Y1DA--CON - Upgrade A Wing & D Wing Elevators - 583-22-101

shall only include work required for the A Wing. Will the owner accept Procore Project Management software as the primary submittal and data tracking tool for this project? Procore is acceptable. Is this project tax-exempt, and will the CO/COR provide the necessary tax-exempt certificates? Yes Because of COVID-19 throughout the U.S. and the resulting Federal, State, and local governments responses/requirements, are there any new work requirements or mandates that will be required by the VA on this project? At this point there are no new requirements, however if the VA announced any requirement regarding to this in the future, the Contractor shall follow. Will you confirm contractors need to follow the TB policy stated in spec 01 35 26 1.16? Specifications shall be followed unless the VA waive the requirement. What is the approximate duration between issuing the award and issuing the NTP? Typical turnaround time for an NTP after award is approximately 2-3 weeks. For planning the preliminary project schedule, please provide an anticipated award date. The government is currently anticipating an award date sometime around the end of January beginning of February pending any unforeseen circumstances. How many calendar days should be included in the critical-path method schedule for the owner and A/E to review and respond to RFIs? Response times to be discussed at the pre-construction meeting, post contract award. How many calendar days should be included in the critical-path method schedule for owner and A/E submittal Review? Response time to be discussed after award during the pre-construction meeting. Will the Government provide the 3-D REVIT Design model in native file format for the creation of coordination drawings and use by contractor? Native files may be requested once construction is underway. Please confirm that the superintendent cannot dual hat as CQC or SSHO. Contractor shall follow the specifications. SSHO cannot be the Superintendent. If the Superintendent have the necessary qualifications of the CQC (proven qualifications), he/she can be however, they must also have to prove/show that the personnel ran two elevators project that are 100% completed at the same capacity or at least one completed project at the same capacity and 5 years of experience of similar MEP projects. Please confirm that the project scope will be completed during normal working hours, not nights and weekends. Contractor shall review drawings, SOW, and Specs to have full understanding. There are work to be done off hours and weekends. Can you confirm that the owner will be contracting directly with a third-party commissioning agent for commissioning the project and that the Contractor is only to include participation/coordination with the Commissioning Agent? The VA will hire a 3rd party for Commissioning. Contractor shall follow all requirements of Commissioning that indicated in the Specifications and all project documents. Knowing that the campus is limited on space and parking, it is critical that the contractor project superintendent have freedom of access and close proximity to the work. Can the VA/Owner provide a designated parking spot for the contractor project superintendent? There will be two permits for parking spots in campus. Has the facility Operation & Maintenance team reviewed the Contract Documents for operability to avoid change orders? Contractor shall follow all drawings, Specs, SOW, and all project documents. Can the contractor use an existing office inside the building for a temporary construction office during construction instead of setting up a temporary trailer? No Can the contractor use the existing restroom facilities in the work area or adjacent ones nearby? Yes but if the bathrooms are assigned for certain people or category, then no. Generally there will be restrooms available close by the work location. They shall not also carry dust and leave footprints on the floor on/from work location to the bathroom. If occurred, contractor shall immediately clean that. If Contractor misuse the bathrooms, they may lose the privilege of using them. Can the contractor use the existing on-sites utilities for temporary electrical and water free of charge? Yes, if they are available and approved by the COR. The VA will not be responsible for labor or materials to get utilities to the work site. The COR will have to approve the source of utility if available. Will the owner provide the fire watch during the period that the fire suppression and/or fire alarm system is not in service? Fire Watch shall be the Contractor s responsibility not the VA. Permits shall be submitted and approved prior to starting the work. Please provide detailed guidance for noise and vibration operations, including acceptable levels/duration, hours of operations for acceptable levels, and acceptable noise levels after hours. Contractors shall follow the Specifications. It appears there is some minor masonry work on this project. Will there be specification for the masonry scope of work, prior to bidding? Reference general notes on sheet SS001 and call outs on details. Can you confirm the time of submission? Sam.gov shows January 7, 10:00 am EST. The original Solicitation shows 2:00 pm EST. The solicitation due date is January 23, 2025, at 2:00 pm EST Please confirm the bid bond will need to be mailed in prior to bid. The VA can accept a scanned copy of the original document with wet signatures as acceptable bond submission. Mailing in physical copies is no longer required. Refer to drawing PL100. Specifically, the left-hand side #2 PLUMBING SANITARY SUB-BASEMENT WING D. The 2 SS line running from OS-D-1 indicates that this line is to be demolished (because it is a dashed line). The note at the end of that line, #3, makes it seem like we are supposed to connect new vent here. Our question is, do we run new vent piping after removing this and what size? The drawing referenced in this RFI is essentially a new work plan and there is no demolition of the piping in question. The dashed linework is intended to indicate vent piping, whereas the solid linework is drainage piping. The new 2 vent is to connect to the existing system as indicated on the drawing and to meet actual site conditions. Refer to the specifications. 22 13 00 | 2.1 B & C - FACILITY SANITARY AND VENT PIPING The specs call for Copper DWV or PVC for this type of piping. Section C says the following; "C. Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) 1. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe and fittings are permitted where the waste temperature is less than 60 degrees C (140 degrees F). 2. PVC piping and fittings shall NOT be used for the following applications: a. Waste collected from steam condensate drains. b. Spaces such as mechanical equipment rooms, kitchens, Sterile Processing Services, sterilizer areas, and areas designated for sleep. c. Vertical waste and soil stacks serving more than two floors. d. Exposed in mechanical equipment rooms. e. Exposed inside of ceiling return plenums." Our question is, does this mean we can't use PVC in this area based on this verbiage? PVC piping is not allowed Are we able to use regrigerant press fittings on this project? Press fittings are not allowed Please confirm the VA s intent for the Prime Contractor to have a full time Superintendent for the entirety of the project. Yes Please confirm the VA s intent for the Pr