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This document contains a technical questions spreadsheet and details regarding a federal contract opportunity to renovate mental health wards at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. The technical questions spreadsheet includes responses to contractor questions on specifications, drawings, and scope of work clarifications. The federal contract opportunity notice provides an overview of the project, which includes renovations to mental health wards 1L, 1H and 1K including general construction, demolition, structural, mechanical, electrical and low voltage work. The solicitation will be a request for proposal conducted according to FAR Parts 15, 19, and 36. The opportunity is set aside for SDVOSB concerns with a NAICS code of 236220 and size standard of $39.5 million. The period of performance is approximately 790 calendar days from notice to proceed, and the magnitude of construction is estimated between $10-20 million.

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Question Date Received/ Answered Description Response Response Date Status

154 4.5.21/ 4.6.21

Can you clarify if there is to be an alternate in our bid? On page MH-601, Note 1 it calls out a deduct alternate. We could not locate anything in the specifications and the Price/Cost Schedule only has a line item for base bid.

CLIN 0001, Item I (Base Bid) contains all of the work for the project. All price and cost should be included in this line item. No bid alternate will be included for this procurement.

155 4.5.21/ 4.6.21

We are just looking for some clarification on hardware group HW-12C. Specifically the note that indicates C1-61 and C1-64 are to be on a remote release and a relay for interlock. Do those items fall under Division 28?

These doors are to have the ability to be unlocked by nurses at the nurse station for entrance to the sallyport one set of doors at a time. Guest would push an intercom button which will allow nurses at the desk to verify purpose of visit and then open the door

156 4.5.21/ 4.6.21 Per Tech Services at Tarkett the spec’d LVT-1 is part of the Event Collection which is made in China. The Contour Collection is made is the USA. Please advise

Change LVT-1 to Mannington, Harbour Pine (Arrow 7990), Style: Wood, Collection:

Amtico Signature, Size: 7.25 x 48

157 4.5.21/ 4.6.21 Please advise where Alum 2 on drawing sheet 1338-A702 Detail 1 is used. This frame type not used

158 4.5.21/ 4.6.21 Drawing Sheet 1338-A103-P2 is missing wall information on the top left side of the sheet. Please provide a better quality drawing sheet Walls within the gray area are not in scope. See finish plans and MEP for scope of work to be included.

159 4.5.21/ 4.6.21 Please provide details and specification of the drilled piers called out in amendment 6.

Spec 13 31 23 indicates all structural calculations to be completed by engineer specializing in TFS. Drilled pier backfil by structural engineer.

160 4.5.21/ 4.6.21 What is the basis of design for tensile fabric canopy? See specification 13 31 23

4.5.21/ 4.6.21 Please provide specifics of the existing landscaping and modifications to it. See ammendment 6 details

161 4.5.21/ 4.6.21 Is that circular sidewalk in light grey shown on the sketch a new sidewalk or existing?

Areas of new work circled in red, area in yellow needs temporary sidewalk installed at Phase 1 and removed after Phase 2. All other areas existing

162 4.5.21/ 4.6.21 Provide us as-built of existing utilities in the exercising yard.

163 4.5.21/ 4.6.21 Please provide multiple photos of the existing exercising yard to understand the existing conditions showing existing landscaping, existing catch basin, irrigation system, the existing surface at the locations of pole required for canopy, etc...

164 4.7.21/4.12.21

The all-glass doors (openings 1K-118, 1L-110, & 1L-112) are called out to be laminated glass. The CR Laurence hardware components detailed on 7/A703 call out for a patch fitting at the bottom of the door and a 1” Slender Rail top rail at the top of the door. These components cannot be used with laminated glass. Please either specify a product that will accommodate laminated glass or confirm that monolithic glass can be used for the all-glass doors

See Sheets Revision 4 A701, Revision 4 A702, and Revision 4 A703. These doors and frames have been revised to be Full Lite doors in hollow metal frames.

165 4.7.21/4.12.21

The all-glass doors (openings 1L-110, & 1L-112) are called out to have a full width top rail and a patch fitting at the bottom of the door. The Glass Association of North America (GANA) engineering guidelines do not recommend using patch fitting hardware on doors over 42” X 102”. These doors fall outside of these engineering standards. If full width top and bottom rails are used, we can go up to 42” X 108”. Please confirm if using full width top and bottom rails will be acceptable. See item 164.

166 4.7.21/4.12.21 3.Door 1K-130 is called out as type F on the door schedule. 1K-130 is an exterior door. Please confirm if this should be a type E aluminum door. See updates on Sheets Revision 4-A701, Revision 4-A702, and Revision 4-A703.

167 4.7.21/4.12.21

Door 1K-130 is assumed to be included in spec section 084113 (please confirm). Spec section 084113 calls for a blast rated system and also calls for a thermally broken door. Thermally broken doors will not accommodate a blast rating. Please confirm that a non-thermal door that will accommodate a blast rating will be acceptable.

Door is to be provided by spec section 084113. Door is to be thermally broken and blast rated. Basis of Design: Kawneer Insulpour Thermal Entrances.

