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Remodel ICU – Tele (DM) Solicitation Number 36C26320R0070 Questions and Answers

Question: Can you confirm that there are 21 rooms that will be getting overhead lifts?

Answer: 19 single track lifts are shown on the drawings Question: The plans show single track linear systems but currently the VA has all “H” or “X, Y” track systems in the patient rooms. Are the plans correct or should we be quoting the room covering “H” track option?

Answer: Correct, single track per drawings.

Question: The plans also show every lift going into the bathroom. Is that still a requirement that needs to be included in the quote? Do you want every room to go into the bathroom or just the 1000lb rooms?

Answer: All rooms are 1000lbs as indicated on specifications, track as shown.

Question: How many 600lb systems vs 1000lb systems? Can you provide the room numbers for each type of system?

Answer: All rooms are 1000lbs as indicated on specifications, track as shown.

Question: Do you know the room numbers for the 1000lb systems?

Answer: All rooms are 1000lbs as indicated on specifications, track as shown.

Question: Do the rooms with 600lb systems need to be structurally ready for 1000lb motors? Meaning that all the overhead work would support 1000lbs, but the motor will be the 600lb model. So, in the future all you would have to do is swap the motor out if you wished to increase your 1000lb rooms.

Answer: All rooms are 1000lbs as indicated on specifications, track as shown.

Question: Is there somewhere on site that materials can safely be stored or will a storage trailer be needed?

Answer: All materials will be the responsibility of the contractor for storage. The Des Moines VA currently doesn’t have any space availability on-site at this time.

Question: Will installers be expected to work after hours or on the weekends?

Answer: Refer to notes J,K,L on sheet AE103, & work execution requirements in the specifications.

Question: The solicitation lists the project phasing as follows: Phase One: Demolish and renovate the 5th Floor for a new ICU Ward; Phase Two: Demolish and renovate the existing 3rd Floor space for the Telemetry Unit; Phase Three: Plumbing work on the 2nd and 4th Floor, and the Replacement of a Rooftop AHU unit to support the newly constructed spaces. This contradicts the drawings that state to fully complete each phase before moving on to the next phase. In order to fully complete phase 1 and phase 2, the plumbing work and AHU work associated with these phases must be completed concurrently. Please confirm the intent of Phase Three.

Answer: Drawings indicate 2 Phases with associated MEP work to be performed to complete each phase so that VA can occupy Phase 1 area when work begins on Phase 2. Phase 3 is not indicated on drawings.

Question: Sheet GI200 general phasing note I indicates sub-phases within each phase. Please clarify what these sub-phases are and their requirements.

Answer: Sub-phasing of work in occupied spaces shall be coordinated with COR to provide minimal impact to occupied spaces, requiring incremental MEP work and restoration on 2nd/4th floors.

Question: Sheet GI200 general phasing note F states areas will be vacated on the 2nd floor for work associated with this contract. Can this work be completed during normal working hours?

Answer: Areas of floors will be vacated to perform sub-phase/incremental work. Refer to notes J,K,L on sheet AE103 and specifications covering noise and vibration control still in effect when work occurs adjacent to areas still occupied and in use.

Question: Please confirm that the existing freight elevator can be utilized for demolition, material handling, etc. If acceptable, what is the cab size and where is this located in the building with respect to the scope of work areas within this contract?

Answer: Cab is 6’ wide x 7’ deep with a 4.5’ wide door.

Question: Note G on AD103 states that most of the existing partitions on the 5th floor are plaster with metal lath. Certain walls shown on the 3rd floor are also constructed with plaster finish using metal lath. Please provide the specific wall locations that are not plaster walls in order to properly price the demolition and any associated patching work.

Answer: For consistency of bidding purposes assume all walls are plaster and lath or drywall, whichever is higher cost.

