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Solicitation FA5575-07-R-0007, SUS Exterior Electrics Phase 6

Questions and Answers

Question 1: "According to the "Construction cost estimate breakdown" we have to supply and erect the high voltage brach pole. Please confirm this item"

Answer: Yes, the high voltage branch pole shall be supplied and erected by the Contractor.

Question 2: "According to the scope of work, it seems that we have to contruct an overhead line from the existing line to the existing CT, but in the drawings this line is shown as "new high tension line (underground). Please confirm that the line between the branch pole and the CT1 is underground"

Answer: As it was commented at the site visit and it is shown on drawings R-577-3 &

R-577-11 and the items of "High voltage service lines" from the AF form 3052, all the high voltage from the branch pole to the CT1 is underground.

Question 3: We don't know the scope of the item "existing main panel board alteration" in the CT1.¿ Is it possible to kwow the scope of this alteration ?

Answer: Drawing R-577-8 shows the single diagram where the scope of work is shown in bold lines, as the regular rule, and regarding the CT1, the alterations consist of changing the existing current transformer with a new one Class 1 500/5A, installing two molded cased circuit breaker, the first one for the lighting control panel and the other one for building 1004.

Question 4: According to the drawings, we have to supply and install (2) IM16 bus panel in the existing transformer center, but this item doesn't appear in the "Construction cost estimate breakdown". Please confirm if we have to supply (2) IM16 bus panels, the features of this panels, and if the existing transformer center is called CT1 in drawings.

Answer: The contractor shall supply and install those materials in the CT2 & CT3 as indicated on drawing R-577-8 in bold lines and in AF form 3052 Chapters Transformer Center CT2 and CT3 lines 3 & 4 on both. CT1 is the existing transformer and these features are shown in fine lines as existing elements.

Question 5: We find twice the following items in the "Construction cost estimate breakdown": Concrete lighting control panelboard CT2 (page 3/11 and 8/11), Concrete lighting control panelboard CT3 (page 4/11 and 8/11).

Answer: From AF Form 3052, delete line #9 "Concrete lighting control panelboard" of chapter Transformer Center CT2 and line #9 "Concrete lighting control panelboard" of Chapter Transformer Center CT3.

Question 6: We don`t know exactly which documents we have to submit in this offer.

¿Would you be so kind to tell us the documents we have to submit?

Answer: It is supposed that the requested documents are described on the Federal Business Opportunities web page and lately clarified during the previous briefing to the site visit.

Question 6 (2nd): Due to the dates of the proposal we can't get from our suppliers offers in time. Due to this circumstance we request an extension for the deadline till 25 Aug 08.

Answer: After these clarifications, we consider that there are no new, different or extra material to be included from the beginning. Therefore a time extension is not applicable.