County of Beaufort Sealed Solicitation

Title: Beaufort County Government Complex New Office Building

Deadline: 6/20/2019 3:00 PM   (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Status: Awarded

Solicitation Number: IFB 052819

Description:

The Project includes construction of a 23,244 square foot, three-story office building for Beaufort County. When complete, the building will house the Magistrates Court on the first floor, Tax Assessors Office on the second floor and IT and GIS offices on the third floor. The Project includes earthquake drain ground improvement, reinforced slab-on-grade, a structural steel frame and light-weight concrete composite floor slabs. The building envelope includes brick veneer, glazed aluminum curtain wall and aluminum storefront. Interior walls are gypsum board on metal studs with solid core wood doors in hollow metal frames. Interior finishes include ceramic tile, resilient tile, suspended acoustical tile ceilings and paint. The building is fully fire sprinklered and includes a clean agent system in the third-floor Systems Data Center. Mechanical work includes three (3) packaged rooftop units with direct expansion coils and VAV terminal boxes and hydronic heat utilizing gas fired boilers. Plumbing includes water and waste piping and fixtures for restrooms and breakrooms. Electrical work includes 480/277V service, branch wiring, LED light fixtures and an emergency generator.


Pre-Bid Meeting Date: 5/7/2019 2:00 PM

Pre-Bid Meeting Details: Please sign up if you plan to attend the pre-solicitation meetings. There will be TWO MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETINGS: 1st will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, May 07, 2019 at the Project Site; 104 Ribaut Road, Beaufort, South Carolina 29902. Attendees are to meet in the first floor conference room of the adjacent Administration Building at 100 Ribaut Road, Beaufort, South Carolina 29902. Visitor parking is available in the parking lot north of the Administration Building (entered from Marsh Road, off of Boundary Street). 2nd A SECOND MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at the same location as the first meeting.


Documents:

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Addition 1

Posted: 5/20/2019

Type of Addition: Addendum 1

Overview: PLEASE NOTE:  due date has changed to 6 June 2019.  There is also a DROPBOX for your review of new documents.  https://www.dropbox.com/sh/z3072sx0srz4jl6/AABNJpXLFUM7hEJ6fa2f6cexa?dl=0

Deadline: 6/6/2019 3:00 PM

Documents:

Addition 2

Posted: 5/21/2019

Type of Addition: Addendum 2 SMB Provisions Updated Requirements IFB 052819

Overview: SMB requirements updated and must be submitted with your bid response.

Documents:

Addition 3

Posted: 5/30/2019

Type of Addition: Addendum 2

Overview: Bid Date Change: Bids for the Beaufort County Government Complex, New Office Building project will be received until 3:00 PM on Thursday, June 20, 2019. Bids will be received through the Beaufort County Purchasing Office website; www.beaufortcountysc.gov/purchasing/. In order to submit a bid, contractors must be registered as a vendor through the same website. Bids will be opened publicly, at the day and time indicated, and read aloud, at the Beaufort County Purchasing Office; 106 Industrial Village Road, Building 2, Beaufort, South Carolina 29906.

Deadline: 6/20/2019 3:00 PM

Documents:

Addition 4

Posted: 6/4/2019

Type of Addition: Addendum 3

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Addition 5

Posted: 6/7/2019

Type of Addition: Addendum 4

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Addition 6

Posted: 7/11/2019

Type of Addition: In Review

Addition 7

Posted: 12/5/2019

Type of Addition: Award Information

Overview: Awarded to Paul S. Akins Construction Company

Amount: $6,775,812.00

Documents:

Question 1

Posted: 4/25/2019

Question: When is the anticipated construction start date for this project?

Response: We have already responded to this question. Please see the public solicitation.

Question 2

Posted: 4/29/2019

Question: What is the cost estimates?

Response: We do not share our cost estimates.

Question 3

Posted: 5/13/2019

Question: The .pdf file of the drawings that is provided is password protected, therefore we can not separate sheets to send to individual subs & suppliers. Could a .pdf file of the drawings that is not password protected be provided?

Response: We have already responded to this question. Please see the public solicitation.

Question 4

Posted: 5/15/2019

Question: Pre-Bid Meeting Agenda (Section VI., Item A., 1.,) states "Site work includes spoil improvement (earthquake drains), grading, storm water improvements, utility work, concrete sidewalks and landscaping." However, the plans and specs do not reference nor mention any Landscaping. Will a landscape plan be issued prior to the bid date? Is there any landscape scope? Should we use an Allowance? Please advise.

Response: We have already responded to this question. Please see the public solicitation.

Question 5

Posted: 5/15/2019

Question: Specification section 09 65 19 - Resilient Tile Flooring (not to be confused with specification section 09 65 20 – VCT) lists “solid vinyl flooring, luxury vinyl tile, and accessories …”. However, the Finish Schedule only lists carpet, VCT, ceramic tile and sealed concrete, and does not include any solid vinyl flooring or luxury vinyl tile. Is there any solid vinyl flooring or luxury vinyl tile on this project?

