sheet for plumbing.

37. Please confirm or clarify the following:

a. The Central chase is 2hr. rated?

Answer: Yes. The Central chase is 2hr rated.

b. The adjacent mechanical and electrical rooms are 1hr rated?

Answer: The Dumbwaiter adjacent to the mechanical/electrical room is 2hr rated. The mechanical/electrical entry door/wall is not rated, but refer to AP102 door schedule for further compliance.

38. Is working inside the central chase considered a confined space?

Answer: Yes, permit required.

39. Is there conditioned air inside the central chase?

Answer: No

40. Is there lighting inside the central chase?

Answer: No

41. At any point will any temporary HVAC be required for the project?

Answer: No

42. On Page 12 of the Solicitation, it indicates that Exhibit C is to be used for Factor 3 past performance (if applicable), however it also states that Exhibit C is to be used in Factor 2, Subfactor 2b - Subcontractors. If the Prime contractors does not intend to use any subcontractor’s past performance, does the Prime contractor still have to submit Exhibit C in Factor 2, Subfactor 2b? Would it be possible for the Prime contractor to just list the major subcontractors that it plans to use rather than having them sign a consent form that won’t actually be used for the purpose that the subcontractor is consenting to?

Answer: No. If the Prime contractor does not intend to use subcontractor past performance, Exhibit C is not required for Factor 2, Subfactor 2b. A signed Form 1413 is also not required prior to contract award; a list of the major subcontractors is sufficient.

43. Will the VA provide the pre-bid site visit sign in sheet?

Answer: Yes, see Attachment No. 2- Pre-Bid Site Visit.

44. Will the offerors need to include the 1st page of the past performance questionnaires in their proposal to show proof that they were completed and sent out?

Answer: Yes

45. Can the bid date for the project be extended to provide more time for contractors?

Answer: Yes. The bid date has been extended from June 18, 2026, to June 25, 2026 at 2:00 PM CST.

46. Can a second round of RFIs be submitted once the initial RFI answers are provided as usually these answers call for more clarifications in most cases?

Answer: No

47. Please clarify if a superintendent can be a dual hat to cover the requirements of SSHO?

Answer: No

48. If no to the question above, will the SSHO need to be full-time for this project?

Answer: Yes

49. Please clarify if a superintendent can be a dual hat to cover the requirements of QA/QC?

Answer: No

50. If no to the question above, will the QA/QC need to be full-time for this project?

Answer: Yes

51. Can a superintendent be a triple hat to cover the requirements of SSHO and QA/QC?

Answer: No

52. Please confirm that the issued drawing set is the latest and complete set.

Answer: Yes

53. Please confirm the current design documents meet current VA TIL guidelines.

Answer: Contractor to verify

54. Please provide the latest wage determination for this project’s county.

Answer: Yes, see Attachment No. 3- WD LA20260031.

55. Past Performance: If we have a PPQ, requested for another opportunity, that is less than 12 months old, can we use it within our proposal? Or will a new PPQ need to be requested?

Answer: Yes, if the project is similar in scope, PPQ may have been completed no longer than one (1) year prior to the effective date of the action (see Page 15 of solicitation for reference).

56. Is the use of temporary plastic wall panels (such as STARC panels) acceptable?

Answer: Refer to page AD100 in the drawings, Demolition Floor Plan Keynotes #’s 4, 5, and 6.

57. Who is responsible for the terminal cleaning of the project area?

Answer: Contractor will be responsible.

58. Who is responsible for contracting the commissioning agent?

Answer: Contractor is responsible.

59. Please confirm order of precedence for the contract documents. Does SOW prevail over the specifications and construction drawings?

Answer: Specifications, Construction Drawings, and then SOW.

60. Can all the ante rooms be built at the same time (all floors)?

Yes, provided they are maintained in good condition at all times.

61. Can the abatement be completed during normal hours or will this work need to be completed after hours?

Answer: Abatement must be after hours.

62. Can the demo be completed during normal hours or will this work need to be completed after hours?

Answer: Demo can be completed during normal business hours.

A.1 List of Attachments See attached document: Attachment No. 1 Piping Asbestos Survey.

See attached document: Attachment No. 2 Pre-bid Conference Sign-in Sheet.

See attached document: Attachment No. 3 WD LA20260031.

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