RFIs with Respones for 36C25723B0061.pdf

RFIs for 36C25723B0061

VHA answers are in RED

A/E answers are in BLUE

1. Please provide the existing DDC Controls Supplier Brand. BACNET/Schneider Electric

2. Basement Mechanical Room wall opening to be approved, in order to remove and install the Air handlers, Pipes, Hangers, ect, ect? Yes, at the main entry door to the mech room.

However, no walls will be removed except at the main entry door, if needed.

3. Is a staging area, to be provided to the General contractor. Large enough to park a forklift, jobsite office trailer, materials, dumpsters? Yes

4. Is T.B Testing required to gain access to the work area? No

5. Is the existing smoke detectors within the work area, be de-energized while preforming hot work? Yes

6. Does the Building contain Lead paint and/or asbestos? No

7. How many calendar days are to impact the period of performance in relocating the patients and hospital personnel? Or is the building to be ready for work once the NTP is awarded? Patient relocation will not happen on a large scale. So building should be ready for work at, or shortly after, NTP.

8. May you please provide Radiant heating tiles existing pneumatic piping schematic and/or photos. See attached photo: Radiant Panel 01

9. Please provide the existing fire alarm monitor company/vendor. VITEL Communications

10. Statement of work item 15-C. Mentions to “Clean any Ductwork that is not replaced.

Repair any leaky ductwork that is not replaced”. is ALL existing ductwork within the affected building/floor to be cleaned and sealed? Yes, if it’s dirty or leaky, especially where the work is being done.

11. Is any existing equipment to be returned to the VA? if so please specify what equipment is to be returned. Most likely not. But possibly if discarded equipment can be re-used elsewhere in the Medical Center.

12. Is a Trash chute to be utilized per floor. Utilizing window openings? Yes

13. Is this project sales tax exempt? If the project is sales tax exempt will the government/

VA provide a sales tax exemption certificate? No, this project is not sales tax exempt.

14. Please confirm that a well-qualified superintendent will not be able to double hat the

SSHO position required. They can do both if qualified to do both.

15. Will the Government provide comprehensive written badging requirements for the project if badging is required? Yes

16. Where will the designated parking and laydown area be located? TBD

17. Will the government accept the use of the industry leading Procore Project Management software as the primary submittal and data tracking tool for this project? No, we prefer not to use Procore.

18. Does the Government have a fire alarm servicer that they currently work with? What is the name and contact information of the person or persons that will need to be coordinated with for security and fire alarm and suppression systems work and/or disruptions? VITEL Communications, 200 S Travis St, Amarillo, TX 79106, Tel: (877) 668-4835.

19. Who is the DDC provider on this building and/or site? CONTECH/Niagara

20. Do we need to include controls in our price, or will the hospital control people take care of this? Yes, controls shall be included in the price. No, controls are not provided by the

VA.

21. 29 AHU Temp is on the schedule and shows to be installed outside, can we get more clarification of how this will be utilized during the project? The intent is that conditioned air will be continually provided to all areas within the project scope. The phasing of the project is dependent on the patient occupation of the CLC and is to be determined at the time of construction. Confirm with the VA at pre-construction conference.

Generally, when the first of the existing AHUs is taken offline, the temporary AHU will be brought online to serve the floor that had been served by the now-offline AHU. During this time, a new AHU will be installed and prepped for service. When the new AHU is ready for service, the second existing AHU will be taken offline, the temporary AHU will be connected to serve the second AHUs floor, and the new AHU will be connected to the first floor’s HVAC system and brought online. The temporary AHU will be in service until the second new AHU is installed and prepped. At that point, the temporary AHU https://www.google.com/search?q=vitel+fire+alarm+amarillo&sca_esv=573190987&ei=YFEpZaHzL_XsptQPiaK2mA8&ved=0ahUKEwiho-yvm_OBAxV1tokEHQmRDfMQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=vitel+fire+alarm+amarillo&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiGXZpdGVsIGZpcmUgYWxhcm0gYW1hcmlsbG8yBxAhGKABGAoyBxAhGKABGApI9R1Q9wRYuBlwAXgBkAEAmAGTAaABugiqAQMwLjm4AQPIAQD4AQHCAgoQABhHGNYEGLADwgIFECEYqwLCAgUQIRigAcICCBAhGBYYHhgd4gMEGAAgQYgGAZAGBQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp https://www.google.com/search?q=vitel+fire+alarm+amarillo&sca_esv=573190987&ei=YFEpZaHzL_XsptQPiaK2mA8&ved=0ahUKEwiho-yvm_OBAxV1tokEHQmRDfMQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=vitel+fire+alarm+amarillo&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiGXZpdGVsIGZpcmUgYWxhcm0gYW1hcmlsbG8yBxAhGKABGAoyBxAhGKABGApI9R1Q9wRYuBlwAXgBkAEAmAGTAaABugiqAQMwLjm4AQPIAQD4AQHCAgoQABhHGNYEGLADwgIFECEYqwLCAgUQIRigAcICCBAhGBYYHhgd4gMEGAAgQYgGAZAGBQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp will be disconnected, and the second new AHU will be connected to the second floors HVAC system and brought online.

