RFI_Responses_05-21-15.pdf

RFI Responses Modernize Elevators 5, 10, and 13 HDI Federal Center, Battle Creek, MI Solicitation Number: GS05P15SVC0076

Q1. Does the roof contain a warranty and if so who is the contractor?

A1. Building 1A (elevator 10) roof is not currently under warranty. Building 2 roof (elevator 5) is currently under a warranty via DuroLast. Building 2A roof (elevator 13) is not currently under warranty.

Q2. Who is the building’s BMS systems contractor?

A2. There are no requirements to use a specific contractor for this work. However, the Building Management System is maintained by the O&M contractor, CMC & Maintenance, Inc. and their subcontractor Havel and any work related to the BMS will need to be coordinated with them.

Q3. Who is the building’s Fire alarm contractor?

A3. There are no requirements to use a specific contractor for this work. However, the building fire alarm system is maintained by the O&M contractor, CMC & Maintenance, Inc., and their subcontractor Simplex Grinnell and any work related to the fire alarm will need to be coordinated with them.

Q4. Who is the building’s fire protection contractor?

A4. There are no requirements to use a specific contractor for this work. However, the building fire suppression system is maintained by the O&M contractor, CMC & Maintenance, Inc., and their subcontractor Brigade Fire Protection and any work related to the sprinkler system will need to be coordinated with them.

Q5. Who is the building’s abatement contractor?

A5. There are no requirements to use a specific contractor for this work.

Q6. If any of the items listed above doesn’t have a specific contractor, do you know of any that have previously worked within the building that have knowledge of the systems within the building?

A6. Information is provided with each response above.

Q7. Can lead paint be encapsulated instead of completely removed?

A7. Per the GSA Lead Based Paint Technical Guide, if lead based paint is present then the decision must be made whether there is a potential that the lead levels could exceed the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) established by the EPA, which is 50 micrograms per cubic meter. The assumption shall be made that nonaggressive methods can be used to remove any existing loose paint and that such activities will not exceed the PEL. The removed loose paint chips shall be properly disposed of as hazardous materials. Encapsulating the remaining lead based paint with new epoxy paint shall then be acceptable. The contractor shall submit detailed information regarding these procedures in the Lead Mitigation Action Plan, per specification section 0283001.2.B.

Q8. Does the one year maintenance of elevators only apply to the elevators being modernized?

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A8. Yes, the Contractor shall provide maintenance for the one year warranty period only on the elevators included in the contract. If either or both of the options are not accepted as part of the awarded contract, then they will not be required to be maintained by the Contractor.

Q9. The construction documents call for a 3rd party elevator inspector. Is this person provided by GSA? If so, is there a cost associated with it? If not, who meets the requirements to be the 3rd party inspector and do you have contact info?

A9. The elevators will be inspected by the GSA Subject Matter Expert for Elevators. There are no additional costs to the Contractor associated with the elevator inspections. Inspections shall be coordinated in advance as specified.

Q10. Is there any special requirements or security conditions to perform work within server room 1bb1

DLIS?

A10. Work in tenant or secured spaces will have to be coordinated with the specific tenant. Any potentially disruptive work shall be performed outside of normal business hours, as stated in the specifications.

Q11. Are the card readers in the car (spec section 14 22 1129 b) part of the scope of work?

A11. This part of the specification is an error. There is no requirement for new card readers to activate the elevator car pushbutton control station.

Q12. Can we assume the fire alarm control panel is capable of any items being tied to it for this modernization project?

A12. The panel has the capacity for all new connections specified.

Q13. Do the elevators currently run under emergency standby power? If not, is the generator sized properly to run the elevators under emergency standby power and where is it located?

A13. The requirements regarding the emergency power are clearly identified within the project drawings and specifications. Offers shall include the work as specified.

Q14. Can we assume that the steel well casing is of sufficient size and structural integrity to accommodate the new PVC and jack assembly? Allowing the contractor to be issued a change order for the expense and extra schedule time for the necessary unexpected work.

A14. Yes, the scope of work indicates reuse of existing well hole and casing. The assumption shall be made that the existing equipment is adequate for the new PVC and jack assembly.

Q15. Sheet G 0 03 – General Note 3 indicates removing the existing lead paint as part of the project.

Specification Section 02 83 00 – Part 1.1.A suggests that the existing lead paint may be encapsulated. Is encapsulation of the existing paint an option?

A15. See answer to Q7 above.

Q16. Who will be responsible for 3rd party air monitoring and associated costs for the Lead Paint Abatement?

A16. The Contractor shall be responsible for the lead paint mitigation work as required in the specifications. Third Party Monitoring services by a Government Environmental Consultant (GEC) will be provided by separate contract.

Q17. Upon review of the Asbestos and LeadBased Paint Inspection Report, it appears that only 3 paint colors were determined to be Lead Based Paint. Please note that the paint within the elevator shafts, nor machine rooms, appears to have been tested. Will the paint within the elevator shaft be tested, or are we to assume that all paint within the project area is lead based and needs to be removed under the base bid?

A17. Yes, the lead based paint mitigation shall be as shown on the project drawings and specifications.

Q18. Sheet G 0 03 – General Construction Note 21 indicates providing 6 firefighter telephone handsets in a red cabinet. Please confirm that the pricing for all 6 handsets shall be in the base bid (elevator 10) and not split up between the options.

A18. Yes, this equipment shall be included within the base bid.

Q19. Sheet A 2 01 – Door Schedule indicates door type to be “C”, however the door shown in labeled as type “D”. Please confirm the elevation of the door labeled at type “D” should be type “C” as listed on the door schedule. The dimensions for the door shown on the schedule conflict with the elevation of the door.

Please confirm dimensions of door and window size.

A19. Door P2104 shall be 2’6 1/2” x 4’0” with a 10” x 10” window as shown on the detail for door type D.

Q20. Specification Section 08 71 00 – Part 3.2 indicates providing a classroom function lockset, however the door schedule on Sheet A 2 01 indicates this lockset as being a storage function lockset. Please clarify which function to provide. Please confirm that the existing core will be reinstalled into the new lockset.

A20. The lockset shall be storage function as stated on the door schedule on sheet A201.

Q21. Sheet A 2 02 – Elevation 2/A202 directs us to detail 4/A521 for additional information on the existing beam. This detail is a door jamb detail for elevator #10. Should this refer us to detail 4/A501?

A21. Yes, the detail reference on 2/A202 should refer to detail 4/A501 for the beam.

Q22. Sheet A 1 01 – Detail 1/A101 requires the existing security door contacts to be maintained. Is there a contractor that handles the security system within the building that will need to perform this work?

A22. There is no specific security contractor for the site. The contractor that removes the door contacts will be responsible for reinstalling them. Removal and reinstallation shall be coordinated with the GSA Property Manager.

Q23. Sheet M 1 12 – Detail 3/M112 indicates the installation of new elevator pit sump pumps that will be encased in 4” concrete. Finished sump pits are to be 36” deep. Note 4 on Sheet A 1 01 indicates that the contractor is to verify existing foundations or other objects that may interfere with the location of the new sump. Please provide additional information on depth of existing foundation if present. How thick is the existing concrete floor that we are to remove? What are we to anticipate for existing subgrade beneath concrete?

A23. Existing conditions below the slabs for the elevator pits are unknown. Assume the following for proposal purposes:

● The new sump pits can be installed at the locations shown on the drawings without interfering with existing foundations.

● The existing concrete slab is 10” thick

● The subgrade material is typical native soil, most likely clay and/or gravel.