Questions_Answers_W91QF425BA012_Harney Gym Phase II.pdf

W91QF4-25-B-A012 Harney Gym Phase II

Questions and Answers

1. Please provide install guides for the turf system in the east gym. We will have to remove and re-install this system.

Answer: [DPW: The portable turf panels are a Field Turf product installed in 2019 {FieldTurf

- 175 N Industrial Blvd NE. Calhoun, GA 30701- Tel 1-800-724-2969 - Fax (514) 340-9374;

Rep: David Ross 816-886-8097, David.ross@fieldturf.com). The product is loosely laid over the wood flooring and snaps together vertically in a “puzzle-piece” type system. Contractor should take some care in removing and installing so as not to break the interlocking “teeth”.]

2. Please confirm what type of wood flooring is in the East gym. Heavy equipment for plumbing below slab and structural steel set will have to come in through the east gym.

Answer: [DPW: Original drawings show “33/32” Hardwood T&G on 2” x 3” sleepers”.

Contractor will have to review and protect as necessary. Depending on the amount of time required and timing in the day/week, equipment may be brought through the main doors as with prior approval by the COR. If that route is chosen, the flooring in the newly renovated areas must be protected, and replaced if damaged.]

3. Plain sliced birch doors are called out. All doors look like they will be painted. Will paint grade doors be acceptable? This would be a cheaper option for the government and result in the same finish.

Answer: [DPW: Yes “paint grade” doors are acceptable.]

4. Please confirm no structural review or engineered stamped drawings will be requested from the contractor.

Answer: [DPW: No new stamped structural drawings are required. Shop drawings of all structural elements are to be sent to DPW to have the government contracted structural engineer (Bob D. Campbell) review them for compliance with the drawings.]

5. Please confirm no structural shoring will be needed if steel is installed per drawings prior to CMU Demo.

Answer: [DPW: Correct; steel lintel must be installed as directed prior to removal of CMU wall below.]

6. Page S2 D3/S1 says (Re: Details B3/S2) B3/S2 does not exist on this plan set. Should this note say Re: B2/S2?

Answer: [DPW: The “Cope End…” note should read C2/S2 and the “Clip Angle note should read B2/S2]

7. How will the re-location of all telecom and power be handled? From prior experience, there are limitations of what the contractor is allowed to touch/install on the telecom system.

Answer: [DPW: Contractor is to follow the Telecoms sheets T1, T2, T3, and T4 for installing the telecom equipment, for any specific concerns about installing the telecom systems get back with DPW to verify.]

8. With the existing telecom room being demoed and re-located, we will need to know where every line in the building goes and what route to follow.

Answer: [DPW: The best available data drawings will be provided with this amendment.

(Original Bldg Drawing – E-2 Sheet 73 and E-6 Sheet 77)]

9. Will RM 132 need to be completed first to limit communications down time? How much telecom down time will be allowed?

Answer: [DPW: Refer to Sheet A12 for Phasing of work. There should be no downtime during normal operating hours of the building for the switch-over of communications or power to be based in Room 132. We believe Demo of the Locker Room and new work can be done first so that lines just need to be switched over at night or on a holiday at some point.]

10. Please provide locations and size of existing footers. This will be needed for plumbing rough in work. If not provided it will be very hard to say if the 3 week shut down can be completed if a MOD is needed to complete the plumbing main.

Answer: [DPW: The size and locations of existing concrete foundations and footers in the original structural drawings are available for contractor review and use. In the previous project at the site, the contractor reported that these drawings of below grade concrete were found to be very accurate.]

11. Please provide ceiling finish on finish schedule (all rooms). RM 132 and 131 look to be open to structure. Please confirm.

Answer: [DPW: Sheet A9 has been updated to include new information. Yes, Rooms 131 and 132 are to be open to the structure above.]

12. Please confirm what type of divider (plastic, wall, plywood wall, sheetrock wall) will be needed between phases of work.

Answer: [DPW: The type of materials of the divider are at the Contractors option, but the installation much be neat and professional and the area of work needs to be secured from the public.]

13. Confirm no structural steel is needed at new window locations looking into the east gym.

Answer: [DPW: Contractor is to follow the drawings. No new structural steel is needed for the new window openings.]

