RFI 2 Before Award - Government Responses.xlsx
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This document contains government responses to contractor questions regarding solicitation number FA6606-23-B-0001 from the Department of the Air Force Reserve Command. The solicitation is for the addition of a restroom and outside air to Inspection Bay Building 5305 located at Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee, Massachusetts. Key project details include structural plans, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and fire alarm system requirements. The government responses clarify design elements, reference applicable drawings and specifications, and resolve discrepancies regarding scope of work items such as demolition limits, partition types, and equipment locations.
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P23-05 RFI LIST_DRAFT
| REQUEST FOR INFORMATION | ||
| SOLICITATION NO: FA6606-23-B-0001 ADD RESTROOM & OUTSIDE AIR LVIS | ||
| RFI NO: 2 BEFORE AWARD | ||
| ITEM # | SHEET /DETAIL/SPEC REFERENCE | COMMENTS/QUESTIONS |
| 1 | L101-LIFE SAFETY FLOOR PLAN | L101 INDICATES SMOKE PARTITION BETWEEN EXISTING BUILDING AND NEW ADDITION. PLEASE CONFIRM DETAILS FOR ANY PENETRATIONS THROUGH THIS SMOKE PARTITION. |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | See drawing LS-001 Interior Fire Resistance Requirements. See drawing A-101 Partition Type Notes. Also reference "Typical Fire Penetration Thru Interior Wall Detail" on drawing M-501. | |
| 2 | C-001 CIVIL SITE PLAN -SURVEY NOTES | GENERAL NOTE #10 PLEASE CONFIRM WHERE NAVD88 IS LOCATED? |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | NAVD88 is the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 which is the control elevations for the project. | |
| 3 | CD101- DEMOLITION, EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PLAN | THERE ARE A FEW EXISTING UTILITY LINES RUNNING BELOW THE AREA OF THE NEW ADDITION. PLEASE CONFIRM THE SCOPE OF WORK DOES NOT INCLUDE RELOCATING ANY OF THESE UTILITIES, AND ALL ARE EXISTING TO REMAIN AS IS. |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | Please see drawings CD-102, ED-101 and C-102 for required utility work to be performed. The COMM line is to remain. | |
| 4 | CD101- DEMOLITION, EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PLAN | THERE IS A DASHED AREA ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PLAN WHICH DOES NOT HAVE A HATCH, HOWEVER THE OTHER AREAS WITHIN DASHED LINE ARE HATCHED. PLEASE CONFIRM THE SCOPE OF WORK IN THE DASHED SECTION THAT DOES NOT HAVE A HATCH. C-101 NEW PATCHING AREA DOES NOT INCLUDE THIS SECTION, EITHER. |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | On drawing CD-102, the hatching is to show the paved areas. The non-hatched area is in the grass and will need to be graded and loam and seeded. | |
| 5 | S-001 STRUCTURAL GENERAL NOTES & TYPICAL DETAILS | FOUNDATION NOTE #2: IS THERE A GEO TECH REPORT AVAILABLE? |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | Yes, please see the attached pdf titled "Westover Geotech Report". | |
| 6 | S-101 STRUCTURAL PLANS | KEY NOTE 8 CALLS OUT 'PLUMBING UNDER FOOTING'. HOWEVER, OTHER SHEETS DO NOT SHOW PLUMBING IN THIS AREA? PLEASE CLARIFY THIS DETAIL THAT THERE WILL BE PLUMBING UNDER AN EXISTING FOOTING? |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | On drawing S-101, Keynote 8 callouts pointing to the footings should be Keynote 5. The keynote 8 callout for the new sanitary line in the new bathroom is the only location for this callout. Drawing S-101 has been revised to correct this. | |
| 7 | S-101 STRUCTURAL PLANS | AT THE ADDITION, THERE IS A 6" DIMENSION BELOW THE EXISTING UTILITY DASHED LINE. PLEASE CONFIRM WHAT THIS 6" IS REFERENCES? IS THIS 6" TO THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF THE FOOTING BELOW? IN SECTION DETAIL A1/S-301, THE FOOTING BELOW LOOKS LIKE IT IS OFFSET FROM THE EITHER SIDE? |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | On drawing S-101, the 6" dimension seems to be an erroneous CAD dimension. The stemwall is offset on the footing. Drawing S-101 has beed revised to correct this. | |
