Questions and Answers 1 May 2023.pdf

Building 475 Comm Tower Solicitation FA452823R0002 Questions and Answers

Q - Can you tell me when this project will release to solicitation?

A - It was posted on SAM on Apr 3 and due on May 12, 2023, 02:00 PM Central Daylight Time

Q - Please let us know if there is a scheduled site visit for this project coming up A - There will be a site visit for all potential offerors on Apr 20, 2023 from 0900 - 1300. This information is in Section L, paragraph E. of the RFP posted Apr 3, 2023 on SAM.

Q - Can you clarify if a Bid bond is required for proposal submission? On the cover of the SF1442 is states no, but on PDF page 39 it says “failure to furnish a bid guarantee in the proper amount by the set time may cause for rejection”.

A - An offer guarantee is not required to submit a proposal. However, the successful offeror will be required to provide performance and payment bonds within 10 days after award. This is intended to make your cost of submitting this proposal as low as reasonably possible.

Q - Please confirm that this project is open to small business concerns and not open just to the interested vendors that are listed A - This is open to small business concerns and not just to the interested vendors that are listed

Q - Please confirm that design is not part of this scope. The government’s 35% drawings are sufficient for bidding. The contractor is only responsible for providing engineered stamped shopped drawings for the comm towers including guy wire placement, correct?

A - Yes this is correct.

Q - Are red-lined as-builts acceptable, or will CAD or BIM be required?

A - Red lines shall be in CAD only.

Q - Division 1 states contractor is responsible for knowing the presence of asbestos. Please confirm asbestos testing is required as part of this contract. If so, please specify what materials are suspected and will need to be tested.

A - Per ND Department of Health “General Requirements; all affected parts of a facility being renovated or demolished must be inspected for the presence of ACM’s.” With that all penetrations after the room is solid concrete. This shall leave the roof materials for asbestos materials testing.

Q- Please provide thickness of concrete roof deck, and the concrete thickness for 2nd and 3rd floors where we will be making our penetrations.

A - See as-builts. DOD Safe

Q - Please confirm concrete wall thickness where we are core drilling into the North Powerhouse Room from 2nd Floor.

A - See as-builts. DOD Safe

Q - What is the height of the roof from ground level?

A – 47’1” See as-builts. DOD Safe

Q - A crane will be required for this work – please clarify requirements to utilize a 100’ or more crane at this Air Force Base.

A - The Contractor shall notify the CO seven (7) days prior to the crane commencing work, and the CE Project Manager will coordinate with base ops for waivers. The contractor must provide the date, time, location, and highest peak the crane will be configured.

Q - Please confirm we can place the crane in parking lot or lawn adjacent to building.

A - Yes, shall be determined by the crane operator and rigger to determine the ground is sound and sufficient to handle the weight of the crane. The contractor is to fix any damage or rutting due to the crane work.

Q - If needed, can a portion of the parking lot be roped off to allow us to get an ideal crane placement during this work?

A - This will be coordinated, the government will need some lead time to make this accessible for the contractor.

Q - There was a GPS unit sitting on one of the existing concrete pads where we will be placing our comm tower. Please confirm the site will remove this GPS unit prior to project mobilization.

A - The government will remove the GPS system prior to construction.

Q - Please provide a dimension for how tall the stub ups should be for both the pipe penetration and tie off posts on the roof.

A - Tie off posts shall be 18” and the pipe penetration shall match the existing heads on the roof.

Q - What is the space between the ceiling tiles and the roof deck on the 3rd floor?

A - 8’ - 9’ ceiling grid height and roof deck is 17’9” See as-builts. DOD Safe

Q - What is the space between the ceiling tiles and the roof deck on the 2nd floor?

A - 8’ -9’ ceiling grid height and roof deck is 12’6” See as-builts. DOD Safe

Q - What is the height to deck in the north powerhouse building?

A - 28’2” See as-builts. DOD Safe

Q - Please confirm all conduit can be run above the drop ceiling on both the 2nd and 3rd floors.

A - Yes

Q - Room 302B appeared to be an occupied office. Will this room be completely vacant during work, or will we need to work around desks and employees for this portion of the project?

A- The office will still be occupied and the desks and furniture in the way of construction shall be moved prior to contactor work. The Government will need a notice of when the work will occur to accommodate.

Q - There appeared to be a good number of locked rooms requiring the government to provide access to during the walk. During construction, can the contractor be given a key to these rooms to prevent any project delays, or will we have an onsite POC we will need to call each time we need access?

A - The contractor can receive a key, and shall return it upon the final acceptance of the project.

Q - Can we prop open doors requiring a key while we are frequently working in the area, as long as doors are shut at the end of the work day?

A - Yes

Q - Are restrooms available for contractor use?

A - Yes

Q - If Comm Towers are long lead times, will a separate administrative NTP be issued prior to the 90-day project NTP commencing?

A – After the review of the approved submittal for the Comm Tower if the contractor provides documentation that the items are long lead items and thus prohibit the 90 day project, the contractor may request a mod for additional time at no cost to the government to account for the lead time.

Q - What is the government’s valuation range for this project?

A - $100-250K

Q - In the SOW it talks about a Lightning Protection System does 475 have an existing Lightning Protection System? It also references the Motorola R56 Standards that also states that to have towers on a roof a Lightning Protection System is required on the building. If building 475 are we required to install a full Lightning protection system per the Spec or are we only going to be required to supply the grounding to the tower even though Motorola R56 Standards require a full Lightning Protection System for the building and towers due to the height of the building and towers?

A - Building 475 does NOT have a lightning protection system. A future roofing project is in the works to incorporate the new lightning protection system in the building. Per this contract, we will require the towers to be grounded as indicated explicitly in the SOW.