Attachment - 46 Answers to Solicitation-RFIs-MISSING SECTION-36C77624B0007_1.pdf
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This document contains answers to questions regarding a solicitation for construction services. The Bonham Veterans Affairs Medical Center is seeking a general contractor to upgrade facility fiber infrastructure throughout buildings to data rooms, provide redundant fiber runs, design a new data center and remodel twenty data rooms. Additional requirements include locating telecommunications enclosures, upgrading HVAC and electrical systems as necessary, and hazardous material abatement. The solicitation was issued as an invitation for bid under FAR Parts 14, 19 and 36 and will be evaluated accordingly. It is set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and has a period of performance of approximately 365 calendar days from notice to proceed. The magnitude of construction is estimated between $10-20 million. All questions must be submitted in writing to the issuing office by the stated deadlines.
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153 1/12/2024 1/23/2024 Please define off hours, we assume off hours to be second shift work but need confirmation. 430 is second shift
154 1/12/2024 1/23/2024
Section 01 00 00 general requirements “alterations includes that the GC will provide a thorough survey of areas in which work is to be done with the COR and VA representative in attendance”. Please confirm that the VA staff will schedule and have the time to do these surveys without delaying the contractor as these thorough surveys are extremely time-consuming. Yes
155 1/12/2024 1/23/2024
Please confirm no commercial photography with AutoCAD integration and cataloging and online hoisting is required on this project. No
156 1/12/2024 1/23/2024 Please confirm the pre-determined intervals in which the photographic documentation is to be done. Intervals to be defined within phasing plan
157 1/12/2024 1/23/2024 Please confirm contractor to provide (3) maxcell 3-pocket fabric innerducts (mxe86383) in each 4" conduit. Please refere to Specs outline in design
158 1/12/2024 1/23/2024
Reflected ceiling plans have not been provided for corridor areas, please identify ceiling types in corridors.
majority drop ceilings
159 1/12/2024 1/23/2024
Please provide construction wall types for all the rooms being cabled. This information is critical for sleeve and potential coring. Please refere to archtectual drawings
160 1/12/2024 1/23/2024
Please provide ceiling types in corridors and rooms where being cabled. This information is critical for installation of conduits and pathways of all data cabling.
majority drop ceilings
161 1/12/2024 1/23/2024 Please confirm if we are to reuse existing conduits and boxes for the new cable being installed. If possible yes
162 1/12/2024 1/23/2024
Is the contractor permitted to work in multiple work areas / buildings simultaneously, or must one area be completed before moving onto the next? yes
163 1/12/2024 1/23/2024
Will all work areas be entirely vacated throughout the entire duration of construction, or will work areas be vacated in sequence as the contractor moves to each separate work area?
coordination for rotation so cable can be pulled
164 1/12/2024 1/23/2024
Is all asbestos abatement intended to be done on nights and weekends, or only items specifically called out on the drawings?
only what called out in the drawing
165 1/12/2024 1/23/2024 Please confirm, is all work to take place during regular work hours unless noted otherwise?
after work hours unless request by contractor to request during hours and approved by on-site COR
166 1/12/2024 1/23/2024
Would the VA allow for an administrative NTP, allowing time for procurement of long lead items prior to the start of the period of performance?
NTP shall be issued apx 30 days after contract award. No "administrative" NTP will be issued.-CS-H Holland
167 1/12/2024 1/23/2024
Is there a proprietary fire alarm contractor at the facility? If so, please provide their name and point of contact.
Notifier, and Firetrol POC can be provided upon award
168 1/12/2024 1/23/2024 Is the contractor responsible for performing a utility locate throughout the exterior work area? Any utilities can be reffered to site plans or on-site COR
169 1/12/2024 1/23/2024
Is unsuitable / contaminated soil anticipated to be encountered within the work area? If so, can this be used as backfill?
No unsuitable or contaminate soil can used as backfill
170 1/12/2024 1/23/2024 If contaminated soil is encountered, will this be addressed as a change order to the contract? Situation will dictate, 171 1/12/2024 1/23/2024
1. If available, please provide site utility plans and steam tunnel plans. see attached
172 1/12/2024 1/23/2024
2. Is the contractor to patch back all trenches in roadways and parking lots with concrete regardless of existing surface? Patches are to match existing surface
173 1/12/2024 1/23/2024
3. Please clarify which roadways cannot be shut down. Will the contractor be required to split the excavation and install plates to keep roadway open? Main roadways consists of emergency access to all facility
174 1/12/2024 1/23/2024
4. Trenches near engineering show to be fenced off during construction.
Does this need to be phased? yes
175 1/12/2024 1/23/2024
5. Can we core drill through thick concrete walls in corridors above ceiling? Will X Ray be required?
Not required, but contractor responsible for damage incurred
176 1/12/2024 1/23/2024
6. Will HEPA carts be acceptable for infection control in any corridors or areas with above ceiling work? Yes acceptable for Infection control
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