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Questions and Answers

FA4600-10-B-0016

Repair Bldg 49 Revised 16 September 2010

1. Sheet A2.9 (25 of 140) Elevation 4/2.9 calls for ND-2 in the east stall of Women 153. This not listed in Section 10800 Toilet Accessories of the specification.

----CHANGE ND-2 TO ND-1

2. Elevation 3/2.9 calls for M-2 mirror above the sink in RR 170.

This is not listed in Section 10800 Toilet Accessories of the specification.

----CHANGE M-2 TO M-1

3. Elevation 5/2.9 in Production 156 shows a recessed area in the wall where detail 2B/3.1 is called for. Fire extinguisher cabinets are detailed in this way on the rest of the plan but there is no flag note to indicate one in this area. Is one required here?

----YES A FE.CABINET IS REQUIRED AT THIS LOCATION

4. The floor plans show sign numbers which apply to the sign schedule on sheet 9.2. The sign schedule only goes to sign type 41. On sheet A2.8, the sign numbers go up to 93. Several of the sign numbers are used more than once on different rooms but the sign schedule is room specific.

-----ALL ROOMS REQUIRE SIGN "C".

5. Sheet A7.1 (45 of 140) Door 103A calls for hardware set 20.

Specification 08700-7 states that set #20 is not used. Doors 002, 003, 106 and 107 call for hardware set 25. Specification 08700 states that hardware set #25 is not used.

-----SEE ATTACHED HARDWARE SPECIFICATION WHICH INCLUDES 20 AND 25

6. Sheet A8.4 (53 of140) Wing Conference 161 shows flagnote 31 (sign location label) on the reflected ceiling plan. There is no sign # listed next to it. Please provide the necessary sign information. Flagnote 30 (not used) is also called for in this room.

----FLAGNOTES REFERENCED ON SHT2.1, WHICH IS INDICATED ON THE DRAWINGS AS SUCH,

(THE NOTES REQUESTED BY THE CONTRACTOR ARE NOT SIGNS)

7. Sheet A8.6 (55 of 140) calls for wall section 1M/8.9 in room Customer Service 237. 1M/8.9 on sheet A8.9 is listed as not used.

----WALL SECTION 1M/8.9 IS FOUND ON SEE SHEET 56A

8. Sheet S2.1 (61 of 140) calls for section 2/S3.5 through the elevator pit. Section 2/S3.5 (73 of 140) is labeled NIC. Is this correct that the elevator pit work is not included in this contract?

----ELEVATOR PIT IS INCLUDED, DELETE REFERENCE TO "NIC" ON SHT 73 OF 140

9. During the site visit, it was observed that there were various items stored in the building. Will these items be removed by others or are we to include this work in our quote?

----CONTRACTOR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REMOVING ALL ITEMS FROM THE BUILDING

10. The specification section 08120 has aluminum doors & aluminum windows, however, the plans show only hollow metal doors & door frames, and clad wood & hollow metal windows. There does not appear to be a specification for the clad wood windows.

----SEE NOTE ON SHEET 49 OF 140. WOOD CLAD WINDOWS WERE PART OF THE ORIGINAL

PLANS SEVERAL YEARS AGO, CURRENT WINDOWS MUST MEET UFC 4 010 01 AS

INDICATED IN NOTE. GOVERNMENT ASSUMES THAT NO WOOD CLAD WINDOWS WILL MEET

THIS UFC CONSEQUENTLY NO SPECIFICATION IS REQUIRED.

11. On sheets A7.3 (47 of 140) and A7.4 (48 of 140) clad wood windows and associated details are shown. However, the only specifications for windows are for aluminum windows. Can we get a specification for the clad wood windows?

----SEE NOTE 10 ABOVE.

12. Sheet 3 of 140 lists the site plan flagnotes. However, S10, S11 and S12 are not located on the site plans. Sheet 4 of 140 within the site work construction limit line calls out flagnote S06 (remove steel grade stair) twice. However, it points to the area well. Should this be flagnote S12 or should the flagnote point to a different location?

----SHEET 3 OF 140 SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

A. FLAGNOTE S07 SHALL INCLUDE THE DETAIL 11/5.5 AND DETAIL 2/5.4 WHERE

APPROPRIATE.