14. Does DPW know where the mortar mud cap stops and starts?

Answer: [DPW: DPW cannot be sure of where the mortar “mud cap” starts and stops, but we believe it is under the 6” quarry and 2” ceramic floor tiles in the red quarry tiled hall/lobby, the Men’s toilet and the Women’s Locker where being converted mostly to the Comm Room, approximately 1,000 SF.]

15. Please confirm Fire Alarm work will only be in the construction area. Testing, trouble shooting, or re-programming any existing troubles at the panel is not included in the base bid.

Answer: [DPW: Contractor is to refer to the Statement of Work (SOW), which in part mentions “.Fire Alarm Compatibility Check and Trouble Shooting. The system shall be reprogrammed to properly function with the fire protection system changes…”]

16. Please confirm we will not need a designed plan set from JCI or an additional power supply from JCI for all fire alarm work.

Answer: [DPW: if changes are being made to the fire alarm via a renovation or remodel then we would need drawing as-builts of work to be completed.

17. Please mark which fire alarm devices are existing and which fire alarm devices will be new.

Answer: [DPW: Please see the attached fire alarm drawings sheets F1 and F2 that shows new fire alarm components that are in marked in triangle symbols.

18. Where will the condenser for AC/1 sit outside? Is there an existing pad? Will it be wall mounted outside?

Answer: [DPW: It may sit where shown on sheet M4. If so, the Contractor should install a new equipment pad on the ground. DPW would accept the Contractor mounting it on the brick wall outside for ease of lawn maintenance. The condensate should be routed to the janitor’s sink in the adjacent room. Not to other parts of the exterior of the building.]

19. Please provide basis of designs for the new fan motors and VFD’s to be installed on the existing AHU 3.

Answer: [DPW: As scheduled on sheet M5, 8 HP & 21 FLA for the supply fan and 4 HP & 9 FLA for the exhaust fan. Supply and Exhaust fan Nameplate data provided in amended drawings.]

20.Please provide a complete signage and graphics schedule.

Answer: [DPW: Wall door and sign graphics are shown on the drawings on Sheets A3, A4, A8 and A9. Verify all related notes and direction.]

21.Window AA note 1 says no exposed fasteners allowed. Installing a HM welded window frame into an existing concrete wall is almost always done with a dimpled frame and concrete anchors. Please confirm how the design team expects this install to be completed.

Answer: [DPW: Dimpled frames can be filled with a filler similar to “Bondo” and made flush, then primed and painted.]

22.For F6 and F7 (LVT) do you want builder grade (5 year warranty) or commercial grade (10 or 15 year warranty) Answer: [DPW: Commercial Grade, 15 year warranty or highest available up to that amount. Sheet A12 has been updated to reflect this.]

23.How will the shut down of the women’s locker room directly adjacent to new room 132 be handled? There will be a significant amount of work in this room and it will require some access to the women’s locker room on a regular basis.

Answer: [DPW: The Women’s Locker Room a ected by the work may be shut down as necessary to complete the work, but users would like to have it open as much as is feasible.]

24.Wall type A3 at the corner of break room 126 is not in the wall types.

Answer: [DPW: This Wall Type Mark has been changed to “B” on Sheet A4.]

25.If tie on points to existing plumbing end up under or inside of existing footings please confirm we will be allowed to make our connection outside of the footing area.

Answer: [DPW: Contractor will be allowed to leave existing waste and vent lines only where cast in the East Gym’s west wall and the primary structural footings of the building’s north wall and west wall of East Gym.]

26.Doors 126, 127, and 128 are all in a 1 hr rated wall but the doors are only 20 min. Please confirm this is correct.

Answer: [DPW: Yes, 20 min. openings are allowed per Code in 1-hour rated corridors.]

27.Please confirm that we will be allowed to cut all three windows in the east gym at one time. Multiple trips will be costly.

Answer: [DPW: We see no reason at this time that all three windows could not be cut at one time.]

28.Please provide the total length of our run on page M4 note 5.

Answer: [DPW: We estimate approximately 50 feet of ducting depending on the route taken.]

29.Confirm all waste and vent being demoed but not shown in a trench line can be capped and abandoned.

Answer: [DPW: Existing waste lines to demolished restroom fixtures may be capped and abandoned in place.

30.Is it necessary to upsize the existing electrical service? We can just change out the existing gear. This would save quite a bit of work and cost. If you are upsizing for a potential addition later, you can always run a new service for the addition.

