Secure Medical Gas farm Tracking Log 050622.doc

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Attached to: Secure Medical Gas Farm Federal contract opportunity
Solicitation number: Not on record
Issued by: Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 8

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This document contains responses to requests for information (RFIs) regarding a solicitation to provide a secure medical gas farm. The project involves demolishing existing structures and constructing three new compressed gas storage buildings immediately adjacent to an existing loading dock and service yards at a Department of Veterans Affairs medical center. Key details include responses to 35 RFIs clarifying design plans, specifications, and scope of work items such as connections to existing utilities and systems. The responses provide additional design requirements for fire protection, lighting, and low-voltage systems. The document also references an accompanying geotechnical engineering study report.

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BB Secure Main Medical Farm 546-19-104 5/6/22

RFI NBR

Question/

Response

Company Submitted By

Dated Received

Question: Per sheet AD001, note # 21 is shown on the Site Demolition Plan at the expansion joint, however, note #21 is not indicated in the Demolition Notes.

Please clarify.

N/A

5/6/22

VA Response: Deleted Note #21 from the Site Demolition Plan.

5/11/22

Question: Per sheet AD001, note #9 states “Existing emergency inlet to remain. The inlet is to remain accessible at all times. Protect the inlet during construction operations. Remove the two existing bollards after all adjacent work is complete.” Note 9 is shown once at the described location and a second time with three (3) arrows to the west of the existing stairs where the sidewalk is called to be replaced. There are no oxygen inlets at this location. Please clarify.

N/A

5/6/22

VA Response: Note 9 applies to the emergency outlet inlet. Delete Note 9 reference adjacent to the existing pesticide storage building and replace with Note 12.

5/11/22

Question: Per detail, 2/A201 there is a cut section unlabeled. Please provide detail reference.

N/A

5/6/22

VA Response: 3/501

5/11/22

Question: Per the Architectural Floor Plan on sheet A101, there is an unlabeled detail (#/A501) referenced at the corners of the new compressed gas supply building connecting to the existing building. Please confirm this is Detail 3/A501 or advise on the proper detail reference.

N/A

5/6/22

VA Response: 3/A501

5/11/22

Question: Per the Room Finish Schedule on sheet A601, it designates a floor finish “FC-1.” Please clarify the specification for FC-1. There is a conflict in specifications (09 06 00-07) stating FC as a fluorocarbon and section 09 06 00-08 stating FC to be sealed concrete. Please clarify.

N/A

5/6/22

VA Response: FC-1 identifies floor coating 1. Coating to be a silane water sealant.

Basis of Design: Certi-vex Penseal 244-100%, ChemMasters, 300 Edwards Street, Madison, OH 44057

(440)-428-2105, (800)-486-7866, www.chemmasters.net

5/11/22

Question: Per the Room Finish Schedule on sheet A601, it designates WC-1 for Stucco and TC-1 for apron, however there is no specification for WC and/or TC in the finish specifications. Please clarify specification including color.

N/A

VA Response: Exterior stucco walls to receive WC-1, an elastomeric coating with joint sealants as specified in Section 09 96 53.

5/11/22

Question: Please confirm if applied fireproofing (section 07 81 00) is applicable or not on this project.

5/6/22

VA Response: Construction type is NFPA Type II (000)/IBC Type IIB. Fireproofing is not required. Section 07 81 00 is deleted.

5/11/22

Question: Per the Scope of Work in the Solicitation (Item gg), the new sanitary sewer piping will be connected to the existing sanitary sewer stack and routed into loading dock courtyard. However, there is no plan or detail for showing this work. Please clarify since the only sanitary work on the drawings is shown on sheet PD101 (note 7).

N/A

5/6/22

VA Response: The sanitary scope of work is limited to the demolition noted on drawing PD101.

5/11/22

Question: Per the Scope of Work in the Solicitation (Item ff), the new domestic water cold water supply will be connected to the existing domestic cold water supply piping to serve the new hose bibb. This is the only domestic hot or cold-water work shown on the drawings. Please confirm that this is the only domestic water scope of work on this project and that there are no items relating to hot water supply work.

N/A

5/6/22

VA Response: The domestic water scope of work is limited to the cold water:

Demolition noted on drawing PD101.

New work noted on drawing PD101, PL101 and PL301.

5/11/22

Question: Per detail 2/E101, please provide a map location of the main electrical room.

N/A

5/6/22

VA Response: Electrical room is shown on Architectural drawing AD001.

5/11/22

Question: Please advise on circuitry for mechanical equipment work.

N/A

5/6/22

VA Response: Circuitry is described in Note 8 on drawing E101.

5/11/22

Question: Per specification sections 10 73 00 (Protective Covers) and 09 60 00 (Schedule of Finishes), Page 6, Item B 10 73 00, they specify Ballew’s Aluminum Products for the roof panels and framing. After speaking with Ballew’s rep., they do not deliver and/or install to Florida. Please advise if alternate manufacturer’s will be considered if the supplier is compliant with performance and safety specifications.

N/A

5/6/22

VA Response: Contractor to submit alternate manufacturer and will be reviewed with AE firm conforming on being compliant with performance and safety specifications. Canopy systems of equal quality meeting specified performance and design requirements including Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance may submit.

5/11/22

Question: Per sheet F101, it states that all three (3) enclosures are to receive sprinkler systems and from Building 7. However only two (2) of the enclosures (GS1 & GS2) are against Building 7. Please advise on design and servicing for building (GS3) building both power and fire protection. Are they to be run overhead or underground? Please provide map location, of electrical room that will service the new structures.

