Responses_to_Questions_9.24.19.pdf

IFB # 693JF719B000006 - Samuels Hall Renovation

Question & Answer Form

Attachment 5

# IFB

Section

Question Response Change to IFB?

Description of Change Technical/

Contractual

1 FAR

52.228-1

Kindly advise if 20% amount of Cashier Check, Pay Order or Bank Draft are acceptable in terms of bid security as required for this project.

Per FAR 52.228-1, a bid bond for 20% of the bid is required.

No N/A Contractual

2 Post Site

Visit

E-401

Panel EDP is rated at 42K

AIC. Should it be coordinated with Panel

MDP?

To be coordinated with

MDP.

No N/A Technical

3 Post Site

Visit

E-401

The new 1000kva transformer has a secondary voltage at 480/277v which is not consistent with the other campus transformers.

Should the secondary be

208/120v 4 wire ?

No No NA Technical

4 Post Site

Visit

E-401 New FACP is on

Emergency Power (EP-1)

No N/A Technical

Can you verify the existing fire alarm control panel is on emergency power?

5 Post Site

Visit

E-401

Is the 15kw UPS panel existing? If not, are the specifications provided?

It is new, please check spec section - 262400

Switchboards and Panel

Boards.

No N/A Technical

6 Post Site

Visit

FA-001

Note #27 states – an upgrade is required for the FACP not in the contract area. Please provide details for the FACP to be upgraded.

FACP to be new. Please contact Robert E. Rousseau

(contact info below). He is familiar with the existing condition and required new system.

No N/A Technical

7 Post Site

Visit

FA -001

Please provide the campus fire alarm vendor contact info. This contact should be familiar with the new and existing conditions.

Robert E.

Rousseau

Senior Account Manager -

NY Metro Area

Honeywell Building

Solutions

5 Dakota Drive - Suite 120

Lake Success, NY 11042

Direct: (516) 302-9497

Mobile: (917) 843-4945

8 Post Site

Visit

E-201, E-202, E-203, E-204

Are specific lighting manufacturers been assigned for all of the lighting fixtures shown on the above drawings?

Yes – Light Fixture manufacturers and models are listed in the light fixture schedule on E-702. As per all government contracts, the specifications list possible manufacturer sources but the fixtures can be an approved equivalent.

Approvals are done on a performance specification basis.

No N/A Technical

9 SECTIO

N C- F.2

We are requesting to increase contract duration from 365 days to 540 days.

Approved Yes Amendment #1- contract duration updated to 540 days on SF1442 and

Section F.

Contractual

10 SECTIO

N C-

F.5.211-

LIQUIDATED DAMAGES:

$14,000.00/DAY-PLEASE

RECONSIDER L/D PER

DAY.

Reconsidered and Adjusted Yes

Section F.5 updated to reflect a daily liquidated damages cost of $3,461.01.

Contractual

11 Post Site

Visit

IS BUILDING WILL BE

OCCUPIED DURING THE

CONSTRUCTION?

Yes, as noted on D-100 through D-102 Existing

Mechanical & Electrical

System at West end of

No N/A Contractual building as well as the existing 2nd Deck Data

Center are to remain operational throughout construction. Main Data

Center shall also remain operational during construction.

12 Post Site

Visit

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE

TO MOVE F & F TO

PERFORM THE

CONTRACT WORK?

The contractor awarded the work shall be responsible for removal and disposal of existing furniture and fixtures.

Yes Section C updated to reflect this requirement.

Contractual

13 Section

L.6

PLEASE EXTEND THE

QUESTION DUE DATE

FROM 9/5/2019 TO

10/5/2019.

The question due date is extended to October 8,2019 by 5pm.

Yes Due date updated on page

5 and in Section L.6 of the solicitation.

Contractual

16 B Toilet partitions are specified as Solid plastic material on the drawings. But, On the specs it is specified as phenolic material. Please advise which type will be quoted?

Solid HDPE Plastic toilet partitions should be quoted/ provided.

17 General Who is the architect on your project?

DCM Architecture &

Engineering

No N/A Technical

19 DRAWI

NGS NO

A904, A905 &

A906

ARE FURNITURE PART

OF THIS CONTRACT?

DWG. A 906 IS ONLY FOR

REFERNCE (NIC), WHILE

DWG A 904 & A 905

STATING AS AN

ALTERNATE BID ITEM.

PLEASE CLARIFY.

Bold items in the remarks column of A-904 & A-905 identify furniture and equipment which is to be priced in the base contract or items NIC. As per the note on A-904, A-905, & A-

906, all other items listed are to be priced as an add alternate.

