RFIs responses 573-18-601 Renovate 4B for Hemodialysis.xlsx
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- Solicitation number
- 36C24822R0158
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This document contains responses to contractor questions regarding a solicitation for renovations to support hemodialysis at a Veterans Affairs medical center. Key details include that the solicitation number is 36C24822R0158, with a response due date of August 29, 2022. The project involves renovations to the 4th floor for hemodialysis and includes fire protection, plumbing, and electrical work. Responses clarify requirements around past performance submissions, page limits, asbestos handling, and details of the fire alarm and BAS systems. Structural details and specifications for items like casework, patient lifts, and cubicle tracks will be provided in an addendum.
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| S02 - Attachment 08 - Past Performance Questionnaire (3 pages).docx | DOCX document | |
| S02 - Attachment 05 - LOS Certification (1 page).docx | DOCX document | |
| 57318601_Addendum 1_08192022.pdf | ||
| 573-18-601 Renovate 4B for Hemodialysis Site Visit Attendance.pdf |
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DIRECTIONS
TAILORED COMMENT MATRIX
THIS DOCUMENT MUST BE RETURNED IN A MICROSOFT EXCEL FILE FORMAT. DO NOT RETURN YOUR RESPONSES IN ANY DIFFERENT FILE FORMAT.
| Directions & Explanation of TAILORED COMMENT MATRIX |
| This Tailored Comment Matrix is provided in order for potential offerors to provide feedback, comments, and ask questions with regard to the released RFP. |
The sheet labeled "DIRECTIONS" explains this document, and provides directions for its use.
The sheet labeled "MATRIX" contains a table with all labeled and numbered elements from the RFP. This table is where potential offerors may respond to the Government with feedback, comments, or ask questions.
| Directions and explanation of sheet labeled "MATRIX" |
| The MATRIX sheet can be reached by clicking the "MATRIX" Tab at the bottom of this spreadsheet. Add rows as necessary under the applicable item. |
| MATRIX COLUMN DESCRIPTIONS: | |
| Column A: | Contains the Item reference number for this item. This number is used for organizational purposes, when referring to this document only. |
Column B: Contains the section number that each element is labeled, within their respective documents. The section number relates directly to the item's location in the RFP.
Column C: Contains the written title for the corresponding item/section number.
| Column D: | Contains a drop down box for selecting the type of comment. Available options are "Critical" "Substantive" or "Administrative". |
| Critical: Violations of law -or- Unnecessary risks to safety, life & limb, or DOD Material; waste or abuse of VHA appropriations; unreasonable burden on resources. | |
| Substantive: Appears or is potentially unnecessary, incorrect, misleading, confusing, or inconsistent with other sections; disagree with proposed responsibilities, requirements, and/or procedures. | |
| Administrative: Address typographical, grammatical, and formatting errors (grammar, punctuation, style, etc.) |
Column E: Contains recieved date of offerors' comments/questions/responses.
Column F: Contains space for potential offerors' comments/questions/responses.
Column G: Contains space for VHA comments/questions/responses.
Column H: Contains response date for VHA comments/questions/responses.
THIS DOCUMENT MUST BE RETURNED IN A MICROSOFT EXCEL FILE FORMAT. DO NOT RETURN YOUR RESPONSES IN ANY DIFFERENT FILE FORMAT.
