6.12.2025 SCC Access Controls Addendum #1.pdf

Addendum #1

Project Name: SCC – Access Controls Security Upgrades

NC SCO ID No.: 23-26079-01A

QCE Project No.: 24023

Date: June 12, 2025

Author: Donnie Jones, PE, MLE, RCDD, CTS-D, NICET IV, LEED AP Quality Consulting Engineers, PLLC

This Addendum is to be part of the Contract Documents, and information contained within shall be taken into consideration when submitting a Bid. Remember to check the box that you received this Addenda on the Bid Proposal Form.

Addendum #1 – Responses from questions to date

1. A question was asked if reinforcement of new door operators was required on existing aluminum frames.

Response: Yes, reinforcement is required.

2. It was stated that the new work indicated on the drawings had since been completed by the owner related to the existing fence personnel gate at Building T.

Response: Drawing A601, delete work shown for gate door T10. Drawing X- 111, delete work shown for gate door T10. Drawing X-111B, delete detail 1 related to gate door T10.

3. We observed the nice marble finish looking concrete adjacent wall and large storefront wall at door T1A and T1B.

Response: Contractor to carefully plan out the conduit routing for these doors in this highly aesthetic area. Conceal as best as possible. Route raceways towards the CNC Lab room T110 as best as possible.

4. We observed that door T5 had an inside key cylinder, where it could theoretically be locked. This is an egress path door and cannot ever be locked.

Response: Contractor to remove the inside key cylinder in this door and blank off the opening. The same strategy would need to take place for any egress doors with this scenario.

5. We observed that the existing doors in building M indicated as steel are actually wood, and they are currently showing new electric strikes to be provided.

Response: It was decided to change the scope for these doors, such that the contractor shall instead core the existing wood doors and change the door hardware to electrified mortise locks with internal wiring inside door and integral REXs in the mortise style locks. This affects the door/lock types shown on sheet A-601 along with the security details shown on sheets X- 110A and X-110B.

6. Storage space for construction materials was discussed.

Response: Contractor to provide their own Conex as storage space is not available inside the buildings.

7. A question was asked about raceway types required.

Response: EMT conduit is allowed inside on existing CMU walls painted to match the finish of the wall. Metallic Wiremold or equal (with matching finish as best as possible) is required when surface mounting a raceway on an existing non-hollow door or storefront, unless otherwise noted that the doors to be cored.

8. A question was asked to confirm all these cylinders are going to be replaced on the exterior doors and that is in base bid.

Response: Yes, see General Notes A and B on sheet A-601.

9. A question was asked about if there was an across the state specific Sargent key cylinder required.

Response: Provide a 40 series Sargent cylinder with security pin.

10.A question was asked about the 5-year warranty.

Response: Refer to specification section 281300 paragraph 1.10, that spells out the parts and labor warranty for 5 years, including licensing.

11.Are the 11 buildings involved in the access control installation on the same network? If not, can you identify which buildings are on which?

Response: Yes, all 11 buildings involved are on the same network.l

12.Page 33 – ACS Notes 10 – “Also locate a Hard-Wired switch in Police Dispatch Building at Chief’s Desk Along with Office 216 in Building A”

a. Does this mean that there are currently two buttons that need to be integrated to the system or does this mean provide and install buttons at the two desks?

Response: Provide and install new physical hard-wired buttons at the two desks. There are NOT currently two buttons that need to be integrated into the new system.

b. What happens to alert Police of lockdown button activation, Strobes/Sirens?

Response: Alerts will be in the software, app, text message, email, etc.

per the specifications and available options with the given ACS software vendors.

13.Intercom Locations – Found VIN/VID on H Building but could not find the locations on the M Building. Please specify where intercom devices are to be installed on drawings.

Response: There is not a VIM/VID location in Building M, only Building H.

14.Building D (Room 110B) also has a push button. This would be the third button besides A-216 and the Police Chief’s Desk, are there any other lockdown buttons?

Response: There are only 2 pushbuttons. The Police Chief’s desk is Building D Room 110B. There is not a 3rd pushbutton.

15.Verifying that all time-controlled doors do not receive any card readers. Locking will be controlled through software only.

Response: This is not a true statement. Refer to sheet A-601, column labeled ELECTRIFIED LOCK OPERATION, that states if each door is to be card reader controlled, time clock controlled, or both.

16.Door Elevation #C2 – Top down drawing shows that there is a door operator push button in the bottom left, is this icon an error? Push button to be installed on wall drawn in dashed line.

Response: Icon shown on the dashed wall as key note #7 is the requirement, not the extra icon down as a new free-standing pedestal in the bottom left.

17.BIDS: Base vs Alternatives

a. Door A7 (Alternate 3) – On the door schedule, it states that the Base Bid that the Door Schedule refers to actually be included on the Alternative Bid 2 scope? Not on the actual project Base Bid, this would be the only door contact only door if it were on Base Bid.

Base Bid for door A7 is door position monitoring only. Alternate Bid #3 for door A7 is door position monitoring, along with access controlled electrified door hardware and card reader.

18.Confirming that integration with VMS is not required.

Response: Correct, integration with VMS is now not required.

19.Confirming if integration with security system (existing, or new) is required.

Response: There are no existing “security systems” (existing or new) to integrate with. This is a stand-alone new PACS system. Provide single pole, dual throw, 4-wire DPS sensors for potential future IDS system integration.

20.Confirming if nonproprietary PAC system with Mercury Hardware based system is approved.

Response: Correct per the PACS specifications. Refer to PACS specifications for pre-approved PACS software manufacturers.

21.Door M7 in Multimedia building is not on door schedule, should it be?

Response: Yes, same as M15B on the door schedule.

22.Is the expectation that all standalone DPS only doors be alternate including any door hardware requirements and modifications?

Response: Incorrect, the alternate is for the DPS portion of these standalone non-electrified doors. Any associated door hardware requirements/modifications for said doors are to remain under base bid.

23.If the doors called out as alternates don’t require any additional work, is the expectation the door be rekeyed anyway?

Response: Yes, new cylinders are still part of base bid.

24.The drawings and typicals require 1” conduit from each junction box to the system headend. Can this be requested that only in areas where exposed cabling is present?

Response: The 1” conduit is only required where exposed cabling is present.

Above accessible ceilings, cable homeruns shall be supported every 5 feet via independently supported j-hooks.

25.The drawings and typicals have a lot of conduit requirements per door, if free wire pull hidden in walls and frames is achievable to reduce the amount of exposed conduit, would that be preferred?

Response: Free-wire is allowed within door frames, door mullions/storefront and above accessible ceilings. Non flexible raceways are required for new cabling where otherwise exposed. Flexible raceways are required for new cabling inside of metal stud wall cavities.

26.Building R and the Nesmith Building from previous tours outside of the RFP are not included in the RFP. Is that the intent of this project to NOT include those buildings?

Response: Correct, Building R and Nesmith are not in scope.

27.Does the on-site supervisor/safety person have to be on-site every day?

Response: An on-site supervisor/safety person has to be on-site every day that construction work is being performed.

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CC: Plan Holders Ibreta Jackson – Southeastern Community College Ashley Butler – Southeastern Community College Jason Strickland – Southeastern Community College

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