Purchasing and Property Services AOC 200 4202 East Fowler Avenue Tampa, Florida 33620 (813) 974-2481 Web Address: http://usfweb2.usf.edu/purchasing/purch2.htm April 23, 2015 Invitation to Bid No. Entitled: Opening Date: 15-26-MH Kosove Hall Exterior Painting & Sealant Services April 30, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. Addendum No. 2 Please review the following changes/additions to Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) No. 15-26-MH Kosove Hall Exterior Painting & Sealant Services to be addressed in submitted proposals: Vendor Questions: with USF responses in red 1) Are we planning on repointing everything? 1b) Do you have an estimated number that can be used so an estimated labor price can be provided?, See Bid Proposal Sheet (p. 27), Item B. 2) What is the process for applying the sealant to the exterior brick? A. Refer to updated Specification section: V. USF Kosove Apartments PAINTING AND FINISHING SCHEDULE (EXTERIOR), #7. Exterior Brick Sealing
2b) What kind of sprayer? A. Low Pressure Sprayer 3) What is the ratio of the mixture of sealant for the coating of the brick and grout? A. From Supplier: - The ratio is 10:1 to thin the sealant. - Sealant needs to be applied in two coats. - Estimates coverage is about 300 to 400 s.f. per. gallon. 4) Are the railings to be stripped or hand sanded? t Stripped Refer to updated Specification section: V. USF Kosove Apartments PAINTING AND FINISHING SCHEDULE (EXTERIOR), #5. Exterior Stair Railings 5) Are we hand sanding all the metal stair railings? (see Question/Answer #4) 6) How is caulking to be priced? Can we get an estimated number of feet so a price can be quoted? A. Caulking/Sealant quote to be given as price per. linear foot. Linear footage estimate by USF Note: Awarded contractor must inspect work area and confirm or adjust USF quantity estimate prior to beginning work a. Building Expansion Joint approx. 170 lin. ft. b. Stucco-wall to brick/column/beam joint approx. 3,800 lin. ft. c. Stucco to steel-door-frame joint approx. 380 lin. ft. 7) In section VII PROPOSAL PRICING will item F be revised to remove stripping and add hand sanding? A. Specifications are updated, item f. has been omitted - all railing pricing to be included under item c. All prep, priming and painting. Also - see updated pricing proposal for this addendum: Attachment 1, ITN PROPOSAL SHEET, C- ALL PREP, PRIMING, AND PAINTING PER SPECIFICATIONS 8) Can we use a lift on the south side of the building? 9) What is the deadline for the delivery of the south side of the building? A. Monday, June 8, 2015
10) How are we to handle the fresh air intake units on the outside walls? A. Caution will be needed around any vents. Covering these units will not be mandatory but they will need to be cut around when doing the sealing. 11) Are we to caulk both the horizontal and vertical seams where the column meets the brick work?, only if previously caulked 12) How many exterior stairwells? A. Six (6) 13) Are we to caulk the sidewalk to wall interface? 14) Can we use non-yellowing urethane caulking?, as approved by USF Project Manager 15) Is the top cap on the perimeter of the roofline to be sealed? 15b) Are pictures available? A. N/A 16) Is the rule, anything looking skyward to be sealed? A. Follow updated specification section III. SCOPE OF WORK 17) Should we include pricing on the patching of concrete imperfections which may include digging out old mortar, cleaning & sealing rebar and completing a new patch? A. Follow updated specification section V. USF Kosove Apartments PAINTING AND FINISHING SCHEDULE (EXTERIOR), #2. Exterior Stucco Masonry and Concrete: Walls, Bands, Columns, Slab Edges 18) Do you want any factory finished items to be painted? 19) Is the metal frame by the north main entrance to be painted?, but do not include the green fascia that is factory painted. 20) Who will take care of landscaping issues regarding trees and plantings which may be in the way of the lift and workers? A. USF Grounds 20b) Will mulch be raked away from the building?
21) Will the landscape posts and chains be removed for equipment accessibility? 22) Where will lay down area be located? A. On the west side of the building 23) Will there be any parking / area for placement of equipment in the parking lot on the north side of the building? 24) What is the procedure for security fencing? A. Use a green fencing barrier, no chain link fence is needed 25) Do we remove downspouts and bottom shields? A. Only the shields at bottom 26) Will there be any changes to specs for sealant / caulking products used in wet areas near landscaping?, vendors should use the sealant described in the updated specifications in all areas where sealant is required. 27) Will an estimated number of feet be stated in order to give a price per square foot for repairs? 28) Will a scaffolding plan be needed for areas not accessible with a lift? 29) Are the brick walls in the stairwells included for repointing and sealing? 30) Will a map or flags be provided to show sprinkler heads and irrigation lines? A. Flags 31) Will the arbor metals supports and stone walls need to be painted? Cleaned and painted except the independent arbors on the South side where the Bougainvillea vines are 32) Do the wood arbors need to be painted? Does this include the wood arbors covered in bougainvillea?, the wood arbors are not to be painted 33) Will the dumpster enclosure in parking lot 5A on the southwest side of Kosove need to be pressure washed and painted?
34) Are there any precautions to the grounds around the building that must be accounted for when using a lift? A. Contractor to verify conditions around building to ensure proper support for either scaffolding or lift without damage to pavement, landscaping, or grounds. 35) What hours will the vendor have access to the building? A. Vendor will have access to Kosove Hall from 8am-8pm seven days a week, through project completion.
Attachment 1 KOSOVE HALL EXTERIOR PAINTING AND SEALANT SERVICES UPDATED ITN PROPOSAL SHEET: REPLACES ORIGINAL PRICING SHEET (PG. 27), IN ITN 15-26-MH (PRICING BREAKDOWN PER SERVICE) A-CLEANING AND PRESSURE WASHING OF EXTERIOR PER SPECIFICATIONS: B-REPOINTING BRICK PER SPECIFICATIONS: EST. 900 SQ. FT. OF BRICK (5% OF TOTAL BRICK AREA) PROVIDE RATE PER SQ. FT. FOR ADDITIONAL REPOINTING RATE: SQ. FT. C-ALL PREP, PRIMING AND PAINTING PER SPECIFICATIONS: D-SEALANTS PER SPECIFICATIONS: EST. 4180 LIN. FT. PROVIDE RATE PER LIN. FT. FOR ADDITIONAL SEALING RATE: LIN. FT. E-EXPANSION JOINTS PER SPECIFICATIONS: EST. 170 LIN. FT. OF BRICK PROVIDE RATE PER LIN. FT. FOR ADDITIONAL EXPANSION JOINT WORK RATE: LIN. FT. F-EXTERIOR BRICK SEALING PER SPECIFICATIONS: G-STUCCO MASONRY AND CONCRETE REPAIR & PATCHING: EST. 100 SQ. FT. OF REPAIRS OR PATCHING PROVIDE RATE PER SQ. FT. FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS RATE: SQ. FT. _ GRAND TOTAL FOR KOSOVE HALL FOR ALL SERVICES REQUESTED (A-G): $ Vendor has read and understands the all the specifications and technical aspects of this ITN project, and has taken these factors into consideration in preparing their cost proposal. Vendor Representative s Signature: 27 of 40
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