Bricker Fire Alarm Upgrade - Federal Building Garage Bid Amendment 2 COVER LETTER.pdf
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This document provides details for an amendment to the solicitation and specifications for replacing the fire alarm system in the Bricker Federal Building and Garage in Columbus, Ohio. The General Services Administration is seeking a contractor with experience on large fire alarm projects to replace aging systems across the 357,000 square foot building and 140,000 square foot parking garage. The amendment updates code references and drawings, provides new hazardous material reports, and adds asbestos abatement and lead removal specifications. The total project cost is estimated between $1-5 million and offers are due in September 2022 with an anticipated 357 calendar day performance period for the building and 140 days for the garage upon notice to proceed. The solicitation will be a negotiated best-value procurement evaluated on past experience, personnel, project management, and performance.
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Metro CD Engineering, LLC 5880 Sawmill Road
Suite 200 Dublin, Ohio 43017
Tel: 614.923.3930 Fax: 614.543.8308
August 3, 2022
RE: BID AMENDMENT 2
To the Plans and Specifications for:
The Bricker Federal Building & Garage Fire Alarm and Notification System Replacement John W. Bricker Federal Building & Garage 200 North High Street Columbus, Ohio 43215
To All Bidders/Offerors:
This Amendment alters supplements and addends the original Drawings, Submittal, and Specifications and shall be taken into account in preparing Proposals, shall become part of these Contract Documents.
You must indicate receipt, on your Form of Proposal, of ALL Amendments including this Amendment.
SPECIFICATIONS:
1. Specification Section 01 35 25: The original specification Section 01 35 25 dated July 19, 2019 shall be removed and be replaced in its entirety with specification Section 01 35 25 dated August 3, 2022.
a. Complete rewrite of the specification.
2. Specification Section 01 35 26: The original specification Section 01 35 25 dated July 19, 2019 shall be removed and be replaced in its entirety with specification Section 01 35 26 dated August 3, 2022.
a. Complete rewrite of the specification.
3. Specification Section 09 90 00: The original specification Section 09 90 00 dated July 19, 2019 shall be removed and be replaced in its entirety with specification Section 09 90 00 dated August 3, 2022.
a. Date changed in header.
4. Specification Section 21 13 15: The original specification Section 21 13 15 dated July 19, 2019 shall be removed and be replaced in its entirety with specification Section 21 13 15 dated August 3, 2022.
a. Code information updated
b. Water supply information changed with updated fire pump test.
5. Specification Section 28 31 05: The original specification Section 28 31 05 dated July 19, 2019 shall be removed and be replaced in its entirety with specification Section 28 31 05 dated August 3, 2022.
a. Code information updated.
6. A recent hazardous material report has been included (Resource International dated August 2022).
Another hazardous material report has been included (TRC, dated August 27, 2019). The Contractor shall use these reports for abatement and lead removal.
7. Specification Section 02 82 00 - Asbestos Abatement has been added.
8. Specification Section 02 83 00 – Lead has been added.
DRAWINGS: PLEASE NOTE SOME OF THE ITEMS BELOW MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE REDLINE
CLOUDS AND REDLINE NOTES ON THE BID AMENDMENT DRAWINGS.
1. FA-001
a. CODE INFORMATION – Updated code information to the current code cycle requirements
b. GENERAL NOTES – updated general notes for the contractor.
2. FA-002
a. CODE REFERENCES – Updated code information to the current code cycle requirements
b. Key note 7 has been updated to reflect new penetrations only
c. Key note 14 has been updated to the current code cycle requirements
d. Key note 51 has been updated to the current code cycle requirements
e. Removed drawing index
f. Defined acoustically distinguishable space with new chart
g. Added labeling legend for existing devices
3. FA-10B
a. Key note 7 has been updated to accommodate the restroom renovation project.
b. Updated note 8 to clarify relocation of smoke detector from existing location.
c. Key note 12 has been updated to add four additional valve tamper switches to the project with four additional monitoring devices/addresses.
d. Key note 17 has been added to clarify the fire pump points that are required to be monitored.
e. The quantity of sprinkler supervisory points and tamper switches has been updated in the fire pump room.
f. Men’s Room 001 – new ceiling appliance installed in bathroom renovation project
g. Women’s Room 003 – new ceiling appliance installed in bathroom renovation project
4. FA-101
a. The Lobby is no longer an ADS space that requires intelligibility testing. The speakers in this area were replaced with High-Fidelity Speaker-Strobe and have been tested by the GSA RFPE to provide acceptable levels of intelligibly while maintaining the required audibility levels. The High-Fidelity Speaker-Strobes must be utilized in this area.
b. Room 114, 114A through 114F are no longer an ADS space that requires intelligibility testing.
