Technical Questions - St Louis JC - Answered 9-1-2022.pdf

SOLICITATION #36C77622B0056 - TECHNICAL QUESTIONS AND VA RESPONSE TRACKING SHEET - PROJECT NAME: St Louis JC TASS Construction

Due 8/22/2022 by 2PM ET

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DATE

QUESTION

RECEIVED

DATE

QUESTION

ANSWERED

QUESTION GOVERNMENT RESPONSE

1 8/18/22 8/18/22

Will there be any additional site visits for the EHRM

Training and Admin Space Support project? I have subcontractors asking about it.

We won’t have another site visit

2 8/19/22 8/22/22

1. Is this project sales tax exempt?

Please submit proposal with all applicable taxes. The

VA will not be providing or signing any Tax-Exempt forms for this project.

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2. Is the use of MC cable permitted? The electrical specifications did not approve nor prohibit.

Refer to specification 2600533 2.1- B.5 & C.4

Flexible Metal Conduit shall conform to UL1 &

UL514B. Steel or malleable iron fittings and clamp-type with insulated throat fittings only

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*General Questions/Information

Specs file name includes “Addendum 1”. Is there an

Addendum 1 drawing package?

Drawing package has been sent to COR.

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TN101 calls for a camera in Electric Rm 305. I am unaware of any cameras located electrical room on the

JC or JB campus. Recent projects have called for a camera in OIT closets. Shall the camera shown in electric room 305 be relocated to Data rm 111?

Cameras are required in both rooms as per the plans

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TD101 and TN101 do include existing security devices. I have marked up the existing devices on the attached and have also included a riser diagram for reference.

Thank you – mark up was reviewed in conjunction with all RFI’s

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7 8/19/22 8/29/22

*Access Control and Door Hardware – Clarification

Required

There is conflicting information in bid documents regarding which doors shall receive access control devices. I have summarized where card readers are shown across TN101, AE501 Door Schedule, and Div. 8 spec. hardware sets. Please clarify which doors shall be equipped with a Card Reader and associated hardware and revise AE101, AE501 Door schedule, and Div. 8 hardware groups to specify/include Door #’s and

Hardware Groups.

Door schedule and Door Hardware set to be updated.

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NW Ramp Double Door Entrance to Corridor H104

Door is equipped with existing card reader and associated access control devices. Are existing doors and

Card Access equipment to remain? Are any modifications/additions required, if so, please specify and assign Door # & Hardware set.

• TN101 Calls for New CR

• Not on AE501 Door Schedule, no door # on

AE101

• Not listed in any Div. 8 Spec HW sets

Door to receive new card reader with dual authentication (PIV and PIN) per TN101.

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West Stair Double Door Entrance to Training 303.

Door is equipped with existing card reader and associated access control devices. Are existing doors and card access equipment to remain? Are any modifications/additions required, if so, please specify

Door # & hardware set.

• TN101 Calls for New CR

• HW-C201 on AE501 Door Schedule, no door # on AE101

• Not listed in any Div. 8 Spec HW sets

Door to receive new card reader with dual authentication (PIV and PIN) per TN101.

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Electric Rm 305

Please confirm door is to receive a card reader and specify hardware set.

• TN101 Calls for New CR

• HW-201C on AE501 Door Schedule

• Not listed in any Div. 8 Spec HW sets.

Yes – provide card reader per TN101

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NW Ramp Single Door Entrance to Corridor 300

Please confirm door is to receive a card reader and specify Door # & hardware set.

• TN101 Calls for New CR

• Not on AE501 Door Schedule, no door # on

AE101

• Not listed in any Div. 8 Spec HW sets.

Door to receive new card reader with dual authentication (PIV and PIN) per TN101.

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AE501 Door Schedule

• No card readers specified Please update door schedule to include all new and existing to be modified doors and hardware sets.

Door schedule to be updated.

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Div. 8 Hardware Sets

• HW-C201 is the only hardware set containing a card reader and associated electrified hardware.

However, the doors assigned to this group (143, 144, and 145) do not exist on Architectural or

Technology sheets (as far as I can tell). Please update HW sets once a finalized list of doors receiving card access devices is produced.

