P17926-2024-03-27 Addendum 1.pdf

Addendum 1 Invitation to Bid (ITB)

No. P17926-2024-03-27

Construction Services

BUILDING E RENOVATION / ALLIED HEALTH

Rogue Community College District Redwood Campus, Grants Pass, Oregon

ITB CLOSING (DUE) DATE: April 5, 2024, 2:00 pm PDT

Proposals will be publicly opened at 2:15 pm PDT.

NO LATE RESPONSES WILL BE ACCEPTED

SUBMIT TO:

Rogue Community College

Attn: Jodie L Fulton, CPPO, CPPB Contract and Procurement Director

Contract and Procurement Office, JO-12 3345 Redwood Highway

Grants Pass, Oregon 97527

This addendum is prepared to provide clarifications and answer the following questions as a result of the March 13, 2024, Pre-Proposal meeting and questions submitted via email:

Clarifications

1. The College has elected to extend the Bid Closing date to April 5, 2024, 2 pm PDT. The following schedule will be followed:

2. Please refer to the ITB, SECTION 00130, Apprentice Usage Requirements for this project.

This requirement is NOT a qualifying consideration for the award of a contract. The College will award this project on a low bid basis.

Questions

1. 09 51 00 Acoustical Ceiling. Rooms 101, 116, 127 Vestibule show on A 5.01 being a drywall hard ceiling, on finish page A10.1 it shows an Acoustical Ceiling. Which finish is correct?

Drywall Hard Ceiling is correct.

2. 09-21-16 Gypsum board Assemblies. Please advise the finish schedule for drywall smooth level 4 or 5 orange peel etc. A10.1 Where is the Reveal -1 Located? Location details aren’t shown on finish elevation plans A 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04.

Refer to A10.11 & A12.01 for location.

3. The R2 roof is calling for spray foam insulation. What is the R value/ thickness requirement?

Refer to details on sheet A03.61 for insulation requirements.

4. Is Construction Specialties an acceptable manufacturer for the Cubicle Curtain and

Tracks? www.c-sgroup.com

Product substitution requests are required to be submitted through the awarded General Contractor.

ITB Advertising on RCC's Webpage/Oregon Buys February 27, 2024

Non-Mandatory Pre-Proposal Meeting - 2:00 PM March 13, 2024 Deadline for Questions - 2:00 P.M. March 21, 2024

Proposal Due - 2:00 P.M. April 5, 2024 Notice of Intent to Award* April 9, 2024

Deadline for Protests of Award- 12:00 P.M.* April 16, 2024 Board of Education Approval* April 16, 2024

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5. Casework. Please verify that it’s acceptable to use EBB Pro Series 2.0 drawer guides.

This is typically accepted. Please submit an official substitution request as specs call for Pro 100 series which is a soft close. Product substitution requests are required to be submitted through the awarded General Contractor.

6. Casework. Please provide elevations for the product (island) in the middle of Medical

Assisting Phlebotomy #109.

Reference drawing provided for bidding purposes. See attached modified plan sheet A04.02.

7. Casework: Is the sink at Restroom Circulation #124 casework or a plumbing fixture?

Nothing is called out at 19/A04.04. Is there a scope?

This is a plumbing fixture. No casework scope.

8. Sheet E04.01, grid 2/3 & A/B: shows underground conduit in an inverted ‘V’. For bidding purposes, what size conduit should we use?

For bidding, assume LV conduit from dental center console to dental chairs to be 1-1/2”C.

9. Sheet E00.01: Symbol legend indicates conduit and pull string for Telephone/Data symbol, General Electrical note ‘B’ says to provide cable, terminate and test... For bidding purposes, which definition/instruction should we go by?

Provide per general note B. Contractor to provide, install, terminate, and test all low voltage cabling. Only spare/future conduits will be provided with pull string.

10. Sheet E07.02 – Low Voltage Responsibility Matrix: 27 3133: Devices – (WAP) to be provided and installed by EC. Symbol legend on E00.01 defines WAP symbol as Box Only for future WAP. Please clarify which direction to use for the WAP’s.

WAP to be provided and installed by EC.