| 8 | S-101 STRUCTURAL PLANS | PLEASE CONFIRM WHERE TO FIND THE LINTEL SCEHDULES FOR SIZING ON "L1" LOCATED ABOVE DETAIL D3/S-301 |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | Use 8x16 bondbeam shown on drawing S-001 and modifiy it per bondbeam note 45 on drawing S-301. | |
| 9 | S-301 STRUCTURAL SECTIONS | C1/ S-301: DETAIL PLEASE CONFIRM WHERE THIS DETAIL IS REFERENCED ON THE STRUCTURAL PLANS. |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | Detail C1 on drawing S-301 is an unused detail that should have been removed. Drawing S-301 has been revised to correct this. | |
| 10 | AD101- FLOOR PLAN-DEMOLITION | PLEASE CONFIRM THE OVERHEAD DOORS ARE NOT PART OF THE SCOPE AND THE DOORS ARE TO REMAIN |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | Confirmed. The overhead doors are not part of this project's scope and are to remain. | |
| 11 | AD101- FLOOR PLAN-DEMOLITION | PLEASE CONFIRM THE DASHED LINES AT THE PERIMETER OF THE BUILDING ARE IN REFERENCE TO OVERHEAD ITEMS EXISTING TO REMAIN AND DO NOT INDICATE ITEMS TO BE REMOVED. |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | The dashed lines on drawing AD-101 reference overhangs, gutters, and downspouts. However the same linetype was used to reference the pavement areas to be removed. | |
| 12 | AD201- BUILDING ELEVAVATIONS | ELEVATION C1/AD201: KEY NOTE #17 AT THE EXISTING OFFICE AREA REFERS TO REMOVAL OF LOUVER AT THE EXISTING OFFICE REFERS TO MECHANICAL. PLEASE CONFIRM THIS SCOPE MECHANICAL DOES NOT SHOW THIS REMOVAL OR NEW. |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | Disregard the work associated with keynote #17 on AD-201. Drawing AD-201 has been revised to correct this. | |
| 13 | AD201- BUILDING ELEVAVATIONS | ELEVATION : C1/AD201 PLEASE CONFIRM THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR REMOVAL OF THE EXTERIOR METAL PANELS WHERE THE NEW ADDITION IS TO BE INSTALLED. |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | The demolition of the wall panels is selective. Please see wall sections on drawing A-303. | |
| 14 | A101-FLOOR PLAN | PLEASE CONFIRM THIS DETAIL TO THE RIGHT OF DOOR #102 WHERE THE NEW ADDITION TIES INTO THE EXISTING BUILDING. IS THERE AN EXPANSION JOINT HERE? |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | Refer to details on draing A-502. Detail D5 is at the brick, just backer rod and sealant. Detail E5 is at the siding, where an expansion joint will be required. | |
| 15 | A101-FLOOR PLAN | PLEASE CONFIRM THE PARTITION TYPE "2S" SHOWN IN THE MECHANICAL ROOM . THE PARTITION TYPES ONLY HAS TYPE 4S.PLEASE CONFIRM THIS PARTITION TYPE. |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | Only the new walls will be 4S partition types. The type 2S partition types are existing walls. Please see wall sections on drawing A-303. | |
| 16 | A101-FLOOR PLAN | AT THE EXISTING OFFICE EXTERIOR WALL AT COLUMN "3" THERE IS "L2" NOTED BUT WE ARE UNABLE TO FIND THE REFERENCED LINTEL SCHEDULE ANYWHERE. PLEASE PROVIDE LINTEL SCHEDULE. |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | Lintels are labeled incorrectly on the architectural dwgs. The typical lintel detail shown on drawing S-001 is for L-2. See Wall Section D3/S-301, Keynote 45 for L1. A new L-2 callout was added above the exterior mechanical room door. The L-2 callout at the existing office has been removed since it is not in the scope of work for this project. Drawing A-101 has been revised to show these revisions. | |
| 17 | A101-FLOOR PLAN | GENERAL FINISH NOTE: PLEASE CONFIRM IF THE EXISTING DOORS AND FRAMES RECEIVE NEW FINISHES |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | Correct, existing hollow door frames and doors are to receive new finishes. | |
