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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF MAY 24, 2017 FBO #5661
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Z -- Replace Steam and Condensate Mains Oval 2 & Outlying Branches, Project No. 542-10-101 - Attachment

Notice Date

5/22/2017
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

236220 — Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 4;VA Medical Center;1400 Blackhorse Hill Road;Coatesville, PA 19320
 

ZIP Code

19320
 

Solicitation Number

VA24417R0323
 

Response Due

5/31/2017
 

Archive Date

8/29/2017
 

Point of Contact

Elizabeth Morin
 

E-Mail Address

Contracting Officer
(elizabeth.morin3@va.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
 

Description

Project No. 542-10-101 Construction Phase Replace Steam and Condensate Mains, Oval 2 and Outlying Branches AMENDMENT NO. 1 VA244-17-R-0323 This amendment is hereby issued as follows: Post answers to contractor questions and include attachment, Safety Requirements, specifications section 01 35 26. Answers to Contractor Questions: Question: Spec section 26 05 33, 3.6 on page 26 05 33-9 refers to conduit in wet or damp locations and Spec section 26 29 21, 2.1, 9, b indicates that if switch enclosures are not designated with NEMA ratings, they should be furnished the NEMA type most suitable for the ambient environmental conditions. To determine which electrical materials are to be provided, our question is: Are the mechanical rooms considered wet or damp locations? VA Response: The mechanical rooms are to be considered damp locations for NEC purposes. Question: Access to the pipe tunnels seems to be restricted to the mechanical rooms and mechanical room access is provided through (in some cases) the removal of louvers. Is the VA aware of a more direct way to get 20-foot-long sections of piping into the pipe tunnels? VA Response: Please refer to the contract documents, specifically the following: Specification sections 01 00 00 (General Requirements Statement of Bid Items), 01 12 00 (Photographs) and drawing G-002 (Construction Staging & Pipe Basement & Upper MER Access Areas). Other than the louvers identified within drawing G-002, and the common access point for each mechanical room, access from basement windows are the only other locations available for use. Question: Because of the existing sweep of the current piping vault, significant fitting and welding will need to occur in the tunnels. Will confined space entry procedures and processes (such as mechanical ventilation) apply to the pipe tunnels? VA Response: Please refer to the contract documents, specifically the following: Specification sections 01 00 00 (General Requirements Statement of Bid Items) and 01 35 26 (Safety Requirements). In accordance to 29 CFR 1910.252(c)(4) [Ventilation in Confined Spaces], the contractor must establish techniques and procedures to provide adequate ventilation for workers within pipe tunnels. Contractor must maintain acceptable air quality in the confined space at all times workers are present within the confined space. Ventilation is required if the atmosphere contains hazardous or toxic vapors, mists, fumes, gases, or fibers; insufficient oxygen or is oxygen rich; or flammable dusts or vapors.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/PiVAMC646/PiVAMC646/VA24417R0323/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA244-17-R-0323 VA244-17-R-0323_5.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3517599&FileName=VA244-17-R-0323-008.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3517599&FileName=VA244-17-R-0323-008.docx

 

File Name: VA244-17-R-0323 013526 Safety Requirements.pdf (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3517600&FileName=VA244-17-R-0323-009.pdf)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3517600&FileName=VA244-17-R-0323-009.pdf

 

Note: If links are broken, refer to Point of Contact above or contact the FBO Help Desk at 877-472-3779.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Department of Veterans Affairs;VA Medical Center;1400 Blackhorse Hill Road;Coatesville, PA

Zip Code: 19320
 

Record

SN04517225-W 20170524/170522234806-6edc17559da8d9f756ef77e145598332 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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