36C25724R0077 RFI continuation sheet 20241126.xlsx
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This is a Request for Information (RFI) comment matrix spreadsheet for solicitation 36C25724R0077, regarding the replacement of boilers and boiler plant at the Central Texas Veterans Health System in Temple, TX. The document contains directions for submitting feedback and questions about the RFP, with responses required in Microsoft Excel format.
The matrix includes 37 technical questions and VA responses covering various aspects of the construction project, including requests for geotechnical reports, utility as-builts, specifications for eye wash stations, door ratings, railing details, fuel equipment requirements, brick veneer specifications, and structural details. Key clarifications include confirmation that Edwards is the existing fire alarm manufacturer, fuel lines inside the building will run in trenches, and specific details about window types, overhead coiling doors, and gas line installations. The document indicates a site visit was scheduled for November 7, 2024, at 10 AM Central Time at the Olin E. Teague Veterans' Medical Center.
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DIRECTIONS
TAILORED COMMENT MATRIX
THIS DOCUMENT MUST BE RETURNED IN A MICROSOFT EXCEL FILE FORMAT. DO NOT RETURN YOUR RESPONSES IN ANY DIFFERENT FILE FORMAT.
| Directions & Explanation of TAILORED COMMENT MATRIX |
| This Tailored Comment Matrix is provided in order for potential offerors to provide feedback, comments, and ask questions with regard to the released RFP. |
The sheet labeled "DIRECTIONS" explains this document, and provides directions for its use.
The sheet labeled "MATRIX" contains a table with all labeled and numbered elements from the RFP. This table is where potential offerors may respond to the Government with feedback, comments, or ask questions.
| Directions and explanation of sheet labeled "MATRIX" |
| The MATRIX sheet can be reached by clicking the "MATRIX" Tab at the bottom of this spreadsheet. Add rows as necessary under the applicable item. |
| MATRIX COLUMN DESCRIPTIONS: | |
| Column A: | Contains the Item reference number for this item. This number is used for organizational purposes, when referring to this document only. |
Column B: Contains the section number that each element is labeled, within their respective documents. The section number relates directly to the item's location in the RFP.
Column C: Contains the written title for the corresponding item/section number.
| Column D: | Contains a drop down box for selecting the type of comment. Available options are "Critical" "Substantive" or "Administrative". |
| Critical: Violations of law -or- Unnecessary risks to safety, life & limb, or Material; waste or abuse of VHA appropriations; unreasonable burden on resources. | |
| Substantive: Appears or is potentially unnecessary, incorrect, misleading, confusing, or inconsistent with other sections; disagree with proposed responsibilities, requirements, and/or procedures. | |
| Administrative: Address typographical, grammatical, and formatting errors (grammar, punctuation, style, etc.) |
Column E: Contains recieved date of offerors' comments/questions/responses.
Column F: Contains space for potential offerors' comments/questions/responses.
Column G: Contains space for VHA comments/questions/responses.
Column H: Contains response date for VHA comments/questions/responses.
THIS DOCUMENT MUST BE RETURNED IN A MICROSOFT EXCEL FILE FORMAT. DO NOT RETURN YOUR RESPONSES IN ANY DIFFERENT FILE FORMAT.