168 4.7.21/4.12.21

Do the exterior window assemblies (frame type 1, & W1) at non-patient rooms require integral blind units or psychiatric rated interior sash panels? For example, frame type 1 is an exterior assembly at the Dining Room. Will integral blinds (glass type IL-1A) be required for the fixed lites? The door assembly can only accept up to a 1” IGU and integral blinds will not fit within the door assembly. Please confirm that this will be acceptable.5 These windows will not require integral blind units at non patient room locations.

169 4.7.21/4.12.21 Please provide a list of what frame/window types on A702 go with what specification sections.

See updates on Sheets Revision 4-A701, Revision 4-A702, and Revision 4-A703.

Section 10 23 10 - W6 Section 08 41 13 - Frame 1 Section 08 41 13 / 08 56 53 - Windows 1, 2, 3 Section 08 56 19 - Window 8 Section 08 11 13 - See Revision 4- A701, Revision 4 - A702

170 4.7.21/4.12.21

C1-59A & C1-60A on the door schedule are called out as type A Flush doors. In the “door size” column they call out a narrow vision lite. Please verify if these two doors require glazing. See updates on Sheet Revision 4-A701

171 4.7.21/4.12.21 Do any of the interior window assemblies require psychiatric rated frames or glazing? For example window types W15, & W16? See Specifications

172 4.7.21/4.12.21

Dorma Mundus system and the manufacturer informed me that Dorma has discontinued the Mundus product line. Please provide a specification for a system that is available See updates on Sheets Revision 4-A701, Revision 4-A702, and Revision 4-A703.

PROJECT NAME : Renovate MH Ward 1L, 1H and 1K

Question Date Received/ Answered Description Response Response Date Status

PROJECT NAME : Renovate MH Ward 1L, 1H and 1K

173 4.7.21/4.12.21

Frame types 3, 4, & 6 and window types W9, W14, W15, & W16 are located in patient spaces according to sheet A002. Will these systems need to be rated for AAMA 501.8 and the 2,000 Foot-Pound resistance? If so, please provide a specification for these systems See item 169

174 4.8.21/4.8.21 Can the offeror provide the FCI Gamewell CAMWorks programming for this project as a substitution?

The contractor can bid using what their assumption of “Equivalent” is. It will be up to our CPS team to confirm during the submittal process if the product meets the requirements identified in the specification.

175 4.8.21/ 4.12.21

Will you please confirm all the areas that are employee spaces vs. private patient spaces? If the area is a private patient space do I need to meet behavioral health standards with anti-ligature (recessed) pulls and other hardware. See Sheet A002

176 4.8.21/ 4.12.21

Can they make this a double door cabinet. They have concerns if they keep it as a 36”x 68” cabinet door?

Change to two 18" doors in lieu of one 36" door

177 4.8.21/ 4.12.21

The section views show metal standards in the cabinets. Can we use shelf pin holes?

Please inlcude metal standards in the cabinets

178 4.8.21/ 4.12.21

It looks like they are calling for the drawer box to be ¾” or it is just a bad note and we can use are standard 5/8?

Detail of 3/4" should remain

179 4.8.21/ 4.12.21

What is the width of the below cabinet?

See Sheet A104-P3 for dimensions of this wall

180 4.8.21/ 4.12.21

Please confirm if base cabinets get no adjustable shelf?

See Addendum 2 Page 17 of Narrative

Question Date Received/ Answered Description Response Response Date Status

PROJECT NAME : Renovate MH Ward 1L, 1H and 1K

4.8.21/ 4.12.21 4.8.21/ 4.12.21 Sepcification is correct provide as specified

182 4.8.21/ 4.12.21

BACKGROUND: 2.7.A.1.b Detectors shall be four (4) wire type. - The existing Gamewell/FCI addressable smoke detectors are 2-wire.Please Advise Sepcification is correct provide as specified

183 4.9.21/ 4.12.21

Back Ground 2.7.A.1.e Detectors are self-restoring - Smoke detectors are not self-restoring from an alarm event. Requires a human effort to reset an addressable smoke detector from an alarm event. Please Advise Sepcification is correct provide as specified

184 4.9.21/ 4.12.21 Can the offer provide the CAMWorks programming for this project?

185 4.9.21/ 4.12.21 What hinges are to be used for the Door Switch Doors? Doors need to be dual swing in case of emergency

186 4.9.21/ 4.12.21 See updates on Sheets Revision 4-A701, Revision 4-A702, and Revision 4-A703.

187 4.9.21/ 4.12.21

Since there is to be no hardware on these bathroom doors. Will you be sending a revised hardware schedule reflecting this or should I bid these doors with the current door hardware assignments? See updates on Sheets Revision 4-A701, Revision 4-A702, and Revision 4-A703.

Background: 2.6.A General Requirements for No fica on Appliances: Individually addressed and connected to a SLC. •The existing NAC devices are manufactured by System Sensor and not addressable type or connected to the SLC. Please Advise

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