Question: There is a general note throughout the drawings (for example General note A on MD103) that states "all existing piping, ductwork, sprinklers, conduit, lighting or other construction shall be relocated as required for all demolition and installation work." Please confirm that only those existing conditions that are shown to be removed are part of the scope of work. Existing conditions not shown on the drawings cannot be quantified for pricing purposes. Many of the areas within this contract scope of work were not accessible during the site walk due to either COVID restrictions or the presence of plaster ceilings. Will there be a follow up walkthrough for all bidders to view the existing above ceiling conditions?

Answer: Confirmed.

Question: Is this job tax exempt? If so, please provide the tax exemption ID number. If this job is not exempt, please provide the tax percentages to be utilized.

Answer: This job is Not a Tax-exempt project. Iowa is 6% and Polk County is 7% but to ensure rate go to the Iowa Department of Revenue Website (https://tax.iowa.gov) to confirm current sales tax rates.

Question: Detail E4 on S502 shows a jib crane. Is this crane furnished and installed by the GC? If so, please provide a specification, mounting requirements and if the structure requires any modification.

Answer: Refer to detail for mounting requirements on concrete beam, refer to plan for location. Manual operated swing arm jib crane, no specific specifications needed. No modification to structure except for railing as indicated on drawings.

Question: Keynote 10 on SF107 states to move the weighted satellite to the west to clear jib crane and gate modification. Is this satellite to be relocated by the GC or by the VA's satellite vendor? If by GC, please provide specs for the satellite, requirements for moving this piece of equipment, cabling requirements, roof patching requirements. Is the satellite to remain weighted down utilizing the existing materials and will just be moved to its new permanent location or is this attached to the structure?

Answer: GC move, cable slack present will allow for simple relocation of weighted frame, no permanent attachment required. Coordinate with VA IT for calibration/positioning after relocation.

Question: Keynote 16 on SF107 states existing weighted satellite/communication equipment, relocate for installation of mechanical systems. A) This keynote does not appear on sheet SF107 so is it applicable? B) If applicable, is this equipment to be relocated by the GC or by the VA's satellite vendor? If by GC, please provide specs for the satellite, requirements for moving this piece of equipment, cabling requirements, roof patching requirements. Is the satellite to remain weighted down utilizing the existing materials and it will just be moved to its new permanent location or is it attached to the structure?

Answer: GC move, cable slack present will allow for simple relocation of weighted frame, no permanent attachment required. Coordinate with VA IT for calibration/positioning after relocation.

Question: Please confirm there is no abatement scope of work for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors. If there is abatement work on these floors, please provide quantities, locations and types that will require abatement.

Answer: No abatement is indicated on the drawings as a result of our investigations into accessible areas on these floors. All should be aware that areas exposed by work under this contract not previously accessible may require remediation if materials are encountered such as pipe/duct fittings and insulation that may be disturbed by work under this contract as not every portion of the building and systems were accessible during the previous investigations, any suspect ACM encountered shall be covered under unforeseen conditions and abated per line item breakout based upon the bid amounts. For bidding purposes, no remediation is expected to be required beyond that shown on the drawings and specifications.

Question: Sheet HA105 under the asbestos abatement notes states "Asbestos-containing floor tile mastic could be potentially located in other rooms under carpet and underlying non-asbestos containing 12" by 12" floor tile. If there are other potential areas, please provide quantities, locations and types that will require abatement or if other potential areas of asbestos containing materials are uncovered, will the government provide testing of these areas and a change order for the abatement required?

Answer: Drawings indicate provide unit price above base bid for any encountered materials beyond the quantities indicated on the sheet, to be covered as an unforeseen condition as it is possible that previous renovations did not fully remediate portions of ACM that did not appear in the specific sample locations taken in each room.

Question: Sheet HA105 states that some areas have non-asbestos carpet and associated non-asbestos mastic overlaying some of the asbestos-containing floor tile. Please indicate which areas will require carpet removal in addition to the asbestos containing materials. Carpeted areas are not indicated on the plans and locations need to be provided for demolition contactors to properly quantify.

