6-12-2012_VI_JFHQ_Emer_Gen_Responses_Compiled.pdf

VI ‐ JFHQ ‐ EMERGENCY GENERATOR

BID QUESTIONS

Question Response Response by On Date 1 6/8/2012 Q: RFI ‐ 01 Specification No. 263213 ‐ Page 3 ‐ Quality Assurance

Numeral 1.4 Item B Manufacturer Qualifications indicates "maintain within 200 miles of project site a service center capable f idi i i d i i "

A: No. A service Center within 200 miles of project site is required.

Jacobs 6/11/2012 of providing training, parts and emergency maintenance repairs".

Please see attached. Can this requirement be modified from 200 miles to 1200 miles?

2 6/8/2012 Q: Is there cell phone service at the location where the generator will be installed?

A: Yes, cell phone service is available at the project location. Jacobs 6/11/2012

3 6/8/2012 Q: If cell phone service exists at the generator, will using a cell phone suffice for site phone requirement the specifications?

A: Cell phone service is acceptable. Please see specifications Section 013100/B.

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4 6/8/2012 Q: Can Contractor use restroom facilities on the base or are we required to provide our own toilet?

A: The Contractor shall provide sanitary facilities:

temporary toilets, wash facilities, and drinking water for use of construction personnel. Please see specifications Section 015000/3.2.C.

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5 6/8/2012 Q: 5. Is the existing conduit at the ATS location already stubbed out A: ATS conduit and wiring will be existing, installed under Jacobs 6/11/2012g y into the ATS location or does drilling have to occur through the floor to finish the penetrations?

the separate JFHQ project by others. No drilling of penetrations at the ATS will be required.

6 6/8/2012 Q: Is the hammer drop test sufficient for compaction testing or is a nuclear density test required?

A: It is only requested to perform compaction testing based on Modified Proctor Test Method. The use of a particular equipment or technique is part of means and methods used by the General Contractor.

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7 6/8/2012 Q: 7. Is the new engineered fill available on the base or is the A: The Contractor shall provide new engineered fill. Jacobs 6/11/20127 6/8/2012 Q: 7. Is the new engineered fill available on the base or is the contractor to provide it?

A: The Contractor shall provide new engineered fill. Jacobs 6/11/2012

8 6/8/2012 Q: Is there a place on base for disposal of soil spoils? A: No. The Contractor shall dispose soil spoils off base. Jacobs 6/11/2012

9 6/8/2012 Q: 9. Make and model of existing 3000 amp breaker that needs to be matched in generator?

A: Make and Model of 3000 amp breaker not yet known.

It is still pending submittal and installation by others under the new separate JFHQ project.

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10 6/8/2012 Q: 10 In the hand hole has stub out holes been provided or do the A: Contractor to provide cut outs in the pull boxes and Jacobs 6/11/201210 6/8/2012 Q: 10. In the hand hole, has stub out holes been provided or do the 6@ 11/2" and 10@4" have to be core drilled or saw cut?

A: Contractor to provide cut outs in the pull boxes and hand holes that will be installed under the new separate JFHQ project by others.

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11 6/8/2012 Q: Please confirm that the wire that exists from Gen1 to the ATS is 8 sets of 600 mcm?

A: The 8 sets of 600 is still pending installation but will be provided per plans under the new separate JFHQ project by others.

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VI ‐ JFHQ ‐ EMERGENCY GENERATOR

BID QUESTIONS

12 6/11/2012 Q: Can bid responses be emailed to you instead of hard copies mailed or hand delivered?

A: Bid Responses can be emailed in PDF format ONLY. Bids submitted in any other format will be considered non‐ responsive. The time stamp on the bid will be the time the system received the email. Please ensure time for the Bid to be printed out before the deadline.

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13 6/11/2012 Q: Since the generator and other ancillary items will be delivered A: The only requirement for receiving equipment in the Jacobs 6/12/2012ti on s

13 6/11/2012 Q: Since the generator and other ancillary items will be delivered OCONUS from the United States, is there a location at St. Croix where everything must be shipped for inspection prior to being transported on the island to the National Guard base? In addition, is there an inspection requirement prior to shipping out of the United States?

A: The only requirement for receiving equipment in the Virgin Islands is that all items have to go/inspected through US customs and pay excise taxes. There are no additional requirements prior to shipping.

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14 6/11/2012 Q: Is there a way we could schedule a site visit as the day listed in the original RFP was scheduled before plans were released

A: The plans were released on 16 May in the original posting which stated the site visit schedule The site is

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Q ue st original RFP was scheduled before plans were released. posting which stated the site visit schedule. The site is under construction from another project and therefore another site visit will not be scheduled.

15 6/11/2012 Q: With the final plans and specs being released at a later date, is the bid date still confirmed as previously stated on the RFP?

A: The Bid Date is 20 June at 2:00 PM Local Time. Gov 6/11/2012

16 6/11/2012 Q: The bid bond is listed as 20%? A: The bid bond is 20%. Gov 6/11/2012 17 6/11/2012 Q There are t o blacked o t sections on page E002 on the plans A There are no blacked o t areas on page E002 If Jacobs 6/12/201217 6/11/2012 Q: There are two blacked‐out sections on page E002 on the plans, are those from previous corrections on your end?

A: There are no blacked‐out areas on page E002. If printing from the electronic file, please check the print settings to allow hatching for the drawings.

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18 6/12/2012 Q: It is mentioned a couple of times about installation of a 600kw generator, however it seems that installation is not required. Can you confirm that the only thing being requested here is to provide a 600kw per the specifications, deliver it to the site and unload it and

A: The contractor is required to furnish and install the generator per the drawings and specifications.

Jacobs 6/12/2012 sit it on a concrete pad? All of the site prep work and installation will be provided by others? Once installed by others we are to provide start up testing and commissioning once the unit is wired in and installed?

The verbiage sways back and forth a bit and it would not make fiscal sense on your end to require a distributer of a product to be responsible for pouring a mounting pad for instance as that workresponsible for pouring a mounting pad for instance as that work should be grouped in with the installation solicitation, not the supply solicitation. That's why I am asking for the clarification.