RFIs - Repair RTS - Multiple Buildings PDPG2622040.pdf

REPAIR RTS

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RFIs

MULTIPLE BUILDINGS

PDPG262040

18 SEPT 2026

SOW, Drawings, and Specifications issued at solicitation were outdated, null and void.

Refer only to the bid documents issued in this Amendment.

Reponses below refer to these documents.

1. Item 12a ("The Contractor Must Furnish Any Required Performance and Payment Bonds?") is not marked YES or NO in the posted solicitation. Please confirm whether performance and payment bonds are required for award, and if so, the required amount/percentage and the number of calendar days after award (Item 12b) to furnish them.

Response: Per Solicitation P&P bonds to be submitted within 10 days of signed contract.

2. Section 00 21 00, Paragraph 5.1 states that “all quotes (and supporting documentation)” must be submitted electronically. Please clarify what supporting documentation is required with the quote and confirm whether the required submission is limited to the completed SF 1442, completed CLIN pricing schedule, bid guarantee, acknowledgment of all amendments, and applicable representations and certifications.

Response: SF SF 1442 to include CLIN Pricing Schedule, Bid Guarantee, Acknowledgment of all Amendments and applicable representations and certifications from sam.gov.

3. During the job walk, it was stated that the RTS remains in use for training and production must be coordinated during "off times." Please provide anticipated training/occupancy periods and clarify whether bidders should include after-hours, weekend, phased, or interrupted work in their base pricing.

Response: See SOW 1.6 A SCHEDULE.

4. During the walk it was mentioned that 2" roof insulation was to be used, SOW section 1.4 mentions 3" polyiso rigid insulation, please clarify what thickness is desired.

Response: Per SOW provide 2”.

5. Are there any other details showing the insulation that can be provided?

Response: See Drawings.

6. During the walk we noticed additional plan details being referenced by the architect, those plan details were not provided with bid documents, are you able to provide these additional plans?

Response: See Drawings.

7. Confirm there will be no interior lighting scope.

Response: No interior lighting.

8. Confirm no exterior painting of stucco is required.

Response: Per SOW Existing and new cement plaster refinished with sprayed colored cementitious coating.

9. Existing door frames are grouted and in good condition, please confirm if it is acceptable to leave the grouted frames in place, since it will be costly to cut those out.

Response: Replace all door frames. CMU Bathhouse only has grouted frames.

10. If frames are to be removed and replaced, please confirm that new frames do not need to be grouted.

Response: Confirmed

11. Section 1.4 -B-2 of the SOW mentions Hot Dipped Galvanized finish with acrylic coating as part of the door and frame finish, is it acceptable to provide G90 as a finish?

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Response: Per SOW provide painted finish.

12. Confirm who will be responsible to removing and reinstalling the satellite dish on roof of building 2255?

Response: Contractor. Note Billets building numbers are revised.

13. SOW section 1.4 - I - 3 mentions sandblasting SSPC-SP2 as prep for painting, sandblasting will be very expensive, is it acceptable to provide SSPC-SP3 Power Tool Cleaning as prep for painting?

Response: Per SOW provide SSPC-SP3 Power Tool Cleaning down to sound solid substrate.

14. Confirm that Government will provide 8 of the 10 mini split AC (complete) systems required for the Billets.

Response: Per SOW Government will furnish the units to be installed by the contractor (GFCI). ‘Provide’ is defined as ‘Furnish and Install”.

15. Confirm the make and model of GFCI Mini Split AC Units.

Response: Per SOW unit is Innovair WIN18H2V51.

16. Section 1.2 states the 13 buildings total “approximately 9,600 sf” of exterior envelope work but does not break this down by building or CLIN. Please provide the individual roof, wall/plaster, and FCB square footage for each of the 4 CLIN groupings (Billets, Kitchen, Bathhouse, Pavillion) so pricing can be allocated accurately.

Response: Assess material envelope quantities from Drawings. SOW indicates building areas.