Any penetrations, or other entrance points, for temporary utilities into the mechanical room shall be secured and sealed weathertight for the duration of the project and restored to existing conditions thereafter.

22. Can the Sustainable Construction Requirements clause from the VA be removed? No

23. Is AISC (American Iron and Steel Certification) required for the structural steel fabrication and/or erection for this project? Where in the design is there structural steel?

24. Describe any and all tasks that may be required for this project as it relates to infectious control? Level 4, negative pressure HEPA cart in patient care areas or visqueen negative pressure. Visual monitor.

25. What is the level of infectious disease control rating for this site? Level 4

26. Can the site super dual hat as the SSHO/QC if they possess all the required qualifications? If not, what are the requirements? Yes, if qualified to do both.

27. Who takes care of the controls/programming for the hospital? Does the VA have a preferred vendor or contact? CONTECH

28. Sheet MH121 (Note 2)” Provide New Air Terminal. Connect To New Thermostat” this is the only place I see this listed. Want to confirm this is the only place or this note goes for all air terminal units. This is the only place for this note.

29. Sheet MP114 (Note 3) is found in the drawing but not under Sheet Keynotes. What is the detail for Note 3 is any? The language for Note 3 on this sheet should be : “REPLACE

EXISTING HRP CONTROL VALVE WITH DDC VALVE. REFER TO

SPECIFICATIONS AND MI SHEET SERIES.”

30. Please confirm the proposed phasing plan has been agreed to by the facility and the work areas will be vacant during construction. Most areas will not be vacant.

31. Has the government arranged for swing space for the building’s displaced tenants. No swing space is available at this time.

32. How much down time will the government need between each phase? Will the contractor be afforded additional POP to offset the required transition time? Will not know if any downtime is needed until we see a schedule.

33. Please provide the make and model of the panelboards requiring new breakers.

Panels are as follows:

Panel EC2 = Square D Panel EHC = General Electric Panel MCP = General Electric Field verify panelboard models during site investigation.

34. Please confirm no environmental hazards such as lead, ACM, and/or PCBs are expected to be encountered during construction and require abatement. There are no such hazards.

35. Please confirm any unforeseen environmental hazards will be treated as a Differing Site Condition and handled under the contract’s change and differing site conditions provisions. Please provide examples of unforeseen environmental hazards.

36. Please confirm temporary HVAC isn’t required for this project. If temporary HVAC is required, please provide a stamped and engineered temporary HVAC plan from the DOR.

Temporary HVAC is required for this project. See response to question #21.

37. The POP for the project isn’t commensurate with industry lead times for HVAC Equipment. Current lead times for custom indoor HVAC AHUS are running anywhere from 9-12 months. VFDS lead times are still hovering around a year. Please extend the POP or provide an administrative NTP to allow submittals and procurement to commence prior to construction NTP. We’re Ok with administrative NTP prior to a construction NTP once accurate lead times for equipment can be determined.

38. Will crane work need to be performed on the weekend? Yes, this is preferred.

39. Is the existing roof under warranty? If so, please provide the name of the roof manufacturer and the installation contractor. See attachment.

504-19-104 Roof

Warranty.pdf

40. Please provide the name of the existing roofing system installed at the facility. See attachment.

MASTER LABEL

CERTIFICATE B29.PD

41. During the Pre-Bid site visit, the Contractors were shown an AHU Tagged AHU-3 and instructed the pneumatic controls for the unit were to be replaced with DDC. Please advise if the work mentioned above is included in the project scope of work. I believe you refer to AHU-12, located in the corridor between Bldgs. 28&29. This AHU will not be replaced and its controls will not be replaced. But the 26 VAVs served by AHU-12 will be replaced with digital controllers.

42. How many VAV’s can be replaced at one time? Refer to GC101, GC102, GC103 sheets for areas of the project that may be taken down one at a time. Confirm with VA at pre-construction conference.

43. Please confirm the location of the contractor’s laydown yard. TBD

44. Is the contractor to provide a new through roof steam vent for the new steam system or are we to utilize an existing vent? No. Refer to MP104.

45. Confirm cleaning of existing ductwork is confined to the basement mechanical space only. No, this is not conformed to the basement. Ductwork in all areas where work will be done will need to be cleaned and checked for leaks. And any leaks will be repaired.

46. Confirm the temp AHU can be placed in the grass area adjacent to the basement mechanical room. Yes, but the grass and vegetation must be protected or restored.

47. This project’s scope of work includes a new steam line to be installed in the basement.

During the site walk contractors were unable to view the basement area where the new steam pipe will be installed. Please provide pictures of the location where the new steam pipe is to be installed. How is the existing utility tunnel to be accessed for work to be completed? Is the basement an operational area of the facility? If the ceiling space where the steam line to be installed is within an operational area, when can the ceiling be removed and steam line installation work performed? HPS piping runs from the utility tunnel towards Bldg. 29. It enters the building in the crawlspace, before running through the ceiling of the endoscopy clinic, and then towards the mechanical room. See below illustration for plan with photos and locations. Refer to MP series sheets for HPS routing.