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Questions TUMR 232115-Allied Support Small Arms Range Questions W50S9324B0001

1. Will anchor bolts be provided to the contractor by PRANG for installation prior to the concrete pour, or is the contractor expected to procure the anchor bolts required for the structural steel frame?

Answer: Equipment installation contractor will procure the items after the construction.

2. Is it permissible to modify the concrete slab on grade and footings based on the design that’s going to be submitted by the Professional Engineer licensed in Puerto Rico, or are the drawings shown in the bid documents, specifically S101 and S501, intended to remain unaltered and merely be verified by the Puerto Rico licensed Engineer?

Answer: Designs can be altered in minor aspects, as long as they meet requirements from S101-S501.

However, it will need to be analyzed and compliant with UFC, Code, and the installing contractor will also need to take a look.

3. Are concrete sidewalks and building entrance to be considered as part of this project scope?

Answer: Yes, as stated in the SOW.

4. Does the Davis-Bacon Act’s minimum wage rate of $17.20 per hour, as required under Executive Order

14026, apply to this contract?

Answer: That is correct, referenced wage determination is incorporated into solicitation.

5. Is a soil report available for the construction area? If not, will PRANG be responsible for doing and obtaining the soil report, or will this responsibility fall to the contractor.

Answer: Not available. It will be the contractor’s responsibility.

6. We see that a defined structure is included. Is that the one PRANG wants build?

Answer: A defined structure has been procured by NGB, which is the GFE. The project is limited to the aspects of Chapter 5.

7. Will PRANG need bathrooms or similar spaces?

Answer: No bathrooms, restrooms nor water for the project.

8. Is the structure open? Will only the site, structure, and electrical be worked on?

Answer: The structure to be installed after project completion is closed. The project is only to be worked per Chapter 5, with major items being site, structure (foundation & Slab on grade), electrical with transformer, communications conduit, and renovation of the electrical manhole, and other as stated o the

SOW.

9. The process for delivering plans and receiving approvals from PRANG is not clearly outlined. Could PRANG please provide additional details on how this process will be conducted.

Answer: The designs will be submitted via Submittal form and reviewed in 7-14 calendar days. Responses will be provided to the contractor regarding technical reviews directly, with contracting officer (KO) copied. However, any official acceptance will come from the contracting officer’s office. Here’s a summary of the general process:

a. Contractor submits design via Submittal to the COR & KO

b. COR provides feedback of submittal received and will be reviewed

c. COR will review with CE & SME personnel the submittal and provide a response in 7-14 calendar days.

However, COR will keep contractor appraised of status.

d. If COR reviews and concurs, will sign and forward to KO. Then KO signs and officially notifies contractor.

10. Electrical: Transformer:

a. do we require the in and out voltage as well as the capacity loading?

Answer: The capacity loading is provided in the drawing set. As for the high-voltage rating, for their awareness it is 4,160 Volts

b. Are there any details available regarding the transformer's enclosure?

Answer: I don’t quite understand this one. The SOW calls for the contractor to provide a transformer to take the high-voltage line (4,160 volts) to the load requirements per the SOW and attachment.

11. Slab on-grade:

a. Concrete Pads: Are there any plans or specifications available for the four (4) pads that are going to be next to the concrete slab?

Answer: Follow same thickness and design of the slab on grade for the equipment.

a. Pre-Bid Meeting Conference: It was mentioned that the project consists of an area of 52276F. Could you please explain the meaning of that number to us?

Answer: This refers to the Program Element Code (PEC), which alludes to the type of funding. It’s not a square footage area. This is informational for our purposes on the type of funding used.

12. Site Preparation:

Is an excavation permit required?

Answer: We will provide the dig permit internal in CES.

13. Bid Package:

b. Pre-Bid Meeting Conference: It was mentioned that requirements such as the Solicitation and Offer Form (SF 1442) will be needed, but still it is not posted on the SAM.gov website.

Answer: The March 19th date for the solicitation (SF-1442) issue in the Pre-Bid Conference was stated to be tentative, actual posted date into the SAM.gov notice was on Mar 21, 2024, 11:38 am EDT.

c. Bid Bond: In general, 20% of the offer amount is the percentage to be used for the bid bond, is that right?

Answer: That is correct, please refer to solicitation clause 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996) where is states that bidder shall furnish a bid guarantee in the form of a firm commitment in the amount of 20% percent of the bid price or $3,000,000, whichever is less. Failure to furnish a bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids, may be cause for rejection of the bid.

14. Electrical: Is there any information or details regarding electrical plans available?

Answer: the main high-volatge lines of 4,160 volts are provided in the SOW and the main connection is shown in the

SOW.

15. Site Preparation: The Base (ANGB) will provide a surveyor's plan, including the project's area measurements and surface delimitations. Who will address the project's limits?

Answer: Project limits can be answered in 2 ways. 1) construction area – which will be requested by the contractor via submittal and 2) the construction of the pad and supporting infrastructure, which was provided and will be resubmitted by contractor.

