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Questions and Answers Solicitation Number: W912PQ-19-B-8001 Project Title: Addition to Flight Training Unit Building 641 Project Number: HAAW169006 Current as of 19 March 2019
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| Spec 01 35 26 mentions a requirement for SSHO and QCM. Please confirm the project requires (3) separate individuals as Project Superintendent, SSHO and QCM on site at all times or could the superintendent carry the responsibility as SSHO? |
| CQC System Manager can perform the duties of the Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO). Superintendent cannot perform the duties of the CQC System Manager or SSHO. |
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| Spec 01 32 01.00 10: Is RMS 3.0 being utilized for this contract for submittals, payment, QC ect? |
| RMS 3.0 will not be used to track project submittals and payments. Submittals will be tracked using the submittal register included in section 01 33 00. QC requirements are defined in section 01 45 00.00 10. Invoicing and payment procedures will be in accordance with NGB standards. |
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| Spec 01 32 01.00 10: Is Primavera P6 a requirement for this project? |
| Per the Specification if Primavera P6 is not used then the Contractor must provide (2) stand alone PC's , software, and training for whichever scheduling software they choose to use. (PC's will be returned at close of project).The Base currently utilizes Microsoft Project as its Project scheduling software and no stand alone PC's, licenses, or training would need to be provided if Microsoft Project is used. |
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| Spec 01 33 29: It mentions an attachment 1, HPSB Checklist to be filled out by the contractor. Please provide if this indeed required for the project. |
| Although the Project will not be registered and will not pursue LEED certification through USGBC it will be a requirement of the contractor to track performance on the construction credits for LEED and UFC 1-200-02 HPSB requirements. Construction credits/requirements to be tracked by the contractor include: |
UFC 1-200-02:
HPSB III.3.4
HPSB IV.5
HPSB IV.6
HPSB V.1
HPSB V.4
HPSB V.5
HPSB V.6
LEED 2009:
SS Prerequisite 1 MR Credits 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2 &7 EQ Credits 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 ID Credits 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 (Reference attch. ANG Design Score Sheet & LEED Checklist)
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| Spec 01 50 00: Para 3.6 mentions a Government Field Office. Please confirm this is required to be provided by the Contractor. |
| The Contractor is not obligated to provide a Government Field Office. Contractor, however, is responsible for providing an Administrative Field Office as outlined in Spec 01 50 00 para 3.5.2. The Government facilities such as offices and warehouses will not be available to the Contractor for this use. |
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| Please provide a geotechnical report with boring samples for the excavation area for the addition. |
| Subsurface information document is attached for reference. |
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| Is there any contaminated soil that have been identified by the government in the excavation area that would require special procedures for testing and disposal? |
| None known. |
| 8 |
| Are existing wall panels (part of demolition) insulated? |
| Existing corrugated metal panels are not insulated. |
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| Please provide the name of the roofing contractor for existing building 641. |
| The most recent roofing work on the facility was performed by PTL Contracting Corp. in 2014. |
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| Does this project include any hazardous material removal and disposal? |
| Hazardous material removal and disposal is not anticipated. Refer to Specification Sections 01 57 19 and 01 74 19 for environmental and waste management requirements during construction. |
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| Is this project exempt from the state of New York sales tax? |
| No, this Project is not exempt from New York State Taxes. |
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| Please provide the name of an existing fire alarm company in building 641. |
| The current Addressable Fire Alarm Contractor is Syracuse Time and Alarm Co. The Fire Suppression Contractor is Associated Fire Protection Corp. |
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| Please provide geo-tech report for the site if it is available. |
| Subsurface information document is attached for reference. |
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| Does this contract include any furniture furnishing? |
| All Furniture and Furnishing listed on Drawing I-101-0 should “not” be included in this contract. The furniture depicted is for illustrative purposes and intended for providing assistance to the trades when installing Power, Communications, and HVAC. It should be noted that final power and communication rough-in locations should be coordinated with ANG COR. |
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| Drawing A012 Roof Plan calls for 60 MIL Roofing membrane, while Specification section 7 53 23 calls for 90 MIL Roofing membrane. Please advise, which one should we use? |
Roof membrane to be fully adhered 72 mil PVC membrane to match existing roofing system. Existing roof membrane is Sarnafil 72 mil G410 membrane manufactured by Sika Corporation.