Answer: Assume 20% carpet across 3rd and 5th floor and rooms 3313, 3216 & 5268.

Question: Sheet HA105A under the asbestos abatement notes state that there is potentially other asbestos containing piping and pipe insulation in chases, risers and above ceilings. If there are other potential areas, please provide quantities, locations and types that will require abatement or if other potential areas of asbestos containing materials are uncovered, will the government provide testing of these areas and a change order for the abatement required?

Answer: No abatement is indicated on the drawings as a result of our investigations into accessible areas on these floors. All should be aware that areas exposed by work under this contract not previously accessible may require remediation if materials are encountered such as pipe/duct fittings and insulation that may be disturbed by work under this contract as not every portion of the building and systems were accessible during the previous investigations, any ACM encountered shall be covered under unforeseen conditions. For bidding purposes, no remediation is required beyond that shown on the drawings and specifications.

Question: Sheet AD102, general demolition notes state "provisions of certain MEP chases (not shown at this time) will also be required". Please clarify what "not shown at this time" means and if there are chases required to be built, please provide locations and details.

Answer: Disregard note, chase work is included on drawings for any new chase space.

Question: There are no ceiling demolition plans for the 3rd and 5th floors. Please indicate the locations of plaster and/or acoustical ceilings for each floor to properly quantify for demolition.

Answer: Assume approx. 30% of the scope area is gypsum wall board ceiling. The rest of the scope area is ACT ceiling Question: On the demolition plans (AD103) general demolition note Q states to remove self-leveling or other concrete, leveling compound or lightweight wear slab installed over existing concrete slab. These locations are not noted on the drawings and cannot be quantified for level bidding purposes. Please advise where these are located (or estimated quantity) along with the types and thickness of materials to be removed.

Answer: The amount of leveling currently on the floor is a concealed condition, assume self-leveling demolition will occur throughout the suite. Please ignore note “Q” on AD103, refer to specification 09 05 16 for required floor preparation.

Question: What is the existing laundry chute wall assembly that will have to be removed in order to remove the chute down to the 2nd floor? CMU? Metal Stud Shaft Wall? Plaster? Pyrobar?

Answer: Maintain existing laundry room partition and access panel. Provide additional rated access panels as necessary if existing chute panels are not adequate to allow contractor access for piping installation shown.

Question: Demolition note S on AD105 and AD103 states to remove all interior finishes, partitions, doors, accessories, materials, casework, ceilings, fixtures, etc. From the demolition drawings provided, it is unclear the type of construction that is to be removed, such as flooring types, ceiling types, etc. Different materials have different demolition production rates thus the drawings provided do not allow us to quantify the types of construction to be removed. Please provide with the necessary information required to accurately price the work shown.

Answer: For consistency of bidding purposes assume all walls are plaster and lath or drywall, whichever is higher cost. Assume 60% of the flooring is VCT,20% carpet, and 20% of the flooring is a resinous product. For ceiling finishes Assume approx. 30% of the scope area is gypsum wall board ceiling. The rest of the scope area is ACT ceiling Question: There are numerous rated shafts that have to be opened up for MEP scopes of work. What are the existing 1hr and 2hr rated wall assemblies? CMU? Metal Stud Shaft Wall? Plaster? Pyrobar? In addition, can openings created be patched with dissimilar wall types as long as the rating is met?

Answer: Assembly patch and repair shall bear the same UL rating as the existing assembly. At penetrations contractor shall ensure openings have appropriate corresponding fire ratings. Provide sealant as necessary.

Question: Demolition plan note 1 on AD105 states to remove an existing brick flue. There is no 4th floor demolition plan showing this. Does this flue go up through the roof? If so, please provide roof patching details. Does the 4th floor structure, 5th floor structure and roof structure have to be infilled? If so, please provide detail.

Answer: Brick flue does not go all the way to the roof. No infill is necessary.

