Questions and Responses - Solicitation - 3 pages

Solicitation Number: 36C26327Q0019
Project Name: Replace Operating Room 5 Flooring
Responses to Questions/RFI/Clarifications
Q: Abatement. The SOW requires an asbestos survey (2.1.1.5), and Specs 02 82 11 and 02 82 13.19 are included. If the survey finds asbestos in the flooring, mastic or subfloor, is abatement part of the base firm-fixed price, or will it be handled by modification? If it is in the base price, please give the assumed quantity and material type.
A: It will be handled by modification. Surveying, per the SOW, is all that is currently part of the statement of work (SOW section 2.1.1.5).
Q: SF. Attachment B measures about 507 SF; SOW 18.2.1 estimates 600 SF. Which should offerors price? A: 600 square feet as stated in the revised SOW (SOW section 18.2.1). Q: Room 4211. Please confirm the subfloor makeup and depth to the deck, or share any prior survey, test reports or as-builts for Room 4211.
A: The subfloor composition is undetermined. For this reason, the statement of work specifies removal of all existing material down to the structural deck (SOW section 2.1.1.6). Q: SSHO. Does 01 35 26 1.9 require a dedicated, full-time SSHO separate from the superintendent for a project of this size, or may the superintendent serve as SSHO? A: The superintendent may service as the SSHO (SOW section 4.1.5.2). Q: WD. Wage Determination IA20260071 has no resilient floor layer classification. Which classification should offerors use for pricing?
A: When a wage determination incorporated into a Davis-Bacon covered contract does not contain a classification needed for work the contract requires, the classification and wage rate must be added through the conformance process set forth at 29 CFR 5.5(a)(1)(ii)-(iii). This requires formal submission to and approval by the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD). The SF-1444 (Request for Authorization of Additional Classification and Rate) will need to be completed following award. This form can be located at the U.S. Department of Labor's website: Davis-Bacon and Related Acts | U.S. Department of Labor.
Q: Heat-weld. Section 09 65 16 includes both chemically welded (2.3) and heat-welded (2.4) sheet flooring. SOW 17.2 mentions heat-weld seams. Please confirm heat-welded sheet flooring (WSF) is required.
A: Heat-welded sheet flooring is required (SOW section 17.2). Q: Mockup. May the 100 SF mockup (09 65 16 1.5.B) be part of the OR installation once the COR approves it?
A: Yes.
Q: Hours for grinding and subfloor removal. Ref: SOW 2.1.1.6 and 10.1–10.2; Spec 01 00 00, 1.6.G; Spec