Atch 6 Questions and Answers 9.pdf
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- Posting Official Bid Opening Results of 5 May 2022. There were 8 bids received in response and listed on the attached Official Bid Opening Spreadsheet. The apparent Low Bidder, QBS Inc located in Alliance Ohio is highlighted in yellow. Federal contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- FA252122B0002
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This document contains a question and answer template for a solicitation seeking to renovate an ICO facility at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The solicitation number is FA252122B0002 and was issued by the Department of the Air Force Space Command. Work includes replacing interior lighting, adding electric motors to garage doors, interior and exterior building modifications, installing an air-conditioned rotary air compressor with sound mitigation, and providing a 20'x20' air-conditioned office as specified in the drawings and specifications. Contractors submitted questions which were answered by 45th Civil Engineer Squadron to clarify requirements regarding sewer lines, water and sewer pipe materials, seeding disturbed areas, backflow preventer testing, an on-site project office, contractor quality control personnel qualifications, the laydown area, scope of replacement for various building elements, and finishes for hollow metal frames.
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QUESTION AND ANSWER TEMPLATE
Solicitation: FA2521-22-B-0002 Project Number: DBEH 20-1501
Project Description: Renovate ICO Facility35420 at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL
Contractor Name: _Outside The Box, LLC________________________
POC: ___Jeff Neidigh___________________
IFB Section __________ Paragraph _________
SOW/Technical Specification/Drawings paragraph/page __C102_________
Other (Specify) __ _________________________
Question: The sewer lines are showing 90-degree bends into and out of the septic tank, please confirm manholes are not required.
Answer: 45 CES Response: Refer to spec 22 00 00 section 3.1.1.4 for sweep requirements.
IFB Section 33 11 00__________ Paragraph _________
SOW/Technical Specification/Drawings paragraph/page __ ________
Other (Specify) ___________________________
Question: ___Please confirm contractor option using DI or PVC for water and sewer lines.
Answer: 45 CES Response: Refer to spec 33 11 00 sections 2.1.1.1 and 2.1.1.2
IFB Section _31 00 00_________ Paragraph _________
SOW/Technical Specification/Drawings paragraph/page ___________
Other (Specify) ___________________________
Question: ________Please confirm seeding of disturbed areas is acceptable
Answer: 45 CES Response: Contractor will be responsible to gain establishment of grasses in all scarified areas.
IFB Section _01 50 00_________ Paragraph _________
SOW/Technical Specification/Drawings paragraph/page ___________
Other (Specify) ___________________________
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Question: ________Stating to provide backflow testing and certification of personnel, According to C102, the backflow preventor is by others. Please confirm this testing and certification is not required by the contractor.
Answer: 45 CES Response: Contractor not required to test or certify backflow preventer.
IFB Section _01 50 00_________ Paragraph ______3.6___
Other (Specify) ___________________________
Question: ________States to provide the Resident Engineer a 200-sf office space. Please confirm this is desired for a project of this size.
Answer: 45 CES Response: Resident Engineer office is not required for this project.
IFB Section _01 45 00_________ Paragraph ______3.4.2___
Other (Specify) ___________________________
Question: __States the CQC to be a graduate engineer, graduate architect, or a graduate of construction management, with a minimum of 10 years construction experience on construction similar to this contract. Should this state OR 10 years construction experience? Also states the CGC to be onsite at all times and has the duties of the superintendent. Most QCs and superintendents for projects of this size do not have degrees. Please consider revising to only say 10 years’ experience.
Answer: Response: The QC for structural (mezzanine), Civil, environmental (septic system) and mechanical (new A/C) work will be responsible to submit shop drawings and overseeing construction compliance, therefore need to demonstrate a competent understanding for these labor categories. Note the word “graduate” does not mean an advanced graduate degree, but limited to someone who has graduated with at least a bachelor’s degree. The experience matrix is required.
IFB Section _01 45 00_________ Paragraph ______3.4.3___
Other (Specify) ___________________________
Question: ________States the CQC personnel (civil, mechanical, electrical, architectural, environmental, etc cannot be employed by the supplier or subcontractor and are directly employed by the prime contractor. Is this the intent for this project? Typically not seen this in this size of a project and suggest the subcenters foreman be allowed to be the CQC personnel
Answer: Response: Prime contractor carries the responsibility of contract execution, and typically the Superintendent leads that on-site effort. The CQC should follow the same line of responsibility. This paragraph states this position must fall under the prime is correct.
SOW/Technical Specification/Drawings paragraph/page ___Laydown Area________
Other (Specify) ___________________________
Question: ________Please provide the area laydown, confirm this area is adjacent to the building
Answer: 45 CES Response: Laydown area is recommended by contractor after award and prior to work on what area they would like use around the jobsite, government reviews and if there are no constraints tries to accommodate.
SOW/Technical Specification/Drawings paragraph/page ___ ________
Other (Specify) ______AD 101_____________________
Question: ________Please confirm the vertical wall behind the gutter is not to be replaced as depicted on AD101 This wall is not darkened as the wall of the building nor hashed to shown to be replaced.
Answer: 45 CES Response: The exterior building wall is not to be replaced.
Other (Specify) ______A202_____________________
Question: ________Keynote 8 states to repair damaged below deck insulation. For bidding purposes, please provide the amount of insulation we are to replace. Is this amount anticipated to be like 5% or the roof area or more?
Answer: 45 CES Response: This is based on visual observations during roof replacement, nothing more.
Other (Specify) ______G003_____________________
Question: ________If the bid option for the mezzanine is not accepted are the walls to be extended to the bottom of the roof purlins or just extended above the ceilings say 4’>
Answer: 45 CES Response: The walls will need to only go high enough to cover the support structure required to handle the ceiling grid system.
Other (Specify) ______A202_____________________
Question: ________ If the bid option for the mezzanine is not accepted, what is the ceiling to be in storage room 102?
Answer: 45 CES Response: If CLIN 03 not accepted, those items shown to be supported by that mezzanine floor will be required to be supported by the remaining ceiling requirement for those spaces. The shop drawing, or delegated design, for that ceiling will need to demonstrate ability to bear those loads. A structural system of metal stud will be need to provide support for the ceiling grid system.
IFB Section __________ Paragraph _________
Other (Specify) ______A601_____________________
Question: ________ On the door schedule, it appears the hollow metal frames are to be factory finish, please confirm this ff is referring to factory primed as stated in 08 11 13, 2.4.1.
Answer: 45 CES Response: Frames are to be factory primed.
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