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| Can CQC person perform the Site Safety & Health Officer’s duty? |
| The CQC may be the SSHO provided they meet all the requirements in the specification and perform all the duties listed. |
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| Are there any NY State or County permits required? |
| No NY State or County permits are required. |
Contractor to coordinate required Base permits with Base Civil Engineer / Contracting Officer. Refer to Specification Section 01 11 00.
Contractor is required to prepare and submit FAA Form 7460-1 – Notice of Proposed Construction or Alteration for all cranes to be used on site during construction. Forms to be submitted via FAA Obstruction Evaluation / Airport Airspace Analysis (OE/AAA) website (oeaaa.faa.gov).
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| Drawing numberA-414 calls for design-built Sun Shade Structure. Please provide design criteria |
for the contractor for cost estimation.
Architectural design criteria shall be per A-414 – Intent shall be for contractor to work with fabricator to provide a custom designed stand-alone pergola to meet the criteria indicated on the contract documents. As per general note 3 on A-414 the overall size, material, height, location of sun shade in relation to existing facility, and spacing of shading elements are considered the design criteria. The size of members and number of bays shall be determined by final design. Structural criteria shall meet requirements on drawing S-001.
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| Does Room 163 also receive access flooring? It appears so but no keynote is provided. |
| Room 163 to receive 12” high raised access floor as per Keynote 09 on Drawing A-011 and Section 2 on Drawing A-301. |
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| Please provide a specification for access flooring. |
| Rigid grid access flooring system shall be used for all access floors. |
Provide the following basis of design products or approved equal:
Basis of Design: Manufacturer - Tate access floors Bolted Stringer Understructure – Pedestal 1A (see attached) Panels: ConCore: CC1250 Panel – 24” (see attached)
Factory laminated panels with following finish:
Finish: Statmate as manuf by VPI – color - 17 Platinum (see attached). Final color shall be selected by Base Civil Engineer / Contracting Officer.
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| It is noted the project requires a 20 year warranty, is there also a wind speed warranty, and if so what speed? |
| Provide wind speed warranty for 60 MPH to match warranty on existing roof. |
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| On the print it says .060 EPDM for the roof membrane which is the norm for a 20 year warranty but in the specs it states .090. What thickness is needed? |
| Roof membrane to be fully adhered 72 mil PVC membrane to match existing roofing system. Existing roof membrane is Sarnafil 72 mil G410 membrane manufactured by Sika Corporation installed by PTL Contracting Corp. |
As per general roof plan note 1 on A-012, contractor shall coordinate roof work with existing roofing system manufacturer to ensure that warranty is not voided with new roof work.
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| Prints say R-20 for insulation is this correct? |
| Provide R-30 roof insulation (5” thick). |
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| No mention of a vapor barrier. Is this correct? |
| Vapor barrier is required. Vapor barrier to be applied to substrate board. Vapor barrier to be compatible with roofing system. |
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| Is the insulation and cover board mechanically fastened to the roof deck? |
| Yes, insulation and cover board are to be mechanically fastened to roof deck. |
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| Drawing M711 “Control Network” details an installation of an Alerton BCM MSTP module to the existing Alerton BCM Array which is accurate. The Note on the detail states, “NEW DDC CONTROLS SHALL BE FULLY INTEGRATED WITH THE EXISTING ALERTON BUILDING MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM.” |
Drawing M-101-0 Note M08 states, “INSTALL SERVER AND WORKSTATION IN COMM ROOM,”
As stated on drawing M711 there is an existing Alerton Workstation currently installed at the 174th Air National Guard and the control points need to be added to this workstation. This Workstation is located in Building 645. Currently the Flight Operators can adjust the space temperature set point though a digital display wall sensor. To be consistent with the current operation, can Note M08 be modified to state, “Install Digital display wall temperature sensor for local temperature set point”?
