Responses_to_Requests_for_Information _W9124D-16-B-0001 _22Apr2016.pdf

Responses to Requests for Information – W9124D-16-B-0001, Building 1467 Renovation

(Note: Responses included in Caps)

1. Can the base bid line items be better defied as it is unclear what is to be included in each?

For example the line items call out for roof work as a price but there is no roof work to be completed on this project, as well it calls out for elevator work but the only elevator work to be don’t on the drawings is to paint the doors is this all that is to be under this item is to paint the first floor door on the elevator?

RESPONSE: ROOF MUST BE PTACHED WHERE EXISTING CHIMNEY IS

REMOVED (SEE ADDENDUM #3 FOR ADDITONAL DESCRIPTION). ELEVATOR

INTERIOR FINISHES ARE TO BE RETROFITTED. GENERAL NOTE ‘W’ ON THE

FINISH PLANS ADDRESSED ELEVATOR FLOOR. (SEE ADDENDUM #3 FOR

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION). SEE PLAN NOTES (110) FOR PAINTING OF

ELEVATOR DOOR AND FRAME ON ALL LEVELS.

2. Page A-104 note 103 calls for a section of the perimeter wall to be sealed. Is this to only be done on the ground floor brick as this is the only drawing showing this?

RESPONSE: WALL SEALING IS TO BE DONE ON WALL BELOW GRADE. REFER

TO DETAIL 1/A-320 FOR WATERPROOF MEMBRANE BELOW.

3. Can a detail be provided of note 131 page A-111 as this is unclear what is being required?

RESPONSE: REFER TO DETAILS ON A-406 AND 6/A-481 FOR SIMILAR

CONDITIONS. REFER TO ADDENDUM NO. 2 REGARDING KEYNOTE #131.

4. Note 131 what is the spacing of the 3-5/8” C-joists, what is the gauge of the C-joists, and what is the attachment method of the C-joist to the floor?

RESPONSE: REFER TO DETAILS ON A-406 AND ADDENDUM NO. 2 INDICATING A

16” O.C SPACING OF THE 18 GA 3-5/8” C-JOISTS.

5. On site visit Mr. Schmidt spoke of several items that could be reused but plans don’t not note these times as reusable items are we to figure reusing items or new?

RESPONSE: EXISTING WATER COOLERS, FIRE EXTINGUISHER CABINETS, AND

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS MAY BE RE-USED AS NOTED IN THE DRAWINGS.

6. Fort Knox standard HVAC controls are Trane Controls the HVAC spec seams to specify Tridium controls is this correct or should we us Standard Trane Controls?

RESPONSE: TRANE CONTROL IS SOLE ACCEPTABLE MANUFACTURER. SEE

REVISIONS IN ADDENDUM NO 3.

7. The Window Schedule has a quantity of 16 Type C windows. I can only locate 14?

RESPONSE: THE QUANTITY COLUMN WAS REMOVED FROM THE DRAWINGS

IN ADDENDUM NO 1. THE WINDOW COUNT IS ILLUSTRATED ON THE

EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS. SEE A-201, 202 AND 211.

8. Reference Drawings A-310 and A-611:

a. Does the tube steel frame run vertically from floor to deck on each side of the window?

RESPONSE: REFER TO SHEET S-101 FOR STEEL TUBE FRAMING

b. Does the steel channel start and weld to the tube steel at the point of curvature of the window?

RESPONSE: REFER TO SHEET S-101 FOR STEEL TUBE FRAMING

9. On the site visit it was noted that the drawings showed where all the quarry tile floors were located that had to be jack hammered out and removed, the poured back with new concrete. This is not the case how are we to quantify the process without knowing how much is existing?

RESPONSE: SHEET AD111 SHOWS BOUNDARY OF QUARRY TILE AREA

ANTICIPATED IN EACH WING. THIS CORRESPONDS TO BAYS SHOWN BY NOTE

035 ON AD111 THRU AD114 SHOWING COLUMN BAYS WHERE QUARRY TILE

ARE LOCATED. KEYNOTES SHOWN ON “AD” SERIES DRAWINGS WERE

REVISED IN ADDENDUM NO. 1 (AMENDMENT 0002) TO INDICATE REMOVAL OF

035 AREA. REFER TO ADDENDUM NO. 3 FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATION.

10. Section 081400 - Wood Doors

2.3.5 Finishes

2.3.5.1 Field Painting

Also 2.3.5.2 Factory Finish various finish colors NOTE: Ft. Knox base standards has always been wood doors to receive clear factory finish.

RESPONSE: DOOR TO RECEIVE A CLEAR FACTORY FINISH. SEE ADDENDUM

NO. 3 FOR CLARIFICATION.

