Pre-Bid RFI ADAL Fire Station 27 Aug.pdf

Date: RFI No.

RFP

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QUESTION GOVERNMENT RESPONSE

1 Does the Base and/or building have a preferred fire alarm contractor? No preferred contractor but equipment is Monaco.

2 Does the Base and/or building have a preferred security (ACS and/orIDS) contractor? No prefferred contractor but equipment is Advantor

Is there an existing roof warranty in place? If yes, which roofing company holds the warranty?

No but Oklahoma Roofing was the warranty holder before it expired.

Are there any permit requirements (e.g., City of OKC building permit)? Yes see Spec section 01.57.19.3.2.1 Storm Water Quality SWQ permits are required prior to any earth disturbance. OKC is waiting for contractor to apply for SWQ permit before approving sewer plans

Sheet S-100 Concrete note #9 states that no drilling through walls,beams, or slabs is permitted and that sleeves must be utilized. Does this requirement extend to the existing structure where new penetrations may be required to facilitate construction activities? If so, please confirm that core drilling is not permitted and that penetrations through the existing structure allows sufficient access to route new construction.

This note applies to New walls Only. Core drilling is acceptable through existing walls.

CS-101 shows a new PIV valve just outside the mechanical room/fire riser room. C-602 does not include that same note. Please confirm that a PIV valve is required.

Sheet C-602 is "For Reference Only". PIV is Required.

Please confirm that the new addition's foundation is grade beam with a 10" slab-on-grade, and that it does not involve concrete piers like the existing facility.

30" Concrete piers are required with grade beams. Slab is to be a 8" slab with a 10" thickened edge. Pier depth and clarifiction is coming.

When demolishing the existing masonry veneer to prep for the new addition, will Contractors be responsible for removing wall-hung items on the backside of that wall, or will the Fire Department personnel remove those items?

The contractor shall remove any items necessary to facilitate the removal of the veneer.

Once the existing north wall veneer masonry and insulation is removed for the new addition, is that wall to receive any finish, or is it to be left as exposed masonry wall face?

Yes see note 7 on page AE-101

The architectural floor plan demo drawings indicate note #7 that states that existing floor tile and base to remain, clean and seal existing tile and grout. That note is added on most of the existing bunk rooms and offices. However, those rooms have carpet. Please revise the scope to reflect the current conditions of the space.

Note 7 on AD-101 is to refer to Entry Way 101, Corridor 106,110,116, Dayroom 112, Dining 113, Kitchen 114, and Hall 115. See RFI #25 for carpet demo in the bunk rooms.

11 Is a fire pump required? No fire pump required see General notes on F-001

12 Please provide more information on the "strobe on a pole" requirement.

FA contractor to mount 110cd hornstrobe on remote FDC see sheet FA401. Alarm shall be activated by flow in the sprinkler system. Oklahoma City requiremtent for FDC that is away from the building to be marked with signage and strobe for arriving Fire Department.

Is a full-time Quality Control Manager required? Yes but the same person may serve as the SSHO and

Superintendent

Is there a full-time SSHO required? Yes but the same person may serve as the QC and

Superintendent

Is temporary roofing required? No not needed. However the contractor will be resopnsible for maintaining a warm enough environment durring the colder months to prevent the water in the fire trucks from freezing.

Will the contractor be responsible for removing and/or relocating or storing any equipment located within areas of the facility that will undergo renovation? For example, Storage Room 127 appears to have a large amount of equipment that will need to be temporarily relocated while the mezzanine is constructed. Will the fire department remove those items or should contractors account for the cost of that work?

See note 6 on page AD-101 for the storage room 127. Owner will be moving office furniture, bunk room furniture and computer equipment.

Will the facility remain occupied and operational during the renovation? If so, is this project phased to avoid disrupting the end-user?

Yes the fire station will remain operational during the rennovation. Yes phasing should be planned for this project.

Access to the new bay and existing north bay does not need to be phased.

Please confirm that there is no work to be done in the second-floor alarm room. Yes work is to be preformed in the alarm room. Notably ceiling and lighting. See sheet AE 102 and ED101 and

EP801.

Are there any special testing or inspections required for steel, mortar, grout, or concrete? Yes testing is required for concrete see spec section

32.16.13.3.6.2 and grout see section 04.20.00.3.6.1.2 and mortar see section 04.20.00.3.6.1.1

Are there any special Foreign Object Damage (FOD) requirements, procedures, etc., that contractors should account for in our estimate? Other than described in para 1.8 of Section 02 41 00

No

21 Is Pre-TAB required? No 22 Please confirm that commissioning is not required. Commissioning is not required.

What is the lead time for approving a crane waiver? Crane waiver lead time is 6 to 8 weeks once the FAA Form

1A is provided to the Government to give to the airport for processing.

Where is General Note 19 located on AD-101? Note 1 refering to the gas line on sheet AD101 should be

Note 19.