Modify Note M08 to read “Digital wall mounted temperature sensor with temperature setpoint override”. Note M08 shall point to PMATS 3&4 and FGCS-1&2.
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| Since the Air National Guard just updated the Alerton Workstation to Compass and the Notes on Drawings M701 thru M711 state, “CONTROLS SHALL BE ALERTON WITH COMPASS SOFTWARE” Can all references to a new workstation in section 230900, 230913 and 230923 be modified to, “Connect to the existing Alerton Workstation” Or just simply be removed? |
| New workstations are not required. Connect new controls to existing Alerton Workstations. |
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| According to Specification 01 50 00- TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES AND CONTROLS an 8’ high fence is required to enclose the entire project work area and the contractor laydown area (staging area according to drawings.) Does the contractor lay-down area also have to be an 8’ high fence or could this be dropped to a lower height? If so what minimum height would be acceptable? |
| The intent is that the entire project area, including the laydown area, is enclosed with an 8’ high fence per the contract documents. |
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| According to the same specification the 8’ high chain link fence is required to have a brown mesh netting. Is brown the only color that may be chosen or could a more common and more available color such as green be used? |
| Color to be coordinated with Base Civil Engineer. |
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| Provide specification for the Raised Flooring |
| Refer to Question 20 response. |
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| Per Manufacturer’s warranty note on drawing A-012-0, Roof Plan (Note 1), please specify what roof membrane manufacturer holds the roof warranty on the existing building. |
| Existing roof membrane is Sarnafil 72 mil G410 membrane manufactured by Sika Corporation installed by PTL Contracting Corp. |
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| Please provide a specification for the access flooring for rooms 160, 162,163,164 |
| Refer to Question 20 response. |
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| Please provide Access Flooring Specifications? Attached is a Tate CC1250 specification that we would recommend, and would be typical for this application, |
| Refer to Question 20 response. |
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| Please provide fluid applied membrane air barrier specification and related inspection requirements within that specification. The air barrier is depicted on various architectural details such as 2/A-351, 3/A-351, ect. But no specification was provided. |
| Fluid applied membrane air barrier basis of design is W.R. Meadows Air-Shield LMP (see attached). Air Barrier will be visually inspected. Inspection requirements to follow. In addition to visual inspection of system, contractor shall be required to perform adhesion tests for fluid-applied membranes to assure that the manufacturer's specified adhesion strength properties are met. Determine the bond strength of coatings to substrate in accordance with ASTM D4541. |
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| Please provide factory applied Panel Finish for the Access Floor? Panel finishes are covered in 2.4 of the attached specification. Typical to this type of installation would be 2/A-351, 3/A-351, ect. But no specification was provided. |
| Refer to Question 20 response. |
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| Clarification. AF-2 Directional Air Flow Access Flooring as noted on A-711-0 and a-701-0 are Directional Air Flow panels to be included in Comm Room 160 only? A cut sheet of the Directional Air Flow Panel, compatible with the access floor system panels/understructure spec section, attached. |
Airflow panels are required for Comm Room 160 only. Provide airflow panels compatible with the access flooring system described in response to Question 20.
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| Specification 01 91 00.15 Total Building Commissioning section 3.1 indicates activities for the CxC of which the CxC would have the activities listed. Clarify a. Develop Commissioning Specifications in that section. The commissioning specification has been provided as part of the contract documentation provided. Please clarify? |
The commissioning specification has already been developed by the CxA. The CxC is not responsible for providing the commissioning specification.
