ITB_24-29_Q&A_III_Published.pdf
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- GLENDALE FIRE STATION State and local contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- ITB 24-29
- Issued by
- Walton County, Florida
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This document is a Questions and Answers publication from the Walton County Board of County Commissioners Office of Central Purchasing regarding ITB 24-29 for the Glendale Fire Station construction project. The 8,120-square-foot pre-fabricated steel and wood fire station will be constructed on a 7.58-acre site northeast of the SR-83 and County Highway 2 intersection. Key technical specifications clarified include: 100,000-cycle springs for overhead doors, slide locks with interlock switches for automatic operators, electrically operated doors with push button surface mount controls for interior bays and keypad operation for exterior flush mount locations, and radio/remote control operation for special door functions. The project requires lightning protection, a 30-foot aluminum flagpole, paint-grade wood doors sized as 3070 units, Corian countertops, and mechanical ductwork revised to fit within 22-inch floor trusses set 16 inches on center. A 10 HP fire pump rated at 220 volts, single-phase, 60 hertz is anticipated, with the contractor's Fire Suppression Engineer responsible for sizing the fire protection tank and pump controller. The sealed bid opening was corrected to May 16, 2024, at 3:00 P.M., with a non-mandatory pre-bid conference held on April 30, 2024. The project allows 220 calendar days for substantial completion from Notice to Proceed, with liquidated damages assessed at $1,700 per day for substantial completion delays and $850 per day for final completion delays.
Walton County is responsible for installing the water well prior to project commencement and obtaining the building permit, while contractors must secure electrical permits for temporary service poles and apply directly to Chelco for temporary power coordination. The county has budgeted approximately $2.8 million for the project and is not providing allowances for the fire suppression system tank and pad, requiring contractors to obtain independent engineering estimates. MagneGrip is approved as an equal manufacturer for the vehicle exhaust system. Bidders must be licensed General Contractors, submit a 5% bid bond, and provide performance and payment bonds. The specification package includes requirements for 2017 Florida Building Code compliance, drug-free workplace certification, trench safety compliance, and unauthorized aliens restrictions. Structural drawings will be supplied by the metal building manufacturer with estimated reaction loads for foundation sizing; contractors should estimate an additional 10% on concrete and steel quantities to account for larger reaction loads from the manufacturer. Wayne Dalton Overhead Door is an approved manufacturer, subject to owner approval of shop drawings for color and style specifications.
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Walton County Board of County Commissioners
Office of Central Purchasing
176 Montgomery Circle
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435
(850) 892-8176
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS III
ITB 24-29 GLENDALE FIRE STATION
Section 08360 A.1.E - Springs, calls out 10,000 cycle, 25,000 cycle, 50,000 cycle, 75,000 cycle, and 100,000 cycle springs. Which spring cycle is preferred?
Response: 100k cycle springs is preferred.
Section 08360 A.5. - Locks, calls out interior mounted slide lock, interior mounted slide lock with interlock switch for automatic operator, keyed lock, keyed lock with interlock switch for automatic operator and locking mechanism designed to maintain security for exterior while permitting break out when impacted from the inside. Which locking hardware is preferred?
Response: Slide lock with interlock switch for automatic operator.
Section 08360 A.8,9,& 10. - Operation, calls out manual rope, manual chain, and electrical operation. I see the electrical drawing showing single phase to the operators. Please confirm these are electrical operated.
Response: Yes.
Section 08360 A.10.B. - Operator Controls, calls out all available options, push button operated, key operated, push button and keyed operated. Also lists flush mounting, surface mounting, interior and exterior location. Please advise on these options which is preferred.
Response: Push button surface mount is fine for the interior of the bay, Key pad operation for the outside flush mount.
Section 08360 A.10.C - Special Operation, calls out all available options: pull switch, vehicle detector operation, radio control operation, card reader control, photocell operation, door timer operation, commercial light package, explosion and dust ignition proof control wiring. Please advise which of these are preferred.
Response: Radio/remote control operation.
Is Lightning Protection required for this project?
Response: Yes.
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Please provide structural drawings for the project.
Response: Proposed building is a pre-fab metal building. Structural drawings will be supplied by the metal building manufacturer. Estimated reaction loads were used to size the foundation shown on sheet A1.6. Actual reaction loads will be provided by the building manufacturer. Depending on the reaction loads provided by the manufacturer, the foundation design will be verified during shop drawing review. Recommend estimating an additional 10% on the concrete and steel quantity for the foundation costs to account for larger reaction loads.
