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LOWER VALLEY TRANSFER STATION <br />RESPONSE TO RFI QUESTIONS - August 1, 2024 <br />SEcr1014 <br />DATE a+ECWM <br />If <br />RA QU88TM <br />460,01W4E <br />The bid item for seeding has been changed to unit quantity. In addition, a <br />00 43 01 <br />6/24/2024 <br />1 <br />Will seeding be paid by Lump Sum or unit price? <br />lump sum bid item has been added to include landscaping work. See <br />addendum No. 1. <br />The Lighting Substitution submittal is approved. Approved submittal is <br />-- <br />7/3%2024 <br />2 <br />lighting Substitution <br />included in Addendum No. 1. <br />The scope of work for Bid Item No. 6 - Unsuitable Soils Excavation includes <br />00 43 01 <br />Pre -Bid 06/27/24 <br />3 <br />What is the scope of work for Bid Item - 6 - Unsuitable Soils Excavation? <br />dewatering (if required), excavation, loading soil into a vehicle, transporting to <br />a stockpile on site, unloading material. <br />The County owns the soil. The bid item includes hauling soil from the site to <br />-- <br />Pre -Bid OfiJ27/24 <br />4 <br />For the Additive Alternative Bid Item No. 4 - Hauling soil to Ryegrass landfill, who owns the soil? <br />the Ryegrass Landfill only. Kittitas County will have equipment at the Rye <br />What does this bid item include? Is the soil contaminated? <br />Grass Landfill to spread the material. The soil is not contaminated. <br />If dewatering is required, the Contractor will be required to build temporary <br />sedimentation ponds or sedimentation trap SMPs which discharge to the <br />project storm system in accorance with State of Washington - Department of <br />Ecology - 2019 Stormwater Management Manual for Eastern Washington, <br />Chapter 7, Element #10, Page 769. Alternately, BMPs can drain to a temporary <br />-- <br />Pre -Bid 06/27/24 <br />5 <br />Excavation of unsuitable soil may require dewatering. Where water be discharged? <br />gravity or pumped conveyance system draining directly to the adjacent <br />channel. Proposed dewatering BMPs must conform to the Washinton State <br />Ecology design standards and shall be submitted to the engineer for approval <br />prior to dewatering activities. Addendum No. 1 added this information at the <br />end of the paragraph of Part 1.9, subsection a in Section 015000 <br />-- <br />Pre -Bid 06/27/24 <br />6 <br />Will AIA Bid Form A 310 be provided? <br />Yes, AA Bid Form 310 is provide in Addendum No.]. <br />The Contractor shall retain the services of an Independent Quality Control <br />Testing for to perform soil and concrete testing during construction. See <br />Technical Specification Section 014000 for Quality Control Testing. Payment <br />-- <br />Pre. Bid 06/27/24 <br />7 <br />Who is responsible for Quality Control Testing? <br />for QC testing will be paid in accordance with Bid Item No. 3 - Quality Contol <br />Testing. The City of Ellensburg will be performing Inspection of water and <br />sewer system components. In addition, the Engineer will perform specialty <br />steel inspection services. <br />For Additive Alternative Bid Item No. I - Administration Building, Additive <br />Alternative Bid Items No. 2 - MAW Building, and Additive Alternative Bid Item <br />No. 3 -Tire Recycling Area, the bid item should include all items above the <br />-- <br />Pre -Bid 06/27/24 <br />8 <br />For the Additive alternative bid items No. 1, 2, 3, what is the construction limit for these items. <br />subgrade completion layer including plumbing, electrical, water, foundation <br />soils, concrete, and all other building components. As part of utility bid items, <br />the Contractor shall install and cap all utilities within 5' of the building - <br />Pre -Bid 06/27/24 <br />9 <br />Is there additional Groundwater depth information available? <br />Piezometer and monitoring is provided in Addendum No. 1. <br />Yes, Civil AutoCADD drawings are available upon request. Contact Danny <br />-- <br />Pre -Bid O6{27/24 <br />10 <br />Can Civil Autcadd Drawings be provided? <br />Duong (DduongiIi)suengineers.com). <br />Geotextile fabic shall be placed under all gravel and paved surfaces and at the <br />-- <br />Pre -Bid 06/27/24 <br />11 <br />Clarify limits of Bid Item No. 7 - Geotextiles. <br />bottom of the unsuitable soil excavation (note was added to Earthwork <br />General Notes in Addendum No. 1, sheet (35). <br />The exit device substitution (Dormakaba Precision 2000 Series) is approved; <br />-- <br />7/12(2024 <br />12 <br />Door Hardware Substitution <br />however, the door closer substitution (Dormakaba QDC100 Series) is rejected. <br />Sheet C3 was revised to clearly identify the 4-inch and 7-inch asphalt paved <br />-- <br />-- <br />13 <br />Clarify 4-inch and 7-inch asphalt paved surfaces shown on plan sheet C3. <br />surfaces and is included in Addendum No. 1. <br />Are the fire alarm systems in the four buildings going to be connected together for monitoring <br />Yes. All SFACP are connected to the FRCP. The FACP is the supervising station <br />-- <br />7/16/2024 <br />14 <br />reasons? Or, do they need to be connected singularly? Also, for beam detection, there are five of <br />that will contact the fire department. The quantity of beam detectors is <br />them that may be more than needed. lust wanted to confirm. <br />subject to change by the fire alarm certified designer. <br />All SFACP are connected to the FACP. <br />The connection protocols allowed are any of the following: <br />1. Directly connected non coded system. <br />One building shows FACP and the other 3 are SFACP so I was assuming that the SFACP are sub- <br />2. Digital alarm communicator transmitter (DACT) <br />panels to the main panel to form a network. If this is correct we need to install a PVC conduit <br />3. Telephone lines <br />-- <br />7/17/2024 <br />1S <br />between all buildings so I can install a 16/2 twisted pair wire for my network and this way all <br />4. Two-way radio frequency (RF) <br />buildings will be connected and we only use one cellular for the monitoring of all buildings. <br />5. Private microwave radio transmitter. <br />If the contractor choose the telephone lines option, there is an available 2" <br />conduit feeding into each building. <br />Spec 113 34 19 1.2 B 1 c) says Manufacturer must provide FM Global approved roof and wall <br />FM Global approval is not required where PEMB manufacturer is only <br />13 34 19 <br />7/17/2024 <br />16 <br />assemblies, when PEMB manufacturers are only supplying the wall panel and roof panel, not an <br />supplying wall panels or roof panels. <br />assembly, Please confirm whether or not FM Global is a requirement for the wall and roof panels. <br />The specs are correct. The wind speed in the plans will be revised as follows: <br />133419 <br />7/17/2024 <br />17 <br />Please Confirm Wind Speed - 110MPH in Plans on 0 5001 and 99MPH in Specs 13-34-19 <br />Vult = 99 mph <br />23EA.c.4.a. <br />Vasd = 77 mph <br />13 3419 <br />7(17{2024 <br />18 <br />Full height wall liner panel called out In specs (13 34 19 2.2 A 1), but no liner panel shown inside <br />Confirmed. <br />PEMB in plans. Please confirm no interior liner panel inside PEMBs. <br />8/1/2024 <br />