FA568219RA19RA002_RFIs_Q_&_A_(3).pdf

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (3)

Q: Will the Client provide us with a storage area (indoor and/ or outdoor for liquid products in order to protect them from sunlight, etc.) within the premises (or outside of the project site) for the safe storage of all the materials, tools, equipment, etc.? If yes, what will be the square footage of the storage area?

A: Adequate Area will be jointly agreed with the Contractor at the pre-con

Q: Will the Client provide any office spaces (container, etc.) within the project site for Contractor’s key personnel?

A: NO

Q: Please indicate the boundary limits of the construction site and Contractor’s working areas within the Project Location.

A: Not Applicable

Q: How will the Contractor access the Project Site for day to day construction activities? Will the Contractor use the main entrance of the air base every day during the construction period or will special access be provided?

A: Contractor will get regular Base passes and will access the Base through LVIS gate

Q: The contractor will provide the Client with a detailed construction schedule. However, will the Client request a priority sequence in construction activities? (E.g. Zone 1: specific area to commence the works, etc.)

A: No special phases required.

Q: Some of the specs don’t have sufficient descriptions about the materials; however BOQ’s have supplementary information. In these cases, we will follow the BOQ in order to generate our offer. Please confirm.

A: The solicitation technical specifications and drawings as indicated in section J identify the materials required under the project.

Q: Will the Contractor follow European standards for workers permits etc. or will there be special allowances by The Client that only pertain to this Project?

A: Please refer to host nation legislation. Base access is controlled by the host nation military authorities

Q: Will the Contractor be allowed to participate in this solicitation and submit its offer as an ATI (Temporary Business Association) according to Italian law?

A: The offeror must be a legal entity with applicable SOAs registered in SAM at the time the offer is submitted.

Q: Can the Client share the Structural Calculation Report with the Contractor during the bidding stage?

A: Design analysis and structural calculations to be posted in FBO.

Q: Can the Client share the Geotechnical Report with the Contractor during the bidding stage?

A: Design analysis and structural calculations to be posted in FBO.

Q: The structural project has been created according to the NTC 2008 standards which have been repealed by the NTC 2018 standards. Will the structural Project be updated?

A: The funding approval process to fund and execute the project has been initiated in 2017, before D.M.

17 Jan 18. In Oct 2017 the project has been approved at Base level to be inserted in the Integrated Project List for CTO19 funding consideration.

In addition for the seismic upgrade of B.1469 the changes included in DM 17 Jan 18 are just marginal if compared with D.M. 14 Jan 2008. The Gvt does not foresee any issue to have the facility tested by a certified engineer once the renovation is completed.

Q: Which party will be responsible in creating the Construction Projects? The Contractor or the Client?

A: All design work required and performed under the project will be the responsibility of the contractor

Q: Will the Client be responsible for the Technical Tests?

A: All testing required and performed under the project will be the responsibility of the contractor.

Q: Will CAM (Minimum Environmental Criteria) be applied to the project?

A: Not applicable

Q: The internal concrete staircase will be demolished. According to the Plan sheet AX-3, we see that the existing walls are still shown. Will the new staircase will be connected to the 4 columns shown on Plans AX-3 and A-13. Please clarify.

A: Confirmed

Q: The internal staircase has no fire sectioning. Please confirm.

A: Confirmed.

Q: The outdoor pavement is indicated in yellow to be demolished. According to the site visit conducted, the pavement has been constructed recently. Please clarify.

A: Project drawings indications must be followed.

Item 35 on Plan Sheet AX-3 has not been identified. Please clarify.

A: Forthcoming amendment will include revised drawing.

Q: According Plan Sheet AX-3, the toilets and bathrooms are to be demolished. We also see that the slabs are to be demolished. Please clarify.

A: Project drawings indications must be followed.

Q: In some parts of the building, structural walls will be replaced by pillars that will be grafted on the existing foundations; has the bearing capacity of these foundations been verified?

A: Design analysis and structural calculations to be posted in FBO.

Q: In some parts of the building, the beams will be demolished and new joists and the slab of the attic will be reconstructed. It would be more practical if the Contractor demolishes all of the slabs, reinforcing the perimeter walls and then rebuild the slabs? Please advise.

A: Project drawings indications must be followed.

Q: On the ground floor accessibility for the disabled between the buildings is guaranteed only by a lift and not by a ramp. Please confirm.

A: Revised tech specs/drawings, included in the forthcoming amendment, will include the stair-lift.

The parapets on the roof are only 107 cm high and not 110 cm high as per current legislation (Legislative Decree 81/08). Please confirm.

A: Revised tech specs/drawings, included in the forthcoming amendment.

Please confirm the percentage of the Performance Guarantee and Payment Guarantee bonds for the Project.

A: Clause will be updated in the forthcoming amendment