17. Confirm the mini-split furnishing responsibility for Buildings 2250-2259, identify which eight buildings receive Government-furnished units and which two require contractor-furnished units, and confirm the exact approved model for the two contractor-furnished systems where the SOW states 'QOS18H2XE5A or B.' Please also provide the GFE handoff/delivery point and expected availability date relative to NTP, and confirm responsibility for offloading, storage and protection. Finally, please confirm that the contractor is responsible for all pads, refrigerant/condensate piping, electrical power, disconnects, controls, startup, and commissioning for both Government-furnished and contractor-furnished units.

Response: Units are stored on site and available to contractor. Per SOW provide infrastructure for all units.

18. Provide the final required roof energy-performance criteria, including the applicable aged/initial SRI value, minimum solar reflectance, minimum emissivity, and whether ENERGY STAR and/or CRRC-1 listing is required. Please identify which bracketed alternatives in Specification 07 41 13.16, Section 2.1, govern this project.

Response: Per SOW provide Class A roof. 07 41 13.16 deleted.

19. Provide the design criteria required for engineered standing-seam roof panel and attachment calculations, including design wind speed, risk category, exposure category, internal pressure classification, applicable roof zones/pressures, and any other governing design loads. Please confirm whether the contractor's delegated-design engineer is to derive these values from the governing code when not explicitly shown.

Response: Per SOW delegated-design engineer shall derive requirements and provide engineered calculations per UFC code requirements

20. Confirm whether snow guards are required on any of the 13 buildings. If required, please provide the applicable specification, locations, layout, and performance requirements; if not required, please confirm Section 07 41 13.16's snow-guard reference is not applicable.

Response: Not applicable.

21. Confirm the project keying requirements, including whether Primus Level 9 is the required existing key system, the final permanent key/core quantities and hierarchy, and whether a new Sitemaster 200 key-control software/system is required under this contract or is boilerplate/not applicable. Please provide the Government key-system contact or required coordination procedure before hardware is ordered.

Response: Per Specs provide construction core only

22. Identify each opening, if any, that requires card access or other electrified hardware and provide the required device functions, power-supply locations, conduit/wiring responsibility, and interfaces to existing security/fire-alarm systems. If no openings require card access/electrified hardware, please confirm these general provisions of Section 08 71 00 are not applicable to this project.

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Response: Per Spec not applicable.

23. Provide the final double-door opening size/head elevation and structural framing requirements for modifying the existing Kitchen roll-up door openings. Also clarify the required structural framing for infilling the three removed skylight openings. If these items are delegated design, please confirm the contractor must provide engineer-stamped framing design/calculations and identify the design criteria to be used.

Response: Size per Door Schedule. Per SOW at Pair Doors raise head or provide 4x6 min header and provide double stud jambs. At demo skylights roof and ceiling infill framing to match existing.

24. Confirm that existing roof sheathing and rafters are intended to remain unless found damaged or unsuitable after demolition. If deteriorated sheathing or framing is encountered, please clarify whether replacement will be handled by contract modification/equitable adjustment and identify any required material type/thickness or unit-price allowance to be carried in the bid.

Response: Per SOW Include 10% sheathing replacement per CLIN. Assume framing is sound.

25. Confirm whether the existing cellar/access doors at the Bathhouse and Kitchen are included in the replacement scope. If they are to be replaced, please identify the applicable door numbers and provide the required door/frame material, size, hardware set, finish, and any weatherproofing requirements. If they are to remain, please confirm they are excluded from the work.

Response: Provide doors per Door Schedule and Drawings for door numbers.

26. Clarify the required finish extent at wall infill and plaster-repair areas. Is the contractor to coat only the new/repaired infill and blend to adjacent existing finish, or apply the specified colored cement plaster coating to the complete affected wall elevation/building so that the finish is uniform? Please define the limits for each building.

Response: Three coat cement plaster at infill. Spay cement plaster coating over all plaster surfaces.

27. Provide or confirm the required FCB substrate/attachment assembly at the Billets, Kitchen, Bathhouse and Pavilion, including whether panels are installed over existing sheathing/stucco, over new furring attached to framing, or directly to framing. Please also clarify the intended meaning and limits of 'FCB stucco/plaster gable to match Bathhouse.' If an 'or equal' FCB product is proposed, please confirm the required salient characteristics for equivalency.

