Amendment 0007- Responses to Questions.pdf

IFB # 693JF719B000006 - Samuels Hall Renovation

Question & Answer Form

Attachment 5- 2nd Floor Design Changes (Amendment 0005)

# IFB

Section

Question Response Change to IFB?

Description of Change Technical/

Contractual

1 Please advise if it’s possible to push the bid due day to

Tuesday Mar 24, so we can overnight the bid proposal

The bids due date remains

3/23/2020.

No Contractual

2 CS Cover sheet is listing sheet

P-303 as a one of the sheets that have changes, but it’s not part of the drawing sheets provided

P-303 does not have any changes. The bullet on the

CS for it was in error.

No Technical

3 A707, A708 and

A709

1) Steps into Ring of Sim Lab 1 Detail 1 on Drawings A-708; Need finish on Steps, Nosing, Risers and Stringers?

2) Steps into Ring of Sim Lab 2 Detail 1 on Drawings A-707; Need finish on Steps, Nosing, Risers and Stringers?

3) No RB-1 Base on desk dividers within Sim Labs 1 and 2, please confirm.

Stringers shall be constructed of wood and painted. Finishes for treads, risers and the platform shall be carpet VCTT-2 (roll).

Desk dividers shall have metal base “kick plate”-

Stainless Steel 300 grade, #18 Gauge, as illustrated on detail 3/A-709. On detail

9/A-709, “Rubber Base”

No Technical

4) Detail 9 Drawing A-709, Rubber Base in for which partition type?

should read metal base

“kick plate”.

4” Rubber base is to be installed on all curved partitions in Sim Labs 1 &

2.

4 M-203 Mechanical Drawings indicate tie-ins to underground pipe. Please indicate extent of underground mechanical piping on the drawings.

NO UNDERGROUND

PIPING IS SHOWN ON M-

203.

All new underground utility connections are to be connected to existing utilities at a point at least 5’ outside of the building perimeter.

No Technical

5 M-203 There is no condensate drain piping indicated for any of the mechanical equipment;

please advice.

Provide condensate drainage piping to the nearest drain pipe.

No Technical

6 E-103 Electrical drawing sheet E-

103 are depicting card

Electronic Safety and

Security is specified in readers and cameras security system, on all floors and roof, please clarify if such security system and its equipment are part of this project scope or not.

If it’s part of this contract scope, please provide specification for the security systems.

Section 28 31 00 (listed as

Electronic Safety &

Security in T.O.C., and labeled Fire Detection and

Alarm on the header of that spec section).

USMMA will install the devices, but the contractor must bring power and data to a junction box at each location.

7 IT-103 Drawing IT-103 sheet note

#1 is calling for connection to projectors, however no projectors are called out on any other drawings. Please clarify who is providing the projectors.

Projectors are identified as

PJ-1 on A-904 and indicated as “(NIC), GC to provide power/ data & blocking only.” Locations of projectors are located on A-

906 Equipment Schedule, and plans I-100, I-101, & I-

102.

No Technical

8 IT-103 Drawing IT-103 sheet note #2 is calling for “PROJECTOR

MUST BE ABLE TO PROJECT

FROM GPS RECEIVER

USMMA shall provide and install the receiver on the roof.

W/ ANTENNA ON ROOF”,

however GPS receiver w/antenna is not called out on any other drawings.

Please clarify who is providing the receiver on the roof.

9 IT-103 Drawing IT-103 sheet note #3 is calling for “PROVIDE

MEDIA LEADS FOR DOC

CAM.”, Please clarify where is the DOC Cam and who is providing it.

The DOC Cam is mounted on the ceiling. The camera itself will be provided and installed by USMMA, however the contractor is responsible to bring power and data to a junction box in the ceiling at the locations.

No Technical

10 IT-103 Drawing IT-103 sheet note #4 is calling for “EACH

MTL/GMDSS STUDENT

STATION (24/20) WILL NEED

TWO ETHERNET DROPS

EACH”, Please identify where is the note applicable and what is 24/20 ratio is.

