S05 - Technical Questions - MOB Halls and Walls.docx

Attachment 1 Section 00 11 21, Part III, Paragraph C2C. Please clarify if PPQ’, CPARS and PPRIS are included in the 25 page limitation?

Answer: No, they are not.

Attachment 1 Section 00 11 21, Part III, Paragraph C3, Factor One. Please consider project size of $2M as the technical difficulty and managerial performance does not change the contractor’s ability to demonstrate performance.

Answer: It will be considered.

Attachment 1 Section 00 11 21, Part III, Paragraph C3, Factor Three. Please clarify if there is a page limit to this factor.

Answer: Twenty-five (25) pages. Please see Paragraph C2 of Section 00 11 21. Phase I Proposal Format, (C) Attachment 3. Please verify if Drawings are posted correctly as the pages appear to be cut off and not fully representative of the assumed full page.

Answer: Yes, the drawings seem to have been compressed in size thus cutting off partial, reattaching them again.

Attachment 3. Please provide clarification of the Scope of Work. There is ambiguity between the plans and SOW documents. Is there clinic space renovations beyond common corridors improvements?

Answer: The renovation is the entire floor in that building. Drawings are being resent for clarification. Every wall, floor and ceiling tile in the MOB will be part of the renovation.

Attachment 2- Scope of Work page 2 under Specifics item 7 (1st floor and 8 (2nd Floor) make reference to “renovate third Floor of MOB.” Please clarify if this is to read 1st floor and 2nd floor respectively.

Answer: It should be 1st floor (7a), 2nd floor (8a) and 3rd floor (9a) respectively. We are remolding 3 complete floors of the MOB Due to the short duration of the project, would 35% and 95% design documents be accepted?

Answer: No.

Will a furniture design or a space planning consultant be required for the project design?

Answer: We have an ID (Interior Designer) assigned for this project.

Specification section 01 00 00 1.5 B: will badging be required for this project?

Answer: Badging is required. Contractor shall send list of onsite personnel to COR. All employees shall always have a badge with company logo visible.

Specification section 01 00 00 1.5C: will a guard be required for this project?

Answer: No. VA Police will be onsite 24/7.

Specification section 01 00 00 1.6: will storage space be made available for this project?

Answer: Contractor to provide their own storage. VA will provide site only for storage.

Specification section 01 00 00 1.17: will a field office be required for this project?

Answer: It is up to the Contractor to decide if they want a field office. We can provide a site for office trailer.

Specification section 01 00 00 1.28: will the GC be required to provide the VA with storage?

Answer: The GC does not need to provide the VA with storage. Contractor is responsible with their own storage for materials.

Attachment 2 - Project Scope Specifics 7a, 8a, and 9a all state “the contractor shall renovate the third floor of the MOB”. Please confirm this should be 1st floor, 2nd floor and 3rd floor respectively.

Answer: It should be 1st floor (7a), 2nd floor (8a) and 3rd floor (9a) respectively.

Attachment 3 - Drawings appear to be a partial representation of the document; please provide the full documents.

Answer: Drawings will be resubmitted.

Please confirm if all 3 floors will be available for construction simultaneously.

Answer: All three (3) floors will be available to work simultaneously. First floor shall always have egress access as portion of first floor (not part of this project) will be occupied.