11. Section 087100 – Door Hardware

2.3.2.1 Mortise Locks and Latches

Specifications call for Mortise type locksets.

NOTE: Ft. Knox base standards is Cylindrical locksets, also all existing locksets and latch sets are cylindrical. Please verify which type is required for this project.

2.3.7 Closers

Request approval for Stanley D-4550 closer to be used on this project

RESPONSE: SEE ADDENDUM NO. 3 FOR CLARIFICATION ON USE OF

CYLINDRICAL LOCKSETS. CONTRACTOR MUST CONFIRM PRODUCT MEETS

ALL STANDARDS, FUNCTIONS AND QUALITY OF PRODUCTS LISTED FOR

EQUAL CONSIDERATION.

12. Section 102113 – Toilet Compartments

2.3.1 Toilet Enclosures

2.3.2 Urinal Screens

Specifications are calling for laminated plastic, particle board core.

NOTE: Ft. Knox base standards and also the existing partitions in this building is HDP High Density Polymer materials. Material is 1in. thick (55in. high) solid high density polyethylene formed under pressure. Solid color throughout. All edges to be machined radius and all sharp edges removed.

RESPONSE: NEW PARTITIONS ARE TO BE HDP. SEE ADDENDUM NO. 3.

13. The SOW document references “minor renovations” to the (asphalt) parking lot. However, we could not locate the description of this work in the drawings or specifications. Please verify.

RESPONSE: SEE CS-100 AND ADDENDUM NO. 3. ANY PATCHING REQUIRED IS

FOR UTILITY INSTALLATION.

14. We request that the AISC certification, for steel fabrication & erection, be removed for this solicitation. We feel in this instance the steel scope of this size & magnitude can be completed by a non AISC company and still meet the spec requirements.

RESPONSE: SEE ADDENDUM NO.3. ALL WORK MUST BE DONE IN

COMPLIANCE WITH AISC REQUIREMENTS.

15. Please verify that bids are to be delivered to Building 1109B, Suite 373, 199 6th Ave, Fort Knox, KY.

RESPONSE: CORRECT. BIDS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THAT ADDRESS, AS

SPECIFIED IN THE SOLICITATION.

16. Please confirm what is to be included under CLIN 0002 – Manpower Reporting. Or was the CLIN 0001 & 0002 breakdown removed from the bid form, in Amend #2?

RESPONSE: SEE STATEMENT OF WORK, PARAGRAPH 1.18. CONTRACTOR

MANPOWER REPORTING (CMR).

17. The solicitation states that the contractor is ‘responsible for all permits’. We assume that a general building permit is not applicable, and that all other permits have already been applied/paid for by the government. Please verify the cost, if any, of outstanding permits we should include in our pricing.

RESPONSE: ANY LICENSES OR PERMITS FOR INDIVIDUALS OR

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE

CONTRACTOR.

18. On drawing PD110B there is a keynote #5 shown on drawing, but there is no description for keynote #5 in the legend. Please confirm.

RESPONSE: KEYNOTE 5 HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM DRAWING PD110B. SEE

ADDENDUM NO.3.

19. There is a note #1 on several of the Plumbing demo drawings that states to replace existing downspout if required (TBD). Please confirm which downspouts should be replaced in our lump sum pricing/bid.

RESPONSE: ALL EXISTING DOWNSPOUTS ARE TO REMAIN. SEE ADDENDUM

NO 3 FOR CLARIFICATION.

20. Cooling tower specification mentions to find water treatment under specification 236426, but I cannot find this specification number. Please provide.

RESPONSE: SEE ADDENDUM NO. 3. REFERENCE TO SPECIFICATION 236426

FROM SECTION 236500-2.7.2 HAS BEEN REMOVED. THIS SECTION HAS BEEN

REVISED TO STATE THAT THE COOLING TOWER WATER TREATMENT

SYSTEMS SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE BASE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM.

21. AD Drawings - Keynote 63 on the demolition drawings indicates removal of wire mesh partions. However the extent of this work is not shown. Please provide bid quantities for this work.

RESPONSE: GENERALLY LOCATED IN WING ‘D’APPROXIMATELY IN COLUMN

BAY D7 TO D8. HOWEVER, CONTRACTOR MUST VERIFY EXACT QUANTITY IN

FIELD. FOR BIDDING PURPOSES, PLEASE USE 75 LINEAL FEET.

22. A-131 - Open office 3A23 is hatched differently than the adjacent rooms and similar to floor infill shown on other drawings. However keynote 131 is not shown in this area. Does this are get infilled with C-joist framing and 3/4" cement board in accordance with keynote 131?

RESPONSE: YES. AREA TO BE INFILLED AS NOTED. SEE ADDENDUM NO. 3 FOR

CLARIFICATION.

