Z2DA--* T3 575-23-106 Install Eye-glass Dispensing Station (VA-23-00003752)

AN AMENDMENT TO SOLICITATION 36C259Q0573 POSTED ON September 09, 2022. The purpose of this amendment is as follows: This amendment is a posting of responses to all timely submitted questions and related documents. All offers will be emailed to Timothy Verburgt at Timothy.Verburgt@va.gov. All other items and conditions remain the same.

AN AMENDMENT TO SOLICITATION 36C259Q0573 POSTED ON September 09, 2022.

The purpose of this amendment is as follows:

This amendment is a posting of responses to all timely submitted questions and related documents.

All offers will be emailed to Timothy Verburgt at Timothy.Verburgt@va.gov.

All other items and conditions remain the same.

AN AMENDMENT TO SOLICITATION 36C259-22-AP-3880 POSTED ON September 08, 2022.

The purpose of this amendment is as follows:

Extend proposal due date to 09/19/2022 at 1 PM (MT).

All offers will be emailed to Timothy Verburgt at Timothy.Verburgt@va.gov.

All other items and conditions remain the same.

AN AMENDMENT TO SOLICITATION 36C25922Q0573 POSTED ON August 19, 2022. The purpose of this amendment is as follows: Reschedule site visit for 8-25-22 at 10 AM (MT) in Building number 8. Questions Due on 8-30-2022 at 1 PM (MT). All questions and offers will be emailed to Timothy Verburgt at Timothy.Verburgt@va.gov. All other items and conditions remain the same.

AN AMENDMENT TO SOLICITATION 36C25922Q0573 POSTED ON August 19, 2022.

The purpose of this amendment is as follows:

Reschedule site visit for 8-25-22 at 10 AM (MT) in Building number 8.

Questions Due on 8-30-2022 at 1 PM (MT).

All questions and offers will be emailed to Timothy Verburgt at Timothy.Verburgt@va.gov.

All other items and conditions remain the same.

Install Eye Glass Dispensing Station

Project 575-23-106

VA Western Colorado Health Care System

OBJECTIVE:

Provide labor, materials, equipment, and other services as necessary for the modifications of Room 176 in Building 45 at the Grand Junction VA campus, 2121 North Ave., Grand Junction, CO 81501.

SCOPE OF WORK:

See Bid Sheet for list of work, which is graphically illustrated on the plans. Work includes installation of infection control mitigation measures; selective demolition; new wall construction, wall repairs, floor repairs, new electrical outlets and new data outlets.

VA is currently occupying room 176 in building 45 and the area is currently being used as a conference meeting room. The contractor will need to coordinate all work with the VA engineering department, VA safety department and the VA hospital staff.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS:

A pre-demolition study for hazardous materials has been performed on this building. No asbestos nor lead paint is known to be in the area of construction. If asbestos is discovered in currently covered areas it will be remediated by the contractor under modification to the contract.

All contractor and sub-contractor workers must attend a station orientation training class before they do any work on site. Training takes approximately 2 hours and must be requested through the Contracting Officer s Representative (COR). See specification section 01 35 26 part 1.8 paragraph A.

Infection Control is very important. Mitigation measures are required. See specification section 01 35 26 part 1.12.

Space on station is very limited. See specification section 01 00 00, General Conditions part 1.6, for information about contractor storage.

All work that exceeds 80 dB will be coordinated by COR to inform clinicians of anticipated noise and potential patient impact.

Demolished and waste material must be taken out of the building via covered carts after 5:00 PM. Transport of new materials and waste is covered under Infection Control.

All inspections (fire sprinkler system, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, framing, doors and relites, communication system, access control) shall be done by the VA. Notification for inspections must be given to the COR in writing at least 5 working days prior to the proposed inspection date.

No tobacco or other substances legal in the State of Colorado may be consumed by any method while on Station, including inside vehicles or construction trailers. No smoking; no vaping; no chew.

GENERAL:

The Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) requires strict adherence to the Code of Federal Regulations 29, Part 1926. This includes the requirement that the contractor have a Competent Person on the job at all times (must have a 30-hour OSHA card), and that all contractor employees have received a minimum of ten (10) hours of OSHA construction safety training.

This entire project shall conform to technical specifications, Federal Regulations, OSHA, AIA Construction Guidelines, Joint Commission Environment of Care Standards, and applicable building codes. In addition, any part of any VA specification that is not up to current design and construction practice shall be brought to the attention of the Contracting Officer (CO) and COR for further evaluation.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT:

Based on the above list of work items the general contractor selected must successfully manage a variety of trades and tasks, coordinate just-in-time delivery of materials, get those materials to the job site, and schedule the necessary labor to construct various parts of this project in a timely fashion. Therefore, a critical aspect of this contract is construction management including but not necessarily limited to:

Scheduling using the critical-path-method.

Running and documenting an OSHA-compliant construction safety program.

Managing job site access and security.

Compliance with all VA security policy and Police requirements, to include badging of all personnel working on site.

Managing the separation of construction activities from on-going hospital patient-care operations.

Managing periodic utility shutdowns including appropriate permitting procedures including lockout/tag out, hot work, etc.

Implementing and maintaining required interim life safety measures (ILSM) as needed

Coordinating with VA COR to maintain acceptable conditions for all on-going hospital functions.

Coordinate all training with COR

Attend weekly construction meetings on phone or in person

SUBMITTALS:

Contractor shall be expected to submit the following:

Log of all anticipated submittals

Request for information (RFI) log with all responses

Schedule of all work to include sequencing durations, critical path, and cost loaded schedule of values. With every invoice a new construction schedule will be submitted.

Environmental compliance and monitoring plans

Interim Life Safety Measures (ILSM) for all related construction procedures

2 to 4 week look-a heads of anticipated work throughout the duration of the project

List of all employees to be working on site and proof of their OSHA certifications (10 or 30 hour)

Name of site superintendent and proof of 30-hour OSHA certification

HOURS OF WORK:

Work shall take place during normal business hours (7:00 AM to 5:00 PM), Monday through Friday, all Federal Holidays excluded. Weekend work is allowed upon approval from the COR. Written notification must be given to the COR at least five working days before the weekend in question.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

Period of performance including lead time for materials and submittals: 60 days from Notice to Proceed.