Questions_and_Answers_2_Apr_19.docx

Questions and Answers Solicitation Number: W912PQ-19-B-8001 Project Title: Addition to Flight Training Unit Building 641 Project Number: HAAW169006 Current as of 2 April 2019

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)

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

Airflow panels are required for Comm Room 160 only. Provide airflow panels compatible with the access flooring system described in response to Question 20.

The commissioning specification has already been developed by the CxA. The CxC is not responsible for providing the commissioning specification.

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?

The Base will provide supplemental staging by providing the row of parking to the south of Building 641(Adjacent to Main Building Entrance) and the hardstand pavement located at southeast corner of Building 641. (Adjacent to the Mech. Room). The roadway to the North of Building 641 and the parking off the Northeast side of the building must remain available for government use when possible. Coordinate any short term closures of the Mankey Street with the Base Civil Engineer. (Ref attachment G-001.1)

The existing building will remain occupied and operational during construction. Refer to Specification Sections 01 14 00 and 02 41 00 for requirements.

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.

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.

Subsurface information document is attached for reference.

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.

Dig Safe Utility Clearance – Dial 811 (Contractors Responsibility) Onondaga County Water Authority (OCWA) – (315) 455-7061 National Grid Electric EMERGENCY – 1-800-642-4272 National Grid Gas EMERGENCY – 1-800-892-2345 Onondaga County Sanitation – (315) 435-5402 Verizon- (315) 453-1052

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.

Existing roof membrane is Sarnafil 72 mil G410 membrane manufactured by Sika Corporation installed by PTL Contracting Corp.

Please clarify question. Column lines in question are included on the contract documents.

Details are diagrammatic, Contractor is required to provide shop drawings of specifically designed structures for review and approval prior to fabrication and installation.

Structures shall comply with NYSDOT standard details and specifications.

Grates shall comply with NYSDOT standard specification section 655.

Drainage inlets shall be square. Sanitary manholes shall be round.

‘B’ dimension in question shall be 30” min.

‘C’ dimension in question shall be 5” min.

CQC System Manager can perform the duties of the Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO). Superintendent can perform the duties of the CQC System Manager and SSHO. Must be able to provide documentation that all required qualifications are met.

Correct, this should be RB-1.

Design intent is to match existing carpet colors and patterns in the existing building. Existing carpets are as follows:

Mohawk – New Basics II – 7978 – Mineralite - Classrooms

Mohawk – New Basics II – 7559 – Anodized Lapis – All other spaces

These products have been discontinued by the manufacturer.

Contractor to provide products that comply with specifications and match colors and patterns of existing carpets. Submit full range of colors for selection by Base Civil Engineer.

Provide solid surface materials in accordance with Specification Section 06 61 16. Intent is to match color / pattern of existing countertops and window sills. Contractor to submit samples for selection by Base Civil Engineer.

New tile to match color, size and pattern of existing restroom tile (brand name or equal).

Existing tile is as follows:

Floor Tile Manufacturer: Daltile Keystones Colorbody Porcelain (2x2 Mosaic) Color: D202 – Uptown Taupe Speckle

Wall Tile (Including cove base) Manufacturer: Daltile Semi-Gloss Glazed (4-1/4 x 4-1/4 Field Tile) Color: 1452 – Cypress

Contractor to provide products that comply with contract documents and match sizes, colors and patterns of existing tile. Submit full range of colors for selection by Base Civil Engineer.

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.

Dowel spacing to be 24” on center.

Height of concrete pier to be full height of adjacent masonry wall.

Refer to Question 20 response.

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.

Refer to Specification Section 07 42 13.01.

New interior metal ceiling panels are to match existing.

Existing panels are as follows (data sheet attached):

Manufacturer: Rockfon Surface: Solid Profile: MacroPlus 6” with matching integral filler Color: 44 Satin Silver

Refer to notes on drawing C-503. Decorative fence to be Montage II as manufactured by Ameristar Fence Products or approved equal.

Areas without depressed floor slab to receive fibrated emulsion-based asphalt dampproofing in accordance with Specification Section 07 11 13 with rigid insulation. Saturated felt protection is not required at those locations since insulation will serve as protection. All areas with depressed floor slab (Detail 4 / A-312) to receive fluid applied waterproofing membrane with composite drainage material and rigid insulation.

Provide the following basis of design products or approved equal:

Manufacturer: W.R. Meadows Liquid Waterproofing Membrane: Mel-Rol LM Composite Drainage Material: Mel-Drain

Refer to Question 22 response.

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.

Yes, bid date has been extended. Please refer to FBO.gov announcement.

Refer to Specification Section 08 11 13, 1.4 for performance requirements.

Standoff distances for exterior doors are as follows:

Door 141: 84.0’ Door 157: 28.5’ Door 160: 18.5’ Door 164A: 17.5’ Door 165: 79.0’

-Concrete slab cured/densified/dustproofed/moisture mitigated same day as placed.

-Penetrates 27mm into concrete, sodium silicates densifier 1-2mm.

-Can burnish to high gloss with SCOF .95 -Exceeds ESD testing. "Electro Static Discharge" -100% Green, contributes to lead points -Most important, less expensive than wet cure/spray on densifier in spec.

Proposed product is acceptable.

Contractor to coordinate with concrete mix design and confirm that product and resulting floor surface is compatible with specified floor finish systems.

No further details can be found on this, please address the following:

-What kind of material is the drip pan? Please provide detail.

-Is there a drain on the drip pan? Please provide detail.

-Is there a drain on the drip pan? If so, where does the drain empty to?

The ¾” DCW piping should share the hot water piping drip pan as indicated on drawings MP101 and M500. The DCW and HW piping run parallel to one another. Coordinate locations as required.

a) Please clarify if a perimeter ground bus is to be installed. If so, please provide size, type and room locations.

b) If the perimeter ground bus is to be used, please confirm if Detail 4 or Detail 5 for grounding to steel is correct.

Drawing E-503

1. Detail 5 –

a. Delete detail and reference to Perimeter Ground Bus.

2. Detail 4 –

a. Revise detail to provide one #2 AWG bare stranded copper conductor from the SRG to the building steel columns and provide one #2 AWG bare stranded copper conductor from the SRG to the telecommunications ground bar in room (for Corridor 164, the conductor shall be routed to TGB2).

b. Add the following Note.

i. Contractor to submit SRG grounding plan and connections for Engineer’s approval prior to purchasing and installation of equipment.