ADDENDUM. Ocean County College Purchasing Department. MEP & Envelope Commissioning Services Ocean County College Bid # 16/17 Q-12

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1 ADDENDUM BID ADDENDUM Acknowledgement of Receipt: TO: FROM: All Bidders of Record Ocean County College Purchasing Department DATE: July 27, 2016 RE: MEP & Envelope Commissioning Services Ocean County College Bid # 16/17 Q-12 The attached Addendum is issued for the purpose of amending certain requirements of the Contract Documents, as noted hereinafter, and is hereby made part of and incorporated in full force as part of the Contract Documents. Unless hereinafter specifically noted or specified otherwise, all work shall conform to the applicable provisions of the Contract Documents. BIDDERS OF RECORD ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS ADDENDUM AND RETURN TO MARK BOWCOCK VIA FAX AT: or at: mbowcock@ocean.edu TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS DOCUMENT. RECEIVED BY: DATE: COMPANY: Enclosures:

2 ADDENDUM (continued) We are issuing this addendum to address RFIs received by the July 22, 2016 deadline. 1. Can the Construction Documents be made available, mechanical drawings or description of the mechanical scope? a. Pages of the PDF RFQ document contain the applicable drawings. 2. Regarding the insurance requirement section IV on page 11- The Professional Liability of $5M is in line for the design engineer who requires this. The standard is $2M for Commissioning Services that we have seen and per our insurance providers. The cost of the additional professional liability as stated would be substantial for commissioning providers. a. The college will reduce the insurance requirement to $2M for the professional Liability insurance for the MEP Agent 3. Per Section E, under scope item 10 (page 7) - Bi-weekly commissioning meetings. We recommend these start when the ductwork phase starts when the actual commissioning activities start. Please define per the construction schedule when this activity starts if this is accepted. a. The requirement for biweekly commissioning meetings is revised per this addendum. Biweekly commissioning meetings are not required. The new requirement is for one kickoff meeting and 5 commissioning meetings. The kickoff meeting can occur at the start of duct installation. The other 5 meetings will follow during MEP and envelope construction. These 6 commissioning meetings are in addition to inspections of the work, equipment start-up inspections and operational checks. 4. Per Section E, under scope item 7 and 8 (page 7) MEPCx review of construction documents. We are assuming this is for the MEP and not for the building envelope. a. Review of MEP and the building envelope construction documents is included in this scope of work. The full construction documents will be issued to the successful bidder. 5. Can you provide the overall construction budget for the project? a. General construction contract value is $14,700, (Continued on next page)

3 6. Can design documentation be provided so we can further understand the systems within the building being commissioned and the space programming? a. Pages of the PDF RFQ document contain the applicable drawings. 7. Page 7 of the RFQ, Section E, Number 7&8, indicates the MEPCxA to provide a written review of the systems being provided by the Architect/Engineer (A/E) after completion of the construction documents phase. Please confirm the college is looking for the Commissioning Agent to perform a focused design review of the project s design documents. If so, should this effort be captured in a separate phase called Design Phase? a. The design review is included in this RFP. The value of the design review can be noted in the Checklists line of the Section G. Fee form. 8. The RFQ indicates the CxA must have Building Commissioning Association (BCA) Certification, can the vendors assume the Associated of Energy Engineers (AEE) Certified Building Commissioning Professional is an acceptable equal? a. The AEE Certified Building Commissioning Professional certification is an acceptable equal for the Building Commissioning Association (BCA) Certification. 9. Can you provide the following team members for the project; a. Construction Manager (CM) Cambridge Construction b. General Contractor (GC) Hessert Corporation c. Architect Kimmel Bogrette Architects d. Engineer McHugh Engineering Associates 10. Regarding Building Envelope Commissioning, the RFP identifies only the Wall system, Glazing, Flashing, Roofing, and Sealants. Why are these items identified specifically, while others are not such as below grade waterproofing, weather resistive barriers and etc. a. The College is concerned with preventing air or water infiltration into or out of the building. Along with reviewing the drawings and observing construction of the building s enclosure, infrared scans and reports are included in this RFQ. The College and its CM will observe the installation of below-grade and grade-level construction. The building does not have a basement or below grade construction. 11. Will either Fundamental BECx or Enhanced BECx as defined by ASTM E2813 be required for this project? If not, please provide a specific scope for the BECx effort. a. Fundamental BECx is not required. Enhanced BECx is not required. Along with reviewing the drawings and observing construction of the building s enclosure, infrared scans and reports are included in this RFQ (Continued on next page)

4 12. Per NIBS Guideline 3, BECx is a process the seeks to achieve through experience, expertise, modeling, observation, testing, documenting and verifying materials, components, assemblies and systems to validate that both the envelope systems and their use and installation meet the owner s requirements. This typically includes performance and functional testing of installed systems. Will the BECx be required to perform testing on any of the commissioned systems? a. Performance and functional testing of installed systems is not required and is not included in this RFQ. 13. Will the bi-weekly commissioning meetings be held concurrently with the bi-weekly project meetings or will they be separate meetings? a. The requirement for biweekly commissioning meetings is revised per this addendum. Biweekly commissioning meetings are not required. The new requirement is for one kickoff meeting and 5 commissioning meetings. The kickoff meeting can occur at the start of duct installation. The other 5 meetings will follow during MEP and envelope construction. These 6 commissioning meetings are in addition to inspections of the work, equipment start-up inspections and operational checks. The commissioning meetings should be scheduled immediately after biweekly project meetings. 14. Can you confirm that the entire Building Envelope Commissioning scope will be limited to 2 separate site visits to conduct infrared scans followed up by field reports including photos of our findings? a. The College is concerned with preventing air or water infiltration into or out of the building. Along with reviewing the drawings and observing construction of the building s enclosure, infrared scans and reports are included in this RFQ. 15. Will the CxA be required to record the 4 hour training session they are conducting, or will this be done by the contractor? a. The commissioning agent is required to record the 4 hour training session. PLEASE ACKNOWLEGE RECEIPT OF THE ADDENDUM. Mark H. Bowcock, Manager of Purchasing

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