36C25722Q0183 - QUESTION AND ANSWERS.pdf

36C25722Q0183 - QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

1. Is all piping required to be tested after installation? If so, to what specifications for each line (time, pressure, etc.). Domestic water shall be tested from city pressure, feedwater shall be tested from feedwater pump pressure, fuel oil and return shall be tested from fuel oil pump pressure, steam line shall be tested with in house steam pressure, natural gas line shall be tested at 12” WC. All piping shall be tested for 30 minutes.

2. Are welds to be X-ray'd? NO

3. Are there utilities running through the walls where new penetrations are to be completed? NO

4. Will the VA remove all surface wall obstructions for piping and penetrations? Yes

5. Can all piping be isolated for construction? Yes

6. Will the VA isolate piping or will the contractor be responsible for that? VA

7. Can the gas line be isolated? During the site visit, it appeared there was not an isolation valve. Yes it can be isolated.

8. Is there a time limit on piping being isolated? NO

9. It was mentioned that additional ball valves will need to be installed on the fuel oil supply and return. Is that an addition to the SOW? Yes

10. What is the desired interior height of the wall penetrations? Between 24” and 36” from floor.

11. Is the VA requiring any specific type of valves for each line? If so, please specify. No

12. During the site visit it was noted that in order to pressure test any new work, isolation valves would need to be added to the existing fuel oil supply and return, as well as the gas and steam lines. Can this be added to the SOW prior to bidding? Fuel oil supply and return will be added to the SOW. All other piping can be isolated.

13. Is the Boiler blow down excluded from this project’s SOW? Yes

14. Will the hose reel and electrical control panel, located below the existing line, be moved by the VA or is their relocation to be included and priced in this RFP? VA will move the items.

15. To confirm, we can perform this work during normal working hours Monday – Friday

7:00am – 4:30 pm? Yes

16. To confirm, Insulation on the Steam line is 1” fiberglass with ASJ jacket and on the Boiler

Feed Water line it will be 1 ½” fiberglass with ASJ jacket and ½” Armaflex on the Domestic

Water Line? Yes

17. What kind of fittings should we price for the outside of the building? Just caps and blind flanges? Caps and blind flanges

18. It is not called out in the Solicitation, but do we need to provide solid sheet metal to cover the holes where the pipes will be wrecked out from? Yes

19. Will we get a Tax-Exempt Certificate for this project? Yes CO will provide one if needed.