Technical Questions - FINAL - Mather 4-11-22.pdf

Solicitation # 36C77622B0012 Medical Specialty Clinic - Mather Technical Questions and VA Response Tracking Sheet

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1. 3-8-22 3-8-22 Is this project tax-exempt? If yes, please issue the Tax Exemption number for bidding purposes. If not, what is the percentage of tax?

No, this is not exempt of sales tax. Contractors are required to pay sales and excise tax. Offerors shall include all applicable taxes in accordance with FAR by Reference Clause 52.229-3 “Federal, State and Local Taxes.” Percentage of tax information is the responsibility of the offeror.

2. 3-8-22 3-8-22 Please confirm if the commissioning agent is to be contracted by the GC? Or will the VA contract direct?

Specifications Vol 1 of 2 – 01 91 00 General Commissioning Requirements – 1.8 Commissioning Team (Item B) clearly states that the Contractor will engage the CxA under a separate contract.

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3. 3-8-22 ALUMINUM VS. STAINLESS STEEL BUILDING

NUMBER SIGNS: In the Plans for this project, Building Number signs are mounted on both the East Elevation (3/A-201) and North Elevation (4/A-201) and are described by Note 14 as follows:

18” TALL, 2” DEEP ANODIZED ALUMINUM

BUILDING NUMBER. ATTACH VIA 2” ALUMINUM

STANDOFFS. CENTER IN EIFS PANEL.

COORDINATE FONT STYLE, COLOR, AND FINISH

FOR CONFORMANCE WITH VA CAMPUS STYLE.

COORDINATE WITH COR.

However, the only relevant Specification Section provided is Section 10 14 19 “FABRICATED

STAINLESS STEEL DIMENSIONAL GRAPHICS”

which classifies these letters as stainless steel.

Please verify the intended exterior dimensional metal letter material as aluminum or stainless steel, and if the letters are not to be stainless steel, please provide a detailed revised specification.

Building number signs are to be anodized aluminum. Reference Addendum 2 – Section 10 14 19.

4. 3-8-22 4-5-22 Are interior signs such as room identification signs, restroom signs, exit signs, etc. addressed in a separate scope of work?

VA Engineering and Interior Design to provide in-house.

5. 3-16-22 The Spec for Div 09.05.16 states that this Underlayment is going to be provided under Resinous Floorings, but in the Finish Schedule I am not finding any floorings Keyed for Resinous Floors... The only Key I think would be for this Scope would be the Sealed Concrete, but I just want to confirm with you that this is correct, and this Project does not actually have any schedules for Epoxy Floors.

09 05 16 specifies underlayments for all applied flooring and resinous flooring. There are several applied flooring types specified but there are no resinous/epoxy flooring systems specified.

6. 3-16-22 4-5-22 Please provide an irrigation plan. There is none.

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7. 3-16-22 4-11-22 KeyNote #4 on Sheet A-103 states “Access Gate, Details on this Sheet” but there are no such details on this sheet.

Please provide details or more information on what is to be included here.

Top and bottom 4x4 tube steeled rails to run continuous access gate to occur between two rails detail for gate to be provided by screen vendor.

8. 3-23-22 4-11-22 Can you please clarify the striping scope / design? The striping shown on SP-1 does not include any site details

– in addition, it appears that the dimensions are incorrect, no legal access to sidewalk is shown, no van accessible spaces are shown, no truncated domes, incorrect slopes, etc. Just want to clarify the scope so correct pricing can be obtained.

The sidewalk connects to the site to the south.

Truncated domes should be assumed and prices along the edge of the 0” CF facing the parking;

however, there is a deduct option that may remove these. We aren’t seeing slope concerns but if specific instances are provided we can review. Striping will be revisited but this not a cost item (appreciate the comment)

9. 3-23-22 4-11-22 Will Landscape specifications be provided? Reference Addendum 2 – Section 32 90 00.

10. 3-23-22 4-11-22 Will Earthworks specifications be provided? Reference Addendum 2 – Section 31 20 00 & 31

23 19.

11. 3-25-22 4-11-22 Sheet note #7 on ES101 calls for the Contractor to coordinate with SMUD for transformer pad and primary conduits. Please provide a SMUD engineered drawing or direction on what to allow for the transformer pad and primary conduits for bid purposes.