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| Spec 01 50 00, paragraph 3.5.2 Administrative Field Offices requires the contractor to “provide and maintain field office facilities within the construction area at the designated site” and it also states that “Government office and warehouse facilities will not be available”. The staging area set aside for this project adjacent to Bldg. 641 is very limited in size and we feel this space would not be able to accommodate a trailer, contractor parking, and a general material staging area during construction. The new building addition also cuts into this staging area space and there is site demolition and site restoration required inside of the staging area which would complicate the situation further. |
a. Can the contractor assume that there is another suitable space located on base for a supplemental staging area?
b Will the supplemental staging area require a temporary fence around its perimeter?
Awaiting response.
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| Will Building 641 remain occupied during construction? Are there any additional construction phasing requirements or various noise constraints due to an occupied building? |
The existing building will remain occupied and operational during construction. Refer to Specification Sections 01 14 00 and 02 41 00 for requirements.
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| For bidding purposes, shall the contractor assume that no hazardous materials are present within the scope of this project? This would include asbestos, lead, PCB’s, mercury, etc. Will a hazardous materials preconstruction survey be required prior to starting demolition? |
Construction phasing requirements or various noise constraints due to an occupied building?
There are no known hazardous materials present. A hazardous materials preconstruction survey is not required.
Hazardous material removal and disposal is not anticipated. Refer to Specification Sections 01 57 19 and 01 74 19 for environmental and waste management requirements during construction.
The existing building will remain occupied and operational during construction. Refer to Specification Sections 01 14 00 and 02 41 00 for requirements.
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| During the selective demolition, will all building debris generated (including metals) be the responsibility of the contactor to remove from the base? Will all scrap metal be removed in dumpsters provided by the contractor? |
Contractor will be required to remove all waste and debris generated during demolition and construction. Refer to Specification Sections 01 74 19 and 02 41 00 for further information.
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| Please provide all contractors the Geotechnical Study completed by GEI Consultants for the Building 641 Addition dated July 2017 with Addendum dated Oct 2017 referenced in the Geotechnical Information notes on drawing S-001. |
Subsurface information document is attached for reference.
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| Please provide all contractors the Geotechnical Study completed by GEI Consultants for the Building 641 Addition dated July 2017 with Addendum dated Oct 2017 referenced in the Geotechnical Information notes on drawing S-001. |
Geotechnical Information Note 2.C. on drawing S-001 states that “In accordance with recommendation in the geotechnical report, the proposed structure may be supported on shallow foundations bearing on a subgrade consisting of glaciolacustrine sand or on glaciolacustrine silt over-excavated and replaced with 12 inches of compacted crushed stone”.
If the government will not provide the geotechnical report, how should the contractor account for over-excavation of existing silt and replacing the void with crushed stone? Should the contractor assume no over-excavation is required?
Subsurface information document is attached for reference.
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| Can the government provide points of contact for the various utility companies that own and operate the utilities on base? Specifically, the sanitary sewer, water, electric, and communications. |
Awaiting response.
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| Reference details I5 and E9 of drawing SB301. Within the 2” building expansion joint, there is a dashed line on the face of the Existing Cold-Formed Metal Stud Wall. Does this dashed line represent a fluid applied membrane air barrier similar to architectural details 2/A-351 & 3/A-351, or does this simply represent the sheathing on the existing metal studs? |
| Dashed line in question does not represent fluid applied membrane air barrier. The line represents the face of existing studs. |
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| Please clarify if any interior or exterior partition walls are to be fire rated. All partitions shown on drawing A-501 do not have any listed fire rating; however, there is a fire-stopping specification included with the RFP and the T-series drawings for communications show fire rated conduit sleeves extending into the majority of the new rooms in the addition. If fire rated interior or exterior partition walls exist, please indicate the locations on a floor plan. |
No new interior or exterior partition walls are to be fire rated. Fire rated conduit sleeves on T-series details allow for better acoustical performance and fire-stopping specification was included to accommodate the T-series details.
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| Who was the manufacturer of the existing roof? Looks like TPO or PVC roof from Google Earth? |
Existing roof membrane is Sarnafil 72 mil G410 membrane manufactured by Sika Corporation installed by PTL Contracting Corp.