Question: Demolition plan AD103 note 1 states to remove the existing laundry chute complete from levels 2 through 5. The plumbing drawings show new risers down to the basement utilizing this existing laundry shaft. If we are only removing the laundry chute down to the 2nd floor, what are the conditions of this shaft below the 2nd floor? is this open all the way to the basement or is it concrete that will require coring? Do we have to open up walls on the 1st floor and basement level for the plumbing piping?

Answer: Chute goes to 1st floor. Demolish chute down to and including 1st floor. Pipe installation will require coring of concrete slab from 1st floor to basement.

Question: Sheet AD106 has keynotes 2, 3, 4 shown on the plans but only keynote #1 has a description of the scope of work. Please provide descriptions for keynotes 2, 3 and 4.

Answer: Remove references to keynotes 2, 3, and 4 from sheet.

Question: Only ceilings on the 2nd and 4th floors are shown to be removed for MEP work for the 3rd and 5th floor respectively. Are there any columns, chase walls, interior walls, exterior walls, etc. on these floors that need to be opened up for MEP work or are all of the tie-ins accessible in the interstitial space above the ceilings (meaning the shafts/chase walls are only ceiling penetrating)?

Answer: Tie ins are in the accessible areas of the interstitial space, penetrations through rated shaft walls are as indicated where required.

Question: Please confirm that keynote 12 items shown on SF107 will be demolished by others along with any subsequent roof patching/structure infilling. Please confirm that there is no scope of work associated with this keynote in this contract.

Answer: Correct, information shown only in that it could affect installation of item 17 if equipment is not completely removed by others prior to start of work.

Question: Sheet S501 detail E6 says to reference the plumbing and architectural drawings for locations of raised concrete pads. The plumbing and architectural drawings do not show locations of pads. Please provide required locations of new concrete pads including any reinforcing requirements.

Answer: Disregard detail if no pads are shown.

Question: There are no millwork elevations/details for nurses station #519 and #317. Please provide elevations for bidding purposes.

Answer: Please refer to elevations 9/AE503 and 5/AE503. For bidding purposes, assume the nurse stations countertop at each location is 23’-0” linear feet. Assume the transaction top is approx. 16’-0” linear feet of countertop. Refer to section C/ AE601 for countertop section, provide countertop brackets as recommended by the countertop manufacturer. Contractor shall provide a base cabinet allowance of 10’-0” linear feet of base cabinetry, per location (H/AE601 and A/AE601). Provide end panels. Provide pony wall construction as indicated on J/AE701.

Question: Is the current roofing membrane under warranty? If so, please provide the contact for the manufacturer and subcontractor holding the warranty.

Answer: Unfortunately, Roofing Warranty information has not been located.

Question: General roof demolition note F on sheet AD106 calls for a complete tear off of the roofing system. 1. There is no specification, requirements, insulation requirements, etc. for the new roofing membrane. Please provide a spec for the new roofing system along with a plan indicating all locations for a tear off/replacement. Is the new roofing membrane the same type and thickness as existing? If not, please provide details on parapet/gravel stop modifications to accommodate increased roofing thickness. 2. What is the existing roofing membrane and is there a core sample of the existing roofing membrane? If not, what should all bidders assume is the thickness and type of roofing that needs to be removed?

Answer: Reroofing is not part of project. Delete notes F. and G. Refer to AE106 for scope of work.

Question: Sheet AE106 and various structural drawings call for patching of the roof membrane. The demolition plan AD106 is calling for a complete roof tear off/replacement. What are the phasing requirements for the roof replacement with respect to the rest of the project?

Answer: Reroofing is not part of project. Delete notes F. and G. Refer to AE106 for scope of work.

Question: On the door schedule, doors 300 and 310A have "??" noted under the Hardware type. Please provide the hardware type for these doors.

Answer: Door 310A shall be hardware set “10” in specification, 08 71 00 Door Hardware.

Door 300, It is for room 304 (Service Entry) and should have been door 304. Provide hardware set “4”, for Service Entry door.