MATRIX
| ITEM # | SECTION or ATTACHMENT # | DOCUMENT NAME | COMMENT TYPE | |
| (Select from drop down) | Recieved Date | QUESTIONS / COMMENTS | ||
| (With justification of why considered source selection sensitive if applicable) | VA Response | Response Date | VA |
Response
| From | Company Name | ||||||
| 1 | Solicitation | Administrative | 8/11/22 | Will the government clarify if past performance information must be provided on either Attachment 09 – Experience Information Sheet or Attachment 11 – Specialized Experience Form? | please use attachment 11 - specialized experience form for past performance, disregard Attachment 09 – Experience Information Sheet | Blue Cord Design and Construction | |
| 2 | Solicitation | Administrative | 8/11/22 | Page 67 mentions “Price (Price proposal shall be a separate file (clearly separated from the technical and past performance volumes)”. The past performance information is currently listed as Factor 1 in the technical proposal volume. Will the government clarify if Past Performance needs to be a separate volume to the Technical and Price (for a total of three proposal volumes)? | factor 1 thru 4 should in the same volume and price proposal should be separate | Blue Cord Design and Construction | |
| 3 | Solicitation | Administrative | 8/11/22 | Attachment 07 – Past Performance Questionnaire references solicitation #36C24822R0148 and requests completed forms be forwarded to Mr. Chris Lashure. Will the government clarify if PPQs are required for this procurement and if completed forms need to be included with offerors responses? If so, which volume is it to be included in? | submit all attachment to me (calixte Saintil)calixte.saintil@va.gov, only volume 1 and used the Price metrix attachment for price proposal. | Blue Cord Design and Construction | |
| 4 | Solicitation | Administrative | 8/11/22 | Does the Limitations on Subcontracting Form count against page limit requirements? | the Government will upload the correct LOS form | Blue Cord Design and Construction | |
| 5 | Solicitation | Administrative | 8/11/22 | Will the government extend the page count for factors 2 and 3 of the technical approach? | yes, please try to use the least amount of pages possible | Blue Cord Design and Construction | |
| 6 | Solicitation | Administrative | 8/11/22 | Can the government clarify past performance criteria and the minimum magnitude for relevant project experience? | Two (2) projects must have been performed in an active healthcare environment. At least (1) one of the projects submitted must be valued at greater than $2M. At least two (2) shall be greater than $1.5M. | Blue Cord Design and Construction | |
| 7 | Bid Specifications | Administrative | 8/11/22 | The entire division 2 of the spec is missing, including any info pertaining to asbestos, please provide. | Note to VA: BAE is working to coordinate an industrial hygenist to survey site and provide a report and specifications. | Blue Cord Design and Construction | |
| 8 | Bid Specifications | Administrative | 8/11/22 | Please provide the latest asbestos survey for this area. | Note to VA: BAE is working to coordinate an industrial hygenist to survey site and provide a report and specifications. | Blue Cord Design and Construction | |
| 9 | Bid Specifications | Administrative | 8/11/22 | Please provide the contact for the existing fire alarm manufacturer for this project. | Verify with VA with local Vendor/Rep. | Blue Cord Design and Construction | |
| 10 | FP100 | Substantive | 8/11/22 | FP100 shows the system not being reconnected by Room A451. The original calculations and as built drawings show this area being looped. Please verify. | The fire protection cross main should be tied together at Room A451 to maintain the existing continuity of the fire protection loop. | Blue Cord Design and Construction | |
| 11 | Bid Drawings | Substantive | 8/11/22 | Please clarify if upright protection is required during the construction process. | Upright automatic sprinklers shall be installed to maintainfire protection within the designated areas during construction. | Blue Cord Design and Construction | |
| 12 | FPD100, FP100, FP101 | Substantive | 8/11/22 | Please verify the actual area for the scope of work as FPD 100, FP100 and FP101 shows different then the ACD100 drawing . | Fire Protection Scope extends North of Project Area, per the Fire Protection Drawings. | Blue Cord Design and Construction | |
| 13 | Bid Drawings | Substantive | 8/11/22 | There are several rooms that have existing Radiant Ceiling Tiles, are there cut off valves for the piping that feeds these? Also are the valves in good working order? | Verify with VA location of Valves and condition. | Blue Cord Design and Construction | |
| 14 | Solicitation | Substantive | 8/11/22 | Plumbing work will have to be performed on the 3rd floor below the work site, will this be afterhours, night time, weekend work? | if need to work any time outsite what is stated on the solicitation, please coordinate with the COR | Blue Cord Design and Construction | |
| 15 | Bid Drawings | Substantive | 8/11/22 | Please confirm that A441-1 telecom room is the closest data room to the project site. | Confirmed A441-1 is the closest data room. | Blue Cord Design and Construction | |
