Amendment 0002 - Technical Questions.pdf

CHARLESTON – RHJ – ELECTRICAL & TELECOM CLOSETS

TECHNICAL QUESTIONS AND VA RESPONSE TRACKING SHEET

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1. 11/23/2022 Is it the intent that the Superintendent perform the functions of the QCM.

The Contractor shall submit and implement a CQC Plan during construction, including designating a CQC System Manager. Specific requirements of the Quality Control Organization are contained in Contract Specification 01 45 00 Section

3.4. In addition, in accordance with Contract

Specification 01 45 00 Section 3.4.B, the CQC System Manager shall be on site at all times during construction and be assigned no other duties.

2. 11/23/2022 The Solicitation document titled “36C77622B0036” page one states “See attached document: Solicitation Description. The document titled “Solicitation Description” Only shows the title & Project number followed by a picture of the RHJ VAMC with the RHJ VAMC address below it. Can you please confirm this is the entirety of the “Solicitation Description” document?

The Solicitation Description document is a system generated file that only contains the title and project number followed by a picture of the RHJ VAMC with the RHJ VAMC address.

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3. 11/23/2022 Is this a Design Build or a Design Bid Build, we are under the assumption this is a DBB? The specs are requiring a Design Quality Control Plan. (01 45 00 - 4 C.) “Additional Requirements for Design Quality Control (DQC) Plan: The following additional requirements apply to the DQC Plan for DB projects only and not DBB projects…” but on page 01 45 00

- 1 1.3 Submittals 1. C. lists Additional Requirements for DQC Plan.

This is a Design-Bid-Build project.

4. 11/23/2022 Page 9 of the Solicitation states, “The subject line must read: Alaska - Construct Mental Health Building - Technical Questions.” Please confirm this is a typo and please provide what, if any, subject line requirements there are.

This is an error and subject line may read “Charleston 36C77622B0036 - Technical questions “.

5. 11/23/2022 Attachment 14 - Limitations on Subcontracting contains a Certification on page 2. Is this certification to be completed and included in the proposal packet? The certification is not addressed in the solicitation outside of being listed as an attachment

Attachment 14 should be included in the bid package in accordance with VAAR 852.219- 77 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting – Certificate of Compliance for services and Construction (d).

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6. 11/23/2022 Attachment 14 - Limitations on Subcontracting’s Certification on page 2 references Solicitation #36C77622B0018. If this Certification is to be included in the Proposal Packet, should the bidder correct typo, or will a corrected Attachment 14 be provided?

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An updated attachment 14 with the correct solicitation number is attached to this amendment and may be used in bid package.

7. 11/23/2022 Please confirm the Statement of Bid Item(s) found on page 7 of the Solicitation document is what is being referred to on page 10 Section B Bid Package Contents (c) Pricing Schedule.

Yes, the Statement of Bids Item on page 7 of the solicitation is what is being refenced on page 10 Bid Package Pricing schedule.

8. 11/23/2022 Is a contractor’s price breakdown required to be submitted with the proposal package?

The summation tab of the Amendment Attachment 1 - Division Breakdown Pricing Sheet shall be included in the bid package.

9. 11/23/2022 Page 10 under the “Notice” section #5 states “Contractor is required to fill in DUNS NUMBER in Block No. 14 on Standard Form (SF) 1442.”

However, the DUNS number was replaced by the Unique Entity ID (UEID#) in Sam.Gov in April of 2022. Please confirm if the DUNS Number, the UEID# or both should be included in SF 1442 No.

14.

Both the DUNS and UEID maybe inserted into Block 14 of the SF1442.

10. 11/22/2022 Are we required to use innerduct for the new armored 24 and 12 strand fiber optic cable riser.

Innerduct is not required for the new armored fiber.

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