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Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center January 9, 2024 113 Holland Avenue Albany, New York 12208 Construction Statement of Work (SOW) 528A8-22-816 Consolidate Primary Care on 1st Floor
Phase 1A Bathrooms General Statement of Work: Existing office C101 and C102 on the first floor of Building 1 at the Albany New York VAMC shall be renovated and reconfigured by the
contractor to serve as public restrooms. The approximately 500 square feet of space shall be modified by the contractor for a Men s Restroom and a Women s Restroom each. Office C102-A
will be slightly reduced in width to accommodate the new restroom layout. The layouts shall meet both the ADA Standards for Accessible Design and the VA Barrier Free Design Standards. The
existing office spaces shall be fully demolished by the contractor and the reconfigured spaces shall receive new finishes appropriate for public restrooms on the floors, walls, and
ceilings. The project shall include new restroom wall, floor and ceiling finishes, light fixtures, HVAC connections, new plumbing fixtures, electrical work and fire protection
modifications. Plumbing demolition and removals shall be required in the space below the site to support new connections for domestic cold water, domestic hot water, sanitary piping, and
vent piping. Ceilings in the basement bathrooms directly below the new renovation area shall be accessed and renovated for plumbing connections to be made. Work shall be phased so that
one basement level restroom remains in service at all times during construction. There are no structural modifications required beyond connection to the existing structural systems for
hangers and bracing for MEP systems. The contractor shall perform all related demolition, architectural renovations, MEP renovations as listed in the plans and specifications of the bid
documents for Project 528A8-22-816. All work shall be completed within 180 days of receipt of the Notice to Proceed. Autodesk build construction management platform: The Contractor shall
utilize VISN 2 Autodesk Build Construction management platform, also called Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC). Access to the platform and training portal will be provided by VISN 2
through project Contracting Officer Representative (COR) at no cost for the duration of the project. Autodesk Build is the management and collaborative environment that VISN 2 uses for
all its Non-Recurring Maintenance (NRM), Minor Program projects, Feasibility Studies, Commissioning and Retro-Commissioning contracts. There is no user, license, or subscription fee to
the contractor for using this cloud-based platform. The Contractor shall accomplish and complete the following tasks upon award of contract: Request access to ACC platform and
ProductivityNOW eLearning Site to project VA COR within 14 days of contract award. Only staff that shall utilize the platform to be granted access. Examples: Project manager,
sub-contractors POC, Site manager, Safety officer, etc. The access request shall be in writing and include a list of staff. The list shall include the following information: Full Name
Company Name Email Address Role/Position on the project (i.e., Project manager, site super) Contractor staff granted access to the ACC platform shall complete ACC training through
ProductivityNOW eLearning platform and provide certificates of completion to COR within 12 Calendar days of access being granted. Initial access to ProductivityNOW eLearning platform
shall expire after 12 Calendar days after online access is granted. D) Additional Staff and Subcontractors can be added at any time with a request submission to the project COR. The
contractor shall only use the ACC platform for contract required submissions, official project correspondence to be acknowledged, reviewed, and actioned by the responsible party. No
additional time shall be added to the contract, nor an increase in contract amount be provided for the contractor s failure to utilize the ACC platform as the project s official
communication and collaboration system. Any correspondence out of platform shall not be the governing authority contradicting direction and will be at the contractor s expense. Official
project correspondence and collaboration includes but not limited to: RFIs, submittals, schedules, shutdown requests, actionable tasks, reports, testing, safety inspections, photos, and
site surveys. Contractor shall inform the COR of any staff changes within 2 business days from the change. Staff changes pertains to staff granted access to the ACC platform. Contractor
shall request termination of access, replacement of personnel and/or any other action that might impact the contractor ability to maintain required utilization of the platform. Contractor
submission requirements cannot be accepted for work to begin without meeting all ACC Platform requirements outlined herein, including completing required ACC platform training.