5-22-12 (Northern Bus) APPROVED EQUALS.doc
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- Solicitation number
- RFQ - 17A - 12050800000000000969
- Issued by
- Piscataquis County, Maine
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This document is an Approved Equals/Exceptions and Clarifications form issued by the Maine Department of Transportation for Solicitation RFQ 17D 12050800000000000969 regarding a Northern Bus transit bus procurement. The form documents Northern Bus's requests for approval of component alternatives and modifications to the bus specifications across 10 different categories. Of the 10 requests submitted, 6 were approved, 1 was denied, and 3 required clarification. Approved modifications include a non-corrosive composite fiberglass gel coat battery compartment, manuals provided on thumb drives instead of CDs, full-length entrance door panels, rear emergency door specifications, lift access door design, and low-profile interior courtesy lights. The request for approval of a Goodall manufactured equivalent jump start connection was denied with a recommendation for an Anderson equivalent instead.
Three requests required additional clarification before approval could be granted: body construction specifications requiring details on insulation and materials, exterior light design specifications needing clarification on remaining light configurations beyond front clearance lights, and floor construction specifications requesting clarification on the undercoating material composition and application method for the 7-ply marine grade fir plywood flooring. All requests were dated May 22, 2012, and this form serves as the official record of the Maine Department of Transportation's decisions regarding Northern Bus's requested deviations from the original solicitation specifications.
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MAINE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
New Question posted for Solicitation: RFQ 17D 12050800000000000969 nORTHERN BUS
REQUESTS FOR APPROVED EQUALS/EXCEPTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS
SEC.
16.4
SUBJECT:
Battery Compartment
REQUEST:
Battery box located aft of the entrance door. It cannot be painted with acid resistant or rubber paint. It is non-corrosive, composite, fiberglass gel coat.
Question Date: 2012-05-22
COMMENTS:
APPROVED (X)
DENIED ( )
CLARIFICATION ( )
SEC.
16.13
SUBJECT:
Manuals
REQUEST:
We request approval of manuals in thumb drives as opposed to CD.
CLARIFICATION ( )
SEC.
16.14
SUBJECT:
Battery Jump Start
REQUEST:
We request approval of a Goodall manufactured equivalent jump start connection.
Question Date: 2012-05-22
COMMENTS:
Anderson.
APPROVED ()
DENIED (X)
CLARIFICATION ( )
SEC.
18.0
SUBJECT:
Body Construction
REQUEST:
We request approval of the following (see packet)
Question Date: 2012-05-22
COMMENTS:
Insulation and information needed.
APPROVED ()
DENIED ( )
CLARIFICATION (X)
SEC.
19.4
SUBJECT:
Entrance Door
REQUEST:
We request approval of full length door panels. Top and bottom glass panels are no longer available by the manufacturer.
CLARIFICATION ( )
SEC.
19.6
SUBJECT:
Rear Emergency Door
REQUEST:
We request approval of the following (see packet)
CLARIFICATION ( )
SEC.
19.7
SUBJECT:
Lift Access Door
REQUEST:
We request approval of the following (see packet)
CLARIFICATION ( )
SEC.
23.1
SUBJECT:
Interior Lights
REQUEST:
We request the approval of low-profile interior courtesy lights. Our lights cannot be flush-mounted.
CLARIFICATION ( )
SEC.
24.5
SUBJECT:
Exterior Lights
REQUEST:
We request the approval that only the front clearance lights be recess-mounted. We can armor the remaining exterior lights.
Question Date: 2012-05-22
COMMENTS:
Clarification of remaining exterior light design.
APPROVED ()
DENIED ( )
CLARIFICATION (X)
SEC.
25.1
SUBJECT:
Floor Construction
REQUEST:
We request the approval that our floor shall be exterior grade ¾” , 7-ply Marine grade, fir plywood. The flooring shall by pattern cut, edge sealed, and fastened with ¼” diameter counter-skunk Tek screws. Flooring understructure and edges shall be completely undercoated by hand brushing and 100% sealed from moisture penetration prior to being installed on steel frame understructure.
Question Date: 2012-05-22
COMMENTS:
Clarification of undercoating material.
APPROVED ()
DENIED ( )
CLARIFICATION (X)
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