16. Please provide a Geotechnical Soils Report of the site subsoil conditions. The local structural engineer will require confirmation from a licensed geotechnical engineer of the existing soil conditions to sign and seal a structural design of the building concrete pads and footings.

Answer: This is part of the SOW, “5.3.3 Contractor shall validate footer design in attachment 3 and if needed, take soil samples, to validate or improve soil classification assumptions (Class D). ” We will increase the period of performance form 120 days to 180 days to accommodate testing & permits.

17. We recommend that the period of performance be changed to 180 calendar days from NTP to Substantial Completion.

Given that there is no Geotechnical Report, we will have to include this as part of the scope of work and this will add time to the delivery of the work since the civil (earthwork) structural drawings will depend on the geotechnical report. Also, there is a liquidated damages clause of $678.35 per day fee for failure to complete the work within the 120 calendar days contract duration stipulated in the Solicitation documents.

Answer: Concur. Recommend KO explains how Liquidated damages are applicable.

18. Refer to Technical Exhibit 2 of the SOW. Please confirm if the submittal for the Civil site soil lift plan with passes and compaction requirements shall be provided by a licensed geotechnical engineer in Puerto Rico. To comply with this requirement a Soils Boring Report will be required.

Answer: Correct. However, in the SOW it says, “5.3.3 Contractor shall validate footer design in attachment 3 and if needed, take soil samples, to validate or improve soil classification assumptions (Class D). ” We will increase the period of performance form 120 days to 180 days to accommodate testing & permits and this testing will accommodate the requirement of providing a soil lift plan with passes.

19. Our electrical engineer has recommended that the existing electrical manhole be replaced to comply with code and safety requirements for the electrical point of connection. The existing manhole does not have the primary bars and stress cones required for the electrical connection to the new building loads. Please advise what the Government wishes to be considered for this scope of work.

Answer: Currently, we recommend repair. If in the proposal, you might recommend to replace, that can be an alternate proposal. Recommend Contracting Officer provides guidance on how to provide 1 bid with an alternate proposal (i.e. change).

20. The scope of work calls for lightning protection of the building. This system is installed at the roof of the building. The building itself is not part of the scope of work. Please advise what should be considered for lighting protection. Will this be performed by the building contractor or the prime of this contract?

Answer: SOW states: “5.6.5 Refurbish the primary high-voltage line manhole IAW code & criteria requirements, to include but not limited to: primary elbows, lightning protection, splice bar, etc. Pictures are provided on attachment 6: manhole pictures.” Thus, there is only lighting protection required for the primary high-voltage line manhole, as applicable.

21. Please advise if the building contractor will provide the prime contractor of this contract the drawings in AutoCAD format for our use in developing the For Construction Set signed and sealed by the electrical, civil, and structural engineers of record.

Answer: CAD drawings will be requested for the foundation design for the awarded contractor. Once we get confirmation from the equipment contractor if the CAD drawings can be provided, we can update.

22. We were advised during the prebid meeting that the existing electrical point of connection provides power to many of the existing buildings at the Muniz Air National Guard Base. Please advise if there are limitations to the time and duration of the electrical shutdown required to perform the modifications of the existing point of connection for this project.

Answer: Outages need to be coordinated at least 2 week in advance and is preferred to be done outside of working hours or weekend. The work to be performed should maximize all legwork to reduce outage time. Mainly, there cannot be multiple day power outages. If an outage is required, power must be restored before the end of the day.

23. Refer to Technical Exhibit 2 of the SOW. Please advise what should be included in the Approved Project Permits submittal.

Answer: All required permits for construction and environmental required by Puerto Rico. Typically includes: PUI, Environmental permit, etc. The base will provide:

- dig permit along with local utility drawings, for awareness

- Any hot permit requests

- Any confined space permits

24. Please advise if the building contractor will provide us with a template and anchor bolts required for the steel building column pedestals. These will be required for the installation of the building's structural columns by the Government’s building contractor.

Answer: The design provided takes into account the equipment to be installed. However, once the contract is awarded, we will be able to communicate any specifics with the equipment contractor.

25. Will the Government continue with all project permit closing responsibilities after our work is completed and handed off to the building contractor?.

Answer: The project will be considered closed and complete once the SOW is complete (Pad, foundation, soil, electrical line & transformer, and comm conduit). When we take “ownership” of the project completion, we then work with the other equipment building contractor for their install.

26. Please advise if we shall consider new sodding outside of the building for all disturbed green areas. If so, please provide specifications for the type of sodding required. Given that this building will be worked on after we complete the electrical and structural concrete works, we do not recommend that this work be included as part of this contract and all green areas will be left at rough grade.

Answer: Any disturbed area used for work outside of the main project area will need to return to equal or better, including grass. We will provide sodding/seeding requirements soon.

27. Please advise if the Government will provide all structural and electrical engineering calculations prepared by the Government’s building contractor’s engineering team. This information will be required for the local engineering team design review and signature.

Answer: The calculations/assumptions are provided in the notes of the design. Are you requesting the actual specification calculation (long version) that includes plugging in numbers, etc?

Questions TUMR 232115-Allied Support Small Arms Range Questions W50S9324B0001