No N/A Technical

21 L.6 - b Would they consider to schedule another site visit for the Samuels Hall Renovation project?

Another site visit shall be held on October 1, 2019 at

9:30 AM. The meeting location will be Furuseth

Hall in the Procurement

Office.

Yes Section L.6 updated to add this additional date.

Contractual

22 096513 Please confirm acoustic underlayment at any of the

LVT throughout the building will be required. If required, please provide further direction.

As noted on A-704.1, sound attenuation fiberglass mat is to be installed at all areas of raised plywood Platform

Decking consisting of 2 layers ¾” plywood staggered with sound attenuation fiberglass mat, including Classroom 3 (106) and Lecture Hall (202)

24 096513, 096519

Please confirm self level underlayment will be required at all resilient floor and carpet tile finishes.

Confirmed. No N/A Technical

25 I-104, 096513, 096519, 096723, 096813

Please refer to drawing I-

104. Please provide flooring and base specifications for the room/corridor between the oculus (203) and lecture hall (202).

EPXY-3/ RVB-1 No N/a Technical

26 096513, 096519, 096723, 096813

Please provide further details for flooring of the oculus

(203) to show the exact color locations and the “Compass” design.

Floor tile finishes are listed on A-903. Layout is shown on I-104, and overall floor area dimensions are given on A-101. Shop drawing approval will be required.

No N/A Technical

27 General Please confirm CAD drawings will be provided to the contactor at no cost.

Confirmed, CAD drawings will be provided to contractor at no cost upon signature of a CAD release.

28 096536 Please refer to section

096536: Static Control

Resilient Flooring. There is no static control resilient flooring shown on the drawings. Please confirm this will not be required for the project.

Confirmed, Static Control

Resilient Flooring is not required

No N/A Technical

29 096513, 096519, 096723, 099733

Please provide details on the

VCT to epoxy transition in room 106 to room 105.

Rooms 105 and 106 also have epoxy floor.

No N/A Technical

32 096723 Please indicate if there are to be rubber landing tiles and rubber treads/risers on the stairs to the roof and penthouse.

Yes, Stairwell flooring on the stairs to the roof are as follows:

Landings are to be RF-1, Treads are to be RT-1, Risers are to be RR-1 as listed on room finish schedule A-903

No N/A Technical

33 096513, 096519, 096723, Please indicate what base and flooring are to be used for the steps in the lecture hall.

Stair treads are to be VCTT-

1 to match landing and room, stair risers to lecture

099733, I-101 hall are to be painted (PT-3) as indicated on A-706.1

34 I-101 Please provide a tier step/rise detail for classroom 106 and the lecture hall 202.

Refer to classroom 106

Section shown on

10/A-703.1

Refer to lecture hall 202

Section shown on

7/A-704.1

No N/A Technical

35 I-104, 096519

Please refer to drawing I-

104. Please confirm the breakout room (201A) is to receive all VLT-3 and VLT-

1 as notes as the symbols according to the legend do not match correctly.

Yes, Breakout room 201A is to receive VLT-1 & VLT-3 as shown on drawing I-104

No N/A Technical

36 230923 Please indicate acceptable

BMS controls vendors for this project.

Automated Logic

Justin Mezzadri justin.mezzadri@automated logic.com, (C) – 973-986-

No N/A Technical

37 A901 and

081416

Please refer to drawing

A901. The door schedule shows painted wood doors, however, specification

Doors are to be painted solid wood doors as per the door schedule on A-901

No N/A Technical mailto:justin.mezzadri@automatedlogic.com mailto:justin.mezzadri@automatedlogic.com section 081416 states “plain sliced white birch” doors are to be stained to match architect sample. Please advise.

41 101423 Please provide a key and drawing details for the required signage throughout the building.

Required signage is shown on I-100 – I-103 and listed on A-902 Security Signage

Schedule.

No N/A Technical

42 101100 Please provide drawing details for the visual display units.

As noted on A-905, the video displays (TV-1) are

NIC, and GC is to provide power/ data and blocking only.

No N/A Technical

44 General Please consider extending the RFI due date deadline.

See response number 13. Yes See response to number 13 above.

Contractual

45 General Please consider extending the number of calendar days to complete construction as

365 days is not feasible relative to the scope of work.

Approved in question 9 Yes See response to number 9 above.

Contractual

46 A700 Please refer to drawing A700 detail 4 where drawing A800 is called out multiple times.

Please provide drawing

A800 as it was not issued with the bid package.

Drawing A-800 attached. Yes Added to Section J

Attachments #6.

Technical

50 General Please advise if there will be an additional site walkthrough.

See response number 21. Yes See response to number 21. Contractual

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