Question: SECTION 08 33 13 is for coiling doors. This does not appear on the door/opening schedule or floor plans. Are there any coiling doors as part of this project? If so, please provide locations, sizes, fire rating requirements, and if there is any structural reinforcing required.

Answer: There are no coiling doors in project. Delete specification section 08 33 13.

Question: Please confirm that the new MEP chase walls being created by the previous laundry chute removal do not have to be rated shaft. Per AE105-S and AE103-S, this is partition type K (non-rated) but per the demolition plans this is shown as an existing 2hr rated wall. Please advise.

Answer: Omit in-fill of laundry shoot. Contractor shall remove existing laundry shoot to 1st floor. Maintain existing laundry room partition and shoot doors. Provide rated access panels as necessary.

Question: On Sheet AE103-S, what is the wall type infill at OI+T room 341 as a result of the demolished door opening? The finish schedule shows no new finishes in this room. What wall finish will the partition infill be and to what extent do the exiting walls need to be matched?

Answer: Wall infill shall align with existing adjacent walls. Provide wall finishing that matches existing adjacent conditions. Paint entire wall where infill occurred in Room 341. Paint color shall match the other walls within Room 341.

Question: Section 09 67 23.20; Are any other epoxy floor manufacturers acceptable alternatives to the Stonhard listed on sheets AI603 and AI605 as long as they meet the specification requirements? There were no manufacturer's listed in the specifications.

Answer: Yes, substitutions are acceptable as long as they meet the design intent and the criteria set fourth by 09 67 23.20.

Question: Per sheet AE701, under partition type EX (existing partitions), the drawings note to patch voids in existing finishes and apply a skim coat as required. These locations that require patching are not indicated on the drawings thus cannot be quantified for bidding purposes. Please provide the locations, sizes and types of voids that have to be patched or skim coated.

Answer: Provide partition patch and repair as necessary. Refer to MEP plans to coordinate locations of necessary penetrations.

Question: Section 10 25 13 Patient Bed Services Walls; Please verify the number, type and quantity of the gases required in the headwalls for the Tele and the ICU areas.

Answer: Refer to PG103 and PG105, for medical gas outlet types and quantities.

Question: Section 10 25 13 Patient Bed Services Walls; Are there any requirements for communication outlets/data on the headwalls?

Answer: Refer to “ET” drawings for locations of comm/data outlets (adjacent to patient headwalls) Question: Drawings PG103 and PG105 have a keynote 5 that states to provide new med gas risers from 2nd floor to 5th floor. Please confirm the following: 1. Please provide a drawing showing the connection and all associated work on the 2nd floor. 2. where are these risers to be installed? Per the floor plans they are in the corridor, but the architectural plans do not show any type of enclosure.

Answer: Risers as shown on attached 2nd Floor Plumbing and 3rd floor Mech Piping project drawings reflect approximate location of existing riser locations, see attached. 2nd floor connection is from riser to new riser only above ceiling level, no other connections at that floor required. 4th floor riser connections to med gas system not shown are similar to connections to floor distribution lines on 3rd and 5th floor shown on drawings. For bidding purposes, riser location to be considered approximate with final location to be located in column furring wall extension held tight to east side of corridor or on east corridor wall pending final layout coordination and approval.

Question: Sheet MH105 keynote 5 states to install a temporary air handling unit to serve the existing terminal unit that serves the 2nd floor corridor. Please verify the following information: 1. What size temporary air handling unit is required. Please provide full specifications, sizing, cooling/heating requirements, power requirements, etc. for this unit. 2. Where is this unit to be temporarily installed? Please provide location and any other associated installation details required.

Answer: This is the same question as the one below. Contractor shall determine the location based on field conditions. Prepare phasing plans per the 010000 specifications and submit for review.

Question: The only note about installing a temporary air handling unit is for the 2nd floor. Please confirm that there are no other floors or areas that will require temporary air handling while the new air handling is being installed.

