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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 18, 2004 FBO #0965
MODIFICATION

Y -- Transplant Lodger Building Vancouver

Notice Date

7/16/2004
 

Notice Type

Modification
 

Contracting Office

Attn: Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, (648/P4CONT), 3710 SW Veterans Hospital Road, Box 1034, Portland, Oregon 97201
 

ZIP Code

97201
 

Solicitation Number

648-53-04
 

Response Due

7/20/2004
 

Archive Date

8/20/2004
 

Point of Contact

Point of Contact - Jerry P. Prescott, Contract Specialist, Ph: (503) 402-2814, Fx:(503) 402-2914, Contracting Officer - Vickie Veeder, Contract Specialist, Ph:(503) 402-2951, Fx:(503) 402-2914
 

E-Mail Address

Email your questions to Vickie Veeder
(vickie.veeder@med.va.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Bid date & time unchanged. CONTRACTOR QUESTIONS 1. The Voice and Data Portion of this Quote QUESTION: ?Since VA is terminating horizontal wire themselves, are we to furnish jacks and faceplates?? ANSWER: ?All jacks and faceplates are furnished and installed by the VA.? QUESTION: ?What are the feed requirements between closets (fiber and copper) and are we to furnish materials for VA to terminate?? ANSWER: ?See Revised Drawing 18.D5.1, included in Amendment No.2, for Feeder requirements. Also refer to the Specifications for additional information.? QUESTION: ?Can you clarify the feed (counts) from other building to new closet and witch closet it is?? ANSWER: ?See Revised Drawing 18.D5.1, included in Amendment No.2, for Feeder requirements. Also refer to the Specifications for additional information.? 2. Fire alarm system for section 13850 QUESTION: ?Drawing 18.E3.1 show single station smoke detectors with sounder base, single station smoke detector with sounder base and strobe, mini-horns and ceiling horn/strobes, yet there is no mention of functionality of those devices within specification section 13850. Furthermore, there is no reference on drawing 18.E4.1 to indicate if these are connected to the fire alarm control panel. Are the single station smoke detectors to be monitored by the fire alarm control panel or are these to be stand alone 120 VAC connected? Is it the intent to connect the ceiling horn/strobe and mini-horns to the fire alarm control panel?? ANSWER: ?Single-station Smoke Detectors are to be EST-compatible, addressable, and monitored by the Fire Alarm Control Panel. Panel is shown on Drawing 18.E3.1. This panel is to be connected to the existing Main EST Panel, located in the campus Boiler Plant, via the Base Loop System. Ceiling Horn/Strobe devices and Mini-Horn devices are to be connected to the Fire Alarm Control Panel.? QUESTION: ?Rooms 142 and 144 do not show any fire alarm devices. Is this an oversight? If fire alarm devices are to be located in these rooms please indicate what devices are to be located and whether they are to be connected to the fire alarm control panel.? ANSWER: ?Rooms 142 and 144 are to receive Fire Alarm devices similar to those shown in typical Patient Bedrooms. Revised Drawing 18.E3.1, included in Amendment No.2, correctly shows these devices. Single-station Smoke Detectors are to be EST-compatible, addressable, and monitored by the Fire Alarm Control Panel. Ceiling Horn/Strobe devices and Mini-Horn devices are to be connected to the Fire Alarm Control Panel.? QUESTION: ?Are there any duct smoke detectors in this project?? ANSWER: ?No. There are no Duct-Mounted Smoke Detectors in this Project.? QUESTION: ?Door holders are not shown on drawing 18.E3.1. Please confirm if door holders are included in this project.? ANSWER: ? There are no Electronic Door Holders in this Project.? QUESTION: ?Smoke detectors are not located in the corridor structure of the office area of the building. Please confirm if this was intended to be designed as such? ANSWER: ?No. Smoke Detectors are not required in the Office area (CWT area).? 3. Specifications 10800 QUESTION: ?Paragraph 2.12 calls for the toilet Tissue Dispenser to be manufactured by Gabriel Service and Supply Company. That is not a manufacturer of any Toilet Tissue Dispensers; it is a distributor we think. Could you please forward us contact information so we can talk to them? They are not listed in the Internet or in the yellow pages? ANSWER: ?See Amendment No.4 for revised Section 10800, Paragraph 2.12.? 4. Bidder?s List QUESTION: ?I have a bid announcement for the Transplant Lodger Building in Vancouver Washington, which has a listing for some underpinning work. Can you tell me the best way to find out more information, look at the plans and specs and get a copy of a planholders list of the potential general contractors bidding on this job?? ANSWER: ?Go to website http://www.bos.oamm.va.