Y1DB--CON 663-CSI-021 Renovation Bldg-100 for IR Lab(Tier 1) VA Pugent Sound Health Care - Seattle Division Seattle, WA

ormal business hours , evening work, weekend work, or something else? VA RESPONSE: Currently, no work has been specifically slated to occur outside of normal business hours, however, coordination will be occurring with the ward during the execution of the project. Some work may be shifted if it proves disruptive to ward operations, in this case likely being shifted to evening work. Such changes will be evaluated for cost and impact if and when they may arise. 9. SOW Item #4 Specific Tasks states Contractor on-site office or on-site storage / office container shall not be allowed. and Contractor storage area will be limited to their construction site. It then follows with In Seattle, office space will be provided as available in the triple wide trailer at the northeast corner of campus. Questions: Will sufficient office space for 3 fulltime onsite personnel (4 if PM must be stationed at VA Seattle) be available at the triple wide trailer at the northeast corner of campus, yes or no? What should the contractor assume for bidding purposes? VA RESPONSE: VA Seattle will make every effort to make office space available to the contractor. As office space and needs fluctuate with project completion statuses, commitments regarding the trailer can only be made closer to award. In the worst-case scenario, staging space and a desk may be made available within Mechanical Room 12 for use by the contractor. 10. SOW Item #4 Specific Tasks states Contractor on-site office or on-site storage / office container shall not be allowed. and Contractor storage area will be limited to their construction site. It then follows with In Seattle, office space will be provided as available in the triple wide trailer at the northeast corner of campus. As can often be the case and then assuming the VA cannot provide office space for 3 or 4 required onsite personnel, and with an extremely small construction site, where are these 3 or 4 individuals supposed to have their desks to sit and write reports, RFIs, hold meetings, update schedules and as-built drawings, schedule subcontractors and deliveries and perform the general execution of the project? VA RESPONSE: See above RFI Response 9. 11. Would the government please provide all the PPIs and responses from the 1st time this project was solicited as long as the answers are still valid? VA RESPONSE: Each solicitation is a separate acquisition with responses applicable to each. 12. The Specifications contain Section 28 13 00 Physical Access Control System but with a review of the drawings we cannot locate any access control work. Where is the access control work relevant to 23 13 00 or why is this specification section included in the bid documents? VA RESPONSE: The specification section was included in the bid documents due to the work to be completed on the lead lined doors to the hallway, however, to the best of our review it seems no access control work is requested on this specific project. 13. RFP Page 69 of 80, Factor 2, Bullet 4 says to provide the Percentage of time dedicated to the project. Questions: 1) What, if any, are the minimum percentage of time dedicated to the project requirements for the Project Manager, Superintendent, QC Manager, and SSHO? 2) What is the definition of dedicated to the project? Does this mean mandatory onsite only or does off-site main office work count too? Please clarify. VA RESPONSE: Percentage of time for each, no minimum was requested. Dedicated time is for all work associated to a project. RFP Page 69 of 80, Factor 2, Bullet 4 says to provide the Percentage of time dedicated to the project. Questions: 1) How are these percentages of time being evaluated to determine proposal acceptance? and 2) Should there a staffing requirement and we just stick to the contact requirements on staffing? Why are we providing this? VA RESPONSE: Percentage of time for each, no minimum was requested. Dedicated time is for all work associated to a project. 14. Amendment 2, RFI-006 Response directs us to Refer to the scope of work for clarification on this matter: The Contractor shall be responsible for all testing and inspection services VA RESPONSE: The Statement of Work, Section 4, Testing says The Contractor shall be responsible for all testing and inspection services as stated in the Specifications. [underline added] So we re to adhere to the specifications per the response, but the specifications are still in conflict between differing specification sections as stated in the original RFI-006 question. Can the government give clear direction on what we re to do about the conflicting testing responsibilities within the specifications? In light of the scope of work: any time the bidder feels there is a conflict in testing responsibilities, assume that it will be the bidder responsible for these costs and plan accordingly. 15. SOW Section 10, 5. Says Provide uniform heat detection in the area of work, connected to the existing supervised building master fire alarm system, for the duration of the work whenever the: Ceiling tiles are removed, or sprinkler system is disabled. VA RESPONSE: The ceiling tiles will be removed, and the sprinklers will be shut down as part of this project. How and where will any temporary, uniform heat detection be connected to the existing supervised master fire alarm system? What are the uniform heat detection requirements? Refer to 01 35 26, Section 1.17 Fire Safety for further details. Coordination with site safety personnel will occur as part of any pre-construction process and tie-in monitoring may be arranged, however, assume manual fire observation and control standards to occur as expected by OSHA standards. 16. What contamination and hazardous materials are present within the existing medical equipment that is scheduled for removal and disposal by the contractor? May the existing medical equipment simply be taken to a general landfill? VA RESPONSE: To the best of our knowledge, no hazardous materials are present in the existing medical equipment slated for removal and disposal. We are partnered alongside Siemens Healthcare for the purchase of new equipment; it may be possible to coordinate disposal of the old hardware with them as well. 17. Understanding Bldg. 100 was built some time ago; will the VA provide a hazardous materials survey pre-bid or post-award for this project or is it the responsibility of the contractor to perform the pre-demolition hazmat survey and subsequent reports for worker safety? VA RESPONSE: Hazardous material survey was provided on 1/29/2025. 18. Does the existing floor meet the levelness requirements for the new medical equipment and if not, how far is it out of compliance? How much will the existing floor need to be re-leveled? Or does the new equipment have self-leveling capabilities and we don t need to re-level the floor? VA RESPONSE: The equipment requirements sheet was uploaded 1/29/2025 as part of the resource packet; the floor levelness must not exceed 5/16 over the run of the equipment table. Unfortunately, patient procedures occurring within the room prevented a measurement from being taken. 19. AD102, Keynote 4, states to reinstall ceiling and Unistrut systems. A plan callout on Sheet AC101says to re-install the Unistrut but to install new ceiling grid and tile. Are we re-installing the ceiling system or replacing it with new? VA RESPONSE: The Unistr