B64 Follow-on questions_updated.docx

1. Refer to Amendment #14, RFI Questions 1st, The response to RFI #14 is “Please clarify through the Bid Form”. A revised Bid Form was never provided.

0. Please update the Bid Form to reflect your desired pricing. See revised Bid Schedule.

1. Refer to Amendment #14, RFI Questions 2nd, RFI #’s 2, 3, 4, 6, 7a & b, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,15,16,17,18,19, 20, 21, 22, 23a & b, 38, 39, 40a & b, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63a/b/c/d/e, 64, 65, 66, 67, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81,82, 83, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98,99, 100, 101, 102, & 103 have not been answered or need additional clarification.

1. Please provide complete answers to the above referenced RFI’s. Please see attachment “S06- B64 All 2nd Questions - Answers_Updated” in amendment #017.

1. Amendment #15 issued a new complete set of Construction Drawings and Specifications but, did not include an Addendum from the architect listing/detailing the modifications made to the Construction Documents. None of the modifications have been clouded in the drawings or specifications.

2. Please provide an Addendum from the architect, detailing all modifications/changes made to the Construction Documents. Bidding contractors to review all documents completely. Revision clouds will not be provided.

1. The new Drawings issued with Amendment #15 does not include Civil Sheet 100. This sheet depicted existing utilities not shown on any other sheets included in the new drawings.

3. Please confirm it is your intension to exclude this sheet from the Construction Documents. Reuse Civil Sheet 100, this sheet still applies

1. We need some direction on all the low voltage systems, for the building 64 project. Are we replacing and providing a complete package for nurse call, alertus, overhead speakers or paging and access control? Or do the field devices need to work with a specific brand of equipment that you already have in place?

Nurse Call

0. There is no new nurse call installed from this project. Any nurse call on the other side of the building will remain as it is.

Panic Buttons.

0. Panic buttons are intended to be an extension of the existing VA system

0. Additionally there is a note from sheets T-200 and T-201 that reads as below

Overhead speakers

0. The only overhead speakers being installed are for Paging speakers Paging speakers

0. Paging speakers are intended to be an extension of the existing system Access Control

0. Contractor is to provide rough in only for future card readers to be provided by VA as shown in the note from sheets T-200 and T-201 that reads as below image1.png image2.png