N/A

5/6/22

VA Response: Extend the fire service to building GS3 above ground from the adjacent building. Electrical room is shown on Architectural drawing AD001.

5/11/22

Question: Please provide map location of low voltage/IT rooms where the cameras and access control will be tied into.

N/A

5/6/22

VA Response: Sheet E101 note 2 says to route access control to existing panel in room E11. It also says to confirm location with VA Police.

Sheet E101 note 4 says to route camera signal to room 1B166. It also says to confirm location with VA Police.

5/11/22

Question: Please advise if power and low voltage feeds are to be underground. Please note the south enclosure (GS3) is two (2) feet off the building line of Building 7.

N/A

5/6/22

VA Response: Feeds are not underground.

5/11/22

Question: Please provide circuitry for all new light fixtures.

N/A

5/6/22

VA Response: Circuitry is described in Note 6 on E101.

5/11/22

Question: Per sheet E10, the light fixtures are to be daisy chained from existing building to south enclosure and west enclosures. Please advise if the conduit can be surface mounted on the existing building, and then trenched underground for the two (2) feet between the compressed gas storage building (GS3) and the existing Building 7.

N/A

5/6/22

VA Response: Conduit can be surface mounted.

5/11/22

Question: Please advise on design for connection of fire sprinklers to GS3 building. If proposed design calls for feeding the GS3 building sprinkler piping underground, please confirm there will be enough line pressure in the system for the new routing.

N/A

5/6/22

VA Response: Not applicable. Service will be run above ground.

5/11/22

Question: Per sheet E101 (General Note F) it requires that the subcontractor is to verify or demonstrate available capacity of “existing” installations prior to providing a bid and provide design alternatives if capacity is not available. Please confirm, that the “existing” note should be for “new” work capacity only. (This RFI is

applicable only if the note refers to “new” work.)

N/A

5/6/22

VA Response: Not applicable. See comment 20.

5/11/22

Question: Per sheet E101 (General Note F) it requires that the subcontractor is to verify or demonstrate available capacity of “existing” installations prior to providing a bid and provide design alternatives if capacity is not available If a subcontractor is to verify or demonstrate the available capacity of “existing” installations prior to providing a bid and provide design alternatives if capacity is not available, the GC’s will likely receive several different approaches on how to address these issues making the bidding process difficult to level. Given, the project tight bid time constraints and having no panel schedules, or circuitry shown (new or existing) on the documents, it makes the research for the subcontractors very difficult without further design input. Can this note be omitted from the bid process, and can circuitry and power plans be provided to the bidders for proper pricing? (This RFI is applicable only if the note refers to “existing” work.)

N/A

5/6/22

VA Response: Circuitry and power plans are provided. See E101 notes 1,2,6, and 8.

Existing panel load was not verified by metering during the design phase, but engineering judgement was that panels should have sufficient capacity for additional loads. The time and cost of metering by the contractor can be waived. General note F can be omitted.

5/11/22

Question: Please advise if a Geotechnical report is available for the existing soil conditions. If a report is not available, please advise if the VA will be providing a dewatering allowance for the bid.

N/A

5/6/22

VA Response: Geotechnical survey is provided with drawings and report is available. The day of the soil boring, the water table was 9 feet below the concrete pavement. Geotechnical Report will be included and sent by CO, but the contractor shall confirm all information using GPR in Site utility verification and marking in the field, site work, including all surveys needed to accomplish project tasks. Dewatering system design is provided by the contractor. The bidding contractors to provide their unit price.

5/11/22

The PSRDM prohibits Gas Storage within 50-ft of the loading dock and Service entrances. Section III. (Project Goals) says that the new site for these new medical gas buildings will be immediately adjacent to the loading dock and secured service yards. Can the VA confirm if the 50-ft adjacency has been waived and there will not be higher blast loads than (GP2) as a result of potentially being closer to the loading dock? (In other words, is it safe to assume we are following the final design submission criteria provided?)

N/A

5/6/22

VA Response: The distance from the medical gas storage buildings to the loading dock is 52 feet.

5/11/22

Is there an existing security access control system that will be tie-ed into? If so, please provide specifications of that system? (Manufacturer make/model)

N/A

5/6/22

VA Response: Lenel- JCI authorized dealer

5/9/22

What is the existing building's automated system (BAS) specifications? (Manufacturer make/model) What company services that system currently? (they will be contacted for bidding purposes)

N/A

5/6/22

VA Response: Siemens, Desigo CC

5/9/22

Will there be alternate storage and dumpster locations? Please confirm if we can use the loading dock area to drop a 30yd container for demolition purposes. Please confirm storage and dumpster locations.

N/A

5/6/22

VA Response: This is first come first serve and location will be discussed once the contract is awarded.

5/9/22

Question: What are requirements for CCTV?

5/6/22

VA Response: Contractor must coordinate, bid, according to new CCTV and access control system requirements and specifications with VA Police services. Possible space issue, programming and hardware needed contractor to bid accordingly.

5/6/22

Question: What are requirements for Access Control?

5/6/22

VA Response: Contractor must coordinate, bid, according to existing access control system requirements and specifications with VA Police services. Possible space issue, programming and hardware needed contractor to bid accordingly.

5/6/22

Question: Are pro press or similar fittings allowed?

5/6/22

VA Response: No not allowed, per VA design and TIL specifications.

5/6/22

Question: What if there is a discrepancy with design and TIL specifications?

5/6/22

VA Response: Contractor to abide by latest specs, design, and standards.

5/6/22

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