| 18 | A101-FLOOR PLAN | KEY NOTE #14-FLOOR DRAIN: PLEASE CONFIRM THE KEY NOTE LOCATION ON THIS PLAN. |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | Floor drains are located in the mechanical and toilet rooms. Refer to drawing P-101. | |
| 19 | A-103 ROOF PLAN | AT THE NEW ADDITION KEY NOTE #15 HAS NOTE FOR SNOW GUARDS. THIS IS ALSO THE KEY NOTE ON THE EXISTING ROOF ALSO SAYS SNOW GUARD. PLEASE CONFIRM WHAT IS NEW AND WHAT IS EXISTING TO REMAIN. |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | Keynote 8 on drawing A-103 shows the existing snowguards and they are to remain. Keynote 15 are new snowguards which need to be installed under this contract. | |
| 20 | A-301 BUILDING SECTIONS | SECTION C1-A301- KEY NOTE#25 BOLLARD DETAIL. PLEASE CONFIRM THIS BOLLARD IS EXISTING TO REMAIN? |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | New bollard. All exterior bollards are existing to remain. Interior bollards are new. See keynotes 18 on drawing A-101. | |
| 21 | A-301 BUILDING SECTIONS | KEY NOTE #26 - VISION PANEL, PLEASE CONFIRM THESE DOORS ARE TO REMAIN. |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | Disregard this keynote. The existing overhead doors are to remain as is. Drawing A-301 has been revised to correct this. | |
| 22 | A-303 WALL SECTIONS | SECTION A1/303 PLEASE CONFIRM KEY NOTE #33 IS TO BE POROUS FILL OR CERAMIC TILE? |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | On drawing A-303, wall sections A4 and A1, the keynote on the vertical wall should be labelled keynote 32 which calls for is "ceramic tile wainscot where scheduled" . Keynote 33 is the granular fill under slab. Drawing A-303 has been revised to show this. | |
| 23 | A-501 DETAILS | C1/A501 PLEASE CONFIRM WHERE THIS DETAIL IS CALLED OUT ON SHEET A-303 |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | Callout is missing from the drawing A-303. This detail is on A1 and A4 on sheet A-303 where you see keynote 13. Drawing A-303 has been revised to correct this. | |
| 24 | A-502 DETAILS | PLEASE CONFIRM WHERE DETAIL E4/A502 IS REFERENCED ON THE PLANS AND OR OTHER DETAILS. |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | Detail E4 on drawing A-502 is not referenced. This detail has been removed. Drawing A-502 has been revised to correct this. | |
| 25 | A-601 DOOR SCHEDULE AND DOOR DETAILS | INTERIOR DOOR #102 HARDWARE SET #1 PLEASE CONFIRM THIS WILL HAVE A THRESHOLD IT IS NOT LISTED IN THE HARDWARE SCHEDULE BUT NOTED ON THE DETAILS |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | Confirmed, door 102 will have a threshold. Drawing A-601 and Specification Sect 08 71 00 have beed revised to correct this discrepancy. | |
| 26 | A-601 DOOR SCHEDULE AND DOOR DETAILS | KEY NOTE #36 SHOWN ON DOOR JAMB DETAIL "J2" NOTES THIS IS CERAMIC TILE ABOVE THE DOOR. BUILDING SECTION (A1/A-301) HAS AN ELEVATION OF TILE ONLY THE TOILET WALL THE DOOR SIDE IS EXISTING METAL PANEL PLEASE CONFIRM THE EXTENT CERAMIC TILE. |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | No, on drawing A-601, door detail J2 says there is tile on the jambs of the door. door detail H2, which is the head of the door, does not show tile. Detail A3 on drawing A-303 is the wall section for the wall with the door. All walls in the toilet room should have tile wainscot. | |
| 27 | FA001 FIRE ALARM GENERAL NOTES AND LEGENDS | PLEASE CONFIRM WHERE THE EXISTING FACP-FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL AND FIRE ALARM RADIO TRANSMITTER ARE LOCATED. |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | Please see note 1 on Drawing sheet FA-001. The fire alarm panel and transmitter are located in the visiter center (Building 5310) near the main entrance. See attached file "B5310 -Visitor Center Electrical" for location. | |
