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ADDENDUM
2
WILSON
2000 PROJECT
Issued
10-01-98
The
following questions requesting clarification have been
received to date. The answer to the question has been
italicized to distinguish it from the question. This
Addendum 2 should be added to and incorporated in the
Request for Statement of Interest and Qualifications
issued September 1998.
Exhibit
2, Article 2.4.5 on page 28: What would be the definition
of the "other services" referred to in this
amendatory language?
"Other
services" would be any services, as necessary,
to effect the Change Orders and Construction
Change Directives. The notion here is that the architect
is providing the same services as otherwise provided
under this agreement; that these services would also
extend to change orders and change directives.
Exhibit
2, Article 2.6.6 on page 28: Will the contractor be
requested to do the same?
If
it is included in the Specifications prepared by the
architect and accepted by the Board of Education prior
to the solicitation for a general contractor, then "yes"
the same will be expected of the contractor. The Board’s
construction bid normally include standard AIA General
Conditions of Contract spelling out the contractors
obligations.
Exhibit
2, Article 2.6.14 on pages 29 and 30: Can the "as
built" wording be changed in the last sentence
of the amendatory language to "recorded"?
Yes.
Exhibit
2, Article 2.6.16 on page 30: "(…) When making
such interpretations and initial decisions, the Architect
shall endeavor to secure faithful performance by Contractor."
What is meant by "endeavor" to secure?—the
Architect does not have a contract with the contractor.
The
last sentence of the amendatory language shall be replaced
with the following: "When making such interpretations
and initial decisions, the Architect shall provide copies
thereof to the Contractor, shall promptly inform the
Owner in the event that the Contractor protests or otherwise
fails to comply therewith, and shall assist the Owner
in securing faithful performance on the part of the
Contractor."
Exhibit
2, Article 4.9 on page 31: Will the same be asked of
the Contractor?
If
it is included in the Specifications prepared by the
architect and accepted by the Board of Education prior
to the solicitation for a general contractor, then "yes"
the same will be expected of the contractor. The Board’s
construction bid normally include standard AIA General
Conditions of Contract spelling out the contractors
obligations.
Exhibit
2, Article 12.2 of the amendatory language on page 33
should read as follows:
Architect
carries and will maintain claims made based Architect’s
Professional Liability Insurance which includes Errors
and Omissions Insurance and Contractual Liability Insurance
in the annual aggregate for each
occurrence of not less than $1,000,000 in a form
and with an insurance company reasonably acceptable
to Owner. (…)
Do
you have scaled as-built documents for the existing
building and will those be available? If they are available
which portions of the work are included therein?
All
available plans and documents shall be made available
to the successful contractor; the District makes no
representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness
of the drawings or documents.
At
the meeting you stated that there would not be a CM
as part of this work. Given that, it is appropriate
to presume that we do not need to respond those portions
of the questions related to a CM's role which appear
in some of the schedules?
The
district requests that you respond fully for informational
purposes.
3.
Does the District currently anticipate any separate
consultants employed by the district with which we will
need to coordinate work as indicated in Article 3, Item
C3.2.4/3.4.9 on page 19? If consultants are anticipated,
what specialtites are anticipatted?
No
separate consultants have been retained at this time
but the district reserves the right to retain the same
as may become necessary. The District notes that the
Architect shall be required to perform project representation
as found at C3.1.1 of the Specifications, page 19.
In
Article 4, Item E1.1/N.A. on page 20, line 4 the phrase
"(including strike-through):" is written. What does
this mean?
The
standard Acord form has pre-printed language in the
cancellation box. The phrase "including strike-through"
refers only to the words that we require be stricken
from this form.
Some
landscaping is mentioned in the CDB project statement
on page 26. However, no mention is made of landscaping
as a separate optional service to be included. Is the
district expecting landscaping to be included in these
services and if so to what extent and will that service
also be part of the 7% fee (or less)?
Yes,
the District expects to have landscaping included and
the same should be calculated as part of the basic services
within the 7% figure noted in Schedule 1.
There
is no specific mention of Asbestos testing and design
services to be provided as part of these services. However
at the meeting you stated that there is no ACM other
than floor tile. That would suggest that those services
should be included. Are they? If so will that also be
paid for out of the 7% (or less) fee, or will that be
a separate consultant hired by the owner?
To
the extent that asbestos removal becomes necessary,
the design and testing services shall be included in
the basic services and shall be calculated within the
7% figure found in Schedule 1.
Schedule
3, item #3 on page 40-41: Does this question pertain
to arbitration and mediation also?
Yes,
insofar as mediation and arbitration involve claims
in excess of $25,000.
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