Response: See Drawing details. SOW specifies salient qualities.

28. Identify the miscellaneous metal items to be prepared and painted at the Billets, Kitchen and Bathhouse.

Please confirm whether this includes only existing permanently attached exterior metal items shown on the drawings, or also items such as rails, racks, vents, electrical boxes/covers, equipment supports, and other OFCI/OFE items. Please define exclusions, if any.

Response: Per SOW Include $1000 for painting or cleaning miscellaneous items per CLIN.

29. Confirm whether the entire exposed Pavilion structural steel frame (all columns, beams, connections and associated exposed steel) is to be surface-prepared and coated with the specified paint system or only selected/deteriorated areas. Please identify any steel items excluded from this requirement.

Response: Per SOW prep and paint all steel.

30. Provide the required quantity and exact building/location for each Duplex Power receptacle under SOW Section 1.4.L.4 and identify the applicable CLIN for pricing each device.

Response: SOW lists quantity and building location.

31. Provide or confirm the wall-light and ceiling-light quantity assigned to each CLIN/building group: CLIN 0001 Billets 2250-2259, CLIN 0002 Kitchen 2296, CLIN 0003 Bathhouse 2291, and CLIN 0004 Pavilion 2290.

Please also confirm that the total required quantities remain 28 wall lights and 13 ceiling lights

Response: SOW lists quantity and building location. Drawings identify location.

32. Has an asbestos/hazardous-material survey been performed for Buildings 2250-2259, 2290, 2291 and 2296?

If so, please provide the survey and any applicable abatement requirements. If no survey exists, please confirm that the bid should exclude planned ACM abatement and that suspect material discovered during

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Response: Address any suspect hazardous materials to Government.

33. Confirm whether the stucco is to be removed as required to accommodate a new-construction window installation or whether the windows are to be installed using a retrofit method.

Response: Per SOW retrofit method for replaced windows and new construction for new windows.

34. Existing windows contain obscure glazing; however, obscure glazing is not indicated in the project specifications. Please confirm whether the new windows are to match the existing obscure glazing or be provided with clear glazing in accordance with the specifications.

Response: Clear as specified.

35. Confirm that each window assembly at Building 2259 is to have an overall size of approximately 48 inches wide by 96 inches high and consist of four mulled awning windows, each measuring approximately 48 inches wide by 24 inches high, stacked vertically.

Response: Per SOW and Drawings

2250-2059 – Replace (60) 1’H x 4’W sliding with awning windows.

2255 – Additionally provide (2) 4’H X 4’W’ consisting of (2) 2’H x 4’W stacked awning windows mounted at 8’ AFF. Provide 4x6 header

36. SOW identifies Berridge CEE-LOCK standing seam roofing and states materials are "Or Equal." Please confirm that equivalent standing-seam systems meeting the specified gauge, seam configuration, finish, flashing, warranty, and performance requirements will be accepted.

Response: Per SOW all materials are Or Equal unless noted otherwise. Substitutions shall be approved by Government prior Bid.

37. SOW directs the Contractor to "See Door Schedule & Hardware Specifications." Will a complete door and hardware schedule be provided identifying door sizes, handing, hardware sets, vents, closers, panic hardware, locks, thresholds, weatherstripping, and other required accessories for each building

Response: Door Schedule and Hardware Specification provided.

38. SOW identifies eight mini-split units as Government Furnished/Contractor Installed and two units to be contractor provided. Please confirm which billet buildings receive the eight GFCI units and which buildings receive the two contractor-furnished units. Please also confirm that all Government-furnished units are complete, operational, compatible with the design, and available at the start of construction.

Response: The Government furnished units are new in unopened boxes. Locate the Contractor provided units at Buildings 2255 & 2255

39. For the eight Government-furnished mini-split systems, please identify what components will be furnished by the Government (indoor unit, condenser, remote/controller, line-set accessories, mounting hardware, etc.).