23. AD 112 - The existing walls approximately between column lines 3-4 and B2-B3 on sheet AD 112 are not scheduled for demolition but appear to be in conflict with new rooms 2B04 and 2B05. Please advise if these walls and door are to be demolished to accommodate the new layout.

RESPONSE: SHEET AD112 IS FOR FIRST FLOOR OF WING ‘B’ AND

CORRESPONDS TO LAYOUT ON A-112 FOR ROOM 1B06. 2BO4/05 ARE ON

SECOND FLOOR.

24. AD 113 - The existing wall approximately between column lines 3-4 and C5-C6 on sheet AD 113 is not scheduled for demolition but appears to be in conflict with new conference room 2C09. Please advise if this wall is to be demolished to accommodate the new layout.

RESPONSE: SHEET AD113 IS FOR FIRST FLOOR OF WING ‘C’ AND

CORRESPONDS TO LAYOUT ON A-113. 2C09 DOES NOT EXIST ON THIS SHEET.

25. A-111, A-113, A-114, A-124 - Keynote 131 indicates floor infill with cement board over C-joist metal framing. What is the required on center spanning of the C-joists.

RESPONSE: REFER TO DETAILS ON A-406 AND ADDENDUM NO. 2 INDICATING A

16” O.C SPACING OF THE 18 GA 3-5/8” C-JOISTS

26. Are bidders to assume that all furniture, stored materials and misc debris will be removed by the government prior to construction activities?

RESPONSE: THAT IS CORRECT; ALL FURNITURE WILL BE REMOVED FROM

THE BUILDING AREAS PRIOR TO CONTRACTOR’S WORK COMMENCING.

27. Are local and state taxes on sale of real property materials for construction of this project exempted?

RESPONSE: NO, APPLICABLE TAXES ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE

CONTRACTOR.

28. Spec section 02 41 00, para 3.3.6 - Specifications indicate that the contractor may request the use of dumpsters for depositing Unsalvageable and Non-Recyclable Material into the Fort Knox landfill. Are dumpsters to be provided free of charge? Is there a haul or landfill fee associated with emptying base provided dumpsters? If so, what is the fee schedule?

RESPONSE: NO LANDFILL OR HAUL CHARGES WILL BE ASSESSED.

CONTRACTOR SHALL COORDINATE WITH GOVERNMENT FOR REGULAR

CYCLING OF DUMPSTERS.

29. Site visit electrical general - It was mentioned in the site visit that all new electrical light fixtures were to be sole source in an effort to standardize base lighting. Please confirm that the catalog numbers listed on the lighting fixture schedule (sheet E0001) are in compliance with the sole source requirement for light fixtures.

RESPONSE: LIGHT FIXTURE MUST BE COMPARABLE/MATCH EXISTING

LIGHT FIXTURES IN THE BUILDING. TYPES A1 (2X4 RETROFIT) AND B1 (2X2

RECESSED) ARE THE FIXTURES THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN OTHER AREAS OF

THE BUILDING. AS DESIGNED, ALL EXISTING 2X4 RECESSED FIXTURES ARE

TO BE RETROFITTED WITH TYPE A1. IF ANY EXISTING 2X4 RECESSED

FIXTURE IS UNABLE TO BE RETROFITTED, THE NEW 2X4 RECESSED FIXTURE

MUST MATCH THE ILP VOLA24-42WELD-UNIV-40-4000K.

30. Electrical Drawings - Notes on the electrical drawings indicate that the government will provide and install the LED retrofit kits for A1 fixtures. Will the government install retrofit kits on site once the fixtures are re-installed or at an offsite location? If off site, will the government pick-up, store and return these fixture or will the contractor be tasked with haul and storage?

RESPONSE: AFTER FIXTURERS ARE RE-INSTALLED, THE GOVERNMENT WILL

INSTALL THE RETRO-FIT KITS.

31. Attachment 9 of the solicitation - Building 1467 Site and Storage Plan shows the contractor’s work limits. Is the contractor required to provide any security fence around all or portions of this area? If so please clarify fence requirements and limits?

RESPONSE: SECURITY FENCE IS NOT REQURIED FOR GENERAL SITE.

HOWEVER, FENCE IS REQUIRED FOR ANY AND ALL MATERIALS WHICH MAY

BE USED FOR CONSTRUCTION AND OR INSTALLED IN THE GROUND FLOOR

‘D’ WING AREA. CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR GENERAL BUILDING

AND CONSTRUCTION AREA SECURITY DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD

AND FENCING SHALL BE PROVIDED BY CONTRACTOR AS CONTRACTOR MAY

DEEM APPROPRIATE FOR THAT SECURITY.