| 16 | Bid Drawings | Substantive | 8/11/22 | The double doors near A451 shows a maglock and intercom door station but does not include a card reader. Please clarify if we should add a card reader at this location. | One side is for staff the other is for public. | Blue Cord Design and Construction | |
| 17 | Bid Drawings | Substantive | 8/11/22 | Corridor A410 door has card reader and maglock, should be include and intercom door station? | No, this is for staff members only. | Blue Cord Design and Construction | |
| 18 | Bid Specifications | Substantive | 8/11/22 | Please clarify if there are specifications for the intercom. | Yes, refer to specification 27 05 11 and 27 05 33 | Blue Cord Design and Construction | |
| 19 | Bid Specifications | Substantive | 8/11/22 | Please confirm that the renovation does not include any camera additions. | Design does not include cameras. | Blue Cord Design and Construction | |
| 20 | Substantive | 8/11/22 | Please clarify if Siemens is controlling the BAS this area of the Hospital | Verify with VA with local Vendor/Rep. | Blue Cord Design and Construction | ||
| 21 | Bid Drawings | Substantive | 8/11/22 | There is no roof detail attachment for Roof exhaust fans EF 176 & 177 and plenum box. Please provide. | Roof details will be provided on forthcoming addendum. | Blue Cord Design and Construction | |
| 22 | Bid Drawings | Substantive | 8/11/22 | Are we to provide any structural support above ceiling for the VA installed items? | There are no ceiling mounted VA installed items. | Blue Cord Design and Construction | |
| 23 | Bid Drawings | Substantive | 8/11/22 | Please provide the floor-to-floor height? | 3rd floor to 4th floor height is 11'-2". 4th floor to 5th floor height is 11'-2". | CPS, Inc. | |
| 24 | Bid Specifications | Substantive | 8/11/22 | Please provide details on current Fire Alarm system? | Simplex FACP is located in room A139. Contractor is replacing existing notification devices to modifed locations. New notification devices shall be compatable with existing Fire Alarm System. | CPS, Inc. | |
| 25 | Bid Drawings | Substantive | 8/11/22 | Is there a chase from the ceiling to route the conduits to the new control station? | BAE did not find a chase during the site investigation. Contractor to verify. | CPS, Inc. | |
| 26 | Bid Drawings | Substantive | 8/11/22 | Please provide structural details, roofing details, for exhaust fan curve installation. | Structural details will be provided in forthcoming addendum. | CPS, Inc. | |
| 27 | Bid Specifications | Substantive | 8/11/22 | Please provide asbestos report for demolition and abatement. | Note to VA: BAE is working to coordinate an industrial hygenist to survey site and provide a report and specifications. | CPS, Inc. | |
| 28 | Bid Drawings | Substantive | 8/11/22 | Plans page AE502 provide details of casework but plans provide locations of where casework is to be installed. Please provide plans detailing where rooms with casework are to be installed. | All furniture is freestanding or prefabricated furniture systems. | CPS, Inc. | |
| 29 | Solicitation | Administrative | 8/11/22 | Can superintendent also perform safety and QC functions? | CPS, Inc. | ||
| 30 | Bid Specifications | Substantive | 8/11/22 | Please provide further details of the ceiling mounted patient lift system describe in spec section 11 73 00. No drawings details have been included in the plans. | Ceiling mounted patient lift details are provided on attached addendum. | CPS, Inc. | |
| 31 | Bid Specifications | Substantive | 8/11/22 | The specs call for cubicle curtain track (10 21 23) but no drawings or details of this included in the drawings, please provide. | Cubicle curtain track details are provided on attached addendum. | CPS, Inc. | |
| 32 | Bid Specifications | Substantive | 8/11/22 | Will there be any salvage equipment or materials that the VA will require the contractor to turn over to the VA? If so, please provide a list and quantities. | VA will remove and equipment required to be salvaged. | CPS, Inc. | |
| 33 | Solicitation | Substantive | 8/11/22 | 6.1 Factor 1: Relevant and Recent Past Performance bullet 3 has 1 project greater than $3M but bullet 5 has 3 projects greater $5M. Given the project magnitude of $2M to $5M, please clarify if Relevant and Recent Past Performance needs projects over the $5M threshold. | Two (2) projects must have been performed in an active healthcare environment. At least (1) one of the projects submitted must be valued at greater than $2M. At least two (2) shall be greater than $1.5M. | CPS, Inc. | |
| 34 | Bid Drawings | Substantive | 8/11/22 | Are wood doors factory or field finished? | Field finish all wood doors. | Blue Cord Design and Construction | |
| 35 | Bid Specification | Substantive | 8/11/22 | Is Sherwin Williams acceptable in lieu of Benjamin Moore ? | Station standard is Benjamin Moore. | Blue Cord Design and Construction | |
| 36 | Bid Specification | Substantive | 8/11/22 | Finish schedule shows PT2 Waterborne Interior Alkyd as the wall finish. Is this correct? | PT-2 shall be an acrylic latex paint. | Blue Cord Design and Construction | |
| 37 | Bid Drawings | Substantive | 8/11/22 | On FPD- 100 Demo, please clarify that all main piping, branch lines and heads are to be removed from this area as we cannot remove partial mains and leave lines and heads in place. | Fire Protection crossmains should be demoished and removed to permit complete new a/s piping system. | Blue Cord Design and Construction |
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