| 28 | FA101 FIRE ALARM FLOOR PLAN | EXISTING OFFICE: PLEASE CONFIRM THE PULL STATION AND HORN ARE TO REMAIN OR IS THIS NEW? THE LEGEND HAS BOLD AS NEW . |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | A new pull station and strobe are to be installed as the plans show on sheet FA-101. The existing heat detector is to remain. Drawing FA-101 has been revised to show this. | |
| 29 | FA101 FIRE ALARM FLOOR PLAN | PLEASE CONFIRM WHERE THE EXISTING FACP-FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL AND FIRE ALARM RADIO TRANSMITTER ARE LOCATED. |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | Please see note 1 on drawing sheet FA-001. The fire alarm panel and transmitter are located in the visiter center (Building 5310) near the main entrance. See attached file "B5310 -Visitor Center Electrical" for location. | |
| 30 | P-101 PLUMBING PLAN | 1/P-101 KEY NOTE #8: THIS NOTE MENTIONED A HOUSEKEEPING PAD THE DOMESTIC HOT WATER PIPING DIAGRAM NO.1 ON SHEET P-501 SHOWS THE HOT WATER HEATER TO HAVE A WALL SUPPORT DRIP PAN ABOVE FIN. FLOOR AT 7'-6" NOT ON A HOUSEKEEPING PAD. THERE IS A DETAIL FOR HOUSEKEEPING PAD DETAIL, PLEASE CONFIRM WHAT WILL BE ON THE HOUSEKEEPING PAD AND SIZE. |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | The hotwater tank is to be installed on the housekeeping pad as detailed on drawing P-501. The "Domestic Hot Water Piping Diagram No. 1" on Drawing P-501 has been revised to show this. | |
| 31 | P-501- PLUMBING DETAILS | P-201 DOMESTIC HOT WATER PIPING DIAGRAM NO.1 PLEASE CONFIRM THIS LAYOUT. THE PLUMBING PLAN ON SHEET P101 HAS DIFFERENT LAYOUT FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. MV-1 , ET-1- WH-1. BFP-1 |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | Use the "Domestic Hot Water Piping Diagram No. 1" on Drawing P-501 has been revised to show this. Also drawing P-101 has been revised with a note to state this. | |
| 32 | P-701 PLUMBING ISOMETRICS | SHEET KEY NOTES: KEY NOTE #1 REFERS TO SHEET CS101 UTILITY PLAN, SHEET C-102 IS THE UTILITY PLAN |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | Correct. Keynote #1 on drawing P-701 should reference drawing sheet C-102 Utility Plan. See revised Drawing P-101 with corrected keynote. | |
| 33 | M-501 MECHANICAL DETAILS | INTERIOR HOUSEKEEPING PAD DETAIL PLEASE CONFIRM WHAT DETAIL TO USE THIS ONE OR THE ONE ON SHEET P-501 THE NOTES AND DIMENSION OF THE PAD THICKNESS IS 4" SHEET P-501 . |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | Use the housekeeping pad on Drawing P-501. Drawing M-501 has been revised to remove the "Interior Housekeeping Pad Detail". | |
| 34 | 07 27 10.00 10 | Please confirm the specifications for the air barrier. Is this a fluid applied air barrier? Is there a basis of design specification? |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | This is a sprayed polyurethane foam insulation (air barrier). See drawing sheet A-303 keynote 20. | |
| 35 | 07 61 14.00 20 | 07 61 14.00 20 Standing Seam Metal Roof Specifications: Please confirm if the shop drawings are required to be stamped by a Massachusetts PE or if any PE stamp is acceptable |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | The shop drawings can be stamped by a PE of any state. | |
| 36 | 33 05 23 | 2.1.1.2 Design Calculations of Pipe Casing: Please confirm if the shop drawings are required to be stamped by a Massachusetts PE or if any PE stamp is acceptable |
| GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: | This spec section is for Trenchless Utility Installation which is not called out for in the drawings but is an optional means and methods for the Contractor for the trench in front of the overhead doors. If this method is used then the design calculations for pipe casing will need to be stamped by a PE of any state. |
P23-05 ADD RESTROOM, OUTSIDE AIR INSPECTION BA BUILDING 365-CHICOPEE, MA RFI LIST
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