Is Wayne Dalton Overhead Door an approved manufacture for this project?
Response: Yes. However, Owner has the right to reject shop drawings that don’t meet their color/style specifications.
What size fuel tank is required for the generator?
Response: Contractor shall provide generator with UL-listed double-walled base tank sized for 48 hours run time at full load. Contractor shall provide a full tank of fuel for startup and testing.
Please Clarify the bid opening date, page 61 of the ITB shows May 29th.
Response: Correct opening date is May 16th, 2024. Revised Submittal Checklist document uploaded.
A1.4 show conflicting elevations, will this metal building have gables on both ends?
Response: Yes.
Please clarify the roof pitch of the metal building?
Response: 3:12 pitch.
Are there any impact fees?
Response: There no impact fees associated with water or sewer.
Is the county handing the permit for the septic tank?
Response: Septic permit has been issued. Please see appendix of the spec package for permit details.
How do we get temporary water to the site?
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Response: Owner is responsible for installing the proposed water well to the site. 6” water well will be constructed prior to project commencement.
How do we get temporary power to the site?
Response: Contractor shall obtain an electrical permit for the temp pole. Coordinate with
Chelco to apply for temp service. Contractor is responsible for permit application fees.
Where is nearest fire hydrant?
Response: There is no public water available on site.
Will the county be covering the cost of the permit?
Response: Owner is responsible for building permit fee. All other fees are responsible by the contractor.
Is there a Flagpole, if there is what is the height?
Response: Yes. 30-ft Aluminum Flagpole.
Please clarify exterior signage? is there any?
Response: Please see attached specifications on signage.
Is there a brick allowance?
Response: No. Please provide lump sum price accordingly.
Are the wood doors prefinished or paint grade?
Response: Paint grade.
Should the H1 doors be a pr of" 3070 "in lieu of "3270"?
Response: Yes, 3070.
Are the H2 doors and frames supplied by the metal building manufacture?
Response: Typically, the contractor is responsible for supplying the doors, frames, hardware, etc.
There are 2 cabinet spec's in the book, are either one of them OK?
Response: Yes.
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The concrete pad for the north water storage tank is located on a 3:1 slope. Is this correct?
Response: Grading plan is currently being revised to show level area for tank pad.
Detail A on drawing A1.5 shows 22” floor trusses set 16” on center, with a gyp board ceiling beneath. Drawing M2.0 shows some duct work with dimensions up to 10” x 28”, which would dip below the 22” floor truss, so it will not fit. There may also be other issues with the east to west runs of duct and whether they will be able to fit through the floor trusses, especially with electrical conduit and sprinkler lines also using the space. Is the designed mechanical duct compatible with the floor truss layout?
Response: The duct work dimensions have been revised to accommodate the 22” truss depth. Please see updated sheet M2.0.
With the overhead doors being the size they are, will the county make provisions for additional steel? Will structural details for mounting the door be provided.?
Response: Structural details will be provided by the metal building manufacturer.
In reference to the Vehicle Exhaust Plan, since MagneGrip is not the originally spec’d manufacturer/supplier, should our product specific proposal go directly to the Walton County
Board of County Commissioners? If going through a General Contractor or Mechanical
Subcontractor, they would normally reach out to the spec’d manufacturer and MagneGrip might get excluded from consideration. We are currently working with Winton Engineering on the new
Mossy Head Fire Station to include the MagneGrip specifications. The new Choctaw Beach Fire
Station was not originally spec’d for MagneGrip but in talking with the architect and upon approval of Walton County, we were considered an “equal to” and ultimately traded for the project.
MagneGrip looks forward to working with Walton County and potential contractors, in either a pre-bid or post-bid proposal scenario, to ensure the fire department has the best product at the best price.
Response: MagneGrip is an approved manufacturer.
Can the county provide an allowance for the Tank and pad sized by the fire suppression engineer. There is not enough information give to price this line item.
Response: Allowance will not be provided for the fire suppression system. The tank and pad must be sized by the contractors Fire Suppression Engineer. Please see attached example for fire suppression system used for Red Bay Fire Station for comparison.
Can Quartz be used as a solid surface material for the countertops?
Response: Corian is preferred.
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Please confirm that the power for the Fire Pump will be 208 Volts.? What HP pump is the wiring sized for allotted to the fire pump?
Response: Fire pump is anticipated to be rated 10 HP, 220/1/60. The contractors Fire
Suppression Engineer is responsible for sizing the fire protection tank and fire pump controller.
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