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36C25924R0112 0001

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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) 623-21-101 36C259 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office

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6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300 Greenwood Village CO 80111 36C259 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office

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6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300 Greenwood Village CO 80111 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25924R0112 08-16-2024

X X X 8/26/2024 at 10:00 AM Mountain Time (MT) X 1 (one) The purpose of this amendment is to officially and effectively make the following changes/updates listed below:

1. Post the site visit attendance sheet and meeting sheet.

2. Post the answers to the RFIs.

3. Post the Electrical Specs Demo 6-10

4. All proposals are due on 08/26/2024 to the Contract Specialist, Jesus A. Villegas at jesus.villegas@va.gov, by

10:00AM MT.

All other terms and conditions remain the same.

Angel Waalkes Contracting Officer

VA-VHA-RPOW-2024-0081

Amendment 36C25924R0112 0001

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

VHA Network Contracting Office 19 Rocky Mountain Acquisition Center 6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

CONTRACTOR Q&As

Demo Buildings 6,7,8,9,10, and Build Requirement Project: 623-21-101

Question No. 1: Does all of the old retaining wall and rock stairs come out?

Answer No. 1: C-300 – shows a new wall going in where the rock wall and stairs are currently.

Question No. 2: Does the retaining wall behind storm shelter come out?

Answer No. 2: That is what the plans show.

Question No. 3: Does retaining wall on the far south and north end come out where it wraps around?

Answer No. 3: C-300 South wall comes out, and parts of the north wall come out.

Question No. 4: Do all trees stay?

Answer No. 4: Contractor to maintain existing trees in front of building along the street. Do not disturb roots wherever possible.

Question No. 5: Does all the concrete between the trees on the west side come out up to the sidewalk?

Answer No. 5: And the sidewalk, yes.

Question No. 6: Do all footings under the buildings have to come out if they are below the surface grade?

Answer No. 6: yes

Question No. 7: Are we required to have all utilities disconnected and capped or plugged?

Answer No. 7: Yes.

Question No. 8: Are we required to remove and save all wiring in the one building going to generator?

Answer No. 8: Only the communication box in bldg. 8 needs to be handed over.

Question No. 9: Will storage containers be moved or are we required to move them before job starts?

Answer No. 9: Conex will be moved by the contractor to a location on the property designated by the VA. Conex is empty.

Question No. 10: Is all the inventory that’s inside the buildings going to be removed before demolition or is that to be hauled away also?

Answer No. 10: Inventory is currently being removed. What is left in the building contractor is to dispose of.

Question No. 11: Is there certain work hours required for job? For instance, can we start at any time in the morning for noise ordinance and same for evening?

Answer No. 11: You are to meet city ordinances.

Question No. 12: Can materials such as brick and concrete be recycled for other use?

Answer No. 12: The spec call for a 50% of materials to be recycled. As long as a receipt is given at the end of that month.

Question No. 13: Is all roads around buildings ok to use for semi access?

Answer No. 13: No, Buffalo Dr, is not rated for semi weight, nor will semi make the hair pin. The northern part of the Honor Heights Dr, go into a city owned park and is not rated for semi weight either. Only the southern direction is rated for semi traffic.

Question No. 14: Is a job site fence required?

Answer No. 14: If you can keep people out of the job site without a fence at all hours of the day/week/month without fail and meet the spec for securing the site, it will be considered.

Question No. 15: Will you allow lead-based paint to be demolished in placed per gov’t standard it’s below TCLP levels and allowed per NESHAP standards?

Answer No. 15: We will follow what the Spec call for in 02 83 33.13

Question No. 16: Will all construction and debris material demolished in place be allowed to be considered as such for disposal to landfill?

Answer No. 16: No

Question No. 17: Will universal waste such as bulbs and ballasts, etc. be required to be removed and disposed of prior to demo? No spec for this is shown.

Answer No. 17: 01 74 19

Question No. 18: Will you allow for demolished concrete and masonry debris to be used as select fill?

Answer No. 18: No.

Question No. 19: Will air monitoring be required if allowed to demolish LBP in place?

Answer No. 19: We will follow what the Spec call for in 02 83 33.13, yes.

Question No. 20: Will air monitoring be required if all universal/asbestos/LBP is removed prior to demo?

Answer No. 20: We will follow what the Spec call for in 02 82 13.41, yes.

Question No. 21: The buildings are currently still filled with furniture, materials, and tools in both the top and bottom levels. Will the government be removing all items prior to construction?

Answer No. 21: VA is currently removing furniture, but anything left will be up to the contractor to dispose of.

Question No. 22: Will the government be removing the two connex storage units behind the buildings prior to construction?

Answer No. 22: Conex will be moved by the contractor to a location on the property designated by the VA. Conex is empty.

Question No. 23: Will trucks be allowed to haul on and offsite during normal work hours?

Answer No. 23: Construction vehicles will be allowed on site during normal work hours, as long as they meet city ordinates, example: no Jake brake in the city.

Question No. 24: Should we anticipate any down time for trucking when arriving on site and/or leaving site?

Answer No. 24: Yes, Nov 1- Feb 1 the city shuts down the park for Christmas light drive, a line starts to show up about an hour before night time and will basically shutdown honor heights drive. City will shut down Buffalo dr. for emergency access only.

Question No. 25: Do you require landfill receipts or tonnage receipts for disposal of all construction debris/abatement debris/concrete and masonry debris?

Answer No. 25: Yes, and reported to the COR monthly

Question No. 26: Does the 180-calendar day completion timeframe include all notices and permitting for the abatement?