Hardware set to be updated.

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14 8/22/22 8/29/22

1. Can you please provide cut sheets for the existing low voltage equipment (racks, PA system, etc.)?

Room 112A (phone Room) – This rack contains two

Cisco Network Modules, model C9300-NM8X. These modules are fed from a single 20A 120V circuit.

Room 111 (Data Closet) – This room contains a Cyber

Power Rack Mounted UPS feeding this rack

- OL8KRT3UPM – 8KW Power

Module

- OL10KRT2UTFHWIOR – Step

Down Transformer

- BP240V30ART3U – External

Battery Module

- BP240V50ART3U – External

Battery Module

Room 111 data rack also contains two Cisco Network

Modules these modules are powered from the UPS in this rack

- C9300-NM8X – Network Modules

15 8/22/22 9/1/2022 2. Do you have a specification for the POE system?

VA OIT to provide network equipment prior to space activation

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3. What is the power consumption of the rack? We need to know this so our vendors know how to size the UPS battery for the twenty minute requirement.

Refer to Key Note #48 on sheet TN101 – 5kW

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4. Note 8 on TN 101 states: “ROUTE NEW

CATEGORY 6A CABLING FROM EVERY

EXISTING DROP WITHIN THIS ROOM TO

AVAILABLE PORT IN NETWORK RACKS

LOCATED IN EXISTING DATA ROOM

111”. All other data locations have four CAT

6A cables. Does Note 8 need to be the same?

Existing cabling to existing data drops can be replaced with CAT6A cabling one-for-one

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5. Note 46 on TN 101 states: “PROVIDE 48 PORT

POWER OVER ETHERNET SWITCH

COMPLIANT WITH VA

REQUIREMENTS. COORDINATE WITH

COR PRIOR TO PURCHASING

SWITCH.” What are the product requirements?

Brand, wattage, model?

VA OIT to provide network equipment prior to space activation

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1. Please advise if the Government will provide and sign a sales tax exemption certificate.

Please submit proposal with all applicable taxes. The

VA will not be providing or signing any Tax-Exempt forms for this project.

20 8/24/22 8/29/22

1. Can the engineer provide us with a P&ID Flow

Sheet on the Steam and Condensate systems showing sizes, valving, specialties, etc?

A steam preheat coil connection detail will be provided in a future addendum.

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2. What is the pressure of the existing Low

Pressure Steam system?

10 psi

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3. Will we need a steam pressure reducing station on this project? If so, pleased provide a detail of what is required including routing of the relief valve piping and size.

No steam PRZ is required for this project.

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4. What size steam piping is serving the humidifier on the air handling unit?

The piping connection to the humidifier shall be 1-1/2” branched off of the 2-1/2” steam piping shown on drawings. The steam preheat coil branch piping shall be

2”.

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5. What size condensate line is coming off the humidifier?

The condensate piping from the humidifier shall be ¾”

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6. What size steam line is feeding the preheat coil on the air handling unit?

Drawing MP101 shows 2-1/2” Low Pressure steam pipe.

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7. What size condensate return line is coming off the preheat coil at the air handling unit?

The condensate piping from the steam preheat coil shall be ¾”.

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8. Where does the condensate return lines get routed to?

Condensate from the humidifier and the preheat coil is routed and tied into the 4” condensate pipe.

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9. On Drawing MP101, there are Tie In notations shown at the 8” HPS & 4” PC. What are these for?

These tie in locations are pointing to existing chilled water piping. 2-1/2” chilled piping serves existing AHU and shall be extended to serve new AHU.

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10. The air handling schedule shows a cooling coil section. There are no Chilled Water Line shown feeding this unit. Please provide a flow diagram, details, etc. of what is expected.

Existing AHU is served by 2-1/2” chilled water piping.

This piping shall be extended to serve new AHU.

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1. ACES is the System Integrator for the VA John

Cochran hospital as described in the specification section 23 09 23 – Direct Digital

Control System for HVAC. Please add.

Sec 23 09 23 has been edited to include the language about ACES – Justin Vogt - Automatic Controls Equipment Systems, Inc. 1585 Fencorp Drive, Fenton, MO 63026