Answer: The temporary air is to serve the Second-Floor terminal unit in the penthouse after the AHU serving the fifth floor is demolished. This is notated on the documents and in the schedule.

Question: Who is the current fire alarm contractor servicing the building?

Answer: Simplex Question: Drawing EL103 room 305 Private Consult has a note 3 in the room but does not have a sensor symbol mentioned in the note. Is there a ceiling sensor in this room?

Answer: Coded note #3 in Room 305 is in error. There is no ceiling mounted occupancy sensor in this room, only wall mounted occupancy sensor.

Question: Drawing EL105 room 519 Nurse has four (4) type A light fixtures that do not match the symbol. Are these four fixtures to be type C?

Answer: Yes, 1x4 luminaires at Nurse Station 519 should be Type “C”

Question: Drawing EL103 has a symbol in the ten (10) telemetry toilet rooms (switch symbol with a small d and a capital D). Drawing EL105 has a symbol in nine (9) ICU toilet rooms (switch symbol with a small d and a capital D plus a wall occupancy sensor symbol). Is this correct...just dimmers in the telemetry toilet rooms and wall occupancy sensor dimmers in the ICU toilet rooms?

Answer: No occupancy sensors in any patient restrooms; all patient restrooms in both ICU and Tele shall be dimmers only.

Question: Drawing EL601 lighting fixture schedule. Lighting fixture type M does not show up on the lighting drawings. Are there any type M fixtures on the project?

Answer: No, type “M” not used (marine lights shall be included with AHU by manufacturer) Question: Drawing EL601 lighting fixture schedule. Lighting fixture type H does not show up on the lighting drawings. There is an isolation room ICU 532, but no type H fixtures shown. Are there any type H fixtures on the project?

Answer: Yes, (2) type “H” luminaires located in ICU Isolation room 532. Instead of the (2) “A” luminaires shown.

Question: There is a note on drawing EM107 that says marine light (typ.) with an arrow but no fixture symbols shown. How many marine lights and what type fixtures are we to include?

Answer: Marine (Service) lights within AHU shall be included with unit and provided by manufacturer. A circuit for connection to these lights as required is shown on EM107.

Question: There are some existing panels that we need to add circuit breakers to. Can we get the manufacturer and types of circuit breakers to be added to the following nine (9)existing electrical panels: 1W-5-1, 1W-5-2, 1W-3-1, 1W-3-2, 1W-B-6E, 1W-B-12E, 1W-B-7E, PHEP, and 1W-3-4E Answer:

Existing panel manufacturers, panel catalog numbers and existing CB AIC ratings:

Refer to drawings for new breaker sizes/ratings

Question: For the scope noted on ET101, is the crawl space C wing areas accessible and does it have open ceilings for running the (2) 1.5" conduits through? The drawing seems to show a wall with no door connecting the two crawl spaces. Please advise if any ceiling removal/replacement, wall demolition or coring is required for this scope of work.

Answer: All crawl space areas are accessible. There is no ceiling in any of the crawl spaces. There is ceiling in the corridors at both ends of this run; near elevators #1 and #2 over to the Computer Room B409 and from room B101 to the crawl space. Coring will be required where walls are shown on sheet ET101. Ceiling tiles shall be removed as required and existing tiles replaced upon completion.

Question: Keynote 2 on ET101 states to route (2) 1.5" conduits up through stacked electrical rooms. Please confirm these electrical rooms have floors (not open shafts) and that coring will be required.

Answer: Correct. All these rooms have floors and will require coring.

Question: Is there an existing security contractor for the building that all contractors are required to utilize?

Answer: Hirsch Question: Rooms 339, 341, and 342 do not show lighting controls. Please advise what is required in these rooms.

Answer: Standard snap switch for these three rooms.

