Addendum_1_beale_temp_lodging.pdf

Beale AFB Temporary Lodging Facility Addendum No. 1 8/14/2015

1. For clarification and bidding: The applicable editions of codes for this projects shall follow the drawings instead of the specification on this project. Prior code editions listed in the specifications to those on Sheet G-05 will be superseded by those shown on Sheet G-005.

2. For clarification and bidding: Specification 28 31 76 under paragraph Design Services shall be amended as follows: all Fire alarm and MNS shall require the design services and review of a qualified engineer and a qualified engineer is defined as an individual meeting one of the following condition: A registered professional engineer having a Bachelor of Science or Masters of Science Degree in Fire Protection Engineering from an accredited university engineering program, plus a minimum of four years work experience in fire protection engineering; A registered professional engineer (P.E.) in fire protection engineering is defined as Registered

Professional Engineer with verification of experience and at least five years of current experience in the design of the fire protection and detection systems. A NICET Level 3 Fire Alarm

Technician will not be defined as a qualified engineer.

3. For clarification and bidding: All Manual Pull Station will require addressable double action type manual pull stations.

4. For clarification and bidding: Division 26 specification codes shall also follow the NFPA codes listed below.

NFPA 70 National Electrical Code

NFPA 72 National Fire Alarm Code

NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace

NFPA 90A Standard for the Installation of Air Conditioning and Ventilating Systems

NFPA 101 Life Safety Code

NFPA 170 Standard for Fire Safety and Emergency Symbols

Please see the code edition on sheet G-0005

5 For clarification and bidding: Ground rods shall be driven 1 ft below finished grade, per UFC

03-550-01 paragraph 3-14 DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM GROUNDING. This supersedes the specification section 26 05 26 paragraph 3.4.C Ground Rod Installation which states the ground rods shall be driven until the tops are 2 inches below finished floor or final grade unless otherwise indicated.

6 For Clarification and bidding: Per UFC 3-550-01 (February 3, 2010) paragraph 3-11.2.2

Installation, it requires to provide 3 in clearance between conduits utilizing interlocking plastic spacers for medium voltage conduit. Detail 3/E501 shall include this requirement and contractor shall bid accordingly.

7. For Clarification and bidding: Per UFGS 33 71 02 paragraph 3.7.8.1 Encasement

Under Roads and Structures, it states that "Under roads, paved areas, and railroad tracks, Beale AFB Temporary Lodging Facility Addendum No. 1 8/14/2015 install conduits in concrete encasement of rectangular cross-section providing a minimum of 3 inch concrete cover around ducts. Concrete encasement must extend at least 5 feet beyond the edges of paved areas and roads, and 12 feet beyond the rails on each side of railroad tracks.

Depths to top of the concrete envelope must be not less than 24 inches below finished grade."

All electric and communication conduit shall follow the above requirement. Contractor shall bid accordingly.

8. For Clarification and Bidding: For all fire alarm systems, Class B pathways for addressable detection, notification, and signaling circuits will be provided in accordance with UFC 3-600-01 requirements. Looped conduit system is not required to be provided as specified in specification 28 31 76 paragraph SYSTEM OPERATION. Contractor shall bid accordingly.

9. For Clarification and Bidding: The CO detectors shall be connected to the fire alarm and mass notification system. Contractor shall bid accordingly.

10. For Clarification and Bidding: The current transceiver that they are going to use on this project is a BT-XM which will connect with a EST3, Notifier NFS2-3030, Simplex 4100ES, or a Gamewell E3. Contractor shall bid accordingly.

11. For Clarification and Bidding: All plans in this solicitation are “100% Construction Set”.

The wording in the plan that said “100% design submittal for Construction” is therefore substituted and shall be replaced to read “100% Construction Set”.

12. For Clarification and Bidding: The contractor shall assume the responsibilities of being the CxA as outlined in section 01 90 00. Contractor shall bid this accordingly.

The following is added in accordance with Amendment No.: 0002:

13. For Clarification and Bidding: The pole size and material shown in Appendix 1-

Drawings, Sheet A-520, Detail 16 (also identified as closet rod in Appendix 2-

Specifications) will be 1-1/4" diameter, 9 gage galvanized steel pipe as shown in Appendix

2- Specifications, Section 10 57 20, Para 2.1.A.

14. For Bidding and Clarification:

Provide facility gas piping, fittings, reducer, meters, seismic gas valves and regulators from the 3" gas valve shown in Keynote 12 on Sheet C-101 BAEY 140002 "Construct TLF

Utilities" contract (Appendix 12) to the various routing and sizing shown in CU101 and

CU102 to bldg A, B, C, and D. All facility gas piping will be provided in accordance with

Appendix 3- Volume 2 Specifications, Section 23 11 23- Facility Natural Gas-Piping. All

Facility gas piping shall be installed per specification and drawings and shall be the responsibility of the contractor. Gas piping shall be included in the bid to include all outside and inside piping to bldg A, B, C and D as a complete system.