SMUD provided the attached engineering documentation for installation for the transformer.

Contractor to contact SMUD for current pricing of install. Reference SMUD attachment for information.

12. 3-25-22 4-11-22 Please provide a pole base detail and conductors sizes for the site lighting.

Reference Pole Base Detail attachment. Provide pole base per attached detail. Wire size to be 8

AWG & 10 AWG EG.

13. 3-25-22 4-11-22 Please provide specifications for the Sliding Doors 152, 153, 157 and 158. They are calling for the door material to be aluminum by Rite Door and we need the specifications for clarification. I believe these are to be flush wood doors and not aluminum as called out on the door schedule, please confirm.

The basis of design of the sliding doors is AD systems, Examslide or equal. Reference Addendum 2 – Section 08 34 00.

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14. 3-25-22 4-11-22 Reference: “S_00000000 Specs-Specs Vol 02_pdf” Section 282300 Video Surveillance.

Question: Are the cameras for this project being added to an existing VASS at this location? If so, please provide information on the existing system in place (Manufacturer, Software Version, Etc

No existing system on this parcel of land. VA uses Victor Unified Video Management System.

The bids shall exclude the video surveillance system cameras, switches, or NVR’s.

Contractor to provide infrastructure in the building such as conduit, cabling to be provided, for future cameral installation, from the data room to the building locations.

15. 3-25-22 4-11-22 Reference: “S_00000000 Specs-Specs Vol 02_pdf” Section 282300 Video Surveillance.

Question: Is the contractor responsible for providing a Network Video Recorder for this project? If the contractor is required to provide a Network Video Recorder, please provide the following information:

- Video Recording Continuous or Motion Activity Only

- Required Recorded Video Frame Rate

- Required Days of Video Archive

See RFI 14 response.

16. 3-25-22 4-11-22 Reference: “S_00000000 Specs-Specs Vol 02_pdf” Section 282300 Video Surveillance.

Question: Is the contractor required to provide/install POE Network Switch equipment for this project? If the contractor is required to provide POE Network Switch equipment, please provide the requirements (ports, acceptable manufacturer/models, etc.)

See RFI 14 response.

17. 4-4-22 4-11-22 Is there a switchboard spec section available?...ie 262300 ...262413 We need this as soon as possible so the gear suppliers can put their quotes together.

Reference Addendum 2 – Section 26 24 13.

18. 4-4-22 4-11-22 Specification 05 12 00, Section 1.5 Quality Assurance A.

Fabricator Qualifications: AISC Quality Certification participant designated as AISC Certified Plan, Category STD. Please confirm if this requirement may be waived.

It is acceptable to waive the AISC Certification.

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19. 4-4-22 4-11-22 Please confirm what Deductive Alternate #4 includes. Is Alternate 4 the area marked unoccupied space? Drawing TK101 has data locations in areas and offices that drawing TK101A does not have them. On TK101A office 110 has no location, in the Staff Uni TLT 113 there is no nurse call, and in Conference Room 149, there is (3) data locations and (1) coax location missing. Does Deduct Alternate 4 include deduct of these locations?

Please clarify. In addition, the cubicles are not shown on Deduct Alternate 4, drawing TK101A in the staff work areas. Are we supposed to deduct the cubicle locations as part of Alternate 4?

Reference TK101A attachment for responses. The workstations shown are to be provided and installed by the VA. The workstations shown on the plans are for coordination purposes ony, refer to equipment schedules on I-601, I-602, and I-603 for additional FFE information.

20. 4-4-22 4-11-22 Drawing TK501, diagram 3, detail note 3 says the racks will be 2-post equipment racks but the symbol on drawing TK101, diagram 2 is showing (2) 4-post equipment racks. Please clarify what type of racks need to be installed. If 4-post rack, is it an open 4 post rack?

Please provide part number.

2-post equipment rack to be installed.

21. 4-4-22 4-11-22 Does the fiber for the FA and for the Mechanical room need to be in inner duct or can we use armored fiber?

Specification section 27 15 00 states “run indoor fiber in indoor innerduct”

22. 4-4-22 4-11-22 Can we use armored fiber instead of the 1 ¼ inner duct for the fiber to building 700?

