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Questions

1. Solicitation page change Sept 4th, was changed to read on line c Mechanical and associated system maintenance, repairs and services;

A. does that mean that when the contract is awarded that the contractor is responsible for maintenance and repairs of all 4 buildings and emergency services?

B. or does that mean the contractor is responsible for repairs and maintenance of the 1 building that is being evaluated and emergency service during evaluation?

C. or does that mean the contractor is not responsible for maintenance and repairs and emergency service until recommendations are complete?

The Contractor shall have the capability of performing incidental work associated with TAB effort under this contract as defined in the PWS paragraph 1.1, paragraph 1.2.2.

2. Recommendations, who completes those tasks, Hanscom staff or contractor?

Refer to paragraph 1.2.2. Request for information, when Contractor encounters any deferring site condition, deficiencies the Contractor shall provide an RFI(s).

3. Recommendations that become contractor responsibility is that a charge over and above the contract?

Each RFI shall be evaluated independently and the Contractor shall be notified.

4. Recommendations for replacing equipment is that an acceptable recommendation to be made to Hanscom staff?

All reasonable recommendations shall be provided with an RFI under paragraph 1.2.2.

5. What is the order of assignment of buildings to be evaluated? Ie; start with building 1994 or 1810?

The order in which buildings will be evaluated shall be determined after award. 1810, 1435, 1994 and 1721 are the suggested order.

6. Payment request;

A. is payment allowed only after each building is complete?

B. is a partial payment allowed after each phase of work is completed? Evaluation, recommendation, making adjustments to the equipment and finally follow up by 2nd TAB team verification?

Payment will be made at the completion of each clin (building).

7. During the evaluation and recommendations there will be a lapse of time, possibly. Is it acceptable to move to the next building for evaluation? Or should each building be completed before moving to the next?

The Contractor may perform work in no more than two building at one time before proceeding to another building.

8. Commissioning work plan should be submitted 20 days after notice to proceed, is that all 4 buildings or each 1 separately?

That is for all four buildings.

9. The Commissioning work plan looks like a plan to be submitted after the evaluation process, is that correct?

Refer to Paragraph 1.1. “Provide a commissioning work plan for each building within 20 calendar days of notice to proceed with narrative description of contractor’s technical approach and process with work schedule to identify building issues, test, adjust, calibrate, and balance each system in accordance with Appendices A, B, Attachments and PWS with technical description of step by step process to successful commissioning prior to the investigation and verification of existing conditions.” The commissioning plan is the Contractor’s work plan and shall be submitted and approved prior to any physical work.

10. If recommendations are made by the evaluation team and the Hanscom engineering staff approve of the recommendations what is the time frame for the recommendations to be complete?

RFI(s) shall be provided with recommendations with rough order of magnitude, impact and schedule for recommendation to complete.