11. For bidding purposes, if EC is to provide and install WAP’s, do you have a basis of design for the WAP?

WAP basis of design to be ceiling-mounted, Aruba 310 Series, High performance 802.11AC WAV2, Power over ethernet.

12. 27 3200 – Telephone Devices - (telephones) to be provided and installed by EC. For bidding purposes do you have a basis of design for the telephone?

No phones included in project. Phones are VOIP systems through PC.

13. 28 2000 – Video Surveillance Devices: (cameras) Provided and installed by EC. Head-

End: Provided and installed by RCC. For bidding purposes, do you have a basis for design for the head-end equipment (controller, recorder, etc.?) so the cameras can be selected to match the headend equipment? Some cameras/controllers/NVR’s work as systems meaning you cannot mix and match cameras and NVR’s, controllers etc. or, if you do mix them, performance cannot be guaranteed.

Refer to E04.01 keynotes #6 and #7 and E04.02 keynote #7 for camera basis of design.

Video surveillance system requirements also included in specification section 28 2000.

14. Sheet E04.01: Key Note 4 to use Shielded CAT-6. Is this the only place Shielded CAT-6 is used?

Shielded CAT-6 is required for podium/projector. Refer to details on E07-02 for shielded CAT6 cabling requirements for various systems.

15. Specification 27 1000: 2.03 A. 2: Calls for CAT 6 cable 3.03 C. 1: Calls for CAT 5e and above. This appears to give us a choice of which cable standard to use. For bidding purposes, do you have a preference?

Provide cabling per specification section 27100-2.03.A. Campus standard is for CAT6 cabling. All low voltage cabling shall have Leviton Lifetime Warranty (CCS Level III) on network cabling and installed low-voltage systems. Cabling installer to be certified by BICSI and Leviton for Leviton CCS III Warranty (Leviton Lifetime Warranty). All installation practices and testing must meet Leviton’s requirements to achieve a Leviton CCS Level III Warranty (Leviton Lifetime Warranty).

16. The bid date falls within a lot of local school districts’ spring break week. With that, the subcontractor / supplier bid participation is going to be limited, which usually means messier bids and higher bid amounts. Is it possible to extend the bid timeline to the following week?

The Bid Closing date has been extended to April 5, 2024, 2 PM PDT. See schedule above under Clarifications (1).

17. Please verify whether Buy America is required.

This project is not subject to Buy American.

18. Is there a renewable energy requirement for this project?

No

19. What is the construction start date?

Please see ITB Section 00020 Project Schedule

20. Please clarify the scope regarding the demo of existing piping. In what areas is the piping to be removed vs. abandoned in place?

Please referrer to project drawings and specification manual. Reuse of any existing piping is limited.

21. Is the voice data installer required to be Leviton and certified?

Yes, see question 14 response.

22. Is the ceiling tile to be removed? If so, in which areas?

Yes, the sections are shown on the demolition plan sheet. Currently limited to the Commons, Medical Assisting, and Phlebotomy spaces.

23. Where ceiling tiles are to be removed, how are they installed – with glue dots? Staples?

Neither, the existing condition consists of concealed spline ceiling tile that is attached to the structure with strapping.

24. Confirm fire sprinkler scope – is the existing system to be removed or disconnected and capped?

Existing sprinkler is limited to a chemical storage room and should be removed and capped at the riser entrance.

25. Will there be building automation?

Yes, please see plan sheets and project manual to include but not necessarily limited to access control, mechanical, and lighting automation.

26. Where will parking/mobilization be located?

Parking and site mobilization will be on campus and determined by the College and awarded General Contractor at the pre-construction meeting.

27. Can as-builts of the building be provided?

The 3D scan model of the building for this project has been made available at the following link https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=TzziM89MZJi https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=TzziM89MZJi

28. Is voice evacuation needed for mass notification system/fire alarm?

The fire alarm panel will not require voice evacuation. The mass notification equipment as specified for this project does have a voice notification feature that will be used by the College. The fire alarm system and the mass notification system are completely separate systems.

29. Please clarify the apprenticeship requirements – are they 12% for each trade, or 12% of overall hours?

Please refer to the ITB, SECTION 00130, Apprentice Usage Requirements for this project.