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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 05, 2012 FBO #3907
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Z -- BUILDING 69 HVAC UPGRADE - Attachment

Notice Date

8/3/2012
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

238220 — Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;VAMC;1400 Blackhorse Hill RD;Coatesville PA 19320
 

ZIP Code

19320
 

Solicitation Number

VA24412B0454
 

Response Due

8/14/2012
 

Archive Date

11/12/2012
 

Point of Contact

Toni Barber
 

E-Mail Address

384-7711
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
 

Description

Solicitation No. VA-244-12-B-0454 Upgrade HVAC Building 69 Pre-Bid Questions: 1.What work has to be done off-hours? Answer: Refer to Specification Section 01 00 00, General Requirements, Article 1.6, entitles "Operations and Storage Areas". This article must be fully understood. It identifies not only guidance for work to be done off-hours, but also other coordination matters. In Paragraph F, as further clarification, work in the crawl space and below-floor pipe tunnels which does not transmit noise through the building structure may also be done during occupied hours. Occupied hours for Building 69 are identified in Mechanical Note 19 of Drawing 69-H1. 2.Drawing 69-HAZ1, General Note 3 indicates that all existing pipe trenches and the existing crawl space must be considered as OSHA confined space. The same note occurs in Mechanical General Note 11 of Drawing 69-H1 and in General Note 3 of Drawing 69-H3. Does this mean it is permit required confined space? If so, what is the hazard and does the confined space permit requirement apply to all work in these areas? Answer: The piping trenches (or tunnels) and crawl space are considered OSHA confined spaces due to their configuration. These spaces are generally considered non-permit required confined spaces, except for (OSHA) welding, cutting, or brazing activities, which may introduce a hazard. For any (OSHA) welding, cutting, or brazing activities, the decision of whether or not a permit is required will depend upon the decision of the VA safety officer based upon the Contractor's 4-gas monitoring. The Contractors must have OSHA confined space training. 3.Specifications Section 02 82 11, Traditional Asbestos Abatement, refers to a hazmat report by Jenkins Environmental dated January 2012 for details and scope. Where is this report? Answer: The reference to scope is incorrect. The report has no bearing upon the Contractor's scope and reference to this report is being deleted from the Specifications Section. Please note that the quantities of saddles and mudded fittings requiring abatement are being increased in a revised 69-HAZ1 drawing and in a revised Specifications Section 02 82 11. Although ACM have generally been abated, recent tests have found ACM in isolated samples. Therefore, it is the intent of this project to treat all mudded fittings and pipe hanger saddles in the crawl space and piping tunnel as ACM. Drawing Changes: 1.Drawing 69-H1 - Add General Note 22 as follows: "CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE TEMPORARY COOLING AND HEATING AS REQUIRED TO ALL OCCUPIED AREAS OF BUILDING 69 DURING OCCUPIED HOURS. TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY LEVELS SHALL BE MAINTAINED AT 73 °F (+/-3 °F) AND 50% RH (+/-10%). CONTRACTOR MAY UTILIZE EXISTING SYSTEMS TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE BUT MUST PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL EQUIPMENT TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN SPACE CONDITIONS." 2.Drawing 69-HAZ1 - Add General Note 6 as follows: "CPIH WILL ACCESS THE ENTIRE CRAWLSPACE BEFORE THE CONTRACTOR BEGINS ANY SET-UP WORK. THE CONTRACTOR WILL UTILIZE ALL FOUR (4) ACCESS POINTS TO QUANTIFY ALL MUDDED PIPE FITTINGS AND SADDLES. THE FINAL REPORT MUST BE SUBMITTED AND APPROVED BY THE VPIH BEFORE ABATEMENT BEGINS." 3.Drawing 69-HAZ1 - Revise the quantities in General Note 1 to 120 mudded pipe fittings and 170 insulated pipe rack saddles. Note that the referenced Specification Section also indicates abatement for 20 square feet of asbestos contaminated crawl space debris. This shall also apply. Specification Changes: 1.Section 02 82 11, Paragraph 1.1.2.B - Change the approximate quantities of ACM indicated to (120) insulated pipe rack saddles, (170) mudded pipe fittings/joints, and (20) square feet of asbestos contaminated crawlspace debris.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/CoVAMC542/CoVAMC542/VA24412B0454/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA244-12-B-0454 VA244-12-B-0454_3.doc (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=427087&FileName=VA244-12-B-0454-026.doc)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=427087&FileName=VA244-12-B-0454-026.doc

 

File Name: VA244-12-B-0454 S06 ASBESTOS ABATEMENT SPECIFICATION SECTION 028211.PDF (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=427088&FileName=VA244-12-B-0454-027.PDF)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=427088&FileName=VA244-12-B-0454-027.PDF

 

File Name: VA244-12-B-0454 S06 69 - HAZ1.PDF (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=427089&FileName=VA244-12-B-0454-028.PDF)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=427089&FileName=VA244-12-B-0454-028.PDF

 

File Name: VA244-12-B-0454 S06 69 - H1.PDF (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=427090&FileName=VA244-12-B-0454-029.PDF)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=427090&FileName=VA244-12-B-0454-029.PDF

 

File Name: VA244-12-B-0454 S06 INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS - REVISED.DOC (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=427091&FileName=VA244-12-B-0454-030.DOC)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=427091&FileName=VA244-12-B-0454-030.DOC

 

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Record

SN02825820-W 20120805/120803234612-b81326739e53498041dbbfab8875f016 (fbodaily.com)
 

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