PreBid Bldg Global ASNT Transportable.pptx

117th AIR REFUELING WING

PRE-BID CONFERENCE

SOLICITATION NO.

W50S6M-23-B-0002

BRKR202911 – Global ASNT Transportable Building

INTRODUCTIONS

Contracting Personnel SMSgt Wade Edwards, Contracting Officer Maj Jeff Farmer and CMSgt William Hall, Contracting Specialists

Civil Engineering Lt Col Scott Vandenberghe, Base Civil Engineer 2dLt Matt Chandler, Deputy Base Civil Engineer

Architects Mr. David Donovan, Seay, Seay & Litchfield Architects

DISCLAIMER

It is the Contractor’s responsibility to carefully read the requirements of the solicitation and comply accordingly.

Project W50S6M-23-B-0002

PROJECT TITLE: Global ASNT Transportable Building

MAGNITUDE OF PROJECT: $250,000-$500,000

LOCATION:117 Air Refueling Wing, Birmingham, AL

Solicitation contains no bid options

Award

Award will be Firm Fixed-Price

Funds are presently available.

PROPOSAL DUE DATE

DATE: See Amendment

Documents must be received prior to or on this date Questions (Written Only) Deadline: See amendment LOCATION: 117th ARW C/O Base Contracting 5401 East Lake Blvd Birmingham, AL 35217

Hand carried bids, deliver to Building 700 Classroom

All documents must have proper signatures

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Bid Guarantee’s are required (20% or $3MIL whichever is less, 52.228-1)

Performance Bond and Payment Bond (100%): On Awarded IFB (52.228-1)

Liquidated Damages: $940.04/day (52.211-12)

Performance Period: 210 days after NTP***

Davis Bacon Wage Rates applicable: AL 20230087, dated 01/27/2023****

Questions Send to:

Wade.edwards@us.af.mil Jeffrey.farmer.2@us.af.mil william.hall.13@us.af.mil

All RFI’s/questions must be submitted to the contracting office. DO not contact the A/E or CE directly.

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

All questions, on a non-attribution basis, and the answers will be posted to the website https://sam.gov/content/opportunities

All Addendums will be issued by an Amendment and posted to https://sam.gov/content/opportunities

Check website regularly and don’t forget to REFRESH the web page.

SITE VISIT SECURITY AND SAFETY BRIEFING

You can have your cell phones, but no driving and talking on your cell phone

All photos must be approved by the Government.

All contractors must be accompanied by an escort during the site visit.

AE Comments

Mr. David Donovan – Seay Seay and Litchfield, Montgomery, AL

Project Overview Global ASNT Storage Facility:

Construction of approximately 500 square foot addition to the South side building 30.

Single story addition composed of reinforced concrete foundations, concrete slab on grade, load bearing CMU walls, metal stud joists, and a TPO roof membrane over rigid insulation and metal decking.

Exterior cladding is a combination of brick veneer and metal panels supported by the load bearing CMU walls. Cladding is intended to match the existing cladding present at building 30.

Site and utility work is relatively minor but will consist of:

Demolition of existing pavings in area of the proposed addition.

Concrete retaining walls, earth fill, and grading as required to achieve new finished floor elevation and construction concrete access on the East side of the addition.

Addition of foundation drainage systems daylighting to existing flume via 4” piping and headwall.

New ductless mini-split HVAC to be provided.

Existing sprinkler systems to be extended to the new addition.

Various electrical work including extension of existing power infrastructure and fire alarm systems infrastructure to support the new addition.

Phasing & Occupancy:

Building 30 and all adjacent facilities will remain occupied.

Coordinate work to allow for continued operations.

Coordinate work required inside of the existing facility to limit impact to the Government’s ongoing occupancy and operations.

Use of Building 30 for construction staging / storage is not permitted.

Contractor to provide secure storage units adjacent to the facility as needed to complete the work. Location of storage containers to be reviewed and approved on site prior to project mobilization.

Existing parking lots to remain open for ANG use.

Approved location(s) for contractor parking will be reviewed and approved on site prior to project mobilization.

Supervision, Site Access, Site Utilities, & Job-Site Trailer:

Contractor shall provide on-site supervision as required to successfully complete the work. On-site supervision from the general contractor shall be present at all times work is ongoing.

Job site trailer not required.

Temporary power and HVAC shall be by the Contractor via portable generation as required to complete the work. Use of power and HVAC from the existing facility is not permitted.

Contractor will be permitted to use Government water sources. Implement measures to conserve water use.

Refer to 01 3000 for project manager and site superintendent resume requirements.

Refer to 01 3000 for project manager requirements for on-site presence and attendance if third-party project management approach is utilized.

Special Project Requirements:

LEED Compliance:

Project has been designed to achieve LEED “Meritable” standards.

Project will not be submitted for certification.

Documentation of LEED Credits with USGBC’s LEED Online system is not required.

Documentation of LEED credits outlined in the project specifications will be required during the submittal review process. Failure to achieve minimum sustainability requirements outlined in the specifications will be grounds for disapproval of a product/system. Failure to submit sustainable documentation may delay submittal approval.

QFPE Requirement:

The Contractor must engage a QFPE to be involved during the construction process. The QFPE must meet the requirements of UFC 3-600-01 and provide site inspections and submittal review for the fire alarm, mass notification, fire sprinkler, and life safety systems.

The Contractor's QFPE will be ultimately responsible to certify all life safety systems.

All costs associated with the Construction QFPE shall be included within the bid. QFPE can be furnished via a subcontractor. However, the QFPE will be responsible to review and stamp drawings that may fall across different subcontractors (fire alarm, fire sprinkler, mass notification, etc…)

Special Project Requirements:

Project Management:

Contractor will be required to utilize Architect's newforma system for all project communication All submittals and RFI will be submitted electronically Web-based interface will be provided at no cost to the Contractor iPad applications will also be made available to contractor at no cost.

Regular progress meetings.

Frequency will be based upon progress schedule and work quality.

A minimum of bi-weekly meetings should be anticipated.

Third party project manager, if utilized, will be required to be on site a minimum of once a month - refer to administrative requirements specification.

Limited Source Requirements:

Refer to 01 6000. The following products/manufacturers must be provided by name with no exception:

Existing FA/MNS system is a Honeywell “Notifier” system.

Coordinate to ensure new devices provided are compatible with existing system.

Refer to the Government's solicitation package for requirements/justification regarding limited source requirements.

Thank You

We appreciate your interest in this project Office Open Tuesday - Friday 0700- 17:30

Questions image5.png image6.png image7.png image1.png image2.png image3.png image4.png