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| Columns lines 6 and .1 are missing from the prints. Not sure what the details call for when flashing these edges? Is there any way to clarify per addendum? Possibly with additional drawings? |
Please clarify question. Column lines in question are included on the contract documents.
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| I am having a problem with the prints for this project and was looking to see if anyone might be able to clarify. It seems they haven’t listed a frame for the DI’s and are showing reverse joints which we do not do. Also they don’t clarify if they want a round structure or a square structure. Also a few of the measurements for the general manholes don’t make much sense. For instance the B dimension which should be the clear opening is listed as at 48” which obviously cannot be correct and they call for 8” |
Awaiting response.
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| In the past, the Superintendent served as the SSHO and the QC manager on the 174th ATKW projects. Can the Superintendent serve as all three roles on this project? |
CQC System Manager can perform the duties of the Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO). Superintendent cannot perform the duties of the CQC System Manager or SSHO.
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| The finish schedule on drawing A-701 list the base material as RF-1/RF-2. Shouldn’t this be RB-1? |
Correct, this should be RB-1.
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| Please provide a manufacturer and model number for the carpet |
Awaiting response.
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| Please provide colors (or range of colors desired) for the solid surface material. |
Awaiting response.
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| Please provide a manufacturer and colors for the ceramic tile. |
Awaiting response.
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| It is assumed that the furniture is not included in this contract. However, please explain note 1 on drawing I-1-01 |
All Furniture and Furnishing listed on Drawing I-101-0 should “not” be included in this contract. The furniture depicted is for illustrative purposes and intended for providing assistance to the trades when installing Power, Communications, and HVAC. It should be noted that final power and communication rough-in locations should be coordinated with ANG COR.
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| Please provide the desired spacing of the drilled dowels indicated on detail 15/SB301 |
Dowel spacing to be 24” on center.
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| Please provide the required height of the concrete pier indicated on detail I1/SB502. |
Height of concrete pier to be full height of adjacent masonry wall.
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| Please provide a specification for the raised floor. |
Refer to Question 20 response.
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| Detail I1/SF302 is called out on drawing SF 101 detailing a bond beam at the top of the masonry wall. Is this detail to be used at any wall represented by a dashed line? Also, detail I1/SF302 says to refer to detail E9/SB503, which does not exist. |
No; this section is specific to this wall near Gridline 3 to match to slope of the roof deck. Please verify you are referencing the signed/sealed contract documents dated 11/16/18. Detail E9/SB503 is included.
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| I could not find a specification for the metal soffit panels. Please provide a manufacturer, style, and color. |
Refer to Specification Section 07 42 13.01.
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| I could not find a specification for the metal ceiling panels. Please provide a manufacturer, style, and color. |
Awaiting response.
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| Please provide a specification for the decorative fence |
Refer to notes on drawing C-503. Decorative fence to be Montage II as manufactured by Ameristar Fence Products or approved equal.
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| Detail 4/A-301 indicated that a drainage composite material is required under the rigid insulation. The dampproofing spec says to provide only 15# felt paper. Which is desired? |
Awaiting response.
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| The roofing specification is for an EPDM roof. The Base has been standardizing their roofs using Sarnifil roofing products, which is not EPDM roof. Is the specification correct? |
Refer to Question 22 response.
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| The specifications indicate that the Commissioning agent is hired by the government. In the past, the contractor included this cost in their bid. Are the specifications correct for this issue? |
Commissioning agent will be provided by the A-E. The Contractor is required to provide a Contractor Commissioning Specialist (CxC) who will participate in the Commissioning process in accordance with Specification Section 01 91 00.15.
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| Can the bid date be extended? Ideally, it would be helpful if the bid was on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday at 2 to 4 pm. |
Response date has been extended. See amendment 0001.
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| Can you please provide a specification for the blast resistant hm doors and frames? |
Refer to Specification Section 08 11 13.