The notification appliances in this area must be reconfigured as shown in this area.
c. Key note 8 has been updated.
d. Key note 9 has been updated to accommodate the restroom renovation project.
e. Key note 20 has been updated.
f. Key note 23 has been updated.
g. AutoCAD backgrounds have been updated for rooms 110E and 110F.
h. Men’s Room 102 – new ceiling appliance installed in bathroom renovation project
i. Women’s Room 101 – new ceiling appliance installed in bathroom renovation project
5. FA-102
a. The west atria is no longer an ADS space that requires intelligibility testing. The speakers in this area were replaced with High-Fidelity Speaker-Strobe and have been tested by the GSA RFPE to provide acceptable levels of intelligibly while maintaining the required audibility levels.
The High-Fidelity Speaker-Strobes must be utilized in this area.
b. Key note 8 has been updated to accommodate the restroom renovation project.
c. Men’s Room 201 – new ceiling appliance installed in bathroom renovation project
d. Women’s Room 203 – new ceiling appliance installed in bathroom renovation project
6. FA-103
a. Room 350 – corrected architectural backgrounds.
b. Room 350B – add speaker
c. Room 326A – add speaker
d. Key note 5 has been updated to accommodate the restroom renovation project.
e. Key note 12 has been added for one appliance
f. Key note 13 has been added to provide clarification for the work required in the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) renovated area (Rooms 330-346)
g. Men’s Room 301 – new ceiling appliance installed in bathroom renovation project
h. Women’s Room 303 – new ceiling appliance installed in bathroom renovation project
7. FA-104
a. Key note 6 has been updated to accommodate the restroom renovation project.
b. Fire Fighters Phone and manual pull box locations have been corrected in the AutoCAD drawing.
c. Men’s Room 401 – new ceiling appliance installed in bathroom renovation project
d. Women’s Room 403 – new ceiling appliance installed in bathroom renovation project
8. FA-105
a. Key note 5 has been updated to accommodate the restroom renovation project.
b. Men’s Room 501 – new ceiling appliance installed in bathroom renovation project
c. Women’s Room 503 – new ceiling appliance installed in bathroom renovation project
d. Add speaker to room 522 to accommodate floor plan
9. FA-106
a. Key note 7 has been updated to accommodate the restroom renovation project.
b. Men’s Room 601 – new ceiling appliance installed in bathroom renovation project
c. Women’s Room 603 – new ceiling appliance installed in bathroom renovation project
d. Suite 617 has been updated to accommodate recent remodeling. Strobes in this area must be updated. Strobes must be labeled with “ALERT” in place of “FIRE”.
e. Remove speaker notification appliance in conference room 634E and install speaker/strobe notification appliance.
f. Provide new speaker/strobe in waiting lobby room 600.
10. FA-107
a. The north half of the 7th floor is currently undergoing a Housing and Urban Development (HUD) space renovation project. The as-built drawings from that project must be incorporated into this new fire alarm modernization project. Components in this area will not need to be replaced if they meet the requirements for this project, however the circuits from this area will need to be converted over to the new fire alarm equipment. The equipment in the HUD renovated area must be shown in the new system submittal as constructed along with revied calculations.
b. Key note 7 has been updated to accommodate the restroom renovation project.
c. Men’s Room 701 – new ceiling appliance installed in bathroom renovation project
d. Women’s Room 703 – new ceiling appliance installed in bathroom renovation project
e. Key note 13 has been added to address the HUD space renovation.
11. FA-108
a. Key note 3 has been updated.
b. Speaker/strobe 16:1-1 / 73-1 does not need to be relocated. Was previously relocated
12. FA-600
a. CODE REFERENCES – Updated code information to the current code cycle requirements
13. FA-011
b. GENERAL NOTES – updated general notes for the contractor.
14. FA-012
b. Key note 10 has been updated to the current code cycle requirements
c. Key note 33 has been updated to the current code cycle requirements
15. FA-111
a. Key note 4 has been updated
b. Updated existing conduit routing
16. FA-118
a. Key note 5 added to remove abandoned fire alarm equipment
17. FA-610
a. CODE REFERENCES – Updated code information to the current code cycle requirements.
END OF AMENDMENT 2
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