Response: We have already responded to this question. Please see the public solicitation.

Question 6

Posted: 5/15/2019

Question: The Instructions to Bidders mentions an Emergency Generator for the project. The plans show the location of the generator, however there is no further information. Could you please provide a manufacturer, model #, size, fuel type and fuel storage quantity requirements so that we may price the generator?

Response: We have already responded to this question. Please see the public solicitation.

Question 7

Posted: 5/15/2019

Question: Pages 2 and 3 of the Bid Proposal Form asks the GC's to list their subcontractors and their prices. This can be quite a task to accurately and efficiently complete this document in the final moments of a hard bid project, as many equipment suppliers hold on to their prices to the last minute, causing our subcontractors to send in their pricing at the final minutes. Can the GC's be given 48 hours from the bid due time to submit this document/list to Vender Registry?

Response: We have already responded to this question. Please see the public solicitation.

Question 8

Posted: 5/17/2019

Question: Specification Section 08 71 00 - Door Hardware (Part 1, Section 1.3, Note C.) references a paragraph "HARDWARE SETS" in the specifications. This paragraph is not included in the door hardware specification, nor are any hardware sets listed on the door schedule. Can you advise on how you would like the door hardware priced? Will the architect be issuing a list of the hardware sets?

Response: We have already responded to this question. Please see the public solicitation.

Question 9

Posted: 5/17/2019

Question: Most of the restrooms (with the exception of Room 111) call for Ceramic Tile on floor and Ceramic Tile base on the finish schedule. However, the interior elevations show Vinyl Base in some of the same restrooms. Can you please clarify what gets Ceramic Tile base and what gets Vinyl Base?

Response: We have already responded to this question. Please see the public solicitation.

Question 10

Posted: 5/17/2019

Question: Corridor 327 is not listed on the finish schedule, but I am assuming it is to be VCT. Can you verify that VCT is to be installed in Corridor 327? Can you inform us as to where the transition from VCT to Carpet is in rooms 302, 323 & 327?

Response: We have already responded to this question. Please see the public solicitation.

Question 11

Posted: 5/17/2019

Question: Would the Owner and/or Architect be interested in a Bid Alternate to go to a TPO Roof System in lieu of the specified EPDM Roof System?

Response: This should be answered in Addendum 1.

Question 12

Posted: 5/17/2019

Question: Can we get a copy of the Scope of Work for the Demolition Contract so that we can make sure that we are not pricing up any work that is covered by the existing Demolition Contract?

Response: The scope of work is online under expired bids. Call Dave Thomas at 843-255-2304 if you need a copy.

Question 13

Posted: 5/17/2019

Question: With regards to the Plumbing Plans, Drawing P-003 is a copy of P-002 and it should be details. Can you confirm this?

Response: This should be answered in Addendum 1.

Question 14

Posted: 5/17/2019

Question: The Plumbing drawings show the water coolers as P-4 & P-4A, but the schedule has only P-4A Bi-Level. Are P-4 and P-4A the same fixture types? There also is a P-6A Shower on the plumbing drawings, but there is no P-6A on the fixture schedule. What type of fixtures are we to use on Shower P-6A?

Response: This should be answered in addendum 1.

Question 15

Posted: 5/28/2019

Question: We have been contacted by a door and hardware supplier. They have not been able to locate the Door Hardware schedule. The hardware spec doesn't have any sets shown.

Response: We have already responded to this question. Please see the public solicitation.

Posted: 5/20/2019

Type of Addition: Addendum 1

Overview: PLEASE NOTE:  due date has changed to 6 June 2019.  There is also a DROPBOX for your review of new documents.  https://www.dropbox.com/sh/z3072sx0srz4jl6/AABNJpXLFUM7hEJ6fa2f6cexa?dl=0

Deadline: 6/6/2019 3:00 PM

Documents:

Posted: 5/21/2019

Type of Addition: Addendum 2 SMB Provisions Updated Requirements IFB 052819

Overview: SMB requirements updated and must be submitted with your bid response.

Documents:

Posted: 5/30/2019

Type of Addition: Addendum 2

Overview: Bid Date Change: Bids for the Beaufort County Government Complex, New Office Building project will be received until 3:00 PM on Thursday, June 20, 2019. Bids will be received through the Beaufort County Purchasing Office website; www.beaufortcountysc.gov/purchasing/. In order to submit a bid, contractors must be registered as a vendor through the same website. Bids will be opened publicly, at the day and time indicated, and read aloud, at the Beaufort County Purchasing Office; 106 Industrial Village Road, Building 2, Beaufort, South Carolina 29906.