B. FLAGNOTE S10 ADD- ALL AREAS OF SIDEWALK REMOVED TO BE REPLACED.

C. FLAGNOTE 12 AREA WELL IS NIC.

D. ADD FLAGNOTE 13 REPLACE PER 2/5.4 -FLAGNOTES WILL BE SHOWN ON SHEETS 4

AND 5

SHEET 4 OF 140 SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

E. FLAGNOTE S11 TO BE SHOWN BETWEEN HANDICAP STALLS ON EAST SIDE OF BUILDING

F. FLAGNOTE S10 TO BE SHOWN FOR ALL AREAS OF SIDEWALK REMOVED ON SHEET 3

G. REMOVE FLAGNOTE S 06 FROM STAIR B AND STAIR S,

H. DELETE FLAGNOTE S07 FROM STAIR S

I. DETAIL AT STAIR S 4/5.3 IS SHOWN ON SHT 37A

J. NEW FLAGNOTE S13 TO BE SHOWN ON STAIR D ,STAIR E, STAIR F,STAIR G AND

STAIR H

13. Sheet 4 of 140 within the site work construction limit line calls for 4/5.3 at what appears to be a wheel chair lift. Detail 4 on 5.3 shows precast cap elevations. Is this detail enlarged somewhere else on the plan?

----DETAIL 4/5.3 IS ON SHEET 37A FOR THE WHEEL CHAIR LIFT.

14.Verify window quantity to be replaced.

----CONTRACTOR WILL BE REQUIRED TO COUNT THE QUANTITY OF WINDOWS AND TO

DETERMINE THE SIZES FOR EACH OPENING. ELEVATIONS ARE PROVIDED FOR

REFERENCE.

15. Reference sheet 11 of 140 along column line 5 between columns J and K is R-1 Typical, removal flag note, which called out as remove window and trim and prepare of new window etc etc?

----FLAGNOTE R1 TYPICAL INDICATES THAT "ALL" WINDOWS FOR THE ENTIRE B49 ARE

TO BE REMOVED AND REPLACED.REFERENCE IN FLAGNOTE R1- 1/7.4 IS CORRECT FOR

THE REMOVAL, ADD REFERENCES TO FLAGNOTE R1 TO SEE DETAIL 2 AND 3 ON SHEET

7.3 FOR INSTALLATION.

Questions received 8 September

1. On sheet 118, in room 232 there is a light fixture labeled as TYPE E, is this a typo? If so what type should it be?

---E- (EMERGENCY) AND FIXTURE NO.17

2.a. On sheet 113, what are the fixture types that will be required according to the legend?

---SHEET 113 -BASEMENT 010 FIXTURE 3

-BASEMENT 011 FIXTURE 25

-BASEMENT 003 AND 002 SEE SHT A 8.1 FIXTURES ARE:MEN AND

WOMEN-FIXTURE 4,

-BASEMENT 004 IS FIXTURE 25

2.b. Can we get Catalog #'s for these fixtures?

---NO CATALOG CUTS ARE AVAILABLE

2.c. Also on this sheet (113 )will there be any circuiting indicated?

---CIRCUITING NOT AVAILABLE PRIOR TO BID FOR THIS AREA SEE SHT A8.1 FOR SWITCHING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL ROOMS NOT SHOWN ON SHT 113.

3. Are all the fire/smoke dampers that are indicated or are these already installed or we need to include these and the wiring for them?

---FIRE AND SMOKE DAMPERS WERE INSTALLED DO NOT INCLUDE IN THIS CONTRACT.

4. There are panels indicated on the plans as new in one area and existing in another, do we figure new panels for what is indicated on the riser?

---BID PROJECT ACCORDING TO THE RISER DIAGRAM.

Questions received 9 September

1. Can we get the as-built drawings from the previous project?

--AS BUILTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

2. Section 03450, Quality Assurance. Artisan Stone phone # 402-455- 4445.

--PHONE NUMBER CHANGE

Questions received 10 September

CONTRACTOR TO VERIFY THE EXISTING CONDITION TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF WORK.

5. Sheet 9 of 140 arrow 10 stated to remove acoustical ceiling and leave plaster ceiling above, however the same area shows arrow 27 with large X states to remove plaster. Please advise scope to be completed for this area.

--SEE NOTE 4 ABOVE.

Questions received 15 September

1. I just looked at this project through the fedbizopps website - the restrooms are supposed to be enlarged on sheet 25 (A2-9) but only two appear there.

--NOT ALL OF THE RESTROOMS ARE ENLARGED. REVIEW THE ROOM FINISH SCHEDULE FOR

FINISHES RELATIVE TO THE ENLARGED RESTROOM AND ANY RESTROOM NOT ON SHT 25.

2. Please advise if the other enlarged restroom plans appear anywhere on the drawings/amendments.

--NO

3. Is the telecommunications voice and data cabling part of the bid package that bids this Friday? I do not see any specs on this part of the project.

--ONLY THE WORK SHOWN ON THE ELECTRICAL AND POWER PLANS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS

PROJECT.