Question: The plumbing demolition drawings only have a keynote 5 that states to remove fixtures, piping, valves, supports, wiring and branch piping complete back to riser. We have the following questions: 1. The drawings do not show the piping for these fixtures and which existing riser they are connected to. Please provide a drawing showing the existing piping and their associated riser locations to properly quantify the demolition required. 2. The existing plumbing locations are different from the new floor layout, meaning there will be floor openings upon demolition of the sanitary piping. The demolition drawings (AD103 and AD105), general note Q states to patch all holes through structural slabs with 2hr rated fire proofing. Please confirm that these holes can be filled with 2hr rated fire caulking and that concrete infilling is not required.

Answer: The AE did not have adequate access to the site to investigate the full extent of the plumbing demolition. Once the contractor is given control of the area of work for each phase, prepare coordination and layout drawings as required per each mechanical and plumbing sheet and specifications prior and submit for review prior to the start of demolition. Any contract changes will be negotiated with the contracting officer only and not the AE.

Question: SECTION 07 81 00 for applied fireproofing specifies spray-applied mineral fiber and cementitious coverings to provide fire resistance to interior structural steel members shown. With this being a concrete pan deck structure with an existing 2hr rating, please specify which structural steel components will require a spray applied fireproofing.

Answer: Disregard specification.

Question: The solicitation asks for both hard copies and a CD of the technical and pricing volumes. Since we will not be finalizing pricing until right before the bid is due, can the final pricing fields on the CD be left blank, only including this information in the hard copies?

Answer: Unfortunately, No. Please conform to the solicitation requirements.

Question: Can the scheduling consultant attend the monthly meetings via tele-conference, or do they need to be on site?

Answer: Tele-Conference is approved for the consultant.

Question: Sheet E-501 shows details for a duct bank. This scope does not appear on any of the drawings. Please advise if this detail is applicable. If so, please provide a drawing and scope of work for this.

Answer: Duct bank detail is not used. No duct bank on project.

Question: Please provide a drawing showing the locations and sizes of required expansion joint cover assemblies as they are not shown on the drawings.

Answer: Work does not occur across building expansion joints.

Question: Spec 08 14 00; The specifications say to match the existing doors and refer to stained and painted doors. The door schedule just says doors are wood with no notation re stained versus painted finish or what the wood species is. Please provide information on wood species and finish for each door.

Answer: The intent is for the doors to match the facility standard. Provide stained doors, wood species shall match recently renovated 3-B, unless directed otherwise by VAMC.

Question: On drawings EY103 and Ey105 the video camera keyed notes state: Basis of Design is Avigilon; new cameras shall be compatible with ….Etc. ..What camera type/model is expected? Single sensor? Multi sensor? 2,4, 8MP sensors? Wall or ceiling mount?

Answer: Avigilon or compatible 8MP single sensor Ceiling mount.

Question: In the specifications manual there doesn’t appear to be a section 28 23 00, which would cover the video cameras. The sections go from 28 13 00 Physical Access Control to 28 31 00 Fire detection. Please clarify.

Answer: Provide cameras to match existing system. All other infrastructure is in place. PoE cameras shall connect to existing network and new switches provided under Telecom/IT scope.

Question: There is a specification for resinous flooring for this project but there is nothing in the RFS. Can you clear this up for me?

Answer: Resinous flooring is in ICU and Telemetry patient restrooms, see “Finish Plan Legend” and floor plans on sheets AI103N/S and AI105N/S, and finish legend on sheet AI603 Question: System drawings call out for ¾” conduit for nurse call, public address etc. to routed back to it corresponding panel. Can the ¾” conduit be stub out to the cable tray?

Answer: Public Address cabling may be installed in cable tray. All Security and Nurse Call wiring shall be in conduit per drawings. Conduits may be combined. Confirm with VA OI&T before running any systems cabling in OI&T cable trays.

Question: Project contains ICU doors, however, the specifications regarding these doors are non-existent. Can you provide any details on what you’re looking for? All I can gather from the door schedule is that they are to be 3-panel sliding doors.

Answer: refer to specification 08 41 13, for interior ICU sliding door requirements.