Specification section 27 15 00 states “run indoor fiber in indoor innerduct”

23. 4-4-22 4-11-22 Two steel companies have stated that due to the small size of the steel on this project AISC certified who are typically very large steel contractors will not bid this project. Could the specs be change to require the work be performed in accordance with AISC specifications?

Below is the specification section that requires fabricators to be AISC certified.

It is acceptable to waive the AISC certification.

Note, the General Structural notes Structural Steel section Note 1 references that the work is to be performed with the AISC specification. Therefore it is not necessary to add to the spec.

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24. 3-8-22 4-11-22 What area will be dedicated to this project for construction fencing and laydown.

Reference Site Plan Construction Lay Down Area attachment for medical specialties, exhibit marked on sheet SP-1. The area bound by the dotted blue line shall be the site laydown area/construction fence location. Work outside this boundary shall be coordinated with the VA for access with ongoing activities and projects onsite.

25. 3-30-22 4-11-22 Drawings – Sheet DM1 – please provide spec section for Demolition.

Reference Addendum 2 – Section 02 41 00.

26. 3-30-22 4-11-22 Drawings – Sheet DM1 – please provide spec section for Erosion Control.

Included in specification Section 01 57 19 Temporary Environmental Controls.

27. 3-30-22 4-11-22 Drawings – Sheet GP-1, CD-1 – please provide spec section for Earthwork.

Reference Addendum 2 – Section 31 20 00 & 31 23 19.

28. 3-30-22 4-11-22 Drawings – Sheet GP-1, CD-1 – please provide spec section for Site Concrete.

Reference Addendum 2 – Section 32 05 23.

29. 3-30-22 4-11-22 Drawings – Sheet GP-1, CD-1, L-101 – please provide spec section for Bioretention Basin & Landscape.

Reference Addendum 2 – Section 32 90 00.

30. 3-30-22 4-11-22 Drawings – Sheet GP-1, CD-1 – please provide spec section for Asphalt Paving.

Reference Addendum 2 – Section 32 12 16.

31. 3-30-22 4-11-22 Drawings – Sheet GP-1 – please provide spec section for Pavement Markings.

Reference Addendum 2 – Section 07 18 13 & 32 17 23.

32. 3-30-22 4-11-22 Drawings – Sheet GP-1, ES101 – please provide spec section for Chain Link Fence (it is shown around Generator yard).

Reference Addendum 2 – Section 32 31 13.

33. 3-30-22 4-11-22 Drawings – Sheet ES101, Note No. 11 – please provide details for Secured Fence mentioned in Note No. 11.

None shown on Civil drawings too.

Reference Addendum 2 – Section 32 31 13. Specs provide installation information.

34. 3-30-22 4-11-22 Drawings – Sheet OU-1 – please provide spec section for Storm Drain.

Reference Addendum 2 – Section 33 40 00.

35. 3-30-22 4-11-22 Drawings – Sheet OU-1 – please provide spec section for Domestic Water.

Reference Addendum 2 – Section 33 10 00.

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36. 3-30-22 4-11-22 Drawings – Sheet OU-1 – please provide spec section for Fire Waterline.

Reference Addendum 2 – Section 33 10 00.

37. 3-30-22 4-11-22 Drawings – Sheet OU-1 – please provide spec section for Sanitary Sewer.

Reference Addendum 2 – Section 33 30 00.

38. 3-30-22 4-11-22 Drawings – Sheet A-101, 18/A-304 – please provide spec section for Aluminum Column Wrap.

There is no specification for this product because it is specified as basis of design on the construction drawings.

39. 3-30-22 4-11-22 Drawings – Sheet A-201, Note No. 3 – please provide spec section for Composite Metal Wall Panels.

There is no specification for this product because it is specified as basis of design on the construction drawings.

40. 3-30-22 Drawings – A-110, 2/A-303 – please provide spec section for Metal Ceiling Panels.

There is no specification for this product because it is specified as basis of design on the construction drawings.

41. 3-30-22 4-11-22 Drawings – A-601, S-101, S-102 – please provide spec section for Metal Framing.

Both sections 05 40 00 Cold formed metal framing (exterior walls) and 09 22 16 Non-structural metal framing have been included in specifications.

42. 3-30-22 4-11-22 Drawings – A-201, Note No. 3 – please provide spec section for Concrete Masonry Unit.

Section 04 20 00 Unit Masonry is included in specifications and lists the ground face unit as basis of design in 2.1.

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