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/BosPublic.woa Select Find a solicitation Enter solicitation number 648-53-04 Go to bottom of screen and push 648-53-04 Wait while downloads information Go to bottom of screen ? select View Solicitation Mailing List? 5. Equipment Furnished by VA QUESTION: ?Jacks, patch panels, faceplates and terminations furnished by VA?? ANSWER: ?All jacks, faceplates, and terminations are furnished and installed by the VA.? QUESTION: ?Feed cable hardware, connectors and protectors furnished by VA?? ANSWER: ?All jacks, faceplates, and terminations are furnished and installed by the VA. All other components required for a complete system are to be provided by the Contractor.? QUESTION: ?Racks and backboards furnished by VA?? ANSWER: ?No. Racks and Backboards are furnished and installed by the Contractor. See 18.E0.1.? 6. Fire Alarm and Telephone/Data Systems QUESTION: ?Reference dwg #E3.1: Is continuous conduit raceway system required for the Fire Alarm system?? ANSWER: ?Yes. Per Specification Section 13850, Paragraph 3.1A, all Fire Alarm wiring is to be installed in conduit.? QUESTION: ?Reference dwg #E3.1: Is ?Convergint Technologies? the only approved Fire Alarm contractor?? ANSWER: ?Yes, to the best of our knowledge ?Convergint Technologies? is the is the only approved Fire Alarm contractor. They perform the programming.? QUESTION: ?Reference dwg #E3.1: Is continuous conduit raceway system required for the TEL/COM system?? ANSWER: ?Per Drawing 18.E0.1, the combination Telephone/Data symbol indicates that the Contract includes conduit to the accessible ceiling.? QUESTION: ?Reference Spec 16781: Is the MATV system specified to be furnished and installed by the electrical contractor?? ANSWER: ?This system is specified in Division 16, so it is typically included in the work performed by the prime Electrical contractor or one of their subcontractors. All work specified in this Section is to be included in the Bid submitted to the VA by the General Contractor; the source of the Bid for this work is to be determined solely by the General Contractor.? QUESTION: ?Reference detail 5/D4.2: Feeders 2003 and 5003 shown on the new PMP-2 one-line are not defined in the schedule, please clarify.? ANSWER: ?Revised Drawing 18.E4.2, included in Amendment No.2, correctly identifies these Feeders as ?2004? and ?5004?, respectively. These Feeders are identified in the Feeder Schedule included with Detail5/E4.2.? QUESTION: ?Reference dwg #4.5: Who provides and installs the ?EH-XY? wall heaters?? ANSWER: ?All Electric Wall Heaters shown on Drawing D4.5 are provided and installed by the Electrical contractor. See the ?Mechanical Schedule? and the ?Mechanical Equipment Connection Schedule? on Drawing D4.1 for additional information.? QUESTION: ?Reference detail 6/E4.1: Feeder 3503 shown on the one-line is not defined in the schedule, please clarify.? ANSWER: ?Revised Drawing 18.E4.1, included in Amendment No.2, correctly identifies this Feeder as ?3803?. This Feeder is identified in the Feeder Schedule included with Detail 6/E4.1.? 7. Fire Alarm System: QUESTION: ?Drawing 18.E4.1 detail 7 shows no connection to the base loop system. This clearly needs to be indicated as the new panel for this building will be connected to the existing base loop system and incorporated into the existing EST3 Fire Alarm Network.? ANSWER: ?See Amendment No.4.? QUESTION: ?Drawing 18.D5.1 shows new conduit interconnected to the existing FA Loop Box near the sidewalk. However, upon investigation with Chip Dryer at VA Vancouver, it appears that this is the old abandoned base loop system and it is not clear how the base loop system is to be re-configured for the new building. What is necessary is a revision to this drawing clearly indicating how the base loop is to be re-configured for the new building.? ANSWER: ?See Amendment No.4.? 8. Correct Door Schedule: QUESTION: Amendment 2, par. 45 deleted and replaced the Section 08000 Door Schedule. The posted door schedule under Amendment 2 on your website is still dated as 5/7/04, not 6/8/04, and there aren't any apparent revisions. What am I missing? ANSWER: The new one still has the old date on it (in the upper left corner of each page), but the tile of the Schedule clearly reads: "DOOR AND FRAME SCHEDULE - REVISED 6/8/04". Also, there are clear differences between the new schedule and the original, the most obvious being the addition of Note 4 in the "NOTES ON REMARKS COLUMN" on page one, and the addition of Note 4 in the "REMARKS" column of at least 30 of the doors throughout the schedule.
 

Web Link

IFB 648-53-04
(http://www.bos.oamm.va.gov/solicitation?number=648-53-04)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Vancouver, Washington

Zip Code: 98661

Country: United States
 

Record

SN00625197-W 20040718/040716211852 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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