Repair Masonry / Structural Issues

Repair Masonry / Structural Issues Scope of Work (SOW) Work for this project will be performed at the W.G. (Bill) Hefner Veterans Affairs Medical Center located at 1601 Brenner Avenue, Salisbury, NC. Contractor shall completely prepare site for building operations, including removal of existing masonry and mortar, and furnish labor and materials to perform work for VA project 659-24-901, Replace Masonry Structural Issues, which includes masonry maintenance and repair to the exterior walls for seven (7) campus buildings (Buildings 5, 6, 7, 11, 13, 19, and 21), with phased construction according to building groupings. Work includes brick repointing, masonry accessory replacements, lintel repairs, repainting, removal and replacement of existing wall-mounted items, expansion joint replacement, brick cleaning, sealant replacement, regrouting, precast and slate repair, and certain other work activities. All work occurs outside of occupied buildings. Therefore, safety and infection control measures are required during construction. The project includes deduct alternates, as required by drawings and specifications. BASE BID ITEM I, Buildings 7, 11, 19 and 21 receive full repointing. Buildings 5, 6 and 13 receive limited repointing and certain other items. All buildings receive building cleaning (including non-masonry wall areas), painting, and certain other refurbishments, as indicated by drawings and specifications. (270 days) BID ITEM 2, ALTERNATE NO.1: BASE BID, except delete full repointing on Building 19 and, instead, provide limited repointing on Building 19. (255 days) BID ITEM 3, ALTERNATE NO.2: BASE BID AND ACCEPTANCE OF ALTERNATE 1, except delete full repointing on Building 7 and, instead, perform limited repointing on Building 7. (240 days) BID ITEM 4, ALTERNATE NO.3: BASE BID AND ACCEPTANCE OF ALTERNATE 1 AND ALTERNATE 2, except delete all work associated with Building 13. (220 days) BID ITEM 5, ALTERNATE NO.4: BASE BID AND ACCEPTANCE OF ALTERNATE 1, ALTERNATE 2 and ALTERNATE 3, except delete all work associated with Building 5. (195 days) BID ITEM 6, ALTERNATE NO.5: BASE BID AND ACCEPTANCE OF ALTERNATE 1, ALTERNATE 2, ALTERNATE 3, AND ALTERNATE 4, except delete limited repointing on Building 6 and, instead, provide reparative-only masonry work on Building 6. (180 days)