MATRIX
| ITEM # | SECTION or ATTACHMENT # | DOCUMENT NAME | COMMENT TYPE | ||||
| (Select from drop down) | Received Date | QUESTIONS / COMMENTS | |||||
| (With justification of why considered source selection sensitive if applicable) | VA Response | ||||||
| 1 | General | General | Administrative | 11/14/24 | Please provide the Geotechnical Report referenced as Appendix A in the specifications. | Will be in an amendment | |
| 2 | General | General | Administrative | 11/14/24 | Please provide a current set of site utility as-builts for the project site to include coverage of the route for new Gas lines to be installed.. | Current set of As-Builts to be provided by VA | |
| 3 | Sheet AS-112 | First Floor Finish Plan | Substantive | 11/14/24 | Please provide details on the work benches located in the Boiler Roomnoted on the floor plan and if they are to be included. | These are Owner parovided, Group II Equipment | |
| 4 | Sheet AS-112 | First Floor Finish Plan | Substantive | 11/14/24 | Please provide specifications for the eye wash station located by the Water Test Room 015. | Basis of Design: Haws, AXION; Model 8300.158 | |
| 5 | General | General | Administrative | 11/14/24 | Please provide the missing sheets CD-100 - Site Demolition Plan and CD-101 - City Utility Plan. | Previously sent. CO to reissue set.if needed | |
| 6 | Specification Section 08 11 13 / AS-610 | Door & Window Schedules | Substantive | 11/14/24 | Please provide Door Ratings. In Specifications 08 11 13, Page 4 it states 'Fire Ratings: See drawings.' but on the sheet AS-610 - Door Schedule, the fire ratings are not specified. Please clarify the fire rating for each door opening on the door schedule. | See previous RFI # 53 | |
| 7 | Sheet AS-306 | Enlarged Floor Plans | Substantive | 11/14/24 | Please provide the specifications and sizing for the railing in the Steam Pit Room 021 as detailed on Sheet AS-306. | See Specifications 05 51 00 | |
| 8 | General | General | Substantive | 11/14/24 | What existing fuel equipment with be re-installed besides the aboveground fuel tanks? | Contractor to provide Shop Drawings to coordinate with new equipment. | |
| 9 | General | General | Administrative | 11/14/24 | Is there an existing tank gauging and leak detection system? | Yes | |
| 10 | Section 23 10 00 | Facility Fuel Oil Systems | Substantive | 11/14/24 | Does the existing filtration system come with the 100 gallon holding tank and pump as listed in Section 23 10 00 – 2.7 E? | No | |
| 11 | General | General | Administrative | 11/14/24 | Provide Basis of design and specifications for the Brick Veneer exterior finish at the East and West Elevations. | See Specifications 04 20 00 for criteria and colors / finishes. | |
| 12 | General | General | Administrative | 11/14/24 | Please provide the BOD for the exterior metal wall panel system | See previous RFI # 24 response | |
| 13 | Section 23 10 00 | Facility Fuel Oil Systems | Administrative | 11/14/24 | Per Section 23 10 00, Page 19, Section 2.7, F, Is there an existing chemical additive system – Sec 23 10 00 – 2.7F? | No | |
| 14 | General | General | Substantive | 11/14/24 | Is all fuel oil piping to be ran aboveground and welded sw sch 40 black steel? | Comply with Specificaitons | |
| 15 | General | General | Administrative | 11/14/24 | Are welded joints to be NDR tested? | Comply with Specificaitons | |
| 16 | Sheet MP-101 | Mechanical 1st Floor New Work Plan - Piping | Substantive | 11/14/24 | Mechanical 1st Floor New Work Plan - Piping states, “Taps provided for mobile boiler piping connection”. Please specify what type of cap will be utilized. | Blank flanges, bolted | |
| 17 | General | General | Administrative | 11/14/24 | Please provide a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP). | See Rfi # 47 | |
| 18 | Sheets AS-102 and Sheet AS-302 | Site Plan/Wall Sections | Substantive | 11/14/24 | Sheets AS-102 and AS-302 indicate a screen wall in front of the Fuel Tanks. No details are found in the Structural drawings (Sheet S200) defining the structure for this wall. Please provide structural details for the screen wall specified. | See Civil Sheet C-104 | |
| 19 | Sheet AS-610 | Door & Window Schedules | Administrative | 11/14/24 | Per Sheet AS-610, please provide Door and Frame type(s) for each opening based on the frame and door profiles indicated on the sheet. The Door Schedule does not have this information completed for each opening. | Both Door and Frames are designated by Door dimensions in Door Schedule. | |
| 20 | General | General | Administrative | 11/14/24 | Please advise who the existing manufacturer for the Fire Alarm. | Edwards | |
| 21 | General | General | Administrative | 11/14/24 | Please provide Basis of design for Exterior louvers at the West and South Elevations. | Comply with Specifications. Basis of Design is not used. Minish to match AL Window Frames, see RFI # 24. | |
