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SOLICITATION 36C77624B0006 - TOGUS SUBSTANCE ABUSE RESIDENTIAL REHAB BUILDING – AUGUSTA, ME
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS AND VA RESPONSE TRACKING SHEET
ITEM
NO.
| DATE QUESTION RECEIVED |
| DATE QUESTION ANSWERED |
| QUESTION |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE |
| 12-06-23 |
| Spec 01 45 00, 3.4.C calls for various specialists (civil, mechanical, low voltage, material testing, electrical, Commissioning Agent, LEED, Environmental) to be directly employed by GC. We are a national federal contractor, and our experience is that in most cases the Government allows these individuals to be employed by subcontractors or suppliers/vendors, otherwise it brings enormous additional cost burden to our general conditions. Also, in today’s economic environment it won’t be an easy task to hire all these individuals for a single project. Please allow for these persons to be employed by subcontractors or vendors. |
| These persons can be subcontractors to GC. – VA |
| 12-06-23 |
| RFP, Attachment 10 contains miscellaneous trades without POC that VA uses as a single source for this project. Will GC needs to exclude all these work from its scope of VA will provide allowances for respectful trades? |
| GC should include all work to include items that require sole sourcing to a specific vendor or brand. – VA |
| 12-06-23 |
| Are there any liquidated damages for this project? |
| Liquidated damages clauses are not included in the solicitation. – VA |
| 12-06-23 |
| Reference Attachment 1 Section 01 00 00 -4,Q. Since we now know that even though a person may be vaccinated, they can still contract and transmit the virus, is this VHA Directive still applicable to this project? |
| Contractors are not required to be vaccinated against COVID for this project. – VA |
| 12-06-23 |
| Will the awarded contract be sales tax exempt? |
| Offerors are hereby notified that all state and local sales or use taxes for construction materials must be included in their bid or proposal price. It is solely the responsibility of the offeror to include all other applicable taxes in their bid or proposal price as well. The Government has determined that for this acquisition it cannot take advantage of any sales or use tax exemptions that may be available to it under applicable state law. Under no circumstances will any Contractor be designated as an agent of the Government for purposes of any tax exemption, nor will the Government authorize any Contractor’s use of any tax exemption directly applicable to the Government under this procurement. – VA |
| 12-06-23 |
| Reference Solicitation. Under General Conditions, please include / add FAR Clause 52.216-4 for Economic Price Adjustment for Labor & Materials due to the current economic climate. |
| 52.216-4 is not included in the solicitation. – VA |
| 12-06-23 |
| It appears that the most up-to-date wage determination in the system is ME20220009 dated 009/29/2023? |
| Attachment 13 is ME20230009 dated 9/29/2023. This is the wage determination for the project. – VA |
| 12-06-23 |
| Reference A-601 Door Schedule - Please provide Hardware set - ADA-1. This set is missing from the Hardware Schedule. |
| Doors with ADA-1 Hardware set are sliding barn door style doors. Hardware is called out in Specification section 083616 included in Addendum #1 – AE Triple C |
| 12-06-23 |
| Reference drawing A-102A – drawing is titled Part A without a Part B shown. |
| Part B is found on sheet A-102B – AE Triple C |
| 12-06-23 |
| Reference drawing A-102B – drawing is titled Second Floor – Deductive Alternate. There is not an associated Deductive alternate listed under the Deductive Alternates on sheet A-101A |
| Drawing title should read “ARCHITECTURAL ENLARGED PLAN -SECOND FLOOR PART B” There is no Deductive Alternate work shown on this sheet – AE Triple C |
| 12-06-23 |
| Reference E-701, ES101 keynote 4, Electrical Narrative pg64 of 2569. The specs call for a 250kW generator, but the drawings show a 450kW, which size is correct? |
| Refer to sheet E-701, the Electrical One-Line Diagram, which shows the correct generator size of 450kW – AE Triple C |
| 12-06-23 |
| Reference A-601 Door Schedule - Openings 101, Hardware 12C, Full Glass Openings – does not work as an integrated Opening – Please advise |
| Opening 101 has been adjusted to a pair of HM doors with Narrow lites.– AE Triple C |
| 12-06-23 |
| Reference A-601 Door Schedule – integrated doors – Opening 130C, Hardware 12C, – Hardware SH-4A there is no Hardware Set – integrated doors |
Reference A-601 Door Schedule - Opening 131A –Hardware SH-4A there is no Hardware Set – integrated doors Hardware set HW-SH-4A can be found in specification section 087100. Door 131A is hardware set HW-SH-9 per the door schedule – AE Triple C
| 12-06-23 |
| Reference A-601 Door Schedule -Opening 131B, Hardware 12C, Blast / Integrated, with Wood Doors – not allowed |
| This door will be a laminated door with a wood look to match other wood doors – AE Triple C |
| 12-06-23 |
| Reference A-601 Door Schedule - Hardware HW-12C states Pair Integrated Double Egress – there are No Double Egress Openings in this project |