32. The RFP has a bid Schedule on page 4 that lists a Nomenclature Item breakdown. The specifications do not have cross reference for these items. Can you provide a specification division breakdown for these Nomenclatures so we can make sure we are including the costs in the correct Item number?

RESPONSE: MOST ITEMS ARE SELF-EXPLANATORY. HOWEVER, THE

FOLLOWING LIST PROVIDES INFORMATION ON SOME SPECIFIC LINE ITEMS:

B3 – INCLUDE NEW WINDOW INFILL AND ATFP STRUCTURAL SUPPORT

B8 – ELEVATOR FINISH REPLACEMENT

B9 = DIV 22

B10 = DIV 23

B11 – A SPECIFIC ITEM

B12 – DIV 21 AND SPECIFICATION 283176

B13 – DIV 26

B14 – SPECIFICATION 283176

B17 – APPENDX A – SPECIFICATIONS 028214, 028232, AND 028500.0002

33. Sheet A-113 shows between column lines 4 & 5 both a concrete ramp and C-channel flooring in the same location. Please clarify?

RESPONSE: REFER TO DETAILS 2 AND 6 ON SHEET A-406 AS INDICTED FOR

SLOPED RAMP TO BE CONCRETE AND HORIZONTAL LANDING AND

ADJACENT FLOOR INFILL TO BE C-CHANNEL FLOORING WITH ¾” CEMENT

BOARD.

34. The spec outlines pointing mortar, but the drawings do not indicate where to use it. I would bet that the top of the stacks above the roof line need to be completely repointed, and there is probably another 5% of the building surface that needs to be pointed, but this is not something you can see from the ground. Surely somebody has surveyed this from a man lift before issuing this for construction.

RESPONSE: THERE IS NO GENERAL EXTERIOR BRICK REPOINTING

REQUIRED. REFERENCE IS ONLY A DEFINITION IN THE SPECIFICATION.

REFERENCE TO REPOINTING HAS BEEN DELETED IN ADDENDUM NO. 3.

35. What type of Material is in the existing: (a) 4" Partitions, (b) 6" Partitions, (c) 8" Partitions,

(d) Existing Ceilings, & (e) Existing flooring?

RESPONSE: PARTITIONS ARE A MIX OF BRICK, CLAY, AND CONCRETE

MASONRY AND METAL STUD/GWB WALLS AND FURRING. CONTRACTOR

MUST FIELD VERIFY ACTUAL LOCATIONS AND QUANTITIES FOR

DEMOLITION. IN GENERAL, BUT NOT SPECIFICALLY LIMITED TO THESE

CONDITIONS NOTED, THE EXISTING THIRD FLOOR WALLS ARE TYPICALLY

MASONRY. ALL ORIGINAL PORCH WALLS WITH WINDOWS ARE BRICK AND

CLAY MASONRY BACK-UP FULL DEPTH SOME WITH GWB ON METAL STUD

FURRED WALL CONDITION. OTHER WALLS ARE A VARIETY OF STUD AND

MASONRY.

36. Sheet AD104 Shows Windows are to be removed. Sheet A-104 indicates that the existing windows are to be infilled. Detail 2/A-320 gives the width of these window openings to be infilled but not the height. The elevations on Sht. A-201 do not show any windows at ground level.

RESPONSE: ELEVATIONS ON SHEET A-201 DO SHOW WINDOWS AT THE

LOWER LEVEL THAT ARE TYPICAL IN HEIGHT FOR THAT LEVEL. THEY ARE

APPROXIMATLY 2’-0” TALL.

37. Sht. A-481 Detail 5 shows 3 5/8 metal framing supporting 3/4" cement board, but indicates no spacing for the metal framing.

RESPONSE: 18 GA FRAMING IS TO BE 16” OC MAXIMUM.

38. Sheet A-113 shows between column lines 4 & 5 both a concrete ramp and C-channel flooring in the same location. Please clarify?

RESPONSE: REFER TO DETAILS 2 AND 6 ON SHEET A-406 AS INDICTED FOR

SLOPED RAMP TO BE CONCRETE AND HORIZONTAL LANDING AND

ADJACENT FLOO RINFILL TO BE C-CHANNEL FLOORING WITH ¾” CEMENT

BOARD.

39. Sheet AD – 101 and AD102. Both call for a stair to be removed but nothing explains what to do with the hole left in the floor after the stairs are removed. Please Clarify?

RESPONSE: SHEET A-111 NOTE NUMBER 130 INDICATES INFILL AND

REFERENCES DETAIL FOR INFILL OF OPENING IN FLOOR IN ‘A’ WING. ‘B’

WING (SHEET A-112) TO HAVE SIMILAR INFILL. REFER TO ADDENDUM NO. 3

FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATION.