Response toTechnical Questions Spreadsheet - Detroit.pdf

Solicitation # 36C77623B0042 – EHRM Infrastructure Upgrade - Detroit Technical Questions and VA Response Tracking Sheet

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1. 2/18/2024 3/05/2024 Item 17 of the SF 1442 indicates “See Price Schedule”. I have reviewed all the documents in the solicitation and cannot find a Price Schedule that details the specific categories of the bid that are required.

Please direct me to the appropriate document or forward the Price Schedule to me.

Note: I have found the 0001, but that does not indicate the breakdown that is implied.

Pricing Schedule:

The Offeror shall complete the Price Schedule contained in the solicitation.

The Offeror shall submit separate pricing for all items listed.

2. 2/20/2024 4/15/2024 For the Uninterruptible power supply in the bid will you consider alternatives to the Eaton UPS specified?

We would like to match the existing UPS for maintenance reasons and so the new one matches the response time and characteristics of the existing UPS. (The existing UPS is only a couple of years old)

3. 2/21/2024 3/06/2024 I own Shades of White, a residential and commercial painting company. I have been invited to bid on the project at the VAMC. Do we have to be union painters to work on this project?

NO

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4. 2/21/2024 4/15/2024 We have a question for the team. Detroit location has been buying EA 3017-C from Chatsworth PDU for the EHRM projects locally.

Question: you have speced out in the current BID part number, E1-2013-C.

Which PDU would you like us to include in our pricing to the other contractors?

I have attached the specs for you to look at and make sure you are purchasing the correct PDU for your environment. See attachments – Attachment 1 and 2 Can you let me know if you would like to switch the Chatsworth PDU to the current one that you have purchased?

We specified E1-2013-C because there is a need for 120V NEMA 5-20R receptacles in several of the cabinets for 1ph equipment such as exhaust fans. Please use this model.

5. 2/22/2024 4/15/2024 Thanks for your time yesterday with the walk through. I was looking through the bid document to see if public safety and cellular was included in this project and it is briefly mentioning the PS side in the Spec Definitions, saying to refer to 27 53 19.

I can’t seem to locate it in the document.

Do you know off hand if public safety and cellular is part of this project?

VA - NO

6. 2/22/2024 4/15/2024 100-TI001 New Data Station Cabling E: This discusses the use of Zone Boxes, Is it the VA’s intent to install and terminate CAT 6 cables from the TR’s to Zone boxes?

Or is it that the “Zone Boxes” are actually just the “Pull Boxes that are depicted on drawing TN-501 detail #1?

Heapy – Those are pull boxes.

7. 2/22/2024 4/15/2024 Are all Cat 6A cables to be home run from the TR to each WAO?

Yes.

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8. 2/22/2024 4/15/2024 The drawings depict wall outlet locations for voice as in;

Where will these voice cables be terminated to in the TR? In the same Patch Panels as the Data Cables? Or on a wall field? If So is contractor to provide wall field termination panels?

Heapy – These are to be trested as single data, and terminated with data station cabling

9. 2/22/2024 4/15/2024 Can the VA provide a diagram for all the Fiber and Copper Inter-Cabinet Preterminated cables in the Server Room LL246?

Heapy – Detail 1/T502 shows the fiber/copper intercabinet cabling for each server cabinet.

10. 2/22/2024 4/15/2024 In each of the TR locations the drawings depict a 24 port CAT 6A panel at the top of the first rack. Can the VA explain what this patch panel is for?

Heapy-25 pair Voice backbone.

11. 2/22/2024 4/15/2024 The elevation drawings for the TR’s show 2 fiber panels in each TR. I assume this is for separation of the A and B routes. Can these be combined into one fiber termination panel?

Maintain separate fiber housings for A/B separation.

12. 2/22/2024 4/15/2024 The TR drawings for instance 100-T400.3 seems to depict 110 type blocks on the wall, but they are not called out in the notes. Are these to be provided by the contractor?

Heapy – existing 110 blocks to be maintained.

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13. 2/22/2024 4/15/2024 Drawing EE500 Detail #1. Currently there are 26 existing Rack/cabinets and 2 new planned racks to be installed. Is it the VA’s intent for the contractor to install new Zone PDU’s (1 zone PDU for 2 rack/cabinets) and new Vertical PDU’s as depicted on drawing EE500 for the existing cabinets as well as the new racks?

See Sheet 100-E400B

14. 2/26/2024 3/05/2024 Will there be another site visit? No

15. 2/29/2024 4/15/2024 Had a question on the painting scope.

The finish schedule defines the painting scope to be only provide for new walls, new door frames, and new plywood. Please confirm no paint (beyond patching) is to be provided on existing walls, existing door frames, and existing plywood.

Paint is required only for new work.

16. 2/29/2024 4/15/2024 DM-24-0267 / RFI Number 1

2.3 Split-System Air Conditioners

Drawing: 100-MH600 Please provide model numbers of Daikin condensing units.

IMEG Response:

SS-1 = 10.9 MBH (3 kW) – RKF12AXVJU SS-2 = 18 MBH (5kW) – RKF18AXVJU SS-3 = 8.9 MHB (2.5kW) – RKF09AXVJU

17. 2/29/2024 4/15/2024 DM-24-0267 / RFI Number 2

2.3 Split-System Air Conditioners

100-MH600

Please provide if Daikin mini-split systems are cooling only or heat pump

IMEG Response: Cooling only

18. 2/29/2024 4/15/2024 DM-24-0267 / RFI Number 3

2.3 Split-System Air Conditioners

100-MH500

Please provide if Daikin condensing units could be installed on equipment stands on the interstitial floor, instead of ceiling suspended.

IMEG Response: Yes. Include vibration isolation on equipment stands to isolate condensing unit from transmitting noise and vibration to occupied spaces.

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19. 2/29/2024 4/15/2024 DM-24-0267 / RFI Number 4

2.3 Split-System Air Conditioners

100-MH600

Daikin factory has stated that the specified indoor unit model numbers are not compatible with BACNet/Modbus. Please provide model numbers for the indoor unit which are compatible with BACNet/ModBus.

IMEG Response:

SS-1 = 10.9 MBH (3 kW) – FTKF12AXVJU SS-2 = 18 MBH (5kW) – FTKF18AXVJU SS-3 = 8.9 MHB (2.5kW) – FTKF09AXVJU Provide Daikin DMS502B71 BACnet Interfaces to integrate split systems into existing BMS.

20. 2/29/2024 4/15/2024 DM-24-0267 / RFI Number 5 Please provide who is responsible for rental, install, and setup of hard containments, anti-rooms, and negative air machines/scrubbers.

The bidding contractor. Not the VA.

21. 2/29/2024 4/15/2024 DM-24-0267 / RFI Number 6

2.3 Split-System Air Conditioners

100-MH100i.1 – 100MH307 Please provide indoor units condensate tie-in points or acceptable locations.

IMEG Response: Per keynote 3 on drawings.

Contractor to field route condensate to nearest mechanical room floor drain.

22. 2/29/2024 4/15/2024 DM-24-0267 / RFI Number 7

1.13 Tuberculosis Screening

JEG takes exception to the TB testing requirements as presented. Will an alternate proposal that excludes these requirements be considered or accepted?

VA – NOT REQUIRED.

23. 2/29/2024 4/15/2024 Drawing T501 detail 1 calls for a 1 ¼” flex with a 2-gang deep box with retrofit strap. Installing an 1 ¼” flex with a deep box into a hospital room wall can be difficult with existing obstructions in the wall. Would surface mounted Wiremold acceptable where we are unable to fish the flex down the wall?

VA – WITH COR APPROVAL.

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24. 2/29/2024 4/15/2024 Can we use 1” flex and a GEM box where we have 3 or less cables in a data drop?

Heapy - yes

25. 2/29/2024 4/15/2024 Please confirm that the existing conduit stubs cannot be re-used.

Heapy-It is our understanding that the existing conduit stubs will not support the new quantity/size of cat 6a bundles.

26. 2/29/2024 4/15/2024 Drawing EE502 shows a #3/0 telecommunication ground cable riser and detail 4 on drawing T502 shows a 500 KCMIL ground cable riser. Which is the correct conductor size for the telecom bonding backbone to the TR rooms?

FFE/Heapy

500 kcmil is correct.

27. 2/29/2024 4/15/2024 Does the new telecommunication ground cable need to be in conduit or just sleeves through the floor?

Heapy Conduit required only where cable is subject to physical damage.

28. 2/29/2024 4/15/2024 Please confirm that the fiber from server room to each TR room needs to be in innerduct?

IMEG

YES

29. 2/29/2024 4/15/2024 Who is the manufacturer of the existing Card Access Control Panels?

