Expand Medical Center Parking Area

An Addendum #009 has been uploaded for the project. The GOVT has changed the Bidding to BASE BID and ADD ALT #1 ONLY, with new plans. They did not extend the BID DATE. Responses to RFI s 570-221 Expand Parking Minor Construction Clovis 36C77622B0059 l . The plan pointed out to a specific detail of Proposed Building 6/CG-504, no detail on the plan. Response: Detail 6/CG-504 has been deleted from the project. This project does not include subgrade preparation for the future building. The future building pad area shall be graded as shown and sloped smoothly to match into the surrounding areas and soils treated with an engineered copolymer soil stabilizer and dust control agent. 2. The proposed building called for basement in the soil report, it pointed out there is basement in the report, is there preparation for basement Response: There is no preparation of the subgrade for the future building or for its basement included in this project. 3. There are 9 unknown trailer containers on site with no specific instruction for it. Response: The connex boxes and perimeter chain link fencing will remain on the site in the undeveloped area of the property. The VA will coordinate with the contractor for access to the connex boxes when/if needed during the site construction. VA will relocate the connex boxes within the undeveloped portion if access is needed for installation of 4. There are 4 fire hydrants on page CU-103 and only 1 fire hydrant on page CU-102 called to be installed, please clarify 4 other fire hydrants to be installed later in the next phase of proposed building or not. Response: There are 7 fire hydrants shown on the drawings to be connected to the proposed 8 PVC water (Fire). Two (2) of the Fire Hydrants are shown on Dwg. CU-102 and Five (5) of the Fire Hydrants are shown on Dwg. CU-103. One (1) of the Hydrants near the southwest parking area is to be installed under the BASE BID and One (1) of the Hydrants near the northwest parking area is to be installed under ADD ALTERNATE 1 BID. The remaining Five (5) of the Hydrants are to be installed under ADD ALTERNATE 6 BID. All 7 Fire Hydrants are included in this project. 5. Modular Building Clarification: Response: The Men s Restroom shall remain as shown with two toilets. No drawing detail for utilities connection Response: Attached are utility service connection details SK-S1 for the sanitary sewer and SK-W1 for the water. Note that when the temporary modular building is removed the utilities must be removed. The water and sewer service lines must be cut and capped below grade and the surface restored. 6. Drawings Show a premanufactured ornamental iron such as Ameristar, Merchants, or Fortress with pregalvanized materials with the warranty that is required but the specifications call for a hot dip galvanized system which does not carry the warranty Response: Contractor to provide all sheeting, shoring, bracing and similar construction measures as required for construction of the work. 12. Additional Items a) On Dwg CU-101 Keynote F should refer to Note 1 on the same drawing regarding the need to provide thrust blocks on water lines. b) On Dwg. BP-101, Revise Keynotes I and J so that Storm Sewer and the Water Line (for Fire) should be extended through the paved roundabout area and be terminated north of roundabout and beyond the paved area. In general, for all Bid Alternates, the intention is that all underground facilities must be extended through any area before it receives a final surface improvement such at pavement, concrete sidewalk or landscaping/irrigation. c) In the Technical Specifications Section 01 00 00 page 5, DELETE paragraph 1.3.D.f f. north entrance driveway grading and AB stone., and in paragraph 1.3.D.g CHANGE northwest to southeast d) In the Plans on Dwg. BP-103 DELETE from the descriptions of ADD ALTERNATE 2 BID, the following item: north entrance driveway grading and AB stone and in the next line CHANGE northwest portion of the site to southeast portion of the site e) In the Technical Specifications Section 01 00 00 DELETE paragraphs 1.3.E.f, 1.3.F.f, and 1.3.G.f on pages 6 to 8, and in the Plans on Dwg. BP-104 DELETE from the descriptions of ADD ALTERNATE 3, ADD ALTERNATE 4, and ADD ALTERNATE 5 the following item: grading and aggregate base for parking lot in northwest portion of the site along with 13. In reviewing the posted documents on SAM.GOV I see that there are two versions of the project specifications. Response: Attachment 2 will be removed. The correct version is on the website and is: Attachment 1P - 16_570-221 - CD Technical Specs 8-16-22.pdf. This is the sealed set dated Aug. 16, 2022. We are removing file name: Attachment 2 570-221 Specifications.pdf, this is unsealed and dated 9/17/2020. 14. We are planning to bid on this "Expand Parking Minor Construction Clovis VAMC" job, and we noticed that there are two bonds required, the bid guarantee (20% of bid price) and the performance bond. Could you please clarify the proportion of the performance bo When do we need to submit the bid bond and performance bond Response: The offeror to whom award is made will be required to furnish two bonds. A Payment Bond shall be provided on Standard Form 25A (SF 25A) and a Performance Bond shall be provided on Standard Form 25 (SF 25). Both bonds shall be submitted in accordance with FAR 52.228-15 Performance and Payment Bonds - Construction, which can be located under FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. Copies of SFs 25A and 25 may be obtained from http://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/type/TOP. A A A A (1)A Performance bonds (A StandardA FormA 25). The penal amount of performance bonds at the time of contract award shall be 100 percent of the original contract price. A A (2)A Payment Bonds (A StandardA FormA 25A). The penal amount of payment bonds at the time of contract award shall be 100 percent of the original contract price. 15. We want clarification on 6 alternate bids, please advise the base bid and alternate bids must be submitted at theA same time or it can be submitted later after the awarded base bid. Response: See RFI 16. 16. I am currently working on the bid for the Clovis VAMC project but the ADD ALT pages seem to be contradicting themselves. For example, BP-103 calls out the Area as ADD ALT. #2, while pg. BP-104 is calling the same area to be ADD ALT. #5. BP-101 seems to show the striping as part of the base bid. Can you please confirm what striping is to be included in the base bid Response: There is no contradiction on the plans. Add Alternate 2 includes the construction of the AB stone for the southeast parking area and driveways while Add Alternate 5 includes among other work the pavement of the same area. Striping is required in the area of the Base Bid and each Add Alternate Bid where pavement is constructed and in areas where AB stone is constructed for parking or driveways. The Base Bid includes pavement in and along Herndon Avenue, North Armstrong Avenue, the South Entrance Driveway and circle and a portion of the North Entrance Driveway as indicated on the plans. The Base Bid also includes the construction of the southwest parking area with AB stone without pavement as indicated on the plans. These areas all require striping including the AB stone areas as they will be utilized for driving and parking. Add Alternate 1 includes the construction of the northwest parking area and adjacent driveways with AB stone without pavement as indicated on the plans. These AB stone areas all require striping as they will be utilized for driving and parking. Add Alternate 2 includes the construction of the southeast parking area and adjacent driveways with AB stone without pavement as indicated on the plans. These AB stone areas all require striping as they will be utilized for driving and parking. Add Alternates 3, 4, 5 and 6 include among other work the paving of the respective parking areas and driveways as indicated on the plans. These paved areas all require striping as they will be utilized for driving and parking. Painting of the international symbol of accessibility emblem and the words NO PARKING as shown on detail 6/CG-501 are only required on pavement and not on AB stone. See ATTACHMENTS to the RFI s Clovis Panel Bracket Connection-C1 Clovis Parking VA RFI 003 Clovis Temp-Sewer Service Dtl-S1 Clovis Temp-Water Service Dtl-W1 *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.

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