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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) 519-22-700 36C257 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 17 Central Texas Veterans HCS 1901 Veterans Memorial Dr. Building #171 Temple TX 76504 36C257 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 17 Central Texas Veterans HCS 1901 Veterans Memorial Dr. Building 171 Temple TX 76504 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25723B0030 02-24-2023

X X X 03/01/2023 at 09:00 CST The purpose of this amendment is to post answers to questions posed by vendors and answered by VA customer.

Jennifer Stringer Contracting Officer The purpose of this amendment is to post the questions posed by vendors along with answers supplied by our customer. This amendment will not extend the date/time set forth in the original Invitation for Bids.

Questions: WTX Replace Domiciliary Dining Room Floor (36C25723B0030)

Question Set 1:

1) We are a company from NY, are we allowed to bid on this project?

ANSWER: Yes

2) This project Women/Minority Business Enterprise (WMBE)? Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)?

ANSWER: SDVOSB

3) Walk Thru mandatory?

ANSWER: No

4) Total sq ft? Material required for installation?

ANSWER: Daltile – Saddle Brook, Color: SD14 Farmhouse.

5) What is on the floor currently?

ANSWER: Bamboo engineered flooring

6) Can we request drawings/floor plans?

ANSWER: yes

7) What are the specs on the replacement material?

ANSWER: Available on Daltile site

8) Can you please attach the bid packet?

ANSWER: The Bid Packet was attached to the IFB on SAM.gov Contract Opportunities.

9) Has there been testing for asbestos?

ANSWER: Structure was built in 2010 with no asbestos containing materials

Question Set 2:

· I spoke with Eric Landrum and confirmed that the site visit was the 27th of February. Is it possible to schedule a separate site visit to review floor area at an earlier date to provide more time for review before the questions/bid submission deadline?

ANSWER: The site visit was conducted on 2/17. No site visits will be conducted for individual vendors. Any extension of bid date/time will be addressed in the amendment to this solicitation, which will be posted once answers are received for these questions.

· The objective says to remove all furniture.

· Are we providing services to remove furniture and bring back once construction is complete OR are we removing furniture and throwing out/hauling off?

ANSWER: A move request will be placed to internal VA Environmental services for removing, storing, and replacing furniture. An accurate start and finish date will need to be provided at the preconstruction meeting to accommodate this need.

· If we are removing and bringing back, is there a designated area that is to be utilized for this furniture, or is it the contractor’s responsibility to provide storage facilities for furniture during construction?

ANSWER: Not removing or bringing back. This will be accomplished by VA Environmental Service.

· Can you provide the product information on the existing flooring?

ANSWER: Bamboo engineered flooring

· I didn’t see any manufacturer’s listed in the standard 093013 Tiling Specification provided by TIL. Is there a certain manufacturer/product that is preferred?

ANSWER:

https://digitalassets.daltile.com/content/dam/Daltile/website/resources/products/sales-sheets/saddle-brook/DAL_SaddleBrook_SS.pdf Question Set 3:

I am preparing a bid for the flooring in the domiciliary dining area in Building 18 of the VA located in Big Spring Texas. You were named as the direct contact for any questions regarding this project. Based on the documents provided and the walk through last week, I was told that flooring product selections had been made by an interior designer.

1. Do you have those (flooring product selections), or do you know when they might be released?

ANSWER: Daltile – Saddle Brook, Color: SD14 Farmhouse.

Question Set 4:

We were told at the site visit to send in our questions so that they could be addressed formally, as the people on site that day were unsure what the answers were. Please see below:

· The objective says to remove all furniture.

· At the site visit, it was discussed that we’d be removing and replacing the existing furniture. It was also discussed that there was a potential storage area to put furniture during installation if needed. Can you please confirm the area which we could utilize for storage?

ANSWER: A move request will be placed to internal VA Environmental services for removing, storing, and replacing furniture. An accurate start and finish date will need to be provided at the preconstruction meeting to accommodate this need.

· I didn’t see any manufacturers listed in the standard 093013 Tiling Specification for domiciliary provided by TIL. At the site visit, it was discussed they wanted new ceramic flooring and to request the flooring type information via RFI. Is there a certain manufacturer/product and sizing that is preferred?

ANSWER: Daltile – Saddle Brook, Color: SD14 Farmhouse.

Is there any information on the grout they are wanting?

ANSWER: Neutral color as depicted in Daltile Specs.

DAL_SaddleBrook_SS.pdf (daltile.com)

· At the entrance to the kitchen area, there is a significant gap between the kitchen tile and dining room flooring due to the bottom component of the swinging door. It looks like there used to be some sort of mat/cover that went across the threshold to prevent tripping. Can you clarify if we are to install the new ceramic tile up to the door piece and kitchen tile with a transition piece to separate the kitchen flooring and dining flooring? (See picture below).

ANSWER: Yes. Tile will be installed up to the kitchen tile with a transition piece.

· If we did this, there is still a bit of a difference in elevation between the door component to the new flooring. Can we float the floors so that they will match the grade of the door component and eliminate the tripping hazard?

ANSWER: Yes, as long as the slope conforms to ADA standards.

· If no, what are the intentions of install at this area?

ANSWER: N/A

· What is the expected start date for this installation?

ANSWER: This will be determined after contract is awarded and the contracting has issued a notice to proceed.

Question Set 5:

1. Has the VA chosen a tile for this project? and if so, can you please provide details on manufacturer, part#, etc.

ANSWER: Daltile – Saddle Brook, Color: SD14 Farmhouse.

DAL_SaddleBrook_SS.pdf (daltile.com) Question Set 6:

Just was curious, is the attendance sheet for the site walk going to be provided via amendment? We like to file for our records.

ANSWER: No. The attendance sheet will not be provided.

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