Responses to Site Visit Questions.docx

Responses to Site Visit Questions Repair Electrical Gate Somersworth, NH Solicitation: W15QKN-20-Q-5062

Q1. Please confirm if taxes should be carried in proposals?

A1. The Government is tax-exempt Q2. Please confirm if any state, local, and/or Federal permits will be required on this project?

A2. No Q3. Please confirm if there are any known hazardous materials?

A3. No Q4. Section 11.3.2.35: We want to verify that the wiring for the CAC access will terminate at the Galaxy cabinet in the Organizational Maintenance Shop (OMS) Electric room, and that it does not need to go back to the Galaxy cabinet in the main building?

A4. Yes, terminates at OMS galaxy.

Q5. Section 11.3.2.34: Where will the wiring for the communications, intercom and any other controls terminate?

A5. In the Organizational Maintenance Shop (OMS) Q6. Section 11.3.2.15: We want to verify that all wiring for the CAC system, communications, intercom and any other controls can all be in the same conduit?

A6. YES.

Q7. 11.3.2.2.-Are you requesting that the entire gate be black vinyl or only the 9 gauge fabric filler for the aluminum gate?

A7. Yes, the entire gate be black vinyl coated.

Q8. 11.3.2.3. thru 11.3.2.8.- Are we able to use and or equal manufacturer as long as we achieve the structural integrity needed to have the gate function i.e.- the gate frame members maybe or a different size or shape?

A8. YES

Q9. 11.3.2.9. thru 11.3.2.10. These 2 sections are contrary to 11.3.2.2. in that it is requesting the fabric filler to be 9 gauge aluminized-or the option to use any fabric that complies with UFC 4-022-03 from October 2013 Chapter 2-please advise.

A9. Use Chapter 2 of UFC 4-022-03.

Q10. 11.3.2.11-Specifies mill finish or vinyl finish for the entire gate-please clarify.

A10. The specification does not talk about vinyl finish. Gate to be mill finish aluminum or color coated with polyester powder as specified. If powder coated, the gate (including track member) and all accessories shall be pretreated chemically by sand blasting or other acceptable method to ensure proper coating adherence.

Q11 11.3.2.17-mentions roadway to be trenched-however based upon picture provided it appears that the OMS building that contains the electric room and the direction the gate will slide will not require cutting of roadway in picture. Is that the OMS building in the picture that shows the damaged gate?

A11. Trenching of the grass to run conduit to the OMS Electrical room would be required. As well as cutting of asphalt at the gate driveway to install the loop system to activate the gate opener when exiting the motor pool.

Q12 11.3.2.29.- What are you referring to when the spec states Head End Control Equipment- the prox/CAC/biometric reader?

A12. YES

Q13. Please confirm thickness of existing asphalt required to be removed?

A13.Top course 2”

Q14. Confirm the thickness of base coarse and finish coarse asphalt to be installed?

A14. They should both be done to NH DOT specs of 2’ Base course and 2’ Finish

Q15. There is a concrete apron that goes around the perimeter of the building that we will need to go through. Please confirm the thickness of the existing and provide a detail on how to patch it back in?

A15. 6” and patch to match existing concrete

Q16. If a conduit is required to go in to the building from the new gate, is it the governments intent to bring the conduit up the exterior of the building to above grade and then go into the building or are we to core through the foundation at the 4' elevation and come up through a cut out on the inside of the building?

A16. Go up building above grade.

Q17. After restoring the existing grass area, is it the contractor’s responsibility to water the new seed until established or will the government perform the watering?

A17 Government will maintain newly provided grass.