Responses_to_ITIR_questions_and_answers__STD55016Q0002.docx

Embassy of the United States of America Port of Spain, Trinidad Pre-Proposal Conference and Site visits Request For Proposal (RFP) Number: STD550-16-Q-0002 Below were the responses to generalized questions asked and statements made during the site visit on August 26, 2016. They have been categorized in different headings for ease of reference.

1. Cable trays

a. The Contractor, as the re-cabling expert, is to advise where cable trays are not applicable.

b. The Embassy would provide both cable trays and EMT conduits

c. All EMT ends and joiners are compression type.

d. Cable trays are to be mounted where ever they can be installed.

e. Low profile EMT trunking for cable tray to cabinet (under the stairs).

2. Cables

a. The Management annex ground floor IDF will only terminate mulitpair cables to IDFs on each floor including the systems room on the ground floor.

b. The Systems room will terminate all ground floor horizontal cabling.

c. IDF on ground floor (with BET) terminates on BIX.

d. All existing backbone multipair cable will remain. Removing all un-used copper communication cables.

e. Management annex cabling can be done on a floor by floor basis, starting with the basement working upward.

f. All other buildings would be done parallel to the old system until the new network is completed and cutover done.

g. No copper redundant cable required from IDF to MDF.

h. Surface mounting conduit in concrete areas or walls.

i. Cablofil designer trunking for NIV and IV sections.

j. One drop would be four Cat6 cables.

k. Drops mean positions with four cables.

l. Management annex penthouse, coring of maximum 2” below cabinet mounting location.

m. No fusion splicing, mechanical only.

3. Fiber Terminations

a. Fiber terminations to be LC, corning.

b. Embassy wouldn’t be providing termination kits. Fiber connector brand should be Corning.

c. Optical fiber cables to be re terminated on both ends in the Chancery, Briar place and Management annex.

i. One single mode 12 core fiber from chancery building to Briar place.

ii. One 62.5 micron fiber 12 cores from chancery building to Management annex building.

4. Tools storage

a. Tools and test equipment can be stored onsite once storage container is provided.

5. Health and safety

a. OSHA standards are required.

b. Seismic bracing kits to be installed along cable tray routes where necessary

6. Contractor provided Materials Materials for all construction work to be provided by the Contractor including all

a. Gypsum work.

b. Painting, matching color codes.

c. Masonry work.

7. Additional drops

a. Management annex – 2

8. Grounding Grounding of infrastructure is to be done.

i. All IDF cabinets

ii. Cable trays

iii. Conduit

iv. MDF