Addendum Two .pdf

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RFB-191-25 HVAC Replacement Radcliff Veterans Home
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RFB-785-2500000473-4
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Hardin County, Kentucky

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This is Addendum Two for Invitation to Bid No. RFB-191-25 issued by the Commonwealth of Kentucky Department for Facilities and Support Services, Division of Engineering and Contract Administration for HVAC Replacement Phase I at the Radcliff Veterans Home in Radcliff, Kentucky. The addendum, dated February 27, 2025, includes responses to 11 bidder questions regarding the construction project, which involves HVAC replacement work in Buildings 200 and 300. Key project details include confirmation that both buildings will be vacant during construction, facility staff will handle furniture moving while contractors protect fixtures, and specifications for ERV removal/installation in the attic space.

The addendum clarifies several technical and logistical aspects, including that utility and entitlement fees are the owner's responsibility, existing luminaires can be used for temporary lighting during construction, and no extension will be granted for the bid deadline. The document confirms there is no cooling tower in the project scope, addresses questions about electrical work including ATS and MSB placement options, and specifies that fire alarm systems will need inspection and recertification if devices are relocated. The engineering firm Kohrs Lonnemann Heil Engineers (KLH) provided the technical responses to all bidder questions.

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COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY

DEPARTMENT FOR FACILITIES AND SUPPORT SERVICES

DIVISION OF ENGINEERING AND CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

INVITATION TO BID NO: RFB-191-25

FOR: HVAC Replacement- Phase I Radcliff Veterans Home Department of Veterans Affairs Radcliff, Kentucky

DATE: February 27, 2025

RFB-785-2500000473

ADDENDUM NO. Two (2)

BIDDER SHALL CONFORM TO THE FOLLOWING CHANGES AS SAME SHALL BECOME BINDING

UPON THE CONTRACT TO BE ISSUED IN RESPONSE TO THIS INVITATION TO BID.

Item 1: Refer to addendum to be distributed by Lynn Imaging for all additions, deletions, and/or changes to specifications and/or drawings.

END OF ADDENDUM

Invitation to Bid No. RFB-191-25 For: HVAC Replacement- Phase I Radcliff Veterans Home Department of Veterans Affairs Radcliff, Kentucky

Susan Ward, Statewide Procurement Analyst II Division of Engineering and Contract Administration

KOHRS LONNEMANN HEIL ENGINEERS, INC

FT. THOMAS, KENTUCKY

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY

COLUMBUS, OHIO

800.354.9783

WWW.KLHENGRS.COM

Date: 2/27/2025

Veterans Home HVAC Replacement – Phase 1

100 Veterans Drive

Radcliff, KY 40160

To Whom It May Concern, In response to the bidder questions received for Phase 1 of the Radcliff Veterans Home HVAC

Replacement project, we respectfully submit the following responses (in blue italics):

Bidder Questions

1. Will both Building 200 and 300 be vacant during construction?

Response: Yes.

2. Who is responsible for removing existing furniture and reinstalling furniture from Building

200 and 300 during construction?

Response: The facility staff will be responsible for moving furniture. The successful contractor will be responsible for protecting the space and any other in-place fixtures during demolition and construction.

3. How is the contractor to remove and install the ERV in the Attic space.

Response: The existing ERV can be removed by disassembling or cutting the unit into sections to facilitate removal. The new ERV can be shipped in sections from the factory to fit through the existing door to the Mechanical Room or the new louvers in the Attic exterior wall. The contractor shall coordinate shipping sizes with the HVAC manufacturers and include reassembly costs.

4. Is the existing roof structure adequate for the new cooling tower?

Response: This project does not contain a cooling tower. The roof and Mezzanine floor have been evaluated for structure capacity based on the new basis of design equipment and has been confirmed adequate to support the new basis of design equipment.

5. Is the temporary generator required only for the installation of new power from the existing transformer to the new ATS?

Response: During Phase 1 of construction, the new ATS and downstream equipment will not be backed up via emergency generator. Only until after construction is completed will this equipment be connected to emergency power via new generators.

6. Is the electrical contractor required to pay the utility Company for OFF/ON power connection at the transformer or is this part of the Utility Company service agreement with the owner?

Response: Any utility or entitlement fees are the responsibility of the owner.

7. Can the New ATS and New Panel MSB located next to the existing utility transformer? This would avoid having to saw cut, demo, replace the concrete road entrance leading to the building for new underground electrical from existing transformer to New AST.

Response: KLH takes no exception to relocating the ATS and MSB to an alternate location.

8. Is the electrical contractor required to remove and store existing light fixtures during construction or can the existing light fixtures be used during construction as temporary lighting? Then electrical contractor clean and reinstall the existing light fixtures into new ceiling?

Response: The existing luminaires may be used as temporary lighting during construction.

Should this occur, the contractor shall protect the existing luminaires during construction and replace in kind should any of the existing luminaires become damaged during construction.

9. If the existing fire alarm devices have to be removed from the existing ceiling and reinstalled in the new ceiling, is the existing fire alarm required to be inspected and recertified?

Response: If existing fire alarm devices need to be relocated and reinstalled, KLH recommends the fire alarm system be inspected and recertified.

10. The electrical drawings do not show any new fire alarm devices. Is this correct?

Response: Correct.

11. Can the bid date be extended an additional week to allow for questions to be answered?

Response: No.

If we can provide you any further information regarding the above, please contact us at your convenience.

Respectfully, Kohrs Lonnemann Heil Engineers, Inc.

Addendum Two
Phase 1C - Responses to Bidder Questions

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