S06 - Amend 0009 - Att 09 - Add Ele Questions and Responses - SPS - Sioux Falls.pdf
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- Solicitation number
- 36C77624R0115
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This document is an Additional Questions/Information Received file for a VA Sterile Processing Services Construction project at the Sioux Falls Health Care facility. The document contains 15 technical and procedural questions from potential contractors, addressing specific details about electrical systems, conduit specifications, manhole installations, heat trace requirements, and site furnishings. Key clarifications include: hospital grade receptacles are required, ½" conduit is only allowed for temperature controls (¾" minimum for other uses), VFD specifications should reference section 26 29 11, and site furnishings will be VA-supplied with contractor installation. The government consistently directs contractors to refer to updated drawings in Addendum 3 for most detailed specifications and resolving discrepancies.
The solicitation (RFQ/RFP: 36C77624R0115) involves electrical and construction work for a new sterile processing services space, with specific requirements around electrical infrastructure, power management, and site logistics. Critical instructions include maintaining emergency power continuity (temporary generators must start and support loads within 10 seconds), replacing all conductors without splicing, and coordinating phasing across disciplines and trades. The project involves modifications to existing infrastructure, including new manholes, feeders, and control wiring, with careful attention to maintaining operational continuity of the VA healthcare facility during construction.
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RFQ/RFP: 363C77624R0115
Additional Questions/Information Received Project: Sterile Processing Services – Construction
VA Sioux Falls Health Care – Sioux Falls, S.D.
RFQ: 36C77624R0115
NO. QUESTION GOVERNMENT RESPONSE
1. According to the drawings, we are to remove existing duct bank.
1. Does the engineer of record have any idea on where the existing duct bank is currently at?
2. Do they have an As-Built that shows the route of the existing duct bank?
Refer to updated drawings in Addendum 3. All locations shown are based on existing drawings and civil site surveys.
2. Can we get clarification on who furnishes the VFD’s for the project? We have a VFD schedule on the electrical drawings which makes it look like we provide but 230923 says HVAC to furnish.
Refer to 26 29 11.
3. Is there a VFD spec section in Division 26? Please provide.
Refer to 26 29 11.
4. Drawing EP101- Are there any specs on the sky windows at the bottom of the page. These are also referred to in note 1 on that page. The only thing I see on the drawings is locations. The detail talks about speakers and speaker wire. We tried to look it up online, but without an exact part number we weren’t able to find anything like what is described in the detail. We need more information to know what is expected.
Refer to addendum 3 drawings.
5. Drawing EP101- At the bottom of the drawing, in the existing building are three sets of storm drain heat trace connections. Our note 3 refers us to the plumbing drawings. On PL111, it shows those 3 sets of storm drains as existing, but they don’t have note 3 by them which is for the heat trace. Do the 6 heat tapes on page EP101 need connections or just our new roof drains that are shown on EP111?
No heat trace scope is called for on the existing storm drains shown on P111. The 3 sets of new storm drains shown on PL111 do call for heat trace to be provided as well as the 4 sets of storm drains shown on PL121.
6. E601- Circuit 14,15 and 17 frame size is incorrect. Schedule Updated in addendum 3.
7. EP101/EP111 - Sky Factory window. We need part
#’s, installation instructions, speaker layout, etc.. to know what to figure electrically for these locations.
Refer to question 4 above.
Refer to updated addendum 3 drawings. Speaker layouts to be confirmed with architect.
NO. QUESTION GOVERNMENT RESPONSE
8. ES-100 – The feeder demolition and replacement schedule at the bottom of the page is missing valuable information. If we don’t know floor locations than how are we to bid this. Also, the schedule is missing conduit sizes which we need to know. Also, is everything on this schedule to be installed in a one common duct bank? Note 4 at the end of the run needs to show where everything in the duct bank routes to. A duct bank detail is also needed to know what is required and I didn’t find that on the drawings.
Refer to addendum 3 drawings.
9. Do we follow the specifications or do we follow what’s on the drawings? Example would be minimum size conduit is ½” in the specifications but says ¾” on the drawings.
½” Conduit minimum size may be used for temperature controls only. All other minimum size conduit is ¾”.
10. Specifications call out for hospital grade receptacles and non-hospital grade receptacles. What type of receptacles are required for this project?
Hospital grade receptacles are required.
11. ES-100 – There are 2 new manholes shown on the site. The manhole detail does not give a size. Also, the manhole manufacturer does not make an octagonal manhole as shown on the detail. Are both manholes to be the same size?
Refer to updated drawings in Addendum 3.
12. ES-100 – The new feeders and control wiring going from the new manhole to Bldg 50 need to show locations at Bldg 50. Also, it says these are concrete encased. How are we to replace the concrete encasement if it’s under an existing building?
Existing conduits/pathways may be reused we applicable. All conductors and cabling are required to be replaced in their entirety (no splicing allowed).
13. ES-100 – There needs to be a phasing plan or schedule for outages when we start on the existing manhole demolition. What building power is allowed to go down first?
Coordinate phasing with all other disciplines and trades.
No emergency branch power is allowed to go down.
Provide temporary standby generators with capability to start and support loads within 10 seconds.
14. we can find any information on the Electric manhole, and this does not give any size information, please let us know what you would like us to quote.
- Note the Octagonal MH is not available if that is what they are looking for.
- Sump Pit- We can leave a 18" hole in the floor and the rest will be by others in the field.
Sump pump by others. Pit and receptacle for pump to be provided by EC. Refer to updated Addendum 3 drawings.
NO. QUESTION GOVERNMENT RESPONSE
15. A discrepancy exists between the specs and drawings for the Site Furnishings section 32 30 00. Spec section directs the vendor to furnish and install, and the drawings state that the owner will providing, and contractor install. Can you confirm which will take precedence over this matter?
VA supplied, Contractor installed.
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