Answer No. 26: At the time 180-days is the set Period of Performance.

Question No. 27: Will there be project specific specifications provided? I.e., Concrete mix design, misc. Steel, earthwork, compaction, utility pipe specifications, etc.?

Answer No. 27: Yes

Question No. 28: Will there be project specific specifications provided for electrical or fire alarm?

Answer No. 28: Yes, on electrical, fire alarm is programming.

Question No. 29: 01 00 00 -1.2/A General Intention – States Demolition may be phased as required by Hospital Requirements – Being a standalone 5 building project can this statement be deleted?

Answer No. 29: That sections were put in so that if we were keeping a building, but we are not, so yes.

Question No. 30: 01 00 00 -1.6/I Operations & Storage Areas – same a previous question – call for phasing I-VII with the building being one whole site and secured by construction fence, can phasing requirement be deleted?

Answer No. 30: Only if the buildings are all brought down at once.

Question No. 31: 01 00 00 – 1.6/K1 – refers to maintaining fire protection and fire alarm in operating condition – can this requirement be deleted?

Answer No. 31: Only if the buildings are all brought down at once.

Question No. 32: 01 00 00 – 1.10/C As Built Drawings- Requires 2 electronic scanned sets, are hard copies also required?

Answer No. 32: electronic copies will suffice (pdf or AutoCAD).

Question No. 33: 01 35 26, 1.7/A -SSHO & CP- Requires a SSHO on site CP – can the CP & SSHO be same person? 01 45 00 3.4 – calls for a CQC manager and is required to be a competent Superintendent -Can a standalone superintendent that meets the requirements of Superintendent/SSHO/QC be accepted for project on site management for GC?

Answer No. 33: Yes, as long as that single person has both requirements.

Question No. 34: 01 35 26 – 1.13/A- Tuberculosis Screening – Requires that all personnel have been screen within 90 days prior to assignment to work site- As this work site is separate from the main facility and no VA personnel or patients will be withing the work zone, can this requirement be deleted?

Answer No. 34: you will have to go into the hospital to disconnect the fire alarm and programming. No.

Question No. 35: Drawings GI-020 General Note #2 – Unless noted to be removed and disposed, all existing items are to remain and be protected – There is furniture and equipment in several of the buildings, what will be the final disposition of this material at time of demolition?

Answer No. 35: Disposal

Question No. 36: Drawing GI-020 Note #15 – discusses wall mounted items to be removed & refurbished and lists items - can you clarify this note?

Answer No. 36: That was from when we were going to demo individual buildings and keep other buildings online. Notice how the utilities do not have the same branching paths.

Question No. 37: Drawing GI-020 General Note #17 – Owner shall have right to first refusal on items indicated to be salvaged – will owner have these items removed from the 5 buildings prior to demolition?

Answer No. 37: Buildings are currently being emptied. What is left contractor will have to dispose of.

Question No. 38: Drawings GI-020 – Will General Notes #18 & #19 be removed as a requirement for this project?

Answer No. 38: Yes.

Question No. 39: C-004 – General Noe #5 – Contractor is responsible for all city permits – What if any city permits are required for this demolition project?

Answer No. 39: Contractor to get with the city to determine.

Question No. 40: C-004 – General Note #7 – Notes a phasing plan for demolition – will this be a requirement or can all buildings be removed/worked on at same time?

Answer No. 40: The phasing plan was for individual building demo, it will be up to the contractor if they wish to demo all buildings at once.

Question No. 41: C-101 – General note #1 – related to maintaining power/data/water/sewer to other buildings if project is phased – can this requirement be removed?

Answer No. 41: If buildings are removed all at once, yes, the requirement will not be needed.

Question No. 42: Will VA Shops assist with utility shut off/drain down and valve closures during demolition. What utilities are VA owned and which ones are outside providers/owners?

Answer No. 42: The VA will assist with electric, water, and natural gas. VA will close the valve, but it will be up to the contractor to LOTO and complete the rest of the work. OGE runs the power to electric panel that runs to all the buildings. Natural gas is on a T connection to the buildings and runs to the boiler plant, water has been shut off from the VA water loop.

Question No. 43: C-202 – General Note #9 – Deprogram buildings 6-10 out of Fire Alarm Systems – Will this be completed by VA shops/VA FA Contractor or remain in GC scope?

Answer No. 43: This will be on the contractor to complete.

Question No. 44: C-205 Keyed Note #4 – Requires testing of existing Fire Hydrants for proper operation and replace hydrant and valve if issues are found – For bidding purposes Is GC to assume no existing issues with existing hydrants and service valves?

Answer No. 44: OK

Question No. 45: There are several metal connex boxes located within the proposed demolition area, will these be removed by VA prior to construction or are these to be disposed of by the GC?

Answer No. 45: Conex will be moved by the contractor to a location on the property designated by the VA. Conex is empty.

Question No. 46: C-300 final grading plan – Sod is to be placed around the existing trees, is there a detail of finish (mulch ring) or otherwise that needs to be installed at tree lines?

Answer No. 46: Sod is to be placed from the newly installed wall, to Honor Heights Dr minus on top of the sidewalk.

Question No. 47: Will full VA badging requirements need to be followed or can GC maintain construction badging for site, as project is isolated from main campus and VA personnel?

Answer No. 47: We will require badging for all personal working on site, delivery or disposal of material will not need a badge.

A.1 List of Attachments See attached document: Site Visit Pre-Bid Meeting.

See attached document: Bldg 6-10 Demo Contractor Site Visit Attendance.

See attached document: Electrical Spec Demo 6-10.