24 is referring to the number of student stations in each

MTL lab, & 20 is referring to the number of student stations in SMDSS Lab.

However, the correct note should read:

“2 ethernet drops shall be provided at each MTL/

SMDSS student station and instructor station.”

Counting the number of stations depicted on the plan, the correct number should be (19 station x 2=

38 ethernet drops at

SMDSS)/ (25 stations x 2 =

50 ethernet drops at each

MTL lab).

11 IT-103 Drawing Sheet IT-103 is depicting tele/data work, please provide specification for such work if it’s part of this project scope.

Provide Cat 6 cabling for all data/networking

No Technical

12 IT-103 Drawing Sheet IT-103 is depicting Cameras in various locations, please provide specification for such work if it’s part of this project scope.

REFER TO QUESTION #6

RESPONSE.

Cameras are to be provided by USMMA. GC to provide power & data connection in j-box at camera locations.

13 RFI #21

Gov

Response

Government on previous RFI response (RFI#21) indicated that “Additionally, temporary power must be provided to the building during construction as the transformer and generator are being replaced.” Please clarify if we are required to provide a generator for temporary power or we can connect to another source of power close to the building.

Also, provide information on the electrical load required for the bridge simulator to remain in service, and indicate the daily hours the simulator will require power service.

Contractor should determine the best method to attain temporary power via their own means and methods.

The kickoff meeting will necessarily deal with many logistics including this.

The Main Data Center and

Full Bridge Simulator are the only portions of the building requiring temporary power. Class hours are (7AM-5PM) but are subject to change based on curriculum and academic course load.

Please use an allowance for any temporary power to run the MDC and FBS and list it as a separate line item on the bid form.

No Technical

14 A-901 Window characteristics are not clear on the window

All windows are to be new.

Glazing types are indicated by the legend located below

Yes See updated attachment Technical elevations shown on drawing A901.

Please Provide a window window elevation “L”.

Exterior window frames are to be Aluminum as per details on A-803.

schedule to clarify the window’s frames and glass material types and fire rating, also to clarify which windows are new and which are existing, and whether glass is to remain or to get replaced on existing to remain windows.

15 D-103 Please advise who is responsible for the MEP’s demolition

Contractor No Technical

16 D-103 Please Provide Mechanical/ With the exception of the hatched area on M-101 through M-103 indicated to remain functional throughout construction, all existing systems are to be demolished.

No Technical

Plumbing / Electrical/ Fire

Protection demolition drawings to determine scope of demolition for these trades.

In the case of new underground connections to existing utilities, existing is to be demolished and connected at a point at least

5’ outside the building perimeter.

17 Drawin g A-707 and

A-

Please provide finishing for steps, nosing, risers and stringers for sim lab 1 and 2.

Stringers shall be constructed of wood and painted. Finishes for treads, risers and the platform shall be carpet VCTT-2 (roll)

No Technical

18 Drawing

A707 and

A708

Please confirm there will be no RB-1 (rubber base) on desk dividers within sim labs

1 and 2.

Desk dividers shall have metal base “kick plate”-

Stainless Steel 300 grade, #18 Gauge, as illustrated on detail 3/A-709

19 Drawin g A709

Please refer to detail 9 on drawing A709. Please provide further explanation as to which partitions are to receive rubber base.

On detail 9/A-709, “Rubber Base” should read metal base “kick plate”.

4” Rubber base is to be installed on all curved partitions in Sim Labs 1 &

2.

No Technical

20 Door hardware

- 080671

Please provide specifications for the door hardware of the

(10) doors added to the scope of work within

Amendment 0005.

See updated Specification

Section 08 06 71-Door

Hardware Sets and updated drawing A-901-Door

Schedule (dated

03.02.2020)

Yes See updated attachment Technical

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