Questions and Answers-A-wing renovation.pdf
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This is a Questions and Answers document for a federal construction/renovation project. The clarifications address ambiguities in the contract documents and Performance Work Statement (PWS).
Project Scope and Duration: The Period of Performance is 180 days from contract award. Work must be performed during normal business hours (0600 to 1800), Monday through Friday, with no weekends unless approved in advance. The project involves interior renovation including window infill with metal stud framing and gypsum board with RF foil shielding, wall construction, electrical modifications, HVAC adjustments, sprinkler system modifications, and fire alarm system relocations. No windows will be removed; existing window blinds will be removed and windows infilled. Cubicles and furniture will be removed, with no systems furniture whips present. Existing storage systems will be removed without detailed specifications provided.
Technical Requirements and Specifications: RF foil installation between gypsum board layers requires contractor assumptions based on drawings regarding full perimeter coverage versus window infill areas only. Light fixture relocations will be required based on new wall locations, but no new lights, sensor controls, or emergency lighting are needed. HVAC diffusers should not increase in quantity with no ductwork modifications required. Sprinkler system modifications are limited to maximum four relocations without requiring shop drawings. Fire alarm strobs and sensors must be relocated to the ceiling within acoustical ceiling. Access flooring depth is 18 inches with 8 feet clearance from acoustical ceiling to concrete ceiling. Door 120 A/B is specified as a glass panel door. The contractor must build to meet IBC 705 standards for sound batt insulation. Government has additional raised flooring available for relocated walls. Pricing and Submission: Offers must include a detailed pricing breakdown by labor, materials, overhead, and other cost categories, submitted using the CLIN structure specified in the Contract Summary Sheet.
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| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| A-WING DEMO PLAN.pdf | ||
| A-Wing rev 2 - 05.08.26 (1).pdf | ||
| PWS.pdf | ||
| CSS_A-Wing Renovation.pdf |
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1. Please clarify the required limits and extent of the RF foil installation at the exterior perimeter walls.
The contract documents indicate that the existing exterior windows are to be infilled with metal stud framing and two layers of gypsum board, with RF foil installed between the gypsum board layers.
Please confirm whether the RF foil is intended to be limited to the window infill areas and extended vertically above and below each window opening to the roof deck/structure above and true floor below, or if the intent is to provide a continuous RF foil barrier along the entire exterior perimeter wall.
If RF foil is required along the entire perimeter wall, additional demolition will be required at interior partition walls and other construction that intersect the perimeter wall in order to provide access and maintain continuity of the RF foil system.
Answer: Refer to drawings and make your assumptions.
2. Please clarify if the project duration is 60 days or 120 days.
Answer: 120 days
Please provide details of the required modifications for:
3. HVAC: How many diƯusers to be added / relocated. Will there be any modifications to the existing ductwork?
Answer: The amount of diƯusers should not increase and no adjustments should be required. Contractor should make assumptions.
4. Electrical - How many new lights, how many relocations, and the specification of the existing light fixtures.
Answer: Please refer to drawing and make assumptions. Several light fixtures will need to be relocated based on location of new walls.
5. Will the lights have to be sensor controlled ?
Answer: No
6. Will any emergency lights be provided?
Answer: No
7. Will any modifications to the sprinkler system be required? How many new heads, and how many relocations? Are shop drawings with calculations required?
Answer: It is possible to relocate. Total number should not exceed 4.
8. FA system - We understand from the site visit discussion that existing FA -strobs and sensors are to be moved to the ceiling within the acoustical ceiling. Please confirm.
Answer: Correct.
9. Will there be any signage requirement? If so, provide details.
Answer: No signage is required.
10. Will there be any modification to the flooring or additional carpet required- approximate quantity?
Answer: contractor must identify based on area being renovated.
11. Will the wall have to extend from the concrete floor to the concrete ceiling? If so, note that the access flooring will have to be modified (by cutting). What is the depth of the access flooring?
Answer: 18 inches
12. What is the height from the acoustical ceiling to the underside of the concrete ceiling?
Anwer: 8 feet
13. Period of Performance: CSS page 1 indicates "180 days after the date of contract award." The PWS says " The contractor will complete this project within 60 days of award."
Can you please clarify what the Period of Performance will be for this project?
Answer: 180 days
14. PWS B.1 indicates "identified on the Government Drawings". Can these drawings be made available?
Answer: drawing included
15. PWS B.3 stated "The Contractor shall remove and infill existing windows identified for removal." At our site visit it was clear that the windows remain in place and that we will be required to remove the existing window blinds. Can you please confirm if we will be removing any windows?
Answer: no windows will be removed.
16. PWS B.4 "Hardware identified by the Government." Where can we find the required hardware specifications?
Answer: refer to drawing and make all necessary assumptions
17. PWS E.6 stated "All work shall be performed during oƯ hours, 0600 to 1800." Can you please confirm these oƯ-hours will be the actual work hours?
Answer: normal business hours. No weekends unless approved prior.
18. CSS IV states that "OƯers must be submitted using the CLIN Structure Below"....."The OƯeror must submit proposed total and extended pricing to complete the required services." Can you please clarify how you would like the pricing?
Answer: Provide a pricing breakdown to include labor, materials, O/H, etc. However, please use the CLIN structure in the CSS.
19. Are the existing walls to be removed built on top of the existing raised floor? If they are not, is there attic stock for the additional raised flooring required at the removed walls? Are we to furnish new raised flooring? Is there any information available regarding the existing raised flooring?
Answer: Government has additional raised flooring available
20. Door 120 A/B indicates it is "glass". Is this a wood door with a glass panel or is it more like a glass storefront door?
Answer: Glass panel
21. PWS B.4 "doors located within an RF-shielded security boundary". Can the doors requiring RF Shielding provisions be identified?
Answer: refer to drawing and make assumptions
22. What is the height above the ceiling and below the raised flooring so that we can identify total height?
Answer: ceiling 8 feet, floor 18 inches
23. Plan provided indicates removing existing storage systems. Can you provide details or specifications for the storage system that we will be removing?
Answer: No
24. Plan indicates removing cubicles and furniture. Can you provide any further information? Is the systems furniture connected via a systems furniture whip?
Answer: No Whips
25. Window Infill detail indicates RF Foil is to wrap floor 6". Will this require cutting back all the raised floor tiles and removing and reinstalling the existing pedestal supports after wrapping the foil up the wall and installing the additional drywall? Is there any electrical grounding on the raised floor supports?
Answer No
26: Window Infill detail indicates 3 1/2" sound batt but the studs are 1 1/2". What will keep the batt insulation.
Answer: contractor will build to meet 705 standards
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