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Construct Facility for Mental Health and Primary Care Alternative Modalities - Mather VAMC - Technical Questions

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612-908 36C776 Department of Veterans Affairs Program Contracting Activity Central

6100 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 490 Independence OH 44131

36C776 Department of Veterans Affairs Program Contracting Activity Central

6100 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 490 Independence OH 44131 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C77624B0005 02-22-2024

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4/26/2024 at 12:00 PM ET.

The purpose of this modification is provide answers to four additional contractor questions. They have been added to the list published in amendment 0002. See questions 34-37 below.

Jennifer Salerno-Diciuccio Contract Officer

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See document 36C77624B0005_1

See attached specification 05 12 00.

05 12 00

Construction equipment shall be operated per OSHA standards and city/county regulations on city property (streets). Contractor shall submit crane lift plan for VA Safety approval and follow all safety spec requirements in 01 35 26. Contractor shall follow any airspace regulations of Sacramento Mather Airport.

Correct, all freestanding partitions have been removed. Confirm with VA that no partial height walls are needed at their check-in area furniture, since no specs for this equipment was provided to the AE prior to design completion.

7,8/A3.02

Metal stairs will be pre-engineered steel stair systems in which the manufacturer will provide sign and sealed calculations during the shop drawing process that Pangolin, the AE structural engineer will review. The overall structural calculations for the building overall were provided by Pangolin in the 100% submission to the VA. Engineered design and calculations will be required by the contractor for steel stairs, railings, elevators, cold-formed steel. See Deferred Submittal section of S001 for Structural Deferred Submittals.

There is an external site stair in the sidewalk that will need to be solid concrete per structural details on S004 and S005. The exterior metal stair to the second floor shall be a pre-engineered steel stair system with concrete infill treads. The internal stair should be pre-engineered steel stair system with concrete infill treads. Refer to details 2 and 3 on A8.20.

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No metal grate treads will be used in this project 05 51 00 Section 2.5

10. Please advise if an alternate elevator manufacturer will be acceptable in lieu of Otis Elevator. We would like to propose using Canton, Minnesota Elevator or Schumacher.

Attachment 1 specifies acceptable manufacturers as Otis, Kone, Thyssenkrupp Contractor shall confirm cab size standard size and door openings and functionality shall meet design intent.

11. Regarding the elevator, attachment 1 specifies a center door with 6’9” wide x 5’9” deep whereas the drawing shows a right-hand opening. Please confirm that a 48” center opening will be acceptable, which will be gurney compliant.

Contractor needs to match the AE drawing sheets A8.31 and A8.32 as the basis of design and any alternative design will need to match this. Attachment 1 was not provided by the AE and the building was not designed to this attachment.

12. Can the AISC certification requirement for steel fabricators be waived?

No this cannot be waived

13. Sheet LA 101 shows no parking zone over what looks like existing striping – does this existing striping need to be mechanically removed & slurry over before striping? Or covered with slurry only? Or black out paint? Please provide striping plan.

Blackout paint is appropriate.

14. Sheet C102 calls out 3 future vehicle charging stations in middle of future parking lot area, sheet LA101 calls the vehicle charging station in a separate area of the future parking lot – please advise which location to follow.

Revised label locations to match LA101.

15. Should permits for city street work be included in our bid? Or will they be considered reimbursables that can be submitted once invoice is paid? What about SMUD Fees?

Permits for city street work shall be included in contractor bid. Permits for city street work will not be considered reimbursables by the government. Contractor shall include SMUD fees in their bid. For all offsite civil work such as utilities and street work, all associated fees for plan reviews and permits should be coordinated and paid by the contractor.

16. The footprint of the building sits on an existing light panel that is not shown to be relocated, please confirm this will be relocated prior to construction starting.

For phasing purposes this will have to be relocated once and tied into the new building switch gear. The contractor shall relocate the lighting panel shall be relocated between PRRC and Social Work buildings. The Contractor shall later after building completion, connect this lighting control panel to the new project site switch gear and install a new breaker for site lighting.

17. Sheet C105 references key note 9 and 10 which are not called out in the key note legend – please advise See Revised Key Notes.

18. Sheet C105 key notes seem to be incorrect – key note 7, 8, See Revised Key Notes.

19. Sheet C105 key note 11 calls out new sidewalk – is the scope to include replacement of the existing sidewalk on Femoyer?

20. Please confirm keynote 16 and 17 on sheet C105 are not used.

21. No ADA ramp from PRRC building to parking lot shown – please confirm this is correct That is correct. Wasn’t part of the original scope. Per the existing site, there is no curb at the sidewalk and therefore should not need to be an ADA ramp.

22. Please confirm keynotes 17, 18 19 and 20 on sheet C102 are not used

23. Is construction sign required per general conditions?

Construction sign is required per Specification Section 01 00 00 General Requirements

24. Are professional photographs required per general conditions?

Professional photographs are not required.

25. Please advise of project laydown area including material staging area.

Contractor shall coordinate laydown area for use during the project after award. Laydown is planned to be located south of building location.

26. Are hard copy schedules required per general conditions?

Hard copy schedules are not required. Schedules can be submitted electronically and uploaded to Procore.

27. Please confirm no physical samples are necessary if providing specified finishes (paint, flooring, ACT)? And confirm no samples are needed of typical building materials (framing, drywall, hardware, etc)?

Physical samples are required and shall be sent to VA and AESUS for approval. AESUS will review with VA engineering section.

28. Please confirm SSHO and Superintendent can be the same person.

Site superintendent may also serve SSHO role. VA prefers a SSHO separate to review ongoing site safety issues.

29. The construction site area seems to have a large amount of dirt that was left from a previous project, please advise if this dirt was included when the initial survey was completed or is there expected additional off haul that will be necessary? Is there an onsite area for dirt off haul storage? Or does it need to be taken to an off site facility?

There is no apparent excess soil from the original design. This site was temporarily being used for some spoils from the adjacent project site. The site will be brought to existing conditions and design intent. The existing conditions may not match the exact initial survey, but the contractor shall off haul necessary to an offsite area/facility at their own expense. All contractors shall include soil testing and off-haul contingency in the bid as a separate line item for review.

30. Is VA furnishing and install furniture? Artwork?

VA is furnishing and install furniture and Artwork.

31. Please advise VA RFI review / response time.

See specification Section 01 33 23.

32. Please advise VA submittal review/response time.

See specification Section 01 33 23.

33. The structural steel specification 05 12 00 is listed in the table of contents. The specification section cannot be located in the project manual. Please provide.

See attached specification Section 05 12 00.

34. Plan sheet A3.02 shows details 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 but they do not seem to be mentioned anywhere in the plans - please confirm these details are not used or advise where they are applicable.

AE Response: A3.02 detail 5A and 5B are used at all interior openings exceeding 4’6”, for instance at door 144C. Details 6,7, and 8 can be removed and are not required. Detail 10 is used at all accessible toilets, refer to toilet enlarged plans, details, and equipment shown on A3.23.

35. Finish plan calls out the ceiling tile ACT-1 Type III Armstrong Optima, ACT-2 Type V Armstrong Optima Health Zone - these types III and V do not exist in the Optima line of ceiling panels. Please advise the correct ceiling tile to include in our bid.

Contractor shall submit products that meet VA specifications for acoustic ceiling tiles.

36. Section 08 41 13 Aluminum Framed Entrance has many different requirement listed. Blast rated, Hurricane Impact Rated, is this required for this project? There are also several different storefront finishes listed. Can you confirm which will be required Glazing section 08 80 00 3.9 calls out for laminated glass, then calls out 2 lites of fully tempered glass. Can you confirm the glazing requirement.

Elevation page A4.1 West drawing 04 grid A.4 shows a storefront labeled SF-10, Should this be a SF-09

· Window SF-10 at detail 04 on A4.1 along gridline A.4 should be changed to SF-09

· Per the standard VA specs laminated glass is to have two lites of fully tempered float glass in life safety protected facilities. Glass can be both laminated and tempered and is a requirement of the VAADM and VAPSDM for physical safety.

· The exterior storefront basis of design is the EFCO Series 5600 Outside Glazed System, Kawneer. The system must be designed to meet the Blast Resistance of life safety protected facilities as outlined in 084113.2.1.B.3.a

· Storefront factory applied finish is to be selected to match the facility standards and adhere to 084113.2.9.A or 084113.2.9.B finishes. Once the submittals are provided for the adjacent Social services building, the intent is to match their storefront finish.

37. What are the liquidated damages (per day) for the VA Mather PRRC project? The solicitation to bid does not provide this information. Please advise.

Liquidated damages are not included in the solicitation and will not be included in any resultant contract.

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