| Door 130C has been updated to a double egress door. Doors 101, and 131B are double doors, and have been changed to hardware set HW-12B.– AE Triple C |
| 12-06-23 |
| Reference A-601 Door Schedule - There is no specification or hardware set for the (11) shared bathroom sliding door units. |
| See response to question #8 – AE Triple C |
| 12-06-23 |
| Reference A-601 Door Schedule - Door #102 is an interior closet door that is called out to be blast rated in the door schedule. |
| Door #102 is a swinging gate door, see sheet A-403 for details, no call outs for blast requirements shown for this door – AE Triple C |
| 12-06-23 |
| Reference A-601 Door Schedule - Hardware set HW-5D is for a single door but there are 2 double doors with this hardware set in the door schedule. |
| Door 130A shall be hardware set HW-11C – AE Triple C |
| 12-06-23 |
| Reference A450, keynote 4 references spray-fireproofing. No specification was provided for spray fireproofing – please clarify if spray fireproofing is required and if so, provide the missing specification. |
| There are no requirements for fireproofing steel – AE Triple C |
| 12-06-23 |
| Can you please provide a detailed plan with wall partitions labelled and details for these partitions. |
| Drawing sheets A-101A, A-101B, A-102A, and A-102B have the partitions labelled, and sheet A-720 is to be included in Addendum #1 to show the partition details – AE Triple C |
| 12-06-23 |
| 142400 specs states machine room and bored hole jack. However, the drawings don't show a machine room or bored hole. Is this for a MRL hydro? If it is, do they want a in the pit design (TKE) or a closet design? (Otis). |
| The elevator is intended to be a hydraulic elevator with a closet design, the basis of design is the Otis Hydrofit – AE Triple C |
| 12-06-23 |
| The chiller calls for R-410A refrigerant which can not be sold in the state of Maine as of 1/1/24, how should we approach this issue? |
| Same chiller can be used, contractor would need to order it with “next generation” refrigerant. Nothing changes from the scheduled equipment except the refrigerant used by the factory. – AE Triple C |
| 12-06-23 |
| #S-002 Structural Steel notes (all structural steel except for embedded steel which is in contact with concrete to be fireproofed) I read this as structural steel to be bare unpainted and assume that deduct alternate #1 Corridor framing to be bare unpainted as well. Could you please verify this? |
| There are no requirements for fireproofing steel. All steel shall be shop-primed. All exterior steel shall be galvanized – AE Triple C |
| 12-06-23 |
| #A-201 Exterior railings item #20 states painted metal railings. Please confirm if carbon steel prime painted. |
| The exterior railings are to be carbon steel, painted to match existing railings at adjacent buildings – AE Triple C |
| 12-06-23 |
| #A-450 & #A-451 interior railings at stairs please confirm Guard Rail with grab & wall railing materials are carbon steel. Please confirm if these are all carbon steel prime painted. |
| The interior railings are to be painted carbon steel – AE Triple C |
| 12-06-23 |
| Is there a design for the materials of the guard railings. Can you please clarify the material. |
| The guard railings, and handrails, are to be painted carbon steel – AE Triple C |
| 12-06-23 |
| CD101 shows a 30 scale. Please confirm this is incorrect and supposed to be 20. |
| The “graphic scale” shown of 1:30 is incorrect, the scale noted under the drawing title of 1:20 is correct – AE Triple C |
| 12-06-23 |
| Quality assurance specifies a AISC erector. Is this able to get waived? |
| No, steel erector must be AISC certified – AE Triple C |
| 12-06-23 |
| Who does all the fire alarms for Togus? Are you able to provide us with their contact information? |
| The brand for fire alarms as stated in JA is Microm. There is no requirement for the installer. Contact info for a commonly used installer is below. |
Michael A. LaRoche, CET Mammoth Fire Alarms, Inc.
Mobile: 978-265-7070
| 12-06-23 |
| Is S1-1 supposed to be rated? Listed as "0" in rating column (is blast resistant) – Please advise |
| The vertical shafts, including stairs are to be 1-Hour Rated – AE Triple C |
| 12-06-23 |
| There is no 5B hdwe set, however, dr 130B is assigned to a 5B set – Please Advise |
| Door 130B shall be hardware set HW-11C– see Addendum #1. -AE Triple C |
| 12-06-23 |
| Sets R1 list "1ea Resident Card lock" and "1ea Entry lock" Assuming this is to be an access control lock carried by others. Please advise |
| Refer to division 28 specifications for card reader requirements – AE Triple C |
| 12-06-23 |
| Can you please provide the Geotech report? |
| The Geotechnical Report is found in the specification immediately following section 022113 – AE Triple C |
| 12-06-23 |
| Please clarify if this project is tax exempt. |
| See response to question #5 – AE Triple C |
| 12-06-23 |
| General Requirements spec section 01 00 00 – 3 section Q says “Prior to commencing work onsite, all contractor and subcontractor personnel shall provide proof of receipt of |
required COVID vaccinations and boosters in compliance with current VHA Directives” Can you please confirm this will be required.
See response to question #4 – AE Triple C