Answer: [DPW: The electrical drawings will be updated to reflect the change in distribution panel sizes. Contractor shall replace the existing Main distribution panels and step-down transformer per sheet E8 .]

31.We will have to shut down all or most of the power to the building for some of our electrical work. How will this be handled with scheduling?

Answer: [DPW: Contractor shall coordinate with COR for building power outages.

Contractor shall provide a two week notice for such outages.]

32.Please confirm material and replacement method of all mortar mud cap areas that will be removed during demo.

Answer: [DPW: Basis of Design – Sika USA Sikadur 32 Hi-Mod (1 to 2 coats for complete coverage), then Sika USA Sikacrete 100 CI (non-accelerated) or Sikacrete 421 CI Rapid (Accelerated) approximately 1 ½” thickset. Contractor must prepare surface and clean by bead-blast where previous mortar bed removed]

33. Should a concrete housekeeping pad be poured for the outdoor condenser AC-1 or will a plastic housekeeping pad be acceptable?

Answer: [DPW: See Question 18 above. If a pad is used, the pad shall be concrete.]

34. Condensate piping for AC-1 is shown to route outside. In the winter there could be potential for this to freeze and plug up. Should condensate be routed to an interior floor drain instead?

Answer: [DPW: See Answer to Question 18 above.]

35. Drawing sht. A9 Finish Legend notes that F3 is LVT - Armstrong - thickness - 1/8 inch -color Starry Night. Please advise on the product style. (Section Drawing Sheet A9)

Answer: [DPW: The following was added to F3 on the Finish Legend on Sheet A9: ” Natural Creations Diamond 10, Technology Mystix NA505, 18" x 36" ”

36. Drawing sht. A9 Finish Legend: Please confirm whether the F6 and F7 LVT products, which are builder-grade with only a 5-year commercial warranty, are acceptable for use as specified. All other LVT products listed carry 10- or 15-year commercial warranties, so clarification is requested to ensure compliance with project requirements.

Answer: [DPW: See Answer to Question 22 above.]

37. Please confirm that JCI is the Fire Alarm provider. If so, please provide the contact information.

Answer: [DPW: The government cannot direct manufacturers or providers. The fire alarm contractor must be a certified representative for the existing and new equipment.]

38. At the site walk, it was stated that the plumbing scope could be performed concurrently through all phases. Please confirm this is approved.

Answer: [DPW: As long as the public has safe passage path through the area and the plumbing of all other parts of the building are functioning during normal public working hours, the plumbing scope may be performed through all phases.]

39. Please confirm that this project is tax exempt.

Answer: [DPW: Yes, this project is tax exempt.]

40. SOW SW-1.d. Key Personnel Sta ing Plan states we are to have the onsite superintendent and the project manager. Please confirm no other key personnel are needed. Eg. QC/SSHO.

Answer: [DPW: A separate QC/SSHO person (or persons) is required.

41. Should QC/SSHO be required for sta ing, can the superintendent double or triple hat?

Answer: [DPW: Yes, the QC and SSHO may be the same person, but that person cannot be the Superintendent.]

42. Will the contractor be able to use on-site toilet facilities or will they need to furnish temporary toilets?

Answer: [DPW: Yes, the Contractor will be able to use the on-site toilet facilities, but they will need to be respectful and keep them clean.]

43. Will the contractor be provided on-site o ice space in or near the facility or are they required to furnish a job trailer?

Answer: [DPW: The Contractor may use their blocked o section of the East Gym being used for Contractor building access.]

44. The SOW contains 2020 Asbestos Abatement Specifications Please advise if asbestos is present. Please provide the asbestos survey.

Answer: [DPW: There is no known asbestos on the project. Should asbestos be suspected, Contractor is to bring it to the attention of the DPW COR immediately for review and a decision on how to proceed.]

45. Is the contractor to provide an asbestos survey?

Answer: [DPW: No.]

46. Is asbestos anticipated to be present in the work area?

Answer: [DPW: See Answer to Question 44 above.]

47. Please confirm that CLIN 0001 does not have any commissioning of the systems.

Answer: [DPW: CLIN 0001 is subject to all testing as outlined on drawing specifications.

Reference sheets M3, section 12. FINAL TESTING & ADJUSTMENTS, E6, section 20 FIELD

QUALITY CONTROL, 21 DEVICES SUBJECT TO MANUAL OPERATION, 22 600-VOLT WIRING

TEST, 23 GROUND-FAULT RECEPTACLE TEST, T4, section 21 TESTING.]

48. Please advise on deck height throughout the space.

Answer: [DPW: Contractors have access to the space and need to field verify.]

49. Please advise on ceiling height throughout the space.

Answer: [DPW: Contractors have access to the space and need to field verify. The main east-west hallway and existing quarry tiled lobby are generally at 7’-11”.]

50. What is the anticipated start date for this project?

Answer: [DPW: The start date will be determined when the project is awarded and a schedule is submitted.]

51. Is the trophy case to be salvaged for re-installation or return to owner?

Answer: [DPW: No, the trophy case is not to be salvaged.]

52. The drawings do not have a D-34 tag located. Please advise on location.

Answer: [DPW: D-34 note is not applicable and should have been removed.]

53. Please advise on the limitations of D-7. Does this continue past the lobby to the remainder of the work area? See attached drawing titled, "D-7 Exibit". Page 3

Answer: [DPW: The D-13 note on Sheet A1 has been updated to read: “Remove 2” ceramic tile flooring along with mortar “mud” cap …” pointing to the east side of the Women’s Locker Room within the project area. Sheet A3 has been updated to include a note which states:

“Infill flooring where tile, wall and “mud cap” removed for new concrete flooring in Comm Room and Laundry.”]

54. Keynote D-13 on Drawings Sheet A1 is shown on the drawings with arrows to the section of the Women's locker Room that is being renovated for the Comms Room. The Keynote does not have a corresponding action in the Demolition Plan Keynote Section. Please advise what this Keynote indicates.

Answer: [DPW: See Answer to Question 53 above.]

55. Please confirm that no finishes are to be applied to the new wall on the Women's Locker Room side where the Women's Locker Room is being renovated for the Comms Room.

Answer: [DPW: Per the Finish Schedule, the walls are to receive paint and baseboard. The Schedule has been updated to show and “Open” ceiling, meaning open to the structure above.]

56. Drawing Sht. A9 Finish Legend indicated that F-0 Existing/New Concrete, polished.

Please advise if the concrete is existing or new. What is the intention for work in this area?

Answer: [DPW: The area of the floor in the new Laundry Room has existing VCT to be removed. We assume no mortar bed in this area and the concrete can be cleaned and polised. In the north side of that room and the new Comm Room (former Women’s Locker) where 2” tile removed, we believe there to be a mortar bed which will need to be removed and new infill put down. See Answer to Question 32 above.]

57. Drawing Sheet S1 Public Path Area: There is a note which states that the owner is considering walling in one set of double doors and installing a window. The architectural plans to not indicate that this work is to be accomplished. Please advise on work for this area.

Answer: [DPW: That concept was in the original scope and has since been removed. This language has been removed from Sheet S1.]

58. Drawing Sheet S1 North-South Wall Demo Area: There is a note which indicates that the existing structural wall is toothed-in and asks for advice on how to remove the North-South wall safely. Please advise if a procedure was determined for this location. Will a detail for this work be provided?

Answer: [DPW: The following was added to “F3” on the Finish Legend on Sheet A9: “Natural Creations Diamond 10, Mystix NA505, 18" x 36"]

59. Are there any hazardous materials on the 210 feet of under-slab waste and vent lines?

Answer: [DPW: No hazardous materials are known at this time. Should any be suspected, Contractor is to bring it to the attention of the DPW COR immediately for a decision on how to proceed.]

60. Will DPW utilize Procore for document management?

Answer: [DPW: We don’t utilize Procore. All RFI and submittal communication will be sent through the MICC.]

61. Will 3rd party testing be required for concrete and structural work?

Answer: [DPW: Material submittals are required to be sent to DPW to have the government contracted structural engineer (Bob D. Campbell) review them for compliance with the drawings. No 3rd party testing is required. See Answer to Question 4 above.]

62. Who owns the proprietary rights to the alarm system in the building?

Answer: [DPW: Simplex owns the proprietary rights to the system.

63. Will the contractor be required to test and balance the existing air handling units?

Answer: [DPW: Yes, the contractor shall balance the existing AHU-3 which will have new VFDs installed on the exhaust and supply fans. AHU-3 shall have a full test and balance, to include all the connected supply di users, total airflow, outside airflow, return airflow and set the VFD speeds necessary to satisfy the scheduled design. For further details Reference sheet M3, section 12.]