Amendment No_ 1.pdf

Paulding County Fleet Maintenance Facility Pre-Bid RFI Responses February 18, 2025

Amendment No. 1

Please note: These are responses to the questions we received prior to 2/12/25. If you have submitted a question & it has not been addressed here, please continue to be patient.

1. Please provide a copy of the soils report of the project site so the earthwork subcontractors can prepare pricing for this project. A: A soils study has not been performed yet for this site.

2. Sheet C201 - Please confirm the area shown with green dots. We assume SOD, however it is not called out. If SOD, please clarify type of SOD or grassing or mulch required where six maples are located. A: Yes, Bermuda sod.

3. Sheet C201 - Please confirm the area shown with solid green. We assume it to be Dwarf Yaupon Holly like the adjacent island where four are called out. Please clarify what is required at the 5' landscape strip. If it is Dwarf Yaupon Holly what is the total count required? A: The 5’ landscape strip adjacent to the building will be mulch or straw covered.

4. Sheet C201 - Please confirm the total count of red maples required. The Landscape Schedule indicates seven while the plan indicates nine. One of the two located next to an existing structure appears to be located in asphalt. Please confirm what is required.

Nine are shown in plan view. A: There are 9 red maples necessary. The one shown within the asphalt should be pulled back (south) approximately 10’ behind the curb.

5. Sheet C201 - Is irrigation required for this project? None is shown. A: No irrigation is required.

6. Sheet C201 - What type of mulch is required at planting areas? A: Provide pine bark mini nuggets in all seasonal color beds. Provide shredded hardwood mulch or pine straw in all other landscape beds (type and color of all mulch to be approved by owner).

7. Sheet C201 - What type of mulch is required at around the Green Giant trees? A:

Provide pine bark mini nuggets in all seasonal color beds. Provide shredded hardwood mulch or pine straw in all other landscape beds (type and color of all mulch to be approved by owner).

8. Specification Section 28 3111 - Per this specification section, please confirm that the fi fire alarm system is a fully delegated design based upon this section. Are drawings available for the fire alarm system? A: The fire alarm system is new for this building.

Coordinate preferred vendor or any additional tie in requirements with the city for communication requirements of the fire alarm system to county services.

9. Specification Section 28 3111 - Per this specification section, it mentions existing equipment and matching existing systems. Please confirm how this new system will connect or work with and existing system. There are not any fire alarm drawings in the bidding documents. A: Fire alarm devices are shown. A sub contractor will need to be employed by the GC to provide specs and shop drawings for the fire alarm system as well as system installation.

LIQUID FLOOR TREATMENTS

10. Sheet M0.1 - Items 8, 24, 25, 30 - Please confirm that no building controls are required for this project. control drawings are not included in the bidding documents. A: No central HVAC controls are required for this project. All thermostats and controls can be stand alone.

11. Sheet MP1.0 - Item V A & B - It references existing equipment. Are existing buildings shown on the site plan included in the scope of work of this bid? A: No existing mechanical systems will be used, any existing equipment would be owner supplied vehicle maintenance equipment.

12. Specifications Section 01 3300 - Item D indicates that shop drawings are to be incorporated into the same digital data software programs that exist for the bidding documents. Please confirm if all shop drawings or only delegated design trades are to be in a BIM format. A: No BIM is required for this Project. CAD files can be provided for delegated design trades, or a BIM model can be provided if requested.

13. Specification Section 01 4113 - Paragraph 3.01 Permits - Since this project is being built by Paulding County - will any or all permits be waived. Please confirm if the GC is to pay for all permits indicated in paragraph 3.01. A: All permit fees will be waived. GC will not be required to pay any permit fees.

14. The specifications and plans do not reference or provide a concrete sealer product required for the sealed concrete floors. Please advise which product will be required for this application. A: See the “LIQUID FLOOR TREATMENTS” Section attached to the end of this document.

15. Is there any way we can obtain CAD files for the Civil Plans? Specifically C301 Grading Plan. A: The Purchasing Office will email the CAD files to all known plan holder to the best of their ability since .dwg files can not be uploaded to the county website or posted on GPR. If you do not receive them, please email purchase@paulding.gov

16. The site plan shows two di erent grassed areas. One is between the parking and the building. The other is in the island between parking and Industrial Way North. They are shaded di erently on the plan, but neither are noted as sod or seed that I can find.

Please let us know what type of grassing to include in these areas. A: See responses to Questions 2, 3, 6 and 7 above.

17. Should we include permit and impact fees in our bid, or will they be waived since this is a county project? A: All permit fees will be waived. GC will not be required to pay any permit fees.

18. Utility drawing C401 details an oil/grit separator with a minimum size of 1,500 gallons.

Drawing P1.2 shows a 500 gallon oil separator around the same area. Please advise. A:

Drawing P1.2 is correct, provide 500 gallon separator.

A. Penetrating Liquid Floor Treatment: Clear, chemically reactive, waterborne solution of inorganic silicate or siliconate materials and proprietary components; odorless; that penetrates, hardens, and densifies concrete surfaces.

1. Products: Subject to compliance with requirements of these Specifications, provide one of the following:

a) ChemMasters (Madison, OH) (www.chemmasters.net); Chemisil™ Plus.

b) Chemtec International (Cincinnati, OH) (www.concretesealer.net); ChemTec One.

c) Conspec by Dayton Superior (Miamisburg, OH) (www.daytonsuperior.com); Intraseal.

d) Curecrete Distribution, Inc. (Springville, UT) (www.curecrete.com); Ashford Formula.

e) Dayton Superior Corporation (Miamisburg, OH) (www.daytonsuperior.com); Day-Chem

Sure Hard™ (J17).

f) Edoco by Dayton Superior (Miamisburg, OH) (www.daytonsuperior.com); Titan Hard.

g) Euclid Chemical Company (Cleveland, OH) (www.euclidchemical.com); Euco Diamond

Hard.

h) Kaufman Products, Inc. (Baltimore, MD) (www.kaufmanproducts.net); SureHard.

i) L&M Construction Chemicals, Inc. (Omaha, NE) (www.lmcc.com); Seal Hard.

j) W.R. Meadows, Inc. (Cartersville, GA) (www.wrmeadows.com); LIQUI-HARD

k) Metalcrete Industries, Inc. (Cleveland, OH) (www.metalcreteindustries.com); Floorsaver.

l) Nox-Crete Products Group (Omaha, NE) (www.nox-crete.com); Duro-Nox.

m) US SPEC, a division of US MIX Company (Denver, CO); (www.usspec.com); Industraseal.

Vexcon Chemicals, Inc. (Philadelphia, PA) (www.vexcon.com); StarSeal PS Clear.