Please confirm whether the Contractor is responsible for replacement of missing or damaged GFCI components.

Response: Whatever comes in the boxes. Contractor to assume undamaged and provides all else.

40. The Kitchen scope requires replacement of existing roll-up doors with double doors and modification/raising of the existing heads and jambs. Please provide the required finished opening dimensions and confirm whether structural engineering/design of the modified headers and jamb framing is required of the Contractor.

Response: See Door Schedule. The rollup doors are too low. Per SOW Raise the header or modify using 4x6 minimum header. No engineering required.

41. Clarify the required construction assembly for infilling the three existing Kitchen skylight openings, including framing, sheathing, insulation, roofing board, membrane, and interior ceiling/finish restoration.

Response: Per SOW Demo (3) skylights. Frame and sheath roof and frame ceiling openings to match existing.

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a. Continue roofing assembly over sheathing.

b. Infill ceiling gypsum board and finish and paint to match existing,

42. During the job walk it was stated that one exhaust fan would act as an intake on the men's side with airflow transferring to the women's side through transfer grilles. Please confirm the final intended airflow sequence and whether the specified Greenheck unit is to operate as exhaust or supply/intake.

Response: Per SOW the air flow is from Evaporative cooler to Exhaust Fan, even if the Evaporative Cooler is off. The controls will control both. Per SOW see EF specs.

43. Confirm the required sequence of operation for the evaporative cooler, exhaust/intake fan, transfer grilles, and single controller, including whether the systems must operate simultaneously, independently, or based upon a programmed schedule.

Response: Per SOW Controller will operate simultaneous EC and EF ON/OFF, EF ON/ EC OFF, EF ON/OFF, EC OFF, and Programmed Schedule.

44. Identify the approved source/location for the new evaporative cooler water supply and clarify whether the Contractor is responsible for extending the existing domestic water system to the unit, including isolation valve, backflow protection, piping, insulation/protection, and associated wall penetrations.

Response: SOW specifies EC. Contractor is responsible for extending the existing domestic water system to the unit, including isolation valve, backflow protection, piping, insulation/protection, and associated wall penetrations.

45. Please confirm the existing water, waste, and electrical conditions available for the new Bathhouse electric water cooler and whether modifications beyond the immediate existing drinking-fountain connections are included in the Contractor's scope.

Response: All utilities exist and require modification to accommodate the EWC.

46. Clarify the exact limits of grading and 3/4" crushed-rock placement at the Billets and Pavilion. Are bidders to assume the dashed limits shown on the drawings, or is crushed rock required around the entire perimeter of each applicable building?

Response: Drawings indicate Crushed Rock as shaded.

47. Confirm whether existing DG/crushed rock is to be removed and disposed of before grading, reused onsite, or incorporated into the finished section. Also confirm whether the specified 6" grading depth represents 6" of excavation followed by 6" of new compacted rock.

Response: Per SOW Grade 6” down and remove. Fill with 3/4” crushed rock compacted to 90%.

48. Confirm whether the Billets, Kitchen, and Bathhouse must remain fully weather-tight and operational throughout construction and whether temporary roofing, temporary closures, or other weather protection required during phased demolition is Contractor responsibility.

Response: Contractor responsibility to protect government property as required.

49. The SOW requires all tests and inspections required by code. Please identify any Government-required testing or third-party special inspections beyond normal manufacturer/startup testing and Government QC inspections that bidders should include in their proposals.

Response: Include roofing inspections for warrantee.

50. The existing electrical conduit infrastructure is Rigid Metal Conduit (RMC). While under the National Electric Code (NEC), EMT is approved for many outdoor and some damp outdoor locations, but rigid metal conduit (RMC) including galvanized steel is the standard for exposed outdoor, hazardous, or mechanically demanding environments.

Response: Per SOW Exterior conduit shall be RMC. Interior conduit shall be EMT.

51. Pavillion lights – Will you accept outdoor vandal resistant linear lights to sit flush against the roof structure?

Response: No. Provide as specified.