| 22 | General | General | Substantive | 11/14/24 | Are fuel lines inside the building ran in trenches? | Yes | |
| 23 | Sheet C - 100 | Civil Site Plan | Substantive | 11/14/24 | Key Note 3 on Sheet C-100 states to Construct concrete spill containment references Details on Sheet XX. Please provide the missing detail number and sheet reference. | See Civil Sheet C-104 | |
| 24 | Specification Section 08 51 13 | Substantive | 11/14/24 | Please provide the BOD for the Windows. Specification Section 08 51 13 (Page 4) cross references Specification Section 09 06 00 (Schedule of Finishes) but it is not included in the section. | Windows to comply with Specifications 08 51 13. Finish per manufacturer's standard anodized choice selections. | ||
| 25 | Specification Section 09 06 00 | Schedule of Finishes | Administrative | 11/14/24 | Please complete Specification Section 09 06 00 - Schedule of Finishes | See Finish Schedules Sheet AS - 610 | |
| 26 | General | General | Substantive | 11/14/24 | Please provide a BOD for the Overhead Coiling Doors. | B of D; AMBICO, blast resist steel, OHD per opening and frame reqmts. | |
| 27 | Sheets C - 100 and C - 104 | Civil Site Plan | Substantive | 11/14/24 | The details provided on Sheet C-104 appear to be for the fuel storage containment shown on Sheet C-100, but seem to be incomplete. Detail 2 is a Footing detail with no references found in the plans, Details 3 & 4 are both identified as Section C-C with no correlating plan reference found. Detail 3 appears to be a detail for the Flume but is not identified as such and no notes are provided specifying materials and reinforcing. Detail 4 indicates walls extending vertically above the slab but no dimensions are given. Details 1 & 6 show rectangles with detail symbol referring to 7/F-5 no such plan or detail is found. Please revise this plan as necessary to provide the clarity needed for pricing and construction. | See Rfi # 75 and 76 | |
| 28 | Sheet AS-610 | Door & Window Schedules | Substantive | 11/14/24 | Please provide the location for Window Types A & B. No locations are identified on the Bid Documents. | See Sheets AS - 105, AS - 310, AS - 303, AS - 304. A Types on West Wall First Floor and West Wall Room 019. | |
| 29 | General | General | Substantive | 11/14/24 | Specify supply return pump for the genereators. | Complly with manufacturer's performance requirements . | |
| 30 | Sheet C-102 | New Gas Feed Line | Substantive | 11/14/24 | Sheet C-102 appears to indicate the design intent for a new Gas line to be installed from the existing Boiler Plant to the new Boiler Plant to be constructed. However, there is no differentiation in line weights or styles between new piping and existing piping to remain. Please clarify the design intent and clearly identify all new Gas piping to be installed. | Gas Supplly is to connect with existing supply lines and utilize necessary Shop Drawings to confirm complyance with design intent. | |
| 31 | Sheet C-102 | New Gas Feed Line | Administrative | 11/14/24 | Key Note 1 on Sheet C-102 was left blank. Please provide the missing Key Note. | Key note is not used | |
| 32 | Sheet C-103 | Grading Plan | Substantive | 11/14/24 | No asphalt paving details are provided for the restoration and repair of existing asphalt paving that will be necessary to install underground utilities beyond the boundaries the new site plan and for installation of the perimeter concrete curbing and drive lanes. Please define the design intent for new and/or restorative asphalt paving. | See RFI # 74 | |
| 33 | General | General | Substantive | 11/14/24 | Please advise if there is supposed to be a back pressure regulator for the fuel loop to the boilers and return pumps for the generators. They are not indicated on the Bid Documents. | Comly with the bid documents. | |
| 34 | Sheet S-200 | Foundation Plan | Substantive | 11/14/24 | Please advise if earth forming is acceptable for the installation of the grade beams as shown on Sheet S-200. | This is acceptable. | |
| 35 | Sheet AD-100 | Site Demo Plan | Substantive | 11/14/24 | Please identify any trees to be removed during the site demolition process. In addition, please advise if any tree removal permits will be required on this project. | Retain only oak trees along Teague Place Road | |
| 36 | General | General | Administrative | 11/14/24 | Please provide the folowing specification sections and/or divisions that are missing from the Bid Specifications: Division 27 - Communications - 27 11 00, 27 15 00, and 27 51 16, Division 28 - Electronic Safety and Security, Division 31 - Earthwork, Division 32 - Exterior Improvements, and Division 33 - Utilities. | See Specification Vol IV | |
| 37 | AS-305 | Enlarged Sections | Substantive | 11/14/24 | Please provide details for the Railings shown around the steam tunnel pit and stairs on Sheet AS-305 | See RFI # 7 |
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