Whitehaven Clinic Construction - Questions and Answers No. 5

Location:	Tennessee
Posted:	Mar 6, 2026
Due:	Mar 16, 2026
Agency:	Shelby County
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	Y - Construction of Structures and Facilities
Solicitation No:	SB-I000928
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Shelby County

Tennessee

Lee Harris, Mayor

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS No. 5

Issued: March 6, 2026

Whitehaven Clinic Construction

(Health Services Department)

TO ALL PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS:

The following question(s) were submitted by potential bidders with answers listed below in red:

• Question & Answers #2, indicated in the reply to Q-23 that the “Medical equipment is

OFOI.” The Exam Tables (TB-6) would appear to be “Medical Equipment” and thus

OFOI. Please clarify if that is NOT correct. The contractor is to bid equipment as

scheduled. The exam table is considered furniture and is scheduled as such and is shown

on the A-900 series sheets from Addendum No. 6.

• The specifications for the structural steel require that both the Structural Steel Fabricator and

the Erector be AISC Certified. This has been raised several times in the past, as there is not an

AISC Certified Fabricator in the Memphis area. The closest one is in Nashville. Typically, this is

changed to require that the Fabricator and Erector follow AISC guidelines and procedures, which

they all do as an industry standard. If we can get pricing from the fabricator in Nashville, it will

be considerably more expensive due to not only the additional shipping cost, but the cost

associated with AISC as well. Please clarify if doing the work per the AISC standards will be

acceptable.

Contractor is to bid the Documents as specified

• Good morning. We have been doing our best to assist subcontractors with their plethora

of questions, in the same manner that you have answered a multitude of GC

questions. The following likely just needs a clarification, but for now, it has me stumped

and I could use your help: (1) On Sheets A-131-A & B, you have two Security

Desks. A portion of both desks has a radiused front, the problem is that said front also

has solid surface Quartz laminated to it (the details on A-210 and A-507 confirm the

quartz veneer). This product does not bend. Can you please clarify what the radiused

portion of these two desks needs to be given the called-out product’s limitations? Quartz

can be bent to a radius if heated use a process called thermoforming. (2) On RFI

Response #2, you address Question #174 as stating the Dental Clinic has been “re-

purposed” as office space and all associated Dental Clinic “exam rooms” and their related

millwork no longer exist, can you please give a listing of these rooms by room number so

that there is no confusion. We will not provide the rooms numbers affected on the 3rd

floor. The bidding GC needs to compare the initial sheets with the revised sheets issued

under Addendum No. 6. I would not be opposed to another bid-date extension (maybe 2-

weeks) in order to make sure all interested bidders are clear on the RFI’s and addenda

and addenda drawings. The due date will not be extended and remains March 16, 2026

@ 2:00 p.m.

Sincerely,

Original Signature on File

Carla Hayes, Buyer

Purchasing Department

Shelby County Government

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