Pre-Bid RFI Log for W50S8T-20-B-0001 14-2019 ADAL Fire Station B1048

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Pre-Bid RFI Log for W50S8T-20-B-0001 14-2019 ADAL Fire Station B1048

On the finish schedule is shows to install new carpet and cave base in Rooms 102,103,107,108,109,132,118,119,120,121. but does not show to demo. Does the existing carpet and cove base need to be demoed?

Yes carpet and cove base in specfied rooms is to be demoed.

It is unclear on what the option refers too " Repaper or texture".

Also AD101 note 9 calls for removing vinyl wall covering, and note 5 on AE101 calls for texture and painting. What is the intent for corridors that are having the vinyl wall covering removed( note 9 AD101) but do not call for texture and paint (note 5

AE101).

Painting is the base bid.

The intent is to prep wall with skim coat and texture for paint on all corridors that are having the wall covering removed.

Bid Option: install vinyl wall covering instead of painting.

If vinyl wall covering option is excercised then contractor to deduct texture price

The drawings do not address the roof drain pipe on the NE corner of the existing bay.

The roof drain currently exits the north wall and would drain into the new bay.

Contractor shall extend the roof drain pipe across the new bay being constructed. Piping shall run down the interior of the bay and exit outside at 1' AFF.

The drawings do not address the GFI receptacle on the exterior of the existing bay north side.

Contractor to remove receptacle and demo back wiring to GFI on the inside wall. Blank cover to be flush with block wall after veneer is removed or repair and infill block wall with grout.

The drawings do not address the existing hose bib on the north side exterior of the existing bay.

Remove hose bib and demo water line back to the main tee and cap. Repair block wall and prepare for paint.

The drawings do not address the existing camera t the NW corner of the existing bay. Remount camera to the new bay same NW corner. Extend

3/4" conduit pathway to new camera location. Cabling and power by others.

What is the required pier depth and reinforcing? Per Soils/Foundation Notes #2, piers are expected to have a 2'-0" socket into highly weathered shale. Geotechical report indicates weather shale at a depth of approximately 9.5 feet below existing grade. Top of pier is located 3'-4" below finish floor at bottom of grade beam resulting in piers that are 8 ft long (11.5 ft below finish grade). Reinforce piers with (6) #7's longitudinal steel and #4 ties at 18" starting 2" from the top of pier. Provide (4) #6 dowels from pier to grade beam with std 90 hook and class "B" tension embedment into pier.

Is all the ceiling tile and grid to be replaced? All ceiling tiles are to be removed and new tiles are to be installed. See General Note J sheet AD 101 and General Note H sheet AE102.

Remove ceiling grid as required. See note I sheet AE102.

33 Please clarify if this project is exempt from sales tax. No.

The water plans and sewer plans (plan sheets C-601 thru C-617) all state that they are for reference only. Please clarify if water and sewer are part of this solicitation.

Yes the water and sewer are to be constructed. The water plans have been approved by OKC. See RFI #4.

What is the depth of the piers? The plans do not identify a depth of bearing elevation of the drilled piers. Please provide the depth of the piers.

See RFI #31.

36 Is there a manufacturer for the Modular Mezzanine spec section 13 44 00 No specific manufacturer was used in the basis of design.

(1) Is the IW pipe cast iron, the spec do not list anything for industrial waste just waste and roof drains. (2) on the underflor plumbing drawings there is a note to the industrial waste pipe and the existing industrial waste pipe, cannot find anything on the structural drawings about what they are referring to.

The assumption is that the industrial waste pipe will be cast iron or accepted industry standard. The note should refer to the civil drawings.

On sheet AD101, sheet notes 19 - Demolish Existing Gas Line, where is that located on the drawing, can not locate, please advice?

See RFI #24

39 On sheet AE304, does there need to be egress signage at door for rooms 110B, and 116B?

No

On the Structural it shows to have 30” dia. piers however, I can not locate the depth of those piers, not can I find a geotech report to give a recommendation of depth. On Sheet S-001 refers to a Geotech report, however I do not see a copy. Can you provide a copy and/or provide the depth need for the piers?

See RFI #31 for pier depth. Getech report will be provided at contract award.

It is showing to remove and install new curbs for RTU-01-02&03 would it possible to use a curb adaptor instead of a new curb.

Yes. Curb adapters are acceptable.

Can the wage rates be provided? It is provided in the solicitation section 800.

Special Inspections: Is the contractor responsible for providing and the cost of Special Inspections?

The Contractor.

44 Who pays for the cost of testing? The contractor pays for testing.

The Question was asked if a building permit is going to be required? Will a Building Permit be required and could you provide us the dollar amount? The answer provided in question 4 was for Storm Water with DEQ that is different from a building permit with the city.

Building permit will not be required, however WD/WF permitts are required as previously discussed.

46 On the Bid form what is item NO 0002? Reporting of labor hours

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Pre-Bid RFI Log for W50S8T-20-B-0001 14-2019 ADAL Fire Station B1048 item NO 0003:The bid form says Re-Paper or Texture walls. There is a difference vinyl wall cover will cost more, The wall covering is going to require more prep work.

You almost need 4 different prices.

Prep walls that get new texture.

texture walls Repair and prep wall for wall covering.

wall covering- what kind?

Yes, We understand it will cost more.