Deadline: 6/20/2019 3:00 PM

Documents:

Posted: 6/4/2019

Type of Addition: Addendum 3

Documents:

Posted: 6/7/2019

Type of Addition: Addendum 4

Documents:

Posted: 7/11/2019

Type of Addition: In Review

Posted: 12/5/2019

Type of Addition: Award Information

Overview: Awarded to Paul S. Akins Construction Company

Amount: $6,775,812.00

Documents:

Posted: 4/25/2019

Question: When is the anticipated construction start date for this project?

Response: We have already responded to this question. Please see the public solicitation.

Posted: 4/29/2019

Question: What is the cost estimates?

Response: We do not share our cost estimates.

Posted: 5/13/2019

Question: The .pdf file of the drawings that is provided is password protected, therefore we can not separate sheets to send to individual subs & suppliers. Could a .pdf file of the drawings that is not password protected be provided?

Response: We have already responded to this question. Please see the public solicitation.

Posted: 5/15/2019

Question: Pre-Bid Meeting Agenda (Section VI., Item A., 1.,) states "Site work includes spoil improvement (earthquake drains), grading, storm water improvements, utility work, concrete sidewalks and landscaping." However, the plans and specs do not reference nor mention any Landscaping. Will a landscape plan be issued prior to the bid date? Is there any landscape scope? Should we use an Allowance? Please advise.

Response: We have already responded to this question. Please see the public solicitation.

Posted: 5/15/2019

Question: Specification section 09 65 19 - Resilient Tile Flooring (not to be confused with specification section 09 65 20 – VCT) lists “solid vinyl flooring, luxury vinyl tile, and accessories …”. However, the Finish Schedule only lists carpet, VCT, ceramic tile and sealed concrete, and does not include any solid vinyl flooring or luxury vinyl tile. Is there any solid vinyl flooring or luxury vinyl tile on this project?

Response: We have already responded to this question. Please see the public solicitation.

Posted: 5/15/2019

Question: The Instructions to Bidders mentions an Emergency Generator for the project. The plans show the location of the generator, however there is no further information. Could you please provide a manufacturer, model #, size, fuel type and fuel storage quantity requirements so that we may price the generator?

Response: We have already responded to this question. Please see the public solicitation.

Posted: 5/15/2019

Question: Pages 2 and 3 of the Bid Proposal Form asks the GC's to list their subcontractors and their prices. This can be quite a task to accurately and efficiently complete this document in the final moments of a hard bid project, as many equipment suppliers hold on to their prices to the last minute, causing our subcontractors to send in their pricing at the final minutes. Can the GC's be given 48 hours from the bid due time to submit this document/list to Vender Registry?

Response: We have already responded to this question. Please see the public solicitation.

Posted: 5/17/2019

Question: Specification Section 08 71 00 - Door Hardware (Part 1, Section 1.3, Note C.) references a paragraph "HARDWARE SETS" in the specifications. This paragraph is not included in the door hardware specification, nor are any hardware sets listed on the door schedule. Can you advise on how you would like the door hardware priced? Will the architect be issuing a list of the hardware sets?

Response: We have already responded to this question. Please see the public solicitation.

Posted: 5/17/2019

Question: Most of the restrooms (with the exception of Room 111) call for Ceramic Tile on floor and Ceramic Tile base on the finish schedule. However, the interior elevations show Vinyl Base in some of the same restrooms. Can you please clarify what gets Ceramic Tile base and what gets Vinyl Base?

Response: We have already responded to this question. Please see the public solicitation.

Posted: 5/17/2019

Question: Corridor 327 is not listed on the finish schedule, but I am assuming it is to be VCT. Can you verify that VCT is to be installed in Corridor 327? Can you inform us as to where the transition from VCT to Carpet is in rooms 302, 323 & 327?

Response: We have already responded to this question. Please see the public solicitation.

Posted: 5/17/2019

Question: Would the Owner and/or Architect be interested in a Bid Alternate to go to a TPO Roof System in lieu of the specified EPDM Roof System?

Response: This should be answered in Addendum 1.

Posted: 5/17/2019

Question: Can we get a copy of the Scope of Work for the Demolition Contract so that we can make sure that we are not pricing up any work that is covered by the existing Demolition Contract?

Response: The scope of work is online under expired bids. Call Dave Thomas at 843-255-2304 if you need a copy.

Posted: 5/17/2019

Question: With regards to the Plumbing Plans, Drawing P-003 is a copy of P-002 and it should be details. Can you confirm this?

Response: This should be answered in Addendum 1.

Posted: 5/17/2019

Question: The Plumbing drawings show the water coolers as P-4 & P-4A, but the schedule has only P-4A Bi-Level. Are P-4 and P-4A the same fixture types? There also is a P-6A Shower on the plumbing drawings, but there is no P-6A on the fixture schedule. What type of fixtures are we to use on Shower P-6A?

Response: This should be answered in addendum 1.

Posted: 5/28/2019

Question: We have been contacted by a door and hardware supplier. They have not been able to locate the Door Hardware schedule. The hardware spec doesn't have any sets shown.

Response: We have already responded to this question. Please see the public solicitation.