FFE

STARWATCH SMS BY DAQ

ELECTRONICS

30. 2/29/2024 4/15/2024 The drawings show dome cameras in the corridor are these new cameras or just getting a new cable. If new camera, could we get a specification for the cameras?

Heapy-Existing, cabling to be maintained. In most cases, these were cabled to a separate equipment rack outside of the TR space.

31. 2/29/2024 4/15/2024 Typically, on these EHRM projects we have seen a new CCTV camera in the TR room, will there a new camera required in the TR rooms?

No. Reuse existing or VA will provide these cameras.

32. 2/29/2024 4/15/2024 What is the manufacturer of the existing CCTV system in the hospital?

VA – VICON VALERUS

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33. 2/29/2024 4/15/2024 What are the work hours for installing the new conduit and data drops in each room/space?

VA – DRAWING SHEET 100-TI001,

NORMAL WORKING HOURS (7AM-7PM

MONDAY-FRIDAY).

34. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please confirm the superintendent shall not have any shared duties as a QCM, SSHO or any other roles on the project.

VA - CORRECT

35. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please confirm the SSHO shall not have any shared duties as a QCM, superintendent or any other role on the project.

VA - CORRECT

36. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please confirm the QCM shall not have any shared duties as a SSHO, superintendent or any other role on the project.

VA - CORRECT

37. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please confirm that the contractor is to supply all materials testing for the project.

Yes

38. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please confirm that all firestopping must be either installed by an FM global approved contractor, or a UL qualified firestop contractor certified.

Yes

39. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please confirm that the contractor is to include the services of a third party independent firestopping inspector in their bid.

Yes

40. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please confirm that firestopping installers accredited by a firestopping product manufacturer will not be approved by the VA unless they meet the FM global or UL qualifications referenced in section 07 84 00.

Yes

41. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please confirm that contractor parking will be provided on site. This has a direct impact on pricing.

VA – PARKING WILL BE PROVIDED IN

THE BLUE PARKING DECK FOR A FEE.

42. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please confirm that the telecommunications contractor must provide proof to the project superintendent with BICSI Certified Commercial Installer Level 1, Level 2, or Technician to provide oversight of the project.

Yes

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43. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please confirm cable installer must have on staff a Registered Communication Distribution Designer (RCDD) certified by Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI).

Yes

44. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please provide a site plan showing location for contractor trailers, storage, jobsite toilets and contractor delivery locations.

VA to suggest location.

45. 3/01/2024 3/06/2024 Please confirm this project must meet the buy American act requirements.

All Buy American act requirements are in the solicitation.

46. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please confirm level 4 finish for all finished gypsum board including patches.

FFE YES

47. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please confirm painting unless otherwise noted is to be

(3) coats (prime, body, and finish) and will be from "seam to seam" or to a change of materials where walls are patched and refinished.

FFE

YES, CONFIRM W/COR.

48. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please confirm work in common hallways requires use of the control cube method i.e. cart with plastic covering and sealed connection to work site with HEPA vacuum for vacuuming prior to exit.

VA – SEE ICRA AND PCRA.

49. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please confirm due to security and patience privacy that the VA has extra network equipment (switch gear, routers, UPS's) to keep the network connected during construction and cut over?

VA - NO

50. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please confirm the VA will be working and scheduling with the existing subsystem vendors on scheduling network outages.

VA - YES

51. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please provide floor to finish heights and floor to structure heights for all buildings.

LL- 613’-88”, 1st 635-0, 2nd 658’-4”, 3rd 679’-8”, 4th 712’-5”, 5th 722’-4”, 6th 743’-8”, 7th 765’-0”, 8th 786’-4”.

52. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Is there a current roof warranty for building100? If so, please confirm who has the roofing warranty and provide point of contact.

VA – THERE IS A WARRANTY ON THE

RED ROOF (02/21/17).

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53. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Is the contractor required to provide the licensing for the new Security Cameras? Or will the VA be providing that?

The cameras are either reused or provided by the

VA.

54. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please confirm contractor to include an allowance for 10 additional 2-ports cat 6a information outlets in their proposal per technical drawing floor plan.

Heapy per General Note N on Legend sheet, CONTRACTOR TO INCLUDE COST FOR THE

COMPLETE INSTALLATION OF AN

ADDITIONAL 10%

OUTLETS (3-DATA, 1-GANG BOX, 1.25"

CONDUIT) FROM EACH SIGNALS CLOSET.

OUTLETS TO BE

INSTALLED AS DIRECTED BY THE COR

BASED UPON EXISTING FIELD

CONDITIONS. 10%

ADDITIONAL TO BE OVER AND ABOVE

THE OUTLET COUNT FOR EACH TR.

55. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please confirm that this project is a competitive Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside project and that any bonding provided by a contractor must be through a SDVOSB or SBA/VA APPROVED Mentor-Protege partnership under the SBA/VA Mentor- Protégé program in which the partnership has been approved prior to the bid date.

VA - CORRECT

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56. 3/01/2024 3/06/2024 Please confirm that a large business not part of an SBA/VA APPROVED Mentor-Protégé team under the VA Mentor-Protégé program cannot provide a Payment & Performance bond for a SDVOSB.

This procurement is a 100% set-aside for Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns. Offers received from other than SDVOSB concerns will not be considered.

All SDVOSBs must be listed as “certified” by the Small Business Administration (SBA) Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert). Bidders must be certified in the SBA VetCert database (Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov)) at TIME OF SUBMISSION OF BIDS AND TIME OF AWARD. Failure to be certified at the time of bid submission and time of award will result in the offeror’s bid being non-responsive.

57. 3/01/2024 3/06/2024 Please confirm that a large business not part of an SBA/VA APPROVED Mentor-Protégé team under the VA Mentor-Protégé program cannot provide a bid guarantee for a SDVOSB.

This procurement is a 100% set-aside for Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns. Offers received from other than SDVOSB concerns will not be considered.

All SDVOSBs must be listed as “certified” by the Small Business Administration (SBA) Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert). Bidders must be certified in the SBA VetCert database (Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov)) at TIME OF SUBMISSION OF BIDS AND TIME OF AWARD. Failure to be certified at the time of bid submission and time of award will result in the offeror’s bid being non-responsive.

58. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please confirm contractor must provide a dust-tight 1-hour rated temporary construction wall with locking door to isolate the area of work when altering rated walls in the facility.

VA – SEE ICRA AND PCRA

REQUIREMENTS.

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59. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Are we to assume that areas with existing data devices will not require new wall sleeves? If new sleeves are required, please provide a count.

Heapy – Existing sleeves may be re-used.

60. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Are we to assume that areas with existing data devices will not require new conduit? If new conduit is required, please provide a count.

Heapy – All data is being replaced, all new outlets require new conduit as shown in the details.

61. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Are we to assume that areas with existing data devices will not require new boxes? If new boxes are required, please provide a count.

Heapy – All data is being replaced. New boxes are required per drawings.

62. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Are we to install the patch cords at the workstation end as well as the headend within each IDF?

Heapy – VA to install patch cables.

63. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Can it be confirmed that J-hook pathway is acceptable for fiber routing within the same building when cable tray is not viable?

IMEG

YES, CONFIRM SPECIFIC LOCATIONS

W/COR.

64. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please confirm per section 01 00 00 that contractor is to provide a commercial photographer/subcontractor with 3 years’ experience and that indexing/navigation will use AutoCAD drawings to be interactive online. This requirement has been waived on the majority of EHRM infrastructure projects.

FFE/Heapy

VA – CONTRACTOR TO TAKE PICTURES

OF ALL CONCEALED WORK AND

PROVIDE VA WITH CD.

65. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please confirm the pre-determined intervals in which the photographic documentation is to be done.

FFE/Heapy/VA - RECORD ALL

CONSTRUCTION WITH PICTURES, SAVE

ON CD.

66. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please provide a list of what work is to be included with the photographic documentation.

FFE/Heapy/VA - ALL CONCEALED WORK.

67. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please confirm that contractor is to provide online hosting, security measures and redundant server back-up of the photographic documentation for the duration of the project.

VA – CONTRACTOR TO SAVE ON

CONTRACTOR PROJECT SOFTWARE

(I.E. PROCORE)

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68. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Can the contractor QC manager serve as the photographer if they meet the requirement of having experience photographing construction projects. The term “Commercial Photographer” is vague, has no licensing requirements or any other information required.

FFE/Heapy/ VA - YES

69. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please confirm if this project will require a Special Inspector of Record (SIOR) or if the VA will be satisfied with the contractor QC Manager serving this function and supervising all independent Special Inspectors required by the contract documents.

VA – VERIFY WITH CS AND CO.

70. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 No statement of special inspections or schedule of special inspection has been provided. Please confirm if any third-party special inspection is required. If so, please provide a list of inspections required, the statement of special inspections, and the schedule of special inspections.

VA – VERIFY WITH CS AND CO.

71. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please confirm the contracting team shall be responsible for all temporary furniture moves to allow for project work to proceed.

VA - YES

72. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please confirm the General Contractor of this project shall directly hire the Control System Integrator in a contract separate from the contract procuring the controls contractor.

VA – VERIFY WITH A/E.

73. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please confirm a control system integrator must be directly hired by the general contractor separate from the DDC contractor.

VA – CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE.

74. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please provide the DDC contractor/manufacturer and the campus control system integrator information.

VA – BMS IS SIEMENS DESIGO.

75. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please confirm the work hours for this project. VA – SEE DRAWING SH 100-TI001.

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76. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please confirm the following: “Contractor to include cost for the complete installation of an additional 10% outlets (3-data, 1-gang box, 1.25" conduit) from each signals closet. outlets to be installed as directed by the COR based upon existing field conditions. 10% additional to be over and above the outlet count for each tr.”

Heapy-confirmed

77. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please confirm that flex conduit is acceptable and will be required for all data outlet locations.

Heapy-confirmed

78. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please confirm retrofit boxes with straps are acceptable and will be required for all data outlet locations.

Heapy-confirmed

79. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please provide what wall ratings for all spaces. If that information is not available, are we to assume all penetrations in any wall/floor will need to be firestopped?

Yes

80. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Can a detail be provided of the firestop systems for cat6a pathway?

Any fire stopping system such as Hilti will be acceptable.

81. 3/01/2024 3/06/2024 Is this project tax exempt? This information is in the solicitation. Refer to Special Notes Regarding FAR 52.229-3 federal, state and local taxes

82. 3/01/2024 Please provide location for contractor field offices, onsite storage, and delivery/staging area.

VA to suggest location.

83. 3/01/2024 3/06/2024 Whose Unique ID shall be provided?

Contractor is required to fill in their Unique Entity Identifier number associate with SAM.gov in Block No. 14 on Standard Form (SF) 1442.

84. 3/01/2024 3/06/2024 How do you subcontractor costs/prices present?

Not Applicable

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85. 3/01/2024 3/06/2024 1.1-.4 Bidding Materials, Guarantees, and Bonds Shall subcontractors include a 20% bid bond?

Can the VA clarify the Special Note in use under FAR 52.229-3; “Federal, State and Local Taxes”?

Shall subcontractor’s breakout Taxes and Performance Bond prices?

See page 7 of solicitation - INFORMATION

REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID

GUARANTEE AND BONDS

Contractor must take into account FAR 52.229- 3; “Federal, State and Local Taxes” and its Special Note in their pricing. The FAR clause and its Special Note provide guidance on taxes being applied to pricing.

86. 3/01/2024 3/06/2024 2.9 Bid Submission

What bid submission content listed here shall we provide to RWH Energy along with our items listed below? Here is what we have listed so far:

1. TTI Overview

2. Org Chart- Project Level

3. Quote

See page 9 of the solicitation 2.9 Bid Submission

(B) BID PACKAGE CONTENTS

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87. 3/01/2024 3/06/2024 2.20 52.222-23 NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

Can the VA clarify whether this is a Requirement or Goal and how it relates to evaluation for award?

How can our team accomplish this participation mix per trade?

Are these field specific or company wide or some other metric?

Can these participation requirements be waived on a case by case or overall basis, if so under what conditions?

Can these participation requirements be met through local area union affiliation, regardless of field mix?

NOTE FOR EWH Team Only- Hard to predict field technician mix 90+ calendar days ahead of schedule.

That’s why we ask about affiliation rather than other more direct compliance alternatives.

52.222-23 is a Notice of Requirement. There are instructions on what the contractor shall provide in the clause 52.222-23 on page 13 of the solicitation

88. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Can the VA provide the missing 100-TD100 series drawings?

It is listed in the specs under list of drawings (00 01 15), but not on the sheet index of Volume 2.

VA – THEY WERE COMBINED WITH THE

NEW WORK DRAWINGS. Both demo and new are now included in the TN series of drawings.

An updated specification 00 01 15 is uploaded to the 2024-0306 Tech questions folder. Both a clean copy as would appear in the book and a marked-up copy showing the edits to the original in red ink.

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89. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Does the VA have any Class II Standards for equipment or other temporary workspace enclosures such as mobile pop-tents or temporary walls that contractors can use to evaluate their existing equipment, their equipment satisfies VA expectations beyond the Class II requirements stated?

VA – SEE ICRA AND PCRA.

90. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Onsite work schedules, field labor mix, and contractual labor costs may vary wildly depending upon the season project startup occurs. Can the VA identify an intended project start date?

VA – APPROX. SUMMER 2024.

91. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Does the VAMC Detroit have specific IT Network or Security Network Connectivity and Infrastructure manufacturer preferences contractors should install?

Berk-Tek 6a plenum blue

92. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 100-TI001 - SEQUENCE OF WORK - TR ROOMS

E. INSTALLATION OF NEW FIRE RATED RE-

ENTERABLE CABLE SLEEVE ASSEMBLIES INTO

THE INTERSTITIAL SPACE. (EZ-Path) Who is responsible for providing and installation, including core drilling?

This contractor.

93. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 100-T400.1 – Drawing General Notes:

B. NEW PLYWOOD BACKBOARDS SHALL BE 3/4"

TYPE A/C, FIRE RATED AND PAINTED WHITE.

Who is responsible for providing, painting, and installation?

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94. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Attachment 6 Volume 2 Multiple Pages: TRs Drawings all show mostly 1000kW UPS and a few 1500kW - some will be relocated and some need to be added to the response for purchase. However, stated in attachment 1 Specification for the closets UPS - Minimum of 5kW UPSs (Pg: 452) and in Attachment 5 volume 1, pg. 15, it shows a 5kW, 208V 3PH 20A UPS.

5kW UPS.

95. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 What would VA like for each closet 4 post rack? If 5kW 3PH UPS, then do you want the 2 PDUs and Zone PDU?

Or just PDUs and the Zone PDU is just for every 2 racks for the computer room?

(1) Zone PDU for every (2) racks. (2) vertical PDU in each rack.

96. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Attachment 5 volume 1, pg. 15: If PDUs are needed, is it the CPI E1-2013-C or do you want a Monitored PDU EA 3017-C?

E1-2013-C PDU. We need a few 120V L5-20 to power 120V 1ph equipment.

97. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Attachment 6 Volume 2 Multiple Pages What is the battery run time for the closets?

30 Minutes per specification. 26 33 53 2.1B

98. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Specifications: Pg. 550 Blanking panels – do they have to be an aluminum panel, or can it be a plastic industry standard panel?

Aluminum per specifications.

99. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Attachment 4, pg. 47 Server room: Who provides the in rack PDUs for the 28 cabinets and the zone pdu for every 2 racks? And confirm which PDU if needed to be provided for this bid.

100. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Specifications Pg 552 Following the 4 post specifications, is there a brand VA prefers?

VA – PROVIDE SUBMITTALS FOR

APPROVAL.

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101. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Is the Days of completion of 540 days a negotiable time frame? How were 540 days determined?

VA – 3RD PARTY ESTIMATOR AND A/E.

102. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 Please supply the utility (DTE?) 12 monthly bills that cover the electrical for the closets. IF there are separate meters, please supply the monthly bills that cover these meters.

This information is not available.

103. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 What is the current CCTV System Software Manufacturer? What Model?

No modifications to the existing CCTV VMS is included in this scope of work.

104. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 What is the current Card Access System Software Manufacturer. What model?

HID 921PHRNEK00068 Keypad & DAQ IACIII board.

105. 3/01/2024 4/15/2024 What is the current Fire Alarm System Manufacturer. What model?

Simplex 4100 ES

106. 3/01/2024 3/06/2024 At the walk-thru, Mr. Oda suggested that a 2nd walk of the facility could be available. Can we still anticipate a 2nd walk through and request one?

No, there will be no 2nd site visit.

107. 3/01/2024 3/06/2024 Can you kindly post your phone extension for additional information as needed?

Contact will be through email john.fancella@va.gov

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108. 3/01/2024 3/06/2024 We are writing to you due to a confusion regarding the Price/Cost Schedule for Solicitation #36C77623B0042 for Detroit VAMC.

The SF 1442 indicates, in item 17 “See Price Schedule”.

Page 9, Item B (c) of Bid Package Contents says “submit separate pricing for all items listed”.

We cannot find the subject list. The 0001 on page 6 has no indication of a list, only a lump sum bid request.

The SF 1442 indicates, in item 17 “See Price Schedule – Yes Page 9, Item B (c) of Bid Package Contents says “submit separate pricing for all items listed”. – Yes – There is only one CLIN, CLIN 0001

We cannot find the subject list. The 0001 on page 6 has no indication of a list, only a lump sum bid request.- This is only a lump sum bid