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Request for Information (RFI) Log Trailer Site Preparation for Pharmacy Sterile Compounding - Building 164 Project Number 600-19-117 VA Long Beach Health Care System (VALBHCS - 600) 18 August 2020
| RFI Number |
| Question |
| Answer |
| 001 |
| Is there a list of bidders and/or General Contractors available for this project? |
| eBeta SAM’s Interested Vendors List was turn on for this solicitation. |
Additionally, both Site Visit sign in sheets are posted with amendment 0001.
| 002 |
| IFB, Page 9 of 58 states: “Majority of work performed will be outside the facility. But due to installation of communication and utility lines, some work will be performed inside the Pharmacy and Emergency Department area to join the lines”, IFB, Page 40 of 58 lists Attachment 7 as Cable Installation Labeling and Testing, but we are unable to actually determine if any communications cabling is actually depicted on the provided drawings. Will the VA clarify if communications cabling and conduit will be required to be routed to the new trailer facilities and if so, provide clear directions on the routing, specifications, and the points of connection in the hospital for this cabling? |
| Wiring, communication cabling, surveillance cabling, and conduits will be required to be routed to the utilities pedestals and terminated at room 137 for cameras and key card access and room 189 for IT data. Both rooms are in building 164. Please refer to drawing E200. |
| 003 |
| Sheet AE-902 detail 1 Typical Fence Section calls for the Steel Fence posts to be painted or Galvanized. Specification section 05 12 34 part 2.4 Finishes states that the steel must be Hot Dip Galvanized. Will the VA please clarify what the final finish of the fence is supposed to be; shop Primed steel then painted, Galvanized steel then painted or Hot Dip Galvanized Steel? |
| Hot Dip Galvanized per specifications to match existing facility standard on campus. |
| 004 |
| Will the VA specify how many communication cable drops will be required for the trailer? |
| The trailer will need 12 IT data drops. |
| 005 |
| Will the VA clarify as to whether cable tray currently exists down the Room 128 hallway to the IT Room 189? If there is no cable tray currently existing, will the VA allow hooks above the ceiling or will new cable tray be required to be installed? |
| Contractor shall install conduits and all cables shall be routed inside the conduits. The conduits must be properly supported. Please refer to drawing E200. |
| 006 |
| Will the VA provide the linear foot distance from the trailer to IT Room 189? |
| Approximately 300 feet to 350 feet. |
| 007 |
| Will the VA clarify whether new patch panels will be AMP or Panduit type? |
| Please use AMP. |
| 008 |
| Part 1.8 Commissioning Team Paragraph C.1 in specification section 01 91 00 General Commissioning states that the VA will be hiring a commissioning agent. Please confirm that the VA will be hiring a Commissioning Agent and that this is not the responsibility of the General Contractor. |
| Contractor is responsible for commissioning. Hence, contractor shall hire commissioning agent. |
| 009 |
| Will the VA please provide the name of the VA preferred Vendor for Card Access Control? Is this Vendor the only one that can be used at the Long Beach VA? |
| VectorUSA has done work on cameras, key card access control, and IT communication data here at VA Long Beach. VA doesn’t make any endorsement of any vendor. VA is neutral. VA is simply stating the facts that VectorUSA has done similar work here at VA Long Beach. Contractor has the right to hire their own subcontractors. |
| 010 |
| Note 19 on sheet E200 states to coordinate with the structural engineer/architect prior to bid in regards to the concrete pedestal pad. Some information is provided on sheet AE-901 detail 10 however no dimensions are provided. Will the VA please provide dimensions for this concrete pad? |
| Refer to AS-200. |
| 011 |
| During the site walk, the VA representative referenced horizontal copper cables for data and surveillance to be pulled as part of the project. No reference to these cables appears in the project statement of work or design drawings included with the RFP. Please clarify the project statement of work required for these cables. |
| Only documents pertain SOW, drawing and specs shall be used for bidding purposes. VA requires CAT6A cables for both IT data cabling and surveillance cameras cabling. |
| 012 |
| If the statement of work for this project will include pulling the horizontal copper cables referenced in RFI #1 above, who will provide the horizontal copper cable, Contractor or Government? If Contractor is to provide the cable, please specify the following: |
| a. | Is plenum-rated cable required? |
| b. | What size cable is required? |
| c. | Preferred cable color? |
| d. | Is a specific manufacturer required for the cable? If so, please specify. |
| Contractor shall provide and install the cables. Cables shall be CAT6A and will run inside conduits. IT cables and surveillance cables will have blue insulation. There is no requirement for any specific manufacturer. |
| 013 |
| No Division 27000 specifications were provided with the RFP. If the project statement of work will include pulling horizontal copper cable, please provide the appropriate Division 27000 specification(s). |
| Division 27 and division 28 specifications are provided as addendum to the solicitation. |
| 014 |
| Will any data cable need to be pulled for data drops in the interior of the VA provided trailer? If so, will the cable be CAT 6A or Cat5e? |
| All cables shall stop at the utilities pedestals. Cables shall be CAT6A. |
| 015 |
| Statements made during the Site Walk. |
| Only documents pertain SOW, drawing and specs shall be used for bidding purposes. As the solicitation and Site Visit Sign-In Roster stated, all RFI’s were to be submitted to contracting in writing. |
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